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11U n i t

FUNCTION/S

Imparting and seeking factual information

LISTENING

Identifying the topic of discussion

between native speakers which is conducted

slowly and clearly in a recorded text

Catching the main point in short, clear

and simple messages

Finding specific information in simple

recorded texts

READING

Understanding short, simple texts on

familiar matters of a concrete type which

consist of high frequency everyday language

Finding specific, predictable information

in simple everyday material such as

horoscopes

Locating specific information in lists and

isolating the information required in

horoscopes

WRITING

Writing a series of simple phrases and

sentences linked with simple connectors like

“and”, “but” and “because”

SPEAKING

Describing his/her family, living

conditions, educational background, present

or most recent job

Describing people, places and

possessions in simple terms

Describing him/herself; what he/she does

and where he/she lives

Giving a short, rehearsed, basic

presentation on a familiar subject

Answering straightforward follow up

questions

Recalling and rehearsing an appropriate

set of phrases from his/her repertoire

Interacting with reasonable ease in

structured situations and short conversations,

provided the other person helps if necessary

Asking and answering questions and

exchange ideas and information on familiar

topics in predictable everyday situations

TASK

Finding out and making a list of the star

signs of their family members

WARM UP AND MATERIALS

Before starting the unit, you can introduce

the horoscope names to students. Your

learners can be familiar to the signs of

horoscopes from newspapers, so you can

introduce them with the help of the visuals.

Interesting BeliefsHoroscopes

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Tom: Yes, we do. And what about you? Wheredo you live?

Mary: We have a big house in the suburbsand we live there because my family doesn’t likenoisy places.

Tom: The city is noisy, but I like it. It is verylively.

Jane: Come on, let’s open the presents.Mary: I hope you like my present, Jane.Jane: It’s a horoscope book!Thank you, Mary. I like it very much.

c. Work in groups of four or five. Imagine thatyou are at Jane’s birthday party. Introduceyourself and meet new friends. Ask each otherquestions.

The speaking activity aims to guide learners tointeract in conversations, and ask and answer aboutthemselves, their family, their house and room, theirschool and friends, their age and birthday, and theirlikes and dislikes. If necessary, you can work onsome vocabulary items that students might need inthis activity. When they finish this speaking activity,you can provide the necessary feedback.

1. Listening and Speakinga. Look at the picture and discuss the

following questions in pairs. This activity is designed to introduce ‘birthday’

topic. Learners are required to talk about a picture ofa birthday party.

First, you can ask your learners to look at thepicture carefully to understand the context of theactivity and activate their world knowledge. They canalso make some guesses about the activity. Thenthey can read the given questions and discuss themwith their friends. When they finish, you can providethe necessary feedback.

Possible Answers (pg 9)• They are talking about the birthday party.• They are having a party.• Yes, it is a birthday party.• They feel happl.b. Jane is giving a birthday party. Listen to

the dialogue and fill in the blanks with the wordsin the box.

This activity is designed to help learnersunderstand dialogues including everyday languageto fill in the blanks.

First, you can tell your learners to look at thepicture one more time and listen to the dialogue to fillin the blanks with the words given in the box. Beforethey listen, let them check the vocabulary in the boxbecause some of them may be unfamiliar to yourlearners. You can also remind them that some wordsare used twice in the dialogue. Then you can play theCD and your learners can fill in the blanks. Whenthey finish, you can provide the necessary feedback.

Audio Script and AnswersMary: Hello, Jane. Happy birthday to you!

Jane: Thanks, Mary.

Mary: How old are you now?

Jane: I’m twelve. Mary, this is my friend, Tom.We go to the same school. He’s my best friend.

Mary: Hello, Tom. Nice to meet you.

Tom: Nice to meet you, too.

Mary: Where are you from, Tom?

Tom: I’m from London. Are you from London,too?

Mary: No, we’re from Manchester, but we livein London. Do you live in the city?

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Mary: Hello, Jane. Happy birthday to you!

Jane: Thanks, Mary.

Mary: __________ are you now?

Jane: I’m __________. Mary, this is my friend, Tom. We go to the same __________. He’s my

best friend.

Mary: Hello, Tom. Nice to __________ you.

Tom: Nice to__________ you, too.

Mary: __________ are you from, Tom?

