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CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6

MODULE 1 (LESSONS 1-4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-13

MODULE 2 (LESSONS 1-4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-20

MODULE 3 (LESSONS 1-4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-27

MODULE 4 (LESSONS 1-4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28-34

MODULE 5 (LESSONS 1-4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35-42

MODULE 6 (LESSONS 1-4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43-50

MODULE 7 (LESSONS 1-4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51-57

MODULE 8 (LESSONS 1-4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58-64

MODULE 9 (LESSONS 1-4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65-71

MODULE 1O (LESSONS 1-6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72-78

SUPPLEMENTARY TEACHING MATERIAL

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INTRODUCTION
ON COURSE (books 1-5) is a coursebook series, written after extensive research into the latest language
learning theory, including the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
The course aims to provide students with the language tools necessary to cope effectively with real English;
the English, in other words, that will be of practical use to them in a pan-European context. In terms of
receptive skills, this means bringing students into contact with a comprehensive range of source material taken
from real-life contexts, both written and oral; from comic strips and songs, through poetry and answerphone
messages, to magazine articles and news bulletins. Productive skills are developed in a similarly practical way,
bringing students into everyday situations and giving them the means by which they can achieve goals within
them. A variety of techniques are presented which will help students organise their thoughts into accurate
spoken and written English.
A modular approach is taken, meaning that topics such as fashion or crime can be dealt with from more than
one angle and in greater depth. Through the course of the five books, students will become familiar with all the
themes and contexts which people encounter in their daily lives.
Recognising that students will use their English to communicate with people other than native speakers,
the course makes extensive use of pair and groupwork. This activity-based approach enables students to learn
from and help one another, while feeling less constrained than they might when trying to communicate with a
native speaker. Interaction is also encouraged in most of the project work that accompanies each module, and
in the mediation tasks in the third, fourth and fifth books.
Students and teachers who are interested in adopting the learner-centred approach promoted by the Council
of Europe will find that opportunities for self-assessment are included in the first four books. These sections are
entitled Are You Moving On? Check Yourself, and allow students to take responsibility for their own
development by helping them recognise their own strengths and weaknesses. Classroom tests and module
tests are also provided and can be used in conjunction with the coursebook, with students reconsidering their
self-assessment in the light of their test results.
Similarly, many of the writing tasks and projects are designed with the European Language Portfolio in mind. In
this course, students can be encouraged to build up a similar portfolio of work that they have produced. Tasks
and projects suitable for this are marked with the symbol
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In addition, the course tries to connect the English language to the world in a broader sense. In the first three
books, the emphasis is on cross-cultural issues, and students are introduced to different countries and
societies both in Europe and worldwide, promoting the acceptance of differences between individuals, social
groups and nationalities. In the fourth and fifth books, the students level will be high enough for cross-curricular
topics to be introduced, extending their knowledge of English through subjects like geography, science and
history.
The first three books employ a realistic storyline to engage the students and draw them into the situations
presented, enabling them to see situational English in use. In the fourth and fifth books, students are required
to deal with a wider variety of material, but the approach remains pragmatic. Grammar, vocabulary and other
aspects of language awareness are still dealt with thoroughly, however, since real confidence in a foreign
language still derives very much from how comfortable students are with the patterns of that language.
On completion of the ON COURSE series, students will be able to:

use spoken English to carry out a variety of functions, from straightforward ones such as asking
and answering personal questions to more complex ones such as speculating and discussing
current affairs.
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understand written and oral texts of varied lengths and styles, and be able to successfully carry
out a variety of comprehension tasks based on them.
produce both short and longer written work of various types, fulfilling a variety of communicative
goals.
select appropriate grammatical forms and employ them with the degree of accuracy necessary
to achieve communicative aims.
use lexical items (prepositions, phrasal verbs, idioms, etc.) at a level consistent with their age
and experience of English.

ORGANISATION AND CONTENT

ON COURSE 1 consists of ten modules, each divided into four lessons.
Reading
A reading text introduces each lesson, whether in the form of a dialogue (as with the ongoing storyline) or any
other style of writing (a short passage, an article, an e-mail, a short story, etc.). The last lesson of each
module contains the Cross-cultural corner, a reading text designed to widen students perspective by
introducing them to places, lifestyles and beliefs they may not have come across before, while still following
the theme of the module.
Grammar
The book systematically builds up students knowledge of and ability to use grammatical structures
appropriate to this level. Grammar boxes present exemplification of rules rather than theory; the theory is
contained in the grammar reference at the back of the book. Ample practice is provided in the coursebook
itself, with further reinforcement offered in the activity book and in the regular classroom tests.
Listening
The wide variety of listening texts found in this book feature native speakers of the language, exposing
students to the real sounds of English. The exercises aim to improve students ability to use different
strategies for listening: listening for specific information; listening for key words, etc.
Writing
A guided approach to writing has been adopted, with model texts and the provision of appropriate vocabulary
and structures. Within this framework, however, there is scope for creativity and individual input. Writing tasks
considered suitable for this level include short paragraphs, letters and descriptions.
Speaking
Oral activities offer both controlled and free practice of grammatical structures, familiarise students with pair
and groupwork, and create a learning environment in which ideas can be exchanged. The speaking sections
of each module are thematically linked to the module, encouraging students to use new language while it is
still fresh in their minds. Tasks include both functional activities (for example, purchasing items in a shop), and
more creative and challenging ones (for example, discussing a poem). The Lets Talk section (Lesson 4), in
particular, allows students to apply knowledge and skills to new situations, such as how to report a crime.
Vocabulary
The course exposes students to a wide variety of vocabulary items, and constantly recycles and reinforces
them. In every module, there is emphasis on functional and situational language, equipping students with the
tools they need to cope with everyday situations. Students will also develop an awareness of more expressive
language in the form of synonyms / antonyms, confusable words and much more.

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OTHER FEATURES
Grammar Reference Section
This can be found at the back of the book and contains all the grammar theory students will need, presented
in a clear, accessible way so that students can use it on their own as well as in class.
Songs
These can be found at the back of the book and should be regarded as an important source of language
practice, as well as motivation and enjoyment.
Maps
Book 1 has a map of Europe and another of the whole world so that students can see the exact locations of
the places that appear in the book.
TEACHERS BOOK
The teachers book contains detailed guidance on how best to exploit the material found in the coursebook,
as well as additional activities, tapescripts, an answer key to both the coursebook and the activity book, and
photocopiable classroom tests, which should be administered upon completion of each module.
TEACHING TIPS
While the needs of every classroom are different, there are a number of ideas that we recommend teachers
adopt for this course.

When students carry out pair or groupwork, ensure they do not always work with the same
people. It can also be beneficial to put students of different levels together sometimes, so the
one at a higher level can play the role of teacher in dialogues / discussions.

While students are engaged in conversation, walk around the room. In this way, you show
interest in what is going on, while at the same time being able to evaluate their progress and
give help where necessary.

Address oral errors made by students when they have finished speaking so as to avoid
interrupting them during the production of speech.

Offer students the chance to correct their own written work by pointing out where errors lie but
not what they are.

Encourage students to work out the meaning of new items of vocabulary from the context they
appear in.

Allow students on occasion to rephrase an English sentence or phrase in Greek in order for
them to practise the parallel use of the two languages. English should, however, be used as
much as possible in the classroom. The benefit to students of such a learning environment
cannot be emphasised enough.
The ON COURSE series focuses on the real needs of a student of English in Europe today, while at the same
time giving teachers the guidance and support they need to make effective use of its resources. We feel
that the course will give students a strong practical base in English, allowing them to deal confidently and
comfortably with any demands placed on them. Paired with a systematic and thorough development of
vocabulary and grammar, this will ensure students move seamlessly from beginners to intermediate level in
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Introduction
Hold your book open on page six and tell students that these are the characters in the storyline of the book.
Ask some questions about the characters to generate a discussion about them and possible developments in the
storyline. For example:
How old are Kate and Dan?

Who is new at the school?

What club are the children in?

Ask students which of the characters they would most like to meet and why.

MODULE 1 Different People

Lessons 1-4

Students look at page seven of the coursebook. Explain to them that this page gives information about what they
are going to learn in this module. The pictures illustrate some of the things that students will learn. Read the first
three points with them. Ask students in students mother tongue (L1):
What do you know about England?

Read the Learn to ... section. Ask students which of the things mentioned they feel they can already do in English.

Use students mother tongue (LI) to explain the meaning of Cross-cultural corner. Ask students what they expect
to find in this section of the book.

Lesson 1

Welcome to our school!

Lesson Summary

Functions:
greeting / introducing people

describing people

Topics:
friends; parts of the body
Structures:
be
I am twelve. She isnt happy.
Are you Kate?

Objectives:
to introduce the main characters in the storyline

to teach the verbs be and have got

to enable students to introduce somebody and to

respond appropriately when meeting somebody

to enable students to describe themselves / their

friends

to teach students the names for different parts of

the body

to familiarise students with pairwork activities

have got
I have got brown hair.
He hasnt got a sister.

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WARM-UP

Lead in by asking students questions about the two

Vocabulary Check

pictures on page eight. Ask:

This exercise practices descriptive adjectives. Students

should refer to the text to help them complete it.

Who are the two girls in the first picture?

Who is the woman in the first picture?

FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY
Students work in pairs to write sentences of their own
using each of the adjectives.

Who are the two boys in the second picture?

Are the children at school?

Listen and Read

Direct students attention to the title of the lesson and

explain what it means. Ask students where else you
might welcome someone to.
Play the cassette while students follow in their books.
Pause the cassette at the end of the first paragraph.
Ask:
Is Amanda short?
How old is Amanda?
Has she got dark brown hair?

Continue playing the cassette; pause after the first

dialogue. Ask:
Who is in Amandas class?

Play the next paragraph. Ask:

How old is Kate?
Has Kate got big blue eyes?
Why is she happy?
How old are Dan and Pete?

Play the second dialogue. Ask:

Who isnt in Dan and Petes class?

Tell students to read the text again (including the

dialogue) and to underline any unknown words /
expressions. Go through these and elicit explanations
from class members where possible.

Choose students to read out the passage.

Students work in pairs to read the dialogue. Ask two or

three pairs to read it to the rest of the class.

Comprehension Check

Tell students to close their books then ask them the

questions from the Comprehension Check exercise.
They should try to answer them based on what they
remember.
Students should open their books. Encourage them to
skim the text to see if their answers were correct.

Grammar

Read through the examples in the grammar box for the

verbs be and have got.

Refer students to the Grammar Reference (page 110)

and read through the information with them.

Ask students questions about yourself. For example:

Am I a teacher?
Have I got long hair?
Are my eyes green?

Choose a student to come to the front of the class (S1).

Ask them to choose one of their classmates but not to
say who it is. The other students should ask questions
to try to find out who the classmate is. For example:
Student 2: Is it a girl?
Student 1: No, it isnt.
Student 3: Has he got brown hair?
Student 1: Yes, he has.
Student 4: Is he tall?
Student 1: Yes, he is.
Student 4: Is it George?
Student 1: Yes, it is.
The first student who guesses correctly replaces the
student at the front of the class and describes a
different classmate. Continue until all students have
had a turn.

Grammar Practice
Ex 1 This provides controlled practice in the use of the
verb to be.
Ex 2 This provides controlled practice in the use of the
verb have got.

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FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY
Have all the students stand up. Pick a student and say
the name of a part of the body. The student should
point to the correct part of their body. If a student points
to the wrong part they sit down. Continue until you
have been through all the parts of the body two or three
times.

Language Awareness

Read the three sentences with students and ask them

which they think is incorrect. Give further explanation of
the items presented here.

Speaking

This gives students further practice in the use of

descriptive adjectives. Encourage them to use the
words in the box and any others they can think of.

Vocabulary Expansion

Students label the parts of the body.

Everyday English

Students can refer to the text to help them put the two
dialogues in the correct order.

FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY
Students work in pairs to act out the two dialogues.

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Lesson 2

Whats your name?

Lesson Summary

Functions:
asking for and giving personal information
Vocabulary:
numbers; days of the week; months and seasons

Objectives:
to give students further practice in pairwork

to offer students practice in asking for and giving

personal information

to revise and practise numbers

to revise days of the week, months and seasons

WARM-UP

Revise what was learnt in the previous lesson by asking

several students the following questions:
Whats your name?
How old are you?
Then, turn to a student and say, Hello ... How are you?
to elicit the proper response. Next, point to a student
and ask, Has he / she got green eyes? Continue
around the room with: blue / brown eyes, long / short /
brown, etc hair.

Listen and Read

Ask students who they can see in the picture on page

10.
Play the first part of the cassette (the text) while
students follow in their books. Ask:
Who is the fun Club for? (It is for students at the school.)
Who is in the Fun Club? (Kate, Dan and Pete / a lot of

children)

Play the dialogue. Ask:

When are the Fun Club meetings? (every Thursday)
How many trips are there? (two every month)
How much are the trips? ( 3.50)
Tell students to read the text again (including the
dialogue) and to underline any unknown words /
expressions. Go through these and elicit explanations
from class members where possible.
Ask students to read out the passage.

Speaking

Vocabulary Expansion

Ex 2 Students write the days of the week in the diary in

the correct order.
Ex 3 Students work in pairs to fill in the missing months.
If they cannot remember all the months write them
on the blackboard.
FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY

Students should try to do the exercise without referring

to the text.
Tell students to check their answers by looking at the
text.

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This exercise practices four of the nouns used in the

text. Before starting the exercise, ask students to tell
you in L1 what each noun means.

Students close their books. Write some numbers

on the blackboard (between 1 and 100) and ask
students, in turn, to say one of the numbers.

Choose different months and ask students to tell you

what season they are in.

Write the months in order on the blackboard.

Choose a month and ask a student to say which
month of the year it is to practice ordinal numbers.
For example:

Teacher:
Student 1:
Teacher:
Student 2:

Vocabulary Check

Refer students to pages 110 / 111 of their books. Ask

them to read out both the cardinal and ordinal
numbers.

Ex 1 Ask students to read out the numbers. They should

then fill in the missing letters.

Comprehension Check

This activity offers students practice in asking for and

giving personal information. They should refer to the
text to help them formulate the questions they should
ask to illicit the correct information from their partner.

June
June is the sixth month of the year.
March
March is the third month.

Language Awareness

This exercise gives students practice in the use of

prepositions of time.

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Lesson 3

Family.
Lesson Summary

Functions:
asking for and giving personal information
Topics:
relationships; family members
Writing Skills:
completing a short paragraph about family

Objectives:
to expose students to the structure and register of an
informal letter

to familiarise students with the relationship between

family members

to offer students further practice in asking for and

giving personal information

to enable students to talk about their families

to develop students ability to understand spoken

English

WARM-UP

Ask students if they have brothers and sisters. Then

ask individual students the following questions:
Whats your brothers / sisters name?
How old is he / she?

Ask students if any of them have a penfriend, then ask

the following questions:
Whats your penfriends name?
How many people are in his / her family?

Vocabulary Expansion

Students fill in the correct words to complete the family

tree.
FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY
Get students to draw their own family tree based on the
model on page 13. Students can also bring in pictures
of family members to complete their tree. Completed
work can be displayed on the classroom wall.

Listen and Read

Writing

Ask students how old the children in the two pictures

are.

Ex 1a Students should replace the pictures and numbers

with words to complete the paragraph.

Play the first part of the cassette (the first letter) while
students follow in their books. Ask:
How many people are in Jennys family? (Five)
How old is her sister? (Nine)

Ex 1b Students complete a similar paragraph to that in a

filling in details about themselves and their own
families.

