Os Identity In each box write something you associate with the picture. For example, in box 1 you could write the name of your favourite book. your favourite author, the book you are reading at the moment, or how reading makes ou feel. Work in pairs or small groups and discuss what each of you has written.For example: sive, Clacemates! names Favourites Fold the paper along the dotted line so you can see the column headed ‘classmates’ names’. Write a different classmate’s name in each space. When you have written in all of the spaces, open the paper. Complete the sentences. Give yourself a (W) for each correct guess. favourite possession is... AL PAOFOGIQDH alburn, [in favourite possession is favourite smell is. favourite pop singer/group is. favourite country is, favourite food i favourite English word is. favourite colour is. favourite animal is, favourite book is. favourite actorfactress is. favourite computer game is. Y fevourite film is, rm favourite sport is favourite TV programme is. favourite car is . oe favourite artist is sos | OIE Move round the class, asking questions to see if your guesses are correct. For example, Silvie, what's your favourite possession? Give yourself one point for each correct guess. The winner is the person with the most correct guesses.SSIS eS ad @ € » ) Alphabet Game Play in groups of four. Choose one of the categories in the box, for example, food. Player one must say the name of something in that category, for example, orange. All the players should cross off the first letter of that word on their grid. (For orange, cross off ‘o') Player two must say another thing in the category that begins with a different letter. All the players should cross off the first letter of player two's word on their grid. Continue the game with players taking turns to say words. Remember to cross off the first letter of each word that people say. When a person can’t think of a word. they are out of the game. The winner is the last person to say a word. Choose a different category and play again. Remember, you can only use each letter once in each game. food pop groups sports colours numbers things in the house countries football teams items of clothing means of transport cities international film stars (last name) _buildingsiplaces in a city o alo n a —_ oi;jr;a m n p q r s t u Vv w x Gp aka reanecnnes ean aR AMOR RETE) momomoct t cs nmom nmma at oi i tml Ue GT) Ti) tied Tad tat ta dial Tal tal td Lal bad sz =a ial sa BERD Spot the Difference EXEEEIED Describe your picture to your partner. How many differences can you find? Do not show your picture to your partner. Lo EZD ¢ your picture to your partner. How many differences can you find? 10 not show your picture to your partner.SSIES Pd a In the House DBD Write the clues. Try not to make them too easy. Take it in turns to read your clues to Student B and listen to his/her clues. Complete the crossword. Check your answers with Student B. Together decide in which room in the house you would expect to find each of the objects. fmi__fal_ ft (Clues Down 1 nae 1.0 loo ine tan See yourself. R| | ic! le 7 ol wl iv $ R} (a) (al fri fr) [fs] lu el TN Rt cm iK) L| io E al TiN) P iM H Pp o] |) fs} N. T e| | Te) El oO D Write the clues. Try not to make them too easy. Take it in turns to read your clues to Student A and listen to his/her clues. Complete the crossword. Check your answers with Student A, Together decide in which room in the house you would expect to find each of the objects. ry Clues Across a Afber youve washed your hair, fulalilRID[RIV/eE|R ae gee fclo|RIKis{clRiElw Bowman FLELEL rm hai LL A LAL LE ALLL m ™ i cl |i a WW Wid il OST d Telephone Lines Follow the connections to make fourteen expressions you might hear on the telephone. ‘Hello. is Peter here at the moment. | 2.1'm afrald he's not to call me back? 31 think you've got that Jon called? Can you give him there please? 5 Just a minute, I'll go and V4 My back later J wrong number.) | 6 Could you ask him. 7 0k, I'l call later this evening.{ Jon here. to Peter please?| 40 Can you tell him a message?| apen,| 42 Il just get about a party tonight. 13 I'm calling get him, 144i, it's he'll be back?| | Who would speak each of the expressions - the caller or the receiver? Put ‘c’ for caller or ‘r’ for receiver in each box. Can you think of any other expression you might hoar on the telephone? Work in pairs and act out some telephone conversations. Use at least four of the expressions in each conversation. Choose some of the topics below to talk about or leave a message about. Aparty concert The cinema A school trip A sports match Shopping Music Homework=— er How Many Would You Like? EI Work with Student B. You both have part of a dialogue between a shopkeeper and a customer. Decide which parts belong to the shopkeeper and which parts belong to the customer. Work with your partner to put the dialogue into the correct order and act it out. Vm afraid prices are rising all the time. Good morning. Gan I help you? Qs Th bere re Sulil Of course. 34 Brown or MTN white? one, plosse ‘And have you ‘got any eggs Sure. How many litres ( would you like? Okay, two loaves and one litre of There you a milk... that's £2.46 | Anything els all together plesse, __ EID Work with Student A. You both have part of a dialogue between a shopkeeper and a customer. Decide which parts belong to the shopkeeper and which parts belong to the customer. ‘Work together to put the dialogue into the correct order. moe" | delivered today, I'm afraid. And here's your change. Thank you very much. Brom, please. Two | large loaves, please. | Yes. 'd like cnuacana| 0 mik ear thats | Mareen shame, Wel, J could I have some bread, please? | j mm 7 AL! Am LS e af mf nl) Fy LALLA! =SSNS TSF Where Can I...P BD You are at the railway station. You want to do these things: (aAazAda change some money ‘uy some medicine s send a very large letter —— buy some flowers Ee ————_— fee ph Wo WW Ww le Wu Wo li ue | have a coffee borrow a book beracacarad | buyyour week groceries : i Ask your partner where you must go. Your partner will tell you where to go, and how to get there. Wl For example: ‘A: Where can | change some money? B: At the bank. Go along the High Street and turn... iieaver [to ons ome acter a 9 rt Now take it in turns to direct each other to some of the other places, i.e. Student. A must give directions to one of the places and Student B must name the ie aol iz place. A correct answer scores one point. DB) You are at the railway station. You want to do these things: buye pair of glasses see a play study English buy a book book a holiday buya newspaper have a Chinese meal Ask your partner where you must go. Your partner will tell you where to go, and how to get there. oP ea ll ml For example: Pow) Ut a ‘A: Where can | buy a pair of glasses? BF At the optician’s. Go along Ue High Street... Now take it in turns to direct each other to some of the other places. Student A must give directions to one of the places and Student B must name the place. A correct answer scores one point.SNS cS td < re) x D A Day Out Describe the picture below to your partner. Use prepositions of place (next to, in front of, on, in, behind) to explain where things are. You must not point to the picture. EXERC? Now listen to Student B and draw on the picture below: mom mm mmm om om om om om om mm mm mmm ee mm m | i | |Wow id aaa eS NS TN CW XSI Describe the picture below to your partner. Use prepositions of place (next to, in front of, on, in, behind) to explain where things are. You must not point to the picture.ecb Can You Do ItP ce | Fold your piece of paper along the line. Write in the names of 16 students in your class ra (one on each line). Unfold your piece of paper and read the sentence. | Do you think he or she will be able to do it? Tick the correct box: ‘can’ or ‘can't | Make your guesses and then go and ask the people to take up the challenge! cz If you are right, put a tick next to the challenge, if you are wrong, put a cross next to the challenge. Add up your score. mi Name can [can’t] Activity My score Wor X) say the months of the year (in English). without making a mistake. remember the birthdays of all the members of his / her family F—| (parents, brothers and sisters). count from 20 to 0 in 15 seconds {in English, of course). spell his / her name backwards without making a mistake. || name five (English) words starting with ‘s' in 15 seconds. AA RAFF AAA Aaa cay the alphabet in 10 seconds. & & say the days of the week (in English) = ' in 10 seconds. z= i e ' name five (English) words starting fr ' with ‘t’ in 15 seconds. { a rou & 1WW wg W i | oauh lee ces ath fa ri td td wow wd Wi i) i i id id i a a dd did i id id ld TIMESAVER SPEAKING ACTIVITIES True or False? aw Play in small groups. Do you think the statements are true or false for your group? Without asking anyone, tick the boxes according to what you think. Then complete statements 13 and 14 with questions of your own and tick the boxes. True False 1 Over half the group watched TV last night. 