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‘Aims and objectives
In this lesson Ss wil
«read about femous talented people
‘2 study uses of past simple and present perfect tenses
‘© study ses of forand since
© speak about talented people in their own county
Reading: Talented people
Ex 1 This introduces the topic ofthe lesson by getting $s to
think about talented people. Ask Ss what they know about the
people in the photos
1 Japanese witer Hofuki Murakarit <== BS
2 Spanish tennis player Rafesl Nadal <=
3. Austtalian actress Cate Blanchett
x2 Seread he os iyo match he profes tothe
photos. This could be done as a competition - the winner
matches the texts frst. This encourages Ss nat to worry sbout
unknown words
= photo 2°
photo 3
= photo 1
Ex 3 Ss ciscuss in pairs,
Optional homework suggestion
For homework Ss could research the celebrities and report
tback on their findings tothe class the next lesson. Ss should
Use the present perfect tense in their reports,
Ex 4 Se work in pairs to find the answers.
$4 2Cate Blanchett and Henk Muah
22: Rafael Nadal (20 :
3. Refeel Nadal an Hori Murekami
1a Cate Blanchett andl Haruki Murakami
25 Hanuls Murat
£6 Rafael Nadal anid Haruki Murakami =:
x 5 Ack Ss to workin pars to list reasons for their choice of
personality and what they would koto talk about
Optional activity: Do the activity asa game. Ss thin about
the questions they would keto ask their chosen personality,
then they tell the rest ofthe class, who guess which personality
itis,
Ex 6 This exercise focuses on key vocabulary. §s work in pairs
and either lst the words fer each topie o° produce @ mind
‘map ofthe topic areas onthe board forthe clossto complete
‘Sports: gpedsrin, tennis eee vi
es tlds, gold medal, Fren i
| Actress, Oscat, director
igoriure,cullute, aulhoroovel,
Ketke) Rize in
Optional homework suggestion
Se asearch 2 personality they are interested in and produce
a paragraph sinilar to the ones in the coursebook. Ss bring
their paragraphs in to the nex leon for other Sto read. Ss
explain to the dess why they chose this celebrity
Grammar: Present perfect and pest simple
Ex 7 Go through the information in the box with the class. Ask
5 > suggest other example sentences as you go trough it
Ss work in pairs to underline the examples in the article, and
enn sy sneer pr pas ie
past simple “became
2 present perfect hasn'trecelved
© 3 “present perfect — have been
4 present perfact has just on -- 25
Optional suggestion: Refer Ss to pages 161 and 163 of he
Grammar raference and go though the notes en present
perfect. and pest simple tenses. low time to discuss
Sxamples and any problems Ss have, Provide further examples
ifrequiced
Ex 8 Ss work in pairs to find other examples in the texts, Ss
‘explain to each other why these examples use the present
perfect or the past sree
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Blanchett :
She has played diverse role
‘She has starred alongside farmous actors su
The date stuoton tot darted make past and
‘which fs continuing now. as
| sand has tranelated his own novels into: English
‘This deséribes the present result of a past action.
Refer Ss to the Watch out! box. Ask Ssif they knovr the
dlifererce in use between these three words and to suggest a
‘sentence for each one. Go through the information in the box
with the class. Ask Ss to suggest other exemple sentences as
you go. lf acked, point out that with some verbs ike live and
‘work there may be litle difference in meaning between the
present perfect simple and continuous, e.9, Ihave ved here
for five years. / have been living here for five years. There is
‘more work on the present perfect continuous in Unit 11 and in
the Grammar reference on Page 162
Ex 9 Ss work in pairs to discuss the uses of for and since, Ss
could als write a satance for each time expression
for mony yea, 3468 Se ules, (Sens aleng
Ab, 2a =the events expected in the future
Ex 11 Sswork in pais to find the true sentences Ask Ss to
ite their sentences using yet and alacly in pairs, and then
xchange their sentences with another per to check
1 ais tue for Cala Blanchett <->
2:-bis true for Rafael Nadal.” ===
x 12 Ss ack their pariner their questions and choose the
‘most interesting one. Each pair asks the class their most
interesting question,
‘Answers and suggested questions:
Roger Federer
© How ave people dexerbd thi speci wnat .
