Headway elementary unit 7

Unit Remember when… Overview Grammar: Vocabulary: Past Simple (2) Prepositions • Questions and negatives • in July / at night / on Saturday • Time expressions Adverbs • quickly / sadly / seriously Reading: Listening: Hedy Lamarr and The good old days Rosalind Franklin • A grandson asks his • The story of two grandfather about his life forgotten female firsts Speaking: • Talking about you Writing • Talking about your life Telling a story • What you think? • Using time expressions • Telling a story Everyday English • Special occasions Wordlist Here is a list of useful or new words from Headway Elementary Student's Book adj = adjective conj = conjunction det = determiner excl = exclamation phr v = phrasal verb phr = phrase pron = pronoun adv = adverb n = noun pl = plural prep = preposition v = verb Wordlist English Phonetics Example sentence accident acquaintance Part of speech n n /ˈæksɪd(ə)nt/ /əˈkweɪntəns/ acting n /ˈæktɪŋ/ appear v /əˈpɪə/ assistant n /əˈsɪst(ə)nt/ Austrian burglar adj n /ˈɒstriən/ /ˈbɜːɡlə/ butcher n /ˈbʊtʃə/ calmly cancer adv n /ˈkɑːmli/ /ˈkænsə/ I saw a car accident yesterday I wouldn't call her a friend – just an old acquaintance If you love acting so much, you should start drama school When did the first Superman comic appear? Rosalind Franklin worked as an assistant to scientist Maurice Wilkins Hedy Lamarr was an Austrian actress There's a burglar in the house Quick, call the police! My uncle is a butcher and sells many types of meat ‘I'll call the police’, he said calmly She had cancer, but she's completely recovered Wordlist English Part of speech n Phonetics Example sentence /kɑːd/ adv /ˈkeəf(ə)li/ Christmas Day n /ˌkrɪsməs deɪ/ cleaner come down (ie the Berlin Wall) comic (ie magazine) congratulations n phr v /ˈkliːnə/ /kʌm ˈdaʊn/ Did you get any cards for your birthday? I listened carefully to the doctor's instructions I used to love Christmas Day when I was a kid My dad works as an office cleaner When did the Berlin Wall come down? n /ˈkɒmɪk/ Superman is my favourite comic n pl /kənˌɡrætʃʊ ˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/ /ˌtʃɛkə(ʊ)slə ˈvakɪən/ /ˈdeɪndʒərəs/ Congratulations on your new job! card (ie greetings card) carefully Czechoslovakian adj dangerous adj Hedy Lamarr started her acting career in Czechoslovakian cinema Radioactivity can be very dangerous Wordlist English Phonetics Example sentence discover Part of speech v /dɪˈskʌvə/ Easter Day n /ˈiːstə/ embassy n /ˈembəsi/ fast food n /fɑːst ˈfuːd/ female adj /ˈfiːmeɪl/ flu n /fluː/ fortunately Greece adv n /ˈfɔːtʃənətli/ /ɡriːs/ Greek adj /ɡriːk/ When did Alexander Fleming discover penicillin? We're ready for the chocolate egg hunt on Easter Day I lost my passport in Rome so I had to go to the British embassy Many restaurants serve fast food these days Marie Curie is probably the most famous female scientist of all time Thousands of people die of flu every year Fortunately, Helen's a good driver We are going to Greece on holiday this summer I can't speak Greek Wordlist English Phonetics Example sentence housework Part of speech n /ˈhaʊswɜːk/ immediately adv /ɪˈmiːdiətli/ inventor n /ɪnˈventə/ jigsaw jumper n n /ˈdʒɪɡsɔː/ /ˈdʒʌmpə/ laboratory n /ləˈbɒrət(ə)ri/ land male v adj /lænd/ /meɪl/ New Year’s Eve n /ˌnjuː jɪəz ˈiːv/ Women did all the housework in the old days When I saw the accident, I called the police immediately Hedy Lamarr was an actress and an inventor My kids love doing jigsaw puzzles The jumpers I bought were very cheap Rosalind Franklin worked in a laboratory in Paris When did man first land on the moon? In the old days, there were more male than female scientists I often go to a party after dinner on New Year's Eve Wordlist English Phonetics Example sentence noise Part of speech n /nɔɪz/ pocket money n /ˈpɒkɪt ˌmʌni/ Polish adj /ˈpəʊlɪʃ/ prize n /praɪz/ quickly research adv n /ˈkwɪkli/ /rɪˈsɜːtʃ/ role n /rəʊl/ run away phr v /ˌrʌn əˈweɪ/ sadly adv /ˈsædli/ I woke up when I heard a noise downstairs My parents give me little pocket money Marie Curie was born in Poland, so she was Polish Rosalind Franklin never won a prize for her work We need to finish quickly, so hurry up! Marie Curie did research at the Sorbonne in Paris She played a great role in her latest movie Hedy Lamarr had to run away to escape from her husband I went on a climbing holiday Sadly, I broke my leg Wordlist English Phonetics Example sentence scary Senegal Part of speech adj n /ˈskeəri/ /ˌsenɪˈɡɔːl/ seriously silently adv adv /ˈsɪəriəsli/ /ˈsaɪləntli/ straight after adv /ˈstreɪt ˌɑːftə/ structure n /ˈstrʌktʃə/ suddenly adv /ˈsʌd(ə)nli/ Sweden n /ˈswiːd(ə)n/ umbrella unfortunately n adv /ʌmˈbrelə/ /ʌnˈfɔːtʃ(ə)nətli/ You look very scary in that costume I taught in a school in Senegal for a year Why don't you take me seriously? Go upstairs silently, your mum is asleep I finished university and started to work straight after it Franklin was the first to show DNA's structure in a photo I was on my way to work when I suddenly realised it was Saturday! The Nobel Prize ceremony takes place in Sweden every year Take your umbrella in case it rains I went to see him Unfortunately, he wasn't there Wordlist English Phonetics Example sentence wave Part of speech n /weɪv/ wedding n /ˈwedɪŋ/ A radio wave is a low-energy electromagnetic wave