COURSE SYLLABUS GS1B2

MATERIAL: SOLUTIONS –PRE-INTERMEDIATE

TOPIC WEEK
Unit 1:The Real You

1.1. Personalities (vocabulary and listening)

1.2. Present simple and continuous- Verbs not used in continuous

tenses

1.3. Teenager leisure in the UK (culture- speaking)

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1.4. Verb+ infinitive or –ing form: (grammar)

1.5. appearance (reading)

1.6. Giving opinion (everyday English)

1.7. A personal profile (writing)

Unit 2: Winning and Losing

2.1. A question of sport (vocabulary and listening)

2.2. Past simple- Pronunciation: ed endings (grammar)

2.3. On the river (culture- speaking)

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2.4. Past simple and continuous (grammar)

2.5. Surf up (reading)

2.6. Talking about the past (everyday English)

2.7. A magazine article (writing)

Unit 3: Town and country 5-6

3.1. Landscapes (vocabulary and listening)

3.2. Some, any, much, many, a lot of, a few (grammar)

3.3. Life in the rural (culture- reading)

3.4. Articles- Pronunciation of vowel sounds and the (grammar)

3.5. High flyers (reading)

3.6. Giving directions (everyday English)

3.7. A description (writing)

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Unit 4: In the spotlight

4.1. At the cinema (vocabulary and listening)

4.2. Comparative and superlative (grammar)

4.3. Reading: James Bond (culture- speaking)

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4.4. Not as …as. -Pronunciation (grammar)

4.5. Crossing Culture (reading)

4.6. Buying tickets (everyday English)

4.7. A film review (writing)

Unit 5: Gifts

5.1. At the shops (vocabulary and listening)

5.2. Present Perfect (grammar)

5.3. Giving and Receiving (culture- speaking)

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5.4. Present Perfect and Past Simple (grammar)

5.5. Monumental gifts (reading)

5.6. Buying clothes (everyday English)

5.7. An informal letter (writing)

Unit 6: Technology

6.1. Useful gadgets (vocabulary and listening)

6.2. Will and going to (grammar)

6.3. A text education (culture)

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6.4. Zero conditional (grammar)

6.5. Nanotechnology (reading)

6.6. Arranging to meet (everyday English)

6.7. A formal letter (writing)

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 UNIT 1: THE REAL YOU
This unit includes:
Vocabulary: personality adjectives; negative prefixes; un, im/ in and dis;
hobbies
Grammar: present simple and continuous; verb infinitive & -ing
Speaking: talking about personality
Writing: a personal profile

1.1. Vocabulary and Listening: Personalities

1.1. 1. Look at the photos. Do you know the characters?

Is each person:

- kind or unkind?
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- funny or serious?
- lazy or hard- working?
- generous or mean?

Answer Key
Vocabulary
Be sure you know all these words.
kind (adj) : tử tế
polite (adj) : lịch sự
confident
: tự tin
(adj)
pessimistic
: bi quan
(adj)
optimistic
: lạc quan
(adj)
generous
: hào phóng
(adj)

1.1.2. Match the personality adjectives in A with their opposites in B.

A B
1. kind a. quiet
2. polite b. shy
3. confident c. pessimistic
4. optimistic d. mean
5. talkative e. unkind
6. lazy f. impatient
7. funny g. rude
8. friendly h.unfriendly
9.generous i. serious
10. patient j. hard-working

1.1.3. Listen, repeat and check.

1.1.4. Listen to the dialogues and match an adjective in the box with
each person in the table. You will not need all the words.
generous - impatient - lazy - pessimistic- rude -
shy
1. Marlin:
2. Julie:
3. Terry:
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4. Emma:

Answer Key

1.1.5. Vocabulary Builder:

PART 1:

A. Label the pictures with the adjectives in the box.

friendly - funny - hard-

working- kind- lazy- rude - shy
- talkative

a.
b.
c.
d.
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e.
f.
g.
h.
Answer Key
B. Choose the correct adjectives.
1. He's kind/ unkind. He never helps people.

2. He's optimistic/ pessimistic . He always thinks bad things are going

to happen.

3. She's patient/ impatient . She doesn't mind waiting.

4. He's funny /serious . He always tells jokes.

5. She's generous/ mean . She always spends money on other

people.