Tom: I’m from London. Are you from London, __________?

Mary: No, we’re from Manchester, but we __________ in London. Do you live in the

__________?

Tom: Yes, we do. What about you? Where do you __________?

Mary: We have a big __________ in the suburbs ,and we live there because my family doesn’t

like __________ places.

Tom: The city is __________ , but I like it. It is very __________.

Jane: Come on, let’s __________ the presents.

Mary: I hope you __________ my present, Jane.

Jane: It’s a horoscope __________! Thank you, Mary. I __________ it very much.

Horoscopes

InterInteresting Beliefsesting Beliefs

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1. Listening and Speaking

a. Look at the picture and discuss the following

questions in pairs.

• What are these girls talking about?

• What are they doing?

• Is it a special day?

• How do they feel? What do you think?

b. Jane is giving a birthday party. Listen to the

dialogue and fill in the blanks with the words in the

box.

meet x2 lively twelve live x2 where school how old

house noisy x2 too book like x2 city open

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2. Reading and SpeakingIn this activity learners are introduced the star

signs and expected to share each other’s signs.Learners are required to read and understand the texton some star signs and find specific information to fillin the chart. Before this activity, you can teach somevocabulary to help learners understand the text betterand help them with the pronunciation of the star signs.

You can introduce: “cheerful, joyful, energetic,insensitive, hurtful, selfish, sensitive, kind, thoughtful,depressed, moody, careful, hardworking, stubborn,pessimistic, lazy, opposite sign, compatible with”

a. Work in pairs. Ask and answer thefollowing questions:

Encourage students to ask and answerquestions about their star signs. They work in pairsand fill in the table.

Student’s own answers.b. Read the information about some star

signs and fill in the chart. Have students read the text and fill in the chart

accordingly.

Answers (pg 11)

ARIES CANCER CAPRICORN

CharacteristicsCheerful, joyful, energetic, anatural leader. Sometimesinsensitive, hurtful and selfish

Sensitive, kind, thoughtful. Sometimesdepressed and moody

Careful, hardworkingSometimes stubbornand pessimistic

Likes Doing things, leading people Being with family, collecting things

Adventure, spendingtime with friends

Dislikes Sitting, talking too much Losing things Lazy people

Lucky colours andstone

Red, white, pink - RubyOrange, silver andwhite - Moonstone

Dark green, brown –Turquoise

Opposite signs Virgo and Scorpio Capricorn Gemini and Leo

Compatible with Leo and Sagittarius Pisces and Scorpio Taurus and Virgo

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c. Work in groups of four or five. Imagine that you are at Jane’s birthday party. Introduce

yourself and meet new friends. Ask each other questions about the following:

• describe your family

• living conditions (house, room, etc.)

• educational background (school, teachers, friends)

• personal information (age, birthday, likes, dislikes)

a. Work in pairs. Ask and answer the following questions:

• Do you believe in horoscopes?• When is your birthday?• What is your star sign?

2. Reading and Speaking

Your

birthday star sign

Your pair’s

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b. Read the information about some star signs and fill in the chart.

ARIES

Characteristics

Likes

Dislikes

Opposite signs

Compatible with

Lucky colours and stone

CANCER CAPRICORN

TEENS’ NEWSPAPER

s t a r s i g n ssince 1999

Your element is Fire and your planet is Mars. Your symbol is the Ram, and your stone is Ruby. Your colours are red, white and pink. You are usually very cheerful and joyful. You are very energetic. You don’t like sitting or talking too much because you like doing things. Sometimes you don’t listen to people and you can be insensitive,hurtful and selfish. You also like leading people because you are naturally a leader. Your opposite sign is Virgo and Scorpio, and you are compatible withLeo and Sagittarius.

Your element is Water and your planet is the Moon. Your symbol is the Crab, and your stone is Moonstone. Your colours are orange, silver and white. You are usually sensitive and kind. You care about people and their emotions. You are very thoughtful. Problems can easily affect you, andsometimes you can be depressed and moody. You like being with your family. You also like collecting things. You don’t like losing things. Your opposite sign is Capricorn, and you are compatible withPisces and Scorpio.

