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• Now focus on the blank cards and elicit the questions 2C Dominoes
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Write the questions on the board. A group domino game
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Sit down. Don't eat or drink in here. Let’s go for lunch.
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activity. However, you can often manage with fewer, o f countries. Copy one worksheet and cut out one A pairwork guessing game
show a few examples on the board.
e.g. one worksheet per pair instead o f one per student. bingo card per game per student. Make a few copies of Sts talk about close-up photos o f everyday objects.

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• When Sts are working in pairs, if possible get them to the nationalities list. Copy one worksheet per pair.
Share out the cards. In groups of three, give eight cards
sit face-to-face. This will encourage them to really talk
to each other and also means they can’t see each other’s Language L an gu ag e
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Nationalities and countries: American, Polish, England, France o f four, give seven cards each.
worksheet. What's this? I think it’s a (watch).
What are these? I think they’re (scissors). Sts look at their cards. Clarify any vocabulary
• If your class doesn’t divide into pairs or groups, take • Give each student a bingo card. With classes o f more Common objects problems before they start.
part yourself, get two Sts to share one role, or get one than 12, you can give more than one student the same

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student to monitor, help, and correct. One student places a card on the table. The person on
card or give one card per pair o f Sts. Copy the phrases in Language onto the board. Model
her I his left places the card which matches the sentence
• If some Sts finish early, they can swap roles and do the • Explain that Sts are going to play a bingo game. Tell and drill pronunciation.
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Sts that you will call out a nationality at random. If In pairs Sts take turns to ask and answer questions one he /she misses a turn and takes a card from the
the sentences from the activity. they have that country on their card, they should cross pointing at the photos. middle.
• W ith some activities we have left space for you to add it out. The first student to cross out all the countries
I f a pair has answered all the questions they can, but This room is Turn on the air
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This is a library. I’m thirsty.
still don’t know what some o f the objects are, they can very hot. conditioning.
• Call out the nationalities at random and tick them off ask other pairs o f Sts.
1A The memory game as you go.
At the end o f the activity, go through all the pictures
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• When a student shouts Bingo! ask them to say the The winner is the first to use all his /her cards.
A pairwork m atching a c tiv ity and ask Sts what they are.
countries on their card. Check that they are the ones • Monitor that the game is being played correctly. The
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Sts play matching games to practise greeting phrases. you have already ticked. If not, continue the game. The teacher has the final word if there is any disagreement!
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Copy and cut up one set of cards per pair or group of first student to cross off all the countries on their card 3 a laptop 11 an umbrella
three Sts. is the winner. 4
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a door
headphones
12 glasses ЗА True or not true?
E x tr a idea 13 an iPod
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• Divide the Sts into groups of three or four to play a 7 an identity card 15 a wallet
Hello / Hi.
I’m... / My name’s... second game. Tell the groups to choose one person to a chair 16 pieces o f paper Sts make statements and their partners guess if they
Nice to meet you. be the caller. Give each caller the list o f nationalities are true or false and give a reason. Copy one worksheet

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and each student a new bingo card. Tell the callers per student.
Divide the Sts into pairs or groups o f three and give to call out the nationalities from the list at random. 2B Can you name...?
each pair or group a set o f cards. Remind them to keep a note o f the nationalities as L an gu ag e
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Ask the Sts to match the cards so that they make A and they say them. Present simple: / / you 0 , 0
В dialogues, and then check answers. Copy one worksheet per student. I live in the city centre.
I think i t ’s true.
Hello, I’m Charlie. What’s your name? - Freddie. 1C Personal information ini L an gu ag e You’re wrong. I live in ...
Nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you too.
What’s your phone number? - It’s 7894 132 456.
A mingle a c tiv ity Adjectives: old / young, right / wrong Pre-teach I think it’s true. / 1 don’t think it’s true and
See you on Saturday. Bye. - Yes, see you on Saturday. Bye. You’re right. /You’re wrong..
Sts ask and answer questions to complete business
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Hello, George. - Hello, Sarah. Give each student a worksheet and get them to fill
How are you? - Fine, thanks.
cards with personal information about each other. in the M E column with names. You could start by Give each student a copy o f the worksheet. Tell them to
What day is it today? - It’s Monday. Copy and cut up one worksheet per eight Sts. eliciting expensive makes o f watches, e.g. Rolex, match the verbs with the nouns /noun phrases.
Hi, Fran. This is Sophie. - Nice to meet you. Cartier, etc. Check answers.
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My name’s Marc, not Matt. - Sorry. Language

Bye. - Bye. What’s your name, please? And your surname?
Put Sts in pairs A and B . Tell them to read an answer a 12 b l l с5 d2 e 7 f6 g9 h4 i8 jl k3 110
What's your e-mail address? Can you spell it? (+ alphabet) from the M E column and his /her partner answers
Now ask the Sts to shuffle the cards and lay them face Explain they are going to make positive or negative
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What's your phone number? (+ numbers 0-10) with an adjective and noun from column 1, e.g.:
down on the table in rows. sentences about themselves using a verb and a noun /
If necessary, revise the alphabet and numbers before Japanese?) (^A different language? noun phrase. The sentences can be true or not true.
Explain that Sts are going to play a memory game. Sts
take turns to choose two o f the cards on the table and you start. You could also drill the questions in the You could give some examples and ask Sts if they think
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turn them face up. Their partner(s) should be able to Language Box. That’s right?) the sentence is true or not. Make sure Sts use the pre­
see the cards so the cards should be left on the table in Divide the class into groups o f eight (or fewer, e.g. if taught sentence structures.
their original position for 1 5 -3 0 seconds. If the cards you have 20 Sts, have two groups o f eight and one o f If Student В has the correct answer, he /she writes Give Sts time to write some sentences. Monitor and
make a matching pair, the student says the two lines four). Use one set of cards per group. Japanese in the M Y P A R T N E R column. check the sentences are correct.
aloud and keeps tbe cards. They must have an A and a Give each student one strip with a card and two blanks. W hen the two columns are filled, Sts say or write Put Sts in pairs or threes. Sts take turns to read a
В card to have a match. If they are unsuccessful, they Focus on the first card and tell them that they are that sentences where they have different words to practise
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turn both cards face down and the next student has person. Check that they know how to say the @ sign plurals. Japanese and Russian are difficult languages. or not. If there is a group o f three, once the sentence is
a go. Sts have to remember where the cards are. The (at) and the . (dot). Tell them not to worry if they can’t read, the other two can decide together what they think.
winner is the student with the most pairs in the end. pronounce the names perfectly.
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I watch films on my laptop Г) Q th in k it's true. • Explain that Sts are going to ask some questions about
• Put Sts into pairs A and В and give out the worksheets. time is up.
famous people. Give examples using the format o f the
activity and get Sts to make questions. • Give them time to complete their questions with a Non-cut alternative
You're wrong.
• Put Sts into pairs A and В and give out the worksheets. preposition. Then check answers. • Cut the cards into four strips and give each student in
I don’t have a laptop.J Cl have two dogs.
A 1 at 2 at 3 in 4 on 5 at 6 at 7 in 8 in 9 on
the group a strip of five cards.
• Focus on the instructions and give Sts time to write
their questions. Monitor and help. 10 in/ at
I think it’s true ^ (You’re right. В 1 on 2 in 3 on 4 at 5 on 6 at 7 at 8 in / in
• Tell Sts to ask and answer questions to complete the 9 in 10 on
5B Guess what I’m doing!
If it’s possible, put Sts together who don’t know each information on their copies. A miming a c tiv ity
• Get Sts to compare their copies to check. • Now tell them to ask each other their questions. Tell
other very well.
Sts that the questions are different on cards A and Sts take a card, mime and the others guess what he /she is
Extra challenge B . Remind Sts to ‘rebound’ the questions with: What doing. Copy and cut up one worksheet per group of Sts.
• Get Sts to make sentences orally, without writing 4A Everyday objects about you? And you?
them first. Language
A happy fam ilies game
Present continuous: You are washing your car.
Sts practise everyday subjects and possessive s. Copy 4 C Adverbs board game
3B Present simple questionnaire and cut up one set o f cards per group o f three or four Sts A group board game activity • Demonstrate the activity. Write on the board You are ...
A pairwork questionnaire Tell Sts you have a sentence which you are going to
Language Sts throw a dice, land on a square, and make a sentence mime and they must guess exactly what is on the card.
Sts make questions and note down their partners’ Everyday objects, possessive s
about the topic in the square using an adverb. Copy one Your sentence is You are reading a newspaper. Using
answers. Copy one worksheet per student. Do you have Kate’s dictionary? worksheet per group o f three or four Sts. Give each mime, make sure the Sts say exactly what is on the card.
Yes, here you are. / No, sorry. group a dice and coloured counters or coins.
• Put Sts in groups o f three or four and give each group
Language
a set of cards. Make sure they are placed face down so
Present simple: / / уо и Ш , E , В • Tell Sts they are going to play a game called Happy Language
Families. Sts may have a similar game in their language nobody sees what is written on them.
Do you live near here? Yes, I do. No, I don’t Present simple + adverbs o f frequency: never, sometimes,
Does Julia live near here? Yes, she does. No, she doesn’t. you can refer to. or expressions o f frequency: once a week • One student takes a card and mimes the action. Insist
• There are five sets of cards. Write the names o f the that the mimers say nothing and the others must say
Pre-teach What about you? And you? Give some • Quickly revise the adverbs and the expressions and exactly what is on the card.
five people on the board and under each name, the
examples for Sts to practise. their position in sentences.
four objects they possess. Point to an object word and • Set a time limit. Sts continue the activity until you say
Give each student a worksheet. Check any vocabulary ask W hat’s this? Elicit It’s Jam es’s diary. T hey’re R obin ’s • Write on the board get up before 7.30 and have tea fo r stop.
problems. headphones. Check pronunciation. breakfast. Ask Sts to make a sentence with the phrase
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Put Sts in pairs. Tell them to ask each other the and include an adverb or expression o f frequency, e.g.
» Put Sts in groups of four and give each group a set of • You have a set and give one student in each group
questions and to mark a tick (/ ) or a cross (X) in the cards. One student shuffles and deals the cards face every day.
box in the first column, depending on whether their a card to mime. When a group has guessed the
down so that each student has five cards. • Put Sts in small groups o f three or four. Give each
partner’s answers are positive or negative. Rather than sentence, they ask you for another card.
» Sts look at their cards. Point out the name at the top of group a worksheet o f the board and a dice and a counter
repeating each question, Sts can ‘rebound’ the question for each student. Coins will do if there are no counters.
each card and explain that the three small pictures at
using What about you? or And you?
the bottom are the other objects they need to collect for • Sts throw a dice and move to the corresponding square. 5C It’s Friday evening
When they finish, Sts change partners. They tell their that person. They make a true sentence using the phrase and one of A pairwork a c tiv ity
new partner the name o f the person they interviewed the adverbs.
» Sts collect a set o f cards by asking the other Sts in the Sts ask questions to find out what people are doing, or
first. Sts write the name in the gap at the top o f the
group. They can ask anyone, but must address one • Set a time limit. Sts continue the game until time is up.
second column. usually do. Copy one worksheet per pair and cut into A
person when asking the question. _ Monitor and help.
Sts ask each other questions about their partner’s first and B.
• Now drill the questions and answers in the Language
partner. Sts put (/) or (X).
Monitor the correct use o f D oes in the questions and
Box. 5A What can you do? Language
• When a student is given the card he/she wants, he/she Present simple or present continuous? И , H , И
elicit that in 8 they will also have to change the second A group card game What does he usually do on Friday evenings?
must give one of his/her cards to the other student. Sts
part o f the question to when he /she studies, and in 11 to What is he doing this evening?
always have only five cards in their hands. Sts turn over cards and try to do the tasks or answer the
change your to his /her.
• Demonstrate with one group first. questions. Copy and cut up one worksheet per group of
Extra activity • Write on the board:
Sts.
• Sts play the game. One student starts and then it’s the James usually___________________ on Friday evenings.
• When Sts have finished you could ask questions for
turn o f the student on his /her left. The game finishes Language Jam es___________________ this evening.
Sts to answer, e.g Does Julia live near here? Whoever
when a student has collected a complete set o f four
interviewed Julia would answer Yes, she does. /No, she can + can’t • Elicit the questions to complete the missing
cards for one o f the people. The cards are redealt and
doesn’t. information (What does Jam es usually do on Friday
the game starts again. • Remind Sts o f the different meanings o f can. evening? W hat is James doing this evening?). Then rub
• Monitor to make sure Sts are playing correctly. • Put Sts in small groups o f three or four. Give each out James and replace with Sarah and Sam. Elicit that
3C Famous people • The game could be played in groups o f five. In this case group a set o f cut-up cards. the questions are What do Sarah and S am .. .What are
An inform ation gap pairwork a c tiv ity each student has four cards each. • Tell Sts to put the cards face down on the table. Sarah and S am ... ?
Sts ask questions to find information to complete Demonstrate the activity by asking a student to turn • Put Sts into pairs A and В and focus on the
sentences. Copy one worksheet per pair and cut into A 4B Prepositions questionnaire over a card and read the question. You then do the task instructions and examples. Give them a few minutes to
and B. or answer the question. think what questions they have to ask.
A pairwork question and answer a c tiv ity
• Tell Sts to carry on playing the game. One student • Sts ask and answer questions to complete their charts.
Language Sts complete the questions and then ask a partner. turns over a card and asks someone in the group to Monitor to make sure they are asking their questions
Present simple: he / she 0 , H , Ш Copy one worksheet per pair and cut into A and B. do the task or answer the question. The others in the correctly.
Where does Colin Firth live? He lives in England and Italy. group decide if it has been done correctly. • When they have finished Sts can compare their two
Language • Once a card has been correctly used it is put aside. If sheets.
Prepositions o f time: at, in, on not, it is laid face down again.
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A group matching pairs game
. good idea to get Sts to start at a different number rather
fhan all at nifmber j I f a student starts a£ number 4 =3 A pairwork a c tiv ity A pairwork a c tiv ity
Sts match nouns and pronouns in a game o f then he /she continues 5, 6, 7, etc. Sts put together a jumbled story, then retell the story. Sts complete the questions and then ask a partner.
pelmanism. Copy and cut up one worksheet for every• When the time is up, get feedback by asking questions,
three or four Sts. Divide the cards into sentences and e.g Who doesn’t mind getting up early? W ho hates going =3 Copy and cut up one worksheet for every pair o f Sts. Copy one worksheet per pair and cut into A and B.

pronouns. to the gym? Sts say the names they have on their sheet. Language Language

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Subject and object pronouns
6C Questions and answers
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Write on the board The Cham pions League. Ask Sts

Past simple irregular verbs: got, had, made

Tell Sts the objective o f the activity is to practise simple

A pairwork revision a c tiv ity which football team was the winner last year. Tell them past positive and negative statements to guess what
• Explain to students they are going to play a game where
Sts complete the questions and then ask a partner.
=3 that they are going to read a true story about some fans their partner did.
they match the pronouns to the nouns in sentences. who wanted to see their team play in a Champions Demonstrate the activity by writing on the board:
Copy one worksheet per pair and cut into A and B. League match. Pre-teach/an.
• Put Sts into groups and give each group a set o f the I th in ky ou ____________________f o r lunch
shuffled sentence cards and a set o f the shuffled Language =3 Write the first sentence o f the story on the board: A few yesterday. have (food)
pronouns cards. Without looking at the cards, they years ago Manchester United played the Spanish team Choose a student and guess what he /she had
Question form revision: be / do
should lay each set out separately face down on the Deportivo de L a Coruna in the Champions League. for lunch. Elicit Yes, I did, or No, I didn’t. I had
desk. • Write up a few examples on the board to elicit the type Sts work in pairs. Give each pair a set o f cards. Tell
• Sts take it in turns to turn over one sentence card and o f questions in the activityand ask Sts to tell you what is them to find the first sentence and then try to put the Repeat the example with another student or get Sts to
one pronoun card. If the cards match, the student needed to complete each question: rest o f the story in order. guess what you had.
should say the sentences aloud, replacing the noun or How often ________ you watch TV? • Put the Sts in pairs A and В and give out the
Check answers. Get Sts to underline the regular verbs
nouns with the pronoun. If the sentence is correct, the W here_________ you have lunch on Mondays? worksheets.
and drill the pronunciation o f the past tense verbs.
student keeps the cards and has another turn. If the • Put Sts into pairs A and В and give out the worksheets.
1 A few years ago, Manchester United played the Spanish
• Give Sts time to complete their statements. Monitor
cards don’t match, the student turns the cards over
• Give them a few minutes to complete their questions. team Deportivo de La Coruna in the Champions League. Sts as they do this, checking correct past forms.
again so they are facing down.
Check answers. 2 Two Manchester United fans wanted to travel to Spain • Point out Sts have examples at the top o f their
• If the cards don’t match, they should be turned over
again so they are face down.
• Sts play till there are no more cards. The student with
A 1 is 2 do 3 is 4 Do 5 Are 6 do 7 is 8 Do 9 are
10 do 11 do 12 do 13 is 14 is 15 Are
В 1 Are 2 do 3 do 4 is 5 do 6 is 7 do 8 is 9 is
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3 It wasn’t possible to fly to La Coruna direct, so they
needed to fly to Santiago de Compostela, and then get
worksheet. Try to pair Sts who don’t know each other
too well to ensure that some guesses may be wrong.

the most pairs o f cards is the winner. 10 Do 11 do 12 Do 13 is 14 do 15 Are a taxi. E x tr a activ ity
4 They booked tickets to Santiago on the Internet.
N on -cu t altern ativ e • Now tell them to ask each other their questions. Point
^3 5 They checked in at Heathrow Airport at 9.00 p.m.
•Sts could do the activity with the teacher.

• Copy one worksheet per pair. Get Sts to decide out that the questions are different on the two cards. because their flig h t was at 11.00 at night.
which pronoun they should use to replace the Sts write down their partner’s answers.
6 When the plane landed, they were very surprised! It was
morning!
8A Past simple question time
underlined words. Check answers. 7 They walked out of the airport and stopped a taxi. A pairwork a c tiv ity
7A History quiz 8 They asked the taxi driver, ‘Where's the match?’ The taxi
driver answered, ‘What match?’ Sts practise with question prompts. Copy and cut up
6B Find someone who... A pairwork inform ation gap a c tiv ity 9 They weren’t in Spain. They were in Santiago, the capital one worksheet per pair or if you are short o f time copy
A class mingle of Chile! one sheet per student.
Sts complete the questions and then ask a partner.
This is an information gap mingle activity. Sts ask Copy one worksheet per pair and cut into A and B. Sts work in pairs again. One student holds the cards so Language
questions to find out who does these things. Copy one that the other can’t see them. The other student tries to
Past simple questions and answers:
worksheet per student. Language remember the story line by line. The first student helps What time did you get up? I got up at 7.00.
Past simple verb be: was / were and corrects pronunciation, and puts down each card Did you watch TV? Yes, I did.
Language when his /her partner has remembered it correctly.
Do you like shopping? Yes, I do. / No I don’t. • Write on the board: W here_________ the Aztecs from ? When the first student has finished, change roles. Tell the Sts the object o f the activity is to revise the past
Do you mind doing housework? No, I don't mind it. / Yes, I Ask Sts to tell you what’s missing from the question simple by asking and answering as many questions as
! hate it.
Feedback and see if any pairs can tell the whole story
(were). Now give them three possible answers: they can.
from memory.
a Mexico b Peru с Brazil
• Practise the questions Sts are going to ask. Write on E x tr a idea Demonstrate the activity. Take a card and ask different
Elicit that the answer is Mexico.
the board_________ like reading in bed?_________ hate Sts the questions. Then copy a couple o f question
• Tell them to complete their questions with was /were. • For extra suspense you could keep back the last prompts from your card onto the board and elicit
getting up early?_________ mind doing housework?
Check answers. sentence and give Sts only eight cards. When they’ve the questions. Elicit and drill the rhythm o f the two
_________ love doing puzzles? Tell Sts to ask you the
got the story in order then get Sts to guess what the question forms.
questions. Then ask two or three Sts the questions. A 1 was 2 were 3 were 4 was 5 was 6 were
7 was 8 was 9 were 10 was last sentence is. Elicit any ideas and then give out the
Point out the answer for the question with mind (see Sts work in pairs. Give each pair a set o f cards. Set a
В 11 were 12 were 13 was 14 was 15 was 16 were last card.
Language Box. time limit, e.g. ten minutes. Sts take turns to take a card
17 were 18 was 19 was 20 was
• Give each student a copy of the worksheet and tell them E x tr a challenge and ask their partner questions.
to look at the F IN D S O M E O N E W H O ... column • Tell them to quickly complete their questions with was / • With a strong class, divide them into groups o f three Monitor, help, and correct.
and check any vocabulary problems. were. Check they are correctly filled in. and give them three cards each. They mustn’t show
their cards to the other Sts. Sts read their sentences N on -cu t altern ativ e
• Ask a student the first question. If the answer is Yes, • Put Sts in pairs A /В and tell them to ask each other
their questions. They tell each other the three options. out loud, and the group try to decide which one is • Cut worksheet in half vertically.
write his /her name on your worksheet. If the answer
is N o say thank you and continue until you get a Yes The correct answers are in bold. the first sentence. They then decide on the second, • Put Sts in pairs A and В and give each student half
answer. Do the same with number 2 so Sts see that the etc. Each time they tell the story from the beginning the questions.
• Sts mark their partners’ answers, but don’t say if they
No answer is what you want now. before deciding on the next sentence. When they
are right or wrong until they finish.
think they’ve got the story in the right order, they lay
• Tell Sts the idea is to write a name for each question • When Sts finish they tell each other how many they got the cards down and read it to check.
and if possible a variety of names. right and correct the wrong answers.

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9В How much / many? • Now A reads his/her completed sentence 2. Sts
• Encourage the student who is answering the • Fast finishers can start writing sentences to describe continue until they have said all the sentences.
A pairwork questionnaire
questions to give more information where possible, the differences. There are at least 11 differences. E x tr a idea
and the student who is asking to try to ask extra Sts practise How тн с/i /How many questions and
Example answers • Get Sts to put their copies face down and see how
questions where appropriate. 1 In 1900 there wasn’t a TV. personal information vocabulary. Copy one worksheet many o f the 12 sentences they can remember.
2 In 1900 there weren’t any books on the table. per pair and cut into A and B.
3 In 1900 there wasn’t a DVD player.
8B Flat to rent 10A What do you know about the UK?
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4 In 1900 there wasn’t a sofa. Language
A pairwork inform ation gap a c tiv ity 5 In 1900 there wasn’t a cofee table.
How much fru it do you eat a day? Quite a lot. A quiz about Britain
6 In 1900 there there was a plant.
How many emails did you send yesterday? Not many.
Sts roleplay a phone call for information about a flat to 7 In 1900 there were books on the bookshelves.
8 In 1900 there was a fireplace. Sts revise superlatives. Copy one worksheet per
rent. Copy one worksheet per pair. Cut into A and B.
9 In 1900 there was a clock above the fire, on the =3 Put students into pairs A and В and give out
worksheets. Tell them first to complete the gaps with
student or pair /group.
Language fireplace.
10 In 1900 there were photos above the fire, on the much or many. Give them a few minutes to complete Language
there is / are 1+1 l~?l fireplace. their questions. Check answers. They mustn’t answer Superlatives: most popular, busiest
Is there a garage? Yes, there is. 11 In 1900 there wasn’t an exercise bike. the questions at this point. Which is the longest river in the UK?
House vocabulary
A 1 much 2 many 3 much 4 much 5 much 6 many
• Put Sts in pairs A and B , and give out the worksheet. 7 much 8 much 9 many 10 many
• If necessary quickly revise the formation of
Explain that they are going to roleplay a phone
9A Food families В 1 much 2 much 3 many 4 much 5 much 6 many superlatives with examples on the board, e.g.:
conversation to rent a flat. A happy fam ilies game 7 many 8 much 9 many 10 much The (tall) person in the class is...
The (popular) sport in the country is...
• Tell the Sts who have worksheet A that they have a Sts practise countable and uncountable food words and • Sts now ask and answer the questions. В puts his /her
flat that they want to rent out. They must read the • Sts work in pairs /groups o f three or four. Give out
a I an I any. Copy and cut up one set o f cards per group paper face down. A interviews В and notes the answers
copies. First get Sts to complete the questions with
instructions and information about the flat. o f three or four Sts. on the worksheet. Then they change roles. Tell Sts to
superlative adjectives. Check answers.
• Tell the Sts who have worksheet В that they are looking ask the questions in random order so their partners
for a flat to rent. They have a list of questions that Language really have to listen. Encourage Sts to try and say a 1 busiest 2 most popular 3 biggest 4 longest •
bit more than just the answer to the question where 5 sunniest 6 most common 7 largest 8 most popular

