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Unit

Activity
Talk about your country Students ask and answer questions to discover the nationality of their partner. Who is it? Students describe and identify characters profiles. About me Students play a board game and answer personal questions to move squares. Can I have ? Students prepare a restaurant dialogue and present it in a role play. What are they doing? Students ask and answer questions to compare activities in an illustration. My first day Students ask and give directions. Can I try these on? Students prepare a shop dialogue and present it in a role play. How well do you know your partner? Students ask and answer questions about their partners routines. Make plans Students suggest things to do, consider alternatives and make plans.

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Speaking activities 1
Student A

Look at the information about Melanie and make questions.

Questions Melanie Jimmy

Location Population

Where
What

is your country?

In North America
33 million

of your country? Jim Carrey, Mike Myers Very cold weather, wild animals like bears and whales Ottawa ? English and French ? ? Yes, Im from Canada.

Famous people are from your country? Famous for

What things famous for?

Capital city

Official What are languages Country Are you

2 3

Ask Student B questions about Jimmy. Complete the table. Answer Student Bs questions about Melanie.

Student B

Look at the information about Jimmy and make questions.

Questions Jimmy Melanie

Location Population

Where
What

is your country?

In Europe
4 million

of your country? U2, Pierce Brosnan Music, beautiful countryside Dublin ? English and Irish ? Yes, Im from the Republic of Ireland.

Famous people are from your country? Famous for Capital city
What things famous for?

Official What are languages Country

Are you

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Answer Student As questions about Jimmy. Ask Student A questions about Melanie. Complete the table.
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Speaking activities 2
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Student A: Choose a person from the table. Describe the person in seven phrases.

Ive got a computer in my bedroom. Ive got a pet. My pet isnt scary
Student B: Guess the person. Swap roles.
Bob Jane Ted Ruby My partner

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Now complete the table for your partner.

A Have you got a computer in your bedroom? B Yes, I have/ No, I havent.
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Speaking activities 3
1 2
Take turns to answer the questions. Toss a coin to move. Heads = move one square. Tails = move two squares.

START!

What time do Wh you get up in the morning?

When is your dads / mums birthday?

What do you do at the weekend?

Where do you do your homework?

What do you do at lunchtime?

What time do your parents get up in the morning?

What day of the week is your birthday this year?

What time do you go to bed?

When do you go swimming?

When is carnival?

GO FORWARD TWO SPACES

What time does your favourite TV programme start?

Do you know a famous person with your birthday?

What DVDs do you like watching?

When is carnival?

GO FORWARD TWO SPACES

What sports do you like?

What day y is Christmas Day this year?

When is winter? (What months?)

What activities tie tie es do you do after school?

GO FORWARD TWO SPACES

MISS A TURN

Whats the date today?

FINISH!

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Speaking activities 4
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Student A: Ask Student B these questions. Write down the answers.

Whats your favourite food? drink? sandwich? vegetable? junk food? How much money have you got today?
Student B: Ask Student A these questions. Write down the answers.

Whats your favourite food? drink? salad? fruit? pasta sauce? How much money have you got today?

Order the dialogue. a Large, please. b No, thanks. How much is that? c A sandwich. Anything to drink? d Yes. Can I have a tuna sandwich, please? e Can I help you? 1 f Can I have an orange juice, please?

g Its 3.85, please. h Small, medium or large? i j One large drink. Anything else? 3.85. Here you are.

k Thanks. Next please!

3 4

Practise a similar dialogue. Use your notes from exercise 1. Swap roles and repeat.

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Speaking activities 5
Student A

1 2

Look at the picture. Find seven differences! Ask Student B questions.

A What is Mrs Jones doing? B Shes teaching the drama class.

Student B

1 2

Look at the picture. Find seven differences! Ask Student A questions.

A What is Mrs Jones doing? B Shes teaching the drama class.

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Speaking activities 6
Student A

Ask Student B what these words mean. canteen car park gym headteacher office

Car park Canteen

What does canteen mean?

2 3

Use your dictionary to answer Student Bs questions. Look at the map. Its Student Bs first day at your school. Answer his/her questions. next to between behind on the left/right in front of

3B

2B

Science lab

toilets

B Where is the gym? A Its in front of ...

Ask Student B where these places are. the gym classroom 2A classroom 3A the playground the secretarys office classroom 1B

1A Art room

Headteachers office Theatre

Student B

1 2

Use your dictionary to answer Student As questions. Ask Student A what these words mean. lab playground secretary theatre toilets

Gym Canteen

What does lab mean?

3B

Science lab

Look at the map. Ask Student A where these places are. the theatre classroom 2B classroom 1A the headteachers office the car park the toilets

Secretarys office

2A

Its Student As first day at your school. Answer his/her questions. next to between behind on the left/right in front of

1B 3A Playground Art room

A Where is the canteen? B Its between ...

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Speaking activities 7
1
In pairs, complete the speech bubbles.

2 3

Read the dialogue for two minutes. Student A: You are the attendant. Student B: You are the customer. Practise the dialogue dont look at the sentences! Then swap roles.

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Speaking activities 8
Student A

Complete the sentences for Student B. Guess! Dont ask your partner any questions.

Right or Wrong?

1 2 3

This morning, Student B woke up at ... At the weekend, he/she saw ... At school yesterday, he/she didnt ...

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5 6 7

For Sunday lunch, he/she ate ...

Last year, he/she went on holiday to ... Last week, he/she sent lots of text messages to ... Last night, he/she had a dream about ...

Now find out. Were you right? Tick or cross the sentences.

A I think you woke up at 8 a.m. this morning. B No! Thats not right. I woke up at 7 a.m. / Yes, thats right!

Student B

Complete the sentences for Student A. Guess! Dont ask your partner any questions.

Right or Wrong?

1 2 3

For breakfast Student A had ... At the weekend, he/she played ...

Last night, he/she didnt ...

On Friday night, he/she went to ... On Monday, he/she spoke to Last week, he/she sent lots of emails to ... Yesterday, he/she met ...

4
5 6 7

Now find out. Were you right? Tick or cross the sentences.

A I think you had cereal for breakfast. B No! Thats not right. I had tea and toast. / Yes, thats right!
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Speaking activities 9
1 2
Cut out the cards. Place them face down on the table. Student A: Choose a card and look at it. Suggest the action on the card.

A Lets go for a pizza. / Why dont we go for a pizza? / Shall we go for a pizza?
Student B: Respond.

B What a great idea! / Thats a good idea. / I dont know. / No, thats boring.

Continue the dialogue to make plans to meet or choose another card and suggest an alternative.

We can go to the museum after. Where can we meet?

Continue until all the cards have been used.

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