Unit

1 Use Free Time to be Happy

Goals
2 Put the letters in order to find the names of the activities. Then, label the pictures in Exercise 1.
1 FIGSHNI 2 SELPENIG 3 NANDICG 4 ANPILYG MGESA
5 VLOLYELALB 6 GERTETAININN 7 NINTES 8 MIDATIETON
›› Talk about free time
›› Think about how we use free time 9 GINRADE 10 TAWHCING VT
›› Read and learn about some young people's success stories
›› Describe free-time activities
›› Talk about likes and dislikes 3 02 Listen to Mercedes talking about free time. Number the pictures in the order she mentions
›› Listen and learn about a community club the activities. Which activities are not mentioned?
›› Write a leaflet for a community club
›› Project: A survey on free-time activities

Your turn!
1 What makes you happy? Look at the pictures and choose one that makes you happy. Think why.
Discuss with a classmate.
4 Discuss in pairs.
Do you do any of these activities?
1 2
What do you do in your free time? 1 Is free time wasted time? Why? / Why not?
2 Note down some ideas to share with the class.

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Think it up!
• You are going to do a survey to find out how your classmates spend their free time.
• When you have the results of the survey, you are going to reflect on how you use your free time.

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1 READING VOCABULARY 1
1 Look at the article and answer. Free-time activities
1 Where do you think you could find this article? 1 Cross out 3 letters to find the free-time activities. Then match them to the pictures.
2 What does the title of the article mean?
1 plotaterly 2 brasketoblall 3 cohesisa 4 ajtudro
5 typogra 6 sparekosur 7 prhotsogeraphy 8 coycarling

Succeeding at any age

a b c d

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it here!
Look for her photo and stick
it here!
Look for his photo and stick

C CDelfina Pignatiello is an
B Facundo is an ordinar y
A Ilan Schnaider is an ordinar y teenage girl. She
boy from a not so ordinar y likes hanging out with friends,
Argentine boy who is
family. He lives with his parents, listening to music, and eating
becoming very famous. He
Inocencia, a housewife, and her father’s sandwiches. She’s
is eight and is in 3rd form at y
Arnaldo, a casual labourer. The got a rabbit, Fox, and she enjo
ys
school. The FIDE (World Chess edu cate Pott er nov els.
go to great efforts to reading the Harry
Federation) considers him the
their eleven children. Facundo But her daily routine is unusua
l.
number one chess player in his 2 Read the descriptions and complete the sentences.
goes to school in the morning Five days a wee k she gets up at
category in the world.
and goes home to have lunch 4:50 a.m., and has breakfast 1 It’s fun! Especially when you practise it as a group
5 Mum makes a lot of things to give for Christmas.
Apart from this, Ilan is an with his mum. Then he goes to with her parents. Then her fath
er
sport. I usually go to the park with my friends. I go
the Fine Arts School. When he trai ns She says it’s creative and relaxing. She does
ordinar y boy. He lives with his drives her to the gym . She
.
parents, Carolina and Ram, and gets home he practises playing for two hours there before she .
a real goes to university where she
is 2 It’s a team sport. It’s demanding. You need
his younger sister, Dana. He is the piano. He doesn't have a
nce.
6 Some people say it is aggressive. I don’t agree. My
Spa nish , use s the ying Com mun icat ion Scie eye-hand coordination to put the ball into the basket.
football fan. He speaks piano at home so he stud
goe s kids practise it and learn to concentrate and move
English and Hebrew. At the small keyboard his father gav
e She has lunch and then We play .
the swimming for two or three hou
rs. their bodies carefully. They do .
moment he is learning how to him when he was eigh t. At
bac k hom e she 3 It’s an individual sport. You must practise a lot. It can
t When she gets 7 The equipment can be expensive, but then you can
play the violin. weekends, he practises for eigh
studies until she has dinner with sometimes be dangerous. But Jason loves
keep a record of all the places that you visit. You do
hours a day. her parents. She seldom goes
to
adrenaline! He does .
s she doe sn’t like .
And effort pays off. Facundo won discos and say 4 Sonya can play it for hours. It is interesting but
ying dancing. 8 It helps us to connect mind and body. It can be
a competition and is now stud demanding. She needs to concentrate. She plays
in Russia, at the Moscow relaxing too. We do .
So why does she make all this .
International Performing Arts effort? It's because she is a
Center. swimming champion and she
loves training and competing.
Your turn!
2 Match the photos (1–3) to the texts (A–C). Then 3 Circle the correct options. Join a classmate and discuss the different activities. Use the prompts for help.
look for the missing pictures and stick them in
1 Delfina / Facundo has breakfast with her / his family.
the correct places.
2 Ilan / Facundo is not wealthy. Do you like (yoga)? Why? / Why not?
3 Delfina / Ilan is a football fan.
Your turn! 4 Ilan / Delfina doesn’t like going to discos.
Yes, I do. / No, I don’t. I think (it’s relaxing). / I think (it’s boring).

