Օր 1. Երկուշաբթի։ 1 ժամ։
Gateway B1. Student’s book.
Check page 9. page 10 discussion
Pages 9-11. Do the exercises. Discuss the questions.
5 Complete the dialogue with the present simple or present continuous form of the verbs given.
Hi, Ella. What (a) are you doing now? Are you at home?
No, I (b) am doing homework in the library.
Why (c) are you studying there?
I normally (d) come to the library on Tuesday evenings. My uncle and aunt usually (e) visit my parents. They always (f) make a lot of noise.
I (g) know! My little cousin (h) is here at the moment. She (i) is crying right now and I can’t concentrate. My parents (j) think it’s funny. Right now they (k) are taking photos of the little monster!
Poor thing! I (l) don’t believe that she’s that bad.
Developing vocabulary
2a Look at the words in bold in the text and check that you understand them. Which words are verbs and which are adjectives?
- Verbs: explain, embarrass, solve, enjoy, improve, connect
- Adjectives: confident, adolescent, independent
2b Complete the text in 2a by adding the noun suffixes -ment, -ion, or -ence to the words in bold.
(a) explanation
(b) confidence
(c) adolescence
(d) embarrassment
(e) solution
(f) enjoyment
(g) improvement
(h) independence
(i) Connection
3 Complete the words in the sentences. One word is plural.
1 How can you improvement… (Note: if filling in as a noun format directly: improvement)
2 Do you think you are an independent learner?
3 Have you got a lot of confidence when you speak in English, or does it embarrass you?
4 Are there many differences between English and your language?
4 Read the text and answer the questions.
1 What negative ideas do people have about becoming old?
People think that being lonely and unhappy is a normal part of getting old.
2 In what ways can negative attitudes be a problem for senior citizens?
They can lead to increased memory loss, a worse ability to recover from illness, and a negative body image.
3 What positive discovery did the research make?
69% of people agreed that older people are fundamentally no different from people of other ages.
5 Follow the instructions.
1 Sentence: «69% of people agreed that ‘fundamentally, older people are no different from people of other ages’.» 2 Phrase: «opportunity for new experiences» 3 Word: «attitudes»
6 Ask and answer the questions.
1 What negative attitudes do you think exist towards teenagers? Are they justified?
People often think teenagers are lazy, rude, or spend too much time on their phones. No, they are not justified because most teenagers work hard and care about their future.
2 What do you think are the positive attitudes that society should have towards teenagers? Society should see teenagers as creative, energetic, and open-minded people who have great new ideas.
Օր 2 . Երեքշաբթի 2 ժամ։
Video discussions, pages 10-11
Done
Օր 3. Հինգշաբթի։ 1 ժամ։
Grammar. page 12.
1a. Look at these sentences and then complete rules 1–5 with a/an, the or no article.
- We use no article when we talk about things in general.
- We use the to talk about a specific person or thing, or a person or thing mentioned before.
- We use a / an to talk about a singular, countable person or thing for the first time, or to say that the person or thing is one of a number of people or things.
- We use the to talk about someone or something that is unique.
- We use a / an to say what somebody’s profession is.
2. Complete the sentences with the if necessary.
- Today on the programme, they’re talking about no article family arguments.
- I think it’s normal that no article teenagers sometimes argue with no article parents.
- In my case, the problems I have are never very serious.
- Her dad works for the government.
- I don’t really like no article video games.
- We sometime argue about the music that I listen to.
- This is no article research into family relationships that I told you about yesterday.
- I think one of the big things families disagree about is when to do no article homework.
3. Find and correct one mistake with articles in each sentence.
- I have the sister and two brothers.
- I have a sister and two brothers.
- My dad is the doctor in a big hospital.
- My dad is a doctor in a big hospital.
- Can you send me the photos you took yesterday?
- Can you send me the photos you took yesterday?
- We had an argument yesterday but an argument wasn’t serious.
- We had an argument yesterday but the argument wasn’t serious.
- That man is the teacher at my cousin’s school.
- That man is a teacher at my cousin’s school.
- I’m reading a report from the University of Michigan.
- I’m reading a report from the University of Michigan.
- Let me help you if you have the problem.
- Let me help you if you have a problem.
- The concentration is really important when you study.
- No article Concentration is really important when you study.
Օր 4. Ուրբաթ։ 2 ժամ
Speaking. pages 13-14
Culture exchange
Family dinners
Dolmio® is (a) an Australian-British company that makes (b) the Italian food. The company discovered some interesting information about (c) — family dinners. They found that at dinner time in the UK, 67 % of (d) the family arguments are because of (e) — technology. Fifty-four percent of parents think that it has (f) a negative impact on family time at dinner. Children use (g) the phones or tablets to play or watch (h) — videos, for example. This can be (i) a problem because all communication stops. In a filmed experiment, (j) the child is at home playing with (k) the tablet at (l) the dinner table. He is concentrating so much on playing that he doesn’t notice what’s happening around him. His family disappears one by one and complete strangers come and sit at (m) the table! (n) The message is clear: switch your tablet off and talk to your family when you eat together!
5. Complete the questions with a, an, the or — (for no article).
- Do you think — family dinners are a good idea?
- Do you talk about — important things when you have — dinner?
- Are — family dinners an important part of life in your country?
- Do you think it’s important to do — activities together with your family?
- Is there a video game that your family enjoys playing together?
- Do you think it is important to like — same things as your parents?
- Do you ever have — arguments with your family about using technology?
Understanding your parents
Dean Burnett is (a) a doctor of neuroscience. He is also (b) the author of (c) a new book called ‘Why your parents are driving you up the wall and what to do about it’ (Penguin, 2019). He wrote (d) the book to help (e) — teenagers to understand their parents. There are lots of books for (f) — parents about this question, but not many written for (g) — young people. He says that (h) — problems in (i) the relationship between (j) — youngsters and (k) — adults are nothing new. (l) The ancient Greek philosopher Socrates talked about them 2500 years ago! Dean thinks that (m) the key to understanding your parents is to simply realise that your brain works differently when you are (n) a teenager and when you are (o) an adult.
3. Listen again. Complete the questions in the Speaking bank.
- Have you got any brothers or sisters?
- What about you?
- What do you do at the weekend/in the evenings/on Wednesdays?
- How often do you play?
- Do you like basketball?
- What’s your favourite school subject?
5. Complete the questions and practise saying them with the correct intonation.
- Have you got any brothers or sisters?
- How old are they?
- Where do they study?
- What do you do at the weekend?
- Do you like playing video games?
- Do you like sport?
- What’s your favourite school subject?
- How often do you see your grandparents and extended family?
