ADVANCED ENGLISH B2 Student Worksheet

Module 5 • Entertainment Overview

Name:

READING
ONLINE Article: From Struggle to Symphony
PRINT Article: The Active Audience
Strategy: Following the Development of Events
Word Expansion: Word Building, Phrasal Verbs
with get, Expressions with do
Grammar 1: Passive
Grammar 2: Causative
LISTENING
ONLINE Interview: A Reality Show
PRINT Interview: Theme Parks around
the World
Strategy: Being Careful of Distractors
SPEAKING
ONLINE and PRINT: Compare Pictures
Useful Expressions: Comparing and Speculating
WRITING
ONLINE and PRINT: Write a Formal Letter / Email
Plan: Analyze Structure Using a Plan
Strategy: Giving Supporting Details, Using
Formal Language
REVIEW
ONLINE Language Review: Vocabulary,
Grammar, Skills
PRINT: Assessing Your Learning

READING
THE ONLINE READING SITUATION is built around the article From Struggle to Symphony. The
article describes how an unusual orchestra became famous.
The students will:
• learn the words and phrases needed for understanding the text.
• learn a reading strategy that will help them follow the development of events in a text.
• read the text, applying the reading strategy and knowledge of the words and phrases.
• expand their vocabulary by learning and practicing word building and the use of phrasal
verbs with get.
• review and practice the Passive.
• review and practice the Causative.
THE READING SECTION OF THE PRINTED MATERIAL is built around the article The Active
Audience. The article describes a kind of theater where the audience participates in the action.
The students will:
• learn the words and phrases needed for understanding the text.
• read the text, using tips that can help them answer the questions.
• expand their knowledge of vocabulary from the text.
• learn and practice word building and the use of expressions with do.
• review and practice the Passive.
• review and practice the Causative.

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ADVANCED ENGLISH B2 Student Worksheet
Module 5 • Entertainment Overview
Name:

LISTENING
THE ONLINE LISTENING SITUATION is built around an interview with a woman who took
part in the reality TV show, The Wartime House.
The students will:
• learn the strategy of being careful of distractors.
• listen to the interview and answer multiple-choice questions.
• analyze their answers with the help of tips.
THE LISTENING SECTION OF THE PRINTED MATERIAL is built around an interview about theme parks.
The students will:
• be introduced to the topic of the interview by looking at a picture of a theme park.
• listen to the interview and answer multiple-choice questions.
• analyze their answers with the help of tips.

SPEAKING
The speaking task requires students to compare pictures showing different forms of entertainment.
Both ONLINE and in the PRINTED MATERIAL students will:
• learn vocabulary to help them talk about the topic.
• learn useful expressions for comparing and speculating.
Students will practice the speaking task ONLINE with a model. In the PRINTED MATERIAL, the speaking
task is open.

WRITING
The writing task ONLINE requires you to write a formal letter applying for a job. In the PRINTED MATERIAL
students are required to write a formal email applying for a job.
Both ONLINE and in the PRINTED MATERIAL students will:
• analyze the structure of a formal email / letter using a plan.
• learn how to write supporting details.
• learn how to improve their style by using formal language and appropriate vocabulary.
• write their formal email / letter with the help of the checklist and the model.

REVIEW
In the ONLINE Language Review students will:
• do a multiple-choice activity reviewing the module vocabulary from Reading.
• do a multiple-choice activity reviewing the two grammar topics of the module.
• do a matching activity reviewing the vocabulary from Speaking and Writing.
In Assessing Your Learning in the PRINTED MATERIAL students will:
• review the vocabulary they have learned in the Reading, Speaking and Writing sections.
• decide whether to do additional practice of the grammar topics they have learned.

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