Unit 4 A woman No No Women

Unit 4

A woman No No Women want jewelry and men want gadgets.

Cook books are boring. Most women are not interested in gadgets. Women are sensitive and intuitive. Men don’t usually want brightly colored ties. Men like anything digital, electronic, and fun.

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grapes, pots, socks bars, keys, ties bridges, bunches, pieces

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Yes Blue Red My friends send me lots of texts. I sometimes buy my mom flowers.

you made somebody coffee? your bank set you a letter? you gave somebody a ride? you let your best friend some money? a friend told you a joke?

Page 133 b. John gave Tony an MP 3 player. c. Dick gave Molly some chocolate. d. Sue gave Carla a cook book. e. Becky gave Eric a CD. f. Jimmy gave Sally some earrings.

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Page 133 a. Could you send me the money? b. (Not possible to change. ) c. My dad bought me this for my birthday. d. I’ve told everybody that joke! e. (Not possible to change. ) f. We showed him pictures of our vacation. g. Ian is getting us some ice cream. h. (Not possible to change. ) i. I don’t want to make him breakfast! j. Can you lend Sue your bike?

Answers will vary.

to go going to go looking reading to buy going to buy

to go to buy going to buy having buying to buy to find

Answers may vary.

shirt pants boots

top skirt scarf earrings necklace sandals

white plain cotton woolen (light) green leather red gold vest shirt pants boots top skirt scarf earrings necklace sandals

a) a striped woolen hat b) patterned silk ties c) a pinstriped jacket d) a checked shirt

striped pinstriped patterned checked silk woolen tie vest hat shirt

Useful vocabulary white plain cotton woolen (light) green leather red gold striped pinstriped patterned checked vest shirt pants boots top skirt scarf earrings necklace sandals tie hat

stores consumers

Answers may vary.

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b) My parents don’t go to church. = “a” c) I’m not saving money for my next vacation. = “a” d) My mother doesn’t work in a bookstore. = “a” e) I’m not studying for an exam. = “c” f) It isn’t raining. = “b” g) I’m not learning to play the piano. = “c” h) The cost of living isn’t going up fast. = “c”

Student A Student B

Page 133 does cries goes becoming cutting choosing flying has hears living meeting pays pushes shining shutting says studies takes touches sitting staying starting wearing

Page 133 b) Do you use an electronic dictionary? Are you using an electronic dictionary? c) Do you plan your vacations? Are you planning your vacations? d) Do your parents work? Are your parents working? e) Does your teacher wear glasses? Is your teacher wearing glasses? f) What do you do? What are you doing?

Page 133 b) How many languages do you speak? c) What are you wearing today? d) Why are you learning English? e) What time do you usually go to bed? f) What color pen are you using to do this exercise?

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(2) I’m just looking, thanks. (3) What sort of thing are you looking for? (4) What colors do you have? (5) What size is she? (6) I’ll take it. (7) How would you like to pay? (8) By credit card. (9) Here’s your receipt. (10) Can she exchange it if it doesn’t fit?

Answers may vary.

9 gloves shirt 11 2 jacket 8 10 suit necklace jumper 12 5 top 6 earrings 1 socks 4 sunglasses 3 dress

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gadget (n. ) 1. a small tool or piece of equipment that does something useful or impressive. 2. a small piece of equipment that uses new technology A lot of men like electronic gadgets. Photo from http: //technabob. com/ from Macmillan Online Dictionary

last (v. ) • to continue existing or happening for or until a particular time The game lasted four hours. from Macmillan Online Dictionary

diamond ring He bought her an expensive diamond ring for her birthday. from Macmillan Online Dictionary

sensitive (adj. ) • reacting quickly or strongly to something Coral is very sensitive to changes in water temperature. from Macmillan Online Dictionary

intuitive (adj. ) • based on your feelings instead of on facts or evidence. Someone who is intuitive knows the right thing to say or do. from Macmillan Online Dictionary

silly (adj. ) • showing that you are not intelligent, not serious, not thinking carefully, etc. a silly mistake from Macmillan Online Dictionary

digital (adj. ) • storing information such as sound or pictures as numbers or electronic signals Do you have digital TV? from Macmillan Online Dictionary

Swiss army knife Photo from http: //www. swissarmy. com/ from Macmillan Online Dictionary

overjoyed (adj. ) • extremely pleased My husband was overjoyed when I bought him a Swiss army knife. from Macmillan Online Dictionary

jewelry • Rings, necklaces and bracelets are all types of jewelry. from Macmillan Online Dictionary

collocation • the fact that a word collocates with other words make decision take advantage do the grocery shopping from Macmillan Online Dictionary

price tag (n. ) • a label on a product that says how much it costs Do you always look at the price tag before you buy clothes? from Macmillan Online Dictionary

profit (n. ) • money that you make by selling something or from your business, especially the money that remains after you have paid all your business costs Profits are increasing at Primark and new stores are opening. from Macmillan Online Dictionary

environmental (adj. ) • relating to the natural world and the effect that human activity has on it Environmental groups want to protect the environment. from Macmillan Online Dictionary

damage (v. ) • to harm something physically so that it is broken, spoiled, or injured Friends of the Earth say cheap clothes are damaging the environment. from Macmillan Online Dictionary

consumer (n. ) • someone who buys and uses goods and services. Consumers pay low prices for clothes at Primark. from Macmillan Online Dictionary

on average • used for talking about what is usually true, although it may not be true in every individual situation On average, people buy 50 items of clothing a year. from Macmillan Online Dictionary

recycle • to change waste materials such as newspapers and bottles so that they can be used again Things that you can recycle are good for the planet. from Macmillan Online Dictionary

charity • organizations to which you give money so that it can give money and help to people who are poor or sick, or who need advice and support. These organizations considered as a group. The show raised thousands of dollars for charity. from Macmillan Online Dictionary

disposable • something that is disposable is designed to be thrown away after you have used it once or a few times You can’t recycle cheap clothes – they are disposable. from Macmillan Online Dictionary

spokesperson • someone whose job is to officially represent an organization, for example in dealing with reporters A spokesperson is someone who expresses the opinion of a large organization. from Macmillan Online Dictionary