Did you use to wear a uniform to school? Did you use to like your teachers? Did you use to like maths? Did you use to have motorbike when you were a student?
LESSON 29 HELP! I CAN’T DECIDE
OBJECTIVES Grammar: Might Listening: Are you indecisive? Vocabulary: Noun formation
LISTENING Are you indecisive?
INDECISIVE /ˌɪndɪˈsaɪsɪv/
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Listen. What four things does Brian think Nancy doesn’t need to take? 1 trainers 2 raincoat 3 hairdryer 4 two pairs of jeans English File, 4th edition, Pre-Intermediate 11B
English File, 4th edition, Pre-Intermediate 11B Listen again. Complete Nancy’s reasons for taking the things. 1. I might go to the gym. 2. It might rain. 3. The hotel might not have one. 4. They’re different styles.
II. GRAMMAR Might
I might go to the gym. It might rain. The hotel might not have one. Look at the sentences 1 - 3. Do we use might for …? English File, 4th edition, Pre-Intermediate 11B an obligation a possibility
Might Meaning Form to say that perhaps somebody will or won’t do something. Eg. We might have a picnic tomorrow. = Perhaps we will have a picnic tomorrow. (+) S + might + V (inf). (-) S + might not + V (inf). (?) Might + S + V (inf)?
PRACTICE
I'm not sure what to do tonight. be cold be ill be in a meeting go to the cinema not have time not like it have the pasta I might go to the cinema. What might happen? English File, 4th edition, Pre-Intermediate 11B
Kim isn’t at school today. She might be ill. What might happen? English File, 4th edition, Pre-Intermediate 11B be cold be ill be in a meeting go to the cinema not have time not like it have the pasta
His phone is turned off. He might be in a meeting. What might happen? English File, 4th edition, Pre-Intermediate 11B be cold be ill be in a meeting go to the cinema not have time not like it have the pasta
It’s an unusual book. You might not like it. What might happen? English File, 4th edition, Pre-Intermediate 11B be cold be ill be in a meeting go to the cinema not have time not like it have the pasta
I don’t know if I’ll finish it today. I might not have time. What might happen? English File, 4th edition, Pre-Intermediate 11B be cold be ill be in a meeting go to the cinema not have time not like it have the pasta
I’m not sure what to order. I might have the pasta. What might happen? English File, 4th edition, Pre-Intermediate 11B be cold be ill be in a meeting go to the cinema not have time not like it have the pasta
Take a warm jacket. It might be cold later. What might happen? English File, 4th edition, Pre-Intermediate 11B be cold be ill be in a meeting go to the cinema not have time not like it have the pasta
III. VOCABULARY Noun formation
Being able to choose from a lot of options is a good thing. We feel happier when we have less choice . We should try to relax when we have to decide what to buy. We get stressed every time we have to make a decision . Look at some sentences. Are the highlighted words verbs or nouns? verb noun verb noun English File, 4th edition, Pre-Intermediate 11B
English File, 4th edition, Pre-Intermediate 11B Making nouns from verbs With some verbs you can make a noun by adding -ion , -sion, or -ation, -ition E.g. decide → decision. With some other verbs, the noun is a new word E.g. choose (verb) → choice (noun).
