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BEET) nit2 Leisuretime
Bf Vocabulary
Love it or hate it
ican talk about likes and dislikes and leisure activities.
prrerineettereerertencned
Unit map
@ Vocabulary
Activities and sports
Food dishes
Sports venues
Prepositions of place
Adventure activities
School clubs
.
@ Word skills
Compound nouns and adjectives
Present perfect and past simple
contrast
Present perfect simple and
continuous
ee
reading Held games
@ speaking
stimulus-based discussion
. % 11 SPEAKING Work in pairs. Ask about your partner's hobbies. Find two things that he
cr shea) usually does at the weekend and b) occasionally does at the weekend,
$ @Witing Ablog post
$ culture 2 Tinseltown 2 VOCABULARY Check the meaning of the activities and sports below. How many can
you find in photos A-F?
Pek e cL Tek Out recy ake othe! asi banks
do, play orgo. ballet ballroom dancing basketball BMXing board games
bowling camping cards chess cycling drama gymnastics
horserriding icehockey iceskating martial arts a musical instrument.
photography rollerblading running shopping skateboarding
tabletennis volleyball weights
@ Vocabulary Builder page 122
page 1236 (EIED Listen to five people talking about why they hate
certain things, What sports or activites do they talk about?
LEARN THIS! do, play and go
{a We normally use do with individual sports and activities
not ending ining.
RECYCLE! Present simple and adverbs of frequency
* We use the present simple for habits and routines.
Adverbs of frequency (always, usually, often, sometimes,
hhardly ever, never) come before the main verb but after
the verb te.
b We normally use play with team sports, ball sports,
‘games and musical instruments.
¢ We normally use go with sports and activities ending
in-ing.
3. Read the Learn this! box. Which verbs do we use with the
blue activities and sports in exercise 2: do, play or go? 7 CEBED Read the Recycle! box. Then listen again.
Complete the sentences with the present simple form of
4 Put the activities and sports in exercise 2 into groups A-G. _the verbs below and an adverb of frequency.
Youcan putsome ofthem intomorethan one group.}HOW be buy go. play use
Pang roote actibities cayou add? a Speaker! camping with his parents
A games b Speaker 2 thinks that horror fms
B music unrealistic and unconvincing
C computerbased activities « Speater3 socal mec,
D home-based activities 4 Speaker 4 things online.
E outdoor leisure activities e Speaker the guitar at school
F activities and sports you usually do.on your own
sports you do with another person or in a team
5 SPEAKING Which of the activities and sports in
exercise 2 I disagree with Speaker. | think camping is great because
a have you tried and enjoyed? Seep Mia tere
b have you tried but didn’t enjoy?
would you lke to try? Why? 9
d would you prefer not to try? Why?
8 SPEAKING Workin pairs. Do you agree with the opinions
of the speakers in exercise 7? Why? / Why not?
Complete the quiz below with words from exercise 2.
10 SPEAKING Workin pairs or small groups. Do the quiz.
Then check your answers at the bottom of the page.
Vitti, SP 0 RT a XM Weddle aaa teen eeét edt tdédéérétte
LEI SU RE Qu \Z 6 Can you identify these collectible £ ?
1. Inwhich sport are there 10-12 players in a team,
with five of them playing at any one time?
ab NS
bt __h 7 The name of which m, a
=y. means ‘empty hand’?
2. How many pieces ore there on ac boardat a karate b judo ¢ aikido
pe Posies Be ate 6 8 Which of these is not ab dance?
o £ a tango b waltz ¢ ballet,
3. How mony ‘ore there in @ rational pack? ;
how be roan 9 Wich famous b - invented
in 1983, involves buying streets and building houses and
4 Whichs. m. app allows users to. hotels?
post six-second video clips? {2 Monopoly b Cluedo «Risk
a Vine 'b Snapchat ¢ Pinterest 10. Which of these m. (ees
5 Howlongis ab alley? sings?
a 123m. b 183m © 243m @ violin b guitar ¢ harpGrammar
Present perfect and past simple contrast
Ican use the past simple and present perfect tenses correctly.
