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1 Correct the information in the sentences. Use the places in the box.
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Stella was out last night. James was in bed at two oclock this morning.
She wasnt out last night. She was at home.
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Andrew was at work this morning. Chris was at a football match yesterday.
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The boys were on holiday last week. Jill and Harry were in this afternoon.
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Paul and Megan were in a meeting at one oclock. The girls were in the living room at four oclock.
Me Name:
Last night
Were you out last night? Yes / No Yes / No
Where were you?
Last weekend
Were you away last weekend? Yes / No Yes / No
Where were you?
Last week
Were you on holiday last week? Yes / No Yes / No
Where were you?
1 Complete the Me column in the questionnaire.
Me Name:
Last night
Were you out last night? Yes / No Yes / No
Where were you?
Last weekend
Were you away last weekend? Yes / No Yes / No
Where were you?
Last week
Were you on holiday last week? Yes / No Yes / No
Where were you?
Liz Hi. Who 6 was / were you with at the concert, Beth?
Beth Erm, what do you mean?
Liz You were at the concert last night. I 7 was / were
there too.
Daniel You were at a concert? Well, thats 8 it / that!
1 Choose the correct words.
Liz Hi. Who 6 was / were you with at the concert, Beth?
Beth Erm, what do you mean?
Liz You were at the concert last night. I 7 was / were
there too.
Daniel You were at a concert? Well, thats 8 it / that!
1 Look at the pictures. Write the correct words. Use the words in the box.
2 a
1 3 a (fireman)
4 a
4
2 3
The police
5 (a policeman /
a policewoman)
7
6 a
5 7 a
8 a
8
5
Medical services
9 an
10 an
11 a
12 a
10
12
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2 Stop! Thief!
3 Look! A car accident!
1 Look at the pictures. Complete the story. Use the past simple.
1 2 3 4
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Last Saturday afternoon I was in town. I 1 wanted (want) to buy some clothes
for my holiday. I was in my favourite clothes shop when the fire alarm 2
(sound). The manager 3 (call) the fire brigade and the police. Everyone
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(walk) out of the shop.
After about five minutes the fire brigade and the police 5 (arrive). The fire
fighters rushed into the building and the police 6 (close) the road. Everyone
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(move) away from the building. Then I 8 (remember) that my
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bag was still in the shop. I wanted to get it but the police (stop) me.
I 10 (wait) in the street for an hour. Then I 11 (decide) to go
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home. In the evening I (watch) a report about the fire on TV.
2 Cover the pictures and the text. Test your partners memory.
The party was last Saturday. It was for my best friend, Tim.
1 Look at the information about a party. Complete the story.
The party was last Saturday. It was for my best friend, Tim.
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21 August
2 6
Tues 2 Fri 5
20 November
Weds 3 Sat 6 / Sun 7
May
3 7
February MARCH
23 31 Monday
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December
10 July Tues
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Wed
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Thurs
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Fri
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a e
A Whats the date today? A Whens the meeting?
B Its the tenth of July. B Its on the twenty-third of February.
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A What dates your interview? A Whens your holiday?
B Its on the twentieth of November. B Its on the twelfth of June.
c g
A Whens your birthday? A Whats the date on Friday?
B Its on the second of May. B Its the seventeenth of December.
d h
A Whens your brothers birthday? A Whens the party?
B Its on the thirty-first of March. B Its on the twenty-first of August.
1 Find 15 more verbs in the word snake. Write the past simple forms.
goha
veb uy
c om
eleav
ma
e
ke readdodrinkseetakewri
ted
r
ive
ea
ge
t
tf ind
1 go went 9
2 10
3 11
4 12
5 13
6 14
7 15
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2 Complete the sentences about the Smith family. Use the verbs in the correct order
in the past simple.
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4 8
a After that she lived in London and she got a job in a school. She was a teacher.
b Their first child a daughter called Sophie was born in January this year.
c She studied there at the University of Cambridge. She did Italian and German.
d When she was one year old, they left England and they moved to Hamburg in Germany.
Her father worked for a bank there.
e Kate left school when she was eighteen. She went to Cambridge in England.
g She liked football but she didnt play football at school. She played hockey.
h 1 Kate was born in England. Her family lived in a small town near London.
i After two years, they left the school, got married and moved to Italy to teach English.
