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5C How to … talk about a product

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Introducing a product
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o et
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g ffe e t
t e o oo g o
E-boo-brush
We all need a good water bottle, but are you

e t t ot o
We all want a good pair of trainers, but lots of
us have problems with ours.
e o e too e t e o g
Maybe your gloves aren’t warm enough.
o o e o e t
Do you have a problem with cold hands
e e e t e e
e et e e
Giving details to sell a product
t ot t o te o
It’s not just a normal water bottle, and I’ll tell
you why. It can hold two litres of water.
t t t got 1 Put the words in the correct order to complete the product
It’s light. It has a metal top. It’s got a strong description.
cover.
1 need / all / a / toothbrush / good / We .
And that’s not all.
o t 2 plastic / toothbrushes / are / But / most .
It can keep water cool for 24 hours. 3 much / have / you / a / too / plastic / problem / Do / with ?
t e e t o 4 answer / Well, / I / the / have .
It’s perfect for walkers and workers. 5 is / bamboo / The / toothbrush / E-boo-brush / a .
e e tt g o t t t t t e 6 all / that’s / And / not .
The best thing about our trainers is that they 7 too / electric, / It’s .
are very comfortable.
8 thing / your / well / cleans / Another / is / it / teeth / that .
ot e goo t g o t t t t t e
Another good thing about our gloves is their 9 like / lot / E-boo-brush / a / I / my .
price. 10 teeth / is / much / my / cleaner / feel / because / That .
t o e e o e ffe e t o o 11 your / one / for / and / all / friends / Buy / you .
sizes. 12 it / to / going / love / You’re .
They come in
Involving your listeners 2 Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

Think about it. enough for got important in

Think about it. Your feet work all day for you, so is it the thing us we yours
you need to give them the best.
Why is this important? 1 We are all making more videos these days, but lots of
Well, we spend a lot of have problems with them.
the day at our computers, so … 2 Maybe your videos aren’t clear for larger screens.
e o t t
3 Are you looking so thing iff r nt
We all know that
hands. 4 Well, here’s answer.
e ot e o e o e 5 It’s a tripod to hold your phone. It’s three legs.
go g to o e o too 6 It’s light and you can carry in a small bag.
I like my trainers a lot. 7 It r ct or all l a rs
I really love my gloves, and you’re going to love 8 It comes thr iff r nt si s s all i an
yours, too! large.
9 The best about it is that it is very strong.
10 Why is this ?
11 Well, all know that it’s easy to break your phone.
12 I really love my tripod, and you’re going to love , too.

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5B countable and uncountable nouns 5C common adjectives

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1 A Which of these uncountable nouns are A B 1 A Match the adjectives

in the photos? (1–20) with the
1 accommodation 9 music pictures (A–T).
2 advice 10 news 1 bright
3 electricity 11 social media 2 cool
4 fashion 12 time 3 dark
D E F
5 food 13 tra c 4 dry
6 furniture 14 transport 5 empty
7 luggage 15 vocabulary 6 full
8 money 16 work C D
7 heavy
8 light (for weight,
B Match the uncountable nouns (1–16) e.g. kilograms)
in Ex 1A with the countable nouns (a–p). 9 light (for colour)
a an apple, a carrot 10 metal G H I
b a battery 11 narrow
c a bus, a train, a plane 12 plastic
d a bus, a car, a lorry 13 so
e a euro, a dollar 14 strong
f an hour, a minute 15 thick
g a job E F
16 thin
h a post, a message 17 warm J K L
i an article, a story 18 weak
j a roo a at 19 wet
k a shirt, a dress 20 wide
l a sofa, a chair
m a song, an overture
n a suggestion, a tip
o a suitcase, a bag
G H M N O P
p a word

C VB5.01 | Listen to the uncountable

nouns in Ex 1A and repeat.

Q R S T

2 A Read the information. Complete the groups of words (1–3)
with piece, item or bit.
o n s a piece of, an item of or a bit of with an
uncountable noun. We use these phrases for a single
example or a small amount of something.
1 a(n) of: advice, clothing, furniture, information,
luggage, music, news, paper
2 a(n) of: advice, information, money, news, time, work
3 a(n) of: clothing, furniture, information, luggage,
news, vocabulary
o n s item in a more formal situation or when we
are writing.
If you lose an item of luggage, please go to the lost
luggage desk.
B Choose the correct words to complete the
sentences.
1 Do / Does news always have to be exciting?
2 Are there a lot of t / cars in the road
outside?
3 Is / Are public transport expensive in this B VB5.02 | Look at the pictures again. Listen and repeat. 3 Work in pairs. Student A: Think of an object
area? and describe it, using at least two adjectives
4 What’s the best bit of advice / suggestion
2 A Work in pairs and cover the pictures. Which words in Ex 1A from Ex 1A. Student B: Guess the item or ask
you’ve ever had about computers? are opposites? questions.
5 Is / Are a goo o i c lt to n 2, 17 – cool, warm A: It’s bright and warm. You can wear it.
6 Can you tell me an interesting information / B: Is it a jacket?
B Work in pairs. Student A: Close your book. Student B: Choose
piece of information about your hometown?
a picture and ask for its opposite. Student A: Say the opposite. A: No, it isn’t.
C Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions. Then swap roles. B: Is it a jumper?
A: Yes, it is. It’s yours!
B: What’s the opposite of ‘cool’?

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