UNIT 1

LIFESTYLES
Are you a bookworm?

(Llevar)
Compare photographs 1 and 2 and say what you think the people might
find difficult about their lifestyles

Which lifestyle would you prefer to lead?

 Speaking part 1
• In Part 2 of the speaking exam you are not asked to describe the
photographs in detail, but to compare them.
• When doing this, comment on the similarities and differences:
• Similarities: Both pictures show …
• Differences: In the first picture … whereas in the second one …
• When talking about what the people might find difficult about their
lifestyles, give reasons for your opinions. You could comment on some of
the following:
• daily routine working hours leisure time type of home friends
• eating habits health travel family life
 USEFUL LANGUAGE
• I get the impression it’s a stressful life.
• I expect/imagine she has to get up early.
• He probably spends a long time away from home.
• I doubt that she has much time for a social life.
• Perhaps he doesn’t see his family very often.
• She might/may get lonely during the day.
1. Describe without details
2. Compare (similarities and differences
3. Answer the question
• …for he, it’d be difficult for him…
• ….work many time work much time (only for neg and inter) work a lot of time/so
much time…
• She likes that she do she likes what (lo que) she does
• More calm much calmer
• Con respecto a…. regarding
• Puedes conocer genteyou can meet people
• Meet (for the first time)- get to know (the process of knowing a person)- know
(with time)
• Cows (p) /kaus/
• They are far to the familythey are far from….
• They must to be in the sea they must be….. (after modals+ bare inf)
• Ensayar (rehearse)
• Además (besides) inf
• Quedar con amigos: hang out with friends

• Capítulo: episode chapter is for a book

• Temporada: season

• During- for
• They met and decided to get married …DURING……….the 2 World
War.
• They went out ……FOR…………5 months

• On-in-at (time-place)
 On- in –at (for time)
• On: days of the week- dates (July 1st/1st July)- holidays- weekend(s)
AE- weekdays- Christmas/Easter (holidays)

• In: parts of the day (the morning/afternoon/evening)- months of the

year- seasons- years and centuries

• At: rest of parts of the day (night/midnight/noon)- weekend(s) BE-

Christmas/Easter (the exact day)- the time
 AS- HOW- LIKE
• ……AS…….your mother you must respect me!!
• This room is used ……AS……….a meeting room
• They bought a lot of souvenirs………LIKE……….sweets, etc
• She Works……LIKE………….a doctor, but she’s a nurse!!!!
• She Works……AS……..a doctor. She’s a pediatrician.
• …HOW…funny!!! She missed the train.
• Tell me …HOW……you feel.
• It is …AS…………easy …AS…………..last year’s job
• AS: describe roles/uses of something/professions
• LIKE: such as (giving example of)- similar to
• HOW: before adjectives to emphasize- for questions
 How to say it….
• Creo que no I don’t think so
• Creo que sí I think so
• Supongo I suppose so
• Supongo que no I suppose not
• Eso espero I hope so
• Espero que no I hope not
• I’ve been to London
• Yo también me too so + auxiliary in aff + Subject
• So have I
• Yo no subject + auxiliary in negative
• I haven’t

• I don’t like chocolate neither + auxiliary in aff + Subject

• A mi tampoco
• Neither do I
• A mi sí subject + auxiliary in affirmative
• I do
• We Will go to the party

• I was angry with him

• They didn’t buy the book!

• We are going to get married!!

Settle down ( sentar cabeza)
Put off (desanimar)
• If you had to choose, which of the four people would you prefer to
change places with for a month? Why?
• I used to have a dog and we would go running together most
mornings, but I gave him to my mum in the end. (solía)

• Used to + state verb/action verb = would (solía)+ action verb

• Used to/would + infinitive

• Childhood
• When I was a child…….
• Write six sentences comparing your life now with your life five years
ago. Write about things which have changed.
• Example:
• I didn’t use to have a job, but now I work on Saturdays so I have more
money.
 Get and different uses
• Get up
• Get out (leave)
• Get to the theatre (arrive)
• Get dressed (put your clothes on)
• Get the train (take a means of transport)
• Get to meet people/The boss gets us to clean (obligation)
• I get lots of requests (receive)
• Get to bed (go)
• Get exercise (do)
• Get lonely (feel)
 Four uses of get (informal style)
• 1. as phrasal verbs (get up)
• 2. become: get + adjective get dark/get dirty (become)
• 3. arrive at/in get to - obtain (get good marks)- take
• 4. collocations get rid of something (quitarse algo de encima)
 DIFFERENT USES OF GET
• a I get to meet lots of people.
• b Normally I get out of bed around midday.
• c I don’t get as much exercise as I’d like to.
• d I get lonely if I’m away from her for longer than a week or so.
• e I get the train and a bus.
• f I always get to the theatre at the last minute.
• g The first mate gets us to do cleaning and maintenance work …
• h I get lots of requests for personalized mugs.
• 0 That jumper looks so old and dirty. When are you going to get away/along/lost/rid of it? Get
away: get rid of something temporarily- Get along: llevarse bien con alguien- get lost: perderse
• 1 Here’s my telephone number. If you have any problems, just get in talk/speak/touch/
• tact with me.
• 2 I heard she was a lovely woman. Unfortunately I never got the occasion/event/
• ability/chance to meet her.
• 3 I asked him how much he got paid/earned/money/salary but he refused to tell me.
• 4 Come on, hurry up and get moved/ready/ordered/fit! Your bus leaves in five minutes.
• 5 His parents are concerned about his behaviour. He’s always getting into problem/
• trouble/punishment/damage at school.
• 6 His girlfriend left him in March and he still hasn’t got past/off/by/over it.
• 7 I can’t speak French very well, but I always manage to get across/through/by/over
• with a dictionary and a few gestures.
• 8 They wanted to get to the opera house but they got up/out of/on/off the wrong bus
• and ended up at the football stadium.
AT THE CRACK OF DAWN (VERY EARLY)
CHEAT: COPIAR EN UN EXAMEN
Yell at somebody (chillar)
How many of the items of clothing in the photographs can you name?
BE USED TO/GET USED TO/USED TO
• 1 Her unconventional, yet practical clothing shocked spectators, who
were used to seeing women play in the long, heavy dresses which
were typical of that period.
• 2 And he used to live in France, which means he probably wouldn’t
mind changing countries if we needed him to.
• 3 …he will have to get used to wearing something a little more formal.
If you went to live in Britain, what aspects of life there would you find it
difficult to get used to?
1. C
2. B
3. B
4. C
5. A
6. A
7. B
8. A