Page 65 - Face2Face Pre inter www.english0905.com

www.english0905.com
Vocabulary describing your home
Horne S\Neet home Grammar Present Perfect with for and since;

questions with How long ... ?

QUICK REVIEW Irregular verbs Write the
infinitive, Past Simple and past participle
of eight irregular verbs. Work in pairs.
Test your partner on your verbs: A write.
B wrote, written.

Vocabulary and Speaking
Describing your home

Work in pairs. Read these sentences.
Which words/phrases in bold do you
know? Check new words/phrases in
@t!tf;i:lll!Jitl:S• p142.
1 My house or flat is quite small/large/
spacious.
2 It's unusual/typical for the area.
3 It's got air conditioning/central heating.
4 It's got a balcony/a great view/
a garden.
ANGUS I live in a lighthouse on the west coast of Scotland. Before I
5 It's on a busy/quiet road.
1
moved here 1 lived in Glasgow for eight years, but I prefer living in
6 It's close to/a long way from a park.
a lighthouse. I'm a writer and I enjoy being on my own, so this place
7 It's in a nice/fashionable part of town. 2
is perfect for me. I've lived here for six years and don't ever want
a It's on the ground/third/top floor. to leave. The best thing about living in a lighthouse is the view. You
www.english0905.com
can see for miles in every direction, and the sunsets are fantastic. The
a Choose five sentences from 1 that
worst thing is the weather - it can get very cold and windy in winter.
describe your home.
But I'm very fit because I have to walk up and down stairs a lot!
b Work in groups. Tell the other students
about your home. Do you like living
there? Why? /Why not? • HELP WITH GRAMMAR
•
• Present Perfect with for and since
•
•
Reading, Listening and a Look at phrases 1 and 2 in Angus's text. Then answer
Speaking • questions a-c.
•
• a Does Angus live in Glasgow now?
a Look at the photos. What is the best •
•
thing about each home, do you think? • b Does Angus live in a lighthouse now?
• c Which are the verb forms in phrases 1 and 2?
b & 46 Read and listen to Angus •
•
•
•
and Meg. What do they think is the best • b Complete these rules with Present Perfect or Past Simple.
thing about their homes? • • We use the to talk about something that
•
• started and finished in the past.
c Read the texts again. Answer these •
•
t
questions. • • We use the __ o talk about something that
•
1 Where is Angus's lighthouse? • started in the past and continues in the present.
•
2 What does he do for a living? • c How do we make positive and negative sentences with the
•
•
3 Why is he very fit? • Present Perfect?
•
4 Where were Meg and Larry living when • d Look at phrases 3 and 4 in Meg's text. Then fill in the gaps
•
they first met? • in the rules with for or since .
•
5 Who worked in a restaurant, Meg or •
• • We use ___ with a period of time (how long).
Larry? •
• • We use with a point in time (when something started).
6 Why does she think the motorhome is •
•
comfortable? • e Check in lij;tJ&i&f;i;l:S• p143 .
•
•