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3 7 11
4 8 12
2 Imagine last weekend was fantastic. What did and didnt you do? Write six sentences.
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3 7
4 8
2 Think about last weekend. Ask and answer the questions in exercise 1.
1 Complete the conversation. Use the cues. Then practise the conversation with
a partner.
Conversation 2
I went to Paris.
I went with some friends.
Yes, it was fantastic.
Conversation 3
6
Ben
Tess We went to the park.
7
Ben
Tess We played tennis.
8
Ben
Tess Yes, we did. We had a great time, thanks.
Conversation 4
Was it good?
What did you see?
1 Aim: To practise asking for and giving phone 1 Aim: To practise indefinite articles and everyday
numbers words
2 Activity type: Mingle 2 Activity type: Gapped sentences then memory game
3 Time: 15 minutes 3 Time: 1015 minutes
4 Instructions: 4 Instructions:
Make one copy of the worksheet for each student. Make one copy of the worksheet for each student.
Cut up the role cards at the top of the worksheet. Draw a picture of a bag on the board. Ask: Whats
Give every student a role card, making sure that this? Elicit: Its a bag. Write the sentence on the
they get appropriate male or female names, and board.
the phone book from the bottom half of the sheet. Give students a copy of the worksheet. Briefly
Briefly revise numbers 09 by writing up the revise the vocabulary in the box and drill the
numbers in random order on the board and asking pronunciation as necessary.
individual students to say the numbers in English. Ask students to look at the first sentence and
Write the following phone number on the board: remind them of the use of an before a vowel
01427 529133 and elicit how to say it. Remind sound.
students that we use oh for 0 in phone numbers, Students work individually to complete the
rather than zero. Also remind students that we worksheet. Circulate to help with vocabulary and
say double when a number is repeated, e.g. the use of a / an as necessary.
5291 double 3. Check the answers by asking Whats number 1? etc.
Drill the pronunciation of the names on the role and eliciting Its a / an about each picture.
cards as a class. For exercise 2, demonstrate the meaning of cover
Ask a student Whats your name? and Whats your by covering the pictures and sentences in exercise
phone number? and elicit the name and number 1. Ask: Whats number 2? Elicit: Its a computer.
on the role card. Drill the questions as a class if Put students in pairs to continue asking and
necessary. answering about the pictures from memory.
Tell students to get up and mingle, asking the
questions and filling in their phone books as they
ANSWERS
go along. 1 an umbrella
Check the answers by going through the phone 2 a computer
numbers as a class. Ask: Whats Johns number?, 3 a pen
etc. 4 a house
5 an orange
As an extension, ask a student Whats your name? 6 a pencil
and Whats your phone number? and this time elicit 7 a book
his/her real name and number. Ask students to 8 an eraser
draw up a new empty phone book on the back of 9 a chair
10 a car
their existing one, then mingle as before and write 11 an apple
in the other students real names and numbers. 12 a table
They can invent phone numbers if they dont want
to give their real ones.
ANSWERS
John 01488 725915
Richard 0203 398 6881
Harry 01602 994120
Simon 0507 221 2580
Mike 0201 240409
Tim 01823 775125
Claire 0244 365 6854
Emma 01283 230162
Jane 0209 397 3401
Sarah 01243 456357
Anne 0118 496 0328
Laura 01994 761104
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1 Aim: To practise instructions and classroom language 1 Aim: To practise introductions and spelling names
2 Activity type: Matching then giving instructions 2 Activity type: Cued conversation then mingle
3 Time: 1015 minutes 3 Time: 15 minutes
4 Instructions: 4 Instructions:
Make one copy of the worksheet for each student. Make one copy of the worksheet for each student.
Briefly revise imperatives by giving instructions to Revise the alphabet by writing up the letters
a student and eliciting the correct response, e.g. on the board and drilling them as a class. Check
Open your English book. Dont close your English students can distinguish letters that are often
book. Open your notebook. Dont write your name!, confused, e.g. the vowels, and g and j, m and n, v
etc. and w, etc.
Give students a copy of the worksheet. Focus on Give students a copy of the worksheet.
sentence 1 and the example instruction Draw a car. Demonstrate the activity with a confident student
Tell them to point to picture c. and elicit Student Bs lines. Put out your hand to
Students work individually to match the pictures shake hands and introduce yourself:
with the instructions. Circulate to help with You Hello, my names (your name).
comprehension as necessary. Student Nice to meet you.
