1 VOCABULARY verb phrases
a What percentage of British people....?
What percentage of British people read a newspaper every day? 70%
70% of British people read a newspaper every day.
Seventy per cent of British people read a newspaper every day.
30% of British people don't read a newspaper every day.
Thirty per cent of British people don't read a newspaper.
25% smoke.
25% of British people smoke.
75% don't smoke.
90 per cent watch TV every night. (in questo caso = ogni serrata)
10% don't watch TV every night.
10% go to the cinema every weekend.
90% don't go to the cinema every weekend.
45% have a pet.
55% don't have a pet.
60% live in a house with a garden. (Abitono in una casa con giardino)
40% don't live in a house with a garden.
c page 143 Vocabulary Bank verb phrases
1 live in a flat
2 work in an office
3 have children
4 study economics
5 speak German
6 drive a VW
7 read a newspaper
8 like animals
9 go to the cinema
10 watch television
11 listen to the radio
12 play the guitar (suonare la chitarra)
13 smoke a cigarette
14 do exercise
15 play tennis (not 'play a tennis')
16 have a sandwich for lunch
17 drink coffee
18 eat fast food
19 cook dinner (cucinare la cena)
20 do housework (fare lavori di casa)
20 do homework (fare compiti di scuola)
21 wear glasses
2 c page 17
man...... men
woman... women
child........children
person....people
3
(lui cucina) he cooks
(lui va) he goes
(lui ha) he has
(lui fa) he makes
(lui guarda) he watches
3 b page 124 Grammar bank 2A
2A
a
1 I listen to the radio. (Ascolto la radio)
She listens to the radio. (Lei ascolta...)
2 He lives in a flat. (Lui abita in un appartamento)
We live in a flat. (Noi abitiamo...)
3 They have two children. (Loro hanno due ragazzi/bambini)
He has two children. (Lui ha...)
4 She doesn't drink coffee. (Lei non beve caffe)
They don't drink coffee. (Loro non bevono caffe)
5 I don't smoke. (Io non fumo)
My father doesn't smoke. (Mio padre non fuma)
6 The shop closes at 5.00. (Il negozio chiusa alle 5.00)
The shops close at 5.00. (I negozi chiudono alle 5.00)
7 I go to the pub. (Vado al bar/pub)
He goes to the pub. (Lui va al bar/pub)
8 I do housework. (Faccio i lavori di casa)
She does housework. (Lei fa...)
b
1 My father doesn't read The Times. (The Times e' un giornale inglese).
2 Her house is big but it doesn't have a garden. (La sua casa e' grande ma non ha un giardino)
3 We speak French very well. (Parliamo francese molto bene)
4 I don't eat fast food. (Non mangio fast food)
5 She drives a BMW. (Lei guida a BMW)
6 I don't play computer games. (Non gioco...)
7 My father doesn't do housework. (Mio padre non fa lavori di casa)
8 He studies economics at university. (Lui studia...)
Wednesday, 9 December 2009
Saturday, 24 October 2009
Unit 6 Practical English
6 In the street
Vocabulary
Directions (a)
1 a roundabout
2 on the corner
3 opposite
4 at the traffic lights
5 go straight on
6 turn right
7 turn left
8 go past (the station)
ASKING FOR DIRECTIONS
Excuse me. Where's King Street, please?
Sorry, I don't know.
Excuse me. Is King Street near here?
King Street? It's near here but I don't know exactly where. Sorry.
Thank you.
Excuse me. Can you tell me the way to King Street?
Yes. Go straight on.
Go past the church, and then turn left at the traffic lights.
And then I think it's the second on the right.
Sorry, could you say that again, please?
Yes, go....
Thank you.
Vocabulary
Directions (a)
1 a roundabout
2 on the corner
3 opposite
4 at the traffic lights
5 go straight on
6 turn right
7 turn left
8 go past (the station)
ASKING FOR DIRECTIONS
Excuse me. Where's King Street, please?
