9 In my life - Macmillan

3 Grammar practice
a) Students match the words in column A with words in
column B. Check the answers. Then students make
sentences about Phoebe’s news, using the joint phrases
and the present perfect. They should pay special attention
to the position of just in the sentence and whether the
subject is singular or plural as they require different forms
of have. Students compare their answers in pairs and
then check with the email in Activity 2.
Mixed-ability classes
Fast fi nishers imagine that Julie has made some preparations
for the sleepover at her house. They write three sentences about
what she has done, using the present perfect, e.g. Julie’s just
made pancakes for the evening.
b) [1.41] Play the CD for students to check their answers.
Tapescript and Answer key
1 (i) I’ve just started my new school.
2 (d) I’ve changed my hairstyle.
3 (e) Bonny’s just had kittens.
4 (a) Oscar’s just bought an MP3 player.
5 (c) Mum and Dad have been really busy.
6 (h) They’ve just painted the kitchen.
7 (b) My dad’s hurt his back.
8 (f) Mum’s found a new job at a vet’s.
9 (g) Julie’s just invited me to a sleepover.
Homework suggestions
1 Activity Book pages 24–25, Activities 1–3
2 Students write four sentences in the present perfect with the
news from their town or country.
LESSON 11b
Introduction
Write the following words on the board: busy, kitchen, back,
job at a vet’s, kittens, hairstyle, sleepover, school, MP3 player.
Divide students into four groups and ask them to recall from
memory Phoebe’s news in Activity 2 on the basis of these
words. Set a time limit of five minutes. Then groups take it
in turns to choose a word and make a sentence with it in ten
seconds. If it is grammatically and factually correct, give them
one point and erase the word. If it is not, leave the word on
the board for other groups to choose.
4 Listening
a) [1.42] Elicit that the photo shows Oscar talking on the
phone. Ask students to guess what news he is telling his
friend. Play the CD for students to check their guesses.
Elicit that Oscar is telling his friend about the MP3 player
he has just bought.
b) [1.42] Play the CD again and ask students to answer the
questions about the conversation. Students compare their
answers in pairs before you check them with the whole
class. Refer students to the Grammar spot to point out
we tell the news using the present perfect, but then we
give details about it in the past simple.
Extra activity
Ask students if they or their family members do some of their
shopping on-line. Find out what they usually buy and which
websites are the most popular for shopping on-line.
Tapescript
Oscar: Guess what! I’ve just spent my birthday money.
Harry: What did you buy
Oscar: I bought an MP3 player!
Harry: Fantastic. Was it expensive
Oscar: No, it wasn’t. I bought it on-line.
Harry: Cool. How many songs can it hold
Oscar: 2000.
Harry: Wow. How many songs have you put on it
Oscar: Er …16.
Harry: Only 16!
Oscar: Well, I’ve just bought it!
Answer key
1 His birthday money 4 On-line
2 An MP3 player 5 2000
3 No, it wasn’t 6 16
5 Speaking
In pairs, students make short dialogues with the words in
the boxes. They should use the first phrase in a present
perfect sentence to introduce a piece of news, and then
ask and answer about details, using the verbs in the
second and third box in the past simple. They should
complete the answers using their own ideas. The phrases
and the verbs are in the same order. Read out the example
with a confident student before students begin the task.
Explain that the dialogues do not have to be true.
Set a time limit of five minutes. Ask different pairs to
repeat their dialogues to the whole class.
Mixed-ability classes
For less confi dent students write ideas for the answers on the
board in mixed order, e.g. a milkshake, a comedy, an English
dictionary, basketball, a present for my brother, £20.
My English file
Students’ task is to write a short email to a friend about their
own news. They should start by thanking their friend as in the
example or they can choose one of the expressions from the
Real English box. Then they should use the present perfect
to introduce their news (real or imaginary) and the past simple
to talk about details. Go through the example before they
begin the task.
In pairs, students exchange their notebooks and point out any
mistakes they see in each other’s emails.
Photocopiable activity
What’s just happened p174; instructions p157
6 Check your English
a) Students complete the sentences with the present perfect
form of the verbs in brackets. In pairs, students compare
their answers. Check the answers with the whole class.
Answer key
1 have… bought
2 has … had
3 has … started
4 have painted
5 has found
b) Students write their own past simple questions to find
out more about the news in Activity 6a.
Homework suggestions
1 Activity Book page 25, Activities 4–5
2 Students write an email to a friend with their own true news,
using Activity 2 as a model.
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