Verb Noun + -ion, -sion, or -ation / -ition 1 de cide de ci sion 2 revise revision 3 confuse confusion 4 invent invention 5 compete competition 6 educate education 7 invite invitation 8 pronounce pronunciation Verb Noun new words 9 choose choice 10 advise advice 11 fly flight 12 live life 13 die death 14 succeed success Write the verbs next to the nouns in the chart. English File, 4th edition, Pre-Intermediate 11B
choice de ci sion advice revision flight confusion life invention death competition success education pronunciation invitation Complete the questions with a noun from the box. When was the last time you …? had to make a big decision got an invitation to a wedding or party got an international flight got excited about a new invention Have you ever …? won a competition given someone advice about something, e.g. a relationship been in a life or death situation not understood somebody because of their pronunciation English File, 4th edition, Pre-Intermediate 11B
Ask and answer questions. When was the last time you …? had to make a big decision got an invitation to a wedding or party got an international flight got excited about a new invention Have you ever …? won a competition given someone advice about something, e.g. a relationship been in a life or death situation not understood somebody because of their pronunciation English File, 4th edition, Pre-Intermediate 11B
WRAP-UP Grammar: Might Listening: Are you indecisive? Vocabulary: Noun formation
LESSON 30 MINI-TEST 5
GRAMMAR
Circle a, b, or c. 1. I ____ married for 15 years. I got divorced in 2017. a. have been b. am c. was 2. The golf ball ____ the hole. a. went on b. went c. went into 3. The door opened and two men ___. a. came out b. came out of b. out 4. Your phone’s on the floor. ___! a. Pick up it b. Pick up c. Pick it up 5. I’ve lost my keys. Can you help me ___? a. look them for b. look for them c. look after them 6. The first book in the series was ___ ten years ago. a. write b. written c. wrote 7. The Milkmaid was painted ____ Vermeer. a. for b. by c. to 8. When I was a child I _____ have long hair. a. use to b. used to c. used 9. Jack ____ like sport when he was at school. don’t use to didn’t used to didn’t use to 10. I might _____ Sophie a ring for her birthday. buy b. to buy c. buying 11. Sue _____ come. She has to work late. might no not might might not English File, 4th edition, Pre-Intermediate Revise and Check
II. VOCABULARY
The _________ are very good at Judo. (Japan) There are three ________ students in my class. (France) I’d love to have a ________ watch. (Switzerland) The ________ speak Turkish. (Turkey) We met a really friendly ___________ couple. (Spain) Task 1: Complete the sentences with nationality words. Japanese French Swiss Turks Spanish English File, 4th edition, Pre-Intermediate Revise and Check
Task 2: Complete sentences with a word from the list. for off (x2) on (x2) after with out back away You have to take _______ your shoes before going into the temple. Is it too small? Take it _______ to the shop and get a refund . Try the shoes _______ before you buy them. I don't need that chair—you can throw it _______ . Who's going to look _______ the children while you're away? She gets on well _______ her neighbors. It's so cold. Please turn _______ the heating. My boss is not here at the moment. He’s just gone _______. I’m about to leave – can I drop you _______ somewhere on my way home ? I’m looking _______ Jim. Have you seen him? off English File, 4th edition, Pre-Intermediate Revise and Check off on away after with on out for back
Task 3: Make nouns from the verbs. invent ____________ decide ____________ choose ____________ invite ____________ die ____________ invention decision choice invitation death English File, 4th edition, Pre-Intermediate Revise and Check
Task 4: Write the school subject. ____________ ‘Tắt đèn’ is one of Ngo Tat To's greatest novels. ____________ 200 : 8 = 25 ____________ What's the capital of France? __________________ There are 20,000 species of bee in the world. ____________ Bao Dai was the last emperor of Vietnam. Maths Literature Geography Science (biology) History English File, 4th edition, Pre-Intermediate Revise and Check
III. LISTENING
Watch and answer the questions. Hope would like to see _____ in the wild. a. kangaroos b. crocodiles c. elephants Mairi has been frightened of spiders _____. a. since she was five or six b. for five or six years c. since 2005 or 2006 Dave’s great aunt _____. a. is travelling to California b. is more than a hundred years old c. has had a difficult life Sarah ______. a. prefers running to hiking b. does yoga and pilates c. prefers outdoor activities to indoor activities Kathy gets up early ____. a. every day b. during the week c. at weekends English File, 4th edition, Pre-Intermediate Revise and Check
IV. READING
READING
Reading Task 1. Read the articles once. Who do you think behaved the worst? Why? Task 2. Read the articles again and answer with a name. Which of the bad losers …? attacked two officials. tried to hit an opponent. said sorry after the event. Angel Matos Nelson Piquet Luciano Gaucci English File, 4th edition, Pre-Intermediate Revise and Check
REVIEW
Answer questions. Use I’m not sure. I might … or I might not … and give two possibilities each time. What are you going to do after class? What are you going to have for dinner tonight? What are you going to do on Saturday night? Where are you going to have lunch on Sunday? Where are you going to go for your next holiday? Eg. What are you going to do after class? I’m not sure. I might go home or I might ...