Your element is the Earth and your planet is Saturn. Your symbol is the Goat, and your stone is Turquoise. Your colours are dark green and brown. You are usually careful and hardworking. Sometimes you don’t listento people because you can be stubborn. You can sometimes be pessimistic. You like spending time with friends. You don’t like lazy people. Your opposite sign is Gemini and Leo, and you are compatible withTaurus and Virgo.

c. Group the adjectives below. Do they havepositive or negative meanings?

In this activity learners are required to study theadjectives in the text. They are asked to group theadjectives as negative or positive. Encourage themto use the clues in the text.

Answers (pg 12)

d. Match the adjectives in the box to their

meanings. Use the picture clues. Some of them

have the same meaning. Be careful.

This follow-up activity is designed to help

learners match the adjectives they categorized to

their meanings using the picture clues and text clues.

Guide them to refer to the text.

e. Describe yourself and some of your friends

in class. Use the adjectives above.

This activity aims to help learners use the

adjectives they have studied. Encourage learners to

describe themselves and their friends using the

adjectives.

1. Speaking

The puzzle activity aims to help students recall

the horoscope names. The speaking activity aims to

guide learners to interact in conversations, ask each

other questions about their star qualities, their family,

their life, and their likes and dislikes, and report their

findings.

+ –cheerfulenergeticjoyfulsensitivecarefulhardworkingkindthoughtful

hurtful depressedinsensitivelazymoodyselfishstubbornpessimistic

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d. Match the adjectives in the box to their meanings. Use the picture clues. Some of themhave the same meaning. Be careful.

e. Describe yourself and some of your friends in class. Use the adjectives above.

kind

caring about other peoplesensitivethoughtful

being unkind, not caring aboutother people

feeling unhappy, upset

full of energy and enthusiasm;being active, lively

not wanting to work

taking care to avoid risks

doing a job seriously and with a lot of effort

not changing your ideas, notlistening to others

feeling happy, pleased

e.g.

c. Group the adjectives below. Do they have positive or negative meanings?hurtfulcheerful depressedenergetic

insensitivejoyfullazysensitive

moody careful selfishhardworking

stubborn pessimistickindthoughtful

+ –

AB 9, 10

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Read the text and find the correct words.

(September 23 – October 23)

(October 24 – November 21)

(July 23 – August 22)

(March 22 — April 20)

(April 21 — May 21)

(May 22 – June 21)

(June 22 – July 22)

(August 23 – September 22)

(November 22 – December 21)

(December 22– January 20)

(January 21 – February 21)

(February 22 – March 21)

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3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

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a. Are you interested in horoscopes?b. Solve the horoscope puzzle to find out the names of the horoscopes.

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1. Speaking

Horoscopes

InterInteresting Beliefsesting Beliefs

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PISCEG IM IN

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depressedmoodypessimistic

cheerful

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lazy

energetic

careful

hardworking

stubborn

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Audio ScriptSpeaker: OK, good morning, everybody!

Welcome to the “Morning Messages”. We’ve got

two friends here today. Let’s meet them. Hello,

Mark, hello, Sylvia.

Mark & Sylvia: Hello.

Speaker: Let’s start with you. Can you tell us

about yourself?

Mark: You know I’m a student in this school

and I play basketball for the school team. I love

basketball and all kinds of sports. I’m interested in

music, too. I like listening to rock music.

Speaker: Do you have any favourite bands or

singers?

Mark: My favourite band is Green Day. They’re

great. I also like dancing. I dance very well.

Speaker: Do you have a message for your

friends?

Mark: My family is very important to me, and I

love them very much. And my message is “Please

love your family, and don’t hurt their feelings.”.

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c. Follow the instruction.

You are a student in an international school in England. It is the first day of school.

d. Are there students in your class with the same star signs?

Do they have similar characters? Give examples.

Student Star Sign Adjective (+) Adjective (–)

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a. Work in pairs. Look at the picture

and discuss the following questions.

• Where are those teens?

• What are they doing?

• What are they talking about? What do

you think?

b. Now listen to the conversation and

tell the main point in the conversation.

c. Listen to the conversation again and answer the questions.

