Great weather?

6 Great weather?
In this unit
• Understanding the weather forecast
• Describing the weather
• Making small talk about the weather
• Small talk
Phrase of the day
A Weather news
B Talk of the weather
C Homestudy
D Survival English
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Great weather, isn’t it?
Lekker weer, hè?
6 A
Weather news
1 a Do the weather quiz.
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Weather Quiz
Part 1
Part 2
Weather in the USA. How much do you know?
1.Which city in the USA has the nickname
Windy City?
2/12 Look at the information below. Then
listen to the weather forecast and answer the
questions.
New York weather
Chicago, Illinois
New York, New York
Atlanta, Georgia
Today
Hourly
Right now
2.Which state has the nickname
The Sunshine State?
California
Tennessee
Florida
Partly cloudy
69°F
3.What is the nickname of the Great Plains
region between the Rocky Mountains and
the Appalachian Mountains?
Tornado Alley
Hurricane Tunnel
San Andreas Fault
Weekend
5 day
10 day
Monthly
Map
Next 36 hours
Today
Tonight
Bright
Clear
1
2
Tomorrow
Partly cloudy
82°F
High
Low
Rain: 0 in
Snow: 0 in
Chance of rain:
0%
Chance of rain:
0%
Low
Chance of rain:
10%
Wind:
From NW at 8 mph
Wind:
WNW at 9 mph
Wind:
SW at 7 mph
Wind:
SSW at 14 mph
1.What are the temperatures?
1
2
2.When will it be warmer?
4.Which city is …
Tomorrow
today
tomorrow 
3.What do SSW and WNW mean?
a.the hottest city in the USA?
b.the coldest city in the USA?
c. the driest city in the USA?
d.the wettest city in the USA?
4.What does F stand for?
Las Vegas, Nevada
Yuma, Arizona
Birmingham, Alabama
Barrow, Alaska
5.What does mph stand for?
1 b Check your answers in class.
Solutions and further information File 7, page 137
Tip
US states
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6 A
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2
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2 a Match the weather words to the photos.
bright 2,
rainy
cloudy
sunny
cold
warm
dry
wet
hot
windy
2 b Make four pairs of opposites.
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bright 
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2 c Which words go together? Add them to the mind maps.
Effective learning
Collect words in groups. Make sets of cards.
Opposites: Write one word on one side and the
opposite on the other.
Matching words: Write one word on one side and
a word with a similar meaning on the other side.
Pictures: Write a word or phrase on one side and
stick or draw a matching picture or photo on the
other.
3 2/13 Listen
to the forecasts. Which town is it: Baltimore, New York or Dallas?
City
Today
86°F Wind NNW 5 mph
Tomorrow
89°F Wind NE 4 mph
City:
Today
101°F Wind SW 9 mph
Tomorrow
98°F Wind SSW 12 mph
City
2 d Match these sentences to the photos.
It’s snowing.
It’s raining.
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The sun’s shining.
It’s really windy.
Today
81°F Wind NW 5 mph
Tomorrow
83°F Wind WNW 10 mph
6 A
New York weather
6 a In pairs. Make statements about the
■ Rain ■ Highs ■ Lows
weather in your region. Take turns.
5 in
90°F
4 in
72°F
3 in
54°F
2 in
36°F
1 in
18°F
0 in
Jan
Feb
Apr
r
Ma
y
Ma
Jun
Jul
0°F
Aug
Oct
Sep
Nov
Dec
4 a Look at the graph for New York. Are the
statements true or false
1.
2.
3.
4.
?
In December it’s colder than in February.
September is wetter than October.
It’s hotter in June than in August.
In April it’s drier than in May.
Student A: Say the names of 2 months.
Student B: Make a statement comparing the months.
July and January
It’s wetter in July than in January.
6 b Write about the weather in your region.
1.Say what the weather is usually like in each of the
seasons (spring, summer, autumn, winter).
2. Say which month is usually the hottest / coldest.
3.Make comparisons. Say which months are usually
drier / wetter / hotter / colder / …
4. Say when you think the weather is best / worst.
4 b Use the graph and complete the sentences
about New York.
hottest • coldest • wettest • driest
1. January is the
month.
