Listening, speaking and vocabulary: Journeys to school

VTransport

1Complete the second sentences with different verb phrases so that they have the same meaning as the first sentences. 

• 1I walk to school.

  I go to school on .

• 2Do you go by bike to school?

  Do you  to school?

• 3Dad drives to work.

  Dad goes to work .

• 4We go by plane to the USA in the summer.

  We  to the USA in the summer.

• 5We don't drive to school because there's a train.

  We go to school .

• 6They go by car to the supermarket.

  They  to the supermarket.

• 7I haven't got a bike, so I go on foot.

  I  to school because I haven't got a bike.

• 8Let's ride our bikes to the park!

  Let's  to the park.

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Classroom language

2Look at the pictures. Are you allowed to do these things in the classroom? Write sentences about you and the pictures. 

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Classroom language

3Choose the best word to complete the classroom instructions. 

• aAnswerDon't answer the questions.

• bLookDon't look at the board.

• cEatDon't eat in class.

• dSitDon't sit down.

• eWorkDon't work in pairs.

• fUseDon't use your mobile phone in class.

4Play the recording and listen to the dialogue. Number the phrases from exercise 3 in the order you hear them. 

• aAnswer / Don't answer the questions.

   

• bLook / Don't look at the board.

   

• cEat / Don't eat in class.

   

• dSit / Don't sit down.

   

• eWork / Don't work in pairs.

   

• fUse / Don't use your mobile phone in class.

   

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Classroom language

5Read phrases a–k. Then play the recording and listen. Choose the phrases that you hear. 

aCan you say that again, please? bLook at the board. cHow do you say that in English? dDon't eat in class! eOpen your books on page 122. fDon't write in your textbook.

gDon't use your mobile phone in class! hWhat does 'diagram' mean? iCheck your answers. jSit down, please. kSorry, I don't understand.

6Complete the dialogue with the phrases (a–k) in exercise 5. Then play the recording, listen and check. 

TeacherGood morning. ¹ OK, please ² What does the diagram show?

ClaraExcuse me, Mr Lake. ³

TeacherDiagram – this is a diagram. It's a picture that helps us understand something.

ClaraOh, OK. It's a diagram of a human skeleton.

TeacherYes, good. OK. ⁴

Clara⁵

TeacherPage 122. Look at the diagram and answer the questions. Yes, Clara?

Clara⁶ Where is the diagram?

TeacherPage 122 – that's the wrong book. Open your textbook. And Clara – please ⁷

ClaraSorry, Mr Lake.

TeacherOK. You can work in pairs to answer the questions. Andrew! It's not lunchtime yet. ⁸

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7CHALLENGE! Write a sentence with class room language for three of the photos below.