Activity 1 American to the Top Intermediate 2 UNIT 3 Stand by me Stand by me, by George Lennon The title of the unit is Stand by me. What do you think the expression stand by me means? Choose the ones you believe are correct. Then listen to the song and check your guesses. 1) to make someone stand up 2) to support someone 3) to be loyal to someone 4) to step on someone Listen and complete When the... has come And the... is... And the... is the only l... we... No I won't be... No I won't be... Just... you stand, stand by me And darling, darling stand by me Oh, now, now, stand by me Stand by me, stand by me If the... that we... upon Should... and... And the...should... to the... I won't..., I won't... No I won't shed... Just as long as you stand, stand by me And darling, darling stand by me Oh, stand by me Stand by me, stand by me, stand by me Whenever you're... won't you stand by me? Oh, now, now, stand by me Oh, stand by me, stand by me, stand by me Darling, darling stand by me Stand by me Oh stand by me, stand by me, stand by me
1. How does the singer feel knowing that there is someone who will stand by him? Choose the ones you consider the most appropriate: Worried Scared Protected Confident Reassured Well- cared 2. Even under what circumstances will he feel reassured? 3. What images are used to describe bad times? 4. Do you share the singer s feelings? 5. Can you think of special moments when you felt supported by some friend, family member, teacher, etc. Share your experience with the group. Useful language: I was in... when..., so... After that...
Activity 2 What happened? Match the pictures to the problems 0 1 2 1. I have a scratch 2. I sprained my (ankle, wrist, etc) 3. My nose is swollen 4. I cut myself 5. I have a sunburn 6. I burnt myself 7. I hurt myself 8. My nose hurts 9. My nose is bleeding 10. I banged my head 3 4 5 6 7 8 Take Apply Stop the flow with Immobilize it with An antiseptic cream A pain reliever Some ice A bandage Some aspirin Some cotton A band -aid
Activity 3 What do you do when? Choose one ailment and interview five partners. What remedies do they suggest? Then draw conclusions and report to the class. - What do you do when (you have a sunburn)? - I take aspirin. 1. NAME AILMENT REMEDY 2. 3. 4. 5. - Most people take aspirin when they have sunburn. - (Mario) applies aloe Vera when he has a sunburn Activity 4 Which of the following would you expect to find? Don t you have another flashlight? What happened? Did you hurt yourself? Don t they say that you should hold your head back for a while? OR... Do you have another flashlight? What did it happen? Did you hurt? Do they say that you should hold your head back for a while?
Activity 5 Negative questions We use negative questions to: 1. TO SHOW SURPRISE 2. IN EXCLAMATIONS 3. WHEN WE EXPECT THE LISTENER TO AGREE WITH US Match the examples (letters) with the cases (numbers) a) "Haven't we met somewhere before?" "Yes, I think we have." b) Didn't you hear the bell? I rang it four times. c) Doesn't that house look beautiful! NOTICE THE WORD ORDER IN NEGATIVE QUESTIONS WITH WHY...? Why didn't you lock the door? (not why you didn't lock) Why don't we go out to Harley's restaurant? (not why we don't go) Why can't you help me? (not why you can't help me) Why wasn't Claudia invited to the party? (not why Claudia wasn't) Reflexive pronouns A reflexive pronoun is a special kind of pronoun. It is usually used when the object of a sentence is the same as the subject, as you will see below. Each personal pronoun (such as I, you, and she) has its own reflexive form. a) The forms of reflexive pronouns Complete the box with the personal pronoun or the reflexive pronoun. Check against the student s book, page 89 (Grammar box)
Personal Pronoun Reflexive Pronoun myself you (singular) yourself you (plural) yourselves he herself it we ourselves themselves b) When to use a reflexive pronoun: Reflexive pronouns are used in three main situations. 1. When the subject and object are the same. 2. When the subject and the object are the same ( as objects to a preposition) 3. When you want to emphasize the subject. Read the following examples and identify the main situations Example: I'll do it myself. (No one else will help me.) This is case 3. They ate all the food themselves. (No one else had any.) I bought a present for myself. She did it by herself. (She did it alone.) That man is talking to himself. I hurt myself. The band calls themselves Dire Straits. He shot himself.
Activity 6 Fill in the blanks with the correct reflexive pronoun as in the example 1. I did not want to believe it and then I saw the UFO myself. 2. The girl looked at in the mirror. 3. Freddy, you'll have to do your homework. 4. You don't need to help them. They can do it. 5. I introduced to my new neighbor. 6. Boys, can you make your beds? 7. She made a sweater. 8. The father decided to repair the car. 9. We can move the table. Activity 7 Fill in the blanks with the appropriate reflexive pronoun and the correct form of one of these verbs. Kick- lock- teach- hurt- look after- burn- talk- blame 1. Be careful. The pan is very hot. Don't 2. They couldn't get back into the house. They had out. 3. It isn't her fault. She really shouldn't 4. What an idiot I am! I could! (idiom) 5. He was lucky he didn't. That was quite a bad accident. 6. I'm trying to English but I'm not making much progress. 7. He lives on his own and spends a lot of time. 8. Don't worry Mum. We can.