2. July is the
month.
3. The
month is February.
4. The
month is May.
5 a Complete the table.
hotter hot
cold
wet
dry
the hottest
7 2/14 Just for fun! Listen. Then try saying this weather tongue twister.
We surely 1 shall 2 see the sun shine soon.
!wi:? !*SC:li? !Sxl? !si:? !Te? !s0n? !SaIn? !su:n?
5 b Make a table with these words.
good • the worst • better • worse • bad • the best
better
1 the worst surely zeker 2 shall zullen
Grammar check
hot • hotter • the hottest (comparisons)
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6 B
Talk of the weather
1 a 2/15 Listen. Which picture goes with which dialogue? Write the number.
3 a Add the phrases from 2a and 2b to the dialogues. Remember to start with a capital letter!
Dialogue 1
,
1 b 2/15 Listen again. Are the dialogues
really about the weather or are they ‘small talk’?
Weather 1. Small talk 1. 2. 2. 3. 3. 4. 4. 5. 5. ?
Beautiful! I hope it’s good
at the weekend, too!
Dialogue 2
,
2 a Listen again. What do they say? Cross out the words you don’t hear!
?
Terrible! I hope it doesn’t
rain at the weekend.
a. It’s a lovely day.
b. It’s not very nice weather.
c. It’s really hot today.
d. It was cold last night.
Dialogue 3
,
?
2 b Listen to dialogues 1.–4. again. Match the
question tags to the phrases in 2a.
is it?
isn’t it? Yes, boiling. I think there’s a
thunderstorm on its way.
isn’t it?
wasn’t it?
Dialogue 4
2 c Add question tags to these phrases.
1. It’s cold today,
,
?
Freezing! I hope it doesn’t
snow again today.
2.The weather was really great last weekend, ?
3. The weather’s not too bad this afternoon,
3 b Practise the dialogues in pairs.
?
4. It wasn’t very windy yesterday,
?
Grammar check
It’s a great day, isn’t it?
It’s not very nice today, is it?
It was lovely yesterday, wasn’t it?
The weather wasn’t very good yesterday, was it?
question tags
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Expert English
A phrase with a question tag isn’t really a question,
it’s just a way to make conversation. The weather is
a good topic for small talk and a great way to make
conversation.
6 B
4 a Find words or phrases in the dialogues in
3a with almost the same meaning.
1. really hot
2. lovely
3. not very nice 4. cold
4 b Collect words and phrases to go with each of these headings.
5 a In pairs. Write two new mini-dialogues
about the weather. Swap books with your
partner after each task.
1.Write a short opening phrase with a question tag. Then swap books with your partner.
2.Add a response using a matching adjective and a
comparison. Then swap books again.
– It’s hotter than last weekend.
– It’s nicer today than it was yesterday.
3. Complete the dialogue with a sentence beginning
I hope … or I think …
1. Good weather
2. 3. Bad weather
5 b In pairs. Practise your new dialogues.
Change partners and practise again.
4 c What’s the weather like today? Find three words to describe it.
1. 2. 3. 4 d In pairs. Comment on the weather and
respond. Take turns.
Student A: Make a sentence with a question tag. Use
the words in 4a, 4b and 4c and a phrase from the box.
yesterday • today • tonight • last weekend • this morning • this afternoon • this evening
Student B: Respond with a matching adjective.
6 a 2/16 Listen
to the weather rhyme.
Number the lines in the correct order.
We’ll weather the weather,
Or not!
Whether the weather is cold,
Or whether the weather is not,
Whatever the weather,
Whether the weather is fine,
Or whether the weather is hot,
Whether we like it –
6 b Find the word in the rhyme which means:
1. het weer 2. ook al / of het nu 3. doorstaan / verduren 6 c Practise saying the rhyme on your own or in
pairs or groups. Say one line each.
It’s terrible today, isn’t it?
Awful!
Tip
Weather
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6 B
7 a 2/17 Read
the article. Answer the questions on page 82.
Talking about the weather
The Weather Channel is background music in many homes in the USA.
Almost everyone checks the weather in some way or another
on a daily basis. But a study by Lloyds TSB in 2010 found
that Britons spend six months of their lives talking about the
weather.
