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Vocabulary Grammar Speaking Pron~nciation Writing

• The weather • Present continuous • Describe a holiday • -ing form : II TJ I • An e-card
• Collocations • Present continuous • Ask what someone is doing • Expressions in
v. present simple • Talk on the phone informal letters

c~ AB1!1-~Y} The weather - -- - - - - - -- - - -- -

1 ~ Match the pictures with the expressions. Listen and check. Then listen and repeat.
1 - It's foggy.
It 's cloudy I It's sunny. I It 's windy. I It 's foggy . I It 's raining .
It's snowing. I It's hot. I It 's warm. I

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Look at the· photos. Describe the weather.
........____.

1- In London it's cold, it's cloudy and it's mining.

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~ Students talk about the weather in

~ different parts of the world.

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OVERVIEW Answers / Transcript
1 It's foggy. 6 .It's cloudy.
Vocabulary 2 It's sunny. 7 It's cold.
• The weather 3 It's snowing'. 8 It's warm .
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• Collocations 4 It's raining. 9 It's hot. I
5 It's windy.
Grammar
• Present continuous
• Present continuous for future plans 2
• Present continuous: questions • Students look at the photos and describe the
• Present continuous v. present simple
weather.
Reading
• Travel diary Answers
• Culture: Satellites
1 In London, it's cold , it's cloudy and it's raining.
Listening 2 In Cairo, it 's hot and it 's sunny.
• The Invisibles 3 In New York, it 's cold and it's snowing.
4 In Sydney, it's w arm , it's w indy and it 's sunny.
Speaking
• -Describe a holiday
• Ask what someone is doing
• English you need: Talk on the phone Consolidation
Point to diffe rent countries on a map of the world
Pronunciation
and ask students to describe the weather th ere
• -ing form /nJ/ at t he ·moment.
Writing
• Expressions in informal letters ,.,.Student's Boc,_k Word list page 108
• An e-card
,. ,. Workbook Word list page 59, Vocabulary page 60

Extra Resources
- My Portiolio pages 20-21
- Multi-ROM Grammar, Vocabulary
and Pronunc iation
·- -Tests
Teacher's All•in-one Book
. . nvo
- Mixed-ability Worksheets
- Speaking activities

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( VOCABULARY"}-- - -- -- --
@The weather
Warmer
• Ask students about the weather today: What's
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the temperature? Is it hot or cold? Is it sunny,
raining or windy? Use today's weather to
in_troduce some of the weather vocabulary from
exercise 1.
1 ~ 1.53
• Students match the pictures with the expressions.
• Play the CD to check answers.
• Play t _h e CD again. Students repeat the
expressions.
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 TRAVEL IJIARY
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1 Look at the pictures. When is it ... ? 2 Read the travel diary. Order the activities.
1 sunny It 's sunny on Saturday. 1- driving
2 raining lying in the sun ~ climping a mountain
3 w indy swimming singing visiting a stadium
4 cloudy

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we. . s-tM-t ouc holida.<j in Wa.le.s . ? e.ople. spe.a.k.. -two
in Wa.le.s - Englis h and We.I.sh. Toe. We.I.sh f o( Wa.le.s

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l=k..ing a.-t -the. coun-t(<jside. .
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• Mum's ha.vina an

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• One. minu-te. i-t ·s sunnv\ and -the. ne.x-t min\J-te. i-t 's ca.inin.., .

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In -this pic-tuce. we. '(e. c limbing a. moun-ta.in in -the. !J(e.con

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!Je.a.cons. I -t 's inc(e.dible.. Mum and Dad Me. s inging, bu-t I'm
no-t lis-re.ning. I 've. go-t m~ M?:i pla.~e.c Tomoffow we. 'ce. -ta.bn
a. -tea.in -to -the. Snowdonia. Na.iiona.l ?a.(k.. . Mo(e. moun-ta.ins!

