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CONVERSATION BOOKLET

EDITORIAL DIRECTOR AND PUBLISHER

RICHARD HUGH FISK
M. A. Johns Hopkins University
School of Advanced International Studies - Washington, D.C.
B.A. Syracuse University - Syracuse, New York

PEDAGOGICAL PROJECT

Coordination
Vera Laurenti Bianchini

Planning and Development

Silvia Moraes

Assisted by
Lygia Watanabe

GRAPHIC DESIGN

Planning and Coordination

Eduardo Benaglia

Development
Rafael Ferraz

GRAPHIC PRODUCTION

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On the crest of a Lesson 1
wave

1. JOIN THE TWO ENDS OF EACH LINE AND ASK YOUR CLASSMATE THE QUESTIONS.

do... have...?
In your opinion,
are... ...?

cats good looks

gorillas outgoing personality

elephants sense of humor

dogs smarts

parrots ability to care about people’s feelings

pigs friendly

2. READ THE SENTENCES AND THEN TALK TO YOUR CLASSMATE. ASK QUESTIONS TO FIND OUT
WHAT IS TRUE FOR YOU TWO.

1. My posts usually get more likes than I expect.

2. I don’t care about being popular online.

3. I am more popular in real life than online.

4. I am usually a shy person.

5. I can go without any kind of social media for one week.

6. At least one of my posts went viral.

7. I follow different kinds of bloggers.

8. I am always looking for fashionable activities to do.

3. CHOOSE 4 QUESTIONS AND ASK THEM TO A CLASSMATE.

UP DOWN

• When you listen to a song, do you • When was the last time you
turn up the volume? slipped and fell down?

• How often do you climb up • How often do you run down the
a ladder? stairs?

• How would you speed up your • How did you carry down all those
English course? heavy boxes?

• Who heats up dinner for you? • Have you ever looked down and
found money on the street?

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4. CHOOSE 6 SENTENCES AND TALK TO A CLASSMATE. STUDY THE MODELS.

A: I like ice cream. A: I don’t like hamburgers.

B: Me too. / Well, I don’t. B: Me either. / Well, I do.
A: What’s your favorite ice cream? / What’s A: What’s your favorite sandwich? / How often
your favorite dessert? do you eat hamburgers?
B: It’s chocolate. / It’s pudding. B: It’s cheeseburger. / Every day.

I can play the piano. I am hungry. I can’t cook.

I am not tired. I am not Canadian. I am tall.
I love fried fish. I am not creative. I can’t hear the teacher.
I can’t speak Russian. I can sing. I don’t like scary movies.

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5. TRIVIA. CHALLENGE YOUR FRIENDS.

Student A Student B

1. What’s the highest mountain in the 1. China is the most populated country
world? in the world. True or False?

2. What’s the biggest country in

2. What’s the biggest animal on land?
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the world?

3. What’s the tallest animal in the

3. What’s the largest ocean in the
world?
world?
4. The Sahara Desert is the biggest
desert in the world. True or False? 4. What’s the smallest country?

4. False (The Antartic Polar Desert) 3. The Pacific Ocean / 4. The Vatican
1. Mount Everest / 2. Russia / 3. Giraffe / 1. True / 2. The Elephant /

6. USE YOUR SMARTPHONE AND FIND THE SUPERLATIVES. TALK TO A CLASSMATE

ABOUT IT.

1. the richest person in the world

2. the tallest person in the world

3. the oldest person in the world

4. the heaviest person in the world

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To watch out for Lesson 2

1. TALK TO A FRIEND ABOUT YOUR TV HABITS.

Student A Student B

1. How often do you watch TV? 1. How many times a week do

you watch sports programs?
2. What do you usually watch
2. What was your favorite cartoon
on TV?
when you were a kid?
3. Would you rather watch reality 3. How many TV series are you
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shows or sitcoms? watching at the moment?

4. Who, in your family, zap

4. What’s your favorite TV show?
through the channels?
5. Who, in your family, watches 5. What do you usually watch
documentaries? on YouTube?