“[The British] are a fairly reserved sort of people,” he said.
“Talking about the weather is an easy way of breaking the
ice.”
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The weather is a hot daily topic in the USA too, where it is
also often a conversation starter. There are more and more
weather websites such as www.weather.com where people
check for daily, even hourly, updates. The Weather Channel is
‘background music’ in many homes. And USA Today reports
that teenagers mainly look at the newspaper to check the
weather.
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There is one important rule for weather conversations: Never
contradict. This would be very bad etiquette. So, even if it is
pouring with rain outside and someone says, “Nice weather,
isn’t it?”, you should reply, “Yes, it is, isn’t it?” Or, at worst,
“Do you really think so?”
The British have about 135 million daily weather conversations
and the weather is the biggest conversation ice-breaker. 58%
of people start a conversation by saying how nice or bad the
weather is when they first meet.
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Kate Fox, author of ‘Watching the English’, thinks weather
conversations are not really about the weather at all. They
are simply a greeting, an ice-breaker or backup when you
don’t know what to say. Philip Eden, weather columnist
for The Daily Telegraph, was not surprised by the findings.
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“Nice weather, isn’t it?”
6 ice-breaker begin voor een gesprek (letterlijk: ijsbreker) 11 backup reserve, hier: iets om op terug te vallen 12 columnist !*kOlEmIst? columnschrijver 13 be surprised !sE*praIzd? verrast zijn 13 findings !*faIndINs? bevindingen 14 fairly tamelijk
14 reserved !rI*s3:vd? gereserveerd 21 report !rI*pC:t? melden 22 mainly !*meInli? voornamelijk 24 rule !ru:l? regel 25 contradict !kCntrE*dIkt? tegenspreken 26 pour with rain !pC:? gieten van de regen
7 b How do people in your country start a conversation? Compare your ideas in class.
8 a 2/18 A
joke. Number the sentences in the correct order. Then listen and check.
“Gee. How does it work?” asks the tourist.
He sees an old man with a piece of rope in his hand.
A tourist stops at a motel in the middle of the Arizona desert.
“It’s an old American way of telling the weather,” says the old man.
“Well,” replies the old man. “When it swings about, it’s windy. And when it’s wet, … .”
“What’s the rope for?” asks the tourist.
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2/19 Guess
the ending. Then listen and check.
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Homestudy
Weather crossword
1. Schrijf de woorden die hieronder ontbreken
in de kruiswoordpuzzel.
1.There are ? in the south east of the United States
every autumn.
2. It’s very hot today. We might have a ? later.
3. Right now, the ? is around 67 ° F.
4. It’s lovely and warm, and the sun is ? .
5. It’s great weather today – it’s really hot and ? .
6. The ? is from the north, at about 7 miles per hour.
7. It’s very ? . I think it might snow.
8. It’s quite ? but it isn’t raining.
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San Francisco weather
Yesterday
69°F
Today
74°F
Wind:
From NW at
1 mph
Wind:
From N at
3 mph
1. It’s colder today than it was yesterday.
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2 b Bekijk de informatie over het weer in San Francisco en corrigeer de zinnen eronder.
Gebruik woorden uit 2a.
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2. It was sunnier yesterday than it is today.
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3. It was drier yesterday than it is today.
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4. It’s windier today than it was yesterday.
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2 c Bekijk de informatie over het weer in
Chicago. Vergelijk het weer van gisteren en
vandaag. Schrijf daarover 4 zinnen op.
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Warmer or colder?
2 a Vorm de vergrotende trap van de
woorden. Kies de juiste uitgang uit het kader.
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Chicago weather
Yesterday
59°F
Wind:
From NW at
3 mph
Today
74°F
Wind:
From NNW at
7 mph
-er • -ier • -ter
1. cold
colder
– 2. warm – 3. hot
– 4. sunny – 5. dry
– 6. wet
– 7. cloudy – 1. 2. 3. 4. 8. windy – eighty-one 81
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5 Vorm zinnen met de gegeven woorden.