=з
they want to ask. They must read the instructions and Do you have a / a n y ...? Yes, here you are. / No, sorry.
possible. 9 oldest 10 most common 11 highest 12 biggest
prepare their questions. Highlight that all the questions Can I have it, please? Here you are.
are with there is /are except the last two. Encourage Food vocabulary: an apple, chocolate • When they finish, Sts can compare their information. • Now set a time limit for Sts to choose the correct
the B s not to write the missing words but to remember Get some feedback. answer. Monitor and help.
them.
• Monitor, making sure the As understand all their
Tell Sts they are going to play a game called Happy
Families. Sts may have a similar game in their language =3 E x tr a idea • Check answers.
you can refer to. • Get Sts to turn over the questionnaire and interview l a 2 c 3 b 4 b 5 a 6 b 7 b 8 a 9 a 10 с 11 a 12 с
information and the Bs are clear what questions they
There are five sets of cards. Point to a food or drink you. They ask you all the questions they can remember.
have to ask. Drill the questions if necessary. • In the same pairs /groups Sts write five questions
word and ask W hat’s this? Elicit It’s an apple. It’s some
• After a few minutes tell Sts to start the conversation. about their country or countries. Monitor and help. Sts
Remind Sts that the conversation is on the phone. Tell
sugar. Check pronunciation. 9C Guess the comparative then ask another pair /group their questions.
Sts to start the conversation with Hello? Put Sts in groups of four and give each group a set of
A pairwork a c tiv ity
cards. One student shuffles and deals the cards face
• At the end o f the conversation get feedback to see down so that each student has five cards. Sts read sentences and guess what the missing 10B Future plans
which B s decided to rent the flat.
Sts look at their cards. Point out the name at the top of
each card and explain that the three small pictures at
=3 comparative adjective is. Copy one worksheet for each
pair, and cut into A and B.
A pairwork a c tiv ity
Sts ask each other about their future plans. Copy one
8C What is different? the bottom are the other objects they need to collect for
worksheet per pair and cut into A and B.
that person. Language
A spot th e difference pairwork a c tiv ity
Comparatives: colder, bigger, healthier
Sts collect a set of cards by asking the other Sts in the Language
Sts revise furniture vocabulary + there is /there are and Scotland is colder than England.
group. They can ask anyone, but must address one Plans: be going to + verb
there was /there were. Copy one worksheet per pair and person when asking the question: Demonstrate the activity. Write on a piece o f paper
cut into R o o m 1 and R o o m 2. Write on the board:
Now drill the questions and answers in the Language Scotland is colder than England. Then write on the board
Box. Scotland is_________ than England. Are you going to ... ?
Language watch TV tomorrow morning
there is / are + there was / were 0 , P I When a student is given the card he/she wants, he/she Elicit possible comparative adjectives from Sts, getting
send any emails this evening
Prepositions o f place must give one o f his/her cards to the other student. Sts them to say the whole sentence. If what they say is
go camping next summer
Furniture always have only five cards in their hands. N OT what you have on the piece o f paper e.g. Scotland
Ask Sts questions using Are y ou going to ... ? Ask them
Demonstrate with one group first. is smaller than England, Scotland is m ore beautiful
• Revise the furniture for the activity. follow-up questions.
than England etc. say Try again, until someone comes
Sts play the game. One student starts and then it’s the Tell Sts they are going to ask their partner questions.
• Pair Sts and place R o o m 1 face down on their table. up with the sentence you have. Point out that their
turn of the student on his /her left. The game finishes Remind them to ask follow-up questions and ‘rebound’
Tell Sts to turn the picture over. They look at it for one sentences are also correct, but that the objective is for
when a student has collected a complete set of four them to guess the comparative that you had. the questions.
minute and try to remember what’s in it and where
cards for one o f the people. The cards are redealt and
things are. Put Sts into pairs, A and В and give out the copies. Put Sts in pairs. Give each student a worksheet A or В
the game starts again.
• Collect R o o m 1 from everyone. Hand out R o o m 2 Tell Sts to work individually at first and complete the and tell them to ask each other their questions. Check
Monitor to make sure Sts are playing correctly. gaps. Remind them that the missing words are all any vocabulary problems before they start.
and tell Sts it’s the same room today. In pairs they find
The game could be played in groups o f five. In this case comparative adjectives. Monitor to make sure Sts are
the differences using there is /isn’t /are /aren’t when
referring to R o o m 2 and there was /wasn’t /were /
weren’t when referring to R o o m 1. Ask Sts to give a
each student has four cards each. =3 writing correct and logical adjectives.
Now get Sts to sit face to face if possible. В reads out
E x tr a idea
• Sts could ask you the questions.

couple o f examples. his I her sentence 1 to A. If it’s the same as what A has,
=g he I she says T hat’s right. If not A says Try again, and he
I she carries on guessing comparatives until he /she
gets it right.
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IO C Predictions Non-cut alternative • The game finishes when someone reaches the F IN IS H 12C Revision questions
square.
• Copy one sheet per pair and cut it in half vertically. Prompts to revise speaking / question
A pairwork role play • If Sts throw high numbers they sometimes move too
Put Sts into pairs A and В and give each student half form ation
One student is a fortune-teller and the other the client. of the worksheet. A begins by miming his /her first quickly round the board. To land on F IN IS H he /she
Copy and cut up one worksheet per pair o f students. phrase to B , who must try to say it. В then mimes his must throw the exact number, e.g. if a student is on the Sts practise key structures from Files 1-12. This could
I her first phrase to A. They carry on until they have neighbours square he /she must throw a two to win. be used as a final ‘pre-test’ revision, e.g. before Sts’ oral
Language both mimed all their phrases. If he I she throws a five, he /she moves forward two exam. Copy and cut up one set o f cards per pair.
Predictions: be going to + verb and back three and lands on the good places in my
cou n try for to u rists square. Language
• These are the same cards that are used in the Student’s 11B Hopes and plans Questions and answers: past, present, and future
Book. Take a card, show it to the class and ask What A pairwork a c tiv ity
does this card mean? Elicit It means y o u ’re going to...
12A Have you done it? • Tell Sts the object of the activity is to ask and answer
Sts practise going to by making and answering A pairwork inform ation gap a c tiv ity as many questions as they can to revise the English
• Tell Sts they are going to roleplay a fortune-teller and questions. Copy and cut up one worksheet for each pair they know. Demonstrate by taking a card and asking
client activity. Give out the cards and tell Sts to lay Sts practise asking and answering present perfect
o f Sts. one student the questions. Then take another card
them on the desk. questions. Copy one worksheet for each student. and quickly copy it onto the board. Get Sts to use the
• Put the Sts into pairs. Student A is the fortune teller Language prompts to ask you complete questions. Remind Sts
and Student В is the client. Student В chooses five want to, need to, would like to Language
that the symbol /= a missing word or words.
cards. Present perfect simple:
• Put Sts into pairs A and В and give out worksheets. I’ve read the Harry Potter books. I think / 1don’t think • Sts work in pairs. Give each pair a set o f cards. Set a
• Student A tells Student B ’s future using the cards. time limit, e.g. ten minutes. Sts take turns to take a
Tell them to follow the instructions at the top o f their th a t’s true.
Student В asks for more information. card and ask their partner the questions. Encourage
worksheet but not to write full answers, e.g. in A’s
I’m going to tell your future. circle he /she should write on the beach not I would like • Give each student a worksheet and ask them to Sts to follow up their partner’s answers with further
Your first card is two rings. complete the sentences using the verbs in brackets. questions. Monitor, help, and correct.
to be on the beach.
You're going to meet H alf o f the sentences should be true and half o f them
• Give Sts five to ten minutes to write their answers. Sts not true.
someone special very soon then fold over the instructions.
• Explain to the students that they are going to find out
• Now get them to swap papers. Make sure Sts can’t see which statements are true and which are not true.
Fantastic, where am I the instructions.
In goin g to meet him / her? • Demonstrate the activity. Write two sentences on the
• Demonstrate the activity by taking a worksheet from board for yourself, one true, one false, e.g. I ’ve read all
one student and asking Why didyou w rite__________ in
the Harry Potter books. Students have to find out which
• Swap roles if there’s time. If roles are swapped, make the triangle? elicit Because they are the things I need to do is true and which is false, e.g., I think that’s true because
sure Sts work with a different partner. this week. Ask follow-up questions if possible.
y ou love the films.
• Sts do the activity in pairs. They can ask the questions • Sts work in pairs and find out which o f their partner’s
11A Mime the adverbs in any order. Monitor as they do the activity to make
sentences are true and which are false.
sure they practise the verbs.
An acting game • Get feedback. Ask a few pairs if they discovered
• If time allows, Sts can be put in new pairs and repeat anything surprising about their partner.
Sts practise adverbs by miming actions in different the activity.
manners. Copy and cut up one set o f cards for every
E x tr a idea
five I six Sts in the class. 12B Have you ever...?
• Sts ask you the questions.
A class mingle speaking a c tiv ity
Language
Adverbs: badly, carefully, fast 11C Speak 30 seconds Sts practise the present perfect and past simple with
question prompts. Copy and cut up one worksheet for
• I f necessary revise adverb formation by writing the A board game the class /per group.
following adjectives on the board and asking Sts to
Sts practise speaking on a range o f topics for one
change them to adverbs: careful, bad, fast, quiet, polite, Language
minute. Copy one worksheet o f the board game
good. Present perfect: Have you ever spoken to a celebrity? Yes,
for each three or four students. Sts need a dice and
• Sts work in groups of five /six. Give each group a set of counters. I have. No, I haven’t.
cards and put them face down on the table. Explain the Follow-up questions: Who was it? When was it?
game. Demonstrate by taking a card and miming the Language
• Give every student in the class a question. Tell them not
action for the class. Emphasize that Sts only have to say Revision o f vocabulary and tenses
the verb and the adverb, e.g. swim well.
to show their question to anybody. I f you have a class
o f more than 14 Sts, divide the class into two or more
• Student 1 takes a card and mimes the action. The • Put Sts in small groups o f three or four and give each
groups.
others in the group try to guess exactly what is on the group a worksheet o f the board game and a die and
card. If the other Sts can guess the phrase on the card coloured counters. • Explain to Sts that they’re going to do a survey. Sts
must move around asking the question on their card
then Studentl keeps the card. If the other Sts can’t • Explain the rules o f the game. Sts throw a dice and
to all the other Sts in their class or group. If somebody
guess the phrase then Student 1 puts it back in the move round the board. Everyone starts on the S T A R T
answers Yes, I have, then they ask the other questions.
envelope. square. When a student lands on a square he /she
must talk for a minute about the topic. Then each of • Remind Sts that they must put the verb into the past
• Sts take turns acting actions until all the cards are
the other students in the group must ask him /her a participle form.
used. The winner is the person with the most cards at
the end. question about the topic. • Get feedback when Sts have finished. Find out how
• Tell Sts they can have time to think about what they are many people have done different things.
going to say. Someone in the group times the minute.

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1А COMMUNICATIVE The memory game IB COMMUNICATIVE Nationalities bingo

] English ] Turkish ] German ] Argentinian

A Hello, I’m Charlie. ] Irish ] Polish ] S cottish ] Spanish
В It’s 7894 132 456.
What’s your name? ] Mexican ] American ] Brazilian □ Egyptian
] Hungarian ] Italian ] Russian Ш Chinese
О Japanese О Czech □ French □ Swiss

A Nice to meet you. В Fine, thanks.

i
the Czech
the USA Argentina England Germany Brazil
A What’s your phone Republic
В Freddie.
number? Japan Poland Turkey Russia France China

3 BINGO 4 BINGO
A See you on Saturday. i
В Bye.
Bye. Ireland Spain Japan Mexico England Hungary

Egypt Italy China Switzerland Japan Germany

A Hello, George. В Hello, Sarah.

5 BINGO 6 BINGO

Scotland Turkey Egypt Poland Scotland Argentina

В Yes, see you on Saturday. the Czech

A How are you? Russia Switzerland China Ireland Spain
Goodbye. Republic

7 BINGO 8 BINGO

the USA France Brazil Brazil Mexico Germany

A What day is it today? В Sorry.

Russia Hungary Mexico Japan Egypt Italy

9 BINGO 10 BINGO
A Bye. В It’s Monday.
Turkey the USA France Ireland Italy Argentina

the Czech
Scotland Spain Hungary Japan Poland
Republic
A Hi, Fran. This is Sophie. В Nice to meet you too.
11 BINGO 12 BINGO

Turkey Switzerland Brazil China Argentina Mexico

A My name’s Marc,
В Nice to meet you.
not Matt. England Germany Egypt Hungary Scotland the USA

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 2С COMMUNICATIVE Dominoes
2В COMMUNICATIVE Can you name...?
4
ф Write your answers in the first column.
This is a library. This room is very hot.
-

ME MY PARTNER ........................ ...

Turn on the air conditioning. I’m thirsty.

an expensive watch 1
__________________________ ................................. 1
........... ....................................
s ------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ N

a dangerous sport
Let’s have a drink. I’m tired.
a long name ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

an old song Sit down. I’m hungry.

V
*4
a very rich person
Have a sandwich. My camera’s expensive.
a poor country
\

a high mountain Please be careful with it. This road is dangerous.

a blonde actress

a hot drink
Slow down, please. It’s cold.
V......... .... ....
........ """" N

a fast car
Close the window. W hat’s the matter?
a difficult language ■\

a strong drink I’m worried. Let’s go for lunch.

................ ....................... v

a young musician л

Good idea! Don’t go in there!

a cold place
r - ............................................................................ ...................... ..... .....N

a very good-looking actor That room is private. It’s 3 o’clock in the morning!
4___ v
A

Q Say your answers to a partner, but in a different order. Your partner writes them in the MY Please turn off the music. I’m sad.
PA R TN ER column. v— '— - ...— ..............- .............................................. .........
Japanese^ (^ d iffic u lt language? r : Щ В - 1 - J Л

That’s right?) Cheer up! Turn left.

Q Where you have two different answers, make sentences in the plural. A

A Ferrari and a Lamborghini are fast cars^

Where? At the hotel? Don’t eat or drink in here.
V

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ЗА COMMUNICATIVE True or not true? ЗВ COMMUNICATIVE Present simple questionnaire
ф Match the verbs with the verbs 1-12 with the nouns or noun phrases.
Q Ask your partner the questions. Tick ( / ) or cross (X) the boxes in the first column.
ф Say a [+] or El sentence to your partner using a verb and a noun or noun phrase. The sentence can Do you live near h e r e (^Vfes, I do. / No, I don’t.
be true or not true. Your partner says if he / she thinks it’s true or not. You say Yes,y o u ’re right, or
N o ,y o u ’re wrong. Now listen to your partner’s sentence and say if you think it’s true.

I work in an o ffice ^ Q th in k it’s true. Do you...? Does ?■

No, you’re wrong. I don’t work in an office.

I work in a shop.
Q
-h
have a cat. 1 ...live near here? □ □
I don’t think it’s true?) Yes, you’re right. I don’t have a cat.
Cl have a dog.
2 ...watch TV programmes in English?
VERBS NOUNS AND NOUN PHRASES
3 ...go to work / school by car? □ □
a in an office / for Microsoft /
at the weekend

b English books / celebrity magazines /

4 ...like horror films? □ □
a newspaper every day

с housework in the morning / 5 ...drink coffee in the evening? □ □

my English homework at
night I yoga □

d coffee / tea / Diet Coke 6 ...have a favourite actor or actress? □

e two children / a big family / a cat /
a dog Q 7 ...play a team sport? □ □
f Italian I Spanish / German

g football I basketball / the piano / 8 ...listen to music when you study? □ □

the guitar Q

h the radio in the car / music on

my iPod I classical music 9 ...read eBooks? □ □
i American series on TV /
sports programmes on TV / 10 ...wear a uniform for work / school?
films on my laptop
□ □

j fast food I Japanese food /

Mexican food 11 ...cook for your friends? □ □
к in a big house / in a small flat /
in the city centre
12 ...study English every day? □ □
1 to the gym / to dance classes /
to clubs and discos often

Q Change partners. Ask about your partner’s first partner. Tick ( / ) or cross (Л) the boxes in the
second column.
Does Carla live hear h e r e ^Ves, she does. / No, she doesn’t.

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Student A
Ask your partner questions to complete the information. Answer their questions. Robin Robin Robin <ODin
1 Colin Firth lives in ___________ and__________
Where__________________________________ ?
2 Natalie Portman speaks five languages.
3 Shakira has________________________brothers.
How many brothers_______________________ ?
4 Paris Hilton has eighteen dogs.
л 0
5 Orlando Bloom collects____________________
W hat___________________________________ ? 1
m
Q iU 1 r-
§
G i4 1 r-
§

James 1 James 1 James 1 James

6 Keira Knightley loves Thai food.
7 Daniel Radcliffe likes______________________ ? 1PENTVTY
Which band______________________________ ? ;carp
lB 3 3 3 W «IB t

8 Angelina Jolie likes black clothes.

9 Emma Watson plays_______________ very well.
G mrjjones

What s p o rt______________________________ ?
10 Justin Bieber works for the Red Cross.
11 Matt Damon supports_________baseball team. % \ \ % % \
Which baseball te a m ______________________ ? JJl£ _ Lily
12 Johnny Depp plays the guitar very well.

Student В
Ask your partner questions to complete the information. Answer their questions.
1 Colin Firth lives in England and Italy.

2 Natalie Portman speaks___________ languages.

How many languages______________________ ?
Ш 0 A
3 Shakira has five brothers. Kate Kate Kate Kate
4 Paris Hilton has______________________ dogs.
How many dogs___________________________ ?
5 Orlando Bloom collects watches.

6 Keira Knightley loves __ _________________food.

W hat___________________________________ ?
7 Daniel Radcliffe likes the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

8 Angelina Jolie likes__________________ clothes. w f Ш 4

What colour clothes_______________________ ?
Will Will Will Will
9 Emma Watson plays tennis very well..

10 Justin Bieber works fo r _____________________

What organization_________________________ ?
11 Matt Damon supports the Boston Red Sox
baseball team.
12 Johnny Depp plays________________ very well.
What instrum ent__________________________ ?
% fi Х Л \ 4 ЧЖ
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4В COMMUNICATIVE Prepositions questionnaire 4С COMMUNICATIVE Adverbs board game
Student A
ф Complete the sentences with the correct preposition at, in, or on.

Do you have lunch. . home during the week?

have eggs get
Do you get u p ____ 7.00 on Saturday mornings? for breakfast takeaway
Where do you go on holiday___________ the summer? pizza
4 What time do you go to bed___________ Fridays?
get up buy
________ Christmas?
5 What do you usually d o _______ early on clothes
6 How do you relax___________ the weekend? Sundays
7 Do you do your English homework___________ the evening?
8 Do you drink co ffe e __ .the morning?
9 Do you go shopping__ _Saturday mornings? walk to be in
10 Do you have a shower. __ the morning o r___ . night? work / class never a hurry
Q Ask your partner the questions. Ask for more information. hardly ever
Do you have lunch at home during the weekt Q QH0’ * don’t.
usually watch
sleep for TV in the
Where do you have lunchjQ
ten hours morning
often
always feel sleepy
in the
Student В sometimes morning
Q Complete the sentences with the correct preposition at, in, or on.
once a week
1 Do you get up late . Sunday mornings? speak
2 Do you like the w eather. _____the summer in your country? be positive two or three times English in
3 Do you have classes___ ____Tuesday evenings? a week class
4 Do you go to the cinema. _______ the weekend?

5 When do you finish work / your classes___________ Wednesdays?

every day / week
cook be
6 Do you sleep for eight hours. night?
dinner stressed
7 Do you watch TV ___________ lunchtime?

8 Do you prefer to do exercise___________ the morning

or. . the evening?
have do
9 Do you make the dinner___________ the evening?
breakfast housework
10 Do you go to a restaurant for dinner------------------- Friday nights? in bed

ф Ask your partner the questions. Ask for more information.

eat fruit and
Do you get up late on Sunday m o r n i n g s I do. eat fish vegetables
What time do you get u p Q

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5В COMMUNICATIVE Guess what I’m doing!

Can you sleep

Can you You are driving You are watching
Can you say three Can you say the a) in a bus or
things you can do days of the week a plane?
a) play tennis? a very fast car. a horror film.
b) play chess?
on an iPod? in ten seconds? b) with the light
c) swim two km?
on?
You are writing You are waiting for
a love letter. the dentist.
What do these
Can you make
Can you say Can you say three signs mean?
a) spaghetti?
‘I love you’ in three things you can do
b) a cake? You are eating You are drinking
languages? with your mobile?
Ш c) a cocktail? spaghetti. a cup of hot coffee.

You are singing You are making your

Can you read
Can you say three
a) in another Can you play
Can you say three in the shower. bed.
things you can things you can do
language? a musical
do on a Friday in your country
b) in a car or instrument?
night in you town? when you are 18?
a bus? You are reading
You are having a sauna.
an eReader.
Can you do these Can you park easily
Can you easily
Can you spell things on a a) in the street
remember You are dancing
these numbers in
a) people’s
computer: outside your You are doing a sudoku.
words correctly? a) use Photoshop? house? the tango.
names?
a) 8 b) 15 c) 30 b) design a b) in the city
b) birthdays?
webpage? centre?

You are playing chess. You are making pizza.

Can you remember
the opposite of Can you count Can you spell your Can you count
these adjectives? from 1 to 100 name and address down from 20-1 You are taking
a) full b) strong in tens? in English? in ten seconds? You are watching
a photograph of a group
c) dangerous football on TV.
of people.

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5С COMMUNICATIVE It’s Friday evening 6А COMMUNICATIVE PeLmanism
Student A
It’s Friday evening. Complete the table by asking В questions about the people in the present simple
Please call
and present continuous. Then answer B’s questions. Wait for 1agree with
1like Anna. Jack and Anna
What is Mark doing this evening?') He’s working late. What does Harrv and me! Mrs Chapman.
( jie usually do on Friday evenings? this evening.
He plays fo o tb a ll^

Whflt rln / rlnes usually What is / are doing Sallv and Jim are
Mark and 1are 1can see
do on Friday evenings? this evening? Jack is very angry. getting married
cooking the dinner. Matthew.
today.
JL MARK work late

have dinner a t an Italian

CALLUM AND BETH
m restaurant Do you like Are you sitting 1can’t come to Silvia can’t come
PIPPA go to the gym
computer games? on mv ourse? the meeting. to the party.

5? PHIL watch Star Wars w ith a friend

My parents usually
watch TV
The dogs are The weather is have lunch with Can 1speak
BRUCE AND ALI
ж barking. very cold. Simon and me to Martin?
LUCY AND ALICE see a film a t the cinema
on Saturdays.

This present is for They are talking

Student В Anna and Richard. about the children. THEM THEM
It’s Friday evening. Answer A’s questions in the present simple and present continuous. Then
complete the table by asking A questions.
What is Mark doing this evening? ) He’s working late. What does
(jh e usually do on Friday evenings?
He plays football^ WE THEY HE SHE
What do / does usually What is / are doing
do on Friday evenings? this evening?

MARK play football

Л H IM H IM HER HER
CALLUM AND BETH go to an Italian class
m

PIPPA run in the park

IT IT US US
PHIL play com puter games

argue about w hat programme

BRUCE AND ALI
w to watch

из LUCY AND ALICE m eet for dinner

THEY IT THEM THEM

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6В COMMUNICATIVE Find someone who.. 6С COMMUNICATIVE Questions and answers
Student A
Complete the questions with is / are or do. Then ask your partner.

1 W h a t________________your email address?

2 Hnw you spell your surname?
3 W ho_____________your favourite film director? 1
iSP с #
4 •___________ _ you like dogs?
5 __________________ you often stressed? ш
6 W here___________________you usually have lunch? f
7 W h a t____________________ your favourite season?
8 __________________ you have a Smartphone?
9 How o fte n ___________________ you in a hurry?
1 likes shopping 10 W h a t________________you do?
11 What kind o f fo o d _________________ you like?
doesn’t mind going to the dentist 12 How o fte n __________ you check your emails?
13 What do you think your fam ily_________________ doing a t the moment?
loves shopping for clothes
14 W hen________________your birthday?
15 __________________ you reading an English book a t the moment?
4 doesn’t like wearing jeans

5 hates being late

Student В
6 likes doing exercise Complete the questions with is / are or do. Then ask your partner.

loves travelling 1 ........ .................... you interested in politics?

2 W hen___________________ you usually see your friends?
8 doesn’t mind getting up early 3 H o w ____________________ you usually come to class?
4 W h a t______________________ your favourite restaurant?
hates watching football 5 How many cousins _ _ _ _ _ _ you have?
6 W h a t_________________ the teacher wearing?
10 likes walking in the rain 7 W here___________________ you go when class finishes?
8 What m o n th _________________ your birthday?
11 doesn’t mind waiting for friends 9 What d a y_________________ it tomorrow?
10 __________________ you sing in the car?
12 doesn’t like going to museums 11 W ho___________________you usually have lunch with?
12 __________________ you like computer games?
13 hates going to the gym 13 W h a t__________________ your favourite children’s book?
14 How o fte n _________________ you read in English?
14 loves meeting new people 15 ______ __ _________you learning another language, apart from English?

15 doesn’t like doing housework

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Student A
0 Complete the questions with was / were. Q Ask В your questions. La CormoL

1 What the nIH п я т я fn r New York?

a New Copenhagen b New Rotterdam с New Amsterdam
2 Where th e Я01П W inter Olympics?
a Austria b Canada с Japan
3 Whn th e Marx brothers?
> a actors b musicians с film directors
4 Whn th e composer o f Tnsra and Madame B utterfly?
a Verdi b Puccini с Rossini
5 How old Marilyn Monroe when she died?
a 28 b 36 с 42
6 When the a ttacks on the Twin Towers on 9/11? A few years ago, Manchester Two Manchester United fans It wasn’t possible to fly to
a 2000 b 2001 с 2003 United played the Spanish wanted to travel to Spain to La Coruna direct, so they
7 Where Sigmund Freud born? team Deportivo de La see the match. needed to fly to Santiago de
a Germany b Switzerland с Austria Coruna in the Champions Compostela, and then get
8 What the Titanir’s firs t (and last) voyage? League. a taxi.
a from England to th e USA b from the USA to England с from England to Australia 1
9 Hnw many countries
a 17 b 27 с 37
in the European Union in 2010?
J Iin c in - IN
10 What th e name o f th e firs t Apple com puter? Я
a Apple 1 b iMac с Mac Classic

Q Now answer B ’s questions.

Student В
0 Complete the questions with was / were. Q Answer A’s questions.

11 W ho______________Apollo, Zeus, and Pluto?

a Egyptian godsb Roman gods с Greek gods They booked the tickets to They checked in at Heathrow When the plane landed, they
12 W here_________________ the Incas from? Santiago on the internet. Airport at 9.00 p.m. because were very surprised! It was
a Peru b Brazil с Venezuela their flight was at 11.00 at night. morning!
13 What c o u n try _______________ the firs t to use paper money?
a Japan b Nepal с China
14 W h a t______________the name o f Michael Jackson’s house?
a Graceland b Neverland с Prairie Chapel
15 W ho______________the last Tsar o f Russia?
a Alexander III b Ivan the Terrible с Nicholas II
16 What n a tio n a lity _______________ the w riters Oscar Wilde and James Joyce?
a Irish b Scottish с English
17 W hen_________________________________________ th e Beijing Olympics?
a 2000 b 2008 с 2004
18 Which o f these m e n _______________________ President o f th e USA in 2008?
a George W Bush b Bill Clinton с Barack Obama
19 Who w a s _______________ Henry Vlll’s firs t wife?
a Jane Seymour b Catherine o f Aragon с Anne Boleyn
20 W hich_______________ the firs t country to win the Football World Cup?
a Colombia b Chile с Uruguay
They walked out of the They asked the taxi driver, They weren’t in Spain. They
airport and stopped a taxi. ‘Where’s the match?’ The were in Santiago, the capital
taxi driver answered, ‘What of Chile!
Q Ask A your questions. match?’

