In this Unit we will talk about Charities and Health. We will see how to write an article and vocab for health. We will examine the Narrative Tenses as well as looking at the Future Perfect and the Future Continuous. There will also be some Phrasal Verbs and Prefixes.
In your books you will read about Ben Saunders. Watch the video and answer the following questions.
1) How much of his life has he spent in a tent?
2) How long has he been leading expeditions?
3) How many people have skied solo to the North Pole?
4) How long did it take to complete the journey?
5) How far had Scotts party travelled?
Discuss with a partner what dream you would like to accomplish?
Narrative Tenses
Narrative tenses are verb tenses that are used to talk about the past. They are often found in stories and descriptions of past events, such as personal anecdotes.
Example
The following are examples of narrative tenses:
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Past simple - 'We left on a rainy day'
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Past continuous - 'It was pouring down even at midday'
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Past perfect - 'It had rained off and on for ten days'
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Past perfect continuous - 'We had been waiting to escape for what seemed ages'
Complete the text using the correct form of the verb. Type the verb into the gap.
Last Friday I arranged (arrange) to meet my boyfriend at a restaurant. I (1)_______________ (arrive) first and because it (2)_____________ (pour) with rain, I went inside. After an hour my boyfriend (3)____________ (arrive)! His clothes (4)________________ (be) soaking wet and he was covered in mud. Apparently he ________________(5) (wait) at a bus stop when a car (6)____________________ (drive) straight through a puddle and (7)____________________ (splash) him from head to toe. The driver (8)__________________ (refuse) to let him on the bus and he(9)_________________ (walk) ever since. He couldn't stay at the restaurant soaking wet so we (10)______________ (have) a take away at home instead.
You can find about more about these tenses on the Grammar page.
Past Perfect
The Past Perfect can be one of the most difficult tenses for non-native speakers to get to grips with. To test your knowledge of the Past Perfect, try to complete the exercise below. The is an additional test in the document below.
Past Perfect
Complete the following sentences using the Simple Past or the Past Perfect.
When Roger ....................(see) his wife off at the station, he .....................(return) home because
he .........................( not have to) be at the airport until 9.30 and .............................( not have to )
pack because his wife .......................(already do) that for him and his luggage .................... (be)
ready. Roger ....................... (not have to) check the doors and windows because his wife
.......................(do) that before..........................(leave). All he ........................(have to) do
......................(be) to decide whether or not to take his overcoat with him and
he..........................(decide)not to as it ...................(be) very warm. At 8.30 he.........................
(pick up) his case, ........................(go) out of the house and .........................(shut) the door. Then
he ...........................(feel) in his pocket for the key as his wife...............................(remind) him to
double lock the door. When he .........................(look) in all his pockets and ............................(find)
no key, he ...............................(remember) where it ....................(be). He ........................(leave) it
in his overcoat pocket and he ..........................(leave) his overcoat in the house with his ticket and
passport.
Writing
Work with a partner and using the narrative tenses, write a story and tell it to the class.
HEALTH
Watch the video and answer the following questions.
1) what are super foods.
2) name 5 super foods.
For more on Health you can go to the following page
And look at the exercises in this document
Here are 3 short articles connected to Health. Read each article then answer the questions. After the questions have a class discussion on each topic.
Future Continuous & Future Perfect
you can information on the Future Conintuous and the Future Perfect on the Grammar Page
Discuss with a partner how you imagine your life will be in 2025
Future continuous and future perfect
Complete the following sentences with Future Continuous or Future Perfect
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We _____________ (move) into our new house soon. I'm so excited.
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___________________(you / use) the car at the weekend?
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This time tomorrow, we ____________________(celebrate) because we ________________(finish) our exams.
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Don't phone her now. She ________________(have) dinner.
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We _________________(not / work) next week. We'll be on holiday.
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I'm afraid the books you ordered _____________(not / arrive) by Friday.