Effective learning
Een vreemde taal is vaak lastig te verstaan, vooral
wanneer er snel gesproken wordt. Het helpt om
u vooraf een idee te vormen van wat er gezegd
zou kunnen worden, uitgaande van de situatie. Let
daarbij ook vooral op wat u ziet. Als u zich op die
manier voorbereidt op de mogelijke informatie,
wordt het verstaan vaak makkelijker.
1. doesn’t • tomorrow • it • rain • hope • I
2. hope • snows • it • this • I • winter
3.at • hope • the weather’s • good • I • the weekend
Weather words
3 a Bekijk de foto's. Schrijf onder elke foto een
of twee woorden die passen bij het weer op de
foto.
Talking about the weather
6 Lees de tekst Talking about the weather op p. 80 nog eens. Over wie gaat het hieronder?
1. 2. 1.They spend 6 months of their lives talking about
the weather.
2. He works for a newspaper.
3.They check the weather on the Internet every day
and sometimes every hour.
4.They read newspapers mainly just to check the
weather.
1. 2. 3. 4. Recap
3. 4. 3 b 2/20 Luister en schrijf bij het nummer van
het weerbericht de letter van de passende foto.
1. 7 Hoe heten de lichaamsdelen in het Engels?
2. 3. 4. Small talk
4 a Kies bij elke zin het juiste einde.
1. It was nice weather yesterday,
2. Cold this morning, 3. The weather’s not too bad, 4. It wasn’t a very hot summer, was it?
wasn’t it?
is it?
isn’t it?
4 b Welk antwoord past bij welke vraag uit 4a?
No, it isn’t raining!
No, it was terrible.
Yes, freezing! Yes, lovely.
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Quiz
1. A nickname is
a. the historical 1 name of a person or place.
b. the informal 2 name of a person or place.
c. the official 3 name of a person or place.
4.When an American or British person wants to
wish you good luck they
a. squeeze 4 their thumbs.
b. rub 5 their noses.
c. cross their fingers.
2. 32 ° F is
a. very hot.
b. very cold.
c. freezing.
5.American and British people often talk about
the weather
a. when they don’t know what to say.
b. to start a conversation.
c. when it’s very hot or very cold.
3. The opposite of worst is
a. good.
b. best.
c. coldest.
6.What’s the right response? ‘Great weather, isn’t it?’
a. No, it isn’t. It’s cold.
b. Yes, lovely.
c. Do you really think so?
1 historical historisch 2 informal informeel 3 official officieel 4 squeeze knijpen in 5 rub wrijven over
Progress check
Nu kan ik …
… weerberichten in het Engels verstaan. page 75 and page 76
Bijvoorbeeld: … het weer beschrijven en praten over het weer. page 76 and page 79
Bijvoorbeeld: … dingen en situaties, bijvoorbeeld de weersomstandigheden, met elkaar vergelijken. page 77
Bijvoorbeeld: … small talk over het weer voeren. page 78
Bijvoorbeeld: … woorden met een verwante of tegengestelde betekenis verzamelen. page 76 and page 79
Bijvoorbeeld: … langere informatieve teksten begrijpen. page 80
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6 D
Survival English
Small talk
1 Listen and read.
2/21 Dialogue 1
Man Great hotel, isn’t it?
Woman Yes, wonderful. And the food’s fantastic,
isn’t it?
Man Yes, excellent! Much better than where we stayed last year.
Woman Really? Where did you go last year?
2/22 Dialogue 2
Man Excuse me, but haven’t we met before?
Woman I’m not sure. I don’t think so.
I’ve never been here before!
Man Really? It’s our third visit. It’s great here, isn’t it?
Woman Yes, wonderful. Where are you from?
Man We’re from Texas. And you?
2/23 Dialogue 3
Man Have you been here before?
Woman No, it’s my first time. How about you?
Man I come every year. There’s so much to see and
do here!
Woman Yes! It’s hard to know what to do first!
Can you recommend anything?
Man Well, what are you interested in?
Woman I like sightseeing. But my husband prefers relaxing and doing sports.
Man Really? What kind of sports does he do?
Can he play squash?
2/24 Dialogue 4
Woman What a great show!
Man Yes, amazing. Have you been to many musicals?
