Unit 2 - The way we live

by Le Bang Tam - DHPY
The United States – Canada – Autralia
New Zeland – South Africa - Scotland
NEW ZEALAND
The United States – Canada – Autralia
New Zeland – South Africa - Scotland
THE UNITED STATES
The United States – Canada – Autralia
New Zeland – South Africa - Scotland
SCOTLAND
The United States – Canada – Autralia
New Zeland – South Africa - Scotland
SOUTH AFRICA
The United States – Canada – Autralia
New Zeland – South Africa - Scotland
CANADA
The United States – Canada – Autralia
New Zeland – South Africa - Scotland
AUTRALIA
The United States – Canada – Autralia
New Zeland – South Africa - Scotland
practice
Can you come ___ Saturday?
2. Can you come ___ December?

PEOPLE AND PLACES
Group work: Work in groups of three.
a. Use the words in the boxes to fill in the texts.
b. Decide what the country is and match it with a photograph in the book.
2. Listen to people describing the other countries and match a country from the starter with a photograph.

GRAMMAR SPOT
The tense used in the Present Simple because present habits and general truth are described.
3. Have is used in texts a-c because they are giving formal and factual information in writing, and have is uesed in more formal writing.
Have got is used in texts d and e. It is more likely used in when speaking informally.
PRACTICE
Talking about you: Work in pair and do tasks 1&2
3. Complete the questions
4. Pairwork: Ask and answer questions to complete the chart.


PRACTICE
5. Think of questions to ask about free time and holiday activities.
* What do you do in your free time?
* What do … at the weekend?
* Where ….?
* Who?
* Do you ….?
* Why …?
VOCABULARY
The class is divided into two teams. Each team will give vocabulary about the rooms in the house. Which team gives more words will win.
Pair work:
1. Match the verbs and nouns
2. Match the activities with the correct room

What’s wrong in this story?
John was teling his friends about his house in the country. “it’s a beautiful place,” he said. “To the north, there are green fields. To the west there is a high mountain. It’s always covered with snow. To the east and south there is forest. It’s really beautiful in the morning.
The sun comes up from behind the mountain, the birds sing, and everything seems fresh and new.”
“Do you really have a house in the country?” said Peter. “A part of your story is not true.”
What part is not true? Can you find it?
VOCABULARY
3. Pairwork: Ask your partner
- Do you like where you live?
- What is your favourite room?
- What do you do in that room?
4. Writing: Describe your favourite room.
READING AND SPEAKING: LIVING IN THE USA
Write down five things you think of or know about the USA.
In groups of three, write your list of ten things about The USA.
2. - Do you like where you live?
- What is your favourite room?
- What do you do in that room?
4. Writing: Describe your favourite room.
New York Harbour
The statue of Liberty
Located in New York Harbor, the Statue of Liberty was a gift of international friendship from the people of France to the people of the United States.

The White House
The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the opening into the San Francisco Bay from the Pacific Ocean
The Golden Gate Bridge
LIVING IN THE USA
* The class is divided into three groups:
- Group A read about Roberto.
- Group B read about Endre
- Group C read about Yuet Tung.
* Answer the questions
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
* Groupwork: In groups of three, discuss:
- What do you like best about living in your country? What would you miss if you live abroad?
- Do you know any foreigners living in your country? What do they like about it? What do they find different?
LISTENING AND SPEAKING
Complete the sentences about the people in your life.
- My mother drives me mad when she…..
2. Pairwork: Discuss:
- What are the things that annoy you most?
- Tell your partner about annoying habits of a person in your life.
LISTENING AND SPEAKING
3. Listen and write the correct names under each picture below.
4. Are the sentences true or false? Correct the false ones.
* What do you think: work in groups of 4 and discuss:
Men or women typically complain about their partners doing these things? Give some examples.
What are men genarally better at? What are women better at?
EVERYDAY ENGLISH
Listen to two conversations. Which one is more successful? Why?
Discuss in groups of four:
_ What makes a conversation successful?
3. Matching: match a line in A with a reply in B and a comment in C
Listen and check. Practice the conversations with your partner.

EVERYDAY ENGLISH
4. Groupwork: Jot down some questions to ash about the following subjects:
- job
- home
- free time
- last holiday
5. Invent a new name and background for yourself
Find some one to ask him/her about one of these subjects. Remember: You are all strangers and try to make friends.
And but so or because however
And is used to join two words, two phrases or two clauses.
But and however are used to contrast ideas.
So is used to express the result of the statement before.
Because is used to express the reason or cause of something.



More?
DESCRIBING A PERSON

Complete the the text with the linking words from the box.
Write a similar short paragraph about yourself and someone in your family
Dad, “You usually talk a lot on the phone. Why did you only talk half an hour?”
Daughter, “It was a wrong number!”
And but so or because however
Adverbs of frequency
Rewrite the sentences and put the adverbs in correctly.
I have been to London. (often) →
Have you been to Boston? (ever) →
He plays golf on Sundays. (sometimes) →
The weather is bad in November. (always) →
It rains in California. (never) →
We have fish for dinner. (seldom) →
She will see him. (rarely) →
Peter doesn`t get up before seven. (usually) →
They do not play tennis on Sundays. (always) →
Mary watches TV. (hardly / ever) →
What makes a conversation successful?
Ask questions
Show that you are interested
Don’t just say yes or no
Try to add a comment of your own

Don’t let the conversation stop