Match the pictures with the words in the box.
Unit one
Relationships
Speaking
- Look at the photos. Who are these people? What are their relationships?
Match the pictures with the words in the box.
| father and son neighbours siblings colleagues business partners husband and wife sisters grandmother and grandson friends |
- Answer the questions about yourself, and then ask a partner to complete the chart.
| Question | Me | My classmate |
| What’s your name? | ||
| What’s your surname? | ||
| Where are you from? | ||
| How old are you? | ||
| Where do you live? | ||
| Where do you study? | ||
| How many brothers and/or sisters do you have? | ||
| Who is your favourite sportsman? | ||
| Have you got any pets? | ||
| Who is your favourite pop star? | ||
| What’s your favourite food? |
- Give a short talk to the class about your partner using the table.
Listening and reading
- Look at the picture and answer the questions below. If you do not know the answers, try to guess.
- Who is the boy?
- How old is he?
- Where does he live?
- What is his hobby?
- Listen to your teacher talking about Justin Bieber and complete the chart.
| Full name | |
| Place of birth | |
| Birthday | |
| Parents’ names | |
| Hobby | |
| Famous for |
- In pairs, ask and answer questions about Justin Bieber.
Look at these pictures. Do you do any of these activities?
Moonwalking tap dancing jazz
Ballet travelling diving
- Read the text and guess the mysterious character. Choose one of the photos.
She lives in New York and she is a citizen of the United States and Israel. She is the only child in a family. Her father is a doctor from Israel and her mother is an artist from the USA. She is a vegetarian. She can speak two languages, Hebrew and English (her native languages), fluently. She knows some conversational French, German, and Japanese and Spanish. She has a passion for travel. She still takes ballet, jazz, and tap dancing classes and plays the piano. She is fond of diving. She has many awards. She is very beautiful and has naturally curly, dark brown hair. She works for Dior as a model.
Complete the sentences about Justin Bieber and the mysterious character.
Which of the following is the characteristic of her/him …
1. _______ plays several musical instruments?
2. _______ speaks several languages?
3. _______ likes video games?
4. _______ likes diving?
5. _______ dances ballet?
6. _______ moonwalks?
7. _______ does tap dancing?
8. _______ loves travelling?
9. _______ plays basketball and hockey?
10. ______ has brown hair?
11. ______ has a famous haircut?
- Answer the following questions about Justin Bieber and the mysterious character.
Does he/she live in the USA?
Does he/she have any sisters/brothers?
Does he/she play musical instruments?
Does he/she love travelling?
Does he/she like video games?
Does he/she dance?
Does he/she speak several languages?
- Write similar questions and interview a partner.
Example: Do you have any sisters and/or brothers?
(see Reference page __, Present simple tense)
Example: Yes, I do. I have a brother.
Grammar: the present simple tense
Choose the correct form.
How often do/does you go to the library with your classmates?
Where do/ does your close friend live?
Where do/does you usually spend your free time?
What kind of music do/does your roommate usually listen to?
What do/does your boy friend do?
How often do/does your pen friend write you?
Listen and repeat
- Practice reading the final –s correctly. How do you pronounce the final –s in these words?
learns maps goes parties facts answers breaks
talks writes states things brings lasts costs bends
Reading and listening
- Answer the following questions.
Do you like your name? Is it old-fashioned/traditional/modern?
Do you have a nickname?
Which names are popular in your country?
What names do you like?
Which of these names below are unusual and which are usual?
4real Mary Superman Aziada Mels Arsenal Jordan Tiaamii Summit Saule
- Read this text quickly, then in groups of 3-4 students
- give examples of unusual names
- name the countries which have strict rules about names
- give the most popular names in Britain
What’s in a name?
A family in New Zealand wants to name their baby son 4Real. In New Zealand they do not allow giving names which begin with a number. So the family decides to call their baby Superman.
In many countries, unusual names for children are popular. Some parents choose names from popular culture and sports. For example, there are 36 children named Arsenal after the football team.
Other parents like to make up names, or combine names. They want to make unique names. For example, Jordan, the British model, invented the name Tiaamii for her daughter. She combined the names Thea and Amy (their two grandmothers).
Other countries have stricter rules of naming children. In Japan, Denmark, Spain, Germany and Argentina there is a list of allowed names. In China parents cannot add foreign letters or symbols to names of their children.
In Britain, some old-fashioned names are popular again, such as Maisie or Ella for a girl, or Alfie or Noah for a boy. But the most popular names are traditional – Jack, Charlie and Thomas for boys and Grace, Ruby and Jessica for girls.
- Match these questions with the answers below.
a) Why does the family name their son Superman?
b) How do parents make unique names?
c) What does Tiaamii mean?
d) Can parents in China add foreign letters to names of their children?
e) What are the most popular names in Britain?
1) Because they cannot give the names which begin with numbers.
2) No, they cannot.
3) Mostly traditional names.
4) They make up or combine names.