Woman Not really. We went to see Cats in London
a few years ago. How about you?
Man My wife and kids love musicals.
We’ve seen them all, I think!
Woman Really! What’s your favourite?
2/25 Dialogue 5
Man Where did you learn to speak such good English?
Woman Oh, it’s not very good really!
Man Your English is excellent. Where did you learn
to speak it?
Woman I go to an adult education course.
Can you speak any other languages?
2/26 Dialogue 6
Man Well, it’s been great talking to you.
Woman Yes, it’s been a really nice evening.
See you again soon, I hope.
Man Yes, I hope so too.
2/27 Dialogue 7
Man It’s been a pleasure to meet you. We must keep
in touch. If you’re ever in New York, call me up.
Woman Yes, I will. And you’re welcome to come and
stay with us in Arnhem.
Man That would be wonderful. Thanks. Well, have a
good trip back to the Netherlands. Safe journey!
Woman Thanks. Enjoy the rest of your holiday!
2 In pairs. Practise the dialogues. Take turns
and change partners.
Expert English
Tip
Ask more – talk less! Listening is often easier than talking!
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Small talk is an important part of English and
American culture. The safest small talk topics are
families, jobs and hobbies. Americans like talking
about their families. British people often make
small talk about the weather. 6 D
Essential phrases
Starting a conversation
Great hotel / food, isn’t it?
It’s fantastic here, isn’t it?
What a great show!
Haven’t we met before?
Have you been here before?
Een gesprek beginnen
Geweldig hotel / eten, hè?
Het is fantastisch hier, nietwaar?
Wat een geweldige voorstelling!
Hebben we elkaar al eens ontmoet?
Bent u hier al eens eerder geweest?
Finding things to talk about
Can you recommend anything?
Have you been to many musicals?
Where did you learn to speak (such good) English?
Your English is excellent.
Can you speak Spanish / any other
languages?
What are you interested in?
What kind of sports do you do?
Gespreksonderwerpen vinden
Kunt u iets aanbevelen?
Bent u naar veel musicals geweest?
Waar hebt u (zo goed) Engels leren
spreken?
Uw Engels is uitstekend.
Spreekt u Spaans / nog andere talen?
Responding
great / wonderful / excellent /
amazing
It’s much better than where we
stayed last year.
I’m not sure.
I don’t think so.
I’ve never been here before.
It’s my first time.
I come every year.
There’s so much to see and do.
It’s hard to know what to do first!
Reageren
geweldig / fantastisch / uitstekend /
ongelooflijk
Het is veel beter dan waar we vorig jaar
verbleven.
Ik weet het niet zeker.
Ik denk het niet.
Ik ben hier nooit eerder geweest.
Het is mijn eerste keer.
Ik kom (hier) elk jaar.
Er is zoveel te zien en te doen.
Het is moeilijk om te bedenken wat je
het eerst zult doen.
leuk vinden / leuker vinden, liever doen /
houden van
(het) ontspanning zoeken / (het) sporten (het) dingen bezichtigen / (het) musicals
bezoeken
Niet echt. / Eigenlijk niet.
een paar jaar geleden
We hebben ze allemaal gezien!
Het/Hij is eigenlijk niet zo goed.
like / prefer / love
relaxing / doing sports
sightseeing / going to musicals
Not really.
a few years ago
We’ve seen them all!
It’s not very good really.
Goodbyes
It’s been great talking to you.
It’s been a really nice evening. See you again soon, I hope.
It’s been a pleasure to meet you.
We must keep in touch.
If you’re ever in …, call me up.
You’re welcome to come and stay
with us.
That would be wonderful.
Have a good trip back to …
Safe journey!
Enjoy the rest of your holiday!
Activities
1 Ask in English.
1.Hebben we elkaar al eens
ontmoet?
2.Het eten was uitstekend, hè?
3.Waar hebt u zo goed
Nederlands leren spreken?
4.Het was een heel leuke avond.
2 Test your partner. Take turns.
Student A: Close your book.
Student B: Choose an Essential
phrase. Say it in English (or
Dutch).
Student A: Give the Dutch (or English) translation for the
phrase.
Waar bent u in geïnteresseerd?
Wat doet u aan sport?