2. ASK 4 QUESTIONS TO YOUR CLASSMATE, THEN, BE PREPARED TO ANSWER HIS/HER

QUESTIONS.

Questions Answers

• What have you just done? Mom texted my friend

• Who has just arrived? to the office War and Peace
• Where has he just gone? the lottery to move to Paris

• What book have you just read? my wallet Phil’s dog

• What have you just dropped?

• Whose dog has just chewed a shoe?
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3. USE YOUR SMARTPHONE TO FIND THE INFORMATION BELOW. THEN TALK TO A CLASSMATE
ABOUT IT.

1. The most popular TV series right now.

2. Who created your favorite cartoon and when it was.

3. People’s favorite talk show hosts.

4. How much time people spend watching TV.

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4. CHOOSE 4 QUESTIONS AND ASK A CLASSMATE.

• Do you usually turn on the TV when you arrive home?

• Do you turn off your cell phone when you go to bed?
• Is there a book you started reading and read on to the end in less than a week?
• Do you take off your shoes at work / school?
• What clothes do you put on when you go to the park?

• Do you turn off all the lights when you go to bed?

• What do you turn on first when you get home, the television or the computer?
• Have you ever gotten off the bus at the wrong stop? What did you do?

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• Do you take off your shoes when you get home?
• How difficult is it to move on after the end of a relationship?

5. THINK OF FOUR THINGS YOU FEEL LIKE DOING AND THEN FIND OUT IF YOUR CLASSMATE
FEELS LIKE DOING THE SAME THINGS.

talking watching TV playing sports

I feel like … going to bed leaving home having a snack
dancing traveling spending lots of money

6. TRIVIA. CHALLENGE YOUR FRIENDS.

Student A

1. Who’s a character in Game of Thrones?

Jon Snow Negan Ross Geller 4. Robin

2. Which of the 3 is a sitcom?

3. Barney Rubble
Big Brother Scooby Doo Modern Family 2. Modern Family

3. Who’s Fred Flintstone’s best friend? 1. Jon Snow

Homer Simpson Barney Rubble Quincy Magoo
4. Who’s Batman’s partner?
Black Widow Robin Wonder Woman

Student B

1. Who’s a character in Friends?

Rachel Green Sheldon Cooper Arya Stark 4. Marge
2. Which of the 3 is a talent show? 3. Ron Weasley
The Tonight Show The Voice Big Brother
2. The Voice
3. Who’s Harry Potter’s best friend?
Ron Weasley Snape Samwise Gamgee
1. Rachel Green

4. Who’s Homer Simpson’s wife?

Marge Maggie Lisa

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Live and let live Lesson 3

1. ASK A CLASSMATE.
• How would your life be without...?

...the Internet ... a smartphone

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... television ... social media

... books … technology

... money … chocolate

2. READ THE SENTENCES AND THEN TALK TO YOUR CLASSMATE. ASK QUESTIONS TO FIND OUT
WHAT IS TRUE FOR YOU TWO.
1. I lead a hectic life.
2. I lead a sedentary life.
3. I would like to change my lifestyle.
4. It wouldn’t be easy for me to change my lifestyle.
5. I would like to eat more healthily.
6. I need to simplify my life.
7. I am always in a good mood.
8. I have a bad habit I would like to kick.

3. ASK A CLASSMATE.

Student A

• Do you know anyone who ...

… is a vegetarian?
… is a celebrity
… would like to live without money?
… would like to move to another
country?
… doesn’t have a cell phone?

Student B

• Do you know something that …

… is good for a headache?
… is helpful to stop smoking?
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… I can do to be more planet-friendly?

… can help me learn how to cook?
… I can do to spend less money?

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4. CHOOSE AN OPTION TO COMPLETE THE QUESTION, THEN ASK IT TO A CLASSMATE.

1. How long can you stay away from your smartphone / family?

2. How can we keep mosquitoes / boring people away?

3. When you see a couple kissing / an accident, do you look away?

4. How often do you give clothes / books away?

5. Is there anything that you never / always throw away?

6. Have you ever felt like flying away to a desert island / an exotic country?

5. USE YOUR SMARTPHONE AND FIND OUT WHEN THE THINGS BELOW WERE INVENTED OR BUILT;
THEN EXCHANGE OPINIONS WITH YOUR CLASSMATE.

