UNIT 15 Lesson 29 : PLAY IN THE WORK OF THE CHILD Talking points : Advice how to bring up a child to become a healthy happy adult : physical growth properly happy family good educational environment associate with good friends spiritually well taken care of "All work and no play makes jack a dull boy" Discuss children need playing time play with friends and learn from friends can't work all the times can't endure physical labor as well as pressure of work need well taking care of playing time develops cognition and speech children who work all the times not have happy childhood might behave in adult manners might become boring persons work and play help balance life Lesson 30 : INTERPRETING PHOTOGRAPHS Composition : an intensive course at an English language school writing academic English course recommend for its well-prepared schedule knowledgeable instructor good learning environment help improve academic writing skills nice classmates and understanding staff lots of practice learn useful things UNIT 16 Lesson 31 : DREAM CHART General questions : All the questions in this part are interesting Answer them all Situation : Advice to a friend who is sleeping badly and having strange dreams Take warm bath before bedtime drink hot milk exercise every day read good books not see violent or unhealthy movies good diet not think of bad things be optimistic relax himself comfortable bed might want to see a doctor 19 Lesson 32 : INTERPRETING SYMBOLS Look for some public signs Can you interpret their meanings? Give some examples Use of English : with of for for of for on for from 10 on Composition : Letter to complain about the sweater Dear Sirs/Madams, I am writing this letter to complain about the sweater I bought from your T & T store in London last week I carefully followed the washing instructions on it in international symbols but the sweater stretched and the colours ran I would like to have my money back or exchange it for another I hope to hear from you soon Yours truly, John Baker UNIT 17 Lesson 33 : FEAR Situation : You have a friend who has to go into hospital He/She is absolutely terrified What you say to him/her? Useful words/expressions: don't worry get to know the patients and how doctors work lo help them there is nothing dangerous should sympathize with people in pain a brave person never feels afraid Talking point : Advice to a person who is afraid of flying and has to go on a long flight : the flight will be soon over other people also take the same flight but they are not afraid why should you be afraid? the travel agency has to guarantee the security and safety of the flight carefully check before taking off nothing to worry enjoy the flight 20 Lesson 34 : EXPRESSING EMOTIONS Learn the expressions given in the tables UNIT 18 Lesson 35 : SO YOU THINK YOU'RE HONEST? Situation : Advice to a friend who has just bought a new dress for an important occasion It is too tight for her, the style is too young and the color too harsh Your dress looks expensive and nice but I'm afraid it is too tight and might make you feel uncomfortable You're wearing dress it for an important occasion but you think that its design is suitable for such a formal occasion? Yes, the colour will be wonderful to walk on the beach but as you see you are attending a conference Why don't you ask for your mother/husband's opinions? Why don't you have a try and decide if you should return it to the store? Lesson 36 : THE LANGUAGE OF ARGUMENT Composition : "If you can get a free ride from on public transport, good luck to you!" What you think of this attitude and why? The speaker of this saying perhaps wants to take advantage of free service He does not care much for others but for himself/herself He seems selfish in the sense that he does not appreciate public services He probably thinks that public means something that belongs to everyone and public things can be taken for granted without showing any positive attitudes towards those who serve him UNIT 19 Lesson 37 : RENT A CAR Situation : When you rent a car, you probably want to know its price, maker's H.P or C.C, make of the car, instructions how to operate it and how to fix it in case of emergency 21 Talking points : Talk about an occasion when you have hired something Hire a room in an apartment fill in a form show your ID deposit a sum of money pay the rent monthly Lesson 38 : VERBS AND ADJECTIVES FOLLOWED BY FROM, FOR, IN AND AT Use of English : responsible involved for account slow from with surprised at 10 included UNIT 20 Lesson 39 Talking point : What rules would you suggest for safe swimming? stretch yourself before you swim swim in safe areas swim with friends not swim far away alone avoid deep cold water areas not let yourself out of breath take a rest after swimming for 30 minutes "Homes are dangerous