3 Can you remember? Write Mum, Dad or 4 Answer the questions.

Jim . Read again and check.
1 Mum 's driving.
1 What languages do people speak in Wales?
English a nd Wels h.
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2 ... 's sleeping. 2 How do you say 'Wales ' in Welsh?
3 ... 's reading a book 3 What's the capital city?
4 . 's swimming. 4 What's the national sport?
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. .. 'shaving an ice-cream .
.. are singing.
5 Where can you climb mountains?
6 What's the name of the national park? -
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9 Students find out basic facts about

the culture, geography and weather
of Wales.

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• Students answer the questions.

• Travel diary Answers

Background 1 English and Welsh 5 in the Brecon
Wales, along with England, Scotland and 2 Cymru /kumri:/ Beacons
Northern Ireland, is part of the Un ited Kingdom. 3 Cardiff 6 Snowdonia
It's capital city is Cardiff. In Wales, all pupils up 4 rugby
to the age of 16 are either taught in Welsh
or taught Welsh as a second language.

k Warmer
Consolidatjon

k • Ask students if they know anything about Wales

- the weather, sports, places, etc. Write their
Write these w ords in your language on th e b oard:
1 countryside 4 seats ·

k 1
ideas on the board. 2 a guided tour
3 enormous
h' .. · -e ,. ,
5 crazy
· 6 mountain

k • Students look at the pictures and write when the

Students find the English equivalents in the
travel diary.

k weather is sunny, raining etc.

. ... workbook Reading page 64
k Answers
1 It's sunny on Saturday.

k 2 It 's raining on Thursday.

3 It 's windy on Sunday.

k 4 It's cloudy on Friday.

k 2 @ 1.54
k • Check students unde·rstand the meaning of the

k words and phrases by relating them to t he

pictures.

k • Students rea9 and listen to the t ravel diary, and

order the act ivities.

Answers

k 1 driving
2 visiting a stadium
4 swimming
5 climbing a mountain ;L

k - 3 lying in the .sun 6 singing

3
• Students cover the diary and complete the ,
sentences w ith the correct family members. Then
they read the diary again and check their answers. ·

Answers

k.- 1 Mum
2 Dad
3 Jim
:4 Jim
5 Mum
6 MumandDad

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 CGRAMMAR) ·- - ~ -- -
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• Students decide if the sentences are about the
present or the future.
• Present continuous
• Ask students to look at the diary entry for Answers / Transcript
Thursday on page 44 again and find examples 1 future 3 future 5 present
of be and verbs ending in -ing. 2 present 4 future 6 present
• Explain that be+ verb in -ing form is the present
continuous. We use this to talk about things
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happening at the moment of speaking. Reinforcement
• With studerits' help, build up a table on the Students draw a picture of themselves and their
board: the verb be inthe affirmative and family/friends doing different things. Then they
negative, and verb with -ing. write a description of what each person is doing,
starting: In this picture, ... ...
• Explain the -ing form spelling rules,

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• Students write the -ing form of the verbs. Extension
Students write sentences about what their family
Answers and friends are doing at the moment. Then they
1 visiting 4 playing 7 flying write sentences about their future plans, and the
2 going 5 dancing 8 taking plans of their family and friends.
3 swimming 6 running

2 •Go4 it!
• Students write sentences with the-present
continuous affirmative or negative. Highlight
· that the sentences should describe what is or
isn't happening at the moment.
_ ( Answers Students' own answers
• Pronunciation: -ing form hTJI
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• Explain that the pronunciation of -ing is /IIJ/.
· Point out that the 'g' is silent.
6 =
• Students look at the cities and read the example _,.
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description. Can students glJess where the person
is? (Granada)
) • Students imagine they are in one of the cities.
They write a description of the weather, and
what they and other people are doing.
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• In pairs, students read their descriptions to each
other. Their partner tries to guess where they are.
·-*Student's Book Grammar reference page 97 -c

• Students hear ~ach sentence twice. Pause the CD '"* Workbook Grammar reference page 56,
for students to repeat. Focus on the -ing sound. Grammar page 61

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• Students complete the final diary entry using the
present continuous.

