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Vocabulary


                       Listen and read. What do the expressions in bold mean?               a. always
                       Match them with the definitions a-h.
                                                                                            b. to do something to keep
                    1.  I watched videos on the Internet  5.  My mum always gives me          busy, often while you are
                      to pass the time at the airport.      a hard time when I don’t          waiting for something else
                    2. Stop wasting your time playing        inish my homework.             c.  sometimes
                      video games, and do something       6. We have some time to kill      d. have nothing to do
                      useful!                               before we go to the gym,        e.  don’t hurry

                    3.  Danny is very busy, but he’s going  so let’s go for coffee.          f.   ind the time to do
                      to try and make time to come        7.  You don’t have to finish        something
                      to the basketball game with me.       this today, so take your time.
                                                                                            g.  not use your time wisely
                    4. My cousins live far away, but      8.  Remember to wear your         h.  make things di icult/

                      we visit them from time to time.      helmet at all times.
                                                                                              unpleasant for someone
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                      Passive Voice (Present Simple – Past Simple)
                      P as siv e V oic e (Pr esent Simple – P as t Simple )
                                                      ACTIVE VOICE                    PASSIVE VOICE
                                                • They organise events at my   • Events are organised at my
                          Present Simple                                   
                                                 school every year.             school every year.
                                                • Catherine Ryan Hyde wrote   • The novel Pay It Forward was
                          Past Simple                                      
                                                 the novel Pay It Forward.      written by Catherine Ryan Hyde.

                  Complete with the Present Simple Passive or the Past Simple Passive of the verbs in brackets.
                  1.  This writer is very famous. His books          4.  The sea turtle                                                       (rescue)
                                                                          (read) by many people.   by three surfers.
                  2.  Pay it Forward Day                                                         5.  These posters                                                   (not design)
                     (not celebrate) in the autumn but in the spring.  by professionals but by students from my school.
                  3.  Who                                                       the  ilm Pay it   6.                                                        English
                     Forward                                                     (direct) by?                                                       (speak) in New Zealand?


                       Pronunciation                                 Speak

                           A     Listen and repeat.                     INFORMATION GAP ACTIVITY
                              What do you notice about                  Go to the Speaking Activities section.
                              the pronunciation of the
                              three words?                           Research,

                              a. people     b. hospital     c. travel
                                                                     Write & Present

                                                                        A  Choose an international day and do research to
                           B Guess the word and complete the               answer some of the following questions.
                              missing part with -le, -al or -el.
                              1.   in                 6. simp               • When is it celebrated?
                                                                            • When and where was it celebrated
                              2. possib                 7. profession               for the first time?

                              3.  availab                 8. nov               • Who had the idea?
                                                                            • How do people celebrate it?
                              4. canc                 9. artic               • How can you find more information

                              5.  capit               10. chann                about it?
                                                                          B  Make a poster. Write a few sentences
                                                                             about the international day you have
                                                                             chosen. You can find pictures too.

                                                                          C  Present your poster to the class.
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