Lesson 2: My favourite book

1. Listen, ask and answer. Track 58

a) Listen and answer.

1. What did Reema hear first?

There is no one here now. Please leave a message.

2. How did the phone call end?

Bye for now.

b) Listen again, ask and answer.

1. Reema wants to speak to someone. (who)

Who does Reema Want to speak to?

Nina.

2. Nina told Reema about the trip. (when)

When did Nina tell Reema about the trip?

Yesterday/In yesterday's e-mail.

3. Reema saw something on a website. (what)

What did Reema see on a website?

Some interesting research.

4. Reema will phone again. (when)

When will Reema call again?

Tomorrow.

2. Read, answer, say and write.

b) There are two adjectives in the text. Underline them. What is different about their grammar? Why?

The most popular, longer

Longer: makes its comparative and superlative forms with -er, -Est, but popular needs more and most.

c) Make sentences about the first graph with more / most and less / least.

Folk stories are the least popular. Novels for teenagers are less popular than history stories but more popular than biographies.

3. Read, listen and check. Track 59

a) Read and match sentences 1–6 with sentences a–f.

1. I can’t carry this bag. D
2. I’m sorry. I can’t come shopping. E
3. Omar doesn’t want the juice. C
4. Jack didn’t finish his homework. F
5. Fred didn’t read all of the book. A
6. Nina didn’t buy the shoes. B

4. Finish the sentences. Use too or enough.

They aren't fresh enough.

We're too late to catch the bus.

I'm not clever enough.

It's too hot.

It's too expensive.