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Today's Lesson

Reading

Narrative Drawing Conclusions

Grammar

First Conditionals

Vocabulary

trapped, dock, caught, impulsively

Task

Give Information

Troublesome Tourists

Level 7 Unit 8 Lesson 1

Get Thinking!

What is the best thing about the place where you live?

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Idioms

hit the road start a journey Well, it's time to hit the road. I'll see you later!

Reading

Prereading

How do most people travel in your city?

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Reading

Janice pulled her car into the narrow street that led to her office building and immediately came to a complete stop. Cars were lined up in both directions as far as she could see. She tapped her fingers on the steering wheel and wanted to back up and take a different road, but someone was already behind her and she was trapped. Traffic inched forward slowly and Janice watched the clock tick closer to the time she needed to be at work. She was going to be late again.

trapped

Reading

She picked up her phone and called her boss. “Hey, Michael. I’m going to be a little late. I am caught in the traffic on Juniper Street again” “Again? Janice, this is the third time this month. If you are going to drive, you will need to leave earlier.” "I can’t leave earlier, Michael, I have to take the twins to school and I can’t do that before 8:45. Besides, this isn’t my fault, all of the tourists come to the downtown early so they can find a parking spot. If I could park on the main street, I wouldn’t have to drive down Juniper.”

caught

Reading

"You know the mayor decided to make Main Street a pedestrian area after those two tourists got hit during rush hour.” “Well, the tourists need to pay attention and not walk out in the middle of the street,” Janice muttered. “All these tourists here day after day are really driving me crazy.” “You’ll have to take this up with the mayor if you want a change. But for now, if you’re late again, I’ll have to dock your salary.”

dock

Reading

The cars moved forward again and Janice finally reached the end of the street. Her office was on the right, but she impulsively turned to the left and crossed Main Street again. She made another left and found parking outside of the town hall. She ran inside and joined the line of citizens waiting at the front desk. When it was finally her turn, she stepped forward and said, “I’d like to know how I can make a formal complaint to the mayor.”

impulsively

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Comprehension

1. Where is Janice going?
2. What is the problem Janice has?
3. What is Janice's boss's attitude about this problem?
4. Where does Janice end up going?

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Matching

lower

trapped

stuck

caught

stuck

impulsive

dock

without thinking

Fill in the Blank

Help! I am in the slowest line ever. I have to get out of this store and back to work, or my boss will dock my pay. I heard that the new video game was on sale and jumped in my car and drove to the store. Now I am with hundreds of people who all want to buy the game.

impulsively

dock

caught

resell

trapped

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Conclusion

What I read...

"I can’t leave earlier, Michael, I have to take the twins to school and I can’t do that before 8:45.

“I’d like to know how I can make a formal complaint to the mayor.”

She was going to be late again.

Conclusion

Grammar

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Conditionals

First Conditional if + present, future future (if + present)

First conditional tells something that is very likely to happen if another thing happens first.

I will eat all the ice cream if you buy it at the store.

If you cook turkey, I will eat it all.

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If

I will jump forever if you sneeze.

Practice

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Give Information

pedestrian zones

stoplights

How can they improve traffic in your city?

more roads

restrictions

???

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Listening

What is the main idea of this listening passage?

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Extension

Listen to the podcast2:00 - 3:43 Be ready to tell your teacher what this podcast will contain.

Exit Interview

How do you draw a conclusion?

Goodbye!

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