T2.9 Listen to the stories again and answer these questions.

a Where and when did it happen?

b Who else was in the story?

с How did they feel?

d What happened in the end?

Task: speaking

Talk about your own important firsts. (See below.)

Spend a few minutes thinking about your answers to these questions.

• Which 'important first' are you describing?

• Where/When did this happen?

• How old were you at the time?

• Who was with you?

• How did you feel before/after?

2 Work in small groups. Listen/Tell your stories to each other. Which was:

• the funniest story?

• the saddest story?

• the strangest story?

Useful language

A Telling your own story

I'll never forget the first time I...

I remember my first / the first time I...

I was... years old at the time.

I was in...

I was with my...

I felt very... because...

At first...

Then...

In the end...

Linking ideas in narrative

A Read what Marcos wrote about his first trip abroad and

Complete the text below with the phrases 1-9.

1 and I went with three friends

2 because for all four of us it was our first time away from home

3 and I bought a silver ring for my sister

4 because I couldn't find it when I

5 got on the coach that evening!

6 but I got up early and went to

7 so we decided to travel by coach,

8 but we didn't mind

9 so we went to Hyde Park for a

10 game of football

11 then we went shopping in Oxford Street

B Underline the linking words in exercise 1a.

1 and

The first time-I went abroad was when-I went to London. It was in the summer holidays about five- or six years ago (a)____. The plane- and train were quite expensive, (b)______. We left at five- o'clock in the morning and the journey to London took about sixteen hours (c)_____we were all very excited (d)_______.

We stayed in London for three days, in a youth hostel not far from the centre. While we were there we walked a lot. First we went to see all the famous sites - Big Ben, Piccadilly Circus, Buckingham Palace, (e)_____. On the last morning my friends stayed in bed late, (f)_____ Camden Market. You can buy all kinds of jewellery and, clothes there, (g)_____ It was really hot and sunny in the afternoon, (h)______. Unfortunately, I think the ring fell out of my pocket during the game, (i) _____.

I've been back to London several times since then, hut I don't think I'll ever feel as excited as I did that first time.

Module 3

At rest, at work

Grammar: should, shouldn't; can, can't, have to, don't have to

Vocabulary: Daily routines, Jobs

Reading: Early to bed, early to rise

Listening: Training to be a circus performer

Task: Choose the right job

Real life: Making requests and asking for permission

Vocabulary

Daily Routines

1 What time of day do you like best?

Why? Compare your ideas with a partner.

2 Check the meaning of the phrases in bold. Do these things normally happen in the morning, the afternoon or the evening? Put them in order for a normal day.

• you dream about something

• you fall asleep

• you feel tired

• you get dressed

• you get into bed

• you get out of bed

• you have a bath/shower

• you have something to eat

• you set your alarm

• you switch off the alarm

• you turn off the light

• you wake up

• your alarm goes off

• you go to school/work

• you come home

3 What time do you usually do these things? Find out about your partner. How similar are your daily routines?

Reading and speaking

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