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Elementary 2 Unit 7

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Activity 1

Match the pictures to their description

Some life events

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Activity 2A

Read the charts and guess their names

Famous people puzzle

1

He is a sportsman. He was born on February 17, 1963, in Brooklyn,

N.Y., the fourth of five children. That spring, the family moved to

Wilmington. He went to college in North Carolina, where he played

basketball. In 1984 he became professional and started playing with

The Bulls. He scored more than 3,000 points in a season. His scoring

average is the highest in NBA history.

2

She is an American actress. She was born on October 28, 1967, in

Atlanta, Georgia. When she was four her parents separated and she

moved to Smyrna, where she grew up. She graduated from High

School in 1985, and moved to New York. In 2001 she won the

Academy Award for Best Actress for playing the title role in the

movie Erin Brockovich. She met her husband on the set of her movie

The Mexican in 2000. They married on July 4, 2002 in Taos, New

Mexico. On November 28, 2004 their twins Phinneas Walter and

Hazel Patricia were born.

Activity 2BFamous people puzzle

3

He is a businessman. He was born in Seattle, Washington, on October

28, 1955. He went to Lakeside School, Seattle’s most exclusive prep

school. He later went to study at Harvard University but dropped

out without graduating to start a career in software development. He

married Melinda French on January 1, 1994. They had three children:

Jennifer Katherine, Rory John, and Phoebe Adele.Jennifer was born

in 1996, Rory in 1999 and Peoebe in 2002.

4

He was born on October 2, 1951 in Newcastle, England to Audrey, a

housewife and Ernie, a milkman. From an early age, he knew he

wanted to be a musician. He attended the University of Warwick in

Coventry, but did not graduate. From 1971 to 1974, he attended

Northen Counties Teacher Training college. He married Frances

Tomelty in 1976 and they had 2 children before they divorced in

1982. Soon after, he began living with Trudie Styler but did not

marry until 1992. They have four children. He is an English musician

and formerly bassist and lead singer of the Police. The group won six

Grammy Awards in the early 1980’s.

A life story Activity 3

Listen to the conversation on page 112 and put the events in chronological order

__ Graciela and her family lived in London till she was 4

__ She and her family moved to the U.S.

__ She went to school in Boston

__ Her parents taught at the same university in London

__ Her mother went to London to teach Spanish

__ She was born in London

Activity 4

My Life Story

Let’s write!

1) On a separate piece of paper, write a list of main events in

your life.

2) Add more information if you can (details about some events)

3) Organize them chronologically.

4) Write a first draft

Activity 5AEditing a writing piece

1) Exchange papers with your classmates.

2) Read your par tner ’s paragraph.

3) Answer these quest ions about your par tner ’s paragraph:

1) Did your partner use some of the new vocabulary in the unit?

2) Did he or she use the new words correctly? If not, circle the new words that are used incorrectly.

3) What tenses did your partner use in his or her paragraph?

4) Did your partner use these tenses correctly? If not, underline the sentences with the incorrect tenses.

1) Did your partner use some of the new vocabulary in the unit?

2) Did he or she use the new words correctly? If not, circle the new words that are used incorrectly.

3) What tenses did your partner use in his or her paragraph?

4) Did your partner use these tenses correctly? If not, underline the sentences with the incorrect tenses.

Editing a writing piece Activity 5B

4) Return your par tner ’ s paragraph with your

quest ions o r suggest ions .

5) Revise your own paragraph based on your par tner ’s suggestions with the

help of your g roup mates .

6) Make the necessary changes a sking the teacher fo r he lp when necessary.

7) Write the f ina l draft and pass i t a round for c lass vot ing of the best

writ ing.

Activity 6Karen’s life

__ On one of her business trips, she met a good looking man called Arnold.

__ After the divorce, Karen went back to L.A. to visit her parents.

__ She ran into her first boyfriend, Kevin.

__ Karen was born in Texas in 1964.

__ She got married to Kevin one year later.

__ She met her first love Kevin in high school, but she had to leave him to go to college in New York.

__ Life with Arnold was not easy; they got divorced before their first wedding anniversary.

__ When she was 8, her parents moved to L.A. where she went to elemntary and high school.

__ They had 3 children and lived happily ever after.

__ It was love at first sight, and they got married three months later.

__ Kevin still loved her.

__She graduated as an architect and started her own business.

__ On her 25th wedding anniversary, Karen said that true love never dies!

Guess Who? Activity 7

B) I’d like to share this apple with you

A) I’d like to be taller

C) I’d like to have a bloody drink

D) I’d like to kiss her at the balcony tonight E) I’d like to have a nice

dress to go to the royal ball

F) I’d like to sail across the Atlantic Ocean to reach India

1. Christopher Columbus

2. Cinderella

3. Dracula

4. Napoleon

5. Romeo

6. Eve

Match the characters with their dreams

Would like… Activity 8

She would like to have two children.

I’d like to study architecture.

Would you like to have children? Yes, I would. / No, I wouldn’t.

What would he like to study? Chinese.

Work out the rule: look at the examples and complete the statements below

1. _____________ indicates that the speaker wants something in the future.

2. To express a future want, we use would like + ____________________.

3. Wouldn’t is a contraction for “_______________________.”

4. The contraction for I would like is “___________________.”

Activity 9At the health spa

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Activity 9AAt the health spa

You are at a health spa to relax over the weekend. The receptionist asks you about

your preferences to design a plan of activities for both days. Listen to the different

options he / she gives you, choose one and also ask if you can do some other things

you’d like to do.

Useful language:

I’d like to…

What … usually… (to lose weight / relax)?

What … usually … morning / evening?

Can I … (a gym class)?

What time … (lunch)?

Yes, I would.

No, I wouldn’t. Maybe some other time.

Sounds nice / good!

Could you … me …?

It’s too…

Activity 9BAt the health spa

You are the receptionist at a health spa. Tell the client about the different options and

ask him / her what he / she would like to do, in order to design a plan of activities for

the weekend.

Useful language:

… help you?

What … you usually..?

Would you …?

Are you … tomorrow?

What …?

When …?

What time …?

Where … lunch?

You should...

Activity 10Back at work from the spa

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Activity 10ABack at work from the spa

It’s Monday morning and you’re back at work after your relaxing weekend at the spa.

Tell your co-worker about your experiences there. Ask him / her about his / her

weekend. He / she looks exhausted. Suggest that he / she go to a spa as you did.

Useful language:

How … your weekend?

I went…

I had / ate..…

What … do…?

Where…?

Did you …?

Would you like…?

You look …

That’s too bad!

You should …

You shouldn’t …

I usually / always / sometimes …

Activity 10BBack at work from the spa

It’s Monday morning and you’re back at work. Your co-worker looks very relaxed.

Ask him / her about his / her weekend. Tell him / her about your not-so-relaxing

weekend.

Useful language:

How…your weekend?

What…do…?

What did …on Sunday morning?

I didn’t…

Where…?

Should I …?

Did you …?

How often do you …?

Are there...?

Is there…?

How much …?

It’s too …

I’m … busy

I usually / never / sometimes …