• car

• phone

• toilet

• mall

6. TRIVIA. CHALLENGE YOUR FRIENDS.

1. What doesn’t a frutarian eat? 1. A flexitarian doesn’t eat meat.

2. Heidemarie Schwermer lived 20 years 2. Pet therapy helps patients feel happier and
of her life without using any money.
calmer.

3. A sedentary person spends a lot of

3. A hectic life is busy and filled with
time seated.
activities.

4. One of the reasons parents choose home

schooling is to protect their children from 4. Children who attend school in the US don’t
bullying. have a lot of extracurricular activities.

1. meat / 2. true / 3. false / 4. true 1. false / 2. true / 3. true / 4. false

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Green, yellow or Lesson 4
red?

1. READ THE SENTENCES AND THEN TALK TO YOUR CLASSMATE. ASK QUESTIONS TO FIND OUT
WHAT IS TRUE FOR YOU TWO.
1. We should have more pedestrian areas in this city.

2. Speed cameras are essential in big cities.

3. Jaywalking should be considered a crime.

4. Cyclists and car drivers should stop complaining about each other.

5. Bus drivers should avoid slamming on the brakes so often.

6. We constantly see motorcyclists disrespecting traffic laws.

7. I never run a red light.

8. I have to use my car because of the lack of good public transportation.

2. ASK FOUR QUESTIONS TO A CLASSMATE.

What will you do if… ? Where will you go if… ?

• you win the lottery • you get up early on Sunday

• you have questions • there is a war here

• you don’t sleep well tonight • you want to know about new cultures

• you don’t pass the exams • the weather is nice

3. WITH A CLASSMATE, TAKE TURNS ASKING AND ANSWERING THESE QUESTIONS:

1. Name two places you would never take your pet along.

2. What object do you always carry along?

3. Is it safe to walk along a dark deserted street at night in this city?

4. Who would you rather take along when you go shopping?

5. Can I find a bakery if I walk along this street?

6. Do you carry a book along when you travel by plane?

7. Have you ever run along the beach?

8. What is more fun, to walk along the beach or to rest under the sun?

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4. THINK OF THE MOST SERIOUS PROBLEMS WE HAVE IN THIS CITY. THEN, TALK ABOUT THEM TO
A CLASSMATE.
( ) jaywalking
( ) not enough / too many speed cameras
( ) not enough / too many bike lanes
( ) expensive traffic fines
( ) frequent disrespect for traffic laws
( ) frequent traffic jams

( ) lack of good public transportation

Useful expressions

I think... I agree...

In my opinion... You’re right... On the other hand,...

5. TRIVIA. CHALLENGE YOUR FRIEND.

These are the weirdest traffic laws around the world. You will get a fine if ...

Student A Student B

1. ... you drive a dirty car in 1. ... you are a woman and you are driving in

2. ... you drive with the headlights off in

2. ... you don’t carry a breathalyzer kit in your
car at all times in

3. ... you wear prescription glasses and don’t

have a spare pair of them in your car in
3. ... you are drinking or eating while driving in

4. ... the driver of the vehicle you are in is

drunk (even if you are not drunk) in 4. ... are driving blindfolded in

4. Japan 4. The USA

1. Russia / 2. Sweden / 3. Spain / 1. Saudi Arabia / 2. France / 3. Cyprus /

6. USE YOUR SMARTPHONE AND FIND.

• Which city has the worst traffic in the world?
• Which city has the best traffic in the world?
• Which country has the best public transportation?
• Which country has the worst public transportation?

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Through thick and Lesson 5
thin

1. READ THE SENTENCES AND THEN TALK TO YOUR CLASSMATE. ASK QUESTIONS TO FIND OUT IF
YOU HAVE THE SAME IDEAS.
When do you like to have a friend around?
( ) When I go to a party to meet people.
( ) When I study for an important test.
( ) When I am feeling happy.
( ) When I am feeling sad.
( ) When I travel.
( ) When I need to make an important decision.
( ) When I want to rest.
( ) When I am going through a difficult moment.
( ) When I am sick.

