Prepare Teacher's Book With Digital Pack A2 Level 3
Prepare Teacher's Book With Digital Pack A2 Level 3
Prepare Teacher's Book With Digital Pack A2 Level 3
CONTENTS
Introduction 4
Student’s Book overview 6
Component line-up 8
The Prepare Exam Journey 10
A2 Key for Schools exam overview 11
Student’s Book contents 12
1 It’s a challenge! 17
2 Our changing planet 25
CULTURE National parks 33
3 On holiday 37
4 My place 45
LIFE SKILLS Critical thinking: Accepting other people’s opinions 53
REVIEW 1 57
5 School 61
6 Favourite things 69
CULTURE Secondary school in the UK 77
7 Adventure holidays 81
8 Life in the future 89
LIFE SKILLS Communication: Having a good conversation 97
REVIEW 2 101
9 Sports, games and activities 105
10 Useful websites 113
CULTURE The beautiful game 121
11 City living 125
12 Films 133
LIFE SKILLS Creativity and innovation: Brainstorming 141
REVIEW 3 145
13 Life experiences 149
14 Spending money 157
CULTURE Shopping and money 165
15 Free time 169
16 Languages of the world 177
LIFE SKILLS Learning to learn: Effective learning 185
REVIEW 4 189
17 Staying healthy 193
18 From cover to cover 201
CULTURE English literature 209
19 Different ingredients 213
20 Life changes 221
LIFE SKILLS Study skills: Taking exams 229
REVIEW 5 233
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WELCOME TO PREPARE
Clear grammar presentation
STUDENT’S BOOK OVERVIEW and practice is extended in
the Grammar reference and
practice section at the back
Each unit begins with of the book.
About you, where students can
talk about themselves and
their lives. 2 THE EARTH:
OUR CHANGING PLANET
ABOUT YOU
4 Complete each sentence with the
from Exercise 3.
1 Not many plants and animals can
because they are very dry. deserts
correct word
live in
/ hills
GRAMMAR
1
Verbs we don’t usually
use in the continuous
Find these verbs in the article on page
14 and
2 Many
A CHANGING PLANET What is the weather like in your country?
have snow on top of them all
year. mountains / valleys
underline them. What tense are they
in?
Is the weather the same every year? 3 There’s a near my home, and I like believe hope know like
going fishing there. river / sea
own think understand
4 There were so many trees in the
that it
was impossible to see the sky. forest
/ lake
5 My friend and I cycled to the
for a swim. The verbs above are about thinking,
VOCABULARY AND READING lake / volcano
owning things. We don’t usually use
feeling and
them in the
5 Write five sentences of your own using continuous form.
11 6
th: /θ/ and /ð/
Listen to the sounds θ and ð and repeat belong to buy climb feel hate
them. Then put the words in the box have
Profile to ensure they are
2 What’s happening to the Earth’s into love mean need prefer
weather at the moment? the correct column. run sing want work
recorded, giving the option is getting wetter in some places and drier
and there are more big storms.
weather
in others,
5 Use the prompts to write questions
Do you … or Are you … Then walk
beginning
around the
4
to listen and read or listen However, these changes are not bad for
Because the Arctic is getting warmer,
Greenland now own businesses and sell
everyone.
some people in
class and ask people your questions.
own / a bike?
learn to / play an instrument?
vegetables H I
and check answers where they grow on their land. That wasn’t possible
north 50 years ago. Farmers in Greenland
warm weather and hope it will continue.
so far
like the
G like / cabbage?
do / an art project at the moment?
think / English is easy?
and Oceania
Word stress in numbers
after every two units. BRAINSTORMING 4 Read the texts again and answer the
GROUP A
questions.
96 7 Listen again and answer the questions.
1 What are the topics they mention first?
1 Did all the students write down
their ideas?
