Gold Unit 8 Speaking - Reading - Grammar - Use of English

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Gold Unit 8 Speaking - Reading - Grammar - Use of English

Speaking: agreeing and disagreeing

Reading: working and living abroad

Grammar: Job interview - reported statements

Use of English: concrete and abstract nouns

Future plans: would you like to live and work abroad?

Yes, absolutely!

Maybe

No, absolutely not!

Working and living abroad

Book pages 84 - 85 - Speaking exam training

Work with a partner and answer the questions of exercise 1

Reading: To the ends of the earth.

Five people tell us how they've found success living and working in exotic locations. (pp 84 -85)

exercises 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6

Cambridge exam training Reading part 7

Strategy: work from paragraph to statement!

• Read the 10 questions of exercise 3 and underline the keywords.
  
• Study the title - subheading - pictures. 
• Skim the whole text quickly. What is it about?
• For each paragraph, try to summarise it in a few keywords.
  
• Then go back to paragraph A.
  
• Decide which statement(s) are true for paragraph A.
  
• Then do the same for the other parts.
  

Linking words and expressions

Book pp 84 -85

Do exercise 4  and 5

For exercise 6, write three sentences about yourself

- however

- while (contrasting information)

- that's why

Share a sentence about yourself using the word 'although'

Follow up: speaking

Emma: Flying Doctor /  Australia

Holly: travel magazine

Jonathan: Graphic designer

Annie: freelancer

James: engineer/ Antarctica

Speaking focus p82

In many situations you will have discussions and use language to share your opinion and agree or disagree.

Turn to your book p 82 

Do  exercises 1 - 2 - 3 -   4

phrases to use

DISAGREEING:  

- I have to disagree with you on that. 

I think the exact opposite.

-That is not really how I see it. 

- I do not really agree. 

- I cannot go along with you there. 

- I am afraid you might be mistaken. 

- I am afraid I cannot agree with you there. 

- I am not sure about that. Well, actually….

 

 

AGREEING: 

- You are perfectly right. 

- I could not agree more. 

- I take your point./ That’s very true. Good point…

- Precisely. 

- Exactly. 

- Absolutely. 

Cambridge speaking

Speaking: exam training

Use of English p 87

concrete nouns	abstract nouns
engineer	engineering
journalist	journalism
musician	music
visitor	visit

Use of English - word formation

Your ability to create and change words shows your B2 language skills. 

From adjective to noun:

angry - anger

From verb to noun:

behave - behaviour

Turn to your book and do exercises 1-2-3-4-5

Exit slide: Finish this sentence
I would hate to be a/an...because...