2 Atleast two people went to the cinema last week. 3 Everyone in the group had breaktast this morning. | 4 One person went to the beach last weekend. 5 Everyone did some homework last night. 6 One person went abroad last month. 7 No-one cooked dinner last night. 8 At least three people wrote an e-mail yesterday. a 9 Everyone listened to some music last night. 10 At least three people played a computer game last night. 11. Over half the group went to bed before midnight last night. 12 One person spoke English yesterday evening. 13 Only one person. . 14 Everyone. - | Ask each other questions to find out if the statements are true or false. For example, Who watched TV last night? Who went to the cinema last week? ‘The winner is the person who made the most correct guesses,@ EH If You Ask Me... EXD Work in groups. Write your name at the bottom of the page and then pass this piece ‘of paper to the person on your left. The other students are going to write questions for you. When you get your questions, talk to the person asked the question and tell him/her the answer! When you get this piece of paper, do 1 Complete the question at 3 Fold your question back —_—_(If you are the last person the top of the paper. so that you can't see it. to write a question, 2 Write your name 4 Pass the paper to the pass the paper back to on the right. person on your left, student A.) Do you like. seer eevee 2 ‘asked this question ‘asked this question rou. rou. asked thie question asked this question asked this question How long have you... asked this question Foun. ‘asked this question rou. ‘asked this question ‘osked this question Would you like. asked this question ‘These questions are fOr ens (write your name here) 1 rom) ror Gn ] nor Lp em et & E E = E Egfa ll WW i oa a a Hoi ww Wola a TIMESAVER SPEAKING Let’s Face It Fold your piece of paper along the line. Complete Face 1 with a picture of a man or woman. Be imaginative. Don’t show your picture to your partner! Describe your picture to your partner. He or she has to draw the face you describe on Face 2. Listen to your partner's description and draw the face he/she describes on Face 2 Compare your pictures. Face 1 Draw your picture here. | raw your | partner's Face 2 picture here.SSNS SN TF Teenage Laws ay ‘Work in small groups. Read the following laws from English-speaking countries. Discuss them with your group and for each one, ‘the number that you agree on. KEY 2 = I disagree with this law. 3 = This law has good and bed points. 4 = J agree with this law. 5 = Thi is a very good idea. | strongly agree. 1 = This is a stupid/dangerous law. | strongly disagree. LAL TELL F | Laws ur opinion 1 Alta you an by patina tout el ve 304 55 your parents! permission J 2 Texan kids of schoo! age must not have unusual haircuts 3 0465 et 4 In California, kids can start driving three months before = 304 5 =! their 16th birthdays. i 5 In Florida teenagers can’t skateboard without 304 65 4 a special license 6 You can get married in Scotland when you are 16, without a as ‘your parents’ permission (even if you are from another country). sl in Britain can apply for a pilot's licence. 304 65 = i ish teenagers can enter a betting shop at 17, but zl 2 04°85 a they can’t gamble before they are 18, ] | 9 At 18, British teenagers can legally change their names. 3 4 5 Es 10 In the USA, you cannot drink alcohol until you are 21 30405 (SS SN RR TORRE)SSN SPS SI | Predict Work in small groups. Which of these predictions do you think will come true? When do you t! they will become reality? Put them into a likely order that you think they will happen. wd Wo Ww = a There'll be no cash at all. Everything, = including financial details, medical records, qualifications and much more will be on We'll be a one ‘smart card! having ——Wenbe ba holidays e'l living on Mars. 3 \wetnpe) | entirely on 3 living on | | pills anc! we'll the moon. | | only eatreal, | ) | old-fashioned food on 3 Robots in the special _ house will do N ~~ occasions. {st will aan shen bith. SS = the housework. = @ There will bea world a 1 | presen $ a Someone will lve to ; Clothes all bbe 200 years old. | Conain toot . good" | a chemicals that Li are slowly > a released and We'll soon have fridges and cupboards a absorbed by hich can teil when something nas run the body. out and they'll automatically order = 7 4 replacements over the internet. = r - —_——— ; The world will People will be a NV incon ane reople wil be | official religion will never die. EI “ The Earth will have a war with —\ We'll be a able to another planet. travel in time. We will have microchips implanted in our brains so we will be able to transmit our ‘thoughts to other people without speaking. i In your groups, think of some more predictions about the future. ‘Share them with other groups In the class. Which are the most likely? es ia aSSNS Ps SF @ ¢ b» How Cool Are You? How cool are you? Do you make the most of your time or just let life go on around you? Do you always do the things you enjoy or are you too worried about what people will think? Do this quiz ‘Your parents suggest they organise a party for your birthday, What's your reaction? El No, thanks. Who wants a party organised by their parents? Bi Fantastic! You got on the phone and invite all your friends. | 11K, but only to keep your parents happy. | You buy yourself a new jacket, It looks great. But when you get to school, your teacher is wearing the same one. What do you think? Elm so embarrassed! | like this jacket, but I'm not going to wear it to school again Ei thisis avvtul. tm going to burn my jacket when I get home, what a great jacket! My teacher must have | very good taste. Its the first day of the summer holidays. There's no schoo! for weeks and you can do what you want. What's the first thing you plan to do? El Wake up and then immediately go to meet your friends. ‘There's so much you want to do - go shopping, play sport, listen to music. Ei Sicep untit unchtime and spend the afternoon watching TV. Spend the morning on the phone to fri | what to do before meeting them for a lazy afternoon Ws trying to decide {t's raining and it doesn’t look like it's going to stop. What do you do? Bi Phone up some friends and arrange to yo out enywwey. 5 les only a bit of rain! & { BE Go to 2 friend's house and complain about the rainy day. y stay in your room and play on the computer, I crm Prere er G FrFPPPrP Pr eRe ene Ree m| You meet a new friend over the Internet. He/she is really cool and funny. But when you ask for his/her name, you find out that your new friend is the ugliest person in your school, What do you do? EJ Introduce yourself. You feel sorry for hitrvher. It will be 9004 for hisiher image to be seen with you. i WW Ww EY Ge to meet your new friend, Who cares about looks? B stop communicating with this person immediately. s a SS 3 You go to a theme park with your friends. There is @ new water a Fide. It looks like fun, What do you think? E1 That rie looks great. m definitely going to go on it s I That ride looks a bit scary and | might get wet, ig but Ill go on it if everyone else wants to [ithere’s no way rm going on that ride. My clothes a will get wet and my hair will be messy. a } wm a a You are invited to a really coo! party. The most popular people a to om invited, What do you do? | Lc PARTY E] Go to the party. Your friend is nice, but the people at the B ray wl be celer s Cea->? El try to get an invitation for your frend so that | a you can go together Hiss the party and go out with your best friend. You'll have a better time 3 } a aa i _ ry ai a 1 aOpoints b2 points €1 point Over 10 points: You're pretty cool. You take every chance to ® aim, teMorn 2 pons rake the most of things. You always do the things that you a Poi Pe Pe enjoy and spend time with the people you like. 3 a2pints bopoints €1 point ig 4 2p Etta: Sottines 7 = 10 points: Try to be more positive and sociable and you'll find you enjoy life a lot more a 5 at point b2 points €0 points a 6 a2points b1 point €0 points Under 7 points: You need to think again. It sounds like you 7 alpoints b2points ¢1 points don't have much fun! Stop worrying about what other 7 people might think and enjoy yourself, cc) AnThis Weekend... ‘ Work in pairs. Complete the questions with anything you like to ask your partner about his/her weekend. Then ask and answer each other’s questions. Find out as much as you can. © a u 1 | G! G Gl ul ul What Time did you... a WHere were you at.. . | Did you visit.... 