Join a classmate and discuss. 5 Ilan / Facundo is the number one chess player in his
What do the three young people have in category in the world.
common? 6 Facundo / Ilan is studying in another country.

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1 GRAMMAR
Your turn!
1
Present Simple and Present Continuous 3 Write the complete answers from Exercise 2 to
Write … produce a paragraph about Facundo.
Affirmative Negative Interrogative
1 an activity you hate doing.
Present I / You / We / They go cycling. I / You / We / They don’t go 4
I / you / we / they
Simple skating. go jogging?
2 a sport you love practising / watching.
He / She / It plays in the park. He / She / It 1 play in Does he / she / it 5
the kitchen. in the garden?
3 a household chore you don’t mind doing.
Present I’m doing yoga. I’m not doing tai chi. 6
I doing athletics?
Continuous He / She / It’s running. He / She / It 2 7
he / she / it 4 a subject you like studying.
walking. swimming?
We / You / They’re painting We / You / They 3 Are we / you / they 8 5 a music genre you enjoy listening to.
graffiti on a wall. painting walls. the school?
Collocations with activities

We use the Present Simple: We use the Present Continuous: We use play + ball games and board games. E.g. You
• to talk about facts. E.g. Sport is good for teenagers. • to describe actions taking place at the moment 2 Complete the questions with Wh- words. play rugby. They play backgammon.
• to talk about habits. E.g. I go to school by bus. we are speaking. E.g. I’m writing a letter. We use go + activities that end in -ing. E.g. She goes
• to talk about likes. E.g. I like dancing. • to describe a scene. E.g. The man in the picture is 1 is Facundo studying? running.
• with adverbs and expressions of frequency to say how reading a book. We use do + other activities. E.g. He does parkour.
often we do something. E.g. I always brush my teeth four In Russia.
times a day. 2 does he play the piano?
Every day. 4 Find ten activities in the rope. Write them on the
3 does he have lessons?
correct line.
Expressions of frequency
We generally use state and sense verbs (E.g. think, In the morning and afternoon. do
have, like, want, see, etc.) in the Present Simple. day a day 4 is his teacher?
Ms Ana Fau. go
week once a week
month twice a month 5 does Facundo like doing?
1 Read and circle the correct option. play
every Playing Rachmaninov.
year three times a year
The boy in the picture 1 is / am my friend Alfonso
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morning four times
Gomez. In the picture he 2 is receiving / receives a
evening RATEJO SS DA
medal because he won a Maths competition. He
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is / are a hardworking boy. His parents isn’t / aren’t

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wealthy, so all the members of the family
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work / works. Mr Gomez 6 sell / sells bicycles and he
We use expressions of frequency after the actions. RO

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sometimes repairs / repairs sometimes them. Mrs
B AT I C S
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E.g. We make our beds every day. We do yoga

Gomez teach / teaches pottery in a workshop. Alfonso
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twice a week.
and his sister, Mariela, 9 work / works at a newsagent’s
in the morning and they 10 study / studies in the
evening. At the moment, Alfonso 11 trains / is training Your turn!
to participate in a parkour competition. He 12
likes / is Your turn! Join a classmate and discuss how often you do different activities.
liking taking risks. I 13
admire / am admiring him. What Write sentences that are true for you.
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are you thinking / do you think? How often …
How often do you … ? When do you do it?
1 do you have Geography lessons? On (Mondays and Thursdays) /
Once / twice a (week / month).
Talking about likes At weekends / etc.
2 do you go to the cinema?
I love playing tennis.
3 does your mother cook lunch?
I enjoy / like riding my bike.
In action!
I don’t mind doing the dishes. 4 does your English teacher give you
homework? • Now you have a number of free-time activities.
• Prepare a list of activities and add columns to
I hate sweeping the floor.
represent frequency.

