Extra 1 - Pre - Int

Extra 1 – Pre – Intermediate – Meet the Parents

I)            Reading & Listening:

1)   Your friend is going to meet his girlfriend's parents for the first time. Look at the advice (a-f). Which piece of advice do you think is the most important?

a)  Make a good first impression 

b)  Tell the truth

c)  Do some research

d)  Avoid controversial topics of conversation

e)  Wear the right clothes 

f)  Be prepared to answer questions

2)   Read the article: Meet the Parents

1  ________________________          

Find out information about the parents before you meet them. Do you have anything in common with them? Have they been on holiday recently? You should ask your girlfriend / boyfriend about her/his parents' hobbies, interests and favourite topics of conversation.

2 ____________________________

It's fine to wear your old jeans and Nirvana T-shirt most of the time, but you should make an effort when you meet the parents. However, you shouldn't go to the opposite extreme: don't wear your 'job interview' clothes. You should be clean and tidy, but not too formal. 

3 _______________________________

First impressions are very important. You should greet them with a smile and a firm handshake for Dad, and a quick kiss (on the cheek) for Mum. You mustn't call them by  their first names. Wait until they give you permission. 

4 ____________________________

You should be honest about what you do If you're an IT technician, you shouldn't say you're a research scientist, information architect or web millionaire. If you're unemployed, you should tell them about your plans for a brilliant career.

5 ____________________________

You probably don't share the same opinions or tastes about most things, so you must avoid subjects such as politics or religion. You can ask them about what your girlfriend or boyfriend was like as a child – parents love talking about their little prince or princess.

6_______________________________

You should think of a good answer to the question: What are you going to do in the  future?

3)   Label the paragraphs (1-6) with the pieces of advice (a-e) from Exercise 1. What other advice can you think of?

4)   Listen to a young man meeting his girlfriend's parents for the first time. 

Tick the advice in the article that he follows. Put a cross next to the advice that he doesn't follow. How do you think the evening continued?

II)         Vocabulary:

1) Complete these sentences using words from the article above.

a)  I don' t have anything in ___________ with my parents. (paragraph 1)

b)  I always make an ___________ to stay in touch with old friends.  (paragraph 2)

e)  My bedroom is always clean and ___________ . (paragraph 2)

d)  It's more important for me to be happy than to have a brilliant ___________ . (paragraph 4)

e)  I __________  the same opinions and tastes as my best friend.  (paragraph 5)

2) Are any of the sentences true for you?

III)       Grammar: should an must

1) Match the phrases (a-d)  in bold with the meanings (1-4).

a)  You should be honest about what you do.  

b)  You shouldn't say you 're a research scientist.

c)  You  must avoid subjects such as politics or rel¡gion. 

d)  You mustn't call them by their first names.

1. It's a bad idea.

2. It's a very good idea.

3. It’s a very bad idea.

4. It’s a good idea.

2) Choose the correct alternative in this sentence:

When you are giving advice, must is stronger / weaker than should.

3) Look at the situations and complete the sentences. Use must or mustn't, should or shouldn't and one of the following verb:

do             do                forget                 hold                speak               watch

a)  One friend to another friend: 'You ________ do more exercise.'

b)  A doctor to a patient: 'You ____________ more exercise!'

c)  A father with his four-year-old child in town:  'You ____________ my hand!'

d)  A sister to her sister: 'You __________  Mum's birthday this year!'

e)  An English teacher to her students: 'You ____________ English in class.'

f)  A mother to her teenage son: 'You __________  so  much  television. It's bad for you.'

4) Have you heard similar sentences recently? What was the situation?

IV)        Reading:

Use the words below to complete the advice:

clothes          directions             funny           pay          shoes        silent     stomach  time                women               work

HOW TO  BE  THE PERFECT GIRLFRIEND

a)   You should make an effort with your clothes and you shouldn't cut your hair: a man likes his girlfriend to look feminine.

b)   The way to a man's heart is through his _______ . You should cook for him, 

and  if he's  really hungry, don't give him salad.

c)   You must listen to him. He likes explaining how things __________. 

d)   You  shouldn't ask him to help you choose a pair of __________. He only has three pairs, and he  thinks  that's enough.

e)   You  mustn't try to give him _________  .  Christopher Columbus didn't need  them.

HOW TO  BE  THE PERFECT BOYFRIEND 

a)    You  must arrive on _____ for dates - women hate it when you  keep  them

waiting.

b)   You should ______ when you go out. Women want to be equal, but not that equal!

c)   You  should be _________  . You  may be good-looking, well-dressed and  have the brains of Einstein, but if you can't make  her laugh, forget it.

d)   You should remain _________ . They want to do all the talking - even if you stop listening, pretend to be fascinated.

e)   You  mustn't talk about other beautiful ________  , even famous ones. She'll remember, and years  later, when you make a comment about her cooking, she'll tell you  to  get Julia Roberts to make your lunch.

V)          Homework:

1) Complete the sentences. Use an appropriate form of should or must.

a)  You _____________ touch that.  It's very hot!

b)  It's only a cough, but you __________ take this medicine four times a day.

c)  Mum, you ______________  kiss me  in  front of my friends. It's embarrassing.

d)  Tell David he ________ tidy his room immediately!

e)  I think young people _______show more respect to their elders.

f)  You ___________go out with John. He's not good enough for you.

g)  This is a security announcement.  All passengers ______ keep their bags with them at all times!

2) Who said it? Match sentences (a-g ) with a person:  

a best friend           a doctor              a parent             a parent

an old  man             a teenage boy                an airport announcer