Check the answers by saying the instructions and You Whats your name?
asking students to point to the correct picture. Student My names (students name).
For exercise 2, ask a confident student to give you You How do you spell your first name?
some instructions and respond appropriately. Student Its (spelling).
Put students in pairs. Then ask them to take You How do you spell your surname?
it in turns to give and follow instructions. If Student Its (spelling).
appropriate, set the task up as a competition with Tell students to fill in the gaps in the conversation
marks out of 10. Students get a point for each apart from the spelling.
instruction correctly carried out. Put students in pairs to practise the conversation.
As an extension, ask each student to give an Drill difficult words and lines as a class if
instruction to the whole class. necessary.
For exercise 2, ask students to move around the
ANSWERS
1 c
class, introducing themselves to six different
2 f people. They should ask for the spelling of their
3 h classmates first names and surnames and complete
4 i the badges.
5 g
6 d ANSWERS
7 e See model conversation above.
8 b
9 j
10 a
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1 Aim: To practise reading and talking about families 1 Aim: To practise saying hello and goodbye
2 Activity type: Matching then talking about 2 Activity type: Gapped conversations
your own family 3 Time: 1015 minutes
3 Time: 15 minutes 4 Instructions:
4 Instructions: Make one copy of the worksheet for each student.
Make one copy of the worksheet for each student. Give students a copy of the worksheet. Focus on the
Draw a simple family tree on the board and briefly first picture and read the first gapped conversation.
review the vocabulary of family members including Focus on the example morning and elicit the second
son, daughter, mother, father, brother, sister, wife, missing word later. Explain that there is always one
husband. extra word for each conversation that students dont
Give students a copy of the worksheet. Point to need to use.
the picture of Fiona and say This is Fiona. Point to Students work individually to complete the other
the pictures of her family and say This is Fionas gapped conversations. Remind them to use a
family. capital letter when the word begins a line in the
Students work individually to match the pictures conversation. Circulate to help with any problems.
with the descriptions. Circulate to help with any Check the answers by asking pairs of students
problems. Check the answers. to read out their completed conversations. Drill
For exercise 2, draw your own family tree on difficult words and lines as a class if necessary.
the board. Describe your family, emphasizing the For exercise 2, put students in pairs. Tell them to
different possessive adjectives as you go, e.g. Now, practise the conversations with a partner.
this is my family. This is my mother. Her name is Ask confident students to act out the
(Carol). This is my father. His name is (Sam). This conversations to the class.
is my brother. His name is (Alex) and this is his
ANSWERS
wife. Her name is (Natasha). This is my daughter, 1 morning
(Sophie), etc. 2 later
Give students time to draw their own family tree. 3 afternoon
They can illustrate it with simple drawings if they 4 Hello
5 evening
want to. Circulate to help with any problems. 6 Hello
Put students in pairs. Ask a confident pair of 7 Hi
students to demonstrate the activity. Students then 8 See
tell their partner about their family. Encourage 9 Goodnight
10 Bye
them to ask questions about their partners family
members.
As an extension, students can swap pairs and tell
another student about their family.
ANSWERS
1 b
2 c
3 a
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1 Aim: To practise the names of countries 1 Aim: To practise positive and negative statements
2 Activity type: Puzzle then gapped sentences with the verb to be
Exercise 2
1 Japan
2 Russia
3 Italy
4 Indonesia
5 the USA
6 Australia
7 Egypt
8 France
9 Spain
10 Britain
11 China
12 Brazil
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2 Activity type: Information gap verb to be
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1 Aim: To practise giving personal information 1 Aim: To practise telling the time
2 Activity type: Ordering words then information 2 Activity type: Information gap
exchange 3 Time: 15 minutes
3 Time: 15 minutes 4 Instructions:
4 Instructions: Make one copy of the worksheet for every two
Make one copy of the worksheet for every two students. Cut the worksheets in half.
students. Cut the worksheets in half. Briefly revise telling the time by drawing a range of
Briefly revise the alphabet and the question How do clock faces (conventional and digital) on the board.
you spell that? Ask: Whats the time? for each clock and elicit the
Put students in A/B pairs. Assign the role of A or correct time. Write the times in words on the board
B to each student. Hand out the corresponding as you go.
half of the worksheet. Ask students to look at the Draw another clock face without hands and ask
form in exercise 2. Explain that this is a form Whats the time? Elicit the real time by pointing at
from an accommodation agency and that students a students watch or your own. Elicit the time and
are going to ask questions to complete it. draw the hands on the clock face.