Play the second letter. Ask:

Has Steves mum got short brown hair? (No, she

hasnt. Shes got long brown hair.)

Speaking

Who is the young girl behind Steve? (Steves cousin)

Choose two students to read out the letters.

Comprehension Check

Students refer to the letters to complete the exercise.

Encourage them to skim the letters to find the answers
rather than read them from beginning to end.

This activity offers students further practice in asking for

and giving personal information. Students work in pairs
and then tell the rest of the class about their partners
relatives.

Listening

Before students do this exercise ask them about the

families they can see in each of the three pictures.
Students listen to the cassette and match each
speaker with a picture.
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Lesson 4

Cross-cultural corner
Lesson Summary

Functions:
talking about where you are from
Project:
a poster about people and places in your country
Topics:
nationalities; famous people and places

Objectives:
to develop students awareness of other countries /
nationalities

to offer students further practice in asking for and

giving information

to offer students an opportunity to talk about places

and famous people in their country

to develop students awareness of their abilities in

English

WARM-UP

Ask students which places they know about in England

and any famous British people they like.

Vocabulary Expansion

Listen and Read

Tell students to look at the pictures on page 14 of their

Coursebook and ask if they know / recognise any of the
places / people, and if so what they know about them.

Speaking

Play the first section (until The London Eye); students

listen and follow in their books. Ask:

Play the rest of the text. Tell students to close their

books. Ask the following questions:
What has Madame Tussauds got? (wax models of

Project

famous people)
Where is Windsor Castle? What is it? (near London)

Before looking at the requirements of this particular

project, explain to students that as they work through
this book, they will do a number of projects. These often
involve working in groups or with a partner and are a
chance for them to use English to discuss the topic
orally, to make decisions and to do the written work.

Divide the class into small groups (three to six students).

Have a student read aloud what each group is required
to do in the project. Each group should spend some
time thinking about and discussing the people and
places they will include, and where they will get their
information and pictures from (the Internet, magazines,
encyclopaedias, etc.). As this could be their first
experience of project work, it might be a good idea to
tell them to decide which person / pair will be
responsible for each section. Each person / pair will find
information and pictures and write about that particular
section of the poster.

(It is the Queens home too)

Which place has got great beaches? (Cornwall)

Ask students to read the text again and to underline any

unknown vocabulary; explain any unknown words or
elicit explanations from class members where possible.

Comprehension Check

Students try to do the exercise from memory first, then

look at the text again to check their answers.

Vocabulary Check

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Students label the pictures to complete the exercise.

Address these questions to the class in general.

Students should be encouraged to discuss them
together before giving an answer to you.
FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY
Look at the maps on pages 122 / 123 and ask
students if they can find all of the countries listed in the
vocabulary expansion.

Where is Buckingham Palace? (in London)

Tell students to close their books. Read out the names

of the countries and see if students can give you the
nationalities.
Students should work in pairs or small groups to match
the flags with the countries.

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Explain to students that they should check each others

written work for mistakes before putting the whole thing
together. The completed projects should be displayed
on the classroom wall.

Lets Sing
Different People

Tell students to turn to page 108 of their books and ask

them to read the song. Then ask them to say what it is
about (different countries and nationalities). Students
then read the song again and try to fill in the names of
the countries (they should choose from the countries at
the top).

Play the cassette; students check their answers.

Supplementary Teaching Material

Seperate students into groups of four. Distribute the

Photocopiable Material on page 80. Students cut out
the pictures on the dotted lines so that they have got
twelve cards in all. Tell students that they are going to
play a game. Students take it in turns to be the leader
of the group each time. The leader hands each of the
three team members a card facing down. Each team
member then turns the card over and tries to guess
which country the landmark on their card is from. Tell
students that all the countries are in the Vocabulary
Expansion exercise in Lesson 4. Tell students that the
name of the landmark itself is not important if they dont
know it. Each correct answer is worth one point. The
leader then hands the remaining cards to the
person on their right and the game continues. The
student with the most points wins.

[CARDS: EIFFEL TOWER FRANCE

PYRAMIDS EGYPT
COLLOSEUM ITALY
BIG BEN UNITED KINGDOM
STATUE OF LIBERTY AMERICA
STATUE OF CHRIST BRAZIL
PARTHENON GREECE
PAGODA JAPAN
SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE AUSTRALIA
THE GREAT WALL CHINA
LEANING TOWER OF PISA SPAIN
ST BASILS CATHEDRAL RUSSIA]

Lets Talk

Students should work in pairs or small groups to ask

and answer questions about these four famous people,
using the information given.

FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY
Each student thinks of a famous person that they know
a little information about. In pairs, or groups of three
they should then take it in turns to ask and answer
questions about the person. Tell students that they
should use the prompts given in the Lets Talk exercise.

Are you moving on? Check Yourself

Read the four statements one by one and demonstrate

what is meant by each one in the following way:
1 Choose three students. Ask two of them to greet
each other and then for one of them to introduce the
third one.
2 Ask one student to describe another student. (Maria
has got long hair. She is tall. etc.)
3 Ask a student to give you some personal details. (My
name is ...; My address is ..., etc.)

Language corner

Read this section with students. Ask if they often make

any of the mistakes focused on here.

Joke

Direct students attention to the joke and ask them to

explain it in L1. Ask them if they know any similar jokes
in their own language.

4 Ask a student to tell you about their family. (There

are ... people in my family my parents, my ..., etc.)
Students decide by themselves which boxes they
want to tick. Make sure they understand there are no
right or wrong answers. As students are working,
walk around the class to see what choices they are
making. If there are any statements which a lot of
students feel they arent very good at doing, then
find time to repeat the corresponding activities (if
oral) or to revise the relevant structures / vocabulary.

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MODULE 2 At Home
Lessons 1-4

Direct students attention to the pictures on page seventeen of the coursebook. Ask them for their ideas about
what they might learn based on the pictures. Then read the information with them, making sure they understand
everything.

Read the Learn to ... section. Ask students which of the things mentioned they feel they can already do in English.

Lesson 1

Come on, Dan!

Lesson Summary

Functions:
asking for and telling the time

giving orders / instructions

Topics:
furniture; time
Structures:
imperative
Sit down!
Open the window, please!

to introduce students to the formation and use of

the imperative

to give students practice in asking for and telling

the time

to enable students to talk about what they have in

their bedroom

Play the rest of the cassette. Ask:

Who is in the bathroom?
What is very funny?

Tell students to read the text again (including the

dialogues) and to underline any unknown words /
expressions. Go through these and elicit explanations
from class members where possible or explain them.

Choose students to read out the passage.

personal pronouns
This cake is for us.
Look at me.

WARM-UP

Objectives:
to consolidate students knowledge of and give
practice in the use of personal pronouns

Ask students to tell you what has happened in the

story so far. Ask:
Who is Amanda? Who is Kates brother?
Who is Pete?

Listen and Read

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Students describe what they can see in the first picture.

Play the cassette while students follow in their books.

Pause the cassette at the end of the first dialogue. Ask:
What is Kates bedroom like?
What has she got on her walls?
What is on the desk?

Comprehension Check

Tell students to look at the two pictures again and then

to close their books. Ask them the questions from the
Comprehension Check exercise. They should try to
answer them based on what they remember.

Students open their books and skim the text to see if

their answers were correct.

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Vocabulary Check

This exercise practices some of the adjectives seen in

the text.

Vocabulary Expansion

Grammar

Read through the examples in the grammar box for the

imperative. Tell students that we use the imperative to
tell someone to do something.

Speaking

Refer students to the Grammar Reference (page 111)

and read through the information on the imperative with
them. Tell students to read through the text on page
eighteen again and to underline all instances of the
imperative (Wake up, Kate. Get up, Kate. Oh, come on, Dan.

Oh, be quiet, Kate.)

Read through the personal pronouns in the grammar
box with students. Ask students to close their books.
Write each of the subject pronouns on the blackboard
and ask individual students to come up and write the
object pronoun for each of them.
Refer students to the Grammar Reference (page 111)
and read through the information on personal pronouns
with them.

Students can work as individuals or in pairs to label

the pieces of furniture.

This gives students practice in talking about what they

have got in their bedrooms. Make sure each student
answers at least two or three of the questions.

Everyday English
Ex a Read through the dialogue with students, then put
students into pairs and have them practise the
dialogue.

Read through the information on the time on page

111 with students, paying special attention to the
information next to the warning sign (!), before
completing the following two exercises.

Ex b Students match the times (1-6) with the clocks (a-f).

Ex c Working in pairs, students act out dialogues similar
to that in exercise a using the times from exercise b.

Grammar Practice
Ex 1 This exercise provides practice in the use of the
imperative.

Language Awareness

FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY
Tell students you are going to play a game called Simon
Says. All the students stand up. Give orders using the
affirmative form of the imperative, saying Simon says
before the order. Students must do what you say. Give
some of the orders without saying Simon says.
Students should ignore these orders. Any students
who carry out the order are out of the game and
must sit down. Continue until only one student is left
standing. For example:

Explain the meaning of the two words and then

have students fill in the correct word to complete each
sentence.

Teacher:

Simon says open your books. (Students

should open their books)
Teacher: Close your books. (Any student who closes
their book must sit down)
Use: stand up; sit down; open / close your books; open
/ close your eyes / mouth; look at the window, etc.
Ex 2 This exercise provides controlled practice in the use
of personal pronouns.

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Lesson 2

Thats Kates jacket.

Lesson Summary

Functions:
talking about possessions

describing what people are wearing

Topics:
clothes
Structures:
possessive case
Kates / The childs / The childrens / The boys ...

possessive adjectives
This is my / your / her / his / its / our / your / their ...

possessive pronouns
mine / yours / hers / his / ours / yours / theirs ...

Objectives:
to teach students ways of referring to possessions

to offer students practice in prepositions of place

to teach vocabulary relating to peoples appearance

to revise vocabulary for colours

WARM-UP

Ask students what items of clothing they can say in

English. Make a list on the board. Then ask students for
the names of colours they could use to describe them.

Grammar

Listen and Read

Ask students to describe what Mrs Ford has got in the

picture and what clothes Kate is in.

Play the first part of the cassette (text and first dialogue)
while students follow in their books. Ask:
What is the kitchen like? (It is big. It has got a large

table and four chairs.)

What has Dan got? (toast with butter and jam)
Why is Mrs Ford unhappy? (The kitchen is very messy.)

Play the next bit of text and the second dialogue. Ask:
Are Kates trainers in her room? (No, they arent. They

are in the kitchen.)

Is it Kates book? (No, it isnt. Its Amandas.)
Who is late? (Don and Kate)

Students read the text and dialogue again in pairs.

Comprehension Check

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Students choose the correct answer, referring to the

text where necessary.

Make sure students are familiar with possessive

adjectives and possessive pronouns using the
following drills.
1 Teacher:
I / book
Student 1: Its my book.
Teacher:
You / pencil
Student 2: Its your pencil, etc.
2 Teacher:
Its my book
Student 1: Its mine. , etc.
Write the sentences on the board (Its my book.
Its mine., etc) with the possessive adjective and
possessive pronouns in a different colour.
Point to a students bag, book, pen, etc. and say Thats
Peters bag / book / pen. Ask a student to write the
sentence on the board for you. Make sure the
apostrophe is in the correct place, then point to
someone elses belongings and say, for example,
Those are the boys books. Again, ask a student to
write the sentence on the board, checking the
apostrophe is correct. Repeat with the bags / pens
belonging to two girls (Those are the girls bags / pens.)
and the class itself (This is the childrens classroom).
Ask students if they know why we write girls, but
childrens (children is an irregular plural form).
Explain that for things we often use of. Give the
following examples:
The door of the classroom is green.
The legs of the table are broken.
Put the following examples on the board and explain
their meanings.
Where is Kate? Shes at Amandas.
Whose book is that? Its Dans.
Refer students to the Grammar Reference (pages 111 /
112) and read through the information on possessive
adjectives / pronouns and possessive case with them.
Pay special attention to the information next to the
warning signs (!).

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FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY

Grammar Practice

Tell students that this game is similar to exercise b of

the speaking exercise. Ask students in turn to come to
the front of the class. Tell them to think of one of their
classmates, but not to say who it is. The other students
try to guess who the student at the front is thinking of by
asking what they are wearing, the colour of their hair,
etc. The student who guesses correctly then takes a
turn at the front. Continue until all students have had a
turn at the front.

Ex 1 This exercise offers controlled practice in the use of

possessive case.
Ex 2 This exercise offers controlled practice in the use of
possessive adjectives / pronouns.

Vocabulary Expansion

Students look at the examples and use one word from

each box to label the pictures.

Language Awareness

Speaking
These activities offer students practice in describing what
people are wearing.
Ex a Students work in pairs to describe what the people
in the pictures are wearing using the verb have got.
Ex b Students choose different people in the class and
describe what they are wearing as in exercise a.
Their partner tries to guess who it is.

This exercise gives students practice in the use of

prepositions of place.

FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY

Look at the way students are seated in the classroom,

then write sentences on the board, omitting the
prepositions of place. Ask students to fill in the correct
prepositions. For example:
Mary is _________ Michael. (in front of)
George is _________ Maria. (next to)
John is _________ Helen. (behind)

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Lesson 3

My Bedroom.
Lesson Summary

Functions:
describing a room
Topics:
colours; rooms; furniture

Objectives:
to familiarise students with the different types of
rooms in a house

to provide guided practice in writing a description

to offer students practice in listening for specific

information

Writing Skills:
writing a description of a bedroom

WARM-UP

Ask students to cover the texts on page 22 and to look

at the three people in the pictures. Ask them what
colour they think each persons bedroom is.

Speaking

Listen and Read

Students look at the pictures of the three bedrooms.

Ask students to describe them, having each student
add a piece of information. For example:
Teacher: Bedroom A.
Student 1: It is quite small.
Student 2: It is white, green and red.
Student 3: It has got ... , etc.

Play the first part of the cassette (Gary) while students

follow in their books. Ask students if they have got or
would like a bedroom like Garys or his sisters.

Play the next part of the cassette. (Kirsty) Ask if any

students like Kirstys room.

Play the last part of the cassette (Alex & Paul). Ask
students what they think of Alex and Pauls room.

Ex a Students complete the questionnaire by ticking

the boxes which best describe their bedrooms. Tell
students that in questions 2, 3 and 4 they can tick
more than one box.

Ask students which of the four bedrooms mentioned is

their favourite and why.

Ex b This exercise gives students further practice in the

use and formation of the verbs be and have got.

Ask students to underline any new words and then

explain the words to them.

Ex c Students use their answers from the questionnaire in

exercise a to write a description of their bedroom
similar to that in exercise b. When students have
finished. Ask them to read their descriptions aloud.

Writing

Comprehension Check

Listening

Students refer to the text to answer the questions.

Vocabulary Expansion

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Students can work individually or in pairs to label the

pictures.

Before students do this exercise ask them to say what

the items in the pictures are and in what room of a
house they would expect to see them.

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Lesson 4

Cross-cultural corner
Lesson Summary

Functions:
describing houses / homes
Project:
a poster about your dream house
Topics:
houses

Objectives:
to develop students awareness of how people live in
other countries

to enable students to talk about different styles of

houses

to introduce students to reading and discussing

poetry in a foreign language

to develop students ability to describe what they can

see

to develop students awareness of their abilities in

English

WARM-UP

Ask students what unusual homes they can think of and

which countries they are found in.

Listen and Read

Ask students if they know anything about the style of

homes they can see in the pictures.

Play the the cassette; students listen and follow in their

books. Ask the following questions:
Which of these three homes do you think is unusual?
What do you like about each of them?
What do you dislike?
Which home would you like to go and stay in?

