Think Unit 6 - lesson 3_2022

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Welcome to Unit 6: lesson 4!

Past simple!

Today's programme

• Culture: reading about friendship myths

• Vocabulary
  
• Writing
  

Read & listen to "Friendship myths" on page 62 of your Think book.

Exercise 2 (page 62): Five people commented on the different myths about friendship. On the next slide, match the people to the myths.

Burcu

Flâvia

Luca

Fernanda

Nikolay

Myth no 1: friends are there to make you happy.

Myth no. 2:  a real friend will never disappoint you

Myth no 3: the more friends you have, the better.

Myth no 4: friends share everything.

Myth no 5: if you've got no friends, something's wrong with you.

Exercise 4: Read the article again (p.62). Who says ...
1. you need to have a good time with your friends?
Choose from: Burcu - Flâvia - Luca - Fernanda - Nikolay

Who says ...
2. you won't make friends if you are an unfriendly person?
Choose from: Burcu - Flâvia - Luca - Fernanda - Nikolay

Who says ...
3. we need to remember that our friends have bad days too?
Choose from: Burcu - Flâvia - Luca - Fernanda - Nikolay

Who says ...
4. you don't have to tell your friends everything about you?
Choose from: Burcu - Flâvia - Luca - Fernanda - Nikolay

Who says ...
5. we won't always have the same number of friends in our life?
Choose from: Burcu - Flâvia - Luca - Fernanda - Nikolay

Who says ...
6. that it's not always a good thing to have a lot of friends?
Choose from: Burcu - Flâvia - Luca - Fernanda - Nikolay

Who says ...
7. we shouldn't expect our friends to always get everything right?
Choose from: Burcu - Flâvia - Luca - Fernanda - Nikolay

Who says ...
8. we shouldn't always expect friends to make us happy?
Choose from: Burcu - Flâvia - Luca - Fernanda - Nikolay

Who says ...
9. you can't always expect your friends to be happy?
Choose from: Burcu - Flâvia - Luca - Fernanda - Nikolay

Who says ...
10. you can't make a really good friend quickly?
Choose from: Burcu - Flâvia - Luca - Fernanda - Nikolay

Exercise 5: Vocabulary

There are eight words in bold in the web page about Friendship myths. Match the words with their meaning.

Example:

0. an idea that many people believe, but that is not true myth.

In the next 7 slides, match other words with their meaning.

Match the words with the correct meaning. Choose from: friendships - stressed - right now - be patient - make friends - remember - happiness
1. the state of feeling happy ______

Match the words with the correct meaning. Choose from: friendships - stressed - right now - be patient - make friends - remember - happiness
2. the relationships you have with friends ______

Match the words with the correct meaning. Choose from: friendships - stressed - right now - be patient - make friends - remember - happiness
3. show that you are not in a hurry and have got time ______

Match the words with the correct meaning. Choose from: friendships - stressed - right now - be patient - make friends - remember - happiness
4. worried, for example when you have too much work ______

Match the words with the correct meaning. Choose from: friendships - stressed - right now - be patient - make friends - remember - happiness
5. get to know and like a person ______

Match the words with the correct meaning. Choose from: friendships - stressed - right now - be patient - make friends - remember - happiness
6. keep in your mind ______

Match the words with the correct meaning. Choose from: friendships - stressed - right now - be patient - make friends - remember - happiness
7. at this moment ______

Writing

The next exercises are all about writing an apology.

Read the message and answer the question.
1. How does John feel and why?

Read the message and answer the question.
2. What does he want to do about it?

Read the messages.
Which is the answer to John?
Write down 1 or 2.

Put the words in the right order. Write the correct sentence.
1. birthday / your / really / sorry / for / I’m / forgetting

Put the words in the right order. Write the correct sentence.
2. was / terrible / a / It / to / do / thing

Put the words in the right order. Write the correct sentence.
3. really / I / bad / feel

eat the cake

break someone's tablet

not water the flowers

Well done you!

If your time is up, you may stop here. If you still have time left, do the creative challenge assignment on the next slides.

Creative writing assignment

Choose one of the situations from the drag and drop exercise on slide 32 or a different situation if you would like to come up with a situation of your own (of een andere situatie die je zelf hebt bedacht) and write a message to apologise. Make sure to also use the past simple (verleden tijd). Use at least 60 words for your apology.

Steps to help you write:

1.    Say you're sorry. Don’t use a “but”: So, no “I'm sorry, but . . .”
2.    Own the mistake. It's important to show the wronged person that you're willing to take responsibility for your actions.
3.    Describe what happened. ...
4.    Have a plan. ...
5.    Admit you were wrong. ...
6.    Ask for forgiveness.

Type your apology here, please.

Watching and listening assignment

- Have you already sent in your list with past simple verb forms?

- How many verbs in the past simple did you find?

- What sentences have you made with the verbs that you heard in the video?

- Send in your list with verbs in a personal message, so that you can check your answers.

Homework Tuesday the 5th of April

- Finish this LessonUp-lesson up to and including slide 32.

- Study the word list of unit 6: see the attachments in SomToday on Monday the 11th of April

or

use the quizlet links on the next slide.

Practise your vocab of unit 6

Study the vocabulary of unit 6 with Quizlet.

Click here for part 1
Click here for part 2