1 When do you need ideas from other 2 List two of the themes the students
important skills for their everyday lives. to make a room more attractive for 4 Did all the students write in the
a party circles?
to do homework • to solve a problem
to buy a present for a friend • to create something GROUP C 8 Choose the correct options.
• to plan something 5 What did the students write in the
middle circle?
In pairs, compare your answers. 6 Did they learn new information?
Brainstorming is thinking of lots of USEFUL LANGUAGE
ideas
2 Think of an example where you worked
people to get ideas and tell the class.
with other
in a group or individually. If more people GROUP D
7 What did the students use to show
1 Do we / Shall we all write down a
list of
take part, then there are more ideas. their ideas? suggestions first / firstly?
8 What did they do with ideas that 2 Why don’t we / We think to make a
were the same? mind map?
Last term, we had a science project. 3 Then / Last, what about the other
We had circles?
to think of an experiment to do in groups. 5 In pairs, discuss which brainstormin
think is best and explain why.
g idea you 4 What about / Let’s start with the theme.
5 Shall we / How about different nationalities?
6 Next / After, we’ll have to choose decorations.
3 Read the text and match groups A–D
to the 96 6 Listen to four students planning a
Which brainstorming method do they
school party.
brainstorm techniques 1–4. use?
interesting aspects of culture in boots Have you got an idea for a new
that other people thought were important. film?
monuments shops Make a poster with the title, names
of
the actors and a scene from the
film.
Group C Write a short description of the scene
3 Cards
English-speaking countries. Name for our school pet
4 Image circles We decided to draw a circle in the
middle of the
page and write the topic in the centre.
drew lines which connected the middle
Then, we
circle
you choose.
The winners will spend a day at the
school, learning to use cameras
create special effects.
and
film
CULTURE
Then, we put all the cards on the • Present your poster and explain
board at the back your film
72 of the room. We put the cards that
LIFE SKILLS had the same
ideas together in groups on the board
idea to another group or to the class.
and then we
voted to decide on the best one.
answer the questions. BRAINSTORMING 73
3 Read the text again and match in Liverpool in 1920?
to watch the women’s football
1 How many people went the First World War?
start playing football during
2 Why did many women
GAME playing football after 1921?
THE BEAUTIFUL
competitions?
3 Why did women stop to play in international
the Football Associati on in England allow women
4 When did money nowadays?
players receive a lot of
5 Do professional women teams?
photos? play in separate football
2 What can you see in the 6 Do boys and girls always
your
your partner. Read the text and check words in the text to the
definitions.
1 Discuss the questions with A–D to the Match the highlighted
watching football?
ideas. Match the photos 4 or places where people
can play football
1 Do you like playing or paragraphs 1–4. 1 three words for a place
play football in your country?
2 Do many girls and women
3 Do you ever watch girls
or women playing football
on TV or live? 2 two words for football
3 one word that means
competitions
‘job’ Projects in the Life Skills and
TALKING POINTS
Culture lessons encourage
A SPORT FOR ALL ?
only for boys?
country only for girls or
Are some sports in your
only by girls or only by boys?
82
Which ones are played
62 CULTURE
and exam tasks. (Unit 4, Unit 17, Review 1) five short dialogues
EXAM INFORMATION
What is Part 1?
EXAM TIPS
• You will hear something about each
There are five short conversations. picture, but only
one picture answers the question,
What do I have to do? so only give one
answer. A
Each conversation has a multiple-choi B
ce • You hear the conversation twice, 5 What are the boys going to do now? C
question for you to answer. The options so don’t worry if you
miss the answer the first time.
are pictures.
150 2
Read the question carefully. Is it asking
PREPARE FOR THE EXAM Now, listen and answer the question.
about what Ted has got or what he
wants?
1 outhm 2 If it will be / is all right, I’ll meet you students about the history of her
8 ranib in the price.
2 mtuhb 3 The batteries include / are included EXAM INFORMATION
3 grinfse 9 thare
4 This present gave / was given to
me by my father. EXAM TIPS
Mrs Smith’s town
Reply Forward
ic e cr e at o r y ?