Sorry, I don't know.
Excuse me. Is King Street near here?
King Street? It's near here but I don't know exactly where. Sorry.
Thank you.
Excuse me. Can you tell me the way to King Street?
Yes. Go straight on.
Go past the church, and then turn left at the traffic lights.
And then I think it's the second on the right.
Sorry, could you say that again, please?
Yes, go....
Thank you.
Sunday, 24 May 2009
Unit 6D - Present simple or present continuous
1 GRAMMAR
b
1 Ivan...Look! It's opening! A ship is going through!
...Eva....We're lucky. The guidebook says that it only opens two or three times a month!
2 Eva...The flag's flying - that means the Queen is at home. She doesn't live here all the time.
....She often stays at Windsor Castle or in one of her other homes.
3 Eva...That's Napoleon. He's looking at a model of the Battle of Waterloo.
...Ivan..Come on - let's go and see the next room.
...Eva....Yes, we don't have much time. It closes in twenty minutes.
4 Ivan...We're going up! Wow! Look - there's the Houses of Parliament!
...And Buckingham Palace over there!
...Eva...What a pity it's raining. The guidebook says you can see Windsor Castle on a clear day.
d Grammar Bank page 132
a
1 RIGHT Listen! The baby's crying.
2 RIGHT My neighbours often argue.
3 WRONG John's on holiday. He has a great time.
...RIGHT John's on holiday. He's having a great time.
4 RIGHT My brother's staying with us at the moment.
5 WRONG I'm normally going to the gym after work.
....RIGHT I normally go to the gym after work.
6 RIGHT A) Where are you going? B) To the shops.
7 WRONG A) What are you doing? B) I'm a teacher.
...RIGHT A) What are you doing? b) I'm teaching.
OR A) What do you do? B) I'm a teacher.
b
1 A Hi, Sarah! What are you doing here?
...B I'm waiting for my boyfriend.
2 A What does your mother do?
...B She's a nurse. She works at the local hospital.
3 Listen! They're having a party upstairs again.
...They have a party at least once a month!
4 I'm going to the supermarket. Do you want anything?
2 READING
b
1 In advance = before you go
2 are available = you can buy them
3 daily = every day
4 To queue = to wait in line
5 room = space (for people or things)
6 passengers = people who are travelling
3 VOCABULARY Places in a city
b page 152 Vocabulary bank. Town and city
1 a police station
2 a bus station
3 a river
4 a shopping centre
5 a department store
6 a bridge
7 a hospital
8 a bank
9 an art gallery
10 a church
11 a museum
12 a cinema
13 a sports centre
14 a castle
15 a road
16 a railway station / a train station
17 a supermarket
18 a theatre
19 a street
20 a school
21 a travel agent's
22 a chemist's / a pharmacy
23 a market
24 a town hall (il comune)
25 a park
26 a mosque
27 a post office
28 a square
b
1 Ivan...Look! It's opening! A ship is going through!
...Eva....We're lucky. The guidebook says that it only opens two or three times a month!
2 Eva...The flag's flying - that means the Queen is at home. She doesn't live here all the time.
....She often stays at Windsor Castle or in one of her other homes.
3 Eva...That's Napoleon. He's looking at a model of the Battle of Waterloo.
...Ivan..Come on - let's go and see the next room.
...Eva....Yes, we don't have much time. It closes in twenty minutes.
4 Ivan...We're going up! Wow! Look - there's the Houses of Parliament!
...And Buckingham Palace over there!
...Eva...What a pity it's raining. The guidebook says you can see Windsor Castle on a clear day.
d Grammar Bank page 132
a
1 RIGHT Listen! The baby's crying.
2 RIGHT My neighbours often argue.
3 WRONG John's on holiday. He has a great time.
...RIGHT John's on holiday. He's having a great time.
4 RIGHT My brother's staying with us at the moment.
5 WRONG I'm normally going to the gym after work.
....RIGHT I normally go to the gym after work.
