Unit 4: LEARNING WORLD

VOCABULARY: School subjects

I can talk about my school and school subjects.

THINK! How many lessons have you got today? When are your break times? Is today an easy day or difficult day for you?

Answer:

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1. Look at pictures 1 - 9. Then complete the questions with the words in the box. Listen and check your answers.

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2. Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions in the School questionnaire.

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3. Watch or listen and answer the questions.

1. Why does Georgia like Wednesday?

2. What language does Ben prefer?

Answer:

1. Georgia likes Wednesday because she has her favourite subjects: maths and geography.

2. Ben prefers Spanish.

4. Watch or listen again and complete the Key Phrases.

Answer:

1. I've got a bit of math homework.

2. Our art teacher is very strict.

3. I'm not great at science.

4. I'm really good at history.

5. I enjoy French.

6. I'm OK at French.

7. I prefer Spanish.

5. USE IT! Complete the Key Phrases so that they are true for you. Then compare with your partner.

Answer:

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READING: School subjects

I can identify the writer’s opinion.

THINK! What do you like about your school?

Answer:

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1. Read the project. Where are the schools? Is the writer positive or negative about them?

Answer:

School 1: Bangladesh, positive

School 2: Britain, negative

School 3: Viet Nam, positive

School 4: Ireland, positive

2. Read and listen to the project and answer the questions.

1. When is transport a problem in Bangladesh?

2. What is a boarding school?

3. What is another learning way for Vietnamese students?

Answer:

1. When there’s a lot of rain.

2. A school where students study, eat and sleep.

3. Homeschooling.

3. VOCABULARY PLUS: Use a dictionary to check the meanings of the words in blue in the text.

Answer:

- primary schools: trường tiểu học

- boat school: trường học trên thuyền

- secondary schools: trường trung học

- private schools: trường tư thục

- boarding school: trường nội trú

- digital learning: phương pháp học áp dụng kỹ thuật số

4. USE IT! Work in groups. Which school in exercise 1 do you think is the most interesting? Why? What type of school do you go to?

Answer:

I think the most interesting school is the boat school in Bangladesh because I have never studied on the school like this before. It’s a lot of fun when I'm on a boat and go around the village. I go to a broadening school because my house is very far from the school. I can't go to school and get home within a day.

LANGUAGE FOCUS: Present continuous: affirmative and negative

I can talk about things happening now.

1. Complete the examples from the text on page 50. Then choose the correct words in Rules 1 - 3.

1. These students … studying.

2. The boat … moving.

3. Her students … at home and … the lessons on television.

4. I’m … the dancers.

Answer:

1. are 2. isn’t 3. are staying - learning 4. watching

2. What are the present continuous forms of verbs 1 - 5? Read the Spelling Rules and match the verbs to Rules 1 - 3.

1. wear 2. have 3. do

4. dance 5. sit

Answer:

1. wearing 2. having 3. doing 4. dancing 5.sitting

3. Listen to the sounds. Match the people in column A with the actions in column B. Then write sentences using the present continuous.

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4. Find six differences between the pictures. Write three affirmative and three negative sentences about picture B. Use the present continuous.

Answer:

1. The boy is sitting next to the teacher.

2. The birds are flying.

3. The people on the poster are dancing.

4. The teacher isn’t reading.

5. The girl isn’t eating.

6. The students aren’t wearing uniforms.

5. USE IT! Work in pairs. Invent the mini - dialogues with the situations in the box or your own ideas. Which dialogue is the best?

Answer:

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VOCABULARY AND LISTENING: Verbs: Studying a language

I can listen to interviews about learning a language.

THINK! Do you like learning languages? Look at the things in the box. What things do you like and dislike?

Answer:

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1. Look at the quiz. Check the meanings of the verbs in blue. Match questions 1 - 10 to pictures a - j. Then listen and check.

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2. Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions in exercise 1. Then check your scores in the key.

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3. Read the introduction. Then listen to the interviews. What are the people learning? Use the languages in the box.

Answer:

1. Mario: English

2. Mark and Peter: Russian and Arabic

3. Hannah: Kanji

4. Listen again and answer the questions for Mario, Mark and Hannah.

1. What is he/ she doing now?

2. What does he/ she think is difficult?

Answer:

1.

- Mario is watching TV.

- Mark is checking new vocabulary on the internet.

- Hannah is revising for her exams.

2.

- Mario thinks listening is difficult.

- Mark thinks reading and writing are difficult.

- Hannah thinks pronunciation is difficult.

5. Read the Study Strategy. Then make a table with your answers in exercise 2. What good and bad learning strategies have you got?

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6. USE IT! Work in pairs. Compare the answers in your table in exercise 5.

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LANGUAGE FOCUS: Present continuous: questions

Present continuous and present simple

I can ask people about their routines and what they’re doing now.

Present continuous: questions

1. Look at the sentences. What are the he/ she and they forms of each question and answer?

1. Are you learning English? Yes, I am.

2. What are you doing now? I’m watching TV.

3. Are you learning the same language? No. we aren’t.

Answer:

1. Is he/ she learning English? Yes, he/ she is.

Are they learning English? Yes, they are.

2. What is he/ she doing now? He’s/ She’s watching TV.

What are they doing now? They’re watching TV.

3. Is he/ she learning the same language? No, he/ she isn’t.

Are they learning the same language? No, they aren’t.

2. Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions with words from the columns and the verbs in the box. Use the present continuous.

Answer:

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Present continuous and present simple

3. Complete the table with sentences 3 - 6. Which time expressions do we use with a) the present simple, and b) the present continuous?

1. We sometimes do projects.

2. We’re doing a project today.

3. I usually check new words.

4. I'm checking a new word at the moment.

5. They always wear uniforms.

6. They’re wearing their uniform now.

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4. Look at the photos and complete the sentences. Use the present simple or the present continuous.