1. Look at the photo and the title of the article below.
‘What is the man's hobby, do you think?
2 Read the article and check your ideas. Do you collect
anything? ifso, what?
sti Fourie asthe wor’ ares callecton of MeDonats
i ‘memorabia, The sity-year-old McDonald's employee has spent aimost
iy years eolectng everyting todo with theft fod restaurant
He as lea fled rine rooms of his house wih 75,00 ces,
including toys, bates, ins nd uniforms!
Miko has boon at Donalds sinc 1058. Hirst joo was coking Big
Macs. yea ir he began eollctng badges, and he hast stopped
sinc! ow years ago, Mike pened is own McDonalds restaurant,
He nas decoratad it ith mamaria. People say its the most beaut
McDonald's restaurant they ve eer seen” says Mike proudly
3 Find all the examples of the past simple and the present.
perfect in the article. Complete the rules in the Learn
‘this! box below with present perfect or past simple. Then
tundertine an example of each rule in the text in exercise 2
LEARN THIS! Present perfect and past simple
a Weuse! tottalk about a specific occasion
inthe past.
b Weuse? to talk about an event during a
Period of time that is still continuing.
« Weuse? +o say how longa situation has
existed, often with fo, since, or how ong,
dWeuset ___totalk about an event that has
a strong connection with the present, often with just,
already, or yet
e Weuse? ‘to talk about an experience at an
unspecified time in the past often with ever or never.
4 Complete the lists with the orange time phrases from the
article in exercise 2. Which tense is used with ‘finished’
‘time phrases and which with ‘unfinished! time phrases?
1 Time phrases with the past simple: yesterday,
2 Time phrases with the present perfect: already,
5 The verb go has two past participles: been and gone. Explain
tthe difference in meaning between these two sentences.
1 Jake's been swimming,
2 Jake's gone swimming.
‘> Grammar Bulider21 page 23
BEET) Unit2 Lisuretime
6
Jian Yang's in bis thirties and collects dolls So far he
. _ (spent) twenty years and aver £250000 on
his collection, which includes 6000 Barbie dolls The young man
from Singapore ? (start) collecting Barbie dels
shen he ® (be) just thirteen The frst doll he
“ (buy) was the Great Shape’ madel in a gym
‘uatit and leg warmers. jan buys dolls when he travels for work
and (purchase) 65 dolls on his lst trip to
NewYork A while ago girlfriend © (walk out)
(on him because of his hobby. Apparently, she ”
(fee!) threatened by his collection. jan * (find)
‘hat worrying, but now he accepts it. Another problem is space:
he? already almost (fll his
house. So ® he ever (think)
about stopping? No. fhe runs out of space, he says,he'll buy the
house next dood
‘Complete the text above with the present perfect or past
simple form of the verbs in brackets.
Read the Look out! box. Complete the example with the
correct tense of the verb go. (Remember that go has two
past participles)
LooK out!
We often use the present perfect to ask or talk about
an experience and then the past simple to give specific
information about it,
"__youever _bouling?"Yes,?__ bowling last
week
‘SPEAKING Work in pairs. Ask and answer about the
experiences below. Give more details using the past simple.
* goabroad * visit the USA
* goice skating + download music from the
# do martial arts internet
‘have a Chinese meal * speak English ina dream
© play Monopoly * break bone
‘see or meet a famous * ride a horse
person * find any money
Have you ever been abroad? | Yes, have.
‘Where did you go? | Iwent tothe USA
Whenwasthat? | _Iwent last summer.Listening
Eating out
Ican identify the context of a dialogue.
1 VOCABULARY Match each photo (A-D) with atype of dish 3 SREB Read the Listening Strategy. Then listen to two
from the list below. Which dishes do you like or dislike?