6 RIGHT A) Where are you going? B) To the shops.
7 WRONG A) What are you doing? B) I'm a teacher.
...RIGHT A) What are you doing? b) I'm teaching.
OR A) What do you do? B) I'm a teacher.
b
1 A Hi, Sarah! What are you doing here?
...B I'm waiting for my boyfriend.
2 A What does your mother do?
...B She's a nurse. She works at the local hospital.
3 Listen! They're having a party upstairs again.
...They have a party at least once a month!
4 I'm going to the supermarket. Do you want anything?
2 READING
b
1 In advance = before you go
2 are available = you can buy them
3 daily = every day
4 To queue = to wait in line
5 room = space (for people or things)
6 passengers = people who are travelling
3 VOCABULARY Places in a city
b page 152 Vocabulary bank. Town and city
1 a police station
2 a bus station
3 a river
4 a shopping centre
5 a department store
6 a bridge
7 a hospital
8 a bank
9 an art gallery
10 a church
11 a museum
12 a cinema
13 a sports centre
14 a castle
15 a road
16 a railway station / a train station
17 a supermarket
18 a theatre
19 a street
20 a school
21 a travel agent's
22 a chemist's / a pharmacy
23 a market
24 a town hall (il comune)
25 a park
26 a mosque
27 a post office
28 a square
Sunday, 17 May 2009
Unit 6C - present continuous
1 VOCABULARY
a
They talk loudly.
Their babies cry.
They have noisy parties.
Their dogs bark.
They watch TV late at night.
They move furniture.
They play a musical instrument.
They argue with their partner.
2 GRAMMAR
a)
8 He's listening to music.
5 The baby's crying.
7 They're having a party.
1 She's playing the violin.
3 The dog's barking.
2 They're arguing.
4 He's watching football.
6 They're moving furniture.
c)
[+]
The baby's crying.
She's playing the violin.
They're having a party.
[-]
The baby isn't crying.
She isn't playing the violin.
They aren't having a party.
[?]
Is the baby crying?
Is she playing the violin?
Are they having a party?
e) page 132 Grammar Bank 6C
a
1 What is he doing? / What's he doing?
He is having a shower.
He's having a shower.
2 What are they doing?
They are dancing.
They're dancing.
3 What is she doing? / What's she doing?
She is listening to music.
She's listening to music.
b
A Hello.
B Oh, hi Dad. Where are you?
A I'm in my hotel. I'm having a drink in the bar.
It's raining a lot here. Is Mum there?
B Yes, but she's talking to somebody on the mobile just now.
A Oh. What are you doing?
B My friend Matt is here.
A Matt? Why aren't you doing your homework?
B Don't worry. We're studying together.
A Where's Jenny?
B She's waiting for Kevin to come.
They're having a party tonight.
A Oh. What's she wearing?
B Nothing special. OK Dad, here's Mum. Bye.
3 PRONUNCIATION
car = dancing, asking
train = playing, raining
horse = calling, talking
bike = crying, driving
boot = doing, moving
phone = smoking, going
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a
They talk loudly.
Their babies cry.
They have noisy parties.
Their dogs bark.
They watch TV late at night.
They move furniture.
They play a musical instrument.
They argue with their partner.
2 GRAMMAR
a)
8 He's listening to music.
5 The baby's crying.
7 They're having a party.
1 She's playing the violin.
3 The dog's barking.
2 They're arguing.
4 He's watching football.
6 They're moving furniture.
c)
[+]
The baby's crying.
She's playing the violin.
They're having a party.
[-]
The baby isn't crying.
She isn't playing the violin.
They aren't having a party.
[?]
Is the baby crying?
Is she playing the violin?
Are they having a party?
e) page 132 Grammar Bank 6C
a
1 What is he doing? / What's he doing?
He is having a shower.
He's having a shower.
2 What are they doing?
They are dancing.
They're dancing.
3 What is she doing? / What's she doing?
She is listening to music.
