Look at the products in the pictures. Say what happens to them before they are used. Use the passive form of verbs in the box.

Your partner will tell you what he/she really does and doesn't do. See how many guesses you got right.

2 Present simple: questions

Student A: Look at Text I. Ask B questions to find out the missing information.

Student B: Look at Text II, and answer A's questions.

Example: The Tuareg live in......................

A Where do the Tllareg live?

B (They live) in the Sahara region of North Africa.

Now do the same with Text III and IV.

Text I Ask B questions to find the missing words.

The Tuareg live in................... People call them..................,

because they................... Both men and women.................., as a protection against sand and duststorms. Traditionally, the Tuareg breed.................., and take.................. across the Sahara. Nowadays, many Tuareg live in.................., where they work as …………

Text II Use this text to answer B's questions.

The Dinka live in the southern part of the Sudan. The men of the tribe look after cattle, and they regard them as extremely important. When a boy grows up, his father gives him a special bull, and he looks after it for the rest of its life. He plays with it and sings songs to it, and when it dies he mourns for it like a friend. Although the Dinka get milk from their cattle, they don't normally eat them. If they want meat, they usually hunt hippopotamus in the River Nile.

Text III Use this text to answer A's questions.

The Tuareg live in the Sahara region of North Africa. People call them the 'Blue People', because they wear blue robes. Both men and women cover their faces with veils, as a protection against sand and duststorms. Traditionally, the Tuareg breed camels and take camel caravans across the Sahara. Nowadays, many Tuareg live in towns and cities, where they work as servants and nightwatchmen.

Text IV Ask A questions to find the missing words.

The Dinka live in................... The men of the tribe look after.................., and they regard them as extremely important. When a boy grows up, his father gives him.................., and he looks after it for the rest of its life. He.................. it and.................. it, and when it dies he like a friend. Although the Dinka get.................. from their cattle, they don't normally eat them. If they want meat, they usually hunt ……….in the River Nile.

3 Frequency

Express the following ideas using frequency expressions.

Example: at 9 a.m. and 9 p.m.

(once) every 12hours

twice a day

a on the lst and 15th of every month

b on Monday, Wednesday and Friday

c in January, March, July and September

d at9.00.9.20.9.40.10.00...

e in 1985,1987,1989,1991...

f at 7 a.m., 3 p.m. and 11 p.m.

Now make sentences using the expressions. Example: I listen to the news twice a day.

4 The passive: processes

Look at the products in the pictures. Say what happens to them before they are used. Use the passive form of verbs in the box.

Example: a packet of frozen peas

First the peas are grown. Then they're picked...

assemble	freeze	catch	test	grow
clean	paint	cook	publish	pick
edit	print	write	wash

5 Simple or continuous?

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