Unit 1: A Time to Remember, Intermediate English 1
Transcript of Interchange 2. Unit 1: A Time to Remember
1. A TIME TO REMEMBER Unit 1 Complete the word map using the
words to the right. Add two more of your own words. Pets Beach Cat
Bicycle Rabbit Cat Snake Collect comics Paint Play chess Hobbies
Places RabbitCollect comics Childhood Beach Scrapbook Paint
Memories Summer Camp Snake Play Chess Tree House Soccer ball Summer
camp Tree house Possessions Bicycle Scrapbook Soccer Ball Page 4,
Activity 6
2. LISTENINGLIFE AS AN IMMIGRANT
3. LISTENINGLIFE AS AN IMMIGRANT PA G E 3 , A C T I V I T Y 4Yu
Hong and Ajay are immigrants to the United States.When did he/she
move to the U.S.?Yu Hong:Ajay:What is difficult about being an
immigrant?Yu Hong:Ajay:What does he/she miss the most?Yu
Hong:Ajay:
4. LISTENINGLIFE AS AN IMMIGRANTYu Hong and Ajay are immigrants
to the United States.When did he/she move to the U.S.?Yu Hong: in
1992 (after college).Ajay: in 1991.What is difficult about being an
immigrant?Yu Hong: no relatives (family) in the U.S.Ajay: different
educational system.What does he/she miss the most?Yu Hong: moms
soup.Ajay: weather, family, quality of life
5. TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF Choose six questions from the list.
Then interview a classmate you dont know very well. USEFUL
EXPRESSIONS: Really, me too! Wow, what was it like? Can you tell me
more?
6. HOW HAVE YOU CHANGED? I went to the beach last Saturday. Fui
a la playa el sbado pasado When I was a child, I used to go to
thebeach every Saturday. Now I stay home on the weekends.Cuando era
nio, iba a la playa cada sbado. Ahora me quedo en casa los fines de
semana.
7. HOW HAVE YOU CHANGED? PAG E 5 , AC T I V I T Y 7 Vocabulary:
Vocabulario: Messy: Desordenado Neat: Ordenado To be into: Gustar
Keep Fit: Mantenerse sano Listen to the audio about changes. Check
the ones that are true about you. Then, discuss with your partner
which changes are positive and which are negative. Why do you think
so?I think the second one is a negative change because it is
important to have free time
8. PRACTICE WARM-UP CONJUGATE THE VERB IN PAST PERFECT1 . H e (
w a l k ) to s c h o o l ye s te r d ay .2 . T h ey ( d o ) t h e i
r h o m ew o r k l a s t n i g h t .3 . Yo u ( a r e ) l a z y l a
s t w e e k .4 . T h a t w o m a n ( b u y ) a n ew b o o k t h i s
m o r n i n g .5 . T h e j a n i to r ( c l e a n ) t h e b l a c k
b o a r d ye s te r d ay.6 . M y m o t h e r ( c o o k ) f o o d ye
s te r d ay .7. T h i s m o r n i ng my te a c h e r ( te a c h ) E
n g l i s h .8 . I ( a m ) h u n g r y ye s te r d ay.9. The
gardener (cut) the trees last month .10. She (drink) milk this
morning.11 . Last month the man (ride) a horse .1 2 . S a k d a ( g
o ) to H o n g Ko n g l a s t ye a r .13. The birds (fly) in the
sky this morning .
9. PRACTICE WARM-UP CONJUGATE THE VERB IN PAST PERFECT1. H e w
a l ke d to s c h o o l ye s te r d ay.2. T h ey d i d t h e i r h
o m ew o rk l a s t n i g h t .3. Yo u w e r e l a z y l a s t w e
e k .4. T h a t w o m a n b o u g h t a n ew b o o k t h i s m o r
n i n g .5. T h e j a n i to r c l e a n e d t h e b l a c k b o a
r d ye s te r d ay.6. M y m o t h e r c o o ke d f o o d ye s te r
d ay.7. T h i s m o r n i n g my te a c h e r t a u g h t E n g l i
s h .8. I w a s h u n g r y ye s te r d ay.9. The gardener cut the
trees last month.10. She drank milk this morning.11. Last month the
man rode a horse.1 2 . S a k d a w e n t to H o n g Ko n g l a s t
ye a r .1 3 . T h e b i r d s f l ew i n t h e s k y t h i s m o r
n i n g .
10. HOW HAVE YOU CHANGED? P R O N O U N C AT I O N G U I D EI
used to play the pianoI used to like to eat cheese.I didnt use to
have a television.I didnt use to speak English.I never used to read
books.I never used to drink soda.
11. GRAMMAR FOCUS CIRCLE GAMEUsed to refers to something that
you regularly did in the past but dont do anymore (now).I used to
be very messy, but now Im neat.Did you use to collect things? Yes,
I used to collect comic books, but now I dont have money to buy
them. No, I didnt use to collect comic books.What sports did you
use to play? I never used to play sports, but now I play
tennis
12. GRAMMAR FOCUS PAG E 5 , AC T I V I T Y 8 Complete this
sentences with your own information: 1. In elementary school, I
used to . . . 2. I used to be . . . , but not anymore. 3. When I
was a kid, I used to play . . . 4. I didnt use to . . . 5. After
school, my best friend and I used to . . . 6. My parents never used
to . . .