Which foods keep you healthy? B
find out C
be born change schools Have you ever hurt any part of your
body?
give back
find part-time work 128 every day?
How do you get to school PREPARE FOR THE EXAM
take back take exams take out
on 15th June
ice cream makers also (5)
marshmallow or whole nuts in their
The next step is very important.
ice cream.
The ice cream
in
Who’s the best cook in your family?
Which country’s food do you like best? The Prepare for the exam section at the end of the
1962. (freeze) and mixed at the same time
118 REVIEW 5
well as providing practice of exam tasks.
COMPONENT LINE-UP
the
4 Read questions a and b and complete
PREPARE FOR THE EXAM
ON HOLIDAY
answers. Then answer questions 1–4.
STUDENT’S BOOK WITH EBOOK
A
3 FIRST HOLIDAYS WITH FRIENDS
ost of us can’t wait to go on holiday
without our parents.
F
19
G 6
Speaking Part 2
Look at the photos A–K on page 20.
questions with your partner.
1 Do you like these different ways
Why? / Why not?
Discuss the
of travelling?
did +
with her?
to go on holiday with her.
wallet.
question?
M We can choose where to go, what to
with. But are first holidays with friends
do and who to go
always great? Read
H Why not?
ship is
3 Is question a asking for information
about the
A2
Jim, Simon and a His mother saw him.
My first holiday was a weekend in London.
bus station. When Past simple
I travelled by tram from my house to the GRAMMAR b He saw his mother.
D we arrived there, I put my hand in my
pocket but my wallet
it on the tram. Jim and
wasn’t there! Where was it? I think I lost 149
imon each lent me money for the coach.
We stayed at Jim’s aunt’s Underline the past simple forms in
the sentences. GRAMMAR REFERENCE AND PRACTICE PAGE
Simon
house in London and we had a fantastic
weekend. Fred, 13 1
1 Where did they go? past simple of
6 Complete the sentences using the
at a campsite in a forest 2 Where was it?
My first holiday was with my friend Tom the verbs in brackets.
E to drive us there, so 3 Did they have a good time?
Joanna Kosta Second near our town. We didn’t want my parents
we went by bus and then on foot. It was
a long walk to the forest
K
4 We closed our eyes.
to the
1 What (you / eat) when you were on
because I knew how 5 Jim, Simon and I travelled by tram holiday in Italy?
Melanie Williams Edition LEVEL 3 and it was raining! I put the tent up quickly
to do it, but all our things were wet. Then
next day. We dried everything and had
the sun came out the
a great time! Chris, 12
bus station.
6 My wallet wasn’t there.
Tom.
2 Who
3 Where
(take) you to the airport?
(you / go camping) last summer?
(book) the flights, your mum or
7 My first holiday was with my friend 4 Who
us, so we
8 We didn’t want my parents to drive your dad?
went by bus and then on foot. 5 Who (you / go) on holiday with last
9 We dried everything. summer?
where (buy) you your new bike? Was it
3 Read the article quickly and find out 6 Who
How did Now answer these questions. your parents?
ABOUT YOU Sophie, Fred and Chris went on holiday.
each of them get there? Correct the mistakes in the sentences.
Where do you like going on holiday? 7
the questions. 1 Which past simple verbs are regular?
How often do you go on holiday? Read the article again and answer 1 I maked two new friends on my
holiday.
Do you always go on holiday to the
same place? 4 2 Which past simple verbs are irregular?
I go shopping
1 What does the article mean by ‘first
holidays’? 3 Which verb never has did in questions 2 Sorry we couldn’t meet yesterday.
How do you usually get there? 2 What did Sophie and Paula do when
they arrived and negatives? and then cycling with my mum.
I spended
on the island? 3 It was a rainy day on Saturday, so
sleeping? the day at home.