3 In pairs. Further practice.
Voer de dialogen 1–5 en zet
ze zo lang mogelijk voort door
het gesprek op een van de
onderwerpen hieronder te
brengen. Eindig het gesprek met
dialoog 6 of 7.
Jobs: What do you do? • Where do you work?
Family: Have you got any children / grandchildren? • How long have you been
married / together? • Where / When / How did you
meet?
Home: Where do you live? • Where are you from? • What’s it like there?
Hobbies: What are your hobbies? • What are you interested in? • Do you / Can you play the piano / the guitar / cards / squash / tennis /…? • What kind of sports do you do? • What’s your favourite game /
film / kind of food /…?
Afscheid nemen
Het was leuk om met u te praten.
Het was een heel leuke avond.
Weer gauw tot ziens, hoop ik.
Het was leuk om u te ontmoeten.
We moeten contact houden.
Bel me als u ooit in … bent.
U kunt bij ons blijven logeren.
Dat zou geweldig zijn.
Goede reis terug naar …
Goede reis!
Nog een prettige vakantie!
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Recap
A real egghead
Scene 1
2/28 Good morning!
Jos and Annie are on the plane to L.A. Jos is asleep.
Annie It’s morning! Time for breakfast!
Jos Err … Wat? I mean … Sorry?
Annie It’s time for breakfast.
Jos Oh, great! I’m starving. It smells quite good.
Annie It looks alright too. What do we have?
Mmm, a bagel with cream cheese and salmon.
And a yogurt. And orange juice. And what’s in this box? Oh. It’s scrambled eggs. I can’t eat eggs.
I’m allergic to them.
Jos Poor you. I love eggs. Boiled, scrambled, fried …
But scrambled are my favourite!
Annie Well. You can have mine, if you want.
Jos Yes, please! Thanks! Mmm. Oh, delicious.
Did you know that there are over a hundred ways
to cook an egg?
Annie Really?
Jos Yes! And there are over 200 kinds of
chickens worldwide!
Annie Awesome!
Jos Yes. And I read in a magazine that one egg
has 13 vitamins and minerals but only 70 calories.
So eggs are good for your weight and they’re good
for your err head … the inside of your head.
Annie You mean your brain! Well. You’re quite an
egg egghead, aren’t you?
Jos An egghead? You mean, because my head
looks like an egg?
Annie No! No! A bald person – with no hair –
is sometimes called an egghead! But I mean you
are a very clever person! That’s an egghead too!
Scene 2
2/29 Weather forecast
Later, the plane is near L.A.
Annie Oh, I had my headphones on. What did
the captain say about the weather? Did you hear?
Jos Yes. He said that the weather in Los Angeles is
warm and sunny. About 24 degrees Celsius.
Annie What’s that in Fahrenheit? Do you know?
Jos About 72 degrees, I think. So it’s warmer in L.A.
than in the Netherlands.
Annie Great. When I was in Poland last week it rained
all week. And it was freezing too.
Jos Oh dear. But I hope it isn’t too hot in L.A.
I don’t want to be a boiled egghead!
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Scene 3
2/30 What’s in your bag?
Jos and Annie have landed in L.A.
Jos Can I help you?
Annie Yes, please. My bag’s quite heavy.
Jos Let’s swap bags, then. Here. You take mine.
Annie Oh, thanks. Wow. Your bag’s much lighter
than mine!
Jos Oh! Your bag’s really heavy! What have you got
in it? Bars of gold?
Annie No! But I always take half my wardrobe
with me when I go anywhere, and I bought lots of books and I have gifts for all my family in it! And then there’s all my hair things!
Jos Hair things?
Annie Yeah. I never go anywhere without my
hairdryer and my curling iron and …
Jos Curling iron? But you’ve got straight hair!
Annie Yes. But I have a hair straightener with me too,
of course.
Jos Ah. I see. … I think …
Annie Then I can have straight hair today, but
curly hair tomorrow. Or curly hair in the morning
and straight hair to go out in the evening!
Jos Well, then I guess I’m lucky. Because I’m an
egghead, so I don’t even need a hairdryer!