“the greatest in tennis history
3 How long was Nadal World No. 2ohind Fede?
20 weeks).
4 Where has Cate Blanchett lived (with her family fo
the last fow years? inv Syeney.
5 When did sie/hey renovate thet mandion ose?
6: What sie beencambassetot ol shea 20072 <
an Asvalian conservation campsign for
change:
7 What Gpecial Hop) hos she Bence apeewed
in? = postage stamps. Tne
5 Getting on
18: Hw rhany vnytecoids has MUiaiemi collected?
7,000 =
9 When dicthe start sunning? = when
©10 Whavis the name of pesushagepty
Optional activity: Ply Tee g game. In this game, Ss
ite sentences about five events in thei life. Three events
‘must be tus and two should be false. Se workin pairs or
groups. Ss take it in turns to ask each other three questions |
about each event. Their parmer er the group then decides
which events are true and which ae false
[ve met a famous sports star.
Who did you meet? Where did you meet him/her? What dl
you say to him/her?
Speaking: ‘A’ list
<1 Ss could alo do this exercise in pairs and then
‘exchange ther santences with another pair Other estegoies
‘ould includ: bor fim dractr, composer dancer srt, poet,
TV presenter, potcian, tennis play. tc:
£14 Ss vox in pie orin groups of four to compare ther
ideas. I'Ss don't want to vote fr famous people rom their
‘wn county they could make a Ist of famous aeople around
the wort, For example
Asgentinean football player: Mest
“American actress: Meryl Seep
British writer: JK Rowing
Italian opera singer: Andro Bocca
American business entrepreneur Donald Trump
Caton chet Fram Acie
British aria Damien Hist
America actor ~ Matt Daman
TALKING POINT
Talking point 1 could be used fer written homework,
Talking point 2 could be done as a formal debate. Divide
the class into two halves. Qe half should think of ideas to
suppor the question and the other half should think of dees
to disprove it.
Homework suggestions
© Using Taking point 1, Ss write an email toa fiend
explaining who they suggest as the most talented personality
cof their generation and why. (120-150 words)
© After discussing their sentences in Ex 13, Ss write @ short
report on a celebrity oftheir choice ora short report on the
class's chosen ‘list, (100-130 words)
©. Toll Ss that here i going to be a competition in which
ppeople can submit an article to a megazine describing 3
famous person and why they would ike to meet this person.
Ss should write an article. (120-150 words)5 Getting on
Aims and objectives
Inthis losson Se wit
+ read an article abouta person who changed his career
© study ways of expressing present and past habits (used to)
* discuss personal changesin ther lves
Reading: Career change
i 1 To introduce the ides of choosing a career, ask Ss to
discuss the question in groups.
Ex 2 This exercise helps Ss think about the topic of the
reading text. Se make notes oftheir ideas in pairs and then
reed the arte
on nears favels more than an investment
banker: i
Ex 3 Ss work alone to find the evidence, sa that when they
compare thelr answers with a partner, they have to explain and
jus their ideos
king to'a colleague about the Balkans,
1 toon id t want t0 be a Banker anymore.
tung photojournalist
m Bless has worked eae Novation a
Ex d Se discuss in pairs, Extond the discussion by asking ther
hich of the two jobs they would arefer to do and why.
Grammar: used to
Ex 5 Write three sentences on the board and ack Ss to
‘explain the difference in meaning: | used to smoke. I didn’t
use to smoke. | usually smoke after dinner. Ask Ss to read the
ifoatien inthe bx nl choose the conet options
past! 2 pst Siinple: 3 present simple’
Optional suggestion: Refer Ss to pages 164 of the Grammar
reference and go thraugh the notes on used to, Allow time to
discuss examples and any problems Ss have. Provide furher
examples ifrequired,
Ex 6 Ss complete the sentences, checténg the information
‘rom the reading text,
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Speaking: Guess what | used to do
Ex 7 Go through the instructions with the elas. Tel Ss that
they ae going to ead diferent texts end ask and answer
questions about it With a weaker group, do the frst one
together with the cess as an example. Then ask Ss to read
their ovm texts and write their own sentences. Monitor
them and help where necessary When all Sshave finished
‘ir sentences, ack Ss owes n pairs and ask each other
questions about their sentences.
