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Group members

You are members of a new British pop group called The Strawberries. You are going to be interviewed by a group of journalists at a press conference in New York on j70ur first American tour. Before you start, work out some sort of background for yourself. Here are some things to think about: You should also make up your own imaginary life histor!-. for example:

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You are in a train compartment with three other people. You have just been on holiday and are on your way home. You get into conversation with your fellowpassengers and find out that they, too, have just been o n holiday. Before you start, think about the following: where you went a n d for how long where you stayed what you did i n the day/evenings a n y interesting people you met a n y interesting excursions you went on what the weather/food was like the best thing about the holiday one bad thing that happened anything else you can think of

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Work alone. See how m u c h you know (or can guess) about t h e others in your group. Look at t h e ten sentences below. Complete each o n e by filling in the name of someone in \-our group. Try to use t h e names of each person at least twice.

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W h e n you have all finished, see w h o got the most correct guesses.

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If you guess correctly, put a tick ( d ) the box marked Correct? in

W h e n you have all finished, see who got the most correct guesses.

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........................................washed his/her hair last night. ........................................often loses his/her temper. ........................................ is the youngest person i n
his/her family.

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every day.

When you have finished, take it in turns to see how 'right' you w7ereby asking the various people questions. For example: .-\re you interested in politics (Klrrt)? a D o you prefer classical music to pop music (ib'orio)? Are you the youngest person in your family ( E v L I ) ? etc.
If you guess correctly, put a tick ( / ) in the box marked Correct?

When you have all finished, see w h o got the most correct guesses.

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2 Get to know your group

Describe a good TV programme you have seen recently. Describe a happy event from your childhood. Describe a teacher a t school you really liked. Describe a teacher at school you really disliked. Describe a time w h e n you felt really embarrassed. Describe o n e of your brothers, sisters or friends. Describe someone w h o has m a d e a big impression o n you. Describe your house or flat. Describe your bedroom. Describe your best friend w h e n you were a child. Describe your favourite dish a n d how t o cook it. Describe your favourite relative. Describe how you think you will be in 10 years' time. (your job, marriedlsingle, etc.) Give three reasons mrhy you like or dislike t h e town you live in. Give three reasons w h y your country would be a good place to visit as a tourist? Give two adjectives t o describe a good friend. Give two adjectives t o describe a good teacher.

Questions: Set 1

How d o you usually spend your free time? Is it better t o be single or married? Give reasons for your choice. Name a book you would recommend to others. Explain why. Name a job you would not like to have. Explain why. Name o n e or two things you are quite good at. Name three countries you'd be h a p p y working a n d living i n for a few years. Name three qualities you would look for i n a partner. Name three things t h a t make you happy. K a m e three things you would like t o buy or own o n e day. Name three ways in which m e n a n d women are different. Name two good points a n d two bad points about yourself. Name two habits other people har.e that you find annoying. Name two things you are n o t very good at. Name two thing? that you are afraid of. Name your favourite pop singer or band a n d say what makes them so special?

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2 Get to know your group

1 Say o n e or two ways in which you are like your mother or father.

~ " e s t i o n s :Set 2

1 7 What sort of things d o you find difficult t o learn in English?

Say something about t h e town or village where you were born. Say what you are planning to d o tonight. Say where you spent your last holiday and what you enjoyed most about it. Su~nmarise plot of a film you the have seen recently. Walking under a ladder is considered bad luck in some countries. Name two things that are considered bad luck i n your country. W h a t are the most popular tourist attractions in your country? What are you going t o d o at t h e weekend? What did you d o last weekend? What d o you remember about your first day at school? What d o you think is t h e greatest invention ever, and why? What d o you usually d o in t h e evenings? What is the ideal age t o get married (a) for a m a n (b) for a woman? What is the nicest present you have ever received? W h a t is your idea of t h e perfect husband or wife? What sort of clothes d o you like wearing?