Ask students to read the text again and to underline

any unknown vocabulary; explain these and elicit
explanations from class members where possible.

Speaking
Ex a Students look at the pictures of the three houses.
Ask them to describe them, having each student add
a piece of information. For example:
Student 1:
The house is very big.
Student 2:
It has got two floors and a lot of
rooms.
Student 3:
It has got a large garden too., etc.
Ex b Each student in turn describes their house to the rest
of the class.

Project

Comprehension Check

Students skim the text to find the answers.

Poem

Vocabulary Check

Explain to students that they are going to write a

description of their dream house. Students can either
draw a picture of the house or they can use one from a
magazine. Explain that by answering the questions they
will be able to write a good description. The completed
projects should be displayed on the classroom wall for
everyone to look at.

Students complete the sentences with the correct

adjectives.

Read through the poem with students and ask what it is

about. Ask if they feel the same way about their home.

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Language Corner

Lets Talk

Read through the sentences with students. Ask if they

often make any of the mistakes focused on here.

Students look at the picture and answer the questions.

Ask different students for answers to the questions.
FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY

FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY

Ask students the following questions:

Write the following on the board and ask students to

complete the second sentence each time.
1.

Paul has got a red jacket. His jacket

___________ .

2.

Jane has got long hair. Her hair ___________ .

3.

He has got a blue bag and a black pen. He has

got a blue bag. He has got ___________ .

1 What colour is the bookcase / stereo / clock /

sofa / armchair / table?
2 What has the girl got in her hand? (a CD)
3 Where is the television? (next to the window /

bookcase)
4 What is in front of the boy? (the (small) table)
5 Where is the clock? (on the wall (next to the

window)
6 Is the room messy? (No, it isnt. Its tidy.)

Supplementary Teaching Material

7 Is it a modern room?

Hand out the photocopiable material on page 81. Tell

students to look at the pictures and do the word puzzle.
This provides practice in vocabulary. After you have
given students ample time to do the puzzle ask one
student at a time to come to the front of the class and
write on the board what each picture is.

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8 Is the room crowded?

Are you moving on? Check Yourself

Read the four statements one by one and demonstrate

what is meant by each one in the following way:
1 Draw a clock on the board showing a time. Choose
one student to ask for the time and another student
to say what time it is.
2 Ask a student to describe what another student is
wearing.
3 Ask a student to give a short description of their
bedroom.
4 Ask a student to give a short description of one of
the homes on page 24 or their own home. Students
decide by themselves which boxes they want to tick.

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MODULE 3 Music and Dance

Lessons 1-4
Direct students attention to the pictures on page twenty-seven and ask them what they think they might learn in
this module. Then read the information regarding the content with them, making sure they understand everything.

Lesson 1

What are you looking at?

Lesson Summary

Functions:
asking for and giving directions

talking about what people are doing

talking about future plans

Topics:
places

Objectives:
to teach the present progressive to enable students
to talk about what people are doing and future plans

to teach students to ask for, give and follow simple

directions

to familiarise students with the names of places

found in most towns

Play the rest of cassette. Ask:

What has the man got?
Where is the Riverside Centre?

Tell students to read the text again (including the

dialogues) and to underline any unknown words /
expressions. Go through these and elicit explanations
from class members where possible.

Choose students to read out the passage.

Structures:
present progressive (affirmative, negative,
interrogative)
Is he looking at the shop window?
Yes, he is. / No, he isnt.

WARM-UP

Hold up some pictures of people doing things and ask

questions such as:
What is the woman doing?
What are the children eating?

Listen and Read

Ask students who they can see in the first picture. Then
ask them what Amanda is doing.

Play the cassette while students follow in their books.

Pause the cassette at the end of the first dialogue. Ask:
Who are Dan and Kate meeting?
Where are Pete and Amanda?
Where are the children going?

Comprehension Check

Students should look at the text again to help them

answer the questions.

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Grammar

Ask, What am I doing? Pretend to be writing a letter

(putting it in an envelope, addressing it and sticking on
a stamp to make it clear). When someone answers
correctly, take a magazine and pretend to be reading it.
Ask, What am I doing now?
Write What am I doing? and underneath, You are
reading a magazine. on the board (with am ... doing and
are reading in a different colour from the rest of the
sentence). Write present progressive on the board and
explain to students that this is the name of the tense.

Ask students what we use this tense for, using students

mother tongue (L1) if necessary (to talk about something that is happening now).

Look at your watch / point to the classroom clock. Say

what the time is and mention something you are doing
later. For example:
Its ten oclock now. Im going home at two oclock.
Its half past twelve. Im having lunch at one oclock.

Refer students to the Grammar Reference (page 112).

Read through the information with them and explain the
spelling rules. Pay particular attention to the points next
to the warning signs (!).

Vocabulary Expansion

Students can work in pairs to label the different places.

Everyday English
Ex 1 Students match the instructions to the signs.
Ex 2a Look at the map with students and then have
two students read out the dialogue while the other
students look at the map and follow the directions.
Ex 2b Working in pairs, students act out dialogues similar
to that in exercise a, giving directions to the other
places on the map.
FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY
Draw the following map on the board and mark the
following places on it: cinema, shopping centre, library,
hospital.

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This exercise illustrates the difference between inside

and outside.

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This exercise gives students practice in talking about

what people are doing.

Language Awareness

This exercise provides controlled practice in the use

and formation of the present progressive.

Speaking

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Grammar Practice

Ask different students to give you directions to each of

the places. Start from a different place on the map each
time.

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Lesson 2

Im dancing!
Lesson Summary

Functions:
buying tickets for a concert
Topics:
performers; instruments
Structures:
Are they eating dinner?
Yes, they are. / No, they arent.

Objectives:
to give students further practice in using the present
progressive

to introduce students to the language used for

buying tickets

to give students practice in identifying specific

information

to teach students the difference between words

which can be easily confused

WARM-UP

Ask students if they have ever been to an event like the

one they can see in the first picture. Ask them what the
different people are doing.

Grammar Practice

Listen and Read

Play the first part of the cassette (up to the dialogue);

students follow in their books. Ask:
Where are the children?
What are the people doing?
What are the children doing?

Tell students to read the text and dialogue again and to

underline any unknown vocabulary. Explain this to
them.

Play the last part of the cassette; students follow in their

books. Ask students to tell you what happened at the
end.

Vocabulary Expansion
Ex 1 Students label the pictures using the words given.
Ex 2 Students fill in the names of the musical instruments.
FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY

Ask students the following questions:

Play the dialogue; students follow in their books. Ask:

Are the pictures good?
Where are the girls?
What is Dan doing?

Students read the text and dialogue again in pairs.

This exercise provides practice in the use of the

present progressive in asking questions and giving the
appropriate short answers.

1 Can you play any of these instruments?

2 Do you know the names of any other musical
instruments?

Everyday English

Students can work in pairs to complete the dialogue.

FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY

Choose two students to act out the dialogue for the rest
of the class.

Comprehension Check

Ask students to close their books. Write the sentences

from the Comprehension Check on the board. Ask
students to number them in the correct order according
to what they read. Students then open their books and
read the text again to check their answers.

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Speaking
This activity encourages students to identify specific
pieces of information.
Explain the meaning of screen and row before asking
students the questions.

FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY

Write the following on the board and ask students

to complete the sentences with watch or look in the
imperative or the present progressive.
______ the children ____________ the dancers?
______ he ____________ at me?
All the people ______ ____________ the band.
Paul is dancing. ____________ him! Hes very good.

Language Awareness

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The two words focused on here are often confused by

learners of English. Students can work in pairs to
decide which is the correct word each time.

What ______ you ____________ at, Liz?

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Lesson 3

What are you doing this weekend?

Lesson Summary

Functions:
asking for and giving information
Topics:
performances
Writing Skills:
completing an e-mail

Objectives:
to enable students to talk about what people are
doing now and in the future

to provide guided practice in completing an e-mail

to enable students to write about what they are doing

and their plans for the future

to provide practice in understanding a dialogue

WARM-UP

Ask students if any of them have relatives living in

another country and if so, do they ever write to them.
Ask them what they would write about in an e-mail to a
relative or friend in another country.

Writing

Tell students to read through the e-mail before they

complete it to get an idea of what it is about. They
then use the prompts to complete the e-mail, using the
present progressive tense.

Listen and Read

Play the cassette while students follow in their books.

Ask:
Why is Joanne at home?
What is Tony doing?
What is her mum doing?
Why is Joanne excited?
What is she doing tomorrow evening?

Ask students if they know what a musical is and if they

would like to see one.

Ask students to read the e-mail again and explain any

unknown words to them.

Comprehension Check

Vocabulary Expansion

FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY
Ask students if they think the musical or the play might
be funny.
Ask them which of the events they would most like to go
to and which they would not want to go to at all.

Supplementary Teaching Material

Students look at the pictures and find the

corresponding part in the e-mail. They then decide if
the event is happening now or tomorrow.

Vocabulary Check

Students fill in the correct words to complete the

sentences.
FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY

Ask students to write sentences of their own using the

four words.

Speaking

Students look at the e-mail again and use the prompts

to formulate questions about what Joanne and Tony are
/ arent doing. Students then answer them based on the
information in the e-mail. Select two students each time
- one to ask the question and one to answer it.

Students can work in pairs to label the leaflets.

Hand out the photocopiable material on page 82. Tell

students that they are going to work in pairs and that
they are going to make their own leaflet. The leaflets
can be about a concert, musical, ballet or theatre play
that they would like to see. Students can cut out
pictures from magazines or draw and colour the leaflet
adding as much information as they can. Students can
look at the other leaflets in this lesson for ideas. When
they have finished, each pair should describe their
leaflet to the class. Finished work can be displayed on
the classroom wall.

Listening

Before students do this exercise ask them to

read through the statements first to make sure they
understand them.
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Lesson 4

Cross-cultural corner
Lesson Summary

Functions:
talking about festivals
Project:
a poster about a festival
Topics:
festivals

Objectives:
to further develop students awareness of other
countries / nationalities

to offer students further practice in talking about what

people are doing

to give students further practice in identifying specific

information

to encourage students to exchange ideas in English

with their peers

to provide further discussion of students progress

and achievements in English

WARM-UP

Ask students about festivals which take place in their

country. If there are students from other countries in the
class, ask them about festivals in their native countries.
Ask if people from other countries come to watch / take
part in any of these festivals.

Comprehension Check

Students should skim the texts to find out if these

statements are true or false.

Vocabulary Check

Students label each picture with the correct word.

Listen and Read

Play the first part of the cassette (15th June); students

listen and follow in their books. Ask them if this festival
is similar to anything they have in their own country.
Play the next part of the cassette (21st June); students
listen and follow in their books. Ask them if this festival
is similar to anything they have in their own country.

Go through the USEFUL VOCABULARY with students to

make sure they understand it all.

Students look at the three pictures. Ask different

students one of the questions for each picture.

Play the last part of the cassette (12th August); students

listen and follow in their books. Ask them if this festival
is similar to anything they have in their own country.

Ask students to read the text again and to underline any

unknown vocabulary; explain this to them.

Ask the following questions:

Which of the three festivals would you most like to go
to?
Which would you least like to go to?
FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY

Look at the map on page 123 and ask students if they

can find the three countries where these festivals are.
Ask them if they know anything else about these
countries.
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Speaking

Project

Divide the class into small groups (three to four

students). Each group should spend some time
thinking about and discussing the four things they will
include, and where they will get their pictures from and
/ or who will draw them.

Students should check each others written work for

mistakes before putting the whole thing together. The
completed projects should be displayed on the
classroom wall.

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FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY

Joke

Ask students to give you directions to the other places

marked on the map (hospital, shopping centre and
cinema).

Direct students attention to the joke and ask them to

explain it in L1. Ask them if they know any similar jokes
in their own language.

Are you moving on? Check Yourself

Language Corner

Read this section with students. Tell them to be careful

when using these particular structures.

Lets Talk

Read the statements one by one to make sure that

students understand them. Then ask them to tick their
choices according to their own abilities. When they
have finished, ask which of the statements they feel are
the most important and which are the least important
and why.

Ex a This exercise gives students further practice in

identifying specific pieces of information.
Ex b This exercise gives students further practice in
giving directions.

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MODULE 4 Free-time Activities

Lessons 1-4

Ask students to discuss what things they might learn based on the pictures for Module 4 on page thirty-seven.

Read the information with students so they can see what this module contains.

Ask students to speculate about what Tinas problem might be.

Lesson 1

What sports do you enjoy?

Lesson Summary

Functions:
talking about likes and dislikes
Topics:
hobbies
Structures:
simple present [I] (affirmative, negative,
interrogative)
Do they like listening to music?
Yes, they do. / No, they dont.

WARM-UP

Objectives:
to enable students to use the simple present to talk
about the things they do

to enable students to use the simple present to talk

about what they like and dislike

to introduce students to the use of prefixes to form

antonyms

Play the rest of the cassette; students listen and follow

in their books. Ask:
What sports do the children like?
What do the children do on their trips?
When do they go camping?

Tell students to read the text again (including the

dialogues) and to underline any unknown words /
expressions. Go through these and elicit explanations
from class members where possible.

Ask students to speculate again on what they think

Tinas problem might be.

Revise the present progressive briefly by asking

students:
What are you having for dinner?
What are you doing on Saturday?

Ask students where they think the children in the

picture are.

Listen and Read

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Play the cassette (until the dialogue); students listen

and follow in their books. Ask:
What do the children do every Thursday?
What do they sometimes do at the weekend?

Comprehension Check

Students work in pairs to match the sentence halves to

make true sentences based on what they read.

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Grammar

Read through the examples in the grammar box for the

simple present.

Say one or two sentences about yourself using the

simple present. For example:
I live in ...
I play tennis every Saturday.
Write these on the board. Then ask students some
questions about themselves. For example:
Do you live in ... ?
Do you play tennis every Saturday?

Vocabulary Expansion

Everyday English
Ex a In pairs, students first read the dialogues and
then underline all the verbs that are used to show
preference.
Ex b Students put the verbs they have underlined in
exercise a into the correct boxes in exercise b.

When you have elicited answers from students, write

some of the questions (including a negative sentence)
on the board. Use L1 to explain that the simple present
tense is used for something which is always true or
about habits in the present. Explain that when talking
about habits in the present, we use words such as
always, often, etc. Give students some examples (for
example: I always get up at seven oclock.) and elicit
examples from them about their own lives.

Ask a student Do you live in Greece? to elicit the short

answer Yes, I do. Then ask another student Do you live
in England? to elicit the short answer No, I dont. Write
these on the board. Practice short answers by asking
students a number of questions. For example:
Do you work in a school?
Do you like spaghetti?
Do you watch television?
Do you swim in the winter?
Refer students to the Grammar Reference (page 113)
and read through the information on the simple present
with them.

Students match the hobbies with the pictures.

FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY
Ask students to write sentences about themselves
using the six verbs.

Language Awareness
Ex a Explain that the prefix un is used to form the
opposite of many words. Ensure that students
understand the meaning of all the words before they
start the exercise.

FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY
Ask students to write sentences of their own using the
six opposites they have formed.

Ex b Students identify the adjectives with their opposites.

When you have explained to students that we can use

the words always, usually, often, sometimes and never
with the simple present, make sure they understand
that these words go before the main verb, but after the
verb to be. Put the following sentences on the board
and tell students to put the words in the correct place.
I _________ play _________ basketball. (often)
They _________ go _________ to bed at ten oclock.

FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY
Ask students if they can think of any more adjectives
with their opposites.

