DIDA

CTIC
UNIT
2

ON THE
STREETS

DIDACTIC UNIT 2 1
SESSION
1 SPEAKING
Do you ever feel like breaking down?
Do you ever feel out of place?
Like somehow you just don't belong
And no one understands you
Do you ever wanna run away?
Do you lock yourself in your room?
With the radio on turned up so loud
That no one hears you screaming
No you don't know what it's like
When nothing feels all right
You don't know what it's like
To be like me
To be hurt
To feel lost
To be left out in the dark
To be kicked when you're down
To feel like you've been pushed around
To be on the edge of breaking down
And no one's there to save you
No you don't know what it's like
Welcome to my life
WELCOME TO MY LIFE - SIMPLE PLAN -
DIDACTIC UNIT 2
LISTENING AND
Do you wanna be somebody else?
Are you sick of feeling so left out?
Are you desperate to find something more?
Before your life is over
Are you stuck inside a world you hate?
Are you sick of everyone around?
With their big fake smiles and stupid lies
While deep inside you're bleeding
No you don't know what it's like
When nothing feels all right
You don't know what it's like
To be like me
(CHORUS)
No one ever lied straight to your face
And no one ever stabbed you in the back
You might think I'm happy but I'm not gonna be
okay
Everybody always gave you what you wanted
You never had to work it was always there
You don't know what it's like, what it's like
(CHORUS 2x)
Welcome to my life (X2)
2
 1. Match the words to their correct definition.

_ To be stuck a) To lose control of your feelings and start crying.

_ To run away
_ To stab someone in the back c) To continue to hurt someone when they are already
_ To break down
_To fake a smile
_ To lock yourself in
_ To kick someone when
they're down
_ To be on the edge
_To turn up
_ To be left out
b) To increase the sound.
defeated.
d) Unable to move or be moved.
e) To be nervous, excited or bad tempered.
f) Not included or mentioned in something.
g) To escape
h) To prevent someone from entering your room by
locking the door.
i) To give a false, not genuine smile.
j) To betray someone who trusts you

2. Listen to the song and fill in the spaces with the missing words in
the box and some words from the previous exercise.

all right, deep, desperate,

edge, ever (2), gave, had,
hears, hurt, lost, place,
pushed around, over, sick
(2), somebody, straight,
stupid, understands

IST PART

Do you _______ feel like _________?

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 Do you _______ feel out of ________?
Like _________ you just don't belong
And no one _________ you
Do you ever wanna __________?
Do you ________ in your room?
With the radio on ________ so loud
That no one ________ you screaming

No you don't know what it's like

When nothing feels _________
You don't know what it's like
To be like me

CHORUS

To be _______
To feel ________
To be _______ in the dark
To be _______ when you're down
To feel like you've been _________
To be on the _________ of __________
And no one's there to save you
No you don't know what it's like
Welcome to my life

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 2ND PART

Do you wanna be _______ else?

Are you _______ of feeling so _______?
Are you ________ to find something more?
Before your life is ______
Are you _______ inside a world you hate?
Are you ________ of everyone around?
With their big _______ smiles and _______ lies
While _______ inside you're bleeding

No you don't know what it's like

When nothing feels _________
You don't know what it's like
To be like me

CHORUS

To be _______
To feel ________
To be _______ in the dark
To be _______ when you're down
To feel like you've been _________
To be on the _________ of __________
And no one's there to save you
No you don't know what it's like
Welcome to my life

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 3RD PART

No one ever lied __________ to your face

And no one ever ____________ you in the _______
You might think I'm happy but I'm not gonna be okay
Everybody always _______ you what you wanted
You never ______ to work it was always there
You don't know what it's like, what it's like

CHORUS

To be _______
To feel ________
To be _______ in the dark
To be _______ when you're down
To feel like you've been _________
To be on the _________ of __________
And no one's there to save you
No you don't know what it's like
Welcome to my life

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3. Answer the following questions. Discuss them in pairs

a) Do you think this is a happy song? Why?

b) Do you ever feel like breaking down? What makes you feel
like that?
c) Do you ever feel out of place? What makes you feel like
that?

FAST LEARNERS
d) Do you ever want to run away? Why? Where do you want to
go?
e) Do you want to be somebody else? Why? Who would you
like to be?

GRAMMARSESSION
AND
VOCABULARY
2

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1. Using the verbs in brackets, complete the text below with the
appropriate tenses, either present simple or continuous.