Fooddishes curry pie pudding risotto
salad sandwich soup stew stir-fry
A 8 c >
2 SPEAKING Work in pairs. Do the food quiz. Then check
‘your answers at the bottom of the page.
‘Which food from exeroise 1 is Britain's favourite dish?
Match the dishes (a-f) with the countries (1-6) they
come from originally.
1 France lasagne
8 Italy cola
3 Japan chocolate mousse
4 Mexico tacos
8 Spain paella
6 USA ‘miso soup
Complete the sentences about special diets with the
‘words below.
eggs fruit’ milk pork wheat
a Ifyou follow a gluten-free diet, you can’t eat
b Muslims don't eat.
¢ Ifyou're lactose intolerant, you avold__.
@ Vegans don't eat __, but most vegetarians do.
@ {sa good snack if you're following a low-fat diet
‘Which of these foods contains the most calories?
100 grams of:
steak b avocado 0 peanuts
4 chooolate
‘>> Vocabulary Builder Diets: page 122
Listening Strategy
Ina listening task, you sometimes need to identify the
context of a conversation. The contextis implied, not
stated, so you have to listen for clues. The information
you need may be:
‘a When the conversation is taking place.
Eb Where itis taking place
«¢ Why the conversation is taking place
d Whois speaking.
extracts and answer the questions.
Extract
1. Whyis the man talking to the waiter?
2 What time of day is the dialogue taking place?
Extract?
3 Whois speaking?
4 Where isthe speaker?
Listen again, Which words and phrases helped
youto decide on the answers in exercise 3?
5 IED Listen to a dialogue between two teenagers. For
each question, write the correct speaker: Matthew (M) or
Scarlett (5). Make a note of the words that helped you to
decide on the answers.
Which person
1 isin the city centre?
2 recently finished some exams?
3 isnot confident about finding the restaurant alone?
4 islikely to be late?
5 wants a new phone?
6 Put the phrases below into the correct group (A, B or C).
abitspecial arealletdown fine nothing special
not uptostandard out of this world pretty average
A good
BOK
C bad
with the different restaurants mentioned: Italian, French,
‘Mexican and Chinese.
8 SPEAKING Discuss these questions in pairs. Ty to use
phrases from exercise 6 in your answers.
1 Tell your partner about the last time you were in a
restaurant. How good were the food and service?
2. Which local restaurants would you recommend to a
foreign visitor and why?
3 Doyou enjoy eating fast food? Why? / Why not?
4 What are your favourite dishes to eat a) at home and b) in a
restaurant?
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Uunit2 Leisuretime @EyGrammar
1 SPEAKING Ask and answer the questions in pairs.
1 How often do you watch films? How do you watch them:
at the cinema, on DVD, on live TV, or online?
2. Are some types of film better to watch at the cinema than
on TV? Why? Give examples.
2 Read and listen tothe dialogue. Who do you think
is more enthusiastic about seeing the film: Jack or Elie?
Find evidence for your opinion.
Ellie At last! ve been waiting for ages. Where have you
been? What have you been doing?
My bus didn’t come, 've been trying to phone you
since 730,
You're 25 minutes late! The film has started,
Sorry. Do you stil want to see it?
Yes, Ido. Ive been looking forward to it for weeks.
It stars my favourite actor. And I've already bought
the tickets!
Let's go inside then
OK. But why is your hair wet? It hasn't been raining
That's sweat. ve been running for 25 minutes! And
| haven't eaten, Can we see the film later?
Jack
Ellie
Jack
Elie
Jack
Ellie
Jack
3 Read the Learn this! box and complete the rules. Use the
dialogue in exercise 2to help you. How many examples of
this tense are there in the dialogue?
LEARN THIS! Present perfect continuous
a We form the present perfect continuous with have /
L + ++-ing form,
b Weuse the present perfect continuous:
1 foran action that began in the past and is stil in
progress.
You! working much this term. Why not?
We often use for or to say how long
‘the action has been in progres.
Howlong have they been living in France?
They? living in Pari &
years.
