Unit 2. Personal experience

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Unit 2: Personal Experience
Part C:
Before you read
Work in groups: Have students look at the picture and say what is happening in it.


T offers some key words/phrase: fire, firemen, fire truck & There are…
Listen and repeat:
Memorable – scream – gas stove – escape – terrified – replaced – embraced - protected

T pronounces each word clearly for ss to repeat, emphasizing on the final sounds /d/ & /id/ of “terrified, replaced, embraced, protected”
While you read
Task 1: Christina is being interviewed about the most unforgettable experience in her life. Listen to the interview, and then decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).


Christina is a businesswoman.
The fire happened three years ago.
The fire started in the bedroom.
When the fire started, Christina was reading a book.
Her mother came and rescued her.
Task 2: Listen to the second part of the dialogue and fill in the gaps in the summary of Christina’s story below:
Although I lost many things in the fire, the experience helped me to grow up. Before the fire, I was selfish. I always complained to my mother about how (1) _____ my room was or how few clothes I had. Then the fire came and destroyed (2) ______ we owned. But slowly I began to realise that I didn’t really need those things. I just needed my (3) _____. After all, you can get new clothes any time, but a family can never be (4) _____. The fire (5) _____ many things from me, but it gave me something, too. It taught me to (6) _____ my family more than things.
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1. Have students read through the text.
2. have students guess the words (part of speech first) in the gaps by underlining words near the blanks.
3. Play the tape few times.
4. Check the answers.
After you read
Christina says that family is more important than things. Do you agree or disagree with her? Why? Exchange your ideas with a partner:


T offers some key words/phrase:
I agree with her because family is important. You can get back things you’ve lost, but when you lose your family, you lose everything….