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LEAD-IN Divide the students into two teams. Call out letters randomly (don’t use the letter X ) and ask teams to think of a word they’ve learnt so far which begins with that letter. Students put up their hand if they know a word. Choose the first student who puts their hand up and ask them to say the word. If it is correct, their team gets a point. Play for a set time. At the end, the team with the most points wins. Words connected with studying and learning 1 1.02 pXX Students complete the exercise. Play the audio for them to listen and check their answers. Elicit explanations for each word and check their pronunciation. Answers/Audioscript 1 We’ve got a test tomorrow, so I’m going to revise tonight. 2 Jason’s going to take his first guitar exam next month even though we’re not sure he’ll pass. 3 this person teaches at a university: lecturer 4 this person trains a sports player or team: coach 5 this person teaches you how to do something, such as drive a car: instructor 6 this allows you to do something, such as drive a car: licence 7 this is a piece of paper showing you’ve achieved something: certificate 8 this is a course of study that you take at university: degree 9 this person has successfully completed a course at university: graduate 10 this person is studying at university: undergraduate FAST FINISHERS Students write definitions for the words they didn’t use in Exercise 1. They can read out their definitions to test the rest of the class when everyone has finished. Answers qualification: something such as a degree or a diploma that you get when you successfully finish a course of study pupil: someone, especially a child, who goes to school or who has lessons in a particular subject Refer students to the Vocabulary reference, page 152, for more information on topic vocabulary. Phrasal verbs 2 1.03 pXX Students complete the exercise. Play the audio for them to listen and check their answers. Highlight that to creep up on somebody means to approach someone quietly and slowly, so that the person is suddenly surprised. Answers/Audioscript 1 If you don’t know a word in your language, do you look it up in the dictionary? discover / find 2 Do you want to set up a business when you leave school? create 3 What would you do if I crept up behind you? approach 4 Who do you have to regularly tell to hurry up? increase 5 What’s the best excuse you’ve ever thought up for not doing something? create
6 Would it be hard to catch up with lessons if you were off school for a week? finish / complete 7 Do you ever need to speak up because it’s hard for someone to hear you? increase 8 What do you think you’ll end up doing this weekend? finish / complete 9 Do you get annoyed if someone uses up the milk / bread / oil? finish / complete 10 What interesting information have you had to dig up for a school project? discover / find Refer students to the Vocabulary reference, page 152, for more information on phrasal verbs. EXTRA SUPPORT Individually, students write personalised sentences with the phrasal verbs from Exercise 2. In pairs, they then read out their sentences without saying the phrasal verb (they could substitute this for a ‘beep’ sound) for their partner to guess. 3 In pairs, students complete the task. Answers Students’ own answers 1.04 pXX Students complete the exercise. Play the audio for them to listen and check their answers. Answers/Audioscript 1 My brother’s just qualified as a nurse and we’re all really proud. 2 There’s nothing wrong with deciding you don’t want to go to university. 3 I’m going to quit the swimming team for a while as I have to concentrate on my studies. 4 Warren’s decided against becoming a pilot and now wants to be a surgeon. 5 How interested are you in watching a documentary about archeology? 6 We need to find someone who’s experienced in teaching young children. 7 If you don’t pay attention to anything I say, you’re not going to learn anything! 8 All his explanation succeeded in doing was to confuse me further! 9 The new education laws were criticised for not addressing the problem of class sizes in secondary schools. 10 I’m so bored of / with doing homework – I can’t wait to meet my friends afterwards. OPTIONAL EXTENSION Ask students if they find remembering word patterns like the ones in Exercise 4 easy or difficult. In pairs or small groups, students brainstorm ways of remembering them. Elicit answers from different students around the class. Suggested answers Learn them by topic, personalise them, recycle and reuse them, draw pictures, test yourself, etc. Words + prepositions 4 Refer students to the Vocabulary reference, pages 152–153, for more information on word patterns.
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