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Student A
Guess what your partner did. Complete the sentences with the past simple forms and then check to
see if your guess was correct.
I think you watched ‘X Factor’ on TV last n ig h t^ Yes, you’re right. I did.
I didn’t. I didn’t watch TV because I went out. This morning Yesterday

1 ■1think you on TV last night. w a tc h (programme) what time / get up? where / have lunch?
/ do any housework? who / have lunch with?
2 1think you at . yesterday. g e t up (time) what / have for breakfast? what / do in the afternoon?
3 1think you for last night. when / leave home? where / be / 7.30 p.m.?
sle e p (number of hours)
/ read the news / your computer? / watch TV?
4 1think you lunch last Wednesday. have (place) how / go to work / school? / go to bed before or after midnight?
5 1think you to on Saturday night. go (place)
6 1think you for dinner yesterday. m ake (food)
7 1think you to class ....... today. co m e (transport)
8 1think you to for your last holiday. go (place)
When you were
11 10 years old
Last Saturday

what time / get up?

where / live? what / do in the morning?
Student В what bands / singers / like? what / have for lunch?
Guess what your partner did. Complete the sentences with the past simple forms and then check to where / go to school? / go shopping?
see if your guess was correct. / have a mobile? / study English?
I think you had lunch with your sister yesterday^ Yes, you’re right. I did. what / do after school? what / do in the evening?
^J^o, I didn’t. I had lunch with Paola at school. what time / go to bed?

1 1think you lunch with yesterday. have (person)

2 1think you this morning. fe e l (how?)
3 1think you with your dinner last night. d rin k (drink) Your last birthday Your last holiday
4 1think you at this time yesterday. be (place)
5 1think you home at this morning. leave (time) / have a special breakfast?
where / go?
/ have breakfast in bed?
6 1think you for your last birthday. who / go with?
get (present) what presents / get?
where / stay?
/ go to work or school?
7 1think you on Facebook yesterday. spend (time) how long / stay?
where / have lunch?
what / weather like?
8 1think you last month. see (film) what / do in the evening?
/ have any problems?
/ have a good time?

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Student A Room 1
You are an estate agent. This is the advert you have put on your website. В phones to ask for Look at this room for one minute. It is 1900. Try to remember what is in it, and where things are.
information. Answer his / her questions.

• first floor flat in quiet residential area.

• bright spacious living room / dining
room with flat-screen TV.
• Two large double bedrooms and two
bathrooms with shower.
• Modern Kitchen with washing machine,
dishwasher, and fridge freeier.
• 6as central heating.
• Wi-Fi internet connection.
• Private garage.

Properties to rent • 5 minutes from shops and public

transport.

Large fu rn is h e d f l a t t o r e n t • P-ent Чоо euros a month.

For in fo r m a tio n p h o n e 0 8 4 5 3 3 7 6 8 8 0
(property reference 268559)

Student В Room 2
You are looking for a flat to rent and you see this advert on a website. Phone the estate agent Work with a partner. Look at this picture. It is the same room today. Take turns to say what is
at Dream Flats and ask for information about the flat. different. There are at least 10 differences.
In 1900 there was a big mirror on In 1900 there were three armchairs,
Hello. I’m phoning about a flat.
The reference is 268559. the watt. Now there’s a p i c t u r e ( ^ N o w there’s a sofa and only one chair.
Can you tell me about it, please

cciututueecKcr■
yJhat 1want toJ^M
Where?
/ ar^j furniture?
How man^ bedrooms / bathrooms?
/ a bio living room?
/ a TV?
What / in the Kitchen?
/ central heating?
/ \Mi-Fi? Properties to rent
/ garage?
How far / from shops and public Large fu rn is h e d f l a t t o r e n t
transport? For in fo rm a tio n p h o n e 0 8 4 5 3 3 7 6 8 8 0
How much / rent? (property reference 268559)

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Student A
Q Complete the questions with m uch or many.

Q Interview В with your questions.

How much time do you spend a day watching TV?^) (^Not much. I only watch the news. What about you?

Not much. I prefer listening to m u s ic^

1 How tim e do you spend a day watching TV?

2 How people in your family speak English?
3 How w ater do you drink a day?
4 How exercise did you do last weekend?
5 How pasta or rice do you have a week?
6 How te x t messages did you send yesterday?
7 Hnw fa s t food do you eat?
8 How tim e did you spend on the internet yesterday?
9 How friends do you have who are vegetarians?
10 How photos do you have on your mobile?

ф Answer B ’s questions with a lot / quite a lot, not much / many, a little / afew or none. Give more
information. Then ask W hat about y o u ?

Student В
Q Complete the questions with m uch or many.

Answer A’s questions with a lot / quite a lot, not much / many, a little / afew or none. Give more
information. Then ask What about you?

Interview A with your questions.

How much fruit do you eat a dayQ (^Quite a lot. I usually have fruit for breakfast. What about you?

Not much. I don’t like fruit very much?)

1 Hnw fru it do you eat a day?

2 Hnw free tim e do you have during the week?
3 How o f your friends are on Facebook?
4 Hnw money do you spend on clothes a month?
5 Hnw tim e did you spend studying English last weekend?
6 How emails did you send yesterday?
7 Hnw games do you have on your phone?
8 Hnw milk do you drink a day?
9 How emails do you get a day?
10 Hnw chocolate do you eat a week?
IL

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9С COMMUNICATIVE Guess the comparative Ю А COMMUNICATIVE What do you know about the UK?
=Б
Write the superlative form of the adjective.
Student A
1 Russia is colder than Spain. “3

2 The Americans are ________ than the British. =3 1 What's th e . London airport? (busy)
a Heathrow b Gatwick с Stansted
3 Swimming is better exercise than walking.
4 Oranges are____ _ _ than lemons. 2 What's th e . kind of food? (popular)
a British b Chinese с Indian
5 A Rolls Royce is more expensive than а Сйтоёп. =3
3 Which is the _______ city after London? (big)
6 Driving is ________ than flying. a Edinburgh b Birmingham с Manchester

7 Chinese is more difficult to learn than English. 4 Which is the . _______ river? (long)
a The Thames b The Severn с The Avon
8 Basketball players are________ than footballers.
5 Which part of Britain is th e ________ _? (sunny)
9 Dark chocolate is healthier than white chocolate.
a the south-west b the south-east
10 Canada is _______ than Brazil. с the north-east

11 The weather in Britain is worse than the weather in Spain. 6 What's th e . foreign language
people learn? (common)
12 Tom Cruise is ________ than George Clooney. a Spanish b French с German

7 What's the football stadium? (large)

aOldTrafford b Wembley с Emirates Stadium
Student В
8 What's the outdoor activity? (popular)
1 Russia is ___ __________ than Spain. a fishing b walking с gardening

2 The Americans are friendlier than the British. 9 Which is the . university? (old)
a Oxford b Cambridge с London
3 Swimming i s ________ exercise than walking.
10 What's the surname? (common)
4 Oranges are sweeter than lemons.
a Johnson b Miller с Smith
5 A Rolls Royce is ________ than a Citrodn.
11 Where's th e . mountain? (high)
6 Driving is more dangerous than flying. a Scotland b England с Wales

7 Chinese is ________to learn than English. 12 What's the native animal? (big)
a horse b bull с deer
8 Basketball players are taller than footballers.
9 Dark chocolate is ________ than white chocolate.
10 Canada is bigger than Brazil.
Q Work with a partner. Answer the questions.
11 The weather in Britain is ________ than the weather in Spain.
Q With your partner, write five questions about your country or countries,
12 Tom Cruise is shorter than George Clooney.
ф Find another pair and ask them your questions.

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Student A Student В
IOC COMMUNICATIVE Predictions N
ф Ask В these questions about his /her plans ф Answer A’s questions.
Try toask another question if possible.
Are you going to go Q Ask A these questions about his /her plans.
abroad next summer?^ Q^s’ 1am' Try to ask another question if possible.
Are you going to
Where are you We’re going to make dinner tonight Q 1am-
going to ё°?^2 (jt° to Portu8a^
What are you ^ /
, think I’m going
Q Answer B ’s questions. going to m ake?) С to make pasta. _ _

Jj iJ
/ go abroad next summer? / make dinner tonight?

j\................................................. 2j
/ go to the hairdresser’s
/ come to the next class?
next week?

r1
/ buy anything tomorrow? / eat out tonight?

^ ........ .......— - -- -----------------

/ go to bed before ^ /do any sport or
midnight tonight? exercise tomorrow?
....................
^ / watch TV after
/ watch a TV series tonight?
lunch tomorrow?
t i ..................— .......................................— ..... 6
/ watch a film on DVD / get up before 8 o’clock
this evening? tomorrow?
t] 7J......................... ...................................
/ go out next / Skype anybody this
Friday night? evening?
n ................................................. — 8j
/ study English / do anything special
at the weekend? next weekend?
iJ 9j .....................

/ go shopping tomorrow? / read in bed tonight?

To!................. .................. ..........

/ do your homework ^ /go for a walk
this evening? at the weekend?

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Student A
drink say ‘go away’ In the circle write a place where you would like to be at this moment.
In the rectangle write something that you hope to do before the end of the year.
noisily angrily In the oval write who you are planning to go on holiday with.
In the triangle write three things you need to do this week.
In the square write what you wanted to be when you were little.
FOLD
sing say the days o f the week
badly quickly

walk play the piano

slowly well

get up dance
slowly beautifully

walk to the door talk

nervously loudly Student В
In the circle write the name of a place where you are planning to go next weekend.
In the rectangle write the name of a famous person you would like to meet.
In the oval write something you hope to do in the future.
In the triangle write something you want to start doing in the near future.
ask for a pen dance In the square write three things you need to buy next week.
politely badly FOLD

drive say ‘goodbye’

dangerously sadly

get dressed tell som eone a secret

quickly quietly

sit down close the door

carefully quietly

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12А COMMUNICATIVE Have you done it?
Q Complete the sentences in the present perfect, 0 or 0 . Make half of them true and half of them
not true for you.
fast-food using fortune­
restaurants a satnav tellers
Have you done it?
1 I _________________________ the Harry Potter books, (read)
ghosts laptops
2 I ________________________ to a spa. (be)

3 I ________________________ in a fast food restaurant, (work)

neighbours waiting at 4 I ________________________ in a karaoke bar. (sing)

airports
5 I ________________________a friend recently. (Skype)

e i -------------------------_______ a game online, (play)

good places
in my country reality TV Щ
Ш I ________________________in a five-star hotel.(stay)
for tourists shows
8 I _________________________on TV. (be)

9 I _________________________to London, (be)

social how you

spend 10 I _________________________asleep in class, (fall)
networks
Christmas 11 I _______________ _________ caviar, (eat)

12 I ___________________________ a famous sportsman, (meet)

Japanese 13 I ------------------------- ________ to a vegetarian restaurant, (be)
food
14 I _______________ _________ in an exam, (cheat)

quiz shows fast food

Q Now read your sentences to your partner. Can you work out which are true about your partner?
I've read one Harry Potter bookГ) I think that's true because I don’t
(think you like reading long books.
classical computer or how men and
chocolate No, it’s not true - I’ve read all
music video games women drive of them and seen all the films^

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=3
H 71VP you evpr Hav p you pvpr Personal Information The past (be) Free time
in a caravan? (sleep) with chopsticks? (eat) =3 What / name? Where / born? How much free tim e / have?
• Where was it? / like your name? When / fath e r born? What sports / play?
• Where was it?
• When was it? • Did you find it difficult? How / spell your surname? Where / you at 4.30 yesterday What kind / music / like?
• Did the other people you were with use
=3 / have a big family? afternoon? How often / go to the cinema?
• Who were you with?
them? What / email address? Who / you w ith a t this time What / like doing at weekends?
=3 What / do?
Why / need English?
yesterday?
What / your favourite game
What / do when you want to
relax?
Havp you pvpr Have you ever when you were eight?
your keys? (lose) a medal or trophy? (win) Your fla t / house / you a t home last night at Future
• When did you win it? 10.30?
• What keys were they? / live in a house or flat? / home a fte r this class?
• Where did you lose them? • What was it for? / use your com puter this
Where / it?
• What did you do? • What did you do with it?
Can you te ll me about it? Everyday activities evening?
• Did you find them?
What / your favourite room? What time / usually get up? When / do your homework?
• Where were they?
Can you describe it? Where / usually have / come to the next class?
breakfast? Where / have lunch next
Havp you pvpr Have you ever / there a bus stop or an
Saturday?
underground station near What / usually have?
a love letter? (write) to a celebrity? (speak) your house or flat? Who / have lunch with?
• When was it? • Who was it? When / go to bed? The past simple
• How old were you? • When was it? Preferences What / do a t weekends? What / do last night?
• Who was the letter to? • What did you say?
Which do you prefer? Why? What / have for dinner?
• Did you get a reply? • How did you feel?
tea / coffee? How often...? What tim e / leave home this
summer / winter? / speak in English outside morning?
Havp you pvpr Have you ever Saturday / Sunday? class? How many hours / sleep last
Facebook / Twitter? / have dinner with friends? night?
a computer virus? (have) late for an important event? (arrive) Who / lunch w ith yesterday?
swimming in the sea / in a pool? / eat red meat?
• What kind of virus was it? • Why were you late? How / come to class today?
• What did you do? • What happened? watching sport / doing sport? / sleep badly?
/ get to class late? When / s ta rt studying English
• Did you lose anything important? • What did you do?
here?
/ go to the dentist?
/ draw or paint well?
/ run eight kilometres w ith o ut Describe a friend
Have you ever Have you ever
stopping? What / his or her name?
to a theme park? (be) anything on eBay? (buy) / do sudokus and crosswords? Where / live? Why / study English?
• Where was it? • What was it? / play chess? What / do? What book / read a t the
• When did you go? • How much did it cost? / wear jeans a t work / school? Where / meet for the firs t moment?
• Who did you go with? • Did you have any problems with it? / sit where you want in class? time? / it rain now?
• Did you have a good time? • When did it arrive? How often / see him or her? What / your teacher wear?
/ park easily in your street?
What / have in common? What / your best friend do at
Have you ever the moment?
Have you ever
Have you ever...?
a bad experience on a plane? (have) an important birthday? (forget)
Time and dates (be) to Paris?
• When was it? • Whose birthday was it?
• When did you remember? What / the tim e now? (send) an email to your
• What was the problem?
• How did your friend feel? What tim e / the class finish? teacher?
• How did you feel?
When / birthday? (break) your arm or leg?
When / like getting up on (have) a problem on Facebook?
Sunday? (fall) in the street?
Have you ever Have you pvpr When / your next holiday? (be) to the cinema alone?
English on the phone? (speak) for more than 10 people? (cook) What / favourite month? Why?
• Who did you speak to? • What was the occasion? What / the date yesterday?
• What was it about? • What did you cook?
• Did you understand what the other • How many people were there?
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Check the differences orally in class, writing up any
difficult sentences for Sts to copy. A pairwork story-telling activity
1 In A there's a painting of a woman looking sad. In B Sts read and retell information to their partner. Copy
the woman is smiling. one sheet per pair. Cut each sheet into three parts: the
2 In A a man and a woman with a child are looking at a two photos, and then A I B sheets.
picture. In B the child is sitting on the floo r cr ying.
Tips for using Communicative 18 Ask me a question 3 In A there's a painting of a chair. In B a cat is sitting on Language
the cha ir.
activities A pairwork / group work activity 4 In A a man and a woman are sitting down t alking. In B
Past simple and past continuous
The shark began to attack the man.
t hey are looking at a guidebook.
• We have suggested the ideal number of copies for each Sts practise using the present simple tense. Copy and S In A a student is listening to an audioguide. In B the He was driving his car around the lake.
activity. However, you can often manage with fewer, cut up one set of cards per group of three Sts (or per students doesn't have an audioguide.
e.g. one copy per pair instead of one per student. pair). 6 In A a man is sitting on a seat reading a paper. In B a •. Put Sts in pairs and get them to sit face to face if
man is sitting on a seat sending a text. possible. G ive each pair the first part of the sheet (the
• When Sts are working in pairs, if possible get them to
Language 7 In A the girl in jeans has short hair. In B the girl in photos).
sit face to face. This will encourage them to really talk jeans has tong hair.
What does your mother look like? Ho w many brothers o Focus on the photos. Ask Sts wbat tbey can see and
to each other and also means they can't see each other's S In A a man is holding a camera. In B the man is tak ing
sheet. and sisters do you have? What do you usually have for
a photograph.
what they think is happening in tbe photos. Elicit I
breakfast? etc. teach shark, ladder, lake, monster.
9 In A there's a st atue with no right arm . In B there's a
• If your class doesn't divide into pairs or groups, get two
sta tue with no left arm. o Tell StS they are going to read the stories behind the
Sts to share one role, or get one student to monitor, • Put Sts in groups of three (or pairs). Give each group a 10 In A a woman is touching a scutpture. In B the woman photos. Explain that their partner has a different story
help, and correct. set of cut-up cards. Demonstrate the activity by writing is looking at th e scu lpture . .
and later they will have to tell their panner about what
Extra idea on the board Where Iyour mother work? What time Iyou
they have read.
Bet up? and eliciting that Sts need to add do or does. Ask
• If some Sts finish early, they can swap roles and do o Now tell Sts to read the text and highlight important
a student the question and then ask follow-up questions 2A Bingo!
the activity again, or you could get them to write to get as much information as possible. information to help them remember the story, e.g.
some of the sentences from the activity. A grammar and pronunciation game What was happening when the pboto was taken,
• In their groups, A takes a card and asks the other two names, dates, places, etc. Sts should read their tex t at
Sts the question. Then Band C do the same. Sts revise irregular past tense forms. Copy and cut up
least twice. Give them plenty of time to do this.
lA Student profile • Encourage Sts to ask for and give as much information
one sheet per 20 Sts. If you have nl0re than 20 students,
get some Sts to share a card. o Sts A and B take turns to talk about their photo and,
A pairwork activity as possible. from memory, to tell their partner as much about the
Sts interview each other and complete a form for their • Monitor and help where necessary, particularly with Language story as possible. Monitor and help.
question formation.
partner. The forms revise question forms and provide I Irregutar past tenses o Ask StS to decide together if they think their photos
the teacher with useful information about Sts. Copy • When Sts have finished, get feedback from the class on were fake or real, and why. Get feedback from tbe class.
some of their answers. • Put Sts in pairs and give each pair a card. Give them
one sheet per person. • Now tell Sts to read the text to see if their photo is
time to remember the past tense of each verb.
fake or real. Then tell them to tell their partnet the
Tell Sts they are going to play 'past tense bingo'.
Language
What's your name? What do you do? Where were you born?
le At an art gallery
o
Ex plain that you will say the past tense of different
information, using their own words.
A pairwork information gap activity verbs. If they have the infinitive of the verb on their o When they bave finished the activity, ask the class if
ete.
ca rd, they cross through it. When they have crossed they know of any other famous photos which are fakes.
• Give each student one sheet. Focus on the questions. Sts describe their pictures to each other to find ten through all nine verbs, they sbout Bingo!
.differences between them. Copy one sheet per pair and
Give Sts, in pairs, a few minutes to decide what each
cut into A and B.
o Go to the Irregular verb list (SB p.155) and start say ing 2C Sentence race
question should be. the past tense verbs in random order. Use a pencil to A group activity
• Check answers, Model and drill the questions for Sts to Language tick the verbs you have read out.
copy the rhythm. o When a student shouts Bi1lgo!, get him I her to read out Sts race to complete sentences ..Copy one sheet per four
prepositions of place, parts of the body or five Sts.
On the left there's a painting of a woman. She's smiling. the nine verbs, saying the infinitive and the past tense.
In my picture she isn't smiling. She's looking sad. Check they are all verbs that you have ticked. If the
verbs are correct, the student is the winner. If they have Language
• Pre-teach I revise any words you think the Sts don't made a mistake, the game continues. Connectors; so, because, but, although
know or may have forgotten, e.g. statue, attendant,
Extra idea • Put Sts into pairs and give them a sheet face down .
sculpture, audioBuide. Also pre-teach expressions they
will needs, e.g. on the left. • Play the game with new cards, or get Sts to play in o Tell Sts they have to finish the sentences as quickly as
groups when one student reads out the past tenses. they can in a logical and correct way.
• Put Sts into pairs A and B and give out the sheets. Sit A
and B 'So they can't see each other's sheet. Foc'us on the • Say ~'Go !" and tell Sts to turn over their sheet and start
instructions and explain that they both have a picture writing. Set a time limit. Monitor while Sts are writing
of the same art gallery but there are ten differences to make sure their sentences make sense.
• Demonstrate the activity by getting Sts to ask you the • When the time limit is up (or when one pair has
between the two pictures.
first two questions. Encourage them to ask you to spell finished) stop the activity and check answers. The pair
your name and surname. Put Sts in pairs to interview • Sts describe their pictures to each other and find and
circle the differences. Demonstrate being both A and with the most correct sentences is the winner.
each other and thell them to write the information in
the forms. Make sure they cover the questions and ask B,e.g.: Ext ra idea
A In my picture there's a painting of a chair. • Cut the sheet into strips. Put Sts into teams and
them from memory.
B In my picture, there's a chair and a cat is sitting on the give each team a strip. W hen tbey have written the
• You could collect in the forms for your own reference. chair. sentence they have to come up ro you and show it to
you. If it is correct, give them another strip. The first
group to write 20 correct sentences is the winner.

III
 • StS continue in pairs. As read out all the sentences first 1 something nobody / no one
3A Find a partner • Quickly check all the questions before starting the
and Bs have to remelllber what the responses were 2 anything I everything
11
12 somewhere
activity. Elicit the questions and write them on tbe
A class mingle board if necessary. (without looking at the sheet). 3 anywhere 13 anyone / anybody
4 anything 14 anywhere
Sts choose a holiday from a variety of options then try • Focus on h. Student A asks B his I her questions and • StS swap roles. Monitor and check pronunciation. 5 anything 15 nowhere
to fi Dd somebody who's made exactly the sanle choice. conlpletes his I her boarding card with the missing 6 nobody / no one 16 anything
Copy one sheet per student. information. Then swap roles. 48 Have you ever...? 7 somewhere 17 anywhere
8 anything 18 something
Extra idea A group activity 9 something 19 somebody / someone
Language nothing 20 somewhere
• Fast finishers could look at the boarding cards, cover 10
going to 5 ts practise making questions from prompts and
Where are you going to go? the questions and ask the questions from memory. describe events, contrasting the present perfect and the • Focus on h. Demonstrate the activity by talking to the
Are you going to go in Mayor June? past simple. Copy and cut up one sheet per group. class about the first statement, e.g. Sentence 1 isn't true
holiday facilities
travel ve rbs 3C Can you explain the word? for me because I never eat anythinB. Enco u rage the class
Language to ask for more inform ation, e.g. What do you drink?
A group card game Wh en do you have somethin8 to eat?
• Give out the sheets. Give Sts time to read the adverts Have you ever+ past participle ...?
and deal with any vocabulary problems that come lip. Sts practise giving definitions using relative pronouns. Have you ever been to London? • Sts talk about each statement and say if it's true I or
Yes, I have. / No, I haven't.
Copy and cut up one set of cards per four students. no t true for them and w by not. Stop the activity when
• Focus on a. Sts read the four questions and individually When did you go there?
Past and present tense follow-up questions most pairs seem to have finished and get whole class
make their choices.
Language Past ten se + and - forms feedba ck.
• Focus on b. Demonstrate the activity. Choose a holiday It's a thing which / a person who ...
and options. Ask Sts Where are you going to go? until It's a kind of. .. It's like ... You do it when ... • Copy the exchange in the Language Box on the board
you find someone who has chosen the same destination and elicit that this is a typical exchange which begins in
5A Which do you prefer? Why?
as you. Then ask When are you going to go? etc., to try • If necessary, revise language for giving definitions the present perfect, and then goes on to the past simple A pairwork / group work speaking activity
to find SOll1eone who has chosen the same options. before you start. Put Sts in small groups. Give each to ask for details.
group a set of cards face down or in an envelope. Sts say which of two things I activities they prefer and
• Sts do the same, first with the student next to them, • Sts take it in t urns to take a strip out of the envelope why. Personalize rhe activity by wriring local things
then by standing up and moving around the class. • Demonstrate the activity. Pick up a card and describe and ask the other S ts in their group the question. to compare on the last twO cards. Copy and cut up one
Make sure that Sts use going to, by, on + date. the word I phrase until Sts guess it. Insist they say • Demonstrate the activity fi rst by getting a student to sheet per four or fi ve Sts.
• If Sts quickly find somebody with exactly the same the exact word I phrase on the card with the correct ask you the question they've draw n out of the envelope.
holiday details, tell them to find as many other people pronunciation before showing them the card. Answer the question and elicit a follow-up question. Language
as they can. • Sts play the game, taking turns to take a card and Comparative forms
• Encourage tb e Sts to ask follow-up questions.
• Get some feedback. Ask Who Jound a partner? Which define the word. Tell Sts they must not use the word on I prefer swimming in the sea because it's healthier.
the card. The first student in the group who says the Non-cut alte r native
was the most popular holiday>
word correctly gets the card. The winner is the student • Make one copy per pairand cut in half vert ically. • Put Sts In pairs or groups of four or five and give out a
with the most cards. Give Sts half each and get them to ask and answer the set of cards face down.
38 Come fly with me! questions. • Demonstrate the activity by asking a st udent to pick a
Non-cut alternat ive
A pairwork information gap activity card and ask you. Sts take turns to pick a card and ask
• C opy one sheet per pair of SS , and cut in half. Put Sts the other studenr(s) Which do you prefer, ... or ... ? Why?
Sts complete questions and ask each other for some into pairs and give them one half each. A begins by 4C The same or different?
• Monitor w hile Sts are talking, correcting any mistakes
missing information. Copy one sheet per pair and cut defining one of the words on his I her sheet. If B can A pairwork activity with com parative form s. When Sts have finished, get
intoAand B. say the word, then it's B 's turn to give a definition.
$ts compare information about their lifestyle and feedba ck from a few pairs or groups.
Language practise using so m.ethinB, anythiuB, nothinB, etc. T hey Non-cu t a lter native
4A Find the response agree with or cont radict a series of statements and
present continuous for future • Give out one uncut shee t to each pair or group. Get
Who are you flying with? How much are you taking? A pairwork activity explain why. Copy one sheet per student. t hem to d iSC llSS the to pics on each ca rd sayi ng which
travel voc abulary they prefer and why.
Sts match sentences with appropriate responses. Copy Language
• Put Sts in pairs and give out the sheets. Sit A and B one sheet per pair (or per student). something, nothing, anything, somebody, someone,
so that they can't see each other's sheets. Explain that anyone, etc. 58 Superlative questions
they have one completed boarding card and another Language I don't usually watch anything on TV in the evenings.
I need to go somewhere urgently after class. A pairwork questionnaire
boarding card with missing information. just / yet / already
They've already gone home. Sts revise superlatives by completing a questionnaire
• Give Sts time to read both boarding cards and deal I haven't met her yet. • Put Sts into pairs and give out the sheets. Focus on a.
with any vocabulary problems that come up. with superlatives and then asking and answering the
I've just spoken to her. Demonstrate the activity by eliciting the first answer, J
questions. Copy one sheet per pair and cut into A
• Focus on the questions in a. Tell A and B to look at always have somethinB to eatJOT breakfast, and wr iting it
and -B.
the boarding card with the missing information. They • Give out the sheets and ask Sts to match 1- 16 with up o n the board.
have to complete questions 1- 6 individually using the responses a- po • Ask Sts to complete the sentences individually or in Language
present continuous to find out the missing information • Check answers. pairs. G ive Sts enough time to complete their sheets. Superlatives
from their partner. Set a time limit, e.g. 8- 10 minutes. Monitor to check that they are making the correct What's the most dangerous sport you've ever done?
If 2i 3a 40 5b 6m 7c Bp 91 IOn lld
Man itor and check that Sts are writing the correct 12 k 13 j 14 h 15 g 16 e sentences. What's the latest gadget you've bought?
questions. • C beck answers and write them up on the board if
• Elicit I teach the meaning ofJold, and tell Sts that they necessary. • Put Srs in pairs A and B and give out the
1 Who are you flying with?
should fold their sheets vertically. questionnaires.
2 When are you leaving?
3 Where are you flying from? • Put Sts in pairs. Ask them to look only at the sentences • Focus on t he adj ectives in brackets and tell Sts to
4 Where are you flying to? and not to look at the responses. Read out the first one complete each questio n w ith the superlative of the
5 What time are you leaving? and see who can renlember what the response was, e.g. adjecti ve. Monitor while S(S are working, correcting
6 What time a~e you arriving? any mistakes w ith superlative form s.
Do you want to come and see the new Sofia Coppola film?
(I've already seen it.)