(big / small; long / short; young / old; quiet / noisy;

inside / outside; etc.)

(usually)
I _________ am _________ late for school. (never)
We _________ visit _________ our aunt at the
weekend. (sometimes)
The children _________ are _________ at the club on
Saturdays. (always)

Speaking

This gives students further practice in talking about

what people are doing and their own personal likes and
dislikes.

Grammar Practice

This offers controlled practice in the formation of the

simple present.
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Lesson 2

Tina doesnt want to go camping.

Lesson Summary

Functions:
talking about feelings

talking about problems

Topics:
feelings
Structures:
simple present [II]
She likes football.
Does she like football?
Yes, she does. / No, she doesnt.

Objectives:
to teach students how the third person changes in
the simple present

to enable students to talk about their own and other

peoples feelings

to give students practice in talking about problems

to familiarise students with the vocabulary used to

express feelings

to draw students attention to words which are easily

confused

WARM-UP

Ask students what they think the children in the first

picture are talking about. Direct their attention to the
second picture and ask them to think again about what
Tinas problem might be.

Grammar

Read through the examples in the grammar box and

explain to students that the verb form changes for the
third person.

Refer students to the Grammar Reference (page 113)

and read through the information with them. Put the
following examples on the board and elicit what the
sentence would be in the third person.
I do my homework. (He / She does ...)
I wash my hair. (He / She washes ...)
I try hard. (He / She tries ...)
I make cakes. (He / She makes ...)

Make sure students can use the verb have correctly in

the simple present by putting the following examples on
the board:
She has breakfast every day.
She doesnt have breakfast every day.
Does she have breakfast every day?

Listen and Read

Play the first part of the cassette (up to the dialogue);

students listen and follow in their books. Ask:
Why does Tina go home?
Why is Kate worried?

Play the dialogue; students listen and follow in their

books. Ask students if any of them correctly guessed
what Tinas problem is.

Play the rest of the cassette; students listen and follow

in their books. Ask:
Is Kate sad?

Tell students to read the text and dialogue again and to

underline any unknown vocabulary. Try to elicit the
meaning from students where possible.

Select students to read out the text and dialogue.

Point out that the formation of have in this tense should

not be confused with that of have got.

Grammar Practice
Ex 1 This exercise provides practice in the spelling
changes when forming the simple present.
Ex 2 This exercise provides practice in the use of do /
does and short answers.

Comprehension Check

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Students look at the text again to decide if the

statements are true or false.

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Vocabulary Expansion

Go through the adjectives with students to make sure

they understand them all. Students then decide
whether each adjective has a positive or a negative
meaning.

Language Awareness

The two words focused on here are often confused

by learners of English. Students decide which is the
correct word each time.

FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY
FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY

Put the list of adjectives on the board. Ask a student to

come to the front of the class and to choose one of the
adjectives (without telling anyone which one it is). They
must then pretend to be the word. The other students
have to make guesses. For example:
Student 1: (pretends to be bored)
Student 2: Are you sad?
Student 1: No, Im not.
Student 3: Are you bored?
Student 1: Yes, I am.
Continue until all students have had a turn at the front
of the class.

Ask students to write sentences of their own using the

two words.

Everyday English

Explain the meaning of the words / phrases to students

before they try to complete the dialogue.

FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY

Choose two students to act out the dialogue for the rest
of the class.

Speaking
Ex a Students should discuss the pictures and decide
how each of the people is feeling.
Ex b Ask different students the questions. Give them help
if they are not sure how to express what they want to
say.

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Lesson 3

Favourite hobbies.
Lesson Summary

Functions:
talking about hobbies
Topics:
hobbies
Writing Skills:
a paragraph about a hobby

Objectives:
to enable students to talk about their hobbies

to enable students to write about their favourite hobby

to provide guided practice in completing a short

paragraph about a hobby

to further develop students listening skills

to draw students attention to words which are easily

confused

WARM-UP

Ask students what they do in their free time and what

hobbies they have. Write a list on the board.
(computers, photography, collecting things, etc.)

Listen and Read

Play the first part of the cassette (Rob); students listen

and follow in their books. Ask:
Which dance style does Rob prefer?
What is he doing next weekend?
How does he feel?

Play the next part of the cassette (Karen); students

listen and follow in their books. Ask:
What does Karen take photographs of?
Is her hobby expensive?

Play the rest of the cassette (Michael); students listen

and follow in their books. Ask:
What does Michael play on his computer?
Where is Ahmed from?
Ask students if they enjoy doing any of these three
hobbies.

Tell students to read the texts again and to underline

any unknown vocabulary. Try to elicit the meanings of
unknown words from students where possible.

Select students to read out the three texts to the rest of

the class.

Speaking

Writing
Ex 1

Students should write full answers to these

questions.

Ex 2a/b

Read through Tims answers with students.

Students then use this information to complete
the paragraph about Tims hobby.

Ex 2c

Students should use their answers from exercise

1 and structures from exercise 2b to write a
paragraph about their favourite hobby.

FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY

After checking students work, have each student read

their paragraph to the rest of the class.

Language Awareness

Tell students to write their own sentences using these

words.

Listening

Students skim the texts to find the answers.

Vocabulary Check

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Students find the words in the text about Karen to

complete the sentences.

The words here are easily confused by learners of

English. Explain the difference between them, then ask
students to choose the correct word.
FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY

Comprehension Check

Students should discuss the answers to these

questions together as a class.

Before students do this exercise ask them to read

through the statements first to make sure they
understand all the vocabulary. Explain any unknown
words to them.

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Lesson 4

Cross-cultural corner
Lesson Summary

Functions:
talking about games
Project:
a poster for a youth club
Topics:
games

Objectives:
to give students further practice in identifying specific
pieces of information

to expose students to the kinds of games played in

different countries

to further expose students to poetry in English and

encourage them to think about / discuss its meaning

to develop students self-assessment skills

WARM-UP

Ask students what kind of games they play. Ask them

about any new games that they know of and if they like
them.

Listen and Read

Vocabulary Expansion
Ex a Students work in pairs to use the words given to
label the pictures.
Ex b Students work in small groups to try and guess
where each of the games in exercise a comes from.
When they have all finished, give them the answers
and see which group got the most right.

Play the first part of the cassette (intro and Nami);

students listen and follow in their books. Ask them what
they think of this game and if they have anything
similar to it in their country.

Play the rest of the cassette; students listen and follow

in their books. Ask if any students who have got a dog
would like one of these.

Ask students to read the text again and to underline any

unknown vocabulary; explain the unknown words to
them.

FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY

Ask students if they play any of these games. Then

choose some students to explain to the rest of the class
how they play them.

Project

Divide the class into groups of four and then read

through the instructions with them. Students then work
together to decide what information they are going to
include.

Each student should undertake to find or draw some

pictures for their project. Remind students to check
each others written work before displaying their
posters on the classroom wall.

Comprehension Check

Tell students to close their books and then read the

three statements to them, eliciting which are true and
which are false. Students then open their books and
look at the text again to see if they were correct.

Poem

Speaking

Ask students the first two questions and try to generate

a discussion with them. Give help if they are unsure as
to how to express their opinions.

Encourage students to talk about what games they play

and if it is an unusual game, to explain how they play it.

Read the poem while students follow in their books. Ask

them what it is about. Ask them how it makes them feel.

Students read through the poem again and underline

any unknown vocabulary. Elicit explanations for this
from students, where possible.

Ask different students to answer the question that

follows the poem.
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Language Corner

Read this section with students. Tell them to be careful

when using these particular structures.

Are you moving on? Check Yourself

Read the first statement. Ask for a volunteer to talk for

one minute about what they like and dislike. Ask the
rest of the class whether their classmate did this very
well, quite well or not very well. Encourage them to
justify their opinion. (For example: He did it quite well as
it was interesting, but he made some grammatical
mistakes.) Do the same for the third statement. For the
second statement, ask two students to discuss a
problem that one of them has got.

Students tick the boxes they feel represent their ability.

Ask if anyone has chosen not very well, and discuss
their reasons for choosing this and what they could do
to improve in this area.

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Go through the verbs and adjectives in the USEFUL

VOCABULARY box with students to ensure that they
understand them all.

Read through the list of school clubs then, depending

on the number of students in the class, ask each
student one or two of the questions. Encourage them to
use verbs / adjectives from the USEFUL VOCABULARY
box in their answers.

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MODULE 5 Food
Lessons 1-4

Direct students attention to the pictures on page forty-seven and ask them what they think they might learn in this
module. Then read the information regarding the content.

Elicit from students which sections they expect to be the most interesting and which they are not really looking
forward to. Ask them what they think will be most useful to them from this section.

Lesson 1

At Uncle Marcos restaurant.

Lesson Summary

Functions:
talking about food and drink

ordering food and drink

Topics:
food and drink
Structures:
simple present present progressive
What does he usually do in the evenings?
He watches TV.
What is he doing now? He is ...ing.
articles

Objectives:
to consolidate the use of / differences between the
present progressive and the simple present

to revise and expand on students knowledge of the

use of definite and indefinite articles

to introduce students to language used for ordering

food

to give students practice in what greeting to use at

specific times of the day

WARM-UP

Revise what has happened in the storyline so far by

Listen and Read

Play the cassette (until the end of the first dialogue);

students listen and follow in their books. Ask:
Where is Dan?
Where is Uncle Marco from?
What is Dan doing at the moment?
What is Uncle Marco making?

Play the rest of the cassette; students listen and follow

in their books. Ask:
Who comes into the restaurant?
What does Amanda order?

Tell students to read the text again (including the

dialogues) and to underline any unknown words /
expressions. Go through these and elicit explanations
from class members where possible.

asking:
Who is Amanda? (A new girl at the childrens (Kate,

Dan, Petes) school.)

What club are the children in? (the Fun Club)
What do they do at the club? (They go to meetings.

They do activities. They have a lot of fun. They go on

trips. They go camping.)
Who does Dan like? (He likes Amanda.)
What is Tinas problem? (Her family hasnt got a lot

of money.)

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Speaking

Comprehension Check

Students skim the text to find the answers to the

questions.

Ask each student at least two of the three questions.

Everyday English
Grammar

Students have already been introduced to and

have practised the present progressive and simple
present. Elicit examples from them to illustrate the uses
of these two tenses.

Ex a Students can work in pairs to put the sentences in

the correct order to form a coherent dialogue.
Ex b With their partner, students act out dialogues similar
to that in exercise a.

Read out the examples in the grammar box for articles,

then refer students to the Grammar Reference (pages
114 /115) and read through the examples there to give
students a more informed idea as to how and when we
use articles. Pay particular attention to the points next
to the warning signs (!).

FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY
When students have practised their dialogues a few
times, ask each pair to come to the front of the class to
act out one of the dialogues for the rest of the class.

Language Awareness

Grammar Practice

Ex 1 This exercise focuses on the difference in use

between the present progressive and simple
present.
Ex 2 This exercise offers practice in the correct use of
articles.

Vocabulary Expansion

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Students can work in small groups (3 people) to try and

name all the items in the picture.

Students match the situations with what you say in each

one.
FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY
Ask students what you say in the following situations.
You see your friend when you arrive at school at 9.00
am.
It is 10 pm and your friend is going home.
Your father arrives home from work at 7 pm.
Your cousin arrives at your house at 2 pm.
Your mother wakes you up at 7 am.

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Lesson 2

Are those our pizzas?

Lesson Summary

Functions:
talking about the future
talking about jobs
Topics:
jobs
Structures:
plurals (regular and irregular)

Objectives:
to revise and expand on students knowledge of the
formation of plurals

to enable students to talk about future plans

to give students an opportunity to talk about what

they want to do later in life

to teach students the difference between words

which are easily confused

Where appropriate ask them to spell the plural form (for

example: b-a-b-i-e-s) and write the word on the board
as they do so.

WARM-UP

Revise some of the vocabulary from the previous lesson

by asking students what food and drink they can see in
the picture.

Refer students to the Grammar Reference (page 115)

and read through the information on plurals with them.
Pay particular attention to the point next to the waiting
sign (!).

Put the following lists on the board and ask students if

they know what the differences between them are (the
first two groups are countable nouns regular and
irregular the third are uncountable nouns, that is
nouns that do not have a plural form).

Listen and Read

Play the cassette; students listen and follow in their

books. Ask:
What has Dan got to do?
Which table has Dan got to take the pizzas to?
Do Dans hands hurt?

Tell students to read the text and dialogue again and to

underline any unknown vocabulary. Try to elicit the
meaning from students where possible.

Select students to read out the text and dialogue.

table, student
boy, knife
box, piano
foot, child
man, woman
tooth, mouse

Comprehension Check

This exercise practices the use of short answers. Ask

students to close their books, then ask them the
questions. They should then open their books and look
at the text again to check if their answers are correct.

meat, bread
cheese, milk
chocolate, coffee

Grammar Practice

Grammar

Find out what students know about the formation of

plurals by giving them sentences and asking them to
tell you the plural form. For example:
Teacher:
She has got a baby. (two)
Students:
She has got two babies.
Teacher:
Students:

I can see a boy. (four)

I can see four boys.

Teacher:
Students:

There is one man in the room. (three)

There are three men in the room.

This exercise practices what students have learnt about

the formation of plurals.

Speaking

Ask the first question to the class in general. To those

students who replied in the affirmative ask the second
question. Ask them if they just cook for themselves or
for their family.
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FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY

Ask students who they think is likely to do the cooking

in most families. Then compile a list of their answers to
the third question to see if they were correct. Discuss
the different answers to the third question to see what
students opinions are on who they feel should be
responsible for cooking for the family.

Vocabulary Expansion

Students label the pictures with the names of the jobs.

Everyday English
Ex a Students look through the text to find the word that
completes both gaps in the dialogue.
What do you want to be ... ?
I want to be a ...
Ex b Ask students to answer the first question. Help any
students who are unsure of the vocabulary they
need to use. Before asking the second question, put
the following on the board and explain to any
students that dont understand.
earn a lot of money, buy a ... , get married

FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY

Ask students which of these jobs they think are

interesting and which are not.

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Language Awareness

Explain the differences between each pair of words

before students do the exercise.

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Lesson 3

Favourite restaurants.
Lesson Summary

Functions:
talking about restaurants
Topics:
restaurants; types of meat
Writing Skills:
completing a letter about a favourite restaurant

Objectives:
to offer students guided practice in completing an
informal letter

to give students further practice in descriptive writing

to familiarise students with vocabulary pertaining to

meat

to offer students further practice in listening for

specific information

to draw students attention to words which are easily

confused

WARM-UP

Ask students if they often eat out at restaurants. If so,

what do they like about the restaurants they go to and
what type of food do they usually eat there.

Listen and Read

Before students listen to the cassette, put the

following vocabulary items on the board and elicit / give
explanations.
village
cosy
My favourite dish is ...
special occasion
city centre
chopsticks

Comprehension Check

Speaking

Look at the USEFUL VOCABULARY with students to make

sure they understand all the words.

Ask the questions of different students, ensuring that

each student answers at least two questions.

FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY

delicious
look forward to

Play the first part of the cassette (to the end of the first
letter); students listen and follow in their books. Ask:
What is The Little Inn?
What is it like?
Why is Rick going there on Sunday?

Play the next part of the cassette (the second letter);

students listen and follow in their books. Ask:
What is the name of Sallys favourite restaurant?
What is it like?
Is Sallys house near the restaurant?

Ask students which of the two restaurants they would

like to go to.

Select students to read out each letter to the rest of the

class.

Students can work in pairs to work out who makes each

statement.