5) It is the combination of the names Thea and Amy.
- Read the text again and write five questions. Ask and answer the questions in small groups.
- Check your memory. How are these words used in the text? Make sentences in pairs.
- 4Real
- Superman
- popular culture and sports
- 36 children
- unique
- foreign
- popular
Project work
Writing: An informal letter
Informal letters need to be well organized. Use paragraphs to organize a letter. A letter of 100 words can easily be organized into three paragraphs.
Paragraph 1 - the introduction. When we reply to a letter, we usually say something about what was in the original letter.
Paragraph 2 – the body - the main content.
Paragraph 3 - the conclusion which usually ends with something like 'Write back soon'.
1 2 3 4
Reading and writing
My uncle
My uncle Chris is the best uncle in the world. He is tall, has dark hair and brown eyes. He isn't plump or thin, he is just right. He gets suntanned easily. Uncle Chris is a gardener, a car-mechanic, an electrician and an animal-lover all in one.
He is unemployed but does a lot of jobs for people who help him a lot. He's got a great sense of humor. He's got lots of ideas, too. He's always very positive about things, never gets angry. He never shouts at anyone. And he’s very friendly. I think that's why so many people like him, and he's very popular among his family, friends and neighbours.
He usually wears dark jeans and flannel shirts, but when it’s cold, he puts on his warm winter jacket and his funny red woolly hat. When he goes fishing, he puts on his boots and his baseball cap (he looks funny because it says "Fishing king). When there is a celebration in the family, a wedding or a birthday, Uncle Chris always dresses in a funny way.
Uncle Chris loves animals he can spend hours talking to them and caring about them. He keeps pigeons, fish, rabbits and a dog. He is a great animal expert and always helps people when their pets are ill.
(From: Kompedium Szóstoklasisty, Papilon)
Listening
1 2 3
Project work
1. Make a poster about your star sign. Show your work to your classmates at the next lesson. Do you all have similar things?
2.Choose a student in your class. Find five differences between him/her and you. Tell other students.
Vocabulary
Getting on well
Reading
A True Friend
One day one young man comes to the great philosopher Socrates and says,
"Do you want to know something about your friend? »
"Hold on a minute," Socrates answers. "Before you tell me, pass a little test. It is called the Three Filter Test."
"Three filter test?".
"That is right," Socrates continues. "Before you talk to me about my friend, it is a good idea to filter what you say. The first filter is Truth. Are you sure that what you want to tell me about my friend is true?"
"No," the man says, "actually I am not sure that it is true..."
"All right," says Socrates. "So you don't know if it's true or not. Now let's try the second filter. Is it something good or bad?" The man says, “Mm… It is not so good.”
"So," Socrates continued, "you want to tell me something bad about him, but you're not sure that it's true. You may still pass the test though, because there's one more filter: the filter of Usefulness. Is what you want to tell me about my friend useful to me?"
"No, not really."
"Well," concludes Socrates, "if what you want to tell me is neither true nor good nor even useful, why do you want to tell it to me at all?"
Writing
Writing about a friend
Pronunciation
1. The letters th can be pronounced as / θ / or / ð /. Put the following words into a correct column below.
mother
father
brother
bath
moth
they
clothes
rather
their
breathe
birthday
although
| / θ / | / ð / |
| death | weather |
Listen and check.
Listening
Speaking
Literature
Group A: read extract 1.
Sarah trembles with excitement. She shakes so much that she gets her zip stuck and drops her lipstick down the loo. It was six-thirty and she was due to be at Jason’s flat in an hour. She took a deep breath and told herself to be sensible; after all it was only a dinner date. But the thought of seeing him set her pulse racing. She poured herself a quick drink, and then checked her hair and make-up for the last time. Then she rushed out and hailed a passing taxi.
They had met a month earlier at a party. He had asked her to dance. They ended up spending the whole evening in each other’s company. Jason was tall and athletic, and dressed perfectly. He also seemed very gentle and considerate; he had driven her home after the party but only kissed her in a brotherly way. She had just broken up with Kevin - and Jason was such a pleasant contrast!
Since then, they had met several times - but always with other people, in restaurants or at parties. She knew she was special for him, and after the last party, he had driven her home again. This time he had kissed her - but not like a brother! He had invited her to supper at his flat in Bayswater. That night she had hardly slept, she was so excited. At last she would see him alone on his home ground. They would really get to know each other - and perhaps...? She told herself to stop fantasizing.
Group B: read extract 2
She looked for number 7 - there it was. She was just about to ring the bell when she looked up at the first-floor window. There, silhouetted against the curtains, she saw the unmistakable outline of a female figure. And behind it was Jason’s own shadow. The woman was moving to and fro. Then she took off some of her clothes. Sarah could hardly believe her eyes. She turned, ran out of the lane and took a taxi home.
The phone rang at nine, at nine-thirty and at ten. She let it ring. That would teach him a lesson! He never called her again.
The weeks that followed were a torture. She avoided going out in case she met Jason. A month later she opened a fashion magazine and saw Jason’s handsome face smiling at her. He was the centrepiece of an article on the latest woman’s fashions. He had won the prize for the best young fashion designer of the year. The article mentioned that he worked with his models from his own flat in Bayswater.
Group C: read extract 3
Sarah was in London a year. After graduating she got a job as a system analyst in the City. She felt adult at last. In the taxi she thought how Jason completely took over her mind. Yet she really knew almost nothing about him, not even what he did for a living. All she knew was that he was elegant, well-mannered, intelligent, rich and dangerously attractive. She asked the taxi to drop her off at the corner of the mews where Jason lived. As she paid the driver, she remembered that he invited her for eight-thirty, not seven-thirty. In her excitement she got confused. What should she do? She could wait an hour but decided not to. Instead she would go to his flat and explain that she was early - surely he would understand.
3. a) Get into groups of three people so that you have students from different groups.
3. b) Retell your extracts in the correct order of events. You may ask questions to check if the order of events is correct.
Unit one Relationships
Glossary
acquaintance, n
ambitious
bald, adj
ballet, n
boring, adj
boyfriend, n
brave, adj
business partner, n
casual, adj
classmate, n
clever, adj
colleague, n
confident, adj
cousin, n
coward, adj
cunning, adj
curly, adj
date, n
dive, v
double chin, n
easy-going, adj
elderly, adj
Extended, adj
fat, adj
father-in-law, n
flatmate, n
freckles, n
generous, adj
get on nerves, v
hang out with your friends
have a lot in common with
have arguments with
jazz, n
keypal / penfriend, n
look up to, v
loyal, adj
medium, adj
messy, adj
middle-aged
moonwalk, n
mother-in-law, n
narrow, adj
nephew, n
niece, n
nuclear family, n
oval, adj
overweight, adj
pale, adj
plump, adj
punctual, adj
reliable, adj
roommate, n
round, adj
run in a family
shabby, adj
sibling, n
skinny, adj
slim, adj
son –in-law, n
speed-date
square, adj
standby, v
start a family, v
take care of, v
Unit two
Families around the world
Answer these questions.
At what age do people usually get married in your country?
At what is age in your country do people do the things below?
get married/ get engaged/ go on a date/ have children?
Listening and reading
Vocabulary: phrasal verbs
Interview your classmates.
1) Have you ever won a prize?
What? What did you do?
Name: _____________________________________________
2) Have you ever been in the hospital?
Why?
Name: _____________________________________________
3) Have you ever felt very worried or scared?
About what?
Name: ___________________________________________________
4) Have you ever studied for 12 hours?
How did you feel?
Name: ___________________________________________________
5) Does anyone in your family have a special talent?
What?
Name: ______________________________________________________
6) Have you ever played a joke on someone?
Describe what happened.
Name: _____________
Writing: a short story
Project work
1. Write a short paragraph comparing and contrasting your childhoods with that of your parents.
2. Write a paragraph describing yourself when you were four, nine, and eleven. Are you similar to or quite different from what you are now?
Reading: types of families
Types of families
When we think of a family, the image of a mother, father and children comes into the mind. Family units are different and involve individuals living under one roof. These are the forms of a family: a nuclear family, a single parent family, an extended family and a childless family.
Single parent family
In this family there is only one parent in the household raising the children. Because of high divorce rates and adults choosing not to marry, this is the fastest growing family form in North America. One in four children is born with his/her mothers not married, usually teenage mothers. Single parents have many problems; the biggest one is expensive child care.
Nuclear family
A nuclear family consists of a mother, father, in other words, it is a traditional family. In nuclear families there is love, emotional support and a stable economic environment. There are three types of married nuclear families. In the first type, the man works outside the home while the woman works inside the home and takes care of the children. In the second type of married nuclear family, the woman works outside the home and the man looks after the children. In the third kind of nuclear family, both the wife and the husband work outside the home.
Extended family
An extended family is two or more adults from different generations of a family who live together. It may be a family that includes parents, children, cousins, aunts, uncles, grandparents etc. An extended family may live together for many reasons: to help raise children, to support an ill relative, or to help with financial problems.
Childless family
There are more North American families without children in the home than with them today. Families without children at home have different interests, more free time and often greater financial resources than couples with children. Many childless families choose not to have children because they want to make careers, or like to travel. Childless families usually have pets.
3. Divide into groups of four and answer the following questions:
1) What difficulties do single-parent families have?
2) How can society help single-parent families?
3) Why are one-parent and childless families so common these days?
4) Which is better to have a nuclear family or an extended family?
Writing
Read the tips below.
Similarities
Spring weather in Almaty is similar to spring weather in Astana.
Both Almaty and Astana have rain in the spring.
Almaty also has a rainy spring season.
Astana has a rainy spring season, too.
Differences
On the other hand, winter is much colder in Astana.
