UNIT 5: SPECIAL OCCASIONS WARM-UP Talk about the pictures with a partner. What can you see? Where are the people? What are they doing? VOCABULARY 1: APPEARANCE A. Complete each phrase with be or have. 1. _have_ straight black hair 2. ______ a mustache 3. ______ bald 4. ______ tall 5. ______ short brown hair 6. ______ a beard 7. ______ short 8. ______ curly hair 9. ______ blond hair 10. _____ fat 11. ______ thin B. Use some of the words and phrases in Exercise A to talk about the people in the pictures. (a) He has a beard. I think he is tall and thin. (b) (c) (d) (e) Grammar point GRAMMAR FOCUS 1: PRESENT CONTINUOUS We use the Present Continuous to talk about actions that are happening now. Affirmative S + am/is/are + V-ing She is talking on the phone. Negative S + am/is/are + NOT + V-ing She isn’t talking on the phone. Interrogative NOTES Am/is/are + S + V-ing? Is she talking on the phone? Yes, she is. / No, she isn’t. Signal words for the Present Continuous - now / right now - at the moment - at present - today - Look! - Listen! - Be quiet! A. Use the suggested information to write sentences describing what John, his family members and his pet are doing at the moment. 1. John/ watch TV John is watching TV. 2. His mother/ cook ________________________________ 3. His father/ read a newspaper ________________________________ 4. His sister and brother/ play chess ________________________________ 5. His dog/ lie on the floor ________________________________ B. Write questions using the Present Continuous tense. 1. you/ wear white socks? Are you wearing white socks? 2. you/ learn English? ________________________________ 3. our teacher/ smile? ________________________________ 4. we/ sit next to the door? ________________________________ 5. our teacher/ write on the board? ________________________________ 6. your father/ work in a factory now? ________________________________ 7. your mother/ cook now? ________________________________ C. Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions in Exercise B. Are you wearing white socks? Yes, I am./ No, I’m not. LISTENING A. Listen to the dialog. What do Alex and Carey agree to do together? Choose the correct answer. a. play football b. go swimming c. go for a bike ride Alex: Carey: Alex: Carey: Alex: Carey: Alex: Carey: Alex: Carey: Hi John. What are you up to this weekend? I intend to play football on Sunday morning with some friends. Are you free in the afternoon? Yes, I am. Wonderful! Let’s go swimming. It’s been so hot these days. No, thanks. I don’t know how to swim. OK. How about going for a bike ride in the park? Great! What time can we meet? What about meeting at 2 PM at my house? Fine. See you then. B. Work in pairs. Practice the dialog and try to replace the phrases in bold. Activities: Go dancing, go ice-skating, go to the beach, go camping, have dinner, have a drink, play volleyball, play hide-and-seek, play badminton C. Listen to Carey talking about Halloween Day and fill in the blanks with the words in the box. fancy festival horror events bands traditional trick lanterns apple food HALLOWEEN In the United States, Halloween is a great ______ (1). It is celebrated on 30 th October, and people often go to ______ (2) dress parties. The topic is about ______ (3) and superpowers. Restaurants and clubs hold special ______ (4), too. They prepare ______ (5) and drink for the day. They also invite live ______ (6) to play. Children often go door to door and shout “______ (7) or treat”. They visit their neighbours and ask for sweets and chocolates. They also make Halloween ______ (8) with candles. They like to play ______ (9) games. The holiday happens just after the ______ (10)harvest. SPEAKING A. Look at these questions. Tell your partner about you and your family. What do you usually do with your family on holidays?
