Unit 8: GROWING UP

VOCABULARY: Describing people

I can describe people.

THINK! Which famous people do you like? Why?

Answer:

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1. Complete 1 - 6 with the words in the box.

Answer:

1. short 2. long 3. red

4. round 5. green 6. moustache

2. Listen and repeat the words in exercise 1. Which words describe you?

Answer:

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3. PRONUNCIATION: Diphthongs

Listen. Which word is the odd one out?

Answer:

1. hair 2. board 3. height 4. bald

4. Look at photos a - g. Listen. Which photos are the people talking about?

Answer:

1. photo a 2. photo g 3. photo b

5. Listen again. Which key phrases does Lewis use?

Answer:

- I’m not sure

- I think it’s

6. USE IT! Choose the correct words in descriptions 1 - 7. Then match the descriptions to photos a - g and name the famous people. Compare with a partner using the Key Phrases.

Answer:

1. b - straight (Lady Gaga)

2. c - straight (Yiruma)

3. e - a moustache (Johnny Depp)

4. f - long (Angelina Jolie)

5. d - glasses (Park Hang - Seo)

6. a - black (Keanu Reeves)

7. a - light (Emma Waston)

READING: Childhood photos

I can understand the general idea of a text.

THINK! Did you look very different last week and five years ago? How?

Answer:

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1. Look at the picture. What is special about it? Read and check your answer.

a. Munish made the picture when his daughter was eight years old.

b. Munish took 6, 575 days to make the picture of his daughter.

c. Munish made the picture from 6, 575 photos of his daughter.

Answer:

C

2. Read and listen to the text and write True or False.

3. VOCABULARY PLUS. Check the meanings of the words in blue in the text.

Answer:

1. grew: lớn

2. changed: thay đổi

3. collected: sưu tầm, thu thập

4. made: làm

5. gave: tặng

4. USE IT! Work in groups. What do you think of Munish’s special picture? Has your family got a lot of photos?

Answer:

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LANGUAGE FOCUS: Past simple: affirmative and negative

I can talk about situations and events in the past.

Past simple: affirmative and negative

1. Study the examples. Find other examples of the negative form in the text. How do we form the past simple negative? Read the Rule to check.

Answer:

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2. Write the opposite forms of the sentences.

1. I read a book last night.

2. My brother didn’t start a new school last year.

3. We played basketball yesterday.

4. My cousin gave me a present for my birthday.

5. I didn’t like playing football when I was young.

6. My best friend didn’t go on holiday last year.

Answer:

1. I didn’t read a book last night.

2. My brother started a new school last year.

3. We didn’t play basketball yesterday.

4. My cousin didn’t give me a present for my birthday.

5. I didn’t like playing football when I was young.

6. My best friend went on holiday last year.

3. Complete the text with the affirmative or negative form of the verbs.

Answer:

1. acted 2. didn’t make 3. didn’t go 4. gave

5. didn’t make 6. love 7. had

4. Complete the conversation with the correct form of the verbs in the box.

Answer:

1. had 2. loved 3. didn’t like 4. wanted

5. didn’t have 6. got 7. started

5. Write about your experiences. Use the affirmative or negative form of the verbs.

1. … (live) in another city when I was younger.

2. … (have) different colour hair when I was a baby.

3. … (like) sweets when I was young.

4. … (go) to another country last year.

5. … (see) a good film last month.

6. … (watch) sport on TV last night.

7. … (play) video games last weekend.

8. … (visit) my grandparents in January.

9. … (eat) soup yesterday.

Answer:

1. I lived 2. I had 3. I liked

4. I went 5. I saw 6. I didn’t

7. I played 8. I visited 9. I didn’t

6. USE IT! Work in pairs. Compare your sentences in exercise 5.

Answer:

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VOCABULARY AND LISTENING: Life events

I can listen for specific biographical information.

THINK! Do you know any very tall people? What are the good and bad things about being very tall?

Answer:

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1. Read the text about Robert Wadlow and check the meanings of the phrases in blue. Write the past simple form of the verbs. Listen and check.

Answer:

2. Do you think people in the USA liked or disliked Robert? Listen to a podcast about him and check your answer.

Answer:

People liked him.

3. Read the Skill Strategy. Then listen again and complete 1 - 9 in the text.

Answer:

1. 1918 2. two brothers 3. two sisters

4. normal 5. seventeen 6. spoke

7. 800 8. twenty - two 9. feet

4. Write sentences about a person in your family. Use the past simple form of the verbs in the text.

Answer:

My father grew up and lived in Ha Noi.

5. USE IT! Work in pairs. Compare your sentences in exercise 4.

Answer:

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LANGUAGE FOCUS: Past simple: questions

I can ask questions about events in the past.

1. Look at the questions about Robert Wadlow in the text on page 90 again and complete the table. Which word is in all of the questions?

Answer:

1. Did 2. have 3. he 4. How

5. people 6. did 7. die

2. Order the words to make past simple questions. There is one extra word in each sentence.

1. here / you / did / do / grow up / ?

2. where / what / live / did / he / ?

3. does / he / get a job / did / ?

4. how / travel / did / they / travels / ?

5. did / finished / when / he / finish / ?

Answer:

1. Did you grow up here?

2. Where did he live?

3. Did he get a job?

4. How did they travel?

5. When did he finish?

3. Read the information about the Vietnamese scholar Le Quy Don. Write questions using the words in blue.

Answer:

1. When did he live?

2. Who was he?

3. Where did he go in 1790?

4. Was he the principal of the National University situated in Van Mieu in Hanoi?

5. Did he have many works of old Vietnamese literature?

6. How old was he when he passed away?

7. What do they do in many places in Vietnam?

4. Look at the paragraph. Complete the parts in blue with your ideas. Then work in pairs. Ask questions (a maximum of twenty) to find the information in your partner’s paragraph. You can only answer “Yes, I did” or “No, I didn’t”.