7 Did you See... r Ir What Were you doing at... WherE did you..... iit Did you fEel...... al ] Did you maKe......... ra | What was thE best... By Did you waN..... ey ms When diD you... is} Tell another dassmate about your partner's weekend,x __ @ep My Ideal Friend Read through the following statements and a number between 1 and 5. generally agree Istrongly disagree 4 strongly agree | Igenerally disagree 5 3_= I'mnot sure 6 | My ideal friend... My opinion 1. ...should have a good sense of humour. 1 020 3 4 5 | 2 ...should be good-looking, 1 2 3 4 5 3 ...must listen to me. (42 3 4 8 4 _...nust be intelligent and well-educated. 1 2 3 4 5 5... must be interested in the same things as | am. 1 20 3 4 5 = i = | q 6 ....must help me with my homework. 7 should want to do everything together. 102 3 4 5 © should be the same age a6 me. 1020 3 4 5 9 ....shouldn’t drink or smoke! 1 2 3 4 5 10 ...should never argue or fight with me. 1 2 3 4 5 411 ....shouldn’t keep any secrets from me. 10203 4 °5 12 ...must let me do whatever | want. 4020 3 4 5 | 49... should shore higher things with me. [4 2 a 4 5 14 .... must have lots of money. | a 2 3 a 5 L - Now discuss your ideas with a partner. For example: I strongly agree that my boyfriend/irlfriend should have a good sense of humour, What abour you?ap Which Is Better? Instructions for the teacher Cut up the cards as indicated. Divide the class into two teams. Ask one student from team one and ‘team two to come forward and take a card with two related items on it. The two players must debate which of the things is better, for example, cats or dogs. Who has the most convincing argument? Take a class vote. Award one point to the team of the player with the most convincing argument and invite a new player from each team to begin a new debate. The activity finishes when every person in each team has spoken. The team with the most points at the end is the winner. Student A - cats Student A - winter Student B - dogs Student B — summer Student A - motorbikes Student B ~ cars Student A - school Student B - home Student A - skiing Student B - snowboarding Student A — books Student B - computers Student A ~ Christmas | Student A - Britain Student B - birthdays Student B - USA Student A - maths Student B - English Student A - watching TV ‘Student B - listening to music Student A - spaghetti with sauce Student A - McDonald's Student B — burger with chips | Student B — Burger King Student A - videos Student B - cinema Student A - Madonna Student B - Marilyn Manson Student A - friends Student B— family Student A - rollerblading Student B ~ skateboarding Student A - Mickey Mouse Student B - Donald Duck Student A — Paris Student B - Rome mor om em fF oF F&F BRR Pee | Fl rr omei a Ww Ww Wii ww Vi Wi Ww i ry Ww Ww il CSPI The Movies D write the dues for the words in the crossword for re F Student B. Take turns with [& i Student B to read your aw ral clues and put the answers \9. Bl | into your crossword grid. \R RP _ -Liliittl: 0 (0 s M [ Ri [el | | fle is] lel IR, rin “T frl_lo iE U 1 ik E i) fe) Ini I I ‘Clues Down IN A K) This. 18 a word for what. ol iE 2 4 10 n D write the dues for the words in the crossword for Student A. Take turns with Student A to read your clues and put the answers into your crossword grid. | ac I =) | E[n[clele(t ic! tlolr Clues Across s...This is, the place in the USA, where many famous fil. BEQIS lve. fomlalnic fr ‘el LdSSW SPS TF Amazing People Work in small groups. Discuss which answer you feel is most likely. Gird® your group's choice. Ask your teacher for the answers. 1 The oldest person lived to be 122 years old. She was a French? b Japanese? € Canadian? 3 The longest fingernails belong to Shridhar Chillal 2 The lightest of India. They measure person in the 1.5 world weighed just bid 2 4.9k9 ; 9.5 b 5.k9 — 4 The tallest man in the world was Robert ‘Wadlow. But how tall was he? a 254m b 272m © 315m 5 The longest beard belonged to an ‘American who died in 1927. tt measured a 5.3m b 733m © 933m 6 The most children born to one woman is a2 bat © 69 Now try your quiz on Team B. 3 An Indian man has been growing his moustache since 1976. It is now the longest in the world, measuring from Y end to end 1 The heaviest a 1.06m person of all b 287m time weighed © 339m just over a 492k9 4 The longest toenails in b 635k9 the world grew toa 856k9 combined length of a 22m b Am © 88m 2 The tallest woman in the world vas from China. She measured a 238m b 254m © 2.62m Work in small groups. Discuss which answer you feel is most likely. You must all agree. Circle) your group's choice. Ask your teacher for the answers. > Ine most tattooed ‘man in the world is Tom Leppard. How much of his body is tattooed? a 92.4% b 94.7% © 93.9%, 6 The shortest man ever, Gul Mohammed, measured a Siem b 65cm © 72am Now uy your quiz on Team A, GL) ten sre cries wha encon itn nman eraaTENE) 7 Blaine Davidson from Edinburgh, UK, has the most body piercings. On her head alone, she has a 34 b 89 © 192 a 76m b 84cm © 920m 7 Janice Deverce was the woman with the longest beard. 1t measured a 14cm b 36cm © 62cm ‘8 The Mexican Ramos Gomez family are the hoiriest living family. Which part of their bodies is covered in 98% hair? a their faces b their chests and stomachs their feet RAR a a eE EE EE E oa EE E & zt EE = = Er Er e E EE E E = EE EEGood Luck and Bad Luck Work in small groups. Read about the superstitions from around the world, and with your group. choose the responses that you think are correct. You teacher will tell you the answers. The winning group is the one with the most correct answers. lal Gd al Py rt} a a a a a a a TH 1 im ritan, what does a black cat mean? 5 In Vietnam, what does t mean if you sneeze once? a good luck 2 someone is saying something a b bad luck good about you € future wedding b someone is saying something a bad about you vq 2 Myre number four uric in China and apen?__€ someone in love with You : a Because the fourth rulers of both a countries were wicked men 6 In Franco, what creature brings you bb Because the word for ‘our’ is the ood luck, if you see it in the evening? 3 same asthe word for ‘death’ a emouse Because there ae four things to fear b a spider a in fife: war, iliness, hatred and poverty € fox a 3 What mustn't a Malaysian woman do while 7 On the day of her wedding what tho ie cooking, f she dossn’t want bac lk? mustn't a Chinese ride ea? a a smile 2 have a bath b speak Bb clean her shoes a « sing € look into @ mitor a 4 In the Netherlands, what part of your body 8 What does it mean if you receive an a itches if you are going to have good news? empty walle for a present in Hawai? your ear 2 you will marty for money a your nese b you wll oon be rich «your stomach € you vil always be poor li = i | I aTIMESAVER SPEAKING ACTIVITIES Op Holiday Email You received an email from your friend this morning, but when you printed it, some of the words were missing. Write questions to find the missing information. When you have written all the questions, work with Student B. Take it in turns to ask and answer the questions. Write the answers on the e-mail in the spaces provided. eS | 1 ied tr oe lhew Gene QBS ei a fez be eo a ees 8 oe eoenccoece® (7 kate. tre hote wes trtastc anc everynight 0) ov a) Pact Jhers dancing!) The food was lovely and the people: oO bought loads of souvanis (lve even ger oF _ a o got back ast night and thets when FS a eee oc Let's meet this week and I'¥ show you the photos. Can't wad! —— ~ EXSEEEIDD You received an email from your friend this morning, but when you printed it, some of the words were missing. Write questions to find the missing information. When you have written all the questions, work with Student A. Take it in turns to ask and answer the questions. Write the answers on the email in the spaces provided. a Se] Si Faoty Binweivait EB] ee Semacee ae 2 am Sue Sr 5x TR no 2 Who. YOM MER, Ome Foy Ata 21,2001 2g 4 Howe. {Kate doreschatgonest\aon co uk Subject: 6 What Som Hrewe't got Gack to you row — been on hod! > 115th, juot before yuu Emeah ienane a en er ff bt eters rete Ary. vat wah 10 Mata a ane ier — Leave styestor oom eres Kee are 6,8) nee went te fike? J have seen the techers danciogn te ctaegy Me he dsco you shed fnes ac the people i — aly Herel. box) (ve even Soe ny ot cr for yet tr wes amazret got ack hen YOUFmESSB99, Lets meet ths week and I chow you 06 that’s when I sane he photos. Can't wat 12 When, Lets of eve . Sue x 1 G mn E I mom om m rr & & nmn mA momWoW i WoW wi ai a Ww ww Ba i Ww dW W