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In Unit 7A Fernanda talks about her morning routine. You practise:
. adverbs of frequency, words for connecting phrases and question formation
. sentence stress and pronunciation of the letters A and E
1 Listen and number the times in order that you hear them, 1 to 5.5.30 6.45 7.00 7.45 45 minutes
2 Do you remember what each one refers to? Listen again and check.
3 Read and check. Try and remember the words in the gaps.I 1)_________ seem to be in a hurry in the mornings. Classes start at 7 o'clock so I 2)_________ get up at 5.30. I'd love to have time to do some exercise before breakfast but I 3)__________ do. For breakfast I 4)__________ have some fruit - apples are my favourite - a white coffee, a piece of bread and some cheese. After that I quickly have a shower, clean my teeth and get dressed. We don't have to wear a special 'uniform' so I go in jeans and a blouse. I 5)_______ wear a skirt. I don't wear much make-up for school, only a bit of mascara and lipstick.
I go by car and it 6)___________ takes about 45 minutes. But 7)____________ the traffic can be awful. Last week when I was driving to school, there was a bad accident and I was really late. I 8)___________ arrive at about 6.45am, but that day I got there at 7.45 and missed my first class. I needed another coffee! My timetable is quite tough. I have to teach five classes before lunch without a real break. By lunchtime, I'm 9)___________ starving!
4 Listen and check your answers.
5 Put the adverbs on this cline in order of frequency.
never
0%_______________________________________________________________________________100%
always generally hardly ever
Professional Tip
. Clines are very useful for generating extra practice. Students can classify words on a cline, e.g. animals by size from the smallest to the largest, vehicles from the fastest to the slowest or activities from my favourite to my least favourite. While they're doing this, they're repeating the words. It's like a drill only more natural and personal. They can then compare with a partner to get even more practice.
6 What rules do you give your students about adverbs?
1. When does the adverb go
a) after the verb
b) before it
2. Where does 'always' go in this sentence:
I've gone to work by bus.
7 Listen and mark the sentence stress with a blob. o
1. I always seem to be in a hurry in the mornings.
2. I usually get up at 5.30.
3. I normally arrive at 6.45.
Professional Tip
. We usually stress 'information' words
e.g. Can you tell me the way to the school? 'tell', 'way' and 'school' are the information words. If
you understand those three words, you can understand the question.
. We also stress any words that we think are important to help the listener understand us, e.g.
I'm always in a hurry. (I'm not sometimes nor often but always in a hurry.)
By lunchtime (not At lunchtime) to emphasise the length of time since breakfast.
. We also stress any words that we think are important to help the listener understand us, e.g.
I'm always in a hurry. (I'm not sometimes nor often but always in a hurry.)
By lunchtime (not At lunchtime) to emphasise the length of time since breakfast.
1. a man b men
2. a Brad b bread
3. a pans b pens
9 Listen and repeat the sounds and words. How do you normally spell the two sounds?
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| have | get |
| apples | exercise |
| traffic | breakfast |
| bank | never |
| bad | bread |
| land | when |
10 Tongue twisters. Listen and repeat as fast as you can.
| 1. Anne's friend Max never ate apples, eggs or ham. 2. A swan swam over the sea Swim, swan, swim! The swan swam back again, Well swum, swan! |
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11 Revision. Complete with but, so or and
1. They always have to get up early ______ they don't go to bed very late.
2. I like relaxing at the weekend _____ I sometimes have to mark homework.
3. He often walks to work ____ buys a coffee on the way.
12 Question formation. Write questions. Listen and check. Notice that none of the missing words are stressed.
| Each slash (/) = missing word or words |
1. What time / get up? (generally)
2. How many times / day / have / shower? (normally)
3. When / get dressed?
4. What / wear / work? (usually)
5. / wear a skirt / work? (ever)
6. What / have / breakfast (usually)?
7. / any exercise before work? (ever)
8. How / travel / school?
9. What time / arrive / school? (normally)
10. How many classes / teach / morning? (usually)
13 Update your Portfolio. Describe your typical morning in detail. Record your answers to the questions from #14 onto your Portfolio cassette. Try to use and, so and but.
Study Tip
. Don't forget to begin each recording by saying the unit and exercise number, e.g. Unit 7A, exercise 13.
. Listen to your recording. If you're pleased with it, keep it. If not, re-record it.
. Listen to your recording. If you're pleased with it, keep it. If not, re-record it.
Time for a break!
à go to Unit 7 B