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Unit 1 Unit 1
Lesson 3 Lesson 4
Reading Speaking
1 and 2 1 and 2

Before reading Type of activity: Role play.


Type of activity: Pre-reading task. Organisation: Pair work.
Organisation: Class work. Time: 20–35 minutes.
Time: 7 minutes. Preparation: Copy one worksheet per student,
Preparation: Copy one worksheet per student, prepare scissors.
prepare scissors. To use: After lesson 4 (Speaking).
To use: With lesson 3 (Reading).

INSTRUCTIONS
INSTRUCTIONS • Divide the class into pairs. Hand out the copies of
• Ask students whether they know any films about the worksheet. Ask students to read the sentences
the Avengers and if they like them. Hand out the copies and complete the phrases with the missing letters.
of the worksheet. Focus students’ attention on • When students have finished, they compare their
Activity 1. Tell students to choose their favourite answers in pairs. Then check the answers with
Avenger(s) from the list. Ask a few students to explain the whole class.
their choices. • Tell students to put the sentences in the right order
• Ask students whether they know which of the Avengers to make a dialogue. Set a time limit of 2 minutes. Let
in Activity 1 are played by Scarlett Johansson and volunteers act out the dialogue. Other students make any
Robert Downey Jr. Elicit answers but do not say if they necessary corrections and act out the dialogue in pairs.
are right. Inform them that they will find the answer • Focus students’ attention on Activity 2. Assign the roles
in the text. Ask students to read the text on page 9 in of Student A and Student B to each pair. The pairs cut
the Student’s Book and check their answers. out the information cards and put them face down on
• When students have finished, they compare their the desk.
answers in pairs. Then check the answers with • Explain that each pair is going to act out the dialogues
the whole class. between two friends like in Activity 1. Student A and
Student B take their roles in the dialogue in turn.
KEY
• You can divide the class into different pairs during
1
the role play or let them repeat the activity in the same
Students’ own answers.
pairs.
2
Black Widow and Iron Man KEY
1
1 Would you like to go to the cinema?
2 Yes, I’d love to!
3 Shall we watch a horror film?
4 No, thanks. How about a thriller?
5 Good idea. Shall we buy some popcorn?
6 OK. Would you like something to drink?
7 Yes, please. I’d love some cola.
8 OK. We’re ready. Let’s go.
2
Students’ own answers.
Teaching notes and key

Unit 1 2
Lesson 1 & 5
Vocabulary 1 & Vocabulary 2 Type of activity: Speaking.
Organisation: Pair work.
1 Time: 5–7 minutes.
Preparation: Copy one worksheet per student –
use the same worksheet as in Activity 1 above.
Type of activity: Word search. To use: After lesson 5 (Vocabulary 2 and Listening).
Organisation: Individual work.
Time: 5–7 minutes.
Preparation: Copy one worksheet per student. INSTRUCTIONS
To use: After lesson 5 (Vocabulary 2 and Listening). • Divide the class into pairs. Focus students’ attention
on Activity 2. Tell them to read the questions and write
what they think their partner is going to say. Remind
INSTRUCTIONS them to use as many words from the box as possible.
• Tell students to write as many names of film types and • Ask students to work in pairs. They ask each other
people in film as they can. Set a time limit of 2 minutes. the questions and check the answers.
Find the winner.
• Choose a few students to tell the class what they have
• Hand out the copies of the worksheet. Explain learnt about their partners.
to students that they have to find 9 words and
• Extension: Ask pairs of students to prepare their own
1 expression that describe types of films and people
questions and interview another pair.
in film. The words go across or down, not diagonally. Set
a time limit of 5 minutes. Ask students to compare their KEY
answers in pairs. Students’ own answers.
• Write the names of the two categories on the board. Tell
students to complete the chart on the board.
3
KEY
film types: comedy, horror, fantasy, action, thriller, musical
people in film: cast, extra, director, lead actor Type of activity: Crossword puzzle.
Organisation: Pair work.
M H M U S I C A L J Time: 5–7 minutes.
X D I R E C T O R O Preparation: Copy one worksheet per two
A L E A D A C T O R students – use the same worksheet as in
C W N Y P E X T R A
Activity 2 above.
To use: After lesson 5 (Vocabulary 2 and Listening).
T L P F A N T A S Y

I Q F P O M F W V Y

O C O M E D Y L C S INSTRUCTIONS
N H O R R O R R A K • Divide the class into pairs. Focus students’ attention
Z V G F I G X H S M on Activity 3. Tell them to do the crossword puzzle.
T H R I L L E R T F • When students have finished, ask them to compare
their answers with another pair. Check the answers
with the whole class.
• Extension: Ask pairs of students to prepare their own
crosswords with words from Unit 1 and exchange them
with another pair.