WW WW Ww WW wo ww TIMESAVER SPEAKING ACTIVITIES Sb Holiday Survey Before you start this exercise, you will have to complete Holiday email. Work with a partner. ‘Transfer the questions you asked each other in the previous exercise into the left-hand column, Then interview each other about your last holiday. Write notes in the column marked ‘My partner’. ‘When you have finished, work with another pair and interview ther. Write down notes in the columns marked 2 and 3. | Question My partner | 2 3 (ame) [ Wamey (Name) 1 When, | | { | | 2 Who. | | | ~ | 3 Where j | | | 4 How | 5 How long, 6 Whet.. 7 What, 8 What... 9 What. 11 What, 10 What.nnn 42 When, ei BERETS CRN EE RATE AN RET EDTIMESAVER SPEAKING ACT! | Think... E Look at the sentences below. Which of your classmates do you think did these things? Write their E names in the spaces. Then walk around the classroom to see if you are correct. E For example: 7 = —— U think, Se U think. | | renin : hassenta has e & Ee & Ls : ody = . \ z think. I think... played 2 has listened to a game last night today At the weakened I think... | think... think I think... = nas been f0 watehed a has nen a rank some 7 . ( i eg 7 z a w Yi = think Frnin wrote af aidrt do ry ee = = yesterday:|_/ last week. L last night, = =i) id GW WoW i i i i li ww Ww a WW i i i i) i i io Wd wl SSE sTSF _ weearvauaune 10 " 2 2 4 5 16 7 8 9 20 y What Are The Missing Words? Add the missing prepositions to the questions. Check your answers with your teacher. Do you admire a famous person? What is helshe WellKNOWN anne? What do you worry 2 What talents are you envious > ‘Are you superstitious nything? Which sports are you 00d wamnnun? ‘ave there any things you are particularly afraid \Wnat things in your lite are you most proud 2 What kind of music are you keen ? ‘Are you interested wun football? Whe will you always be grateful snnnnu:? What will you be grateful Which languages are yOu fIUENt wenn? What or whom do you get annoyed eranunue? Which perzon, er people, in your life can you most rely sn? What do you often dream Who are you most similar = your mother or your father? What would you like to be FamOUS nn? Are YOU related nuns anyone famous? Who do you dream ns. meeting? When did you last complain... Something? Who did you complain ? ‘What is your opinion .... the song which is number one at the moment? Work in pairs or small groups. Ask and answer the questions.TIMESAVER SPEAKING ACTIV! a = ___B« Be Honest! . How honest are you? Work in small groups and together, rank the following according to how mi dishonest you think they are. 1 is the most dishonest and 10 the least dishonest, - — = = Reading another person's mail L Not paying your fare on a bus or train z Not telling the shop assistant when ~ you are given too much change. : Shoplifting small items. z Making up an excuse for not — _ doing your homework. . Cheating in a school exam F Keeping money that you find in a wallet cr Buying something that you 1k know was stolen. | 5 E © Driving while over the legal rq limit for alcohol. _| es — z — & Cheating on your boyfriend or girlfriend. | ; ik é & e ® Compare your ideas with other groups. Produce a class ranking. r 7Ww ww sss ss ss Lying Snake! Play in teams. Player one must roll the dice and move his/her counter to the appropriate square. He/she should then shufffe the Tell the truth/Tell a Lie cards, take one and do what the card says. He/she has to talk about the subject in the box, either truthfully or by lying. ‘When Player one has finished speaking, the other players in the team have to decide if he/she was lying or telling the truth. Each player who guesses correctly gets one point. If everyone is wrong, the speaker gets two points. The game is over when the first person reaches the end. The person with the most points at the end of the game is the winner. television 1¢a player speaks, he/she shuffles the pack and takes one card, TELL THE | TELL THE TELL THE i TELL THE TRUTH TRUTH TRUTH TRUTH i TELL ALIETIMESAVER SPEAKING ACTIVITIES A True Friend EXE Predict what your partner's answers will be. Then, speak to your partner ‘and find out if you were correct or not. After you have finished, swap your papers and do the same agai con't tell the story to anyone Someone tells you a funny but cemborrossing story about your friend. What do you do? El tell everyone the story Ey teil tne story watnout the names ‘Add up your partner's score to see what kind of friend they are. ee Your friend has a new hairstyle, which you think looks terrible. What do you do? EI pretend you Tike it By tett your friend it looks terrible | Bite rot to say about it Gi leave it closed Your friend borrows things but never returns them. She asks you to lend her your favourite CD. What do you do? Ef pretend you've lent it to someone else By tend it to her Gi refuse to lend it to her and tell her why anything You find your friend's diary, What do you do? ED read it Bi have a quick took inside You are in a train with your fiend She falls asleep on another passenger's shoulder. What do you do? 1 Heave your seat in embarrassment BI sitand giggle to yourself TG push your friend to wake her up = 1 f rm m x mom Now add up the total number of points to see if your partner is @ good friend. Tell your partner the result. Does shefhe agreg? Score: 0-10: For you it's all me, me, re! Why don’t you think of other people for a change? The world ‘wasn't just made fer you, you know I’ a surprise you've even got any friends! treat you. Cems a Score 10-20: You're a pretty good ‘riend, all in all. Sometimes, though, you may not always understand the ‘needs of your closest friends. ry to ‘weat them as you would like them to Saxe You're a true friend. You dent always do what your friends want, but you do ‘what is right for them. Judging by your score, ou are mature, sensitve and | have the patience of @ saint. mo my "SSeS ed BEEN Predict what your partner's answers will be. Then, speak to your partner and find out if you were correct or not. After you have finished, swap your papers and do the same again. Add up your partner's score to see what kind of friend they are. You find your frend | has cheated in an important exam. What do you do? Ef tell the teacher immediately BD have a good laugh and congratulate your friend Th explain that you can get into a lot of trouble for cheating How much respect do you give your friends? You promised to go out with your friend but You realise that you're going to miss @ TV programme you really want to see. What do you do? BD ss respect than they give you. They are less clever and less talented than you EF more respect than they give you. You ET make an excuse and don't go really look up to them. BI exiain the situation to your friend | Fi You all treat each other with the same | Gi oo out with your friend because you | \ amount Uf respect } promised, — c ——— You are at home and your friend You think real friends should accidentally breaks your mother's vase. wetaseae act By alwaystell each other everything BI always keep their thoughts to EX tell your mother your friend broke it themselves BY offer to tell your mother you broke it Gi only tell each other the things they | Gi suggest you share the cost of went to | J _) “Hlow add up the total number of points to see if your partner is a good friend. Tell your partner the result, Does she/he agree? COMES es ] Sere 048 ory ms, Sa 1090-Yoe gry grad me 2038 ow! Eeyore? ine! Why dent you thirk of other frrend, all imal Sometimes, though, You're a tue trend, You don't sways people tora enange? The world you may not always urderstone! the do what your fiends wart, but you do | Saori just made for you you heeds of your cores fence. ty 0. what righ for them. udging by your knowl ts a surprise you've even treat them as you would like therm to sore, you are mature, sensitve and got any friends! test you have the patience ofa saint.