Monday, December 15

3B. Appearances

- Reading: "Judging by appearances. Who is who?" (p. 42)
Who is... the millionaire's daughter? / the managing director? / the policewoman?

- Grammar: Modal verbs of deduction (p. 134)
Must: you're sure something is true
May / Might: you think something is possibly true
Can't: you are sure something is not true

Check the following examples. Can you see the difference?
. They must be out. There aren't any lights on.
. He hasn't written. He may not have my address.
. He can't be ill. I saw him at the gym.

- Listening: know about a British/Spanish flamenco guitarist (p.43)

3B. Judging by appearances

- Reading: "Do I really look like this?" (p.40)
Useful vocabulary: photo booth, photo studio, research, embarrassed, celebrity, proud, hideous, wig, false hair.

- How words work...
look + adjective: He looks intelligent.
look like + noun: He looks like an intelligent man.

- Vocabulary: Describing people (p. 149)

- Listening & Pronunciation (p. 41)
/ai/ in words such as bright, hight, height
/ei/ in words such as straight, weigh, neighbour

- Oral activity in pairs: describe a classmate and guess who is him/her!!

Monday, December 8

3A. Culture Shock

- Consider the following sentences. Are they manners (should/shouldn’t) or a rule (have to/mustn’t)? (p. 37)
1. Play noisy games on a mobile phone in public.
2. Send text messages when your car is stopped at traffic lights.
3. Switch off your mobile on a plane.
4. Switch off your phone in class.


- Reading and speaking: "Culture Shock" (p.38)
Useful expressions: step on someone’s foot, pour some wine into a glass, make a noise, swallow food, translate a word.

- Class discussion: Good manners? Bad manners? Does it matter? (p.39)
Greeting people (kiss people on both cheeks when you meet them for the first time)
In a restaurant (let your children run around and be noisy)
A man’s role (pay for a woman on the first date)
Driving (always stop at a pedestrian crossing)
Visiting people (take a present if you’re invited to dinner at someone’s home)


- Oral activity in pairs and class discussion: "Are they true?" - how much do you know about other countries' laws and customs:

1. In China, when you use chopsticks you shouldn't leave them upright in the bowl. It brings bad luck.

2. In Sweden, if you drink and drive, you have to go to prison for six months.

3. In Argentina, when you get on a train you should shake hands with all the other people in the carriage.



Wednesday, December 3

Unit 3. Modern Manners

- Mobiles (p. 36; ex. a & b)
Useful vocabulary: dial, text, hung up, call back, ring tone, voice mail.

- Pair and class discussion: "The mobile phone questionnaire"
Have you ever lost your mobile?
Have you ever sent a text to the wrong person?
Have you ever forgotten to turn your phone off causing embarrasing situation?

- Listening & Speaking (p. 37)
"Manners or the law?" - Rewrite the sentences using one of the modal verbs below!!

- Grammar: Modal verbs (p. 134)
. to express obligation: have to & must + infinitive
. to express lack of obligation: don't have to + infinitive
. to express prohibition: mustn't + infinitive
. to express advice: should/shouldn't + infinitive / ought to + infinitive