What sort of things make you angry or annoyed? What sort of things make you happy? What things from your country would you miss if you ever emigrated? What three adjectives d o you think others would use to describe you as a person? What three adjectives would you use t o describe yourself as a person? What sort of job would you like t o have? What type of m e n or women are you most attracted to? What sort of films d o you like watching? What's t h e most exciting thing that has ever happened t o you? What's your favourite country for a holiday? Explain why. Which country would you n o t like to visit? Explain why? Which person (still alive!) would you most like to meet a n d why? Which person from history d o you hate most and why? Which person from history would you most like t o have met and why? Would you like t o be famous? Explain w h y or w h y not.

From Group Work (Intermediate) by Peter Watcyn-Jones

Penguin Books 2000

In my opinion

...

Opinion cards

Men and women can never really be equal.

The future is frightening rather than exciting.

The Internet will completely change the way people work, learn, shop and d o business.

Politicians are mainly interested in advancing their own careers.

It is better to take any job t h a n t o be unemployed.

English is a fairly easy language to learn.

Today's pop music is not as good as it used to be.

Smoking should be banned in all public places.

Living in a city is better t h a n living in the country.

There are n o such things as ghosts, flying saucers, etc.

There is too much money in sport nowadays.

It is better t o stay single t h a n t o get married. When you speak a foreign language, it doesn't matter if you make mistakes, as long as people understand you. You can tell a lot about a person from the clothes helshe wears.

There are certain jobs that are not really suitable for women.

M). countr)- is not as nice as it \vas

ten years ago.

Murderers should always be executed rather than be given life imprisonment. People who follow fashion are fools and probably have more money than sense.

Marriages work best when couples are from the same background, race and religion.

The most important thing about a job is the money.

From Group Work (Intermediate) by Peter Watcyn-Jones

Penguin Books 2000

13 What if

...

Cards 1

If you could change one

thing about yourself, what would it be?

If you could travel around the world, which five countries would you definitely visit?

If you could be someone famous for a day, who would you be, and why?

If you could interview a famous person from ; history, who would you ; choose and why?

If you were a n animal, which animal would you be and why?

If you were the head of your government, what would be the biggest problem facing you at the moment?

If you had to emigrate to another country, which would you choose and why?

If you could have one special talent, what would that be?

If money was n o object, what three things would you like to own or buy?

If you were given three wishes, all of which would come true, what would you wish for?

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What if

...

Cards

If you could change one thing about your life at present, what would that be?

If you could choose the plot of your dream tonight, what wpuld that be?

If you could travel back in time and change one thing that happened in your life, what would that be?

If you had the chance to be either rich, famous, happy or very intelligent, which would you choose and why?

If you could read the private diaries of anyone the world, whose would they be and why?

If you could change one thing about your parents or someone else in your family, what would that be?

If you could have any job in the world, which would you choose and why?

If you could change one event in history, what would that be and why?

If you could uninvent something that has already been invented, what would you choose and why?

If you had t o eat the same food for a whole m o n t h (and nothing else), what would you choose?

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Penguin Books 2000

What if

...

Cards 3

If there was the equivalent of a n Oscar for the performance (live speeches, etc.) of politicians, who would win the award in your country? If you could be a famous film star, pop star, painter, writer, sports star or political leader, which would you choose to be and why?

If you knew the world was going to end tomorrow morning, how would you spend today?

If you could change one part of your body, what would that be?

1f you could change one aspect of your personality, what would that be?

If it were possible to live until you were 150, when would you choose to (a) stop studying (b) get married (c) have children?

If you could wish for o n e of the following, which would you choose: (a) a n end to war (b) a n end t o poverty (c) a n end t o natural disasters (etlrthqzrakes, floods, etc.)? Give reasons for your choice.

If YOU could choose your own first name or names, what would YOU choose instead of your present one(s)?
\

If, through plastic surgery, YOU could be made to look like someone else, who would you choose to look like and why?

If you could predict one event in the future, which would you choose: (a) the winning number in the next National Lottery draw (b) the date of your own death (c) the name of your future (or next) wife (d) the date and place of the next major earthquake?

