Basic 2

English
Discoveries
HANDOUTS
 BASIC 2

HANDOUTS
English Discoveries

Basic 2
Handouts

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Unit 1 Let’s Get to Know Each Other!
Ask questions to help you fill in the information about each person in your group.

My Student 1
Name Name

I am from is from

I am a is a

I am good at is good at

I like likes

I have has

Student 2 Student 3
Name Name

is from is from
is a is a
is good at is good at
likes likes
has has

What do you all have in common? Write sentences about:

1. Something you all like: We all

2. Something you all have: We all

3. Something you all do: We all

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Unit 1 Match the Definitions
To the teacher: Photocopy and cut up the word and definition cards and hand them out to
separate groups of students. See the activity described in Unit 1, Lesson 2.

 Words Definitions

a salesperson a person who sells things

a customer a person who buys things

a delivery man a person who brings things from a store to your house

a manager a person who is in charge of a store

a price how much money you need to pay for something

a sale when a store sells things at less than the normal price

to order to ask a store to get something specially for you

to deliver to bring something from a store to your house

to sell to give something in return for money

to buy to pay money to get something

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Unit 1 What a Nice Dress!
Go around the class. Ask different students about an article of
clothing that they are wearing. Find out where they bought it.
Then say something nice about it. Use the following phrases to
help you:

I like your…
Where did you get it?
What’s the name of the store?
Was it on sale?
I like it. It’s beautiful.
What nice colors.
I love that color.
It looks great on you.

Where the person

Name of student Article of clothing Your compliment
bought it

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

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Unit 1 Find Someone Who Was…
Walk around the class and try to find someone who can match the
descriptions below. Before you start, write the questions you will
need to ask under each statement. Try to find one person who can
answer “yes” to each of the questions. Write the name of that
person in the table. Complete the table as quickly as possible.

Find someone who was… Name of Student

1. on vacation last summer.

Were you on vacation last summer?

2. at home last night.

?

3. out with friends last weekend.

?

4. on a bus this morning.

?

5. in a store yesterday.
?

6. in Beginner 2 English class.

?

7. tired after the last English lesson.

?

8. at a party recently.
?

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Unit 2 Food and Diets Questionnaire
Interview your partner. Ask the questions and write your partner’s answers.

Name

Question Answer

1. What is your favorite food?

2. Are you on a diet now?

3. Were you ever on a diet?

4. What foods do you think are healthy?

5. What foods do you think are not good
for you?

Can you think of more questions to ask? Write them here.

Question Answer

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

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Unit 2 Is it Good for Me?
Read the questions and answer by circling yes () or no ().
Then ask two classmates the same questions. Add two questions of your own before you
begin.

Classmate 1 Classmate 2
Is it good idea to... You

01. eat salty foods?  /   /   / 

02. eat lots of salads?  /   /   / 
03. lose weight quickly?  /   /   / 
04. eat fried foods?  /   /   / 
05. eat steak?  /   /   / 
06. have cake for breakfast?  /   /   / 
07. have fruit for breakfast?  /   /   / 
08. have breakfast?  /   /   / 
09. eat once a day?  /   /   / 
10. have three meals a day?  /   /   / 
11. eat between meals?  /   /   / 
12.
13.

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7 Would you Like Some…?

Unit 2

STUDENT A

You are a guest at a party and the host (Student B) is trying to offer you some cake. Explain
that you are on a diet and don’t want anything else to eat. Use the following words and
phrases to help you:

Thanks, but I don’t want anything else to eat.

I’m sorry, but I’m on a diet.
I’m not hungry right now, but thanks anyway.
Now you are the host at a party and you are trying to persuade your guest (Student B) to try
some soup that you made. Use the following words and phrases to help you:

Would you like some soup?

But it’s really very good. Are you sure?
But it’s low-fat soup.
Surely people on diets can eat soup.


STUDENT B

You are the host at a party and you are trying to persuade your guest (Student A) to try some
cake that you made. Use the following words and phrases to help you:

Would you like some cake?