•
 • Put 5ts in small groups of three or four. Give each • Tell Sts to write the name of a different student for each
• Check answers just by getting students to say the • Focus on a. Tell Sts to imagine that they are all group a copy of the board galne and a dice. question. 5ts mingle, asking and answering questions.
superlative answers. optimists. Focus on sentence 1 and elicit a prediction,
e.g. Don't worry. I'm 5UI'e you'll find it. If you don't have a dice, give each group a coin. Sts toss • Feedback some answers.
A 1 the most beautiful 2 the best 3 the most popular the coin for their go and move 1 for heads and 3 for
4 the worst 5 the most dangerous 6 the most difficult • Sts continue in pairs, writing positive predictions.
tails.
7 the easiest 8 the most famous Monitor and help I correct. Get feedback, eliciting 7C In the UK
B 1 worst 2 your earliest 3 the most exciting 4 the best possible responses. • Explain the rules of the game. Sts throw a dice and
5 the latest 6 the most boring 7 the best-looking lnove the corresponding nmnber of circles on the A pairwork speaking activity
8 the most interesting • When Sts have finished, get them to compare with
board. When they land on a circle, they must talk for 30 Sts decide if sentences about laws in the UK are true
another pair to see which sou nds more positive.
• Now get Sts (sitting face to face if possible) to ask and seconds about the topic. Then each of the other Sts in or false, and then talk about the situation in their own
• Focus on band c. Get A to read out the You say the group must ask them a question about the topic.
answer the questions, or A can interview B and then country. Copy one sheet per student.
sentences. B responds from memory. Then they swap
they swap roles.
roles, with B saying the sentences in a different order. • 5ts play the game in their groups. The game finishes
• When Sts have finished, get feedback from a few pairs. when someone reaches the finish square. Language
Encourage Sts to use positive intonation in their
responses. You have to . . You don't have to ...
You mustn't .. You must...
SC How old is your body? 7A I'm going to tell you about ...
A pairwork activity 6B Guess my sentence A pairwork discussion activity • Put Sts in pairs and give out the sheets.
A pairwork activity • Give 5ts a few minutes to read all the sentences and
Sts practise using quantifiers by doing a questionnaire 5ts choose six topics to discuss with a partner. Copy
make sure 5ts understand them. Set a time limit, e.g.
then asking each other about exercise, diet and lifestyle. Sts practise will I shall sentences by trying to guess the one sheet per student.
ten minutes, for pairs to discuss each sentence one
Copy one sbeet per student. ID issingpart of the sentence. Copy one sheet per pair by one, decide if it is true or not true, and tick the
and cut into A and B.
Language
appropr iate box.
Language ~erbs + to and -tng
I
• Focus on b and elicit the answers. Find out if any pair
Quantifiers Language
How much exercise or sport do you do? Quite a lot. • Put Sts into pairs and give out sheets. identified all the false sentences.
will/shall + verb
should / shouldn't I think I'll buy them. Shall I call you on your mobile? • Focus on the instructions. Tell 5ts to choose six topics IF 2 F The age limit is 18. 3 T 4 F 5 T 6 F You can
I think you should do some more exercise. For example, ... they want to talk abollt with a partner. Tell them to ride a 50cc motorbike at 16. 7 T 8 F 9 T 10 F
• Demonstrate the activity. On a piece of paper, write think about what they want to say. Set a time limit. 11 F You have to be 18 12 T 13 F 14 F 15 T 16 T
• Put Sts in pairs and give out the sheets. Get Sts to fold 17 F 18 T
the sentence, I'm velY tired. I think I'll sit down for half • Tell 5ts to discuss the topics, taking turns to choose
along the line or give out the sheets already folded.
an hour. Then write on the board the sentence: I'm vel)' the topic. Encourage 5ts to ask for and give as much
• Give Sts time to read the questions and help with any • Focus on c. Tell Sts to go through each law and say if
tired. I think I for half an haul'. information as possible.
vocabulary questions. the laws are the same or different in their country, and
• Put Sts in pairs A and B and give out the sheets. Sit A • Monitor and help where necessary, particularly with which ones they'd like to have in their country.
• Demonstrate the activity by getting a student to ask and B so that they can't see each other's sheet.
you the first question. Answer with one of the options the verb forms.
• Tell the class they have to guess the missing phrase,
given, explain your answer and elicit a follow-up
which is a verb or a verb phrase with 'll. Elicit a
• When Sts have finished, get feedback from the class on BA I need some advice
question, e.g.: some of the topics.
possibility, making sure Sts say the whole sentence. If A group speaking activity
S How much exercise or sport do you do?
their guess is not the same as you have on your piece of
T A lot. I Ba to the Bym evelY day. 5ts practise giving advice to each other. Copy and cut
S What do you do there?
paper, say 'Try again' until someone says your sentence. 78 Find someone who ...
Then show them your piece of paper and say 'That's
up one sheet per group of three or four.
• Sts ask and answer in pairs. Monitor and make sure A class mingle
right.'
they are asking follow-up questions and underlining Language
• Focus on the sheets and explain that half of their 5ts ask each other ques tions to complete a survey. Copy
their partner's answers. What should I do? I (don·t) think you should. . You shouldn·t ..
sentences have gaps, and their partner has the complete one sheet per student.
• When they have finished, Sts unfold the answers at the sentences. Sts take turns trying to guess the missing • Put Sts in groups of four or five. Give one set of cards,
bottom of the page and work out their partner's body words in their incomplete sentences. Sts continue Language
face down or in envelopes, to each group.
age. Sts tell their partner his I her body age. guessing until they say the exact sentence their partner verb + -ing
00 you enjoy reading in bed? • Denlollstrate the activity first. Pull out a card,
• Focus on d and ask Sts to give their partner som'e has. Their partner should help and prompt if necessary.
Are you good at cooking? dramatically read out our situation and elicit
advice I recommendations based on their partner's • Give Sts a minute or so to read their sentences and suggestions. Invent excuses for not accepting the first
answers to the questionnaire. Remind them to use think of possible completions, but not to write them in • Give out the sheets and give 5ts a few minutes to read few pieces of advice, however good it is, before finally
should I shouldn't for giving advice. the gaps. ] - 15. Help with any vocabulary / comprehension accepting a sugges tion with That's a Bood idea. ['lido
• Get whole class feedback and ask a few Sts if their • Sts take turns to guess the missing parts of the problems. that.
partner has given them good advice. sentences. Stress that Sts should say the whole sentence • Elicit that the answers to the questions Do you m.ind . .. ? • SI takes out a card and reads out his I her situation.
each time, not just the missing words. When a student are No, I don't m.ind it or Yes, 1 hate it. Each student in the group has to give a different piece
6A The optimist's phrase book correctly guesses the sentence he I she writes in the of advice. 51 gives the card to the person who has given
• Demonstrate the activity. Ask a student the first
missing words. the best advice. Now 52 takes a card and the other Sts
A pairwork activity question. Elicit Yes, J do or No, J don't. If a student
answers Yes, write their name in the colunln on your offer advice. The student who gives the best advice
Sts practise making positive predictions. Copy one 6C Talk about it sheet, then ask a follow-up question and write the receives the card .
sheet per pair or per student. answer under MORE INFORMATION. Elicit • When all the cards are finished, the person with the
A group board game
follow-up questions for 1, e.g. What time do you usually most cards is the winner.
Language Sts revise past, present, and future forms. Make one Bet up? Have you ever travelled by plane? ete.
I'm sure you'll pass. You won't fail it next time. Good luck,
• The student gives the card to whoever he I she thinks
copy of the board game for every four Sts. You also • If the student answers No, then say Thank you and ask has given the best advice.
Cheer up, etc. need one dice per group and one counter per student. another student until somebody answers Yes.
N on-cut alterna tive
• Give out one sheet per pair or per student. Go through Language
sentences 1-12 in You say and the responses. • Copy one sheet per pair and cut it in ha} f vertically.
Sentence formation in past and present forms. Put Sts in pairs and give them half each. T hey should
read their problem to each other and ask for advice.
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BB On the Trans-Siberian Railway • Give Sts a time limit, to read the questions. Help with
98 Famous phobias • Quickly check all the questions before starting the
A pairwork activity
•
any vocabulary , comprehension problems.
Get one student to ask you the main question, Doyou
!I A pairwork information gap speaking activity
activity. Elicit the questions and write them on the
board.
Sts practise using the first conditional by telling a story. like readinB books? Answer the question with Yes, I Sts practise using the present perfect simple + for /since Jerry Hall
Copy one sheet per student. do., No, I don't. Now get different Sts to ask you the
first three corresponding questions (depending on !I by reading about famous people and their phobias,
some of which are true and some false. They then tell
1
2
What does she do?
Where was she born?
Language what you said). Answer the questions giving as much each other about them, and together decide which they 3 Why did she go and live in France?
4 Where was she sunbathing (one day)?
First conditional
If we start talking. we'll become friends.
in formation as possible. Encourage Sts to ask some
follow-up questions roo. I think are true. Copy one sheet per pair and cut into A
andB.
5
6
How long has she been a model?
How many children does she have? I How many children
o Put Sts iD pairs. A asks his' her partner Do you like has she got?
• Give out the sheets and focus on tbe story. Give Sts Language
one minute to read it. Elidt possible answers to the
question in a, e.g. because he wants to read it, because he o
readinB books?
Student A asks all the questions first (B must have his'
I Present perfect simple + for / since
He's had this phobia for about six years.
7 How tong have Jerry and Mick been divorced?
Elizabeth Jagger
1 What ooes she do?
doesn't like lendinB thinBs, etc. her sheet face down) with some follow-up qu estions if 2 Where was she born?
possible. • Put Sts in pairs and give out the sheets. Make sure that 3 When did she leave school?
o Ask Sts to look at the pictures and tell them that they
o When A has finished, they should swap roles. Sts can't see each other's sheets. 4 Why did she leave school?
show what the man's answer is. Focus on the first
• Focus on the instructions and go through them. Set 5 When did she start her modelling career?
picture and sentence J (if I lend you my nelVspaper, ...). o Get feedback from the whole class to find out, e.g. 6 Which companies has she worked for since 2000?
Tell Sts that this is the beginning of the conversation. wh ich magazines Sts read, if any of them have wr itten a a time limit for Sts to read about the famous people
7 What contract has she just won?
Then tell Sts in pairs to number the other sentences 2-9 blog, ete. and their phobias. Move round the class and help with
using the pictures to help tbem. any vocabulary, comprehension, or pronunciation • Focus on b. Students A and B take turns to ask their
problems. questions and complete their biographies with the
• Get feedback and write the answers up on the board. 9A I think you'd ... • Now get A to tell B about his I her three people. missing infonnation.
llf I lend you my newspaper, we'll get talking. A pairwork activity Encourage Sts to improvise I rephrase this frmn • When Sts have completed their biographies, they
2 If we start talking, we'll become friends.
memory and only to look at their sheet if absolutely discuss what the mother and daughter have in
31f we become friends, I'll invite you to my house in Sts practise second conditional sentences by trying
Vladivostok. necessary. Then A and B should decide together which common.
to guess the missing half of their partner's sente nces. two phobias are true.
41f I invite you to my house, you'll meet my beautiful Both of them are models.
Copy one sheet per pair and cut into A and B.
daughter,Olga. • Sts swap roles. B now tells A about his I her three Both were born in the USA.
Slf you meet Olga, you'll fall in love with her. people and together they decide which two phobias are They both appeared in a Thierry Mugler fashion show.
6 If you fall in love with her, you'll run away together. Language They are both connected to Mkk Jagger (ex-wife and
true.
7 If you run away, I'll find you. Second conditional: daughter).
8 If I find you, I'll kill you. If you bought a new car today, I think you'd buy a • Get feedback to find out which phobias Sts think are
9 So that's why I won't lend you my newspaper. true. You could write the names of the actors I actresses Extra ch allen ge
• D emonstrate the activity by writing on the board: If on the board and record which phobias nlOst Sts think
• You could get Sts to cover the complete biographies
• Ask Sts to cover the sentences and look at the pictures. somebody offered you a drink now, I think you'd order a are true and which are invented . Finally, tell them
Read out the if clause of sentence l , picture number 1: If and answer their partner's questions from memory.
which ones are true and which are invented.
fiend you my newspaper, ... Elicit the continuation of the
• Elicit that you need to complete the sentence with a The true phobias are: Jennifer Aniston, Justin Timberlake,
sentence: we'll start talking Drill the whole sentence.
noun. Then tell Sts to guess which pet you'd buy, Elicit Nicole Kidman, and Orlando Bloom. lOA General knowledge quiz
Do the same with the other sentences 2- 9.
answers and then tell the class which pet you really A pairwork general knowledge quiz
• Now model and drill the entire story with the whole wotdd buy.
class, eliciting it line by line. Make sure that th e Sts still 9C Like mother, like daughter Sts practise using the present simple passive and past
have their sentences covered . • Sit StS in pairs A and B , ideally face to face, and give simple passive by asking and answering questions.
out the sheets. They must not look at what th eir partner A pairwork information gap activity Copy one sheet per pair and cut into A and B.
• Put StS in pairs. A covers the sentences and re tells writes. Tell them to complete the sentences, trying to
tbe story using the pictures. B proDlpts and corrects. Sts question each other to discover missing
guess how their partner would complete each sentence. Language
Monitor and correct I help with any pronunciation or Monitor and check that they are using the right words
biographical information about a mother and daughter
using the present perfect simple and past simple. Copy Questions in the present simple passive and past simple
grammar problems. to complete the sentences. passive
one sheet per pair and cut into A and B.
• When A finishes, they swap roles. • Now StS take turns to read their cOlnpleted sentences Which month is named after a Roman emperor?
In which city was the Titanic built?
to their partner, who tells them iftbey have guessed Language
BC Reading questionnaire correctly or not. Encourage them to react by Past simple and present perfect • Put Sts in pairs. Get them to sit face to face and make
contradicting what their partner has said, and then Where was she born? sure that they can't see each other's questions.
A pairwork activity giving the real answer if the guess is wrong, e.g. No, [ How long has she been a model?
• Set a time limit, e.g. 5 minutes, for Sts to read and
Sts answer questions about their reading habits. Copy wouldn't, I don't like cats! Blit I love dOBs. understand the vocabulary in their questions. Monitor
• Put Sts in pairs and give out the sheets. Sit A and B so
one sheet per student. o Get feedback from several pairs and find out who in the that they can't see each other's sheets. Explain that they and help with any vocabulary or pronunciation
pair had more correct guesses. have one complete biography and one with missing problems they might have.
Language information.
Extra challen ge • Tell As to ask their questions first. Highlight that
Talking about reading tastes
• If you want to give more practice, get Srs to repeat the • Give Sts time to read both biographies and deal with they should give the three alternatives each time and
Do you read online?
Are you a fast or a slow reader? activity, but swapping roles A and B . any vocabulary problems that come up. note down which answers B gets right. (The correct
• Focus on tbe questions in a. Tell A and B to read answers are in bold on the sheet.) Sts swap roles.
• Give out the sheets and focus on the pictures. Ask What the first biography they have again and to complete • Get feedback to see who got the most right answers.
, who can you see? questions 1- 7. Set a time limit. Monitor and check that
Sts are writing the correct questions.
lOB My past llA The race nc Are we the same? • Before you give out the copies, elicit I teach the
meaning ofJold and show Sts how they should fold
A pairwork speaking activity A pairwork activity A pairwork activity their sheets (or fold them beforehand yourself).
Srs complete some boxes and then use the information S ts practise giving instructio ns using prepositions of Sts practise agreeing using So do 1./ Neither do I. and • Put Sts in pairs and give out the sheets. Make Sllre
to talk ahoU[ past habits using used to and didn.'t use to. movement. Copy one sheer per pair and cut into A and disagreeing. Copy one sheet per student. that Sts fold them correctly. Tell them they have five
Copy one sheet per student. B. minutes to think about how the sentences might
Language continue (Sts could do this in pairs or individually
Language Language orally or writing the continuations on a piece of paper).
I used to listen to Ouran Duran, but I don't now. Phrasal verbs
I So can I. / NeIther do I. Monitor and make sure that Sts are using the past
I didn't use to like cabbage, but now I love it. You have to go up the hill and then around the lake. • Put Sts in pairs preferably face to face. Give tbem each perfect.
a sheet and tell them they shouldn't look at each other's.
• Put Sts in pairs and give out the sheets . Sit A and B , so o Put Sts into pairs A and B , and give out t he sheets. If • Check answers. Correct wrong uses of the past perfect
• Focus on a and ask Sts to fill in the gaps with things but accept all suggestions that make sense.
they can't see each other's sheets. Focus on instruction pOSSible, get Sts to sit opposite each other. that are true for them. Demonstrate the activity by
a. Go through sentences 1- 14 and make sure Sts know • Focus on the instructions. Make sure that Sts know • Now get Sts to unfold the sheet and match
doing 1 with the whole class and telling them that this
what they have to do. Demonstrate by giving some what a race is and understand what they have to do. continuations a- D with the first parts of the sentences.
information is true for you. Write on the board: [ went
personal examples for sentences 1- 3. Make it clear • Check answers.
• G ive Sts time to plan how to describe the route in MY to Madrid last l.veekend. Sts complete the rest of the
that Sts only have to do this with word s / phrases, e.g.
RACE. sentences individually. id 2. 3k 4g Se 6i 7n 8b 91 lOf llh
spiders, a Barbie doll, Duran Duran, and not complete
• Sts take it in turns to descri be their route to their • Monitor and cbeck Sts are completing the sentences 12j 13 e 14 m
sentences.
partner, who draws the route on the map headed A's I appropriately. Help with any vocabulary and • Then Sts check how many are the same as what they
• Give Sts time to write something in as many boxes as
B's RACE. A describes his / het toute to B first. Sts comprehension problems. wrote.
t hey ca n (sometimes they may not be able to think o f
shouldn't look at each o ther's maps. Monitor and help • Focns on h. Tell Sts that sentences a- I are the responses
anything). Monitor and help. • Get feedback to see which pair got the most identical
as Sts do the task. to 1-12 if you want to say that you are the same. Elicit
• Focus On b. Sts use what they have written in the boxes sentences.
o When the m ajority of pairs have fini shed, get Sts to that the completion for a is So didl. and write it on the
to tell their partner about their past habits using 1 • Now get Sts to fold the sheet again and look only at the
compare routes to see if they cl rew them cor rectly. board.
l./.Sed to I J didn't use to. Again, demonstrate the activity beginnings 1- 14. Read out the first one and see who
yourself and give more information, e.g. I used to have • Sts complete b- J individually with auxiliary verbs. can remember how the sentence fini shed:
a cat. H e was black and his name was Max. If necessary 11B Phrasal verbs dialogues • Check answers. T I couldn't find my bike because ..
remind Sts of th e pronunciation of used to / didn't use to. A pairwork activity S Som ebody had stolen it.
a did b have c do d am e am f do g can h do
o S ts work together, ta lking about their past habits. i have j would k do I did • Sts continue in pairs.
Sts complete some dialogues using phrasa l verb s,
o When they have fini shed, get so me feedback from the
p ract ise reading them, then write dialogues • Focus on c. Sts work in pairs. A looks at sentences
class.
themselves. Copy one sheet per student. 1-12 . B looks at the responses a-I. A reads out his/her 12B Really? How amazing!
sentences and B has to give an appropriate response A class mingle
10C Match it! Language which is true for him I her.
A pairwork activity take it off fill it in try them on etc. • Demonstrate with a couple of strong Sts. Get onc of Sts practise reported speech by remembering what
them to read out his / her sentence 1. Then get the other people said. Copy and cut up 1 set of cards per 16 Sts
S ts practise using might/might not by matching o Ask Sts to look at the pictures and to tell yo u what they (or one per pair - see no~-cut alternative).
student to say that he / she is th e same (S o did I) or to
sentences. Copy one sheet per student. can see and what they think is happen ing.
say where he / she went.
• Pm Sts in pairs and tell them to complete the dialogues SI I went to the beach last weekend. Language
Language with the correct phrasal verbs. Remembe r to point out Reported statements
S2 So did I or I stayed at home.
He might lose his job. that there are two extra phrasal verbs whic h they don't He told me [that) I He said [that) he went to work by
They might not know the way. need. • Sts continue in pairs. First A reads his I her sentences helicopter.
and B responds, then they swap roles. She told me (that) I She said [that) she only slept three
• Put Sts in pairs and give out the sheets. Tell them they • Monitor and help with any comprehension problems. hours a night.
• Get feedback to fi nd out any interesting findings and to
have five minutes to match the sentences. • Get feedback and write the answers o n t he board. see which pair is most similar.
• Elicit the question we ask when we don't understand
o Monitor and help with any vocabulary problems Sts 1 Take it off 4 turn it off
Extra challen ge
2 look it up 5 pick them up
what someone has said: Ca n you say that aBain, please?
may have.
3 try them on 6 fill it in • When SIS have finished, tell them that they arc now Drill the pronunciation and intonation. Write it
• Check answers and write them up on the board. identical twi ns and always do the salnc thi ngs. Then up. Elicit our response when someone gives us
1 d 2 m 3 i 4 h 51 6 j 7 a 8 g 9 k 10 n 11 f • Drill the phrasal verbs once you've go t all the answe rs tell B to turn his / her sheet face down. A reads the information which is interesting or surprising: Really?
12 b 13 c 14 e on the board. sentences, and B responds fro m mClllory So _ _ _ How amazinB! Drill the pronunciation and intonation.
• Focus on h. G ive Sts a tinle limit to memorize one of I or Neither I . Then they swap roles. Write it up.
• Focus on h. Get Sts to cover the sentences o n the right
the dialogues and practise it fro m memory. Monitor • Give each student a card with a sentence o n it. Ask
and look on-'y at sentences 1- 14. Read out the first o ne
and check pronunciatio n. them to memorize the sentence.
and see who can remember how the sentence fin ished: 12A Match the sentences
T Keep the receipt for th e top. • Foclls on c. In pairs, 5ts choose two phrasa l verbs from • Get Sts to stand up and say their se ntences to the other
the box and work together to prod uce two dialogues. A pairwork activity
S She might want to chanBe it. Sts and listen to their sentences. They can then ask
You could get some strong confident Sts to perform Sts practise using the past perfect simple. Copy one other Sts to repeat their sentences once only.
• Sts continue in pairs. B covers the sentences on
thei r dialogues in front of the class. sheet per student.
the right and A reads out sentences 1-14. B tries to • Set a time limit, and monitor to check that almost all
remember how the sentences finished. Sts have sa id their sentences to each other.
Language
• Sts then swap.
I co uldn't find my bike because somebody had stD/en it.
I didn't want to go to the cinema because I'd already seen
the film.
 • After the time limit, stop the activity and tell Sts to sit
down. Pur Sts in pairs and ex plain that together they
• Put Sts in pairs. Student A asks Student B his! her lA COMMUNICATIVE Student profile
first question, w ithout giving the thtee options for the
have to try and remember what each student in the answer (the option in b o ld is the correct answer). If . , Complete the questions you need to ask to fill in the form.
class said. T hey then have to w rite what each student Student B can answer the question correctly, he I she
said in reported speech, e.g. Pepe said that his fa ther \Vas gets two points. If not, Student A now gives him ! her
an astronaut. t be tbree options. IfB chooses the right answer, he!
• W hen S ts have wr itten all that they can remember, she gets 1 poi nt.
check answers. Ask one group W hat did (Carmen) say? • Student A asks all of his ! her questions fi rst. Sts then
T hen check with (Carm en) that they remembered
the sentence correctly. Do the same with the oth er •
swap roles.
Find out who scored th e most poin ts in the class.
STUDENT PROFILE
sentences.
Non-cut alternative
• If you do n't want to cut up the cards, or a mingle
is not practical in your classroom, you can do the
1 First name
activity in pairs. Copy one sheet per pair and cut it
in half so that A has the first eight and B has th e rest. 2 Surname
A says his! her questions to B , and B to A . They say
their sentences alternately. 3 Nationality
• W hen they've fi nished, they w rite down from
memory in re po rted speech all the sentences their
partner said.
4 Address
• Finally, they compare lists to see how many sentences
they remembered correctly.

