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2 This summer is the moment where Billie will be able to embark on new adventures, to widen her horizons, to find new people and maybe even to find herself. 1 Vocabulary exercises 2 Oral expression 4 Multiple Choice exercises Culture p. 3 p. p. 7 p. 6

3 1 VOCABULARY EXERCISES A. Complete the sentences with the appropriate word(s). 1. Can you PUT THE KETTLE ON, please? It's been a harsh day, I need a tea! 2. Billie was very impressive. The Wild Atlantic Way is a very difficult trek. In spite of the rain and her lack of experience, she never GAVE UP. 3. I will probably DRESS UP as a vampire for Halloween. 4. Oh Gosh, I smashed my mother's favourite vase. I'm so clumsy, it's ME ALL OVER / ME TO A TEE.. She offered me to help with my math homework but it was only a COVER STORY to see my brother. She has been in love with him for months. B. Complete the crossword thanks to the clues Across 1. First feelings of love 3. Completely wet. Place where we feel safe Down 2. Mother's boyfriend 4. Synonym of clothes, the way we are dressed 3

4 1 VOCABULARY EXERCISES C. Match the idioms with the corresponding images 1. To chill out e) 2. To stand somebody up c) 3. To get a move on d) 4. To have one's head in the clouds b). To put one's foot in one's mouth a) c 4 a b d e

5 2 ORAL EXPRESSION A RADIO SHOW Thanks to this exercise of oral expression, students will have the opportunity to practise different lexical and grammatical structures. They will use descriptive vocabulary (weather, places to visit, sport activities,...) as well as argumentative structures: explain why their penpals should visit that place rather than another,... 1) Divide the class into groups of four 2) Identify clearly the different parts of the radio show you expect. You might develop the ideas proposed on the student's handout, ignore some or add a few depending on the level of your students and on what you have studied with them. 3) You can make the choice to ask your students to present their region or if they are imaginative and quite confident in English, to invent the possible activities in a fantasy world. 4) Encourage the students to first identify the subjects they will talk about: politics, sport, culture,... and which role each member of the group will perform: weather forecaster, main radio host, the interviewed person,... ) The exercise will be funnier if the radio hosts can have materials: headphones, dressing-up clothes,...

6 4 MULTIPLE CHOICE EXERCISES 1. Norah has organised a trip to the cinema with Billie and Brad because Description: she is in love with Brad Billie has a crush on Brad she is hyperactive and can't stand to stay home on Sundays You have now discovered the plot of the play "On my way" and its different protagonists. Let's see what you remember. 2. Norah is Task: 3. Billie was late at the cinema because Read the sentences and mark the correct answer. a bit jealous of Billie's family situation Frank's daughter the best friend Billie could ever meet she took the tramway in the wrong direction she couldn't choose the perfect outfit for this important date with Brad she hesitated for a long time before going 4. Brad is very ill at ease with girls very self-confident and can sometimes be contemptuous the best friend Ted could ever meet. Norah is immediately enthusiastic about Billie's project on the Wild Atlantic Way True False 6. Frank and Patricia are very demanding parents True False 7. On the departure day, Billie is ill and decides to leave later so excited late as usual 8. At the beginning of her trip, Billie is surprisingly enjoying the walk is completely discouraged finds herself on the eastern coast of Ireland... after taking the train in the wrong direction. 9. Seamus is Billie's biological dad one of Brad's friends a nice man Billie meets when lost in the middle of nowhere. 6

7 CULTURE DISCOVER THE BEAUTY OF IRELAND. ARE YOU READY FOR THE TRIP? Thanks to this quiz your students will have fun while learning cultural and historical facts about Ireland. 1) Divide the class into groups and choose a captain for each team. To make it easier to run, don't have more than groups. 2) Explain the guidelines: You will go through different activities (video watching and reading exercises). Students have to remember as much information as they can. They could imagine a strategy, for example: A will take down notes about the dates, B about the places, C the name of the people mentioned etc. After each document students will have to answer questions. You can choose to give them the questions in a written document or ask them orally. After conferring with their team members, the captain gives an answer to the teacher. He or she can blow a whistle, raise his/her hand,... that's up to you! The first team to give the correct answer wins a point. 3) The losing team will have to sing a song like live musicians would do in any Irish pub. A karaoke version could be found. 7

A. Video watching: In the county of Kerry This video is about 3 minutes long and presents the must see places to visit on the Dingle Peninsula. English subtitles are available on the youtube link.