C. Rewrite the sentences in exercise B so that they mean the opposite.

1. He's kind. He always helps people.
2.
3.
4.
5.

AnsPART 2:
Negative prefixes: un-, im-/in- and dis-

Negative prefixes:

The prefixes un-, in- (or im-) and dis· are negative.

When they come before an adjective, they make its meaning

opposite.

kind - unkind patient -impatient honest- dishonest

A. Read the definitions. Complete the definitions for the opposites.

1. An honest person always tells the truth.

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A dishonest person

2. An ambitious person tries very hard to be successful.

An unambitious person

3. A polite person is never rude.

An impolite person .

4. A tidy person always puts things away.

An untidy person .

5. A loyal person is your friend for a long time.

A disloyal person .

6. A tolerant person listens to other people's opinions.

An Intolerant person .

7. An active person gets a lot of exercise.

An inactive person .

8. A lucky person usually has good luck.

An unlucky person .

B. Complete the sentences. Use the adjectives in the box, with or

without the prefix un-.
attractive- believable - certain - comfortable- fit -
grateful

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1.He's very . He could be a model or a film star.

2. She's very . She can run 10 kilometres.

3. I can't sleep. This bed is very .

4. Thanks for the present. I'm very .

5. England are beating Brazil 8.0. That's !

6. He's definitely rich. I'm .

Answer Key

1.1.6. Speaking: Tell about your friends or relatives.

My brother, Tom, is very lazy. He never does any work around the house. My
sister, Susan. is ...

1.2. Present simple and continuous:

This part includes:

Grammar: present simple and present continuous

Vocabulary: verbs not used in continuous tenses

Speaking: talking about habits, current activities and plans

Listening: a dialogue at a party

1.2.1. Look at the picture. What are the people doing? Use the verbs in
the box.

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 Useful verbs
carry - chat- dance- drink -eat -hold- laugh- listen- relax- sit- smile
-stand- text
- A woman is dancing. She's smiling.

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-

1.2.2.Read the text messages. What does Ed think of the wedding?

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1.2.3. Complete the rules in below with the correct tense.

1.We use the for something that always or regularly happens.

2. We use the for something that is happening now .

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3. We use the for a fact that is always true.

4. We use the for arrangements in the future.

5. We don't use the with certain verbs, e.g, believe, hate, like, love, need, know, prefer,
want.

1.2.4. Complete the dialogue with the present simple or present

continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

Naomi: Hello,(1) (you/enjoy) the music?

Ed: Not really. I (2) (prefer) hip hop. This band is terrible.

Naomi: It's my dad's band,

Ed: Oh, right. Actually, they (3) (not play) badly now. lots of
people (4)(dance). Which one is your dad?

Naomi: He (5) (play) the guitar.

Ed: He's great! Anyway, I (6) (not know) your name.

Naomi: I'm Naomi.

Ed: I'm Ed. Pleased to meet you.

Naomi: Hey, I (7) (like) your suit It's cool.

Ed: Really?

Naomi: Yes. (8) (you/wear) It often?

Ed: Er ... yes. I (9) (wear) it most weekends. Actually, (10)

(you/do) anything next weekend?

Naomi: Yes. I (11) (visit) my boyfriend at university.

Ed: Oh, right.

Answer Key
1.2.5. Listen and check

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1.2.6. Grammar Builder:
A. Make the affirmative statements negative. Make the negative
statements affirmative

1. I wear a suit at school

I don't wear a suit at school.

2.He doesn't like weddings.

3.She plays volleyball after school.

4.We live in London.

5.My uncle works in a factory.

6. I want a sandwich.

B. Complete the questions.

1. What at school?

She wears a tracksuit.

2. Where swimming?
He goes swimming at the sports centre.

3.Why computer games?

They play computer games because they enjoy them.

4. When in the morning?

He gets up at7.30.

5. How ?
He goes by bus.

C. Write sentences using the present continuous.

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1. they / wear / tracksuits
They are wearing tracksuits.

2. she / chat / to her friend

3. I/ not have / a shower.

4. we / not win / the match

5. he / dance / really badly

6. you / not listen / to me

1.2.7. Speaking:
Make two true sentences for each verb, using the present simple and present
continuous, and the nouns and time phrases.

1.3. Culture:

This part includes:

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Reading: an article about teenage leisure: scanning, detailed
leading

Listening: conversations about free-time activities; matching

Speaking: talking about free time activities

Pronunciation: question intonation

Topic: leisure activities

1.3.1.Look at the photos. What are the teenagers doing? Which of the
activities do you do?