Ask students if they go to restaurants that are similar to

any of the ones in the pictures here. If so, ask what kind
of food they eat, whether they enjoy it and if they want
to go there again.

Writing

Tell students that their answers to the questions can

help them complete the gaps in the letter. Go through
the questions first with students eliciting answers for
each one.

FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY

After checking students work, have each student read

their letter to the rest of the class.
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FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY

Language Awareness

Students look at the Menu again and act out the

dialogue which they learnt in Lesson 1 Everyday
English taking it in turns to order food using their new
menus.

Students try to match the types of meat with the

pictures.
FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY

Ask students which meat is their favourite, which they

dont like and which they eat often.

Listening

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Tell students that they will hear two people talking

about what they are going to eat. Play the cassette
twice. Students should tick the items they think are
correct the first time they listen and check their answers
the second time.

Supplementary Teaching Material

Hand out the photocopiable material on page 83.

Separate students into pairs and tell them that they are
going to make their own menus. Students can include
hot dishes, drinks, etc. Tell students that they can look
through the lessons in Module 5 to help them with
vocabulary or write down their own dishes. Students
then present their menus to the rest of the class. The
class then votes on the best one.

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Lesson 4

Cross-cultural corner
Lesson Summary

Functions:
talking about food
Project:
making a recipe card
Topics:
chocolate, cooking

Objectives:
to further develop students awareness of other
countries / nationalities

to offer practice in locating specific words in a text

to offer students an opportunity to talk about food in

their own country

to develop students self-assessment skills

FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY

WARM-UP

Ask students the following questions:

What else do we drink in a cup?
What else do we use cream with?
What else can we buy in a bakery?

Ask students if they like chocolate. Ask them if they

know what different types of things people make with
chocolate (cake, ice cream, sauce, etc.).

Listen and Read

Ask students to look closely at the two women in the

picture, then ask them what is special about the clothes
the women are wearing. (They are chocolate.)

Play the cassette; students listen and follow in their

books. Ask the following questions:
What is mole poblano? (sauce people eat with Turkey)
Which countries does most of our chocolate come
from? (Ghana, Nigeria and Ivory Coast)
Where can you buy cakes and sweets in France?

Speaking

Vocabulary Expansion

Students label the pictures. Ask them if they know any

other methods of cooking.
FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY

(chocolate shops and bakeries)

Have a classroom discussion based on these questions

ensuring that each student has a chance to speak.

Ask students to complete the following sentences.

1 We can ___________ eggs. (fry / boil)
2 We can ___________ water. (boil)
3 We can ___________ sausages. (fry / grill)

Ask students to read the text again and to underline any

unknown vocabulary; elicit / give explanations.

Comprehension Check

Students skim the text to find the answers to the

questions.

Project

Before students start this project have a discussion

about dishes from different countries and decide
which group will write about which dish. Put a list of
vocabulary on the board that you think they might need.

Students can either draw their pictures or cut them out

of magazines. Students should ask for their parents
permission and help before attempting to make the
dishes at home.

Remind students that they should check each others

written work for mistakes. The completed projects
should be displayed on the classroom wall.

Vocabulary Check

Students skim the text to find the missing words.

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Joke

Direct students attention to the joke and ask them to

explain it in L1. Ask them if they know any similar jokes
in their own language.

Are you moving on? Check Yourself

Lets Sing
My Sister

2 Ask a student to say what things they want to do in

the future.

Tell students to turn to page 108 of their books and ask

them to read the song. Then ask them to say what it is
about (sisters eating habits). Students then read the
song again and try to guess the missing words.

Again, ask the rest of the class how well their classmate did this.
3 Ask two different students to talk for one minute
about their favourite restaurant and types of food.

Play the cassette; students check their answers.

Ask the opinion of the rest of the class on how well

they achieved this task.

Language Corner

4 Ask a student what they usually cook and to explain

how they make it. Again, get the opinion of the rest
of the class on the students performance.

Read through this section with students to highlight

these common mistakes.

Lets Talk
Ex 1 Students can also work in groups of three to act
out a dialogue in a restaurant (waiter and two
customers).
Ex 2 Students should answer the questions based on
what they can see in the picture.

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Read the four statements one by one and demonstrate

what is meant by each one in the following way:
1 Choose three students. Ask them to act out a
dialogue similar to that in Ex 1 of Lets Talk.
Ask the rest of the class whether their classmates
did this very well, quite well or not very well.
Encourage them to justify their opinions.

Students tick the boxes they feel represent their ability.

Ask if anyone has chosen not very well, and discuss
their reasons for choosing this and what they could do
to improve in this area.

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MODULE 6 Special Days

Lessons 1-4

Direct students attention to the pictures on page fifty-seven and ask them what they think they might learn in this
module. Then read the information regarding the content.

Elicit from students which sections they expect to be the most interesting. Ask them what they think will be most
useful to them from this section.

Lesson 1

We havent got much food.

Lesson Summary

Functions:
talking about birthdays
Topics:
shopping; birthdays
Structures:
much / many / a lot of
There isnt much / arent many ...
Have we got much / many ... ?
There are a lot of ...

WARM-UP

Hold your book open on page fifty-eight and ask

students who they can see in the pictures. Ask them
what they think the children are doing and to say why
they think they are out shopping.

Objectives:
to expose students to language used in a shop

to familiarise students with different celebrations

to give students practice in the use of prepositions

to give students an opportunity to talk about their

birthdays

Play the rest of the cassette; students listen and follow

in their books. Ask:
Where do Kate and Dan stop on the way home?
What does Dan want to buy Amanda?

Students work in pairs to practice the reading and the

dialogues. Ask one or two pairs to come to the front of
the class to act it out.

Listen and Read

Play the cassette (until the end of the first dialogue);

students listen and follow in their books. Ask:
What are the children organising?
Why is Amanda sad?
Are many people going to the party?
Where are Dan and Kate going?

Comprehension Check

Students try to fill in the correct names from what they

remember. They should then refer to the text to check
their answers.

Play the next part of the cassette (to the end of the
second dialogue); students listen and follow in their
books. Ask:
What things do the children buy?
Are pizzas expensive?
What is their mum making?

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Speaking

Grammar

Ex1 Ask each student to answer these two questions

individually.

Write the sentences below on the board, using a

different colour for not many, many, not much, much, a
lot of.
There are not many shops here.
Are there many children in the classroom?
There is not much milk.
Is there much orange juice left?
There are a lot of restaurants in the town.
She has got a lot of money.
Ask students what kind of sentences we use much and
many in (negative and interrogative) and what we use
for alternative sentences (a lot of). Explain that a lot of
can also be used for negative and interrogative
sentences. Then ask which words we use for
countable nouns (many, a lot of) and which we use for
uncountable nouns (much, a lot of). Explain that when
answering a question such as Have you got much
money? The answer is Yes, a lot. (not Yes, a lot of.)

Ex2 Students can also work in pairs to decide which

presents they would choose for each of the three
people. They then tell the rest of the class what their
choices were and why.
FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY
Ask students what presents they would buy for each of
these three people if they had lots of money.

Vocabulary Expansion

FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY
Ask students which is their favourite celebration and
which one dont they like very much. Ask them to give
reasons for their answers.

Refer students to the Grammar Reference (page 116)

and read through the information with them. Pay
particular attention to the point next to the warning sign
(!).

Language Awareness

FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY
Write the headings MUCH and MANY on the board
and the following list of nouns: water, tea, egg, day,
chocolate, bus, cheese, girl, watch, milk. Ask students
to put each word under the correct heading, writing
them in the plural if there is one. After they have finished
the task, ask them which can be used with a lot of to
elicit the answer All of them.
(MUCH: water, tea, chocolate, cheese, milk.
MANY: eggs, days, buses, girls, watches.)

These exercises consolidate what students have learnt

about the use of many, much and a lot of.

Ex 1 Students choose the correct word.

Ex 2 Students fill in the correct words.

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The prepositions practised here are all used in similar

structures in the text on page fifty-eight. Students fill in
their answers, then refer to the text to check / correct
them.
FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY
Students write sentences of their own using the
structures practised in the exercise.

Everyday English

Ask students what they normally buy when they go to

the shops. Ask them if they ever do the shopping for
their parents.

Students can work in pairs to fill in the correct words to

complete the dialogue.

Grammar Practice

Students label the pictures.

FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY
Ask some students to come to the front of the class to
act out the dialogue.

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Lesson 2

No one is there.
Lesson Summary

Functions:
accepting / refusing an invitation

inviting

Topics:
parties
Structures:
some / any / no
Weve got some ... / We havent got any ... /
Weve got no ... / Have we got any ... ?

Objectives:
to expose students to ways of inviting people to go
places

to enable students to extend invitations to their peers

and to respond to invitations appropriately

to give students practice in locating specific

information in invitations

to draw students attention to commonly made

mistakes

derivatives of some / any / no

WARM-UP

Revise what happened in the previous lesson by asking

students the following questions:
What are the children doing for Amanda?
Does Amanda know?
What does Dan do on the way home?
Are many people going?

Comprehension Check

Vocabulary Check

Listen and Read

Play the first part of the cassette (until the end of the
second dialogue); students listen and follow in their
books. Ask:
Where is Amanda?
Is she happy? Why?
What happens when Amanda goes into the living
room?
What does Amanda see there?
Why is Amanda happy?
Play the rest of the cassette; students listen and follow
in their books. Ask:
What do the children do at the party?
What present does Dan give to Amanda?
What does Amanda think of her present?
Where does Amanda ask Dan to go?
Why is Dan happy?

Tell students to read the text and dialogues again and

to underline any unknown vocabulary. Try to elicit the
meaning from students where possible.

Select students to read out the text and dialogue.

Ask students to close their books. Write the four

sentences on the board. Ask them to put the sentences
into the correct order that they happened. Students
should then open their books and look at the text again
to see if they were correct.

Students should tick the sentences where the word

in bold is correctly defined. Elicit corrections for the
incorrect sentences.

FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY

Ask students to try and write sentences of their own

using the words in bold.

Grammar

Arrange some books / pens on your desk and say, as

you point to them, Ive got some books and some pens,
but I havent got any pencils. Have you got any pencils
...? Write the sentences on the board with some and
any in different colours. Then elicit from students the
rules concerning the use of some and any. (Some is
used in affirmative sentences and any is used in
negative and interrogative sentences.)

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Write Theres somebody / someone outside. On the

board, with somebody / someone in a different colour.
Ask students what other words we can form with some
(something / somewhere). Elicit example sentences
and write them on the board. Then ask for three words
we can form from any (anybody / anyone / anything /
anywhere) and elicit example sentences.

Speaking

FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY

Ask students the following questions:

Say I havent got any money, (with your hands in your

pockets, looking unhappy). Write this on the board and
ask students how we can rewrite this sentence using no
(Ive got no money). Write this on the board too, then
elicit the derivatives of no (nobody / no one / nothing /
nowhere) and example sentences.

Explain to students that something, anything, nothing

etc., follow the same rules as some, any and no.

Refer students to the Grammar Reference (page 116)

and read through the information with them.

Do you ever have parties?

Do you send invitations to people?
What do you eat?
Do people have a good time?

Supplementary Teaching Material

Grammar Practice
Ex 1 This exercise offers controlled practice in the use of
some and any.
Ex 2 Students choose the correct answers. This exercise
provides controlled practice in the use of some, any
and no and their derivatives.

FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY

Write the following affirmative sentences on the board

and ask students to give you the interrogative form.
Somebody is in the room.

(Is anybody / anyone in the room?)

There is something in my bag.

(Is there anything in my bag?)

Your jacket is somewhere in the bedroom.

Students should locate the specific information in the

invitation to answer the questions.

Tell students that they are going to make their own

party invitations. Hand out photocopies of the
Supplementary Teaching Material on page 84.
Students choose an occasion mentioned in the
VOCABULARY EXPANSION from Lesson 1. They then
use what they know from this lesson and the prompts
given to include all the necessary information. Students
can decorate the invitation any way they like. Each
student then shows their finished work to the rest of the
class. The class then vote on the best one. Finished
work can be displayed on the classroom wall.

Everyday English

Write the verbs accept and refuse on the board. Elicit

the meaning from students.

Ex 1 Students look at the text and decide if Dan accepted

or refused Amandas invitation.
Ex 2 Students work in pairs to decide the function of each
sentence.

(Is your jacket anywhere in the bedroom?)

Now write the following sentences on the board and
ask students to rewrite the sentences replacing the
underlined word with the word given.
There is nothing on the desk. anything

(There isnt anything on the desk.)

There isnt anybody in the kitchen. nobody

(There is nobody in the kitchen.)

There are no shoes under the bed. any

(There arent any shoes under the bed.)

The dog isnt anywhere in the garden. nowhere

(The dog is nowhere in the garden.)

(Continue with supplementary practice for so.)

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Language Awareness

Ask students if they ever make the mistakes focused on

here. Tell them to be particularly careful when using
these words.

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Lesson 3

Happy Christmas!
Lesson Summary

Functions:
talking about Christmas
Topics:
Christmas; celebrations
Writing Skills:
completing an e-mail about Christmas Day

Objectives:
to offer students guided practice in completing an
e-mail

to give students further practice in descriptive writing

to offer practice in speculating about a picture

to give students an opportunity to talk about what

they do at Christmas

to offer students practice in listening and matching

to draw students attention to words which are easily

confused

WARM-UP

Ask students if they enjoy Christmas and what kind of

things they do at that time of year.

Listen and Read

Ask different students the questions, ensuring that each

student answers two or three questions.

Writing

Before students listen to the cassette, put the following

vocabulary items on the board and elicit / give
explanations.
tasty
pudding
decorations
white Christmas
turkey
traditional

Ex 1 Students look at the picture and then answer the

questions.

Play the first part of the cassette (to the end of the first
e-mail); students listen and follow in their books. Ask:
What is the weather like in Australia?
What is Diane doing outside?
What food have they got?
What is she doing later?

Ask students to further speculate about what the people

in the picture are doing and what gifts they have got.

Play the next part of the cassette (the second e-mail);

students listen and follow in their books. Ask:
What is the weather like in Scotland?
Who is in the kitchen?
What are they cooking?

Ask students in which of the two places they would

prefer to spend Christmas.

Select students to read out the two e-mails to the rest of

the class.

Comprehension Check

Speaking

Students should look at the e-mails again and work out

if the answer to each question is yes or no.

FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY

Ex 2 Tell students they are going to write an e-mail to a

friend similar to the two on page sixty-two. Students
fill in the name of the person they are writing to.
Read the points on the right to make sure students
understand what should be included.

FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY

Students show their work to their partners and ask for

their help in identifying and correcting any mistakes. As
students are doing this, walk around the classroom to
check what they are doing and offer help. For this
activity, it would be a good idea to pair weaker students
with stronger ones. The latter will be able to help the
former, and will not require so much help in checking
their own work.
Students write a corrected version of their letter at home
and hand it in at the next lesson.
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Language Awareness

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Students often confuse the words kitchen and cooker;

this exercise is designed to help them recognise the
difference between the two words in the English
language.

Tell students that they will hear three people talking

about different celebrations. Before they listen, ask
them to tell you some ideas associated with each of the
celebrations. Then play the cassette twice while
students match the speakers to the celebrations.

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Lesson 4

Cross-cultural corner
Lesson Summary

Functions:
talking about carnivals
Project:
making a poster about a special occasion
Topics:
carnivals

Objectives:
to develop students awareness of carnivals in other
countries

to offer further practice in speculating about photos

to give students practice in formulating dialogues

to generate discussion about students achievements

in their learning
FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY

WARM-UP

Ask students to speculate about which countries these

carnivals are taking place in.

