Activity 1 Match the pictures to their description 1 2 3 4 5 6 1
Activity 2 Read the charts and guess their names. 1 He is a sportsman. He was born on February 17, 1963, in Brooklyn, N.Y., the fourth of five children. That spring, the family moved to Wilmington. He went to college in North Carolina, where he played basketball. In 1984 he became professional and started playing with The Bulls. He scored more than 3,000 points in a season. His scoring average is the highest in NBA history. 2 She is an American actress. She was born on October 28, 1967, in Atlanta, Georgia. When she was four her parents separated and she moved to Smyrna, where she grew up. She graduated from High School in 1985, and moved to New York. In 2001 she won the Academy Award for Best Actress for playing the title role in the movie Erin Brockovich. She met her husband on the set of her movie The Mexican 2000. They married on July 4, 2002 in Taos, New Mexico. On November 28, 2004 their twins Phinneas Walter and Hazel Patricia were born. 3 He is a businessman. He was born in Seattle, Washington, on October 28, 1955. He went to Lakeside School, Seattle s most exclusive prep school. He later went to study at Harvard University but dropped out without graduating to start a carreer in software development. He married Melinda French on January 1, 1994. They had three children: Jennifer Katherine, Rory John, and Phoebe Adele.Jennifer was born in 1996, Rory in 1999 and Peoebe in 2002. 4 He was born on October 2, 1951 in Newcastle, England to Audrey, a housewife and Ernie, a milkman. From an early age, he knew he wanted to be a musician. He attended the University of Warwick in Coventry, but did not graduate. From 1971 to 1974, he attended Northen Counties Teacher Training college. He married Frances Tomelty in 1976 and they had 2 children before they divorced in 1982. Soon after, he began living with Trudie Styler but did not marry until 1992. They have four children. He is an English musician and formerly bassist and lead singer of the Police. The group won six Grammy Awards in the early 1980 s. 2
Activity 3 Put the following events in chronological order. She and her family lived in London till she was 4 She and her family moved to the U.S. She went to school in Boston Her parents taught at the same university in London Her mother went to London to teach Spanish She was born in London Activity 4 1. On a separate piece of paper, write a list of main events in the history of your life. 2. Add more information if you can (details about some events) 3. Organize them chronologically. 4. Write a first draft 5. 3
Activity 5 1. Exchange papers with your classmates. 2. Read your partner s paragraph. 3. Answer these questions about your partner s paragraph : 1. Did your partner use some of the new vocabulary in the unit? 2. Did he or she use the new words correctly? If not, circle the new words that are used incorrectly. 3. What tenses did your partner use in his or her paragraph? 4. Did your partner use these tenses correctly? If not, underline the sentences with the incorrect tenses. 4. Return your partner s paragraph with your questions or suggestions. 5. Revise your own paragraph based on your partner s suggestions with the help of your group mates. 6. Make the necessary changes asking the teacher for help when necessary. 7. Write the final draft and Pass it around for class voting of best writing: 4
Activity 5 (Cont.) Supplementary Material By Activity 6 Put Mary Jo s life in chronological order: On one of her business trips she met a good looking man called Arnold. After the divorce Mary Jo went back to L.A. to visit her parents. She ran into her first boyfriend Jordan in L.A. Mary Jo was born in Texas in 1945. She got married to Jordan a year later. She met her first love Jordan in high school, but she had to leave him to go to college in Philadelphia. Life with Arnold was not easy; they got divorced before their first wedding anniversary When she was 8, her parents moved to LA, where she went to elementary and high school. They had 3 children and lived happily ever after. It was love at first sight, and they got married three months later. Jordan still loved her. She graduated as an architect and started her own business. On her 25 th wedding anniversary Mary Jo said True love never dies!!! 5
Activity 7 Match the character with what he /she is 1. Christopher Columbus A) I d like to be taller. 2. Cinderella B) I d like to share this apple with you C) I d like to have a bloody drink 3. Dracula 4. Napoleon 5. Romeo D) I d like to kiss her at the balcony tonight E) I d like to have a nice dress to go to the royal ball. 6. Eve F) I d like to sail across the Atlantic Ocean to reach India. 6
Activity 9 A You go to a health spa to relax over the weekend. The receptionist asks you about your preferences to design a plan of activities for both days. Listen to the different options he/she gives you, choose and also ask if you can do some other things you d like to do. I d like to What do people usually (to lose weight/relax)? What usually in the morning/ evening? Can I (a gym class)? in the morning? What time can I (lunch)? Yes, I would. No, I wouldn t. Maybe some other time. Could you me? It s too B You are the receptionist at a health spa. Tell the client about the different options and ask him/her what he/she would like to do, in order to design a plan of activities for the weekend. help you? What do you usually..? Would you to? Are you tomorrow? What? When? What time? Where lunch? You should Activity 10 A It s Monday morning and you re back at work after your relaxing weekend at the spa. Tell your co-worker about your experiences there. Ask him/her about his /hers. He /she looks exhausted. Suggest that he/she go to a spa as you did. How your weekend? I went I had/ate.. What do? Where? Did you? Would you like to? You look That s too bad! You should You shouldn t I usually/ always/ sometimes It s Monday morning and you re back at work. Your co-worker looks super relaxed. Ask him about his/her weekend. Tell him/her about yours too. How your weekend? What do? What did on Sunday morning? I didn t Where? Should I? Did you? How often do you? Are there...? Is there? How much? It s too I m busy I usually/ never/ sometimes B 7