But it’s really very good. Are you sure?
But it’s low-fat cake.
Surely people on diets can eat cake sometimes.
Now you are a guest at a party and the host (Student A) is trying to offer you some soup.
Explain that you are on a low-fat diet and don’t want anything else to eat. Use the following
words and phrases to help you:

Thanks, but I don’t want anything else to eat.

I’m sorry, but I’m on a low-fat diet.
I’m not hungry right now, but thanks anyway.

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Unit 2 What Do You Have?
To the teacher: Photocopy and cut these up to make cards. See the card game described in
Unit 2, Lesson 4.

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Unit 3 Excuse Me, Have You Got…?
Go round the class, asking questions. Find at least one student who can say “yes” to each
of your questions.

Say: Excuse me, have you got…?

Find someone who has got… Name of Student

1. a map
2. the time
3. a pen
4. a pencil
5. a cell phone
6. a dictionary
7. a sandwich
8. a computer

In pairs, think about why you would ask each of these questions and write sentences to
explain.

1. Have you got a map? I’m lost.

2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

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Unit 3 Directions, Please
STUDENT A

You and Student B have the same map, but there are different places marked on it. Don’t
show each other your maps - see if you can explain to each other where the places are.

Ask Student B where the school and the clothing store are. Then give Student B directions
to the bank and the newsstand. Use the following words and phrases to help you:

It’s next to the…

It’s opposite the…
It’s on the corner of…
Turn left/right on Park Avenue.
Go straight down King Street.

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Unit 3 Directions, Please
STUDENT B

You and Student A have the same map, but there are different places marked on it. Don’t
show each other your maps - see if you can explain to each other where the places are.

Give Student B directions to the school and the clothing store. Then, ask Student A where
the bank and the newsstand are. Use the following words and phrases to help you:

It’s next to the…

It’s opposite the…
It’s on the corner of…
Turn left/right on Park Avenue.
Go straight down King Street.

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Unit 3 How Do You Feel About Chores?
Rate these household chores according to how much you like or dislike doing them.
1 – I love it 2 – I like it 3 – I don’t mind it 4 – I don’t like it 5 – I hate it

Then ask three others students for their ratings. Use the question: How do you feel about...?

Chore Me Student 1 Student 2 Student 3

01. washing dishes
02. washing floors
03. cleaning windows
04. working in the garden
05. paying the bills
06. ironing
07. dusting
08. tidying up
09. taking the car to the garage
10. doing laundry
11. shopping for food
12. cooking

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Unit 3 What Do You Do Every Day?
Look at the list of activities in the table. Choose three activities that you do every day and three
that you don’t do every day. Write sentences about them in the About Me column:

I brush my teeth every day. I don’t go to work every day.

Ask two other students about these activities. Say your sentence first: I go to work every day.
Then ask: What about you?

Write a sentence in the Student 1 and Student 2 columns about each person you talk to:

Tony doesn’t go to work every day. Anna goes to work every day.

Activity Me Student 1 Student 2

01. eat breakfast
02. talk on the phone
03. read the newspaper
04. study English
05. exercise
06. use a computer
07. shop for food
08. watch TV
09. listen to music
10. drink coffee
11. drink tea
12. eat meat

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Unit 4 Sports Questionnaire
Complete the sports questionnaire for you and your partner.

My
Me
Partner
/ /
01. Do you like sports?
02. Do you think sports are important?
03. Do you watch sports on TV?
04. Do you go to soccer matches?
05. Do you prefer individual or team sports?
06. Do you belong to a sports club?
07. Do you enjoy exercise classes?
08. Do you enjoy the Olympics?
09. Do you play any team sports?
10. Do you do any winter sports (skiing,
ice-skating, ice hockey)?

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Unit 4 What’s it Like?
Match the captions to the cartoons below.

A
How’s the weather there?

B
How’s the bed?

C How do you know this horse

will win the race?

D Can he carry the piano?

E How’s the new baby?

