Do you like to play games in English class? What kind of games do you like?
Some people like to follow celebrities and know many things about them. Do you have a favourite celebrity? (musician, actor, athlete, etc.) Who?
Vocabulary
Let’s try your vocabulary
Activity 1: Vocabulary
Activity 2: Grammar
Activity 3: Capsule & comprehension questions
Activity 4: Reading
Activity 5: Vocabulary review
Grammar
There are two grammar segments in this unit.
The expression il y a can be used to name something. In English, we say
There is + singular noun or non-count noun.
There is a student in the room. There is some homework.
There are + plural noun.
There are three apples on the teacher’s desk.
Questions in the simple present
In this capsule, you will hear questions. Do you remember how to make questions in the simple present?
I am tall. | Am I tall? |
He is rich. | Is he rich? |
I am ready. | Are you ready? |
She plays guitar. | Does she play guitar? |
He plays tennis. | Does he play tennis? |
She lives in the United States. | Where _______ she live? |
He has two children. | How many children ______ he have? |
(Where does she live?/How many children does he have?)
Watch the capsule
Answer the comprehension questions that follow.
Reading
Read the text and do the exercises that follow.
Zoé wants to play a game with her new friend, Stella. The game is “Guess Who?” Stella does not know how to play the game, so Zoé explains the rules. One player writes the name of a famous person on a card and gives it to another student. The student who receives the card cannot look at it but has to try to guess who the famous is by asking yes or no questions.
Some of the questions are “Am I a man?” or “Am I a woman?” Some people also ask “Am I an athlete?” or “Am I a musician?” Other popular questions include, “Do I live in Canada?” “Am I alive?” “Am I tall?”
Zoé and Stella play the game for 5 minutes and then Isaac wants to play with them. He is good at guessing the names of famous people.
Isaac is learning how to play guitar and plays a song for the girls. They think that he has a lot of talent.
Vocabulary review