1 Unit Lessons for life Opener 1

Background information
The photo was taken in 2009. The painting on the right is 
a self-portrait done by the man on the left – one of many 
street artists who work on Place du Tertre in Montmartre, 
Paris, France.
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CPT extra! Lead-in activity [after Ex.1]
• Ask students to work in pairs or small groups to discuss
the expressions used to describe people. In feedback,
elicit definitions and discuss how the phrases might
be used.
• Optional step If your students are creative, ask them to
draw pictures to represent each character, or ask them
to mime them.
• In feedback, ask students if they guessed the false
sentence from each set of eight sentences.
EXAMPLE ANSWERS
1 Currently, I’m looking for a new job.
2 A few years ago, I went to Thailand for the first time.
3 I usually watch TV or do sport.
4 I have never been windsurfing … / stayed in a five star 
hotel …
5 I didn’t revise last weekend, because I had already 
learned all the vocabulary on the list.
6 I met my best friend when I was at university. I was 
living in a small flat at the time.
7 I have had my present job for several years.
8 I don’t have the time or money at the moment, but 
sooner or later I’ll travel round the world.
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• Ask students to complete the advice using the words
in the box. Let them compare answers and discuss the
advice in pairs.
ANSWERS
1 while 2 for 3 in 4 ever 5 now 6 never
Speaking 
my life
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• Optional step It’s a good idea to ask students to think
of their favourite saying before the class so that they are
prepared for this exercise.
• Ask students to work in groups of four or five. Tell each
student to write a saying on a piece of paper. You could
provide one or two examples of your own to get them
started. You could also prepare and hand out small slips
of paper for students to write on to avoid them having
different sized pieces.
• Once each group has a pile of sayings, tell them to place
them in a pile and turn them over one by one. Together
they should discuss the meaning and guess whose
favourite saying it is. The person can then tell the group
why they chose it.
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