2 foran action thathas recently been in progress and
Which explains the current situation.
imhot because?
See
Unit2 Leisuretime
Present perfect simple and continuous
I can use the present perfect simple and continuous correctly.
4 Write questions about Ellie and Jack from exercise 2. Use
the present perfect continuous.
1 How long /Elie / wait?
2 How long /ack/ try to phone Elie?
3. How long /Ellie / look Forward to the film?
4 Why /Elie look forward tothe film?
5 How long / Jack / un?
6 Why /Jack / run?
5. SPEAKING In pars, sk and answer your questions from
‘exercise 4. Find the answers in the dialogue in exercise 2.
How long has Elie been waiting?
Elie has been waiting for ages.
LEARN THIS! Present perfect simple
We use the present perfect simple, nat continuous
a for completed actions.
Ive setup a Twitter account: Wilyou folow me?
b when we say how often something has happened
Our team has won three tines this season.
€ with vetbs that are not used in continuous tenses
Tue owed him £50 since the summer,
6 Read the Learn this! box. Underline an example of the
present perfect simple for a completed action in exercise 2.
‘B+ GrammarBullder22 page 130
7 USE OF ENGUSH Complete the sentences using the correct,
form of the words in brackets. Do not change the order of
the words. You can add up to three other words.
1m not sure what's happening in this film because |
(only / watch /it) fora few minutes.
2 How long (Alex /be / member) of the
film club?
3 can't goto the cinema because w
finish / my homework) yet
4 Those two girs in the front row.
‘each other) since the film started!
5. My parents were watching a science fiction film, but they,
(tum / off /TV) now.
(they / make / movies) in
(talk/
6 How long
Hollywood?
8 SPEAKING Work in pairs. Take turns to be Aand B.
{A Tell your partner that he or she looks:
exhausted guilty hot relieved sleepy upset worried
B Explain why you look that way. Use the present perfect,
simple and continuous.
You look exhausted.
Ive been getting up very early forthe past few days.Word Skills
Compound nouns and adjectives
Ican use compounds correctly.
a =
1 SPEAKING Look at the photos. What do they have in
common? Which is the most spectacular, in your opinion?
2 VOCABULARY Match the nouns below with the photos in,
exercise 1. Some nouns go with more than one photo,
Compound nouns flood lights football pitch
mainroad mountainrange safety net sea shore
swimming pool tenniscourt tennis player towerblock
3 (IEE tisten and repeat the compound nouns from
exercise 2. Which word is stressed: the first or second?
LEARN THIS! Compound nouns
8 Compound nouns are nouns formed from two words
1 noun-+ noun (bathroom, safety barrier)
2 -ing form + noun (dining room, recording studio)
3 adjective + noun (wet room, whiteboard)
We usually write compound nouns as two words, but
sometimes as one word (whiteboard) or wth a hyphen
(make-up). Check n a dictionary.
€ Thestress is usually on the first word
4 Read the Leatn this! box. Then look at the compound nouns
in exercise 2. Underline at least one example of each type
(1, Zand 3). which type has the most examples?
5. Work in pairs. Match the words in A and B to form sports
venues, usinga dictionary to help you. Find three more
sports venues in exercise 2.
A athletics basketball bowling boxing climbing
dance golf ice weights
B alley course court ring rink room studio
track wall
LEARN THIS! Compound adjectives
a Compound adjectives are adjectives formed from two,
words,
wellknown half-eaten record-breaking wind-powered
bb We usually write compound adjectives with a hyphen.
€ Sometimes, compound adjectives have more than two
words (state-of the-art)
VOCABULARY Work in pairs. Read the Learn this! box.
Decide which sports venues from exercises 2 and 5 you are
ly to describe with these compound adjectives.
