Vocabulary 2
Reading 2
Verb + preposition 1
Look at the verbs in the box. Use your dictionary to check the meaning of any unknown words. How do you say these words in Polish?
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worry about depend on agree about listen to argue about talk to wait for argue with participate in look forward to dream about agree with
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Read and listen. Check your answer.
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Read the text again and answer the questions in your notebook.
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Listen and repeat.
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In your notebook complete the questions with the correct prepositions. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
when you have problems? Who do you talk What music do you like listening ? doing in the future? What do you dream your friends? Do you usually agree activities in class? Do you often participate Which things do you argue ? your marks at school? Do you worry you? Can your friends depend
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INTERFACE Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions in exercise 3.
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Choose the correct answers and write them in your notebook. 1 My brother and I have different opinions about everything. I often argue with / argue about him. 2 I’m at the train station. I’m waiting for / looking forward to a train. 3 Who’s on the phone? Who are you talking to / participating in? 4 Pete is a nervous person. He depends on / worries about absolutely everything.
Pronunciation Sentence stress
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Listen and repeat the sentences. Which syllables have the main stress? 1 2 3 4
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Do you dream about travelling the world? We’re looking forward to the party. He used to play in a band. He didn’t have an easy childhood.
Listen and repeat the sentences.
Look at the pictures and the title of the text. Which life change do you think the text describes? a) changing jobs
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b) going abroad
Where does Aminata live now? Where did she use to live? What did Aminata think the USA would be like? What happened when Aminata started school? Who did she miss when she moved to the USA? Who helped her at school? What did Aminata start with her friends? What does she like about her new life?
INTERFACE Work in pairs. One of you is an interviewer, one of you is Aminata. Roleplay the interview using the questions in exercise 8. You can also add your own questions. Diversity groups promote the equality of people from minority groups of all kinds, including race, gender, disability and religion. They exist in some schools and communities in the USA.
My new life My name is Aminata and I’m 17 years old. I live in Chicago in the USA. I used to live in Senegal in Africa but I moved here three years ago with my family. When I was younger, I used to dream about living in America, so when my parents told me we were moving I was really looking forward to it. I thought everything would be easy here and that everyone would be kind and I’d have a good time. I didn’t realise how wrong I was. When I started school, some of the other students were really awful to me. They said things like, ‘Why don’t you go back to where you came from?’ I was shocked and upset, but I didn’t listen to them.
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