Write out ten key words and phrases from the story. Exchange your lists with the other group.
Choose a secretary from your group to present the original (your) story to the whole class.
Write out the underlined phrases from the stories and look up their definitions in a dictionary.
Write a list of common features of these stories.
Example: 1) Both stories are about childhood memories.
2) In both of them ...
3) ____________________________________
4) ____________________________________
Follow-up.
Group A. Write a page of Joe’s diary of the day he visited his father at the hospital.
What did he feel after his father’s apology?
Group B. Write a page of Joe Green’s diary of the day he visited the cemetery.
What were his feelings?
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
Answer the following questions
· How many different homes have you lived in?
· Which one did you like the most? Why?
· Which one did you like the least? Why?
Look at the pictures of different houses. In pairs, describe every picture and choose one you like the most.
Cottage terraced houses block of flats detached house
Bungalow semi-detached house palace skyscraper
Pronunciation: types of houses
Read aloud the types of houses in Exercise one and listen to the tape to check their pronunciation.
Answer the following questions. Look at the pictures below to find answers to some of the questions.
1) Where do kings and queens live?
2) Which house stands on a tropical island?
3) What kind of house is there in Alaska?
4) Which house belongs to birds?
5) Which type of house do students live in?
6) Which house belongs to Land Rover?
7) Which house do Native Americans live in?
8) Which house has wheels and can travel all over the country?
igloo teepee hut
nest kennel caravan
Reading