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    Here is a 50-word story using the expressions: A nightmare journey John and Sarah were traveling to a wedding. They missed their train and had to get off in the wrong town. No other trains were running so they tried to get a bus but it broke down. They decided to hitchhike and someone gave them a lift but they got stuck in traffic for hours. When they tried another route, they got lost in the countryside. They might not make it to the wedding on time!

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    Unit 8 Lost and Found

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    Here is a 50-word story using the expressions: A nightmare journey John and Sarah were traveling to a wedding. They missed their train and had to get off in the wrong town. No other trains were running so they tried to get a bus but it broke down. They decided to hitchhike and someone gave them a lift but they got stuck in traffic for hours. When they tried another route, they got lost in the countryside. They might not make it to the wedding on time!

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    Here is a 50-word story using the expressions: A nightmare journey John and Sarah were traveling to a wedding. They missed their train and had to get off in the wrong town. No other trains were running so they tried to get a bus but it broke down. They decided to hitchhike and someone gave them a lift but they got stuck in traffic for hours. When they tried another route, they got lost in the countryside. They might not make it to the wedding on time!

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    LOST AND FOUND

    UNIT 8
    Goals:
    • Talk about attitudes to
    possessions.
    • Describe objects.
    Indoor Scavenger Hunt

     Something that goes on your head


     Something yellow
     Book with numbers on the cover
     Something round
     Something soft
     Something that makes noise
     Book with the letter N in the title
     Someting plastic

    Send a picture with all the objects!


    Organize the following words into 7
    categories
    tender wide large
    German comfortabl
    velvet e
    huge amazing bright blue
    Wooden
    round
    silk
    chubby new
    Lovely French modern
    old
    silver
    small straight yellow
    beautiful daily
    What does these sentences have in common?

     The ugly small thin old red Italian cotton sleeping bag.
     A comfortable oversized new white American wool sweater.
     A large ancient Greek clay vase.
    Homework

    Make sentences to describe all the objects you got for the Scavenger Hunt.
    Remember to use the correct order of the adjectives to describe them.
    For example:
    The small new white American plastic toy.
    Clutter, rubbish, stuff Read the article and comments.
    Who believe this things?

    1. It’s nice to have possessions


    that remind you of Good
    times.
    2. Cleaning can reduce stress.
    3. No one needs a clutter
    consultant.
    4. People are wrong to think
    buying new things will make
    their lives better.
    5. It’s a good idea to let other
    people have the things you
    don’t need.

    What do you think about each of


    the opinions?
    Listening practice

    Listen to the people describing their favorite objects and summarize


    what they say writing in one sentence all the main description words
    they mention.
    Do you think
    Freecycle is a
    Good idea?
    Look at the
    highlighted
    expressions.
    Which are
    Good points?
    Which are bad?
    Complete the
    final offer with
    the highlighted
    expressions.
    English VI Freecycle

    ■ Think of something you have in your home that you no longer need (2
    objects).
    Write a description of the objects (40 words).
    Take a picture of the objects and describe them for the group.

    SPEAKING
    TIME!
    HOMEWORK!
    What’s happening to him?
    8.2. A nightmare journey
    ■ What can go wrong when you are traveling?

    2.21. Alice and Javier are on a journey. Listen to conversations A-F and

    answer the questions:

    A 1. Why are they traveling? D 6. What’s the problem?


    2. What’s the problem? 7. Is there another way they could get to
    the party?
    B 3. What do they have to do? E 8. What does Javier suggest?
    9. What does Alice think they should do?
    C 4. What’s the problem? F Do they get to the party on time?
    5. What do you think is going to happen
    next?
    Complete Alice’s description of her journey with these
    expressions in the correct form:
    Get a lift get on get off get stuck get lost
    give us a lift break down be cancelled

    got on get off


    We had a nightmare journey. We (1) _____________ the wrong train and had to (2) ______ in
    some little town somewhere. We couldn’t get a connecting train here, so we had to go all the
    were cancelled
    way back but all the trains (3) _____________; there was a replacement bus service. And then
    broke down
    the bus (4) ________, so we got off and waited for ages. Then we decided to try and hitchhike
    got a lift
    here and we (5) ____________ straight away but our problems didn’t end there. There was lots
    got stuck
    of traffic and we (6) __________ in a traffic jam for ages, so we tried to go a different way but
    got lost
    then we (7) _________. Anyway, Donna, the woman who (8) ____________, was really nice
    gave us a lift
    and drove us all the way here. But now we’ve missed your party!
    must can’t could might
    Now it’s your turn!

    Create your own story using the new expressions you have just learnt.
    Write a 50-60 words story. The title of your story is:
    A nightmare journey

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