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1.3.2. Read the text quickly. What do the numbers refer to?

85 - 1.152 million - 75

Computer games and TV

In the UK today, fewer and fewer teenagers are playing games outside with
their friends; 85% prefer playing computer games on their own. In fact, playing
computer games is one of the most popular leisure activities in the UK. In
2003, British shoppers spent £1,152 million on computer games! In general,
boys are more interested in computers than girls.

Teenagers also love watching TV. Watching TV is more popular with boys and
girls in the UK than 1n most other European countries, In the UK, the TV is
often on all day. and teenagers watch It before and after school. More than
half of children have a television 1n their bedroom, and about a third also have
a video recorder.

Sport and exercise

A lot of people are worried that today's British teenagers don't get enough
exercise. Today, less than half of teenagers play team sports, compared to
more than 75% In the 19705. More than 80% of teenagers in the UK now
prefer watching sport on TV to actually playing it. Mote than half of teenagers
agree that young people are getting 'fatter, lazier and more addicted 10
computer games: They want to play sports, they say, but a lot of local parks
and sports centres are dosing. New gyms are opening, but they're too
expensive for most teenagers.

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Essential facts

Average time teenagers In the UK spend playing sport:

• 15-25 minutes per day for girls
• 40-55 minutes per day for boys

Average time teenagers to the UK spend watching TV:

• 2.5 hours a day

1.3.3.Read the text again and answer the questions.

1. In the UK, are boys or girls more interested in computers?

2. Do teenagers in the UK watch more or less TV than teenagers in other

European countries?

3. How many children in the UK have a video recorder in their bedroom?

4. How many teenagers in the UK today play team sports?

5. Why don't teenagers go to new gyms?

6. How long do teenagers spend watching TV on average in the UK?

1.3.4. Listen to four conversations about free-time activities. Match

the teenagers with their hobbies.

a. a riding a BMX
1.Duncan
bike
b. computer
2. Shama
games
3.Martin c. chess
d. listening to
4. Karen
music

1.3.5. Complete the sentences with the names of the teenagers from
exercise 1.3.4. Which sentences are also true for you?

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1. has a lot of different hobbies and interests.
2. doesn't get very much physical exercise.
3. has a hobby that might become a profession.
4. is very keen on physical exercise.
5. sometimes goes dancing in clubs.
6. doesn't watch TV but watches films.
7. does aerobics.
8. spends a lot of time surfing the Internet.

1.3.6. Listen again and check.

Answer K
1.3.7. Listen and repeat the questions from the interviews. Copy the
intonation.

1. What do you do in your free time?

2. How much time do you spend watching TV?

3. Have you got any other hobbies?

4. Do you play computer games on your own or with friends?

5. What about sport and exercise?

6. What kind of music do you listen to?

7. What else do you like doing?

8. Do you watch a lot of TV?

1.3.8. Talking about your free-time activities. Use questions

from exercise 7 and your own ideas.

1.4. Grammar: Verb + infinitive or -ing form

This part includes:

Grammar: verb + infinitive or - ing form

Vocabulary: phrases for feelings and preferences

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Reading: a questionnaire

Speaking: talking about feelings and preferences

1.4.1. Ask and answer the questions. Make a note of your answers.

1.4.2. "Learn this!" box.

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1.4.3. Complete the table with the verbs that you underlined in the
questionnaire.
Verb + infinitive Verb + -ing form
pretend fancy

1.4.4. Complete the sentences with the infinitive or -ing form of the
verbs in the box.

be - chat - feel - pass- help - pay - study - wait

1.My dad is really kind. He always offers people.

2.I'm quite optimistic. I usually expect my exams.

3. My friend Sarah Is really impatient. She can't stand .

4. Sammy is really generous. He always offers .

5. Jane is very hard-working. She doesn't mind for hours.

6. I'm very ambitious. I often imagine rich and famous.

7. Mark is so talkative! He keeps even when nobody is listening!

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8. My sister is so shy. She can't help nervous when a boy talks to
her.

1.4.5.Complete the sentences with an infinitive or -ing form and true

information about yourself.

