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I go swimming at People don’t eat Christmas cake at
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My birthday isn’t on My family doesn’t go on holiday in
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Our school isn’t open in I have a shower in
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The school holidays are in My friends and I go to pop concerts in
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My sister’s birthday is in I walk the dog at
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July. quarter past eleven.

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4c How often do you …?
Find someone who … Name

… always reads in the bath.

… is rarely late for class.

… never takes out the rubbish.

… usually goes to bed after 11.00 p.m.

… sometimes talks on the phone every day.

… often eats fast food.

… never cleans the bathroom.

… never sees his/her grandparents at the weekend.

… hardly ever goes on holiday in April.

… always has a shower before breakfast.

… never makes his/her bed.

… hardly ever washes the dishes.

… usually works on Saturdays.

… sometimes watches television in the morning.

… often plays football in the park.

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 4d Just a minute, please.
A
1 Read the cards and make these telephone calls.

1 2
Name: Mr Roberts Name: Mrs Lewis
Telephone number: 07960 488322 Telephone number: 07780 387005
Call your friend Bella at work. She works Call the travel agent and ask to speak
at the Corner Café. to Maria.
You don’t want to leave a message.
You want her to call you back.

2 Read the cards and answer the phone.

3 4
Your name is Michelle. Your name is David.
You work with the manager at the You work at the Regal Cinema. Answer
City Museum. The manager, Mr Lawson, the phone.
is not at work with you today. Your boss Mr Jenkins can’t come to
Answer the phone. the phone. You don’t offer to take a
message.
Mr Jenkins wants callers to call him back.

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B
1 Read the cards and answer the phone.

1 2
You work at the Corner Café. You work at Pizza Parlour Restaurant.
Answer the phone. Your boss, Bella, is Your telephone number is
busy and can’t come to the phone now. 0845 92821611
Offer to take a message. Answer the phone. The caller has the
wrong number.

2 Read the cards and make these telephone calls.

3 4
Name: Mr Wilson Name: Mrs Jenkins
Telephone number: 0800 48219128
Telephone number: 0192 838382 Call the Regal Cinema. Ask to speak to
Call the City Museum. Ask to speak to Mr Jenkins. You don’t want to leave a
Mr Lawson. message.
You want Mr Jenkins to call you back.

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4 video Team work Length: 2.39 minutes

Language 5 Which robot do the sentences describe? Label the

sentences M (mother) or D (daughter).
Housework; descriptions
1 She’s big.
2 She’s small and versatile.
General information 3 She’s two metres long.
This is an authentic extract from a television news 4 She carries battery power and communications
programme. Don’t try to understand every word you hear. equipment.
Watch and listen for specific information by completing 5 She searches for survivors.
these tasks.
6 She sits up to see.

6 Watch the video again to check your answers to

Before you watch exercises 4 and 5.
1 Some robots do the housework. Complete the
housework instructions. After you watch
1 the bed
7 Look at the names of the animals from the video. Do
you know their names in your language?
2 the dishes
1 kangaroo
3 the table
2 koala bear
4 the ironing 3 gosling (a young goose)
5 dinner 4 meerkat
6 the rubbish
8 Make a list of other animal names you know in English.
2 What other jobs do robots do in today’s world? What is your favourite animal? Think about how to
describe it (and you might want to draw a picture too).
Discuss in pairs. Which animal is the most popular in
the class?
While you watch
Glossary
3 Watch the video about a robot. In your own words,
display v to show on a screen
describe the important job it does.
pocket n C a small bag that is part of a piece of clothing
4 Match the questions 1–5 with the correct answers a–e. and is used for holding small objects
pouch n C the place where a marsupial carries its baby
1 What is a marsupial? return v to go back to a place
2 Why do marsupial mothers carry their babies? survivor n C someone who lives after an event that could
3 Where does the baby robot live? have killed
versatile adj able to do many different things
4 When does the baby robot go home?
5 Where does Dr Murphy work?
a When she sees a blue and red sign.
b To protect them.
c An animal with a pocket (or pouch) to carry its babies.
d At the University of Florida.
e Inside the mother robot.

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