Compound adjectives 25-metre 400-metre
air-conditioned brightly it eightlane eighteen-hole
fullssized open-air solar-heated soundproof
well-equipped
7 GREED Listen to fourstudents arguing in favour of anew
facility for their school. Match the facilities below (a~e)
with the speakers (I=). There is one extra facility.
a astate-ofthe-art recording studio _
bb awell-equipped art and design studio
¢ ahigh-speed Wi-Fi network
4 2300-seat theatre
€ anallweather football pitch _
SPEAKING Which facility from exercise 7 would you lke
‘most for your school? Why? Can the whole class agree on
cone choice?
Unit2 Lsisuretime EEReading
Field games
1 SPEAKING Look at the blog and the photos. What kind of
‘game do you think the people are playing? What do you
think happens?
2. Read the blog post quickly and check your ideas from
exercise 1.
Reading Strategy
Multiple-choice questions may test:
+ factual information (detailed or general)
* the writer's opinion.
E + the writers intention,
You can sometimes (but not always) tell what @ question
is testing by reading the first part without the options
(a-d).
3. Read the Reading Strategy and the questions in exercise 4.
Then answer the following questions.
11 Which questions in exercise 4 ask about
a the writer's intention?
bb the writer’s opinion?
¢ factual information?
2. How did you decide on the answers te question 12
3 Which question in exercise 4is about the whole blog post?
4 Read the blog post again. Choose the correct options (ad).
1 To take part in geocaching you need
‘aa mobile phone with GPS,
b amobile phone with GPS and a toy or gift.
¢ a mobile phone, a toy or gift and a logbook,
nothing — just yourself!
2 The activity of geocaching
‘a began in the 19th century, but only became popular
after 2000.
bb was originally only popular in one region of England,
but now has fans all over the world
¢ was called ‘letterboxing' when it was first invented.
d has similarities with a 19th-century game,
3 When you find a gift in a geacache, you
‘a make a nate of the gift on the website.
can borrow the gift, ut have to return it.
¢ are allowed to take the gift if you replace it with
something else.
d take a photo of the gift as proof that you have found it
4 The writer thinks that the most enjoyable kind of
geocaching is when
‘a you have to find a public webcam.
you have to find a series of geocaches.
¢ you have to find a geocache and then hide it in a
different place,
d you simply have to find one geacache,
BED Unit2 leisuretime
Ican understand a text about an outdoor game.
6
5 The writer believes the ‘Fumble after Dark’ event
a is less fun than geocaching with a couple of friends,
b would be a very enjayable eventtto attend,
¢ isonly suitable for adventurous people.
d needs to attract more people.
6 The writer has written the blog mainly to
‘a suggest that people try geocaching.
b explain the differences between letterboxing and
geocaching.
publicise a geocaching event in Sweden,
d warn the reader that geocaching is addictive,
VOCABULARY Match the prepositions below with
definitions 1-5. Underline them in paragraphs 1,2 and 3 of
the blog
Prepositions across allalong allover
below beside by
1 lower than
2 at many points on something long
3 inmany parts of aplace
4 nextto___
5 neat at the side of,
'»» Vocabulary Builder Prepositions of place: page 122
‘SPEAKING Work in pairs. Would you like to play this game?
Why? / Why not? Use the adjectives, verbs and phrases
belowto help you.
Adjectives addictive boring difficult exciting
exhausting healthy time-consuming
Explaining preference
Idfindit... Itsounds realy.
I like to play it because
It appeals / doesn't appeal to me because
I'm (not) realyinto.'drather... can’t stand
I don’t mind..., but
‘SPEAKING Share your opinions with the class.Dear Friends,
Sorry haven't blogged for a while. I've been a bit busy lately.
You'll find out why ... But fist of all, have you ever heard
cof geocaching? its a kind of treasure-hunting game that
ses a GPS device — usually your smartphone — to find small
containers called geocaches. These are hidden all over the
world - but usually people start with geocaches that are close
to their home. The great thing about geocaching is that it leads
you to some beautiful and amazing places that you probably
wo dida't know about. | can definitely recommend it- it's healthy
and it’s fun. Although | should wam you that it's also seriously
addlctive!