From Group Work (Intermediate) by Peter Watcyn-Jones

Penguin Books 2000

1 4 What to look for in a job

\\'ark in groups of three. Here are fifteen things to think about when choosing a job. Choose ten that you think are important, then rank them in order 1-10 with

the most important one first. (If you cannot agree entirely, you will have to compromise.)

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the salary t h e interest of t h e work

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t h e chances for promotion the work environment (clean, well-lit, etc.) the opportunity t o travel . . t h e opportunity t o make decisions

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Learning new skills being close t o where you live feeling you are helping other people facing new challenges i t s social status security t h e perks (company car, cheap meals, etc.)

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'\'hen you have finished, compare your choices with another group. Were they .'.cry different?

is there anything else (not mentioned above) that you think is very important
i~,hen choosing a job?

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Penguin Books 2000

27 An alternative quiz

Teacher's sheet: easier

f:c.-!dout the following, allowing time for the groups to write down their answers. DO not read out the answers yet!

1 Name a game played either o n the beach or at a picnic. (volleyball)

11 Name something white. (snow)

2 Name a job that involves climbing ladders. (window cleaner)

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12 Name something people can have improved by plastic surgery. (nose)

13 Name a food associated with Italy. (spaghetti)
1 4 Name something which comes in pairs. (shoes)

Name a topic of conversation o n a first date. (jobs)

4 Name something you eat at the

cinema. (popcorn)
5 Name something you have more than one of in the bathroom. (toothbrush)

15 Name a type of musical instrument which you blow. (trumpet)

16 Name something a stranger o n the street might ask you for. (the time)

6 Name something you associate with Spain. (bull fighting)

7 Name any subject which families

17 Name something that works with a battery. (torch) 18 Name a n item you would take o n holiday with you. (swimsuit)
19 Name something that people are frightened of. (the dark) 20 Name something you would do if you won the Lottery. (travel/go on holiday)

argue over? (money)

8 Name something which has a

handle o n it. (door)

9 Name a glamorous job. (model)
10 Name something which requires a

signature. (cheque)

.l'ell the students to change papers with another group. Now read out the 'correct' answers. They get 1 point for each correct answer.
Follow up questions

Who scored the most? Were there any answers that surprised you? The 100 people questioned were British. Would the answers have been different, do you think, if the people who answered were from your country?

From Group Work (Intermediate) by Peter Watcyn-Jones

Penguin Books 2000

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27 An alternative quiz

Teacher's sheet: more difficult

Read o u t t h e following, allowing time for t h e groups t o write d o w n their answers. Do n o t read o u t t h e answers yet!
1 Name a household chore d o n e at least once a week. (washing

11 Name a famous painterlartist living or dead. (Van Gogh)

clothes)
2 Apart from a waltz, name a n y other type of dance. (Tango) 1 2 Name something you like doing which is n o t good for you. (eating sweets/chocolates)
13 Name your favourite day of t h e week. (Saturday)
14 Name a job you'd hate t o have. (undertaker)

3 Name a dangerous instrument for a naked musician. (cymbals)

4 Name a n irritating or annoying habit. (nail biting/biting nails)

5 Name a n excuse for leaving a party w h e n you're n o t enjoying it. (feeling unwell/feeling ill) 6 Name somewhere where you would you see a 'No Smoking' sign. (on a train)
7 Name t h e most attractive feature in a m a n . (his eyes)

15 Name t h e first thing you d o when you wake u p i n t h e morning. (stretch) 16 Name something that is considered bad luck. (walking under a ladder)
1 7 Name a state in America. (Texas) 18 Name something that would embarrass you. (falling over)

8 Name o n e of t h e colours of t h e rainbow. (red) 9 Name something often smuggled through Customs. (drugs)
10 Name something a m a n likes t o

19 Name a play by Shakespeare. (Hamlet) 20 Name a musical instrument you could easily play in t h e bath. (mouth organ/harmonica)

show off. (his car)

'li.11 t h e students t o change papers with another group. Now read o u t t h e 'correct' answers. They get 1 point for each correct answer.
Follow up questions

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W h o scored t h e most? Were there a n y answers that surprised you? The 100 people questioned were British. Would t h e answers have been different, d o you think, if the people w h o answered were from your country?