Write the first jumbled question on the board Put students in A / B pairs. Assign the role of A
surname / your / whats and elicit the full question or B to each student. Hand out the corresponding
Whats your surname? Remind students of the use half of the worksheet. Explain that the A students
of the capital letter to start the question and of need to complete the sentences for clocks 1, 3,
the question mark at the end. 5, and 7. The B students need to complete the
Ask a student Whats your surname? and elicit the sentences for clocks 2, 4, 6, and 8. Give students
answer. Ask: How do you spell that? and elicit the time to complete their answers. Remind them
spelling. that clocks 58 need digital times. Circulate to
Students work individually to write the words help with any problems and to check students are
in the correct order. Circulate to help with any completing the sentences correctly.
problems. Check students are including the capital Drill the questions Whats the time for clock 1?
letter and question mark in each question. Whats the time for clock 2?, etc. Students then ask
Check the answers. Drill the intonation of the and answer about the empty clock faces. Student
questions if necessary. A asks about clocks 2, 4, 6, and 8; Student B
For exercise 2, tell the A students to ask the asks about clocks 1, 3, 5, and 7. They draw in the
questions in exercise 1 and complete the form. correct times and complete the sentences.
Students then change roles. Students check their answers by comparing their
As an extension, ask confident pairs of students to worksheets at the end of the exercise.
role play interviews in the accommodation agency As an extension, students can draw and dictate
in front of the class. more clocks and times for further practice.
ANSWERS ANSWERS
Exercise 1 1 three oclock
Whats your surname? 2 nine oclock
Whats your first name? 3 twenty past eight
Where are you from? 4 five past five
How old are you? 5 four forty-five
Are you married? 6 one fifteen
Whats your telephone number? 7 seven thirty-five
8 twelve forty-one
Exercise 2
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1 Aim: To talk about things that people carry 1 Aim: To practise prepositions of place
2 Activity type: Labelling a picture then writing plurals 2 Activity type: Gapped sentences then memory game
3 Time: 1015 minutes 3 Time: 15 minutes
4 Instructions: 4 Instructions:
Make one copy of the worksheet for each student. Make one copy of the worksheet for every two
Give students a copy of the worksheet. Focus on students. Cut the worksheets in half.
the picture. Ask: Where is the woman? Elicit: At Briefly revise the following prepositions of place:
the airport. on, in, in front of, behind, under, and next to by
Ask: Whats number 1? to elicit a briefcase. Elicit putting classroom objects into different positions.
the spelling and ask students to write the answer Ask: Wheres the (book)? Elicit: Its (on the desk).
next to number 1 in the list. Drill the sentences as a class.
Students work individually to complete the list Give students a copy of the worksheet. Focus on
with the things that people carry. Circulate to help the picture. Ask: Wheres the computer? and elicit
with any problems. Its on the table. Tell students to complete the first
Check the answers by asking students to say and sentence in exercise 1.
spell the words aloud. Students work individually to complete the
For exercise 2, say a chair two chairs and ask sentences. Circulate to help with any problems.
students to look at the example. Students work Check the answers by asking students to read out
individually to complete the exercise. the completed sentences.
Check the answers by asking different students to For exercise 2, write Where / mobile phone? on
read out the plurals. the board and elicit the question Wheres the
mobile phone? Write: Where / tissues? and elicit
ANSWERS
Exercise 1
the plural form Where are the tissues? Drill the
1 briefcase questions if necessary.
2 keys Put students in pairs. Ask a pair of confident
3 hairbrush students to read the example questions and
4 tissues
5 credit card
answers in exercise 2. Tell one student in each
6 money pair to cover the picture and sentences and the
7 make-up other to ask questions about the picture. Students
8 wallet then swap roles.