($9 It's Something That. Instructions for the teacher Organise the class into small groups. Give each group a set of cards, which should be face down in a pile. The rules of the game are as follows: m oe t m mm Player one takes the top card and does not show it to anyone. He/she completes the sentence to describe the item in the picture. For example, It’s a place where children go to study; It's something that flies and takes people on holiday. The first player who guesses what the item is wins the card. If no-one guesses, the card goes to. the bottom of the pile. The next plaver takes a card and repeats the process. The winner is the person with the most cards at the end of the game. se Ee ry EB It’s someone Who... OY: my id eta} moe i n =A See i It’s a place where. & mFWoW WoW WW a Woo Wo WW Wo oo aw Wow Ww Ww oo STS ES PSI Wish Tree In Japan it is a tradition to write a wish and tie it to a tree. Walk around the class and collect some wishes from your class mates. Add them to the wish tree below. ! could play the drums. Work in small groups and tell each other about the wishes you have collected. weresting and unusual wi30-second Talks 6. "mm Play in small groups. You will need: = ‘one die per team z E a counter for each player & ( cx z After you have finished speaking, E it is the next player’s turn to roll - person to reach the finish square. slateteicemresth tela iiadl & & : ‘ é E & ‘ eedw www WW i Wo Ww oo Wo Wo COENEN rs SF Mystery Face Look at the faces of these people. They are all different; some wear glasses, some are wearing hats, some have beards and some have long hair. Their noses and faces are all different shapes. You are going to play a game RULES. 1 Choose one of the people and For example: write his or her name on a Does your person wear glasses? piece of paper. Put the piece of If the answer is no, you can paper face down in front of eliminate all the people who you. This is the name your wear glasses by putting a (x) partner has to find. cross (in pencil) in the box on. 2 Take it in turns with a partner the right ofthe picture, to ask questions (that can be 3 If you think you know the ‘answered yes or no) about the —_persen your partner has chosen, people on the page. you can guess. But be careful! a partner. Look at the rules. HEyou guess incorrectly you lose the round. 4 The fist person to gues tho | name on their partner's paper is the winner of the game. 5 Erase the crosses from your paper and play the game again. ‘The first person to win three games is the cham FSS 3S Barbara ‘Monica jSSNPS uF Discussion Time Choose one of the statements and begin discussing it with your partner. During the discussion try to use as many of the expressions below as possible. Each time you use one, cross it off. The first person to use five of the expressions is the winner. Choose a different statement and play again. a The death penalty is wrong bb Blood sports (like hunting) should be made illegal. Young people shaiildn't live together hefare marriage. d Top footballers, pop stars and actors are paid too much. Mobile phones should be allowed in class. £ Celebrities should be responsible for the products they advertise. g Teenagers should have their own credit cards. Cc 1 —— Hang The | really Yes, on... problem is... think... | but... | | | | | To be | The worst On the a a honest,.... | thing is... whole ... m trying to make is... | Strangely If you ask 7 enough... Eventually,... me,... Imagine... | — The thing | see what In fact,... ° 3 Actually,... | you mean, is,... but... ~ | What | don’t Basically,... | Allin all,... In my understand opinion,... i. reer ee emir m ©SSNS es SI e b» You Are, Aren’t You? Work in pairs. Try to complete each sentence so it is true for your partner. Then ask him/her the questions. Give yourself a [ ¥ ] for each correct sentence you wrote. The winner is the person in the class with the most [ 7 ]s. For example: football | You don't like You don't like .. ., do you? | Your favourite food is .. coop isn't it? You .. last night, didn’t you? | i You went to .. last year, didn’t you? | I'm than you, aren't |? You've never been to .. , have you? You like listening to . . don't you? You really want to don't you? 1 isn't it? | Your favourite subject at school is You're going to ... . next weekend, aren't you? You've got a lot of .... .., haven't you? Your birthday is in. oa isn't it? | wow wa saTIMESAVER SPEAKING ACTIVITIES Prison Puzzle Work in groups of six. Your teacher will give each student in your group a clue. Do not show your clue to the other students in your group! You can read your due aloud and explain if necessary. From the clues, can your group work out the name, crime and sentence of the person on each floor? Names: Billy Villain, Kevin Crook, Micky Felon, Tommy Culprit Crimes: blackmail, kidnapping, murder, theft | Sentences: 5, 10, 15, 25 vears | 3rd Floor sentence 2nd Floor 1st Floor name crime sentence ... Ground Floor FAME ven crime sentence ... The thief has a first-floor cell. The blackmailer is in the cell directly above Tommy Culprit. The second-floor prisoner is Billy Villain. Micky Felon is imprisoned higher up than the kidnapper. The kidnapper got 15 years and the blackmailer got 10 years. The murderer got a longer sentence than the thief. mmm e mm nom m ™ i | | | | | { i i i i | | | | | | | | | mmm & ™ mmm m ama Ahmwow Ww bebe eb ee ee a ai Ww iw Ww a w a dww ww SAGs TSI ey ey @ by In Your Life Answer the questions and then find someone who has the same answer as you and write the their name in the space provided. a ( What's the best — ( What's the worst film )| book you've | { What's the most dangerous ever read? sport you've tried? you've ever seen? has the same | answer as me! J sf What's the most _\ unusual thing you've eaten? | “ ee _ y | has the sare | 4 answer as me! has the same ) answer asme! — [ — >) What's 's ‘the most oa beautiful place has the same you've visited? answer as me! What's the most boring book you've ever read? has the same answer as me! ea J What's the best | film you've ever seen? What's the most disgusting drink you've ever tried? has the same answer as me! What's the scariest experience you've has the same ever had? answer as me! What's the most enjoyable == sport you've ever played? has the same answer as me! has the same | answer asme! |Don’t Say The Word! Team A Each team will need: a set of cards, numbered 1-15. These cards have one main word and four other words on them. a set of cards numbered 16-30. These cards have one main word and four spaces for other words to be added. = 1 Place cards 1-15 face down in a pile. These belong to your team. Do not look at the words on them. 2. With your team, complete cords 16 30 by adding four words to cach that you think would be useful to someone trying to describe the main word. 3. Give cards 16-30 to Team B. They will give you their cards. DO not look at them. Put them at the bottom of your card pile 4 Player one must take a card from the pile. Heishe must describe the main word without using any of the words on the card. If the team guesses the word correctly helshe must pick up a new card and describe another ‘word, Helshe has one minute to describe as many words as possible When the minute is over, it’s the next player's tur. 5 Teams score one point for each correct guess. The winning team is the one with the most points at the end of the game. ES z drive flowers trousers L transport water jacket i i vehicle i ornament i wear | i work student i patient teacher hospital study i learn parle wash ; grass dishes ! tree i kitchen living-room walk furniture _ ! sit a le ‘tomato ‘mobile phone i water red : speak i boil i round : call ; tea vegetable : friend sit salad machine Paris Japan o cinema city country movie capital watch ! France film : rene mmm Mm m fal EE EE A A | PF RE OH RE ™ me rm me my rtSSE ‘S _ eee dee ad ae Gidea ead ww wl restaurantTIMESAVER SPEAKING ACTIVITIES > ay Team B E Each team will need: FE a set of cards, numbered 1-15. ‘a These cards have one main word and four other words on them. a set of cards numbered 16-30. & These cards have one main word and four spaces for other words to be added. 5 a & 41 Place cards 1-15 fave Jown in ¢ pile. These belong tv your teem & Do not look at the words on them, . 2. With your team, complete cards 16-30 by adding four words to each that B you think would be useful to someone trying to describe the main word. & 3. Give cards 16-30 to Team A. They will give you their cards, Do not look at ‘them. Put them at the bottom of your card pile. 4 Player one must take a card from the pile. Heshe must describe the main word without using any of the words on the card. If the team guesses the word correctly, he/she must pick up a new card and describe another word. Heishe has one minute to describe as many words as possible. When the minute is over, its the next player's turn 5 Teams score one point for each correct guess. The winning team is the = cone with the most points at the end of the game, E & & ondan puitae ; - city instrument & copitel play «© i England music oF sig ben strings io chocolate photograph : eat i take 5 j sweet i picture programme ~ : cocoa cemera i channels E : bar holiday : ; ‘doa Supermarket ‘o e animal : buy : & pet : shop bark food & tecth , ‘alarm clock ‘i Rome io passport &: wake up city travel Puzzle Time Can you solve these puzzles? Discuss with your group. Use the following phrases: He might have... She could have. He must have. She probably. Perhaps If you need help to solve the puzzles, look at the clues at the bottom of the page. 