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 cycle to school?

  • 3Dad drives to work.

    Dad goes to work by car.

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

    We fly to the USA in the summer.

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

    We go to school by train.

  • 6They go by car to the supermarket.

    They drive to the supermarket.

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

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

  • 8Let's ride our bikes to the park!

    Let's cycle 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. 

  • 1

  • 2I'm allowed to ask questions.

  • 3I'm not allowed to use my mobile phone in class.

  • 4I'm not to sleep in class.

  • 5I'm allowed to look at the board.

  • 6I'm not allowed to eat in class.



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Classroom language
3Choose the best word to complete the classroom instructions. 

  • aAnswer the questions.

  • bLook at the board.

  • cDon't eat in class.

  • dSit down.

  • eWork in pairs.

  • fDon'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.

     

    3

  • bLook / Don't look at the board.

     

    2

  • cEat / Don't eat in class.

     

    6

  • dSit / Don't sit down.

     

    1

  • eWork / Don't work in pairs.

     

    5

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

     

    4



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Audio script

Teacher Good morning. Sit down, please. OK, please look at the board. What does the diagram show?
Clara Excuse me, Mr Lake. What does ‘diagram’ mean?
Teacher Diagram – this is a diagram. It’s a picture that helps us understand something.
Clara Oh, OK. It’s a diagram of a human skeleton.
Teacher Yes, good. OK. Open your books on page 122.
Clara Can you say that again, please?
Teacher Page 122. Look at the diagram and answer the questions. Yes, Clara?
Clara Sorry, I don’t understand. Where is the diagram?
Teacher Page 122 – that’s the wrong book. Open your textbook. And Clara, please don’t use your mobile phone in class!
Clara Sorry, Mr Lake.
Teacher OK. You can work in pairs to answer the questions. Andrew! It’s not lunchtime yet. Don’t eat in class!

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

a

b

c

d

e

f

g

h

i

j

k

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

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

ClaraExcuse me, Mr Lake. 3h

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. 4e

Clara5a

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

Clara6k Where is the diagram?

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

ClaraSorry, Mr Lake.

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


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