If possible take photos / pictures of different carnivals

into the class and hold them up. Ask students if they
know where the carnivals are held and if they know
anything about them. Ask them about any carnivals
they have in their own countries.

Language Awareness

usually wear at work and on special occassions. Costume

what you usually wear for fun at parties, carnivals, etc.
Uniform what you can wear at work / school, everyone
wears the same thing.)

Listen and Read

Play the cassette; students listen and follow in their

books. Ask:
Which carnival do you want to visit?
Which carnival hasnt got beautiful costumes?
Which would you least like to go to?

Ask different students to read out each of the texts.

Ask students to read through the texts again and to

underline any unknown vocabulary; elicit / give
explanations.

Tell students to turn to the global map on page 123 and

locate the three countries on the map.

Project

Students should work in pairs. Before they start this

project have a discussion about the different special
occasions that they celebrate and decide which pair will
write about which one. Put a list of vocabulary on the
board that you think they might need.

Students can either draw their pictures or cut them out

of magazines.

Remind students that they should check each others

written work for mistakes. The completed projects
should be displayed on the classroom wall.

Comprehension Check

Students label the pictures. Ask them to explain the difference between the three words. (Suit what you

Students skim the text to find the answers to the

questions.

Language Corner

Speaking

Read through this section with students to highlight

these common mistakes.

Have a classroom discussion based on the questions.

Make sure all students have an opportunity to speak.

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Lets Talk
Ex 1 Students work in pairs to act out a dialogue similar
to the one in the example. After they have practised
their dialogues for a while, choose some students to
come to the front and act out their dialogues for the
rest of the class.

Are you moving on? Check Yourself

Read the four statements one by one and demonstrate

what is meant by each one in the following way:
1 Choose two students. Ask them to act out a
dialogue similar to that in Ex 1 of Lets Talk.
Ask the rest of the class whether their classmates
did this very well, quite well or not very well.
Encourage them to justify their opinions.

Ex 2a Students should find the information in the invitation

to answer the questions.
Ex 2b Students can also work in groups of three. One
student should invite the other two to a party; one
should accept the invitation while the other should
refuse it.

2 Ask a student to invite two classmates to their party.

Again, ask the rest of the class how well their classmate did this.
3 Ask one student to accept the invitation and another
student to decline the invitation. Ask the opinion of
the rest of the class on how well they achieved this
task.
4 Ask two students to describe a celebration in their
country. Again, get the opinion of the rest of the
class on the students performance.

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Students read the statements again and decide which

boxes to tick.

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MODULE 7 Sports
Lessons 1-4

Direct students attention to the pictures on page sixty-seven and ask them if they know what all the sports shown
are and if they do any of them.

Students look at what they will read about in this unit. Ask them to speculate about what might happen to Kate.

Ask students what unusual sports they know of.

Lesson 1

Can you climb?

Lesson Summary

Functions:
talking about sports; taking the bus
Topics:
sports
Structures:
can may must
I can ... I cant ... Can I ?
He may ... He may not ... May he ... ?
You must ... You mustnt ...

Objectives:
to teach vocabulary associated with sports and to
provide the opportunity to use it orally

to introduce students to the uses of can / may / must

to introduce students to the negative form of the

imperative

to give students further practice in asking for and

giving information

Ask students to read the text again and to underline any

unknown vocabulary. Elicit explanations from students
where possible.

imperative (negative)
Dont close the window.

WARM-UP

Hold your book open on page sixty-eight and ask

students who they can see in the pictures.

Ask them where they think the children are going.

FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY
Students work in groups of four to practice reading the
dialogues. Ask one or two groups to come to the front
of the class to act them out.

Listen and Read

Play the cassette (until the end of the first dialogue);

students listen and follow in their books. Ask:
Where are the children going?
Where are they now?
What is Amanda curious about?
What has the sports centre got?
What cant the children learn yet?
Play the rest of the cassette; students listen and follow
in their books. Ask:
Why isnt Tina at the sports centre?
What has Kate got?
Based on what they have just read, ask students to
speculate again what might happen to Kate.

Comprehension Check

Students refer to the text again to answer the questions.

Grammar

Ask students Can you ride a bike? Can you speak

Chinese? To elicit Yes, I can. / No, I cant. Explain that
can is a modal verb and in these sentences it is being
used for ability. Put one of the questions and answers
on the board under the heading ability.
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Tell students to imagine that they want to leave the

classroom. Ask them to start their questions with Can I
to elicit Can I leave the classroom? Put this on the
board under the heading permission. Ask students if
they can substitute can with any other modal verb to
elicit May I leave the classroom? Write this on the board
too.

FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY
Ask students which sport they enjoy and which sport
they do regularly. Ask them if they have ever been to a
sports stadium and if so, what for. Ask them what kind
of events they would expect to see in a sports stadium.

If appropriate look out of the window and say It may

rain / snow later. Alternatively, say I dont know yet but
I may go to the cinema tonight. Tell students may in
such sentences is used to express possibility and write
this on the board with the sentence below it.

Everyday English

Ask students if they often travel by bus.

Students should put the dialogue in the correct order.

Write the sentences on the board and have students tell
you the order so as to check their work.

Ask students what modal verb we use when giving

advice to elicit must. Explain that we use must to say
that it is necessary to do something and mustnt to say
that it is wrong to do something.

FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY
Ask some students to come to the front of the class to
act out the dialogue.

Refer students to the Grammar Reference (page 117)

and read through the information on can / may / must
with them. Pay particular attention to the points next to
the warning signs (!).
Ask students what we use the imperative (affirmative)
for and have them give you examples. Then explain
that to tell somebody not to do something we put dont
before the verb (negative imperative). Write some
examples on the board.

Speaking
Ex a Students work in groups of four to ask and answer
questions about the three sports.
Ex b One student from each group should report their
findings to the rest of the class.

Language Awareness

Grammar Practice
Ex 1 This exercise gives students guided practice in the
use of modals.
Ex 2 This exercise gives students practice in the use of
the negative imperative.

Vocabulary Expansion
Ex a Students can also work in pairs to fill in the missing
letters.
Ex b Students fill in the correct words.

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Students should look at the sentences and work out

what is needed to complete it, either an adjective or an
adverb.
FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY
Students write sentences of their own using the two
adjectives and adverbs.

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Lesson 2

Im not so good as you.

Lesson Summary

Functions:
making comparisons
Topics:
sports; sports equipment
Structures:
comparative form
bigger than ...
more beautiful than ...

Objectives:
to teach and offer practice in the comparative and
superlative form

to teach further vocabulary related to sports

to draw students attention to words which can be

easily confused

WARM-UP

Direct students attention to the picture at the bottom

of the page. Ask them to speculate about what has
happened.

Grammar

Choose three students to come to the front of the class;

they should all be tall and of different heights. Arrange
them in order of height, point to each one in turn and
say: (first students name) is tall. (Second students
name) is taller than (first students name). Explain that
this is an example of the comparative form. (Third
students name) is the tallest of all. Explain that this is
an example of the superlative form.

Follow the same steps but this time with three books
and the adjective interesting.

Listen and Read

Play the first part of the cassette (until the end of the
second dialogue); students listen and follow in their
books. Ask:
Where are the children?
What are they going to do?
Is it easy for Pete to climb the wall?
What does Kate say about Pete?
Is Amanda better than Pete?

Play the rest of the cassette; students listen and follow

in their books. Ask:
Why is Kate upset?

Tell students to read the text and dialogue again and to

underline any unknown vocabulary. Try to elicit the
meaning from students where possible.

Select students to read out the text and dialogue.

Comprehension Check

Ask students to close their books and write the four

questions on the board. Ask them to say who each
question refers to, explaining that there may be
more than one person. Students should then open
their books and look at the text again to see if they were
correct.

superlative form
the biggest of / in ...
the most beautiful of / in

Write the three sentences on the board, one below the

other, using a different colour for each sentence.
Explain that for adjectives with two or more syllables
we use adjective + than to compare two things (the
comparative form) and the most + adjective to
compare a person / object with two or more people /
objects (the superlative form).

Read through the information in the grammar box with

the class and draw their attention to the use of all and
in (the superlative form); the two irregular adjectives
and as ... as / not so / as ... as.

Refer students to the Grammar Reference (pages 117 /

118) and read through the spelling rules and the rest
of the information with them, paying particular
attention to the adjectives that form the comparative
and superlative irregularly.
FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY

Students read the text on page seventy again, and

underline any examples of the comparative and the
superlative form.
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Grammar Practice
Ex 1 Students fill in the comparative or superlative form.

Language Awareness

Explain to students in L1 that learners of English often

confuse these words. Explain that high is used to
measure distance from the bottom to the top and that
tall is used to measure height.

Students fill in tall or high to complete the exercise.

FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY

Write the following words on the board and ask

students to make sentences with them in the
comparative and superlative forms.
fast
car
bus
bike
young
Kate (13)
Dan (14)
George (15)
heavy
brown box (2.8k) red box (2.6 kls) white fox (3k)
expensive coat ( 100)
dress ( 50)
skirt ( 20)
good
Your picture my picture 
Johns picture 

Supplementary Teaching Material

(E.g. A bus is faster than a bike. A car is the fastest of all.)

Seperate students into pairs. Hand out the

photocopiable material on page 89. Students look at
the pictures and do the crossword puzzle. The pair that
completes the puzzle the fastest and has got the most
answers correct wins. This activity revises vocabulary
learnt in the lesson.

[Answers:]

Ex 2 Students should read the sentences and then

correct the error.

Vocabulary Expansion
Ex a Students match the sports with the pictures.
Ex b Students match the words with the pictures.
FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY

Ask students in which sports they would use each of

these items.

Speaking
Ex a This activity offers further practice in comparing
sports. Encourage students to use all the different
structures they have learnt in this lesson and to use
the negative as well (e.g. Mountain biking isnt so / as
expensive as scuba diving.)
Ex b Ask different students to answer these questions.

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Lesson 3

What sport do you do?

Lesson Summary

Functions:
talking about sport
Topics:
sports
Writing Skills:
completing a paragraph about a sport

Objectives:
to offer students guided practice in completing a
short paragraph about a sport

to give students further practice in descriptive writing

to develop students listening skills

to give students further practice in locating specific

information

WARM-UP

Draw students attention to the title of the lesson and

ask them what sports they can do. Ask them if they do
or would like to do either of the sports shown in the
pictures on page seventy-two.

Vocabulary Check

Students fill in the correct word to complete each

sentence.

Speaking
Listen and Read

Play the first part of the cassette (Helen); students listen

and follow in their books. Ask:
When does Helen go rowing?
How many other people are in the boat with Helen?
What has British rower Steve Redgrave got?
Play the next part of the cassette (Craig); students listen
and follow in their books. Ask:
Why does Craig like ice hockey?
When does he play with the team?
How many people are in the team?
What must he wear?
Select students to read out the two texts to the rest of
the class.

Comprehension Check

Students should answer the questions without referring

to the text. They should then check the text to see if
they were correct.

Students should look at the poster in order to find the

relevant information to answer the first three questions.
Ensure that all students have a chance to speak.

Language Awareness

Students decide if they do, go or play each of the

sports.

Writing
Ex 1 Students look at the picture and then put the words
into the correct order.
Ex 2 Tell students they are going to write a short
paragraph about a sport they do. Read the points on
the right to make sure students understand what
should be included. They should use the sentences
in exercise 1 to help them write their own sentences.

Listening

Tell students that they will hear two people talking

about a new sports centre. Students listen to the
cassette and fill in the missing words.

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Lesson 4

Cross-cultural corner
Lesson Summary

Functions:
talking about sporting events / athletes
Project:
writing about a sportsperson you admire

Objectives:
to give students further opportunity to talk about
different sports

to offer an opportunity to read about an unusual sport

to offer opportunity for self assessment

Topics:
sports; athletes

WARM-UP

If possible take photos / pictures of unusual sports

(snow / sand boarding, paint balling, etc.) into the class
and hold them up. Ask students if they know anything
about any of these sports.

Listen and Read

Project

Put the students into pairs and read the instructions

with them. Ask them where they think they will be able
to get the information they need from.

Students can either draw their pictures or cut them out

of magazines.

Remind students that they should check each others

written work for mistakes. The completed projects
should be displayed on the classroom wall.

Play the cassette; students listen and follow in their

books. Ask:
Which countries do people do this sport in?
What do the players have to do?
Do the players make the snowballs?

Ask students if they would like to play this sport. Ask

them if it would be possible to play it in their own
country.

Ask students to read through the texts again and

to underline any unknown vocabulary; elicit / give
explanations.

Joke

Students read the joke and then say whether or not they
found it amusing. If students know any jokes relating to
sport in their language, they should try to tell them in
English.

Language Corner
Comprehension Check

Students should read each of the three paragraphs

again and decide which would be the best heading for
each one.

Read through this section with students to highlight

these mistakes which are commonly made when
making comparisons and using modals.

Lets Talk
Vocabulary Check

Students label the pictures.

Speaking

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Ask the questions of different students, ensuring that

each student answers one or two questions.

Ex a Ask the questions of different students, ensuring

that each student gives an answer to one or two
questions.
Ex b Students should work in pairs to make comparisons
about the sports.

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Are you moving on? Check Yourself

Students read each statement in small groups and

discuss how well they feel they can achieve them. As
they do so, walk around the class to offer help in
understanding the statement or reminding them in
which lesson / activity they practised it.

When students have finished, practise doing some of

the things in the statements. For example: ask them to
compare two people / objects in the classroom; talk
about different sports they enjoy doing; perform a short
dialogue about buying a bus ticket; talk about what
sports they can / cant do, play, etc.

Students decide by themselves which boxes they want

to tick.

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MODULE 8 Helping Out

Lessons 1-4

Direct students attention to the pictures on page seventy-seven of the coursebook. Ask them for their ideas about
what they might learn based on the pictures. Then read the information with them, making sure they understand
everything.

Ask students to speculate about what happened to Kates purse.

Lesson 1

She showed him a red purse.

Lesson Summary

Functions:
making a phone call; describing a person
Topics:
emergency services
Structures:
simple past of regular verbs (affirmative) and be
She finished her homework early yesterday.
We were at home yesterday.
They werent at the cinema.

WARM-UP

Objectives:
to introduce students to the formation and use of the
simple past (affirmative)

to introduce students to the vocabulary used for the

emergency services

to give students practice in answering questions

based on visuals

to teach students the difference between words

easily confused

Ask students to read the text again and to underline any

unknown vocabulary. Elicit explanations from students
where possible.

Hold your book open on page seventy-eight. Ask

students what Tina is doing in the first picture.

FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY
Students work in groups of four to practice reading the
dialogue. Ask one or two groups to come to the front of
the class to act it out.

Listen and Read

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Play the cassette (until the end of the first part of text);
students listen and follow in their books. Ask:
Why is Kate miserable?
Who are Dan and Pete waiting for?
What does Kate tell them?
What are the children doing when Tina arrives?

Play the rest of the cassette; students listen and follow

in their books. Ask:
Why were the children slow?
What is Kates purse like?
What happened outside the sports centre?
What are the children going to do?
Why does Kate want to find her purse?

Based on what they have just read, ask students to

speculate about what happens next.

Comprehension Check

Students try to do the comprehension exercise without

looking at the text again to see how much they can
remember. When they have finished they should skim
the text to check their answers. Elicit corrections from
students for the incorrect statements.

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Speaking

Grammar

Tell students that we use the simple past to talk about

actions that happened in the past (as in the text for this
lesson), and that it can also be used for past habits. For
example:
I worked in a bank then.