Work with a partner. Take turns asking and answering the questions from a, using one of
these expressions:

He’s as fast as lightning. He’s as strong as a horse.

It's as cold as ice.

It's as hard as a rock. He’s as good as gold.

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Unit 4 Comparing Sports
You and your partner are trying to decide which sports to do at the local sports club. Use
the comparative forms of the words below to discuss the different sports in the pictures.
Decide on three sports that you want to do.

hard • dangerous • easy • difficult • exciting • fun • relaxing

swimming – basketball tennis – football

jogging – yoga mountain climbing – dancing

athletics – belly dancing tai chi – weightlifting

Swimming is harder than basketball.

Tennis is more fun than football.

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Unit 4 The Best Sports
Discuss the following sports in groups. Do you know what they all are? Which do you play?
Which would you like to play? Then answer the questions below.

tennis
basketball
athletics
golf
baseball
soccer
hockey
swimming
jogging
cricket
yoga
mountain climbing

1. Which is the most exciting sport?

2. Which is the most relaxing sport?
3. Which is the most dangerous sport?
4. Which is the easiest sport to learn?
5. Which is the hardest sport to learn?
6. Which is the most expensive sport to play?
7. Which sport is the most popular in your country?

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17 Plan a Sports Club

Unit 4

In groups, design an ad for a sports club. Include the following information:

• Name of club
• Sports you can play
• Cost of membership
• Location of club
• Special features (swimming pool, golf course, tennis courts, etc.)
• Extras (spa, coffee shop, shop)
• Classes (keep fit, aerobics, yoga, etc.)
• Opening times
Use the following words and phrases to help you:

Join the best sports club in town!

We offer more sports than any other club!
Our swimming pool is the biggest in the area!
We have them most qualified instructors!
Our membership rates are the cheapest!

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Unit 5 Restaurant Role-Play
STUDENT A

You are a customer in a restaurant. Look at the menu below and ask the waiter (Student B)
some questions before you order.
Remember the following facts:

You are allergic to tomatoes.

You don’t like fish.
You aren’t very hungry.

Enjoy Your Meal Restaurant

Menu

Main Dishes
Pizza
Lasagna
Pasta
Fish Pie

Salads
Green Salad
Taco Salad
House Salad

Desserts
Ice cream
Chocolate nut pie
Fruit salad

Use the following words and phrases to help you:

Do you have any…?

How are the…?
I’d like a…?
Are there… in the…?
Bring me the…

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18 Restaurant Role-Play
Unit 5

STUDENT B

You are a waiter in a restaurant. Look at the menu below and help your customer (Student A)
order lunch.
Remember the following facts:

There is no more pizza.

There are tomatoes in the house salad.
The fish pie is very good.

Enjoy Your Meal Restaurant

Menu

Main Dishes
Pizza
Lasagna
Pasta
Fish Pie

Salads
Green Salad
Taco Salad
House Salad

Desserts
Ice cream
Chocolate nut pie
Fruit salad

Use the following words and phrases to help you:

I’m sorry we don’t have any…

Our… is excellent .
Which… would you like?
How about some… with that?

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Unit 5 Shopping Survey
Answer the following questions about your shopping habits. Compare your answers with
the other members of your group.

Me Student 1 Student 2 Student 3

1. Who does the food shopping in your

family?

2. Do you prefer to buy your food from

supermarkets or from small shops?

3. Where do you buy your meat?

4. Where do you buy fruit and

vegetables?

5. When do you go food shopping?

6. Do you think food is expensive in

your country?

7. Do you do your own cooking?

8. How often do you eat out?

Complete the following sentences about your group’s shopping habits:

1. Most of us

2. Some of us

3. None of us

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Unit 5 Buyers and Sellers
BUYERS

Circle ten items from the list below. This is your shopping list. Don’t show it to anyone. Go to
the Sellers’ group and try to buy everything on your list. Tick () the items that you are able to
buy. Use the following words and phrases:

Excuse me, do you have any…?

