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Target Language

B1

Television

In this lesson, we will talk about：• learn words/expressions/phrases
related to the topic;• make sentences related to the topic;• answer questions and share ideas
related to the topic.

Television

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Key Sentences

1. I hate my cousin. He is reallya couch potato.
2. The most famous US sitcom “TheGolden Girls” reached British screens.

3. My mother is always watchinga soap opera.
4. We watched a live broadcast ofthe concert.
5. Most people change channels during
the commercial break.
couch potato inactive person who spends a lot of time watching television
sitcom a humorous television program based on situations that could arise in everyday life
soap opera a television or radio story about the daily lives and relationships of the same group of people,
which is broadcast regularly
broadcast made public by means of radio or televisioncommercial break advertisements in between TV programs2

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B2

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Target Language

In this lesson, we will talk about：• learn words/expressions/phrasesrelated to the topic;• make sentences related to the topic;• answer questions and share ideas
related to the topic.

Music

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Key Sentences

1. I don’t know much about rap.

2. I don’t like rock music very much.

3. They love classical music.
4. Would you like to go to a pop concert
with me this weekend?

4. She’s into modern jazz these days.

rap a type of popular music with a strong rhythm in which the words are spoken, not sungrock a type of popular modern music with a strong loud beat, played using guitars and drumsclassical it’s a cultural and traditional music that is considered to be important and serious and that has a value that
continues for a long time
pop modern music that is popular, especially with young people, and usually consists of simple tunes with a strong beatjazz an improvised music that has a strong beat and parts for performers to play alone3Topic Conversation
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B3

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Target Language

In this lesson, we will talk about：• learn words/expressions/phrases
related to the topic;• make sentences related to the topic;• answer questions and share ideas
related to the topic.

Food

2Key Sentences

1. We eat out twice a week.

2. I have seafood allergies.

3. I bring spaghetti to our pot-lucklunch this Sunday.

4. I’d like to get a super-size fries
with my combo meal.

eat out to eat outside especially at a restaurant
allergies a medical condition that causes someone to become sic after eating, touching, or breathing
something
pot-luck an informal meal where guests bring a different dish that is then shared with other guests
super-size describes something that is much bigger than the normal size

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B41

Target Language

In this lesson, we will talk about：• learn words/expressions/phrases
related to the topic;• make sentences related to the topic;• answer questions and share ideas
related to the topic.

Travel2

Key Sentences

1. Check-in counters are open two hours
before the schedule flight departure time.

2. Passengers are required to produce
appropriate identification at the check-incounter.
3. Passengers are advised to be at the boardinggate at least thirty minutes before thescheduled departure time of their flight.
4. Children under age 12 will not be accepted for
carriage unless they are accompanied by aperson at least 18 years of age.
5. Passengers are strongly advised not to checkin valuable or fragile items as baggage.
departure an act of leaving a place, especially at the start of a journey
identification official papers or cards, such as your passport, that prove who you areboarding the act of getting on a ship, plane etc. in order to travel somewhere
carriage the moving of people or goods from one place to anotheradvised to tell someone what you think they should do11

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B51

Target Language

In this lesson, we will talk about：• learn words/expressions/phrases
related to the topic;• make sentences related to the topic;• answer questions and share ideas
related to the topic.

Animals and Pets

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Key Sentences

1. I am an animal lover.
2. I walk my dog twice a day.
3. They say that dog is a man’s best friend.
4. The beluga whale is rapidly
becoming an endangered species.
5. My pet rabbit was sick, so I rushed him tosee a veterinarian.

animal lover a person who loves animals so much
walk my dog bring your dog outside to have a walk
man's best friend dog
endangered species population of organisms which is at risk of becoming extinct
veterinarian a doctor for animals

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B6

Target Language

In this lesson, we will review the：• words and phrases;• definitions of words and phrases;• situations related to the topics.

2Topics
1. Television is a system ofbroadcasting images andsounds on the screen
2. Music is a pattern of sounds madeby musical instruments, voices, orcomputers, or a combination ofthese, intended to give pleasure topeople listening to it.
3. Food is something that people
and animals eat to keep them alive.
4. Travel is to go from one place toanother on a trip; usually over along distance.
5. Animals are living things that canmove or eat and react to the world
through its senses and pets areanimals kept at home and treated kindly.

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