Unit 1 City and village

Activity 2a

Objective: to practise listening for specific information PP listen to the conversation and answer the questions.

Tapescript

Sales Assistant: Can I help you?

Customer: Yes, I want to buy a pair of shoes. Have you got these shoes in size 8, please?

SA: Let me see. Yes, here you are. Do you want to try them on?

C: Yes, please.

SA: Are they all right?

C: Yes, they fit very well. I'd like to take them.

Key: 1 He wants to buy a pair of shoes. 2 Yes, he does.

Activity 2b

Objective: to practise reading for detail

Before PP start reading the conversation, draw their attention to the end and explain that they must finish the conversation themselves.

Activity 3

Objective: to give an opportunity for the PP to work creatively.

In pairs PP make their own dialogues. They make dialogues according to the example.

Suggestion: You could do Grammar Exercises 3a & 3b here. They focus on the use of 'one, ones' to avoid repetition of the noun. Exercise 3c could be done at home by faster PP instead of/in addition to the homework on the homework page.

Activity 4a

Objectives: to practise talking about shopping; to prepareior listening

PP read and answer the questions. Their answers may vary.

Activity 4b

Objective: to practise listening for detail

PP listen to the tape and answer the questions.

Tapescript

James: William, Patti, can you wait for me. I want to go into this

supermarket and get a new pen. Mine's run out.

Patti: Oh .. I'm coming with you. I need a new exercise book.

William: Well, I might as well come too then. While you are getting your

things I can buy some chocolate.

William: Mmm... that's better. Lovely chocolate.

Patti: Yeah, it's great. Oh, can you wait a minute. I want to get a new

iron. This electrical shop should have one.

James: OK, Patti, but don't be too long. 'Neighbours' is on TV in 10 minutes

and we want to get home in time to see it.

Patti: OK, OK. I can shop quickly, you know!

Key:

1 supermarket, electrical shop

2 pen, exercise book, chocolate, iron

3 three: two boys and a girl

Activity 4c

Objective: to practise talking about PP own shopping experiences

PP work in pairs, they discuss the questions and then answer them.