9B Sleepless nights

Q U IC K REVIEW E veryday p ro b le m s W ork in pairs. W rite all th e phrases fo r everyday p ro b le m s you can rem em ber (get lost, miss a train, etc.). Then tell yo ur p a rtn e r a b o u t the last tim e you had som e o f these problem s.

Vocabulary

Adjectives (4): feelings 0 1 a Work in pairs. Which of these words/ phrases do you know? Check new words in I M M I l i m i * P145.

bored stressed excited depressed pleased embarrassed tired guilty upset lonely nervous confident fed up calm annoyed

b Work in pairs. Which words describe positive feelings (P)? Which describe negative feelings (N)? bored N

a Choose six adjectives from 1a. Write when you feel like this on a piece of paper. Don’t write the adjectives. before an exam

b Work in pairs. Swap papers. Take turns to guess the adjectives.

D o you feel confident before an exam?

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N o , not usually.

D o you feel nervous? Yes, I do!

Listening and Speaking

B Work in groups. Discuss these questions. 1 What’s the best age to have children, do you think? Why? 2 How does your life change when you have your first baby, do you think? 3 Do you know people with babies or young children? If so, tell the other students about them. 4 Do you ever look after children for friends or someone in your family? If so, do you like doing it? Why/Why not? □ a Look at the photo. How do the parents feel, do you think? b Listen and tick the things Anna and Martin talk about.

Anna Martin 1 feeling depressed / 2 sleep problems 3 feeling lonely 4 social life 5 money 6 moving house 7 good things about being a parent 8 having more children

Martin

a Work in pairs. Who said these things, Anna or Martin? 1 I feel a bit guilty, so I try not to get

home too late. 2 I get upset when he says he’s got too

much work to do. 3 I’ve always got too many things to do.

4 He’s not old enough to talk. 5 I don’t have enough energy to do anything. 6 I earn enough money for the whole family. 7 I think this place is big enough for us.

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Listen again and check.

HELP WITH GRAMMAR too, too much, too many, (not) enough

a We use too, too much and too many to say something is more than we want. Look at sentences 1-3 in 5a. Then fill in the gaps with countable noun, uncountable noun or adjective. • too + • too much + • too many + b We use not enough to say something is less than we want. Look at sentences 4 and 5 in 5a. Then fill in the gaps with noun or adjective. • n o t+ _ + enough not + verb + enough + c We use enough to say something is the correct number or amount. Look at sentences 6 and 7 in 5a. Then fill in the gaps with noun or adjective. • enough +

+ enough d Which verb form do we use after the phrases in sentences 3-5 in 5a? e Check in E Z 3 H E B E & pH6.

JjJ-5 Listen and practise. Copy the stress. get home too late —*■ I try not to get home too late. too much work to do —* He’s got too much work to do.

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a Fill in the gaps with too, too much, too many or enough. 1 Fathers don’t spend enough time with their children. 2 Children watch TV.

They should play outside more. 3 Eighteen-year-olds aren’t mature to have children. 4 Children spend time playing video games. 5 You should make sure you’re earning money

before you have children. 6 Forty isn’t

old to have a child. 7 Children eat unhealthy food. 8 People shouldn’t have children. b Tick the sentences you agree with. c Work in groups. Compare your answers and give reasons. Which sentences do you all agree or disagree with? CRlSi

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Get ready ... Get it right!

El Write six sentences about problems in your life with too, too much, too many, (not) enough. Use these ideas or your own.

work money house/flat family relationships children friends free time holidays learning English

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I’ve got too much work to do. I haven’t got enough money to go on holiday. a Work in groups. Tell the other students about your problems. Give advice with You should/shouldn’t ... and Why don’t you ...? .

I ’ve got too much work to do.

You should talk to your boss

W h y d o n ’t you ask for some help? -------------------------------------^

b Tell the class the best piece of advice that other students gave you.