Does Money Make You Happy?UNIT 14

Canclearly give an opinion, use common phrasal verbs and use the past simple irregular verbs.

‘CAN DO’ OBJECTIVE

TASK

1. Splittheclassintopairsanddistributeaflashcardtoeach group.2. Eachflashcardcontainsastatementthatyouwilldiscusswithyourgroup.

3. Reviewyourflashcardandshareyouropinionaboutthestatement. Make sure to use as many phrasal verbs as possible and to create sentences in the past simple when possible. Use the useful language to help.

4. Partners should make sure to ask follow up questions.

SAMPLE FLASHCARD

Readthefollowingstatementandsayifyouagreeordisagreewithit.Shareyouropinionwiththerestofthegroup.

If you find money in the street, you should bring it to the police.

Do you think it is the right thing to do?Would you do the same thing or would you keep the money?

USEFUL LANGUAGE

I think______________, because ___________.

I believe that______________, because __________.

I am sure that______________.

I agree / disagree because _______________.

In my opinion_______________, because _____________.

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EXERCISE

Usethecorrectphrasalverb from the box below to completethesentences.

Oh no! This dish is in pieces! Can it be ___________________________ again?

___________________________ your trash, please. Don’t leave it on the floor.

Can you ___________________________ the dictionary when you finish your work?

If you want to know the answer, ___________________________your grammar book.

Please ___________________________ your completed forms to the tour guide.

It’s cold outside. ___________________________ your coat before you leave.

I am sorry for being late, but I had to ___________________________ to my room to

get my bag.

Poor Jane, it must be hard to ___________________________ her two children by

herself.

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hand in giveback look at put together

pick up put on lookafter goback

VOCABULARY

•lookat•giveback•handin•puttogether•pickup

•puton•goback•getup•lookafter•turnon

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EXERCISE

Completethesentenceswiththecorrectpastsimpleformoftheverbsinparentheses.

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I want to join you but I __________ (spend) all my money.

I ___________ (make) a lot of new friends when I traveled abroad.

I ___________ (not go) to work yesterday because I wasn't feeling well.

She ___________ (see) a movie at the cinema last weekend.

My boss ____________ (have) a lot of appointments last week.

What ______ you _______ (do) last night?

I looked everywhere, but I _________ (not find) my wallet.

________ she _________ (go) to the store today?

• ManycommonverbsinEnglishhaveanirregularpastform,i.e.theydonotend in “–ed”inthepast.

have → had do → did go → went make → made

E.g.I gave my mother some flowers last week.

Therearenogeneralrulesfortheformationofthepastsimpleofirregularverbs.

Theseverbsareirregularonlyintheaffirmative.Theyformthenegativeandquestionswithdidandtheinfinitive,likeregularverbs.

E.g.He went to Australia on vacation last year. He didn’t go to Australia on vacation last year. Did he go to Australia on vacation last year?

Past Simple: Irregular Verbs

GRAMMAR FOCUS

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Do you think money can make a person happy? Why?Have you ever found money on the ground?If you had one million dollars, what would you do with it?

DISCUSSION

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(phrasal verb) to examine or study something

(phrasal verb) to move something you wear onto your body

(phrasal verb) to return something

(phrasal verb) to return

(phrasal verb) to give something to an authority or responsible person

(phrasal verb) to combine people or things, or organize something

(phrasal verb) to lift something

(phrasal verb) to stand

(phrasal verb) to care for or be in charge of someone or something

(phrasal verb) to switch on

look at

put on

giveback

goback

hand in

put together

pick up

get up

lookafter

turn on

WORD / PHRASE DEFINITION

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