13. WRITING ABOUT YOURSELF PAG E 6 , AC T I V I T Y 1 1 Read
the paragraph silently to yourself. Read out loud as a class. What
else could we write about ourselves? Write at least 5 sentences
about yourself. Include at least one statement that is false (not
true).Ex: When I was young, I lived with my family in Wisconsin. We
had an old house with a basement. We had two cats, a black one and
a white one. My sisters and I used to play outside together. Our
favorite game was hide n seek. In groups of 3-4, take turns reading
your paragraph. Guess which sentence is false.
14. PRACTICEGo through the sentences below and rewrite those
where is possible to c hangethe verbs (underlined ) into a form of
used to. Whic h sentence does not need tobe c hanged?Jane was a
good swimmer.________________________________ ______ ______ ______
______ ______ __When Sandra was a child she went to her
grandparents farm for the summer s.________________________________
______ ______ ______ ______ ______ __What kind of food did you hate
when you were ten year s old? Vegetables. I neverate
vegetables.________________________________ ______ ______ ______
______ ______ __We worked in our garden all day
yesterday.________________________________ ______ ______ ______
______ ______ __James didnt like soup, but now he
does.________________________________ ______ ______ ______ ______
______ __
15. PRACTICEGo through the sentences below and rewrite those
where is possible to c hangethe verbs (underlined ) into a form of
used to. Whic h sentence does not need tobe c hanged?Jane was a
good swimmer.Jane used to be a good swimmer.When Sandra was a c
hild she went to her grandparents farm for the summer s .When
Sandra was a child, she used to go to her grandparents for the
summer s.What kind of food did you hate when you were ten year s
old? Vegetables. I neverate vegetables.What kind of food did you
use to hate when you were ten year s old? Vegetables.I never used
to eat vegetables.We worked in our garden all day yesterday.We
worked in our garden all day yesterday. (NO CHANGE)James didn t
like soup , but now he does .James didnt use to like soup, but now
he does.
16. BINGO: NICOLE KIDMANOn a piece of paper, draw a board:
Movies Actress Fill in your board with 9 words that you think might
be in a paragraph about Nicole Kidman As you read, cross of f the
words you see. The person who crosses of f the most words
wins!
17. NICOLE KIDMAN: N E W H O L LY WO O D R OYA LT YVocabulary:
Vocabulario:Early on: En etapas tempranasSheep: OvejasPageant: Obra
de TeatroLead Role: Papel PrincipalCostar: CoprotagonistaFollowing:
Despus deHigh-Profile: Prominente
18. NICOLE KIDMAN: N E W H O L LY WO O D R OYA LT Y1. When you
make a breakthrough, you experience a sudden advance/ accident.2.
When something is creepy, it gives you a feeling of joy and
excitement/ fear and disgust.3. A whirlwind describes something
that happens slowly/ quickly.4. When Kidman threw herself into her
work, she worked very hard/ stopped working.5. When something is
fleeting, it lasts a short/ long time.
19. NICOLE KIDMAN: N E W H O L LY WO O D R OYA LT Y1. When you
make a breakthrough, you experience a sudden advance.2. When
something is creepy, it gives you a feeling of joy and fear and
disgust.3. A whirlwind describes something that happens quickly.4.
When Kidman threw herself into her work, she worked very hard.5.
When something is fleeting, it lasts a short time.
20. NICOLE KIDMAN: N E W H O L LY WO O D R OYA LT Ya. She
divorced Tom Cruiseb. She had her first acting experiencec. She won
an academy awardd. She moved to Australiae. She made her first
American movief. She won her first awardg. She adopted two
childrenh. She was born in Hawaiii. She studied drama and dancej.
She married Tom Cruise
21. NICOLE KIDMAN: N E W H O L LY WO O D R OYA LT Y1. h. She
was born in Hawaii2. d. She moved to Australia3. b. She had her
first acting experience4. i. She studied drama and dance5. f. She
won her first award6. e. She made her first American movie7. j. She
married Tom Cruise8. g. She adopted two children9. a. She divorced
Tom Cruise10. c. She won an academy award
22. CELEBRITIES
23. DAUGHTRYUSED TO
24. WORKBOOK PRACTICE PRACTICE WITH ACTIVIT Y 6 AND ACTIVIT Y
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25. AMAZING GAME!! CONJUGATINGPractice conjugating thefollowing
verbs using twodifferent past tenses: Past Simple Habitual Past Be
Think Do Know Played Use to/ used to play Play Study Touch Sleep
Live Drink Use Read Walk Clean Drive Act Play Scrapbook Eat Taste
Give Remember Get Keep Teach Collect Travel Return