DIDA

CTIC
UNIT
11

DEAR
CABBY

DIDACTIC UNIT 11

LISTENING AND
SPEAKING

SESSION
1

CANT SMILE WITHOUT YOU

BARRY MANILOW
You know I can't smile without you

You see, I feel sad when you're sad

I can't smile without you

I feel glad when you're glad

I can't laugh and I can't sing

If you only knew what I'm going

I'm finding it hard to do anything

through
I just can't smile without you

You see I feel sad when you're sad

I feel glad when you're glad

Now some people say happiness

If you only knew what I'm going

takes so very long to find

through

Well I'm finding it hard leaving your

I just can't smile without you

love behind me

You came along just like a song

And you see I can't smile without

And brightened my day

you

Who'da believed that you were part

I can't smile without you

of a dream? ("who would have

I can't laugh and I can't sing

believed")

I'm finding it hard to do anything

Now it all seems light years away

You see I feel glad when you're glad
And now you know I can't smile

I feel sad when you're sad

without you

If you only knew what I'm going

I can't smile without you

through

I can't laugh and I can't sing

I just can't smile without you...

I'm finding it hard to do anything

DIDACTIC UNIT 11

1. Listen to the song and fill in the blanks. The first letter is
given.
You know I can't s.. without you
I can't s without you
I can't l and I can't s..
I'm finding it h. to do anything
You see I feel s when you're s
I feel g.. when you're g
If you only k. what I'm going th.
I just can't s without you
You came a just like a s..
And brightened my d
Who'da believed that you were part of a d("who would have
believed")
Now it all s light years away
And now you know I can't s. without you
I can't s without you
I can't l and I can't s
I'm finding it h. to do anything
You see, I feel s.. when you're s.
I feel g.. when you're g
If you only k.. what I'm going th..
I just can't s. without you
Now some people s. happiness takes so very long to find
Well I'm finding it h. leaving your love behind me
And you see I can't s.. without you
I can't s without you

I can't l. and I can't sing

I'm finding it h to do anything
You see I feel g.. when you're g
I feel s.. when you're s.
If you only k what I'm going th
I just can't s. without you.

2. Practise Pronunciation of phoneme /a:/ with the following

words by repeating them over and over again
can't - laugh - hard - part -

3. Practise Pronunciation of phoneme // with the following

words by repeating them over and over again:
sad - glad - happiness

4. Practise Pronunciation of phoneme /i:/ with the following

words by repeating them over and over again:
see - feel - dream - believed - seems - people - me -

5. Listen again to the song and write down the verbs and
adjectives you hear in the song

VERBS

ADJECTIVES

SESSION
2

GRAMMAR AND
SPEAKING

1. Complete the sentences with should and shouldnt.

1. Its late. We ________ levae before dark
2. _______ I be a taxi driver? What do you think?
3. Lori _______ go to work today. She isnt well
4. You _______ be polite to your clients
5. He _______ worry about the driving test. Hes a good driver
6. _______ you buy that necklace? Its very expensive

2. Look at the picture. What is he thinking about? Discuss your ideas

with your partner

3. Complete the sentences with can, cant, could or couldnt

a) We ________find a taxi, so we walked

b) ______ you give me some advice please?
c) I ______ find my pen. Have you seen it?
d) Helen _______ speak two languages when she was five years
old. She spoke English and Italian.

e) ________ you swim five years ago?

4. Suggest what people would say in these situations, using the

modals

1. you want to tell your friend to change her hairstyle

2. You want to go to a party tonight but its a school night

3. Your friend wants advice about what to wear for a

school dance

4. You see a small child running into the road after a ball.

5. Complete the sentences using can, cant, could or couldnt

1. Most dogs _______ swim

2. Emma is ill today, so she _______ come to school
3. I am sorry I _______ come to your party yesterday
4. Justin is a great sportsman! He _______ swim when he
wasthree years old!

5. ________ I have some ice-cream, please?

6. What can or cant they do?

SESSION
3

READING AND
WRITING

How Do You Feel Today?

2. Look at the adjectives above. Which of them are positive, negative

or both? Discuss in pairs
3. Look at the picture below. Which adjectives would you use to
describe thses people?

4. Read the first sentence of each of the e-mails. Then choose a title
for each one.
Aroma Issues

Looking for Love

Dating Decisions

5. Read the e-mails. According to Dear Cabby, who...

1. Isnt a positive person?
2. Shouldnt travel in taxis?
3. Only thinks about himself/herself?

Have you got a problem? Why not share it with a cabby on

a New York Cabby website? The website can help you with
serious situations and with funy ones, too.
A. Dear Cabby,
My problem is smelly taxi drivers. The otjer night I almost got out of
a moving taxi, because I couldnt stand the smell of the driver. When
he finally stopped after I told him to and before my destination he
wanted a tip. I said, Heres my tip`- and its advice, not money. You
should take a shower!

