American English File 1 Teachers Book 2nd Edition

ow focu s on the example in c. Srs cover the BC
preposition s and test each other in pairs, pointing to
pictures an d ask ing Where's the [Jhost? 4 LISTENING

focus on part 2 Movement and get Sts to do exercise a a 4 24 ))) Focus on the introductio n and explain to Sts
individually or in pairs. that they arc going to listen to the journalis t Stcphen
Bleach's account of h is n ight in Room 11. Emphasize
4 22 ))) Now do b . Play the audio for Sts to c heck that this r ea lly happened.
answers . T h en play it again , pausing for S ts to repeat
the new lexis . G ivc Sts a few minutes to read sentences 1- l0 and
check that they understa nd all the vocabu lary.
4 22 ))) 3 out of 4 down l
2 up 1 t owa rd Extra support
5 from ..to _j • Read throug h t he aucl ioscript and dec ide if ~·o u ne ed
. 6 into
to pre-tcach any ne w l ex i ~ be fo re Sts listen .
1
Now play the audio t w ice for Sts to listen and corr ect
Now focus on the example in c. Sts cover the the errors.
prepositions and test each o ther in pai rs pointing to
pictu res and asking Where's the [Jhost [JO in[J? Then give t he m time to check their answers with a
partner. Play t he aud io aga in if necessa ry.
Tell Sts to go back to the main lesson 8C.
Check answer s.
Extra suppor t
1 He arrived at Gosforth Hall l ate in the evening.
• 1f you rh ink St s need more p ractice, you may w ant to 2 There were three other guests.
gi\'e the m th e Vocabu lary pbotocopiable act i\' ity at 3 He talked to t he hotel manager.
th is poin t. 4 The manager was a woman.
5 He went t o his room at 12:00.
3 PRONUNCIATION silent letters 6 Room 11 was on t he top floor.
7 The room was very big.
Pronunciat ion notes 8 There wasn't a remot e cont rol.
9 There wasn't a horror movie on TV.
• E n courage and help Sts to cross out silent letters 10 He went to sleep before the end of the movie I after
when they learn new words, like this: lis-ten.
half an hou r.
• Emphasize that ifSts can recognize the phonetic
transcription s next to word s in the dictionary, th is 4 24 )))
will help them to identify silent letters. (audioscript in Student's Book on page 120)
I arrived at Gosforth Hall late in the evening. I don't believe
a 4 23 ))) Go thro ugh t he Silent letters box w ith in ghost s, but yes, I felt a lit tle nervous. I checked in, and t he
the class and model and d ril l the pronunciation of front-desk clerk gave me the key and showed me to my room.
wpboard, so Sts ca n hea r that the p isn't pronounced. I left my things in t he room and came downstairs. There
S how them that the phonetics also m a ke this clear. weren't many other guests in the hotel. There we re only
three. I sat in the lounge and I talked to the ma nager, Sara
G et Sts to say the words aloud to the mselves to help Daniels, about her hotel. Then I had a drin k and at 12:00, I went
them decide which they thi nk is the silent letter in each upstairs t o my room .
word , and then cross it out. Room 11 was on the top floo r. I opened t he door and turned
on the light. lt was a very big room, very old, and yes, it was
Pl ay the audio for Sts to liste n a nd check. a little spooky. There was an old TV on a table - but there
wasn't a remote control. I turned on the TV. There was a
C heck answers (the s ilent letters arc in red). movie on. I was happy to see that it wasn't a horror movie. I
decided to watch t he mov ie, but I was ti red after my long trip
I 4 23 ))) g ue s t t alk and after half an hour, I went to sleep.
hal f what
building hour write Extra su pport
castle k now • IZ ead t hrough the aud ioscr ipt and d ec ide if ; ou need
cou ld
f riend list en to pre -teach any new Je, is befo re Sts liste n .
ghos t
b 4 25 ))) As k Srs if they think Stephen saw the gho st
Highli ght that in words that begin w ith kn- (e.g. knee) or not. Before playing the audio, p re-teach scared as a
o r 1vr- (e.g. \VI"Oil£J), the k and the \V a re always silent. sy nonym o fjri[Jhtened.