places" Discuss You probably disagree with this saying as homes are usually sweet places but sometimes they are dangerous for small children as their parents are away Electrical shock or drowning can easily happen Falling form high places such as stairs, chairs, tables also causes pain for the children Lesson 40 : INTERPRETING PRINTED INSTRUCTIONS Composition : How to make a call : A : Excuse me! B : Yes? A : Can you show me how to make a phone call? I'm a stranger here B : Sure First of all, lift up the receiver and listen for a continuous purring 22 A : OK Should I put in a coin right away? B : No, now you have to dial the number or the code and the number that you want to call A : And the next step? B : You hear rapid pips, press in a coin A : Will the operator help me with the coin? B : Probably not But when you hear the pips again, you should press in more money A : Thank you very much for your clear instruction B : You're welcome UNIT 21 Lesson 41 : THIS ENGLISH Oral composition : Mr Jones had been ill and went on holiday to build up his health When he came home, he found that thieves had broken into his house They'd messed up the bedroom and eaten up all the food in the kitchen and closed up the curtains in the living room They'd blown up the safe in the study and stolen all the money he'd saved by giving up smoking He rang up the police, who came immediately "Did you lock up the house when you went away?" asked the detective "Definitely," replied Mr Jones The detective went out into the garden "Ah," he shouted "They climbed up a tree and got in through the bathroom window You must have left it open." He found a cigarette end and wrapped it up in a piece of paper "Next time you go away," he said, "be sure you close the house up properly." Talking points : What advice would you give to someone who's just taken up English? practise every day read aloud learn new words use the words you have just learned be patient it takes time to learn a language Lesson 42 : PHRASAL VERBS (2) It is difficult to learn all the phrasal verbs in English as they not follow any regulations Therefore, it is advisable that you learn there by heart and practice them often 23 UNIT 22 Lesson 43 : OTHER PEOPLE'S HOMES Talking point : Persuade someone to buy your house/flat Price : reasonable Location : in the city center, near school, market, shops Facilities : modern and convenient bedrooms-kitchen-bathroom- with yard and nice garden-can be used as an office Lesson 44 : EXCHANGING INFORMATION ABOUT HOME Learn the language and the information provided on page 87 which help you to the composition on page 88 UNIT 23 Lesson 45 : A VISIT TO A DOCTOR Talking point : Describe the symptoms of any common illness and say the treatment doctors usually prescribe When you have a cold, you probably sneeze a lot and have temperature You may feel tired and sleepy Your doctor perhaps advises you to go to bed early and drink a lot of juice He may prescribe you some cold medicine You need good rest when having a cold "All medicines and medical treatment should be free." Discuss Medicines and medical treatment usually cost much ; however, patients sometimes not have enough money to pay What should they in this case? Free medicines perhaps, save more lives of the poor people as they need help from us It is the dream of everyone to gel free medical treatment but where can we get money to pay doctors, nurses and technicians? How can we have money to produce medicines? So, in my opinions, the poor can get free medicines and medial treatment but others have to pay Lesson 46 : AILMENTS Use of English : A : Rewrite the sentences; 24 A local chemist has advised her to see a doctor We ought to have it X-rayed I suggest you should go down to the local hospital You could have fractured a bone We're due to leave later on this evening Even if you did have it X-rayed, tomorrow morning would be the earliest you would get the results We'd better strap it up for you I can prescribe some pills to relieve the pain You'd be well advised not to put much weight on that ankle B : Rewrite the following sentence using "have (something done)" You must have your arm X-rayed That boy should have his eyes tested We must have our house painted I had my car serviced last week Jack had four teeth taken out last week She has just had her dress cleaned I will have my grass cut John must have his hair cut soon UNIT 24 Lesson 47 : ARE YOU RULED BY YOUR EMOTIONS? Talking points : Suggest ways to cheer up a person who is feeling miserable talk to a friend or a relative see a movie go out with friends go shopping go to bed read a book Can you add more to this list? "Look before you leap." "Nothing ventured, nothing gained." Discuss these two proverbs 25 The first proverb advises us to be careful when doing things We