1 Read the text and answer the questions.
ROOMMATEزميل الغرفة :
Do you ever go on holiday with a friend? If you do, this means you might have to share a room for a few days or even weeks. So
what makes a good (and bad) roommate?
هل سبق لك أن ذهبت في عطلة مع صديق؟ إذا فعلت ذلك، فهذا يعني أنك قد تضطر إلى مشاركة غرفة لعدة أيام أو حتى أسابيع.
فما الذي يجعل زميل الغرفة جيدًا (أو سيئًا)؟
Students’ own answers: اجابات الطلاب الخاصة
2 SPEAKING Work in pairs. What qualities in a roommate are important to you? Number the qualities 1 to 5 (1 = very important). Compare your list with a partner.
a ☐ a clean and tidy person
b ☐ a quiet person
c ☐ a person with the same interests
d ☐ a person with healthy habits
e ☐ a generous person, e.g. they share books/games
A Number 1 for me is ‘a clean and tidy person’.
B The most important one for me is ‘a person with the same interests’. It’s easy to talk about things if you share the same interests.
Students’ own answers: اجابات الطلاب الخاصة
3 2.4 Read the questions. Then listen and choose the correct answers.
1 Husam and his family visited Amman because
a Husam’s cousin is studying there.
b Husam is going to university there next year.
c Husam wants to do a questionnaire.
2 The university thinks it’s very important to match students
a with the same interests.
b from the same town.
c who study the same subjects.
3 Osama wanted to live with a
a friend from school.
b someone from the same part of the country.
c someone new he could be friends with.
4 Before university started, Osama suggested to his roommate
a that they should meet before they started.
b a list of things to bring.
c that they learnt to cook and clean.
ANSWERS:
1 a 2 a 3 c 4 b
4 2.5 Complete the sentences with do or make. Then listen and check.
- Before students start at the university, they do a questionnaire.
- The university will ______ its best to match people with similar interests.
- Osama wanted to ______ a new friend when he got there.
- He could ______ suggestions about which things to take – for example, a microwave or a small fridge.
Answers : 2 do 3 make 4 make.
5 You are going to go on holiday with a friend and share a room. In groups, write fi ve questions for a roommate questionnaire. Then compare your questions with another group and choose the best ten questions.
Students’ own answers: اجابات الطلاب الخاصة
6 SPEAKING Ask the questions in your questionnaire in your group. Compare answers and find the best roommate for you in the group.
Students’ own answers: اجابات الطلاب الخاصة
LESSON 5B VOCABULARY
Vocabulary extensionتوسيع المفرادات
1 Do you share a bedroom with your brother or sister? If yes, write about the things you like or dislike about sharing a room. If no, write about the things you like or dislike about having your own room.
Students’ own answers: اجابات الطلاب الخاصة
2 2.6 Tick the words which contain a silent h. Listen, check and repeat.
1 ☐ how
2 ☑ why
3 ☐ what
4 ☐ home
5 ☐ his
6 ☐ half
7 ☐ hour
8 ☐ him
Answers 1✓ 2✓ 3✓ 4 ✗ 5 ✗ 6 ✗ 7 ✓ 8 ✗
3 2.7 Listen to some words containing a silent h. Write them correctly. Listen and repeat.
Answers: 1 wheel 2 white 3 vehicle (but note that in American English the his pronounced) 4 exhausted 5 whale 6 when
4.2.8 There are seven question words beginning with wh-. Write them in the correct column. Listen, check and repeat.
Answers:
Silent h = what, where, when, why, which
/h/ sound = who, whose
5 2.9 Sometimes two or more words sound the same, but have a different spelling. Listen and choose the word you hear. 1 our 2 where 3 whose 4 whole 5 hour 6 weather