Say, I usually watch television in the afternoon.

Yesterday, I watched television in the morning. Write
the sentences on the board with watch and watched in
different colours.

Put the sentence He walks to school on the board and

ask students to put the sentence into the simple past
(affirmative).

Smile and say I am happy today and I was happy

yesterday. Write the sentences on the board and
explain that was is the simple past of the verb be.
Conjugate the verb for students by writing it on the
board (with was / were in a different colour.
I was happy.
You were happy.
He / She / It was happy.
We were happy.
You were happy.
They were happy.

Students look at the picture to answer the questions.

FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY
Students work in pairs to act out a dialogue between
Brenda and the policeman. Encourage them to add
extra questions based on what else they can see in the
picture. After they have had some time to practise ask
some students to act out their dialogues for the rest of
the class.

Vocabulary Expansion

Students label the pictures with the correct word.

Everyday English
Ex a Ask students if they have ever made a phone call in
English and, if so, how well they managed.
Students put the dialogue in the correct order.
Students should practise reading the dialogue in
pairs.

Next to I was happy, write I wasnt happy. Was I happy?

Ask students to provide the rest of the sentences. (You
werent happy. Were you happy? ...) Then teach the
short answers Yes, I was / No, I wasnt / Yes, they were
/ No, they werent.

FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY
Ask some students to come to the front of the class to
act out the dialogue.

Refer students to the Grammar Reference (page 118)

and read through the information with them. Pay
particular attention to the spelling rules.

Ex b Students should write down the numbers they use to

reach the different emergency services.

Grammar Practice
Ex 1 This exercise provides controlled practice in the
formation of the simple past.
Ex 2 This exercise provides practice in the use of the
simple past of the verb be.

Language Awareness

This exercise focuses on the use of miss and lose which

learners of English often confuse.

Explain to students what each word means before they

complete the exercise.

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Lesson 2

Which house did she enter?

Lesson Summary

Functions:
describing people; offering help
Topics:
problems
Structures:
simple past of regular verbs and be
(negative, interrogative)
Yes, she did. / No, she didnt.

Objectives:
to introduce students to the formation and use of the
simple past (negative, interrogative)

to expose students to language used when offering

help

to give students further practice in describing people

WARM-UP

Revise the simple past by putting the following on

the board and asking students to tell you what they did
yesterday.
I watch TV in the evening.

Grammar

(I watched TV yesterday evening.)

I am in bed at ten oclock.
My friends are at my house.
I finish all my homework after dinner.

(Steve was excited.)

Say, Yesterday, I didnt watch television in the

afternoon. Put this on the board with didnt watch in a
different colour. Explain to students that in affirmative
sentences we add -ed to the verb to form the simple
past and that we form the negative with didnt and the
verb. Ask students Did you watch television yesterday
afternoon? To elicit Yes or No answers. Write the
question on the board (with Did ... watch in a different
colour) and next to it the short answers Yes, I did. And
No, I didnt.

Put the sentence He walks to school. On the board and

ask students to put the sentence into the simple past
(affirmative, negative and interrogative).

Refer students to the Grammar Reference (page 119)

and read through the information with them.

Play the first part of the cassette (until the end of the first
dialogue); students listen and follow in their books. Ask:
Why was Tina anxious?
What did the girl look like?
Which house did she enter?
Where are the police going?

Play the rest of the cassette; students listen and follow

in their books. Ask:
Did the children wait long?
What did the police officer return with?
What did the boy at the house try to do?
Where was the purse?
What else was in the house?

Tell students to read the text and dialogue again and to

underline any unknown vocabulary. Try to elicit the
meaning from students where possible.
Select students to read out the text and dialogue.

Comprehension Check

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Students try to do the comprehension exercise without

looking at the text again to see how much they can
remember. They should skim the text to check their
answers.

(Mary worked in a shop.)

Listen and Read

Ask students what we use the simple past for (to talk
about past actions / habits). Briefly review the formation
of the simple past of regular verbs by putting the two
sentences below on the board and asking for the
simple past form (affirmative).
Steve is excited.
Mary works in a shop.

Grammar Practice
Ex 1 This exercise provides controlled practice in the
formation of the simple past.
Ex 2 This exercise provides controlled practice in the
formation of questions and short answers in the
simple past.

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Speaking

Students work in pairs to describe the people in the

picture.

Everyday English

Students should read through the dialogue and then

underline the phrases that are used for offering help.
FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY

FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY

Ask a student to come to the front of the class. They

should choose one of their classmates but not reveal
who it is. The student then describes the person while
the rest of the class try to guess who it is. The student
who guesses correctly takes a turn at the front.
Continue until all students have had a turn at the front
of the class.

Students practice the dialogue in pairs. Then ask

different pairs to act out the dialogue for their
classmates. Ask students how well they think each pair
acted out the dialogue, giving reasons for their choice.

Language Awareness

Explain to students that learners of English often

confuse the words do and make.

Students complete the exercise by filling in the correct

word.

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Lesson 3

Help at the right time.

Lesson Summary

Functions:
talking about problems
Topics:
problems

Objectives:
to offer students an opportunity to talk about how
they deal with problems

to give students further practice in descriptive writing

to develop students ability to understand spoken

English

Writing Skills:
completing a paragraph about someone who helped
you

WARM-UP

Ask students who usually helps them when they have

any problems.

Vocabulary Check

Listen and Read

Play the first part of the cassette (Clare); students listen

and follow in their books. Ask:
What is Rosa like?
What did she do to help Clare?

Play the next part of the cassette (Joshua); students

listen and follow in their books. Ask:
What is Kim like?
What did she do to help Joshua?

Play the last part of the cassette (David); students listen

and follow in their books. Ask:
What is Andrew like?
What did he do to help David?

Select students to read out the three texts to the rest of

the class.

Students fill in the correct word to complete each

sentence.

Speaking

Ensure that all students answer at least two of the three

questions.

Writing
Ex 1 Students complete Kates paragraph by putting the
verbs into the simple past.
Ex 2 Tell students they are going to write a paragraph
similar to Kates. Read through the prompts to
ensure students understand what information
should be included and where it should go. They
should use Kates paragraph to help them.

Listening
Comprehension Check

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Students should tick the boxes according to who might

say each sentence. They should refer to the text to help
them. They may be able to tick more than one box.

Before students do this exercise, ask them what they

can see in each picture.

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Lesson 4

Cross-cultural corner
Lesson Summary

Functions:
decision making
Project:
making a poster for an event to raise money
Topics:
children in need

Objectives:
to raise students awareness of the problems children
in poor countries face

to offer students the opportunity to discuss

something and come to a decision about it

to further expose students to poetry in English and

encourage them to think about / discuss its meaning

to generate discussion about students achievements

in their learning

WARM-UP

Ask students what problems they think children in poor

countries might face and what things others can do to
help.

Speaking

Before students do this exercise make sure they know

what all the items shown are. Read through the USEFUL
VOCABULARY with them.

When students have had adequate time to come to a

decision, ask them what items they have chosen. Have
the students compare their choices with those of their
classmates and to say whether they agree with their
choices or why they disagree.

Listen and Read

Play the cassette; students listen and follow in their

books. Ask:
What things do many children have?
What does the charity Free The Children do?
What do the young people who organise Free The
Children do?

Ask students if any of them do anything to help children

in poor countries. If not, would they like to do so?

Ask students to read through the text again and to

underline any unknown vocabulary; elicit / give
explanations.

Project

Have a general class discussion about what kind of

events could be organised and where they could be
held. Discuss different charities that the children know
about and which they would like to help.

Put students into small groups and decide which group

will write about which of the events that were discussed.
They should use the points that were discussed to help
them complete their posters.

Remind students that they should check each others

written work for mistakes. The completed projects
should be displayed on the classroom wall.

Comprehension Check

Students should read the text again and then write

short answers to the questions.

Poem
Vocabulary Check

Students should skim the text to find the missing words.

Read through the poem with students. Ask if they

understand what the writer is trying to say.

Ask students for their thoughts on the poem.

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FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY

Language Corner

Students work in pairs to act out a dialogue between

the boy and the police officer. Ask some students to act
out their dialogues for the rest of the class.

Read through this section with students to highlight

these mistakes which are commonly made by learners
of English.

Are you moving on? Check Yourself

Lets Sing

Read the first statement. Ask two students to come to

the front of the class. Point to two students who are still
seated and ask the two at the front to describe one of
them.

Read the second statement. Ask two students to come

to the front of the class and to act out a phone conversation similar to that in Lesson 1.

Read the third statement. Ask several students to tell

you something that happened yesterday.

Ex a Students should use the prompts and the simple

past to relate the story. Tell them if they can, to add
extra details to their story.

Read the fourth statement. Ask two students to come to

the front of the class. Explain that one of them has a
problem with their homework, then ask them to act out
a dialogue similar to that in Lesson 2 which offers help.

Read the fifth statement. Ask different students for ways

in which we can help people.

Ex b Students describe the thief in the fourth picture.

Students read the statements again and decide which

boxes to tick.

A Friend

Students close their books. Write the title of the song on

the board and ask what the song could be about. Play
the song while students listen.
Tell students to turn to page 109 of their books. Ask
them to read the lyrics and fill in the missing words. Play
the cassette once more so they can check their
answers.

Lets Talk

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MODULE 9 Television and Films

Lessons 1-4

Direct students attention to the pictures on page eighty-seven of the coursebook. Ask them for their ideas about
what they might learn based on the pictures.

Read the information with students so they can see what this module contains.

Ask students to speculate about what kind of television programme Mr Ford might be on.

Lesson 1

We saw the studio.

Lesson Summary

Functions:
showing the order of things; talking about television
Topics:
television
Structures:
simple past of irregular verbs (affirmative, negative
and interrogative)
They went by train.
Did they go by train?
They didnt go by train.

WARM-UP

Objectives:
to revise the formation and use of the simple past
(irregular verbs)

to introduce students to the lexical items used to

show the order of things

to provide students with vocabulary related to

television

to teach students the difference between words

which are easily confused

Ask students to read the text again and to underline

any examples of the simple past of regular verbs (e.g.
showed). Then ask if they can identify any other verbs
in the simple past (saw, read, took, made, told, sang,
thought, stood, knew, bought).

Tell students to read the text and dialogue again to

identify any new vocabulary. Elicit explanations from
students where possible.

Hold your book open on page eighty-eight. Ask

students what Kate is doing in the first picture. Then
ask them what they think is happening in the second
picture.

Listen and Read

Play the cassette (the text); students listen and follow in

their books. Ask:
Where did the children go last week?
Who are Kate and Dan talking to?
David didnt go to the television studio. Why?
Play the rest of the cassette (the dialogue); students
listen and follow in their books. Ask:
What was strange about the studio where they do the
news?
How many studios did they see?
Who sang in Top of the Pops?
What happened in the weather room?
Why was David unlucky?

FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY
Students work in groups of three to practice reading the
dialogue. Ask one or two groups to come to the front of
the class to act it out.

Comprehension Check

Students skim the text again to find out whether the

statements are true or false.

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Grammar

Ask students what we use the simple past for (to talk
about past actions / habits). Briefly revise the formation
of the simple past of regular verbs by putting the
two sentences below on the board and asking for the
simple past forms (affirmative, negative and
interrogative).
Simon is hungry.
Mary works in a shop.

[Simon was hungry.

Simon wasnt hungry.
Was Simon hungry?]

Language Awareness

[Mary worked in a shop.

Mary didnt work in a shop.
Did Mary work in a shop?]

Explain that some verbs (irregular verbs) form the

simple past in a different way. Write the sentence below
on the board to illustrate what you mean (with the verb
in each sentence in a different colour).
Every day, he makes his bed.
He made his bed yesterday.
She has a headache today.
She had a headache yesterday.
Next to the sentence He made his bed yesterday write
the negative and interrogative forms of the sentence.
Ask students to do the same for the sentence She had
a headache yesterday.

Refer students to the Grammar Reference (page 119)

and read through the information with them. Ask them
to look at page 121 of their books where they can find
the simple past form for irregular verbs.

This exercise focuses on the use of take and bring. For

the purpose of this exercise explain that we take sb / sth
somewhere and bring sth for sb.

Vocabulary Expansion

Students can work in pairs to label the pictures with the

correct programme.

Speaking

Before doing this exercise, explain what a TV station is

by giving a couple of examples that students will be
aware of, for example: NET, STAR, etc.

Everyday English
Ex a Explain to students that when we talk about things,
it is important to put them in chronological order. We
can do this by using appropriate linking words.
Explain the meaning of the three words before
students do the exercise.
Ex b Tell students that these words have exactly the same
meaning as those in exercise a. Explain the words
before students do the exercise.

Grammar Practice
Ex 1 All the irregular verbs in this exercise appear in the
text on page eighty-eight, which students should
look at to find out what the simple past of each verb
is.
Ex 2 This exercise provides controlled practice in the
formation of the simple past (irregular verbs).
Students should refer to the list of irregular verbs on
page 121 to help them.

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FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY
Ask some students to write sentences of their own,
using three of the words from the two exercises, about
what they did yesterday.

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Lesson 2

Who made the first TV?

Lesson Summary

Functions:
ways of congratulating people
Topics:
quiz shows
Structures:
simple past (consolidation)

Objectives:
to consolidate students knowledge of the formation
and use of the simple past

to expose students to language used to offer

congratulations

to provide students with media related vocabulary

WARM-UP

Revise the simple past by putting the following verbs

on the board and asking students to put them in the
simple past.
have see bring go do give take know

Ask students if they like to watch quiz shows and if they

or anybody they know have ever been on one. Ask what
kind of quiz shows they like.

Grammar Practice
Ex 1 This exercise provides further practice in the
formation of the simple past. Students should refer
to the list of verbs on page 121 to help them with the
formation of the simple past. They can work in pairs
to match the sentence halves.

Speaking

Listen and Read

Play the first part of the cassette (until the end of the first
dialogue); students listen and follow in their books. Ask:
What do people do on the History Show?
Why did Dan and Kate stay at home?
Did Mr Ford get the answers to the questions right or
wrong?

Play the rest of the cassette; students listen and follow

in their books. Ask:
What are the prizes?
What did Mr Ford win?
Were Mrs Ford and the children happy about the
prize he won?

Tell students to read the text and dialogue again and to

underline any unknown vocabulary. Try to elicit the
meaning from students where possible.

Select students to read out the text and dialogue.

Students work in pairs to ask and answer questions

using the prompts provided.

FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY

Students close their books. Ask them the following

questions:
What did J. K. Rowling write?
What did the Egyptians build?
What did Italy do in 2006?
What did the Wright Brothers do?
What did Alexander Graham Bell make?
What did Neil Armstrong do?
What did Jacob Davis & Levi Strauss make?

Vocabulary Expansion
Ex a / b Students label the pictures with the correct
words.

Comprehension Check

Students try to do the comprehension exercise without

looking at the text again to see how much they can
remember. They should then skim the text to check
their answers.

FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY

Ask students which form of media in exercise a would

each of the people in exercise b work for.

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Everyday English
Ex a Students can work in pairs to put the two dialogues
in the correct order.

Language Awareness

Students should match the verbs with their opposites.

Ex b Students underline the words in each dialogue that

are used to congratulate someone.

FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY
Students practice the dialogues in pairs. Ask different
pairs to act out the dialogue for their classmates. Ask
students how well they think each pair acted out the
dialogue, giving reasons for their choice.

