ANSWERS 1 tall enough

2 too short 3 good enough 4 fast enough 5 too slow 6 too busy Exercise 4

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Students complete the text individually. Monitor and help. ANSWERS

1 brave enough 2 enough perseverance

3 best known 4 bigger 5 not as talented as 6 good enough 7 most important 8 too late

Quick Test: Finish the sentences

Write the following sentences and cues on the board. Students complete the sentences with suitable adjectives.

1 I’m 1.60cm and Jake is 1.85cm. I … (not as … as)

[I’m not as tall as Jake.]

2 We don’t have enough money for the tickets. They … (too)

[They are too expensive.]

3 Rick and Khayam are both 15. Khayam … (as … as)

[Khayam is as old as Rick.]

4 You have to be 18 to see the film, and I’m 14. I … (enough)

[I’m not old enough.]

5 Toby is stronger than John. John … (not as … as)

[John isn’t as strong as Toby.]

6 The last test was easy, but this test … (too)

[This test is too difficult / hard.] Workbook page 30

Grammar Builder page 67, exercises 5–8

ANSWERS GRAMMAR BUILDER 4 (PAGE 67)

Exercise 5

1 The French cookbook is as expensive as the Italian cookbook.

2 Diana is as old as Mike. 3 Cathy is as intelligent as Joe. 4 The BMW is as fast as the Mercedes. 5 I’m as tired as you.

6 I go swimming as often as you. Exercise 6

1 Sylvester isn’t as tall as Arnold.

2 Science fiction stories aren’t as gripping as disaster stories. 3 Ellen isn’t as funny as Jane.

4 The sports centre in the village isn’t as big as the sports centre in the town.

5 You aren’t as interested in history as me. Exercise 7

1 too cold 2 too expensive 3 too sweet 4 too boring 5 too tired 6 too untidy Exercise 8

1 enough time 2 funny enough 3 enough exercise 4 enough people 5 old enough 6 enough television

Writing

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A book report

Target Language

Book report: author (main) character

I would / wouldn’t recommend it. It takes place in … moral of the story novel style of writing twist work writer

Adjectives: coveted disastrous exhausting fascinating huge impoverished terrifying

Warm-up

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Focus on the photo. Ask: Who is the man in the photo? [a fisherman, a sailor, etc.] What has he caught? [a shark, a really big fish, etc.] What is he going to do with it? [eat it, let it go, etc.] How does he feel? [proud, tired, happy, etc.]

Read

Exercise 1

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Focus on the text and elicit that it is a book report.

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Students quickly read the book report and answer the questions.

ANSWERS

A 3 B 2 C 1

Exercise 2

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Students read the book report again and decide if the sentences are true or false. Students correct the false sentences.

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Check the answers. Elicit or explain difficult vocabulary. ANSWERS

1 F (Ernest Hemingway was 52 years old when he wrote The

Old Man and the Sea.)

2 F (In the story, Santiago catches a huge marlin – a type of fish.)

3 T

4 F (Joanna describes the book as fascinating, thought-provoking, simple and poetic.)

Background Notes

A marlin is a very large fish with a big dorsal fin (the fin on its back) and a long tusk (like a horn) above its mouth. Some species of marlin can grow to over five metres long and weigh over 700 kg. Marlin are the fastest fish in the world. Some can swim up to 110 km/hour.

Exercise 3

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Students find the adjectives in the text. Check the answers. ANSWERS

1 coveted 2 impoverished 3 disastrous 4 huge 5 exhausting 6 terrifying 7 fascinating

Prepare

Exercise 1

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Students read the phrases in the table and find similar ones in the book report. Students tick the paragraphs where these phrases occur. Check the answers. ANSWERS

a 3 b 3 c 2 d 1 e 1 f 1 or 2 g 2 h 2 i 2 j 3

Teaching Tip: Time expressions

Write the following time expressions on the board:

in 1951, when he was 52, three years later, after 84 days, finally, eventually, during, in the end.

Students find the expressions in the text. Tell students that we use time expressions to talk about a novel’s historical background, or to show the order of events in the story.

Exercise 2

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Focus on the writing plan. Check understanding. Students choose a book and make notes using the plan.

Write

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Read the Writing tip as a class and check understanding.

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Students write their book report using their plan from Prepare exercise 2. If the writing is done in class, circulate, monitor, and correct common errors on the board. SAMPLE ANSWER

Journey to the River Sea

Journey to the River Sea is a children’s fantasy novel by the

author Eva Ibbotson, who was born in Austria in 1925. It is one of her most popular books.

It is the story of an orphaned teenager called Maia. She leaves a boarding school in England to live with relatives in the Amazon region of Brazil. Her relatives are afraid of the forest around the house, but Maia is brave, and she sets off to explore her new world. She meets lots of interesting people, who help her to understand the forest. In the end, Maia helps one of her new friends escape from danger.

I liked the book because it has some intriguing characters, and it’s very atmospheric. The story is exciting, and there’s a twist at the end. I would definitely recommend it.

Marking scheme

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Three paragraphs. [1 mark]

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First paragraph introduces the book and its author. [1 mark]

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Second paragraph describes what happens in the book.

[1 mark]

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Use of present tense to describe the plot. [1 mark]

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Description of the setting and main characters. [1 mark]

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Use of time expressions. [1 mark]

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Use of interesting, descriptive adjectives. [1 mark]

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Third paragraph gives and explains the writer’s opinions about the book. [1 mark]

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Includes a recommendation. [1 mark]

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Accurate spelling, punctuation, grammar and vocabulary. [1 mark]

More practice

ANSWERS

1 mountaineer 2 fund-raiser 3 surgeon 4 surveyor 5 lifeguard 6 paramedic

In document Aim High 2 Teacher Book (Page 35-37)