Ex 8 Ask $5 to think of three significant changes in ther ie.
Those changes should be things they are happy to tak about
and share. 5s then work in pais to ask each other questions.
about the change.
Optional activity: Tell Ss to imagine that they are attending
2 job intonview and have been asked to presenta short
Professional profile taking ebout your qualifications and
previous work experience, Give 5s five minutes to prepare
their presentations Ss ean then work in groups to present their
profiles and ask questions.
TALKING POINT
‘This can be done for homework (sae notes below) oF
discussed with the whole class.
Homework suggestions
Using Talking point 1, Ss write an email toa friend telling
them aboutajob they would ike to do fora month or a year
Using Talking point 2, Ss write a short psragraph about
3 person they know of who has re-invented him or herself
This could be a celebrity rather than someone they know
porconally thay wih.
* Ssyite an email to 3 fiend teling them about a change
they have made for their partner has made) n thei ie, why
they made the change, any further datas ebout it end how
they feel about the change, (120-150 words)
Onversation topics:
Aims and objectives
In this lesson Ss wil:
© identify topics often involved in social conversation fsmall
talk)
© read about someone explaining thei fovourite small tal
topics
® Tisten to four people starting social conversations
© practise small talk with a parer
Background information
Small talk
In most English-speaking countries, people make ‘small
talkin certain situations. This isa casual form of light
conversation that breaks the ice’ or fils awleward silences
with people you don't know well. can be difcut to do
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successfully, because people may not be confident about
their conversational skills, or the person they want to talk
to may not want to answer, oF may have nothing to say on
the chosen topic. There may also be cultural cfferences, so
people may nat want ta start a conversation until they have
‘established common ground. To make small talk easier:
‘+ ask people about themselves, This is polite and gets the
conversation going,
«listen carefully to what the other person says so that you
can show interest and ask follow-up questions.
+ esk about the other person's background, family, fiends
fr acquaimances you may have in common, which will
establish a rlationship with them,
« keep yourself informed on a variety ofcifferent topics
including whats in the news so you can converse with
people from diferent backgrounds.
‘+ keop the conversation casual and light. This may mean
not always expressing your real opinion.
* avoid controversial topics which cauld make the other
person foal defensive and lead to an argument. Topics to
{void include religion and politics. Good! small talk topies
include: current weather and climate change; hobbies and
interests; sports; farnily and family life; recent television
programmes or films; holidays; hometawn and general
background; general information about work and jabs;
‘gossip about famous people; interesting events in the news
(but not anything controversial.
Listening: Making small talk
Ex 1 Ack Ss what they think ‘small elk is, Explain that it may
be used with acquaintances rather than friends and that
this s important because the topics tend to be bland and
tunimportant. $s look atthe words in the box in Ex t and find
the topics.
politics atbion, 2% novela, ily
economic climate, msc, pets,
tHe weather, rligiog, food and restalrants, trav
experiences, halidey plans, the news, selaries, your
hometown, health, weekend! activites, fms ane
| Sinocha; your job, Hebbies, celebrity gossip, festivals
x 2 Ss compare their favourite topics in pairs. Then they
make a lst of unsuitable topics in local situations and discuss
why there ara unsuitable, Take feedback from the whole class
ane see there are any common favourite topes.
Suggsstions :
“The topie may be contvoversiatand cause arguments,
may be oh a specialst area that not everyonecen talk
aboutsie
may make Someane look
say.
may demord personel information.
pave nothing ta
‘Optional activity: Ss could warkin peirs to draw up a short
list of five good topics and five unsuitable topics. For example:
Good: weather, food and restaurants, holiday plans, weekend
{ctivities, family, hobbies fall uncontraversial and people
‘would have something to say)
Unsuitable: polities, religion, the news (could be controversial
‘and polarizing), salaries, health (could be too personal)
5 Getting on
Ex 3 Ss read the blog entry and answer the questions in pais.
