You Talk! by Nigel
Randell
Perceptia
Who are you?
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unit
vocabulary name
birthday
favourite school
textbook club
interests
pen
personality
education
star sign blood group
students
classes
Sample meet
hometown
communication
grade
hobby
introduce
subject
outgoing
college
live
attendance
Check you understand these words.
Now write these words in different ways.
interests, interested, interesting, interestingly meet communication attend live educate introduction study
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Describing Game Instructions
1. Find a partner.
2. Describe a word without saying the word itself.
a
Who are you?
3. Your partner must listen and guess the word. 4. Listen to your partner describe the next word and guess what that word is. 5. Write the words in the boxes. 6. Continue until the last word.
Sample name
pen
Don't say
these words!
blackboard
club
hobby hometown Don't use
school
Japanese!
textbook
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Unit 1
Describing Game Instructions
1. Find a partner.
2. Describe a word without saying the word itself.
B
3. Your partner must listen and guess the word. 4. Listen to your partner describe the next word and guess what that word is. 5. Write the words in the boxes. 6. Continue until the last word.
Sample class
Don't say
co-op
these words!
party
cafeteria
attendance subject
Don't use Japanese!
college
students
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Question Time
Who are you?
Study the questions. Think of 2 more questions.
Read the questions. Check you understand. Write 2 more questions, then ask a partner.
Sample What's your name?
Vocabulary
name birthday favourite interests textbook school star sign club personality pen blood group education student classes meet introduce start grade hometown subject outgoing communication attendance live college
ĺ??ĺ‰?
Where are you from?
?
When is your birthday?
Who have you met today for the first time?
What subjects apart from English are you studying?
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Unit 1
Question Time Study the questions. Think of 2 more questions.
Read the questions. Check you understand. Write 2 more questions, then ask a partner.
Sample Where do you live now?
What's your blood group?
Vocabulary
name birthday favourite interests textbook school star sign club personality pen blood group education student classes meet introduce start grade hometown subject outgoing communication attendance live college
ĺ??ĺ‰?
ou Where did y before study English coming here?
?
What are your interests now?
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What are your other classes like?
Who are you?
Listen to how it's done
1.
Listen to the conversation and answer the questions.
1. What is Nathaniel interested in? 2. How does he learn it? 3. Does he know many other people with the same interest?
Sample 4. Has he performed in front of anyone? 5. Was he successful?
2.
Find a partner and compare your answers
3.
Listen again and fill in the missing words
A: So, Nathaniel, what are your interests now? B: I like magic. A: Magic? What kind of ? B: Card magic to be precise. A: Huh, so are you this in ? B: Yes, through the web sites. A: Web sites, and books or from like people who know how to do magic? B: too many people magic, but I use books as well. A: I see, and have you tried your skills in front of anyone? B: Once in a while. A: And, have you been ? B:
4.
Look at the script on page ? and check your answers.
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