A city mouse or a country mouse?

Listen to the sounds.
What can you see / smell / hear? How do they make you feel? (stressed? relaxed? free? worried? happy? lonely?)

Use the phrases and your own ideas to tell the class about your preferences.
don’t mind
very important to me
can’t stand
Don’t you know these phrases? Let’s learn them!

High quality lifestyle
Fresh air
Feeling isolated
Peace and quiet
Friendly, helpful people
Beautiful landscapes
High rate of unemployment
Lead unhealthy lifestyle
Heavy traffic
Constant noise & pollution
Convenient public transport
Shops, cinemas and theatres
Crowded streets
High cost of living
Low rate of unemployment
Высококачественный образ жизни
Свежий воздух
Чувство изоляции
Тишина и покой
Дружелюбные, отзывчивые люди
Красивые пейзажи
Высокий уровень безработицы
Вести нездоровый образ жизни
Интенсивное движение
Постоянный шум и загрязнения
Удобный общественный транспорт
Магазины, кино и театры
Многолюдные улицы
Высокая цена проживания
Низкий уровень безработицы
What can you see on the pictures?

Use the phrases and your own ideas to tell the class about your preferences.
don’t mind
very important to me
can’t stand
A high quality lifestyle is very important to me. I like fresh air and beautiful landscapes. I think I’m a country mouse.
I’m a city mouse. Convenient public transport and crowded streets are very important to me.
I don’t mind the peace and quiet of the country, but I can’t stand feeling isolated. I’m a city mouse.

guest
swap
farmyard
to milk
barn
feeding
isolated
close at hand
hustle and bustle
huge
facility
homesick
to miss
hometown
lovely
гость
обмен
двор фермы
доить
хлев, сарай
кормление
изолированный, одинокий
рядом
толчея и суета
огромный
оборудование, приспособление
тоскующий по дому
скучать
родной город
чудесный

Read the title of the unit and the headings on this page. What do you expect to read about in the text on p. 7? Listen, read and check.
Annabel, 14
Sarah, 14
Swap
The text is about teenage lifestyles. Two teenagers are taking part in a reality show in which they swap families and schools.

Read the text aloud, as if for a radio programme.
Read the text and mark the sentences T (true) or F (false). Then explain the words in bold.
In Teenage Life Swap:
Annabel doesn’t like staying in bed.
Sarah can’t sleep at night.
Sarah’s new school has lots of facilities.
Annabel travels five miles to reach the school.
false
false
true
true
Annabel, 14
Sarah, 14

isolated
farmyard
hustle and bustle
to miss
to milk
close at hand
huge
hometown
to swap
facilities
homesick
to feed
People who are invites
guests
lovely
barn
guests
To exchange sth for sth else
to swap
An area of land near the farmhouse enclosed by walls or buildings
farmyard
To get milk from a cow
to milk
A building on a farm in which we keep crops or animals
barn
To give food to an animal
to feed
Being alone or far from people
isolated
Nearby
close at hand
Movement, activity and noise of a place
hustle and bustle
Very big
huge
Buildings, equipment, or services provided at a place.
facilities
To feel bad because you are away from your home and/or family
homesick
To feel sad because you don’t have something anymore
to miss
The town where somebody comes from and lived/lives in
hometown
Nice and kind
lovely

One of you works for a magazine. Interview Annabel or Sarah about their new lifestyle.
Scheme
Hello, my name is Ben Jones from Star Magazine.
Hello. Nice to see you.
Can I ask you a few questions, Annabel?
Of course.
What time do you get up?
I get up at 5 am.
What time do you go to school?
I leave for school at 7 am.
Are you learning anything at Sarah’s house?
Yes, I’m learning how to milk cows … etc.
Well, thank you very much for your time.
You’re welcome.

Present Simple VS
Present Continuous

Present Simple
Постоянные действия и состояния
Mark lives in New Zealand.
Непреложные истины и законы природы
The Moon goes round the Earth.
Привычки и регулярные действия
She always cleans the house at weekends.
Key words:
usually
often
always
every day
every week
every month
every year
in the morning
in the afternoon
in the evening
at night
at the weekend
on Fridays

Расписания и программы
The train leaves at 6:00 am.
Чувства и эмоции
I love skiing because it’s a fun sport.
Present Simple употребляется также в спортивных комментариях, обзорах, повествованиях
Beckham wins the ball, then he crosses and Owen scores.

Present Continuous
Действия, происходящие в момент речи, в настоящий период времени.
Mum is cooking in the kitchen.
He is looking for a new penfriend in England.
Запланированные действия в будущем.
He is playing tennis this afternoon.
Меняющиеся и развивающиеся ситуации
Mary is getting more and more beautiful.
Key words:
now
at the moment
at present
these days
nowadays
still
today
tonight

Такие наречия, как always, для выражения эмоционального состояния (часто раздражения) по поводу повторяющегося действия.
She is always losing her keys.