12C Hollywood quiz 5 Email address

A pairwork activity about the cinema
6 Occupation
Sts pract ise forming past simple subject and object
quiz qu estions to ask their partner. Copy one sheet per 7 Place of birth
pair and cut into A and B .

Language 8 Languages
past simple subject and object questions

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Which actor appeared in most of Hitchcock's films?

G ive each student a copy of his I her question sheet.

Divide the class into two groups - the As and the Bs.
As a group or in a pair, Sts complete the questions.
9 Interests

1 .: .• ]
• Monitor and correct the questions for each o f the two 10 Social networking
groups, but don't wr ite the answers on the board. sites
A llived
2 did an act or say
3 cost
4 did Kate Winslet win
S does Tom Hanks like
6 did Miranda Kerr marry 1 What ?
7 played 2 What ?
8 did Arnold Schwarzeneggar say
B 1 did Peter Jackson film 3 Where ?
2 appeared 4 Where ?
3 does an Oscar weigh
4 was 5 What ?
Swan
6 played 6 What ?
7 did Audrey Hepburn play 7 Where ?
8 does Batmen have
8 What languages ?
9 What in your free time?
10 Which social ?

G Cover the questions. Interview a partner and complete the form. Ask him I her to spell names
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cut steal learn Win shut catch I A The helicopter and the sharl< 8 Nessie
A helicopter was f lying over the sea. The Loch Ness is a big lake in Scotland, which
I pilots were looking for a man who was in has very dark and deep water. On April
become say throw drink sit begin the sea. It was difficult to find him and they 19th 1934, a British docto~ Colonel Robert
were searching for a long time . Finally, they Wilson, was driving his car around the lake.
saw the man and they threw a ladder down He was looking at the lake when suddenly he
for him . But when the man was climbing up saw something big in the water. He stopped
the ladde~ a shark suddenly came out of the his car and looked at the thing that was
water. The shark began to attack the man . moving in the water. It looked like the head
buy give send make I" stand put
Somebody in a boat took this photo when the of an animal. He took his camera from his
shark was attacking the man . In the end, the car and took a photo. The photo became
helicopter rescued the man . famous and experts said that it was a kind

swim can fall lend teach I catch I

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\Nessie' .
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wake up spend read grow find

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on the internet in 2001 and it became famous friends, Christian Spurling was dying and
all around the world . The text with the photo decided to tell the truth behind the photo.
said that it won first prize in a National The \monster' in the photo wasn't real.
Geographic photography competition . It also It was really a toy submarine, which was
take sell buy lose send write said that it was a British military helicopter made of wood and plastic. The two men
in South Africa. This was impossible because (Wilson and Spurling) made the toy and
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lend choose put keep become make Francisco. When National Geographic saw the sent the photo to the newspapers! Spurling
photo, they were very angry because the photo and Wilson made the toy monster as a
wasn't theirs . joke. But later they were afraid to confess
The \fake' photo was a combination of two when everybody thought it really was a
photos by two different photographers. photo of the Loch Ness monster.
The shark photo was taken in South Africa
and the helicopter photo was taken in San
Francisco.
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1 Where are you going to go? _ _ _ __ _
I'm a vegetarian, so ...
2 When are you going to go? _ _ __ _ _
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He didn't study for the exam, so ... 4 Where are you going to stay? _ _ _ __ _
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--..-....... ANTARCTICA --..-....... ---..--. BERMUDA ---..--.
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The film was really boring, so ...
Do you like nature? Do you like the cold? If so, Spend 7 or 10 nights on t his fantastic Caribbean
-------------------------------------------------------; then this is the holiday fo r you! Spend 10 or island w hich is ideal fo r families and couples.
It was really sunny yesterday, so ... 15 days at the South Pole walking, fishing, and If you like doing nothing except sunbathing,
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watching penguins. swimming in the turquoise sea, and drinking
exotic cocktails, then choose this holiday!
I'm really happy today because ...
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I can't go to the party tonight because ... Departures: Mayor July Accommodation:
in a villa with a private chef OR
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in luxury cruise ships in the ***** Golden
Maria didn't buy the jeans because ... Sands Hotel

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-------------------------------------------------------i month? Yes, it is! Come with us and see t he best i Florence and learn how to cook fantastic Italian
of Australia's beaches, rainforests, and cities. dishes. English speaking teachers and very small
Although my job isn't very well-paid, ... 'I
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: and an evening meal cooked by the course
It's a great restaurant although ... make sure you have a fantastic time. I1
participants. Courses last three or six days.

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Although her written English is excellent, ... 1
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It's a good film, but... you so that you can travel together.
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My friend invited me to her party, but ... B I'm BoinB to £10 to Antarctica.
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She didn't like him when they met, but ... B In May.
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Paul has a lot of money, but ...
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 3B COMMUNICATIVE Come fly with me!
3C COMMUNICATIVE Can you explain the word?
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bald : a beard : a moustache

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BOARDING CARD A - MY FLIGHT INFORMATION BOARDING CARD B

1 NAME OF AIRLINE American Airlines 1 NAME OF AIRLINE

2 DATE 25/10/ 2 DATE
3 ORIGIN JFK, New York 3 ORIGIN
4 DESTINATION Paris Orly 4 DESTINATION

5 DEPARTURE TIME 14.30 5 DEPARTURE TIME ~--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------~

curly (hair) a skirt a tracksuit
6 ARRIVAL TIME 01.45 6 ARRIVAL TIME = - - - - ----,

«) Look at the missing information on boarding card B. Write the questions you need to ask B to
complete boarding card B.
1 Who areyouflyinfJ with? 4 .Where to? (fly)
2 When ? (leave) 5 What time ? (leave) ~--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------~

3 Where from? (fly) 6 What time ? (arrive) tights a necklace a ring overweight

G Ask B the questions and complete boarding card B.

G Now B will ask you for the information on boarding card A. Answer his I her questions.

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noisy a cap go surfing : sunbathe
BOARDING CARD A BOARDING CARD B - MY FLIGHT INFORMATION

1 NAME OF AIRLINE 1 NAME OF AIRLINE British Airways

2 DATE 2 DATE 16/3
3 ORIGIN 3 ORIGIN London Heathrow
4 DESTINATION 4 DESTINATION Schiphol, Amsterdam ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - ' - "- "-,',,,-. _ .+--,.- - - - - - - - - - - - - ~

5 DEPARTURE TIME 5 DEPARTURE TIME 17.25 delicious : crowded : foggy : go sightseeing

6 ARRIVAL TIME 6 ARRIVAL TIME 18.45

«) Look at the missing information on boarding card A. Write the questions you need to ask A to
complete boarding card A.
1 Who are youflyinfJ with? 4 Where to? (fly) ~--------------+--------------+------~-------+--------------~
2 When ? (leave) 5 What time ? (leave) take photos : baggage reclaim : a trolley : fall in love
3 Where from? (fly) 6 What time ? (arrive)

G A will ask you for the information on boarding card B. Answer his I her questions.

G Now ask A the questions and complete boarding card A.

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communicating by email watching sport

1 I always have _ __ __ to eat for breakfast.

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3 I never have problems sleeping on buses or planes. I can sleep _ _ _ __
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doing English homework reading an e-book

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interesting at weekends.
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speaks any English except me!
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12 I want to go _ _ _ _ _ relax this weekend. going on holiday in your country listening to music with headphones
13 I don't know _ _ __ _ in this class very well. CD
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14 There isn't _ __ __ 1 really want to go on holiday. I think I'll stay at home.
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17 I'm not going _ _ __ _ this weekend. I need to study.
going clothes shopping with
18 I'd really like _ _ ___ to eat right now. I'm really hungry! another person
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studying during the day

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student A
. , Complete the questions w ith the superlative form of the adjective in brackets.
1552 What's your body age? 23
1 Who do you think is (beautiful) actress in your country? 45 Do the questionnaire and find out! 4
2 What's (good) computer game you've ever played?

3 What's (popular) festival in your country? . Exercise 1 How much exercise or sport do you do?

4 What's (bad) film you've seen recently? a) a lot b) quite a lot c) very little d) none

5 What's (dangerous) sport you've ever done?

Dief 2 How much fast food (processed and pre-prepared) do you eat?
6 What's (difficu lt) thing about studying English?
a) I eat too much b) I eat quite a lot c) I don't eat much d) I don't eat any
7 What do you th ink is (easy) way to get fit? 3 How many portions of fruit and vegetables do you eat per day?
a) 5 or more b) 3 or 4 c) 2 or less
8 Who's (famous) sportsperson in your country?
4 How much water do you drink?
a) a lot b) quite a lot c) a little
G Ask B the questions. Remember to ask for more information. Answer, and then return the 5 What's your worst dietary habit?
question with What about y ou?
a) I eat too much fat b) I eat (or drink) too many sweet things
c) I eat (or drink) too much d) none of these

student 8
~festyle 6 How would you describe yourself mentally?
. , Complete the questions w ith the superlative form of the adjective in brackets.
a) I'm a positive person b) I'm not positive enough c) I'm quite negative

7 How would you describe your stress level?

1 What is / was your (bad)su~ectatschoor a) I'm too stressed b) I'm stressed but it's under control c) I'm quite relaxed

2 What's (early) memory you have? 8 How often do you use sunscreen?
a) when it's sunny b) only when I'm on holiday c) every day
3 What's (exciting) holiday you've ever had?
9 How often do you see your close friends?
4 What's (good) concert you've ever been to? a) very often b) quite often c) not enough

5 What's (late) gadget you've bought? 10 How much time do you have for yourself?
a) none b) not enough c) quite a lot
6 What's (boring) sport on TV?

7 Who do you think is (good-looking) actor in your country?

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8 What do you think was (interesting) decade for pop
music? Your body age
Start with your calendar age. Add (+) or subtract H years according to your answers.
1 a -2 b -l cO d+l 5 a+l b+ l e+2 dO 9 a -2 b -l e+2
Ask A the questions. Remember to ask for more information. Answer, and then return the 2 a +2 b + 1 cOd -1 6 a - 3 b + 1 e +2 10 a +2 b + 1 e - 2
question with What about you? 3 a - 2 b -1 e +1 7 a +3 b 0 e - 2
4 a -2 b -1 e + 1 8 a -2 b 0 e + 1

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6A COMMUNICATIVE The optimist's phrase book 68 COMMUNICATIVE Guess my sentence
. , In pairs, complete THE OPTIMIST SAYS with positive predictions. student A
1 I like these shoes. I think 1 _____ them .
2 I'll pick you up at eight o'clock. Shall I call you on your mobile before I leave

© home?
3 Please don't worry, mum. 1 _ __ _ _ you when I get to Paris.
4 Your suitcase looks really heavy. Shall I carry it for you?
I lost my wallet Don't worry. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
yesterday. 5 you the money for Maria's present tomorrow.
6 I'll help you with your English homework. I can see you're having problems.
I'm getting married in Congratulations! I'm sure _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
the summer. 7 It's really hot in here. t he air cond itioning?

oV I'm going to a party

tonight.
Greatl _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
8 The doorbell's ringing. I'll go and see who it is.
9 I for lunch today. You got it last time.
10 I'll remember to do it. I've got an excellent memory.
f:\ I'm running my first Good luck! I'm sure _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
~ marathon on Saturday. 11 The phone's ringing. _ _ ___ _ _ _ __ it?

o
\..V
I'm going to start doing
yoga .
Fantastic! _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
12 Have you forgotten your book? Don't worry. I'll lend you mine.
13 I'm just going to buy some milk. I in ten minutes.
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14 You do the cooking and I'll do the washing up.
G I have to go to the Don't worry. _ _ __ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ __
~ dentist's on Monday.

o
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My partner's just left
me.
Cheerupl _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ____
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· _=

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1 I like these shoes. I think I'll buy them.

G I'm taking the First
\....V Certificate exam in June.
Mmm. I'm sure _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
2 I'll pick you up at eight o'clock. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ you on your mobile
= before I leave home?
t;\ I'm going to live in the That's greatl _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
\.::..J UK for a year.
3 Please don't worry, mum. I'll text you when I get to Paris.
4 Your suitcase looks really heavy. _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ it for you?
I've failed my driving test Cheerup! _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ____
for the third time. 5 I'll give you the money for Maria's present tomorrow.
6 you with your English homework. I can see you're having
I'm going to read an That's really good. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ problems.
English novel.
7 It's really hot in here. Shall I turn on the air conditioning?

I don't feel very well. Don't worry. I'm sure _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ __ 8 The doorbell's ringing. I and see who it is.
9 I'll pay for lunch today. You got it last time.
10 I to do it. I've got an excellent memory.
G A say sentences 1- 12. B cover the optimist's sentences he I she's written. Respond from memory. 11 The phone's ringing. Shall I answer it?

G Swap roles. B say sentences 1-12 in a different order. A cover the optimist's sentences he I she's 12 Have you forgotten your book? Don't worry. 1_ _ _ _ _ you mine.
written. Respond from memory. 13 I'm just going to buy some milk. I'll be back in ten minutes.
Don't worry. I'm
I lost my wallet yesterdaLl 0.ure you'll find it. 14 You do the cooking and I the washing up.

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 6C COMMUNICATIVE Talk about it 7 A COMMUNICATIVE I'm going to tell you about ...
• Choose six topics and think about what you're going to say. Talk to a partner. Give and ask for
more information.
Have r-----------------------------T----~- - --- - ------------ ------,

another something you

go the best way to learnt to do as a
learn a language child but can't do
now
--------------------+- --------------------~
something you something you
think is important sometimes forget to
to teach young do before you go to
children bed

why tourists come something you need

to your country to buy soon

~ - --------------------+ ~"'f!fii~_ --------------------~

I
~==~. I
the things you do something you've
to relax after a hard decided to do in the
day future

something you find

a sport you tried to
difficult to do in
play but couldn't
English
-------------------+---- ----- - ----------------~
I

something you
what you want to do
wanted to be when
this weekend
you were younger
I
~ - --------------------+- -------------------~

somebody you the best way to

would like to meet make new friends

~
I
-- ------- - ------------+- ---------------------~
I something you things that are
started to do but important to do
decided to stop if you go for a job
doing interview
-- - -----------------+ -------------------~

the things you think a film that's good to

Have it's important to do watch when you're
another
for a healthy life feeling sad
go

..
I
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• Find someone who answers 'yes' to your questions. Then ask for some more information.
o Work in pairs. Read the sentences about the UK and decide if they are true or false.

D D
Pubs mustn't sell alcohol to anyone under 21. D D
1 likes getting up early. You don't have to pay to use motorways. D D
All dogs and cats must have a microchip w ith the name and
2 is afraid of flying. D D
address of their owner.

3 doesn't mind waiting for people who are If you have a TV, you have to buy a TV licence to watch it. D D
late.
You have to be 18 to ride a 50cc motorbike. D D
4 hated going to school when they were
younger. You don't have to have an ID card. D D
II shops must close on Sundays. D D
5 enJoys reading in bed.
You mustn't leave a child under 12 alone at home. D D
6 is good at cooking.
You mustn't play loud music in your house after 9.00 p.m. D D
7 has started doing a new activity recently. You have to be 17 years old to vote in a general election. D D
8 thinks doing exercise is boring. If you don't want to vote in a general election, you don't
have to. D D
9 spends more than an hour walking every You have to be over 16 to have a Facebook or Twitter
day. D D
10 has stopped doing an activity recently. If you have a dog, you must have a special licence. D D
TV programmes before 9.00p.m. mustn't include bad language. D D
11 enjoys being alone.
You don't have to study a foreign language at secondary
12 has felt like doing a dangerous sport. school. D D
You don't have to wear seat belts in the back of the car. D D
13 thinks playing computer games teaches
you something
Parents don't have to send their ch ildren to school. They can
educate them at home. D D
14 liked eating fruit and vegetables as a child .

15 is thinking of getting a new haircut soon. CD Check your answers with your teacher.

G Work with a partner. Is it the same or different in your country?

Which of these rules would you like to have in your country?

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. , Read the beginning of the story. Why do you think the Russian doesn't want to lend his
r---- - ------- -------- ------- - -T- ------- --------- -------- ----,
newspaper to the American?
I want to do some exercise but I have a back I have a job interview in English next week. I
A young American was travelling to Vladivostok on 'Excuse me,' the American said. 'Can I borrow your
problem. really want the job.
the Trans-Siberian Railway, the longest railway in the newspaper?'
What exercise should I do? How should I prepare for it? world. It was a long journey and he was bored. Sitting 'No,' the Russian said. 'I'm sorry. You can't.'
opposite him was a Russian man. He was about 40 'Why not?' asked the American.
~- --------- -------------------+----------------------- ------i years old. He had an English newspaper on the seat 'Well,' said the Russian, 'it's quite simple ...'
My friend's invited me to stay for the next to him.
I had a big argument with my partner ~~~~··~Grn~~~~==~~~~~==~~~~~~~~~"W~···=··=··~-~am=·.·='~~==============~
weekend but she doesn't like dogs. I have a
yesterday. It was my fault.
dog and I don't have anyone to leave it with.
What should I do today?
What should I do?
G Look at the pictures. Then number the se~tences 1- 9.

~- --------- -------------------+----------------------- ----- -i

I I I

Some friends are coming to dinner and I

I want to learn to dance.
can't cook.
What kind of dancing should I learn?
What should I do?

~-----------------------------+----------------------- ------i
I I I

I ca n't sleep at night. I'd like to learn another foreign language.

What should I do? Which one should I learn?

~-----------------------------+----------------------- ------i
I

I want to spend a romantic evening wit h

I'd like to buy my English teacher a present.
my partner.
What should I buy?
Where should we go?
I

~------------ - ----------------+---- --- ---------------- ------i

I'd like to go on holiday somewhere different

I'm very stressed and I need to relax.
this year.
What should I do?
Where should I go?
I

~-----------------------------+----------------------- ------i

A company's offered me a fantastic job but

I'd like to get a new phone.
I'd have to travel a lot. I'm afraid of flying.
What phone should I buy? o 'If you meet Olga, you'll fall in love with her.'
What should I do? o 'If we start talking, we'll become friends.'
~-----------------------------+-------------------- --- -- ----i o 'If I invite you to my house, you'll meet my beautiful daughter, Olga.'

I forgot my friend's birthday yesterday and

I I

o 'So that's why I won't lend you my newspaper.'

she always remembers mine.

I want to save money to buy a new laptop. o 'If I find you, I'll kill you.'

What should I do?

How should I save the money? o 'If you fall in love with her, you'll run away together.'
o 'If we become friends, I'll invite you to my house in Vladivostok.'
~-----------------------------+----------------------- ------i
I I ITJ 'If I lend you my newspaper, we'll start talking.'
I don't like my best friend 's new partner but
My neighbours are really noisy at night.
o 'If you run away, I'll find you.'
he / she is very happyl
What should I do?
What should I do? et partner
Cover sentences 1- 9 and look at the pictures. Try to remember the sentences and tell your
the story.
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BC COMMUNICATIVE Reading questionnaire 9A COMMUNICATIVE I think you'd...
• Interview your partner. t student A
o Complete the sentences about B.

1 If you cou ld be anywhere in the world right now, I think you'd choose to be in _ __ _ __

2 If you bought a new car today, I th ink you'd buy a _ _ _ _ __

3 If you didn't study English, I think you'd like to study _ _ _ __

4 If we had lunch together, I think you'd take me to _ _ _ _ __

Do you like 5 If you could go to a concert tonight, I think you'd go and see _ _ _ _ __
reading books? 6 If you could travel to an English-speaking country on holiday, I think you'd go to _ _ _ __ _

7 If you could meet a famous person, I t hink you'd like to meet _ _ _ _ __

8 If you could choose your ideal job, I think you'd like to be a / an _ _ _ __ _

9 If you did a new sport / hobby, I t hink you'd like to _ __ _ __

10 If you bought a new flat, I think you'd buy one in _ __ _ __

G Read your sentences to B. Were you right?

e Listen to B's sentences about you. Tell him I her if they are right or wrong, and why.

studentB
o Complete the sentences about A.

1 If you got a new pet, I th ink you'd buy a _ _ __ _ _

2 If you had a big problem, I think you'd speak to _ _ _ _ __

3 If you were an animal, I think you'd be a / an _ _ _ _ __

4 If you went to a karaoke bar, I think you'd sing _ _ _ _ __

5 If you had more money, I think you'd buy a _ __ _ __

6 If somebody wanted to buy you a present, I think you'd love a / some _ _ _ _ __

7 If you could change one thing in your house or flat, I think you'd _ _ _ __ _

8 If you could learn to play a musical instrument well, I think you'd choose _ _ _ _ __

9 If someone invited you to a very expensive restaurant, I think you'd order _ _ _ _ __

10 If you could appear on a TV programme, I think you'd appear on _ _ _ _ __

G Listen to A's sentences about you. Tell him I her if they are right or wrong, and why.

e Read your sentences to A . Were you right?

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Student A student A
. , Read the biographies. Complete the questions you need to ask B to find out the missing information.

Jerry Hall Elizabeth Jagger

I Jerry Hall is a I
_ __ _ who was born in 2_ _ _ _
and an Elizabeth Jagger is a model and
an actress who was born in New
in 1956. She has four sisters including a York City in 1984. Her father is the
I non-identical twin sister. In 1974, she had a
serious car accident and got a lot of money as
famous singer, Mick Jagger, and
her mother is Jerry Hall. Elizabeth
compensation. With this money, she left the decided to leave school when she

Barack Obama Most people Jennifer Aniston This actress Justin Timberlake This singer
I USA and went to live in France because she 3_ __ _
One day, she was sunbathing in 4 when an agent
was 16 because she hated it and
because she wanted to become a
from a modelling company saw her. He offered her a modelling model. Her father didn't agree with her decision to be a model but
recognize the name of this famous has a very common phobia called and actor is from the USA. He has
contract immediately. Jerry accepted and since 5 she her mother was very happy. She began her modelling career in
politician but not many people know
that he suffers from bathophobia
aviophobia. This means that she's
afraid of flying. She's been afraid
to travel a lot because of his job and
sometimes the arachnophobia he
I has been a very successful model. Apart from modelling, she has
worked as an actress in cinema and the theatre. In 1977, she met
2000 when she appeared (with her mother) in the Thierry Mugler
fashion show. Since 2000, she has worked for Mango, Burberry,
which means he is afraid of going up of flying since 2000, when she was suffers from is a problem for him. He's Mick Jagger at a party. They got married in 1990 and they have and Tommy Hilfiger. She has had several boyfriends including
stairs. He's had the phobia for about on a small plane which was flying been afraid of spiders for a long time. 6 children. Elizabeth Jagger is their oldest daughter. John Lennon 's son, Sean. She has just won a big contract to work I'.'
40 years because that is when he fell from Toronto to New York City. The He thinks his phobia started at the Unfortunately, the marriage broke up and Jerry and Mick have for the cosmetics company, Lancome. .
down the stairs in his grandmother's plane flew into an electric storm age of seven or eight when he found been divorced since 7_ _ __
house. The White House is a building and experienced a lot of turbulence. a spider in his bed. Last year he was
which has two floors but the Since then, she's never caught a staying in a hotel and saw a spider in 1 What do? 5 How long a model?
president and his family live on the plane unless it's been absolutely the bathroom. He couldn't kill it so he 2 Where born? 6 How many children ?
ground floor Curiously, bathophobics necessary. asked the receptionist to come and
don't have a problem going down the kill it for him' 3 Why France? 7 How long divorced?
i True or false?
stairs, only up! True or false? 4 Where ?
True or false?
G Ask B the questions and complete Jerry Hall's biography. Answer B's questions about Elizabeth
Jagger. What do the mother and daughter have in common?

StudentB studentB
. , Read the biographies. Complete the questions you need to ask A to find out the missing information.