She's listening to music.
b
A Hello.
B Oh, hi Dad. Where are you?
A I'm in my hotel. I'm having a drink in the bar.
It's raining a lot here. Is Mum there?
B Yes, but she's talking to somebody on the mobile just now.
A Oh. What are you doing?
B My friend Matt is here.
A Matt? Why aren't you doing your homework?
B Don't worry. We're studying together.
A Where's Jenny?
B She's waiting for Kevin to come.
They're having a party tonight.
A Oh. What's she wearing?
B Nothing special. OK Dad, here's Mum. Bye.
3 PRONUNCIATION
car = dancing, asking
train = playing, raining
horse = calling, talking
bike = crying, driving
boot = doing, moving
phone = smoking, going
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Tuesday, 12 May 2009
Unit 6B - there was/were
1 VOCABULARY
a
1 behind the sofa
2 in the cupboard/wardrobe
3 under the bed
4 over the mirror
5 in front of the table
6 next to the chair/armchair
7 between the window and the door
8 opposite the girl
9 on the chair
Grammar Bank 6B. Page 132
a
There weren't any single rooms.
1 There were some double rooms.
2 There was a swimming pool.
3 There was a restaurant.
4 There wasn't a car park.
5 There weren't any shops.
b
A How many guests were there in the hotel?
B There were four including me. There was a French tourist and there were two businessmen.
A Was there a restaurant?
B No, there wasn't but there was a bar.
A What was there in your room?
B There was a minibar and a TV.
A Were there two beds?
B No, there weren't. There was a double bed.
a
1 behind the sofa
2 in the cupboard/wardrobe
3 under the bed
4 over the mirror
5 in front of the table
6 next to the chair/armchair
7 between the window and the door
8 opposite the girl
9 on the chair
Grammar Bank 6B. Page 132
a
There weren't any single rooms.
1 There were some double rooms.
2 There was a swimming pool.
3 There was a restaurant.
4 There wasn't a car park.
5 There weren't any shops.
b
A How many guests were there in the hotel?
B There were four including me. There was a French tourist and there were two businessmen.
A Was there a restaurant?
B No, there wasn't but there was a bar.
A What was there in your room?
B There was a minibar and a TV.
A Were there two beds?
B No, there weren't. There was a double bed.
Monday, 4 May 2009
Unit 5D past simple regular and irregular
2 PRONUNCIATION
a
(cat)
had
sat
(horse)
bought
saw
thought
wore
(bull)
could
took
(bird)
heard
(egg)
read
said
slept
(train)
came
(phone)
drove
spoke
(owl)
found
a
(cat)
had
sat
(horse)
bought
saw
thought
wore
(bull)
could
took
(bird)
heard
(egg)
read
said
slept
(train)
came
(phone)
drove
spoke
(owl)
found
Unit 5C Past simple irregular verbs
1 VOCABULARY go, have, get
have lunch
go shopping
get up
Vocabulary bank Go, have, get (page 150)
a
1 go shopping
2 go to bed (late)
3 go out (on Friday night)
4 go to the beach
5 go by bus
6 go to church / to mosque
7 go for a walk
8 go home
9 go away (for the weekend)
10 go to a restaurant
b
11 have a sandwich
12 have a drink
13 have a shower
14 have a good time
15 have breakfast/lunch/dinner
16 have a car
c
17 get a taxi/bus/train
18 get home (= arrive)
19 get to a restaurant (= arrive)
20 get dressed
21 get a newspaper (= buy)
22 get an email/letter (= receive)
23 get up
2 READING
b
Sabina lives in Moscow.
Sharon lives in Beijing.
c
7 Did you have a good time?
5 How did you go home?
2 What did you do?
3 What did you have to eat and drink?
1 What did you wear?
6 What time did you get home?
4 What did you talk about?
d
Did Sabina wear a dress? No, she didn't.
Did Sharon wear a dress? Yes, she did.
