Who Sang I Was Looking Back to See if You Were Looking Back at Me

Pre-intermediate (Lesson 14)

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Warm up!

Read the following sentences and make positive predictions (I'm sure you'll …).

1. I have an important exam tomorrow.
2. I'm getting married next month.
3. I'm a bit depressed today.
4. I'm going to New York next month.
5. I can't go out tonight. I don't have money.

Speaking and Reading.

A) Look at the six promises below. What do they have in common?

A I won't tell anyone.
B I'll always love you.
C I'll come back tomorrow.
D I'll write.
E I'll pay you back tomorrow.
F This won't hurt.

What promise is the most difficult to keep from your point of view?

B) Read the text and fill the gaps with the promises from ex. 2A.

Promises, Promises…

We make them and we break them, because some promises are very hard to keep.
Here are the top of six most common broken promises…

1.
You always hear this from builders, plumbers, electricians. But the truth is very different. They won't come back until next week (or later). And you will probably need to phone them five times first.

2.
We love hearing secrets and happily make this promise. And at the time we really mean it. 'Don't worry' we say, your secret is safe with me'. But of course it isn't. Research shows that everybody will always tell one other person the secret. Very soon the whole street will know!

3.
A favourite phrase of doctors, dentists, and nurses. They usually say it just before they give you an injection. But the phrase is not complete. The full phrase is: 'This won't hurt me (but it will probably hurt you a lot).

4.
You make a new friend on holiday or on a bus journey, you swap your e-mail address on a card or an old piece of paper. 'Oh, dear!' you think — but then you remember that they didn't write to you either!

5.
In Hamlet, Shakespeare told us never to borrow or lend money. He was right. When we lend people money they always make this promise, but then they forget. If we then ask for the money back, they think we are mean. If we don't ask, we never get the money back.

6.
Whitney Houston sang a song about this and every day all over the world thousands of people make the same promise to each other. We know eternal love exists, but is this promise the most difficult one to keep of them all?

Vocabulary Study and Practice.

A) Remember these phrases:

Useful phrases:

to keep promises – means that one always does what he / she has promised
to break promises — means that people forget what they've promised

B) Find the words in the text to complete these definitions.

1. A person who repairs water pipes, baths —
2. Studies to find more information about something —
3. Putting medicine under the skin with a needle —
4. The act of travelling from one place to another —
5. One or the other —
6. Something which lasts forever —

Grammar Study. DECISIONS. OFFERS. PROMISES.

Pay attention to these rules.

Grammar Practice.

A) Match the sentences and the responses.

1. I'm thirsty.	a) I'll help you do it.
2. I have a headache.	b) Shall we make you a sandwich?
3. This exercise is difficult.	c) Shall I carry one for you?
4. I'm hungry.	d) I'll lend you some money.
5. These begs are heavy.	e) I'll send it by e-mail now.
6. I left my wallet at home.	f) Shall I turn off the music?
7. I need this photo urgently.	g) I'll get you a glass of water.

B) Complete the sentences with WILL / WON'T and the suggested verbs:

call forget help pay take tell

Example:
A: What would you like?
B: I'll have the pasta.

1
A: I can't open this window.
B: you?

2
A: It's a secret.
B: I anyone, I promise

3
A: When will I see you again?
B: I you tonight.

4
A: Can I borrow 50$?
I you back tomorrow.

5
A: It's my birthday next week.
B: Don't worry. I

6
A: I don't feel very well.
B: I you home?

Speaking.

Look at the pictures and try to guess what promises or offers the people are giving.

What promises do you often give?

Vocabulary Study and Practice. Phrasal Verbs with 'BACK'.

Complete the dialogue with one of the phrasal verbs.

call back come back give it back pay me back take it back

1
A: I love that shirt you gave me for my birthday. But it's a bit small.
B: Don't worry. I'll to the shop and change it.

2
A: Can I speak to Bart, please?
B: I'm sorry. He isn't home at the moment.
A: OK. I`ll later.

3
A: Excuse me. Could I talk to you for a moment?
B: I'm really busy at the moment. Could you in five minutes?

4
A: That's my pen you're using!
B: No, it's not. It's mine.
A: No, it's mine. !

5
A: Can you lend me 50 euros, Nick?
B: It depends. When can you ?
A: Tomorrow. I'll go to the bank first thing in the morning.

Vocabulary Revision. Prepositions.

Complete the questions with the correct preposition.

about for of to with

1. What did you dream last night?
2. What radio station do you usually listen ?
3. What do you talk with your friends?
4. Did you wait a bus or a train today?
5. Who do you usually agree in your family?
6. Are you going to write anybody tonight?
7. What do you think this book?
8. What are you thinking now?
9. Do you often argue people?
10. Who was the first person you spoke this morning?

Vocabulary Study. Ordering a meal.

Match the phrases and the pictures. Put 1-8 into the gaps.

a) grilled salmon
b) T-bone steak
c) mushroom soup
d) tomato and mozzarella salad
e) baked potato
f) rare steak
g) fried chicken
h) grilled prawns

Watching and Speaking.

Watch how Allie and Mark are ordering a meal in the restaurant.

1. What do they order for starters?

2. What does Allie order for her main course?

3. What kind of potatoes do they order

4. How does Mark want his steak — rare, medium, or well done?

5. What are they going to drink?

Role-play the situation: you are a customer and your partner is a waiter. You are going to order something. What would you say in this case?

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Who Sang I Was Looking Back to See if You Were Looking Back at Me

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