3 What happened while they were Underline all the examples of the
past simple in
4 What did Fred lose? 2 the article.
4 I watch TV and played on the computer
VOCABUL ARY AND READING 5 How did he pay for the coach?
past simple of
yesterday evening.
early last Friday.
6 What was the weather like when
Chris and Tom Complete the sentences using the 5 It was a pity you lefted the party
were putting up the tent?
3 the verb in brackets.
Holidays: Ways of travelling 8 In pairs, ask and answer the questions.
1 (you / go) on holiday with your family
last year? 1 Where did you go on your last holiday?
Match the words in the box to photos
A–K. PRONUNCIATION Silent letters
(not travel) by boat to the island 2 Who did you go with?
1 2 They
(be) bad. 3 How did you get there?
In pairs, read the words aloud. Which because the weather
EP by bike by boat by coach on foot 5 are the silent letters? 3 We (want) to visit the museum, but we 4 What did you do there?
Why?
by helicopter by motorbike by plane
(not have) time. 5 What was the best thing you did?
by scooter by ship by tram (the plane / arrive) on time?
climb flight guess half 4
by underground where 5 The holiday (not be) great, but I
island knew two
(enjoy) the afternoons on the beach.
Listen and check. Then repeat. 6 (you / be) in the mountains for the
18
from Listen and check. Then repeat. whole holiday?
2 Decide whether each type of transport 20
21
Exercise 1 moves in the air, on land
or in the water. ON HOLIDAY
20 UNIT 3
The Workbook gives additional practice of all the language from the
Student’s Book. It also provides students with comprehensive skills
development work and further exposure to exam tasks. The Workbook is
suitable for use both in the classroom and for homework.
2
the continuous
to
in the box. 1 Use the definitions and pictures below
1 Complete the table with the verbs complete the crossword.
2
believe belong to go happen 1
need o
like love mean 4
understand p
own read think
VOCABUL ARY Geographical features walk want watch write 5
a
6
correct form of
geographical 2 Complete the sentences with the
1 In which photo(s) can you see each words in Exercise 1. Verbs that we use in the Verbs that
we don’t 7
8
r
desert ☛
A2
to Simon.
2 These books belong / are belonging 3 This sea animal is one of the largest
animals
I try it on?
3 I like / ’m liking your hat, Tim. Can in the world.
practice
4 My dad can’t take me to football 4 Picture A
moment.
because he works / ’s working at the 6 Picture D
some
5 My mother understands / ’s understanding
Italian, but she can’t speak it very well.
brother?
6 Do you know / Are you knowing Rachel’s A
B
He’s very funny.
/ look for my new jacket. I can’t
7 I’m looking for
find it anywhere.
It’s my
8 I don’t own / ’m not owning this guitar.
sister’s.
sentences.
Frances Treloar Second Edition LEVEL 3
3 Correct the mistakes in three of the
Which two are correct?
C
wanting to go.
B 1 There is a concert on Saturday. I am
D
the moment.
2 My parents are making dinner at
8 UNIT 2
• Speaking worksheets 1 Put the underlined letters in the correct order to write
Underline the correct option. nine film types. 4 Choose the correct conjunction to join the
and endings of the sentences. 4 / who was travelling to the
USA. sentences together.
1 Match the beginnings 1 Mary was a girl which 1 an nictao film
G action 1 I love musicals. I don’t like films that are musicals.
1 We don’t like films what / that we plan to see.
2 You will like the film 2 a mcoedy (but / so)
/ who is very beautiful.
2 My neighbour is someone 3 I bought a dress which 3 an nmdeatie film I love musicals, but I don’t like films that are musicals.
/ which is my favourite colour. List 5 …
• Writing worksheets 3 There’s a cinema in town
4 Did you see the film
5 David really enjoys films
6 What’s the name of the
actress
4 My new bike is red who
5 Are there any interviews
show some of their new
6 I want to go on holiday
with the actors who / that
List 5 …
film?
places to try
to the place who / which
film.
