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Unit 1
Big decisions Reading

Warmer
Write on the board: play, eat, read, 1
text, talk, watch, drink. In pairs, BIG OBJECTIVES
students use the verbs to discuss FUNCTIONS:
talking about the future; complaining
what they do in their free time. GRAMMAR:
They should find three things they DECISIONS present tenses (review); future tenses
(review)
have in common with their partners. VOCABULARY:
Monitor and encourage them to use making changes; life plans; phrases
the present simple to describe their 01 Watch the video and think: with up
habits and routines. Nominate one or are you good at making decisions?
two pairs to share what they have in
common with the class. A B

01 Get ing
Play the video and discuss the
question with your class.

1 You may like to give an example C D E
from your own experience to get
students started on this exercise.
Possible answers: A backpacking
B studying C driving D doing yoga
E working

2 Ask students to rank this list in
order of things they’d like to do,
from most to least. At the end of
the exercise, listen to some of the READING 3 SPEAKING Work in pairs. Compare your ideas from
SPEAKING
students’ ideas and encourage 1 What are the people doing in the photos? Are Exercise 2. Give reasons for your choices.
open class discussion. these things you do or would like to do? Why? 4 Read John’s blog post on the next page and the
replies to it quickly. Which three photos show
2 Tick (✓) the things you would like to do when you activities that these people do now?
3 If space allows, encourage finish school. Then add two more ideas of your own.
students to walk around the travel to other countries Amy Mark Pauline
classroom to find someone go to university or college 5 1.01 Read the article again and listen. Mark
go into business
who would like to do the same get any job you can find the sentences T (true) or F (false).
things. Ask students to report do any job you can and spend time on 1 John is unsure what to do when he leaves school.
your hobbies
their findings back to the class find work that provides training on the job 2 John is worried about his exam results.
3 Amy went to Thailand to learn the language.
and encourage them to use the do volunteer work 4 Amy has got plans for when she leaves Thailand.
phrase So does he/she. 5 Mark’s advice is to do a course.
6 Pauline got a job before she finished her
university course.
4 Give students two minutes 12
to scan the blog post quickly.
Encourage them not to focus
on every word for now, but just 5 1.01 Check/clarify: volunteer, resolution, habit.
to match the people with the During feedback, ask students to say why the false statements are incorrect.
photos. 1 T 2 F 3 F 4 T 5 F 6 T
Amy C Mark D Pauline E

Objectives Resources for this unit

All available online
Functions and speaking Talking about the future;
complaining Videos Worksheets
Grammar Present tenses (review); future tenses (review) ● Get ing: Are you good at making ● Grammar and vocabulary: Basic, Standard
Vocabulary Making changes; life plans; WordWise: decisions? and Extension Worksheets
Phrases with up ● Grammar rap!: Future tenses (review) ● Project: My bucket list
Life Competencies Managing stress ● Vlog: Managing stress ● Communication worksheets: Life plans
Train to Reading between the lines Tests ● Get ing, Grammar rap! and
● Unit, extension and skills test 1 Life Lessons video Worksheets

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