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The functional language in this lesson is:
. making comparisons
. ordinal numbers
. asking for directions
You also learn some more 'Teacher Speak'.
1 Can you remember the story so far? Complete the text. Listen and check.
Fernanda met Rob at a c______in B______. After one w______, they started talking about different classroom a______. Fernanda thought some a_____ wouldn't work with her s_____ school kids. But Rob didn't a______ and said he'd like to visit Fernanda's s____ and t____ a class. Fernanda a________ his offer.
Now Rob's just a______ in Rio. He hasn't been there b______ and is feeling a little n_______ about teaching her class. He's feeling even more n_____ about seeing Fernanda again.
2 Listen to Rob and Fernanda. Tick (ü) the correct sentences. Correct the wrong ones. Listen and check.
1. Her journey was faster than his.
2. He's staying at the Sheraton.
3. He preferred the weather in Brasilia.
4. She tells him to get the bus to her school.
5. His pronunciation gets better when she drills him.
6. The journey should take him about 30 minutes.
3 Match the questions and answers. Listen again and check. Put the questions and answers in the right order, 1st to 7th.
a) How far is it?
b) Can you say that?
c) How was your trip?
d) Where are you staying?
e) How do I get to your school?
f) Is Rio as beautiful as you thought?
g) Is that right?
1. At the Hotel Gloria.
2. Very quick.
3. It's probably easier to get a taxi.
4. Nossa Cenoura
5. Nearly!
6. About twenty minutes.
7. Yes, wonderful.
4 Pronunciation. Listen and say the next number before you hear it.
Example: you hear second, you say third
5 Listen and underline the word you hear. Mark the stress on the number. Listen again and repeat.
1. She was seventeenth/seventieth in the marathon.
2. We're leaving on the thirteenth/thirtieth of April.
3. It's their fourteenth/fortieth wedding anniversary.
4. It's his sixteenth/sixtieth birthday.
6 What's the date of .?
1. your birth
2. your best friend's birthday
3. your next holiday
4. the next school exams
5. a special occasion in the future
Example:
1. My date of birth is the fifth of June nineteen seventy- five. (written: 5 June 1975)
Or My date of birth is June the fifth, nineteen seventy- five.
7 Teacher Speak.
Listen to Fernanda giving someone directions in her school. Where do they want to go?
8 Give directions from your school entrance to these places:
- the staffroom
- the head teacher's office
- the canteen
- the library
- your classroom
9 Update your Portfolio. Record your directions from Exercise #8 onto your Portfolio cassette.
ŕ go to Unit 13 E