However, winter is much colder in Astana.
Almaty has a mild winter, but Astana has a cold one.
In contrast to Almaty, Astana has a cold winter.
Astana differs from Almaty by having a cold winter.
While Almaty has a mild winter, Astana has a cold one.
Reading
Listening
Families in France
1. Match the following words with the correct definitions:
1) blended family a) to be three times more
2) precious b) a family made up of a couple and their children from previous marriages
3) to triple c) of high price or great value
2. Listen to a woman speaking about families in France and answer the questions:
What is the role of family in France?
What types of families are there in France?
Complete these rules.
We use yet and already with the _____ tense.
We use _____in affirmative sentences.
We use _____ in negatives and questions.
Writing
· Write down three things you haven’t done yet, but want to do this week.
· Write down three things you have already done this week.
Project
Collaborative discussion
Read about things that make some parents angry and in groups of 6-7 students rank them from the most serious to the least serious.
• listening to music loudly
• talking on the telephone
• dating the wrong person
• inviting some friends home when parents are out
• not paying attention to your studies
• going to a nightclub
Literature
Two Stories by Alan Maley
Group A
It was evening in the private room at the hospital. I moved to put on the light.
‘No. Not yet. I can’t talk to you with the light on’. My father lay with tubes stuck in his nose and arm. His face looked grey and his voice was weak. I sensed his fear. I had always feared him when I was young; now he was old, it was his turn.
Group B
‘You had Miss Grant as your teacher, didn’t you?’ wheezed my mother. ‘She’s just died. Look.’ She pointed at the obituary notice in the local paper. Suddenly it all came back to me.
Group A
Words Long Unspoken
It was evening in the private room at the hospital. I moved to put on the light.
‘No. Not yet. I can’t talk to you with the light on.
My father lay with tubes stuck in his nose and arm. His face looked grey and his voice was weak. I sensed his fear. I had always feared him when I was young; now he was old, it was his turn.
‘There’s something I want to say to you,’ he said. ‘Do you remember that time when Judy threw you off?’
Did I remember! I had never lived it down. I had grown up with horses. We kept some farmwork and others for riding. My father rode a huge, grey hunter. He’d just bought a smaller horse for my tenth birthday. She was a black, mean-looking mare called Judy. Whenever I went into the stable she tried to kick me or bite backside. She was bad-tempered and stubborn. The very first time I mounted her, I’d felt the angry energy in her; a bubbling volcano under me.
Yes, I grew up with horses; the smell of them still comes to my nostrils when I think of our farm. But I never completely lost my fear of them. I could feed them, clean them, harness them. Yet when it came to riding them, I always felt butterflies in my stomach. I sensed that they might do anything at any moment. And perhaps they sensed my fear too.
Anyway, that Sunday my father had an important visitor. I can’t remember who. After showing him round, my father told me to saddle up Judy.
‘Joe will put her through her paces,’ he told the man proudly.
I mounted, my heart beating fast and my hands sweating.
‘Just walk her round the top field, then let’s see her trot. Keep her on a tight rein, right’.
Under me I felt the suppressed power in the mare and her rising anger. After walking along the bottom of the field, we turned up the side. I touched her flanks with my heels. She broke into a smart trot. By the time we reached the top of the field, the trot had become a canter. I tried to slow her to a trot again but she was stronger than me. I saw my father and his visitor way down the field watching me. As we turned back towards them, the canter became a gallop. I knew I had lost control. All I could do was to hold on tight.
She galloped onto a rough track, her hooves drumming loudly. Next to the track was a pile of bricks and rubble. My feet came out of the stirrups and I felt myself slipping. Judy threw me off onto the bricks and careered off into the road. The visitor ran after her.
I got up. I was cut and bruised but no bones were broken. As I stumbled towards my father, he hissed, ‘You bloody fool! You’ve made us all look stupid. Get indoors!’
I looked down at my father. ‘Yes, I remember, Dad.’
I still recalled the humiliation I felt. We had never mentioned it again, until today.
‘I’ve had it on my mind all these years,’ he said. ‘I always regretted what I said to you but I never told you. I’m sorry I was always so hard on you, Joe. I’m so ...’
It was the first - and the last - time I saw my father cry. I reached out and took his hand.
Group B
Bluebells and Autumn Leaves
‘You had Miss Grant as your teacher, didn’t you?’ wheezed my mother. ‘She’s just died. Look.’
She pointed at the obituary notice in the local paper. Suddenly it all came back to me.
That first day at school my mother had left me in the playground, surrounded by other children - all bigger than me. A whistle blew. The noise stopped and the children filed into the school building. I did not know which row to join so I simply followed a girl with pigtails. When I entered the classroom everyone looked at me. A large motherly lady took me by the hand and said, ‘You’re in the wrong class. You’ll be in Miss Grant’s class. Come on, I’ll show you.’
Miss Grant was tall and thin, with dark eyes and sallow skin. She had a high-pitched nasal voice which made everything she said sound threatening. She pointed to a seat next to a boy with a runny nose.