KEY
Across: 3 shoot 5 audience 6 soundtrack 8 designer
9 script

Down: 1 plot 2 blockbuster 3 subtitles 4 out 7 artist


Teaching notes and key

KEY
Unit 1 1 didn’t used use to 2 did they shot shoot
Lesson 2 & 6 3 used to had have 4 written wrote 5 used to read
6 he recorded did 7 Correct.
Grammar 1 & Grammar 2
1 3

Type of activity: Multiple choice. Type of activity: Sentence completion


Organisation: Individual work. and discussion.
Time: 5–7 minutes. Organisation: Pair work.
Preparation: Copy one worksheet per student. Time: 7–10 minutes.
To use: After lesson 6 (Grammar 2). Preparation: Copy one worksheet per student –
use the same worksheet as in Activity 2 above.
To use: After lesson 6 (Grammar 2).
INSTRUCTIONS
• Ask students to list the relative pronouns they
remember from the Student’s Book and explain their INSTRUCTIONS
usage. You may ask them to say or write example • Ask students to name as many types of films as they
sentences. remember from the Student’s Book. Write them
• Hand out the copies of the worksheet. Ask students on the board. Revise with students who an extra is.
to complete the sentences with the correct relative • Focus students’ attention on Activity 3. Tell students
pronoun. Make sure that they understand that there to complete the sentences so that three are true for them.
may be more than one correct answer. • Divide the class into pairs. In each pair, student A reads
• When students have finished, ask them to compare the sentences and student B guesses which ones are
their answers in pairs. Then check the answers with true. When they finish, tell students to change roles.
the whole class. • Ask a few students to tell the class what they have
learnt about their partners.
KEY
1 which 2 that/who 3 that 4 which/that 5 when KEY
6 whose 7 which/that 8 where Students’ own answers.

Type of activity: Error correction. Unit 1


Organisation: Individual work. Lesson 8
Time: 5–7 minutes.
Preparation: Copy one worksheet per student –
Writing
use the same worksheet as in Activity 1 above.
To use: After lesson 6 (Grammar 2). 1

Type of activity: Gap fill.


INSTRUCTIONS
Organisation: Individual work.
• Focus students’ attention on Activity 2. Explain that the
Time: 10 minutes.
underlined parts of six out of seven sentences contain
Preparation: Copy one worksheet per student.
one mistake.
To use: After lesson 8 (Writing).
• Ask students to correct the mistakes. In case of any
problems, refer the students to the Grammar summary
in the Student’s Book with information about the usage
INSTRUCTIONS
of the Past simple and used to.
• Hand out the copies of the worksheet. Ask students to
• When students have finished, ask them to compare
read the email and complete it with the expressions in
their answers in pairs. Then check the answers with
the box. Remind students that two expressions do not
the whole class.
match any gap.
Teaching notes and key

• When students have finished, they compare their answers • Extension: In small groups, students take turns to read
in pairs. Then check the answers with the whole class. their emails and discuss their work. They may also
choose the most interesting film to see in the cinema.
KEY
1 In my opinion 2 the lead roles 3 would you like to KEY
4 comes out 5 is set in 6 you can come Students’ own answers.

Type of activity: Gap fill. Unit 1


Organisation: Individual work. Lesson 9
Time: 5–7 minutes.
Preparation: Copy one worksheet per student – Revision workout
use the same worksheet as in Activity 1 above.
To use: After lesson 8 (Writing). 1

INSTRUCTIONS Type of activity: Revision.


Organisation: Individual work and pair work.
• Focus students’ attention on Activity 2. Ask them to read
Time: 30 minutes.
the text in Activity 1 again and underline all the adjectives.
Discuss the position of the adjectives in each sentence and Preparation: Copy one worksheet per student.
their role in the text with the class. To use: After lesson 9 (Revision workout).

• Ask the students to cover the text in Activity 1 and


complete the text in Activity 2 with the missing adjectives.
INSTRUCTIONS
Ask students to check their answers with the text in
• Hand out the copies of the worksheet. Go through
Activity 1 when they have finished. Check the answers with
the rubric to Activity 1, explaining anything that is
the whole class.
unclear. Give the students enough time to complete the
KEY task. Then ask them to compare their answers in pairs
1 funny 2 exciting 3 great 4 amazing before you check the answers with the whole class.
• Repeat the procedure for Activities 2–3.
• Explain that Activity 4 is a self-assessment task and
3 that students do not need to show their responses
to anyone. It does not affect their grade. Explain
that students should tick the right face, depending
Type of activity: Writing.
on how well they can perform each task, e.g. they
Organisation: Individual work.
can tick the smiling face for perfect, the neutral face
Time: 20 minutes.
for average and the sad face for things they need to
Preparation: Copy one worksheet per student –
revise.
use the same worksheet as in Activity 2 above.
To use: After lesson 8 (Writing). KEY
1
1C 2A 3E 4B
INSTRUCTIONS 2
• Focus students’ attention on Activity 3. Ask them to read the Suggested answers:
task and write an email about a film they have watched but 1 Yes, I’d love to!
don’t think is worth seeing. Tell them to summarise the plot 2 Shall we watch a horror (film)?
briefly and then invite a friend to the cinema to watch 3 Would you like something to drink as well?
a different film. 3
• Students can use the text in Activity 1 to help them. Walk 1 whose dad/father is
around the classroom and provide help where necessary. 2 came out
You may collect particularly good and bad language for later 3 use to be
feedback. 4 The plot
5 animated film/movie
4
Students’ own answers.

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