Unit 5 / Lesson 7
SB page 63 / exercise 1
Language Development
Complete this passage with the correct comparative or superlative form of the adjectives in brackets
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Sam Spade ans Philip Marlowe are ___________(1) (famous) American dedectives.Spade is ___________(2) (not wise) and ______________(3) (not intelligent) than Marlowe. Marlowe is _________________(4) (popular) than Spade. He is also a ____________(5) (good) man than Sam Spade. Marlowe enjoys chess and poetry and he is ____________(6) (kind) than Spade. |
The answer:1. the most famous; 2. less wise; 3. less intelligent; 4. more popular; 5. better; 6. kinder
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SB page 63 / exercise 2:
2 Now listen and check your answers.
The answer:
Audioscript
Sam Spade and Philip Marlowe are the most famous American detectives. Spade is less wise and less intelligent than Marlowe. Marlowe is more popular than Spade. He’s also a better man than Sam Spade. Marlowe enjoys chess and poetry, and he is kinder than Spade.
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SB page 63/ exercise 3:
In pairs, take turns to use the following verbs in sentences about things you did yesterday. The winner is the one who makes the most correct sentences.
| be / buy / do / forget / give / meet / read / run / see / think / write |
Example:
I forgot to turn off my computer yesterday.
The answer: Students’ own answers
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SB page 63 / exercise 4:
4 Use these words to ask questions about the different detective stories throughout this module.
1. What (Dr Mortimer / receive)?
2. Where (Miss Marple / live)?
3. What (Hercule Poirot use to solve a crime)?
4. What (Marlowe / enjoy)?
The answer:
1. What did Dr Mortimer receive?
2. Where did Miss Marple live?
3. What did Hercule Poirot use to solve a crime?
4. What did Marlowe enjoy?
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SB page 63 / exercise 6
Use these words to write sentences.
1. detective / looked like / . / Holmes / a / / , / Miss Marple / didn’t / but
2. Poirot / . / than / Holmes / kinder / Miss Marple / is / and
3. observed / before / . / an / conclusions / Holmes / object / making
4. smart / . / was / Poirot
5. Holmes / know / . / people / Many / Sherlock:
The answer:
1. Holmes looked like a detective, but Miss Marple didn’t.
2. Miss Marple is kinder than Holmes and Poirot.
3. Holmes observed an object before making conclusions.
4. Poirot was smart.
5. Many people know Sherlock Holmes.
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SB page 63/ exercise 7:
7 Match the following words with the defi nitions above.
a. logical
b. professional
c. pleasant
d. famous
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Unit 5 / Lesson 8
Project
Who did it ?
| Before you start Take a sheet of paper and listen carefully to your teacher’s instructions. |
| Your task is ... To find out what happened to Lady Violet’s treasures. |
a) What happened?
b) Where did it happen?
c) Who did it?
d) How did he/she do it?
e) Why did he/she do it?
e. intelligent
The answer:a. 3; b. 1; c. 2; d. 5; e. 4