GATE 05–06 | January-February 2015 | Volume 04 TEACHERS’ FILE – ACTIVITY TIPS This Teachers’ File contains exercises and activities that go with the articles from the magazine and listening recordings and songs featured on the Gate CD. teachers’ info The Teachers’ File – Recording Scripts is available online. The password to the Teachers’ Section is Secret. America Up Close pp. 8–9 T Vocabulary Read the article about America and complete the sentences with the correct words. The first letter is given to help you. And Then There Were None, Episode 1, Part 1 pp. 6–7 T Reading Comprehension Read the comic and then mark the sentences True (T), False (F), or Not Enough Information (N). 1 Everyone going to the island got the same letter. 2 There are eight people on the island. 3 Mr and Mrs Rogers like their job. 4 Emily Brent thinks the Indian figurines are funny. 5 Everyone has a poem in their room. 6 he voice says that everyone on the island killed T someone. 1 In New York you can meet people of different nationalities who speak different L_________ like Korean and Polish. 2 New York is a dirty city, some people don’t clean and throw their G_________ on the street. 3 The USA is a big country, the P_________ is 320 million people. 4 The American F_________ has 13 stripes and 50 stars. 5 There are many kinds of landscapes in the USA, mountains, deserts and beautiful national P_________ like Yosemite. 6 If you ask somebody in the USA: How are you? The answer is usually: G_________ ! 7 In restaurants people give extra money to the waiter, this is money is called a: T_________ . Can you write similar sentences about the Czech Republic? Life Life in New York City Track 7 T Listening for Detail How are these numbers connected to life in New York City? Listen to the recording and make some notes. Then work in pairs and compare your answers. Would you like to live in New York? And Then There Were None, Episode 1, Part 2 Track 2 12:00am 4:00am 12:00pm 24 hours per day 2 5 21 469 T Listening Comprehension / Spelling Listen to the recording and fill in the missing words. 1 mily Brent: I’m a good person. I _________ did E anything wrong. 2 J udge Wargrave: That was the voice. It was _________ a record. 3 ony Marston: It was an accident. Those Combes T children were _________ . 4 enry Blore: This is terrible. When will the _________ H come to the island again, Mr Rogers? 5 Mr Rogers: My wife! Oh, my _________ love! 6 hilip Lombard: Yes, Vera is right. The killer _________ P be on the island somewhere. 1 The Race to the Moon pp. 18–19, Track 3 SONGS T Reading / Listening comprehension 1 What was the name of the new kind of war between the USA and the Soviet Union? 2 When did the Soviet Union launch their first satellite? 3 What did Sputnik do? 4 What was inside Sputnik 2? 5 When did Yuri Gagarin become the first man in space? 6 Who was the first American in space? 7 How did the three American astronauts die? 8 How far was Apollo 10 from the moon? 9 What were the first words spoken on the moon? “On My Mind” Ellie Goulding T Listening Comprehension Listen to the song and read the lyrics. There are some extra words. Delete them if you don’t hear them. It’s a little bit dirty how the whole thing started I don’t even really know what you intended Thought that you were so cute and you could make me jealous Poured it down, so I poured it down Next thing that I know I’m in the hotel bed with you You were talking deep like it was mad hot love to you You wanted my heart but I just liked your tattoos Poured it down, so I poured it down 10 When did Apollo 11 return to Earth? Listen to the recording and fill in the missing words. 1 It was a war of __________ and __________ between the communist Soviet Union and the capitalist United States 2 The Soviets didn’t only launch a satellite; they __________ the __________ __________. 3 The first Apollo mission was to test the rocket, but it __________ in __________. 4 Apollo 10, this is Houston. Sorry, but the Lunar Module has no __________ . The __________ is __________ 5 We are so __________ , but so __________ __________ ! 