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DIFFERENTIATED LEARNING When checking the answers to Exercise 3, divide the class into A and B pairs, mixing up different ability levels. Tell Student A to read out the given sentences and the word in brackets. Student B tries to formulate the second sentence without looking at their notes. If the answer is correct, Student B continues with the next sentence. If he/she makes a mistake, Student A has a turn, starting again from sentence 1. The aim of the game is for both students to go through all the sentence transformations in one go without making any mistakes. 4 Students complete the exercise. Have them compare in pairs before you check answers in open class. Answers 1 Have you ever been 2 you’ve probably travelled / you probably travelled 3 you haven’t been 4 you’ve probably heard 5 opened 6 have been travelling / have travelled 7 has changed 8 have opened 9 have closed 10 have got on / have been getting on 11 has actually counted 12 have calculated FAST FINISHERS Write these numbers and dates on the board and ask students to say what they refer to in the text: 1863, 160, 1884, 24, 4 million, half a million. Answers 1863: The year the Tube opened 160: The approximate age of the Tube 1884: The year that the Tower of London station closed 24: The number of hours in which passenger numbers are quoted 4 million: The number of passengers on the tube in a 24- hour period half a million: The number of mice estimated to live in the Underground Homework Workbook Unit 2: Grammar 1, page 14 If your students can access the On-the-Go Practice, assign Unit 2 Grammar practice to them online. VOCABULARY Working with words Student’s Book, page 23 Lesson aims

LEAD-IN Students describe what they can see in the photo at the bottom of the page. Write these questions on the board and ask students to discuss in pairs: Have you ever been abroad? Where did you go? What do you like or dislike about places that are near the sea? Elicit interesting and unusual answers from around the class. Words connected with holidays 1 2.02 pXX Students complete the exercise. Play the audio for them to listen and check their answers. Answers 1 camping 2 trip 3 package 4 cruise 5 tour 6 business FAST FINISHERS Write these definitions on the board: 1 an act of travelling from one place to another, especially a long distance (journey) 2 the area or place that can be seen (view) 3 a long journey, especially by boat or into space (voyage) 4 a collection of tents or caravans (camp) Students find words in Exercise 1 that match the definitions. When everyone has finished Exercise 1, ask the fast finishers to test the other students in the class. 2 2.03 p00 Students complete the exercise. Play the audio for them to listen and check their answers. Elicit one more item for each category from the class, e.g. travel agent, hotel, sun cream . Answers People: backpacker, guest, sightseer, tour guide, tourist Places to stay: campsite, hostel, resort Things to take on holiday: currency, guidebook, luggage, passport Refer students to the Vocabulary reference, page 151, for more information on topic vocabulary. Adjectives with un- / im- / il- / ir- / dis- 3 2.04 p00 Students complete the exercise. Play the audio for them to listen and check their answers. Answers 1 untidy 2 uncomfortable 3 unfair 4 irresponsible 5 unhelpful 6 impatient 7 illegal 8 unhappy 9 uncertain 10 dishonest 11 unpopular 12 unable 13 impossible 14 disabled

Understand the correct usage of: • words connected with holidays • adjectives with un- / im- / il- / ir - / dis- • word patterns with gerunds and infinitives

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