Form 8, Unit 4, Lesson 3 " Family Island"
Family Island
Grammar: Modals
Vocabulary: Family
Speking: Talking about Recreational Activities
Speaking
Exercise 1 page 66
Discuss with one of your colleagues about recreational activities practised in your families. Create a Venn diagram to compare your answers. How do recreational activities strengthen the relationship between family members?
Exercuse 2 page 66
Match recreational activities with the corresponding pictures.
Which ones would you like to try? Why?
Name other activities that can unify a family.
Vocabulary Focus
Study Vocabulary Focus and get ready to complete the task below.
Vocabulary
Fill in the definitions with the corresponding words.
Exercise 3 page 66
Match the halves of the proverbs. Give equivalents in your language. Choose one and comment on it.
Exercise 5 page 67
Match the words with their definitions. Use them in your own sentences.
Exercise 6 p 67
Paraphrase the sentences above using words from the text.
1. There is a legendary American custom known as the road trip.
2. Road trips are all about taking in the scenery between the starting point and the final destination.
3. A road trip implies travelling on roads, essentially.
4. College students are excited about road trips with friends.
5. Modern gadgets help today’s road trip fans make the most of their time on the road.
Exercise 7 page 68
Choose the suitable words to complete the poem.
Learn it by heart.
How do you understand it?
Grammar
Exercise 8 page 69
Work with a partner and choose the correct option.
In which of the sentences the predicate refers to possibility, ability, lack of ability or permission?
Listening
Exercise 9 page 68
Listen and identify the benefits of visiting zoos.
Name other places that are worth visiting. Give reasons.
Writing
Exercise 10 page 68
Make up a story based on the pictures below. Use the structure recommended on page 122. Entitle it.
Tips
- Look at all of the pictures and describe them exactly, one by one.
- Try to tell the plot of the story in one sentence.
- Use active verbs.
- Think of a suitable title for your story.
