Second lesson in unit 1

Read Sophie's email. What is it about? What do you learn about

Sophie's likes and dislikes? Who do you think Catherine is?

- It's about travelling in New Zealand and missing home.

- she likes small, cool places and wildlife. She doesn't like heat.

- Catherine is her friend and travelling companion.

Ask and answer the questions with a partner.

1- How long/ Sophie / New Zealand?

- How long has Sophie been in New Zealand?
- Nearly a week.
- (present perfect simple ‫النه يتحدث عن اشياء حدثت في الماضي والزالت‬
.‫)مستمرة‬
2- How long/ she/ Australia?
- How long was she in Australia?
- Three weeks.
- (past simple ‫)للتحدث عن حدث منتهي‬
3- Who /travel/ with?
- Who is she travelling with?
- Catherine.
- (present continuous ‫)للتحدث عن حدث آني‬
4- Why/ like New Zealand?
- Why does she like New Zealand?
- Because it's smaller cooler than Australia.
- (present simple ‫)للتحدث عن حالة الشخص‬
5- Why/ like Kangaroo Island?
- Why did she like Kangaroo Island?
- Because of the wildlife. She saw some platypus there.
- (past simple ‫)للتحدث عن حالة او فعل مضى‬
6- What/ their car like?
- What's their car like?
 - It's OK-the lights work and it has big glove box-but it sometimes
makes strange noises.
- (present simple ‫)للتحدث عن حالة السيارة اآلنية‬
7- Which wildlife/ already?
- Which wildlife has she seen already?
- She has seen dolphins, whales, and enormous albatrosses.
- (present perfect ‫)للتحدث عن اشياء تراها في مامضى ومستمرة‬
8- Where/ next?
- Where are they going next?
- They are heading up the west coast.
- (present continuous ‫)للتحدث عن نية او تخطيط لشئ قريب الحدوث‬
9- Why/ photos?
- Why is she sending photos?
- So they won't forget what she looks like.
- (present continuous ‫)للتحدث عن احداث تحصل حاليا‬

LANGUAGE FOCUS

1. Which tense can you identify in the questions and answers in

exercises 2 and 4? Why are they used?

2. Informal writing often has lots of colloquial language and words

missed out.
Kind of boring = quit boring
Been here two days but seems = I've been here two days but
Like FOREVER =it seems like forever
'cause (US) , 'cos (UK) = because
3. Work with a partner. Read the letter and email again.
1 what do 'stuff' and 'hanging in there' mean un Max's letter?
Find colloquial words in Sophie's email and express them less
colloquially.

Stuff=activities

Hanging in there= not giving up

 Colloquial words

Missing you like crazy=missing you very much

Like it lots= like it very much

Oz = Australia

Loads of wildlife=lots of wildlife

Classy sounding=sounds high quality

Going OK=working alright

Nice and slowly=at a relaxed pace

2 Find examples where words are missing. Which words?

(I've)got to go to sleep

(I'm)still having a great time but (I'm)missing you

(I've)been in New Zealand

PRACTICE

Identify the tenses

Complete the tense charts. Use the verb work for the active and make
for the passive.

ACTIVE Simple Continuous

Present He works We are working
Past She worked I was working
Future They will work You will be working
Present perfect We have worked She has been working
Past perfect I had worked You had been working
Future perfect They will have worked We will have been working
PASSIVE Simple Continuous
Present It is made They are being made
Past It was made It was being made
Future They will be made
Present perfect They have been made
Past perfect It had been made
Future perfect They will have been
made