4 a ccieens-ctionif film
5 a lmsuiac
6 a rhtllire
2 I want to see the new Avengers film. I love Iron Man.
(because / while)
• Video worksheets
8 a maard
A which only shows thrillers. cinema every week.
we watched? 9 an ueartdvne film 4 I love eating popcorn. I’m watching a film.
B who was in the musical (where / while)
List 5 …
C which are in other languages. PRONUNCIATION 2 Read the text and complete the words with the places you can look List 5 … List 5 …
all day! missing letters.
D who watches comedies How many letters does 5 I don’t like it. I can’t remember the name of an actor. for fossils units of measuremen
to the cinema. Listen and repeat the words. t things that come
E who don’t like going
award? 06 5 each word have? How many
syllables? I love going to the cinema. I enjoy watching most kinds (but / when) in
pairs ‘A pair of …’
‘best drama’ of film. I think 1 c o m e d i e s are probably my favourite
F which won the Syllables
Letters as I feel so happy when the film has finished. I enjoy
G that make us sad. Word 1 2
a _ _ i o _ and 3 a _ _ e _ _ u _ e films too though, 6 I love the cinema in town. The seats are really
4
with who or which. 1 book as they are very exciting. A good 4 _ _ _ i _ _ e _ is comfortable. (where / and)
2 Complete the sentences
2 movie entertaining too, as you have to work out what is going
The film which was showing was very exciting. on. I’m not a big fan of 5 a _ i _ a _ e _ films, but I watch List 5 …
1 3 science 7 3D films are very good. You wear the special glasses.
is an actor.
2 I have got a friend 4 fiction
them with my little brother. I don’t like 6 _ o _ _ o _ (but / if) places humans have
are dramas. films so much as I don’t like being scared and I find
3 We watch a lot of films 5 creative never visited
love 7
_ u _ i _ a _ _ a little boring unless I really like the songs.
We have got great neighbours
LEVEL 3 PREPARE SECOND EDITION LEVEL 3
PREPARE SECOND EDITION 3 Write the film typesLITERATU
4 6 beautiful
having parties.
7 information RE 2
next to the descriptions. 5 Complete the conversation with suitable words.
UNIT 13 VIDEO
is playing is very loud. A: So, Lucy. Do you like watching movies?
5 The band
both want to the words in the box. 1 This type of film has a lot of exciting experiences.
got two sisters
6 Complete Tara’s text with
6 I have
be actresses.
action film B: Yes, I love all types, but not
List 5 …
the musical ‘Hamilton’
7 We’ve got tickets for These are two poems about Watch the film. How many different life experiences are mentioned?
is very popular. ABOUT YOU night-time. One is about the Circle the right answer.
sentences with that Answer the questions and talk about your ideas. wind at night, the other is
3 Rewrite the incomplete 5/6/7/8/9
1 Do you like the wind? Why? / Why not? about sleep and dreams. The
correct place.
land of nod is an expression Work with a partner. Match the students (1–5) with the experiences
exciting. 2 Can you remember a time when you were in a very windy place? (a–k).
1 I like action films are which means sleeping. Sleep Watch the film again and check your answers.
exciting. is an activity but many writers List 5 …
I like action films that are 3 Do you remember your dreams?
was on TV last night? describe sleep as a place, a
2 Did you see the film 4 Tell your partner(s) about a dream you had recently. 1 2 3
land, a country – somewhere
we go when we are asleep. read books
3 We enjoy films are funny.
1 Read the poems. As you read, think about this
can sing well. question. wait to go!