‘Sit with George. He’ll tell you what to do. Children, this is Joe Green. Say hello to him.’
I tried very hard to please Miss Grant but somehow everything always turned out wrong. In the autumn she drew a tree on a sheet of brown paper pinned to the wall.
‘Now children. It’s autumn. The leaves turn yellow and red and brown. Then they fall off the trees. Here is some coloured paper. I want you to cut out some nice leaves. Then we’ll paste the leaves on the tree and make a nice picture.’
We cut out our leaves then went one by one to paste them onto the tree. I was one of the last. Miss Grant gave a little cry of alarm.
‘But you’ve stuck them upside down, Joe. Can’t you see?’
By then the leaves were stuck fast; it was too late. I had spoiled her tree.
Just before Christmas, we made paperchains from strips of coloured paper as decorations. I made a longer chain than anyone else in the class. Surely she would be pleased with me.
But when she came to my desk her voice rose in a wail.
‘But you’ve stuck them the wrong way round,’ she whined. ‘Can’t you see? The coloured part has to be on the OUTside not on the INside! How can we see the pretty colours if they’re on the INside? What am I going to do with you?’
In the spring she told us about flowers. Obviously she liked flowers a lot.
‘So what wild flowers do we find in spring? Violets, yes?Anemones, yes.Anything else? Do you know my favourites? Yes, bluebells! But we have to respect nature. Lots of people pick them. That’s wicked. We should leave them in their natural home.’
So - she liked bluebells. That was all I remembered. The next Sunday I went into the woods and picked enormous bunch which I put in a bucket of water till Monday morning. I entered the classroom full of pride. Now she would bo pleased.
‘Joe!’ she screamed. ‘I told you NEVER to pick the flowers. Don’t you ever LISTEN?’
And she threw my lovely bluebells into the wastepaper basket.
Next day I went to the cemetery. There were a few bunches of faded flowers on her grave. Smiling to myself, I replaced them with an enormous bunch of bluebells!
(from «Musical Cheers» Alan Maley)
Follow-up.
Unit two Family
Glossary
best man, n
blended family
bread winner, n
bride,n
bride’sveil,n
bridesmaid,n
divorce, v
generation gap, n
generation X, n
generation Y, n
get engaged
get married
go on a date
groom, n
look after grandchildren
love at first sight
modern family
nursery, n
one-parent family
pastor, n
reception, n
remarry, v
run in a family
spouse, n
to ask someone out
to bring up
to grow up
to be married (to someone)
to break up with somebody
to bring up v
to date v
to fall in love
To fall out with somebody
to get engaged
to get married in (someplace)
to get married to (someone)
to get on very well with
to get on with someone
to get to know each other
to give the bride away
to go on a date
to go out with someone
to grow up v
to have a lot in common
to have no common interests
to keep/stay in touch/contact
to look after v
to look up to someone
to lose touch/contact
to meet people online
to share the housework
to support the family
to take after
traditional family
wedding (cake, dress)
wedding bouquet
wedding cake
wedding ceremony
wedding ring
Unit three
Modern houses
Reading
Listening: the three houses
Vocabulary: idioms
Reading
1. Answer the following questions:
After you graduate from the University, do you want to live in your hometown? Why or why not?
Do you miss your home town? What do you miss the most?
Do your childhood friends still live in your hometown?
Does anyone famous come from your hometown?
America’s famous hometowns
For tourists who want to visit their favorite idols' hometowns and birthplaces, America is one of the best places. Many big and small hometowns of famous people make money on their names by driving tourists around the town.
In Tupelo, Mississippi, Elvis fans take the Early Years Driving Tour, which starts at the house where Elvis Presley was born 35 minutes after his twin brother, Jesse Garon. The small wooden house was built by Elvis' father, grandfather and his uncle. But Elvis' birthplace is just the beginning. The tour continues to several important sites, including Tupelo Hardware, where Elvis' mother Gladys bought him his first guitar, and the Assembly of God church, where the future King of rock 'n' roll first fell in love with gospel music.
After the King of Rock 'n' Roll came the King of Pop. Several hours after the news of Michael Jackson's death in June 2010, thousands of fans gathered in Los Angeles outside the hospital where Jackson died. For New Yorkers, Harlem's Apollo Theater was a natural place of meeting - in 1967, the newly formed Jackson 5 won the famous competition, which helped start their careers. Residents of Gary, Indiana went to 2300 Jackson St., Michael's childhood home. Many fans continue to honour their hero outside the small house, which still belongs to a member of the extended Jackson family.
In pairs, choose one famous hometown in Kazakhstan and discuss if it can become a visiting site for tourists. Write five sentences about this place and share them with the other pairs. Choose the one you like the most.
Writing
Informal letter
Introduction
In the first paragraph, writeopening phrases and the reason for writing your letter.
