Unit 5 - Growing Up
Unit 5 - Growing Up
Growingup
In Unit 5, you learn how to ...
use the simple past in statements and questions (review).
use time expressions to talk about the past.
use all, most, a lot of, a few, etc.
talk about memories of childhood, school, and your teenage years.
correct yourself with expressions like Wait, Actually, andI mean.
Getting starte
AListen. Where was Ling born? Where does she live now? Practice the conversation.
Figure
H outBBOCan you complete the sentences? Use the conversation above to help you.
1. Ling's family left Hong Kong. 1986.
2. Ling lived in São Paulo. six years.
3. Her family stayed there she was six.
4. They moved to Seattle. they came to San Francisco.
5. They moved to San Francisco three years.
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2 Grammar be born; Simple past (review); time expressionsni Giowing up
Where were you born? Where were your parents born?
was born in São Pauio They were born in Hong Kong
I wasn't born in Seate. They weren't born in the U.S.
Did you live there for a long time? How long did you live in São Paulo?
Yes, ( did). I lived there for six years We lived there until I was six. From 1986 to 1992.
No, (1 didn't). I didn't live there long We didn't leave until 1992. Then we came to the U.S.
Did she move here last year? When did they come here?
Yes, (she did). She moved in May They came here about three years ago.
No, (she didn't). She moved in 2002. They came when Ling was sixteen.
About;
you
A Complete the sentences with time expressions so they Saying years
*******
are true for you. Then compare with a partner. 1906 "Nineteen oh-six"
1. I learned to ride a bicycle in 1188 when w a s seven_ 1988 ="Nineteen eighty-eight"
2007 "Two thousand (and) seven"
2. My best friend was born. ago, in_
3. I played a musical instrument for. 2015 "Twentyfifteen
until.
4. I went to elementary school until
from
5. My family last went on vacation together in when
B Complete the questions. Then ask and answer the questions with a partner.
1. Where. your mother born? 4. you and your best friend ever fight?
your father born there, too? you ever get in trouble?
2. Where you grow up? 5. Who took care of you when you. little?
-you born there? - your mother have a job?
A Listen and repeat the questions above. Notice the ways of saying did you.
About B Listen and complete the questions about your childhood vacations.
Then ask and answer the questions with a partner.
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Lesson B
Favorite classesS
1 Building language
A Listen. What languages did these peoplestudy in school?
Figure B Circle the correct expression to complete these sentences. Are they true for you?
it out
1. Most / Most of my friends are fluent in English. 2. A few I A few of people in my city know Russian.
2 Grammar Determiners
General
Specific
All children learn a language.
Most Canadians need French.
All
(of) the children inmy town take English. All of them.
Most of the people in my office know French. Most of us.
Some students take Spanish.
A few people are good at Latin.
Some of
A few of
the students in
my class take Greek.
my classmates got As.
Some of us.
A few of them
No students like exams. None of my friends failed the exams. None of them
But:
A lot of people speak English well. A lot of the people in this city speak English. A lot of them
Ahott
M
you
a k e true sentences using determiners. Compare with a partner.
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Inconversation...
_my friends studied English in junior high school. People usuall say everybody
junior high school students take English. and nobody, not all people
2. Today employees need a second language for their jobs. Or no people.
my friends speak two languages.
. college students major in languages.
the colleges here teach several different languages.
students take two languages in high school.
In my class,
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- u s studied
two languages
Unit 5 Growing up
3 Building vocabulary
A Listen and say the subjects. Can you think of other subjects and categories?
Which subjects are you interested in? Tell the class
music social studies Science
choir history chemistry
band
geography physics
Lorchestra -economics - biology
mathematics physical
literature
geometry education (PE)
algebra
Lcalculus
gymnastics art
track
-dance
drama
computerstudies
Word: B Complete the chart with different subjects. Then compare with a partner.
Sort
/ liked...
I like I don't like / didn't like ... ldlike to study.
algebra geography
Yes No Yes NO
B Tell the class your results. What interesting information do you learn?
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Lesson C
Well, actually,..
...
1 Conversation strategy Correcting things you say
A Can you think of possibie ways to complete these replies?
A How old were you when you moved here? A Who took you to school on your first day?
B I was seven. Actualy, no, I was . BMymom. No, wait, my took me.
Now listen. What does Ben remember about his first day of school?
B Match the sentences with the corrections. Then compare with a partner.
1. I don't remember anything about my childhood. e a. Actually, no, I was 11 when I quit.
b. Well, they were OK, but I was always
2. I started gymnastics when I was five. scare
3. T hated swimming lessons. c. Well, most of them, not all of them.
.
4. I lived with my grandparents for a year.. d. No, wait. I was six.
5. I played piano until I was ten. e. Well, actually, I remember a few things.
6. All my friends were very nice. f. No, wait. Actually, it was two years.
ADOUl
C Pair work Tell a partner three things about your childhood, but make a few SELFSTUDY
you
mistakes. Correct the information with Wel; Actually; or No, uait. CHO
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Unit 5 Growingup
2 Strategy plus Imean Well, the teacher,
You can use l mean to
I mean, the bus
correct yourself when you
driver, had to..
say the wrong word or
name. This is just one
use of mean.
Aboutou B Pair work Take turns telling memories of growing up. Ask questions to find out
you
****| more information.
"I got into trouble one time." "Oh? What did you do?
B Read the interview. Which of Jennifer's answers are funny? Which are interesting?
AN INTERVIEW WITH..
What's your best
Jennifer Wilkin teenage years?
memory from your
I guess it was a
trip I took every summer with
my youth group. It was a time to travel, be with
close friends, and be
away from my parents.
What do
What kind of music did you miss about your
you listen to? teenage days?
My tastes were varied-I was a classical
violinist, but I listened to NOTHING! Except my jeans size.
wave music. I had all my "weird"
punk
rock and new
What's one piece of advice
cassette you
tapes, andI was never without them. would give to today's
Get off your teenagers?
computer, and turn off the TV!
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Unit 5 Growing up
C Add these missing sentences to the interview with Jennifer. Write the numbers
in the spaces.
3 Writing An interview
A Write five interview questions to ask a classmate about
when he or she was younger. Leave spaces for the answers.
B Exchange your questions with a classmate. Write answers to your classmate's questions.
C Pair work Now read your partner's answers. Ask questions to find out more information.
1
VOcabulary notepooOK
I hated math
Learning tip Grouping vocabulary Talk about school
You can group new vocabulary in different ways to help you
remember it. For example, group things you can or can't do, The top 4 school subjects
or things you are interested in or not interested in. people talk about are:
1 math 3. physics
2. Science 4. history
People say math almost 10 times
1 Complete the chart with these school subjects.
more than mathematics.
biology chemistry English geography history
math physics P.E. art music
Im /I was
good at.. I'm
not/ I wasn't very good at.. Ican't/I couldn't do...at all.
2 Now complete this chart. Use the school subjects above, and add more.
On your own
Walk around a large bookstore, and look at Irave?
the different sections. How many subjects
do you know in English?
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