1. Every Monday, Sally (drive)______ her kids to football practice.

2. Usually, I (work) _______ as a
secretary at ABT, but this summer I
(study) _______ French at a language
school in Paris. That is why I am in Paris.
3. Shhhhh! Be quiet! John (sleep) _______
4. Don't forget to take your umbrella. It
(rain) _______
5. I hate living in Seattle because it (rain,
always) _______
6. I'm sorry I can't hear what you (say)
________ because everybody (talk)
_______ so loudly.

SLOW LEARNERS
1. On Mondays, Sally drives /is driving her kids to football practice
2. Usually, I work / am working as a secretary at ABT
3. Shhhhh! Be quiet! John sleeps / is sleeping
4. Don't forget to take your umbrella. It rains /is raining
5. I'm sorry I can't hear what you say /are saying because
everybody talks / is talking so loudly.

2. Look at the pictures and complete the sentences with the present
continuous

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1. Mike / clean / the house
2. He / cook / an omelette / for dinner
3. Mike / smile / at me
4. He run / to catch / the bus
5. Mike / dance / in a disco
6. He / cry
7. He / laugh / at you
8. He / play / the guitar
9. He / drink / water
10. He / sleep
11. He / read / a novel
12. He / think / about / his problems

3. Read the text about Rosie’s family and complete the text with the
missing words

ROSIE’S FAMILY

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This is Rosie and her family's house. They in a

small town near Brighton. Rosie with her

mum, her dad, her two brothers Tom and Toni and her dog Ronny. They

big back garden with some trees. Rosie helping her mum with the garden.

Today is Saturday, at the moment she and her bedroom

and her brothers breakfast in the kitchen. They bacon and

eggs and every weekend they breakfast for the family.

This afternoon, Tom and Toni to Brighton to go to the cinema and

Rosie at the club with her friends. Every Saturday afternoon, Rosie's

mum Aunt Liza and back home for dinner. Rosie's dad usually

at home and a video. At the moment, he on the phone

4. Choose the correct time expression

1. I go to the park every day / at the moment

2. Gavin and Rachel aren’t waiting for me at the moment / on
Saturdays

3. Do you swim on Mondays / now?

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 4. I’m reading once a week / right now
5. Is he wearing his coat now / every weekend?

FAST LEARNERS
What are you doing right
now? Write a few
sentences

SESSION READING AND

3 VOCABULARY

1. Read the text below.

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Walking down the street one morning, people stop and look in amazement at
two men falling down a hole. Why don’t they try to help? Well, actually, the men
aren’t real. They are part of an original painting by famous pavement artist,
Julian Beever. He is a British chalk artist. He travels around the world drawing
three-dimensional pavement pictures. Look at his pictures from another
direction and they seem very real. Look at the pictures in another direction and
you can’t understand what they are.
Julian can draw a pavement picture in three days but it isn’t easy. When he
draws a picture he also uses a camera to help him see the picture.
Unfortunately, his pictures didn’t stay on the pavement for a long time because
they can’t survive rain or snow. So he always takes pictures to keep a record of
them.
Remember, the next time you’re in London and passing by HMV or Harrods,
instead of window shopping, keep your eyes on the pavement!

2. Read the text again and choose the correct answers:

1. The men in the hole are street entertainers / statues /part

of a pavement drawing
2. Julian works in the USA / in the UK / all over the world

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 3. Julian’s pictures always seem real / only seem real from
one direction / never seem real
4. Julian uses paint and a brush / chalk and paint / chalk
and a camera to make his pictures
5. Julian’s pictures are on the pavement for a short time / for
many years / when it rains

SESSION LISTENING AND

4 WRITING

1. Match these words to their corresponding picture.

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Juggle Take photographs
Play a musical instrument Sing
Draw a picture Dance
Do magic Ride a unicycle
Tell jokes Do acrobatics
Do card tricks

WORD BUILDING:

NOUN SUFFIXES

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We can often build different words from the same root.

Sometimes, adding er or or to a verb can give you the name of a

profession

Teach – teacher act – actor

Which verbs in the previous exercise become professions when we

add er or or? Write them down
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1. Listen to the interview with a street entertainer. Which word
doesn’t describe him?