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While the rest © | celebrated his birthday. | the family were out Two days later his | sopping, two men came older twin brother ve the sparen th - Sam, celebrated his ignoring Wiliam, took the birthday. How can this | | Tv set, the video and the | re possible? | riliam had never seen the men ——— a i oo | Pe didn't even act surprised by thelr | [ agi 7 pote | behaviour, Why not? 4 ] Poison — | oe Simi = Bea ES ond Me Broun ‘Clues SSRtIPt 3 bar ar each | Lift: The man is very short. Poison: How was the | Ordered a whisky withce Bridge: \iny do ceenle poem pt int the eink? | oknown to them, they throw themselves off Water: The man wasn’t | both got erinks teven bridges and other high ———_thisty. Poison. Mr Smith downer places? Sharpshooter: What brea —! his in one guip angered Twins: Their mother was exactly did he hang his hat his slowat Bown stayed in the bar one eft fon a boat when she gave on? pub slowlly. Later Me Brown anaes Oak birth to the irs. This lliam: While having ir Smith didn n died Of poisonis difference in their birthdays excellent eyesight, William in’, Why? 9G | | Rappers every four years” caf ak E — & E & é & E & & € & — — E mmm m mm mm Inmommm mm mx x TIMESAVER SPEAKING ACTIVI nn a Stress Time ci By putting the stress on different words, we can change the meaning of a sentence. « The underlined words are the stressed words. Match the statements with the responses. ‘The first one has been done for you. x x a « «) L A 12 eit ert sntine pT en tye dba eeu B led tll eter anything 2 Sowho dia then? 2 a Tom'll never let me borrow his car. 1 OK, but he might let me borrow it. b Tom never let me borrow his ca. 2 Ho, notin a mlion years 2a J had fantastic time in Los Angels 1 And what about the others? bid they? bb [had a fantastic time in Los Angeles. 2. OK, so you didn’t enjoy New York so much then? 4 a | didn’t actually see Sara. 1 Oh, but you spoke to her on the phone, didn’t you? x B tet actually se Sora 2 but did you see Rachel oF Tim? x 5 a I don't like playing football much. 4 That's surprising! vou aways watelt it un TV. ~ b I don’t like playing football much. 2 Me neither, | prefer playing tennis. x Be a Did he ams you se wll 4 io, he ust phoned me x B Did he emo yeu 0 well? 2 No, haven't heard from him at al 7a I'm going to Zurich by plane. 1 Lucky you! | love Switzerland. B tm going te Zurchby lane. 2 Are you? | thought you were traveling by coach 8a Lalit see him in the Dio. 4 Ob, where did you see him? Bald ew him inthe Disco 2 Ok, believe you! mt Decide which is the most stressed word in each of the responses. = Work in pairs. Student A must speak one of the sentences, a or b, and student B must give the Correct response. Wiien you have finished, exchange roles. = — ee RR TTC DD@ ®) A Superstitious Man Instructions for the teacher Cut the following story into individual lines and give one line to each student up to a maximum of thirteen. For fewer students, give two consecutive parts to stronger students. Also, give the final sentence to a stronger student. Students must memorise their parts and then stand up and repeat their parts to all of the people in their group. The activity finishes when the students are standing in a line in the correct order of the story. Students can sit down and reformulate the story by dictating their parts to each other as a follow-up. This is good practice for stress, intonation, punctuation and spelling. Aman was sitting having coffee in his girlfriend’s flat. There was a knock at the door. "Oh dear,” said the girl, “that must be my husband.” “Your husband?“ said the man. “| didn‘t know you were married. What am | going to do?” “Well,” said the girl, “there's only one door, so you'd better jump out of the window.” “The window?" said the man. “But you live on the thirteenth floor!” "This is no time to be superstitious,” she replied. | (Cay aia acc a RETREAT ART OEE) ™ & mam mm mem mmm*£ A Re KR eee Ree eee eee CST @ eo > ) Her the News Vics’ inlemall ae ee at ews broadcast. Write a script or notes to o help you. nen yeu — your stories on three jhelp you. neets himself _ 2 (Clone t Ss “becomes wor -old | ‘William becomes worlds to marrv champion 430 years YOunS he “Children | win jin right |) ‘ New ‘divorce’ parents | } ‘to footb ball More messages * transfer, )_ (from Mars L ‘recor oer th and on top | fthe world ‘Largest lottery wi win ever | (Earthquake~ = ‘Swallows cit Mother has twentieth child_ child. JM (raasinen enema ac | ST ee | LLm TIMESAVER SPEAKING ACTIVITIES Q wa . g The Customer’s Always Right! é Work with a partner. Discuss the conversation below and how you could improve it. E ‘The Department Store f Man: Oi! Shop assistant: What do you want? ‘Man: 1 want a bigger one than this. Shop assistant: Oh yeah? Wait here. a ‘Man: Don't be long. sn . Shop assistant: This'l tit Man: Yeah, but | hate the colour. es Shop assistant: That's all we've got. sem een Man: Forget it -'m off! Shop assistant: Good! Get lest. cy Using the phrases in the box, make improvments to the conversation above and write each line in the right-hand column. 8 & Certainly, sit.| won't be a moment. I think I'll leave it for now. Thank you. Yes, please. Do you have this in a larger size? Okay, thank you. Excuse me! : I'm afraid that's the only colour we have, sir. Yes si Can I help you? Very well, si. Thank you. Yes, 103 fine. Unni... Uo you have it in anottrer wulour? es Here we are, sir. I think this should be the right size. as Now do the same for this conversation. This time, you will have to do even more work on the polite conversation. However, the phrases in the box may help you. a The Train Station s Woman: Hey, you! Guard: What? Woman: | want to go to London, Guard: Have you paid? a -_ iE Woman: No. se oe - Guard: You can’t go then. & Woman: Where do | pay? Guard: Over there. Woman: Thanks for nothing! Guard: Whatever. sen 7 Could you...?d-like... Do you havea ticket? You're welcome. No, not yet I'm afraid you can't. svat the ticket booth. Thank you very much. & Now act out the four conversations with a partner, & When you have practired enough, act them out in front of the class. = (Gy aera seas caine om cca mT TORIES) &a , eee ENer sd BD ) < Read All About It x Choose a short magazine or newspaper article and prepare a short summary of it. Use the tramework below. Then work in groups and tell each other about your articles. « a x < < x « EG — —— x ( Id like to tell you about an article that was in... « A | Its title is... and it’s about... x In summary, the article says. « | What I found particularly interesting was... x © | What surprised me was. " | What I never realised was.. : | a From reading the article I've learnt... s What I'd like to know more about is... sg Some of the interesting vocabulary from the article is. « y Pa Do you have any questions to ask me about the artic s aa as EE RES = = x aaE PS BD Summer School ‘Work in groups of fix . Each student must read about one of the language schools and then ask each other questions to complete the chart. For example: How many hours of English do students at The City Language School have? What are the sports facilities at the Scottish School of English? How much does an English course at Seaview Study Centre cost? What is included in the social programme at the Northern Language School? City Language School Learn English in the capital. As the capital of England, London is the perfect place to learn English. Our school provides 15 hours of English per week. Students receive a free tour of the ity and a ride on the London Eye as part of our Social programme. Our sports facilities include tennis Courts and tree rollerblade hire. Student ‘accommodation is at the school. A four-week course costs £ 1,000. Intelligent English School A summer school for smart students in the grounds of Oxford University. This Is an intensive course for dedicated students of English, Students have 25 hours of lessons per week with our highly qualified teachers. The social programme includes 2 free tour of Oxford and evening poetry readings at the university. For sporty stuclents, the school offers free bike hire and sailing lessons. Cost: £700 for four weeks ‘Accommodation isin the university hal Scottish School of English ‘ou don't need to be in England to learn English! Our schoo! in Edinburgh provides 12 hours of English per week. As part of our social programme, students are invited to a free ghost tour around the elt. there is also a Scottish feast every week, where students