Lesson 27: Unit 85 - Listening and Speaking
Two authentic texts for developing listening and speaking skills: a trip to an exotic market and a family moving to a new town. The lesson consolidates the Past Continuous, the Present Perfect and use
About this lesson
In this lesson you will listen to and read two engaging texts in English: one tells of an arrival at a hotel beside an exotic market, and the other – of the Brook family, who are leaving London. You will practise listening and reading comprehension by answering questions about the content. You will learn useful words and phrases such as "dressing gown", "rush towards", "argue in loud voices" and "look forward to". The lesson also focuses on the use of the Past Continuous and the Present Perfect to describe actions in the past and their connection with the present.
40 minutes
What you'll learn
- Understand the main content of two listening and reading texts at A2 level.
- Use the Past Continuous correctly to describe actions in progress in the past.
- Use the Present Perfect with 'for' and 'since' to express duration up to the present moment.
- Learn and use key vocabulary from the texts: dressing gown, rush towards, argue, look forward to, etc.
- Answer questions orally about experiences and life in different towns.
- Express duration with 'for about an hour', 'for ten minutes' and similar structures.
Lesson vocabulary
- harbour When the bus from the harbour stopped in front of the hotel, the sun was just going down.
- rush towards As soon as we got off, a lot of people rushed towards us.
- slippers They were carrying all sorts of things: silk, clothes, slippers, vases, pots, pictures.
- vases We saw that they were carrying silk, clothes, slippers, vases, pots, pictures.
- argue I noticed that the others were already arguing in loud voices about objects and prices.
- luggage I left my luggage in the room and went out again.
- unfamiliar Others were cooking dishes unfamiliar to me straight out in the street.
- dressing gown An old man sitting on the ground offered me a beautiful silk dressing gown for only ten dollars.
- collar I noticed a piece of cloth just under the collar of the gown.
- get off As soon as we got off, a lot of people rushed towards us.
- look forward to His parents have looked forward to that day for months.
- seaside town Mr Brook's new job is in Aldeburgh, a small seaside town on the east coast.
- secondary school They have been good friends since they started at secondary school two years ago.
- market The market there was still going on.
- still going on I returned to the hotel at about eight. The market there was still going on.
In other languages: Български