Congratulations on your wedding! Writing – Using time expressions X Read these lines about Marie Curie Match them with the pictures Pictures a Marie drove trucks with X-ray machines to the soldiers on the front line b women couldn’t go to university in Poland c people didn’t understand then that radioactivity was dangerous d Marie could only sit and listen to his talk e and the first and only woman to receive two, in different sciences f They married in 1895 g they discovered two new elements Writing – Using time expressions Read the story of Marie Curie Complete the gaps with the correct line (a – g) from exercise X Ex2 on Lines a Marie drove trucks with X-ray machines to the soldiers the front line b women couldn’t to university Early life goNobel successin Poland Another prize Final years Intro c people didn’t understand then that radioactivity was Final years Another Nobel success prize dangerous Curie’s workinmade the use of X-rays possible, andmonth duringlater, the First Early life Pierre died a road accident 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Chemistry, in 1911 Marie was the first woman to receive Nobel f They married in 1895 Prize for Physics in 1903 At first, the prize was for Pierre only, but he but (7) _ Finally, she died on July 4, 1934 Pierre Curie there, a two Professor of Physics (2) Prize, (5) _ g they discovered new elements asked that Marie receive it, too Pierre gave their presentation when they received the prize in Sweden – (4) _ Writing – Using time expressions Ex2 Lines X a Marie drove trucks with X-ray machines to the soldiers on the front linewas a Polish scientist who worked in France As a Marie Curie b women couldn’t gofor to university woman, it was difficult her to get in thePoland education she wanted, but c people understand that radioactivity was she becamedidn’t the most famous then female scientist of all time dangerous Early life could only sit and listen to his talk d Marie She was the bornfirst Maria on November 7, 1867 e and andSkoldowska, only womanintoWarsaw, receive two, in different She sciences was a very bright child, but at that time, (1) _ In 1891, she b went to Paris to study physics at the Sorbonne University She met f They married in 1895 Pierre Curie there, a two Professor of Physics (2) f g they discovered new elements Writing – Using time expressions Ex2 Lines X a Marie drove trucks with X-ray machines to the soldiers on the front line b women couldn’t go to university in Poland Nobel success c people didn’tworked understand thenon that radioactivity Pierre and Marie together the new sciencewas of dangerous(a word which Marie invented) Between 1898 and ‘radioactivity’ d Marie could sit and listen his talkThey received the Nobel 1902, (3) _, andtoradium g only polonium e and first in and onlyAt woman to receive two, different Prize forthe Physics 1903 first, the prize was forinPierre only, but he sciences asked that Marie receive it, too Pierre gave their presentation when f They married 1895 they received the in prize in Sweden – (4) _ d g they discovered 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First dangerous World War,could (6) _ A few a sit d Marie only andyears listenlater, to hisMarie talk began to have problems with health Then, the doctors two, discovered that she had e and the firsther and only woman to receive in different leukaemia sciencesIt was from all the radioactivity she received in her work, cmarried but (7) _ Finally, she died on July 4, 1934 f They in 1895   g they discovered two new elements Writing – Using time expressions What the highlighted time expressions in the story refer to? • • • • • • • • • • • on November 7, 1867 at that time in 1981 Between 1898 and 1902 At first One month later After five years during the First World War A few years later Then Finally when Marie Curie was born when women couldn’t go to university in Poland when she went to Paris to study physics when Marie and Pierre discovered two new elements – polonium and radium when the Nobel Prize was only awarded to Pierre when Marie become the first woman to teach at Sorbonne when she received her second Nobel prize Marie drove trucks with X-ray machines to the soldiers on the front line when Marie started to have problems with her health when the doctors discovered it was leukaemia when she died (in 1934) Writing – Using time expressions Work with a partner Use the pictures to tell the story of Marie Curie in your own words Writing PROJECT Research and make notes on a historical character from your country Write the story, using time expressions • give an introduction • give information about his/her early life • give facts about the important things he/she did • talk about his/her final years ... story Everyday English • Special occasions Wordlist Here is a list of useful or new words from Headway Elementary Student's Book adj = adjective conj = conjunction det = determiner excl = exclamation... 1920 and used before decimalization in the UK in 1 970 At that time it was worth two and a half p and would probably be equivalent to around 70 p today The good old days? Listen again and complete... _ at nine o’clock Billy saw Roger two days _ go Grammar Reference 7. 1 Past simple For the forms of the Past Simple, see Unit He discovered penicillin in 1928 Man landed on the moon in 1969