Unit 1

UNIT 1 I Meet the Gang...

Genilson, Marcia, Eduardo and Joana go to a holiday camp every year. They are all good friends. They keep in contact with each other by email and MSN.

Hi, I’m Joana. I’m from Covilhã.

I like listening to music and watching MTV. In the winter I ski. We have snow in the winter in Covilhã and in the summer it is very hot.

Hello, everyone!

I’m Sacha I’m Ukranian. I come from Kiev.

Now I live in Portugal with my parents and sister. I’m 13. I love music. I play the saxophone. I like Portugal a lot. I can speak English, Russian and now I can also speak Portuguese.

Hi, there! I’m Eduardo. I’m 12 and I live in Faro, in the Algarve. My friends call me Edu. My parents are from Brazil. I was born in Rio de Janeiro. I have got a lot of friends; they visit me in the summer holidays.

In my free time I like surfing and playing computer games. I’m happy the holidays are over, because I like school, too.

Hello. I’m Marcia. I am from Macau. I like computers and gadgets. I have got a digital camera and take a lot of photos all the time. I don’t like sports very much. My best friend lives in Macau. We talk a lot on the internet with MSN. My MSN name is ELECTRO_MANIA.

Hi! My name is Genilson. I’m from Angola. My friends call me Geni. I’m 13 years old. I am a football player. I play in a team on weekends. We are number 1 in the junior league.

Complete the table with information from the texts.

Name

Age

Origin

Family

Hobbies

Now answer these questions.

1. Who comes from another country? _____________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. What are Eduardo’s hobbies? ________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Does Eduardo like school? __________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ 11 English (Beginner) – 8th Grade 2008/2009 Teacher: Cristina Chabert

4. Which two people like music? _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. What musical instrument does Sacha play? _____________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ 6. How many languages can Sacha speak? ________________________________________________________ 7. Is Genilson a good football player? ____________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ 8. Where do they all meet in the holidays? _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ 9. How do they contact with each other? __________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________

Finally, ask questions for these answers: 1. ___________________________________________________? His name is Genilson.

2. ___________________________________________________? Sacha comes from Kiev, 3. ___________________________________________________? She has got one sister.

4. ___________________________________________________? Covilhã is very hot in the summer.

5. ___________________________________________________? Eduardo was born in Rio de Janeiro.

6. ___________________________________________________? He’s Brazilian.

7. ___________________________________________________? Genilson plays in a team on weekends.

8. ___________________________________________________? No, she doesn’t like sports very much.

9. ___________________________________________________? Marcia has got a digital camera.

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Daily Routine

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II Mike’s daily routine Mike is talking about what he does every day. Read the text carefully to do the exercises below.

Hi, I’m Mike and this is my daily routine. I get up early on Mondays, at around a quarter past six, I have a light breakfast and I go to the swimming pool.

Then I take a shower and I go to school. I have lessons at nine o’clock and lunch is at noon. I generally eat in the school cafeteria. On Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays after lunch I have more classes. We finish our classes at half past three and then we go home.

I live near the school, so it only takes me about ten minutes to walk home. On Fridays I don’t have classes in the morning, so I study at home. My mother arrives home from work at a quarter to six.

On weekends I watch TV in the mornings. On Saturdays I play football with some friends.

My mother makes dinner when she gets home, and we eat quite early – at about seven o’clock. I sometimes play on my computer until I go to bed. I have to go to bed early on school days – 10 o’clock. But on weekends I can stay up late.

I.

Answer these questions about the text.

1. What time does Mike get up on Mondays? _____________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ 2. What does he do before he goes to the swimming pool? __________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ 3. Where does Mike have lunch? ______________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ 4. What does Mike do when he finishes his classes? _______________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ 5. How long does it take Mike to walk home? _____________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ II.

Complete these sentences according to the text.

1. On Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays Mike ________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ 2. On Fridays he studies at home because ______________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ 3. On Saturdays Mike _______________________________________________________ 4. When she gets home, his mother ____________________________________________ 5. On school days Mike ______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ III.

When does Mike eat? Write the names of the meals in the right places.

06:30 am 12:30 pm 07:00 pm

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IV.

Choose the daily activities from the box below and write them down under the proper pictures.

watch a film on TV

walk the dog

catch the bus to school have lunch in the canteen listen to music go home

do the homework chat with friends

have breakfast

get dressed fall asleep

go to morning classes

go out with friends go to afternoon classes

V.

tidy up the bedroom

get up have a bath

spend time with the family brush the teeth

have dinner

go to bed

Writing – now, write about your daily routine using the expressions above.

__________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________

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FUN TIME: Review of daily routine. Circle the daily activity you hear about.

VI.

Review of the Simple Present of Verbs (Affirmative, Interrogative and Negative)

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Build sentences with these words. Pay attention to the interrogatives and negatives!

1.

They / not / start / school at eight. ___________________________________________

2.

It / often / rain / in England? ________________________________________________

3.

Peter / not / live / in London. _______________________________________________

4.

When / you / finish / work? _________________________________________________

5.

He / not / sleep / in the afternoon. ___________________________________________

6.

Mary / often / watch / TV. __________________________________________________

7.

They / get up / at five? ____________________________________________________

8.

We / like / football. _______________________________________________________

9.

Where / Tom / work? _____________________________________________________

10. You / always / go / to bed at eight? __________________________________________ 11. Mike / have lunch / at 12:30. _______________________________________________ 12. Sam / play / computer games? _____________________________________________ 13. What / Mike’s mother / do? ________________________________________________ 14. Mike and his mother / not / go out. ___________________________________________ 15. What time / Mike / get up? _________________________________________________ 16. Mike / generally / eat / in the cafeteria ________________________________________ VII.

The verb CAN On weekends, Mike can stay up late.

What about you?

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Ask questions

Answer questions

A.

Now look at the table and complete the questions and answers below. Follow the examples.

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Jay Maggie Mike Helena

B.

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a) b) c) d) e)

No , h e can ’t.

Can _________ Jay play the piano? _________________________. _________ Maggie play the guitar? _________________________. _________ Mike sing? __________________________. _________ Helena read music? _________________________.

Jay ____________ sing, but he __________________ read music.

f) g) h) i)

Can’ t Can Jay ___________ play the guitar, but he _____________ dance.

Maggie ___________ play the piano, but she _____________ sing.

Mike __________ play the drums, but he _____________ read music.

Helena ___________ dance, but she ___________ sing.

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Finally, write on your notebook five sentences about what you can do and five sentences about what you can’t do.

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