Teacher's notes and Answer
1 A Zodiac personalities!
Aims: To practise adjectives of personality
Instructions: Ex 1 • Give each S a photocopy of
the worksheet. • Draw Ss' attention to the first
zodiac profile (Aries) and the first example answer
(sociable) . • Then Ss rearrange the letters to find
the rest of the personality adjectives and complete
the profiles.
Ex 2 • Draw Ss' attention to Sara's date of birth
(7th April) and refer back to the profiles to find the
zodiac sign (Aries). • Ss write the answer on their
worksheets, then do the same for the remaining
three people.
Ex 3 • Ss read the completed profiles from Ex 1,
then use the information to decide which person
is most compatible with Sara. • The Ss use
appropriate adjectives to justify their choice.
Answer key: Ex 1 1 sociable 2 friendly 3 easy-
going 4 bad-tempered 5 relaxed 6 generous
7 good fun 8 moody 9 intelligent 10 self-confident
11 shy 12 impatient 13 sensible 14 bossy
Ex 2 1 Aries 2 Sagittarius 3 Gemini 4 Virgo
Ex 3 Sara's ideal friend is Alex because he is good
fun and relaxed . (Other answers are also possible.)
1 B Greetings from Britain
Aims: To practise British English and American
English words
Instructions: Ex 1 • Give each S a photocopy
of the worksheet. • Draw Ss' attention to the
words in bold on the letter, and ask Ss if they are
American or British English (American). • Focus
on the first word (vacation) and ask Ss for the
British English equivalent (holiday). • Show Ss
the example answer. • The Ss read the rest of the
card and write the British English alternative to the
words in bold.
Ex 2 • Ss write the highlighted letters from each
word from Ex 1, then rearrange the letters to find
the name of the English city.
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1C What's my job ?
Aims: To practise ! C:~ ...': ,:8::....-...=.
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the worksheet. • Look 2.: :-~ = : :::::...::= ~~-'--
1 Down. • Show th e Ss . =:: ..- - '"
and point out the nu mber 0; =::=-~ '-l~
Elicit the answer from the Ss ",=--,="
write the answer into the cross, :: -:: =..:-,: ~-~
complete the rest of the crossVJc-:
Ex 2 • Draw the Ss' attention to the - :-
squares in the crossword. • The Ss rec.""=--;= -- =
letters in the boxes to find the hidden Je ::
Answer key: Ex 1 Across: 4 receptionist 5 b~ , cs-
7 waitress 9 plumber 11 secretary 12 beauticla-
Down: 1 farmer 2 actor 3 firefighter 6 electriciar
8 nurse 10 dentist
Ex 2 housewife
1 D Roundup 1 An evening at the
cinema
Aims: To revise question words and question
forms
Instructions: Ex 1 • Give each S a photocopy of
the worksheet. • Draw Ss' attention to the question
words and phrases in the first box. • Indicate the
completed example a) What time .. . ? in the second
box. • The Ss complete the remaining questions
with the words from the first box. • Look at the
cartoon pictures and establish that the situation is
of two friends talking at the bus stop. • Read the
speech bubble in Frame 1 and elicit from the Ss
which question in the box will produce answer
d) Where are you going, Matt? • The Ss complete
the cartoon dialogue with the questions.
Ex 2 • Ss invent a possible answer to the final
question h) Why don 't you come? • Ask Ss to
compare answers in pairs or select Ss to share
their answers with the rest of the class.
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 Answer key: Ex 1 1 d) Where are you going, Matt?
2 g) What film is on? 3 e) What type of film is it?
4 c) Who's in it? 5 a) What time does the film start?
6 f) How long is it? 7 b) How much does it cost?
8 h) Why don't you come?
Ex 2 (possible answer) 'I'd love to, but I can't because
I'm going to my brother's birthday party.'
1 D Roundup 2 Murder at Hogbury
Hall
Aims: To revise past simple and past continuous
2A 'Battle of the Bands'
Aims: To practise vocabulary for types of music
and musical instruments
Instructions: Ex 1 • Give each S a photocopy of
the worksheet. • Draw Ss' attention to the circled
example (band), and ask Ss what the other three
words have in common (they are all ways of
listening to music). • Ss work in pairs to identify
and circle the odd ones out. • Check answers with
the whole class, and encourage Ss to justify their
answers.

Instructions: Ex 1 • Give each S a photocopy of

Ex 2 • Ss write the circled words from Ex 1 in
the worksheet. • Establish the situation for the Ss
the box. • Ss then use the words in the box to
and explain any necessary vocabulary: murder,
complete the interview.
witness, statement. • Read PC Plod's notes and
ask Ss questions to check comprehension: 'What
Answer key: Ex 1 1 band 2 gig 3 radio 4 playlist
time did PC Plod arrive?', 'Where was the victim?',
5 down load 6 cello 7 trumpet 8 instrument 9 drums
'What object did he find near the body?' • Look at 10 piano
the first witness statement (Doctor Paul). Read the Ex 2 1 band 2 piano 3 instrument 4 drums 5 gig
first sentence, pointing out the example answer 6 radio 7 down load 8 trumpet 9 cello 10 playlist
for 1. • Ask a S to complete the sentence with
the correct form of the verb for 2. • The Ss then
complete all the witness statements. Check their 2B What are you doing on Saturday?
answers.
Aims: To practise making arrangements, and
present continuous for future arrangements
Ex 2 • Draw Ss' attention to the possible methods
used to murder the victim, and re-read PC Plod's
Instructions: • Make a photocopy of the worksheet
notes. • Draw Ss' attention to the knife and that
for each pair of Ss. • Cut the worksheets in half
there was no blood. Encourage Ss to draw logical
along the dotted line. • Arrange the Ss in pairs:
conclusions from this information. (That the knife
Student A, and Student B. • Give each S the
was not used to murder the victim.) • Put the Ss in
Student A or Student B section of the worksheet.
pairs. Point out that one of the witnesses is lying
• Show the Ss that they have a diary and a poster
and that person is the murderer. • The Ss read the
on their worksheets, and that each are different.
completed statements and work out the name of
• Explain that they need to arrange to go to each
the victim, the murderer and the method, which
event on the posters at suitable times. • Allow Ss
they write on the worksheet. • Each pair of Ss joins
to work individually to identify suitable times for
with another pair to compare answers. • Ask Ss to
themselves before they invite their partner to the
give reasons for their answers.
event on their poster. • Then draw Ss' attention
to the sample dialogue. Read the first line of
Answer key: Ex 1 1 was walking 2 saw 3 had
the dialogue (A: Would you like to go to see The
4 was making 5 was cleaning 6 heard 7 ran 8 was
standing 9 was cleaning 10 was looking for 11 left
Simpsons film on Friday evening?) and elicit the
12 was washing 13 heard 14 went 15 was running answer from a Student B (I'm afraid I can 't, I'm
16 noticed having a pizza with Oave.). • Repeat this procedure
Ex 2 Victim: Mr Rogers (his name suggests he is with the second sample dialogue. • The Ss take it
master of the house, he went to the house at 7.20 p.m., in turns to invite until they find an appro priate time
there is no witness statement for Mr Rogers); Murderer:
for each event, which they write in their diaries.
Susie Blue (Or Paul saw her at 7.25 p.m., but she says
she was washing her hair); Method: poison (Susie Blue
was carrying a bottle, there was no blood on the victim) Answer key: The Simpsons film : 11 a.m. Sunday
Bowling one-hour game any time on Saturday afternoon

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