| HAVE TOO MUCH ON MY PLATE O77] Listening warm-up. Track 09: How is Jillian feeling? f z 2 e o VOCABULARY WORDS & PHRASES = TIGWN Repeat after your teacher. = 2 prioritize mind spirit take / give up control 5 set boundaries responsibilities downtime make time for yourself = Expressions: have too much on your plate, me time PRONUNCIATION Listen and repeat after your teacher. Write the the words that sound like CUP OF MUSTARD in the box. cea U To) much something many _ boundaries enough touch intercambioorg/students 51VOCABULARY PRACTICE TG complete the flyer with the correct words from the box. responsibilities boundaries ~ make time LISTENING isten again to Track 09. 1. Jillian looks stressed. FALSE 2. She's overwhelmed. TRUE FALSE 3. She has too much time. TRUE FALSE 4. She has too much work. TRUE FALSE 5. Arjun tells Jillian to prioritize. TRUE FALSE LANGUAGE TOOLS isten to your teacher and repeat. Ihave too much on my plate. He has too many responsil ies. She doesn't have enough downtime. She has enough work. we can use too much to talk about non-countable things (ex. time, control, etc.) swe can use too many to talk about countable things (ex. hours, opportunities, etc.) we can use enough to talk about either countable or non-countable things. 52. Student Book 5 RIGHT NOT FOR DUPLCATIONGRAMMAR PRACTICE TW circle the correct words. 1. Lilian is really stressed. She has Gomudd/to0 many work to do. 2. Asad needs more downtime. He doesn't have too many /enough time to relax. 3.We don't want to get a pet. We have too much /too many to do already! 4. Bill has been so tired lately. Is he getting enough /too much sleep? 5. They don't want to ask Cathy to doit. She already has too much /too many on her plate. 6. Enjoy your vacation, Gail! | know you don't get enough /too much opportunities to relax. 7. Richard really needs to stop doing so much for everyone else. He doesn't set enough /too many boundaries. Complete the conversation with too much, too many or enough. Practice with a partner. Ramon: Hey, Lara. How is your new job going? ’s great! | don't have a lot of clients yet, but Ihave (1)_ @M@ugh to keep me busy for now. How about you? How's your job going? Lara: Ramon: My job is okay, but | think !m working (2) hours. I'm not spending @) time with my family. lara: Oh no! That's not good. Maybe you can talk to your manager and let them know that you have ()_______onyour plate? Ramon: Yeah. | think I need to talk to them. I've been reflecting on my job and I really think | have co) responsibilities right now. lara: 300d luck talking to them. Let me know how it goes! TES! complete the responses to the questions. Use the words in parentheses with too much, too many or enough. 1, I study English six hours every day so | don’t have time to exercise. I'm studying__#oo much _. 2.We ate a lot of food at the party. Now my stomach hurts. | ate 3.The tickets for the movie are $12.00 each. | have $25.00, so | have for both of us. 4,| have a motorcycle, a truck and an old sedan. My wife says | have cars because our driveway only holds one cat. 5. There's very litle in my refrigerator. | don't have food to make dinner tonight. intercambioorg/students 53 z o e <= o = a = a a 9 ir = ° zREAL LIFE / YOUR LIFE Mindfulness is a word that has become popular in recent years to describe being completely present in each moment of life. Read the Mindfulness Workshop flyer below. Circle the correct answers. Compare with a partne Ene 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Are you feeling like you're being pulled in too many Ce cr cues aa nd people don’t give themselves enough time to slow eM ieee eee LC and completely experiencing each moment of life Rs tara ae ere participants the chance to work on focusing t Po ease include less stress, more focus, better concentration and a happier attitude, prunes Rec) Fe Mecca 1. Which is NOT a benefit of mindfulness? shite ais happiness 2. Which days can you NOT go to this event? a. May 6th b. May 20th June 13th 3, Who CANNOT participate? a. anonresident b. a 10-year-old child c. an 80-year-old grandma 4. Which things do you NOT need to take? a. amat b. comfy clothes c.awater bottle Discuss with a partner: + Would you like to attend an event like this? Why or why not? + Have you heard of mindfulness before? If so, where? +When do you think it is most important for people to be mindful? + What kinds of things do you think you can do to be more present in the moments of your life? CULTURE TIP Many community health centers in the US offer free or low-cost classes on mindfulness, meditation, sports or hobbies. Some even offer childcare. These activities can be a good way to meet people and take care of yourself, especially when you feel like you have too much on your plate! Have you ever taken a class. ata community center? Did you enjoy it? Why or why not? Are there community health centers in your native country that offer classes to improve health? 