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LiSTEninG
1.19
Listen to a new student
introducing himself to the class. complete the
notes with these words.
art
•
computer
games
•
fifteen
•
PE
•
school
•
science
•
tennis
•
twenty
•
university
Name:
Adam Miller
From:
Ontario, Canada
Parents’ names:
Jack and Alice
Ontario, Canada
Brothers and sisters:
Katie –
(a)
...................
years old – studies
at
(b)
...................
Olivia –
(c)
...................
years old –
studies at this
(d)
...................
Favourite subjects:
(e)
...................
,
(f)
...................
and music
Doesn’t really like:
(g)
...................
After school: plays:
(h)
...................
, doesn’t play
(i)
...................
2
What does Adam say to the teacher? complete the
dialogue with the sentences (1–6) below. one
answer does not appear in the dialogue.
T
EACHER
:
You’re new in the class this year. Tell us something about
yourself. What’s your name and where are you from?
A
DAM
:
(a)
...............................................................................
T
EACHER
:
Tell us about your family.
A
DAM
:
(b)
...............................................................................
T
EACHER
:
What about school? What are your favourite subjects?
A
DAM
:
(c)
...............................................................................
T
EACHER
:
What about physics and chemistry?
A
DAM
:
(d)
...............................................................................
T
EACHER
:
And after school?
A
DAM
:
(e)
...............................................................................
1
I play tennis. I don’t play computer games because
I don’t like them much.
2
I get up at quarter to eight. I have a shower and get
dressed. I have breakfast and then I go to school by car
with my dad.
3
My parents’ names are Jack and Alice. I’ve got two
sisters. Their names are Katie and Olivia. Katie is 20
years old. She studies at university. Olivia is 15. She
comes to this school.
4
They’re OK, but they aren’t my favourite subjects. I don’t
really like science.
5
I love sport and so I really like PE. And I like art and
music. I’m good at art.
6
My name’s Adam, Adam Miller. I’m from Ontario, in Canada.
3
SPEAKinG
Work in pairs. Practise the completed
dialogue.
4
Look at the dialogue again and find an example
sentence for each word in the Speaking Bank.
5
complete the sentences with
and, but, because
or
so
.
1
I love history
........................................
I hate geography.
2
I don’t like PE
........................................
I’m very bad at sport.
3
I get up, I have a shower
........................................
I get dressed.
4
My maths teacher is very good
........................................
I understand everything.
5
I walk to school
........................................
my house is just five
minutes away.
6
I speak French
........................................
I don’t speak Spanish.
7
My friend is American
........................................
she speaks
English.
6
a
SPEAKinG
Work in pairs. Student A: You are the
teacher. Ask the questions in 2. Student B: You are
the student. use the information on page 145.
6
b
When you finish, change roles. Student A: use the
information on page 146.
7
a
Make notes about your family, the school subjects
you like/don’t like and what you do after school.
7
b
SPEAKinG
Work in pairs. one of you is the teacher
and asks questions. The other person talks about
themselves.
DEVELoPinG SPEAKinG –
Talking about yourself
Speaking Bank
useful words for linking ideas
•
Addition:
and
I have a shower and get dressed.
•
Contrast:
but
........................................................................................
•
Reason:
because
........................................................................................
•
Consequence:
so
........................................................................................
Exam Success
In activities where you give personal information, be
prepared to say and spell your name and to talk about
your age, where you live, your typical routine, your
likes and dislikes …
Speaking Tips
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