1. What is the name of the radio programme?

………………………………………………………

2. Who is Mark?

………………………………………………………

3. What are his interests?

………………………………………………………

4. What is his star sign?

………………………………………………………

5. What is his message?

………………………………………………………

6. Who is Sylvia?

………………………………………………………

7. What is her star sign?

………………………………………………………

8. What are her interests?

………………………………………………………

9. What is her message?

………………………………………………………

10. Can Mark and Sylvia be good friends? What do you think?

………………………………………………………

d. What about you? What is important in your life? Do you have any messages for your

friends? What is your message?

3. Listening

3. ListeningThis activity is designed to enable learners to

catch the main points and specific information insimple recorded texts.

a. Work in pairs. Look at the picture anddiscuss the following questions.

Learners are required to talk about the picture tounderstand the setting and to get an idea about thecontent of the conversation. Have students discussthe questions about the picture.

Answers (pg 13)• They are at the school radio.• They are talking / having a conversation.• (students’ own answers)

b. Listen to the conversation and tell the mainpoint in the conversation.

They are required to listen to a conversation andanswer the questions about the text. Beforelistening, you can introduce the structure “like doingsomething.”

After first listening, have students tell the mainpoint in the conversation.

Answer: The main point is Mark and Sylvia’sinterests and their star signs.

Speaker: That’s lovely, Mark. You’re a verypopular boy in this school. Girls want to know yourstar sign.

Mark: Well, I’m a Scorpio. I was born inNovember.

Speaker: Thank you, Mark. And Sylvia whatabout you? Are you a student here?

Sylvia: Yes, but I’m new in this school.

Speaker: Can you tell us about yourself?

Sylvia: I’m a Pisces. I was born on February22nd. You know Pisces have romantic characters,and I like watching romantic movies. I also likecollecting posters of popular singers and famousfilm stars. My favourite star is Scarlet Johansson.I also love going to the cinema.

Speaker: Have you two met before?

Sylvia: No, we haven’t. But Pisces andScorpio are compatible; perhaps we can be goodfriends.

Speaker: Is your message about friendship,Sylvia?

Sylvia: Yes, friendship is very important in life.Care about your friends and don’t lose them.

Speaker: Lovely! Thank you both for yourmessages this morning and I hope this will be thefirst day of your friendship. Dear listeners, that’s allfor today. Hope to be with you in another morningshow. Goodbye.

c. Listen to the conversation again andanswer the questions.

Have students listen to the conversation againand answer the questions.

Answers (pg 13)

1. The programme’s name is Morning Messages.

2. Mark is a student in the school.

3. He likes basketball, sports, listening to rockmusic and dancing.

4. His star sign is Scorpio.

5. His message is ‘Love your family and don’thurt their feelings.’.

6. Sylvia is a new student in the school.

7. Her star sign is Pisces.

8. She likes watching romantic movies, collecting

posters of popular singers and film stars, and going tothe cinema.

9. Her message is ‘Care about your friends anddon’t lose them.’.

10. Their star signs are compatible. They can begood friends.

d. What about you? What is important in yourlife? Do you have any messages for your friends?What is your message?

They are required to answer a follow up questionand talk about their own messages. Encourage themto talk about what is important for them. You canguide them to choose either Sylvia’s or Mark’smessage and give their reasons.

4. ReadingThis activity is designed to help learners locate and

isolate specific information required in horoscopes.Learners are required to scan through the dailyhoroscopes and find relevant information in them.

a. Do you read your daily horoscope? Do youbelieve in them? Why / Why not?

(Students’ own answers)

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4. Reading

* Which horoscope(s) say(s) you will ..............- have a pleasant week? …….Aries………….…- get an invitation? …………………………- have health problems? …………………………- have problems with your friend or family? …………………………- travel or go on a journey? …………………………- get a lot of money? …………………………- lose some money? …………………………- get some bad news? …………………………

a. Do you read your daily horoscope? Do you believe in them? Why / Why not? b. Read the daily horoscopes and answer the questions. For some questions, there is

more than one correct answer. Be careful.

c. Find your daily horoscope in the newspaper or on the Internet and report what it saysabout your life this week.

TEENS’ NEWSPAPER

D a i l y H o r o s c o p esince 1999

AriesIt will be an enjoyable and pleasant week for you. You’ll meet an interesting person and you’ll have a good time. Enjoy yourself.

LibraYou’ll go on a long journey. You’ll enjoy your-self a lot. Don't spend too much money.You’ll have health problems. Be careful.