6 1 money, ideas; 2 started the space race; 3 ended in tragedy; 4 fuel, answer is no; 5 close, far away And now I don’t understand it You don’t mess with my love you mess with the truth And I know I shouldn’t say it But my heart don’t understand it Why I got you on my mind (4×) But my heart don’t understand I always hear, always hear them talking Talking ‘bout a girl, ‘bout a girl with some money Saying that I hurt you but I still don’t really get it You didn’t love me, no, not really Wait, I maybe could have really liked you I’ll bet, I’ll bet that’s why I keep on thinking about you It’s a shame, you said I was very good So I poured it down, so I poured it down: Do This! Don’t Do That! pp. 32–33 T Grammar / Imperatives “Blue” 1. Reorder the sentences to make some rules about using Twitter letters with under 140 write messages and strong with symbols use numbers password letters, a in write many one messages don’t too day messages angry write rude or don’t not be personal too but personal be don’t Marina and the Diamonds T Listening Comprehension / Listening for Detail /Spelling Task 1 Put the students into groups of five. Before you listen, each student must choose one word. Every time they hear this word in the song, they get one point. Then listen to the song. Each person counts only their word and writes the total number. Then the group adds all of their points together. Did all groups get the same number? Which group counted the most points? 2. Your Grandma wants to set up a Facebook account. However, she doesn’t really understand what to do! Can you give her some advice? Think about {{ {{ {{ {{ {{ {{ {{ Her password What to write on Facebook How to ’like’ things How to get friends How to change privacy settings What not to do And anything else you think is important one do night last give Task 2 Now listen to the song again and write the missing words. You will hear it three times in the song, so don’t worry if you miss some words the first time. Give me 1 ____________ , give me 2 ____________ , give me a 3 ____________ self esteem Give me 4 ____________ and pure, what you 5 ____________ for? Give me 6 ____________ , all your 7 ____________ can 8 ____________ 9 ____________ good and true I 10 ____________ to feel 11 ____________ anymore (bluuuue) I 12 ____________ to feel 13 ____________ anymore 14 ____________ me, 15 ____________ me Example: Use a password you can remember… Don’t use the word password as your password etc 2 Solutions to Activity Tips: And Then There Were None: Part One: 1F, 2F, 3N, 4N, 5T, 6T Part Two: 1 never, 2 only, 3 running, 4 boat, 5 beautiful, 6 must America: 1 language, 2 garbage, 3 population, 4 flag, 5 parks, 6 great, 7 tip Life in NYC: Many restaurants serve dinner until 12:00am (midnight), and New Yorkers often start their night out at this time. Bars and dance clubs stay open until 4:00am. It is noisy all the time – morning, noon (12:00pm), and night. Small corner stores and pizza places are usually open 24 hours per day. Rent is expensive, so five people might live in an apartment with two bedrooms. There are 21 subway lines and 469 stations. The Race to the Moon: 1 The Cold War; 2 In 1957; 3 It didn’t do anything. It just went around the Earth saying ‘beep beep‘; 4 Laika, a dog; 5 In April 1961; 6 Alan Shepard; 7 There was a fire in their capsule; 8 15km; 9 That’s one small “Believe” Mumford & Sons T Listening Comprehension Put students in a circle and give each person one sheet – do not write their name on it. The students listen to one verse and fill in as many words as they can. Then between verses, students should pass the paper to their neighbor to the right. Then students complete the next section and pass again. Repeat the song and continue listening and passing until every paper is complete. If students receive a paper that is already filled in, they can check the answers. step for a man, and one giant leap for mankind; 10 July 24th 1969 The Race to the Moon Listening: 1 money, ideas; 2 started the space race; 3 ended in tragedy; 4 fuel, answer is no; 5 close, far away Social Media: Write messages with under 140 letters Use a strong password with numbers, letters and symbols Don’t write too