1. I usually avoid .

2. I really can't stand .

3. I don't mind .
4. I spend a lot of time .

5. I really want .

6. I sometimes pretend .

1.4.6. Grammar Builder:

A. Match the two halves of the sentences.
1. When he was four, he
a. to pay for his lessons.
began
2. His mother agreed b. practicing every day.
c. to study music at
3. He imagined
university.
4. He hoped d. to learn the piano.
5. He didn't mind e becoming a famous pianist.

Answer Key
B. Complete the sentences with the infinitive or -ing form of the verbs
in brackets.
1. He's pretending (be) angry.

2. I can't help (feel) nervous.

3. She doesn't enjoy (wear) formal clothes.

4. Have you finished (eat)?

5. I didn't expect (pass) the exam.

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6. Do you want (watch) television?

7. I don't feel like (go) home.

8. We decided (have) lunch in a cafe.

9. Do you fancy (play) tennis tomorrow!

10. I promise (tell) you the truth.

1.5. Reading: Appearances

This part includes:

Reading: an article about youth culture; multiple-choice

questions

Listening: a song; identifying the gist

Speaking: expressing opinions on an article and song

Topic: fashion and youth culture

1.5.1. Describe the people in the photos. Do young people dress like
this in your country?

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1.5.2.Read the text. Do you think people are right or wrong to ban
hoodies?

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1.5.3. Choose the best answers.

1. At the Bluewater Shopping Centre

a. there aren't any fashionable clothes.
b. hooded tops and baseball caps are banned.
c. only hooded tops are banned.
d. teenagers are banned.
2. The result of the ban is
a. clothes shops are closing.
b. teenagers are hiding their faces.
c. there are more teenagers in the shops.
d. there are more customers in the shops.

3. Students at Maesteg Comprehensive School

a. are not allowed to wear hooded tops.
b. cannot shop at the Bluewater Shopping Centre.
c. all support the new rule.
d. all behave very badly.

4. The head teacher of Coombeshead College doesn't believe that

a. young people behave welt
b. hooded tops are fashionable.
c. you can Judge a person by their clothes.
d. school uniform is a good idea.

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5. Why did the writer of the article include lord Ashley's statement?
a. To show that adults always think children behave badly.
b. To show that children always behave badly.
c. To show that children behaved well in 1823.
d. To show that adults are the same as children.

Answer Key
1.5.4. Match the highlighted words and phrases in the text with the
correct definitions below.

1. form an opinion of

2. have the same opinion

3. in a shop, ready for people to buy

4. people who behave badly

5. doing and saying things in a certain way

6. something you are not allowed to do

7. stupid; not sensible

8. the difference in opinions between young people and older

people

Answer Ke
1.5.5. Listen to Sk8er Boi by Avril Lavigne. Complete the song with the
words in the box.

baggy - earth - ends - girl - guitar- home - inside -

pretty - punk - show- skater- tickets- TV- song- skater

Sk8er Boi

He was a boy, she was a (1)

Can I make it any more obvious?
He was a (2) , she did ballet
What more can I say?

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He wanted her
She'd never tell secretly she wanted him as well
But all of her friends stuck up their nose
They had a problem with his (3) clothes

He was a (4) boy

She said see you later boy
He wasn't good enough for her
She had a (5) face
But her head was up in space
She needed to come back down to (6)

Five years from now she sits at (7)

Feeding the baby she's all alone
She turns on (8) , guess who she sees
Skater boy rocking up MTV
She calls up her friends
They already know
And they've all got (9) to see his show
She tags along, stands in the crowd
Looks up al the man that she turned down

He was a (10) boy

She said see you later boy
He wasn't good enough for her
Now he's a superstar
Shamming on his (11)
Does your pretty face see what he's worth?

Sorry girl but you missed out

Well tough luck that boy's mine now
We are more than just good friends
This is how the story (12)
Too bad that you couldn't see
See the man that boy could be
There is more than meets the eye
I see the soul that is (13) !

He's just a boy and I'm just a girl

Can I make it any more oblivious?
We are in love. Haven't you heard
How we rock each other's world?
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I'm with the (14) boy
I said see you later boy
I'll be backstage after the (15)
I'll be at the studio
Singing the (16) we wrote
About a girl you used to know .

Answer Key
1.5.7. What do you think is the message of the song?
a. Don't fall in love with rock stars.

b. Don't always do what your friends tell you.

c. Always tell your friends how you feel.

d. Don't listen to pop music.

