Lesson 81: Unit 134 - Revision. Listening / Reading / Speaking
A revision lesson based on an authentic text about a guitarist from New York and a celebration on the Golden Gate Bridge – with a focus on vocabulary, gap-filling and speaking.
About this lesson
In this revision lesson you will read and listen to two authentic texts in English – one about a classical guitarist who lost his valuable instrument in a taxi in New York, and the other about the 50th anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. You will consolidate key vocabulary from the texts through gap-fill exercises. You will answer yes/no and wh- questions about the text to develop your reading and listening comprehension skills. The lesson ends with a speaking task in which you apply what you have learnt in free speech.
40 minutes
What you'll learn
- Understand and retell the content of the text about Lawrence Lennon and his lost guitar.
- Answer yes/no and wh- questions about the text correctly.
- Use the key vocabulary from the lesson correctly – verbs and nouns from the text.
- Fill in gaps with suitable words from the given word list.
- Recognise the logical order of sentences and build a coherent text.
- Talk about past events using the vocabulary and structures you have studied.
Lesson vocabulary
- to be thrilled A classical guitarist was thrilled to hear from New York City police that his valuable guitar had been found.
- valuable A valuable Picasso painting was stolen from the gallery last night.
- taxicab It disappeared almost a year ago when he got out of a taxicab and forgot to take the guitar with him.
- to run late All buses are running late because of the snow.
- to dash out of He was talking to his manager on his cell phone when he dashed out of the cab.
- to keep the change He said that he gave the driver $60 and told him to keep the change.
- loss After discovering his loss, Lennon used his cell phone to call the police.
- to discover Scientists discovered a new planet near Jupiter.
- to be kidding 'Let's go jogging!' 'You must be kidding!'
- to file a report She told Lennon that he could file a missing items report at the police station or online.
- murderer Finding guitars was not as important as finding murderers and marijuana smokers.
- depressing For many people, winter is really a depressing season.
- to postpone The performance was postponed because an actress was ill.
- to borrow Can I borrow your bike for the weekend?
- to notify If we have any news, we'll notify you as soon as possible.
In other languages: Български