Main body
In the second paragraph, describe the location of the house and give details of the rent.
In the third paragraph,describe the outside of the house (what it is made of, garden, etc).
In the fourth paragraph, describe the inside of the house (e.g. floors, rooms, furniture, special features, etc).
Conclusion
In the last paragraph, restate the main points of your letter and finish it off with Yours, Best wishes, etc. and put your name at the end.
Speaking
Listening: Skyscrapers
Reading
Writing: chain story
Work as a class. Sit in a circle and rewrite the following sentences with gaps on a paper. You are going to write a fairy tale. Each student fills in the gap and gives the paper to the student next to him/her. After you finish writing, the last person reads the whole story. Choose the best story.
1. Once upon a time there lived a prince who ______________.
2. The prince lived in the country where________________.
3. He lived a happy life until ______________________.
4. The prince decided to go to the fairy who ________________.
5. The fairy sent him to the castle where __________________.
6. In the castle he met a princess who ______________________.
7. The princess told him that ___________________________.
8. The prince came back home when _______________.
9. At home he saw his father, the King who___________.
10. In the end, everybody ________________.
Speaking
Living in the narrow boat
Nicole Fayolle lives on a narrow boat. She bought it in Belgium almost five years ago and has travelled around Europe a lot ever since.
“I love travelling, and in a narrow boat you can see lots of different places without leaving home!” What is very important, Nicole can take all her painting equipment with her wherever she goes. “I love sitting on the deck and painting!” says Nicole.
The narrow boat is called Liberté. It is just over 20 metres long and inside the rooms are low and narrow. The small kitchen has a boiler that heats up the radiators. There’s a small bedroom and a tiny bathroom. “There are many cold days to be outside, so I wanted to feel good being inside a small space for a long time. Otherwise, I prefer sitting up on the deck here with Candy.” At the mention of its name a small dog appears. Does she need the dog for company?
“The narrowboat community is very sociable. We keep in touch either by phone or email. When it starts getting colder, we meet in the same place. We then stay there together until the spring. Most of us stay about five or six months, it helps to make and keep friends. However, I do like dogs and having Candy means never feeling alone.”
Nicole has a bicycle and often rides to the nearest villages for food. “I usually cook for myself and love using home grown herbs, but it is difficult to grow things on the boat – there isn’t too much space for many pots unfortunately.” Nicole is more than happy with her lifestyle.
(From www.onestopenglish.com.)
2. Read the text again and fill in the table with the answers to the questions.
| What does Nicole do? | |
| What is the main reason for choosing this type of home? | |
| What adjectives are used to describe the place? | |
| What does she do for companionship? | |
| What words would you use to describe Nicole’s personality? |
Listening
Living in a lighthouse
3. You’re going to listen to a story about a person who lives in a lighthouse. Look at the picture below and think about the following:
The person living there (name, job, character)
The building (how old, does it still work)
Living in the building (What can be seen/heard/any neighbours)
Problems he/she faces
Speaking
What is important for you in a home? Work in pairs and put these criteria in order of importance for you:
· the size – number of bedrooms, etc.
· an outdoor area – balcony, terrace or garden
· nice views
· friendly neighbours
· security
· convenient location – near shops or transport
· privacy
Vocabulary
House describes a particular type of building while Home is the place where you live and feel that you belong to.
1. Complete the following sentences with house or home.
Most people in Britain live in semi-detached ____.
We’re going to buy Anya a doll’s ____for Christmas.
The ____of Parliament in London are visited by 50,000 people each year.
I’ve enjoyed living abroad for the last six years, but it’s time for me to go back ____now!
We were at ____in bed when our car was stolen from outside the _____.
These children need a good _____and we are in a position to give them one.
Speaking
Work in pairs. You and your partner are talking about a photograph of a similar topic. One of you will describe photograph A and the other will describe photograph B. Take turns to tell each other about your photograph.
Plan your speech:
a) What are you going to talk about?
b) What are you going to do if you don't know the English word for something? Don't worry if you don't know what is happening in the photograph. Just describe what you can see.
Grammar
Indirect questions
| Remember: Yes/no questions + if or whether Do you know my address? I asked her if she knew my address. Do you have a receipt for the apple pie? Mom asked me whether I had a receipt for the apple pie. Wh- questions: Where are you going? I asked where she was going. Which house did you buy? They asked which house I had bought. |
Project
1. Make a poster about your dream home. Show your work to your classmates in the next lesson. Did you all have similar things?
2. Search the Internet and find information about the other tallest buildings in the world. Present the information to the class.
3. Make a poster of Almaty in 2050. How will it change? Tell the class what kind of buildings, roads, technological innovations the city needs.
