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You Lite Exparionos nor istaring thnk avout your eperences ‘ete to the top Tris ml help you anticipate and understand te Inermatin in he tstring 4 Work in pairs. Look at the pictures and discuss the questions. ‘. Where does the boy live? How isthe place ifferent from regular homes? '. What do you think the boy does on a tyoical day? 2 Usten to the boy and mark 7) what he describes. ‘a, What he does in the summer _ ». Atypical school day _ 3 Usten again and complete the table with the times Joey does things. Mn getup? gto schoo? have Minch? irish schoo? get home? do homework? goto veo? ‘Write the times you do the activities in the table. ‘Work in pairs. Compare your lifestyle to Joey's, Pronunciation > Final s ER) 1 Listen 6% to the final sounds of the words and ‘write them inthe correct columns. gets goes finishes does places fiends watches ‘takes lamps a oe 2 Say the words aloud and add them to the correct columns in the table. likes boxes lives boats laughs houses rooms kisses rugs Speaking > Ideal Houseguest LC] 1 Interview your classmates to find an ideal houseguest. What time do you get up? 2 Choose the person most compatible with your lifestyle. | choose Marta as my houseguest because. escing > Nomadic Lifestyles 3. Complete what Rachid says with the words in the box. Gram™oe 4. Work in pairs. Look at the pictures and | take a shower getupearty stayuplate cenywater drink mit | 1 loa answer the questions. the 2. Where do you think Rachid lives? Every morring,i1)_______toheip : b. What isthe weather lke there? myfamiyt2)_ for acid 2 Read the article and answer the ea ee ee ee Ae questions, ‘never 3), : Herare 2, What does Rachid like doing? | wesh in a tub. thave breakfast with : Hew “myparentsi4) a Hesor efit eet eee ee EE most mornings. i's fresh and tastes good! Thee . why ishe special? Ten | take care ofthe goats. At nignt, Raid when we have parties, 2 lifesnt \ = 15) ABN zs . Why doesn't Rachid take a shower? and sing songs by the Fire. “ 2 wmnet se ————_« work in groups. biscuss the questions. often 6. What does he do every day? ‘a What about Rachid lifestyle sounds appeating to you? nae . What things would be cifficult? eu ADy nity Le} Rants Rachid is a typical teenager. He likes listening to music and meeting his fiends. However, Rachid is also special. He and his family are nomads—which ‘means they never settle down—and they live in a tent in the Sahara Desert, Rachid always gets up early. There is lots of work to do before the sun gets too hot. There is not much water, so he rarely takes a shower. He usually washes in a tub ‘and then he has breakfast, He usually drinks milk. Rachid does not go to school in the mornings with other young nomads. He stays at home and helps his parents. In the mornings, he sometimes carries ‘water from the river. In the afternoons, he takes care of his parents’ goats. In the evenings, there are often parties, or quests visit Rachid's family. People listen to music and dance. Rachid doesn't usually dance, but he often stays up late. His life in the desert is not always easy, but he is happy. a a d & 4 WL Grammar > Adverbs of Frequency ER) 11 Look at the sentences from the text and underline the adverbs of frequency, Rachid always gets up earty Thay never settle down, He rerely takes a shower. ‘He usually washes in a tub, He sometimes carries water from the river . There are often parties. a Rechid doesn’t usualy dance, Life in the Cesert is not always easy. ea 2 Write the adverbs of frequency on the scale. sometimes always never often rarely usually 3 Use the words and phrases to complete the rules. ot _howoften before after donot 8, We use adverbs of frequency to say we do something '. Adverts of frequency come. verb to be and regular verbs. innegative sentences with to be, ‘comes between the verb and the adverb of frequency. 4. innegative sentences with regular verbs, comes before the adverb of frequency and the verb, the 4 Underline the correct options to complete the. sentences. 2. loften playolay often with my fiends ater school ». 1 drink usually/usually drink vik at breakfast. ©. Inever am/am never late for school 4. ahvays do/do always my homework. @. | sometimes chatchat sometimes with fiends online. don't usvalytusually don’t sleep late on Saturdays. 5 Complete the paragraph about your weekly routine Using adverbs of frequency and other ideas. m get up early on Saturdays. After breakfest, | usually 2) 13)___eat lunch athome. On sundeys, t always 4) (On Mondays, 9 ‘take a shower before | go to school. Afterschool, | sometimes 8 On Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, | usually 2) inthe evening, 18) watch V. On Fridays, 19), 0 out with my friends. Writing > A New Lifestyle 1 Read about the different situations. Underline the ‘one you like mast. a. Your parents are aid workers. You live in a small village in Africa, '. Your family is from the countrysice. You now lve in a very big city ©. Your father is an acrobat. Your family travels with 2 circus. 