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Grammar focus 2

Present simple and frequency phrases

1 Work in pairs. Look at the photos of two sports people and guess who:

1swims for at least five hours every day.

2is a Goodwill ambassador for UNICEF, the World Children’s Charity.

3has 4 million followers on Twitter.

4consumes 12,000 calories a day, and often eats burgers and other fast food.

5makes pop records.

6gets up at 5 a.m. to go to the swimming pool.

7weighs 100 kg.

8has the nickname ‘The Fish’.

9lives in Los Angeles, California.

10earns about $10 million a year.

2 1.6 Listen and check your answers. Whose life do you think is more interesting? Why?

GRAMMAR

Present simple

1Which of the following examples describes:

•a habit?

•something that is always true?

1He trains for five to six hours every day.

2She comes from Bucheon, South Korea.

2Put each sentence into:

•the question form

•the negative form

Frequency phrases

3Underline the phrases below which answer the question How often … ? Where in the sentences do the phrases go?

1He sometimes eats burgers and other fast food.

2She often gives money to charities.

3He does at least five hours of training every day.

4She has English classes three times a week.

4Number these words from 1 (most often) to 6 (least often).

sometimes	often	usually
always	never	occasionally

Leisure and sport 01

Michael Phelps, world champion swimmer from Baltimore, USA

Yu-na Kim, world champion ice-skater from Bucheon, South Korea

PRACTICE

1 Write the frequency phrases in brackets in the correct place in the sentences.

1Michael sends messages on Twitter. (five or six times a day)

2He swims for five or six hours. (every day)

3He misses breakfast. (never)

4He goes to fast food restaurants. (sometimes)

5He goes to the swimming pool in the mornings. (always)

6Yu-na works for children’s charities. (often)

7She studies English. (three times a week)

8She eats fast food. (never)

9She skates for several hours. (every morning)

10She sings in English. (occasionally)

2a Complete the sentences with a frequency phrase in the box below to make them true for you.

always		occasionally sometimes usually never
every day/week/month/year/two years, etc.
once/twice/three times a day/week/month/year
sometimes
I		watch TV in bed.
1	I go out with my friends.
2	I am late for school/work.
3	I play games on my phone.
4	I listen to the radio in the morning.
5	I go to the opera.
6	I watch TV in the afternoon.
7	I go to bed after midnight.

b Work in pairs and compare your answers.

Unit 1, Study & Practice 2, page 138–139

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Task

Do a 60-second interview

Preparation Reading

1a Work in pairs and look at the photos. Do you know who Why do you think she’s famous?

bWork in pairs and write five questions to find out more

Where was she born? Is she an actress?

cRead the 60-second interview with Freida Pinto and find your questions.

2 Work in pairs and answer the questions.

1What is the most interesting thing you learnt from the

2Have you seen any of her films?

3What do you have in common with Freida Pinto?

3a 1.7 Listen to two students, Marek and Laura, doing a 60 interview. Tick the questions you hear in the Useful langua How many questions does Marek ask?

b Listen again and make a note of Laura’s answers.

	-SECOND
60
interview with
Freida Pinto
Q1	What’s your full name?
	Freida Pinto.
Q2	Have you got a nickname?
	Fro.
Q3	Where and when were you born?
	On 18th October 1984, in Mumbai, India.
Q4	Tell me about your family.
	My mother, Sylvia, is a head teacher at a high school
	and my father, Frederick, is a bank manager. I’ve also
	got an older sister, Sharon. She works for a TV news
	company. She’s my best friend.
Q5	What was your rst acting job?
	In 2008, I played Latika in the film Slumdog Millionaire.

I don’t have any acting training so I did a three-month acting course to prepare for the film. My other films include Trishna, You will meet a tall dark stranger, Miral, Rise of the Planet of the Apes and Immortals.

Q6

Q7

Q8

Q9

Q10

Q11

Q12

Where do you live?

I live in three suitcases! I come from Mumbai and sometimes I live there. But I also spend time in London and New York, and lots of other places. Right now, I don’t mind moving around a lot.

What do you do in your free time?

I do yoga regularly and I read books. I don’t do much sport, but I have a lot of different hobbies! I like dancing, especially Indian dance and Salsa. I cook different

kinds of food, especially Italian. Also, I collect boarding passes! I travel by air a lot for work, and also with my friends, so I’ve got a lot of them now!

Are you scared of anything?

I’m scared of water and I can’t swim very well! I want to learn to swim properly so I don’t feel so scared.

What’s your favourite possession?

Shoes! And my Chanel bandana bag!

What’s your favourite weather?

I like rain. I love the monsoon season in India when it rains a lot!

Who is your favourite actor?

I’ve got lots of favourite actors: Aamir Khan, Madhuri Dixit, Nicole Kidman and Johnny Depp. And my favourite singer is Sting.

What are your ambitions for the future?

I want to continue acting in films. I also want to open a school for poor children in India.

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Task Speaking

USEFUL LANGUAGE

1 You are going to interview each other. First, decide on 12 questions you want to ask, using the Freida Pinto interview and the Useful language box to help you. You can also add questions of your own. Ask your teacher for any words/phrases you need.

2 Then, spend some time preparing your answers to the questions in the Useful language box. Look at the answers in the Freida Pinto interview to help you and ask your teacher for any words/phrases you need.

> Useful language a, b and c

3 Work in pairs and take turns to interview each other. Make brief notes of the answers. Check the time at the beginning of the interview and try to complete it in exactly 60 seconds.

a Asking about basic personal information

What’s your … (full name)? When/Where … (were you born)?

Where do you … (live / work / go to school)?

b Asking about interests and family

What do you … (do in your free time)? Have you got … (a nickname / any pets / any

brothers and sisters)?

Are you … (scared of anything / interested in cooking)?

Who is your … (favourite actor/singer/hero)? What is your … (favourite possession / favourite

weather)?

Tell me about your … (family/hobbies).

c Asking about the future

60-SECOND interview with

Q1					Q7
Q2					Q8
Q3					Q9
Q4					Q10
Q5					Q11
Q6					Q12

SHARE YOUR TASK

Practise your interview questions until you feel confident.

Film/Record yourself interviewing your partner.

Share your film/recording with other students.

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