Did Sabina go to a bar? Yes, she did.
Did Sharon go to a bar? No, she didn't.
Did Sabina drink alcohol? Yes, she did.
Did Sharon drink alcohol? No, she didn't.
Did Sabina talk about men? Yes, she did.
Did Sharon talk about men? Yes, she did.
Did Sabina talk about clothes? No, she didn't.
Did Sharon talk about clothes? Yes, she did.
Did Sabina go home by taxi? Yes, she did.
Did Sharon go home by taxi? No, she didn't.
Did Sabina get home after 1.30? Yes, she did.
Did Sharon get home after 1.30? No, she didn't.
3 GRAMMAR past simple irregular verbs
a
wear...wore
go........went
see.......saw
have....had
buy......bought
get........got
leave....left
drive....drove
meet....met
can......could
Grammar Bank 5C page 130
a
Yesterday was my birthday.
My boyfriend bought me a beautiful jacket.
In the evening we went out.
I wore my new jacket.
We looked for a Chinese restaurant
but we couldn't find one,
so we had dinner in our favourite Italian restaurant.
After that we saw a film.
Then we met two friends at a nightclub.
We danced for two hours.
We didn't get home until 3.00.
I was very tired,
and I went straight to bed.
b
1 What did you wear?
2 Where did you go?
3 What did you do?
4 Did your sister go with you?
5 What did you have to eat?
6 What time did the party finish?
7 What time did you get home?
8 Did you have a good time?
have lunch
go shopping
get up
Vocabulary bank Go, have, get (page 150)
a
1 go shopping
2 go to bed (late)
3 go out (on Friday night)
4 go to the beach
5 go by bus
6 go to church / to mosque
7 go for a walk
8 go home
9 go away (for the weekend)
10 go to a restaurant
b
11 have a sandwich
12 have a drink
13 have a shower
14 have a good time
15 have breakfast/lunch/dinner
16 have a car
c
17 get a taxi/bus/train
18 get home (= arrive)
19 get to a restaurant (= arrive)
20 get dressed
21 get a newspaper (= buy)
22 get an email/letter (= receive)
23 get up
2 READING
b
Sabina lives in Moscow.
Sharon lives in Beijing.
c
7 Did you have a good time?
5 How did you go home?
2 What did you do?
3 What did you have to eat and drink?
1 What did you wear?
6 What time did you get home?
4 What did you talk about?
d
Did Sabina wear a dress? No, she didn't.
Did Sharon wear a dress? Yes, she did.
Did Sabina go to a bar? Yes, she did.
Did Sharon go to a bar? No, she didn't.
Did Sabina drink alcohol? Yes, she did.
Did Sharon drink alcohol? No, she didn't.
Did Sabina talk about men? Yes, she did.
Did Sharon talk about men? Yes, she did.
Did Sabina talk about clothes? No, she didn't.
Did Sharon talk about clothes? Yes, she did.
Did Sabina go home by taxi? Yes, she did.
Did Sharon go home by taxi? No, she didn't.
Did Sabina get home after 1.30? Yes, she did.
Did Sharon get home after 1.30? No, she didn't.
3 GRAMMAR past simple irregular verbs
a
wear...wore
go........went
see.......saw
have....had
buy......bought
get........got
leave....left
drive....drove
meet....met
can......could
Grammar Bank 5C page 130
a
Yesterday was my birthday.
My boyfriend bought me a beautiful jacket.
In the evening we went out.
I wore my new jacket.
We looked for a Chinese restaurant
but we couldn't find one,
so we had dinner in our favourite Italian restaurant.
After that we saw a film.
Then we met two friends at a nightclub.
We danced for two hours.
We didn't get home until 3.00.
I was very tired,
and I went straight to bed.
b
1 What did you wear?
2 Where did you go?
3 What did you do?
4 Did your sister go with you?
5 What did you have to eat?
6 What time did the party finish?
7 What time did you get home?
8 Did you have a good time?
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