Extra idea Now play the next part ofStephen's story.
• l fyo ur Sts ha,·e dict io nar ies. you could get the m
C heck the an svver.
ro check thei r a nswers with the pho netics in t heir
cl ict io na ry. This\\ ill help bu iId thc ir co n fide nce in No, Stephen didn't see t he ghost.
d in iona r \' use.

b Get Sts to practice saying the words.

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se Additional grammar n otes

4 25 l)) • There is I there are can be used in any tense simply
(audioscript in St udent's Book on page 121)
by cha nging the form of be, t hus the past is there
=5 5tephen, I= interviewer wasf th ere were.

5 In the middle of the night , I suddenly woke upl l looked at my • Although it works in exactly t he same way as there
watch. lt was two o'clock in t he morning. The TV was off! But
how? There was no remote control, and I didn't get up and is I th ere are, Sts have a te ndency to fo rget th e plural
turn it off. The light was on, but suddenly the light went off,
too. Now I was scared! I couldn't see anything strange, but form there 1ver·e.
I could feel that there was somebody or something in the
room. I got out of bed and turned on the light and TV again. Focus on the exe rcises for 8C on paBe 139. Sts do the
Little by little I st arted to relax, and I went to sleep again. exercises individually or in pairs.
When I woke up, it was morning. I had breakfast and checked
out. I left the hotel about ten o'clock. Check answers, getting Sts to read the full sentences.
So the question is, did you see the ghost?
a 1 There were 6 t here was
5 No, I didn't see the ghost, but I definitely felt something or 2 There was
somebody in the room when I woke up in the night. 3 there were 7 Was t here
8 there was
I Were you frightened? 4 Was there 9 there weren't
5 Yes, I was I Very fright ened! 5 t here wasn't
I Would you like t o spend another night in the hotel? 10 were t here
5 Definitely, yes.
I Why? b 1 there was a
5 Well, I'm sure there was something strange in that room . I 2 there wasn't a
3 there were some
can't explain t he television and the light. I want to go back 4 there weren't any
because I want to see the ghost. 5 there weren't any
6 there was a
Now focus on th e five questions a nd go thro ugh them 7 t here wasn't a
w ith Sts. 8 there wasn't a

Play th e audio again, and repeat if necessary. Get Sts ro Tell St s to go back to the main lesson 8C.
compare w ith a partner, and then check answers.
Extra support
1 Yes . 2:00 a.m.
2 Yes. The TV and light we nt off. • Ifyou think Sts need more practice, you m ay want
3 Yes. to give them the Grammar photocopia ble act ivity at
4 Very this point.
5 Yes, because he wants to see the ghost.
6 SPEAKING
Extra support
Put Sts in pairs, A and B, and tell t he m to go to
• Ger Srs ro lisren ro both parrs ofrhe audio fo r a final Communicatio n The G host R oom , A on paBe 104,
time with the audioscripts on pp.120 - 12 1, sot hey B on pa[!e 109.
can see exactly what Stephen said and see how much
Give Sts a minute to loo k at the picture. T hen focus on
they undersrood. Translate f explain any new words the questions, and elicit that they should start w ith
Was th ere. .. ::> fo r singu la r nouns and We re there ... ? for
or phrases. plural nouns.

Extra idea Extra support
• You could get Sts to ''rite th e quest io ns.
• Get Sts to read the audioscripts at the back of the book
and then role-play the interview. T he person playing Get Sts to sit face-to-face . A (book open) asks his I her

Stephen should do it \\'ith his I her book closed. questions to B (book c losed) who has to answer.

5 GRAMMAR there was I there were T hen they change roles.

a 4 26 l)) Focus on the fo ur sentences. Get Sts to Get feedback. Who had the most correct answers,
complete them in pairs . A orB?

Play th e aud io for Sts to check t hei r a nswers.

4 26 l))

1 There weren't many other guest s in t he hotel.
2 There were only three.
3 There was an old TV on a table.
4 There wasn't a remot e control.

b 4 27 l)) Tell Sts to go to G rammar Bank 8 C on
paBe 138 . Focus o n rhe exa mple se ntences a nd play the
aud io fo r Sts to li sten and repeat. T hen go through the
ru les w ith the class .

