UNIT 17: They’re working in the garden.
In this unit you will learn the following:
• How to answer the telephone
• How to make a telephone call
• How to talk about what you like and don’t like
Here are the words you will learn to use:
after
drink
ask
empty
beep
football
before
full
garden
breakfast
golf
busy
chess
hair
dinner
long
lunch
message
newspaper
number
play
please
read
shop
Here are some phrases you will learn to use:
have a haircut
leave a message
Here are some sentences you will practice:
He likes playing the piano.
Do you like washing the car?
I’ll get it.
Hello. John speaking.
short
speak
swim
telephone (phone)
television
tennis
watch
work
take a message
Can I speak to Tom, please?
Please call me after lunch.
Who’s calling?
I’m sorry, she’s busy. Can I take a message?
Grammar tips:
The new structures
in this unit are
gerunds and past
continuous tense
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1
2
3
He likes playing
the piano.
He’s playing
the piano.
a piano
4
5
6
She likes reading
the newspaper.
She’s reading
the newspaper.
a newspaper
7
8
They’re working
in the garden.
9
They like working
in the garden.
a garden
10
11
12
Yes, I do.
Do you like
washing the car?
No, I don’t.
washing the car
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1
2
3
Yes, they do.
Do your children
like swimming?
swimming
4
5
Do you
like reading?
6
No, I don’t.
It’s boring.
reading
7
Yes, I do. Reading
is interesting.
8
9
....................
Do you like
...........................?
driving the car
10
11
12
Does your husband
...................... ..............?
..........................
shopping
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They’re working in the garden.
1
2
Do you like
................... .............?
3
Yes, ..........................
interesting.
No, ..................
........... boring.
watching television
4
6
7
8
a dirty car
5
before washing
the car
a clean car
9
washing the car
11
12
after washing
the car
13
long hair
10
before having
a haircut
short hair
14
having a haircut
16
17
after having
a haircut
18
full
15
empty
drinking the
orange juice
.................... drinking
the orange juice
.................... drinking
the orange juice
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1
I’ll get it.
Hello. John
speaking.
a telephone
2
Excuse me.
Hello. John
speaking.
3
Can you
get it, David?
I’m busy.
Sure.
Hello. John’s phone.
David speaking.
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They’re working in the garden.
1
2
breakfast
3
lunch
4
dinner
5
before dinner
after dinner
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1
Can I speak
to Tom please?
2
Tom, can
you come to the
phone, please?
Sue, can you
ask Tom to come
to the phone?
Hello. Tom
speaking.
Please ask Jim to
call me after lunch.
a message
leaving a message
taking a message
3
Sorry we can’t come
to the phone now.
Please leave a message
after the beep.
Hello Alan. This is
Jim. Please call me after
lunch. Thanks. Bye.
a telephone
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They’re working in the garden.
1
2
Hello. Carol
speaking.
Sure, who’s
calling, please?
Hello Carol.
Can I speak to
Kim, please?
3
5
This is Ken.
4
Kim, it’s Ken
for you.
Hello. Kim
speaking.
6
Hello. Carol
speaking.
Hello Carol. It’s Liz.
Can I speak to Kim please?
I’m sorry, she’s busy.
Can I take a message?
7
8
Ask her to call me
after lunch, please.
Sure.
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2
Hello Carol. Can I
speak to Kim, please?
Hello. Carol speaking.
I’m sorry, she’s not here.
Can I take a message?
3
4
Ask her to call Hilda
after lunch, please.
Sure.
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They’re working in the garden.
1
2
golf
4
3
He’s playing golf.
5
tennis
7
6
They’re playing tennis.
8
football
10
They were playing tennis.
9
They’re playing football.
11
chess
He was playing golf.
They were playing football.
12
They’re playing chess.
They were playing chess.
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The Bensons
1
2
How is your headache
now, Anne?
Goodnight.
Goodnight, Anne.
I don’t have
a headache now.
3
4
That’s good. Let’s go to
the supermarket after lunch.
I need some milk.
I’ll get it.
OK. I’ll come.
I like shopping.
5
6
Hello. Anne
speaking.
Can I speak to
Tom Benson, please?
Sorry. He’s not
here now. Can I take
a message?
Yes. This is the
drugstore. Tom left his
credit card in my shop.
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7
8
Oh, did he?
Yes, I’ll ask him.
He’ll call after lunch.
He’s playing golf now.
Yes. Can you
ask him to call me
on 9687 4296?
9
10
Thanks for
calling.
Tom, the drugstore
called. You left your
credit card there.
That’s OK. Bye.
11
Oh, did I?
12
Yes you did. He left
his telephone number.
My card’s not here. I’ll
go and get it after lunch.
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