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How was your vacation-

Unit 1
Learning objectives
Communicative goals
 Plan an activity with someone.
 Talk about habitual activities and future plans
 Discuss fitness and eating habits.
 Describe your routine

Vocabulary
 Physical activities
 Places to sports and exercise
 Frequency adverbs
Grammar
 Can and have to
 The present continuous and the simple present tense

Listening skills/ pronunciation

 Listen to activate grammar

 Listen for main ideas
 Listen for details
 Apply and personalize information
 Pronunciation
 Can / can’t
 Third person singular.

1. Activity one
1. Listen to people talking about how getting in shape.

A: Watch the Videos: “I’m getting in shape.” While watching, listen and repeat
the conversation. You have to listen to it at least three times.
Then, you can pause the video to look up unknown words in your dictionary.
19- Top Notch Video 19: I’m getting in shape. Scene 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yuhjxzA9Ek&list=PLi5aMhs0-
QFhQYVpQVo3Yn8mtPat6Tk2a&index=14

20- Top Notch Video 20: I’m getting in shape. Scene 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAXB49rRAxk&list=PLi5aMhs0-
QFhQYVpQVo3Yn8mtPat6Tk2a&index=15

B: Focus on language: Write down the video clip script

1. Scrip one.
The video start in the office, it’s talk about a man that want to go to the
beach but, he want to make exercise, he want to stay fitness and try to
make exercise in the office and, he doesn’t leave to work to the partners
and the boss ask him about your exercise in the office, he said something
when like “you have to work” stop to running in the office “sit down” said
the boss
2. Scrip two:
It’s the second part of the first video and the same man talk with your partner
and, he try to invite her to make exercise but, she said no because, she make
much exercise and practice tennis, he feels like shock and in this moment, she
need help after to this, he sit in the chair of the partner and start to eat a
chocolate cake
C: Focus on language: Look at the scrip you have written down from the video.
C1: Video one: With partners, find and write down expression following these
criteria:
1- One phrase which means “I’m exercising”.
What are you doing?

2- Three phrases to ask Bob about what he is doing.

I’m exercising
I’m getting in shape
I’m working
 3- Three phrases to suggest Bob to go exercising toother place.
Go to a gym
Go to the park
Go outside

4- One phrase to say that running makes lose body fat.

Beach vacations

5- Two phrases to make Bob understand he doesn’t let Paul and Marie work.
Can you go exercise somewhere else?
Why don’t you go to a gym?
C2: Video two: Listen the video twice or three times and answer the following
questions-
1- What is James doing at the café for lunch? He meeting a client
2- What does Marie do to stay in shape? She generally go running
3- When does she go running? In the morning
4- How often does she do aerobics? Two nights a week
5- What does she always do on the weekends? She always play tennis of golf
6- What does she usually do every Sunday if the weather is good? She usually
go bike riding every Sunday
7- Why Marie doesn’t lift weight? Because she doesn’t like to go to the gym
8- What does Bob say to invite Marie to work out? You have to lift weights to
really stay in shape
9- What does Marie say to appreciate Bob’s suggestions? Thank for the
suggestions
10- What does Bob say to invite Marie to go running? Why don’t we go
running together sometime?
11- What does Marie say to invite Bob to go running after work today? Where
do you run
12- What does Bob say to reject Marie invitation? He said that, he gotta meet a
friend for dinner
13- What does Marie say to accept the rejection? Some other time, there

Second Activity
1- Choose the correct response. Write the letter on the line.

1. Kate has ballet class on Monday. She goes to ballet __e____

2. The first thing I do in the morning is drink coffee. I drink coffee _d___
3. I play basketball, but not as much as I’d like to. I _a__ play.
4. Anna’s husband does all the cooking. Anna __c__ cooks.
5. Jim and Dean always play golf on Saturday or Sunday. They play golf
_b__e. once a week.

a) Almost never.
 b) every weekend.
c) Never
d) every day
e) e. once a week.

Grammar activities: Before doing the grammar activities, you should

watch the video to learn the use of the verb to have.
Learn English Grammar: "to have" in the present tense
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYiUqij4ngM

Abilities/ Modal Auxiliary Verb Can - English Language

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdKgtxBoofs

2- Complete the sentence. Use have to or has to.

