B2 Vocabulary

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7A Sentence Match Chat

Aim Answer key
to review verbs and nouns related to vocabulary from the Student A
unit 1 A survive B survival
2 A animated B animation
Activity type 3 A shortage B shortened
an activity where students complete questions and then ask
and answer them Student B
1 A remind B reminder
Classroom dynamics 2 A designer B designed
individuals and pairwork 3 A express B expression

Time taken B2 Vocabulary

FIRST

10 minutes
7A Sentence Match Chat
Preparation
Student A
You will need one copy of the activity sheet for each pair,
animation / animated designed / designer expression / express facility / facilitate
cut into two parts. reminder / remind shortage / shortened survival / survive

1 A How long do you think that a modern teenager could

Procedure without a mobile phone?

B If you had to give a new student some tips for
your school, what would you tell them?
1 Divide students into A/B pairs and give each student a
copy of half of the activity sheet. 2 A What was your favourite character when you
were growing up?
2 Explain to students that in this activity they are going B Do you think that would be an interesting
profession? Why?
to complete some questions which they will then ask
their partner. Tell students to first work individually and 3 A What would you do if there was a of your
favourite food?
complete the gaps in their questions with the words in B Have you ever a pair of trousers which were
the box. Each pair of questions, A and B, will have the too long? Do you know how to?

same word but in a different form, usually a noun and a

Student B
verb. There is one pair that they do not need. Allow three
animation / animated designed / designer expression / express facility / facilitate
minutes for this stage. reminder / remind shortage / shortened survival / survive

3 When students have completed the questions, they 1 A Do you keep things to yourself of places you’ve
been? Why do you think people do this?
should ask and answer them in their pairs. Monitor and B If you have to remember something important, what kind of
check students have completed the questions correctly, do you use to help you?

and use correct language when answering them. 2 A Do you prefer to wear clothes, even though
they’re more expensive? Why?
4 If time permits, include a whole-class feedback stage and B What new technological items do you think will be
ask students for any interesting answers to the questions. in the next 20 years?

3 A Why do you think that some people find it difficult to

Adaptation and extension

emotions? How can they change this?
B Do you know a useful in your own language
which you don’t know in English? Can you explain it?
• If you have a stronger group, you could give one activity
sheet to each student and ask them to complete all of PHOTOCOPIABLE © Pearson Education Limited 2020 28

the questions before asking and answering them with a

partner.
• Fast finishers can write questions for the pair of words
in the box (facility / facilitate) not required in any of the
questions.
• For a quieter activity, you could ask students to work
individually and write answers to the questions.

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