4 I don’t know anyone at the same time. I can’t
OK. Great! I can meet you at the cinema
but nervous
Which poem do you like most? Why? experiences and it’s often set in unusual 8
e ,9w List 5 …
films are in French. locations. the tickets. Alex Hamda
5 Jack doesn’t understand Megan
PREPARE SECOND EDITION LEVEL 3 PHOTOCOPIABLE © Cambridge University Press and UCLES 2019
PHOTOCOPIABLE © Cambridge University Press and UCLES 2019 PREPARE SECOND EDITION LEVEL 3
LEVEL 2 LEVEL 3
Prepare Level 2 gradually introduces authentic Prepare Level 3 provides complete coverage of the
A2 Key for Schools exam tasks, ensuring students A2 Key for Schools exam, driving students to exam
become familiar with every part of the exam. success.
Exam tasks are discreetly labelled with the exam Each exam task is PREPARE FOR THE EXAM
35 2 Listen to five short conversations. For each the Exam features 2 Do you think riding a bike is difficult? Why? /
Why not?
question, choose the correct picture (A, B or C). in Level 3 Student’s 3 Do you think going in a boat or a ship is
enjoyable? Why? / Why not?
4 Now tell your partner which of these ways
1 What was Bella happy with at the party? Book. of travelling you like best.
5 How do you like to travel when it’s very hot?
6 Do you prefer going on holiday to the sea or in
the mountains?
each part of the exam. 1 Read the exam task and the sample answer. Is there something
about every picture? What tense is the story in? Why?
Look at the three pictures.
2 For each question, choose the correct answer.
Write the story shown in the pictures.
A The blankets are all big. Write 35 words or more.
B There’s a special offer on these blankets.
1 C The blankets are only £35 each today.
Mexican blankets Today
Different sizes
Buy one for £20 or two for £35 only!
Information for each part of the exam is Level 3 Workbook consolidates each exam task
included in Level 2 Teacher’s Book. and includes Exam tips.
PREPARE FOR THE EXAM EXAM TIPS
2 A2 Key for Schools Listening Part 1. Listening Part 5 • Always read the instructions, the
35 questions (1–5) and all the answer
In this part of the exam, students listen to five short 1 For each question, choose the correct answer. options (A–H) before you listen.
• You can only use an answer A–H
You will hear Martha talking to a friend about a trip to the
conversations and answer a question by choosing 02
zoo. Which animal was each person most interested in?
once. Remember you can’t use the
example!
the correct picture, A, B or C. They listen to each People
0 brother E
What they liked best
A bears E monkeys
conversation twice. Before they listen, ask the students 1 sister
2 dad
B dolphins
C elephants
F penguins
G snakes
to read each question again and say how each of the 3 mum
4 grandad
D giraffes H wild dogs
10
CONTENTS
Introduction 4
Student’s Book overview 6
Component line-up 8
The Prepare Exam Journey 10
A2 Key for Schools exam overview 11
Student’s Book contents 12
1 It’s a challenge! 17
2 Our changing planet 25
CULTURE National parks 33
3 On holiday 37
4 My place 45
LIFE SKILLS Critical thinking: Accepting other people’s opinions 53
REVIEW 1 57
5 School 61
6 Favourite things 69
CULTURE Secondary school in the UK 77
7 Adventure holidays 81
8 Life in the future 89
LIFE SKILLS Communication: Having a good conversation 97
REVIEW 2 101
9 Sports, games and activities 105
10 Useful websites 113
CULTURE The beautiful game 121
11 City living 125
12 Films 133
LIFE SKILLS Creativity and innovation: Brainstorming 141
REVIEW 3 145
13 Life experiences 149
14 Spending money 157
CULTURE Shopping and money 165
15 Free time 169
16 Languages of the world 177
LIFE SKILLS Learning to learn: Effective learning 185
REVIEW 4 189
17 Staying healthy 193
18 From cover to cover 201
CULTURE English literature 209
19 Different ingredients 213
20 Life changes 221
LIFE SKILLS Study skills: Taking exams 229
REVIEW 5 233
1 IT’S A CHALLENGE!
1 Who plays two instruments? 4 Write sentences about your partner using the
2 Who is happy with a piece of work they’re doing? adjectives in Exercise 3. Give the sentences to
3 Who is preparing a surprise for another person? your teacher to read out for the class to try and
4 Who is teaching another person how to do guess who they are about.
something?