many messages in one day Don’t write angry or rude messages Be personal but don’t be too personal Songs: Ellie Goulding: 1 bit; 2 so; 3 bed; 4 hot; 5 my; 6 it; 7 some; 8 really; 9 maybe; 10 very Marina: Ask each individual student their number to check points in groups. one (16×); do (8×); good (13×); last (9×); give (23×) TOTAL POINTS: 69 Mumford: 1 call; 2 only; 3 pretty; 4 tonight; 5 over; 6 running; 7 had; 8 all; 9 tired; 10 this; 11 eyes; 12 I’m; 13 never; 14 what’s; 15 say; 16 love; 17 move; 18 place SOLUTIONS FROM THE MAGAZINE Career p. 5 C: cook, carpenter,cleaner, conductor, construction worker F: farmer, fireman, fisherman,flight attendant, fashion designer / fashion model P: photographer, physicist, pilot, policeman, politician, postman, psychiatrist S: salesman/sales assistant, surgeon, singer, shoemaker You may 1 __________ it in this evening But you’ve 2 _______ lost the night Preset all your 3 ___________ feelings May they comfort you 4 ___________ And I’m climbing 5 ________ something And I’m 6 _____________ through these walls America p. 9 Task 1 1D New York City, 2C Washington, D.C, 3F San Francisco, 4J Miami, 5I Florida Keys, 6E Orlando, 7B Niagara Falls, 8G Las Vegas, 9A Grand Canyon, 10H Hollywood, Los Angeles Task 2 Population: 320 million people, Number of States: 50, President: Barack Obama, Flag: 13 Stripes and 50 Stars, National Holiday: Independence Day, the most popular Thanksgiving, Interesting Places: San Francisco, New York, Yosemite Park I don’t even know if I believe [3×] Everything you’re trying to say to me [pass] I 7 ________ the strangest feeling Your world’s not 8 _________ it seems So 9___________ of misconceiving What else 10 ___________ could’ve been [pass] I don’t even know if I believe [3×] Everything you’re trying to say to me Language Corner p. 12 1 Do you ever visit your grandparents? 2 We always drink juice in the morning. 3 My friends usually play football on Saturdays. 4 Sometimes I read a book in the afternoon. 5 My sister never gets my jokes. 6 We don’t always have turkey for Christmas dinner. Chorus So open up my 11 _________ Tell me 12 __________ alive This is 13 ____________ going to go our way If I’m going to have to guess 14 __________ on your mind Valentine p. 13 1 Romeo and Juliet 2 Bella and Edward 3 Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie 4 Adam and Eve 5 Bonnie and Clyde 6 Prince William and Kate Middleton [pass] Say something, 15 __________ something, Something like you 16 ___________ me Unless you want to 17 __________ away From the noise of this 18 ______________ Sport p. 15 Task 1 1 Eva Samková, Šárka Strachová, 2 Radko Gudas, 3 Petr Mrázek, 4 Eva Samková, 5 Šárka Strachová, 6 David Pastrňák Task 2 Equipment 1 stick, 2 boots, 3 goggles, 4 helmet, 5 mask, 6 poles, 7 gloves, 8 puck, 9 skates Ice hockey: 1, 5, 8, 7, 9 Skiing: 2, 3, 4, 6 I don’t even know if I believe [2×] I don’t even know if I want to believe Anything you’re trying to say to me [pass] Chorus [2×] 3 GATE TEST The passing score for the test is 60% in each skill: Listening, Reading, Grammar. Listening: 16, one point for each correct answer: passing score is 10 points Reading: 16, one point for each correct answer: passing score is 10 points Grammar & Vocabulary: 26, one point for each correct answer: 16 The total number of points to pass is 36. Solutions Listening Part One: 1B, 2C, 3B, 4B, 5A Part Two: 1B, 2C, 3C, 4A, 5B Part Three: 1 a little butter/ butter, 2 fresh, 3 tomato,4 half, 5 spoon, 6 salt and pepper Reading: Part One: 2D, 3B, 4C, 5D, 6A, 7B Part Two: 1B, 2C, 3A, 4C, 5B Part Three: 1F, 2A, 3H, 4D, 5B Grammar Part One: 1C, 2C, 3A, 4C, 5A, 6C, 7B, 8A Part Two: 1 at / for, 2 in / near, 3 called / named, 4 on, 5 from, 6 have, 7 about, 8 them / you /, 9 going / hoping / planning, 10 let Part Three: 1 tourist (not a job), 2 divorced (marital status, not personal quality), 3 cream (dairy product not a vegetable), 4 boring (the opposite of all adjectives), 5 check in desk (a place at the airport, not in the city), 5 physical education ( a different subject), 7 soup (not bathroom product), 8 oven (not a shop) p. 29 Eat Food Task 1 