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Interesting lives
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Interesting lives
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LESSON A
Living abroad:
Dans story
Dan Anderson was born in the U.S.A. He is now living in South
Korea. We asked him, How did you end up living in Seoul?
Dan: Well its a long story before I came here, I spent three
years working for a small company in Tokyo while I finished
doing my masters in business. To be honest I wasnt planning
on living or anything. But one day I happened to be in the
office and one of the salesmen was reading the newspaper.
He knew I was considering going to South Korea someday
you see, my mothers Korean, and Ive always been interested
in the culture and everything- and anyway, he leaned over and said, Dan, this seems to
be the perfect job for you. Check this out.
I looked at the ad, and I remember thinking, Should I bother to apply? But I decided
to go for it even though I didnt expect to get it, and make a long story short, I got the
job!
The company offered to transfer me to Seoul, and they agreed to pay for my Korean
lessons. I started working here two months later. And the rest is history.
I mean, I miss living in Japan, but you cant have it both ways, I guess. Actually, I cant
imagine living anywhere else now!
B. Can you sort the verbs in bold above into the correct categories? Which verbs are followed
by verb + -ing? Which are followed by to + verb?
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2. GRAMMAR FOCUS
Verb complements: verb + -ing or to + verb!
He finished reading his newspaper
I spent three years working in Tokyo
How did you end up living here?
I wasnt planning on leaving Japan
They agreed to pay for Korean lessons.
I dont expect to get the job
I stopped talking to him
I stopped to talk to him
A. Complete the conversations with the correct forms of the verbs given. Then practice
with a partner.
In conversation
1. A: How did you end up ________________ (study) here?
Begin, bother, continue,
B: My friend recommended this school, so I decided
love, like, and hate are
________________ (sign up) for this class. How about
followed more often by to +
you?
verb.
A: Well, I wasnt planning on ________________ (learn)
Start is followed more often
English, but my company offered ________________ (pay)
by verb + -ing.
for my classes, I agreed ________________ (come), and
here I am! I want to keep on ________________ (take)
classes if I can.
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3. TALK ABOUT IT
A. Group work. Has anyone in your group done these things? Find out the whole story.
Ask the follow up questions below, and add more questions of your own.
Who
Then ask :
Interesting lives
LESSON A
Workbook activities
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LESSON B
1. CONVERSATION
What happened?
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Listen to the rest of the conversation. What happens next? What do they decide to do?
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1. Grammar Focus
Participles!as!adjectives!
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PAST PARTICIPLES
Adjectives ending in ed
can describe how you feel
about someone or something.
PRESENT PARTICIPLES
Adjectives ending in -ing
can describe someone or something
In conversation
Interesting,
interested, amazing,
scary surprised,
worried, scared,
excited, exciting and
boring are all in the
top 2,000 words.
B. Pair work: Make the sentences above true for you. Have conversations.
A: Im excited about my vacation. Im going to India.
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2. Word power
Reactions
dumb
fabulous
fantastic
horrible
Awful
marvelous
odd
outstanding
ridiculous
Wonderful
silly
terrible
unusual
weird
Stupid
Strange
B. GROUP WORK. Share your opinions about a movie, an actor, an actress, a TV show, and a
book. Use words from part A.
C. GROUP WORK. Write five sentences like the ones in Exercise 1 using the words from the
list.
1. ____________________________________________________________________________
2. ____________________________________________________________________________
3."____________________________________________________________________________
4. ____________________________________________________________________________
5. ____________________________________________________________________________
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3 LISTENING
A.""""""Listen to people talk about books and movies. Check ( ) the adjective that
best describes what they say about each one.
1. ! fascinating
! silly
! strange
2. ! wonderful
! odd
! boring
3. ! boring
! terrific
! dreadful
4. ! ridiculous
! interesting
! exciting
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LESSON B
Workbook activities
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Scrambled up
1. z a d a e m
2. y a n e o d n
3. n c e i t g x i
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4. r s n a t f r t i g u __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ ! __ __
5. i o r g n b
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6. r u r s i p i s g n
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7. a c s y r
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How might you feel the first time you try something new? a __ __ __ __ __ __
B. Complete the sentences with the other form of the adjectives in part A.
1. Someone who upsets you or makes you slightly angry is ___________.
2. If someone gives you a present for no reason, you might be ______________________.
3. If you have nothing to do, you might feel ___________________.
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4. When youre very afraid of something, you might feel ______________________.
5. Someone who learns to speak 6 or 7 languages is truly _______________________________.
6. When youre going to do something fun, you are ______________ about it.
7. When you cant remember a word in English, you probably feel __________________________.
C. Complete the e-mail messages. Use the correct form of the adjectives.
Good news, bad news.
LESSON"C"
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1. Grammar Focus
Expressions / collocations with keep and hold"
Expressions with keep and hold
hold a party
hold hands hold ones breath keep a secret
Keep an eye on
keep in mind
keep ones promise
We use the verbs hold and keep in many different ways and with many
different meanings. Only when the meaning is to prevent something from
moving can they be used interchangeably:
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Hold / keep the ruler steady so that I can draw a straight line.
Keep / hold still while I put this necklace on you.
Her talk was so boring that she was unable to hold / keep my attention.
This is a firm arrangement which cannot be changed. I'll hold / keep you to this.
A. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb keep and hold.
1. Its amazing that Adam can ________ his breath for two whole minutes.
2. _______ in mind that Mr. Betts has very little time to spare, so make sure, that you are not late.
3. Make sure you _______ my hand so that we dont get lost in the crowd.
4. Our dad ______ his promise and took us to the county fair.
LESSON"C""
Workbook activities
A. Complete the sentences below with the correct form of keep or hold
1. The old married couple ________ hands as they went for a walk along the beach.
2. John, cant you _________ a secret? I told you not to tell anyone.
3. A: Can you speak to Mr. Smith?
B: Yes of course, please ________________.
4. Sarah is a reliable person; she always ______________ her promises.
5. Im going to _____________her in mind for the new position; she gave an excellent
interview and she scored the highest on the test.
6. Im _____________ a party for Jane on Saturday; she is moving to Australia.
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7. Ill stay and ____________ you company if you like; I dont want you to be alone on your
birthday.
8. How long can you ___________ your breath for?
B Look at the phrases below and decide which you keep and which you hold.
Keep
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1. A straight face
Hold
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2. Someone's hand
3. A diary
4. A promise
5. A demonstration
8. Fit
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