a) Emma's mother was a better cook than her father.
b) Her family enjoyed eating new things.
c) She went to Spain when she was about six.
d) Her mother still cooks peas for her.
e) She often went to restaurants with her family.
f) In restaurants Emma and her brother always had one plate between them.
g) Her father often made shepherd's pie.
h) Her family ate around a table every night.
i) She had lunch at her grandmother's house on Sundays.
j) She eats whatever she wants these days.
Rewrite the sentences in Exercise 9 in the first person. Change the information so that sentences are true for you.
a) My mother was a better cook than my father.
UNIT 5. LANGUAGE
LESSON 1
A different language is a different vision of life.
Federico Fellini, 1920-1992, Italian film-maker
VOCABULARY
Work with a partner. Discuss how similar you think these activities are to learning a language.
- driving a car
- playing a musical instrument
- playing/doing a dangerous sport
- painting/drawing
- dancing the tango, waltz, etc.
- playing a board game (e.g. backgammon, chess, Monopoly)
E.g.: Learning to drive a car is similar because you need to practice a lot.
What sort of people do you think make the best language learners?
Complete the statements with the words in the box. Which ideas do you agree with?
| bilingual native slang accent foreign grammar dialects |
1 Organised and logical people find it easy to learn … rules.
2 Musical people find it easy to develop a good …
3 Extroverts find it easy to communicate in their language and so often find it easy to learn to speak a … language fluently.
4 Flexible people can adapt to different … (the way a language is spoken in dilferent areas).
5 People who are … already know two languages so learning one more is very easy.
6 Learners of languages should make an effort to learn informal phrases, everyday expressions and even …
READING
Look at the text opposite about language learning. Where does it come from? What is its purpose?
Read the text quickly. Who is it aimed at?
a) foreign language speakers
b) native English speakers
c) people who want to speak English as a foreign language
d) business people
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Read the text again. Are these sentences true, false or not given?
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2 There are exams to check your progress during the course.
3 English is one of the languages offered.
4 You will become fluent in six weeks.
5 There are support materials in English.
UNIT 6. CULTURES
LESSON 1
READING AND SPEAKING
Are these statements true (T) or false (F) for people in your country?
1 When we meet someone for the first time, we shake hands.
2 Friends kiss on both cheeks when they meet or when they say goodbye.
3 We often invite people to our home for a meal.
4 If you have arranged to do something with friends, it’s OK to be a little late.
5 You shouldn’t yawn in public.
6 We call most people by their first names.