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1 LISTENING AND SPEAKING 1
The community club New members reception
1 Look at the picture and describe what you see. 4 Look at the picture and answer.
1 Where are Magda and Allan? 1 Where is Magda?
2 Who are they talking to? 2 What is she doing?

5 05 Listen to Magda and complete the timetable.

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY

4:00 p.m.
5:30 p.m.
2 03 Listen and tick the activities that are 3 04 Listen again and answer. 6:00 p.m.
mentioned. 7:00 p.m.
1 What do Magda and Allan want to organise?
1 parkour 2 When do they want to meet?
2 basketball 7:15 p.m.
3 Where do they want to play sports? 8:30 p.m.
3 volleyball 4 What do they need to do now?
4 yoga
5 tai chi lessons
Your turn!
6 chess Your turn!
Join a classmate and discuss the activities.
7 pottery
Join a classmate and discuss. Imagine you are members of the community club. Which activities do you want to join? Why? Discuss the following
8 poetry readings
Why are community clubs important? ideas with a classmate:
9 clown shows Are you a member of one? / Would you like to be a
• Frequency • Material / Equipment
10 singing member of one?
• Time • Helping out in the community
• Cost

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1 WRITING
GO FOR IT!
1
Leaflet – Become a member of a club 2 Let’s look at the style. Tick what you can find in
each leaflet.
A leaflet invitation must be attractive. It must get Leaflet A Leaflet B
people emotionally involved. A survey on free-time activities
Use rhetorical questions and exclamation marks. 1 rhetorical questions
The message must be enthusiastic. It must show a 2 exclamation marks Let’s complete the Project!
variety of activities.
3 enthusiasm
It must give useful information. 1 Work in groups. Use the Writing tip on page 14 to help you write questions
4 the promise of fun activities
about the activities.
5 useful information
A 2 Share your list with the other members of the group and complete one list of
Join our community club 6 description of a variety of questions for the survey.
! activities 3 Search for an online survey tool on the internet. Read the instructions and create
7 a quick and easy way to your survey!
contact the club 4 Invite your classmates to participate in the survey.
5 Collect the results and put them into pie or bar charts, or any other similar
3 Use the lists in Exercises 1 and 2 to prepare infographics. Your results must be easy to see and understand.
your own list for your ideal community club. 6 Display all the infographics and discuss what you do, what you don’t do, what
Design a leaflet to attract people from school. you can do, why all of that can be useful, etc.
7 Choose a member of the group to make notes. Each group can then report their
Are you between 12 and 17 years old?
findings to the rest of the class.
We offer a variety of activities to have fun and help others.
Meet for after-school activities. Do you like helping others? Join
Do you like singing? There’s us on our visits to hospitals and
choir rehearsal twice a week. nursing homes.
Do you like pottery? Create your We offer guitar lessons and
own pieces on Tuesdays and crafts workshops too
Thursdays. And the best! Disco time! On
Saturday evenings!

No extra charge!
Only $50 monthly fee.
Contact us at [email protected]
Or visit us at 278 47th Street E.

Come to our club!

