Cambridge English Catalogue 2024 MEA

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Speaking Matters

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Lindsay Clandfield, Ben Goldstein, Leslie Anne Hendra, Mark Ibbotson, Ceri Jones, Philip Kerr, Kathryn O’Dell Beginner to Advanced 6 Levels 90–120 teaching hours Finalist British Council ELTons Awards 2020 | Excellence in Course Innovation

A1–C1

Evolve is a versatile general English course that gets students speaking with confidence. • Digital, mobile-friendly content that can be used in a variety of teaching situations, from classrooms to fully remote. • Dedicated speaking lessons based on immersive tasks that really get students talking. • Peer models and content from real students throughout the book provide interest and realistic targets. • ‘Find it’ smartphone activities allow students to bring live content into the lessons and personalize the learning experience. • Professional development ideas integrated into every unit of the Teacher’s Edition, offering opportunities to reflect and to try out new teaching ideas.

UNIT OBJECTIVES ■ talk about your home ■ talk about furniture

3.1

WELCOME TO MY HOME

LESSON OBJECTIVE ■ talk about your home

COME IN

■ offer and accept a drink and snack ■ write an email about a home-share ■ choose things for a home

C

A

living room

bedroom

3

wall

kitchen

picture

door

B

window

dining area

bathroom

floor

1 VOCABULARY: Rooms in a home A 1.29 Listen and repeat the words in the pictures. Which words are rooms? Which words are things in rooms? B PAIR WORK Talk to a partner. What’s your favorite room in the pictures? C Now do the vocabulary exercises for 3.1 on page 142.

2 LANGUAGE IN CONTEXT A 1.30 Alina gives a video tour of her family’s home. Listen and read. How many rooms does she talk about? a six b seven c eight B 1.30 Listen again. Answer the questions.

Hi! Welcome to my new home. I mean, my family’s new home. We live in an apartment, not a house. OK. First, this is the living room , with my mom’s favorite picture on the wall . And this is the dining area . It’s good for family dinners, or pizza with my friends. And this is the kitchen , through the door ! My mom and her friend are in there now. OK, and this is the bathroom , the family bathroom. And here, this is my parents’ bedroom , with a second bathroom. And this is my bedroom, with two windows . Oh! This is Milka. She’s our cat. And this is Sergei’s room. He’s my brother. Hey! T-Rex is on Sergei’s bed! Bad dog! On the floor! Now! T-Rex is Sergei’s dog. OK, now say “hi” to the camera, T-Rex. Welcome to our apartment!

1 What is on the wall? 2 Who is in the kitchen?

START SPEAKING

3 How many bathrooms are in the apartment? 4 What are the names of the cat and the dog? PAIR WORK What are your favorite rooms? Talk to a partner. For ideas, watch Felipe’s video.

Look at the picture. Where is this house?

A

C

Who is in the house?

B

USEFUL PHRASES

What is in the house?

C

ACCURACY CHECK Use the when you talk about a specific thing in your home: the floor in the kitchen , the window (in my room), or the picture on the wall .

What are Felipe’s favorite rooms? Are your favorite rooms the same?

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