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reading playgrounds • critical thinking identifying problems and solutions • word focus old •
grammar tense review • pronunciation words ending in /tʃər/ • speaking problems and solutions
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Reading Grammar tense review

1 Work in pairs. Look at the photo of a children’s 1 Pooja Rai lives in India.
playground. Is it similar to or different from 2 She painted the tires in bright colors.
playgrounds in your area? How? Discuss with 3 Pooja’s organization is going to build new playgrounds
your partner. every year.
4 The playgrounds are changing the lives of
2 Read the article about some playgrounds in India. the children.
Who had the idea of building them?
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b an architect
c some children 7 Look at the grammar box. Underline the

3 Read the article again. Complete the sentences. verbs in the sentences (1–4). Then write past
(P), present (PR), or future (F) next to the
1 There were no playgrounds for the sentences.
.
2 Playgrounds are to build. 8 Match the questions (1–6) with the answers
3 She built playgrounds with cheap . (a–f). Then write past (P), present (PR), or
4 She built playgrounds in to go to school. future (F) next to the sentences.
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www.english0905.com Critical thinking identifying a I’m going to a concert with a friend.
5 The children are

1 What do you do?

.
6 The children have a better

2 What are you doing now?

3 What do you usually do in the evening?
4 What did you do last Thursday?

5 What are you going to do next summer?
problems and solutions

6 What are you doing tonight?
4 Write the number of the sentences (1–6) in
Exercise 3 in the correct place.

b I’m an artist.

c I visited my cousin.

Pooja’s actions

d I’m painting a picture.

problems

e I meet my friends.

results

f I’m going to learn sign language.
Word focus old Speaking my life
5 a Find three sentences with old in the article.
What does old mean in the sentences? 9 Work in pairs. Think about the town you live
Choose the correct option(s). in. Make a list of things that were problems
a not new c not young for people, but now have solutions. What
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b Write a, b, or c for the meaning of old in the ideas or ideas of your own.
sentences. • noise • pollution
• park areas • speed limits
1 They lived in an interesting old house. • play areas • transportation

2 My old phone is no good. I’m going to buy 10 Work in groups of four. Tell each other about
a new one. the things that changed for the better.
3 My grandfather lives in a home for old
people. There were a lot of cars in
6 Pronunciation words ending in /tʃər/ our area, but now there is a
charge to come downtown.
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