Answers / Transcript
1 're going 4 's reading
2 isn 't raining 5 aren't talking
3 's driving 6 'm listening to

• Present continuous for future plans

• Students look at the example sentences. Explain
that we also use the present continuous to talk
about definite future plans. We use this tense
with future time expressions, for example:
tomorrow, next week, on Saturday, in June, etc.

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(i) Present continuous
- - ,.- -~-~® 4 Complete with the present continuous.
We 're going to Cardiff. I'm not listening.

Affirmative Negative
be -ing form be not -ing fo rm
We're going I'm not listening

/ Spell ing rules

+ -ing read reading In this picture, we (1) 're going (go) home.
-ff + -ing have having It (2) .. . (not rain), but it's cold. Dad
double consonant+ -ing sit sitting (3) . .. (drive) and Mum (4 ) .. . (read) the map.
'-(words wit h one syllable) They (5) .. . (not talk)! I (6) ... (listen to) music.
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1 Write the -ing form of the verbs. (i) Present continuous for future plans
1 visit - visiting 5 dance Tomorrow we're taking a train.
We're visiting Wales in June.
2 go 6 run
3 swim 7 fly
4 play 8 take 5 A re the sentences about the present or
the future?
2 Write affirmative or negative sentences 1 I'm meeting my friends at the weekend.
w ith the present continuou s-. future
2 I'm stu dying English at the moment .
Atthe moment ..
3 We're h aving an exam tomorrow.
1 it/ rain it isn't raining.
4 The president's visiting China next month.
2 I / phone a friend
5 Listen! They're playing your favourite song.
3 we/ sit/ in a classroom
6 The sun's shinin g .
4 I / have / lun ch
5 my classmates I chat/ in English
6 the teacher / write / on the board

Imag ine you are in one of these cities.

Describe the weather. What are you and
-ing form: /rfJ/ other people doing?

3 ~ Listen and repeat. Paris London New York Sydney Granada

Focus on the -ing sound . Moscow Athens Rio de Janeiro

1 We're going to Cardiff. It's warm and sunny. I'm visiting the
2Mum's driving. Alhambra Palace. People are taking photos
3 Dad's sleeping. and listening to the tour guide.
4 I' m not reading.
5 I'm not listening.
7 Tell your partner. Can he/she guess where
6 We're climbing.
you are?
I know. You're in ...

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· ~ Students review weather vocabulary

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to describe the weather in different
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G Students describe what people do
when they visit different cities.

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~ AB~ Y} collocations- -- - - - - -- -- - - -- - -

1 ~ Match the verbs with the nouns. Listen and check. Then listen and repeat.
1 - read a newspaper
feafl I listen to I drink I do milk I some cereal I music I the phone
watch I eat I answer I rob a bank I TV I my homework I A nrnAxmAnnr

2 Describe picture A. Use the collocations from exercise 1 in the present continuous.
1 Mr Invisible's drinking milk and . 3 Gill.
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2 Mrs Invisible . 4 Junior . .

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3 Listen. Find one difference in picture A. 5 " Look at picture B. Listen and match the J
names with the activities.
4 Listen again. Choose the correct option . 1 Mr Invisible 's . talking on the phone.
2 Junior's . . . eating a sandwich.
1 The phone call is from . .
3 Gill's .. . washing the car. 1
a the Police Commissioner.
4 Mrs Invisible 's playing with the dog.
b the Jackson brothers.
2 The Jackson brothers are robbing
a a bank.
b the school.
.
3 Gill and Junior .
a go to school.
b help their parents .

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Students look at family life and
everyday activities through the genre
of a superhero cartoon.

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@The Invisibles
Background
The Invisibles are a family of superheroes who
have the power to make themselves invisible.
The father and mother are called Mr and Mrs
Invisible. They have a daughter called Gill and a
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son called Junior.
(i) Collocations
Warmer
• Write these verbs on the board : read, listen to,
drink, do, watch, eat, answer, rob. Ask students
to think of nouns we often use with these verbs,
for example: read a book. How many different
examples can students think of?
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• Students match the verbs w ith the nouns.
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• Students close their books. How much can they
remember about the picture of The Invisibles in
their kitchen? Write the names of the four
characters on the board and ask students to say
what each one is doing.
• Ask students what-time of the day it is in the
picture (morning). How do they know? Ask them
to complete this sentence: The Invisibles are ...
(having breakfast).
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• Play the CD and pause when the narrator finishes
speaking. Students listen and find one difference in
picture A.
An sw er
J unior 's eating some cereal, not a sandwich.

