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3 Students complete the exercise. Elicit answers in open class. Suggested answers 1 self-driving cars 2 They are safer than human-driven cars and less likely to break down. OPTIMISE your exam Open cloze Students read the tips. • In an exam, students should always read the text for general understanding first. They did this in Exercise 3 . Remind them that when they have finished the task, they should read the text again and make sure it makes sense with all their answers in place. • Point out that they can expect to be tested on many different things in gapped texts, but most of the gaps are usually grammatical words, not topic vocabulary, except phrasal verbs. Phrasal verbs are frequently tested in cloze exam tasks. Students need to look out for missing verbs or prepositions/ particles. Exam Exam task 4 Students complete the exercise. Check answers in open class. Answers 1 have 2 out 3 up 4 up 5 down 6 off Homework Workbook Unit 2: Language in Use, page 17 WRITING A review Student’s Book, pages 28–29 Lesson aims • Focus on choosing positive and negative points • Plan and write a review LEAD-IN Tell students you are going to tell them about three unusual tourist attractions. Two of them are real and one is not real – students must decide which one is fake. Read the following, writing the name of each attraction on the board: The Chocolate Waterfall Garden, Switzerland: A park that has the world’s largest chocolate fountain. The Crooked Forest, Poland: A forest where the trees grow in the shape of the letter J. The Ice Music Festival, Norway: A music festival where all the instruments are made entirely of ice.
Students discuss in pairs and decide which they think is not real. Ask for a show of hands to see who thinks each attraction is fake, and elicit reasons from a few students. Then reveal the answer. Answer The Chocolate Waterfall Garden is made up, but the other two are real. 1 Pairwork. Focus students’ attention on the photo and ask them to complete the exercise. Elicit answers in open class. Suggested answers 1 People would visit the place to experience the sensation of being in a place made of ice, enjoy nature and art, try local food. 2 Students’ own answers 2 Pairwork. Students read the review and complete the exercise in pairs or as a group. Check answers in open class. Answers 1 Athens Clue, in Athens (Greece) 2 find and solve clues (to escape from a room) 3 €14 per player 4 positive 5 great for people who love solving puzzles, great fun, worth the cost, great for people who like challenges 6 expensive, some clues too hard, not suitable for people who don’t speak English well, not suitable for fewer than two people, too difficult for younger children EXAM SKILL Choosing positive and negative points Students read the tips. • People reading a review want to know about the writer’s personal experience, so they can determine if they’d like to visit that place, see the film, etc. • Positive and negative aspects may include objective statements ( It was quite difficult to find, but … ) and subjective views based on personal opinion and points of view ( … it’s the best experience for teenagers in Athens! ). Point out that it is not enough to tell the reader that the place is amazing, boring, exciting, etc. They need to show why they think that way by giving examples and offering reasons. For more information on writing reviews, refer students to the Writing reference, page 160. 3 In pairs or as a group, students complete the exercise. Ask them to give reasons for their opinions. Suggested answers 1 No – it’s only suitable for groups of two or more. 2 Yes – it’s perfect for teenagers and people who like challenges. 3 No – they’re too young. 4 No – it will cost more than that. 5 No – it’s only suitable for people who speak English well.
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