Natural disasters

Vocabulary

to take risks, an accident, accident-prone, cautious,
to knock things over, to trip over, to drop, to cut yourself, to slip, to fall (over), to break a wrist, an arm or a leg, to bang your head (on smth.)

a flood, a hurricane, an eclipse, a tsunami, the northern lights, an earthquake, a forest fire, a volcanic eruption

Telling a story

Immediately, suddenly, slowly, quickly

Obviously, unfortunately, amazingly, luckily

to find out, to realize, to remember, to know

Questions

1. Do you take a lot of risks?

2. Do risky people tend to have more accidents?

3. Why are some people accident-prone?

4. In what situations are you extremely cautious?

5. When was the last time you had an accident? What happened?

6. Have any of the natural disasters taken place in your country recently?

7. Does your country often experience forest fires? How do people cope with that?

8. Where can you watch the northern lights?

9. Have you ever seen an eclipse?

10. Describe an experience: either an accident or a natural event you have experienced. Think about how to:

· explain the background to the story I was living in…

· explain what you were doing I was on the way to…

· describe the events I went to… I saw…

· say how you felt about the experience amazingly… luckily…

· explain your understanding of the events Later, I realized… I didn’t know…

Unit 5 (not an exam card)

A change of plan

Vocabulary:

lock yourself out, lose your car / flat keys, get on a wrong bus or train, the battery is running out, the car won’t start, have an emergency at work

pick up smb. / take smb. to

there’s / was no chance, there’s / was no way, it’s no coincidence, it’s no surprise, it’s / was no use

I am / was supposed to do / be doing smth., I am / was meant to do / be doing smth.

Questions

1. How often do you help people?

2. What things do you usually help people with?

3. Is it ok to help people with money?

4. If you don’t like someone, do you help them?

5. Is it hard for you to say ‘no’?

6. Have you ever had a situation when you needed help? What was it like?

7. Do you believe in fate?

8. Do you think good luck is important when doing something?

9. Do you try to control your life?

10. What things do you leave to chance?

11. Can you give an example of a surprising coincidence?

12. Have you been to a reunion party? What was it like?

13. Do you often see your ex-classmates?

14. What do you usually talk about when you meet up with people you haven’t seen for long?

Unit 6

Dealing with money

Vocabulary

survive on, look out for bargains, give up a mobile / the Internet, save up (for smth.) keep to one’s budget, to go over your budget

Linking words

because, since.. (так как), as, because of, due to, so (следовательно, поэтому), so that (так чтобы),

it’s important to, it’s difficult to, it’s a bad idea to, it’s easy to

Giving advice

try and avoid, have you tried?, you should think about, have you considered?

Questions

1. Do you earn money?

2. What do you usually spend money on?

3. Are you good with money?

4. Is it easy for you to save money?

5. Do you ever waste money?

6. Have you ever saved money to buy a gift for someone special?

7. Do you find it difficult to keep to a budget?

8. Do you ever look out for bargains? Where?

9. Have you ever given up something you enjoyed in order to save money?

10. What tips / advice can you give to save money?

11. Why is it important to have your own money (e.g. in a family)?

12. Why is it important to manage money in the right way?

13. Do you apporove of gambling?

14. Why do they say, money is not everything?

Unit 7

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