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Trans c ript p age 225
• Play the CD to check answers.
• Play the CD again. Students repeat the phrases.
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Ans wers / Transc ript
• Play the rest of the track. Students listen to the
1 read a newspaper 5 watch TV
entire scene and choose the correct option .
l..:; 2
3
listen to mus ic
drink milk ~~
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7
eat some cereal
answer the phone

k 4 do my homework 8 rob a bank

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la 2a 3b

Transcript page 225

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J.; • Students describe picture A using the collocations
from exercise 1 in the present continuous. 5~ 1.58
l-; Answers / Transcript
• Students look at picture 8. Then they listen and

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match the names with the activities.
1 answering the phone .
2 's reading a newspaper.
Answers / Transcript
3 's listening to music and doing h er h omework.
4 's watching TV and eating some cereal. 1 Mr Invisible's wash ing the car.
2 J unior's playing with t h e dog.
3 Gill's eating a sandwich.
,,.,.Student's Book Word list page 108 4 Mrs Invisible 's talking on the phone.
, .,. Workbook Word list-page 59, Vocabulary page 62 Transc ript page 225

,.,,. Workbook Listening page 65

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._, Present continuous: questions
• Write on the board: I'm reading. Can students
make the question? Remind them how to form
questions with be and writ e.on the board: Am I
reading ? With students' help, build up a table of
present continuous questions with different subject
pronouns on the board.
• Ask students different questions and focus on the
short answers.
1 Present continuous and Present simple on the
• Students write t he questions in order. Then they
answer them using picture B to help thE_:!m if
necessary.
3·
• Students match the questions in exercise 2 with
the answers .
( Answers a 3 b 5 c2 d 1 e4 f6 )
8> Present continuous v. present simple
• Remind students that we use the present
continuous for tal k ing about things that are
happeni ng now and the present simple to talk
about habits and routines. Both tenses are of ten
used with tim e expressions. W rite the headings
boa rd. Read out the t ime expressions in the table
and ask students to tell you which -head ing to
write them under.
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Answers 4
• Students complete the dialogue with the present
1 Is Junior playing with the dog? Yes, he is.
continuous or present simple.
2 Is Mr Invisible having a sandwich? No , he
isn '. t
3 Is Gill liste:qing to music? No , she isn't. Answers
4 Are MLand Mrs Invisible sitting on th·e grass? 1 ·are ;.doing 5 isn't
No , they a~en't .
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2 'm making 6 w atches
5 Is Junim washing the car? No , he isn't. 3 cook 7 'splaying
6 Is Mrs Invisible talking on the phone? Yes , she 4 Is; sitting 8 doesn't like
is .

llI Reinforcement .
Students write similar. present-continuol:l.s
questions for pictun{ A. In pairs, they ask and
answer each other's questions .
Extension
Write these short ans_w ers on the board: Yes, .I
am. No, they aren't. Yes, she is. Nb, it itm 't. Yes,
.you are. Tell students to write questioris to ask
their partner that they think will get these
answers. When they are ready, students ask ·
their: partner their questions and see if they were
right about the answers .
8> Go 4 it!
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• Students imagine they are invisible. They think of
an activity and write a sentence using the
present continuous to -describe it. If you want to
make thi s activity more contro lled, tell them they
can o nly use t he activities which appear on pages
46 and 47.
6
• In pai rs, st udents ask each other What am I
doing? Can they guess what their partner is
doing in no more th an teh questions? They check
thei r an swers by showing each other the
sentences they wrote . cc..

'"•Student's Book Grammar refe rence page 97

2 '"•Workbook Grammar reference page 57,
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• Students write questions in the present continuous. Grammar page 62

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Answers
What are they doing?
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2 Who are you phoning?
3 What's she having for lunch?
4 Where are we going?
5 What are you playing?
6 What's he buying?

