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Elementary 4 Unit 2

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Activity 1a

Complete each sentence with a word from the box

Music mash-up

Activity 1b

Circle all the correct letters for each itemMusic mash-up

Music mash-up

Activity 1c

Write answers to the questions. Use the words in bold in your answers.

Music mash-up

Activity 2

Listen and complete:

Clarifying a point

Dialog:

Now, let’s deduce the rule. Say TRUE or FALSE:1) We use “as...as” to compare things that are equal.2) “As...as” is frequently used in negative sentences.3) We add “er” to the adjective.

Activity 3

DJs edit their recordings to sound as cool as possible.Some musicians include parts from as many as 25 songs.

What’s the rule?

Look at the following sentences from the reading on page 94

Soccer players aren’t as tall as basketball players.Watching movies at home isn’t as exciting as hanging out with friends.

Now look these other sentences:

Activity 4What’s the difference?

Source: “Grammar activities 1 Intermediate” by Heinemann

Activity 5

Source: “Grammar activities 1 Intermediate” by Heinemann

Activity 6How are they different?Look at the pictures and complete the sentences using “as…as”

Source: “Grammar activities 1 Intermediate” by Heinemann

Activity 7English expressions

Source: “Grammar activities 1 Intermediate” by Heinemann

Join the phrases to make six common English expressions.

Activity 8

The Italian painter Giuseppe Arcimboldo painted the collection The Four Seasons in the year 1563.

Look at the four pictures. Which picture represents which season? Support your answer. What elements does it have?Are they mash-ups? Why?

The Four Seasons

Activity 9

A famous mash-up DJ is being interviewed on a TV show.

Mash-up DJ

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Activity 9A

You are a reporter on a TV show. Tonight a famous DJ is your guest. Ask him questions about his job and music compared to traditional music and DJs.

Mash-up DJ

AUseful language:Are /Were you….?Do you think…?is /isn’t as …. as-er / more …. than...In the past , traditional DJs…..funny / serious / respectable/ creative /professional/ exciting /etc.

Activity 9B

You are a famous DJ. You have been invited to a TV show. Feel free to answer all the questions the reporter asks you.

Mash-up DJ

BUseful language: is /isn’t as …. as-er / more …. than...In the past , traditional DJs…..funny / serious / respectable/ creative /professional/ exciting /etc.