DIDACTIC UNIT 11 1

DIDACTIC UNIT 11

DEAR CABBY…

CAN’T SMILE WITHOUT YOU –

BARRY MANILOW –

You know I can't smile without you

I can't smile without you

I can't laugh and I can't sing

I'm finding it hard to do anything

You see I feel sad when you're sad

I feel glad when you're glad

If you only knew what I'm going

through

I just can't smile without you

You came along just like a song

And brightened my day

Who'da believed that you were part

of a dream? ("who would have

believed…")

Now it all seems light years away

And now you know I can't smile

without you

I can't smile without you

I can't laugh and I can't sing

I'm finding it hard to do anything

You see, I feel sad when you're sad

I feel glad when you're glad

If you only knew what I'm going

through

I just can't smile without you

Now some people say happiness

takes so very long to find

Well I'm finding it hard leaving your

love behind me

And you see I can't smile without

you

I can't smile without you

I can't laugh and I can't sing

I'm finding it hard to do anything

You see I feel glad when you're glad

I feel sad when you're sad

If you only knew what I'm going

through

I just can't smile without you...

DIDACTIC UNIT 11 2

SESSION 1 LISTENING AND SPEAKING

1. Listen to the song and fill in the blanks. The first letter is

given.

You know I can't s………….. without you

I can't s………… without you

I can't l………… and I can't s…..

I'm finding it h………. to do anything

You see I feel s……… when you're s………

I feel g……….. when you're g………

If you only k…………. what I'm going th………….

I just can't s…………… without you

You came a………… just like a s………..

And brightened my d………

Who'da believed that you were part of a d…………("who would have

believed…")

Now it all s………… light years away

And now you know I can't s………. without you

I can't s………… without you

I can't l………… and I can't s…………

I'm finding it h………. to do anything

You see, I feel s…….. when you're s……….

I feel g……….. when you're g………

If you only k……….. what I'm going th………..

I just can't s…………. without you

Now some people s……. happiness takes so very long to find

Well I'm finding it h………. leaving your love behind me

And you see I can't s……….. without you

I can't s……… without you

I can't l………. and I can't sing

I'm finding it h……… to do anything

You see I feel g…….. when you're g………

I feel s…….. when you're s……….

If you only k……… what I'm going th………

I just can't s………. without you.

2. Practise Pronunciation of phoneme /a:/ with the following

words by repeating them over and over again

can't - laugh - hard - part -

 

3. Practise Pronunciation of phoneme /æ/ with the following

words by repeating them over and over again:

sad - glad - happiness

4. Practise Pronunciation of phoneme /i:/ with the following

words by repeating them over and over again:

see - feel - dream - believed - seems - people - me -

 

5. Listen again to the song and write down the verbs and

adjectives you hear in the song

VERBS ADJECTIVES

1. Complete the sentences with should and shouldn’t.

1. It’s late. We ________ levae before dark

2. _______ I be a taxi driver? What do you think?

3. Lori _______ go to work today. She isn’t well

4. You _______ be polite to your clients

5. He _______ worry about the driving test. He’s a good driver

6. _______ you buy that necklace? It’s very expensive

2. Look at the picture. What is he thinking about? Discuss your ideas

with your partner

3. Complete the sentences with can, can’t, could or couldn’t

SESSION 2 GRAMMAR AND SPEAKING

a)We ________find a taxi, so we walked

b)______ you give me some advice please?

c) I ______ find my pen. Have you seen it?

d)Helen _______ speak two languages when she was five years old.

She spoke English and Italian.

e) ________ you swim five years ago?

4. Suggest what people would say in these situations, using the

modals

1. you want to tell your friend to change her hairstyle

2. You want to go to a party tonight but it’s a school night

3. Your friend wants advice about what to wear for a

school dance

4. You see a small child running into the road after a ball.

5. Complete the sentences using can, can’t, could or couldn’t

1. Most dogs _______ swim

2. Emma is ill today, so she _______ come to school

3. I am sorry I _______ come to your party yesterday

4. Justin is a great sportsman! He _______ swim when he wasthree

years old!

5. ________ I have some ice-cream, please?

6. What can or can’t they do?

SESSION 3 READING AND WRITING

How Do You Feel Today?

2. Look at the adjectives above. Which of them are positive, negative

or both? Discuss in pairs

3. Look at the picture below. Which adjectives would you use to

describe thses people?

4. Read the first sentence of each of the e-mails. Then choose a title

for each one.

Aroma Issues Looking for Love Dating Decisions

5. Read the e-mails. According to Dear Cabby, who...

1. Isn’t a positive person?

2. Shouldn’t travel in taxis?

3. Only thinks about himself/herself?

Have you got a problem? Why not share it with a cabby on

a New York Cabby website? The website can help you with

serious situations – and with funy ones, too.

A. Dear Cabby,

My problem is smelly taxi drivers. The otjer night I almost got out of a

moving taxi, because I couldn’t stand the smell of the driver. When he

finally stopped – after I told him to and before my destination – he

wanted a tip. I said, “Here’s my tip`- and it’s advice, not money. You

should take a shower!”