Charlotte is a music student. She (1) … (practise) every day, but the moment she (2) … (relax).

Pat is a footballer. He (3) … (play) football five days a week, but today he (4) … (play) basketball.

Melanie (5) … (chat) in Spanish with a tourist now, but she usually (6) … (speak) English.

Answer:

1. practises 2. is relaxing 3. plays

4. is playing 5. is chatting 6. speaks

5. USE IT! Work in groups. Imagine that one of you is a lottery winner. Ask and answer questions about now and usually. Use the present simple and the present continuous forms of the verbs in the box.

Answer:

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SPEAKING: Asking for help when you’re studying

I can ask for help when I’m studying languages.

THINK! What can you do if you can’t remember a word in English?

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1. Complete the dialogue with the Key Phrases. Then watch or listen and check. What word can’t Zac remember?

Answer:

1. Can you help me with something, please?

2. How do you say

3. Can you say that again, please?

4. How do you spell that?

The word Zac can't remember is 'tomorrow’ in French!

2. PRONUNCIATION: The alphabet

Complete the table with the letters in the box. Then listen and check.

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3. Say the alphabet. Then work in pairs. Ask your partner to spell words from units 1 - 3.

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4. PRONUNCIATION: Consonant clusters

5. USE IT! Read the Skill Strategy and then work in pairs. Prepare a new dialogue using the chart below to help you. Practice the new dialogue. One of you is A, the other is B. Then changeroles.

Answer:

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WRITING: An email about your school

I can write an informal email about my school.

THINK! What do you know about schools in other countries?

Answer:

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1. Read the email. How many students are there in Danny’s school? Is Danny’s school very different from your school?

Answer:

- There are about 500 students in Danny’s school.

- Yes, Danny’s school is very different from my school.

2. Complete the Key Phrases with words in the email.

Answer:

1. happy - you can study here next month

2. medium - sized

3. maths and English

4. optional

5. photo - my classmates

6. a photo of yours

Language Point: so

3. Study the examples. Then match 1 - 4 with a - d and write sentences with so.

1. I’m learning some Spanish words

2. I’ve got two bikes

3. There’s a history exam tomorrow

4. There aren’t any classes this afternoon

a. we can go and play football.

b. I’m revising now.

c. I need a dictionary.

d. you can use one of them.

Answer:

1 - c 2 - d 3 - b 4 - a

4. USE IT! Follow the steps in the writing guide.

Answer:

Hey Hannah,

I’m happy that you can study here in three weeks. Here’s some information for you.

Đống Đa secondary school is a quite big school with over 1000 students. It’s on Nguyễn Du street, Đống Đa ward, Hà Nội. Classes are from 7:00 to 11:30.

Some subjects are compulsory like Literature, Maths, English, Physics, History, Geography, Biology. Others are optional. I like natural science, so I study Maths, Physics, Biology very hard.

Here’s a photo of my school. Send me a photo of yours.

Write soon,

Mai

CULTURE: Digital learning

I can discuss the positive and negative things about digital learning.

1. Look at the first photo and answer the questions. Then read the text and check your answer.

1. Where is Ben?

2. What is he doing?

Answer:

1. Ben is at home.

2. He is studying.

2. Read and listen to the text and answer the questions.

1. Why is Ben sometimes absent from school?

2. What helps Ben to keep learning?

3. Does Ben still go to school?

4. Can Ben pass the tests at school?

5. In your opinion, who often does online courses when he or she is absent from school?

Answer:

1. Ben is sometimes absent from school because he plays tennis and he must practise a lot, and he often goes to other countries to play in tournaments.

2. Digital learning helps Ben keep learning.

3. Yes, he does.

4. Yes, he can.

5. In my opinion, special students or too busy students do online courses when they are absent from school.

3. YOUR CULTURE: Answer the questions

1. At what age do children usually start school in your country?

2. At what age can you leave school?

3. Can children in your country do online courses?

Answer:

1. In Vietnam, children usually start school when they are 6 years old.

2. I can leave school at the age of 18.

3. Yes, they can.

4. USE IT! Work in groups. Discuss the topic: is digital learning useful? Why? Follow the instructions.

- Work in pairs and write the positive things about digital learning.

- Join another pair and discuss in your groups. Use some of the expressions in the box.

- Compare your ideas with other groups.

Answer:

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PUZZLES AND GAMES

1. Use the code to write the school subjects. Then put the subjects in order from your favourite (1) to your least favourite (9).

Answer:

1. maths 2. science 3. PE 4. English

5. art 6. ICT 7. geography 8. history

9. Spanish

2. ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS. Work in pairs. Look at picture 1 - 4 and play the game. The loser says two sentences about picture 4, one in the present continuous affirmative and one in the present continuous negative.

Answer:

- Anna is reading a book.

- Sam is wearing headphones.

- Lily is talking to Jack.

- Jack is holding a mobile phone.

- Rachel is giving Kyle a pen.

- Kyle is pointing at a picture.

- The teacher doesn't look at the students.

- Anna and Sam aren’t drawing.

3. Look at the picture. Read the sentences and write the names of the students in the picture.

John is wearing glasses.

Emma is chatting to Dan.

Joe is between Dan and Sally.

Dan is sitting under the clock.

There aren’t any books on Becky’s desk.

4. Find seven more verbs about studying a language.

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5. MIME GAME. Work in groups of three. Write ten sentences on pieces of paper. Use the present continuous, for example, I’m having lunch. One student takes a piece of paper and mimes the sentence. The other students ask questions to guess the sentence. The first student to guess the correct sentence mimes the next sentence.

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