Have you got any…?
I’d like to buy some…?

apples flour
bananas milk
bread meat
butter mineral water
cake oranges
carrots potatoes
coffee sugar
eggs tea
fish wine

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Unit 5 Buyers and Sellers
SELLERS

Circle ten items from the list below. These items are what you have to sell in your store. Don’t
show it to anyone. If a buyer wants to buy something on your list, you can sell it to him/her. Try
to sell all your items as quickly as possible. Use the following words and phrases:

Sure, here you are.

I’m sorry I haven’t got any…
Would you like to buy some…?

apples flour
bananas milk
bread meat
butter mineral water
cake oranges
carrots potatoes
coffee sugar
eggs tea
fish wine

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Unit 6 Inventions
Choose one of the types of people below. Think of two more inventions for them. Add your
inventions to the list. Exchange handouts with another group. Ask each other questions:
“Why do they need this? What is it for? Is it a good idea? What does it look like?”

If you like the other group’s invention, add it to your handout. Keep exchanging handouts with
groups until the time is up.

a. For lazy people b. For people who c. For people who d. For teenagers
who don’t like hate household want more home who want to
to cook: chores: entertainment: meet friends:
1. something that cuts 1. clothes that don’t 1. a wall that becomes a 1. a cellular phone with
vegetables ever need washing TV screen a TV screen

2. 2. 2. 2.

3. 3. 3. 3.

e. For people who f. For people who g. For elderly h. For parents who
hate to work in want to look people: don’t have a lot
the garden: better: of time:
1. a robot that cuts 1. a cream that makes 1. eyeglasses that ring when 1. a baby bed that sings
the grass you look younger you are looking for them to the baby
2. 2. 2. 2.

3. 3. 3. 3.

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Unit 6 Guess the Word
STUDENT A

You are going to explain the words below to Student B. Write what you are going to say. You
can use a dictionary to help you. The first has been done for you.

1. a wallet - small bag for money and credit cards

2. an inventor

3. to whistle

4. a battery

5. to lose

Now ask Student B to explain his/her words. Try to guess what the words are and write
them below.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

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22 Guess the Word

Unit 6

STUDENT B

You are going to explain the words below to Student A. Write what you are going to say. You
can use a dictionary to help you. The first has been done for you.

1. invention - useful machine or tool

2. a noise

3. to find

4. easy

5. to sing

Now ask Student A to explain his/her words. Try to guess what the words are and write
them below.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

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Unit 6 Do’s and Don’ts
To the teacher: Photocopy and cut up the lists. Give each list to a separate group of
students. See Unit 2, Lesson 2.


Classroom rules Healthy living rules Driving rules

1. 1. 1.

2. 2. 2.

3. 3. 3.

4. 4. 4.

5. 5. 5.

6. 6. 6.

Rules for teenagers going out Suggestions for someone

Rules for a fire emergency
at night going on a trip
1. 1. 1.

2. 2. 2.

3. 3. 3.

4. 4. 4.

5. 5. 5.

6. 6. 6.

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Unit 6 When I Was a Child…
Look at the list of activities in the table. Choose three activities that you did when you were
a child and three that you didn’t do. Write sentences about them in the About Me column:

I played in the street. I didn’t watch TV.

Ask two other students about these activities. Say your sentence first: When I was a child, I
played in the street. Then ask: What about you?

Write a sentence in the Student 1 and Student 2 columns about each person you talk to:

Tony didn’t watch TV when he was a child. Anna watched TV when she was a child.

Activity About Me Student 1 Student 2

01. play in the street

02. live in a big house

03. watch TV

04. walk to school by myself

05. talked on the phone with my friends

06. help clean the house

07. shop for food

08. study English

09. listen to music

10. play football

11. play with dolls

12. ride a bicycle

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Unit 6 Find Someone Who…
Walk around the class and try to find someone who can match the descriptions below. Before
you start, write the questions you will need to ask under each statement. Try to find one
person who can answer “yes” to each of the questions. Write the name of that person in the table.

Find someone who... Name of Student

1. traveled abroad last year.

