English Unlimited HAK/HUM 2, Schulbuch mit Audio-CD und CD-ROM

76 The story of stuff 06 LANGUAGE SKILLS EXPLORE LOOK AGAIN EXTRAS Work in two groups, group A and group B. A, turn to p. 143 and complete the information about the object in picture D. B, turn to p. 145 and complete the information about the object in picture E. 22 a Talking about a favourite possession Work in A/B pairs. Tell each other about your objects. Which of the five objects, A–E, do you think is the most interesting? Why? Listen to four people talking about their favourite possessions. Match each person with two statements. There are two extra statements that you should not use. Think of one of your favourite possessions. Think about how to describe: Write a short blog entry about your favourite possession (60–80 words). Use the highlighted expressions in 20 and your own ideas. In pairs, make short video clips describing your possessions. Film the objects and record a voice-over for your clip. Example: It’s blue with white letters. It’s about 20 by 12 cm. It’s made of … Watch your videos in class and talk about these questions. SPEakING 18 a Use the active or passive. Prepare to tell someone from the other group about your object. Use these notes to help you remember. Use the passive as often as possible. TCD 2/02 17 19 D E Group A Istanbul, 1929 animal skin Piri Reis, 1513 Africa America Antarctica? 1820? a bad drawing? Group B 300 Costa Rica, 1930s people in Central America why? 2 cm 2 m how old? Las Bolas b LISTENING aNd VoCabULaRY 20 Talking about a possession a I need it for work. b I’ve had some of them since I was five. c It helps me relax after a long day at work. d It was given to me by my aunt. e It just reminds me of those days, the sunny summer days. f I absolutely love it because it is like a mosaic. g I just like it because it means I can do a lot of different things. h It’s a fantastic glass construction. i I think my favourite thing is my TV. j They were given to me by my mother. Anna 1 2 Alba 3 4 Claudia 5 6 Eren 7 8 WRITING aNd SPEakING 21 a 1 what it looks like. It’s made of … 2 how long you’ve had it. I’ve had it for … 3 how you got it. It was given to me by … 4 how you feel about it. I like it because … 1 Which favourite possessions are the oldest? 2 Which are the smallest? 3 Which are the most unusual? b b Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv