- •I. Make friends with your new groupmates. Discuss the following questions.
- •II. Read the e-mails. Which person would you like to make friends with? Why? b)Write an e-mail about yourself.
- •III. Read the text and fill in the headings. Memorize the words in bold.
- •Vocabulary
- •IV. Read and memorize the words.
- •‘Family’ Vocabulary
- •V. Complete the gaps.
- •VI. Make up dialogues and act them out.
- •1) Greeting a friend
- •6) Conversational openings
- •VII. Discuss the following questions. Use the leisure activities below.
- •IV. Read the text. Memorize the words in bold. A Day in the Life
- •Vocabulary
- •V. Read and memorize the definitions.
- •VI. Answer the questions.
- •VII. Read the text. Memorize the words in bold. Get Fit at Home.
- •Vocabulary
- •VIII. Read and memorize the definitions.
- •IX. Answer the questions.
- •X. A) Make up sentences and phrases using the table below.
- •XI. Look at Mike’s daily routine. Say when you do these things.
- •XII. Match the sentence beginnings in a with the endings in b, then put the sentences in the most logical order.
- •XIII. Fill in the gaps with the words in the box. Use the correct verb form.
- •XIV. Write a paragraph about your ordinary day.
- •XV. A) Make up sentences using the table below.
- •XVI. Match the synonyms.
- •XVII. Match the opposites.
- •XIII. Match the two columns to form collocations.
- •XIV. Match the verbs and nouns.
- •XV. Match the words and expressions on the left with the definitions on the right.
- •XVI. Complete the text with the expressions from Exercise XV. Remember to write the verbs in the past tense. Having a bad day
- •I. Complete the sentences with the words from the box.
- •II. Look at the age groups. At what age do you think you move from one to another?
- •III. Read the text. The Life of a Princess
- •Vocabulary
- •IV. Read and memorize the definitions.
- •V. Answer the questions.
- •VI. Memorize the following collocations.
- •VII. Match the antonyms.
- •VIII. What stage of life are these people at?
- •IX. Match the sentence beginnings from a with the endings from b and construct Rebecca’s life.
- •X. Birth, death and marriage.
- •1. Fill in the gaps with one of the following words.
- •2. Fill in the gaps with one of the following words.
- •3. Put one of the followings words into each gap. Sometimes more than one is possible.
- •XI. What do you think is the happiest time of a person’s life – when they are young or when they are old? Why? Write 10-15 sentences using the vocabulary words from this unit.
- •I. Discuss the following questions.
- •II. A) Put the sentences in the most likely order. Work in pairs. Explain and memorize the words in bold. Love story
- •III. Read the text. The Cliche Expert Testifies on Love (by Frank Sullivan)
- •Vocabulary
- •IV. Read and memorize the definitions.
- •V. Explain what the following clichés mean.
- •VI. Read the text and fill in the headings.
- •Dating and Marriage Customs in Britain.
- •Vocabulary
- •VII. Read and memorize the definitions.
- •IX. Complete the following text with the words and phrases below.
- •In love
- •X. A) Match the beginnings and endings of the expressions below. Use one of the endings twice.
- •XI. Read the following sentences and put the words and phrases in bold into the correct column below.
- •XII. Match the beginnings and the endings of the sentences below.
- •XIII. Use the correct form of these words and expressions:
- •XIV. Julie and Dave are getting married next month. Match the beginnings of the phrases with their endings. Pay attention to the active vocabulary.
- •XV. Use these words to fill the gaps.
- •XVI. Here are the marriage vows that a man says in Britain. Complete them using these words.
- •XVII. Use these expressions in the situations below:
- •XVIII. Complete the response in four different ways.
- •I. Read the text and answer the questions below. Agatha Christie
- •II. Read the text. Changing Values and Norms of the British Family
- •III. Read the text. Explain and memorize the words in bold. The American Family
- •IV. Read the text
- •V. Read the text. Explain and memorize the words in bold. Domestic Chores
- •VI. Read the text.
VII. Read the text. Memorize the words in bold. Get Fit at Home.
There are lots of opportunities to get active outside the house, but staying at home doesn’t mean that you have to be a couch potato. Here are some tips on how to get fit while you work around the house.
Housework
Dust, vacuum and tidy your way to fitness. Doing four or more household chores a day can help you lose weight, tone up, and keep fit and healthy.
Put on your favourite music and start with some light housework, such as picking things up, or dusting for three to five minutes.
While washing the windows, do 10 circles to the right, then 10 to the left. This is a great all-purpose cleaning motion. Do it while polishing furniture or cleaning the bath.
Tense your muscles as far as you can while pushing the vacuum forward, then back again.
Slowly squat when picking up dirty laundry. Include one squat for every piece of laundry you put into the basket.
Step up and down a short stepladder (three or four steps) 10 times. While you're up there, dust a shelf or two. Not everybody has a ladder, but even stepping up and down on a chair to clean the doors can help.
Scrub your sink, bathroom or kitchen floor by hand, not a mop. The harder you work, the better.
Finish off with a five to ten-minute cool-down, stretching as you reach to put away the dishes or make the beds.
In the open air
Gardening will take you 30 minutes. Cutting the grass, digging and carrying objects are all exercise.
Washing your car by hand can take up to an hour. The carrying, bending over, squatting and scrubbing will improve your balance and co-ordination.
(abridged from: http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/fitness/Pages/Houseexercise.aspx)
Vocabulary
VIII. Read and memorize the definitions.
cool-down - period after strenuous physical activity (stretching or milder exercise to allow the body gradually to return to normal)
couch potato - a person who spends much time sitting or lying down, usually watching television
dig – grub, clear away roots and stumps
dust - remove dust (fine, dry particles in the air or on furniture) from by wiping, brushing, or beating
household chores - daily or routine domestic tasks
keep fit - to keep in good physical condition
laundry - 1) the clothes or linen washed and ironed; 2) a place where clothes and linen are washed and ironed
lose weight = slim down - take off weight
mop – 1) a household implement made of a handle and a head with absorbent material; 2) clean floors with a mop
pick up – 1) take up (something) by hand; 2) collect or gather; 3) tidy up
polish - make or become smooth and shiny by rubbing
scrub - rub hard in order to clean
sink - fixed basin in a kitchen used for washing dishes
squat - sit in a crouching position with knees bent and the buttocks on or near the heels
tidy - put in order
tip - helpful hint
tone up - to make or become more vigorous, healthy, etc
vacuum - clean with a vacuum cleaner (with an electrical home appliance that cleans by suction)
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