Did you travel abroad last year?

2. read a good book recently

?

3. went to the movies this week.

?

4. had a birthday this month.

?

5. bought some new clothes today.

?

6. had fun this weekend.

?

7. visited relatives lately.

?

8. drove a car today.

?

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Unit 7 The Family Morning - Then and Now
Interview your partner about mornings when he/she was a child and now that he/she is an
adult. Is his/her life very different today?

Then - (when you were a child)

1. What time did you get up?

2. Who woke you?

3. How long did it take you to get ready?

4. Did you and your family eat breakfast together?

5. What time did school start?

6. Were you ever late for school?

7. Did you watch TV in the morning?

Now
1. What time do you get up?

2. Who wakes you?

3. How long does it take you to get ready?

4. Do you and your family eat breakfast together?

5. What time does school/work start?

6. Are you ever late for school/work?

7. Do you watch TV in the morning?

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Unit 7 Family Tree
Look at the family tree below and take turns describing different people. Don’t mention the
person’s name and see if your partner can guess who you are talking about:

This person is Tom’s son. He’s not married. Who is he? (Martin)

Use the following words to help you:

married to
not married/single
daughter of

wife husband daughter sister uncle aunt grandfather/mother niece nephew

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Unit 7 Ask Someone
Speak to 6 different people. Ask each person for permission to do something:

Can I sit next to you?

Yes, of course you can. / No, I’m sorry, you can’t. I’m...

Choose from the following:

- borrow your pen - use your dictionary - take your notebook home
- talk to you after class - do homework with you - call you tonight

Who did you ask? What was your question? What answer did you get?

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

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Unit 7 Just Checking
Write the missing tag questions. Then walk around the
class and ask people the questions. (Remember you
want to say these to people you are almost sure about.)
Write each person’s name and answer:

You are interested in jazz, aren’t you?

Yes, I am.

Student’s name and

Add a tag question
answer

01. You are married, ? .

02. You don’t study English on
Thursdays, ? .
03. You know two languages, ? .
04. You are thinking of getting
married next year, ? .
05. You weren’t home last night, ? .
06. You study at the university, ? .
07. You live in an apartment in
town, ? .
08. You like to read books, ? .
09. You went to the United States last
last year, ? .
10. You didn’t learn English as a
child, ? .

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Unit 8 Is it Important?
Answer the following questions and discuss them with
the other members of your group.

Is it important to have a new car?

It’s not important to me. Why is it important to you?

Is it important …. Very A little Not at all

1. to be tidy?

2. to be clean?

3. to be honest?

4. to be helpful?

5. to be relaxed?

6. to have a lot of friends?

7. to have lots of free time?

8. to have fashionable clothes?

9. to have a new car?

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31 Job Ads
Unit 8

Here are some job ads from the newspaper.

Choose one job that you would like to do. Give three reasons why.
Choose one job that you don’t want to do. Give three reasons why.

Wanted Wanted Wanted

Salesperson Cooking teacher Actors
for ice-cream parlor for evening classes for new play

Wanted Wanted Wanted

Tour guides Wine taster Assistant to
to travel abroad zookeeper

Wanted Wanted Wanted

Artist’s model Assistant to manager Radio announcers
of large newspaper

A job I want: A job I don’t want:

Reasons for: Reasons against:

1. 1.

2. 2.

3. 3.

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Unit 8 The Things We Have to Do
Talk to your partner.
Complain about the things you always have to do. Find out what he/she has to do.

Say: I have to... / I hate it... / It’s OK / I don’t mind it / I enjoy it

Then ask: What about you? Do you have to.....?

clean the house take out the garbage take a bus to work

get up very early pay bills cook dinner

do homework go to the dentist answer email

shop for food wash my hair drink eight glasses of water

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Unit 8 Future Plans
Find out what your classmates are planning. Ask them about the future and find out who is
sure and who is not sure about the future. Speak to two people. Write down their answers:

What are your plans for tonight?

I have to study or I may go out.

