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4 Vocabulary and listening • Adjectives: describing objects 4 language focus • Question tags
I can use question tags to check information.
I can distinguish between facts and opinions.
Language note
THINK! Who do you think should be responsible 4 1.34 Listen again and complete the 1 Underline the question tags in sentences 1–5 5 Complete the dialogue with the correct
for finding solutions to world problems? sentences with the correct adjectives in and the verbs they refer to. question tag. If there is no auxiliary or modal verb in the
exercise 1. 1 That sounds a bit hi-tech, doesn’t it? Megan That’s not another new bag, statement, we use do / don’t in question
1 1.33 Listen to the adjectives in the box 1 Murray talks about special shoes that can 2 So, children can use them for several years, 1 ? tags with verbs in the present simple: You
then underline the stressed syllable in each help children and are at the can’t they? Alex It looks great, 2 ? like shopping, don’t you? We use did / didn’t
word. same time. 3 One shoe won’t fit everyone, will it? Megan Yes, but those aren’t sweet packets,
2 A lot of children have problems because 4 That’s really useful, isn’t it? 3 ? in question tags with verbs in the past
automatic digital ecological they wear shoes which are not 5 People are wearing them in … , aren’t they? Alex They are! The whole bag is made simple: You enjoyed the shopping trip, didn’t
electronic hi-tech home-made the right size for their feet. with recycled packets. It’s really you? The question tag for I am is aren’t I: I’m
multi-functional natural recycled 3 Murray says that the shoes are very simple 2 Read the sentences in exercise 1. Then choose clever, 4 ?
second-hand smart solar and not at all. the correct options to complete rules 1–5. Megan Yeah. I want one, too! good at football, aren’t I?
useful waterproof 4 The shoes are practical and useful, but Alex I’ll get you one for your birthday.
they aren’t . rULes Megan Really? You won’t forget,
5 The next story will be about clothes made We use question tags to check information. In exercise 3
2 Look at photos A–F. Use the adjectives in from and natural materials. 5 ?
exercise 1 to describe the objects. the question tag, we use: Alex Don’t worry. I won’t. Students choose the correct options.
1 a positive / negative verb for negative
5 Which of these statements taken from the sentences. Check answers with the class and review
listening are fact (F) and which are opinion 2 a positive / negative verb for affirmative
A B (O)? How do you know? sentences. any rules that students are unsure of.
watch 1 There are millions of children in the world 3 the same / different auxiliary verb as in ANSWerS
who don’t have shoes. the sentence. 1 don’t 2 can’t 3 isn’t 4 will
2 That sounds a bit hi-tech. 4 a form of do / will when there is no auxiliary
3 That’s really useful, isn’t it? verb in the sentence. 5 aren’t 6 can’t
vacuum cleaner 4 At the moment, people are wearing them 5 modal verbs when there is / isn’t a modal in
in Ecuador. the statement. exercise 4
C D
K ey p H rases 3 Choose the correct options. 6 1.35 prONUNCIaTION: Intonation Listen Students complete the sentences with the
Key pHrases
Expressing purpose 1 The bottles go in the recycling bin, do / to these sentences. Does the speaker’s voice correct question tags. Check answers.
go up or down in the question tag? Practise
That sounds a bit hi-tech / useless / cool / don’t they? saying them.
silly / etc. 2 You can help us, can / can’t you? ANSWerS
How does it work? 3 Pollution is a huge problem, doesn’t / isn’t it? 1 The bag wasn’t expensive, was it? 1 shouldn’t we 2 aren’t they
2 They can buy them online, can’t they?
4 They won’t pollute the air, will / won’t they?
street light furniture It works by … 5 I’m right, am / aren’t I? 3 You’ll call me, won’t you? 3 does it 4 can’t you 5 won’t it
How’s that possible? 6 We can reduce waste, can’t / don’t we?
Can we use them for …? exercise 5
E F 4 Complete the sentences with the phrases in 7 Use IT! Work in pairs. Check personal
phone the box. information using question tags and the Students complete the dialogue with
ideas in the box.
6 Use IT! Work in groups. Think of an the correct question tags. With weaker
invention that can help people. Then ask aren’t they can’t you does it abilities birthday family last weekend
and answer questions using the key phrases. shouldn’t we won’t it likes / dislikes next holiday classes, students could work in pairs for
Whose object is the most useful? 1 We should exchange books with each this. Check answers with the class.
junk other, ?
My object’s an electronic skateboard. 2 They’re using too much water, Your birthday is in June, isn’t it? ANSWerS
We invented it to get to places quickly.
? Yes! You went to the cinema last weekend, didn’t you? 1 is it 2 doesn’t it 3 are they
That sounds cool. Can you 3 The company doesn’t waste water, 4 isn’t it 5 will you
use it for getting to school? ?
3 1.34 Listen to a radio programme about 4 You can recycle this phone, No, I didn’t. You’ve got two sisters, haven’t you?
unusual shoes. Why are the shoes unusual? Yes. You can use it to go ... ? exercise 6 e 1.35
5 The population of the city will increase in PrONUNCIATION: Intonation
the next ten years, ?
Play the audio for students to listen and
42 Material world Material world 43 decide if the speaker’s voice goes up or
down. Check answers, and point out that
if the intonation goes down, it shows that
Language focus • exercise 1 you are checking information, but if it goes
Question tags Students underline the question tags up, you are asking a question. Play the
and the verbs they refer to. With weaker
audio again, pausing after each question
classes, students could work in pairs for for students to repeat.
Aim this. Check answers with the class.
Use question tags to check information. ANSWerS
ANSWerS 1 down 2 down 3 up
1 That sounds a bit hi-tech, doesn’t it?
Warm-up 2 So, children can use them for several exercise 7 USe IT!
Ask what students can remember years, can’t they? Read the words in the box and elicit some
about the shoes on page 42. Ask: 3 One shoe won’t fit everyone, will it? examples, e.g. You can play tennis, can’t you?
They’re ecological, aren’t they? They aren’t 4 That’s really useful, isn’t it? (abilities), Your birthday’s in August, isn’t it?
waterproof, are they? Elicit the answers, 5 People are wearing them in … , (birthday). Allow students time to prepare
and write the questions on the board. Ask aren’t they? some questions, then put them into pairs
students to translate the questions into to check information with their partner.
Vietnamese. Underline the main verbs and exercise 2 More practice
the question tags in the questions, and ask Check that students understand auxiliary Workbook page 29
students what they notice about them. verb (do, be, have) and modal (can, should,
Elicit a few ideas, but don’t confirm them etc.). Students work in pairs to read the Assessment
at this stage. rules and choose the correct options. Five-minute test, Teacher’s Resource Disk
Check answers, and make sure that
students understand everything.
ANSWerS
1 positive 2 negative 3 same
4 do 5 is
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