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Lo ts of th ings to do !
have fun! My learning record
Choose one and
You can h In action!
ave a gr
eat time!
Talk about free time
Phone us! • Now you can complete the list for your
survey. Think about how we use free time
Leave a message and
it asap. • Include important information to learn more
about the activities. Read and understand a text about
some young people's success stories
1 Read the two leaflets and answer the questions.
Describe free-time activities
Leaflet A Leaflet B Talk about likes and dislikes
1 What kind of club is it?
Understand a conversation about a
2 Who can be a member? community club
= very we
3 Where do they meet? ll
Write a leaflet for a community club
= I can m
4 When do they meet? anage
Create a survey about free-time
= I need to
5 What can members do at the club? activities
revise
6 How much are the activities?
7 How can you contact the club people?
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 Unit

2 Exchange Student Programmes

Goals
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›› Talk about plans and intentions

›› Read and learn about travelling on an exchange programme
›› Talk about household chores
›› Describe a student exchange programme and accommodation
›› Listen and learn about helping at home
›› Write a comic strip
›› Project: House book of records

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1 Marisa is going to take part in an exchange programme. Look at the pictures

and match them to her plans.

a She’s going to travel abroad.

b She’s going to fly there.
c She’s going to take photos of her family and friends.
d She’s going to stay with a host family. 11
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e They're going to take her to different places.
f She’s going to cook for them.
g They're going to taste mate and typical Argentine food
h She’s going to study English at an institute.
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i She’s going to make new friends.
j She’s going to help with the household chores.
k She’s going to work at a hotel.
l She’s going to take a lot of photographs.

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3

2 Exchange programmes help students to

learn the language of the host country.
Which activities are going to help Marisa
to learn English? Why? Discuss with a
classmate. Your turn!
4 5
3 What are Marisa’s new friends and host Join a classmate and discuss.
family going to learn? What can you do to help you learn English?
What are you going to do?

Think it up!
• You are going to create a “House book of records”.
• You are going to highlight the positive characteristics of different people and objects at home.

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 2 READING VOCABULARY 2
1 Look at the leaflet. What is it about? Discuss with a classmate. Household chores – collocations 3 Find words in Exercise 2 meaning ...
1 in a foreign country.
1 Match the verbs and nouns that go together.

Travelling to learn le
–t
he rubbish
–t
he
2 family that offers accommodation to exchange
students.

ut – wa
eo sh

b
You are going to make new friends from many k 3 positive aspects.

flo
ta
different countries. You are going to solve a

or
edroo – the
–t

–i
the most difficult and the easiest problems 4 belonging to different countries.

– the dishes –
ron – swee
e – tidy
together. That friendship is going to last forever.

m
Studying abroad is the opportunity of a lifetime!
As the saying goes, “Man cannot discover new

ak
oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight

b
We say go abroad or study abroad. NOT go to

m
of the shore.”

p
e
–l abroad or study in abroad.
ay / clear –

th

t
We say The cost of accommodation is included

h
– e
Living at home can be more comfortable, but going es
be
ds in the fee. NOT The cost of accommodations is
abroad on an exchange programme is a really – the cloth included in the fee.
good decision. You are going to take a lot of photos. Other European
countries are going to be nearer, so it is going to be
Paying for your studies is going to be easier because you
easier to visit them. You are not going to have to travel Your turn!
are going to work in your host country and your income
long distances. Comparing different kinds of
is going to be in their currency. Who is responsible for the household chores at accommodation
home? Use the collocations in Exercise 1 to write
Accommodation is going to be cheaper because you are true sentences about you and your family. Use
going to stay with a host family. You are going to have the Present Simple and adverbs of frequency. We can stay …
meals in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere – nicer than E.g. I always sweep the floor.
• with a host family.
having meals in a restaurant. • at a student hostel.
• at the university halls of residence.
And, the best thing is you are going to learn more about
• at a rented flat.
the country’s culture.

Having a student visa, you are going to get cheaper tickets Staying with a host family is the cheapest option
to visit museums and to travel by train. It can be slower than and renting a flat is the most expensive one.
A room in the university halls of residence is more
travelling by plane, but you can see more of the country.
comfortable than one at a student hostel.
Staying in a room at a student hostel is more
expensive than staying with a host family, but it's
2 Read and check your ideas. cheaper than renting a flat.

