11B COMMUNICATIVE Dreams and plans

a Choose six questions to ask your partner.

1 When did you learn to ride a bike?

2 What dish would you like to learn to cook?

3 What are two things you need to do this week?

4 What are you planning to do after class?

5 What’s the next thing that you want to buy?

6 What things do you often forget to do?

7 Where would you like to go on your next holiday?

8 What did you want to be when you were little?

9 Which famous person would you like to have dinner with?

10 Who are you planning to go on holiday with?

11 Why do you want to learn to speak English?

12 What country would you like to live in?

13 What film do you really want to see?

14 What job do you hope to have in the future?

15 What hobby or activity would you like to try?

b Ask and answer the questions with your partner. Ask for more information.

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 11C COMMUNICATIVE­Speak for 30 seconds

START fast-food
selfies my family
restaurants
FINISH

the sun TV series

SPEAK FOR
my house 30 SECONDS chocolate

modern
the beach
clothes

reality
pop music
TV shows

mobile
children
phones

music
neighbours
festivals

in my
the internet cooking ghosts
free time

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 12A COMMUNICATIVE Have you done it?
a Complete the sentences in the present perfect, + or – , using the verb in brackets. Make six
sentences true and six sentences not true for you.

Have you done it?

1 the Game of Thrones books. (read)

2 Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony. (hear)

3 in a fast food restaurant. (work)

4 a Batman film. (see)

5 new jeans recently. (buy)

6 a multi-player game online. (play)

7 in a five-star hotel. (stay)

8 on TV. (be)

9 by boat. (travel)

10 asleep in class. (fall)

11 caviar. (eat)

12 to a famous person. (speak)

b Read your sentences to your partner. Can he / she guess which are true?

I haven’t read the Game of Thrones books.

I think it’s true because I don’t

think you like reading.
No, it’s not true – I’ve read all
the books and I’ve watched the series.

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 12B COMMUNICATIVE Have you ever…?

Have you ever (read) Have you ever (eat)

a book with more than 500 pages? Thai food?
• What book was it? • Where did you eat it?
• Did you like it? • What dishes did you eat?
• Did you recommend it to anyone? • Did you like them?

Have you ever (forget) Have you ever (lose)

your PIN or password? your keys?
• When was it? • When did you lose them?
• Was it an important password? • What happened?
• Did you remember it? • Did anybody help you?
• What happened?

Have you ever (be) Have you ever (sleep)

late for something important? more than 12 hours?
• What was it? • When was it?
• How late were you? • Why did you sleep so much?
• Why was it important? • Did anybody wake you up?

Have you ever (buy) Have you ever (have)

anything on eBay? a surprise birthday party?
• What was it? • When was it?
• How much did it cost? • Where was the birthday party?
• Did you have any problems with it? • Did you have a good time?

Have you ever (speak) Have you ever (send)

in public? an email or a text message to the
• When was it? wrong person?
• How did it go? • Who did you send it to?
• Did you enjoy it? • Who did you mean to send it to?
• Was it funny or was it a problem?

Have you ever (play) Have you ever (do)

in a band? yoga or pilates?
• When did you do it? • Where did you do it?
• Did you like it? • When did you do it?
• What kind of music did you play? • Did you go alone or with a friend?

Have you ever Have you ever (see)

(make) a cake? a famous singer or group in concert?
• What kind of cake was it? • Who did you see?
• Why did you make it? • Where was it?
• Was it good? • Did you go alone or with a friend?
• Did you have a good time?

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 12C COMMUNICATIVE Revision questions

Personal information The past (be) Free time

What / name? Where / you born? How much free time / have?
How / spell your surname? Where / your mother born? What kind of books / like?
Where / you from? Where / you at 8.00 yesterday What / do when you want to relax?
What / your phone number? evening? What / like doing at weekends?
What / do? Who / you with? How often / go to the cinema?
/ have a big family? What / your favourite food when What / your favourite kind of music?
Why / need English? you were little?
/ at home yesterday at 7.30 in
the morning? Everyday activities
Your flat / house Where / usually have breakfast?
/ live in a house or a flat? What time / usually leave home?
Future (going to)
Where / it? What / usually do in the morning?
Where / go after class? What time / usually have lunch?
Can…tell me about it?
/ watch TV this evening? What time / usually get home?
What / your favourite room?
When / do your homework? What / usually do at weekends?
Can…describe it?
/ go to bed early today? What time?
Where / go this Saturday?

Preferences The past simple

Which do you prefer? Why? What / do last night?
How often…?
Coke / Pepsi? What / have for dinner?
/ go to the gym? What time / go to bed?
summer / winter?
/ have dinner with friends? How many hours / sleep last night?
Facebook / Twitter?
/ eat meat? Who / dinner with yesterday?
watching sport / doing sport?
/ go to bed after 11 o’clock? How / come to class today?
swimming in the sea / in a pool?
/ watch TV in the evenings?
/ go to the doctor?

Can you…? Describe a friend

/ draw or paint well? What / his or her name?
Now
/ have a conversation in English? Where / live?
What TV series / watching? How often / see him or her?
/ play the guitar?
What book / read at the moment? What / do?
/ play chess?
/ it rain now? Where / you meet for the first time?
/ drive?
What / your teacher wearing? What / have in common?
/ wear jeans to work / school?
How / feeling right now?

Time and dates

Have you ever…?
What / the time now?
(be) to the UK?
What time / the class finish?
(see) a ghost?
When / birthday?
(break) your arm or leg?
What time / get up on Sundays?
(fall) in love?
When / your next class?
(live) in a different place?
What / favourite day of the
week? Why? (be) to a pop festival?
What / the date yesterday?

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