- •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.
Vocabulary
IV. Read and memorize the definitions.
age – the number of years someone has lived
baby – a very young child who has not yet learnt to speak or walk
behave – to do things that are good, bad, sensible etc;
childhood – the period of time when you are a child
develop – to grow or change into something bigger, stronger, or more advanced, or to make someone or something do this
die – to stop living and become dead
educated – having been well taught and having learnt a lot
elderly – used as a polite way of saying that someone is old or becoming old
family – a group of people who are related to each other, especially a mother, a father, and their children
freedom – the state of being free and allowed to do what you want
friendship – a relationship between friends
get to know – become familiar with something or someone
infancy – the period of a child’s life before they can walk or talk
marriage – the relationship between two people who are married, or the state of being married
retire – to stop working usually because you have reached a certain age
move – if a person or company moves, they go to live or work in a different place
toddler – a very young child who is just learning to walk
adolescence – the time, usually between the ages of 12 and 18, when a young person is developing into an adult
go out with someone - to have a romantic relationship with someone
tragedy - a very sad event, that shocks people because it involves death
misfortune - very bad luck, or something that happens to you as a result of bad luck
teenager - someone who is between 13 and 19 years old
get engaged - if two people are engaged, they have agreed to marry
widow - a woman whose husband has died (m. widower)
READING COMPREHENSION
V. Answer the questions.
Who are Caroline’s parents?
Why was having a normal life impossible for the princesses?
Why were Caroline’s parents upset when she married Philippe Junot?
What happened to Caroline and Philippe’s marriage?
What tragedy happened in 1982?
When did Caroline find real happiness?
Why did Caroline lose her hair?
Who did she meet in 1995?
Who is Monaco’s head of state now?
PRACTICE
VI. Memorize the following collocations.
to fall in/out of love
to begin a relationship
to get married
to get divorced
to expect a child
to get pregnant
to give birth to a child
to have a baby
to become parents
to behave properly in society
to get along with somebody
to grow up
in your twenties (20-29 years old)
early twenties (20-23 years old)
mid-twenties (24-26 years old)
late twenties (27-29 years old)
VII. Match the antonyms.
elderly to be born to retire to fall in love to marry a baby |
to die to divorce an adult to get a job young to fall out of love |
VIII. What stage of life are these people at?
Paul isn’t two yet, so he is still a ……………..
Albert was a bus driver for 40 years but stopped work two years ago, so he’s now ……………..
Susan is 25, so she is in her ……………..
Caroline is 48 this year, so she is now in her ……………..
Ron is 33 and his wife is 32, so they are both in their ……………..
Joan is 75 this year, so she is quite ……………..
Jason was born six weeks ago, so he’s a ……………..
Leyla is 13 this year, so she will soon be a ……………..
Ravi is 18 this year, so legally he becomes an ……………..
15 is often a difficult age for boys going through ……………..