B1 Vocabulary and Grammar – Lesson 5 (18/9)

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1 GRAMMAR a 1 Did you go out last night? 2 Where did you go last weekend? 3 What kind of TV programmes do you like? 4 Who do you know at this school? 5 How often do you play sport? 6 What do you usually do at weekends? 7 Are you tired today?

b c 1 don’t call   2 ’m working   3 have   4 send    5 like   6 calls  7 ’re talking   8 is changing   9 call   10 email

2 VOCABULARY    a 1 all right 2 delicious  3 ugly 4 lovely  5 gorgeous 6 strange 7 horrible 8 perfect

b 1 absolutely 2 rarely   3 quite 4 usually  5 really 6 especially

The dinosaurs have been extinct for millions of years.

The panda, the polar bear and the Himlayan snow leopard are examples of endangered species.

a fire extinguisher

Please extinguish your cigarette (= put out)

Talk about a place in Stockholm or the surrounding areas that you recommend that your classmates should visit. What is it like? What can you do there? Why do you recommend it?

the Långholmen prison museum

Djurgården – along the canal

Tyresta Park, long forest walks

Haga Park,

The Nobel Park, Marabou Park

The Abba Museum,

The Army Museum on Östermalm

Vaxholm – the gateway to the archipelago

Skagga

the Monet Exhibition

the Paradox Museum

Vinterviken

Monteliusvägen has a beautiful viewpoint.

a fantastic view

Skinnerberg

the Old Town

a sculpture  (skolp-tchur)

He was a sculptor.

midsummer – a midsummer pole

 

I tried to swim against the current.

I couldn’t see the performers at the concert, it was too far away. I had to watch it on the big screens.

I tried kayaking

He went around in circles

he paddled to the right

He used paddles to paddle

to row the boat to the other side

an oar

 

like

In my free time I really like/enjoy going for long walks in the city or in the countryside.

I look more like my father than my mother.  (= resemble)

 

  1. Who do you look most like in your family?
  2. What do you like doing in your free time?
  3. Think about the last film or series that you saw. What was it like? (= a description)
  4. Think about the most beautiful sound you know. Describe it. What does it sound like?
  5. Think about the most beautiful place you know. Describe it. What is it like?
  6. Think about this coming weekend. What would you like to do?

 

a myth

Nordic mythology

A dragon is a mythical creature.

What is he like?   He is a very serious person.  (description)

What does he look like?  He is very tall and muscular.   (appearance)

What does he like (doing)? He likes watching Netflix series.

 

 

Here is my cat.

What does it like? = What does it enjoy?  It likes hunting birds.

What’s your cat like?  It’s lazy.

would like = want to do I’d like to go biking

 

the bird’s beak

I don’t want to feed pigeons with my hands. I think it’s unhygienic.

to practise good hand hygiene

a pigeon pooped/pooed on my shoulder

The Terracotta Army

Regular verbs

-ed

arrived, wanted, started,

Irregular verbs

said, went, told, bought, brought

 

Pronunciation  “id”

decided, divided, crowded

started, visited, expected, invited, wanted, printed, panted, painted

 

Pronunciation  “t”

walked, talked, packed, picked, worked, shocked, parked, smacked

dropped, dripped, shopped, popped, jumped

washed, brushed, flashed, fished, mashed, trashed, crashed, wished

patched, marched, matched, touched

fixed, mixed