For insrrucrions on how to use rhcsc pages sec pn[Je -10.

Test and Assessment CD-ROM CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THESE PEOPLE?

• Quick Test 8 4 28 >))
• File 8 Test
1c 2a 3b 4c 5c
GRAMMAR 11 b
4 28 >))
1a 6a 12 b
2a 7c I = interviewer, H = Heba
3b 8c 13 a I Where were you born?
4a 9b 14 b H I was born in Cairo, Egypt.
5 c 10 a I Do you have family there?
15 c H Yes, I do.
I Where do you live now?
VOCABULARY H I live in New York.

a 1 act or 2 artist 3 painter 4 musician 5 scientist 1= int erviewer, P = Pally
b 1 have 2 get 3 go, get 4 get 5 have, get I Did you go out last weekend?
c 1 out 2 by 3 to 4 in 5 back P Yes, I did.
d 1 a sofa 2 a bed 3 an armchair 4 a stove 5 a rug 1 I What did you do?
e 1 behind 2 next to 3 up 4 down 5 on P On Friday, I went to a restaurant with some friends, and on

PRONUNCIATION 5 fireplace Saturday I went to a club with some other friends.

a 1 lived 2 could 3 heard 4 near 5 hour I = interviewer, J = Jeanna
b 1 mu~cian 2 agQ 3 Y.§terday 4 between I What's your favorite room in your house?
J The kitchen.
CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THIS TEXT? I Can you describe it?
J Sure. it's not that big. it's very cozy, which is what I like
a1T 2F 3F4T5T6 T
about it. Um. ..and we have two refrigerators.

I = interviewer, P = Phoebe
I What's your favorite room in your house?
P My bedroom.
I Can you describe it?
P it's big. lt has a nice comfy bed and big windows.

I = interviewer, B = Ben
I What did you do yesterday evening?
B Yesterday evening I was quite ti red, so I went home. 1had

dinner, and then I had quite an early night.
I What time did you go to bed?
B I went t o bed at about half past nine.





































































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(audioscript in Student's Book on page 123)
J = Jenny, R = Rob, A = Announcement
J Where is it? Where's my phone?!
R Are you looking for this?
J Rob! I can't believe it! My phone! You're a hero. Thank you

so much.
R No problem. lt gave me a chance to see you again. And I

had more time to think about your offer.
J And?
R I'd love to accept. I really want to come and work in

New York.
That's great, Rob! I'm so happy.
R Me, too. Oh, you had a call from Eddie. I didn't answer it. Is
he going to meet you at the airport?
J Eddie? No. He's at college in Calif ornia.

I ~R In California? Does he teach there?
Teach? No, he's a student.
A student?
J Well, he's only 19. Eddie's my brother.
A Next departure flight 232 to New York is now ready
for boarding.
J I need to go.
R Well, have a good journey.
J Thanks, Rob.Bye.
R Bye. And see you in New York!
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Extra support

• lfrherc\ time. you could get Sts ro listen again\\ ith
the aud ioscripr on pt1£lC 123. so they can sec e:-.actl)

what they u nder~tood I did n't understand. Translate I

explain any new word~ or phrases.

b Focus on the Social English phrases and go through
them with the class .

In pai rs, Sts decide who says them .

c 5 43 l)) Play t he audio for S ts to listen and check.

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Ican't believe it! Jenny
Thank you so much. Jenny
I'd love to accept. Rob
I'm so happy. Jenny
Have a good journey. Rob
See you in New York. Rob

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If you know your Sts' Ll, yo u could get them to
tra nsla te th e phrases. If not, get Sts to take a look a t the
ph rases again in co ntext in the audioscript on pa[Je 123.

d Now play the audio again, pausing after each phrase for
Sts to Iisten a nd re peat.

finally, focus on the Can you...? questions and ask
Sts if they feel con fidem they can now do these things.

