Preview

A. Listen. Match the people to the activities they are doing.

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B. Listen again. Match the activities to when or how often the people do them.

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C. Talk with a partner. What do you do after school?

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Language Focus

A. Listen and read. Then repeat the conversation and replace the words in blue.

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B. Practice with a partner. Replace any words to make your own conversation.

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C. Circle the correct answers.

1. Don (listens / is listening) to music right now.

2. Alice (chats / is chatting) online everyday.

3. Min (studies / is studying) for a test tomorrow.

4. They (practice / are practicing ) the violin on Saturday mornings.

5. Mark (plays / is playing) soccer with his friends after school on Wednesdays.

Answer:

1. is listening 2. chats 3. is studying

4. practice 5. plays

D. Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of the words in the box. Then listen and check your answers.

1. Rachel … a drink at the store on her way to school every day.

2. Karen usually walks to school, but today her mom’s … her.

3. Normally, Henry … to his friends on the phone after school, but today he’s reading.

4. I rarely … movies at the cinema. I usually buy DVDs.

5. Shh! You shouldn’t … so much noise. People … .

Answer:

1. buys 2. driving 3. talks

4. watch 5. make - are studying

E. Play a game. Work in a group. On a piece of paper, write sentences about five activities you do. Place the pieces of paper face down. Choose one and read the sentences to the group. Guess the name of the person. Take turns.

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The Real World

A. Circle the correct answers. Then listen and check.

1. People form habits when they (repeat / see) the same actions many times.

2. Habits make us (think more / think less) when we do certain things.

3. A “cue” is something that makes us (do / stop) a habit.

Answer:

1. repeat 2. think less 3. do

B. Listen. Circle T for True or F for False.

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Pronunciation

A. Listen. Notice how the voice goes up for the first two items of the list and then down at the end of the list.

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B. Mark the intonation of the sentences. Listen and check your answers.

1. My favorite subjects at school are math, physics, and English.

2. To be healthy, we should eat vegetables, drink enough water, and do exercise.

3. Jennifer bought a pencil, some pens, a ruler, and a new bag.

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C. Work with a partner. Practice reading the sentences in B. Then complete the sentences below and say them with the correct intonation.

1. My favorite kinds of fruits are … , … , and … .

2. To make a cake, we need … , … , and … .

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Reading

A. Look at the photo. Where do you think these children are going?

Answer:

They are going to school.

B. Skim the first paragraph. What do you think “commute” means?

Answer:

commute: the way we travel to one place

C. Talk with a partner. How do you go to school?

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Comprehension

A. Answer the questions about An Unusual Commute.

Answer:

1. a 2. b 3. c 4. a 5. b

B. Complete the sentences.

1. The bridge near Banten broke in 2012 because of … .

2. Villagers in Zhang Jiawan hold the ladder when someone else is climbing because … .

3. They daily commute of children in the Rio Negro Valley is breathtaking because they ride on a metal cable … .

4. The cable is too dangerous when it rains, so children in the Rio Negro Valley … .

Answer:

1. a heavy rain

2. the ladders is not tied to the mountain

3. 400 meters above the valley

4. stay home

C. Talk with a partner. Read the last paragraph of the article. Why do you think some children can’t go to school?

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Project: Work in a group. Make a survey of how students commute to school.

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Writing

Writing a short paragraph. Describe your school commute. Write 60 - 80 words. Turn to page 147 for the writing worksheet.

Answer:

I usually go to school on foot. I leave my house at fifteen to seven in the morning. It takes me about ten minutes to get to school. The streets are not so busy at the time. I get to school at five to seven. I enjoy walking to school with my friends.