TaurusIt will be a depressing and unpleasant week. You may receive upsetting news. But don’tworry. Everything will be OK.

ScorpioYou’ll lose some money on Tuesday. A friendwill bring you some good news and you’ll getan invitation at the weekend. Don’t accept it.

GeminiThis will be a difficult week. You’ll argue withyour best friend, but don’t worry, you’ll befriends again.

SagittariusYou feel lazy, but you must work hard. Youare lucky, and you will get a lot of money thisweek.

CancerThis will be an exciting week. You’ll receive aletter from a friend. At the weekend you’ll getan invitation and go to a party.

CapricornYou feel depressed, but you will feel better atthe weekend. Relax, and think positively.

LeoYou’ll get some good news and you maytravel at the weekend. Enjoy yourself, but becareful. Don’t eat unhealthy food.

AquariusOne of your friends will hurt your feelings. But don’t worry. S/he will understand her/hismistake and everything will be OK.

VirgoYou’ll have some problems with someone inyour family. Don’t hurt his/her feelings andlisten to him/her.

PiscesYou will have problems with your health. Tryto rest during the weekend. Everything will bebetter next week.

AB 11, 13

e.g.Cancer, ScorpioLibra, PiscesGemini, VirgoLeo, LibraSagittariusScorpioTaurus

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Encourage students to talk about their dailyhoroscopes.

First, ask your learners if they read their dailyhoroscopes in the newspaper or not so that you canactivate their world knowledge and life experiencesto create the context of the activity in their minds. Youcan also ask them if they believe horoscopes or not.You can remind them to support their ideas withexamples.

b. Read the daily horoscopes and answer thequestions. For some questions, there is morethan one correct answer. Be careful.

Ask your students to answer the questions afterthey read the text.

Before your learners read the text, you can workon some vocabulary items that might be unfamiliar toyour learners. Do not forget to remind your learnersthat there may be more than one correct answer forsome questions.

Note: You can extend this task by implementinga role-play activity. You can pair up the learners andassign them the roles of a fortune teller and acustomer, and let them have a conversation usingthe information in the daily horoscopes.

c. Find your daily horoscope in thenewspaper or on the Internet and report what itsays about your life this week.

Encourage your students to find their dailyhoroscope and give a short presentation on it.

2. Reading

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Elements Star Signs Characteristics Likes Dislikes

Water

Earth

Fire

Air

a. Do you know the characteristics

of elements (water, earth, fire, air)?

b. Read the text, find out the

characteristics of the elements, and fill

in the chart.

c. Read the characteristics of your element again and tell if you agree with it or not.

STAR SIGNS AND THEIR FOOD

Water

The Water signs (Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces) are romantic and sensitive. They like comfort,

food such as bread, biscuits, pasta, cheese and ice cream. They like sharing food with

others.

Earth

The Earth signs (Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn) love food. Earth signs are practical, but they

like the expensive things in life. They like steak, cheesecake, chocolate mousse and

French cheese. No fast food for Earth signs!

Fire

The Fire signs (Aries, Leo, Sagittarius) are lively and full of energy. They love hot and

spicy tastes such as peppers, chilli, garlic. No rice or pasta for fire signs. They like eating

Indian or Mexican food.

Air

The Air signs (Gemini, Libra, Aquarius) are sociable and hardworking. They like food that

is light, quick and easy. Fruit, vegetables, and sandwiches are their favourites. No long

dinners for these people!

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2. Reading

This activity aims to have students read andunderstand a text on some star signs and their food,and find specific information in the text to fill in achart.

Answers (pg 11)

Elements Star Signs characteristics Likes Dislikes

WaterCancer, Scorpio,

Piscesromantic, sensitive

comfort, bread, biscuits, pasta,cheese, ice-cream, sharing

food with othersX

EarthTaurus, Virgo,

Capricornpractical

expensive things; steak,cheesecake, chocolatemousse, French cheese

fast food

FireAries, Leo,Sagittarius

lively, full of energyhot and spicy tastes (peppers,

chilli, garlic), Indian orMexican food

rice, pasta

AirGemini, Libra,

Aquariussociable,

hardworkinglight, quick and easy food;

fruit, vegetables, sandwicheslong dinners

5. SpeakingThis activity is designed to help your learners

describe a place and extraordinary creatures usingdescriptive adjectives.

a. Look at the picture below, and answer thequestions.