Elizabeth Jagger Jerry Hall

Elizabeth Jagger is a ,_ __ _ Jerry Hall is a model and an actress
and an who was born in who was born in Texas in 1956. She has
_ _ __ in 1984. Her father is four sisters including a non-identical
the famous singer, Mick Jagger, and twin sister. In 1974, she had a serious
her mother is Jerry Hall. Elizabeth car accident and got a lot of money
decided to leave school when she was as compensation from the insurance
Nicole Kidman This Australian Orlando Bloom Have you seen Madonna A person who has _ _ _ _ because she company. With this money, she left the
actress suffers from an unusual Pirates of the Caribbean7 1f you have, ataxophobia likes everything in his I _ __ _ and because she USA and went to live in France because
phobia called lepidopterophobia. then you'll probably remember this her life to be tidy and clean. Madonna wanted to . Her father didn 't agree with her decision she wanted to become a model. One day, she was sunbathing
This means that she's a person who actor who appears in the film. But has had this phobia for a long time. to be a model but her mother was very happy. She began her in the French Riviera when an agent from a modelling company
doesn't like butterflies. She's had this 'brave' actor has a serious phobia In her biography, it says she's had it modelling career in 5 when she appeared (with her saw her. He offered her a modelling contract immediately. Jerry
this phobia since she was a child but which is swinophobia. This means since she was born. For example, in mother) in the Thierry Mugler fashion show. Since 2000, she has accepted and since 1975 she has been a very successful model.
worked for 6 , , and . She Apart from modelling, she has worked as an actress in cinema
she can't remember exactly why that he is afraid of pigs and has her kitchen, the food and drinks in her
has had several boyfriends including John Lennon's son, Sean, and the theatre. In 1977, she met Mick Jagger at a party. They
or how the phobia started When been afraid of them since he was a fridge are all in a specific order. Her but they separated recently. She has just won a big contract to got married in 1990 and they have four children. Elizabeth Jagger
a butterfly comes near her, she teenager. Although this phobia isn't dresses and shoes also have to be work for 7_ _ _ _ is their oldest daughter. Unfortunately, the marriage broke up and
sometimes has a panic attack. This very common, it's had a direct effect separated into colours - black skirts Jerryand Mick have been divorced since 1999.
phobia is, of course, a problem when on his career. Recently, a director with black jackets, red shoes with red
she is making a film, especially if the asked him to be in the film Animal dresses. She hates it when they're
director is filming outside' Farm but Orlando said no because it - not in the right order. 1 What do? 5 When modelling career?
True or false? meant that he had to work with a pig! True or false? 2 Where born? 6 Which companies since 2000?
True or false? 3 When school? 7 What contract ?
4 Why school?
G Ask A the questions and complete Elizabeth Jagger's biography. Answer A's questions about

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student A
-:... i&

1 Wh ich month is named after a Roman emperor?

a) August b) July c) January
2 What sport is played at Flushing Meadows, USA?
a) basketball b) baseball c) tennis
3 Where are polar bears found?
a) the South Pole b) Alaska c) Antarctica
4 What is the Greek goddess of victory called? How have you changed? Write a name or
a) Adidas b) Reebok c) Nike phrase in as many boxes as you can.
5 On a computer keyboard, which letter is found between Z and C?
a) V b) P c) X
1 Something you used to be afraid of
6 What was the first song sung in space? but aren't now.
a) Happy Birthday to You b) We Wish You a Merry Christmas c) We Are the Champions
2 A favourite toy you used to have but
7 In which European city is the Nobel Peace Prize given?
don't have now.

I·
a) London b) Paris c) Oslo
3 A singer or band you used to listen
8 What IS tofU made of?
to but don't now.
a) water b) soya milk c) cow's milk
9 What drink was created by The Coca-Cola Company in Germany during World War II? 4 A kind of food or drink you didn't

I •
10
a) Coca-Cola b) Dr Pepper
In which country was golf first played?
c) Fanta ,f
I
use to like but do now.
5 Something you used to collect but

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i
i don't now.
_ "'." b) __ 6 A game you used to play a lot but
don't play now.
"
I 7 A pet you used to have but don't
have now.
studentB
I 8 A place where you used to go to on
holiday with your family but don't
1 In which city was the Titanic bUilt? now.
a) Belfast b) New York c) Portsmouth
9 A friend you used to have at school
2 Who was the ball point pen invented by?
but don't have now.
a) Mr Bic b) Mr Biro c) Mr Parker
10 A bad habit you used to have but
3 On which day is Thanksgiving celebrated in the USA?
don't now.
a) the fourth Thursday in November b) the second Thursday in July
c) the first Thursday in December 11 A TV programme you used to watch
a lot but don't now.
4 In which decade was Greenpeace founded?

, 5
a) the 1960s b) the 1980s c)the 1970s
Which style of music was created by Antonio Carlos Jobim and Joao Gilberto in Brazil?
a) heavy metal b) bossa nova c) samba
12 Something you didn't use to do at
weekends but do now.
13 A house you used to live in but don't
1 now.
6 In which film was the word 'supercalifragilisticexpialidocious' used?
a) fvlary Poppins b) Harry Potter c) E. T 14 An instrument you used to play but
7 Who was the Sistine Chapel painted by? don't now.

I
a) Tintoretto b) da Vinci c) Michelangelo
8 The Canary Islands are named after which animal?
a) a canary b) a cat c) a dog Compare your boxes with a partner's. Ask
I 9 How many squares are there on a chess board? for I give more information about how and
a) 144 b) 96 c) 64 why you've changed.
10 Which is the most visited paying monument in the world?
a) the Taj Mahal b) the Eiffel Tower c) the Empire State Building

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o Match the sentences.
.- - . .. StudentA
! MY RACE B's RACE
I
1 Keep the receipt for the top. [4J I
I
a He might lose his job.

2 There are some good films I

b If I don't, I might forget it. I•
on, D I
!

3 I need to improve English, D c The dress might be cheaper

I then. I
i
I 4 I'm not sure which one to buy. D .a- You might want to change it.
I
I
5 They've never been to my
house before.
I
I
Ie ~
I think I might have flu.
D i
I 6 She's not answering her I If
i I
She might not be at the party I
! .

I'
I
I phone. D I
I
tonight.
I o Describe the route marked MY RACE to B.

,!
7 His company isn't doing very
well. D
I
~
0
g She might not pay you back. I
I o Then draw the route which B describes on the map marked B's RACE.

8 I wouldn't lend her the money

..J
0
u.. h I might get the blue one or the
G Compare the two routes. Are they the same as the original?

I if I were you. D IlI I i

red one.

I 9 Take an umbrella with you. D I might do a sumer course in the students

10 It's quite early. D
11
,
I
!
j
UK.
She might be driving.
II;: A's RACE MY RACE

I
I
11 She told me she was very I k I heard that it might rain later.
tired. II
D ,
12 I must write down the date l They might not know the way.
of my doctor's appointment. D I
,
i

13 Why don't you wait for the I m We might go to the cinema.

Christmas sales? D
j I
14 I have a cough and a cold. D n The children might not be in bed
yet.
- . .

G
'"

o Draw the route which A describes on the map marked A's RACE.
Work with a partner. Cover the sentences on the right. Take turns to test your partner. How
many of the sentences can he I she remember? o Describe the route marked MY RACE to A.

G Compare the two routes. Are they the same as the original?

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IIC COMMUNICATIVE Are we the same?
. , Complete each dialogue with one of the phrasal verbs in the list. There are two you don't need.

fill it in look it up pick them up take it off throw them away o Complete the sentences so that they are true
for you.
o Complete the phrases in the second
columnwith the correct auxiliary verb.
try them on turn it off write it down

1 A Is that my shirt you're wearing?

B Yes, it is. I went to (a place) last
A Did I say you could borrow it?
IT] weekend. 0 So I.

BErm, no.
I've seen (the name of
A _ _ _ _ _ _ and next time, ask me first!
0 a film) more than once. [IJ So I.

2 A Excuse me, Ms Smythe. I don't understand this word.

I really don't like
B Have you brought your dictionary to class today? IT] (a sport). 0 Neither I.
A Yes, here it is.
B Well, if you don't know what the word means,
I'm afraid of (an animal
- - -- - - !
0 f insect). 0 So I.

3 A Do you think I should buy these jeans?

When I get home tonight, I'm going to
B Yes, they look great. Have they got your size? [}] (an activity). 0 So I.
A I'm not sure.
B Ask the shop assistant, and then go and I feel very (an
IT] adjective) at the moment. 0 So I.

4 A It's really cold in here. Is the air conditioning on?

B I'll go and have a look. I can't play the (an
A OK. Thanks.
[2] instrument). W Neither I.

B Yes, it is. Shalll _ _ _ __ _ ?

I usually have (a type
A Yes, please!
0 of food) for breakfast. [8 So I.

5 A How many times do I have to tell you?

B What is it now?
0 I've been to (a city). IT] So I.
A Your clothes are all over the floor.
B So? It's my bedroom.
I'd like to go to (a
A immediately! @J country) for my next holiday. ITJ So I.

6 A Hello. Can I help you?

I don't like (a kind of
B Yes, please. How do I become a member of this gym? @] housework). [EJ Neither I.
A First we need your personal and bank details. Here's
the form.
I didn't like (a food or
B Could you help me , please? I've left
my glasses at home and I can't read it!
@] drink) when I was a child. DJ Neither I.

o Work with a partner. Memorize one of the dialogues and act it out from memory.
• Work with a partner. A read sentences 1- 12 to B. B, if you are the same, respond with So
_ _ __ _ I./ Neither I. If you aren't the same, say why.

G Work with a partner. Choose two phrasal verbs from the list and write two short dialogues I went to a restaurant
using a phrasal verb in each of them. last weekend.-l ~didl. OR Q:.-ent to the cinema.

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. , Fold the sheet. Read the first halves of sentences 1-14. With a partner, think about how the
sentences might continue. Use the past perfect. r-----------------------------------------------------------,
., ...
- ~ ~ ~

I go to work by helicopter.
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1 I couldn't find my bike because ... D a I'd already seen the film. I I

I spoke to the British Prime Minister on Monday.

2 I didn't want to go to the cinema I
b I'd left my towel at home. ~-----------------------------------------------------------i
because ... D I

3 I didn't recognize Jack at first I'm going to have a baby.

c I'd already rung her three times. I
because ... D c
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I I

4 I couldn't catch the flight

d somebody had stolen it.
I'm scared of sheep.
I
because ... D ~-----------------------------------------------------------i

5 I didn't want to call Jane again I don't have a mobile phone.

e I hadn't brought my glasses.
because ... D ~-----------------------------------------------------------i
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6 I bought the book because ... D f he'd cut my hair much too short. I've met Brad Pitt.
I

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7 My phone didn't work because ... D g I'd left my passport at home.
Cl
....J I flew to London and back yesterday.
0
u.. I

8 I couldn't go swimming because ... D h I'd drunk too much coffee. ~-----------------------------------------------------------i
I

9 I had a big argument with my

I have a pet crocodile.
i my sister had recommended it. I

husband last night because ... D ~-----------------------------------------------------------i

10 I nearly cried when I came out My father is an astronaut.

j I hadn't studied enough. I
of the hairdresser's because ... D ~-----------------------------------------------------------i
I

11 I couldn't sleep because ... D k I hadn't seen him for 30 years. , I've been to Australia three times.
, I

;
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l he'~ forgotten our wedding
12 I failed the exam because ... D anniversary. I can speak Chinese, Russian, and Arabic.
I I

13 I had problems reading the menu ~------------------------------- -- ------------- ----- --------i

ft%'26\55\:; ... '2J

I m the chef hadn't cooked it enough.
I

I
I I have 13 brothers and sisters.
14

.. -,~.
I couldn't eat the fish because ...

,-
D
.."
l" I'd forgotten to charge it.

-_. -- ~
I ,
~-----------------------------------------------------------i

I've never eaten pizza.

~-----------------------------------------------------------i

• Match the sentence halves.

I only sleep three hours a night.
G Fold the paper vertically and try to remember the second halves of the sentences. I

~-------------------------------------- ---- -----------------~

I
I

I'm going on holiday to Hawaii.

I
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 12C COMMUNICATIVE Hollywood quiz
student A
'W-; -'. Whi~h fictional family _ _ _ _ at 742 Eve-rg-re-
en-~err-a-ce? (l~iv~e-
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a) The Simpsons
In which film
a) Star Trek
b) The Griffins c) The Potters
'May the force be with you'? (an actor / say)
b) Back to the Future c) star Wars
1B Describing people
A pairwork vocabulary race
• Give out the sheets. Tell Sts they have to conlplete the
texts with an appropriate verb in the correct form.
Point out that the first letter is given to help them.
Sts look at pictures and definitions and cOlnplete the • Set a time limit. Sts compare answers in pairs. Check
3 Which film _ __ _ the most to make in all of Hollywood's history? (cost) missing words. Copy one sheet per pair or one sheet answers.
a) King Kong b) Pirates of the Caribbean (at the World's End) per student. story 1 1 away 2 go 3 stay 4 book 5 camping
c) Avatar Vocabulary Story 2 1 skiing 2 hired 3 rent 4 had
Story 3 1 sightseeing 2 swimming 3 sunbathe
4 For which film _ _ __ her only Oscar? (Kate Winslet / win) person I physical appearance adjectives 4 spend 5 take

a) Titanic b) The Reader c) Lost in Translation • Put 5rs in pairs and give out the sheets. Focus on a and
set a time limit. 2B Prepositions in, at, on
5 What _ _ _ _ collecting? (Tom Hanks / like)
• Tell Sts that they have to read the definitions and look
a) old cars b) old radios c) old typewriters A preposition gap fill activity
at the pictures and write as many words as they can
within the time limit. The lines indicate how many Sts complete sentences which havenlissing
6 Who in July 2010? (Miranda Kerr / marry)
letters are necessary for each word. prepositions. Copy one sheet per student.
a) Johnny Depp b) Orlando Bloom c) Daniel Craig
• The first pair to complete all the words correctly is the
Vocabulary
7 Who _ _ __ Harrison Ford's father in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade? (play) winner. Check answers.
prepositions of time and place

j
l~
.. a) Michael Caine b) Michael Douglas c) Sean Connery
1 moustache 2 curly 3 slim 4 bald
6 medium-height 7 blonde 8 beard 9 clever
5 mean
• Give out tbe sheets. Focus on a. Set a time limit. Tell
8 In which film 'I'm back'? (Arnold Schwarzenegger / say) 10 hard-working 11 overweight 12 funny 13 heavy Sts that they have to write in the PREPOSITIONS
14 quiet 15 nice
a) Terminator 1 b) Terminator 2 c) Terminator 3 column and complete as many sentences as they can.
. •.. , ' ,,,. • , 4&"",,""', ~~~~=--='""""""~&' • Focus on h. Give Sts time to revise and then test • Check answers.
thelllsel ves. 1 in 2.in 3' at 4 at 5 on 6 in 7 in 8 on 9 at
10 in 11 at 12 in 13 on 14 at 15 at 16 on 17 at
18 in 19 at 20 in
studentB le Things you wear
A pairwork brainstorm activity • Focus on h. Give Sts time to revise and then test
themselves.
Sts think of 1,2, or 3 words connected to clothes. Copy
1 In which country _ _ _ _ The Lord of the Rings trilogy? (Peter Jackson / film)
one sheet per pair or one sheet per student.
a) England b) Australia c) New Zealand 3B What's the preposition?
Vocabulary An error correction activity
2 Which actor in most of Hitchcock's films? (appear)
I. clothes Sts correct prepositions mistakes. Copy one sheet per
a) Alfred Hitchcock b) James Stewart c) Cary Grant
• Put Sts in pairs and give out the sheets. Don't go student.
3 How much ? (an Oscar / weigh) through all the questions but demonstrate the activity,
eliciting answers to the fi rst question, e.g. Bloves. Vocabulary
a) 25 kilos b) 4 kilos c) 7 kilos
• Set a time limit, and tell Sts to start. Give more time if ~reposltlons
I
4 Which Harry Potter actor _ _ _ _ in a Halloween episode of The Simpsons? (be) you can see that Sts need it. When the time limit is up,
• Put Sts in pairs and give out the sheers. Focus on a and
a) Daniel Radcliffe b) Rupert Grint c) Alan Rickman check answers and find out which pair has the most
elicit that 2 is wrong, as the preposition should be at.
correct answers.
5 Which film _ _ _ _ the Oscar for Best Picture in 2011? (win) • Sts continue in pairs. Check answers.
1 gloves 2 jumper 3 hat, cap 4 sandals, boots,
a) Precious b) The King's Speech c) Toy Story 3 shoes, socks 5 leggings, tights 6 scarf, tie 1,(
7 trousers, jeans 8 necklace, bracelet, ring 9 trainers, 3 X He depends on ...
6 Which actor _ _ _ _ the part of Donkey in the Shrek films? (play) shorts, T-shirt 10 sweater, cardigan, coat 4,(
5 X Can you ask the teacher for a...
a) Anton io Banderas b) Mike Myers c) Eddie Murphy 6 X I'll pay for the dinner...
7,(
7 In which film _ _ __ the part of a chauffeur's daughter? (Audrey Hepburn / play) 2A Holidays 8,(
a) Sabrina b) Breakfast at Tiffany's c) Roman Holiday A gap fill activity 9 X My husband's worried about ...
10 X What do you think of...
8 What superpower _ _ _ _ ? (Batman / have) Sts complete three texts connected to holidays. Copy 11,(
one sheet per student. 12 X How often do you speak to ...
a) superintelligence b) none c) X-ray vision 13 X Maria's invited me to...
Vocabulary 141 She's fallen in love with ...
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A pairwork interview activity A pairwork speaking activity
Sts use question prompts to interview each ot her about Sts interv iew each other about questions related to
somebody they kno\V. Copy one sheet per student. n1o ney. Copy one sheet per pair and cut into a and b.

I Language La nguage
questions forms in t he present and f ut ure questions forms in the present simple and t he present
Tips for using Communicative Language What does she do? When are you going to see her next? per fect
What's the most expensive thing you've ever bought?
activities present simple and continuous, food vocabulary
In the restaurant, a man and a woman are sitting at a
Extra support How much money have you spent today?

• We have suggested the ideal nun1ber of copies for each table. They're talking. • G ive Sts, \\'Orking alone , a fe\V n1inutes to \vrite
• Be sensitive to any concerns Sts nlay have about nloney.
activity. H owever, you can often n1anage \.Vith fe\ve r, the con1plete for n1 of t•ach question in the space
• R evise any food and cooking \vorcls that yo u think Sts provided. IZen1ind S ts that'/' n1eans there is a \vord • Put Sts in pairs and give out the sheets. J\1ake su re that
e.g. one copy per pair instead of one per student.
n1ay have forgotten and \vhich they \Vill need for rhe 111issing or a change needs to be n1ade to the verb. they can't see each other's guestions. Give then1 a fe\v
• \Vhcn Sts are working in pairs, if possible get then1 to n1ornents to read their questions.
act1v1ty. Check ans\vcrs.
sit face to face. This ,...-ill encourage them to really talk
to each other and also means they can't sec each other's • Put Sts into pairs, ideally face to face, and give out che • Give each student a sheet, and focus on ru bric a. Give • Sts takes turns to ask each other the questions on
sheet. sheets. Make s ure Sts can't see each other's sheets. Sts a fe\·Vnlinutes to think of son1eone they kno\v \veil. their sheet. Ren1ind thein to al\vavs
, ask for more

• Explain that t hey both have the sa111e picture, but it has They can use the words at the top of the sheet fo r ideas. inforrn ation.
• lfyour class doesn't divide into pairs or groups, get t\VO
Sts to share one role, or get one student to 1nonitor, been changed so that there are ten differences. They shouldn't tell their partner anything about the • \Vhen Sts have fini shed the questions get sorne
help, and correct. person they are thinking about yet except whether the feedback fron1 individual pairs.
• Student A begins by describing the scene in the
restaurant, and n listens to find differences. Then p erson is male or female .
Extra idea
Student B describes the scene in the kitchen. • No\v focus on the question pro1npts and give Sts t in1e 28 How long have you ...?
• If son1c Sts finish early. Lhey can s\vap roles and do to think about ho\V to nlake the questions.
• They should ask their partner questions if necessary co A class mingle
the activity aga in. o r yo u could get then1 to \vrite
son1c of the senLences fron1 the activity. identify the differences. • No'v tell the Sts that they're going to ask each other
• \Vhen they have fo und the di ff"erences they can about their mystery person to discover their identity. Sts have a question \vhich they use to sur vey the rest of
sho\v each other the pictures to n1ake sure they have Demonstrate the activity by thinking of a p erson the class. Copy and cut up one sheet per 12 S ts.
Getting to know you identified them correctly. yourself. First tell then1 if it's a 111an or a \Von1an and
then get Sts to ask you the questions until they guess Language
A pairwork activity • Check the differences orally \Vith the class.
\vho the person is. Insist on correct question for1ns . Present perfe ct and present perfect cont inuous
This photocopiable 'getting to kno\v yo u' activity can Extra sup port How long have you known him? How long have you been
• In pairs, A intervie,vs B and then tries to guess \vhat
be used together with t he introductory Gran1n1ar living there?
• You could telI Sts that t here arc five diffe rences in the the relationship is bet\veen B and the person they are
activities as a first-day class, especially if your Sts do restaurant scene and five in the kitchen . describing. • If you have inore than 12 Sts, divide the class into t\VO
not yet have the Student's Book.
Differences in restaurant pictures • Sts S\vap roles. groups and 1nake the1n inove to different sides of the
• Sts \vrite the information about themselves. They then 1 A The waiter is going into the kitchen. class. G ive each student a different question card. Tell
• \Vhen they've finished, get feedback by asking \vho
S\vap \Vith a partner and ask each other co explain the B The waiter is coming out of the kitchen. Sts ro \vork out \Vb at the second question is (they n1ust
2 A The waiter is carrying a cake on a plate. each student described, and if their partner \vas able to
inforrnation. use either the present perfect sirnple or continuous),
B The waiter is carrying a roast chicken on a plate. guess the relationship.
• Copy one A sheet and one B sheet per student. but not to \vrite it. E licit and check the questions before
3 A The man and the woman on t able 2 are sitt ing 1 Family
opposite each other and look happy. Sts start the activity.
Language Where was he I she born? Where does he I she live? Who
B The man and the woman on table 2 are sitting next to does he I she live with? Occupation How long have you been working I worked
general revision of Pre-intermediat e grammar and each other and look unhappy. 2 Occupation I Studies t here?
vocabulary 4 A The businessman on table 1 is talking on his phone. What does he I she do? Where does he I she work I House How long have you been living I lived t here?
B The businessman on table 1 is typing into his mobile study? Does he I she like his I her job I studies? Is he I Interests How long have you been doing it ?
• Put Scs in pairs and give each student instructions and device. she going t o change j ob or st udies in the future? Gadgets How long have you had it I them?
a chart (A or B) 5 A The woman on table 3 is eating with a fork in her left 3 Appearance and personality Sport How long have you been doing it?
hand and an iPad ore-reader in her right hand. What does he I she look like? Wha t kind of clothes does Holidays How long have you been going there?
• Give Sts five minutes to write answers in the
B The woman on table 3 is holding a book in her left he I she wear? What is he I she like? What is his I her Social networks How long have you had an account?
app ropriate place in the chart. hand, and a glass in her right hand. best and worst qualit y? Giving How long have you been helping them?
• N ow get Sts to swap charts. Den1onstratc the activity Differences in kitchen pictures 4 Intere sts TV How long have you been wat ching it?
by taking a chart fro1n a student and asking hiln / 1 A There is a no smoking sign above the noticeboard. What does he I she like doing in his I her free t ime? Does Friends How long have you known him or her?
her Why did you tvrite ... ? Ask follo\v-up questior1s co B The sign above the noticeboard asks people to wash he I she do any sport or exercise? Which? What kind of Learning How long have you been learning it?
their hands. music does he I she like? Does he I she speak foreign Gym How long have you been a member?
continue the conversation.
2 A The male cook is trying the food. languages?
• Sts nO\¥ do the activity in pairs. Make it clear to t hen1 B The male cook is adding salt t o the food. 5 Your relationship with this person in the present Extra support
that they had diffe rent instructions, and stress that they 3 A The male cook with a large hat is stirring something in How often do you see each other? Do you get on well?
a pot. • You cou ld let Srs \Vrite do\v n their second question
can ask about the in forn1ation in any order. Monitor What do you have in common? What do you do together?
B The male cook with a large hat is frying a steak in on the back of d1eir card .
and help \vhere necessary. Stop rhe activity \Vhen n1ost 6 Your relationship with this person in the future
a pan. When are you seeing him I her next? What do you do • Nov>' tell Sts they have to ask t heir question to a ll the
rs have asked about all their partner's information. 4 A The female cook is looking in the fridge. together? Are you going on holiday together this year? other Sts in the class or group and r11ake a note of their
B The fema le cook is standing with her back to the Do you think you'll know him I her in ten years' t ime?
fridge and looking at the cooks. ans,vers.
lA Spot the difference 5 A The man at the sink is starting the washing-up. • Sts stand up and m ingle, aski ng their questions. If you
A pairwork information gap activity B The man at the sink is finishing the washing-up. have t\VO groups, get the1n to mingle in different halves
of the classroor11. Take part in the tni ngle yo urself, and
Sts describe their pictures to each other and find ten
n1on 1tor.
differences bet\veen then1. Copy one sheet per pair and
cut into A and B. • \Vhen Sts h ave asked everyone their questions, get
then1 to sit do,vn.