1. I _____have______________go to class this morning. Do you have my

textbook?
2. She can sleep late tomorrow. She doesn’t _____has__________work until
10:30.
3. My brother isn’t healthy. He doesn’t ____has_____ work until 10:30.
4. They don’t _____have_________ pick us up at the train station. We can take a
taxi.
5. Pete ____has_______ buy a new digital camera. His old one isn’t working.
6. Do you _____have_________ work next Saturday.
7. We________have___________ finish our report before the next sales meeting.

3- Write sentence. Use words from each box.

I Has to Work late on Friday

My parents Don’t have to Play tennis this weekend
My teacher Can Go to school
My friend + Can’t Study English
My boss Doesn’t have to + Go shopping this weekend
My brother Have to Cook dinner tonight.
Sleep late tomorrow morning

1. My brother doesn’t have to study English.

2. I don’t have to work late on Friday
3. My parents have to cook dinner tonight
4. My friend has to go to school
5. My boss can’t sleep late tomorrow morning
4- Look up the response. Write questions with can or have to.
1. A:( Gail / speak Polish). Can Gail speak Polish?
B: No. She speaks English and French.

2. A: (You /Play basketball tonight) Can you play basketball tonight?

B: Sure. I’m not busy.

3. A: (you/meet your brother at the airport) Do you have to meet your brother
at the airport?
B: No, I don’t. He’s taking the bus.

4. A: (I /call you tomorrow) Can I call you tomorrow?

B: Ok. That would be great.

5. A: (Frank/ by a new printer) Does frank have to by a new printer?

B. No. He fixed his old one.

5- Look up Paula’s daily planner. Answer the questions about her schedule.

1. Can Paula go running Saturday morning at 9:00?

No, She can’t. She has to study English.

2. What does Paula have to do on Sunday afternoon?

She has to cook the dinner

3. Does Paula have to work on Friday?

Yes, she has

4. Why can’t Paula do Aerobics Sunday night at 7:30?

 Because she see a movie with Sara

5. Can Paula sleep late on Sunday morning?

Yes, she can

6- Choose the correct response. Circle the letter.

1. “Why don’t we go bike riding this weekend?
a. Too bad b. Sounds good. c. Don’t bother.

2. “I’d love to go dancing with you sometimes”

a. When’s good for you. b. Want to come along? C. What are you up to?

3. “When’s good for you?

a. Sorry, I can’t b. How about Thursday? C. Once a week.

4. “Saturday at noon perfect.”

a. I’m sorry to hear that. b. Well, how about Sunday? C. Great. See you
then.

7- Complete the sentences with places from the box.

gym athletic field pool court track course

1. The school track is used for a lot of different sports. Students play football and
soccer in the fall and basketball in the spring.
2. You can take an aerobics class or use exercise machines at a gym.
3. The hotel has tennis course and 18-hole golf.
4. On Friday, there are water aerobics classes in the swimming pool.
5. You can go running or walking on an athletic field.

8- Look at the response. Complete the questions. Use the simple present tense.
1. A: How often does Jim play tennis?
B: Jim almost never plays tennis.
2. A: How often do you walk?
B: I go walking every day.
3. A: When do you cook the dinner?
B: I usually cook dinner at 7:00.
4. A: When do they go to dance?
B: They go dancing on Friday nights.

5. A: Where do we go to do the aerobics?

 B: We do aerobics at the gym.

6. A: Where does Kyle play soccer?

B: Kyle plays soccer at the athletic field.

9- Write sentences. Use the simple present tense or the present continuous.

1. Charlie /usually / play golf/ on weekend.

Charlie usually plays golf on weekend.

2. Adam / talk on the phone / right now

Adam is talking on the phone right now

3. My stepbrother /hardly ever/ clean the house.

My stepbrother hardly ever clean the house

4. We / go dancing / tonight
We are going dancing tonight

5. I / sleep late / tomorrow morning.

I sleep late tomorrow morning
6. Cindy / go swimming / twice a week
Cindy goes swimming twice a week
7. Deanna / almost always / watch TV / on weeknights
Deanna almost always watches TV on weeknights

8. They / work late / next Tuesday.

They working late next Tuesday

10- Choose the correct response. Write the letter on the line.
__c__ 1. “How often do you do aerobics?
__f__2. “Where are you off to?
__d_ 3. “How often do you go swimming?
__e_4. “When do you go dancing?
_a__ 5. “How come you’re not going running tonight?”
_b__6. “Are you studying right now?”

a. Because I’m too busy.

b. No, I’m not. I’m watching TV.
c. I go the gym once a week
d. I hardly ever go to the pool.
e. On Friday night
f. I’m meeting my sister at the pool in 15 minutes.