(Students’ own answers)

Encourage your learners to describe the pictureof the house in detail and answer the followingquestions. If necessary, introduce descriptiveadjectives.

Suggested Adjective List:

big, small, large, new, old, noisy, quiet, peaceful,frightening, scary, gloomy, dark, bright, beautiful,ugly, nice, horrible, ordinary, strange

b. Look at the pictures below, and tell whichpicture shows... a monster / a fairy / a witch / aghost / an alien.

Before students match the creature names withthe correct pictures, you can give some examples inclass to have the students understand the terms.Then ask them to match the creature names with thecorrect pictures. After matching, encourage studentsto describe each creature.

c. Work in pairs. Describe each creature. Askand answer questions about what they have got.

Have students describe the creatures by askingeach other questions about what these creatureshave got.

e.g. A monster is a huge creature. It has got atail and a long neck.

A witch is an ugly old woman. She has got a longnose and a black hat.

A ghost is a transparent creature. It has got awhite silhouette.

An alien is a scary creature. It has got gray skinand big eyes.

d. Work in pairs. Discuss the following:

Encourage them to tell their own ideas aboutthese extraordinary creatures.

e. Do the following quiz about your beliefs.Tick ( � ) your answer.

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5. Speaking

a. Look at the picture below, and answer the questions. • What do you see in the picture? Describe it.• Is it a frightening place? Why / Why not?• Is it a haunted house? • Would like to visit this house? Why / Why not?

b. Look at the pictures below, and tell which picture shows.............

• a monster • a fairy • a witch • a ghost • an alien

— What does a fairy look like?— A fairy looks like a beautiful small person.— What has she got?— She has got wings.

1.

c. Work in pairs. Describe each creature. Ask and answer questions about what they havegot.

d. Work in pairs. Discuss the following:• Are these creatures real or unreal?• Do you believe in them? Why / Why not?

2. 3.

4. 5.

e.g.

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e. Do the following quiz about your beliefs. Tick ( � ) your answer.

g. Are your friends imaginative or are they realistic? Discuss your answers with yourfriends. Talk about why you believe in or don’t believe in such things.

* Do you believe in that (YES) (NO)

a. houses can really be haunted? ____ ____

b. aliens exist? ____ ____

c. dreams sometimes have meanings? ____ ____

d. monsters exist? ____ ____

e. horoscopes can tell our future? ____ ____

f. ghosts exist? ____ ____

g. witches can cast spells? ____ ____

h. fairies exist? ____ ____

Let’ss Playy AA Game!f. Now walk around the class and find friends who believe in the following, and write

their names.

* Find someone who believes that

houses can be haunted. _______________

aliens exist. _______________

dreams have meanings. _______________

monsters exist. _______________

horoscopes can tell our future. _______________

ghosts exist. _______________

witches can cast spells. _______________

fairies exist. _______________

* If you answer more than four questions as ‘Yes’, you are very imaginative!

a fairy a ghost an alien

a monster a witch

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In this activity, students are required to answer aquestionnaire about interesting beliefs. This requiresindividual work.

f. Now walk around the class and find friendswho believe the following, and write their names.

After students answer the questionnaire on theirown, now encourage them to share their answerswith each other. By being involved in a “Findsomeone who” activity, they interact with each otherin structured situations and exchange ideas.

g. Are your friends imaginative or are theyrealistic? Discuss your answers with yourfriends. Talk about why you believe or don’tbelieve such things.

Encourage them to comment on the previousactivity. You can extend this part, and use it as a leadin activity for the following writing part. Ask studentsquestions about the activity; let them share theirfindings.

6. Speaking and WritingThis activity is designed as a follow up of the

previous activity. In this activity, students are requiredto report their findings.

a. Work in pairs. Talk about your beliefsabout strange and unusual things.

(Students’ own answers)

Have students discuss their beliefs about strangeand unusual things. Ask them to work in pairs.

b. Write about your and your friends’ beliefsabout strange and unusual things. Give reasons.Use ‘and’, ‘but’ and ‘because’ to link thesentences.