2. CHOOSE FOUR QUESTIONS AND ASK THEM TO A CLASSMATE.

• be honest with your friends all the time?

• keep the same friends for the rest of your life?
Are you supposed to
• call/text your friends every day?
• like the same things your friends like?

• you find out your friend lied to you?

• you have a crush on your friend?
What are you supposed to do when
• somebody is spreading lies about your friend?
• you forget a friend’s birthday?

3. CHOOSE SOME QUESTIONS AND ASK YOUR CLASSMATE.

Where do you usually... When do you...

• sit down to rest? • listen to a song and sing along?

• take your shoes off? • turn your TV on?

• take your pet along? • switch the lights off?

What do you usually do when...

• you are too tired to keep on studying?

• run up four flights of stairs?

• fall off a chair in public?

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4. THINK OF YOUR ANSWERS AND THEN ASK QUESTIONS TO A CLASSMATE TO FIND THEIRS.
USE EVER.

A: Do you ever lie to your parents?

B: Well, that depends.

A: So when do you lie to them?

B: ...

I lie to my parents. ( ) never ( ) sometimes ( ) always ( ) That depends.

I feel jealous of my friends. ( ) never ( ) sometimes ( ) always ( ) That depends.

I get really angry with myself. ( ) never ( ) sometimes ( ) always ( ) That depends.

I think I have bad luck. ( ) never ( ) sometimes ( ) always ( ) That depends.

I go to the movies. ( ) never ( ) sometimes ( ) always ( ) That depends.

I sing in the shower. ( ) never ( ) sometimes ( ) always ( ) That depends.

I dream about winning the lottery. ( ) never ( ) sometimes ( ) always ( ) That depends.

I travel by plane. ( ) never ( ) sometimes ( ) always ( ) That depends.

5. TRIVIA. CAN YOUR FRIEND GUESS THE FAMOUS DUOS? WHAT DOES HE/SHE KNOW
ABOUT THEM?

STUDENT A STUDENT B

• Tom and ? • Mickey and ?

• Sherlock Holmes and ? • Romeo and ?

• bread and ? • Beauty and ?

• Ernie and ? • salt and ?

• Batman and ? • Adam and ?

Batman and Robin Adam and Eve

bread and butter / Ernie and Bert / and The Beast / salt and pepper /
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson / Romeo and Juliet / Beauty
Answers: Tom and Jerry / Answers: Mickey and Minnie /

6. USE YOUR SMARTPHONE TO FIND OTHER FAMOUS DUOS. THEN COMPARE YOUR
RESULTS WITH YOUR CLASSMATE’S

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Out of hand Lesson 6

1. READ THE LIST OF REASONS WHY PEOPLE GET ADDICTED AND DECIDE IF YOU AGREE WITH IT.
ASK QUESTIONS TO FIND OUT IF YOU HAVE THE SAME IDEAS.

I think people get addicted to a substance / an activity because...

... this substance / activity makes them feel better.

... they are feeling sad or depressed.

... they are feeling lonely.

... their friends pressure them to start.

... they have problems they need to forget.

... they think they can control the situation.

... they look for compensation for a bad situation / feeling.

... they like being addicted.

2. CHOOSE 4 QUESTIONS TO ASK A CLASSMATE.

• What have you done recently? • What TV series have you seen lately?

• Where have you gone recently? • Have you talked to your friends lately?

• Who has texted you recently? • Have you read anything interesting lately?

• What sports have you played recently? • How have you gone to work lately?

3. TALK TO A CLASSMATE ABOUT …

... someone who doesn’t have a smartphone.

... someone who is addicted to a smartphone.

... situations when you think smartphones help a lot.

... places where you believe smartphones should be forbidden.

... how much of your time you spend using your smartphone.
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4. ASK THE QUESTIONS TO A CLASSMATE USING THE CORRECT VERBAL COMBINATION. THEN
CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION.

shout away?
When somebody shouts at you, do you
shout back?

pay them around?

