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UNIT 1 ....
Lesson 1: Tell me about you
Lesson 2: A typical day.
UNIT 2. 5
Lesson 1: “Every day
Lesson 2: A bad day.
UNIT 3
Lesson I: laily re
Lesson 2; At fis super market.
UNIT 4 We
Lesson 1; Every day questions,
Lesson 2: Enjoying yourself
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possessions.UNETELS sistance
Lesson 1; A smart criminal,
Lesson 2: Yoko Ono’s life,
WINNT IA ccteercraaent
Lesson 1: Free time activities,
Lesson 2: A night out,
UNIT IS ,.
ging meetings,
Lesson 2: A life-and-death experience,
UNIT 16itcctieaccs
Lesson I: Hotel reservations, — 3
Lesson 2: Scheduling a meeting,
UNIT 17 i
Lesson 1: Boarding a fligh :
Lesson 2; Ways of doing things, te
UNIT 18 .,
Lesson 1: The weekly shopping |
Lesson 2: Getting around.
UNIT 19
Lesson I: A famous sports pi
Lesson 2: On the road_
UNIT 20...
Lesson 1: My new life.
Lesson 2: Asking for tour
UNIT 21
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Lesson 2:Lesson 1: Tell me about you
Warm-up
Draw a simple family tree of your family. Tella ras
and who the people are. .
Activity 1: Language presentation/review
with a partner, Underline examples int
What he contracted forms of be (for example, I'm)
ce the negativeActivity 2: Language practice
Work with a different partner. Choose three
cone pair (for example a husband and wife, oF 4
Ask your partner questions
of the people in your family tree, one individual ang
brother and sister). Tell your partner about them,
Activity 3: Pronunciation
We give most stress to the mo:
sentence to stress most.
st important information words. Underline one syllable in each
1. I'm from Hong Kong.
2. She’s a sales consultant.
3, Are you inthe Tokyo office?
4, He isn’t an accountant, he’s a data
analyst.
Activity 4: Language practice
Complete the dialogue using the verb to be and a pronoun if necessary.
Petra: Hi, 1 Petra.
Alex: Hello. 2 Alex, and =
my-colleague, Ana.Language Summary
Tell meabout you
Grammar: Verbs and tenses ~ Present
The verb to be:
You use the present simple of the verb to be to talk about facts, for example someone's age, job,
nationality, etc.
Affirmative/Negative
Affirmative |'m(am) He/She/It's (is) We/You/They're (are)
Negative l'm nat {am not) He/She/Itisn't (isnot) We/You/They aren't (are not)
I'ma doctor.
piuitapicom Ney aby
Sheisn'tmy sister.
Wearen't from France.
Questions + Short Answers
Questions. Ami...? Ishe/she;
Are you 20 years old?
Is he from France?
Short Answers
Yes, Jam Yes, he/she/it is.
No, !'mnot.{amnot) No, he/she/it isn't. (isnot)
Wh-questions+to be
You can use Wh-questions with to be. For exampl
Where are they from?
How old is your brother?
Formal writing
When you are writing to someone youd
My new jacket is too small, and am nLesson 2: A typical day Ss
Warm-up vocabulary: dalty routing
What time do you do the things in the pictures?
Activity 1: Language presentation/reviewplete the questions Karl asks, then listen again and check.
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do you get up? — ee
take a shower in the morning? : ~
do you have ___ breakfast?
do you get to work?
do you live?
___ doyou get home?
doyou___ inthe evenings?
__ of programs do you like?
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activity 3: Pronunciation
\here do you put the stress in questions? Underline two or three words in each of the questions in
‘Activity 2. Example: 1. What time do you get up?
‘Activity 4: Discussion
‘a. In pairs, ask each other about your daily routine,
info
shower
breakfast
go to work
lunch
get home
inthe
evening
wv
dinnerLanguage Summary
Atypical day
Listening: Everyday life — Routines
wakeup tostop sleeping
getup to leave your bed and start getting ready for the day
have breakfast todrink, and eat foods such as cereal, exes, or toast, in the moming
have a shower to clean oneselfin a shower
Sotowork/tocollege to go to your job in an aifice or other work place or go to where you
do yourstudics
take the bus/the subway to travel from one place to another by bus or subwayLesson 2:
A bad day.Lesson 1: Everyday activities
Warm-up.