Stative verbs – глаголы состояния
Обозначают состояния
Present Continuous
Глаголы восприятия
appear
hear
see
seem
smell
sound
taste
She sounds quite happy.
She appears happy.
The food tastes delicious.
The milk smells strange.
Do you see that bird now?

Stative verbs – глаголы состояния
Обозначают состояния
Present Continuous
Глаголы мыслительной деятельности
believe
know
forget
realise
understand
remember
He believes in ghosts.
I don’t understand you.
Do you remember me?
Please, don’t forget about it.
I know it is truth.

Stative verbs – глаголы состояния
Обозначают состояния
Present Continuous
Глаголы, выражающие чувства и эмоции
desire
hate
enjoy
like
love
prefer
want
I like ice cream.
I like your new haircut.
I hate Monday mornings.
We prefer lemonade.

Stative verbs – глаголы состояния
Обозначают состояния
Present Continuous
Другие глаголы
be
contain
belong
cost
have
fit
include
matter
need
own
want
wish
They own three cows.
It belongs to me.

Некоторые из этих глаголов могут употребляться в Present Continuous, но с иным значением.
Think
I think she’s beautiful.
Думать, полагать
Обдумывать, размышлять
He is thinking about going to France.

Некоторые из этих глаголов могут употребляться в Present Continuous, но с иным значением.
Have
She has twelve cats.
Иметь, владеть
Хорошо проводить время; принимать душ, обедать
James is having a great time at school.
He is having a shower.
They are having dinner.

Некоторые из этих глаголов могут употребляться в Present Continuous, но с иным значением.
See
You can see the tree in my garden.
I see what he means.
Видеть; понимать
Встречаться
I’m seeing John this afternoon.

Некоторые из этих глаголов могут употребляться в Present Continuous, но с иным значением.
This coffee tastes good.
Быть … на вкус
Пробовать на вкус
Ann is tasting the pudding.

Некоторые из этих глаголов могут употребляться в Present Continuous, но с иным значением.
Appear
She appears to know the way.
Казаться, производить впечатление
Выступать, играть, появляться
She is appearing in a Shakespeare play.

Некоторые из этих глаголов могут употребляться в Present Continuous, но с иным значением.
Smell
Her perfume smells sweet.
Иметь запах, пахнуть
Нюхать, вдыхать аромат
She is smelling the flower.

Некоторые из этих глаголов могут употребляться в Present Continuous, но с иным значением.
Fit
The dress fits her perfectly.
Быть впору, нужного размера
Устанавливать
Tom is fitting a new lock on the bathroom door.

Глаголы look (когда речь идёт о чьей-либо внешности), feel (переживание определенных эмоций) и ache могут использоваться во временах Simple и Continuous без изменения значения.
She feels very stressed.
She is feeling very stressed.

Explain the use of the verbs in bold.
An action happening at the moment of speaking.
Future plans.
Routine, habit
Future plans
Future plans.
Present state and facts.

Find examples in the text above.

Put the verbs in brackets in the Present Simple or the Present Continuous. Give reasons.
1.
A: Why ……………………… (you/be) in such a hurry?
B: I’m worried. My exam ……………………… (start) in ten minutes.
2.
A: I ………………………… (think) of changing school.
B: I ………………………… (not/think) it’s a good idea. You’ll be lonely.
3.
A: Why ……………………… (you/be) angry?
B: My sister ………………………… (always/take) my clothes.
4.
A: Tom ……………………… (look) very stressed.
B: Yes. He ……………………… (study) a lot these days.
5.
A: Why ……………………… (you/leave) now?
B: my train ……………………… (leave) in an hour.

Writing (an e-mail)
Write an e-mail to your English penfriend. Write about:
Where you live
Your daily routine
What you are doing these days/tonight.

Workbook
Match the words to form collocations.
fresh
heavy
public
crowded
streets
air
traffic
transport
Fill in the correct words.
lead
constant
convenient
unemployment
isolated
landscapes
1. Very few people …………………… a healthy lifestyle in big cities.
2. Our house is next to the train station, which is very …………………….
3. Many young people have to deal with ……………………………… when they finish their studies.
4. Thailand is a country with amazing …………………….
5. I can’t study when there’s ………………………… noise around me.
6. She lives in a(n) ……………………… area in Northern Norway.
lead
convenient
unemployment
landscapes
constant
isolated

Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Simple or Present Continuous.
Does he like
is going
am flying
wants
don’t know
starts
is always calling