3 Who would give you a leaflet like this? Why? Describing a student exchange
programme
4 There are two pictures in the leaflet. Which ideas do they represent? 2 Use the words from the box to complete
5 Read again and match to make sentences.
the paragraph. In action!
1 Travelling to learn a language is better a from England than from Argentina. abroad   best   cheaper   easier   exchange
• Now you know how different people help
host   nationalities   practise
2 Staying with a host family is cheaper b than staying at a hotel. at home.
• Who is the best at doing the different
3 Visiting other European countries is easier c than with a student visa. chores?
Going 1 on an 2
4 With a tourist visa, tickets are more expensive d than travelling by plane. programme is the 3
option. You can
5 Travelling by train is slower e than studying the language at an institute. stay with a 4
family so you have
two advantages: You 5 English with

Your turn! native speakers and accommodation is

6
than staying at a hotel. It is
Join a classmate and discuss. 7
to visit other countries and you
What are the advantages of travelling to learn English? Share your list with other classmates. make friends of different 8
.

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2 GRAMMAR 2
The future with going to Remember! 3 Match the questions to the answers.

I’m not going to play tennis. = I am not going to 1 Which novels are you going to read? a The new one.
Affirmative
play tennis.
She’s not going to work. = She isn’t going to 2 Which papers are you going to give me? b The cheapest one. I’m only going to sleep there.
I'm going to be at home.
He’s going to be at home. work. = She is not going to work. 3 Which hotel are you going to book at? c The Harry Potter ones.
We’re not going to read. = We aren’t going to
She 1
at home. 4 Which dictionary is yours? The new one or the old one? d The blue one. It matches my jeans.
read. = We are not going to read.
It’s 2 be at home. 5 Which sweater are you going to wear? e The ones on my desk.
We’re going to be at home.
You’re 3 at home. 1 Circle the correct options to find out about Comparative and superlative form of adjectives
William’s plans for Saturday.
They 4
to be at home.
Next Saturday, I 1 ’m going to work / ’m not going to
Comparative form Superlative form
Negative work so I 2 ’m going to invite / ’m not going to invite
Short adjectives add -er small  smaller add -est small  smallest
some friends for dinner. We 3 are all going to help /
I5 going to run in the (one syllable)
aren’t going to help. Sally is a great cook. She
park
4
is going to make / isn’t going to make a strawberry Short adjectives double the big  bigger double the big  biggest
He’s not 6 in the park. ending in a vowel consonant and consonant and add
cake. It ’s going to be / isn’t going to be delicious!
5
She 7 run in the park. + consonant add -er -est
Albert and Henry 6 are going to grill / aren’t going to
It not 8 in the park. Short adjectives add -r nice  nicer add -st nice  nicest
grill the fish so they promised that they 7 ’re going to
We’re not going to run in the park. ending in -e
do / aren’t going to do the dishes. Please, say you
You 9 going to run in the Adjectives ending change -y to -i funny  funnier change -y to -i and funny  funniest
8
’re going to come! / aren’t going to come! We
park. in -y and add -er add -est
9
're going to start / aren’t going to start until
They 10 in the park. Adjectives with more add more before expensive  more expensive add the most before expensive  the
you arrive.
than 2 syllables the adjective the adjective most expensive
2 Ask William about his plans for Saturday. Irregular adjectives good  better good  best
1 ? bad  worse bad  worst
Interrogative
No, I’m not going to work.
Am I going to sleep early?
2
1
sleep early?
in the evening?
2
she ?
I’m going to invite .
Is it 3 ? We usually use than after comparatives.
3 to cook? E.g. A 2-star hotel is cheaper than a 5-star hotel. / A 5-star hotel is more expensive than a 2-star hotel.
Are we going to sleep early? We use the before superlative adjectives.
Yes, I am. And Sally is going to make a strawberry
4
you ? E.g. Travel and learn is the best option. / A hotel is the most comfortable option.
cake.
5
they early?
4 the dishes?
Short answers Albert and Henry.
4 Read the information about accommodation. Complete the sentences with the comparative and
5 Really? Why? superlative forms of the adjectives.
Yes, I 6
./ Because they are not the fish.
No, I 7 . University halls Students’ hostel Hotel
Yes, he 8
. No, he isn’t. One / ones
Price $80 $100 $180
Yes, she is. / No, she 9 .
Yes, it 10 ./ Comfort XX X XXX
We use one to replace a singular countable noun.
No, it 11 .
E.g. A room at the university residence is more
Yes, we are. / No, we 12 . Size 30 rooms 23 rooms 70 rooms
comfortable than one at a students’ hostel.
Yes, you 13 . / No, you We use ones to replace a plural countable noun.
Distance from the class 1 block 15 blocks 4 blocks
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. E.g. Meals at the university canteen are cheaper
Yes, they 15 . / No, they aren’t. than the ones at a restaurant.
We can use a / an / the / some + adjective + 1 The university halls of residence is (comfortable) the student hostel.
one(s).
And it is (cheap).
E.g. Are you looking for friends? You are going to
make some good ones at the institute. 2 The university halls of residence is (close). And the hotel
Which pen do you prefer? I want a red one. (expensive).
3 The hotel is (big). And the university halls of residence is
(small) the student hostel.