9 purse
10 glasses ANSWERS
11 address book 1 on
12 driving licence 2 in front of
Exercise 2 3 in
1 chairs 4 under
2 bags 5 on
3 watches 6 behind
4 men 7 next to
5 sandwiches 8 in front of
6 people 9 under
7 umbrellas 10 in front of
8 hairbrushes
9 women
10 children
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1 Aim: To practise asking about and understanding 1 Aim: To practise understanding and answering
prices invitations
2 Activity type: Gapped conversations 2 Activity type: Cued conversations
3 Time: 1015 minutes 3 Time: 1015 minutes
4 Instructions: 4 Instructions:
Make one copy of the worksheet for each student. Make one copy of the worksheet for every two
Give students a copy of the worksheet. Focus on students. Cut the worksheets in half and give one
the first picture. Point to the man. Ask: Whos sheet to each student.
this? and elicit the customer. Point to the woman. Ask the students to read the cues.
Ask: Whos this? and elicit the assistant. Point to Elicit the wording of the conversation with a
the 20 note. Ask: Whats this? and elicit twenty confident student.
pounds. Elicit /Teach: counter, shelf, and wallet in You Hi, (students name).
the same way. Student Hi, (your name).
Ask a confident student to start reading the first You Im off to (the pub/ a restaurant/the
conversation and elicit the missing price 35. caf /the beach, etc.) Are you coming?
Put students in pairs and ask them to complete Student Sorry, but I cant.
the rest of conversation 1 and conversation 2. You Come on. Its my birthday.
Circulate to help with any problems. Student OK, but only for a few (minutes).
Check the answers by asking pairs of students You Great.
to read out the completed conversations. Drill Put students in pairs and tell them to practise
difficult words and lines as a class if necessary. the conversation. Give them time to swap roles at
For exercise 2, ask students to practise the least once.
conversations in pairs, working with a new partner. Ask confident students to act out their
Ask confident pairs of students to act out the conversation to the class.
conversations to the class.
SAMPLE ANSWERS
As an extension, write the following information A Hi, (Marco).
on the board: bags: behind the counter 45, on B Hi, (Nicole).
the shelf 25, 50 note. Then ask students to A Im off to (the beach). Are you coming?
create another conversation by substituting the B Sorry, but I cant.
A Come on. Its my birthday.
new information. B OK, but only for a few minutes.
A Great.
ANSWERS
1 35
2 15
3 15
4 5
5 40
6 18
7 18
8 2
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1 Aim: To practise the vocabulary of food and drinks 1 Aim: To practise using the present simple to talk
2 Activity type: Crossword about likes and dislikes
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1 Aim: To practise writing about food 1 Aim: To practise offering and accepting a drink
2 Activity type: Guided writing 2 Activity type: Choosing the correct words
3 Time: 15 minutes 3 Time: 1015 minutes
4 Instructions: 4 Instructions:
Make one copy of the worksheet for every two Make one copy of the worksheet for each student.
students. Cut the worksheets in half. Give students a copy of the worksheet. Focus on
Give students a copy of the worksheet. Focus on the picture. Ask: Where are the people? and elicit
the information about Italian food. Elicit /Teach: On a plane. Point to the flight attendant. Ask:
snacks, croissant, potatoes, and butter. Write: not Whos this? Elicit: flight attendant. Point to the
a lot of snacks on the board and elicit the full form passenger. Ask: Whos this? Elicit: passenger.
They dont eat a lot of snacks. Read the first line of conversation 1. Elicit the
Ask students to look at the first sentence of the correct word for number 1 Would.
gapped text. Elicit the missing word fruit. Put students in pairs and tell them to choose
Students work individually to complete the rest of the correct words in the rest of the worksheet.
the text. Circulate to help with any problems. Circulate to help with any problems.
Check the answers by asking students to read out Check the answers by asking students to read out
the completed text sentence by sentence. the lines of the conversations. Drill difficult words
As an extension, ask students to write three and lines as a class if necessary.
sentences about the food people eat in their For exercise 2, tell students to work with a new
country or a country they know. partner to practise the conversations.
Ask confident students to act out the conversations
ANSWERS
In Italy, people eat a lot of pasta and fruit. They eat a lot of cheese
to the class.
with pasta and on pizzas. They dont eat a lot of potatoes or butter.
ANSWERS
They drink a lot of water. They drink wine and beer at restaurants.
1 Would
They have three meals a day. They dont eat a lot of snacks. For
2 No
breakfast, they have coffee and a croissant. For lunch, they have/
3 are
eat pasta. Dinner is the big meal of the day. For dinner, they eat
4 Youre
pasta or meat with vegetables.
5 like
6 please
7 please
8 Thank
9 soft
10 Just
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