Αγγλικά (Γ΄ Γυμνασίου)- Βιβλίο Μαθητή (Εμπλουτισμένο)
UNIT 1 What a wonderful world!
Topic What a Wonderful World!
  Grammar Using Present / Past (Simple and Continuous)
(Affirmative, Negative, Inter-rogative)
  Reading Skills Scanning for specific information
  Listening Skills Listening for Detail
  Writing Skills Describing feelings and places. (Attitude linking words).
  Vocabulary Holidays and places. Phrases with ‘time';
word formation - adjectives. Binomial phrases with ‘and'
     
Strategies: I can use general knowledge to guess information
  I can work in a group to find ideas
  I can associate words with a specific situation
Lesson 1
Εκπαιδευτικό Παιχνίδι Γλωσσάριο-Lesson 1
Lead-in Acropolis

AIMS

  • To show comparison of the use of Present
    and Past Tenses
  • To introduce compound words
1. Look at the pictures on the
right. What are the first two
things you notice about each
of them?
Write them down then
compare your answer with
your partner.
2. Which of the places do you like? Number the places in the order of preference.

Compare your answers with your class. Discuss
your order of preferences. Say why.
3. Do you know the name of each place? Write
down where you think each place is and
then compare your answers with your
partner.

 
Task 1 - Which place?
Match the statements to the pictures. There is one extra statement you do
NOT need to use:
a. It has some of the best seafood in the world.
b. Our son absolutely loves historical buildings band took loads of photographs.
c. The guards outside the palace wear red uniforms and big black furry hats.
d. Engineers are working on ways to protect the ancient buildings from the flooding
e. They were repairing the statue when we were there so we couldn't walk up it.
f. The waterfall was majestic.
Justify your answers to your partner. Report to the class.
The Right Holiday!
Task 2 - What is this place like?
1. Tell your teacher anything else you know about the places in the
pictures on the previous page.
2. Write four questions you might ask a local inhabitant of
this place if you were doing a survey on different
places. Compare these with your partner and then
together think of answers to these questions about your
own area or city.

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Reading
Pre-reading
1. In small groups discuss the different things to do on holiday as seen in the pictures
below. Write down at least five things. Compare your findings with other groups.
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2. What is the woman in the first picture doing? Is she enjoying herself? How
do you know? Discuss your answers with your partner.

Task 1 - Read the texts
1. The people below all want to find somewhere to go on holiday.
On the next page, there are six descriptions of different places and what there
is to do and see. Read the texts which describe the needs of the people and
match the texts to the pictures of the people.
Discuss your choices with your partner.
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Lesson 1
Use the following questions to help you in your choice.
  1. Why does the young woman want to go somewhere hot?
  2. What kind of things does the young man with the beard like?
  3. What is important on a holiday for the young couple?
  4. Why do the old couple want a relaxing holiday?
  5. Where did the student get the feeling to travel abroad?
When I was going to school I loved
Geography and I think that is the
reason I love travelling today. I decided
then that at one time in my life I would
climb the highest mountain in the
world so this is what I want to do. I
don't plan to go on my own, though.
My greatest love is the mountains and
I am looking for a holiday which is
challenging. If I find any good rivers on
my way I might even go rafting or
canoeing now and again.
My sister went to Chania two years
ago and said it was the best holiday
she ever had. She said she loved the
peace and quiet of the small fishing vil-
lage where she was staying. It was just
outside the town and although at times
it was a bit too quiet, she felt that there
was never any risk and the children
were always safe and sound. She
especially loved the way all meals were
prepared on time in the hotel, and two
out of every three meals had fish.
A major consideration for me is the weather. Last year I
went to New Zealand and I was sick and tired of the
weather. It rained every day, so never again! It was so
boring! I work so hard all the year that when I go on
holiday, I need to be able to laze around and relax. I do
not want to take any tours or see the sights, and I don't
want to sunbathe either. I just want to hang out on a
warm sunny beach. I intend to have a good time this
year so perhaps the Med is my best bet.
My father worked on a ship when I was young
and from time to time he took me on board when he went on a trip somewhere in the
Mediterranean. I loved waking up bright and
early each day and smelling the ocean breeze.
In fact, anyone would. I enjoyed it so much and
made a promise to myself to see the world
when I grew up. At the moment I am still
studying but when I finish next month I intend to
go somewhere really exotic. Of course I can't
afford an expensive hotel so I plan to stay in bed
and breakfast.
My husband and I are looking for a relaxing holiday
with style as we want to spend some quality time
with each other. We do not want the hustle and
bustle of fast city life and the need to worry all the
time about rushing to get from place to place. So,
our holiday preference is a trip by ship which will
allow us to take in lots of historical sights and one
of the Seven Wonders of the World. In fact we
believe that going sightseeing is the most
wonderful thing about our holidays. Some time
ago, we were thinking of a Caribbean cruise but
then we changed our minds and decided that it
may not be what we wanted.
Task 2 - The holiday brochures

In pairs look at the holiday brochures below and match the people to the holidays.
Which letters A-F would be the most suitable for each of the people 1-5.
Discuss your choices with the rest of the class.

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The Right Holiday!
Task 3 - The similarities
1. In pairs, find 3 similarities among all the holidays. List your similarities and
compare them with other members of the class.
2. Discuss as a class the features which make up a good holiday.

Task 4 - Phrases with ‘TIME'
1. Individually, find five phrases with the word ‘TIME'. Write these in your notebook.
2. Check that you know the meaning of the phrases with your partner. In pairs, write
a new sentence in your notebook to use the phrase with ‘TIME'.

Task 5 - The past tense (simple and continuous)
Look at the two pairs of sentences below. Do they have the same meaning or are they
different in meaning? In pairs discuss what makes them the same or different.
  1. When I was going to school I loved Geography.
  2. When I went to school I loved Geography.
  3. When I was going to school I met George.
  4. When I went to school I met George.

  1. laze
  2. make
  3. change
  4. go
  5. go on
sightseeing
a tour
a promise
around
your mind
Vocabulary
1. Match the words in the two columns to complete the phrases. Write your answers
in your notebook.
2. In pairs, complete the phrases in the box with the words given and then match them
to a specific situation. There are two phrases which you do not need to use.
then breakfast tired again about bustle foremost sound early quiet

peace and ................... bright and ................... now and .....................
out and ....................... first and ...................... hustle and...................
bed and ...................... safe and ...................... sick and ......................
  1. ‘Our lives are much too busy and what we need is a bit of
    ..............................................
  2. ‘During the summer, my brother likes to get up
    ..............................................
  3. ‘.............................................., I go on day trips with my friends'.
  4. ‘The rescuers looked all over the mountain for the climber and finally
    found him .............................................. in a mountain cabin'.
  5. ‘The worst thing about city live is the daily
    ..............................................'.
  6. ‘We are .............................................. of going to the same place
    every year on holiday'.
  7. ‘When we take a trip across Europe, we stay the night in
    ..............................................places'.
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