Ask: Get an answer from:

Name of Student 1 Name of Student 2

What are your plans for...

tonight?

next year?

next weekend?

next summer?

next winter?

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Unit 9 Class Housing Questionnaire
1. Read the questions and make sure you understand them. Find students from your class
who can answer “yes” to your questions.

Questions Student's Name

1 Do you live in a rented apartment?

2 Do you have many appliances?

3 Do you have a roommate?

4 Do you have a TV in your bedroom?

5 Do you have a garden?

6 Do you do have a laundry room?

7 Do you have a big couch in your living room?

8 Do you have a modern kitchen?

9 Do you have a parking space?

10 Do you have a nice view from your window?

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Unit 9 Online Ad
1. Cut out the sentences and arrange them to make an online ad for an apartment.

Location: Very near train station and city center.

Short walk to college campus!

• Elevator
• Laundry Room
• Fitness Center
• Street Parking

I'm looking for two roommates to share a great three-bedroom

apartment. The apartment is fully furnished with a large living
room and great view.

Rent: includes utilities (gas, electricity, and water)

Roommates Wanted! Building Amenities:

Address: 160 Cumnor Drive, Springville, MA 20815

Posted: 12 days ago | Available: From March

Kitchen has all major appliances, including a microwave, oven

and dishwasher. Apartment also has air conditioning and a
modern bathroom.

2. Compare your ad with another pair of students.

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Unit 9 Real Estate Agent Role-Play
1. Practice the following dialogue in pairs:

Student A
You are a real estate agent. Student B wants your help finding an apartment.
Help Student B choose the right apartment. Ask him/her some questions and
then suggest an apartment. Use the words and phrases below to help you:

Where do you want to live?

How many bedrooms do you want?
Do you want a furnished apartment?
Do you want a roommate?
When do you want to move in?
How about…

Student B
You want to rent an apartment. Student A is a real estate agent. Answer
Student A’s questions and then ask about the apartment he/she suggests.
Use the words and phrases below to help you:

How much is the rent?

Does the rent include utilities?
When is the apartment available?
Is there a nice view?
What are the amenities?

2. Practice the dialogue again with Student A as the real estate agent and Student B as the
apartment seeker.

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Unit 9 Mixed Up Dialogues
1. Make two dialogues from these sentences. There may be more than one possible answer.

Do you want to share with a roommate?

I'd like an apartment, please.

Yes, I’d like to share a room.

Does the rent include utilities?

OK, I have a very nice double room for you.

Do you want an apartment on campus?

Yes, they're very nice.

Yes, I think it will be fun and cheaper.

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Unit 9 Mixed Up Dialogues, cont.

Do you want one or two roommates?

I think one roommate is enough.

Are the on-campus apartments nice?

Are you interested in a room in a student dormitory?

So, what kind of student housing are you interested in?

Yes the rent includes gas, water, and electricity bills.

2. Practice the dialogues with a partner.

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Unit 9 Housing Board Game
1 2
Give
Start Explain what a
roommate is.
3 examples
of a utility.

5 4 3

Name Advance Go back

3 appliances. 2 spaces. to Start.

6 7 Who am I? 8

Name 4 pieces Explain what I help people

of furniture. a tenant is. find a place to
live.

9 10 11
Which word does
Go back not belong? Why?
• floor • window
Name 3
prepositions of
1 space. • door • ceiling
• rent • wall
place.

12 13
Exchange
places with Name 4 rooms
the player on of the house.
Finish
your left.

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Unit 9 Fallingwater
Student A
A. You have the first half of a text about an unusual house. Your partner has the second half
of this text. Read your half of the text and be prepared to answer your partner’s questions.

Fallingwater
Fallingwater is a very unusual house. It is in
the middle of a beautiful nature reserve in
Pennsylvania, USA. The famous architect
Frank Lloyd Wright designed Fallingwater
in 1936. Wright wanted all his buildings
to fit naturally into the landscape. He
designed the house for his friends, the
Kaufmann family. The Kaufmanns lived
in the city of Pittsburgh, but they loved to
vacation in the mountains. The Kaufmann
family wanted a weekend house in the
country. They asked Wright to build them a
house. However, when the Kaufmanns saw
Wright’s drawings of their new house, they
were very surprised!