So hows does it work, exactly? Well, the fist step is to go to
the geocaching website or download the geocaching app onto
1s your phone. Then you choose a geocache and you stat looking.
People have been hiding geocaches for more than ten years, so
there are literally milions of them around the world. There are
sue to be some near your home, wherever you liv. (There are
geocaches across all seven continents, including Antarctica!)
20 Some ate very hard to find. They may be hidden beside a river,
pa tree, or even below the ground
Geocaching is quite a new game: it began around the year
2000. However, similar games did exist in the past. For example,
in the middle ofthe 19th century a game called letterboxing’
2 became popular inthe south of England, People who enjoyed
walking in the countryside began to hide boxes all along
the route. These boxes contained postcards addressed to
themselves. When other walkers found a box, they collected the
cards and posted them. Tis often took many weeks, because
ao the boxes were often hidden in remote places, not by the paths
In geocaching, the boxes don't contain postcards. They contain
2a logbook, where the person who finds it can write their name
{and the date. (They also record the find on the website.) As well
as the logbook, geocaches often contain a toy or gift. You are
welcome to take this, provided you replace it with something 3s
you have brought with you
‘The basic game just involves finding a geocache and recording it
online and in the lagbook. However there are lots of variations.
For example, there are multi-cache challenges, where each cache
Contains the co-ordinates forthe next cache, until you reach the 0
final cache containing the logbook. There are also ‘traveling
‘aches’, where each person who finds the cache then hides itn
a different location and updates the information on the website,
‘And there are ‘webcam caches’. When you do these, you don't
find a physical container or logbook: you finda public webcam «s
and then capture an image of yourself on the webcam as proof
that you have been successful. ve tried all ofthese types, and
personaly I've enjoyed the mult-cache challenges the mos
‘Geocaching isan activity you can do alone o, ike me, with a
couple of friends. But there ae also geocaching events where so
You can get together with hundreds of other fans of the
{game For example, the ‘Fumble after Dark’ event is held
every Novernber in Sweden and sounds like great fun, About
a thousand geocachers get together fora day of talks and
presentations about geocaching. And then they head outside into ss
the darkness for some night-time adventures! I've been enjoying
my geocaching experiences so much that 'm seriously thinking
‘bout going to Fumble after Dark’ next year. So whiy don’t you
get into geocaching too, and | might see you there!
Bye for now!! 0
Claudia
Unit2 Leisure timeSpeaking
Stimulus-based discussion
can discuss ideas for a day out and justify my opinions.
1 SPEAKING Look at the photos. Match the activities with
four of the adventure sports below.
Adventure activities abseiling bodyboarding
bungee jumping climbing hang-gliding hiking
karting kayaking mountain biking parkour
snowboarding surfing
2. SPEAKING Workin pairs. Ask and answer the questions.
Give reasons for your opinions.
1 Which ofthe activities in the photos looks
‘8 most fun?
b most challenging?
¢ most dangerous?
2 Have youever tried any ofthe adventure activities in
exercise 7 IFs0, did you enjay them? Ifnot, would you like
totrythem?
3 Read the task below. Then listen to two students
doing the task. Which activities do they consider? Which
‘one do they agree on?
You anda friend are planning a day out doing an adventure
activity. Discuss with your friend what you are going todo,
Give reasons for your opinions. Agree on an activity,
Speaking Strategy
When you have to reach an agreement, be sure to use
a range of phrases for expressing preferences, raising
‘objections and coming to an agreement.
ETD unit2 leisuretime
(GEE ev priests Read the Speaking Strategy and the
phrases below. Check that you understand them al. hen
listen again, Which ofthe phrases dd the students use?
Expressing preferences
I quite fancy
I think... would be (fun),
Fm quite keen on
ike the idea of.
I think... isa better option than
Raising objections
Sorry, bt I don't really fancy
Don't you thinkit (would be expensive)?
The problem with... is that
Sorry, but | don’t think that’s avery good idea
fm notkeen on... because
| don’t think... would be as (interesting) as
Vd rather (go climbing) than (karting)
Coming toan agreement
We need to make a decision
Overall .. would be better.
