Oral Activity (Guessing Game)

The teacher divides the class into two teams and chooses a leader. The leader chooses a person . The two teams in turn try to guess who he is by asking the leader wh-questions.

Team A S1: Where is he from? Leader: He is from Germany.

Team B S1: How old is he? Leader: He’s 23.

Team A S2: What’s his favourite sport? Leader: Swimming.

Team B S2: What kind of music does he like? Leader: Classical music.

Team A S3: Is it Walter? Leader: Yes, it’s Walter.

Team A wins. Choose a new leader and play the game again.

Frank David Paul Walter Pierre

Germany Scotland France Germany France

Student teacher taxi driver student taxi driver

23 28 21 23 21

1 brother 1 sister 1 sister 1 brother 1 brother

swimmimg sailing skiing swimmimg climbing

pop music pop music jazz classical music jazz

Jose Gonzales Eric Michel Andrew

Spain Spain Germany France Scotland

Bank clerk bank clerk doctor taxi driver engineer

24 24 28 21 28

2 sisters 2 brothers 1 brother 1 sister 1 sister

football football swimming climbing sailing

classical music classical music pop music pop music classical music

Part 2

INTERMEDIATE

Unit 1

Present Simple

Present Simple is used :

for permanent situations. She works in an office.

for repeated actions in the present, especially with adverbs of frequency. He often buys her flowers.

for facts which are permanently true. The sun sets in the west.

for timetables or programmes. The lesson starts at 10 o'clock

Time expressions used with Present Simple usually, always, never, often, sometimes, every day/week/month/year etc.

Adverbs of frequency (often, always, usually, sometimes etc.) are placed before main verbs but after auxiliary / modal verbs (be, have, can, will, must, shall etc.). He often goes to the theatre. He is never late.

Some verbs appear rarely in the continuous form. These verbs express a permanent state and they are: appear (= seem), be, believe, belong, cost, feel, forget, hate, have (= possess), know, like, love, mean, need, prefer, realise, remember, see, seem, smell, sound, suppose, taste, think, understand, want etc. I understand it now. NOT I am understanding it now.

Ex.1. Read the following in the negative and in the interrogative forms.

1 You know the answer.

2 He has breakfast at 8.00.

3 He loves her.

4 Some schoolgirls wear uniforms.

5 He trusts you.

6 He tries hard.

7 The park closes at dusk.

8 He misses his mother.

9 The children like sweets.

10 He finishes work at 6.00.

11 He lives beside the sea.

12 He bullies his sisters.

13 This stove heats the water.

14 She has a cooked breakfast.

15 She carries a sleeping bag.

Ex. 2. Read the following in the third person singular.

1 They wish to speak to you. (He)

2 Buses pass my house every hour. (It)

3 They help their father. (He)

4 We change planes at Heathrow. (She)

5 You watch too much TV. (He)

6 They worry too much. (He)

7 I cash a cheque every month. (He)

8 I always carry an umbrella. (She)

9 They wash the floor every week. (She)

10 His sons go to the local school. (He)

Ex.3.Choose a verb from the list and complete the text. You may use the negative.

make, get up, wake up, hurry, get, finish, do, let, shout, go, have, be

Maria always 1) gets up early in the morning. She 2) breakfast for her husband and children. Then she 3) the children ready for school. The children 4) usually easily and sometimes she 5) at them. They 6) to school with their father who 7) a teacher. He 8) never late for school, and when the children 9) he 10) very angry.

The children 11) lessons every day and they always 12) homework from their teachers, but sometimes they 13) it. When they 14) their homework, Maria 15) them play with their friends.

Ex.4. Write 4 things you usually, often, always do and another 4 you don't do.

Ex. 5.Questionnaire: habits and daily routines

Find out something about Student B's habits and daily routine by asking him/her questions. (Student В will also ask you questions)

Before you start, work out which questions to ask. Then take it in turns to ask and answer questions. Mark Student B's answer with a cross (X).

	Yes, always	Yes, sometimes	No, very seldom	No, never
goes out at weekends (Do you ever go . . . ?)
remembers his /her dreams (Do you ever remember your . . . ?
goes to bed before 11 o'clock
has coffee for breakfast
does his/her homework
comes here by bus
catches a cold in the winter
wears jeans to school (or work)
feels tired in the mornings
has lunch at a restaurant
reads a daily newspaper
feels nervous when he/she travels by air
reads before he/she goes to sleep
finds it easy to make friends
forgets people’s telephone numbers

When you have finished, use the answers Student B gave you to fill in the missing words in the following sentences. (Remember: If Student B answered No, you write, 'He/she doesn't often/usually …’)

1. Не/She ....................................goes out at weekend.

2. Не/She ....................................remembers his/her dreams.

3. Не/She ....................................goes to bed before 11 o’clock.

4. Не/She .................................... has coffee for breakfast.

5. Не/She .................................... does his/her homework.

6. He/She……………………….comes here by bus.

7. Не/She .................................... catches a cold in the winter.

8. Не/She .................................... wears jeans to school/work.

9. Не/She .................................... feels tired in the mornings.

10. Не/She .................................... has lunch at a restaurant.

11. Не/She .................................... reads a daily newspaper.

