TALL TALES What are tall tales? Tall tales are folktales of a particular place or region of the United States They are full of exaggeration They have extraordinary main characters, animals, objects and natural events People tell these tales because they are fun! Pecos Bill is a great cowboy of Texas Bill throws a lasso around anything: bulls, cactuses, men There is once a twister Pecos isn t afraid of it I love my lasso People in Texas are very afraid of the twister They run One day, Pecos finds a wild horse Its name is Widowmaker Bill jumps on Widowmaker s back and tames it I can catch it with my lasso! Bill throws the lasso and catches the twister Then he rides on top of it Macmillan Publishers SA You are my only rider Is that OK? I can tame twisters! Wheeehaa! I promise I will be your only rider! I want to ride Widowmaker I want to be your friend 98
1 Look at the pictures and read Then order the story Bill misses Sue He uses his lasso to get her Pecos Bill falls in love with Slue-Foot Sue He promises her she can ride Widowmaker when they get married I will catch her with my lasso When we marry, I want to ride Widowmaker TALL TALES One day, Pecos Bill meets a beautiful woman Her name is Slue-Foot Sue She likes riding on the back of a giant fish c a What a wonderful woman! Bill and Sue are together again Sue plays the guitar and Bill dances to celebrate Sue jumps on Widowmaker She is wearing her wedding dress The horse gets angry because Bill breaks his promise Widowmaker jumps and jumps and sends Sue to the moon Grrrrr! Macmillan Publishers SA b You will ride it I promise! Wheeehaa! d e 99
2 Complete Pecos Bill and Slue-Foot Sue s love story with phrases from the box Then create the scenes TALL TALES First, ride a giant fish marry promise Sue that she can ride Widowmaker meet play the guitar and dance throw a lasso send Sue flying to the moon break a promise After that, Then, So, Finally, Macmillan Publishers SA 3 Complete the file for Pecos Bill 4 Imagine you are a tall tale character Remember that tall tales are full of exaggeration Complete the file for you Name: Comes from: Loves: Profession: Physical traits: Achievements: Name: Comes from: Loves: Profession: Physical traits: Achievements: 100
Student A 1 1 Find out if the underlined information is true Correct the mistakes 2 These are photos of your holidays Answer Student B s questions Is Emma Watson from London? Emma Watson is an actress She s from London in the UK Her nickname is Mia She s famous as Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter films She s got blue eyes Her birthday is on 5th April She s got one brother, Alex, two half sisters, Nina and Lucy, and one half brother, Toby 2 Look at the table and answer Student B s questions 4 1 Look at the photo and choose a person Describe what he/she is wearing Occupation actor City / Country London, UK Nickname Freddie Description blue eyes Birthday 14th February Family one brother, Bertie ac m Sa illa m np pl e ub m lis at he er r ia s S l 2 a 1 Write your answers in the You column Interview your classmate and write his/her answers in the second column You Student B M Do you do your homework after dinner? tidy your room at weekends? have a shower in the morning? go to bed at 10 pm? 2 Answer Student B s questions Compare your answers Are your habits similar? b c d e 2 Listen to Student B s description and identify the person in the photo 5 1 Read this description to Student B Answer your classmate s questions as he/she draws In my bedroom, there are two beds There is a small window There is a very old wardrobe There is a desk and a chair There aren t any pictures on the walls but there is a big poster of a dog There is a computer on my desk and a TV on a small table 2 Listen to Student B s description of two rooms Draw the rooms and ask questions to confirm information 6 3 1 Find out which activities Student B does on his/her holidays Tick the correct boxes Do you usually go skiing on your holidays? skiing skateboarding volleyball hiking A Freddie Highmore table tennis horse-riding fishing cycling 1 Find out about Student B s breakfast Are there any apples in your breakfast? No, there aren t 2 This is a picture of your breakfast Answer Student B s questions 117 M15_357_SB_PChe_Speak_3Pindd 117 27/07/15 18:18
Learning bank My idols and me 1 3 Active! I can talk about famous people I can make resolutions I can talk about free time activities and sports, and when we do them Vin Diesel is an actor He s from the USA Is he short? No, he isn t He s 182 m tall Do you want to know my resolution? I want to be a good student I don t want to fail my exams Things we want to do actor actress athlete businessperson football player model president singer TV presenter Be: present simple Grammar > p10 make new friends Want + to infinitive Grammar > p13 start a new hobby get good grades read a good book be nice to my sister/brother get to school on time save money help at home visit my grandparents join the gym ac m Sa illa m np pl e ub m lis at he er r ia s S l A Occupations Do you take dance classes? Yes, I do When do you take the classes? On Wednesdays Do you like them? Yes, I do They re fun! Free time activities play basketball take dance classes play volleyball do gymnastics play table tennis Sports Adjectives cool easy fun hard do martial arts do aerobics do yoga go cycling go swimming go fishing go horse-riding go skateboarding go diving go hiking go surfing go skiing Time expressions every day three times a week at weekends once / twice a week on Mondays / Tuesdays / Wh- questions Grammar > p33 I can describe people and talk about possession I can talk about how often we do things Vin Diesel hasn t got blue eyes He s got brown eyes Have you got brown eyes? Belle always meets her friends They are never late for a race! Have got: present simple Adverbs of frequency Grammar > p30 Grammar > p10 2 School days 4 I can describe a typical day We don t go to school five days a week We go six! My sister studies art history Do you train af ter lunch? No, we don t We have some free time And we do our homework from 400 pm to 600 pm M I can talk about school School subjects art citizenship dance drama English French geography German history ICT Everyday activities affirmative and negative Grammar > p20 maths music PE science Spanish technology I can express likes and dislikes What s your favourite subject? Maths! I like it, too / Really? I don t like maths M15_357_SB1_Cover&Solapa capas unidasindd 9 get up have a shower have breakfast tidy my room go to school have lunch do my homework watch TV have dinner go to bed questions and short answers Grammar > p23 Looking good I can describe what we are wearing and what we are doing Cole isn t wearing a normal tuxedo Lara is smiling and she s wearing a beautiful dress Is she wearing conventional accessories? No, she isn t I can describe personality My sister is shy She never talks to people Clothes dress skirt shoes trousers jacket shirt tie jeans T-shirt sweater coat boots shorts socks sweatshirt cap trainers Adjectives of character serious smart lazy cheerful kind confident friendly sporty shy Present continuous: affirmative, negative and questions Grammar > p42 I can contrast routines with actions happening now Are you wearing black? / He s reading at the moment / She isn t wearing trainers now Do you wear blue every day? / You of ten help people / My sister doesn t usually wear a dress Present simple and present continuous Grammar > p45 7/30/15 3:41 PM