Day 1, 2 hours — Book. Focus 2
Classwork- Vocabulary. Pages — 4-5, Generation Gap. text and excercises
Exercise 1 (Match adjectives with opposites):
- funny → e serious
- interesting → a boring
- loud → f quiet
- positive → c negative
- relaxed → b stressed
- sociable → d unsociable
2. SPEAKING:
My friend Anna is very funny.
My brother is loud.
My teacher is positive and relaxed.
3. SPEAKING Look at the photos and discuss.
1 The purpose is to help older people and make them feel less lonely.
2 Young people can talk with them, help with problems, spend time together.
3 Older people can give advice, share experience, make young people feel more confident.
4. Read the comments. Who benefits most?
👉 Both benefit, but especially the young people, because they learn from the older people and get advice.
5. WORD STORE 1A Complete with adjectives in red.
1 kind and helpful
2 cheerful
3 hard-working
4 generous
5 shy
6 irresponsible
6. Replace the phrases with adjectives.
1 Charity workers are generous.
2 Teenagers are cheerful.
3 Young professionals are hard-working.
4 Many billionaires are kind.
5 Most children are shy.
6 Young people are irresponsible.
7. SPEAKING:
I think 1 is true, 2 is false, 3 is true, 4 is true, 5 is true, 6 is sometimes true.
8. WORD STORE 1B Complete with un-, in-, im-, ir-, dis-.
1 unkind
2 inexperienced
3 immature
4 impolite
5 irresponsible
6 dishonest
9. Complete the sentences.
1 Gary is an honest guy.
2 Emma is very experienced.
3 Paul’s only eighteen, but he is independent.
4 Dan is very polite.
5 Lucy is adventurous.
6 Martha is very sociable.
10. SPEAKING:
My friend Alex is very adventurous.
My cousin is polite.
My sister is sociable.
11. WORD STORE 1C Questions with like.
(ответить на highlighted sentences)
1 Do you look like your dad?
2 Are your neighbours kind and friendly?
3 Does your mum look like her mum?
4 Do your parents always look cheerful?
5 Does your grandmother look like Queen Elizabeth?
6 Do you like chocolate?
12. Rewrite the sentences with like.
1 I look like my dad.
2 My neighbours are kind and friendly.
3 My mum looks like her mum.
4 My parents always look cheerful.
5 My grandmother looks like Queen Elizabeth.
6 I like chocolate.
13. SPEAKING:
1 Do you look like your dad?
2 What are your neighbours like?
3 Does your mum look like her mum?
4 Do your parents always look cheerful?
5 Does your grandmother look like Queen Elizabeth?
6 Do you like chocolate?
Do the rest at home
Day 2 , 1 hour — Speaking and discussion topics
Word store exercises on page 2-3
Multiple-choice cloze
- This practice was first inspired by volunteers who helped in other countries in war time.
- There are special organisations that help schools plan these and it can be a wonderful experience.
- Students stay with teenagers of the same age, who are often interested in the same things.
- Sometimes students spend a short time in the other country – maybe two or three weeks – but in some countries students go for longer periods.
- They can go for as long as a year and also study at a school or college in the other country.
- Exchange programmes are good because you meet people from different countries and also learn about living in another country.
- Of course, it’s an excellent way to practise and improve a foreign language at the same time as having fun!
- Before going on an exchange, it’s important for the school to choose the right teenager for you to stay with.
- You need to fill in forms about your personality, family, interests and pastimes.
Sentence transformation
- I sat down to read a magazine and Dylan came in.
While I was reading a magazine, Dylan came in. - There were some photographs of toys from 100 years ago.
There were some photographs of toys that children used to play with 100 years ago. - Jane tries not to watch Tommy race in competitions because she gets nervous.
Jane avoids watching Tommy race in competitions because she gets nervous. - Tommy swims so fast – it’s amazing!
Tommy is such a fast swimmer – it’s amazing! - Jane would like to play golf, but she hasn’t got enough money to buy all the equipment.
Jane would like to play golf, but she can’t afford to buy all the equipment. - Jane took some photos while Tommy was practising.
Jane took some photos during Tommy’s practice.
WORD STORE 1A | Personality
POSITIVE ≠ NEGATIVE
1 caring ≠ selfish
2 cheerful ≠ miserable
3 generous ≠ mean
4 hard-working ≠ lazy
5 outgoing ≠ shy
6 sensible ≠ silly
WORD STORE 1B | un-, in-, im-, ir-, dis-
1 adventurous ≠ unadventurous
2 dependent ≠ independent
3 honest ≠ dishonest
4 polite ≠ impolite
5 popular ≠ unpopular
6 responsible ≠ irresponsible
7 sensitive ≠ insensitive
8 wise ≠ unwise
WORD STORE 1C | Questions with like
be + like → personality
What is he/she like?