B. Now it’s your turn to find out about the second half of the article. Ask the following questions:

1. Why was the Kaufmann family surprised?

2. What can you hear in the rooms?

3. Who lives in the Fallingwater house today?

4. What is so special about Fallingwater?

5. One other interesting fact: _____________________________________________________

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Unit 9 Fallingwater, cont.
Student B
A. You have the second half of a text about an unusual house. Your partner has the first half
of this text. Read your half of the text and be prepared to answer your partner’s questions.

Fallingwater

Wright decided to build the Kaufmann’s new

house right on top of a waterfall. He told
them that he wanted to make the waterfall
part of their everyday life. The house is very
unusual. You can hear the sound of the
waterfall from every room in the house.
The Kaufmann family used Fallingwater
as a weekend house until 1964. Today,
Fallingwater is open to the public. Every
year, thousands of people come to visit
and learn about Frank Lloyd Wright and the
Kaufmann family. Fallingwater is one of the
greatest examples of American architecture.

B. Now it’s your turn to find out about the first half of the article. Ask the following questions:

1. Who was Frank Lloyd Wright?

2. Who was the Kaufmann family?

3. When did Wright design Fallingwater?

4. Why did the Kaufmann family want to build Fallingwater?

5. One other interesting fact:______________________________________________________

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Unit 10 Word Order Game

1 1 1 1 1 1

Horseback riding is his favorite activity.

2 2 2 2 2 2

She sewed the dress very carefully.

3 3 3 3 3 3

Do you have any interesting hobbies?

4 4 4 4 4 4

I don’t like many outdoor activities.

5 5 5 5 5 5

It’s important to have a hobby.

6 6 6 6 6 6

Does Lucy draw pictures very quickly?

7 7 7 7 7 7

My friend builds amazing model cars.

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Unit 10 Class Hobbies Questionnaire
1. Answer the questions about your hobbies in the “Me” column. Explain your answers.

2. Write two more questions to ask your partner.

3. Ask your partner about his/her hobbies and write his/her answers in the “My Partner” column.

My
Questions Me
Partner
1 Do you play any sports? Which ones?
Do you play any musical instruments? Which
2
ones?
3 Do you have a scrapbook?

4 Do you like collecting things? What?

5 Do you like model building? Why? Why not?

6 Do you sew or make your own clothes?

7 Do you do any arts and crafts? Which ones?

8 Do you like outdoor activities? Why? Why not?

9 _____________________________________?

10 _____________________________________?

4. Tell the class about your partner’s interests.

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Unit 10 Hobbies Role-Play
Role-Play 1:
1. Practice the following dialogue in pairs:

Student A
You want to get to know Student B. Ask some questions
about his/her hobbies. Use the words and phrases below
to help you:

What do you like to do in your spare time?

Do you have any hobbies?
Do you like outdoor activities?
Do you like arts and crafts?

Student B
You really like outdoor activities. You do a lot of hiking
and enjoy team sports. Student A wants to get to
know you better. Answer his/her questions about your
interests. Use the words and phrases below to help you:

I like/don’t really like…

I prefer to…
I’m really into…
What about you?

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Unit 10 Hobbies Role-Play, cont.
Role-Play 2:
2. Practice the following dialogue in pairs:

Student A
You really like arts and crafts. You do a lot of painting
and enjoy making things. Student B wants to get to
know you better. Answer his/her questions about your
interests. Use the words and phrases below to help you:

I like/don’t really like…

I prefer to…
I’m really into…
What about you?

Student B
You want to get to know Student A. Ask some questions
about his/her hobbies. Use the words and phrases below
to help you:

What do you like to do in your spare time?

Do you have any hobbies?
Do you like outdoor activities?
Do you like arts and crafts?

