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Unit 23: Great expectations!
First conditional
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- 1 Nice to meet you!
- 2 What to wear
- 3 Like this, like that
- 4 The daily grind
- 5 Christmas every day
- 6 Great achievers
- 7 The Titanic
- 8 Travel
- 9 The big wedding
- 10 Sunny's job hunt
- 11 The bucket list
- 12 Moving and migration
- 13 Welcome to BBC Broadcasting House
- 14 New Year, New Project
- 15 From Handel to Hendrix
- 16 What's the weather like?
- 17 The Digital Revolution
- 18 A detective story
- 19 A place to live
- 20 The Cult of Celebrity
- 21 Welcome to your new job
- 22 Beyond the planets
- 23 Great expectations!
- 24 Eco-tourism
- 25 Moving house
- 26 It must be love
- 27 Job hunting success... and failure
- 28 Speeding into the future
- 29 Lost arts
- 30 Tales of survival
Session 5
Alice meets all sorts of creatures as she swims around in a pool of her own tears. She joins in a Caucus-race: but how can you win a race with no rules? And who will give the prizes?
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A look back at useful grammar, vocabulary and facts from Unit 23
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A look back at useful grammar, vocabulary and facts from Unit 23
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Look at Session 2, Activity 1Question 1 of 15
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Finish this sentence: Your baby will be bilingual if...
a
... you lie on your back and put your feet in the air.
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b
... you drink eight glasses of water a day.
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... you and your husband speak to it in two different languages.
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Look at Session 2, Activity 2Question 2 of 15
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When does Sue say she will sing her baby songs?
a
When Harry's away on business.
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b
When they find out if it's a boy or a girl.
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c
When she is breastfeeding.
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Look at the session grammarQuestion 3 of 15
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Which of these plans is certain?
a
When I get home, I will study English.
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b
If I go home, I will study English.
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c
When I get home, I might study English.
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Look at Session 1, Activity 3 again.Question 4 of 15
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Which word has a silent letter at the start?
a
kangaroo
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b
working
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c
knight
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Look at Session 4, Activity 1Question 5 of 15
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Which country is Mariko Oi from?
a
Singapore
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b
Japan
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c
The UK
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Look at Session 4, Activity 1Question 6 of 15
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Which is the most expensive place to have a baby if you don't have medical insurance?
a
The US
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b
The UK
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c
Singapore
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Look at Session 4, Activity 1Question 7 of 15
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In France, the medical treatment received by rich people and poor people is...
a
..the same.
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b
...different.
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c
...expensive.
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Look at Session 3, Activity 1Question 8 of 15
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Complete this sentence: All my side of the family are ginger because...
a
... it runs in the family.
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b
... we are in the family way.
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c
... we've got a bun in the oven.
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Look at Session 1, Activity 1 again.Question 9 of 15
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Which idiom describes someone who is expecting a baby?
a
She's got a bird in the nest
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b
She's got a bun in the oven
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c
She's got a baby in the bath
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Look at Session 3, Activity 1Question 10 of 15
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Why does Sue want to call her baby Penelope if it is a girl?
a
It's a normal name.
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b
It's her mother's name.
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c
Her husband likes it.
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Look at Session 1, Activity 2 again.Question 11 of 15
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What is the missing word in this idiom: 'We'll be hearing the ________ of tiny feet soon'
a
patter
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b
thump
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c
trickle
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Look at Session 3, Activity 1Question 12 of 15
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If Dave's son takes after him, he'll be...
a
... good at maths and science.
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b
... good at sports.
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c
... ginger-haired.
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Look at part 3 of Alice in Wonderland.Question 13 of 15
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What is the name of Alice's cat?
a
Dinah
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b
Dodo
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c
Caucus
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Look at part 3 of Alice in Wonderland.Question 14 of 15
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Who won the Caucus-race?
a
Nobody
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b
Alice
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c
Everybody
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Look at part 3 of Alice in Wonderland again.Question 15 of 15
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Who gave the prizes in the Caucus-race?
a
The Mouse
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b
Alice
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c
The Dodo
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1
Finish this sentence: Your baby will be bilingual if...
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2
When does Sue say she will sing her baby songs?
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3
Which of these plans is certain?
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4
Which word has a silent letter at the start?
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5
Which country is Mariko Oi from?
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6
Which is the most expensive place to have a baby if you don't have medical insurance?
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7
In France, the medical treatment received by rich people and poor people is...
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8
Complete this sentence: All my side of the family are ginger because...
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9
Which idiom describes someone who is expecting a baby?
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10
Why does Sue want to call her baby Penelope if it is a girl?
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11
What is the missing word in this idiom: 'We'll be hearing the ________ of tiny feet soon'
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12
If Dave's son takes after him, he'll be...
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13
What is the name of Alice's cat?
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14
Who won the Caucus-race?
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15
Who gave the prizes in the Caucus-race?
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