Work in pairs. Tell your partner about your daily routines and habits. Which everyday
activities do you enjoy? Which do you dislike?
Activity 1: Language presentation/review
a, Match the sentences with the pictur
1, We don’t get up ear 3, He doesn't like the rain.
4, Doyou enjoy taking the train?
No, I don't.p, Use the examples from Activity 13 to complete the example sentences below,
present simple
weuse the present simple for present habits, routines, and things that are generally true,
in affirmative sentences, we add -s or-es to the verb if the subject of the sentence is third person
(he/she/it).
She 3.
In negative sentences, we use don’t (do not) or doesn’t (does not) before the main verb,
her bike to work when the weather's nice.
We don't get up early on Saturdays. He» the rain.
In questions, we use do or does.
et taking the train? How does she get to work?
In short answers, we use do/does or don’t/doesn’t,
Yes, theydo. No, I+.
Yes, itdoes. No, he doesn’t
Activity 2: Pronunciation
a, Underline the stressed syllables in Activity 12, Then listen and check your answers.
», Listen again and repeat.
Activity 3: Language practice
Work in pairs. Student A: look at your informati
information end cover Student A's. Take tu!
up early on weekends
bus to work
exercise every day
enjoy/read books
movies in the evenings
who/with
what/on weekends
Activity 4: Discussion
2. Work in pairs. Talk to yourLanguage Summary
Everyday activities
Grammar: Verbs and tenses — Present
Present Simple
Ten people five on the Island.
She doesn't wark on the island.
On the weekend she cooks,
‘She enjoys horse riding.
You use the present simple to talk about habits, routines, and general truths.
ifthe subject Is he, she, or it, you add -s/-esto the end of the verb,
ifthe subjectis he, she, or it, and the sentences a question or negative, you Use does,
If the subject is you, we, they and the sentence is a question or negative, you use do.
‘Affirmative:
I commute from the istand.
‘She works in Manhattan.
Negative:Lesson 2: A bad day
giving advice
warr-uP
took at the pictures. What's wrong? Have you ever experienced / do you ever experience this
problem? Tell your partner,
Aetivity 1: Vocabulary
a. Look at these words below, Are they nouns, verbs, or adjectives? Write WN, V, or A next to each
one.
bad hurt fall off. uncomfortable
back__ difficult pain painful
suffer (from) __ serious bleed blood
b, Match the words with the pictures from the warm-up. Each picture may have more than one
word.
Activity 2: Reading
2. Match the letters sent to Maisie, who works:
1. Dear Maisie, i
{started my job three months ago, but I
problems with a colleague who is someti
unkind and mean to me. It’s nothing too s
she wants the boss to think! am stupid. 1
starting to feel uncomfortable when we
together, which is quite often. | don’t trust
Should lignore it, or say something?
Tracy ag
a. Hello Xxx,
This is a common probl
because it i isnot tooActivity 3: Language practice
Cover the texts in Activity 2b. Fill in the missing words.
1, I'mhaving problems a colleague.
2, Recently he keeps complaining ___ headaches.
3, ... you encourage him to see...
4, Your son will listen more his doctor.
5, You need to speak her about it.
6, Mention it to your manager, but you make it
sound too serious.
Activity 4: Role-playLanguage Summary
Abad day
Reading: People and relationships — Feelings
bad
difficult
afraid
sorry
mean
serious
lose
hort
ery
suffer
disappointment
‘not bad
Focling fear, or feeling wortied about the possible result of. situation
Feeling sud because something not very nice has happened
hot kind ornice
Important and needs attention
tonot have something anymore
to cause pain to a part ofthe bady
to make tears because you are happy 4 ties
to have pain for along time ‘2
unhappy because someone oF soi me