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In this lesson you practice:
. sentence stress
. different uses of like (verb and preposition)
. the Past Continuous and linking clauses: which/so/because
11 Shadow read the text. Make sure you stress the blue words. Reduce the unstressed parts.Well, the best three adjectives I can think of are hectic and tiring - but also very rewarding. I get extremely tired because I have to work the whole day. A teacher's life isn't easy in Brazil. We usually have two or three jobs. One salary isn't enough, so I work in three different places. Two of them are state schools, the other a private language school. I have to rush from one school to another so I don't get any time to relax. It's better now I can drive and have a small car, but it was really difficult when I had to go everywhere by bus. I was travelling for up to four hours a day, sitting on buses, preparing my lessons and marking homework. I'm lucky because Thiago has a good job, so we don't have to work at weekends.
At Nossa Senhora school I teach four or five classes a day and each class is about 50 minutes long. There are more than 30 students in a class so it's hard, but I love it. Then four evenings a week I teach adults which is very different but fun too. What I love about teaching is the interaction. I learn with my students.
12 Match the questions and answers about Fernanda. Listen and check.
Like: verb or preposition
What part of speech is 'like' in questions 1 to 4?
| 1. What's she like? 2. What does she like? 3. What's her job like? 4. What does she look like? |
a) She's got brown eyes and dark hair. b) It's interesting. c) She's energetic and always happy. d) She likes teaching . and being with Ricardo. |
13 Write like questions for these answers about Rob. Listen and check.
1. Rob's shy but very kind. What's Rob like?
2. He's got dark hair, pale skin and a long, thin face.
3. Listening to music and travelling.
4. He's clever but a bit eccentric.
5. He's very similar to his father.
14 Think about yourself. Complete the interview.
Q: Who in your family do you look like?
A: ______________________________
Q: Thanks, but what exactly do you look like?
A: ______________________________
Q: OK, I get the picture. And what kind of things do you like?
A: ______________________________
Q: Me too. Finally, what are your weekends like?
A: ______________________________
Q: Thanks very much. Your English is getting better!
15 Do the interview from #14. Listen and give your answers.
16 Complete the rules and examples with prepositions. Listen and check.
Past Continuous
We use the Past Continuous:
1 To talk ____ an activity ____ progress ____ a time ____ the past.
Fernanda was travelling ____ ____ ____ four hours a day ____ bus.
2 ____ describe a scene. It's used ____ stories.
She was driving ____ the road and talking ____ a friend ____ her cellular.
Pronunciation
Was/and were are usually unstressed except ____ negatives, short answers and ____ emphasis.
We use the Past Continuous:
1 To talk ____ an activity ____ progress ____ a time ____ the past.
Fernanda was travelling ____ ____ ____ four hours a day ____ bus.
2 ____ describe a scene. It's used ____ stories.
She was driving ____ the road and talking ____ a friend ____ her cellular.
Pronunciation
Was/and were are usually unstressed except ____ negatives, short answers and ____ emphasis.
17 Answer the questions. What were you doing .?
Example: What were you doing at 6 o´clock this morning?
I was having breakfast.
1. at 10.00 yesterday morning.
2. at 2.30 yesterday afternoon.
3. at 11.30 last night.
4. last Sunday evening.
5. Where were you living ten years ago?
6. What were you wearing yesterday?
7. Were you watching TV last night?
8. Were you listening to music this morning?
18 Complete with because, so or which. Listen and check.1. One salary isn't enough, ________ I work in three different places.
2. Teaching kids is hard ________ the classes are very large.
3. We're lucky _______ Thiago gets a good salary.
4. I teach adults ________ is very different but fun too.
5. I have to rush from one school to another, ________ is OK now I've got a car.
6. I have to work the whole day _______ I get very tired.
7. My job is _______ tiring.
19 Prepare your Portfolio. What's your job like? Include these things.
Where do you work?
Have you got more than one job?
Do you like your current job/school/colleagues? Why (not)?
How do you get to and from work?
How many hours a day do you work?
Have you got more than one job?
How many students are there in your classes?
How long are your lessons?
How much preparation do you do each day?
What were you teaching in your last lesson?
Why were you teaching that topic or language point?
20 Update your Portfolio. Record your answers to #18 onto your Portfolio cassette.
Time for a break!
à go to Unit 6 C
