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WILL UNIT 7

The document focuses on language learning, specifically the use of 'will' and 'won't' for making predictions, offers, and promises. It includes vocabulary exercises on opposite verbs, grammar explanations, and listening activities related to positive thinking and decision-making. Additionally, it features a reading comprehension about actor Hugh Laurie and his character Dr. House, emphasizing themes of optimism and pessimism.

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WILL UNIT 7

The document focuses on language learning, specifically the use of 'will' and 'won't' for making predictions, offers, and promises. It includes vocabulary exercises on opposite verbs, grammar explanations, and listening activities related to positive thinking and decision-making. Additionally, it features a reading comprehension about actor Hugh Laurie and his character Dr. House, emphasizing themes of optimism and pessimism.

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G will I won't (predictions) I'm doing

V opposite verbs my driving test


P 'II, won't today.
You'll fail.

1 VOCABULARY opposite verbs 3 PRONUNCIATION 'II, won't


a W ith a pa rtner, write t he o ppos ites o f these ve rbs. a 3 S l)) Listen a nd repeat t he cont rac tio ns. Copy t he
rhy_thm.
win _ _ _ buy remember _ __
I'll I'll be late I'll be late for work.
t urn on start --=====~/:...=====:..__----
You'll You'll break You'll break your leg.
b )>-- p.157 Vocabulary Bank Opposite verbs. She'll She'll miss She'll miss t he t rain.
It'll It'll rain It'll rain tomorrow.
They'll They'll fail They'll fail the exam.
2 GRAMMAR will I won't (predictions)
a Look at the cartoon. b 3 6 l)) Listen. C an you hea r the diffe re nce?
W hich f is h is a n
o ptimist? W hy? ·~· clock I wa nt to pa s.
Ar e you an o ptimist ·f:t wa nt

o r a pessimist?
pho ne wo n't I won't pass.

c 3 7 l)) Lis te n a nd w ri te six sente nces.

b Look at the phrase bo ok app. Read the You S ay


phra es, then w rite the A Pessimist Says res po nses.

He won't pay you back. They'll be late. You won't pass.


ft!H--Faitr. They'll lose. You won't underst and a word. '!"e're having the party
You won't find a parking space. You'll break your leg. rn the garden. ==
2 I'm doing my driving
c 3 3 l)) Li sten a nd check. Re peat t he res po nse . test this afternoon. ==
d Practise in pa irs. A (book o pen) read the You Say 3 I'm having my first
phrases. B (book closed) ay the A P essimist Say s skiing lesson today. ==
respo n e . T hen swap roles. 4 I've lent James some
money. ==
e Look at t he A Pessimis t Says phr ases aga in . Do they
5 I'm going to see a film
refer to t he present o r the future?
tonight in English. ==
f )>-- p.l36 Grammar Bank 6A. Learn m o re abo ut
6 ~ur team are playing
will f won't a nd practise the m. rn the cup tonight. ==
g Imagine now that yo u ar e a n o ptimis t. W ith a partner 7 We're meeting Anna
ma ke positive predictio ns to res po nd to t he You Say and Daniel at 7.00. ==
entences in the phrase book. 8 We're going to drive to
1 It'll be a great eveninf!:] the city centre. ==

•••
••• Th e PessJmist
·
••• 's Phrase Book
4 READING 5 LISTENING & SPEAKING
a Read an article about the actor Hugh Laurie. What a 3 8 >)) Lis ten to the introduction to a radio progra mme.
two things do Hugh Laurie and Dr House have in Why is positive thinking good fo r you?
common?
b Try to g uess the missing w o rds in t hese callers' t ips.
Caller 1 L ive in t he ____, not in t he _ _ __
Caller 2 Think th o ughts, not negative o nes.
Caller 3 D on't s pend a lo t of time readi ng the _ _ __
o r watchi ng the o n T V.
Calle r 4 Every week make a list of a ll the _ _ __
_ _ that happened to you.

