Life skills 1

Vocabulary

1. There are things in English with more than one name. Match the words in the sentences below with another name they have. Use the words in the box.

fall / Mother / car / Dad / TV / chips / family name / bike / kids / lift / exam / eraser

1) Father is the same as ____ 2) Children are also ____ 3) Television is called ____ 4) Automobile is the same as ____ 5) Mum is short for ____ 6) Rubber is similar to ____

7) Elevator is one more ____ 8) Crisps are ____ 9) A bicycle is a ____ 10) Autumn is a season of ____ 11) Test can be ____ 12) Your surname is your ____

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2. Are you good at English? Work with a partner and check who is a better learner. Read the text and see who can translate more in this text without a dictionary?

Where are words from?

From old English. Many everyday words come from Old English, e.g. England, house, woman, man, child, bird, water. From Latin. Other English words come from Latin, e.g. family, number, school. From French. Some English words come from French, e.g. royal, hotel, and menu. From other languages. Today English is an international language. Thousands of English words come from other languages, e.g. siesta (Spanish), judo (Japanese). New words. Every year hundreds of words come into English from new technology, e.g. Internet, text message, e-mail, wi-fi.

3. Answer the questions.

1) Where do the English words come from? Translate these words. 2) Where do new English words come from? Add this list with more

English words you use every day.

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3. Be creative and use your imagination. Look at the pictures and make up a short story about your school timetable and activities at the lessons. Use the vocabulary, collocations and grammar from the unit.

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4. Listen to the text and choose the correct answer.

1) Who is Mark? a) a teacher b) a student c) a friend 2) What is on the first floor? a) the library b) the classroom c) the canteen 3) How many students are there in the class? a) 10 b) 15 c) 20 4) Who is Mrs Root? a) a headmaster b) a teacher c) an English teacher 5) What does Mrs Root write on the blackboard? a) English words b) a text c) a test 6) What does Mrs Root do if the students are wrong? a) write b) ask c) correct 7) What do the students do to improve their language skills? a) speak b) listen c) speak and listen

Writing

5. Read the email and write your answer to Mary.

Hi, my new friend,

I’m Mary. I’m ten years old. I am from Belfast. I have got a pet, it’s a fish, his name is Nemo. My school life is great. I learn many interesting subjects at school like Maths, Literature, English, Science, but my favourite one is Art. I have Art lessons on Wednesdays and Fridays. At these lessons we paint trees, fruit, vegetables, flowers, mountains or forest. I am good at painting nature and present my pictures at different Art Expo. I like nature. Nature of Ukraine is wonderful and it inspires. What about you? What’s your school life? What do you like doing? Please, write me soon.

Bye for now, Mary.

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6. Complete the text with the missing words from the table.

Mark’s friend Tim 1) ____ next door. His mother and father 2) ____ professional singers. It takes years of training for opera singers to master 3) ____ art. They have a powerful opera voice. Tim gets singing lessons 4) ____ the Elementary Art School. He hates them. His singing teacher often tells him that he 5) ____ practise more to improve his voice. His elder sister, Alice, also sings the 6) ____, but she is much better. Alice often says: “Our parents want us to become members of their choir, so you 7) ____ be lazy.” Then I tell her, “Leave me alone.” Everybody thinks that I hate singing, but I love 8) ____. It’s the opera I hate. The problem is that I would 9) ____ to sing a pop music, you see. A lot of people 10) ____ music because it is the best means of communication.

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