How Often Should I Water My Garden During Hot Summer Days Yn Texas

Pre-Intermediate (Lesson 36)

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Warm up!

Is it true about you and your family?

1. No one in my family has very long hair.
2. Somebodyin my family speaks English very well.
3. I didn't go anywherelast night.
4. I didn't come to school with anybodytoday.
5. I saw something good on TV last night.
6. I bought something for somebody yesterday.
7. Nobody in my family smokes.
8. I went somewhere nice last weekend.
9. I didn't speak to anybody before the class started.
10. I didn't have anything for breakfast today
11. I didn't read anything in English yesterday.
12. There's nothing I really want to buy at the moment.
13. I'm not planning to go anywhere this summer.
14. I like relaxing and doing nothing at the weekend.
15. If I need information about something, I always look on the Internet first.

Phonetics.

Read the words and say which word has a different sound. Listen and check. Practise saying the words. Remember! When people speak quickly they don't separate the words.

/ʌ/ enough much none busy
/u:/ few should too food
/ai/ quite diet little like
/e/ manyany healthy water

Vocabulary Practice.

A) Choose the correct variant.

1. This city isn't safe. I'm usually _____ when I walk alone at night.
frightened frightening

2. "Scream" is a _______ film.
terrified terrifying

3. The survey provided ______ results.
astonished astonishing

4. I was _____ to know that everybody was fine.
pleased pleasing

5. I think that card games are _____.
bored boring

6. My job is really _____.
stressed stressing

7. I am _____ in football.
interested interesting

8. I felt _____ after my bath.
relaxed relaxing

9. The children were so _____ that they fell asleep during the film.
bored boring

10. The trip to Kenya was really _____. We saw so many wild animals!
excited exciting

B) Complete the sentences. Use one of the adjectives below:

excit-
frighten-
bor-
interest-
confus-
disappoint-
worry / worri-
surpris-

-ed

-ing

1. A: I met a famous film star today.
B: Really? How !

2. A : I spent four hours going round the museum.
B: Was it ?

3. A: I haven't heard from my parents for two months.
B: You must be .

4. A: Wow, Maria! What are you doing here?
B: Why are you so to see me?

5. A: I failed my exam. I worked really hard for it. I'm so .

6. A: A man started to follow me home last night.
B: Weren't you ?

7. My computer's broken, and I don't understand the manual. It's so .

C) Choose the correct variant of answer.

1. I worked hard all day. Now I feel ___.
tiring tired

2. She's ___ of her job. She's looking for another.
boring bored

3. We were ___ to hear he's 50. He looks much younger.
surprising surprised

4. The book I'm reading is ___.
interested interesting

5. You look ___. What's wrong?
worrying worried

6. We had a ___ time at the restaurant. The place is awful.
shocking shocked

7. Some of his comments were ___
insulted insulting

8. My exam results were a little ___.
disappointed disappointing

9. There's nothing more ___ than riding on a rollercoaster.
exciting excited

10. Did you see the magician? He was ___!
amazing amazed

Reading and Speaking.

A) Read the article below.

How old is your body?

How old are you? How old is your body? The answer to these two questions isn't always the same. Our body age can be much younger or much older than our calendar age (even eighteen years different!). We can now calculate our body age by answering questions about the way we live. If our body age is older than our calendar age, we should change our lifestyle.

I know I'm too fat because I don't do enough exercise. I spend too much time sitting in studios. All I do is play squash, but I don't play very often – about once a month. I would go to a gym if I had more time.
I eat quite a lot of fresh food and a lot of fruit, but I probably eat too much meat. My girlfriend says I don't drink enough water. I drink a little alcohol – just a glass of red wine with my dinner. But I don't drink any beer. I drink a lot of coffee. It goes with the job.
Like everybody I'm too busy! There aren't enough hours in the day. I love my job but I work too much (sometimes I spend 14 hours a day in the studio – that's too many). I often feel a bit tense and irritable. I smoke a few cigarettes when I go out, but I'm not a regular smoker. I only wear sunscreen when I go to the beach. My skin is quite dark so I don't think it's a problem.
I'm quite pessimistic. I always think that things will go wrong – and they usually do especially at work.
I don't have much free time but I have a few close friends and I try to see them regularly. If I'm too busy then I phone them.

