Section 4, Unit 4: Sample

Student Book Activities

for Teaching Vocabulary
I. ACTIVITIES FOR PRESENTING VOCABULARY
1. Fill in the Blanks
2. Matching Words
to Defnitions,
Explanations, or
Pictures
A. Finish the sentences with the nouns from the box.
energy fat protein vitamins
1. Meat, sh, and beans have a lot of .
2. Carbohydrates give us .
3. Cheese and milk have a lot of .
4. Vegetables are healthy because they give us .
3. Listen to the descriptions of peoples jobs and match the numbers you
hear with the jobs below.
a. a teacher b. a nurse
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A. Read the denitions. Complete the puzzle.
2.
1. 3.
4.
5.
6.
Across
1. a green leafy vegetable
4. these vegetables have a lot of protein
6. this red, green, or purple fruit comes
in bunches
Down
2. a fruit with a large pit
3. a vegetable that comes in a head
5. this fruit can be red, green or yellow
and it has a core
II. ACTIVITIES FOR PRACTICING VOCABULARY
3. Crossword
Puzzles
4. Word Family
Tables
1. Complete the table. Use your dictionary if necessary.
NOUN VERB ADJECTIVE ADVERB
information inform informative informatively
student
__ __ __ __ __
happy
actively
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5. Dictionary Work

6. Cloze
A. Use your dictionary to help you nd the correct form of the word.
1. My brother is very .
a. noise b. noisy c. noisiest
2. Last week, we to the zoo.
a. go b. gone c. went
3. Where can I look up about Antarctica?
a. information b. inform c. informative
4. It is to drive fast.
a. danger b. dangerously c. dangerous
A. Complete the invitation with the phrases in the box.
the start of summer picnic area basketball game
drinks and snacks comfortable clothes
Were celebrating !
Please come to the in
Central Park from 2 to 4 p.m.
Bring your own sandwiches, but wel l
provide .
Wear because were going to have a .
the start of summer
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1. Role-play the following situations. For Situation 2, change roles.
Student A


You are a doctor.
Ask your patient how she/he feels.
SITUATION 1:
Student A
You are the patient.
You have a toothache.
Student B
You are the patient.
You have a sore throat, a headache
and a fever.
Student B


You are a dentist.
Ask your patient how he/she is.
SITUATION 2:
A. Match the verb with the expression.
1. get up a. text messages
2. spend b. breakfast
3. eat c. a promise
4. take d. the bus
5. send e. in the morning
6. make f. time with friends
7. Collocation
Matching
III. ACTIVITIES FOR PRODUCING VOCABULARY
8. Role-Plays
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9. Interviews
III. ACTIVITIES FOR
PRODUCING VO-
CABULARY
1. Interview your classmates. For each question, nd a dierent person to
answer Yes. Write the classmates name. Ask one follow-up question to
get more details.
What do you do on the weekends?
Do you. . . ? Name of classmate Follow-up question Details
watch TV What ?
go shopping Where ?
do homework What ?
go out with friends Where ?
spend time with family Who ?
?
Yes, I do.
What do you
watch?
On Saturday
night, I watch...
Do you
watch TV on the
weekends?
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