- •I. Make friends with your new groupmates. Discuss the following questions.
- •II. Read the e-mails. Which person would you like to make friends with? Why? b)Write an e-mail about yourself.
- •III. Read the text and fill in the headings. Memorize the words in bold.
- •Vocabulary
- •IV. Read and memorize the words.
- •‘Family’ Vocabulary
- •V. Complete the gaps.
- •VI. Make up dialogues and act them out.
- •1) Greeting a friend
- •6) Conversational openings
- •VII. Discuss the following questions. Use the leisure activities below.
- •IV. Read the text. Memorize the words in bold. A Day in the Life
- •Vocabulary
- •V. Read and memorize the definitions.
- •VI. Answer the questions.
- •VII. Read the text. Memorize the words in bold. Get Fit at Home.
- •Vocabulary
- •VIII. Read and memorize the definitions.
- •IX. Answer the questions.
- •X. A) Make up sentences and phrases using the table below.
- •XI. Look at Mike’s daily routine. Say when you do these things.
- •XII. Match the sentence beginnings in a with the endings in b, then put the sentences in the most logical order.
- •XIII. Fill in the gaps with the words in the box. Use the correct verb form.
- •XIV. Write a paragraph about your ordinary day.
- •XV. A) Make up sentences using the table below.
- •XVI. Match the synonyms.
- •XVII. Match the opposites.
- •XIII. Match the two columns to form collocations.
- •XIV. Match the verbs and nouns.
- •XV. Match the words and expressions on the left with the definitions on the right.
- •XVI. Complete the text with the expressions from Exercise XV. Remember to write the verbs in the past tense. Having a bad day
- •I. Complete the sentences with the words from the box.
- •II. Look at the age groups. At what age do you think you move from one to another?
- •III. Read the text. The Life of a Princess
- •Vocabulary
- •IV. Read and memorize the definitions.
- •V. Answer the questions.
- •VI. Memorize the following collocations.
- •VII. Match the antonyms.
- •VIII. What stage of life are these people at?
- •IX. Match the sentence beginnings from a with the endings from b and construct Rebecca’s life.
- •X. Birth, death and marriage.
- •1. Fill in the gaps with one of the following words.
- •2. Fill in the gaps with one of the following words.
- •3. Put one of the followings words into each gap. Sometimes more than one is possible.
- •XI. What do you think is the happiest time of a person’s life – when they are young or when they are old? Why? Write 10-15 sentences using the vocabulary words from this unit.
- •I. Discuss the following questions.
- •II. A) Put the sentences in the most likely order. Work in pairs. Explain and memorize the words in bold. Love story
- •III. Read the text. The Cliche Expert Testifies on Love (by Frank Sullivan)
- •Vocabulary
- •IV. Read and memorize the definitions.
- •V. Explain what the following clichés mean.
- •VI. Read the text and fill in the headings.
- •Dating and Marriage Customs in Britain.
- •Vocabulary
- •VII. Read and memorize the definitions.
- •IX. Complete the following text with the words and phrases below.
- •In love
- •X. A) Match the beginnings and endings of the expressions below. Use one of the endings twice.
- •XI. Read the following sentences and put the words and phrases in bold into the correct column below.
- •XII. Match the beginnings and the endings of the sentences below.
- •XIII. Use the correct form of these words and expressions:
- •XIV. Julie and Dave are getting married next month. Match the beginnings of the phrases with their endings. Pay attention to the active vocabulary.
- •XV. Use these words to fill the gaps.
- •XVI. Here are the marriage vows that a man says in Britain. Complete them using these words.
- •XVII. Use these expressions in the situations below:
- •XVIII. Complete the response in four different ways.
- •I. Read the text and answer the questions below. Agatha Christie
- •II. Read the text. Changing Values and Norms of the British Family
- •III. Read the text. Explain and memorize the words in bold. The American Family
- •IV. Read the text
- •V. Read the text. Explain and memorize the words in bold. Domestic Chores
- •VI. Read the text.
6) Conversational openings
Haven’t we met before?
You name sounds familiar.
Is it your first time to …?
Have you been here / to … before?
Have you visited / seen …?
Are you enjoying … ?
How was the flight?
VII. Discuss the following questions. Use the leisure activities below.
Which of the leisure activities do you enjoy?
What else do you do in your free time?
Which of the things don’t you like? Why?
Which of them are popular in your country? Among your friends?
going to the cinema (movies)/theatre singing playing the piano/the guitar/the drums playing tennis/golf/football/basketball skiing/skating snowboarding rollerblading skateboarding |
going to the gym yoga dancing clubbing reading surfing the Internet playing (video) games listening to music |
VIII. Say the dates, years and numbers.
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IX. a)Write about yourself.
b) Write about your family.
DAILY ROUTINES AND HOUSEWORK
PRE-READING ACTIVITIES
I. Discuss the following questions.
What is your favourite day of the week? Why?
What time of the day do you like best? Why?
Do you have to get up early in the morning? What time?
Are your weekends busy? What do you usually do?
II. Read the following phrases. Make sure you understand all the words. When do you usually do these things? Put them in the correct order.
you go to school/work
you get up/get out of bed
you turn off the light
clean your teeth
you come home
you fall asleep
you have breakfast
you watch TV
your alarm goes off
you do your homework
you get dressed
you surf the Internet
you go to bed
you wake up
you switch off the alarm
you have dinner
you have a bath/shower
you have classes
III. Look through the list of household chores. Which jobs do you have to do? Which ones do you hate / don’t you mind doing? Memorize the expressions.
do the cleaning
dust the furniture
sweep the floor
mop the floor
do the vacuuming (=vacuum the floor)
tidy up
throw out the garbage (=empty the rubbish)
do the ironing
do the washing (= wash the clothes)
do the washing-up (=wash the dishes)
empty the dishwasher
make the bed
feed pets
take the dog for a walk
do the shopping (=go shopping)
cook
water the flowers
cut the grass
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