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1 Ask Ss to look at the photo and say who they can see. and what they are doing.
(Greg and Polly, sorting out boxes in a garage.)
2.11 Ask Ss to listen and read to find out whose shoes are in the box.
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Echo questions Function Show interest
Ask Ss to find the phrases in the text and talk about what they mean. Point out the phrases used to show interest in what someone is saying.
2 Ss read through the
statements and answer T, F or DK.
2T3T4F5DK_
3 If Ss are struggling, tell them they will tind the answer in the picture. rather than the text.
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1 n Listen and read. Whose boots are they?
Polly: Hi. Greg. What are you doing?
Greg: Pve been looking for dad's old guitar. He says I can have it.
Polly: Really? Does ycur dad play the guitar'?
Greg: Yes. he does. He play in a band.
Polly: ? That’s so cool! What kind ot musie
he play?
Greg: Rock and a bit of punk. Look - there’s a poster for the band! And here’s a photo. That’s my dad He be really cool. and he
be bald!
Polly: Is he the one w th the purple shirt?
Greg: Yes! He was the lead singer.
Polly: ? How amazing! Who are the others?
Greg: I haven't got a clue. They go to the same
school. I think. They aren’t m touch anymore.
Polly: ? That’s a shame. Hey, your dad
wear those boots?
Greg: Yes, he . Can ycu believe it?
[ Exam link: phrases |
• Thafs so cool! • How amazing!
• I haven't got a clue. • be in touch
• Thafs a shame. • Can you believe it?
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2 Answer true (T), false (F) or don’t know (DK). He didn t use to be bald!
EXAM IDEA
You could use the phrases from Exercise 1 to create a variation on an exam-like exercise. Explain to Ss that you will read three sentences out one by one. Their task will be to match them with the correct reactions from the Exam link box. If necessary, read the sentences twice:
1 Which part of town does he live in?
2 Unfortunately. we can't go to Paris.
3 l've won three tickets to the Madonna concert.
Answers: 1 I haven't got a clue.
2 Thafs a shame. 3 Thafs so cool! / How amazing!
1 Greg can play the guitar. DK
2 His dad is in the photo.
3 His dad sang m a band.
4 Greg knows all the people in the band.
5 Greg and Polly like :he shoes.
Ouestions
What kind of musie did they use to play? Did your dad use to wear those boots?
Short answers
Yes. he did./No. he didn’t.
3 Look at the photo of Greg and Polly again. What was the name of the band?
who these sentences refer to (Greg's dad). Ask them Does he play in a band ncw? (no); Did he play in a band in the past? (yes); Was he bald in the past? (no). Establish that we use this form to talk about situations in the past that are no longer true.
4 Ss can work together to write the guestions and answers in their notebooks. When you have checked them, they can practise the exchanges in pairs.
2 Did he use to have long hair? Yes, he did. He used to have long hair. 3 What did he use to wear? He used to wear weird clothes. 4 When did the band use to practise? They used to practise after school. 5 Did they use to play pop? No, they didn’t. They used to play rock.
Ss can use similar questions and answers to talk about famous/local iigures whose lives
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