1.6. Everyday English: Giving an opinion

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1.6.1. Read and listen to the dialogue. Write down phrases that
mean:

1.I really like

2. I really don't like
3. I prefer
4. Would you like to ?

1.6.2. Listen to four conversations. Complete the table with phrases a-

d.
a. listening to music - singers c. shopping - shops
b. eating out - kinds of food d. watching sport - sports

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 Both but prefer
like..... different......
1. Fred and
Chloe
2. Simon and
Tara
3. Kevin and
Lucy
4. John and
Pam

1.6.3. Listen again. Answer the questions.

1. What does Chloe prefer?

2. What does Simon hate?

3. Who does Lucy like?

4. What does John love?

Answer Ke
1.6.4. Listen and repeat. Copying the intonation of phrase.

Video Review 1.6

1.7. Writing: a personal profile

This part includes:

Reading: personal profiles for an Internet chartroom

Vocabulary: personality adjectives, modifying adverbs

Writing: a personal profile

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Topic: personal information

1.7.1. Read the writing task and the two personal profiles. Have the
writers:
1. included all the information?

2. written the correct number of words?

1.7.2. Answer the questions for each person

1. How old are they?

2. What year are they in al school?

3. Which sports do they like?

4. What other hobbies and interests do they have?

5. What personality adjectives do they use to describe themselves?

1.7.3. Rewrite the sentences to include the modifying adverb in

brackets.
Modifying adverb

1. Modifying adverbs usually go before the adjective.

2. The modifying adverbs quite and not at all go before a/an when there is a
noun.

1. I'm pessimistic. (slightly)

2. My best friend is confident. (really)

3. He's an impatient person. (not at all)

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4. I'm a student at a big school. (quite)

5. I find English difficult. (quite)

6. I'm sometimes shy. (a bit)

1.7.4. Writing task:

Write a personal profile of 80-100 words for an Internet chartroom. Call your
profile 'The real me'.
Include:

- an introduction with your name, hometown, age and brief information about
your school and family

- information about hobbles, interests and sports

- is description of your personality

UNIT 2: WINNING AND LOSING

This unit includes:

Vocabulary: sports • play/go/do + sport • collocations: sports and games •
free- time activities
Grammar: past simple; contrast: past simple and past continuous
Speaking: talking about favorite sports· talking about the past • narrating a
story
Writing: a magazine article

2.1. Vocabulary and Listening: A question of sport

This part includes:

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Vocabulary: sports, verb and noun; collocations

Listening: sports commentaries; listening for gist

Reading: a questionnaire

Speaking: talking about sports

Topic: sport

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2.1.1. Ask and answer the questions. Then check your scores.

1. Who are the people in the photos?

a.
b.

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c.
2. What are the colors of the Italian national football team?
a. Green shirt, white shorts and red socks
b. Blue shirt, blue shorts and blue socks
c. Blue shirt, white shorts and blue socks
3. Would you prefer to
a. do sport with friends?
b. watch sport on TV
c. chat with friends?
4. Would you prefer to be
a. a TV sports presenter?
b. a famous sportsperson?
c. a famous film star?
5. How often do you watch sport on TV?
a. More than once a week
b. About once a week
c. About once a month

2.1.2. Match the words in the box with the pictures.

Sports -athletics- badminton- baseball - basketball - cycling- football -golf -

gymnastics- ice hockey- judo- karate- rugby- surfing -swimming- table tennis-
tennis- volleyball -weightlifting

1. 10.

2. 11.

3. 12.

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4. 13.

5. 14.

6. 15.

7. 16.

8. 17.

9. 18.

An2.1.3. Listen, repeat and check.

2.1.4. Read the information in the Look out box. Match the other sports
from exercise 2 to the three verbs.

1.Play:
2. Go:
3.Do:

Ans2.1.5. Listen to eight short sports commentaries. Identify the

sports.

1.
2.
3.
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4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

Answer Key

2.1.6.Answer the questions:

1. What sports do you enjoy doing?

2. When do you do them?

3. Where do you do them?

4. What sports do you enjoy watching on TV?

5. Who/What are your favorite players/teams?

2.1.7. Vocabulary Builder:

1. What are the people doing? Use the correct verb: play, go or do.

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Ans

2. Match the sports in the box with the pictures.

badminton - basketball- golf ice - hockey- rugby -
weightlifting

3. Look at the pictures. What are the people doing?

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Video Review 2.1

2.2 Grammar: Past simple

This part includes:

Grammar: past simple

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Reading: short sports stories

Speaking: talking about a sports event

2.2.1.Read the text and choose the best answers.