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31 Ask the right question

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Cards

football

by car

lonely

this morning

Hong Kong

Portugal

pink

last night

Bill Clinton

a spider

bananas

Mozart

a mouse

carrots

John Lennon

in December

I hate you!

Sorry!

hungry

What's the time?

beer

next year

my mother

No, thanks.

No, I can't.

Y s always. e,

a computer

three days ago

Happy New Year!

Good luck!

the station

Hamlet

worried

in love

Jupiter

go skiing

Keep the change!

chimney

in hospital

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32 Carry on the story

Cards

mouse

birthday

film

umbrella

cake

sports car

hide

theatre

jeans

doctor

brother

fat

hungry

wedding

village

football

apples

garden

kiss

happy

seaside

hospital

flat

jealous

ill

motorway

thief

keep fit

museum

cash a cheque

river

mosquito

cigarette

nervous

young

Amsterdam

Party

smile

police officer

quarrel

supermarket

earthquake

scared

Chinese take-away

chase

university

snake

hit

Help!

pilot

refuse

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Pengu~n Books 2000

Interchange Activities

CLASS SURVEY
A Class activity Go around the class a n d find this information. If possible, write a classmate's name only once.
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Do you get u p a t 5:00 A.M.? No, I get up a t 7:00 A.M. Do you get u p a t 5:00 A.M.? Yes, 1get u p a t 5:00 A.M. every day.

B Group work Compare your information.

A: Keiko gets u p a t 5:00 A.M. B: Akira gets u p a t 5:00 A.M., too.

37 The trivia game

'1.r~-to guess which words are missing from the sentences below.
1 ?'he vocabulary of the average person consists of between and words. 2 \ study at the University of Iowa has discovered that looking at naked people i can stop you from
3 About

per cent of the world's population is left-handed.

4 Offered a new pen to write with, 97 per cent of people will write

5 7'he average person falls asleep in

6 The most common first name in the world is
7 7'he world's oldest flag is the flag of unchanged since about the year 121 9.

minutes.
, which has remained

8 Saudi Arabia covers an area of 830,000 square miles, yet there is not a single in the whole country.

9 Throughout the civilized world there has only been of peace since 1496 B.C.
10 Unlike many other animals, elephants cannot

years

11 A polar bear can smell you 12 The Emperor Napoleon was terrified of

miles away.

13 George Washington was the first person to wear false teeth. He used to soak them in at night to improve their flavour. 14 King Louis XIV of France was the first person, male or female, to wear 15 In Turkey in the 16th and 17th centuries, anyone caught drinking was put t o death. 16 The most frequently used word in the English language is 'I'he word most often used in English conversation, however, is
17 In Tibet, the traditional greeting is a low bow followed by

three times. 18 More books are sold per head of the population in anywhere else in the world. than

19 A poll of 3,000 Americans found that for 41 per cent, the thing they're most . While 32 per cent stated they were afraid of afraid of is heights.
20 The artist Vincent van Gogh didn't start drawing until h e was years old.
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Penguin Books 2000

Interchange Activities

THE PERFECT JOB

Pair work You're looking for a job. Which of these things do you want in a job? First, answer the questions. Then ask your partner the same questions.

Do you want to . . . ? talk to people help people perform in front of people work from 9 to 5 work at home use a computer use the telephone work in an office have your own office work outdoors travel have an exciting job have a relaxing job wear a uniform wear a suit wear blue jeans

Yes No

Yes

work from 9 to 5

work outdoors

B Class activity Think of a good job for yourself. Then tell the class.
"I want to be a musician because I want to work a t home. . . ."

work at home

perform in front of people

travel

Interchange Activities

HIDDEN TALENTS
A Class activity Go around the class and find one person who can and one
person who can't do each thing. If possible, write a classmate's name only once.
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play a musical instrument dance the tango say 'Hello" in 5 languages swim underwater write with both hands sing a song in English ride a horse juggle sew your own clothes do magic tricks

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A: Can you play a musical instrument? B: Yes, I can. OR No, I can't.