G present perfect
V irregular past participles
P sentence stress

Lesson plan Check answers.
They are going t o order pizza and watch Eclipse.
The topic of movies that are based on books provides the
context to introduce the presen t per fect. The lesson begins 5 44 l)) l
with the gramma r presentation through a conversation See conversation in Student 's Book on page 92
abo ut a movie . The pronunciation focus is on sentence
st ress, and vocabu la ry looks at com mon irregul ar past c Tell Sts to read rhe conversatio n while t hey listen again.
participles. The main context of the fi nal speak ing Play the audio the whole way through again.
and listening activity is a survey ask ing about movie
exper iences, a nd Sts learn how to ask present perfect Now focus on the chart and ask Sts, in pairs, to
question s with el'er. complete it a nd to a n swer questions 1- 3.

lo re: In 1 2B Sts learn other regular a nd irregu lar past Check answers.
participles, and contrast the present perfect with the
simple past. Ell haven't seen the movie. [l] Have you seen the movie?

STUDY I!Jm 1 've = I have. seen is from the verb see.
o Workbook 12A 2 [±]He's seen the movie.

Extra photocopiable material El He hasn't seen the movie.

o Grammar present perfect page 195 [l] Has he seen the movie?
o Communicative Have you done it? page 241 (instructions 3 No, we don't.

page 207) d 5 45 >)) TellStstogotoGt·a mmarBan k 12Aon
o Song Flashdance page 280 (instructions page 268) pase 146. Focus on th e exa m ple se ntences and play t he
audio for Sts to listen a nd repeaL. Then go through
Optional lead-in (books closed) the ru les with the class.
o \\ 'ri te the foll mY ing mlw ie quc<>tion naire on the boa rd:
Addit ional g r a mma r notes
110\\ 0 1 11 '\DO Y OL' GO TO Tll F \10\ l l ~::>
110\\" 01 I I '\ D O YOl W .\TC II .\ C.!O\ 11- 0'\ T\' OR[)\ D? P r esen t perfect
\\' 11 \l "- 1'\ D '>O I \ 10\' IFS D OYOL LIKF ;.
\ \11\T \ r ill l \':.T \10\' 11 ) 0 1· ~ \\\'? LJID YOL l l "-LIT? • T he prese nt perfect is presented here in two of the
most basic uses, i.e. for recent past actions and past
" 1" ('or)? experie nce when the time is nor referred to. These
uses may be diffic ul t fo r Sts if t hey do n't have an
DO)O t 11.\\1 \ 1 .\\0 RI TE.\C T O R ORD I RfC IOR? equiYalent in t heir la nguage.

• Cet Sts to ask nlu fi rst. Then the\' ask an d ans\\'e r • T he form of the present perfect may also be
'' problematic, as it is the fi rst time S ts have seen have
in pai rs. used as an auxiliary verb with all its contractions
(I 've... , he's .. ., etc.).
1 GRAMMAR present perfect
Regular and ir r egular p a st participles
a Books open. Focus on the images from movies and
elicit wha t they have in comm on. • Regular verbs shou ld not cause any p roble m s fo r
Sts since they a re the sa me as the simple past. Sts
! Sts may need help w ith rhe rid es, wh ich may have simply have to remem ber t he pronunciatio n r ules
been translated d ifFeren tly in t heir count ry. for -ed endings.

They are all based on books. • Many irregular past participles also have the same
fo rm as the si mple past. However, those that are
b 5 44 l)) Tell S ts they are going to listen to a telephone difFerent (e.g. speak- spoke- spoken) may cause
conversation between A lan and Lucy. a nd they must problems as Sts may con fuse the two forms. For
liste n fo r the rwo t hin gs they are going to do that this reaso n it is worth giving s pecial attentio n to
eve ning. Write the question on the boa rd. these verbs .

Play t he aud io once th e whole way through. Focus on the exercises for 12A on pase 1-17. Sts do the
exercises individuall y or in pai rs.

C heck answers, getting S ts to read t he full se ntences .
In a , w r ite t he co ntracted form s on the board . ln band c.
tell Sts to use contra ctio ns in [±] a nd El after 1, he, etc.

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