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2.1 A WRITER’S ROOM

1. VOCABULARY PRACTICE. Look at the photo of Roald Dahl, the author of many famous
children’s book and stories for adults. Do you know any of his books?

Answers from students.

2. Look at the photo of his room. Tick (✓) or cross (X) the things you can see in the picture. Do you
think the room is tidy?

3. Match the words and pictures.

4. Learn the words.

Learning the words.

5. GRAMMAR PRACTICE. Complete the chart.

6. GRAMMAR PRACTICE: A/AN, plurals. Study the table.

Studying the table.

7. Complete with a or an. Write the plural.

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8. Write sentences with It’s or They’re (and a or an if necessary).

9. Look at the picture for 1 minute. Try to remember the things on the table. Close your file and tell
your teacher what things you remember.

10. LISTENING PRACTICE. (Recording 2.1) Listen to three people who say what things they have on
the table or desk where they work. Are their tables tidy? Then tick (✓) the things they have.

11. Think about the table where you study or work. Say what things you have there. Say if the table is
tidy or not.

Answers from students.

12. Complete the phrases with a, an, or – .

1– 2 – 3 a 4 an 5 an 6 an 7a 8 –

13. GRAMMAR PRACTICE. (Recording 2.2) Look at the pictures 1–4 and complete the dialogues.
Listen and check. Practice the dialogues.

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14. GRAMMAR PRACTICE: This/that/these/those. Study the table.

Studying the table.

15. Complete the dialogues with this, these, that, those.

16. Look at the pictures. Write the questions with this, that. these, those and the answers.

1. What’s that? That is a TV.

2. What’s this? This is an identity card.
3. What’s that? That is an umbrella
4. What are these? These are coins.
5. What are these? These are dictionaries.
6. What is this? This is a mobile phone.
7. What’s that? That is a lighter.