Look at the photos. One of them is of identical twins , but two of them are of complete strangers . Which one do you think is of twins? English File, 4th edition, Pre- Intermediate 11C
LESSON 31 TWINSTRANGERS
OBJECTIVES Reading: twinstrangers.net Grammar: So, neither + auxiliaries Vocabulary: Similarities and differences
READING Twinstrangers.net
Two women recently met by chance at Bremen University, in Germany. One was English, and one was Irish, and they were both on Erasmus scholarships. Nothing unusual there, except for one thing. The two girls look identical. Their hair is the same colour and length, they’re the same age and size, and when you see them together, in the photo they put on social media, you would think that they were identical twins. In fact, Cordelia Roberts and Ciara Murphy are unrelated. It seems that it is not uncommon for people who are unrelated to look almost identical. Niamh Geaney, from Dublin, and two friends were so interested in trying to find their ‘twins’ that they set up an online project called Twin Strangers. Very quickly, Niamh found a remarkably similar-looking stranger who lived just a few miles away. It’s perhaps not so surprising, as both young women look typically Irish, with dark hair and very pale skin, but then Niamh found another lookalike - Luisa Guizzardi, who is from Genoa in Italy! Glossary Erasmus scholarships: a programmer which allows students from the European Union to study in another country Read about the project Twin Strangers and check your answer.
Thomas and Toby are twin brothers. English File, 4th edition, Pre- Intermediate 11C
I went onto the Twin Strangers website. I got a lot of photos of possible matches. My first reaction was, ‘They all look totally different from me.’ Then something interesting began to happen. Some of the people started to look familiar, like people in my family. I found one woman who looked just like my brother. I called my husband to come and have a look at all these ‘twins’. His first reaction was the same as mine, but then he went a bit quiet. He pointed to one woman who, at first sight, looks completely different from me, but whose picture I had stopped at several times. He said, ‘She has the same mouth as you. In fact, she’s a bit like you.’ And he was right. Maggie decided to try the website for herself. Read the text and answer the questions. What was her first reaction when she saw her ‘twins’? Who’s in Maggie family did one woman look like? What did her husband think of one of her ‘twins’? She thought they all looked totally different from her. Her brother. Her husband thought one of the twins had the same mouth. English File, 4th edition, Pre- Intermediate 11C
Would you like to try the website? Why (not)? Do you know any identical twins? Can you tell the difference between them? Do you know anyone who looks like you? English File, 4th edition, Pre- Intermediate 11C
II. VOCABULARY Similarities and Differences
Complete the sentences with a word from the box. Listen and check. as both from identical like similar Cordelia and Ciara were _________ on Erasmus scholarship. The two girls looked ________. The first photos Maggie looked at were totally different _________ her. Maggie found one woman who looked just ___________ her brother. Her husband said ‘She has the same mouth __________ you’. Maggie’s ‘twin’ looks very ___________ to her. both identical from like as similar English File, 4th edition, Pre- Intermediate 11C
PRACTICE
Complete the sentences about you and your family. I have the same colour eyes as my _________. I look like my __________. My personality is quite similar to my _________’s. My ___________ and I both like _________. English File, 4th edition, Pre-Intermediate 11C
III. GRAMMAR So, neither + auxiliaries
Who are Jim Springer and Jim Lewis? Why didn’t they know each other? What did Jim Lewis decide to do when he was 39? How long did it take him? Read the text and answer the questions. In the USA, identical twin brothers were adopted soon after they were born. One brother was adopted by a couple named Lewis in Lima. Ohio, and his brother was adopted by a couple named Springer in Dayton, Ohio. By coincidence, both boys were called ‘Jim’ by their new parents. Jim Springer’s parents told him that he had an identical twin brother, but that he was dead. But Jim Lewis knew the truth. For many years he did nothing about it, but when he was 39, he decided to try to find his brother. Six weeks later, the two Jims met for the first time in a café in Dayton, and they probably had a conversation something like this... They are (American) identical twins. 2. Because they were adopted by two different families when they were babies. 3. He decided to try to find his brother. 4. Six weeks.