When your parents give you money, do you usually
pay them back?

go back home
What time do you usually from work / school?
put back

smile back?
If somebody smiles at you, do you
go back?

5. TRIVIA QUESTIONS. HOW MUCH DO YO KNOW ABOUT…?

CREDIT CARDS MOBILE PHONES

1. When was the first credit card 1. When was the first mobile phone
invented?
company created?
2. More than 80% of mobile phone
2. In which country was it created? users in the world have Android.
True or false?
3. How many credit cards does the
3. Mobile phone radiation can
average American have?
cause insomnia, confusion and
headaches. True or false?
4. The first credit card could only be
used in NY restaurants. True 4. 100% of adults in the USA own a
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mobile phone. True or False?

or False?
5. 90% of mobile phones in Japan
5. The expiration date on your credit are not waterproof. True or
card is fake. True or False? False?

average / 4. True / 5. True 5. False

1. 1950 / 2. The USA / 3. 3.4 cards on 1. 1983 / 2. True / 3. True / 4. False /

6. USE YOUR SMARTPHONE AND FIND THE ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS BELOW. THEN TALK
TO YOUR CLASSMATE AND EXCHANGE IDEAS ABOUT THEM.

• In general, how much time do people spend on social media?

• How many social media accounts does the average internet user have?

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limit

1. READ THE SENTENCES AND THEN TALK TO YOUR CLASSMATE. ASK QUESTIONS TO FIND OUT IF
YOU HAVE THE SAME IDEAS.
I think you achieve success when you...
( ) are happy.
( ) are stress-free.
( ) are surrounded with people who love you.
( ) are able to overcome the obstacles.

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( ) get along well with your co-workers.
( ) understand that you can fail sometimes.
( ) can cope with rejection.
( ) have faith in yourself.

2. THINK OF HOW YOU WOULD COMPLETE THE SENTENCES. THEN ASK QUESTIONS TO YOUR
CLASSMATE TO FIND OUT HIS ANSWERS.
• When I talk to myself, I usually talk about...
• When I go to the movies by myself, I usually see...
• When I travel by myself I’d rather go to...
• When I go shopping by myself, I usually buy...
• When I have meals by myself, I usually eat...
• When I’m at home by myself, I usually...
Ex.: When you talk to yourself, what do you usually talk about?

3. TRIVIA. CHALLENGE YOUR FRIENDS. DO YOU KNOW THESE PEOPLE? WHAT ARE THEY
FAMOUS FOR?

Student A Student B

1. Michael Jackson 1. Albert Einstein

2. Muhammad Ali 2. Abraham Lincoln
3. Emma Watson 3. John Lennon
4. Shakespeare 4. Thomas Edison
5. Mozart 5. Michelangelo

4. Inventor / 5. painter
5. Composer
US. / 3. Singer /
3. Actress / 4. Writer /
2. 16th President of the
1. singer / 2. Boxer /
1. physicist /

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4. ASK 4 QUESTIONS TO A CLASSMATE.

• Do you think that being happy is having money or having friends?

• On the weekends, would you rather eat in a popular café or in a fancy restaurant?

• Would you rather be famous or rich?

• What would you like to be famous for?

• Do you usually believe in yourself?

• Have you ever failed and then tried again?

• Do you believe we can learn a foreign language without

traveling abroad?

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5. CHOOSE 4 QUESTIONS TO ASK A CLASSMATE.

• jumped over an obstacle?

• flown over this city in a helicopter?
Have you ever
• driven over to a celebrity’s house?
• climbed over a wall?

• do you walk over to the nearest café?

• does your dog roll over when you ask him to do so?
How often • do you look over your shoulder when you think
somebody is following you on the street?
• do you drive over to your English school?

6. USE YOUR SMARTPHONE AND FIND:

• The most famous person this year:

• What this person is famous for:

• A person who was famous in the past, but we haven’t heard from him/her:

• What this person was famous for:

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Not a tempest in a Lesson 8
teapot

1. CHOOSE 2 QUESTIONS TO ASK A FRIEND.

There is a severe drought in the north of this country. I would like to help the people there. What can
I do?

