Laundry on the Floor Socks on Floor Drawing

Pre-intermediate (Lesson 18)

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Warm up!

Complete the questions and answer them.

1) Have you ever (wear) anything only once?
What? When (wear) it?

2) Have you ever (be) to a fashion show?
Where? (enjoy) it?

3) Have you ever (dance) in very uncomfortable shoes?
Where? What (happen)?

4) Have you ever (wear) a «fancy dress»?
When? What (wear)?

5) Have you ever (meet) anyone who was wearing exactly the same as you?
When? How you (feel)?

6) Have you ever (buy) anything and never worn it?
What? Why (not wear) it?

7) Have you ever (ruin) clothes in the washing machine?
What? What (happen)?

Grammar Revision.

A) Choose the answer you think is correct.

1) When ____ this sports club?
has your brother joined did your brother joined did your brother join has your brother ever joined

2) ____ in Germany?
Did you ever live Have you ever lived Lived you Didn't you have lived

3) That's the best song ____ .
I never heard I didn't hear I used to hear I've ever heard

4) ____ to these partners over the telephone two days ago.
I spoke I've already spoken I didn't spoke I speaked

5) I'm sure that ____ this complicated presentation yet.
you haven't prepared you didn't prepare you don't prepare you prepare not

B) Use the verbs either in Present Perfect or Past Simple.

1) I (read) that book three times. 2) She (go) home three days ago. 3) I (meet) Mr and Mrs Shelley. 4) She (start) school in 1984. 5) I (leave) the office early last night. 6) He (see) the film before. 7) (you / be) to Austria? 8) (you / see) the film on TV last night? 9) When (you arrive) in London? 10) John (be) to Germany before. 11) (you / read) this book before? 12) I (not / see) him yesterday. 13) I never (go) anywhere by plane until now. 14) (you / hear) their new record? It's the best they've ever made. 15) I (not / know) about the disco last night.

Vocabulary Study and Practice. VERB PHRASES.

A) Complete the text with the suggested variants.

changes cleaned does(x2) leaves makes take tidies

Parents of teenagers wrote to tell us what drives them mad.
Here are some of the top «hates».

1) He never his bed. If I make it, I find strange things in it like dirty socks, CDs without their boxes…

2) He never his room — it's always a mess. The floor is covered with empty Coke cans, more dirty socks…

3) She wet towels on the bathroom floor and doesn't pick them up.

4) She walks around the house eating food without a plate, usually just after I've the floor. She then says «Sorry» with an angelic smile.

5) He has breakfast, lunch, and dinner at home, but he never the washing up.

6) When she comes into the living room she always the channel on the TV — usually when I'm watching my favourite programme.

7) We bought a dog for him, because he promised to it for a walk every day. Guess who always does it?

8) She always her homework at the last minute — usually late on Sunday night. This means she needs the Internet, just when her sister is «chatting» with her friends.

B) Pay attention to the verbs you have in the gaps. Remember these phrases. Compose your own sentences with them.

Speaking and Listening.

A) Say which of these things are problems in your house and why. What else is a problem?

HOME TROUBLES:

housework
food
the TV / computer
pets
the bathroom
homework

What do you do to solve these problems?

B) Listen to the record and put numbers under the pictures.

C) Now complete the sentences. Listen to the record again to check your answers.

1
A: Have you yet?
B: No, not yet.
A: Well, hurry up! I'm going to be late for work.

2
A: You've a towel on the floor.
B: Well, I haven't finished yet.
A: Well, don't forget to pick it up.

3
A: When are you going to do your homework?
B: I've already it.
A: Really? When?
B: I did it on the bus this evening.

4
A: Can you get a plate for that sandwich? I've just the floor.
B: OK. Oops… Sorry. Too late.

Grammar Study. YET / ALREADY / JUST.

Remember the following information:

Grammar Practice.

Write sentences or questions with ALREADY, JUST or YET.

1) I / have / breakfast (just)
2) you / finish your homework? (yet)
3) the film / start (already)
4) I / not meet / his girlfriend (yet)
5) they / get married (just)
6) You're too late. He / go home. (already)
7) you / speak to him? (yet)
8) I / not read his new book (yet)

Phonetics.

Listen and repeat the sentences.

Glossary.

Make sure that you know these words & phrases.

to rent a flat —
to take a decision —
to go to court —
moody —
to argue —
to contribute —
to insult —
intolerable —

Speaking and Reading.

A) Answer the questions.

1) At what age do young people usually leave home in your country?
2) What do you think is the right age for a young person to leave home? Why?
3) What is better to live with parents or to rent a flat?
4) Do you argue a lot with your parents (children)?
5) If you live with your parents, do you contribute to paying bills or buying food?
6) Have you ever insulted your parents (children)?
7) Are you or members of your family moody?

B) Read the text and put the paragraphs in the correct order.

Problems with your teenage children?
Why not throw them out?

What did the Serrano`s boys do? In fact they didn`t go very far from home. The oldest boy David went to live with his girlfriend and just started work in her father`s construction company. The youngest son has rented a flat near the family home (his mother paid the first month`s rent only).

So Maria and Mariano asked their sons to leave the family home in Zaragoza in Spain. But the two boys didn`t want to go. Then Mr and Mrs Serrano took an unusual decision — they went to court.

Do you have rude and moody teenage children living in your house? Have you ever secretly wanted to throw them out? A Spanish couple, Mr and Mrs Serrano, from Zaragoza in Spain, have done exactly that.

Maria and her husband Mariano lived with their two sons, David, 20 and Mariano, 18. `The situation was impossible,` said Maria. `We were always arguing, our children were treating our house like a hotel, and they weren`t contributing anything. Also they weren`t studying and looking for work. They were complaining all the time and insulting us. They didn`t respect us. I love my children, but in the end it was ruining our lives.`

Normally, under Spanish law parents do not have the right to make their children leave home. But in this case the judge decided that the situation in the Serrano family was `intolerable`. He gave Mr and Mrs Serrano the right to tell their children to go.

C) Choose the best summary for the text.

1) Mr and Mrs Serrano argued with their children. The children decided to leave home.
2) Mr and Mrs Serrano argued a lot. Their children were unhappy so they left home.
3) Mr and Mrs Serrano argued with their children a lot. They told their children to leave home.

Do you think Mr and Mrs Serrano were right or wrong? Why? Do you think the story has a happy end?

Listening.

Listen and check if you were right.

Watch the video and answer the questions.

1) Why did Alison buy a new dress?
2) Who spoilt it?
3) Was it easy to get a new dress? Have they done this?
4) How much was the dress? How does Helen pay?
5) What was the real price?

SAVE ANSWERS SEE YOU SOON!

Laundry on the Floor Socks on Floor Drawing

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