Listen and complete the gaps. A: Hi! I’m Jim. B: So ____I. Great to meet you. Sit down. Are you married, Jim? A: Yes,... well, I’ve been married twice. B: Yeah? So ____ I. Do you have any children? A: I have one son. B: So ____ I. What’s his name? A: James Allen. B: That’s amazing! My son’s name is James Allen, too! A: Did you go to college, Jim? B: No, I didn’t. A: Neither _______ I. I was a terrible student. B: So ______ I. Hey, this is my dog Toy. A: I don’t believe it! My dog’s called Toy, too! B: He wants to go outside. My wife usually takes him. I don’t do any exercise at all! A: Don’t worry. Neither ____ I. I drive everywhere. B: What car do you have? A: A Chevrolet. B: So _______ I! A + B : Let’s have a beer, Jim. A: What beer do you drink? B: Miller Lite. A: So _____ I! do am was do do do have did English File, 4th edition, Pre- Intermediate 11C
Look at the conversation again. Answer the questions. A: Hi! I’m Jim. B: So am I. Great to meet you. Sit down. Are you married, Jim? A: Yes,... well, I’ve been married twice. B: Yeah? So have I. Do you have any children? A: I have one son. B: So do I. What’s his name? A: James Allen. B: That’s amazing! My son’s name is James Allen, too! A: Did you go to college, Jim? B: No, I didn’t A: Neither did I. I was a terrible student. B: So was I. Hey, this is my dog Toy. A: I don’t believe it! My dog’s called Toy, too! B: He wants to go outside. My wife usually takes him. I don’t do any exercise at all! A: Don’t worry. Neither do I. I drive everywhere. B: What car do you have? A: A Chevrolet. B: So do I! A + B: Let’s have a beer, Jim. A: What beer do you drink? B: Miller Lite. A: So do I! Find two phrases that the twins use ... when they have something (+) in common. when they have something (-) in common. What part of the phrases changes? (+) So am I, So have I, So was I, So do I (-) Neither did I, Neither do I. The auxiliary verb changes to follow the tense or form used by the first speaker.
So, neither + auxiliaries say that we have something in common with somebody So + auxiliary + S Neither + auxiliary + S Respond to positive sentences Respond to negative sentences
! Be careful with the word order. So do I / Neither do I . NOT So I do / Neither I do. neither and nor We can also use nor instead of neither , e.g. A: I didn’t like the film. B: Nor / Neither did I. English File, 4th edition, Pre- Intermediate 11C
PRACTICE
Respond to A. Say you are the same. Use So … I or Neither … I . 1. A I live near the football stadium. So do I. 2. A I’m not afraid of snakes. Neither am I. 3. A I went to bed late last night. So did I. 4. A I haven’t been to Canada. Neither have I. 5. A I don’t have any pets. Neither do I. 6. A I can speak three languages. So can I. 7. A I’ll have the chicken with rice. So will I. 8. A I’m waiting for Maria. So am I. English File, 4th edition, Pre- Intermediate 11C
SPEAKING
I love ________. (a kind of music) I don't like ________. (a drink) I'm very ________. (adjective of personality) I'm not very good at ________. (sport or activity) I'm going to after class ________. (an activity) I have to ________ every day. (an obligation) I don't eat ________. (a kind of food) English File, 4th edition, Pre- Intermediate 11C
WRAP-UP Reading: twinstrangers.net Grammar: So, neither + auxiliaries Vocabulary: Similarities and differences
REVIEW
Listen and respond. Say you are the same. I catch the bus to work. So do I. 2. I like chocolate. (pause) So do I. 3. I’m happy. (pause) So am I. 4. I’m not angry. (pause) Neither am I. 5. I don’t like football. (pause) Neither do I. 6. I’m going out tonight. (pause) So am I. 7. I have a big family. (pause) So do I. 8. I’m not English. (pause) Neither am I. 9. I live in a flat. (pause) So do I.