Literature
Going Home
Unit three Modern Houses
Glossary
attic, n
balcony, n
ballroom, n
bathroom, n
bedroom, n
block of flats, n
bungalow, n
caravan,n
cellar,n
drawers,n
chimney,n
corridor,n
cottage,n
desk,n
detachedhouse,n
dome,n
door,n
façade,n
fence,n
garage,n
garden,n
gate,n
hall, n
homeless, adj
housework, n
hut,n
igloo,n
kennel,n
lounge,n
mow,v
palace,n
roof, n
security, n
semi-detached, adj
shelf,n
skyscraper,n
stairs,n
teepee,n
terrace,n
wash, v
laundry, n
water, v
windowsill, n
Unit five Going places
Speaking
Pronunciation
1. Here are some names of cities and countries. Listen to the tape and repeat these names correctly, then write them in phonemic script. Example - Brazil – [ brә’zil]
1. Australia Canberra
2. England London
3. France Paris
4. India Deli
5. Italy Rome
6. Korea Seoul
7. Turkey Ankara
8. The USA Washington D.C.
9. Egypt Cairo
10. Germany Berlin
Listening
Project
Speaking
Vocabulary
Speaking
1. Work in pairs and discuss the questions below with your partner:
1. Where do you usually go on holiday?
2. How do you travel?
Example: I usually spend my holidays abroad. I always travel by plane.
Reading
Group A. The advantages and disadvantages of traveling by train.
Speaking
For and since
Zhalgas is a very hard-working student. It's midnight and he is still working at his computer. Write sentences with the present perfect using for or since.
►be / at his computer / six hours He's been at his computer for six hours.
not / have / any fun / a long time
have / a cold / a week ………………………………………..
not / see / his friends / ages ………………………………………
not / do / any sport / last year ………………………………………
be / busy with his studies / months …………
3. Complete the sentences. Use for and since.
0. I ought to wash the car. I haven’t washed it for ages.
00. You’d better have a shower. You haven't had one since Thursday.
I think I'll ring my girlfriend. I haven’ …….... the weekend.
We're going to see some old friends. We haven't ………. five years.
Let's watch a video, shall we? We haven't ……… quite a while.
We could have a barbecue. We haven't ………… last summer.
Shall we play tennis? We haven't ………… our holiday.
Writing
Writing
A local magazine has asked its readers to write an article discussing the advantages and disadvantages of travelling by plane. Write an article for the magazine.
Speaking
1. Discuss the following questions with your partner:
When were you last at an airport?
Have you ever had delays or problems at airports?
Vocabulary and listening
Communication
1. Abyl won a lot of money on the lottery last year.
Speaking.
Work in pairs. Look at pictures A and B. A describes what people used to do in their free time fifty years ago and B describes what people do in their free time nowadays. Ask and answer questions using the phrases in the box.
Example: --- Did people use to watch TV fifty years ago?
--- No, they didn’t.
| Watch TV, dress differently, talk to each other a lot, go out at night much, spend more time together, travel by plane |
Writing .
At the airport
Work in pairs as student A and student B. You are going to role – play the following situation:
A:You are a customs and immigration officer at an airport and you must check students’ passports, to get the following information. Here are some questions that you might want to ask. Fill in the blanks with the country name they are visiting.
a. Welcome to _________. May I see your passport?
b. Where are you coming from?
c. What is the purpose of your visit?
d. How long are you planning to stay?
e. Where will you be staying?
f. Is this your first time to ________?
g. Do you have anything to declare? Enjoy your stay.
| Name | Nationality | Last country visited | Purpose of visit | Intended length of stay | Location of stay | Anything to declare (Y/N) | First time (Y/N) |
B:You are an exchange programme student visiting a foreign country to study. Answer the immigration officer’s questions giving information about yourself and the purpose of your visit.
Writing
Speaking
1.Look at these pictures and explain what’s happening in each picture using the words in the box.
Example: In picture 1 I see a bellboy. He is at his work and serving the room
| vacation, registration, hotel, desk, check-in, cleaning, room, serving, maid, bellboy, working, bellhop, holding, liquor, ordering, restaurant, menu, waiter, bar, bartender, hanging, sign, telephone, take, reservation, open, vacuuming. |
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
9 10
Speaking
Discuss in pairs which services/facilities are most important to you when you go on holiday. Example :
A: To me, a swimming pool is important because I like to sunbathe by the pool when I’m on holiday.
B: I agree. Air conditioning is important to me because I want my room to be cool.
Reading
GRANGE HOTEL
If you are looking for a luxury hotel in the Lake District, look no further than The Grange Hotel. Situated on the southern fringe of the timelessly beautiful English Lake District, the Grange Hotel was built in 1866 in an elegant Italianate style.
Our pleasant and friendly staff will do everything to make your stay magic and memorable, whether it is for one night or a fortnight.
We offer comfortable and stylish rooms as well as wide range of facilities, including an excellent restaurant, a swimming pool and a fully equipped gym for you to enjoy during your stay. All our rooms have air conditioning, telephone, hairdryer and TV.
The hotel also offers parking, conference facilities, room service and laundry service.