can experience the country’s speciality ~ haggis. Each student Is given a pass for the nearby gym. The cost of a four-week cour: ror om moJ SNS TI rd WE SEAVIEW Fa STUDY Northern Language a CENTRE School A 7 . Study in the sun « ag « 6 x 4 There's fun 2s well as leari seaview Study Cerise, C a lessons are for two hours every morning, . Monday to Friday. The school offers three a volltyeat notches ore organized Gay The Learn English in Liverpool, home of the Beatles. There are « socal programme includes © powerboot tip twenty hours of lesson per week and a lively social - i ee el aa programine, which includes free entry into the Beatles a Students stay in shared caravans or family Museum and a free trip on the Magical Mystery Tour bus. a Sized tents a uve Seaview Mulley Path Students ore allowed te ute the nearby swimming pal and : NTR TE Re sauna. Accommodation isin shared apartments. “ eee Pi — a 7 City dneeligent Scottish Seaview | Northen | x Language English School of Study Language a Cemre | Schou Engst Core Conve : | +4 cd Location: | | | | a Hours per | < Pree: \ | - a Social a programme: 4 Spores 7 facilis: a |4 a Pa Accommodation | | * type: | | | 4 | ! - _ J Imagine you have won a competition to go on a four-week English course at one of these schools. Work together and decide which one you will go to. xSSS e It’s a Mystery ® le into groups of four. Each of you read about one of the mysteries and then re-tell it to the others in your group. Popular interest in the Loch Ness monster began in the 1930s with the publication of the now world-famous photograph taken by Robert Wilson. Since early reports of 2 ‘huge creature with two black humps’, there have t been dozens of sightings, including one of 'a strange creature E running across the road with a sheep in its mouth’ ‘The search for ‘Nessie! is very cerious hixineks Seientific E research teams regularly visit the loch and millions of pounds have been spent in an attempt to be the first to prove the & existence of the elusive beast. & One summer in the early 1980s, strange patterns g like the one in the photo appeared overnight ; in comnfields across southern England. E Observers were astounded by the regular 6 geometry, beauty and size of the designs with some as big as 50 metres across. The area e immediately surrounding the circles was not disturbed at all Such circles have since been seen all ver the world In Novernber 1872, the Marie Celeste, on American soiling ship carrying crude alcohol, set out to cross the Atlantic, & bound for italy. Three weeks later, a British ship found the a Marie Celeste 650 kilometres from land with nota single & person on board, Blood was found on the deck and on the ki captain's sword, There were two large grooves scratched into the ships side. Meals were left half-eaten and the captain's & ally log stopped mid-sentence, All the ship's fresh water, food and clothing had been left on board, but a few documents & were missing. Only one smal ifeboat had been taken. . & On 25 July 1976, the Viking 1 space probe was & taking photographs of the surface of Mars. . One of the photographs beamed back to Earth : revealed a giant face one-and-a-half kilometres E ‘across. Itis believed by many that this is proof that there was once life on Mars and that the face was left as @ signal tu anyone visiting the planet, m E _ a EE In your groups, discuss the possible causes of these strange happenings. & Which do you think were the most likely? Do you know of any other unsolved mysteries? Tell your group about them. BE &AA s AAA A < AAAA AAA AR AAA A AAR AW CE eS TSF be Es » Man Overboard! You have just escaped from your sinking ship and are afloat in a lifeboat. Unfortunately, there are too many of you and the lifeboat is also sinking. Two people must be sacrificed. The two chosen will have to jump overboard. Play in groups of six to ten. You will each be given a role-card. Spend a few minutes thinking about what you will say and then, tell the others in the group who you are and why you should stay in the lifeboat. Be imaginative and give lots of reasons. After each person has spoken, you can ask each other questions. a ‘When you have done this, you must each write on a piece of paper the two people you think should jump overboard. ‘Then find out who must be sactificod. Good luck! You are one of the sailors You are a young child. You don't take up from the ship. Only you | much space in the lifeboat. All the other know how to navigate people in the boat have lived full lives — vours hasn't even started. | safely to dry land. You are a doctor. Some of the i You are the President of the United states people in the lifeboat are already of America, If you die, Americans will think sick and it is possible the | you were assassinated by an enemy lifeboat will only reach } government and your country will possibly a deserted island. : declare war. You are an ex-soldier and survival You are a world-famous pop star. You give expert. itis possible that the pleasure to millions of people. If you die, it lifeboat will only reach | would deprive people throughout the a deserted island. world of the pleasure you give them. You are a multi-millionaire. You are a scientist. You have discovered a i tfyou survive, you will share your i cure for cancer. Only you know the: i wealth with the other survivors. formula of the medicine. You are an amateur sai confidence in the crew members in your lifeboat. You believe the crew of the ship were responsible for it sinking. Ce TERETE SR RE EAE i OTT EY You are the widowed mother of twelve children. Without you, there will be no-one to take care of them and they will have to be separated. ? NE “ERE oo A RR aEJESAVER SPEAKING ACTIVITIES OD Find the Differences Find eleven differences between your picture and Student B's picture. 7 The things which are different have the same vowel sound. For example: ‘A; In my picture there are some shoes on the floor. B: In my picture there are some boots on the floor Find other objects in the picture have the same vowel sounds as the things bel mor TORY flaa 400 2 ow ao a a8 A BAe A AAA AAA AAR AAA a AA CEN es SF ) FREED Find cloven differences between your picture and Student As picture The things which are different have the same vowel sound. For example: my picture there are some boots on the floor. my picture there are some shoes on the floor Find other abjects in the picture have the same vowel sounds as the thinas below. i g i |SNES Big Brother Each person in the group must have: © 2 copy of the instructions @ one role card is You are one uf a group of ten people selected to live together in a house for nine weeks. There are cameras watching your every move. Each week, people are evicted from the house until only one person is left. This person is the winner. iy RULES | at 1 This week, two people ate who youre and why you theres aseret vote eh 4 going tobeeviced sndyou shoud ayinine ase eae eeaert i Rave to cheesewhotheywil ater eh pron harspoten, emer eae gle ey be youcan mk cath othe want to ect tom te hte 2 Lock at your oe card Questions andy who you think Calc eveyone paver ea : 2 spends ten mines thinking Shoudeo, andy. vourtean Seduptrercor teeto about what you will say and mates must defend themselves. _ people with the most vates will : tren‘elteotherintbesrou Sateendermedcuaen einAAA AA AA ASA AAA AA AAR AAA AAAS «ON! x AW SSIES eee hI Role cards \Why you think you should stay: YoU feel you ere a (ocodlooking) ‘man who gets 00 well with the other } men ~ you're good at games and "you're 8 good organiser. Some ‘people say that. while you are Confident ond outgoing, you don't Know how to talk to women. You think you're very good with women {as well 9s being attractive to them’). ‘One person you think should go: Amy becouse she aes tke 2 He gir You are Daniel Why you think you should stay: You Relyou ort reasonable man tho gets on well with everyone in the house. You don't take charge, ‘you prefer to stand back and observe the others. You actually have some foly strong opinions, but you refer to keep them to yourself. ‘One person you think should go: Ben, because he's stupid ~ he con't even spell potato’! You are Rob Why you think you should stay: You ere the funny guy inthe. house. Everybody needs 10 laugh and you're there to helo them do that. You think you are one of the most useful Geserve to win. ‘One person you think should go: Debbie, because she is 100 boss. Why you think you should stay: You offer the house someone who ‘sinteligent and creative. Some of the men are good at games but your strength Is your mid. some ‘people think you are @ snob but ou too! there people imply don Understand