Because of the heavy rains yesterday the city is flooded. How can I help?

How can the government help the victims of natural disasters?

What are the natural disasters that you have already gone through? What did you do to overcome
them?

2. THINK OF THE ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS AND THEN ASK THEM TO YOUR CLASSMATE TO
FIND OUT WHAT YOU HAVE IN COMMON.

( ) fallen in front of others?

( ) slept in a tent?

( ) been on the radio or television? What did you do?

( ) tried to do an extreme sport? When did it happen?

Have you ever...
( ) failed a test? What was it?

( ) forgotten your (mother’s) birthday? Why?

( ) broken a bone? ...

( ) been a guest at a surprise party?

3. USE YOUR SMARTPHONE TO FIND THE INFORMATION BELOW. THEN TALK TO A FRIEND
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• The most recent earthquake:

• The most recent volcanic eruption:

• How serious were they?

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4. TALK TO A CLASSMATE ABOUT SOME OF THE ACTIVITIES YOU’VE DONE A LOT RECENTLY.

worked
studied
exercised

A: I have played (soccer) a lot recently.

watched (TV series)
read
listened to (classical music)

B: Really? What...? Why...? How...? When...? Where...?

5. CHOOSE 4 QUESTIONS TO ASK A CLASSMATE.

• Would you like to travel around the world?

• What do you do when you get home and see a mess lying around your bedroom floor?

• When was the last time you walked around downtown?

• Have you ever asked a friend or family member to go away? What happened?

• When you lose your keys at home, do you usually look around for them or ask somebody where
they are?

• How many times can you run around the park?

• How often do the students sit around the teacher?

• When you go shopping at the mall, do you walk around for a long time before buying something?

6. TRIVIA. HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW ABOUT NATURAL DISASTERS?

Student A Student B

1. What should you NOT do during a 1. What is the most expensive type of
tornado, go to your car or go to a storm natural disaster, earthquakes or floods?
shelter?
2. Which state did Hurricane Katrina
2. What disease caused the worst epidemic devastate, New York or Louisiana?
in the US?
3. Which natural disaster is more likely
3. Mount Vesuvius erupted and buried the to cause a tsunami, an earthquake or
city of Pompeii. Where is it located? a flood?

1. go to your car / 2. the Spanish flu / 3. Italy 1. earthquakes / 2. Louisiana / 3. an earthquake

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Food for thought Lesson 9

1. THINK OF WHAT APPLIES TO YOU AND THEN TALK TO A CLASSMATE ABOUT YOUR EATING
HABITS.

• I am always / never a fussy eater.

• I can always / never say no to unhealthy food.
• I always / never eat processed food.
• I always / never eat home-cooked food.
• I always / never drink whole milk.
• I can always / never say no to chocolate.
• I always / never drink coffee in the evening.
• I always / never put sugar in my coffee and fruit juice.

2. CHOOSE 4 ACTIVITIES YOU ARE DOING AT THE MOMENT AND TALK ABOUT THEM WITH YOUR
CLASSMATE.

studying English playing a video game learning how to (cook)

eating (un)healthy food studying to become a (lawyer)

playing a sport planning to travel abroad skipping (breakfast)

A: I am studying English.
B: Really? How long have you been studying English?
A: Since... (or) For...
B: ...

3. READ THE SENTENCES AND FIND WHAT IS TRUE FOR YOU. THEN ASK QUESTIONS TO YOUR
CLASSMATE TO FIND OUT IF YOU USED TO DO THE SAME THINGS.

( ) eat snacks when I was hungry,

( ) eat packaged food,

( ) spend 50% of my income on fast-food,

( ) eat more than one teaspoon of salt per day,

I used to but not any longer.
( ) eat less than three meals a day,

( ) follow an unhealthy diet,

( ) worry about what I eat,

( ) have a sweet tooth,

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4. MAKE COMBINATIONS AND TALK TO A CLASSMATE.

• invited your friends in?

• When was the last time you • ate out?
• went out with your family?

• drive out of the country?

• When are you going to • stay out for the weekend?
• walk into the room?

• run out of your bedroom?