12. Не/She .................................... feels nervous when he/she travels by air.

13. Не/She .................................... reads before he/she goes to sleep.

14. Не/She .................................... finds it easy to make friends.

15. Не/She .................................... forgets people's telephone numbers

Find out something about Student A's habits and daily routine by asking him/her questions. (Student A will also ask you questions.)

Before you start, work out which questions to ask. Then take it in turns to ask and answer questions. Mark Student A's answers with a cross (X).

	Yes, always я	Yes, sometimes 1	No, very seldom	No, never
gets up before 7.30 (Do you ever get ... ?)
gets all his/her homework right (Do you ever get all your . . . ?)
has a party on his/her birthday
goes abroad in the summer
watches television in the evenings
gets a suntan in the summer
remembers people's birthdays
feels shy when he/she meets new people
drinks tea with milk
eats three meals a day
walks to school (or work)
feels bored in class
hears alarm clock
makes his/her bed before going out in the morning.
bites his/her nails when he/she is nervous

When you have finished, use the answers Student A gave you to fill in the missing words in the following sentences. (Remember: If Student A answered No, you write, 'He/she doesn't often /usually . . .')

1. Не/She ....................................gets up before 7.30.

2. Не/She .................................... gets all his/her homework right.

3. Не/She .................................. has a party on his/her birthday.

4. Не/She .................................... goes abroad in the summer.

5. Не/She .................................... watches television in the evenings.

6. Не/She .................................... gets a suntan in the summer.

7. Не/She .................................... remembers people's birthdays.

8. Не/She .................................... feels shy when he/she meets new people.

9. Не/She .................................... drinks tea with milk.

10. Не/She .................................... eats three meals a day.

11. Не/She .................................... walks to school/work.

12. Не/She ....................................feels bored in the class.

13. Не/She ....................................hears alarm clock.

14 Не/She .................................... makes his/her bed before going out in the morning.

15 Не/She .................................... bites his/her nails when he/she is nervous

Ex. 6. Use the verbs in the correct form.

A: Why 1) don’t you finish (you/not/finish) your homework and come and watch TV?

B: Because I 2) (not/understand) it. It is too difficult.

A: Why 3) (you/not/ask) your teacher to explain it?

B: Because I 4) (not like) him.

A: And why 5) (you/not/like) him?

B: Well, he 6) (always/shout) at me.

A: Why 7) (he/shout) at you?

B: Well, I 8) (not/work) in the class and I 9) (not/do) my homework.

A: Well, no wonder he 10) (shout) at you. Give me your book now. We’ll try and do it together.

Ex. 7. Team work

The teacher divides the class into two teams and asks the students to read the text below. Then, the teams in turn ask and answer questions about the text. Each correct question and answer gets 1 point. The team with the most points is the winner.

Ann Roberts is a rich and famous singer. She lives in a big house in California. She started singing when she was 10 years old. She first sang at parties for her friends and family. Ann had to leave school at sixteen and get a job because her parents were poor. She worked in a restaurant for two years. One evening, when she was working, a friend told her about a singing competition she had seen in a newspaper she had been reading that morning. Ann entered the competition and won it! She became a star because she could sing so well. Now she doesn't have to work in a restaurant any more and she is very happy. This year she has visited ten different countries! At the moment she is visiting Italy.

Team A S1: Who is Ann Roberts?

Team В S1 : A rich and famous singer.

Team В S2 : Where does she live?

Team A S2 : In a big house in California.

Ex. 8. Fill in: what, how long, when, how, how much, how old, why or where.

Policeman: Good morning madam. 1) What can I do for you? Mrs Lee: Oh, officer, it’s my Ned. He's run away from home. Policeman: 2)…………do you live? Mrs Lee: At 14, Church Road. Policeman: 3)………..is your full name? Mrs Lee: Jennifer Rose Lee. Policeman: 4)…………did you last see Ned?

Mrs Lee: At 6 o'clock yesterday evening.

Policeman: 5)……………did he seem? Was he acting strangely?

Mrs Lee: No, not at all. He seemed completely normal.

Policeman: 6)…………is Ned?

Mrs Lee: He's twelve.

Policeman: 7)…………money did he have?

Mrs Lee: None. 8)………….do you ask?

Policeman: Well, because he can't have gone very far without any money.

Mrs Lee 9)……………will it take you to find him?

Policeman: I can't say exactly, Mrs Lee, but I hope we'll find him very soon. Now can you tell me 10)………….Ned is like?

Mrs Lee: Certainly. He's got long floppy ears, a short tail and ...

Policeman: 11 )…….? You mean Ned isn't your son, he's your dog!

Unit 2 Present Continuous

Present Continuous is used :

1. for temporary situations. He's staying with some friends at the moment.

2. for actions happening at or around the time of speaking. He's looking for a new job at the moment.

3. with always to express annoyance or criticism. He's always telling lies!

4. for fixed arrangements in the near future. I'm flying to London tomorrow. (It's all arranged. I've already bought the tickets. The time of the action is always stated or understood.)

Time expressions used with Present Cont. now, at the moment, at present, always, tonight etc.

Ex. 9. Choose a verb from the list and complete the text.