Sw interface 2 unit 1

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Student’s Worksheet 1 Vocabulary Activator – Unit 1 Part 1 (Listening) TASK 1. Complete the phrases below with the words in the box.

be

have

go

work

use

put

become

dream

1. to .................... of going to Hollywood 2. to .................... rich and famous 3. to .................... as an extra in films 4. to .................... to school 5. to .................... a private tutor 6. to .................... in the studio for 8 hours 7. to .................... money into a bank account 8. to .................... the money when she’s 18 TASK 2. Complete the sentences with elements of the expressions from Task 1.

1. Many people do everything they can to ................................. rich and famous, but those who succeed are sometimes quite disappointed with what popularity really feels like.

2. You shouldn’t carry so much cash. Why don’t you put it ............ a bank ..................... ?

3. I had a private ................................. when I was preparing for the science competition.

4. I’ve always dreamed ............ travelling around the world.

5. It must be really fun to work ............ an extra ............ films, especially horror films!

6. They were in the studio ............ 12 hours because of problems with the sound and the lighting.

7. Which school do you go ............ ?

8. If I get some money for my birthday, I’ll ....................... it to buy a new mobile phone.

TASK 3. Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions.

Would you like to become rich and famous? Why (not)?

If you could leave one class at school and have a private tutor in that subject instead, which subject would you choose?

If you could be in a film studio for an hour while the filming was taking place, what film would you choose?

What do you dream of doing in the future?

If you could work as an extra in a film, what film would it be?

If you could go to school anywhere in the world, where would you go?

If you could put a big sum of money into somebody’s bank account (but not your own!), who would you choose?

If someone put 10,000 zlotys into your bank account as a present, how would you use the money?

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Student’s Worksheet 2 Vocabulary Activator – Unit 1 Part 2 (Culture) TASK 1. Complete each sentence with one of the pairs of words below.

win / receive

equivalent / held

award / industry

1. The Oscars are the most well-known ..................................s in the film ................................... .

2. When you .................................. an Oscar, you .................................. a gold statue.

3. One .................................. of the Oscars is the BAFTA ceremony, .................................. every year in Great Britain.

TASK 2. Work in pairs. Try to think of and write down:

1. three things you can win in a sports competition: ..................... , ..................... and .....................

2. three things usually received as presents: ..................... , ..................... and .....................

3. three events held every year in your city/country: ..................... , ..................... and .....................

4. three types of awards in the music industry: ..................... , ..................... and .....................

5. three Polish equivalents of foreign TV shows: ..................... , ..................... and .....................

TASK 3. Reformulate the text below using the six key words.

Have you heard about the writing com petition organised at the Institute for Literary Development?

If your story is the best, you get an am azing prize – you can participate in one of their yearly creative writing courses for free! It’s as if you get $800 in cash and it can really help you make a real start in the book business!

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Student’s Worksheet 3 Vocabulary Activator – Unit 1 Part 3 (Reading 2)

TASK 1. Complete the sentences with the words in the box. You will have to use some of the words more than once.

too

of

much

in

for

enough

on

up

a

as

lots

1. Parents often tell their teenage children that they watch ..................... ..................... TV. 2. In fact, teenagers only watch 1.5 hours ..................... TV ..................... day, while their parents watch twice ..................... ..................... .

3. But this doesn’t mean that they go outside and do ..................... ..................... sport.

4. Teenagers often watch DVDs ..................... their computers, not TVs. 5. They spend a lot ..................... time ..................... the computer and they don’t get ..................... sleep.

6. They usually sleep ..................... only 4 hours and stay ..................... late ..................... the week.

TASK 2. Complete the list of expressions from Task 1.

1. to ................................ too much TV / 1.5h of TV a day / twice as much / DVDs on the computer 2. to ................................ lots of sport 3. to ................................ a lot of time on the computer 4. to ................................ for 4 hours a day 5. to ................................ up late in the week Task 3. Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions.

How much TV do you watch a day? Do you think you watch too much TV? How much TV do your parents watch?

How often do you make exercises? Do you think you do enough?

How much time do you spend on the computer? Do you think you spend too much?

How much sleep do you get? Do you think you get enough sleep (in the week / at weekends)?

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