CLASS 1; 20th April
GOING PLACES
Objective ; reading comprehension / relative clauses
Warmers
Song 3
verbs with ' can ' : can read , can make
uncountable noun : money
some things used when travelling : money, passport
Song 4
ordinal number : first
adjectives : crazy , famous
a synonym for ' taxi ' - cab
Page 89 listen and read the text
ex 5 / 88
Correct the sentences :
- 1. Many people in the 1990s left Riace because they didn’t like it any more.
- 2. The refugees didn’t have to do anything to get food and accommodation.
- 3. The refugees already spoke Italian.
- 4. New houses were built for the refugees.
- 5. About a hundred immigrants live in Riace now.
- 6. More local people are leaving Riace.
- 7. Many politicians have criticised Lucano’s ideas.
- 8. Lucano won the 2010 ‘World Mayor’ award.
- I don’t understand people decide to go and live in another country.
- Sometimes people don’t like strangers come and live in their town.
- A stranger is just someone isn’t your friend yet.
- Sometimes it’s just a person’s appearance makes us like them or not.
- The people were tired. They had come a long way.
The people, who had come a long way, were tired. - The locals gave them food. The locals were kind.
- The locals, who were kind , gave them food.
- Rome is an exciting place. It is my favourite city.
- Rome, which is my favourite city , is an exciting place.
- I’ve been reading a book by William Boyd. Boyd is one of my favourite writers.
- I’ve been reading a book by William Boyd, who is one of my favourite writers.
- My neighbour Rubens has been living here for ten years. Rubens is from Guatemala.
CLASS 2; 21st April
GOING PLACES
Objective ; relative clauses/ listening
Warmers
Song 5
superlative : the best
present perfect verb : you've only heard
passive verb : are stained
adverb : quickly
to stain (ed) = a pata
Song 6
adverbs of frequency : never; always ; ever
verbs in the past : wanted ; came; walked ; did; was
5/ 90 What does this refer to in each of the second sentences below? Rewrite the pairs of sentences as one sentence.
- A lot of tourists visit. This is good for the town.
A lot of tourists visit, which is good for the town.
- Some people go and live in another country. This is not always easy.
- Some people go and live in another country, which is not always easy.
- You have to learn new customs. This can be challenging.
- You have to learn new customs, which can can be challenging.
- Some people are nervous about strangers. This makes life difficult for new arrivals.
- Sometimes there are differences in culture. This often results in misunderstandings.
- Sometimes there are differences in culture, which often results in misunderstandings.
Listening
wildebeest = antilopa gnu
tern = randunica de mare
ex 2/ 91 Correct the sentences
- 1. Grey whales swim to Alaska to have their babies there.
- Grey whales swim to California or Mexico to have their babies there.
- 2. Grey whales can be found near Alaska in the winter.
- Grey whales can be found near Alaska in the summer .
- 3. The Mara River is at the beginning of the wildebeests’ journey.
- The Mara River is at the end of the wildebeests’ journey.
- 4. The Mara River is full of hippos.
- The Mara River is full of crocodiles.
- 5. Arctic terns do their journey only once in their lifetime.
- Arctic terns do their journey ever year.
- 6. People know how the terns always arrive at the same place.
- People don't know how the terns always arrive at the same place.
