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4  speaking • Comparing products  4  writing • A product review
          I can use to, in order to and so that to explain the purpose of an object.
 I can express my preference when comparing things.
                                                                                 Language point: Clauses
   THINK!  When you’re buying someone a present, how do you decide what to buy?    THINK!  Where can you read product reviews? Do you read or write them? Why / Why not?  of purpose
 Sammy  I’m looking for jewellery for my       Search              Login         exercise 3
 1   . What do you think of this   shop  |  Department  |  speciaL offers  |  best buy   0  basket
 pendant? It’s real gold.                                                        Ask students to find the blue words in the
 Grace   Oh, it’s nice, but it’s quite  2   .                                    reviews. Check that students understand
 Sammy  I like the size of it, but it’s a bit too    customer reVieWs
 3   .                                                                           them all. Elicit what form of the verb
 Grace   Wow! It’s, like, £70! I mean, it’s not as    ` Bên Tre CoConuT SweeTS!  CoConut oil for hair  follows to and in order to. Discuss why we
 4   as that silver one.  28,000 VND    150,000 VND                              use clauses of purpose.
 Sammy  Oh yes, I much prefer that one. It’s    if you like eating sweets and want   i bought this bottle of coconut oil a
 Mum’s style.  to try Vietnamese local specialities,   month ago, and i would say it’s a   ANSWerS
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 Grace   Which one is   5   ?  you should visit bên tre and get   fantastic product for hair. they make   The infinitive follows to and in order to.
 Sammy  OK, let’s see. Right, the silver one is much   yourselves some coconut sweets.   this with 100% natural ingredients
  expensive. It’s only £30.  Grace  Sammy
 6     coconut milk and malt syrup are the   so that it’s safe and healthy for our   We use clauses of purpose to explain why.
 Grace   Well, get that one then.  main ingredients to make this food. they also add some extra   hair and skin too. you can apply coconut oil either before
       flavours to the sweets in order to produce different tastes for   or after you wash your hair so as to prevent dandruff and
       different people. taste one and you can feel it melt in your   make your hair much smoother. it’s really a must-have item,   exercise 4
       mouth with all the flavours. however, the biggest problem is   especially for ladies. but this product can be rather sticky.  Read out the first sentence beginning
 1       1.36  Complete the dialogue with the   5     Work in pairs. Look at the two objects   that it easily causes tooth decay. i will give it 4 stars.  [more reviews]  and elicit some possible endings, using
 words in the box. Then watch or listen and   recycled from magazines. Use comparative   [more reviews]
 check. Which pendant does Sammy buy?  adverbs to describe and compare them.     different clauses of purpose. Students
       1  Read the product reviews. What things are   5    Use IT!  Follow the steps in the Writing
 cheaper expensive less    good about each product? What things are   Guide.     then complete the sentences with their
 mum nice small  bad about each product?                                         own ideas. With weaker classes, students
       2     Work in pairs. Think of something you have   WrITINg gUIDe          could work in pairs for this. Check answers
 2       1.36  Cover the dialogue and read the   bought recently and use the key phrases to talk   a TasK  with the class.
 Key Phrases. Choose the words that Sammy   about its advantages and disadvantages.
 and Grace use. Watch or listen again and check.  photo frame  bowl  Write a short review of the two products   ANSWerS
        Key pHrases                        you like most.                        Students’ own answers.
 Key pHrases
 6    Use IT!  Work in pairs. You want to   Advantages and disadvantages  B THINK aND pLaN
 Comparing products  buy a present for a friend. Compare these   It’s very … to … .   1  What are the advantages of each   Optional activity: Writing
 What do you think of   this / these … ?   products and decide which one you’ll buy.   We found it really … .  product?
 1
 I like the … of   it / those.   Use the key phrases and comparatives to   My only problem was that … .   2  What are the disadvantages of each   Write the following clauses of purpose
 2
 It’s   a bit / much too …   help you.    The biggest disadvantage is … .  product?  on the board:
 3
 It’s (not)   as / so … as …               3  How many stars will you give each
 4
 I much prefer   that one / those ones.   WATER CLOCK  Language point: Clauses of purpose  product?  1  … so that you don’t get lost.
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 Which one is   better / cheaper?          4  Will you recommend them?
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 £19.99                                                                           2  … in order to save money.
 No need for batteries. This clock   3  Find the words in blue in the two reviews.   C WrITe
 works using water!    What form of the verb follows to and in order              Put students into pairs. Ask them to
 3     Work in pairs. Practise the dialogue.  to? When do we use clauses of purpose?  Your reviews should include:
 Colours: red, silver, blue                •  product title, price, and a description   think of sentence beginnings for the
 Language point: Comparative adverbs   4  Complete the sentences with clauses of   •  your opinion of the product  clauses of purpose. Encourage them to
                                           •  star rating
 WIND-UP RADIO   purpose and your own ideas.                                      use their imagination. Ask pairs in turn
 4  We can make comparatives with adverbs.   1  I went to town   D CHeCK
 Choose the correct option in the following   £35.50   .  •  appropriate vocabulary   to read their completed sentences to
 examples.  No need for batteries. Wind this   2  She studied hard   •  key phrases  the class. See whose sentences are the
 1  Her bag costs more / much than mine.   radio up for one minute to listen    .  •  clauses of purpose  most imaginative or the most fun.
 for twenty minutes.
 2  This box is carved more beautifully / more   Colours: black and white, grey
 beautiful than that one.                                                         ANSWerS
 44  Material world                                        Material world  45     Students’ own answers.
                                                                                 exercise 5 USe IT!
          Writing • A product                 Good:                              Read the task with the class. Students
                                              ANSWerS
          review                              + Coconut sweets have different tastes   answer the ‘Think and plan’ questions and
                                              and flavours for different people.  plan their text. Read through the notes on
           Aim                                + Coconut oil made from natural    what the reviews should include with the
           Use to, in order to and so that to explain   ingredients is safe for hair and skin. It   class. Students write their review. This can
           the purpose of an object.          prevents dandruff and makes hair much   be set for homework. Remind students to
                                              smoother.                          check their grammar and spelling carefully.
                                              Bad:                               ANSWerS
          THINK!                              + Coconut sweets cause tooth decay.  Students’ own answers.
          Read out the questions and discuss the   + Coconut oil is rather sticky.
          answers with the class. Ask more questions                              More practice
          to encourage students to say more, e.g.   exercise 2                    Workbook page 31
          What products do you read reviews of? What   Read through the key phrases and check   Practice Kit  Writing 4
          information do they contain? How can they   that students understand them all. Elicit   End-of-unit activities
          help you decide whether to buy something or   some examples of how to complete   Cumulative Review, Workbook page 57
          not? Are reviews sometimes wrong?   each phrase. Students work in pairs to   * Vocabulary and language focus worksheets,
           ANSWerS                            choose a product they have bought   Teacher’s Resource Disk
          Students’ own answers.              recently and talk about its advantages and   ** Vocabulary and language focus worksheets,
                                              disadvantages. Monitor and help while   Teacher’s Resource Disk
          exercise 1                          students are working, and encourage   *** Vocabulary and language focus
          Students read the reviews and decide   them to use a range of key phrases. Ask   worksheets, Teacher’s Resource Disk
          what is good and bad about each product.   some pairs to tell the class about the   Speaking worksheet, Teacher’s Resource Disk
          Allow students time to compare their   advantages and disadvantages of the
          answers in pairs, then check answers with   products they discussed.
          the class.

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