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    Units 8B and 9A&B

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    The document provides examples of unusual uses for everyday items like newspapers, shower curtains, aluminum foil, and empty boxes and jars. It then suggests using imagination to come up with new uses for these items. It also discusses typical people in Italy and Japan, noting how Italians typically get married and travel by rail while Japanese work long hours. Finally, it addresses Annie's problems managing her money, relationship, and free time in an email to her friend.

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    The document provides examples of unusual uses for everyday items like newspapers, shower curtains, aluminum foil, and empty boxes and jars. It then suggests using imagination to come up with new uses for these items. It also discusses typical people in Italy and Japan, noting how Italians typically get married and travel by rail while Japanese work long hours. Finally, it addresses Annie's problems managing her money, relationship, and free time in an email to her friend.

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    The document provides examples of unusual uses for everyday items like newspapers, shower curtains, aluminum foil, and empty boxes and jars. It then suggests using imagination to come up with new uses for these items. It also discusses typical people in Italy and Japan, noting how Italians typically get married and travel by rail while Japanese work long hours. Finally, it addresses Annie's problems managing her money, relationship, and free time in an email to her friend.

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    Units 8B and 9A&B

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    Unit 8B: Ideas that work

    1. Starting point:

    Read about these unusual uses of everyday objects. Have you ever
    used them in these ways?

    Then, use your imagination to suggest new uses for these everyday items:

    ● Old newspapers:
    If you need to do any type of crafts you can use it you can make flowers,
    figures and many more crafts.
    ● A shower curtain:
    You can use a shower curtain to cover anything, a tank full of water or for a
    tablecloth on any table.
    ● Aluminum foil:
    With this you can cover the food and keep it warm for longer.
    ● Empty shoe boxes:
    Can be reused to build any drawer to store anything
    ● Dental floss:
    With dental floss you can make crafts in a costume jewelery course we
    make small flowers to hang on a necklace.
    ● A hair dryer:
    You can give your wet dryer hot and you can also dry your pet after bathing it.
    ● Empty jars or cans:
    You can use it to hang utensils such as soaps and things around the house, it
    can also be made a vase
    ● Rubber bands:
    It can be used as a putty to make games and figures for children

    2. Vocabulary and Speaking:


    Combine the verbs with the nouns to make common expressions.

    e.g. Analyze a situation, solve a problem, etc.

    ● Find a problem
    ● Organice alternatives
    ● Analyze a situation
    ● Explore a problem
    ● Explore information
    ● Explorer a solution
    ● Make possibilities
    ● solve a problem

    3. Grammar Focus

    Watch this video: https://youtu.be/CsP8kWqpJl8

    Then study this grammar box:

    After that, match these statements with the appropriate non-defining


    clauses.
    1. H
    2. A
    3. D
    4. F
    5. B
    6. C
    7. E
    8. G

    Unit 9: Generally speaking

    Unit 9A: How typical are you?

    1. Starting point: What's typical?

    Read about the “typical” person in Italy and japan. What information
    surprised you?
    Then, complete these statements using information from the chart:

    ➢ Italian person, Japanese


    ➢ Italian person
    ➢ by rail
    ➢ they get married

    2.
    Grammar focus:

    Watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuLQAyGxVC4

    Then, study the grammar box and complete the exercises below.
    Here is some information about customs. How are they different in other
    places?

    ➢ Unlike Canadian people, most people live in, they do not eat cereal and
    breakfast milk, but rather snacks.

    ➢ Unlike Americans, most Dominican people study English by immersion


    in the UASD.

    ➢ As in the UK, where I live, the account is also divided into a restaurant.

    ➢ Like Italians, for us Dominicans lunch is the most important thing of the
    day

    ➢ Like the Spaniards, most people in where I live, usually kiss both
    cheeks by greeting.
    Are you typical? Complete these sentences:

    3. Vocabulary: Should I just go with the flow?

    Are these adjectives, verbs and phrases related to accepting things as


    they are or to making changes?

    Accepting things as they are Making changes


    conservative amenable

    accept rebellious

    conform to unconventional

    be your own person confront

    make waves fit in


    stand up follow the crowd

    Use the expressions above to describe what you think these people might be
    like:
    Unit 9B: Problems and solutions

    1. Starting point:

    Read Annie´s email to her friend. What problems does she have?

    What do you think Annie should do about her problems?

    It must learn to divide its time, and to allocate its money for savings and
    purchases. I would also recommend that you talk to your new partner about
    the things that bothers you, and also, that you must get used to the fact that
    you will not always be accompanied.

    2. Vocabulary: Expressions with keep and stay

    Match the phrases to make questions. Notice the expressions with keep and
    stay.

    ● D
    ● F
    ● B
    ● G
    ● A
    ● C

    3. Grammar Focus

    Watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcsPbP_56JI

    Then, study the grammar box

    After that, complete the exercises below:

    4.
    2. Used to
    1. Would
    2. Used to
    3. used to
    4. would
    5. Would
    6. used to
    7. Would
    8. Used to

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