shouldn’t, shouldn’t, should, shouldn’t, should, shouldn’t Task 3 1C, 2A, 3B Solar p. 31 Task 1 1B, 2B, 3B, 4B, 5A Task 3 1 coal electric power plant, wind turbine, nuclear power plant, hydro-electric power plant p. 35 From Stick Men to Computer Cowboys 1 1 Then, 2 Soon, 3 Nowadays, 4 After that, 5 Before long, 6 First, 7 Finally, 8 Next, 9 These days, 10 Later 2 1 First, 2 Then / Next / Later, 3 after that / before long, 4 Then / next / later, 5 Finally, 6 Nowadays Lesson Plan GATE Jan-Feb 2015 Language Goal: Giving advice (should/shouldn’t) Subject-matter Goal: Food, health, the environment This lesson plan is based on the article Eat Better in Gate pp. 28–29. Mgr. Klára Sedláčková Reading comprehension + speaking (5 mins ) Warm-up (5 mins ) Ask your students the following questions, each student should be able to answer two questions. The answers can be found in the texts (Q1 – Question 1 text) if nobody knows, ask them to read the text again and find the answer there. Brainstorming 1. What does local food mean? (Q1) 2. Why should we buy local food? (it protects the environment – it does not cause pollution) (Q1) 3. What does organic food mean? (Q2) Ask every student to say one word for food in English – one by one, begin with the students sitting at the back, when the last student says a word, ask the class: 4. What kills bees? And what is it? (Q2) yy Do you like eating? Who likes eating? yy How much do you eat? Put your hands up if: you eat a lot / eat the ideal amount / eat only a little. yy Tell me, what is your favourite food? yy Put your hand up if you think you eat healthy food. yy Do you eat different food in summer and different food in winter or do you eat the same food all year? 6. Why is the food probably not good quality? (Q3) Speaking + grammar in a student-friendly way (5 mins ) Reading Comprehension + Grammar practice time (5 mins ) Ask students to discuss the following questions in pairs: Have the following sentences written on the board to provide students with support and confidence: Look at TASK 1 – ask students to fill in the gaps individually. Check the answers, ask a different student each time. 5. Why shouldn’t we buy food which does not grow in season? (Q3) 7. Is local and organic food always healthy? (Q4) 8. What should you do if you want to stay fit? (Q4) Have students look at Task 2 – and match the expressions. Check, ask them to explain what organic / bio means – what do we mean if we say bio. Speaking (5 mins ) I think every person should eat ____________ times a day. Ask students: Is there anything else we should do to be healthy and fit? I think every person should drink ____________ litres a day. Do you think you are fit? What do you do to keep fit? Should you do anything else? Ask the students How many times a day should we eat? What do you think? Follow-up - Writing Ask students to express their opinion using the sentences written on the board. Support them to use complete sentences practising should. If the students do not understand, give them an example – e.g. Peter, you should do your homework every day / Lucie, you should get up sooner not to be late every day. / Lukáš, you should talk less in classes. etc. And then elicit what students think should means. Tell them we use it to give advice. Ask students to do TASK 2 at home – have them write a list of healthy foods (Modification – let students write a shopping list for a healthy dinner. Have them write a note for their mum what to buy with an offer to help.) Reading (20 mins ) Divide the class into 4 groups – each group reads one text. Tell each group which text to read, decide according to the abilities of your students. The very fast students can read more texts. After they have read the texts, ask each group to think about the questions. Write the questions on the board. Each student should be able to answer two questions. If you have time, ask students to find the answers to two more questions by asking their classmates. If your group is fast enough, they can find answers to all the questions, if not, have them sit at their tables and ask them yourself. 4
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