He lives in
the Antarctic
1 VOCABULARY
Hobbies
Match these words with the pictures.
Listen and check. Say the words. Do you know the names of any other hobbies?
2 PRESENTATION
He lives in the Antarctic
A What can you say about the photos?
B Cover the text and listen to Nick. Click the things he talks about.
C Listen and read about Nick’s life in the Antarctic.
My name’s Nick Bowen. I’m a scientist. I work for the British Antarctic Survey. I study the climate and the stars. I live at the Halley Research Station.
Our food comes by ship. It arrives twice a year, in March and October.
We travel on skidoos or we ski. We’ve also got five small planes. But we don’t travel by plane in the winter because it’s dark all the time.
Outside we wear special clothes and big boots, and sunglasses when it’s sunny.
In our free time we play a lot of games. We play cards. We sing and I play my guitar. Every Saturday we have a party and a special meal.
We can’t watch TV but we’ve got a lot of DVDs and every week someone chooses a film. It’s always very cold, of course, but in the summer we sometimes go swimming and diving.
The Antarctic is a fascinating and beautiful place. I love it.
D Answer the questions about Nick’s life.
3 GRAMMAR
Present simple
Complete the table.
Try this!
How many words can you think of for things that you can see in the Antarctic?
penguins
4 PRACTICE
A Choose the right word each time.
B Test a friend Write another sentence for 4A. Can your partner say the correct sentence?
Rok (don’t/doesn’t) wear glasses.
C What about you? Ask and answer questions about your daily life.
5 PRONUNCIATION
/s/ /z/ /ɪz/
Listen and repeat the verbs.
1 /s/ works takes eats
2 /z/ comes wears travels
3 /ɪz/ watches chooses uses
Now listen and put these verbs in the right group.
lives | dances | likes | sits | finishes | arrives
6 WRITING
Daily life in my country
Use what you know
Think about the sort of life you and your friends have. Write a short description for someone who lives in another country.
My name’s Carlos. I live in Spain and I go to school in Valencia. We don’t wear a uniform at school. In our free time, we …