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2 LISTENING AND SPEAKING 2
Let’s help mum! A present for mum
1 Look at the picture and circle the correct options. 5 Look at the picture and discuss in groups. What are the kids talking about?
1 They are father and children / brothers and sister.
2 They are in the living room / kitchen.
3 They are worried / happy.
4 The house is untidy and dirty / clean and tidy.

6 08 Listen and check your ideas.

7 Who does what? Listen again and write Amy, Ronnie or Nathan.
1 remembers it is going to be mum’s birthday.
2 06 Listen and tick the problems they have. 4 07Listen again and make notes of what
they're going to do to help.
1 Their father is going to get angry. 2 is going to give mum a drawing.
1 Amy
2 Their mother is going to come home late. .
3 suggests flowers.
3 They are going to have guests for dinner. 2 Ronnie
4 Amy can't help. .
4 thinks they can buy her a book.
3 Nathan
3 What makes Amy angry? .
8 What are they going to buy for her in the end?

Your turn! In action!

Your turn! • Make a list of household chores.
Join a classmate and discuss. • Vote for the most difficult / easiest /
Do you help around the house? Join a classmate and discuss. quickest / etc.
Do you wash your own clothes? Do you like presents? • Then count the chores to see who does the
Do you clean up when you make a mess at home? Do you often give presents to your family? most / least / etc.

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2 WRITING
GO FOR IT!
2
Comic strips

Comic strip format Each part Comic strips usually have Presenting the “House Book of Records”
A comic strip is a sequence of is called a frame. between 3 and 6 frames.
drawings that tell a story. Let’s complete the Project!
1 Now you have a list of chores.
We use captions to add information 2 You have your list of helpers at home.
We use thought bubbles that is not in the dialogue. 3 You can take some photos of your family doing the chores.
to show what the characters 4 Take photos of special things at home (E.g. the oldest toy, the biggest piece of
are thinking.
furniture, the most interesting book, etc.)
5 Think about what is the best / worst / biggest / etc.
6 Prepare a slide-show with one photo and its caption on each slide.
7 Share it with the class.
We use speech bubbles
to show what the characters
are saying.

We use onomatopoeia to add emotion.

BERNIE AND MUM

Comic strip plan 3 Setting

My learning record
We need to plan the story. 4 Dialogue (What you are going to write in the
It has got one or more characters. (E.g. Bernie speech bubbles.)
and mum)
There is a beginning and an end to the story. Talk about plans and intentions
There is a setting. (Where are the characters?) 5 Characters' thoughts / ideas
Read and understand a text about
travelling on an exchange programme
6 Onomatopoeia
1 Read the comic strip and answer. Talk about household chores

1 Who are the characters? 7 Caption(s) Describe a student exchange

2 What does Bernie promise mum? programme and accommodation
3 What is his idea? Listen and talk about helping at home
3 Now draw your comic strip and complete = very we
ll
4 How does he feel at the end? Why? the story. Write a comic strip = I can m
anage
2 Now plan your comic strip.
4 Share it with your teacher and classmates. Create and present a slide-show about = I need to
1 Number of frames your home revise