1 (adjective) kind, funny, serious
look + like → appearance
What does he look like?
2 (noun phrase) tall and slim / short with brown hair
like as a verb
What do you like?
3 (noun phrase) pizza / playing football / computer games
WORD STORE 1D | -ive, -ative, -able, -ing
(act, adapt, communicate, imagine, inspire, protect)
1 active
2 creative
3 imaginative
4 communicative
5 adaptable
6 inspiring / protecting
WORD STORE 1A | Personality
POSITIVE ≠ NEGATIVE
1 caring ≠ selfish
2 cheerful ≠ miserable
3 generous ≠ mean
4 hard-working ≠ lazy
5 outgoing ≠ shy
6 sensible ≠ silly
WORD STORE 1E | Verb + preposition 1
care / think / about
2 believe in
3 concentrate / focus on
4 listen to
5 connect / communicate with
Do the rest at home
Day 3, 1 hour— Book. Focus 2 workbook
Unit 1.1 pages 4,5
1. Choose the correct adjectives.
1 Gabby is very unsociable. She stays at home and doesn’t like going out with friends.
2 Chris is boring. He never has anything interesting to say because he spends all his time playing computer games.
3 Meghan is always relaxed. She never gets stressed about anything.
4 Joe never laughs or has any fun. He’s a very serious young man.
5 Marcus always makes me laugh. He’s really funny.
2. Anna is making a list called ‘My Perfect Fiancé’. Complete her list with pairs of opposites from the box.
My Perfect Fiancé is …
✓ caring — not selfish
✓ cheerful — not miserable
✓ sensible — not silly
✓ outgoing — not shy
✓ hard-working — not lazy
✓ generous — not mean
3. Complete the conversation between Anna and Laura.
A: Well, nobody’s perfect, but you know what? He’s really great. First of all, he’s really cheerful, you know, always happy and smiling. And he’s very hard-working. He wants to be a teacher and he does lots of studying in the evenings.
L: Does he have any time for you then?
A: Oh sure. He’s a very caring guy. He calls me every night and asks about my day.
L: Wow. Lucky you! Dave never asks about my day. He only thinks about himself. He’s so selfish. Dave also thinks he’s the best fiancé in the world, but he never buys me anything nice and he doesn’t like paying for us when we go out. He’s really mean.
A: Poor you. Simon is exactly the opposite. He takes me to a restaurant sometimes and he pays for the food. And he often buys me flowers. He’s very generous. I’m really happy, you know.
L: Well, good for you. Unfortunately, I’m not. I’m unhappy; really miserable. I don’t know what to do. Does Simon have a twin brother?
4. Add negative prefixes. Complete sentences.
a unpopular
b dishonest
c impolite
d irresponsible
e unadventurous
f unwise
g independent
1 Mum trusts my older brother Peter to look after our little sister. He’s extremely responsible. He never does anything dangerous or silly.
2 Katie never lies. She is a very honest person. Katie’s also wise – she knows a lot of things.
3 David doesn’t say ‘please’ or ‘thank you’. He’s impolite. He’s extremely dishonest too and likes doing everything without any help.
4 I was unhappy because I didn’t pass my driving test. I told Tom and he laughed! Is he always so unwise?
5. Put the words in the correct order.
1 Pauline has very serious parents.
2 Zoe’s hairdresser was cheerful last Tuesday.
3 Two of Jamie’s friends had extremely dishonest friends.
4 Jamie’s new friend is extremely loud.
6. Correct the mistake in each question.
1 Do you look like your parents?
2 What flavour ice cream do you like?
3 Do Gareth and Liu like dogs?
4 What is your sister like?
5 What is Tracy like?
6 What does your English teacher look like?
7. Choose the correct answers A–C.
1 C sociable
2 A sensible
3 B adventurous
4 C quiet
5 B unpopular
8. Complete the sentences with adjectives.
1 Please don’t be selfish. Share the chocolate with me.
2 My older sister doesn’t talk to people she doesn’t know well. She’s extremely shy!
3 Mia is very independent and doesn’t like asking for help or advice from anybody.
4 Amy is wise. She knows the answer to every question I ask her.
5 Lucy is extremely unadventurous. She never wants to try new things.
Day 4, 2 hours — Book Focus 2 , listening,
Projects with Mr. Steve
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Listening materials are here
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