Can we agree on..., then?
OK, | agree.
That's settied then,
Work in pairs. Prepare to do the task in exercise 3.
‘= Choose three activities each that you would lke to do using.
the list in exercise 1 or your own ideas. Make sure you and
your partner choose different activities.
© Make notes about:
‘a why you want to do the activities you have chosen
b why you do not want to do the activities your partner
has chosen,
‘SPEAKING Work in pairs. Do the task in exercise 3 using
your notes and the phrases in exercise 4 to help you.Writing
A blog post
11 SPEAKING Match the photos with two clubs from thelist
below. Which clubs from the list would you like to belong
0? Give reasons.
School clubs artclub astronomy club baking club
ballroom dancing club computer club debating society
dramassociety filmclub fitnessclub handball club
photography club school choir school orchestra
sclence club
2 Read the task and the blog post below. Which clubs from
exercise 1 are mentioned? Which other clubs that are not
in exercise 1are mentioned?
Your school recently organised an open day for parents and
students to find out about extra-curricular activities. Write a
blog post about it for the school website.
© Where and when did the event take place?
Who attended the event?
What happened at the event?
Give your personal opinion of the event and say what
effects the event has had.
‘One Saturday last month, the school organised an open
day for students and parents to learn about all the
school clubs. The event took place in the playground
and also in the schoo! hall
More than two hundred people came to the school to find
‘out about the activities the school can offer. Most of them
were parents of primary school children who are going to
start atthe school in September, at the beginning of the
next school year. Some students who are already at the
school were there too, as Well as most of the teachers,
More than twenty different school clubs had stalls in the
playground, Students and teachers at the stalls explained
to the visitors what goes on at the clubs. In the school
hall, there were karate displays from the martial arts club
and a short performance by the cholt.
Inmy view, the day was a great success. Everyone
seemed to have a very good time. Since the open
day, ots of people have been asking for information
about clubs. As well ac that, the school has received
suggestions for new clubs, including ballroom dancing
and ice skating!
3. Answer the questions about the blog post.
‘What phrase does the writer use to
a say when a past event took place?
bb introduce a personal opinion?
introduce an additional point?
I can write a blog post expressing an opinion.
Writing Strategy
‘Where there sa word limit for the writing task, make
sure you keep within it. If you went over the limit, decide
‘which words you can delete. For example, there may be
unnecessary adjectives or examples. When you have cut
tthe words, make sure that a) the text still makes sense
and b} all four points in the task are still covered,
4 SPEAKING Read the Writing Strategy. In pairs, look through
‘the blog postin exercise 2 and suggest twelve words you
could delete. Then compare ideas with another pair.
5, Read the task below. Then prepare a plan for your blog post
by answering the questions.
You recently went to a show performed by a number of
different clubs at school. Write a biog post about it.
‘* Where and when did the show take place?
‘© Who attended the event and how did they react?
‘© Give your personal opinion of the event.
‘+ Suggest two improvements for next year.
Paragraph
‘+ When and where did it take place?
‘+ Which clubs took part? (Use clubs from exercise 1 or your
‘own ideas)
Paragraph 2
‘© Who attended the show?
‘+ How did the audience react?
Paragraph 3
‘+ What did you think of the show?
Paragraph &
‘+ What would make the show better? A different time /
venue? Longer / Shorter? Different acts? Anything else?
6 SPEAKING Workin pairs. Compare your notes from
exercise 5 and suggest at least one improvement for your
partner's plan.
You could mention what music the orchestra played.
Why don’t you say how long the show lasted?
7 Write a blog post using the task and plan from exercise.
Include phrases from exercise if appropriate.
CHECK YOUR WORK
Have you
followed your writing plan?
‘© kept your writing clear and concise, deleting extra words
ifnecessary?
«included appropriate phrases from exercise 3?
‘checked the spelling and grammar?
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