Juggler magician dancer

2. Listen again and choose the correct answer.

1. Jack performs at Covent Garden once a week / every day /

once a month

2. He always performs outside a pub / inside the market / at

parties

3. He can do acrobatics /sing / do card tricks

4. When it rains, he meets his brother / friend / a teacher
5. He usually goes home at 7.00pm / 8.00pm / 9.00pm
6. In the evenings, he reads a book / works on his music /
watches TV

SLOW
LEARNERS

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1. Jack performs at Covent Garden once a week / every day
2. He always performs outside a pub / inside the market
3. He can do acrobatics / do card tricks
4. When it rains, he meets his brother / friend
5. He usually goes home at 7.00pm / 8.00pm
6. In the evenings, he works on his music / watches TV

PAIR WORK: INTERVIEWING

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STUDENT A – Imagine you are one of the street entertainers
below and answer your partner’s questions

Name: Chris Hunter

Profession: musician
Place: Candem Lock Market
Days: Mondays to Thursdays
Times: 8.00am – 5.00pm
Act: play the guitar and sing songs

Name: Helen Shebson

Profession: comedian
Place: Covent Garden
Days: Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays
Times: 7.30am – 4.00pm
Act: tell jokes and funny stories, joke
about people in the audience

STUDENT B – Ask the questions to interview your partner

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 What is your
What is your
profession?
name?

Where do you
perform? How often do you
perform?

When do you
What do you do
usually start and
in your act?
finish work?

Use the information in the paragraph below to complete the following

map

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 WHY?
WHO?

WHEN?
MY HOBBIES

WHAT?

WHERE?

ABOUT ME

My name is Ron. I can sing and

play the guitar. At weekends, I
work at Covent Garden. I stand
outside a pub and play my
favourite songs. It’s fun and it’s
a great way to make some
money.

Write a paragraph about the activities you do. You can use Ron’s
example to help you.

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 ABOUT ME

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SESSION EXAM
5

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 READING (20 points)

1 Read the text. Then answer the questions.

Tennis Players in a Fashion Show

Dublin, Ireland 2002

Anna Kournikova from Russia and Lindsay Davenport from the USA are famous tennis
stars. They travel from country to country and play tennis all over the world. They are
good at tennis because they practise every day. When they play tennis, they like
wearing comfortable clothes, so they usually wear sports clothes: T-shirts, trainers and
shorts or short skirts. But today, they aren’t wearing their sports clothes and they
aren’t playing tennis. They are wearing long dresses, beautiful hats and expensive
jewellery. Why are they wearing these clothes? Well, they are in a fashion show in
Dublin. This fashion show is special because the money from the show is for poor
children. Anna and Lindsay are happy to help.

1. Why are Anna and Lindsay famous?

..............................................................................

2. Do Anna and Lindsay only play tennis in their own countries?

..............................................................................

3. Why do tennis players usually wear sports clothes?

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4. What are Anna Kournikova and Lindsay Davenport doing today?

..............................................................................

5. Why are Anna and Lindsay in the fashion show?

..............................................................................

2 Tick () the sentences true (T), false (F) or don’t know

(DK).

1. Lindsay Davenport sometimes wears sports clothes.

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2. Anna Kournikova only plays tennis in Russia and the USA.


3. The hats are expensive.

4. The fashion show is in Ireland.

5. Lindsay and Anna enjoy fashion shows.

GRAMMAR (30 points)

1 Complete the sentences with the words below. Use the Present Continuous.

not wear • show • not read • do • look

1. Dean ....................... his new jeans.

2. Jen and Dean ....................... their homework.

3. The shop assistant ....................... Jen an expensive scarf.

4. Ben ....................... his book at the moment.

5. The teenagers ....................... at the picture.

2 Complete the sentences. Use the Present Simple or the

Present Continuous (affirmative or negative).

1. Gary ............................ (not wash) his father’s car now.

2. People sometimes ............................ (buy) new clothes for

parties.

3. Alice ............................ (not want) to give her new belt to her

sister.

4. I ............................ (study) for my test. Please be quiet.

5. My brothers ............................ (not like) classical music.

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3 Write the words in the correct order to make questions.
Use the Present Simple or the Present Continuous.

1. like / jeans / you

.....................................................................

2. listen to / often / your parents / music

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3. now / trainers / you / wear

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4. your teachers / every day / give / homework

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5. chat / on the Internet / now / you

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4 Write short answers to the questions in Exercise 3. Make

them true for you.

1. .................................

2. .................................

3. .................................

4. .................................

5. .................................

LISTENING (10 points)

Listen and label the girls: Tina, Dawn, Sarah, Lucy and Jen.

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 1.

5.

3.

4.

2.

WRITING (20 points)

Write a paragraph about the activities you do.

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VOCABULARY (20 points)

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1. Write the names of the following activities under each
picture.

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