IELTS Expert User A1 Term 4 subject 2 lesson 9
PART 1
Passagino
THINGS WE KEEP
READING
Look at the pictures. What things can you see? Are the things old or new? Do you have some of these things?
READ FOR MAIN IDEAS Read the article. What is it about?
PICTURING MEMORIES
Terry Lawrence is a travel writer for Pak Airlines in-flight magazine. Today she takes a break from travel writing and tells Pak Airlines readers about what she does in her free time.
I love to travel, I love to write – and I love to take pictures! I often take pictures of people and their favorite things. I have hundreds of pictures of people and the things they keep. People around the world keep things from childhood, for example toy cars, books, and games. These were their first favorite things. And me? I like to keep photographs, of course! Here are some of my favorite pictures.
Meet Tom Bradley and his toy cars. They were birthday gifts. They’re old, but he plays with them today with a little help!
Many parents keep their children’s things, like baby shoes or a child’s first clothes. Rosa Ortiz keeps her daughter’s shoe and her son’s shoe in her car. They were one and two years old at the time. Now they’re 12 and 13!
Many people keep books and comic books. This is Doug and one of his comic books, but it’s not his favorite. Doug leaves his favorite comic book at home it’s very expensive!
READ FOR DETAIL Read again. Then read these sentences from the article. What do the underlined words mean? Circle the answers.
1 These were their first favorite things.
These refers to:
a children
b birthday gifts
c things from their childhood
2 They’re old, but he plays with them today.
They and them refer to:
a toy cars
b shoes
c games
3 They were one and two years old at the time.
They refer to:
a Rosa’s cars
b Rosa’s parents
c Rosa’s children
4 It’s not his favorite.
It refers to:
a Doug
b Doug’s comic book
c Doug’s house
PAIR WORK What things do you keep? Why? Do you keep the same things from the article, too? Tell a partner.
PART 2
Write it
WRITING
A Read Angie’s email to her brother. What things from the past does she find in a box?
Reply Forward
Do you remember this postcard? It was in a box under my bed. It was from Grandpa Bowman in 1969. He was in Saudi Arabia. His postcards were always exciting, and this one was my favorite. The desert is really beautiful. Do you have any of his old postcards?
There was also a lot of homework from my school days in the box. Hey, I was smart! Well, usually. My math homework was awful! I don’t think I want to keep it.
Your old soccer ball was in the box, too. Why do I have it? I don’t know. There’s some writing on it. Maybe it’s the autograph of a famous soccer player. Do you want it?
Love,
Angie
PAIR WORK THINK CRITICALLY Why does Angie’s email have three paragraphs?
WRITING SKILLS Read the topic sentence from the email below. The topic sentence tells you what the paragraph is about. Read the email again and underline the three topic sentences.
Do you remember this postcard? (= this paragraph is about a postcard.)
WRITE IT Imagine you have a box of old things from your childhood. Write an email to a friend about two or three things in the box. Use a new paragraph for each thing. Write a topic sentence for each paragraph. You can use emojis.
PAIR WORK Read your partner’s email. What interesting things do they write about in their email?
PART 3
Practicino 1
THINGS WE KEEP
READING
SKIM Read the article. Find three reasons why people keep things.
Why do we keep things?
Old toys. Old music. Old soccer balls. Why are they so important? Why do we keep them? Here are three reasons:
Our feelings
5 Maybe your favorite toy when you were a child was from your grandparents. You don’t play with the toy now. You never see it. But you still want to keep it. Why? Because it’s from your grandparents. You love them very much. So you
10 keep the toy.
Money
Do you have your parents’ old music? Maybe the music was five dollars in the 1970s. Maybe it is going to be 50 or 100 dollars in 20 years. Sometimes we keep things because we can get money for them in the future.
15 The future
Why are you keeping your old soccer ball or your old guitar? You don’t need them now. You don’t play soccer or the guitar. But maybe your son or daughter is going to be a great soccer player or a wonderful guitar player. You’re keeping them for your children.
B
READ FOR DETAIL Read words 1-5 below. Circle the words in the article. Then match the words with their meanings (a-g). You don’t need to use all the meanings.
1 it (line 7)
2 them (line 9)
3 it (line 13)
4 them (line 14)
5 them (line 18)
a children
b grandparents
c music
d parents
e soccer ball or guitar
f things g toy
2 LISTENING
LISTEN FOR DETAILS Listen to the conversation. Write T for True and F for False.
1 Tadeo and Jen are shopping for old things.
2 School wasn’t very important for Tadeo.
3 Tadeo’s teacher was good.
LISTEN FOR SUPPORTING DETAILS Listen to the conversation again. What does Tadeo keep? Does he keep it because it’s expensive, or because he loves it?
Practicino 2
A Read Ichiko’s email. Write the correct topic sentences (a-c) for the paragraphs (1-3).
a There’s a photo of you and me at the airport.
b Do you remember our trip to Colombia in 2010?
c I have a photo of you on the beach.
Hi Rafa,
1 We went to the beach in Santa Marta. We were there day and night because there were no hotels. It was great. It wasn’t very expensive, and it was really beautiful. I’m writing to you because I have some pictures from the trip!
2 You’re in the water next to a really tall man, and you’re wearing a new shirt. You were very cute. Do you remember the guy’s name? I think he was from Canada. 14611
3 I’m wearing a long skirt with flowers. The flowers on my skirt were red, yellow, and orange. Your shirt was pink and purple. I can’t remember your shorts. They weren’t very nice. Do you remember them? Do you have the photo?
Love,
Ichiko
Read the sentences and check (i) where emojis are correct.
1 (At the doctor’s office) Can the doctor see me tomorrow? ;6.
2 (On social media) I was at work until 10:30 last night.
3 (In a text message) Do you want to get together on the weekend?
4 (At school) Professor Marumi, I’m not going to be in class next week.
Write an email about a trip in the past. Use one paragraph for each idea. Write a topic sentence for each paragraph.