B) Answer the questions.

1. Is our body age the same as our calendar age?
2. How can we calculate our body age?
3. What should we do if our body age is older than our calendar age?
4. What should Tariq do to feel better?

C) Now read the Doctor's verdict. Was the advice same as yours? What do you think his body age is?

Doctor's verdict

Tariq should do more exercise, for example he could walk to work. This would help him to control his stress. His diet is quite healthy but he should drink more water and less coffee. He must give up smoking. Although his skin is quite dark he should wear sunscreen all year round, even in winter. And he should try to be more positive.

Grammar Revision. MANY & MUCH.

Can you remember how to use MANY and MUCH? Choose the correct answer. Say why the other one is wrong.

1. How ____ coffee do you drink?
much many

2. I don`t eat ____ vegetables.
much many

3. I eat ____ bread.
a lot of many

4. I smoke ____ .
a lot a lot of

5. How much tea do you drink? — ____ . I don`t like it.
Any None

Grammar Study. QUANTIFIERS.

Mind these rules.

Grammar Practice.

A) Choose the correct answer.

1. I drink ____ coffee.
too
too much

2. I eat ____ biscuits.
too much
too many

3. I don`t drink ____ .
enough water
water enough

4. I can`t go. I am ____ busy.
too
too much

5. You work ____ .
too much
too many

6. I only drink ____ coffee.
a few
a little

7. I don`t have ____ .
enough time
time enough

8. He has ____ good friends.
a few
a little

B) Complete the sentences.

too too much too many enough

1. My father`s not very fit. He doesn't do exercise.
2. I can't walk to work. It's far.
3. There are cars on the roads today.
4. I don't sleep — only five or six hours, but I really need eight.
5. I was tired to go out last night.
6. There were people at the party, so it was imposible to dance.

Listening.

Listen and write the six sentences you hear.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Extra Activity.

A) Read the questionnaire and choose the best answer for you.

What's your body age?

Exercise:

1. How much do you walk a day?
a lot
not much
very little

2. How much sport and exercise do you do a week?
a lot
a little
none

Diet:

3. How much fast food (processed and pre-prepared) do you eat?
I eat too much
I eat quite a lot
I don't eat much
I don't eat any

4. How many portions of fruit and vegetables do you eat per day?
only a few
quite a lot
a lot

5. How much water do you drink?
a lot
quite a lot
a little

6. What's your worst diet habit?
I eat too much fat.
I eat (or drink) too many sweet things.
I eat (or drink) too much.
None of these.

Lifestyle:

7. How many cigarettes do you smoke a day?
none
a few
a lot

8. How would you describe yourself mentally?
I am a very positive person.
I am not positive enough.
I am quite pessimistic.

9. How would you describe your stress level?
I am too stressed.
I am stressed, but it's under control.
I am quite relaxed.

10. How often do you wear sunscreen?
all year
only when I'm on holiday
when it's sunny

Social Life:

11. How many close friends do you see regularly?
a lot
quite a lot
a few
not many / none

12. How much time do you have for yourself?
none
not enough
quite a lot

B) Calculate your body age with the help of the key to the test and the formula below:

YOUR CALENDAR AGE + ADD or SUBTRACT YEARS ACCORDING TO YOUR ANSWERS

1. a-2 b 0    c+1
2. a-2 b-1 c+2
3. a+2 b+1 c 0 d-1
4. a+1 b-1 c-2
5. a-2 b-1 c+1
6. a+1 b+1 c+2 d 0
7. a-3 b+1 c+2 d+5
8. a-3 b+1 c+2
9. a+3 b 0    c-2
10. a-2 b 0    c-1
11. a-2 b-1    c 0 d+2
12. a+2 b+1 c-1

Speaking.

What do you think you should do to reduce your body age?

How can you describe the experiences below? Use an adjective from the box:

frightening exciting surprising terrifyingboring exhausting

1. You get stuck in a lift.
2. You go on a 15-mile walk, and then climb three mountains.
3. You go on the biggest roller coaster in the world.
4. You find a spider in the bath.
5. Someone shows you their holiday photos for hours and hours …
6. Your teacher says "You're all such wonderful students that I won't give you any more homework."

SAVE ANSWERS SEE YOU SOON!