your ‘One person you think should go: Daniel, because he seems nice but {you think he’ false. You are Ben Why you think you should stay: You are 0 cheertel person ho keeps the house hoppy bith your jokes. You are not intelectual, but you are very practical and can help, ‘round the house pesca ‘One person you think should go: Jane, because she's to0 rude. You are Debbie Why y6a think you should stay: You think of yoursel os the mother figure in the group. You are one of the oldest people in the house and ‘you feel thatthe others need someone. | two eam look after them and care about them. some people don't ike being ‘mothered’ You think that these people | don't know what is best for them | | One person you think should go: A Alex, because he's lazy and fancies SS himseitteo mucn, You are Laura Why you think you should stay: You consider yourself sensible person and a good lstene: When people have any problems, they usually tak to you. You don’t judge people and tell them what to do, you just listen and comfort ther. ‘One person you think should go: Fob, becouse he only seems, to think about himselh You are amy Why you think you should stay: You ore e bubbly light heorted irl whe doesn’ take life too Seriously. You think the girls are best (Girl Power!) and should stick together, just ike your favourite pun tha Spee Cite ‘One person you think should go: Joveph, because he 9 bit Serious and doesn't enjoy 3 goed laugh You are Jane Why you think you should stay You ere en honest straightforward person who i impotient with feos You ere hepoy to speak your mind, ven I it means offending some ‘people. Some people mistoke your Renenty for miionecs, hut yr think they are jst too sensitive (One person you think should go: ‘becouse she thinks she's so beautiful fand she doesn’t get on luits any of the otter women) You are Melanie ‘Why you think you should stay: rice #0 look at (forthe boys) You are not just a pretty face, though, YoU have a good mind and get on well nith everyone, Sspetaly the boys (ome ofthe Girls seem jealous). ‘One person you think should ge Laura, becouse you feel she doesn’t like you and she warts to push youTIMESAVER SPEAKING ACTIVITIES 33k a Personality Tests Look at the following words used to describe personality and character. Which words have positive meaning and which have negative meaning? Put them into the correct column. accommodating aggressive artistic. big-headed calm careful clear-cut compassionate critical curious dependable down-to-earth family-oriented friendly greedy hard-working immature impatient life-of-the-party likeable mean nosy observant practical. reserved ~— romantic _— self-centred __self-contidient sensitive serious shy snobby straightforward — thoughtful — warn 5) Choose five words that you think describe your partner. Ask your partner to guess which words you have chosen. Work in groups of four. Each of you must choose one of the tests and do this test on the other people in your group. The analyses are on the next page. Do the analyses accurately describe your partners? 1"a www x CSS ES ra 9 These five things are happening at the same time. In which order do you attend to them? ‘© The telephone is ringing, oO «The baby iserving Oo ‘# Someone is knocking at the front door. [| ‘# There is laundry hanging on the line [7] outside and it is starting to rain. The tap inthe kitchen is running and [7] needs to be turned eft Which of the following best describes how you undress? Haphazard: You throw your clothes all ver room. 1] Meticulous: You remove each piece of clothing [ and put it way carefully. Feet First: Your shoes and socks are always { the first to come of. Slow: you take off your shirt and ten minutes later get] found to ancther item ot clothing. Fast: You get out of your clothes as quickly as possible.) Jewellery of fist: You take off your rings, watch, [~) etc, before anything else. Never the same way: The order you remove your [~] Clothes is different each time. PERCU) When you get into the shower, in which order do you wash the following parts of your body? When you brush your teeth, do you: a look up? oD achest [) bFace oO b look around? oO | cArmpits [] d Hair oO look down? Oo eFect [J] f Shoulders and arms]SSS cr Test 1 analysis ‘The phone represents your studies or career. ‘The baby represents your family. ‘The visitor represents your friends ‘The laundry represents your social life. The running water represents money or wealth. How closely does this match your life's priorities? Haphazard: You are a friendly, life-of-the-party type. Vou are free with your thoughts and opinions, not eaing much about what others think of you: Meticulous: You are a serious person who likes life tobe very calm. You like routine and you believe that the best way to deal with lfe’s problems is to prevent them inthe fist place. Feet First You are a perfectionist, very shy, observant ané dependable. You think long and hard before making decisions. You are a very careful person and find it easy to concentrate on things. Slow: You are extremely self-confident and intellectual. You are 2 deep thinker, and | you don't like to be hassled. You usually like 2 lot of time to yourself. Fast: You are concerned about ethers and hat they expect from you, but you're not wwurried abut your own needs: You ere very family-oriented | Jewellery off first: You are warm, thoughtful, | sensitive, and romantic. You like things to be perfect. You think of yourself as a character from a film of book | Never the same way: You are avery curious, | person, You enjoy brood range of activities ond YOU like to take risks and enjoy fun and adventure. rest 2 analysis | Test 3 analysis ‘Those who look up are reserved. They do not have much confidence and sometimes have difficulty ‘expressing themselves. In their love life, they are very dependent on their partner and always look {to hither in times of trouble. These who look around are careful. They always plan everything before they act. In their love lite, ‘they will tend to miss golden opportunities that are in front of them as they don’t make the most, of the situation quickly enough. Those who look down are friendly and accommodating. They are good friends as they are compassionate. As for their love life, they listen te their partners, They tend to treasure their relationships end will do anything to keep them alive, ‘Those who look at themselves in the mirror are clear-cut and practical. They are confident in their thoughts and actions. They love their life and have the potential to do great things. Their love life may not be good as they are not devoted to their partners enough. Test 4 analysis, ‘The first one is your strongest characteristic, the | second one your next strongest and so on Chest: You are a practical parcan, eeaightforward and you do not beat around the bush. You hate to be distracted when concentrating and are impatient with people who do not see things your way. Your best partner in Ite wall be one who chose hair in this test. Face: Money is important to you and you will do anything to get it. Other people find it hard to understand you but you are not concerned with what they think. You are quite self-centred, Your best partner in life will be one who chose feet in this test [Armpits: You are a dependable and hard working person, You are very popular as you are very | down-to-earth and willing tohelp others. Your | best partner in life will be someone who one shoulders inthis test | Hair: You are very artistic. Daydreaming is your hobby but you can achieve things when you put | your mind to it, You will work tirelessly towards | goals which are important to you. You don't care | so much about money. Your best partner in life will bbe one who chose chest in this test. Feet: You are quite shy. You lack self-confidence and tend to follow what others do and say. You have a few close friends and are able to show your true emotions to very few people. You tend to give up easily and at the first opportunity. Your best partner in life will be one who chose face in this test. Shoulder and arms: You are a born loser Even thought you try, you fail in almost everything that you do, Maney and power ic important to you, but your fuck will always fil you, You will find it difficult to find 2 partner in life, Finding someone who chose armpits in this est Is your only crance. Legs: You are a very average person. You must learn to be a little bit more adventurous. Deep down, you are a very likeable person with very few faults. However, the key will be to make your | strengths stand out and to not just hide your | | weaknesses. 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