-
 • \Vhen S ts reach their o\vn 'Finish', t hey have another
• G·er feedba ck for each card to Ii nd out \Vho has been • Pick up the top ca rd fron1 one group and read it out. Say Language
goa11dco11ti 11uerou11dtl1eboard.
doing each acriviry the longest. \.Vherher you agree or disagree and give a reason. past tenses
• The first student to reach the next 'Finis h' wins . Jane had already eaten when I got ho1ne.
Non-cut alterna tive • Sts continue in groups. One student picks up a card
• Altern atively, if there is time, tell Sts to continue round
• Copy one sheet per pair ofSts, and cur in half. Put an<l reads ir our, says \Vhether he f she agrees or not, • Put Sts in pairs and get then1 to sit face to face if
the \vhole b oard. The first student to reach t he fi nal
Sts in pairs (preferably sitting face to face) and giYe giving reasons, and rhe others then say \vhar rhey rhink. possible. Give out the sheets. Explain that they each
'Finish' before his or her 'Start' t riangle then wins .
then1 one half of the sheet each. A asks B his / her Moniror and correcr any n1isuse of rhe definire arricle. have a different true story about cheating in sport.
• Ger son1e feedback ro see \vherher, generally speaking, Extra idea
first and second questions. B ans,vers, and then • Focus on a. Give S ts a fe\v n1inutes to read their storv
• If Sts need 111ore \.Vr itten practice us ing the verbs, yo u •
returns rhe questions. asking \Vhat about )'011? Then Srs agree or disagree \Vith the sentences. and then complete the numbered spaces with the
B asks A his / her first an<l second questions. They cou ld do this as a \vritten race. i\fter you say 'Go! ' correct form of the verbs in the brackets.
Extra suppor t
find our bct,Yeen the t\\·o of thcn1 \vho has been doing S ts, in pairs. have ten n1inutes to con1plete as n1any
• You could \\'rite some usefu I expressions on • C heck ans..,vers by copying the key onto the board.
each thing rhe longest. of the sentences as possible, startin g \Nith nun1ber
rhc board for Srs to use . e.g. f aaree I do11 't a8ree, one. (~et the pair \.vho have con1pleted 111osr to read Did he cheat?
(Perso11all)'.} f think .... f11 Ill)' opi11ion .. .. For out their sentences. ()ther pairs shou ld read theirs, 2 formed 3 included 4 was preparing 5 had sat down
3A Questionnaire exa111plc,. .. Rcn1ind Sts nor to use rhe definite article too, if they're cl iffe ren t. The pair \Vi t h the rnost 6 showed 7 had chosen 8 was driving 9 crashed
\vhen rhey generalize. 10 gave 11 overtook 12 went 13 had left
A pairwork questionnaire grarnrn atically correct ans\vers \vins.
14 had crashed 15 accused 16 admit ted
N o n -cu t altern ative Example answers
Sts rev ise con1paratives and s uperlatives by completing Blood money
• G ive one sheet LO each pair or group and get then1 to 1 You shouldn't drink coffee I play on your computer I 2 were playing 3 were losing 4 finished 5 was bleeding
a questionna ire w ith co111paratives or s uperlatives an<l have a big dinner.
disc uss rhe starernents one bv one. 6 had been• 7 was walking 8 noticed 9 had smiled
then asking and answering the questions. Copy one J
2 I have to go to t he library I revise for the t est I do my 10 had put 11 had used 12 won
sheet per pair and cut into a an<l b. homework I practise speaking English. • point out to the Sts that had been injured is the past perfect
4A Language learning 3 You must print your boarding card I pack I check in I passive
Lang uage show your passport.
A pairwork speaking activity 4 You don't have to work I go to classes I get up early I Extra suppo rt
comparatives and superlatives
Are you taller than your sister? do anything.
Sts con1pare their opinions on language learning. Copy 5 You shouldn't go to bed late I worry I revise too much I • You cou ld get t\.VO As and two Bs to work together to
Where's the best place to park?
one sheer per student. eat a lot. con1plete their stories.
• Put Sts in pairs and give our the questionnaires. 6 You don't have to pay cash I go to the shop I try t hings • Focus on b. Explain that Sts are novv going to tell
Lang uage on I carry bags home with you. each other their stories, and ask their partner a fi n al
• Focus on the adjectives / adverbs and tell Sts to Different forms of can I be able to 7 You mustn't lost your concentration I text I eat I drink.
cornplete each question \Vith a comparative or 8 You should think about the price I why you need one I if question about the story.
The internet can help you when you're learning a language.
superlative of the adjective / adverb. you need a new one I any special offers and cont racts. • Give Sts tirne to re-read and n1emorize the storv.,
• Give our rhe sheers and tell Sts to spend five minures 9 I had to do my homework on time I speak in English I
• Tell Scs that there n1ay be t\VO comparatives or t'vo • No\v get A to tell B fro111111en1ory about Nelson Piguet
write compositions I give a present ation.
superlatives in each pair of questions- it's not ahvays reading through rhe sentences. Explain thar they have Jr., and then ask B the final question (instruction c).
10 You have to learn English I find somewhere to live I get
one of each. ro pur a tick in the colun1n after each sraren1ent if rhey a job. They shou ld tr y to tell the story fron1 n1e1nory but can
agree \Virh ir and a cross if they disagree. ' 11 You should find out about special customs I if you need use their texts as pron1pts \vhere necessary.
• Check ans,vers. You could copy the key onto the board.
• Pur rhe Sts in pairs. Tell then1 to con1pare rheir ans\vers a visa I changing currency. • B then does the san1e for Harlequins and asks the final
• O\V focus on b . Get Sts sitting face to face if possible 12 You shouldn't get back in touch I see what he or she is
and explain rhe reasons for their choices. Monitor, question c.
co ask and ans\ver the questions. T hey can either ask doing on Facebook I go out t ogether again.
correcting especially any n1istakes \vhich relate ro 13 He or she has to correct homework I organize the • Get feedback by aski ng Sts \Vhether they think elson
alternate questions, or A can intervie\V B and they then
S\vap roles. If t here's time, they cou ld also return the gramn1ar in 4A. classroom I prepare the class I have everyt hing he or Piquet Jr. or the Harlequins tea1n \vas the \Vorse cheat
questions aski ng Whar a.bout y ou? • Get feedback frorn individual pairs. she needs. and \vhv.
,
14 You should consider what to cook I what food you need
A English 1 harder, 2 t he most difficult; Travelling 1 t he to buy I what drink you need to buy.
worst, 2 most often; Your life 1 more act ive, 48 Tell us about ... 15 You shouldn't do exercise I go swimming I get cold. SB How did they change our world?
2 unhealthiest; Friends and family 1 t he best-looking (the 16 A good st udent has to participate in class I do
most good-looking), 2 closest; Technology 1 t he best, A group board game homework I go to class I pass exams. A pairwork activity
2 more practical 17 You must reply to t he invitation I buy a present I make
B English 1 the most useful, 2 easier; Travelling 1 the
Sts n1ove arou nd rhe board 1naking sentences using Sts talk about sorne inventions and \Vhat life used to be
sure you have some smart clothes to wear I plan how to
longest, 2 more enjoyable; Your life 1 the most relaxing, have to, 11111sr, should. Copy one sheer per group of rhree get to t he wedding. like before they existed. Copy one sheet per pair.
2 more healthily; Friends and family 1 best , 2 the most or four Srs. 18 You should take an aspirin I lie down I close your eyes I
fluent; Technology 1 cheaper, 2 the most expensive have a coffee. Language
Lang uage 19 You must fi ll up with petrol I check t he tyres I plan used to I didn't use to
have to, must, should your ro ute. You mustn't smoke I fo rget your map I drive People used to use candles for light.
38 Generally speaking You mustn't text when you're driving. without regular breaks. They didn't use to stay up late at night.
20 You should be punctual I have information about the
A grou p discussion • Puc Sts in groups of th ree or four and give each group job I look smart. You shouldn't get there late I talk too • Put Sts in pairs and give our one sheet per pair.
a copy of the boa rd game pieces. 'fhey \vill also need much I wear casual clothes.
Srs practise generalizing by discussing copies in srnall • Focus on the first invention (the electric light) a nd ask
groups. Copy one s heer per group ofrhree or four Srs counter (or pieces of paper) and a coin. Sts \,\!hat did people use to do bejore it 1.vas invented? Try
and cur into cards. • Each player puls a counter on a S'f ART triangle. SA What a cheat! to elicit at least one (+)and one(·) ans\ver \Vi th used to,
• Explain the ru les of the game. Sts take turns to thro'v e .g. The)' used to BO to bed 1vhen it tvas dark. The)' didn't
Language A pairwork activity use to stay up late at ni[Jht.
the coin and rnove one circle for heads and two for tails.
not using the for generalizing When they land on a circle, they must make a sentence Sts co111plete different texts about cheating in sport • Sts con tinue in p airs \v it h t he other inventions. G et
I think cats make the best pets because... fo llo ...vi ng the i nsrrucrion. The rest of the group has co then1 to \Vr ite the sentences if yo u think they need more
\Vith verbs in t he correct tense (past sirnple, past
decide if the sentence is correct and makes sense. Be perfect, or past continuous) and then rnernorize and tell \.vritten practice \vith used to. Stress that they should try
• Put Sts in groups of three or four. Try to have a nlixrure
rhe fina l judge in case of d is pure. each other their story. Copy one sheet per pair and cut to rn ake at least three sentences per invention.
of sexes \Vhere possible, as rhis "viii help to pron1ore
d isagree1nent. G ive out one set of cards to each group • If t he sentence is vvrong, Sts rnove back a circle. I f ir's into a and b. • Get feedback, asking pairs to tell you their different
and put face dovv n. correct, they stay on t he circle. sentences.

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 • Each group picks a strip and tries to cornplete the • After Sts have finished asking all their questions, put
• o\v tell Sts that they have five minutes to choose Non-cut alternative
sentence in a logical and correct \Vay. They should then Sts in new pairs so that all the As are no\v \vorking
three inventions that they •
couldn't live \Vithout, and • Copy one sheet per pair ofSts, a nd cut in ha lf \Vtite their sentence. As soon as they've \vritten it, one \Vith a different B. Focus on b .
three that they could happily 1ive \Vithout. Then they vertically. Put Sts in pairs (preferably sitting face
con1pare choices and explain \vhy. student con1es to you v1ith their sentence. If it's correct, • A tells B \Vhat he / she asked his / her original partner
to face) and give then1 one half each . A asks B his / the group gets a point. Keep the score for each group and \vhat he / she said (using repor ted speech). Sts do
• Get feedback to see "vhich \Vere the n1ost / least popular her first c1uestion , B ans\vers, and t hen returns t he on the board. If the sentence is not correct, the group
. . this alternately.
1nvent1ons. question by saying \,\!hat a/Jout you? T hen Basks A re\vrites it.
his / her first question. • Monitor a nd correct any n1isuse of reported speech.
Extra idea • Set a tin1e lin1it, e.g. eight n1 i nutes. \Vhen the tin1e is
Extr a id ea
• You could cut the cards up and give each pair or up, the group \Vitb. the rnost correct sentences •vins.
group of t hree or fo ur Sts a sec, placed face do,vn. Sts 68 Who do you think they are? Non-cut alternative
• Fast fi nishers could \vrite do\vn the ten questions
pick up the top card and continue as above. they a.sked their partner using reported speech .
A pa irwork activity • Put S ts into pairs and give out one sheet per pair.
Example answers Sts \vork in pairs to con1plete the sentences. Set a
the fridge They used to go shopping every day. They didn't Sts have to 1natch son1e people to their professions. 88 Predict the story
Copy one sheet per pair. t irne li n1 it. \Vhen the tin1c is up, get the pair \vho has
use to buy ice-cream.
Google They used to use encyclopedias. They didn't use to corn pleted the n1oSt to read o ut their sentences. The A reading and predicting activity. Copy one
look for information online. Language pair \Vi th the n1ost correct sentences \Vins. sheet per student (or pair).
satnav They used to use maps. They didn't use to be able modals of deduction
to avoid t raffic jams. He/she can't be... He/ she might be... He/ she must be... Sts read and predict the next paragraph of a short story.
TV They used to play games or other activities. They didn't 78 If you had to choose ...
She might be a hairdresser because she has beautiful hair.
use to sit inside for a long time. A pairwork or group activity Language
email They used to write lots of letters. They didn't use to • Put Sts in pairs and give out the sheets. work
communicate quickly. Sts ask guestions about preferences, either to a partner
MP3 players They used to listen to t he radio. They didn't • Go through the list of jobs and nlake sure that Sts or small group. Sts have to say •vhich alternative they • Give each student a sheet. Make sure they have a piece
use to listen to music wherever they were. re1nen1ber the n1eaning of all of then1. >vould prefer and w hy. Copy one sheet per pair or srnall of paper to cover the text before they start reading.
the car They used to use horses for transport. They didn't • Tell Sts to speculate about each person in turn, going group. You can person alize this activity if you \Vant by • Sts cover all the text except the first paragraph and
use to t ravel so fast on land. through all the jobs. 'fell Sts that they are all real people
mobile phones They used to use phone boxes. They didn't inventing n1ore quest ions giving alternatives yourself. question 1. Sts read up to the first question What do you
use to contact people at any t ime. \Vho do one of these jobs.
think the meetinB ivas about?
digital cameras They used to be careful how many • Focus on photo I (Vi nce Cable) and b. Get Sts to give Language
photographs t hey took. They didn't use to put photos onto • Give Sts a moment to discuss quest ion 1 \vith a partner,
you a sentence \Vi th another reason \vhy he can't be a second conditional
a computer. I'd prefer to have a holiday house on the coast, because if I
or elicit ideas from the \vhole class (someone \viii
boxer e.g. He can't be a boxer because he looks very smart.
low-cost flights They used to pay a lot of money to travel had a house in the mountains, I'd miss the sea. almost certainly guess right, but don't tell then1).
Repeat \.Vith c and d. Remind Sts that they have to say
by plane. They didn't use to travel so far. • Sts then uncover and read the next part of the story
cash machines They used to get money from a person \Vhy.
• Put Sts in pairs or sn1a.ll groups and give out the sheets. and question 2, and find out if their predictions were
inside the bank. • Monitor \vhile they discuss and encourage thern to use
They didn't use to be able to get money anywhere in t he • Den1on strate the activity by getting a student to ask correct.
He / She can't be / 1nieht be / niust be, etc. you one o f the questions. Ans\ver in as inuch detail as
world. • Repeat the san1e process \vith the ren1aining parts of
• When you think that Sts have had enough tin1e, check possible. Sts then continue either asking their partner the story and questions.
they have n1ade a final decision for each person. the question or asking all the people in the group. Tell
• \Vhen you come to the last t\vO questions, elicit all
6A Give me an answer • Check ansvvers, eliciting from different pairs sentences the other student(s) to return the questions using What
possible suggestions fron1 the class. Accept all ideas,
\vith He J She 1nust be a ... and their reasons, a nd see if about you?
A group activity but tell Sts that Keeler \viii probably be sacked.
any of the pairs guessed the correct a nswers. • \Vhile Sts are talking, go round and monitor,
Sts ask questions using the passive to other Sts in the T ip
Extra support correcting any 1nistakes \vith conditionals.
group. Copy and cut up one set of cards per three or • Explain to the Sts that the sto ry is adapted fro1n
• You could "vrite We think he / she 111ust be ... on the • \Vb.en the activity finishes, get feedback fron1 a fe\v
four Sts. an original story set in the l JS and so1n e An1erican
board . pairs or groups.
\vords arc used. l ' he A tner ican vers ion of"to sack' is
Language 1 Vince Cable is a politician. 'to fire'.1 "he J-"irin[J Li11e is therefore a play on \Vords:
question forms in t he passive 2 Richard Ward is a hairdresser. SA Ask and tell it refers to sorneone \vho is in line to be fi red, an d it
Is the film subtitled? 3 Mary Beard is a university professor. also refers to the position fro n1 \vhich son1eone \vith
4 Adam Phillips is a psychoanalyst. A pairwork activity
a gun shoots at a targer.
• Put Sts in groups of three or four and give each group a 5 Nicola Benedetti is a violinist.
6 Nicola Adams is a boxer. S ts interview each other and then report questions and
set of cards face do\vn. ans\vers to a ne\v partner. Copy one sheet per pair and
• Sts take turns to pick up the top card and ask the cut into A and B.
9A Third conditional game
question to the other people in the group. Ren1ind 7A Finish the sentences A group board game
them to use What about you? When they repeat the Language
quest ion to the second or third student. A group activity reported speech
Sts revise third cond itionals by n1oving around a board
I asked Pablo how many times he'd been abroad. and completing sen tences . Copy one sheet per group of
• Den1onstrate by picking up a card yourself and asking Sts race to complete sentences. Copy and cut up one three or four Sts.
He said (that) he'd been abroad about five times.
one group. Ask extra questions for more inforn1ation , sheet per four or five Sts.
to encourage the Sts to do the san1e. • Put Sts in pairs A and B and give out the sheets . Focus Language
• Sts then continue. Monitor and correct any nlistakes Language on a. third condit ional
with passive for1n s. first conditional and future time clauses + when, until, etc. If we had known it was your birthday, we would have
I'll move house when I get a promotion.
• Stress that Sts just need to ask the questions on their
bought you a present.
• Stop the activity when one group has asked all the I'll do my homework as soon as I ge t home t his af ternoon. s heet and \vrite notes (not \vhole sentences).
questions, or \vhen you think it has gone on long • Sts ask and ans\ver the questions a lternately. Monitor • Put Sts in groups of three or four and give each group
enough. • Put Sts in sn1all groups (four or five) and number to n1ake sure that Sts aren't \Vriti ng do\vn everything a copy of the board gan1e. T hey will also need counters
the groups. Give each group a set of20 strips in an t heir partner says or asking for 1nore inforn1ation. (or pieces of paper) and a coin.
envelope.
 • When A and B have asked all their que tions, stop
• Explain the rules of the gan1e. Sts thro\v the coin and lOA Relative clauses quiz a nd get the class's attention. Ask one A if he or she
n1ove one square for heads and t\vo for tails. \V hen they
land o n a square, they must finish the sentence so that it A pairwork quiz ren1embers ho\v B ans,vered the first question (\Vhen's
is gran1n1atically correct and makes sense. Encourage yo11r birthday?) and explain that to check this he or she
Sts con1plete questions usi ng relative p ro nou ns a nd should say Your birthday's the (18th May), isn't it? Get B
then1 to use contracted forrns. The rest of the group then ask a partner the questio ns . Copy o ne s heet per
are 'judges'. Be the final judge in case of dispute. If the to ansvver (Yes, it is or No, it isn't. It's the... ).
pair and cut into A and B .
sen tence is correct, they can stay on the square they • In pairs, Sts check their 111en1ory of their partner's
have landed o n . If not, they h ave to go b ack to where Language an svvers. Monitor to 111ake sure they're forn1ing and
thev, carne fron1. pronouncing the question tags correctly.
relat ive pronouns
• The youngest student in each group starts. If S ts land Can you tell me the sport which is played at Wimbledon? • Get feedback to sec \vhich student in each pair had the
on a square where another student has been before, better rnen1ory.
they must complete the sentence in a different \vay. • Give out a copy of the questions (A or B) to each
student.
• T he first student to reach the 'Finish' \Vins. Revision
• Sts con1plete the questions individually \vi th a relative
Possible answers pronoun. A pairwork speaking activity
1 would have won the match
2 you'd decided to come • \Vhen all Sts have completed their questions, check • Sts ask each other questions about key vocabulary
3 would n't have got a t able answers either orally or by \V riting the pronouns on the a reas using a range of tenses and verb for n1s fro1u the
4 you hadn't had that last cup of coffee board. book. -rhis cou ld ei ther be used as a fin a l 'pre-test '
5 wouldn't have cooked lamb
A Sport 1 which, 2 which; Art and literature 1 who, revision or as a n oral exam. Copy and c ut up one set of
6 I'd known who was on t he other end of the line
7 wouldn't have got lost 2 whose; Film and TV 1 who, 2 who; Geography 1 which, cards per pair.
8 I wouldn't have missed your call 2 where; Technology 1 whose, 2 where
B Sport 1 where, whose; Art and literature 1 whose, Language
9 I'd studied more
10 we would have bought you a present 2 who; Film and TV 1 where, who; Geography 1 whe re, grammar and vocabulary of the book
11 you'd told us you were coming 2 which; Technology 1 where, 2 which What does your brother look like?
12 he'd been more caref ul
13 I'd have bought it • Put Sts in pairs A and B . Sts sit facing each o ther. • Sts \vork in pairs . G·ive each pair a set of cards face
14 he'd got to work on t ime mo re ofte n • Focus on b . Explain that first they n1us t ask their do,vn. Set a t i1ne Ii 111 it, e.g. ten minutes. Sts take turns
15 it had snowed more partner the question \vithout giving the three to pick up the top card and talk to their partner about
16 I'd have caught the train alternat ive ans\vers. lf their partner gets it right, he the topic on the card, using the prornpts.
17 if I'd done the lottery last week
/ she gets three points . lfhe /she gets it \vrong, then • Tell Sts to keep their cards and then if there is time, to
18 we would have won the match
they should give the three alternatives. lf their partner S\vap cards \vith their partner.
chooses the correct opt ion, he / s he gets one point.
• E ncourage Sts to ask follo\v-up questions.
98 Lifestyle survey • \\!hen Sts finish, ask each pair \.Vho got the n1ost points.
• M onitor, help, and correct.
A pairwork activity Extra challenge N o n -cut alternative
• Get Sts to \Vrite son1e rnore quiz questions of their
Sts coin pare in fortnat ion about their lifestyle and • \tlake one copy per pair. Give Sts a fe\\' 1non1ents to
O\Vn .
practise using quantifiers. Copy one sheet per pair and read through the cards. A chooses a number for B. B
cut into a and b. then talks about \vhat's on the card for that nutnber.
108 Memory game: question tags Sts continue taking tur ns to choose a topic fo r their
language partner to talk abo ut.
A pairwork activity
quant ifiers
How much time do you spend with your family every day? S ts ask each o ther questions, re1nen1ber the ans \vers,
Not enough. and then check that thev've re1nen1bered the ans\vers
;

correctly using question tags. Copy o ne s heet per pair

• P ut Sts in pairs and give out the s heets. Focus o n a
and cut into A and B.
and give Sts a fe\v n1otnen ts to read a ll their question
p ron1pts . Then focus o n b and on the express ions Sts Language
should use in their ansvvers .
I ques tion tags
Extra support Your favourite colour is blue, isn't it?
• D r ill a ll t he questions \Vi t h the \vhole class.
• In pairs, Sts sit facing each other. G ive out the sheets
• Demonstrate the activity by getting an A and a B to and give Sts a minute to read their questions and
ask you their first question. l\.ns\ver each question w ith instructions.
an expression from the list, and then explain it . Elicit
follo\v-up questions.
• A and B ask and ans\ver each other's questions
alternately (or A asks all his / her questions first, and
• S ts ask and ans\ver the questions in pairs. Get them to then B). S tress that they n1ustn't \Vrite do\.vn their
ask alternate questions, and, if there's tin1e, to return partner's answers, but n1uSt try to ren1en1ber the1n.
the question with ~\!hat about you? Encourage them to h ave a conversation rath er than just
• Get so1ne feedback f rorn the class . asking / answering. This \.vill help then1 to rem en1ber
the ans,vers.

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COMMUNICATIVE Getting to know you COMMUNICATIVE Getting to know you

Student A instructions Student B instructions

0 Read yo11r instructions and write your ans\vers in the correct place in the chart.
e Read your instructio11s and \Vrite your answers in the correct place in the chart.
In the star, write your first name and surnarne.
In tl1e star, \vrite vour
, first na1ne and sur11a111e.
In square 1, \vrite the year you started learning English .
In square, 1, write the nun1ber of brotl1ers and sisters you have.
In circle 2, write the two things you don't like doing at v.reekends.
In circle 2, \vrite t\VO things you really like doing \Vhen you have so1ne free ti1ne.
In square 3, write tl1e nu111ber of the house or flat \vhere you live.
In square 3, \Vrite the nurnber of the n1onth. wh.en you were born (e.g. October = 10)
In circle 4, \Vrite the na1ne of a farnous person you adrnire.
In circle 4, write the na1ne of a really good friend.
111 square 5, \vrite tl1e nan1e of the place where you spent your last holiday.
In square 5, write the nan1e of the last fihn you sa\v at hon1e or at the ci11en1a.
In circle 6, write the nan1e of the n1ost beautiful place you've ever been to.
In circle 6, write the na1ne of a website you often visit.
In square 7, \vrite tl1e na111es of t\vo sports you think are really boring or interesting to \Vatch.
In square 7, vvrite tl1e r1an1e of a subject you really love or loved at school.
In circle 8, \vrite the nan1e of t\vo kinds of music you really like.
In circle 8, \vrite the nan1e of the perso11 you get on \Vith best in your family.
111 square 9, vvrite an animal you have or \vould like to have as a pet.
In square 9, write tl1e 11a1ne of a fan1ous group or si11ger you really like or do11't like.
!11 circle 10, \vrite the name of a TV perso11ality you really like or do11't like.
In circle 10, \vrite the nan1e of a TV progran11ne you often \Vatch.
S\vap cl1arts witl1 A. Ask A to explain the i11forn1ation in his / her chart. Ask for more
Q S\vap charts \Vith B. Ask B to explain the information in his / her chart. Ask for more
informatio11.
information. Because it's the name of the person
Why did you write '3'!.1 Because it's how many brothers
0 nd sisters I have.
Why did you write 'Sebastian'?_]_
<;;_get on with best in my family.

Who exactly is Sebastian!.J

What are their name:zl.

G Explain you r a11s\.vers to B. G Explai11 yot1r a11s\vers to A .

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Student A a parent your best friend

your boyfriend I girlfriend
Describe your restaurant picture to B. Find five differences. Mark the five differences in your
.
restauran t picture.
a stepmother I stepfather a brother I sister
a nephew I niece
Res auran -- a work colleague your husband I wife
a grandparent

Person's first name _ ______________ ___

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O Family 0 Interests
Where I born? What I like doing in I free time?

Where I live? I do any sport or exercise? Which?

Who I live w ith? What kind I music I like?

I speak foreign languages? Which?

fl Occupation I Studies Your relationship with this

0 person in the present
What I do?
How often I see each other?
Where I work or study?
- - --- - - - ----- - - ----------------------------------------- - ---- I get on well?
I like I job or studies? Why (not)?
Student B What I have in common?
I going I change I job or studies in the future?
Describe your kitchen picture to A. Fi11d five differe11ces. Tv1ark the five d ifferences in your What I do together?
kitcl1e11 picture.

Res auran @ Appearance and personality €) Your relationship with this

• person in the future
What I look like?
II" .- • When I you I see this person next?
What kind I clothes I wear?
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What I like?
I go on holiday together this year?
What I best and worst quality?
Do you think I know this person I ten years' t ime?

0 You're going to tell your partner about someone in your family, or someone you know very well.
Look at the question pro mpts in the table and think of your answers to the questions.

Student A: Ask B about his or her person. Use the questions in the table but ask for more
\ I '.
information, too. Try to guess \Vho the person is.
'' '' Student B: Answer A's questions. G ive as much infor1natio11 as possible about him or her,
but do n't tell A who l1e or sl1e is. A has to guess if th e person is a parent, your boyfriend or
girl fr i.e.nd, your best friend , a work colleague, etc.