LEAD-IN
Do you often phone someone? When do you phone someone?/ What do you phone someone for?
LESSON 32 ON THE PHONE
OBJECTIVES Vocabulary: Telephoning expressions Speaking: On the phone Function: On the phone
VOCABULARY Telephoning expressions
to call sb/ phone sb /kɔːl/ /fəʊn/ gọi điện thoại cho ai đó I'll call/ phone you tonight.
to call back/ call sb back /kɔːl bæk/ gọi lại Please tell her to call me back .
to speak to sb /spiːk tuː ˈsʌmbədi/ nói chuyện (với ai đó) Can I speak to the manager?
to leave >< take a message / liːv/ teɪk ə ˈmesɪʤ/ để lại/ ghi lại lời nhắn Can I leave/ take a message ?
take sb’s call / teɪk ˈsʌmbədiz kɔːl/ nghe điện thoại/ nhận cuộc gọi Tell them I can’t take their call now.
hold /həʊld/ giữ máy The line's busy. Do you want to hold ?
put sb through /pʊt ˈsʌmbədi θruː/ nối máy Could you put me through to the manager, please?
PRACTICE
II. LISTENING On the phone
Watch the video. Answer the questions. Who does Rob want to speak to? How many times does he have to call? 1. He wants to speak to Barbara. 2. He has to call three times.
You hear You say Hello. Broadway Grill. Oh, sorry. I have the wrong number. NewYork 24seven . How can I help you? Hello, can I speak to Barbara Keator, please? Just a second. I’ll put you through… Hello. Hi, is that Barbara? No, I’m sorry. She’s not at her desk right now. Can I leave a message, please? Sure. Can you tell her Rob Walker called? I’ll call back after. I’ll give her the message . You could try her cell phone. Yes, I’ll do that. Thank you. I’m sorry. I can’t take your call at the moment. Please leave a message after the beep. Hello, Barbara. This is Rob returning your call. NewYork 24seven . How can I help you? Hello, it’s Rob again. Can I speak to Barbara, please? Just a second. I’m sorry, the line’s busy . Do you want to hold? OK, I’ll hold. Hello! Hi, Barbara. It’s me, Rob. Rob, hi! I tried to call you earlier. What did you want to talk about?
III. FUNCTION On the phone
GUIDED DISCOVERY
Caller Receiver Start the call Hello, this is Andy./ Hello, It’s Andy. ( NOT I am Andy .) Hello, Paul speaking. When you call the wrong number Oh sorry. I have the wrong number. Ask to speak to someone Can I speak to …, please? Who’s calling? When the receiver isn’t the person you want to speak to Can you put me through to …, please? I’ll put you through. When the person the caller wants isn’t here … Can I leave a message? I’m sorry she’s not at her desk right now. I’ll give her the message. When the line is busy I’m sorry, the line’s busy. Do you want to hold?
PRACTICE
Conversation 1: Sasha: Hello. Sasha (1) talk/speaking. Mustafa: Hi, (2) I'm/it's Mustafa. Sasha: Hi, Mustafa. How are you? Mustafa: I'm fine, thanks. How about you? Sasha: Very well, thanks. Mustafa: Are you busy? Do you want to have lunch in that Turkish place on Broad Street? Sasha: That sounds good. What time? Mustafa: One o'clock? Sasha: Great. Mustafa: OK. (3) Speak/See you soon. Sasha: OK. Bye. Conversation 2: Receptionist: Anderson Products. Sasha: Hello. Can I (4) connect/speak to the HR Manager? Receptionist: One moment. Who's (5) called/calling ? Sasha: It's Sasha Barnes here. Receptionist: I'm afraid he (6) i sn't/not at his desk right now. Sasha: Can I (7) leave/ take a message? Receptionist: Of course. Sasha: Please tell him to call me (8) return/back . I'm waiting in the Turkish restaurant! Choose the correct answers.
SPEAKING
A: You're Broadway Grill - the receptionist. B: You want to speak to Barbara. Swap roles.