2 Characters

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 CLILMATHS
CLIL GEOGRAPHY ROUND OFF
The Earth has continents, Country: an area of land The Earth has seven continents There are 191 countries in the 1 Julian is talking about the chores he does at home. Circle the correct options.
subcontinents, countries, with its own government. and five oceans. world and they are divided as below.
oceans and seas. E.g. Argentina. Nobody likes to do chores, but we all have to help at home. For example, I have to 1 wash / tidy / make my bed and
Continents Oceans Continent No. of 2
wash / lay / sweep the floor in the morning. Three times a week, I 3 lay / tidy / take out the table and 4 lay / take out
Read the definitions below: Ocean: one of the very large countries
areas of salt water on the Africa the Atlantic / clear the rubbish after dinner. On Saturdays, I do parkour with my friends. I have to 5 iron / sweep / wash my clothes
Continent: very large land America 35
Earth’s surface. E.g. The Antarctica Ocean
mass on the Earth's surface. Africa 54
Asia the Indian Ocean Europe 51 when I get home because we get so dirty. I 6 mind / don’t mind / hate washing the clothes, but I hate 7 washing /
E.g. The continent of Europe. Atlantic Ocean.
Australia / the Pacific Ocean Asia 48
Sea: an area of water that Oceania the Southern
tidying / ironing them! My brother 8 plays / goes / does photography, so he doesn’t have to 9 sweep / wash / make or
Subcontinent: a large area Australia / 3
of land that is part of a is part of an ocean and is Europe Ocean Oceania 10
make / iron / take out his clothes. Lucky him!
usually located where the America the Arctic Ocean Antarctica 0 / 10
continent. E.g. The Indian
subcontinent. land and ocean meet.
E.g. The Caribbean Sea. 2 Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
*Note: this number may vary according to the source of information.
Anika Sarin is an Indian girl who 1 (play) chess. She is famous for her patience and creativity.
1 Label the map with the oceans and continents. She 2 (study) at a chess school because she 3 (want) to become a
Mexico Nigeria
grandmaster one day.
12
Turkey Egypt Thailand
1 4 But in her daily life, she is an ordinary girl. She 4 (live) with her parents and her oldest brother
5
Jamaica Haiti in Varanasi, a city in India. She 5 (like) hanging out with friends and
New Zealand
8 6
(enjoy) reading comic books. She 7 (read) The Mushroom
3 10 Spain Brazil Fan Club by Elise Gravel at the moment. She also 8 (like) her father’s samosas, a popular
Colombia
2 9 snack from India
Australia India
Cameroon
She 9 (practise) hard because she 10 (love) playing chess and competing
Argentina South Korea
6 England in chess tournaments.
11 / 20
7 Papua New Guinea

3 Write Anna's questions in the dialogue.

2 Put the countries in the correct column.
America Africa Europe Asia Australia / Oceania 1 Anna study abroad / next year / ? Jonathan Yes, I am. But the photos taken with
my smartphone aren't as good as the ones taken
Jonathan Yes, I’m going to London on an with my camera.
exchange programme! 4 Anna buy / new smartphone / there / ?
2 Anna study English / institute / ?
Jonathan Yes, I am.
Jonathan Yes, I’m going to study English at the 5 Anna look / shops / online / now / ?
3 Complete the table with three countries of your choice. Each country must be from a different
continent and you cannot choose your home country. International Centre for Students.
3 Anna take / lot / photographs / smartphone? Jonathan No, I’m not. I’m checking the prices of
Country 1 Country 2 Country 3 clothes at the moment.
Continent / 10

Capital city 4 Anna and Jonathan are talking about cameras now. Choose the correct option.

Population Jonathan Which smartphone has Anna No, the quality of the camera depends on the
1
camera in your opinion? quality of the sensor too. And you have to consider
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a better b the best c good 4
light conditions too.
Main language(s) a high b the lowest c lower
Anna The ones with fewer megapixels are not
Main dishes necessarily 2 than the ones with Jonathan OK. So I need a smartphone with a
a lot of megapixels. 5
sensor and better lenses, not a
a badder b bad c worse smartphone with more megapixels?
4 Do some research and answer.
Jonathan So, I should buy 3 a better b best c less
1 Which is the largest island in the world? 4 Which is the longest river in the world? expensive one? Anna That’s right.
2 Which is the largest ocean in the world? / /10
10
5 Which country has the longest coastline in the a more b the most c the more
3 Which is the smallest country in the world? world? Total
Total: / /50
50

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