54 Student Book 5 RIGHT NOT FOR DUPLCATIONTG 100k at Nathaniel’s Self-Care Plan. Discuss with a partner. MIND BoDY SPIRIT learn new things dou eat +00 mach junk get together with friends food at least once a week read an interesting book in the evenings get enough sleep inedttate (@ hours) teach ny children help others something new exercise twice a week at the gum eat a salad every day People that support me: my wife, my mother, my friends Challenges: T work a lot, my children wake yne up at night. T don’t know how +o cook, ill out your own self-care plan. MIND BoDyY SPIRIT People that support me: Challenges: CONNECT WITH CONVERSATION Get to know a partner. Talk about: + their self-care plan, people who support them and how they can work on challenges they have + if they think they get enough “me time” + how they prioritize when they have a lot of responsibilities intercambioorg/students 55 z Sg i =< o ot a =| a a oO a kb So Zzea Have Too Much on My Plate le the correct words. 1. She wants to relax more, but she works three jobs and doesn't have too. many @noughsovntime. 2. He can't see his friends this week. He has too much /enough work. 3. They are doing too much work. They don't set enough /too much boundaries. 4, My friends tell me that | worry too much /too many about what other people think. 5.We can't wait to retire. We've never had enough /too much time for ourselves! 6.Do you think we have too many /too much clients? 7. Have they learned too much /enough English to talk to their boss? 8. Milly wanted to do her homework, but she didn’t have too many /enough time. Complete the responses to the questions. Use the words in parentheses with too much, too many or enough. 1. Does she have enough work? Yes, in fact she has. too many clients (clients). She can’t take anymore! 2. Are they getting enough downtime? No, they don't have 3. Can Sarah take some time off? No, she has . (responsibilities) 4. Can we take a vacation next month? No, we have. - (work) 5.You seem stressed lately. What's wrong? Nothing really, | just have (on my plate). JOURNAL PROMPT Write about something you don't have enough time to do. How do you think you can make time for it? NOT FOR DUPLCATIONCAN YOU GET ME SOME MEDICINE?) Listening warm-up. Track 10: Where does Sophie need to go? z so = oO et a > 5 VOCABULARY WORDS & PHRASES I = TA Repeat after your teacher. 2 tissues supplies the chills bruise meal cramps miserable supermarket Expressions: Gotit! lowe you one. PRONUNCIATION Listen and repeat after your teacher. Underline the z sounds in these words. tissues supplies chills bruise miserable some cramps meals ) intercambioorg/students 57VOCABULARY PRACTICE TT complete the crossword puzzle. Use the clues below. 7 Across 2, These are sharp pains in your legs, feet or stomach that really hurt! 5, Some examples ofthis are pens, paper, pencils and e |r lal mek notebooks for school. 7. After someone does you a favor, you might say“I you one” 8, After a fall, ou may have one, It’s swollen and sometimes blue, black or purple in color. Down: 1.Good neighbors and friends sometimes make this for someone who is sick or has recently had a baby. 2. If you are sick with a fever, but you still feel 6 very cold, you might have the 3."I'm sick. | have a fever. | have the chills. | 7 3 feel F 4.You use to blow your nose. 6. it!="l understand” LISTENING isten again to Track 10. Check what you hear. & (1) pick upa prescription O (2)go to the supermarket OG) call Yuri 1 @)buytissues C1 (5) leave work at 7 p.m. LANGUAGE TOOLS isten to your teacher and repeat. He gave a prescription tome. | He gave me a prescription. She did a favor for me. She did mea favor. He explained the situation to me. X (NOT He explained me the situation.) She described the problem to him. x (NOT She described-hinrthe problem) They suggested this medication forhim. _| x (NOT They suggested him this medication) “Many verbs can be followed directly by a pronoun (me, you, him, her, us or them) - (ex. He gave mea book.) *Many verbs can also be followed noun + to/for and then a pronoun. (ex. He gave a book to me.) "Some verbs, like "explain’, describe’ and "suggest" CANNOT be followed DIRECTLY by a pronoun. (ex. He explained the problem tome. ¥ NOT He explained me the problem. x) 58 Student Book 5 RIGHT NOT FOR DUPLCATION