Caller 5 Try to u e when you


peak to other people.
c 3 9 >)) Lis ten and check.

d Li ste n again. Write d own any extra info rmatio n you


hear. Which tips do you th ink are useful? D o you have
a ny tips of your own ?

r"\R GREGORY HOUSE, the main character in the hit e A sk and answer with a pa rtner. Use a phrase from the
LITv series House M.D., is famous for being a box and say why. Which of yo u is mo re o ptimi sti c?
pessimist. But it is not only Dr House who is a pessimist.
Hugh laurie, the actor who plays him, is a pessimist too.
laurie never thought that House M.D. was going to be a
ARE YOU A POSITIVE THINKER?
success. Even after seven series he still feels pessimistic Do you think ...
about it. He said in a recent interview, "If we do a bad + you'll have a nice weekend?
show next week, they' ll soy, 'That's it. No more.' It'll just
stop. I am of course someone who is constantly expecting + you'll pass your next
a plane to drop on my head, if not today then tomorrow." English exam?

Like Dr House, laurie is also a talented musician and is


+ you'll get a good (or
passionate about the blues. He recently went to New better) job in the future?
Orleans to record an album in which he plays 15 of his + you'll get an interesting email or
favourite songs. But of course he doesn't think that people message from someone
will like it. tonight?
When he was asked on a TV show why he was so + you'll meet some new
pessimistic about life, laurie said it was because he is friends on your next
Scottish. 'I definitely think that's where it comes from .' holiday?
Because o f his reputation as a pessimist, people always + you'll live to be 100?
talk to him about positive thinking. He says that complete + you'll get to the end
strangers come up to him in the street and say 'Cheer up, of t his book?
mate, it'll never happen!'

b Read t he art icle again. Mark the sentences T (true) o r


p Responding to predictions
1hope so. I 1hope not.
F (fa lse). Say why. I think so. I I don't thi nk so.
I Hugh Laurie always thinks the worst w ill happen. I doubt it.
Maybe. I Perhaps.
2 He t hinks they will make many more series o f
Probably (not).
House M.D.
Definitely (not ).
3 He doesn't th ink hi album w ill be uccessful.
4 He thinks that Scottish people are o ptimistic.
Do you think you'l~ _ _,..., ) ( . I ,~~pe so. I think the weather
5 People often try to ma ke him feel happier.
have a nice week~ ~e good and...
c Have you seen any episodes of House M.D.? Do you
like ... ?
a the character b t he acto r
G will I won't (decisions, offers, promises)
V verb+ back It's a secret.
P word stress: two-syllable verbs
OK, I won't tell

1 GRAMMAR
will I won't (decisions, offers, promises)
a Look at the ca rtoons. What do you thin k the m issing
phra ses are?

b 3 lO l)) Listen a nd complete the gaps.

c Look at t he cartoon again . In which o ne does


somebody... ?
0 promise to do somethi ng
0 decide ro have somet hing 1 A That's t wo burgers, a double portion of chips, and two
0 offer to do someth ing ice cream sundaes. Anything else?

d > p.136 Grammar Bank 68. Learn more about makin g B Yes, _ _ _ _ _ _ , please.
offers , promises, and decisions and practise t hem.

e >Communication I'll I Shall/? game p.l02. Play the


game.

2 PRONUNCIATION
word stress: t wo-syllable verbs
p Stress in two-syllable verbs
Remember that most two-syllable verbs are stressed
on the second syllable.

a Look at the two-syllable verbs below. Which syllable


are they tressed o n? Put them in the right column . 2 A Do I want to go back to t he previous version? Do I press
Yes or No?
a gree a rrive bo rrow com plain de!cide deipend B I need to do my homework now. _ _ _ _ __ when
for get happen im press in vent in)vite oiffer I f inish.
practise pre fer prolmise re 1ceive repair sunjbathe

1st syllable 2nd syllable

b 3 12 l)) Listen and check.