Let them write about their beliefs using simpleconnectors like ‘and’, ‘but’, ‘because’. Let them readthe example first. When they finish, you can providethe necessary feedback.

3. Writing

The writing activity aims to guide learners towrite an e-mail about likes and dislikes and personalqualities and to form sentences using ‘and, but,because’. If necessary, give examples to guide them.

e.g. I’m good at friendships, but sometimes Ican be moody. I work well in teams because I likeworking with friends.

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Act like your star sign is Libra. Write an e–mail to your friend Mike in Switzerland and

describe yourself. Use the information below.

Dear Mike,

• cannot decide quickly

• change easily

• moody

Your Planet is : VENUS

Likes :

• sending e–mail

• pretty decorations

• being praised

• buying accessories

Your Coloursare Green,

Purple and Pink

Your Animal isElephant

YourGemstoneis Emerald

YourElement is

Air

Septemberr 233 –– Octoberr 23Septemberr 233 –– Octoberr 23

LIBRALIBRA

Personality:

• good at friendships

• work well in teams

• honest

• good at arts

My star sign is Libra and my planet is Venus.

Dislikes:

• shouting

• being untidy

• ugly places

• stubborn people

3. Writing

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6. Speaking and Writing

b. Write about your and your friends’ beliefs aboutstrange and unusual things. Give reasons. Use ‘and’,‘but’ and ‘because’ to link the sentences.

I believe in aliens, but my friend X doesn’tbelieve in them because s/he thinks they are unreal. ….

a. Work in pairs. Talk about your beliefs aboutstrange and unusual things.

AB 12, 13

e.g.

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4. Reading and Speaking

This activity requires learners to understand a

short text on daily horoscopes; and impart and seek

information by asking and answering questions and

exchanging ideas about the information in the text.

7. TaskDo you know your and your family members’

star signs and their characteristics? Search the

Internet and find out the star signs of your family

members and their characteristics. Prepare a

poster about your family’s star signs, and give a

presentation.

This activity is designed to encourage students

to do research on the star signs of the family

members, find relevant information, and prepare a

poster using the information. They can add pictures

to make their posters appealing. You can also ask

them to give a short presentation on the topic next

lesson.

Do you know your and your family members’ star signs and their characteristics? Search the

Internet and find out the star signs of your family members and their characteristics. Prepare a

poster about your family’s star signs, and give a presentation.

7. TASK

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a. Read about your own sign. Is it a good description of you?

b. Work in groups of four. Ask and answer about what your star sign says. Do you agree

with the descriptions of them? Do you think the predictions about you are true or not? Why?

Discuss with your friends.

YOUR STAR SIGNLearn about yourself. Read our guide to star signs.

Aries (22 March – 20 April)You are funny, joyful and caring.

Your friends think you’re always OK, soyou’re never able to talk to them aboutyour problems. One day you will find apartner who listens.

Taurus (21 April – 21 May)You’re quiet, careful, serious and

thoughtful. You will go a long way in yourcareer and will be able to help other peoplethrough your work.

Gemini (22 May – 21 June)You’re cheerful and optimistic, but

you lose your temper easily. You enjoyfood so you’ll always have to be careful notto put on weight!

Cancer (22 June – 22 July)You’re sociable and funny. You’re

also adventurous and energetic. You willbe successful.

Leo (23 July – 22 August)You’re imaginative, clever and

hard–working. Choose your future careercarefully. There’s never enough time in life.

Virgo (23 August – 22 September)Your family and friends are very

important to you. You’re a kind andsensitive person, but people will hurt you inlife.

Libra (23 September – 23 October)Your romantic imagination and your

friendly personality help you in difficult times.

Scorpio (24 October – 21 November)You’re slow to trust people and slow to fall

in love. When you do, you’ll find true love forever!

Sagittarius (22 November–21 December)You have a warm personality and a good

sense of humour. You’ll be able to make friendseasily in life.

Capricorn (22 December – 20 January)You’re sociable and you don’t like being on

your own. You’re also a bit lazy. If you work hard,good things will come to you.

Aquarius (21 January – 21 February)You like having time on your own, but don’t

have too much! You will find true love late in life.

Pisces (22 February – 21 March)You’re happiest when everyone around you

is happy. You will probably become well–known,and you will travel a lot.

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