Class activity Share your results with the class.

"Mei-Li can't play a musical instrument, but Wen Pin can."

Interchange Activities

PAST AND PRESENT

A Pair work Ask a p a r t n e r questions about t h e past
a n d about the present. Check iJ j t h e answers. A: Did you clean your room a s a child? B: No, I didn't. (Yes, I did.) A: Do you clean your room now? B: Yes, I do. (No, I don't.)

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B Group work J o i n another pair. Tell t h e m about your partner.

"Paulo didn't clean his room as a child, b u t h e cleans his room now."
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Interchange Activities

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DIRECTIONS

Student A

A Pair work Look a t the map. You a r e on Third Avenue between Maple a n d Oak Streets. Ask your partner for directions to the places below. (On your map there a r e no signs on these places.) Write the name of each place on the correct building.
a car wash a supermarket a flower shop A: How do I get there? B: . . .

A: Excuse me. Is there a car wash near here? B: Yes, there's a car wash . . . .

B Pair work Your partner asks you for directions to three places. (There a r e signs for these places only on your map.) Give your partner directions. Use the expressions in the box.
Go up/Go down . . . . Walk one block . . . . Turn right1Turn left. . . . It's on the corner of . . . Street and . . . Avenue. It's between . . . and . . . . It's across from . . . . It's next to . . . . It's behind. . . . It's in front o f . . . .

Interchange Activities
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Student B

A Pair work Look a t the map. You a r e on Third Avenue between

Maple and Oak Streets. Your partner asks you for directions to three places. (There a r e signs for these places only on your map.) Answer using the expressions i n the box. A: Excuse me. Is there a car wash near here? B: Yes, there's a car wash . . . .
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A: How do I get there? B: . . .

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B Pair work Ask your partner for directions to the places below. (On
your map there a r e no signs on these places.) Write the name of each place on the correct building. coffee shop shoe store bookstore

Interchange Activities

LET'S MAKE A DATE!

Student A

A Pair work This is your calendar for March. You want to make a n evening date with your partner. Ask a n d answer questions to find a date.
A: Do you want to go out on March third? B: I'd like to, but I can't. I'm going to go ice-skating with Mary. How about . . . ?

visit my parents

i go t o my

tennis class

yo t o t h e dentist

have dinner w i t h Ken

yo t o my

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yo t o t h e movies w i t h Jane

B Pair work Now you have a date. Discuss the possibilities. Decide what to do.
A: Do you want to play tennis? B: No, I don't play tennis very well. Do you want to go to a museum? A: No, I don't like museums. . . .

C Class activity Tell t h e class your plan.

interchange Activities

LET'S MAKE A DATE!

Student

A Pair work This is your calendar for March. You want to make a n evening date with your partner. Ask and answer questions to find a date
A: Do you want to go out on March third? B: I'd like to, but I can't. I'm going to go ice-skating with Mary. How a b o u t . . . ?

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shopping w i f h my parenfs

B Pair work Now you have a date. Discuss t h e possibilities. Decide what to do.
A: Do you want to play tennis? B: No, I don't play tennis very well. Do you want to go to a museum? A: No. I don't like museums. . . .

C Class activity Tell t h e class your plan.

Interchange Activities

TIME LINE
A What are five important events in your life? Mark the dates on the time line. Then write a sentence about each one.

I was b o r n . . . .

I graduated from high school . . . .

I got my first job . . . .

I started college . . . .

I moved into my first I fell in love . . . . apartmentlhouse . . . .

I got married. . . .

My first child was born . . . .

B Pair work Find out your partner's five important years.

Then take turns. Ask and answer questions about the important years. A: What happened in 1997? B: I fell in love. A: How old were you? B: I was twenty-three. A: . . .