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FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY
Ask students to write sentences in the simple past,
using the following verbs:
win lose stay leave start finish

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Lesson 3

Favourite TV programmes.
Lesson Summary

Functions:
talking about TV programmes
Topics:
TV programmes
Writing Skills:
completing a paragraph about your favourite TV
programme

Objectives:
to offer students an opportunity to talk about their
favourite TV programmes and actors

to provide guided practice in writing a short review of

a television programme

to give students practice in selecting pictures based

on what they hear

FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY
Ask students if they have ever watched any of the
programmes mentioned in the texts. If so, what did
they like / dislike about them. Ask them if they know of
a programme similar to Top of the Pops.

WARM-UP

Ask students what type of programmes they like to

watch on TV. Ask them to give reasons for their
answers.

Listen and Read

Play the first part of the cassette (Jamie); students listen

and follow in their books. Ask:
What kind of programme is Mr Bean?
What is Mr Bean like?

Play the next part of the cassette (Gordon); students

listen and follow in their books. Ask:
How often was Top of the Pops on television?
Who sang on Top of the Pops?

Play the next part of the cassette (Helen); students

listen and follow in their books. Ask:
What is Friends about?
What is Jennifer Aniston like?

Ex 1 Ensure that all students answer the questions.

Ex 2 Ensure that all students take part in the
discussion about the kind of programme shown in
the advertisement.

Writing

Play the last part of the cassette (Fran); students listen

and follow in their books. Ask:
What is Summerland about?
Why does Fran like Jesse McCartney?
Select students to read out the four texts to the rest of
the class.

Comprehension Check

Speaking

Students should use their answers to the six questions

to help them complete the short review about their
favourite television programme. Students can also use
the text on page 92 for ideas.

Listening

Before students do this exercise, ask them to describe

what they can see in each picture.

Students listen to the tape and tick the correct picture

each time.

Students skim the text to determine which statements

are true.

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Lesson 4

Cross-cultural corner
Lesson Summary

Functions:
talking about films
Project:
doing a project about a Disney film
Topics:
Disney films

Objectives:
to raise students awareness of the culture in different
countries through films

to offer students further opportunity to talk about TV

programmes and films

to provide further discussion of students progress

and achievements in English

FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY
Write the following sentences on the board and ask
students to fill in the correct words (cute, popular,
entertaining or foreign).
The puppy was asleep in its basket and it looked
very _____________ . (cute)
Disney films are very _____________ with children.

WARM-UP

Ask students to look at the pictures on page ninety-four.

Ask them if they know the names of the Disney films
shown (in English). Ask which they have seen and
which they would like to watch.

(popular)

Listen and Read

Play the cassette; students listen and follow in their

books. Ask:
Which Disney films are from France?
What is Robin Hood about?
What do famous foreign actors do?

Ask students which of the films mentioned they have

seen and which they would like to see.

The film was made in Spain and had many

_____________ actors in it. (foreign)
The film was very _____________ and we all enjoyed
it. (entertaining)

Speaking

Ask students to read through the texts again and to

underline any unknown vocabulary; elicit / give
explanations.

Project

Put students into small groups and decide which group

will write about which film. Discuss where they will find
the information they need (books, internet, etc.). If
possible, students should rent a copy of the film
and watch it together so that they can give a better
description of what it is about.

Remind students that they should check each others

written work for mistakes. The completed projects
should be displayed on the classroom wall.

Comprehension Check

Students match the sentence halves to make true

sentences.

Vocabulary Check

Have a class discussion based on the questions.

Ensure that all students take an active role.

Students fill in the correct words to complete the

sentences.

Joke

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Direct students attention to the joke. Ask them to

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Language Corner

Read through this section with students to highlight

these mistakes which are commonly made by learners
of English.

Lets Sing

Are you moving on? Check Yourself

Read the first statement. Ask two students to tell you

what lessons they had at school yesterday or what they
did yesterday using the words they learned in the
Everyday English exercise in Lesson 1. Write the words
on the board to help them.

Read the second statement. Ask two students to come

to the front of the class and to act out a dialogue where
one of them has just passed an important exam and the
other congratulates them.

Read the third statement. Ask several students to tell

you some things that happened yesterday.

Read the fourth statement. Ask two students to come to

the front of the class and to tell the rest of the class
about a television programme they enjoy.

Students read the statements again and decide which

boxes to tick.

TV is his life

Students close their books. Write the title of the song on

the board and ask what the song could be about. Play
the song while students listen.
Tell students to turn to page 109 of their books and ask
them to read the lyrics and fill in the missing words. Play
the cassette once more so they can check their
answers.

Lets Talk

This activity encourages students to identify specific

pieces of information in a text.

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MODULE 10 Holidays
Lessons 1-4

Direct students attention to the pictures on page ninety-seven of the coursebook. Ask them for their ideas about
what they might learn based on the pictures. Then read the information with them, making sure they understand
everything.

Ask students to speculate about what kind of things the children might do on their camping trip.

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Lesson 1

What are we going to eat?

Lesson Summary

Functions:
taking a train
Topics:
transport
Structures:
simple future (affirmative, negative, interrogative)
I will see you tomorrow.
Will you go out tonight?
No, I wont. / Yes, I will.

WARM-UP

Objectives:
to introduce students to the formation and use of the
simple future

to introduce students to the vocabulary used for

taking a train

to give students further practice in answering

questions based on visuals

to teach students the difference between easily

confused words

Play the rest of the cassette; students listen and follow

in their books. Ask:
What is wrong with Dan?
Why does he feel sick?

Ask students to read the text again and to underline any

unknown vocabulary. Elicit explanations from students
where possible.

Ask students if any of them went camping last summer,

and if so, did they enjoy it.

Listen and Read

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Play the cassette (until the end of the first dialogue);

students listen and follow in their books. Ask:
How many weeks have the children not got school
for?
How are they going to the campsite?
Where is Dan?
What is he doing?
Play the next part of the cassette (until the end of the
second dialogue); students listen and follow in their
books. Ask:
Where are they going camping?
Where will they stay?
What are they going to do when they are there?
What are they going to eat?

FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY
Students work in groups of five to practice reading the
dialogue. Ask one or two groups to come to the front of
the class to act it out.

Comprehension Check

Students try to do the comprehension exercise without

looking at the text again to see how much they
can remember. They should skim the text to check
their answers. Elicit corrections from students for the
incorrect statements.

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FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY
Ask students which of these forms of transport they
used last summer. Ask them which they like best and
why.

Grammar

Say We will go to the beach tomorrow. Will you come

with us? No, I wont. I will stay at home. Write this on the
board with will / wont in a different colour. Tell students
this is the simple future and it is used to talk about the
future. Explain that the auxiliary verb is always will
regardless of whether its the first, second or third
person and that this is used in short answers (Yes, I will.
/ No, I will not. / wont.) Put the following sentence on
the board and ask students for the negative and
interrogative forms.
Paul will walk to school.
Tell students, Its my friends birthday on Saturday. I am
going to her party. Write the sentences on the board
and explain that am going to + verb can also be used
to talk about the future, especially for something that
has been planned. Ask students to put the sentence I
am going to her party. into the other forms (You
are ..., He is ..., etc.) then give them the negative and
interrogative forms.
Refer students to the Grammar Reference (page 120)
and read through the information with them. Pay
special attention to the points next to the warning signs
(!).

Everyday English

Ask students if they often travel by train and if so for

what reasons. Students can also work in pairs to fill in
the missing sentences to complete the dialogue.
FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY
Ask some students to come to the front of the class to
act out the dialogue.

Speaking

Students should use the information on the train ticket

to answer the questions.
FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY
Students work in pairs to try and act out a dialogue
between David and the person at the train station. Give
help where necessary. After they have had some time
to practise, ask some students to act out their dialogues
for the rest of the class.

Grammar Practice

This exercise provides controlled practice in the use of

the simple future.

Vocabulary Expansion

Students fill in the missing letters to complete the

names of the forms of transport.

Language Awareness
Ex 1 This exercise focuses on words which learners of
English often confuse. Clarify the meaning of each
word before students do the exercise.
Ex 2 This exercise gives students practice in the use of
prepositions.

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Lesson 2

It will be great.
Lesson Summary

Functions:
phoning a hotel
Topics:
places to stay
Structures:
negative-interrogative
Arent you going on holiday?
Dont you drink tea?

Objectives:
to introduce students to the formation and use of the
negative-interrogative

to give students further practice in locating specific

information in a leaflet

to expose students to language used when phoning

a hotel

WARM-UP

Comprehension Check

Revise the simple future with the following drill:

1 Teacher:
I / walk
Student:
I will walk
Teacher:
she / go; we / stay; you / leave;
they / eat; he / dance, etc.
2 Teacher:
Student:
Teacher:

3 Teacher:
Student:
Teacher:

I / not go / camping
I wont go camping
he / can stay / at home; we / can visit / a
museum; they / can be / very happy; you /
can cook / dinner, etc.

Vocabulary Check

You / go to school by bus?

Will you go to school by bus?
they / visit a museum; we / arrive
early; she / has a great time, etc.

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Play the cassette; students listen and follow in their

books. Ask:
What did the children do on their camping trip?
Where do Petes grandparents live?
Who is going to Egypt?
Why did Dan feel sick?
How long is Amanda going to Edinburgh for?
What will Tina do in the summer?
What will the children send to each other?
Tell students to read the text and dialogue again and to
underline any unknown vocabulary. Try to elicit the
meaning from students where possible.
Select students to read out the text and dialogue.

Students can work in pairs to find the words in the text

to complete the sentences.

Grammar

Tell students that we use the negative-interrogative

form when we ask questions to which we expect a yes
or no answer. Explain that we form it by using the short
form of the verb and always put it before the subject.

Refer students to the Grammar Reference (page 120)

and read through the information with them. Pay
special attention to the point next to the warning sign
(!).

Listen and Read

Tell students to close their books and then ask them the
questions from the Comprehension Check. Students
should open their books and look at the text again to
see if their answers were correct.

FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY
Practice the formation of the negative-interrogative with
the following drill:

Teacher: Its cold today.

Student: Isnt it cold today?
Teacher: Im clever; They went to the cinema; He
was at home; We have got a nice garden,
etc.

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Grammar Practice
Ex 1 / 2

Students practice the dialogue in pairs. Then ask

different pairs to act out the dialogue for their
classmates. Ask students how well they think each pair
acted out the dialogue, giving reasons for their choice.

These exercises provide controlled practice in

the use of the negative-interrogative.

Speaking

Students should look at the information in the leaflet to

answer the questions.

Everyday English

Students read through the sentences and then put

them in the correct order to form a dialogue.

Language Awareness

Explain to students that learners of English often

confuse the words stay and live.

Explain the meaning of the words before students do

the exercise.
FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY

Ask students to write their own sentences using stay

and live.

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Lesson 3

Yesterday, we visited the pyramids.

Lesson Summary

Functions:
talking about holidays
Topics:
holidays; places to visit

Objectives:
to offer students an opportunity to talk about their
holidays

to give students practice in writing a postcard

to give students further practice in listening for

specific information

Writing Skills:
completing a postcard

WARM-UP

Ask students where they usually go on holiday and

what they do when they are there. Ask them what
countries they would like to visit and why.

Listen and Read

Play the first part of the cassette (Kates postcard);

students listen and follow in their books. Ask:
Where are Kate and her family staying?
Where did they go yesterday?
Where will they go tomorrow?
Play the next part of the cassette (Amandas postcard);
students listen and follow in their books. Ask:
Where are Amanda and her family staying?
What can you do at the Edinburgh Festival?
What are they going to see in the evening?

Play the last part of the cassette (Petes postcard);

students listen and follow in their books. Ask:
Where are Pete and his family staying?
What did they do yesterday?
What are they going to do today?

Select students to read out the three postcards to the

rest of the class.

Comprehension Check

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Students should discuss what and where they think

these places are, who visited them and in what order
they were visited. They should refer to the postcards to
help them.

Speaking

Ensure that all students answer at least two of the three

questions.

Writing
Ex a Students complete Kates paragraph by putting the
verbs into the correct tense.
Ex b Tell students they are going to write a postcard
similar to Janes. Read through the prompts to
ensure students understand what information
should be included and where it should go. They
should use Janes postcard to help them.

Listening

Tell students that they will hear a man talking about his
holiday and that they should choose the correct answer
according to the information they hear.

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Lesson 4

Cross-cultural corner
Lesson Summary

Functions:
talking about places
Project:
making a poster about an interesting country
Topics:
countries

Objectives:
to give students further practice in responding to
visuals

to provide students with the opportunity to develop

their communicative skills through groupwork and
pairwork

to encourage students to become more reflective as

far as their learning achievements are concerned

WARM-UP

Ask students what they know about each of the places

shown in the pictures on page one hundred and four.

Listen and Read

Play the first part of the cassette (New Zealand);

students listen and follow in their books.
What are the people in New Zealand like?
Why wasnt New Zealand strange to Francis?
What did he try while he was there?

Play the second part of the cassette (Dubai); students

listen and follow in their books. Ask:
What is Dubai like?
What was the market like?
What do the women wear?

Play the last part of the cassette (America); students

listen and follow in their books. Ask:
Where did Francis stay in America?
What did he like about it?

Ask students to read through the texts again and

to underline any unknown vocabulary; elicit / give
explanations.

Vocabulary Check

Speaking

Have a general class discussion about different

countries that the students find interesting.

Put students into pairs and decide which pair will write
about the countries that were discussed. They should
use the internet and books to help them with their
posters. Remind students that they should check
each others written work for mistakes. The completed
projects should be displayed on the classroom wall.

Language Corner

Comprehension Check
Tell students to close their books and then ask them the
questions from the Comprehension Check. Students
should open their books and look at the text again to
see if their answers were correct.

Before students do this exercise read through the

USEFUL VOCABULARY with them making sure they know
all the words.

Project

Students should skim the text to find the words.

Read through this section with students to highlight

these mistakes which are commonly made by learners
of English.

Lets Talk

Students should use the pictures to answer the

questions.

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FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY

Ask students to work in pairs and to imagine that one

of them went on this holiday and to tell their partner
about it. Students can change or add any extra
information they want. When they have had time to
practise, ask the students to come to the front of the
class and perform the dialogue.

Are you moving on? Check Yourself

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Read the first statement. Ask two students to come

to the front of the class. Students act out a dialogue
where one student works at the train station while
the other wants to buy a ticket to go to London.

Read the second statement. Ask two students to

come to the front of the class. Students act out a dialogue where one student works at a hotel while the
other wants to reserve a hotel room.

Read the third statement. Choose a student and ask

him / her to tell you what they are going to do at the
weekend.

Read the fourth statement. Ask students to tell you

where they are going on holiday this year.

Read the fifth statement. Ask students to tell you

about some of the places they visited.

Students read the statements again and decide

which boxes to tick.

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Teaching
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Module 2
Lesson 4
Do the word puzzle.
Down:
1

3
7

Across:
5

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Module 3
Lesson 3
Leaflet

Leaflet
play
musical
ballet
concert

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Module 5
Lesson 3

Menu

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Module 6
Lesson 2

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Occasion

Say ...

Easter Party

Who the party is for.

Halloween Party

What kind of party it is.

Birthday Party

When it is.

Christmas Party

Where it is.

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Module 7
Lesson 2
Do the word puzzle.
Down:
1

2
3
4

4
8

Across:
7

3
6

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ON COURSE is a coursebook series written after extensive research into

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a wide range of reading texts from a variety of sources.
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writing sections which aim to develop students ability to
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speaking activities linked to the topic of the module, and
recognising the importance of pair and groupwork in the
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straightforward presentation of grammar points followed
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Test Booklet Grammar &
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Test Booklet
Test Booklet Teachers
Test Booklet Grammar &
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