• Why did you • take all those boxes out?
• eat in last Sunday?

5. USE YOUR SMARTPHONE TO FIND THE PERFECT BREAKFAST AND DINNER MENUS FOR YOU.
THEN COMPARE YOUR MENUS WITH YOUR CLASSMATE’S.

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6. TRIVIA QUESTIONS. HOW MUCH DOES YOUR FRIEND KNOW ABOUT EATING HEALTHILY?

Student A Student B

1. What’s the most important meal of 1. Which food does not contain fiber,

the day? broccoli or steak?

2. Which nutrients are important for

2. How regularly should children exercise?
promoting good bone strength, calcium
3. How many glasses of water should we and vitamin D or iron and sodium?
drink every day?
3. Which is better to improve brain health,

4. How many portions of fruit and water or milk?

vegetables should we eat every day? 4. Are trans fats good for your health?

4. 5 portions 4. No
1. breakfast / 2. Once a day / 3. 8 – 10 glasses / 1. steak / 2. Calcium and vitamin D/ 3. water /

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fingers

1. WHAT SUPERSTITIONS DO YOU BELIEVE IN? TALK TO A CLASSMATE.

I believe that…
... when we break a mirror, we have seven years of bad luck.
... if you find a coin and pick it up, you will have good luck all day long.
... if you walk under a ladder, it will bring you bad luck.
... a rabbit’s foot will bring you good luck.
... bad luck comes in threes. When one bad thing happens, just wait for the other two.
... if you knock on wood, you keep your luck from going bad.
... if you open an umbrella inside, it will bring you bad luck.
... climbing out of the bed on the left side has bad consequences.

2. TALK TO A CLASSMATE.

Student A

What would you do if ...

• ... a black cat crossed your path?

• ... a fortune teller told you that you were going to win the lottery?

• ... you lost your lucky charm?

• …you had a trip scheduled for a Friday the 13th?

Student B

Where would you go if...

• ... you had a million dollars in your bank account?

• ... you wanted to eat the best food ever?

• ... you needed to buy your boyfriend/girlfriend a present?

• ... you wanted to do your favorite activity?

3. USE YOUR SMARTPHONE AND FIND CELEBRITIES WHO BELIEVE IN SUPERSTITIONS AND WHAT
THE SUPERSTITIONS ARE. THEN COMPARE YOUR RESULTS WITH A CLASSMATE’S.

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4. CHOOSE 2 SETS OF QUESTIONS AND ASK YOUR CLASSMATE.

When you have a decision to make, how do you make it? Do you ask for people’s opinions? Do you flip a coin?

Do you believe in luck? Do you consider yourself a lucky person? Give an example of your good/bad luck.

Have you ever been to a fortune teller? What did you think about it? Have any of his/her predictions
come true?

What’s the silliest superstition in your opinion? Have you ever decided not to do something because of
a superstition? What’s your opinion about people who believe in superstitions?

5. MAKE COMBINATIONS AND ASK 4 QUESTIONS TO YOUR CLASSMATE.

• to be around
Are you going • to eat out this weekend?
• to fly over the city

• walk around the mall?

How often do you • go back to your front door to check if you locked it?
• forget your key and are unable to get into your house?

• stayed out?
What’s the longest you • stayed in?
• waited to text your friends back?

6. TRIVIA QUESTIONS. CHALLENGE YOUR FRIEND.

Student A Student B

1. When you want to wish an actor 1. When you spill salt, you should get
good luck you say, “Break a leg.” True some of the spilled salt and eat it. True
or false? or false?
2. In some countries, the number 13 is 2. When making a wish, you should cross
supposed to bring bad luck. In China, the your arms to ensure that the wish is
unlucky number is 7. True or false? granted. True or false?
3. If you walk under a ladder, you have to 3. If you break a mirror, leave the pieces
spit on your shoes and not look back where they are for seven hours, then pick
until the saliva has dried to protect it up and throw them away to avoid bad
yourself from danger. True or false? luck. True or false?

shoulder) / 2. False (fingers) / 3. True

1. True / 2. False (4) / 3. True
1. False (Sprinkle some salt over your left

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