- •I. Make friends with your new groupmates. Discuss the following questions.
- •II. Read the e-mails. Which person would you like to make friends with? Why? b)Write an e-mail about yourself.
- •III. Read the text and fill in the headings. Memorize the words in bold.
- •Vocabulary
- •IV. Read and memorize the words.
- •‘Family’ Vocabulary
- •V. Complete the gaps.
- •VI. Make up dialogues and act them out.
- •1) Greeting a friend
- •6) Conversational openings
- •VII. Discuss the following questions. Use the leisure activities below.
- •IV. Read the text. Memorize the words in bold. A Day in the Life
- •Vocabulary
- •V. Read and memorize the definitions.
- •VI. Answer the questions.
- •VII. Read the text. Memorize the words in bold. Get Fit at Home.
- •Vocabulary
- •VIII. Read and memorize the definitions.
- •IX. Answer the questions.
- •X. A) Make up sentences and phrases using the table below.
- •XI. Look at Mike’s daily routine. Say when you do these things.
- •XII. Match the sentence beginnings in a with the endings in b, then put the sentences in the most logical order.
- •XIII. Fill in the gaps with the words in the box. Use the correct verb form.
- •XIV. Write a paragraph about your ordinary day.
- •XV. A) Make up sentences using the table below.
- •XVI. Match the synonyms.
- •XVII. Match the opposites.
- •XIII. Match the two columns to form collocations.
- •XIV. Match the verbs and nouns.
- •XV. Match the words and expressions on the left with the definitions on the right.
- •XVI. Complete the text with the expressions from Exercise XV. Remember to write the verbs in the past tense. Having a bad day
- •I. Complete the sentences with the words from the box.
- •II. Look at the age groups. At what age do you think you move from one to another?
- •III. Read the text. The Life of a Princess
- •Vocabulary
- •IV. Read and memorize the definitions.
- •V. Answer the questions.
- •VI. Memorize the following collocations.
- •VII. Match the antonyms.
- •VIII. What stage of life are these people at?
- •IX. Match the sentence beginnings from a with the endings from b and construct Rebecca’s life.
- •X. Birth, death and marriage.
- •1. Fill in the gaps with one of the following words.
- •2. Fill in the gaps with one of the following words.
- •3. Put one of the followings words into each gap. Sometimes more than one is possible.
- •XI. What do you think is the happiest time of a person’s life – when they are young or when they are old? Why? Write 10-15 sentences using the vocabulary words from this unit.
- •I. Discuss the following questions.
- •II. A) Put the sentences in the most likely order. Work in pairs. Explain and memorize the words in bold. Love story
- •III. Read the text. The Cliche Expert Testifies on Love (by Frank Sullivan)
- •Vocabulary
- •IV. Read and memorize the definitions.
- •V. Explain what the following clichés mean.
- •VI. Read the text and fill in the headings.
- •Dating and Marriage Customs in Britain.
- •Vocabulary
- •VII. Read and memorize the definitions.
- •IX. Complete the following text with the words and phrases below.
- •In love
- •X. A) Match the beginnings and endings of the expressions below. Use one of the endings twice.
- •XI. Read the following sentences and put the words and phrases in bold into the correct column below.
- •XII. Match the beginnings and the endings of the sentences below.
- •XIII. Use the correct form of these words and expressions:
- •XIV. Julie and Dave are getting married next month. Match the beginnings of the phrases with their endings. Pay attention to the active vocabulary.
- •XV. Use these words to fill the gaps.
- •XVI. Here are the marriage vows that a man says in Britain. Complete them using these words.
- •XVII. Use these expressions in the situations below:
- •XVIII. Complete the response in four different ways.
- •I. Read the text and answer the questions below. Agatha Christie
- •II. Read the text. Changing Values and Norms of the British Family
- •III. Read the text. Explain and memorize the words in bold. The American Family
- •IV. Read the text
- •V. Read the text. Explain and memorize the words in bold. Domestic Chores
- •VI. Read the text.
XVI. Complete the text with the expressions from Exercise XV. Remember to write the verbs in the past tense. Having a bad day
I had a very bad day yesterday. I usually get up at seven o’clock, but I …………….. and didn’t get up until eight. Then I ……………..the bus and had to wait twenty minutes for the next one to come. Of course I …………….. for work and I could see my boss wasn’t very pleased. The rest of the morning was OK, but as I was walking to the staff restaurant for lunch, I …………….. and hurt my wrist. I was really happy when it was time to go home. But things didn’t get any better, I’m afraid. There was a new driver on the bus. He went the wrong way and ……………... . He turned into a very busy road and we …………….. for about twenty minutes. Then the bus …………….. petrol and …………….. . I had to get off and walk the rest of the way home. When I got home, I decided to relax with a nice cup of tea, but I …………….. it all over my new skirt. I phoned my boyfriend, thinking he would make me feel better, but he said something unkind about one of my friends and we …………….. . I hope today is going to be better.
STAGES OF LIFE
PRE-READING ACTIVITIES
I. Complete the sentences with the words from the box.
died fell in love got divorced got engaged got married grew up had a baby moved house retired started school was born went to university |
Jack ……………….. in the country.
When he was two years old, his parents ………………...
So Jack ………………..in the city.
When he was five years old, Jack ………………...
At the age of eighteen, he ………………...
He met Jenny there and ………………..
They ……………….. immediately.
When they finished university, they ………………...
Soon they ……………….. and were happy for many years.
When Jack ……………….., he and Jenny began to argue.
A few years later, they ………………...
Not long after that, Jack ………………...
II. Look at the age groups. At what age do you think you move from one to another?
Childhood
Adolescence
Young
Adulthood
Middle age
Old age
TEXT
III. Read the text. The Life of a Princess
Princess Caroline of Monaco was born on January 23, 1957. She was the first child of Prince Rainier III and Princess Grace of Monaco. Her brother Albert followed 14 months later, and seven years after that her sister Stephanie was born. Prince Rainier and Princess Graces wanted their children to have a normal life. However, this proved impossible. The paparazzi have followed their lives since they were small. The activities of the two princesses have been of particular interest.
Caroline was a bright, beautiful child, and after school in England, she went to study in Paris. She adored the Paris nightlife but of course, the paparazzi followed her everywhere. Her parents were furious. They became even more upset when Caroline met and wanted to marry French banker and playboy Philippe Junot, aged 38. When Caroline, aged 21, married Junot in 1978, Princess Grace said, “This won’t last two years”, and she was absolutely right. They divorced in 1980.
The divorce was the first of many misfortunes in Caroline’s life. In 1982, her mother, Princess Grace, died in a terrible accident while she was driving with Stephanie down the narrow Monaco roads. The death of this once famous film star was a huge tragedy for the family.
However, just one year after her mother’s death, Caroline married Italian businessman Stefano Casiraghi and, with the birth of their three children, found real happiness. Then tragedy struck again. In October 1990, Stefano died in a powerboat accident. The shock caused Caroline to lose her hair. She moved from Monaco to St Rémy and for five years she stayed at home with her children.
Then, in 1995, she met Prince Ernst of Hanover, the man her mother had always wanted her to marry. Although he was already married, they began a relationship and finally married in 1999. Caroline’s happiness seemed complete with the birth of a daughter, Alexandra.
However, the pain of the past showed again on her face when her father, Prince Rainier, died in 2005. Prince Albert is now Monaco’s head of state. Caroline’s son, Andrea, is the heir. Her eldest daughter, Charlotte, who looks very like her mother, already stars in celebrity magazines. The paparazzi have started again with the next generation.