2 Write a description of a day in your new life, Describe your new routines. Writing 9 Beserplien of Rovines » Use the preset simple otk about eguar events Pr irelude frequency adverbs, ‘3 Work in groups. Share your new routines and choose the most interesting, Read a en ae bri ie err g Reading > Exotic Homes ER) 11 work in pais. Look at the picture of the home from the e-mail and answer the questions. a. Whats ciferent about this home? », What other exotic homes do you know? Would you Ike ove in an exctc home? why oF wiry not? 2 Read Nadia's e-mail and undeffine the correct ‘options to complete the senteribes. 2. Marla ves in a, “yur 2 typical house. 2. big city b. Yurshave. 1. fabric floors 2. wooden roofs. 3.febrc walls . Nadia’s cousins an excellent. 1.swimmer 2. sailor. 3.cook 4. Aunt cindy is 1. getting ready, 2. cooking €. Mara Is learning now to. build ayurt. 2. cook. 3.drivea boat. 3. sleeping, 3 Read the e-mail again and label the floor plan of the yyurt with the words in bold, 4 Read the descriptions and write the names of the places and things ‘8, You take a shower in this room, ». This room usvally has a sofa .Itis outside and there are often plants 4. You prepare food here. @. You sieeo here 4. This covers the house. You stand on this, Hey Liliana! \'m writing from California 'm visting my cousin ‘Marta, She lives on a lake, but not in a house. She fives in a yurt A yu is @ round building with a fabric Toof and walls. The floor is wood. t's lie carping, but more comfortable! Check out the attached picture, This yurt has the things @ normal house has. There's « yard end stairs to the door. There's a living room, That's where we reiax. There's a kitchen too. The bedrooms are small, but there's room to sleep. Oh, ‘and of course there's a bathroom with a shower.its pity you are not with me—you would love it here! Marta is making breakfast for us now. She ' studying to bea chet Her food s amazing! My aunt Cindy is packing the boat for our fishing trip. better go help her! Love, ‘Nadia Liston 9 leakadng eile Woon Aer a Qu b. yj 3 5 Fy. Ware Descrbing Your Home 1 raw and label a floor Ban of your home. 2 White a paragraph describing what you f —_woineach of the rooms. ‘My favorite room is the... That's where |. learing to do, Listen § to Nadia’s cal home to check your guess. Usten again and mark the sentences T true} or F (fais). 8. Nadia inthe kitchen, _ » Sheis having breakfast atthe moment. __ -¢ The gis get up early every day. __ 4. Tey go swimming inthe afternoon, _ €. Margisleaming to fish, _ 4 Workin pairs. Compate your routines with Nadia's. Answer the questions. 8. Would you like to live in a yurt? Why or why not? . Which part of Nadia’s day sounds the most interesting? Grammer > Present Simple vs. Continuous ER) 1 Look at the examples from Track 10. Underline the vverbs in the present continuous and circle the verbs in the present simple. ‘Maria is cooking at the moment. WeGEtTByrealy early and swim in the lake. 1'm calling you from the fving room of the yurt Inthe afteroons, we usually go out on the lake in Uncle Theo's Dost, Ee ¥ 2 In pairs, read the examples again and answer the questions. 8. which sentences describe a routine? ». Which sentences descrive an action happening at or around the time of speaking? 3 write the phrases in the table according to the tense ‘we use them with. today rightnow always usually [atthe moment every day 4 Underline the correct form of the verbs to complete the sentences. a. I play/am playing with the children right now. », Lalways play/am playing with the children in the aiternoon, ¢. Lam staying/stay ina yurt this week. d. We usually ride/are riding on the boat every day. . We are learning/leam to fish this summer. They always go/are going into town to buy groceries, 5 Complete the blog page with the correct form of ‘the verbs in parentheses, Speaking > My Life > Work in pairs. Describe your life to your partner, Talk about your routines and things that are happening around this time. | study... Hike... This semester I'm leaming to, Tei Og 2s Rose McGavin Age 14 P TAGS. HOMES. TX 1 (ive) in an apartment with my family 12), {go} to Trurman middie School.13) (love) to learn about other cultures. This semester, 4). (study) Spanish. tis cificult, but | am making progress. Every Tuesday, 1§) take} dance classes We 6) \dearn) salsa this week. t's @ lot of fun! when fm rot at school, £7), Alike) to cook. 1a) (make) Mexican mole at the ‘moment. | should check it) Peasy Perec ey 1. Write:th objews | 2 Look att dest pti [ese be The: ask > writes 3. Und in is b. SDsc ©. TOK 0.1m eCle f iDini 4 Coneb

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