Tired of smelly cab rides

Dear Tired,

You should take the underground next time. I can’t guarantee it will

smell better, but you won’t have to stand it for long.

MLK – NYCabby

B. Dear Cabby,

I asked a girl to go out with me as a joke, and she thought it was

serious. She is cute but in the past she was my best friend’s girlfriend.

If you go out with her, my friend will never speak to me again. If I

don’t go out with her, I won’t have a girlfriend. What should I do?

Dear You!!!

There are five “I”s , two “my”s and two “me”s in your question. Think

about it!

MLK – NYCabby

C. Dear Cabby,

Help me, I can’t find a boyfriend! The only guys I meet are ugly, rude,

stupid or have got girlfriend. What’s my problem?

Christine

.............. negative thinking maybe????

MLK – NYCabby

6. Answer the questions.

1. What did the writer in A give the taxi driver?

2. What did the taxi driver want?

3. Why does the writer in B want to go out wih the girl?

4. Why doesn’t he wantto go out with her?

5. What does Christine dislike about a lot of guys?

7. Write a reply e-mail giving advice to one of the problems dealt

with on the New York Cabby website. Use the modals seen so far,

using the other e-mails as a model to help you.

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SESSION 4

LISTENING AND SPEAKING

1. Listen to a conversation at an art gallery. Who did Victor Vasarely

hope would enjoy Op Art?

2. Listen again. Are the sentences true or false. Explain your reasons.

a)Many people want to see the Op Art exhibition

b)Op artists often paint animals

c) The painting Zebra is a new painting

d)Vasarely painted black and white stripes on the zebra

e)The picture of the ball looks three-dimensional

f) Jennifer thinks Diane is a bad artist

3. Listen and repeat. Choose the correct form.

1. It could not / couldn’t be a dog

2. That cannot / can’t be correct

3. It should / shouldn’t stay there for so long

4. Listen again. Which words are stressed in each sentence?

It could not / couldn’t be a dog

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That cannot / can’t be correct

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It should / shouldn’t stay there for so long

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5. Look at the pictures and discuss in pairs what could they be.

1 2 3

4 5

That’s one possibility. I think it could

be...

Picture 1 can be a bird...

EXAM

1 Read the text. Then answer the questions.

Cleaning the River

The River Thames is in London. Many years ago, when London was a small

town, the River Thames was beautiful and clean. There were fish in the river

and birds sang in the trees near it. People could swim in the river too. But, as

London grew, the river became dirtier. People built factories near the river and

pollution from them and from the ships killed the fish. In 1950 people began to

worry. The water was black and it had a bad smell. There weren’t any fish in

the river and there weren’t any animals, plants or trees near it.

In 1961, the people of London began to clean up the river. They stopped

throwing their rubbish into the river and they planted trees. When the river was

clean enough, they put fish back into it. Now the River Thames is cleaner than

it was forty years ago and people hope it will stay clean.

1. How do we know the River Thames was clean many years ago?

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2. Why did the fish in the river die?

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3. How did people pollute the river?

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4. What did Londoners do to clean up the river?

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5. Are there fish in the River Thames today?

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SESSION 5

2 Tick () the sentences true (T), false (F) or don’t know

(DK).

1. The River Thames was never clean in the past.

2. People swim in the river today.

3. In 1950, the river was black.

4. Today, there aren’t any factories near the river.

5. Today, there are trees near the river.

GRAMMAR (30 points)

1 Complete the sentences. Use can, can’t, could or couldn’t.

1. Tom ............................ go to school yesterday. He was ill.

2. The children ............................ do their homework before dinner.

There is enough time.

3. I ............................ run fast. My leg hurts.

4. When I was a little baby, I ............................ talk.

5. My grandmother ............................ dance beautifully when she

was young. She can still dance well.

2 Circle the correct answers.

1. In England, children shouldn’t / can’t go to school.

2. Some children shouldn’t / can swim very well.

3. You should / couldn’t clean your teeth every day.

4. A pilot can / can’t fly an aeroplane.

3 Complete the short answers.

1. Should Tom help his mother?

Yes, .................................................... .

2. Can we help protect the environment?

Yes, .................................................... .

3. Should Mary copy Lisa’s homework?

No, ..................................................... .

VOCABULARY (10 points)

1. Complete the sentences with the adjectives below. There are more

words than you need.

friendly • short • thin • weak • creative • famous • unkind

1. Marla is the most ....................... girl in our class. She paints

beautiful pictures.

2. Steve is unhappy because he is ....................... . He wants to be

tall like his father.

3. Philip always talks to people. He is very ....................... .

4. Jane is ill. She feels very tired and ....................... .

5. Justin Timberlake is a ....................... pop star.

LISTENING (10 points)

Listen and circle the correct answers.

1. Sue gave the monkey some ice cream / fruit.

2. Animals should / shouldn’t eat everything people eat.

3. The monkey wanted / didn’t want the ice cream.

4. Giraffes only eat from the ground / trees in the wild.

5. The animals get / don’t get all the food they need at the zoo.

WRITING (20 points)

Write a reply e-mail giving advice to a problem you choose. Use the

modals seen so far.

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