Answer:

Last weekend, I went to Da Nang and went to a lot of famous places. Then we had dinner with my family in a sea - food restaurant. We also went to the concert of my favorite singer.

5. USE IT! Complete the questions with the past simple form of the verbs. Then ask and answer the questions with a partner.

1. (you / live) here when you were younger?

2. What (you / do) last weekend?

3. When (you / last / go) to the cinema?

4. What film (you / see)?

5. Who (you / go) with?

6. (you / do) any sports last weekend?

7. (you / play) any video games yesterday?

8. (you / have fun) on your holiday?

Answer:

1 Where did you live when you were younger?

- I lived in Thai Binh when I was younger.

2. What did you do last week?

- I played basketball with my friends.

3. When did you last go to the cinema?

- I went to the cinema yesterday.

4. What film did you see?

- I saw Spider man 3.

5. Who did you go with?

- I went with my sister.

6. Did you do any sports last week?

- No, I didn’t.

7. Did you play any video games yesterday?

- No, I didn’t.

8. Did you have fun on your last holiday?

- Yes, I did.

SPEAKING: Role - play: an interview with a famous person

I can role - play an interview with a famous person.

THINK! Imagine that you can interview your favourite singer or actor. What questions do you want to ask?

Answer:

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1. Complete the dialogue with sentences a - d. Then watch or listen and check. Where is the pop star from?

a. Oh, about ten, I think.

b. I guess it was when I sang with Beyonce last year.

c. I decided when I was at school.

d. It was quite exciting to be in a big city.

Answer:

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

The pop star is from the USA.

2. Look at the Key Phrases. Which does the interviewer use and which does the pop star use? Then watch or listen and check your answers?

Answer:

Interviewer: 1, 4, 6

Pop star: 2, 3, 5

3. Practice the dialogue with a partner.

Answer:

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4. Read the Study Strategy. Look at the situation and then think of some follow - up questions for 1 - 5 in the table.

Answer:

1. Why did you go there?

2. When did you go there?

3. Where did you visit?

4. What did you do there?

5. Did you enjoy it?

5. USE IT! Work in pairs. Prepare and practise interviews with a famous person. Use the Key Phrases, the Study Strategy and ideas from the list below.

Answer:

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WRITING: A description of a person

I can describe a person’s physical appearance and behaviour.

THINK! Who is your favourite celebrity? Can you describe him/ her?

Answer:

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1. Read the article and look at the words in blue. What do we use them for?

Answer:

We use blue words to describe a person’s physical appearance and behavior.

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

Answer:

1. famous

2. best - known / the role(s) in …

3. tall / strong / good - looking

4. fair hair, blue eyes, a beard and a moustache

5. busy / spends a lot of times outdoors with

6. superhero

Language Point: Punctuation

3. Match 1- 7 with a - g to complete the sentences.

We use

1. an exclamation mark (!)

2. a question mark (?)

3. a capital letter (A, B, C, …)

4. a comma (,)

5. an apostrophe (,) (for example, we’re, Susan’s)

6. a full stop (.)

7. words in italics (for example, Thor, Coco)

a. at the beginning of a sentence and with names, countries, nationalities and names of books, films and songs.

b. in lists and for pauses.

c. at the end of a sentence.

d. at the end of a question.

e. when we say the title of a book, film or song.

f. for an exclamation or an imperative.

g. in short forms and to show possession.

Answer:

1. f 2. d 3. a 4. b 5. g 6. c 7. e

4. Rewrite the text with the correct punctuation.

Answer:

Jennifer Lawrence is an American actor. She was born in Kentucky. She is tall and she’s got blonde hair and blue eyes. Jennifer's most famous role was a girl called Katniss Everdeen in the hunger games.

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

Answer:

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CLIL: Language and literature: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

I can read and understand and extract from a work of literature.

1. Check the meanings of the words in the box and complete the sentences.

1. We got up when it was 3 a.m, so we left the campsite in … .

2. We wanted to … because there were a lot of insects near the river.

3. Smoking a … is bad for your health.

4. If you … in summer, you can look at the stars in the night sky.

Answer:

1. the dark 2. run away 3. pipe 4. sleep out

2. Read the text. Then answer the questions.

1. Why couldn’t Tom sleep?

2. Why did Tom want to go to Jackson’s Island?

3. How many boys went to the island?

4. Where did they make a fire?

5. What did they think of their dinner?

Answer:

1. He was scared when he saw Injun Joe’s face in the dark.

2. He wanted to get away.

3. There are three.

4. They made a fire on Jackson’s island.

5. They thought it was very good.

3. Read and listen to the text. Find a person or place for sentences 1 - 4.

1. Someone Tom didn’t like … .

2. A place with boats … .

3. The place where the boys went to sleep out … .

4. Tom and Joe’s friend … .

Answer:

1. Muff Potter / Injun Joe

2. Mississippi River

3. Jackson’s Island

4. Huck Finn

4. USE IT! Work in pairs. What did Tom and his friends do the next day? Write a short paragraph. Then compare with another pair.

Answer:

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PUZZLES AND GAMES

1. Read the sentences and complete the table. Then draw the men’s faces.

Answer:

2. PAST SIMPLE TENNIS. Play in pairs. Follow the instructions.

Answer:

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3. WORDSNAKE. Find seven object pronouns.

Answer:

1. them 2. her 3. you 4. us

5. it 6. me 7. him

4. Unscramble the words to find five life events.

Answer:

1. get a job 2. grow up 3. leave school

4. go to school 5. have children

5. FIND SOMEONE WHO … . Walk around the class and ask questions. Write a different name for each question.

Answer:

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