8 A. Video watching: In the county of Kerry This video is about 3 minutes long and presents the must see places to visit on the Dingle Peninsula. English subtitles are available on the youtube link. Dingle Quiz questions Quiz answers 1. What is the official language spoken in Dingle? 2. What are the main economical activities? 3. How many pubs are there in Dingle? 4. Who is Fungie?. When did Dingle become a harbour town? 6. According to the legend, what can you see from the Dingle Peninsula on a clear day? 1. Gaelic is the official language. The government has designated the region as a special area as an effort to maintain the unique Celtic culture and language Most of the residents speak English and some concessions have been made in the interest of tourism. 2. Tourism, fishing and agriculture are the mainstays of economy in Dingel. 3. It is said that there are more pubs per capita than any other place in Ireland. 4. Fungie is a bottlenose dolphin which regularly comes out to see the boats sailing around the Peninsula.. It has been a harbour town since the Norman invasion in the 11th century. It was used as a base by French and Spanish fishermen for generations. 6. We can see Boston. 8

9 CULTURE B. Reading comprehension: Read the text and remember the main information Quiz questions Quiz answers 1. Where can you visit archaeological sites in Ireland? 2. Which natural phenomenon regularly takes place in the most northerly part of Ireland? 3. Where were some scenes of a Hollywood blockbuster filmed? 4. When was the Galway International Arts Festival founded?. What can you find on Ballyhillin Beach? 6. Which Irish city will be the European Capital of Culture in 2020? 7. In which movie are Galway Girls evoked? 1. On Achill Island 2. Northern Lights/Aurora Borealis 3. Some scenes of the eighth episode of Star Wars were shot at Malin Head. 4. In The beach is well-known for its semi-precious stones. 6. Galway 7. PS I Love You 9

10 CULTURE C. Listening comprehension: Fill in the blanks Queen, Bohemian Rhapsody (197) 1) Is this the real LIFE? 2) Is this just FANTASY? Caught in a landslide, 3) No escape from REALITY 10) Too late, my time has COME, Sends shivers down my spine, Body's aching all the time. 11) Goodbye, EVERYBODY, I've got to go, Gotta leave you all behind and face the truth. Open your eyes, Look up to the skies and see, 4) I'm just a poor BOY, I need no sympathy, Because I'm easy come, easy go, Little high, little low, ) Any way the wind blows doesn't really MATTER to me, to me. Mama, ooh (any way the wind blows), I don't wanna die, 12) I sometimes wish I'd never been BORN at all. I see a little silhouetto of a man, Scaramouche, Scaramouche, will you do the Fandango? Thunderbolt and lightning, Very, very frightening me. (Galileo) Galileo. (Galileo) Galileo, Galileo Figaro Magnifico-o-o-o-o. 6) Mama, just KILLED a man, Put a gun against his head, Pulled my trigger, now he's dead. 7) Mama, life had just BEGUN But now I've gone and thrown it all away. Mama, ooh, 8) Didn't mean to make you CRY, 9) If I'm not back again this time TOMORROW, Carry on, carry on as if nothing really matters. 13) I'm just a poor boy, NOBODY loves me. He's just a poor boy from a poor family, Spare him his life from this monstrosity. 11

11 CULTURE Easy come, easy go, will you let me go? Bismillah! No, we will not let you go. (Let him go!) Bismillah! We will not let you go. (Let him go!) Bismillah! We will not let you go. (Let me go!) Will not let you go. (Let me go!) Never let you go (Never, never, never, never let me go) Oh oh oh oh No, no, no, no, no, no, no Oh, mama mia, mama mia (Mama mia, let me go.) 14) Beelzebub has a DEVIL put aside for me, for me, for me. So you think you can stone me and spit in my eye? 1) So you think you can love me and LEAVE me to die? Oh, baby, can't do this to me, baby, Just gotta get out, just gotta get right outta here. (Ooooh, ooh yeah, ooh yeah) Nothing really matters, Anyone can see, Nothing really matters, Nothing really matters to me. 12

Vocabulary exercises. Oral expression. Written expression. Multiple Choice exercises. Culture. p. 3. p. 5. p. 6. p. 7. p. 8

Vocabulary exercises. Oral expression. Written expression. Multiple Choice exercises. Culture. p. 3. p. 5. p. 6. p. 7. p. 8 This summer is the moment where Billie will be able to embark on new adventures, to widen her horizons, to find new people and maybe even to find herself. 1 Vocabulary exercises 2 Oral expression 3 Written