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2A COMMUNICATIVE Money, money, money... 28 COMMUNICATIVE How long have you ...?
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Student A
OCCUPATION HOUSE
Ask your partner the questions. Remember to ask for more information.
Do you like finding
Where do you work or Do you live in a house
bargains in the sale~ study? • or in a flat?

WhQ
00. I hate going to the sales. How long I work or
study there?
How long I live there?

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I Do you like fmding bargains in the sales?
INTERESTS GADGETS
2 \\1 hen do you prefer to pay by cash, and when do you
prefer to pay by card?
Do you have a special What gadgets (e.g.
3 Have you ever bought something you couldn't really afford? e-reader, smartphone,
hobby?
4 Has a cash machine ever 'eaten' your bank card?
How long I do it? etc.) do you have?
If so, how did you get it back? fI - How long I have
5 Have you, or anyo11e you know, ever won a lot of money? them?
6 Does anybody o\.ve you money? Do you owe anybody money?
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7 How much do you spend on food and drink every week? HOLIDAYS
SPORT
8 Have you ever given money to a charity, like Save the Children
or Oxfam? Do you do any sport or Is there a place you
9 Is your country expensive to live in at the moment? exercise? often go to for a
\Vhat kinds of things are expensive?
How long I do it? holiday?
10 Who usually pays the bill when you go to a restaurant? How long I go there?

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StudentB SOCIAL NETWORKS GIVING

Ask your partner the questions. Remember to ask for more information.
Are you on Facebook Do you give money to,
Have you ever bought or another social or do you work for, a
Yes, I once bought a picture, but network? charity, e.g. the World
something and then regretted it?_]_
when I brought it home I decided Wildlife Fund?
<;_;_hat I didn't like it. How long I have an
Why didn't you like i~ account? How long I help them?
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I Have you ever bought something and then regretted it?
TV FRIENDS
2 How much money have you spent so far today?
\ \1 hat did you spend it on?
Is there a TV . Who's your oldest
3 \\1hat kind of things do you norn1ally buy o nline? • programme or series friend?
1
Why don't you buy them in a shop? you regularly watch? How long I know him
4 Have you ever taken out a loan from the bank? \Vhy? How long I watch it? or her?
5 Is there anything you'd love to buy but can't afford
at the moment?
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6 Have you bought anything nice this week?
LEARNING GYM
7 Have you ever inherited money or property, or sornething
more unusual? Are you learning Do you go to a gym?
8 \\' hat's the most expensive thing you've ever bought? anything new at the How long I be a
9 \\1hat do you spend your money on apart from food, rent, etc.? moment (not English!)? member?
10 Have you, or anyone you kno\.v, ever been robbed of money? How long I learn it?
If so, what happened?
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Student A 0 Look at the statements and tick (I') if you agree or put a cross (X) if you disagree in the col u inn
next to it.
0 Complete the questions with a comparative or superlative.

English Do. You. What's up?

1 Which do you think is _ __ __ _ _ to learn, your own language or English? (hard) Speak. English?
2 What's

Travelling
thing about studying English? (diffi cult)

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•
1 What 's _ _ __ _ __ holiday you've ever had? (bad) "
2 Which do you use , public transport or a car? (often)

Your life
1 During a typical day, are you _ __ _ _ _ _ in the morning or in the afternoon? (active)
2 What 's your habit? (unhealthy)
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Friends and family
~:::~

1 Who's person in your family? (good-looking)

2 Who in your family are you to? (close) 1 To be able to speak English well, you have to live in an English-speaking
country for at least a year.
Technology
1..-i I

1 If you have a technical problem who's _ _ __ _ _ _ person you know to help you? (good) 2 Life offers you more opportunities if you can speak English well.
2 Which do you think is , a laptop or a tablet? (pract ical) 3 It's never too late to be able to learn a new language.

C!) Ask B your questions. Ask for more information. 4 My main reason for learning English is because I want to be able to get a
good job.
---------- - ---------- ---- --- ---- - - --- - - - -- - --------- - - --- ---- 5 It doesn't matter if you make mistakes in English if people are able to
Student B understand you.
6 There's not much you can do to improve your English outside the classroom.
0 Con1plete t he questions with a comparative or superl ative.
7 Tourists should always be able to say some basic phrases in the language
English of the country they are visiting.
1 Apart from English, what do you t hink is _ _ __ _ _ _ foreign language to learn? (useful) 8 A person can never be 100 per cent bilingual.
2 Do you find list ening is t han speaking? (easy)
9 Most people prefer to see a foreign film with subtitles than see it dubbed
-''o.:
' Travelling
/ '
\ into their own language.
1 What's journey you've ever been on? (long)
-. .. 2 Do you think travelling alone is than travelling with friends or family? (enjoyable) 10 The internet can help you when you're learning a language.
Your life 11 Listening to other people speaking English is the only way I can improve my
1 Which part of the day is - - - - - - - for you? (relaxing) pronunciation.
2 Do you eat than in the past? (healthily)
12 Most young people in my country can communicate well in English.
Friends and family
13 A child can learn English just by watching TV in English.
1 What's your - - - - - - - friend like? (good)
2 Who's English speaker in your family? (fluent) 14 A good teacher can influence how much you enjoy a language.
Technology 15 To be able to communicate well in a foreign language, pronunciation and
1 Is it _ __ _ __ _ t o buy things online or in a shop? (cheap) vocabulary are more important than grammar.
2 What's gadget you've ever bought? (expensive)

C!) Ask A your questions. Ask for rnore in fo rmation. Q Compare your answers with your partner and explain why you agree o r disagree.

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Three things Two things

Have you shouldn't you have to
another do before you do after class
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People who spend a long time on FINISH have to do
Women have a better sense of colour than men.
computers have no social skills. when you're on
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two things you
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interview. t he night before another
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you must do and
Vegetarians are healthier than people one thing you
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had to do in your
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Student A
0 Put the verbs in brackets in the past sin1ple, past perfect, or past continuous.

Did he cheat?
Google
In the autumn of 2008, Nelson Piquet Jr. 1 found
(find) himself in the middle of one of sport's greatest
controversies - had he or hadn't he deliberately crashed his car
his race so that his
teammate, Alonso, could win.
While Piquet
-
during the Singapore Grand Prix? 8 (drive)
Piquet Jr. 2 (form) part of the Renault around the circuit for the
Formula 1 team which also 3 (include) the 14th time, he
Spanish driver Fernando Alonso. According to Piquet, the day 9 (crash) his car. This allowed Alonso to make the electric light the fridge Google
before the race, while he ' (prepare) to drive, an early pit stop and 10 (give) him an
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two senior Renault F1 directors asked to speak to Piquet Jr. He advantage. After Piquet crashed, Alonso 11 _ _ __ __
went to see them in their offices, and as soon as he (overtake) the other drivers and 12 (go) on to
5 (sit down), the two directors took out a map win the race.
of the Singapore circuit. They then 6 (show) In 2009, after Piquet 13 (leave) Renault, there
him the exact corner on the map where they wanted him to crash was an investigation. Piquet admitted that he
his car, and the exact moment when they wanted it to happen. The •
4
(crash) his car on purpose under
directors 7 (choose) this corner because they instruction from Renault. At first, Renault 15_ __ _ _ _
knew rescue teams couldn't get to this part of the track quickly, so (accuse) Piquet of lying, but finally they 16_ _ __ _ _
all the drivers would have to slow down. Piquet agreed to 'sacrifice' (admit) their guilt.

G Read the sto ry again and remember it. This happened to Nelson Piquet Jr.
In your own words, tell B about Nelson Piquet Jr. ~ 2008. He was part of. ..

G Ask B Who do you think is telliri8 the truth, l\Jelson Piquet Jr. or Renault Formula 1? email
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Student&
0 Put the verbs in brackets in the past sin1ple, past perfect, or past continuous.

Blood money
One of the greatest sporting scandals 1 happened
(happen) in a Rugby Union match in 2009. The scandal involved
a player, and the club's director and physiotherapist.
On 12th April 2009, the English team Harlequins
2 (play) against the Irish team Leinster in
a Heineken Cup match. The match wasn't going very well for MP3 players
Harlequins and they 3 (lose).
mobile phones
Later there was an investigation \Nhich discovered that the
Five minutes before the match • (finish), one ~-------------- -- --- +-------------------+-------- ---- -------~
blood coming from William's mouth was not real - it was fake
of the Harlequins players called Tom Williams came off the pitch blood. Before the match, Williams 10 (put) a
because he 5 (bleed) heavily from his mouth. lake blood capsule in his sock and then bit it so that the coach
The coach substituted him with a star player who could make a 'tactical substitution' when the team was losing.
6 (be) injured earlier in the match but who Apparently, they 11 (use) this 'technique' in
was now well enough to play. four previous matches.
7 12
While Williams (walk) off, an assistant Leinster (win) the game 6-5, Harlequins
rushed to help him. However, the doctor from the Leinster team were fined £260,000 and the club's director and physiotherapist
a (notice) that Williams 9_ _ _ __ _ were banned from rugby for three years. Williams couldn't play
(smile) at his team before he came off the pitch. for four months.

G Read the story again and remetn ber it. This happened in a rugby match in 2009.
ln your own words, tell A about H arlequins. ~he team, Harlequins, were playing...
digital cameras low-cost flights
G Ask A Do you think the punishments Biven to Harlequins and Toni Williams 1verefair? L-------------------•-------------------·------------- ---- --~

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How much
What's the Would you like are you
Has your car or
best present to be painted influenced by
bike ever been
you've ever by a famous advertisements
stolen?
been given? artist? on TV and
online?

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When you
were a child, At what age At what age
did you use to do you think do you think Do you
be punished a people should people should like being
lot for doing be allowed to be allowed to photographed?
something vote? drive?
wrong?

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Name the best

Have you ever
thing that was When was the
been caught Do you prefer
invented or last time you
a) cheating in driving or being
discovered by were invited to
an exam, orb) driven?
someone from a wedding?
speeding?
your country.

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0 Look at the people in the pictu res a nd the list of jobs below. Each person does 011e of tl1e jobs
fro1n the list.
Which jobs in Have you How do you
Are you often boxer hairdresser politician psychoanalyst university professor violinist
your country ever been feel about
asked to show
do you think photographed being corrected
your ID? When Discuss each perso11 \Vith your partner. Eliminate the jobs you chink are i1npossible for that
are a) not paid by a when you
was the last person. Use He/ She can't be a ... and say vvhy.
enough, orb) professional are speaking
time?
paid too much? photographer? --~nglish?
..... The man in photograph 1 can't be a boxer, because he looks too olQ

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He might be a university professor...
but he doesn't look intelligent enoug~
How soon
Now .m ake a final choice for each person. Use He/ She must be ... a nd say w hy. You r teacher will
Do you think Has one of do you think
life skills, like e-books will tell you if you're ri ght.
Have you ever your holidays
cooking, shou ld been attacked or flights be used in all He must be a... becaus~
be taught at by an animal? ever been schools instead
school? cancelled? of paper
books?

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Talk to a partner. ( because if I lived in an old flat I'd have
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1 You'll soon feel better if...
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holiday house on the coast or
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in the mountains?
1 Send me a message as soon as ...
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a house with solar energy
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1 You'll find the love of your life if...
I electricity?
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1 We'll miss the train unless ... have a gym or a games room?
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1 We'll tell him the news as soon as ...
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Wou ld you prefer to live in a
1 I won't know which computer to buy unless... house next to an airport or a
I
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I
1 If I can get tickets for the concert ...
I
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I Would you prefer to live in a
1 My parents won't let me go to the party unless ... I
modern, spacious apartment
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or in an old, cosy house? I
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1 If you press this red button ... disco next door?
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Student A
C) Ask your partner the questions and \Vrite dowr1 hi / her ans\vers in note form .

notes
1 Can you play a musical inst rument?
2 How many times have you been abroad?
3 Did you go to bed early last night?
4 What do you usually have for breakfast? ~ THE FIRING LINE by Henry Slesar
5 Are you going to go out on Saturday night? Part 1
heldon Keeler, marketing manager of Walford International, knew from experience that company
6
7
Have you ever won a prize or cup?
What are you going to do after class? I
S meetings could be called at any time and in any place, even in the lifts. As he was going up to his
office on Wednesday morning, Cliff Bowles, the head of Personnel, got into the lift with him. 'We had a
I meeting last night, Sheldon ... ,'he said.
8 What's your favourite time of year?
9 When did you last get a let ter writ ten by hand? 1 What do you thillk the meeting was about?
10 What do you do on Sunday mornings? 'One of your guys is out .'
'Oh?' Keeler said. 'Who?'
'Macauley. He's not the right man for the job. Tell him as soon as you can.'
Q C hange partners. Tell your new partner about wl1at your first partner to ld you. 'Of course,' Keeler said, desperately trying to remember who Macauley was of t he 67 people in his
department. 'I'll tell him right now.'
I asked Anna if she could play a musical instrument 'No,' said Bowles. 'It will be better if you wait until Friday.'
and she said she could play the piano_J
2 Why does Bowles want to \Vait until Friday to fire Macauley?
--- ----- -- ---- ---- ---------- ----------- ----- -----------------
And do it late in the afternoon, when most people have gone home. It's not good for the company to
Student B have employees who've been fired complaining to everyone. They might even go on strike.'

C) Ask your partner the questions and write do\vn his / her ans,vers in no te fo rm. 3 How do you thillk Keeler feels about having to fire a member of his department?

Keeler wasn't pleased. It wasn't the first time he'd had to tell someone to go, but he didn't enjoy it. And
notes sometimes there were unpleasant scenes. Even the carefully-written company document. (How to Fire a
Walford Employee) wasn't much help •vhen the victim became emotional. The lift stopped and Keeler got
1 Could you swim when you were five? out. 'Righ t,' he said. 'I'll tell him as soon as I get back from lunch on Friday.'
2 Are you afraid of any animals or insects?
Part2
3 Have you ever visited an English-speaking country? hursday was a busy day for Keeler, and he completely forgot that he had to fire one of his men. But
4
5
Do you support a sports team?
Where did you go to on holiday last year?
IT on Friday, he returned from lunch feeling tense. He knew the moment had come, and couldn't wait
any longer. He called Eve, his secretary, and told her to tell Bob Macnally to come to his office. Macnally
arrived promptly, a slim young man with a sensitive face.
I
6 What websit es do you like looking at ? 4 What do you think might be the first question Keeler asks Macnally?
7 Where are you going for your next holiday? I 'Sit down,' Keeler said with a friendly smile. 'How long have you been working here, Macnally?' This was
8 Where will you be at four o'clock tomorrow afternoon? the standard first question, recommended by the company document.
9 Have you done any spbrt or exercise today? 'Almost two years,' the young man said. 'Let's see, it'll be exactly two years this November.'
Keeler smiled. 'And how do you fee l about these two years?'
10 Can you count to one hundred in three languages? 'Fine,' the young man said, Just fine, Mr Keeler.'
The manager sighed deeply. 'Well, I suppose it must be our fault t hen,' he said sadly.
'Your fault? What do you mean?'
'Look, Bob,' Keeler said confidentially. 'You're a good man and you've got great potential. When you
Q C hange partners. Tell your new partner about what your first partner told you. leave here, your experience with Walford will be a really good recommendation. We'll give you a good
reference. You can be sure of that.'
I asked Paul if he could swim when he was five,
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'But I wasn't thinking of leaving, Mr Keeler.'

'Bob,' Keeler said sadly, 'Sometimes a man has to th ink about leaving.' If England You would
Macnally suddenly realized the truth. 'You mean I'm fire d?' he said incredulously. hadn't missed have enjoyed If we hadn't
'Look Bob .. .' START the penalty, the party if... phoned the
'Don't call me Bob. You've never called me Bob in your life, Keeler. I bet you never even knew my they... restaurant to
first name until now.' book, we ...
'I'm only trying to make th is easy for you .. .'
'I'm the best marketing man you've ever had, you told me that yourself.'
'Did I?'
'You certainly did. Last year. You sent me an email, remember? Or didn't you know who you were You would
sending it to? I've got the best record in the department, and now you're firing me! I don't believe it!' have slept
'There are a few factors,' Keeler said seriously. 'The Personnel department .. .' better if. ..
'To hell with them!' the young man said furiously, standing up. 'And to hell with you!' he shouted. If you'd had I wouldn't
'You're just a puppet!' He turned and walked towards the door. Google maps have
on your answered the If you had told
6 Who do you think he's going to speak to and why? phone, we ... phone if... me you were a
vegetarian, I. ..
'I'm going to see the MD. I'm going to get some answers. I won't accept it unless he gives me a really
good reason.'
'Wait a minute!' Keeler shouted. 'You'll only make things worse if you go and see Mr Walford.. .'
But he couldn't stop him. Keeler sighed deeply and went back to the letter he was writing. At 5.10 he
If I hadn't left
my mobile at
filled his briefcase with unread documents and went home.
home, I. ..
Part3
n Monday morning Evelyn arrived at the office before him. She looked up as he entered. 'Oh, We would
0 Mr Keeler, Mr Walford called at nine and asked you to go and see him as soon as you got here.'
I would have
I
have picked
you up at the
If we had
7 Why do you think Mr Walford wants to see Keeler? got better airport if...
known it was
marks at your birthday,
Keeler got the lift to the executive floor and went to Mr Walford's office at the end of the corridor.
school if... we ...
'Sit down, Keeler,' said Mr Walford. 'This man of yours, Macnally.. .'
'Sorry about that, Mr Walford. So he came to see you .. .' George
'Yes, he did,' said Ivlr Walford. 'A very emotional young man . A good man, too. I asked Mr Bowles wouldn't have
in the Personnel Department about him. He said he was the best young man in your department. I crashed his
didn't want to lose him. But after the things he said to me, I couldn't let him stay. He called m e an car if...
old ... What a pity.'
'Yes,' said Keeler, 'It is a pity, I didn't want to fire him, Mr Walford. But the Personnel Department
knows best ... ' We would The boss
'Did you get the order from Mr Bowles?' have gone wouldn't have If the jacket
'Yes, sir.' skiing if... sacked Ben had been a bit
'When.?' if. .. cheaper I. ..
'On Wednesday. It was in the lift, actually. He told me that Macauley wasn't the right man for the •
job ...' He stopped.
'Macauley,' he whispered. If I had got to
'Yes,' Walford said quietly. 'Macauley. Tell me something, Keeler... How long have you been working the station a
here?'
minute earlier,
1. ..
8 Why does Mr Walford ask Keeler the last question? What do you think is going to happen to Keeler?
••

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Student A Student A Student B

time I spend
films or books I
with your family Can you;tell--me ... Can you tell me ...
download a month?
every day? ................................:
••
have \~ I
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•
: photos I have ; Sport Sport
friends I •

on Facebook? 11

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1

I •• hours I spend •• •
..• a cricket b polo c t ennis play?
kilometres I walk • • a Anfield b Emirates c Old Trafford
~ studying English : 2 the year in London last held the Olympic
a day? • •
Games before 2012? 2 t he sports company slogan is 'Just do it'?
• •.. a week? •• • ••
• • ••••••• things I use a 1908 b 1948 c 1968 a Adidas b Nike c Reebok
••• • • •
your mobile
TV I watch nights a week I messages I Art and literature Art and literature
phone for?
every day? go out? send a day? 1 the name of t he person wrote the Wallander 1 the name of the painter works of art
detective stories? included a can of soup?
a Stieg Larsson b Sarah Lund c Henning Mankel! a David Hockney b Damien Hirst c Andy Warhol
2 the name of t he famous artist _ _ _ most famous 2 the name of the writer wrote the James

e Make questions with Ho iv much a11d How rnan)' to ask B . Ask for Inore infor111ation. work was the /vlona Lisa?
a Caravaggio b Leonardo da Vinci
Bond books?
a Albert 'Cubby' Broccoli b Ian Fleming
How many films do you download a mont~ <;!!,_ot many, only two or three. c Michelangelo c John Le Carre

What type of films do you like wa t chinl{[2 Film and TV Film and TV

e Answer B 's questions \Vith an expression from the list belo\V. G ive rnore infor m ation. 1 the names of two actors _ __ have played
Batman?
1 the planet Superman comes from?
a Arrakis b Galileo c Krypton
a Christi an Bale and George Clooney 2 the name of the actress is married t o Javier
a lot I lots too much I many not much I many a few I very few b Christian Bale and Johnny Depp Bardem?
a little I very litt le none not enough c Christ ian Bale and Daniel Day-Lewis a Penelope Cruz b Cameron Diaz c Salma Hayek
2 the name of the actress played Margaret
That cher in t he 2012 f ilm The Iron Lady? Geography
a Glenn Close b Judi Dench c Meryl Streep
Student B 1 the European city Greenpeace has its
Geography headquarters?
social network a Amsterdam b Dublin c Stockholm
sites I use 1 the cont inent has the largest population? 2 two countries _ _ _ have a border w ith t he
sleep I get
regularly? • • • • •• • • • ·······················:• a Africa b Asia c Sout h America Netherlands?
at night? • •

. close friends 1lI

: music I download !
~ a week? !
2 the city
a Buenos Aires
you can find the Spanish St eps?
b Moscow c Rome
a France and Germany b Germany and Swit zerland
c Germany and Belgium
have '\ ••••••••• • •• .......
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apps I have on ~. your family own? .:
your phone? •• • 1 the name of t he company logo is a piece of 1 the place in California they make electronic
•• • •• fruit? gadgets?
• • ••••••••
••••• • a Apple b Cherry c Raspberry a Fresno Valley b Silicon Valley c Simi Valley
money I spend
on clothes? 2 the universit y Facebook was invent ed? 2 the name of one of the two companies _ __
TVs I in your time I spend a Harvard b Stanford c Yale helped develop 'smart' cars?
books I read house? a Fila b Oakley c Swatch
online every day?
a month?

0 Complete the questions w ith who, which,

where, or whose.
C!) Make questio11s \vitl1 How much a11d Ho1.v many to ask A. Ask for more in forn1ation. 0 Co1nplete the questions with who, which,
where, or whose.
How much sleep do you get at nigh!f.2. 0 ot enough, much less than I need! Ask B the questions. (Begin w ith Can you
tell me ... ?)
Tf B knows the ans wers, he/ she gets three Ask A the question s. (Begin w ith Can you
Why don't you get enough sleeef2
points. tell m e . .. ?)
e Answer A:s questions \.Vith an expression from the list below. Give more inforn1ation. If B doesn't know the answer, give him / If A knows the answers, he/ she gets tl1ree
.
poi nts .
her the three options.
a lot I lots t oo much I many not much I many a few I very few If B gets it right, he/ she ge ts one p oint. If A does11't kno\.v the answer, give him /
a litt le I very lit t le none not enough her the three options .
If A gets it r ight , h e/ she gets one point.

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Student A
C) Ask B the questio11s below a11d remernber l1is / her answers. Don't write anything do\vn.
f) Food and cooking e Family and friends
Describe a friend or a member of your family.
Talk for a minute about what and where you eat.
* Do you think you have a healthy diet? Why (not)? * What does he I she look like?
* Do you eat or drink too much or not enough of anything? * What is he I she like? (Give two positive and t wo
* When's your birthday? * Are you trying to cut down on anything at the moment? negative characterist ics.)

:?: Do you like using Facebook? * Do you prefer eating out or eating at home? * In what ways are you similar or different?
* What's your favourite dish v~hen you eat out? *
* How long have you been studying English here? * How do you usually like these kinds of food to be *
In what ways are you different?
Do you get on with this person? Why (not)?
~:~ Have you been to an English-speaking country? cooked? Fish Potatoes Rice

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* Where were you born? E)Money OTransport

* Can you speak five languages? Tell your partner about your att itude t o money. Talk to your partner about t ransport in your town.
* Where are you going after this class? * Are you good at saving money? * What's your favourite form of transport? Why?
* What did you have for dinner last night? * Are you careful with money? How? * What's the best way to get around your town I city?
* Do you usually leave tips in bars, taxis or restaurants? * What's the worst way to get around your town I city?
~:~ Are you talkat ive? Why (not)? * How do you get to the place where you work I study?
* Is there anything you don't like spending money on? * If you could change one thing about transport in your
Why (not?) town, what would it be?
* Do you think credit cards are a good thing? Why (not?)
C!) Answer B 's questions.
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G No\v check if you have remembered B's answers to the questions in a. Use a question tag.
Your birthday's the 25th of October, isn't iql 0s, it is.
0 Sport 0 Relationships
Tell your partner about a good friend of yours.
Tell your partner about. ..
* A sport you really like watching or doing. * How long have you known each other?
------------------------------------------------------------- * A sport you hate watching or doing. * Where did you meet?
* A sport you used to do and why you stopped. * Why do you get on well together?
Student B * A team you support. How long have you been supporting * Have you ever had a serious argument?
them? Do you go and see them play? * How oft en do you see each other?
C) Ask A the questions below and ren1ember his / l1er answers. Don't \Vrite anything do\vn. * The sporting event you most remember.
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* Do you take sugar in coffee? GThecinema Q Your education

* Are you going anywhere next weekend? Think of a film (but don't say the name). Describe it for Tell your partner about your secondary school (or
* What's your favourite colour? your partner to guess. primary school if you are still at school).
::: Can you play a musical instrument? * Where's it set? * Did you use to wear a uniform?
* Did you have breakfast this morning? * Is it based on a book? * What subjects were you good at?
* Who was it directed by? * What subjects didn't you like?
* How long have you been living in your house I flat? * Who's in it? * Did you use to have a favourite teacher?
* Were you at home last night? * What's it about? * Were there any teachers you didn't like? Why (not)?
:-:~ Where would you like to go on holiday this year?

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:;.: Are you stubborn? Gvourhome ework

Talk about your home. Think of a friend or family member who has a job. Tell
* \Nhere do you live? your partner about the good and bad side of his I her
* How long have you lived there? job. Talk about:
C!) Answer A's qt1estions. * What kind of nouse or flat is it? Can you describe it? * The salary
* What do you like about it? What don't you like? * The hours
G Now check if you have remernbered A's answers to the questions i11 a. Use a question tag. * What do you like about the area where you live? What * The holidays
You don't take sugar in your coffee, do yo~ ~, I don't. don't you like? * The best thing about the job
* The 'Norst thing about the JOb
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