1. One team Both teams cheated.

2. Arsenal Dynamo Moscow won the match

2.2.2. Write down the following past simple forms in the text
1. two affirmative regular verbs:
2. two forms of be (singular and plural):
3. two affirmative irregular verbs :
4. a negative form and an interrogative form:

2.2.3. Complete the box with the correct past simple form of play, go or
do.
affirmative
I basketball at the gym yesterday.
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We surfing last Saturday.
negative
My sister gymnastics until she was seven.
interrogative
they swimming in the sea?

Answer Key

2.2.4. Listen and repeat the past simple forms.

How is the -ed ending pronounced?

Write the correct sound next to each verb: /d/ /t/ or /Id/
1. played
2. cheated
3. finished
4. kicked
5. scored
6. competed
7. passed
8. watched

Answer Key
2.2.5.Complete the stories above using the past simple form of the
verbs in brackets.

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1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
11.

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12.
13.

2.2.6. Listen and check

2.2.7. Complete the questions about the stories.

1. the 100 meters freestyle?
No, he didn't. He finished last.
2. What time?
1 minute 53 seconds.
3. When to swim?
Eight months before the Olympics.
4. Why angry?
Because he missed an easy shot.

5. What to Chad Little?

His racket.

6 . What to Chad Little?

'You play!'

Answer Key
2.2.8.Write three sentences about what happened last weekend.

2.3. Culture: On the river

This part includes:

Reading: an article about the Boat Race; skimming, detailed reading

Listening: a radio programme; matching
Speaking: talking about the history of a sporting event
Topic: sport

2.3.1. Describe the photo using words from the box. Check the
meanings in your dictionary.

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Nouns: bank (of a river) - buildings- oar - river - rowers - boat- spectators
Verbs: cheer - lead -row- wave

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2.3.2. Read the text and answer the questions.

1. When does the race take place?

2. Where does the race take place?

3. Who competes in the race?

2.3.3. Answer the questions.

1. How many rowers are there in a team?

2. Why is the cox usually small?

3. When do the teams begin training?

4. What happens in December?

5. How long is the race?

6. How many people watch the race from the banks?

2.3.4. Listen to the radio programme about the history of the Boat
Race.

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Number the events in the order you hear about them.

Answer Key

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2.3.5. Listen again and write the correct year next to each picture.
Picture Year
a
b
c
d
e
f

2.3.6. Answer questions about the history of the Boat Race.

2.4. Grammar: Past simple and continuous

This part includes:

Grammar: past simple and past continuous

Reading: short sports stories

Speaking: narrating a story

2.4.1.Read and listen . Are the sentences true or false?

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1.Lauda had an accident on 1 August 1976.

2. It was raining that day.

3. Guy Edwards caused the accident.

2.4.2. Look at the past continuous forms in the text. Complete the table
with the correct form of the verb be.

affirmative

I sleeping. We reading.

negative

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It raining. They listening.

interrogative

you playing? What he doing?

2.4.3 Study the information in the Learn this! box. Write down one
example of each use in the text in exercise 1.

2.4.4. Complete the text with the past simple or past continuous form
of the verbs in brackets.

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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

2.4.5. Look at the cartoon story and answer the questions. Use the
words in brackets to help you.

1. What was the weather like? (the sun/shine, warm)

What was the girl doing? (sit 100 a bench, watch/baseball match)

2. What did the player do? (hit the ball)

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What did the dog do? (nun onto the pitch)

3. What did the dog do next? (catch the ball)

What happened to the player? (fall over)

4 What did the girl do? (take the dog off the pitch)

What were the spectators doing? (laugh and cheer)

2.4.6. Look at the cartoon story for one more minute. Tell the story use
the past simple and past continuous.

2.5. Reading: Surf's up

This part includes:

Reading: a magazine article: making predictions, true/false questions

Vocabulary: irregular forms of the past simple

Speaking: acting out an interview

Topic: sport

2.5.1.Describe the photos. What do you think happened to the surfer?

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2.5.2 Read the first two paragraphs and check your answers.