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@ Present continuous: questions 3 Match the questions in exercise 2 with
these answers.
Are you reading? Where is she going?

,..Question word be Subject . f orm~

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a A ch eese sandWich. 3 r:
1 b Monopoly Do you want to play?
Am I c Mymum .
Are you d Tai Chi. It's a m artial~art.
Is he/she/it e To the shops .
Are we/you/they read ing ? f Som e n ew trainers .
What are you
Where is he/she/it I (i) Present continuous v. present simple
Why are we/you/they ,J
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Junior's playing with the dog at the moment.
Junior goes to school every day.
Short answers "'
Yes, I am . No, I' m not. ,,.Time expressions "'
Yes, it is. No, it isn't. Present continuous at the moment, now, today
'-Yes, w e are . No, we aren 't. right now
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Present simple every day, on Mondays, on ,

Sunday morning, always,
1 Write the questions in order. Then answer
them. · \.
usually, sometimes, etc.
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1 playing / Junior / with the dog / is ? 4 Complete with the present continuous or
Is Junior playing with the dog? present simple.
Yes, he is.
2 Mr Invisible / is/ a sandwich/ eating·? Gill Hi, mum. What (1) are you
3 listening / Gill / to / is / m usic ? doing (do) at the moment?
4 are I on the grass/ Mr_and Mrs Invisible i Mwn Hello. I (2) . .. (make) a spinach
sitting? lasagne. I always (3) ... (cook)
5 the car / Junior / is / Vl[ashing ? on Saturday afternoon.
6 talking / Mrs Invisible / on the phone I is ? Gill (4) . .. Junior . . (sit) in the
kitchen with you?
Mwn No, he (5) . . He usually (6)
2 Write questions in the present continuous. (watch) me cook, but today
1 What / they./ do ? he (7) . . . (play) in his room .
What are they doing? He (8) . .. (n ot like) spinach .
2 Who I you I phone ?
3 What / she / have for lunch ?
4 Where I we I go ?
5 What / you / play ? Imagine that you are invisible. What are
6 What/ he/ buy? you doing? Use the present continuous._
I'm lying in the sun.

6 What is your partner doing? Can you guess

in ten questions?
A Are you sitting in the kitchen?
B No, I'm not.

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play a miming game.

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1 Match the photos with the words.

1- a satellite
the Earth a satellite a satellite dish the equator

2 Can you answer the questions?

1 How many satellites do we use today? 3 What do satellites do?
a 800 b 8,000 a They send TV pictures.
2 Do all satellites move around the Earth? b They connect people to the Internet.
a Yes, they do . b No, they don't. c They study the weather.

3 ~ Read about satellites. Check your answers to exercise 2.

We hardly ever see satellites, but Satellites do different things. Some

they're an important part of our life . satellites send lV pictures to our homes,
Approximately eight hundred satellites connect people to the Internet and connect
are orbiting the Earth today, sending phone calls. Some study our planet and
information to and from different parts the weather. Others help us to find our
of the world . destination when we're driving.

Some satellites stay in the same place
above the equator. They're called
geostationary satellites. We need a
special dish to receive inf~rmation from
these satellites. Other satellites move
around the Earth and you can see them
at night.
But satellites are not the only things orbiting
the Earth. There are about eight thousand
old satellites and about a million other
objects. These objects are called 'space
junk'. Some space junk is travelling at forty
thousand kilometres per hour, so be careful
the next t ime you walk in space!

4 True or false? Correct the false sentences.

1 We don't use satellites every day
False - We use satellites every day.
2 Some satellites stay above the equator.
3 We can't see satellites .
4 Some cars use satellite information.
5 More than one million other objects are
orbiting our planet.
6 'Space junk' is another name for new
satellites.

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C CULTURE) ·- - - -·- - -- Reinforcement -
In pairs, students choose four words or
., Satellites expressions from the article which they don't
CLIL objective: Students learn about satellites understand and ask -you what they mean using
and 'space junk'. What does ... mean?