Book online at www.grange-hotel.co.ukor call 01539532666
Time expressions
Time expressions used with the future simple include: tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, next week/month/year, tonight, soon, in a week/month/year, etc.
Practice
Writing
Project
Writing (a story)
A Holiday to Remember
One night I was driving along the road when I noticed that there were no more signposts. Suddenly, I realized that we were lost. There were no lights anywhere, so I stopped the camper van for the night.
After a while, a boat arrived and pulled us back to the beach. A couple of hours later we were at home, safe and sound! From then on, we decided to stay in a hotel for our holidays.
I was sick and tired of going to the same place every year, so last year my family and I decided to travel around Britain for two weeks in a camper van.
The next day I woke up and the camper van was moving by itself. We were floating on the sea! I called for help immediately. Meanwhile, my wife was trying to stop water from coming into the camper van.
· In pairs, list the events in the story in the chronological order. Which words/expressions helped you to put the events in the right order?
· Write your own short story.
Grammar: Joining sentences.
Complete the sentences using and,so or but.
1. It was pouring with rain, …………. we decided to stay in the hotel.
2. We wanted to go on holiday,…………… we didn’t have enough money.
3. They put their suitcase in the car ……….. set off the airport.
4. Jane tried to lift the box,……….. it was too heavy.
5. The most beautiful spot on the campsite was empty,………….. we decided to put our tent there.
6. It was late at night ……… the stars were shining in the black sky.
Gulliver’s Travels
Speaking
What do you know about Gulliver’s Travels?
What kind of novel is Gulliver’s Travels?
How many parts has it got?
Who is the main character?
Who wrote it? And what do you know about the author?
Jonathan Swift (1667-1745)was Dean of St Patric’s Cathedral, Dublin. Today he is known as one of the finest satirists in the English language. In this satire, Swift makes fun of politics and some of the people of his time.
Gulliver’s Travels
On 5th November, which was the beginning of summer in those parts, the seamen suddenly saw a rock close to the ship; but the wind was so strong that we were pushed onto it. Six of the crew, including myself, let down the boat into the sea and tried to get away from the ship and the rock. _1_______________ In about half an hour the boat was overturned by a sudden strong wind from the north. What happened to the men in the boat, as well as those who escaped on the rock, or were left in the ship, I cannot say; but I imagine they were all lost.2_____________ I often let my legs drop, and could not feel the bottom; but when I was able to struggle no more, I found myself in shallow waters; and by this time the storm was much calmer. I walked for nearly a mile before I got to the shore, which I guessed was at about eight o’clock in the evening. I then walked on for another half a mile, but could not find any sign of houses or people. I was extremely tired, and with the heat of the weather I needed to sleep._________________3_ I slept better than I remembered ever having done in my life, and when I awoke, it was just daylight. I tried to get up, but wasn’t able to , as I was laid on my back, I found my arms and legs were strongly fastened on each side to the ground; and my hair, which was long and thick, tied down in the same way. I could only look upwards; the sun began to grow hot, and the light hurt my eyes.____________4_ .In a little time, I felt something alive moving on my leg, which, moving gently forward over my chest, came almost up to my chin; looking downwards as much I could. I realized it was a human creature not six inches high, with a bow and arrow in his hands.
· Read the passage again. Work in groups and explain the highlighted words.
· Write in pairs 5-7 questions. Change your partner(s) ask and answer the questions.
· What do you think will happen next? In pairs, make up a dialogue between Gulliver and Lilliputian standing on his chest.
· Listen to the passage and check your predictions.
Writing
Find information about Jonathan Swift and write a report about his works for a local newspaper.
Glossary
double-decker bus
driving license
zebra crossing
transport cafes
L-plates
traffic warden
destination
fares n
coach n
accommodation n
travel agent
traveller’s cheque
package n
trekking n
safari n
backpacking n
camping n
resort city
map out v
rave about v
go wrong v
better off
spending money
make good time
on the road
pull in v
check in v
Vocabulary: job titles
| Remember! Job titles in English are often formed from verbs. He paints. He is a painter. He drives a taxi. He is a taxi driver. I teach in a pre-school. I am a pre-school teacher. |
Reading
The Best Job in the World
It's probably the best job in the world. The Australian tourism bureau has finally selected somebody to live on an island and write about life.
The new employee will live in a fantastic house on a paradise island in Australia's Great Barrier Reef for six months and get paid $110,000 to do it. The only requirement is to write a weekly blog. That's right, weekly, not even daily.
Within the first 48 hours of the contest, the tourism group received more than 7,500 online applications. In the end, 34,000 people applied. Each made a 60-second video resume. They were told to be creative and they were creative.
Sixteen finalists flew to Australia for the final selection. The job requirements are quite simple: the ability to speak English and swim. Anthony Hayes from Tourism Queensland said the idea had helped to attract millions of dollars into the industry.
The tourism bureau announced the winner: Ben Southall, a 34-year-old British. As caretaker, Southall will live at Blue Pearl, "a beautiful three-bedroom home