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Vocabulary phrasal verbs (1)
Urban legends Grammar narrative verb forms;
Past Perfect Continuous

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accepting offers Work in pairs. Student A is
organising a party. Student B is moving house.
Take turns to offer to help your partner. Decide It lllust be true, I read it
whether to refuse or accept your partner's
offers: A Would you like me to help you pack up on the internet ...
the kitchen? B No, don't worry, I can manage.
rban legends are funny, completely true and others are
U surprising or scary stories based on actual events, but facts
that are told again and again, have been exaggerated to make
Vocabulary and Speaking often by people saying that they them sound more interesting

Phrasal verbs (1) happened to 'a friend of a friend'. or shocking. Here are three
Most urban legends are stories popular urban legends - the dead
D a Work in pairs. Guess the meaning of the that people have made up, but kangaroo, the cigar fraud and the
phrasal verbs in bold in these questions. not always. A few turn out to be exploding house.
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1 Do you always remember to pass on
messages to other people?
2 Do you ever make up excuses to avoid doing
things you don't want to do?
3 Have you ever been to a party that turned out
to be really boring?

4 What would you do if you ran over a cat in
your street?
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5 Has a bomb ever gone off in the capital city
of your country?
6 If you saw a man running away from the
police, would you try to stop him?
7 Do you find it easy to work out what's
happening when you watch a film in English?
a Are any children you know rude to their
parents? If so, do they get away with it?
9 Do you know anyone who's been knocked
out? How long did it take this person to
come round?
b Work in pairs. Ask each other the questions
in 1a. Ask follow-up questions if possible.

Reading, Listening and
Speaking

El a Look at the pictures and read the
beginning of an article about urban legends.
What are urban legends and how do people
personalise them? Are they always true?

b Before you listen to the urban legends,
check these words/phrases with your teacher.

the o•utback an insurance claim
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sue someone get rid of a bug
insecticide

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