Real-world speaking

Working together to check answers

  1. Look at four things students do in class. In which activities do you work together?
  • playing a game
  • doing an exam
  • checking answers to an exercise
  • asking what the homework is
  1. Watch the video. What is the activity?
  • playing a game
  • doing an exam
  • checking answers to an exercise
  • asking what the homework is
  1. Watch again. Which Key phrases do you hear?
  1. Complete the dialogue with the Key phrases. Watch again and check.

Carmel:

What 1 () number 1? I’ve got ‘Australia’.

Lukas:

Yes, me too. OK – what about number 2? I’ve 2 () ‘Sydney’.

Carmel:

Are you sure? I’ve got ‘Canberra’. Let’s leave that one.

Lukas:

OK, and number 3? The number of states …

Carmel:

I don’t 3 () .

Lukas:

I think it’s ‘six’.

Carmel:

OK, six. Now, number 4. I 4 () it’s ‘34 million’.

Lukas:

Are you 5 () ? I’ve got ‘24 million’.

Carmel:

Oops, yes, you’re right. I can’t read my writing!

Lukas:

Right. Number 5 – the national sport. Do 6 () think it’s ‘rugby’?

Carmel:

Let’s see … ‘rugby’! High five!

  1. Create your own dialogue. Follow the steps in the Skills boost.

Geography quiz

  1. Which city is not in Canada:
  • Montreal
  • Seattle
  • Toronto
  1. Is the Antarctic in the north or the south?
  • the north
  • the south
  1. What’s the next planet: Mercury, Venus, Earth, ?
  2. Which is the capital of Turkey: Ankara or Istanbul?
  • Ankara
  • Istanbul
  1. In which continent is Mount Kilimanjaro? 
  1. Peer review Listen to your classmates and answer the questions.
    1. Which Key phrases do they use?
    2. Do you agree with their answers to the quiz?

Key phrases

Asking about a question:
​What about number … ?
​What have you got for number … ?
​Do you think it’s … ?

Giving your answer:
​I’ve got …
​I think it’s …

Agreeing on the same answer:
​Yes, me too.
​You’re right.

Disagreeing (you have a different answer):
​Really? I’ve got …
​Are you sure?

Saying you don’t know the answer:
​I don’t know.

Real-world grammar

I think it’s ‘34 million’.
​Do you think it’s ‘rugby’?