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Scene 1
Scene 3
1 Answer the questions.
6 a Tick the items Annie has in her suitcase.
1. How does Jos like his eggs?
2. What’s Annie allergic to?
3. What do you call a clever person?
2 Complete the sentences with the words in the brackets.
1. It’s time for
bars of gold
a wardrobe
(sbatferka).
a hairdryer
a curling iron
gifts
books
6 b Are the sentences true or false ?
1.
2.
3.
Annie never goes anywhere without her books.
She always takes her hair straightener with her.
She always forgets to take her curling iron.
(asivtnrg)!
2. I’m
(sslmel) quite good.
3. It
(acrligle) to eggs.
4. I’m
5.
my favourite.
(rmaslbced) eggs are
3 In pairs. Talk about what you usually have for breakfast. Use the responses below.
Mmm. Delicious!
Well, I don’t like …
That sounds good!
Really? I love …
Creative writing
7 a In pairs. Create a scene of your own.
When Annie arrives home, she rings her best friend
and tells her about the flight and about Jos.
1. Decide what Annie tells her friend about Jos.
– What does Jos look like?
– What did they talk about?
Invent more details about Jos.
2. Write the dialogue. Be creative!
3. Practise reading your dialogue together.
7 b Perform your scenes in class.
Scene 2
Effective learning
4 Are the sentences true or false ?
8 a Read the Effective learning box below.
1.
2.
3.
8 b In pairs. Read the scenes again. The sun is shining in L.A.
It’s cooler in the Netherlands than in L.A.
It’s freezing in the Netherlands at the moment.
5 a Find all the weather words in Scene 3.
Take turns to be Jos and Annie.
Jos: Choose at least two words in each scene. Explain the words when you come to them, don't say them.
Annie: Tell Jos the words in English.
5 b Add at least three more weather words to your list.
5 c In pairs. Talk about what the weather is like today.
Effective learning
Als u een Engels woord nodig hebt dat u niet kent,
dan kunt u het omschrijven. In Scène 1 past Jos
deze manier toe als hij het woord brain omschrijft
met ‘the inside of your head’. Annie begrijpt zo toch
wat hij bedoelt.
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Progress test
Listening comprehension (10 points)
1 2/31 You
will hear two weather reports. Which answer fits best: a, b or c? (2 points)
1. In Ottawa the weather tomorrow will be
a. hot and sunny.
b. rainy and cold.
c. cloudier and a bit warmer.
2. The weather in Vancouver is going to be
a. windy but dry.
b. cooler on Thursday.
c. cooler and windier tomorrow.
2 You will hear four conversations. For each conversation there are two tasks. First decide if the statement is true or false. Then decide which answer fits best: a, b or c. (8 points)
2/32 Dialogue 1
1. True or false ?
Paul and Ann are going shopping.
2. Choose the correct answer.
In Ann’s bag she has
a. her sunglasses, her cell phone and her wallet.
b. her pills, her wallet and her inhaler.
c. her inhaler, her camera and her passport.
2/33 Dialogue 2
1. True or false ?
Mr Rivers is staying at a friend’s house.
2. Choose the correct answer.
Mr Rivers
a. wants to use the telephone in his room.
b. needs an adapter for his mobile phone.
c. wants change for $10.
2/34 Dialogue 3
1. True or false ?
Jeroen is going to visit a friend in Canada.
2. Choose the correct answer.
Jeroen thinks
a. a Dutch cook book is a great gift idea.
b. chocolates are a great gift idea.
c. tulip bulbs are a great gift idea.
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2/35 Dialogue 4
1. True or false ?
Bill can’t find his sunglasses.
2. Choose the correct answer.
Bill thinks his glasses are
a. on the shelf in the bedroom.
b. on the table in the living room.
c. in the drawer in the kitchen.
Writing (8 points)
3 You are going to visit a family in Montreal.
Write an e-mail. Mention the points below in
the order you think is best. Don’t forget to use a
greeting and closing sentence.
– Find out about the weather.
– Ask about gifts for the parents and the children.
– Tell your host what food you don’t like or can’t eat.
– Find out what clothes you should take with you.
