November 30th

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November 30th
Discuss reading text about Germany - vocabulary
Discuss reading text about pets - vocabulary and
ellipsis/subsitution
Speaking and grammar: practise ellipsis/ short
answers
Speaking: discuss animals

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phrasal verbs
dress up (in smart clothes)
dress up ___ halloween / for a wedding
when I take __ a hat my hair GOES flat, static
go + adjective = become
take off = remove
it messes __ my hairstyle
I _____ up my exam;
he messed up the house = make a mess
can tell …. ____
stand out / ___ out = be more prominent
What stands out/sticks out for me is ….=
put on (opposite)
knock it over
run through
mop it up
bump into
get to
come over

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make short answers longer
1.Do you like animals?
2.Are you interested in wildlife?
3.Have you seen any interesting birds or animals in the wild recently?
4.Are there any dangerous wild animals in your country?
5.Do you have any pets?
6.Did you have a pet when you were a child?
7.Would you like to have a dog?
yes, I’d love to
8.Is it true that pet owners sometimes look like their pets?
9.Should dogs be allowed into public spaces such as cafes? they should in certain places. they’re not allowed but
they should be.
10.Do you think pets are important for older people?
11.Do you think it is good for children to look after pets?
12.Do people in your country have a lot of pets?
13.Do you think it is acceptable to hunt animals for sport?
14.Should the government do more to protect wild animals?

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ellipsis
Although many people try to give up smoking they often
……………….
Although people are aware they should recycle, they
……………….
Sea levels have been rising gradually for years and will
continue …………
Pollution in my city might lead to tighter controls on cars, but I
sincerely hope …..
In the past, people had to wash everything by hand, but now
they don’t because they have washing machines.
In the past

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grammar
what you said
what you should have said
buy some presents …… your mum
FOR
go to home
go home
do you like shopping? Yes I like.
Yes I like it/ Yes I do.
I’ve decided to do in advance
do IT
I need to ……….. it
watch, see, look,
to try on it,
SEE / LOOK AT
to try it on

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new vocabulary
It was my a hectic week
we might be shop till we drop
have a look, browse,
bargains
to shop around - to look in different places for the best deal
people went crazy; it makes me crazy
a cloth blocked the sink/drain
water overflowed
get away with it
get to work I should get there earlier
I’ve started comfort eating
I got home at

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