10 UNIT 1
16 UNIT 1
1 IT’S A CHALLENGE!
IT’S A CHALLENGE! 17
2 Ask students to look at the emails. Ask, ‘Who tells a lot 3 Tell students to look at the first sentence. Ask, ‘Is this
of jokes?’ (Daniel). Tell students to answer the questions. something happening now or something that happens
Check the answers then ask students, ‘Who sounds more regularly?’ (something that happens regularly) and ‘How
interesting, Daniel or Grace?’ do you know?’ (It happens every week.). Tell students to
choose the correct form in the other sentences. Check as
Answers a class.
1 Daniel 2 Grace 3 Grace 4 Daniel
Answers
The Reading text is recorded for students to listen, read 1 watch 2 do you usually eat 3 ’m practising 4 are learning
01
and check their answers. 5 don’t always do 6 is teaching
3 Ask concept-checking questions about the words. For
example, ‘Are friendly people nice or not nice?’ (nice). 4 Write It is raining every day on the board. Have students
Let weaker students translate the words. Drill all the correct the sentence (It rains every day.). Tell students to
words. Then tell students to complete the sentences. Put correct the sentences. Check as a class.
students into pairs to compare their answers. Answers
Answers 1 It’s raining a lot at the moment.
02 2 In my free time, I usually go to the cinema.
The answers are recorded for students to check and then
3 I’m selling my English book. Would you like to buy it?
repeat.
4 Right now, I’m watching basketball.
1 lazy 2 active 3 kind 4 popular 5 funny 6 polite
5 I usually wear a jacket, even when it’s hot.
7 friendly 8 quiet 9 helpful 10 creative
6 We swim and sunbathe every day.
4 Put students into pairs and have them write four 5 Tell students to look at the photos on page 10. Look at
sentences about their partner using adjectives. Tell them the examples and ask some questions, for example,
not to name their partner but to use they instead, for ‘What are they wearing?’. Put students into pairs to talk
example, They don’t talk very much. Collect the sentences about the photos then share ideas as a class.
then read them out for the class to guess the student.
Write the sentences which have mistakes on the board Answers
and tell students to correct or improve them. Students’ own answers
MIXED ABILITY 6 Tell students to make notes. Share ideas as a class then
Tell stronger students to write six sentences and choose tell students to write their emails.
four of the sentences to read out. Put students who need Possible answer
more support in pairs and have them write two sentences
To: Mr Jones
each about the same student in another pair.
From: Sophia
I really want to do this award! I work hard at school and I’m
not lazy. People say I am kind and friendly.
GRAMMAR Present simple and present continuous In my free time I love swimming and reading. I am learning
English and I am planning to go to Edinburgh one day!
1 Write on the board: GRAMMAR WORKSHEET UNIT 1
Daniel plays the guitar.
Daniel is playing the guitar. COOLER
Ask students, ‘Which is present simple?’ (the first) and Dictate this. Students listen and draw it.
‘Which is present continuous?’ (the second). Tell students
Daniel is hiking in the countryside. He is wearing shorts and
to complete the table. Check answers as a class.
a T-shirt and he is walking under some trees. Some birds
Answers are flying over the trees and the sun is shining in the sky.
Present simple: I’m a friendly person, I often make people Daniel is feeling happy and he is smiling.
laugh, I work hard, I play hockey and go swimming every Students can then draw their own pictures and dictate
week, I hope I can do this award, I don’t talk much, I like to be descriptions to each other.
busy , I often go shopping with her, She always tells me I’m
kind, she doesn’t know about it
Present continuous: I’m learning to play the keyboard, I’m
also teaching my brother to swim , I’m doing a big painting,
it’s going well, My mum and I are planning a party for her
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1 Read the web page quickly. Who is it for? 1 Read Grace’s details. Match questions 1–7 to the
words and phrases on the form above.
