VOCABULARY A Complete the missing words 1 prepare some snacks 2 Decorate the house 3 Welcome the guests 4 Open

your gifts 5 Play some good music 6 Have a good time B Complete the paragraph with words from the box. Made conversation decorated gift guests invited music snacks

Last Saturday we had a party for my grandfathers sixtieth birthday. We (1) invited over 15 (2) guests I prepared the (3) snacks and the drinks. My sister (4) made a delicious cake. It had candleson it. We (5) decorated the living room with ballons and paper chains. My sisters husband brought some (6) music and his guitar. We all sang happy Birthday and gave Grandpa our (7) gift a large picture of the whole family. Everyone danced and talked until midnight . I had an interesting (8) conversation with some friends about movies and music . Grandpa said the party was awesome! GRAMAR: present tense with future meaning A Choose which sentence refer to the present and which ones refer to the future. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. The party starts at nine tonight. Im talking to him right now. The plane leaves in one hour. Shes taking a shower right now. We`re driving to Florida this winter. A) present A) present A) present A) present A) present b) future b) future b) future b) future b) future

B) 1.-I am having a party on Saturday. 2.-The art class starts on September 10. 3.-I am visiting my grandparents this weekend. 4.-The school vacation ends tomorrow. C) 1.-a) Is he having dinner with his parents on Sunday? b) No, he is having lunch. 2. - Pete goes to for a concert on Monday evening. 3.-a) What time does the concert start on Tuesday? b)It starts at 7 pm 4.-a) What will you do Pete on the weekend? b) He will watch lost 5.- Pete will have a birthday party on Thursday. 6.-a)Does the birthday party starts at 4 p.m.? b)No, it starts at 3 p.m. 7.-a) What will you do pete on Friday night? b) he will make dinner. 8.-Pete is going to the movies with Carmen on Saturday.

3 a) Crowed Lively Loud music relaxed soft music wild

Picture 1 1.-lively, relaxed, soft music.

Picture 2 2.-crowed, loud music, wild.

B)Wich party is more fun? Complete the sentences with your opinion. I like lively parties with a relaxed atmosphere and loud music.

Our Planet 1.-Vocabulary: the natural world

A) Unscramble the words to find the names for natural features. 1 delfi 2 strefo 3 lilh 4 klae field forest hill lake 5 natinumo 6 verir 7 naldis 8 necoa mountain river island ocean

B) Complete the descriptions with words from Exercise A 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Hawaii is an island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Titicaca is a lake near the top of a mountain on the border between Peru and Bolivia. Everest is a mountain in the Himalayas. It is the highest in the world. The Atlantic is the ocean between Europe, Africa and the Americas. The Nile is a river that runs through Egypt and into the Mediterranean Sea.

2.-Reading: understanding meaning from context

A) Match the definitions to words from the box. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. earthquake flood drought landslide famine

This is a period of very dry weather that can last for year. This is when a large mass of soil and rock slide rapidly down a mountain. This is when a large amount of water covers dry land after heavy rainfall. This is when the earth shakes violently. This is when there is little or no food in large geographical area.

drought landslide flood earthquake Famine

B) Read the text and choose the correct options to complete the definitions. Use the context to help you. A volcano is a mountain that has a large crater in the center. Inside the crater is a lake of liquid rock. When pressure builds up through the opening, and fill the air with small pieces of rock, smoke and ash. Volcanic eruptions destroy entire cities and forests. They can cause landslides, floods, and earthquakes.

A crater is a) a hole b) a fire Lava is a) rock b) water

Eruption is a) an earthquake b) an explosion

3.-Grammar: will and going to

A) Match the sentences to the correct description. a) Make a prediction about the future b) Talk about plans c) Volunteer or express willingness

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

c c a b a c

I`ll take you on a trip to the mountains. I`m going to help clean up the beach this weekend. Climate change will continue to cause floods. We`re going to hike in the forest next week. Many regions will have a drought this year. I`ll try to do more to stop climate change.

B) How will climate change affect us in the future? Complete the sentences with will or won`t. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Pollution will get worse. The earth`s climate won`t get warmer. The global population will increase. Some countries won`t have enough food. Some animal species won`t survive. Icebergs will melt.

C) Complete the conversations with the correct form of will or going to and the verb in parentheses. Conversation 1 A: What (1) are you going to do (do) to help the environment? B: I (2) am not going to drive (not drive) my car and use public transportation instead. And you? A: We (3) are going to save (save) electricity by using solar panels on our house. B: That`s good idea (4) will there be enough sunshine? A: Yes, but only in the summer. It (5) won`t work in the winter

Conversation 2 A: I (6) am going to join (join) this new climate change organization. B: Really? What (7) are they going to do (do) to stop climate change? A: They (8) are make (make) simple changes. For example, I (9) am going to ride (ride) my bike to work and I (10) am not going use (not use) plastic bags. B: That`s god idea! Maybe I (11) will do (do) that, too!

Over to you A. Look at the pictures. Which place do you like best? Why? The place number 1 because it is more relaxed B. Listen to two people talking about their ideal place to live. Match each person to the correct picture in exercise A. Person 1: 1 Person 2: 2

C. Imagine your ideal place to live. Make notes about it. Kind of place (e.g., town, village, island, etc.) Natural features/climate Island

With a warm climate

Advantages/disadvantages

Disadvantages would be that there was no internet and advantages that would be a relaxed place.

D. Use your notes from exercise C to write a paragraph about your ideal place to live and explain why. My ideal place to live is an island in the Caribbean with a warm climate and also wine bottles and beers and a sexy girl because that would be a relaxed life.

DOWN TIME A Circle the odd one out 1 island 2 rain 3 lake 4 sunny 5 windy hill wind field snow

island fog ocean hail rainy foggy river

mountain rain snow

weather

B Look at the clues and complete the crossword

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2S T

3F

O R 6M Y

4S U

5 W I

N N

N D Y

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