3 _ _ _ _ _ _ ! I promise!
Well, hurry up. I can't wait much longer.
A Just one more kiss ...
3 SPEAKING & LISTENING I won't tell 4 VOCABULARY verb+ back
anyone.
a Look at the sentence . Ta lk to a partner. a Look at t he sente nces . W hat 's t he d ifference
~ between [JO a nd [JO back?
I When do you t hin k people say them? L

2 W hat do you t hink t hey a ll have in commo n? I'll do it later. J I'm going to work. I'm goi ng back to work.

/ b Complete t he dia lo g ues w it h a ph rase fro m


I'll pay you I'll t ext
I'll come back you when I y th e lis t.
back. and finis h t he job get there. ~ We'll build new
tomorrow. schools and call you back come back give it back
This won't pay me back send it back take it back
hurt. ~ :__.,.,. hospitals.
/
/ 1 A The shirt you bought me is t oo small.
B Don't worry. I'll t o t he shop
b Look at t he t itle o f a new paper a rticle. Do yo u t hin k it's a nother and cha nge it. I still have the receipt.
pro m ise t hat people o fte n b reak?
2 A Hi, Jack. It's me, Karen.
B I can't talk now, I'm driving - I'll

I'll never forget you in 15 minutes.

3 A Could I see the manager?


B She's at lunch now. Could you
in about half an hour?

4 A That's my pen you're using!


B No, it's not. It's mine.

5 A Can you le nd me 50 eu ros, Nick?


B It depends. Whe n can you ?

6 A I bought t his jacket on the internet, but


it's too big.
B Can't you ?

c 3 14>)) L is te n a nd chec k. In pai rs, practise


teve Smith from Devon in the UK met Carmen Rui z-Perez from

S Spain 17 years ago when they were both in their 20s. Carmen was
studying English at a language school in Steve's tow n, Torbay.
They fell in love and got engaged. But a yea r later Carmen moved to
d
t he d ia logues.

As k a nd answer in g ro ups. A k fo r mo re
in fo r m a tio n.
France to work, and the long-distance relationship fi rst cooled a nd
Q; When so meone leaves yo u a message o n
then ended. Q.
yo u r p ho ne d o yo u usua lly call t hem back
A few yea rs later Steve tried to get in touch with Carmen again, ~~ im med iately?
but she had cha nged her address in Paris. So he sent her a letter to i 2 If yo u buy so meth ing o nli ne that is nor
her mother's address in Spain. In t he letter he asked her if she was -~
exactly w hat yo u wa nted, do you always
married and if she ever thought of him . He gave her his telepho ne ~
send it b ack?
number and asked her to get in touch. But Ca rmen's mother didn't ~
send the letter to her daughter a nd it fell down behind the fireplace, l 3 Have yo u ever lent somebody mo ney and
where it stayed for ten years... ~ t hey d idn 't pay you b ack?
4 When you come back after a ho liday do you
usually feel better o r wo rse than befo re?
c Read the article a nd a nswe r the qu es tio ns. 5 When yo u bo rrow a book o r a DV 0 fro m a
I W hat were Car men a nd S teve do ing in To rbay? fr iend do yo u usually remember to g ive it
2 W hy didn't they get m arried ? back ? W hat about if you lend so methi ng to
3 Why did n't S teve' lerrer get to Carm en? your frie nd ?
6 If yo u b uy som cth i ng to wea r fro m a sho p
d 3 13 >)) ow listen to part o f a news progra mme a nd a nswe r t he and th en decide yo u do n't like it, do you
que t io ns. usually t ake it b ack ?
W hat happen ed ... ?
I when the bui lders fo u nd t he letter 4 when t hey met in Paris
5 SONG
3 1s >))
2 when Carmen got the letter 5 last week
Reach Out I'll Be There ~
3 when Carm en called Steve

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