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Unit 10 Mixed Up Dialogues
1. Make two dialogues from these sentences. There may be more than one possible answer.

What do you like to do? Wow, do you play in a band?

What kind of outdoor activities? I’m really into music.

Yes, I play in a band with some friends.

Can I come and hear you play some time?

I prefer to stay home and read a good book!

I play a lot of football and basketball.

Do you have any hobbies? Yes, I enjoy outdoor activities.

I like rock music, and I also play the guitar.

Oh, I don’t really like team sports.

What do you like to do in your spare time?

What kind of music do you listen to?

2. Practice the dialogues with a partner.

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Unit 10 Plan a Hobby Workshop
Your group is planning a hobby workshop. Discuss your ideas and follow the instructions
below:

A. Plan your workshop.

1. What hobby is your workshop going to teach?

remote control planes / model building / scrapbooking / rollerblading / making sushi
other: __________________________

2. How much does your workshop cost?

________________________________________________________________________
3. When is your workshop?
________________________________________________________________________
4. Where is your workshop?
________________________________________________________________________
5. What can people do at your workshop?
________________________________________________________________________
6. What should people bring to your workshop?
________________________________________________________________________

B. Create a poster for your workshop. Your poster should include the following:

• The name of the workshop

• Pictures of your workshop
• Information about your workshop: address, dates, times, etc.
• Things to do at the workshop
• What to bring to your workshop
• Contact details: address, phone numbers, Web site, etc.

C. Tell the class about your workshop. Explain why they should come.

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Unit 10 Interesting Hobbies
Student A
A. You and your partner each have an article about an interesting hobby. Read your text and
answer your partner’s questions about the hobby in your article.

Birdwatching

Birdwatchers go out into nature and look

at birds. They use binoculars to see birds
that are high up in trees and far away. Often
they take photographs with very good
cameras. They usually have special books
with them with pictures and descriptions
of the birds so they can identify the birds
they see. Birdwatchers sit for hours in a
quiet place and wait patiently. They also
listen to the sounds that the birds make.
The bird sounds also help the birdwatchers identify the different birds. Sometimes
birdwatchers go together on trips to find unusual birds they have never seen before.

B. Now it’s your turn to find out about your partner’s article. Ask the following questions:

1. What is the name of the hobby?

2. Is this an outdoor or indoor activity?

3. Is it a hobby you can do with other people?

4. What equipment do you need for this hobby?

5. Is it expensive to take part in this hobby?

6. Would you like to do this hobby?

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Unit 10 Interesting Hobbies
Student B
A. You and your partner (Student A) each have an article about an interesting hobby. Ask him/
her the following questions:

1. What is the name of the hobby?

2. Is this an outdoor or indoor activity?

3. Is it a hobby you can do with other people?

4. What equipment do you need for this hobby?

5. Is it expensive to take part in this hobby?

6. Would you like to do this hobby?

Origami
Origami is the Japanese craft of paper folding.
It is very old. Anyone can learn origami. It
does not cost a lot of money. All you need is
a clean piece of paper. You learn to fold the
paper to make things. Here is what one man
says about origami: “My son loves to fold
origami. He makes paper butterflies, frogs,
and flowers. He showed me how to do it. It
is an excellent way for him to pass the time.
He learns patience and how to concentrate
on one thing. Sometimes he tries to do some difficult designs. He is not
successful all the time, but it keeps him happy and busy.” Origami is not just
for children - many adults enjoy this hobby, too.

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Unit 10 Reflection
Name of Student:

What did you think about this English course? Answer the questions below and add your own
comments.

1. After this course my English is…

- a lot better
- better
- the same as before the course
2. The computer lessons were…
- too hard
- too easy
- just right
3. I need more practice in…
- Listening
- Reading
- Speaking
- Writing
- Grammar
4. The lessons with the teacher were…
- very interesting
- interesting some of the time
- not very interesting
5. The unit I enjoyed most was
6. The workbook activities were…
- very useful
- sometimes useful
- not very useful
7. Comments or suggestions about the course:

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