TEACHER’S NOTES

Unit 2 A day in the life

50 MIN

Before watching  5 MINS answer key 

Warmer Write outdoor jobs on the board and ask students to brainstorm KEY 1
as many as they can. 1 A bike messenger cycles around delivering
1 Ask students to work in pairs and discuss the questions. Elicit answers parcels and messages.
from the whole class.  KEY 1 2 Answers will vary.
2 This activity allows you to check that students understand the meaning KEY 2
of some key words in the video. Ask the students to complete the
sentences. They can then check their answers in pairs before feeding 1 tired (adj)
back to the rest of the class. Remind students that elevator is American 2 elevator (noun)
English, whilst lift is British English. Make sure that students know how 3 uniform (noun)
to pronounce these words and check that they can identify the part of
4 check (verb)
speech (noun, verb, adjective, etc.).  KEY 2
5 traffic (noun)
6 collects (verb)
While watching  25 MINS
7 delivers, packages (verb, noun pl)
3   Play the full video clip and ask students to complete the 8 busy (adj)
information. Elicit answers from the whole class.  KEY 3
KEY 3
4  Play It’s morning! and ask students to order the activities. They
can then check their answers in pairs before feeding back to the rest of Name: Alex Married?: no
the class.  KEY 4
5   Ask students to read the sentences about Alex’s routine, then play Age: 35 Free-time activities:
Work, work, work. Ask students to decide if the sentences are true (T) or plays guitar/ writes songs
false (F) and remind them to correct any false sentences. They can then
check their answers in pairs before feeding back to the rest of the class.  KEY 4
KEY 5 1 He makes his breakfast.
6  Play Lunchtime and ask students to answer the questions. Elicit 2 He eats his toast and checks his email.
answers from the whole class.  KEY 6 3 He fills his water bottle.
7 This activity allows students to review the he/she/it form of the Present 4 He takes the elevator.
Simple. Ask students to complete the text with the correct form of the
5 He takes his bike.
verbs first. Don’t elicit the answers yet.
8  Play The end of the day and ask them to check their answers. Elicit KEY 5
answers from the whole class.   KEY 8
1 T
2 F Alex reads a newspaper when he drinks
After watching  10 MINS his coffee.
Students discuss the questions in pairs. Monitor and make a note of any 3 F Alex collects and delivers small packages
errors and also of any good examples of language. Have a class feedback all over the city.
session eliciting answers from various pairs, then focus on any language 4 T
issues. 5 F Alex knows all the streets of the city.
KEY 6
research
1 pizza
Students can find information about a famous person on the Internet or 2 in the park
from other resources. If they don’t want to find information about a famous
person they could write about the daily routine of a friend or relative. Ask 3 about 10 hours
them to bring their texts to the next lesson to exchange with other students. KEY 8
You can also collect the texts in for correction.
love, do, arrives, has, cooks, isn’t, lives, uses,
Students can watch the video again on the Headway iTutor and complete plays, enjoys, is, goes
the interactive tasks.

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WORKSHEET
Unit 2 A day in the life

Before watching
1 Work with a partner. Look at the picture of a New York bike messenger.
Discuss the questions.
1 What does a bike messenger do? Is it an easy job?
2 What do you know about New York?
2 Complete the sentences with words from the box.
check busy elevator uniform delivers packages traffic collects tired

1 After work I am ______, so I go to bed at 10.30. 5 I don’t like driving in London, because of the ______.
2 Isabel takes the ______, because she lives on the 7th floor. 6 Jane ______ the children from school at 4.00 p.m.
3 I am a policewoman, so I wear a ______ to work. 7 A bike messenger ______ important ______.
4 The first thing I do at work is ______ my emails. 8 My cousin works in a very ______ office.

While watching
3   Watch the video. Complete the information about the bike messenger.
Name: Married?:
Age: Free-time activities:

4   Watch It’s morning! Order the activities (1–5).

  He takes his bike.    He fills his water bottle.
  He takes the elevator.   He makes his breakfast.
  He eats his toast and checks his email.
5   Watch Work, work, work. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)? Correct the false sentences.
1 Alex goes to a coffee shop before work.  ___ 4 There’s a lot of traffic, but he doesn’t stop.  ___
2 He reads a book when he drinks his coffee.  ___ 5 He doesn’t know all the streets of the city.  ___
3 He collects and delivers big packages all over the city.  ___

6  Watch Lunchtime. Answer the questions.

1 What food does Alex buy?
2 Where does Alex eat lunch?
3 How many hours does Alex work?

7 Complete the extract with the correct form of the verbs in the box.

have love play go live use enjoy do arrive cook be (x2)

‘I 1____ my job, but at the end of the day I’m always tired. In the evenings, I don’t 2____ much at all.’
When he 3____ home, Alex 4____ a shower. Then he 5____ his dinner. Tonight it’s pasta and salad. Alex 6____ married. His
girlfriend 7____ in Chicago. He 8____ the Internet to talk to her every evening. In his free time Alex 9____ the guitar. He
10
____ writing songs. Because he 11____ tired, he 12____ to bed at about 11 o’clock, ready for another busy day tomorrow.

8   Watch The end of the day and check your answers.

After watching
Work with a partner. Discuss the questions.
1 What do you like about Alex’s daily routine?
2 What don’t you like about his day?
3 What are the similarities and differences between Alex’s day and your day?

research
• Find information about a famous person’s daily routine OR talk to a person you know well about their daily routine.
• Use the information to write a text called ‘A day in the life’. Include a photo if possible.

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