Activity 8 has never cut himself/ herself with the edge of a sheet of paper. Name enjoys spending a lot of time by himself/ herself. sometimes talks to himself/ herself. prefers to do things by himself/herself no matter how difficult rather than ask for help. can t stand being by himself/ herself in a party. prefers to be left by himself/ herself when he/ she is in a bad mood. has written a poem by himself/ herself. can repair his/ her computer by himself/ herself. Useful language: Have you ever?/ Do you enjoy? Activity 9 Go over this list of violent behavior. Are they typical examples of bullying behavior? Rank them according to their degree of violence. Punching Teasing Name calling Pushing or slapping Putting rude stickers on someone s back Making fun of someone Hitting or kicking someone
Activity 9 Questionnaire 1- What would you do if you saw someone bullying someone at school? Would you.. a-... try to stop the bully? b-... ignore it? c-... call an adult? 2- In your opinion, what would happen if an adult intervened? a- It would be a good way to prevent bullying b- It would stop the bully but just for a while c- Bullying would not stop at all 3- What would you like to tell a bully? a- You wouldn t talk to him/her. You would be afraid of talking to him/her. b- You would ask the bully to say how he/she would feel if he/she were bullied c- You would just curse at him/her
Activity 10 2 nd type conditionals Match the two columns and answer the questions below: If I were Chloe If I knew the bully If you had a problem similar to Chloe s would you tell your parents? I would accept Paula s apology. I would tell him to stop it. Conditional sentences consist of two clauses (parts): a) the if clause, or conditional clause b) the result clause, which shows the result of the condition What tense is used in each clause? (Complete) We use.in the if clause, and..in the result clause. What do conditional sentences type 2 indicate? (Choose the correct one) a) A hypothetical, imaginary, unreal situation b) A real, factual situation The expression if I were I would is used (Choose the correct one) a) to give advice b) to show obligation What`s the time reference? (Choose the correct one) a) Past b) Present-Future You can change the order of the clauses, but if is always part of the condition! Example: If I were Chloe I would tell my parents. Or I would tell my parents if I were Chloe. (but you are not Chloe, that is why this is a hypothetical/imaginary situation)
Go over the questionnaire and identify examples of this structure.
Activity 11 Complete with your own ideas and find at least one student who would do the same you would. Name: Name: Name: Name: Name : If I had the opportunity to practice any extreme sport, I If I were starving and I didn t have any money, If the head of the school told me to have my hair cut If I wanted to surprise my friends, If I knew a classmate has been cheating during an exam, Name: If my best friend were bulling at younger students,... Name: Name. Name: Name: Name: If I heard footsteps in the middle of the night, If my friend asked me if he could copy from me during a test, If my best friend were in serious trouble, If I could meet a famous personality, If someone started a school fight, Activity 12 Chloe and Paula are having a private conversation. They want to sort things out, but Chloe doesn t want to forgive her so easily. She wants to make a point of how it feels to be bullied. Chloe Why didn t you? What if you were me? How would you feel? Would you? Paula I was so that Can t you forgive me? I promise If I were
Activity 13 A YOUR SONG by Elton John If you didn t have a lot of money and you wanted to show your affection to someone you really love, what would you do? What would you do if you had a lot of money? Ask your class-mates and complete the table. If I had $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ If I didn t You I think I would Class-mate 1 Class-mate 2 Class-mate 3
Activity 13 B Listen and complete the blanks. It s a little bit This feeling.. I m not one of those who can easily I don t have.. But boy...,..where we could both live. If I. But then again no, Or.potions in a traveling show I know it is not much, but it s.. I can do, My.is my song and this one is for you Chorus Put the lines in order. How wonderful life is while you are in the world That I put down in words And you can tell everybody this is your song, I hope you don t mind, I hope you don t mind, It may be quite simple, but now that It s done, Circle the correct one. I sat on the roof / stool and kicked off the moss / cloth, Well, a few of the tenses / verses, well, they ve got me quite lost / cross But the sun s been quite kind / blind while I wrote this song, It s for people like you that keep it turned on / off. So excuse me forgetting, but these things I don t do / do, You see I ve forgotten if they are green or they re blue, Anyway / anyone, the thing is, what I really mean / been, Yours / you are the sweetest / deepest eyes I ve ever seen.
Activity 13 C Answer the following questions. 1. What did the writer do to show his love? 2. Have you ever written a song to show your love to someone? 3. Would you ever write a song to show your love to someone? 4. Would you like it if the one you love wrote a love song for you? 5. Would it surprise you? Why? Why not?
Activity 14 Consider helping 1. If you had the power/ means to stop suffering in the world, what would you change/ do? 2. If you had the power/ means to stop suffering in your country, what would you change/ do? 3. If you had the power/ means to stop suffering at school, what would you change/ do? Activity 15 If I wanted to raise money for my foundation I would / would not because Collect money in the streets Organize a show with famous stars/ singers, etc Sell raffles Organize a sports competition Others: