Unit 5 - Teens in Action! - Lesson 1 - It’s on the notice board!

LESSON 1: It's on the notice board!

LESSON 2: A weekend away!

LESSON 3: In my free time I learn English!

UNIT 5

Teens in Action!

a. Do you belong to a school club?
b. Do you do any unusual sports?
c. Do you play music in a group?
d. Are you on an exciting trip?

Write to us about it! We love reading about cool teenage experiences!

What are these e-mails about? Choose from a-d above.

We're twelve people in the group and we learn how to take good photos. It's not difficult but you need a good camera..... Dorothy, from New York	London is full of tourists at the moment. We go sightseeing every day and I buy lots of thimbles and other souvenirs..... Silou, from Jakarta
We're four in the group. We usually play in school concerts and we've got lots of fans..... Michael, from Liverpool

READ

school notices
teenagers' e-mails about their news
a holiday brochure
a postcard from England

LISTEN TO

a telephone conversation about a weekend
at a holiday camp
a song about learning English

TALK ABOUT

what is happening around you in
class at the moment
photos of teenagers doing sports
your learning habits

WRITE

a diary entry
a photo diary
a postcard to a friend or relative

LINK TO

Music

Art

Lesson 1

Reading

1	We are in Michael's school, in Liverpool. Students are looking at new notices on the school board. Which one is interesting for a student who...

a. likes cooking?
b. plays a musical instrument?

......
......

c. loves team sports?
d. is good at drawing?

......
......

2	Which notice do you find interesting?

3	Check the notice board at your school. What kind of notices are there?

4	Which of the notices 1-4 above is Michael's? What is he talking about?

Liverpool is famous for its music!
We can be the new Beatles one day!

5	Michael is sending this e-mail (page 59) to his e-friends. Read it quickly and say what it is about.

6	In his e-mail, Michael is mentioning (a-d). Find them and circle them.

a. a sport b. a musical instrument c. a kind of song d. an everyday activity

It’s on the notice board!

Dear all,
How's it going? I saw the basketball finals on TV last night. Congratulations to the Greeks!
Magda, Helen, your team is great!
My news is very good too. At last, we have our band at school! I'm not kidding! It's called
‘The Rockers'. I'm sending you a photo of us in the studio. You can see Paul (the
drummer), Nick (the bass guitarist), Bill and me (we both play the lead guitar and we
sing). We're now looking for a keyboard player.
There's a school concert in two months so we practise every Friday after school and on
Saturday mornings. Bill and Nick are in the studio. They're writing a rock ballad. It sounds
really cool!
What about your clubs? Are you preparing anything interesting this year?
I've got to go now. My dad's waiting for me. He's going shopping so he can drop me off
at school for our practice.
Keep in touch,
Michael

7	The band is giving out this leaflet at school. Read Michael's e-mail to complete (1-6).

Task 23 - p.178

Task 24 - p.179

8	Do you play any musical instruments? Do you want to be in a band? Why / Why not?

UNIT 5

Lesson 1

Vocabulary Link

Guessing words from context

1	Underline these words in the texts on pages 58-59. Then use them to complete the notices (a - e) on Michael's school board.

contact congratulations give in on sale drop sb off

Musical Instruments

2	What's the word for these musical instruments? Match (a-h) with (1-8). Then, listen and check.

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a. drums
b. flute
c. electric guitar
d. piano
e. saxophone
f. synthesizer
g. trumpet
h. violin

3	Do you know a virtuoso on any of the musical instruments above? Tell the class.

4	Find the collocations with the verb PLAY and write them in your notebook. Use your dictionary.

PLAY

on
with
it
-

stage
cool
the piano
a role / game / practical joke on my friend
music
the computer
chicken
fire

Link to www.e-yliko.gr for the first class of High School: International Music Day

It’s on the notice board!

Grammar Link

Present Continuous

1	Look at the sentences and complete the Grammar table.

Michael! What are you doing? You're making a lot of noise!
I'm practising for our concert, mum.
Is Dad waiting for me in the car? Yes, he is. Hurry up!
We aren't writing a pop song. We're writing a rock ballad.

Actions happening at the moment

Present Continuous
Time words:

now / at the moment / right now

e.g. What are you doing right now?
We ............................... Present Continuous

Complete the form:

+ ..... / is / ..... + verb - .....
Am / ..... / Are +

+ verb-ing ?

+ 'm not / isn't / ..... + verb-ing
The verb ‘to ......' helps us make questions and
negatives and give short answers.

see Grammar Appendix, pages 150-151

2	What is each of these e-friends doing? Describe.

Look around you and answer these questions about you and your class.

Task 25 - p.180

Are you sitting with your best friend today?
Are you having a good time in the lesson today?
Is your friend sending a text message?
Are you chewing gum right now?
Are you wearing white socks today?
Is your partner eating something at the moment?
Is your teacher wearing trainers today?
Are all students doing this task?

Yes, I am. / No, I'm not.
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4	Write a diary entry about what you and your classmates are doing in your English class at the moment.Task 26 - p.180

Date: ... / ... /...
It's Monday morning. We're having English. I'm
not sitting with my best friend today. He's
sitting with Jim. I'm wearing my favourite
T-shirt. I'm not chewing gum but Mary is. We're...

Speaking

GUESSING GAME: Your partner is one of
the e-friends in the pictures above. Ask
questions to find which one. How quickly
can you find who your partner is?

Are you playing the violin? No, I'm not.

UNIT 5

Lesson 1

Reading

2	The Rockers want to leave for the weekend and they are looking at a holiday brochure. Look at it. What does it advertise? What are the teenagers doing in the photos?