Lesson 12

Monday, 5th of December

2022
How were your weeks?
SPEAKING
What are your plans for this
holiday?

What do you usually do during

these days?

Is there anything you used to do

when you were little that you don’t
do any more? Or anything that you
keep doing in your family?
 N O W, I ’ D L I K E YO U TO TA L K A B O U T S O M E T H I N G
TO G E T H E R F O R A B O U T T H R E E M I N U T E S .

I ’ D L I K E YO U TO I M A G I N E T H AT YO U A R E TA L K I N G
A B O U T VA C AT I O N S . H E R E A R E S O M E O F T H E I D E A S
YO U C O U L D B E T H I N K I N G A B O U T A N D A Q U E S T I O N
F O R YO U TO D I S C U S S .

F I R S T YO U H AV E S O M E T I M E TO LO O K AT T H E TA S K .
What might it be a good
idea to plan a trip in
advance?
• cheap flights

• accommodation

• trips and excursions

• avoiding problems

• eating arrangements
NOW, TALK TO EACH
OTHER ABOUT THE
ADVANTAGES AND
DISADVANTAGES OF
PLANNING A TRIP IN
ADVANCE.
T H A N K YO U. N O W YO U H AV E A B O U T
A M I N U T E TO D E C I D E W H I C H I S T H E
B E ST R E A S O N TO P L A N A T R I P I N
A DVA N C E .
Now, discuss these questions, in order, as appropriate:

● Do you normally plan a trip before you go or just improvise

when you are there?

● Some people always go to the same places because the

feel more comfortable, what do you think about that?

● Is it a good idea to book a hotel a long time before you go

on vacation?

● It is said that you can only enjoy a trip in a country where

you can speak the language. Do you agree?

● Which is more enjoyable, going abroad or staying in (your

country)?
Fill in the gap
The film that I saw (1) ____________ night wasn’t very good. It was all (2)
____________ a man (3) ____________ built a time machine so he (4)
_____________ travel back in time. It took him ages and ages (5) ____________
build the machine.
(6) ____________ first he didn’t succeed, and there were various disasters
because he hadn’t been (7) ____________ to solve all the scientific problems.
As time (8) ______________ on he finally managed to build the machine.
He wanted to travel to the Stone Age, and in (9) ____________ to get there he
had to pass through a black hole (10) ____________ space. (11) ____________
his journey there were some good special effects, (12) ____________ they
weren’t (13) ____________ good as the effects in Star Pilot 4.
Anyway, his machine didn’t have (14) ____________ power to get all the way
back to the Stone Age. He only got to the last century,(15) __________ was a
bit ridiculous after all the trouble he’d (16) ___________ to.
LISTENING
 Write the words and phrases in the correct group

to have in common but similar

whereas both to share while

Words and phrases for talking Words and phrases for talking
about difference about things that are the same
LISTENING: A student discussion
TASK 1. Write the characteristics in the correct
group.
Has more air
Is closer to the Sun
Is colder
Has stronger gravity
Is 50 per cent smaller
Has more nitrogen and oxygen than carbon dioxide
Used to have water
Has a longer day

THE EARTH MARS

 TASK 2. Complete the sentences with words from
the box.
Most people think Mars can ……………………………… human life.

We measure distances in space using ……………………………… units.

Astronomical
Nitrogen The two planets aren’t the ……………………………… colour.
Frozen
Support
Gravity Most of the water on Mars is probably ……………………………… .
Same

The air on Earth is mostly made up of ………………………………

……………………………… on Mars is just over one third as strong as on Earth.

Do you think people will live on Mars
one day?
Key word transformation
1. I didn’t understand his explanations. (WAS)
I didn’t know what ______________________________ about.
2. Who thought of that solution? (CAME)
Who ______________________________ that solution?
3. He doesn’t usually fail his exams. (HARDLY)
He ______________________________ his exams.
4. She didn’t answer the phone during dinner. (WHILE)
She didn’t answer the phone _______________________________________ dinner.
5. “You stole my wallet, didn’t you? (ACCUSED)
He __________________________________ his wallet.
6. The trip was too expensive for me. (ENOUGH)
I ___________________________________ to go on the trip.
7. I’ll lend you my laptop if you promise to take care of it. (LONG)
I’ll lend you my laptop ______________________________ you promise to take care of it.
8. I don’t know why we went to the performance (WASTE).
Going to the performance was ______________________________ time.
9. I’d prefer to go to Madrid on holiday. (RATHER)

I ______________________________ to Madrid on holiday.

10.Could you lend me your car tomorrow? (MIND)

Would you _____________________________________ tomorrow?

11.You’ll be punished for what you did (AWAY).

You ______________________________ what you did.

12.He has donated a lot of money to charity. (DONATION)

He has ______________________________ to charity.

13.The children are allowed to watch TV until 9 o’clock (LET).

Their parents ______________________________ TV until 9 o’clock.

14.If the weather doesn’t improve, I’m not going out. (UNLESS)

I’m not going out ______________________________ better.

15.It was foolish of me to get up so early. (NEED)

I ______________________________ got up so early.