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Reading comprehension (7 points)
4 You are at a diner. Read the menu first. Then choose which meal you want a, b or c. (3 points)
5 Read the article and decide if the statements
are true or false . (4 points)
1.
2.
1. You don’t like eggs.
a. Classic breakfast
b. Homemade oatmeal
c. Swiss omelette
2. You want something with fresh fruit.
a. Syrup-lover’s delight
b. Granola
c. Simply Italian
3. You don’t want toast.
a. Classic breakfast
b. Eggs deluxe
c. Swiss omelette
Kim’s Diner
– All-Day Brunch! –
CLASSIC BREAKFAST
crispy bacon,
2 eggs cooked to order, fried ham or
d) or a bagel
served with toast (your choice of brea
SYRUP-LOVER’S DELIGHT
p
3 buttermilk pancakes with maple syru
EGGS DELUXE
py bacon and 3 slices of toast
cris
,
4 eggs any style
(white or whole grain)
HOMEMADE OATMEAL
fruit
with brown sugar, milk and a side of
3.
4.
Winter in Canada isn’t very long but it’s usually very cold.
In January temperatures can go down to - 30°C.
In
summer temperatures often reach about 35°C.
In the fall it’s usually warmer and sunnier.
Canadian weather
Winter in Canada can be very long
. Temperatures in
October can drop to a low of abo
ut - 10°C, and it
can snow in May! January is the cold
est month, with
an average temperature of - 4.2°C,
but this can feel
like - 30°C when it’s windy. Toronto
gets about 130
cm of snow per year. Spring is mild
and partly rainy.
Summer usually starts in June, but
July is the hottest
month. Temperatures
often reach the midthirties. But it often
feels much hotter.
Temperatures in the
fall are cooler. But
if it’s warmer and
sunnier than usual,
Canadians call this
an Indian summer.
GRANOLA
urt and topped with
yog
with
served
fresh banana slices
SWISS OMELETTE
of
with ham and Swiss cheese and a side
t
toas
hash browns and
SIMPLY ITALIAN
er and extra fruity strawberry jam
butt
fresh roll with
Your score:
Total: 25 points
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Magazine
Tim Horton –
a Canadian icon
Everybody in Canada knows Tim Horton – not only for his coffee and donuts but also for his famous ‘bear-hugs’ as a hockey player.
M
yles Gilbert “Tim” Horton was born in Cochrane, Ontario, on January 12, 1930. He started playing hockey* when he was five, and moved to Toronto in 1948 to play junior hockey. Two years later, he became a professional hockey player with the Toronto Maple Leafs. He played his first NHL (National Hockey League) game in 1950. As a player for the Leafs and the New York Rangers he played 1,446 games and
scored 115 goals in 24 seasons. Horton was strong, calm and hard-working. He was famous for his ‘heads-up’ skat- ing style and his crushing bear-hugs! He once ‘hugged’ a player so hard that he broke two of his ribs!
In 1964, Horton opened the first Tim Horton donut store in Hamilton, On- tario. In the first store Horton sold cof- fee and created his very own donuts. His ‘apple fritter’ and the ‘dutchie’, a delicious square donut topped with honey, became very popular. By 1967, there were already about 40 Tim Hortons
restaurants in Canada.
Today, Tim Hortons serves coffee to more people than Starbucks. There are over 3,000 stores in Canada, over 580 in the United States and even several in Europe. At the first Tim Hortons store, the only things on the menu were do- nuts and coffee. But today you can or- der soup, sandwiches, wraps, bagels, tea, hot chocolate, espresso, cappuccino and much more! For Canadians
Tim Horton has become a cultural icon. Wherever you are in Canada, you can see his name. A Canadian author once wrote, “The story of Tim Hortons is a story of success and tragedy, of big
dreams and small towns, of old-fash- ioned values and tough-fisted business, of hard work and of hockey.”
Tim Horton died in a car accident on February 21,
1974, on his way back from watching a hockey
game at the Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto.
*hockey = ice hockey
Find out more about Tim Horton here: www.timhortons.com/ca/en/about/bio_timhorton.html Glossary: page 185 Recipe for apple fritters: www.great-online.nl
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“Tim Hortons
is a story of success
and tragedy,
of big dreams and
small towns.”
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