“Het favourite sina tle topics ara! weather aval)
“books what are you reading?) movies, kids, pets
She has a theory thet evenone Inows a beaut place
intheir town: seEss
She asks hec customers lots of questions
Ex 4 Ss discuss their four stuations in pairs. Take feedback
with the whole class, and find aut if there are any interesting
Cr unusual topics of conversation that were not mentioned in
Ext
fx $3) 1.22Tel Ss they ore going olsen osx people
Staring conversions anda the main top ot ech
onvotation, Boor playing the recrdng ak Sto read the
top inthe box
4 Heekend activities 25a Werle
2 the weather Binet :
3 the news. & tho physial enviconmant
Track 1.22: SC, Page 50, Exercise 5 and 6
1. Are you gaing to watch the match on Saturday?
2 Can you believe the rain we're having this week?
3. Have you heard the news about the physics experiment in
Switzerland?
4 | hear that the big boss is coming from France next week.
5 What do you think of that naw shopping centro?
6 Have you seen the beautiful spring flowers outside the
office?
Ex 6 3) Ss read the questions and think about what the
person might have said. Ask Ss to compare their ideas with
2 partner. Then play the recording for $s to chack their ideas
and complete the questions,
@thearthat
you think of =
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sign iad
PE Cat belive
3 hears ney about
7 Se.dscss ther ideas in pais
‘Suggestions:
1 Youbet / Absolutely. /fwoulde't rigs it./ Who's
playing?
Tow ts terible Stl ifs good forthe orass
Yes; 28k amating|/ No; {cide wate the news,
What happened? s
i Yeu; were all rely neNous spout ?2-- =
5 ‘ts-ateal./ | haven't been thete yet an
Ugly-lackeng building. iesniace
6 Yes;oren't they wonderfull / Yes, | neti
Ieame in
Ex 8 Ss work in pairs to practise some small talk conversations,
Monitor and help where necessary Take feedback and find
‘out ifs found it easy orcilficult, andl why.
Ex 9 3) 1.23 Tell $s they are going to listen to two
conversations to identify which one doesn’t begin with small
talk, and explain why.
© Ganvsisation 2 0358 Gall tall; Maice gouncle Wendlier
“than Paul because he asks personal Guestions-and.
‘makes small tok, while Paul talks directly about work,
When people'are'vary busy and they fee! small talkis 3
“waste of tine.“B Getting on
Track 1.23: 5C, Page 50, Exercises 9 and 10
P= Paul, M= Marco
Conversation 1
Ps Hi, Marco, its Paul. Sony to call you first thing on a
Monday moming. Its about a problem we're having with this
neve database,
IMs rm sorry to hear that: What seems to ba the problem?
Pr You see we can't got access to all the fields. fs sorne oft
pessword protected?
Conversation 2
M = Marco, P = Paul
‘Mi: Hi, Poul, ts Marco here. How are you? I hear the weather's
bbeen bac up north recently
P: That’ right. ls been snowing heavily, and apparently some
villages had no elect
M: Did it affoct you?
P No, not much, happy to say. Dida’ play facta on
Saturday, that's about al. And yourself? Did you have a good
‘weekend?
(Mt Fine, thanks. Justrelexed with the family, anc | had lunch
with my inlaws on Sunday. Anyway, Paul, | was just phoning to
check ifyou've triad out the mocified version ofthat database.
Yes, we're working on it now in fact. tall seems to be
working fine.
x 10 3) Ss ston for an expression that indicates the end of
anal tak ane tho sar of wotrelated conversation.
small takcte work talk by. Hao:
“Aoyway! to change the subject
Word focus: Conversation topics
Bx 11 Ssidentiythe topics in pais. Toke class feedback and