Answer Key
2.5.3.Read the text. Put the events in the correct order.
The shark swam away.

Ten weeks later she took part in a surfing competition.

She started to swim back to the beach.

She decided to go surfing with some friends.

Her friends saw the blood and came to help her.

While she was waiting for a wave, a shark attacked her.

2.5.4. Are the sentences true or false? Correct the false sentences.
1. It was raining on the morning Bethany went surfing.
2. She was lying on her board when the shark attacked.
3. The shark attacked her again a few minutes later.

4. Bethany screamed while the shark was biting her arm.

5. Immediately after the attack, she was worried about her sponsors.

6. Bethany didn't surf again until a year later.

7. A lot of professional surfers still think Bethany can be a champion

surfer.

Answer Key

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2.5.4. Find the past simple form of the verbs in the text.
1. bite (line 8)
2. shake (line 8)

3. hold (line 9)

4. take (line 10)

5. think (line 15)

6. see (line 19)
7.come (line 19)
8. win (line 22)

2.5.5. Match the highlighted words in the text with the definitions.

1. behaving in a funny way

2. amazing; unbelievable

3. companies that give money to sports people

4. shout in a very high, loud voice

5. the best In the world at a particular sport

6. somebody who gets paid to surf

7. at the end of a period of time

8. very big

Answer Key
2.6. Everyday English : Talking about the past

This part includes:

Functional English: talking about last weekend

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Vocabulary: free time activities

Listening: dialogues between teenagers; multiple choice

Topic: leisure activities

2.6.1. Complete the dialogue with phrases in the box. Listen and
check.

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2.
3.
4.

2.6.2. Listen to some teenagers talking about their weekends and

answer the questions.
1. What was the score in the ice hockey match?
a. 4-3
b. 5-4

2. What did George do on Sunday?

a. He went to the cinema.
b. He stayed in.
3. Why did Peter sit in a car for most of Saturday?
a. The beach was closed.
b. The weather was bad.
4. What did Peter do on Sunday?
a. His sister had a birthday party.
b. He did his homework and tidied his bedroom.
5. Where did Wendy go on Saturday?
a. She went to her friend's house.
b. She went shopping.
6. Why didn't she buy anything?
a. The clothes were too expensive.
b. She didn't see anything she liked.

2.6.3.Choose an activity from the box and make a sentence using the
past simple.

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2.6.4. Prepare a dialogue about what you did last weekend following
the chart.

2.7. Writing: A magazine article

This part includes:

Reading: a biographical article about a sportsperson

Writing: a magazine article

Topic: sport

2.7.1 Look at the photo. What sport is it, do you think?

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2.7.2. Read the article quickly and match the headings with the
paragraphs (A-D).

Early successes:

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Greatest achievements:
Family and early years:
First experience of sport:

2.7.3. Answer the questions.

1. When and where was Jesse Owens born?

2. Why did Jesse have to work. in his spare time?

3. In which event did Jesse break the world record while he was still at school?

4. In what ways was university life difficult for Jesse?

5. How many world records did Jesse set on 25th May, 1935, and how long did it take him?

6. How many gold medals did Jesse win at the 1936 Olympics, and In which events?

Answer Key
2.7.4. Find words in the text that mean:

1. time when you are not working

2. a measure of length, used in Britain and the USA; 91 centimeters

3. a short, fast race

4. treating people badly because they are a different color

5. a race In which the runners have to jump over small fences

6. a race between teams of runners. swimmers. etc.

Ans
2.7.5. Match the sentences about Jesse Owens with the four topics in
exercise 2.

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1. By the end of his first year at college. Jesse realized he could compete at the
highest level .

2. Jesse was the first American to win four gold medals in a single
Olympics.

3. Jesse couldn't do sports after school because he had to work.

4. When Jesse was eight, his father lost his job and the family moved to
Ohio.

5. The Nazis hoped to prove at the Games that white people were physically
superior to black people.

6. Jesse's school sports teacher realized that Jesse was immensely

talented.

7. Jesse had nine brothers and sisters.

8. When he traveled with fellow students he had to stay in 'blacks only'

hotels.

2.7.6. Write an article (130-150 words) for a student magazine about a

famous sportsperson from the past (someone who has retired or died).

Include paragraphs on three or four of these topics and your own ideas.
•family
•early years and education
•first experience of sport
•early successes
•greatest achievements
•why you admire him/her

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