Warmer
Play hangman with the words the Earth, satellite Extension
dish and the equator.
In pairs, students write three more questions
about the arti~le for anotlier pair to answer.
1
• Students match the photos with the words.
• Model the pronunciation of the words for Did you know?
students to repeat.
• The first satellite was Sputnik 1. It w as
launched by the Soviet Union in 1957, and it
Answer
started the space race· between the Soviet
1 a satellite 3 the equator Union and the USA
2 the Earth 4 a satellite dish
• Sputnik is the Russian word for satellite.

2
• Students guess the answers to the questions.
• Compare answers to see if the class generally
agrees, but don't check answers at this point.

( Answers Students' own answers )

3~ 1.59
• Students read and listen to the article abo·ut
satellites and check their answers to exercise 2.

( Answers 1 a 2 b 3 a, b, c )
4
• Students decide if the sentences are true or false,
and correct the false sentences. Encourage them
to write complete sentences.

Answers
1 False - We use satellites every day.
2 True
3 False - We can see some satellites at night.
4 True
5 True
6 False - 'Space junk' is another name for old
satellites and other obJects.

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• In pairs, students prepare and practise a phone
d ialogue.
• Talk on the phone
• Invite some students to perform their dialogue in
Warmer front of the class.
Students imagine they are going to phone an • Quest
English-speaking friend. The fr iend's father or
mother answers the phone. Ask students to • Students find out what the following phone
suggest how the first few lines of the numbers are for: 44, 112, 911 and 555. They can
conversation might go . do this by entering the word phone number and
the phone number itself into an Internet search
1 ~ 1.60 engine or by consulting reference books.
• Play the CD . Students listen to the dia logues and
decide if the photo is fci'r dialogue 1 or dialogue 2.
Answers
C Answer Dialogue 2 ) 44 - the international dialling code for the UK
112 - the number for the emergency services in
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the European Union.
911 - the number for the emergency services in
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.I the USA
• Play the CD again . Students listen and write the 555 - in the USA , numbers with the prefix 555
i' correct option. are used in films, TV shows, computer games,
etc. These numbers don't really exist. ~
Answers
1 watching TV 3 go the cinema
2 wants to go 4 doesn 't meet , ,.. Student's Book Word List page 108
, ,.. Workbook Word List page 59, English you need
page 65
3~ 1.60
• Students complete the dialogues.
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• Play the CD again to check answers.

Answers
1 want 3 Can 5 It's
2 S€e 4 moment 6 time

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• Students translate the sentences. Point out that
when you identity yourself on the phone in
English, you say It's+ your name (NOT I'm).
• Play the CD. Students repeat the sentences. Focus
on intonation .

Reinforcement
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In pairs, students practise the two dialogues in
exercise 3.

Extension
Students close their books. In pairs, they try to
remember the two dialogues from memory

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1 ~ Listen. Is the photo for dialogue 1 or 2?

2 ~ Listen again. Write the correct option .

Dialogue 1
1 Ally is watching TV I a DVD.
2 Ally wants to go I can't go to Jane's house.

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Dialogue 2
3 Zach wants to go to the cinema I study
w ith Ally
4 Ally meets I doesn't meet Zach.

3 ~ Complete the dialogues. Then listen

again and check .
\
see time can it's wam moment
4 ~ Translate.Then listen and repeat .
1
1 Can I speak to Ally, please?
Ally Hi, Jane!
2 Yes, who's calling?
Jane Hil What are you doing?
3 It's Zach.
Ally I'm watching TV Why?
4 Just a moment.
Jane Do you (1) want to watch a DVD
5 Do you want to go to the cinema?
at my house?
6 See you soon!
Ally Yeah, OK
Jane Great. (2) . .. you soon I
5 In pairs, prepare and practise a phone
2 dialogue.
Mwn Hello. A You want to go to the beach with B.
Zach Hello. (3) .. . I speak to Ally, please? B You don't want to go to the beach.
Mwn Yes. Who 's calling? Invent an excuse.
Zach It's Zach .
Mwn Just a (4) .. . , Zach. Ally I Phone I
Ally Hello. ~aes. _
Zach Hi, Ally l (5) . . . Zach.
• What's the significance of these phone
Ally Oh, hi. numbers?
Zach What are you doing at the moment?
Ally I'm studying. Why? 44 112 911 555
Zach Do you want to go to the cinema?
Ally I can't. I've got an exam on Monday
Zach OK. Another (6) .
Ally OK. See you at school! Byel

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Students use language that can be Students autonomously use the
transferred to real-life situations. media available to them to researc h a
topic.

