I have to go to my
exam
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Objectives
2. Listen to two friends
talking about an
important exam
1. Talk about your
experience with 3. Role-play giving
taking exams advice to a friend
about a difficult
situation
2
How do you feel about exams?
I love exams! I hate exams! I don’t mind exams!
3
Read the texts
I passed my Science I took my History
exam! It’s because I exam and I think I
studied at the library failed because I
every day for a week. didn’t revise my
Chloe, 23 notes.
Diana, 22
4
Match the sentence beginnings and endings
Chloe had Chloe passed her Diana failed her Diana took
exam because exam because
she studied at the a History exam. a Science exam. she didn’t revise
library every day. her notes.
5
Choose the correct verb to complete the sentence
1. I have studied so much, but I just don’t ___________ the material. to study
2. I studied a lot. I’m sure that I ___________ the exam. revise
3. I tried ___________ at the library, but there were too many people. passed
4. I forgot everything that I studied. I think I __________ the exam. failed
5. Did you __________ the vocabulary? It’s going to be on the exam! understand
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Discuss the questions
1. What was an important exam
that you had?
2. Did you study or revise for the
exam?
3. How did you feel when you took
the exam?
4. Did you pass or fail the exam?
Why do you think you passed or
failed?
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Listen to a conversation
Today Chloe and Diana have an
important exam in their Spanish
class. They meet at school before the
exam.
Diana
Chloe
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Answer the questions below
Who studied for the exam? Who didn’t?
How does Chloe feel? How does Diana feel?
Who do you think will pass the exam? Who do you think will fail?
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Listen to the second part
of the conversation.
Chloe and Diana took their Spanish
exam yesterday.
Take notes about their conversation
and answer the questions in the next
slide. Diana
Chloe
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Choose the correct answer
true false
1. Chloe revises her notes every day.
2. Diana studies the day before an exam.
3. Diana usually studies at the library.
4. Diana is going to study this afternoon.
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Complete the sentences
Chloe
I think I passed my Spanish _________ ! How about you?
study
Diana bad
I think that I _________ . I didn’t know any of the answers.
Chloe
exam
I told you! You have to ________ more for your next exam.
should
Diana
I’m very_________ at studying. What _________ I do?
should
Chloe
You _________ revise your notes. I try to study every day! failed
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Complete the sentences
Chloe
pass
Where do you usually study?
I _________ at home, but it’s difficult because my Diana Deal?
roommates are so loud.
Chloe
should
You ________ study at home. You ________ study at the library.
should
Diana
You’re right! I ________ study at a quieter place.
shouldn’t
Chloe
If you ________ your next exam, I’ll buy you dinner. ________ ? study
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Should and shouldn’t
When we want to express that it’s a good idea to do something or we want to
make a suggestion:
You should study at the library or a quiet coffee shop.
When we want to express that it’s a bad idea to do something:
I shouldn’t start studying the day before an exam.
Now complete the sentences with should or shouldn’t.
1. You ___________ eat more fruit and vegetables if you want to be healthy.
2. He ___________ talk that way to his mother!
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What should I do?
Your friend broke up with Your friend wants to
their partner. get a new job.
Your friend is failing all their
exams at university.
Your friend doesn’t have
plans for this weekend.
Your friend’s roommate
doesn’t do housework.
Your friend doesn’t
know how to cook.
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Remember We use should to say
2. that something is a good
idea. The negative form
is shouldn’t.
1. When we think that
we are going to pass You should study in a
an exam, we usually quiet place. 3. When we give advice
feel confident. You shouldn’t study in a to a friend, we tell
When we think we are noisy place. them what to do in a
going to fail an exam, difficult situation.
we often feel
nervous.
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Great work!
Revise the Review lesson in our A2 English
course. Go a step further and do lessons
54-55 in our A2 English course.
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Additional material
Write should or shouldn’t
1. I’m not very happy at work. I ___________ look for a new job. should
2. I’m failing all of my exams. I ___________ study more.
should
3. My brother has to go on a diet. He ___________ eat fast food.
should
4. My roommate is very lazy. I think she __________ do more housework.
should
5. You __________ date new people when you have just broken up with a
partner. shouldn’t
6. It’s very sunny outside! You __________ go for a walk. shouldn’t
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Answer key
P. 5 P. 10
Chloe had a Science exam. Chloe studied. Diana didn’t study.
Chloe passed her exam because she Chloe feels confident. Diana feels
studied at the library every day. nervous.
Diana failed her exam because she
didn’t revise her notes. P. 10 True, True, False, True
Diana took a History exam.
P. 13 exam, failed, study, bad, should,
P. 6 understand, passed, to study, failed, should
revise
P. 14 study, shouldn’t, should, should,
pass, deal
P. 14 should, shouldn’t
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