should take into everything before making a decision The second proverb, on the contrary, encourages us to have great sense of adventure as unless we are willing to something, we can obtain it Usually, when venturing, one is not very careful Lesson 48 : REACTING TO HYPOTHETICAL SITUATIONS AND CIRCUMSTANCES Do the questionnaire and learn the language of questionnaire : considering hypothetical situations which one has never been in UNIT 25 Lesson 49 : CITY Situation : Complain to the receptionist about the lost laundry You might want to say to the receptionist like this : Excuse me! I think you can help me with this I had my clothes washed but I have lost my suits They were not returned to me Can you check if they were given to other customers or got lost in the laundry room? Talking points : Compare and contrast the difficulties of living in a very old building with those of living in a very modern one Living in a very old building Old facilities Uncomfortable living environment Old building needs more mending and decorating Living in a very modern building Modern facilities which help you much in doing housework and feel more comfortable Meet the human need in modern society New building needs expensive facilities More fashionable For more information on living in the city versus living in the countryside, read unit 24 : Only a madman would choose to live in a large modern society in the book For and Against by Alexander 26 Lesson 50 : PHRASAL VERBS (3) Review phrasal verbs and and learn this lesson Composition : Describe what you would include in the design of a city for the 21st century Useful words and expressions : High buildings highways more supermarkets automatic control of traffic more parks and green trees academic areas for schools and universities more recreation areas industrial areas in the suburbs Camera system to control the activities of people everywhere UNIT 26 Lesson 51 : THE OLYMPIC GAMES Lesson 52 : THE LANGUAGE OF ARGUMENT Read the text on the Olympic games and all the exercises in these lessons You may need to check up some new words in the dictionary UNIT 27 Lesson 53 : PIANO The poem Piano shows the nostalgic feelings of the poet for his childhood and family Can you pick out some words and phrases that were employed to express the poet's nostalgia? Example : betrays me back, the heart of me weeps Situation : Complain to the neighbor who plays the piano very badly and loudly at night I hate to bother you but could you play the piano softly a little bit? I know that you are busy at daytime and you can only practise at night but my mother and all other neighbors need some rest after a hard working day Please stop your practice after 10 p.m I appreciate your cooperation Talking point : 27 Describe the sights, sounds and smells that remind you of your childhood Playing games shouting and crying ice-cream candy hideand-seek fighting with friends toys swimming in the river walk in the field For more information on childhood, read unit in the book Well Spoken by Ramsey and Rees-Parnall and unit 17 : Childhood is certainly not the happiest time of your life in the book For and Against by Alexander Lesson 54 : LITERARY APPRECIATION Use of English : Words to with remembering can be confusing memorize memories remind me of souvenirs Summary of the poem Piano by D.H Lawrence is showed on page 107 UNIT 28 Lesson 55 : LATE ARRIVAL General questions : Do you think that it's important to be punctual? Why/Why not? Being punctual shows your disciplined characteristics and it helps keep activities as scheduled You may be evaluated by your employers in terms of being punctual or not and you show a good example to your employees when you are you are late for a meeting, you may lose some important points or you may keep other people waiting Time is money and should not be wasted Being punctual is a good sign of a person in a modern time Do you agree with this? Add more to the list Talking point : Advice to someone who keeps being late for appointments Should be punctual or he may lose his job and his friends' trust Lesson 56 : APOLOGIZING Learn the language for apologizing on page 111 Use of English : You must have waited for me, please forgive me 28 ... regulations Therefore, it is advisable that you learn there by heart and practice them often 23 UNIT 22 Lesson 43 : OTHER PEOPLE''S HOMES Talking point : Persuade someone to buy your house/flat... use the words you have just learned be patient it takes time to learn a language Lesson 42 : PHRASAL VERBS (2) It is difficult to learn all the phrasal verbs in English as they not follow any regulations... a stranger here B : Sure First of all, lift up the receiver and listen for a continuous purring 22 A : OK Should I put in a coin right away? B : No, now you have to dial the number or the code