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1 In pai rs, look at th e_ photos. Do you know

the countries?

2 Read t hee-card. Where is it from?

Hi Toby,
How are things in Australia? I'm here with
my family. This is our first visit to Europe .
It's very different from home. The buildings
are really old and the people drive on the
right. The pizzas are fantastic!

At the moment it's warm and sunny.

M')L parents are visiting The Coliseum .
They go sightseeing every day. My
sister loves the shops. Right now she 's
shopping. Me? I'm sitting in an Internet
cafe, listening to music and writing to my
friends. Tomorrow we're going to Pisa.
Write soon ,
...._
Rohan

3 Orde r the sentences.

In thee-card, Rohan,, 5 Make notes. Then w rite an e-ca rd.
a says w hat his family are d oing, Paragrap h 1: Wh ere are you? Describe
b says where he is on holiday 1 the place,
c describes th e weather, Paragraph 2: Describe the weather,
d says ":'hat he's doing, What are you and the other
e says where h e's going next, people doing?
f describes the place , Where are you going n ext?

(I) Expressions in informal letters 6 Now read you r work again . Can you f ind
any errors?
4 Make t wo lists for informal letters.
Ht--:-:-c Write soon , How are things?
Love, Dear Bye for now,
Qw 0ramtrntt• HI_,...
To s tart: Hi . . ., "
To e n d:

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Students use strategies to plan their
own written work.

• Students use strategies to evaluate

and develop their own written work.

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@An e-card
Warmer
• Ask students: When you go on holiday, do you
phone your friends at home? Students put up
their hands if the answer is yes. Ask the same
question for: write emails, write postcards and
send e-cards. Check students understand the
word e-card (they are similar to postcards, but
they are created using digita l media rattier than
paper).
• Tell students they are going to read an e-card
from Rohan (the boy from page 42) to a friend at
home.
1 • Students make two lis'ts of expressions to start
• In pairs, students look at the photos. Do they
know the countries? Can they also name the
cities and places?
Answers
1 Italy - The Coliseum in Rome.
2 Australia - The Sydney Opera House in Sydney.
3 China - The Great Wall.
2 5
• Students read the e-card and decide where it is
from.
Answers
Any of th e following: Europe , Italy, Rome
3 Weather expressions ,
• Students read the e-card again and order the
sentences.
( Answers 1b 2f 3c 4a 5d 6e
Consolidation
Write these questions on the board for students
to answer:
1 What t wo things are different from Australia?
2 What do Rohan 's parents do every day?
3 Wha t 's his si ster doing now?
4 Where's Roh an?
5 What's h e doing?
6 Wh er e are they going tom orrow?
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':,. ,.. .~ ..
........ ;--,
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Answers
1 The buildings are old and the people drive on
the right.
2 They go sightseeing every day.
3 Right now she 's shopping.
4 He 's in an Internet cafe.
5 He's listening to music and writing to his
friends .
6 Tomorrow they 're going to Pisa.
@ Expressions in informal letters
4
• Explain that we use informal expressions to start
and end the letters we write to friends.
and to end informal letters.
• Point out that it is possible to use a combination
of the expressions to end a letter, for example:
Write soon, Love, and Bye for now
Answers
To start: Hi ... , , How are things?, Dear .
To end: Write soon, Love, Bye for now,
• Students prepare to write an e-card . First, they
answer the questions and make notes. Then they
write their composition.
6
• Students read their composition and check for
errors. Write the following chec~list on the board
for students to refer to:
Present continuous (be and -ing spelling rules)
Time expressions - at the moment, ·now, today,
right now
) Informal expressions to start and end a letter
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