REVIEW GRAMMAR
Grammar to review Need and have
Optional grammar to review Subject pronouns
COMMON ERRORS
Ss may forget to add -s to third person singular (he, she) verbs.
Ss may make subject-verb agreement errors when connecting verbs with and.
• Tell Ss to preview the verb forms in the answer choices.
Focus on item 1. Ask, Which pronouns take the form live? (I, you, we, they) Which pronouns take the form lives? (he, she)
• Have Ss listen and complete the exercise. Replay the audio if appropriate and tell Ss to listen for the name or pronoun at the beginning of the sentence.
• Bring the class together to go over the answers.
For each item, say the subject and have the class call out the correct verb form.
EXTENSION Ask Ss to listen again and write the full sentences they hear. Then have them compare answers with a partner.
• Tell Ss to preview the paragraph and underline the subject before each blank, (1. My brother Max; 2. His wife Barb; 3. Max; 4. Max and Barb; 5. Their daughters;
6. They both; 7. Their son; 8. he; 9. He) Say, This will help you decide which form of the verb to use.
• Then have them complete the exercise individually.
• Have Ss compare answers in pairs. Go over any questions. If appropriate, remind Ss that have is irregular and elicit the he / she / it form of have. (has)
• Write on the board: live, work, have, need. Review meanings as needed. Say, This exercise focuses on meaning and use. You will have to choose which word makes sense in each blank and also use the correct form.
• Have Ss preview the paragraph and circle instances of and connecting two verbs. (in the sentence containing items 1 and 2 and the sentence containing item 6) If helpful, encourage Ss to underline the words before each blank to help determine the correct verb form.
(1 and 2. José; 3. his family; 4. His two sisters; 5. They both; 6. José’s brother; 7. he and his wife; 8. They;
9. They)
• Tell Ss to complete the exercise individually. Then bring the class together to go over the answers. Focus on item 3. Ask, Is family singular or plural? (singular) Explain, Most people think of family as they.
OPTION Assign grammar exercises for homework.
If doing the grammar for homework, Ss can complete the audio grammar activity by accessing the audio file for this activity on their app. In the next class, have Ss compare answers in pairs. Then go over the answers together.
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02-15 Listen to the sentences. Check (✓) the form of the verb you hear.
1. ✓ live lives 2. live lives 3. work works 4. live lives
5. work works 6. live lives 7. work works 8. work works Complete the paragraph. Use the correct form of the verbs in parentheses.
My brother Max lives
1 (live) in South Korea with his family. His wife Barb
2 (work) for a technology company. Max
3 (work) at Seoul National University. He’s an English professor. Max and Barb
4 (have) three children. Their daughters
5 (live)
in Seoul, not far from their parents. They both
6 (work) at a hospital. Their son
7 (live) in the United States. He’s 22, and he
8 (work) for a computer company in California. He
9 (have) a great job as a programmer.
Complete the paragraph. Use the correct form of live, work, have, and need.
Colombia Bogota Cali
José now lives
1 and
2 in Bogota, Colombia, but he’s from Cali. All his family still
3 in Cali. His two sisters
4 in a beautiful apartment in the city center. They both
5 for Diaz Design Company. José’s brother also
6 and works in Cali. He’s a doctor. He’s married and he and his wife
7 a baby boy. They
8 in a small apartment. They
9
a big apartment.
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YES/NO QUestIons wItH BE UnIt 2, lesson 3 LIVE And WORK
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓ ✓
works works
live have
work lives
works lives
work lives
have live need
live works has
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03-03 Listen to the conversation. Complete the sentences.
A: Hey, Tracey. How’s your new apartment
1 ?
B: Oh, it’s a
2 , Marco.
A: Where is it? Is it on a
3 ?
B: Yes, it is.
A: Is it a
4 ?
B: Not really. We just have one
5 , a living room, and a kitchen.
A: That’s OK.
B: Yeah. But there’s a
6 !
A: Sounds great!
Complete the email. Look at the pictures and use the words in the box.
small blue old green large new beautiful
Brian
Hey Dean,
I want to tell you about our new home. It’s great! It’s a blue
house with a(n) 1
2 garden. It has a(n) balcony and a(n) 3
4 living room.
It also has a(n)
5 kitchen but a(n)
6 bathroom.
And my favorite place in the house is the
7 bedroom.
Come visit soon!
Brian
Rewrite the sentences. Use the adjective in parentheses.
1. Springfi eld is a town. (beautiful) Springfi eld is a beautiful town.
2. That is a neighborhood. (good) 3. I live in a house. (red)
4. We have a living room. (nice) 5. We have a garden. (large) 6. We need a garage. (big) 7. It has a kitchen. (great) 8. He needs closets. (big)
9. I don’t want a bedroom. (small)
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UnIt 3, lesson 1 AdJectIVe + noUn PlAcement
great place
nice street
big apartment
small bedroom
large balcony
beautiful
That is a good neighborhood.
I live in a red house.
We have a nice living room.
We have a large garden.
We need a big garage.
It has a great kitchen.
He needs big closets.
I don’t want a small bedroom.
green
old new
large
small
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03-03 Listen to the conversation. Complete the sentences.
A: Hey, Tracey. How’s your new apartment
1 ?
B: Oh, it’s a
2 , Marco.
A: Where is it? Is it on a
3 ?
B: Yes, it is.
A: Is it a
4 ?
B: Not really. We just have one
5 , a living room, and a kitchen.
A: That’s OK.
B: Yeah. But there’s a
6 !
A: Sounds great!
Complete the email. Look at the pictures and use the words in the box.
small blue old green large new beautiful
Brian
Hey Dean,
I want to tell you about our new home. It’s great! It’s a blue
house with a(n) 1
2 garden. It has a(n) balcony and a(n) 3
4 living room.
It also has a(n)
5 kitchen but a(n)
6 bathroom.
And my favorite place in the house is the
7 bedroom.
Come visit soon!
Brian
Rewrite the sentences. Use the adjective in parentheses.
1. Springfi eld is a town. (beautiful) Springfi eld is a beautiful town.
2. That is a neighborhood. (good) 3. I live in a house. (red)
4. We have a living room. (nice) 5. We have a garden. (large) 6. We need a garage. (big) 7. It has a kitchen. (great) 8. He needs closets. (big)
9. I don’t want a bedroom. (small)
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