Tired of smelly cab rides

Dear Tired,
You should take the underground next time. I cant guarantee it will
smell better, but you wont have to stand it for long.

MLK NYCabby

B. Dear Cabby,
I asked a girl to go out with me as a joke, and she thought it was
serious. She is cute but in the past she was my best friends
girlfriend. If you go out with her, my friend will never speak to me
again. If I dont go out with her, I wont have a girlfriend. What
should I do?

Dear You!!!
There are five Is , two mys and two mes in your question. Think
about it!

MLK NYCabby

C. Dear Cabby,
Help me, I cant find a boyfriend! The only guys I meet are ugly,
rude, stupid or have got girlfriend. Whats my problem?

Christine
.............. negative thinking maybe????

MLK NYCabby

6. Answer the questions.

1. What did the writer in A give the taxi driver?

2. What did the taxi driver want?
3. Why does the writer in B want to go out wih the girl?
4. Why doesnt he wantto go out with her?
5. What does Christine dislike about a lot of guys?

7. Write a reply e-mail giving advice to one of the problems dealt

with on the New York Cabby website. Use the modals seen so far,
using the other e-mails as a model to help you.

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SESSION
4

LISTENING AND
SPEAKING

1. Listen to a conversation at an art gallery. Who did Victor Vasarely

hope would enjoy Op Art?

2. Listen again. Are the sentences true or false. Explain your reasons.

a) Many people want to see the Op Art exhibition

b) Op artists often paint animals
c) The painting Zebra is a new painting
d) Vasarely painted black and white stripes on the zebra
e) The picture of the ball looks three-dimensional
f) Jennifer thinks Diane is a bad artist

3. Listen and repeat. Choose the correct form.

1. It could not / couldnt be a dog
2. That cannot / cant be correct
3. It should / shouldnt stay there for so long

4. Listen again. Which words are stressed in each sentence?

It could not / couldnt be a dog

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That cannot / cant be correct

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It should / shouldnt stay there for so long

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5. Look at the pictures and discuss in pairs what could they be.

Picture 1 can be
a bird...

Thats one
possibility. I think
it could be...

EXAM
SESSION
5
1

Read the text. Then answer the questions.

Cleaning the River

The River Thames is in London. Many years ago, when London was a small
town, the River Thames was beautiful and clean. There were fish in the river
and birds sang in the trees near it. People could swim in the river too. But, as
London grew, the river became dirtier. People built factories near the river and
pollution from them and from the ships killed the fish. In 1950 people began to
worry. The water was black and it had a bad smell. There werent any fish in the
river and there werent any animals, plants or trees near it.
In 1961, the people of London began to clean up the river. They stopped
throwing their rubbish into the river and they planted trees. When the river was
clean enough, they put fish back into it. Now the River Thames is cleaner than it
was forty years ago and people hope it will stay clean.

1. How do we know the River Thames was clean many years ago?
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2. Why did the fish in the river die?
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3. How did people pollute the river?
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4. What did Londoners do to clean up the river?
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5. Are there fish in the River Thames today?
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2

Tick ( ) the sentences true (T), false (F) or dont know

(DK).

1. The River Thames was never clean in the past.

2. People swim in the river today.
3. In 1950, the river was black.
4. Today, there arent any factories near the river.
5. Today, there are trees near the river.

GRAMMAR
1

(30 points)

Complete the sentences. Use can, cant, could or couldnt.

1. Tom ............................ go to school yesterday. He was ill.

2. The children ............................ do their homework before
dinner. There is enough time.
3. I ............................ run fast. My leg hurts.
4. When I was a little baby, I ............................ talk.

5. My grandmother ............................ dance beautifully when she

was young. She can still dance well.

Circle the correct answers.

1. In England, children shouldnt / cant go to school.

2. Some children shouldnt / can swim very well.
3. You should / couldnt clean your teeth every day.
4. A pilot can / cant fly an aeroplane.

Complete the short answers.

1. Should Tom help his mother?

Yes, ............................................ .
2. Can we help protect the environment?
Yes, ............................................ .
3. Should Mary copy Lisas homework?
No, ............................................. .

VOCABULARY (10 points)

1. Complete the sentences with the adjectives below. There are more
words than you need.
friendly short thin weak creative famous unkind

1. Marla is the most ....................... girl in our class. She paints

beautiful pictures.

2. Steve is unhappy because he is ....................... . He wants to be

tall like his father.
3. Philip always talks to people. He is very ....................... .
4. Jane is ill. She feels very tired and ....................... .
5. Justin Timberlake is a ....................... pop star.

LISTENING (10 points)

Listen and circle the correct answers.
1. Sue gave the monkey some ice cream / fruit.
2. Animals should / shouldnt eat everything people eat.
3. The monkey wanted / didnt want the ice cream.
4. Giraffes only eat from the ground / trees in the wild.
5. The animals get / dont get all the food they need at the zoo.

WRITING (20 points)

Write a reply e-mail giving advice to a problem you choose. Use the
modals seen so far.

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