2 Read the information on the website. Are the
sentences right (✓) or wrong (✗)?
EP
1 What’s your family name?
2 How old are you?
1 Mr Jones is going to put news and messages on 3 Where do you live?
the website. 4 What do you speak at home?
2 Mr Jones is going to fill in the students’ forms. 5 What numbers can we call you on?
3 Students need to talk to Mr Jones before they 6 What’s your email address?
choose their activities. 7 What’s your first name?
4 If students don’t like the ideas, they can
choose others. Listen and check. Then repeat.
04
5 Students have to spend several hours
a week doing each activity. 05 2 Listen to Grace’s contact details. Then repeat
them.
6 Students can put information about their
activities on the website. 1 [email protected]
7 Every student gets a free book about their time 2 44 Meadow Avenue, London N24 6BG
doing the award. 3 020 7946 0945
4 0770 900 573
TALKING POINTS
Which parts of the award do you think are most
useful? Why?
Which look most fun? Why?
Why is it a good idea to do awards like this?
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20 UNIT 1
FAST FINISHERS
Tell fast finishers to write down one extra suggestion
for Volunteering, Fitness and Skills. For example:
Volunteering – teaching your own language to children
who have come to your country. Then put fast finishers
together to compare and discuss whether they would
like to do any of these extra activities and which are most
difficult.
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students to identify the letter with the different sound in In this part (and the whole exam) students are in pairs.
the groups given. Play the recording for students to listen Part 1 lasts 3–4 minutes and there are two phases.
and check. In Phase 1 the examiner will ask each student factual
information of a personal kind. In the exam students will
Answers
not be not asked their address, email address or phone
1 U /juː/ not /eɪ/ 2 M /em/ not /i:/ 3 Y /waɪ/ not /e/
number.
4 K /keɪ/ not /i:/ 5 X /eks/ not /juː/ 6 O /əʊ/ not /i:/
In Phase 2 the examiner will ask questions on two topics.
5 Ask students questions about Sam and Jo, for example, The topics could be about family, school, hobbies, home,
‘Where does Sam live?’ Pre-teach Can you repeat that, etc. The examiner will speak to both students but will ask
please? as students will need this. Put students into each one different questions. After the candidates have
pairs. One student is Sam and the other student asks answered two questions each about a topic, one of the
Sam questions. They then change roles. candidates will be asked an extended response question,
Students repeat with the information about Jo. Monitor i.e. Now, please tell me something about … . If candidates
and make sure students are making the questions and don’t understand a question, the examiner will ask the
pronouncing the answers correctly. As an extension question in another way to help them.
activity, have students make up the contact details of
a famous person, for example Frankenstein or Jennifer Tip Tell students that the examiner can only mark what
Lawrence, and go round the class asking for one the students say, so it is important for them to answer the
another’s contact details. questions as fully as they can.
LISTENING 1 Tell students to work in pairs and ask and answer the
questions. If students need more support, go through
1 Tell students to read Grace’s and Daniel’s emails on page the questions first as a class. Monitor and make sure
07 students are saying full questions and answers. At the
10 again and try and predict what they will talk about.
Ask students who Finn could be and what relationship end have students check with each other that they have
he has with Grace and Daniel. Then play the recording to written down the correct information.
check students’ predictions. Answers
Answers Students’ own answers
They are talking about which activities to choose for the Duke
of Edinburgh’s Award. MIXED ABILITY
Finn is a new student at the school. Put students in mixed ability pairs to do this activity. Have
2 Play the recording for students to complete the table. stronger students ask the questions first as this is more
07 difficult. Students who need more support then have a
Check answers then ask students, ‘Who has chosen the
most interesting activities?’ model to use when it is their turn to ask questions.
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1 Address:
2 Phone number:
3 Email address: @facemail.com
5 In pairs, ask and answer questions using the
contact details for Sam and Jo.
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