Week 26 – Intermediate 1 – What’s on ?
I)
Speaking :
1)
Look at the events below. Think of one person
you know who would like to go to each event.
A.
The Moscow State Circus : Victoria Park/
Tues to Sun 7.30 pm
B.
Camille Pissaro in London : painting of London
by the French impressionist/ National Gallery, Trafalgar Square/ daily 10am-
6pm
C.
Dance crazy : an exciting afternoon of
international dance from Spain, France and Switzerland/ Canary Wharf/ Saturday
1-5 pm
D. Verdi’s
requiem :Verdi’s masterpiece conducted by Patrick Davin/ Royal Albert Hall/
Friday 7.30 pm
E.
Brazilian Club Night: Top Djs play house,
techno, R&B and hip hop/ Downstairs at the Sound Barrier, Oxford Street/ Saturday
10pm-2am
F.
Fame – the Musical: Aldwych Theatre/
Mon-Sat 7.30 pm, also Sat 3 pm
G. Robbie Williams: Wembley Arena/ Thursday, Friday, Saturday 7.30 pm
2)
What other things do these people like doing?
II)
Listening :
1) Listen to part of a radio programme.
Put the events in exercise I in the order that
they are mentioned
The Moscow Circus
C. Pissarro in London
Dance Crazy
Verdi’s Requiem
Brazilian Club Night
Fame–the Musical
Robbie Williams
2)
The reporter makes eight mistakes. Underline the
information in the events that is different from the information on the
programme.
3) Match
the events in column A with the adjectives that the reporter uses in column B
A 1. The Moscow State Circus
2.
Camille Pissarro in London
3.
Dance crazy
4.
Verdi’s Requiem
5.
Brazilian Club Night
6. Fame – the Musical
7. Robbie Williams
B a. Cool
b.
Depressing
c.
Enjoyable
d.
Exciting
e.
Fantastic
f.
Fascinating
g.
fun
4)
Answer
the questions :
1.
Which of these events would you like to go to?
2.
What other things would you like to do in
London?
3. What
kinds of entertainment are available in your town?
III)
Vocabulary :
TV programmes
1) Match
the types of TV programmes to a programme description
Chat show current affairs programme documentary sitcom
Game show soap opera sports programme
The Wheel of Fortune
_______________________________________
The winner takes the
jackpot prize of $500,000
Bill Zucker Presents
________________________________________
Bill’s guests this week
are Hollywood legend, Al Pacino and British designer Stella McCartney
Friends
__________________________________________________
More laughs in tonight’s
episode as Chandler and Joey look after baby Ben, but leave him on the bus. When
they get him back, have they got the right baby? (repeat from the second series)
Match of the Day __________________________________________
All the goals from today’s
World Cup games plus news of today’s play at Wimbledon.
Eastenders ______________________________________________
Problems in Walford. Alfie
is not welcome at Kat’s wedding, but she still loves him. Can he stop the wedding
in time?
Horizon
________________________________________________
Prize-winning film about
the life of an urban kangaroo
Newsbrief
______________________________________________
An in-depth look at what
is happening in the world this week
2)
Which of these kinds of programmes do you like
to watch? Why?
What are
your favourite programmes on TV?
Are there
too many programmes of one kind on TV?
IV)
Vocabulary : -ed or -ing adjectives
1)
In the sentences below, which adjective
describes how the speaker feels? Which adjective describes the thing that makes
her/ him feel this way?
1.
I think that kind of music is really
relaxing.
2.
That kind of music makes me really relaxed.
2)
Complete the dialogues with the correct word
1-
A: I’m so exciting/ excited. I’ve got
tickets for the Lady Gaga concert.
B: Lady Gaga? I think her music is boring/
bored.
2-
A: I’m really tiring/ tired. I didn’t get
home until three o’clock this morning.
B: I know. And it was extremely annoying/
annoyed that you came home singing!
3-
A: I think this music is really relaxing/
relaxed.
B: Really? It makes me feel depressing/
depressed.
4-
A: The concert was a bit disappointing/
disappointed, wasn’t it?
B: Yes, I was surprising/ surprised. Céline
Dion is usually so good.
3)
Complete the sentences so that they are true for
you.
1.
I find _________________________ quite
frightening.
2.
I sometimes feel depressed when
____________________________
3.
I think that _________________________ is/ are
really fascinating.
4.
I usually feel relaxed when
_________________________________
5.
I was disappointed when
___________________________________
V)
Homework :
1)
Complete with the correct endings: -ing/ -ed
1.
The news is depress_______, so Tara’
depress_________
2.
Joan listens to relax________ music and feels
relax_______
3.
Tom’s fascinat_________ when reading a fascinat_______
book.
4.
Tom’s bor_______ with this bor______ friend of his.
2) Complete
the story with the correct words.
very annoying/ annoyed too tiring/ tired a bit
disappointing/ disappointed
quite surprising/
surprised extremely
annoying/ annoyed
really embarrassing/
embarrassed
Five minutes after the opera
started, my boyfriend Bruno’s mobile rang. The people next to us were
_____________________. One of them said ‘SHHH!’ louder than the phone. It was
______________________. I was ________________________ because he always finds
other people’s phones __________________________ and he usually turns his off.
it was also _______________________ because I really wanted to see the opera
and we paid a lot of money for the tickets. Bruno suggested going to a jazz
bar, but I said I was _________________________.
3) Write
the sentences you hear:
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