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Macmillan English 6 Unit 13 worksheet

Teaching notes

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6Skills and language practised

Skill Language

Activity 1 Language building abstract nouns

Activity 2 Reading and vocabularymatch sentence halves containing abstract nouns

Activity 3 Grammar modals + passive infi nitive

Activity 4 Grammar modals + passive infi nitive

Follow-up activityOrganise students into pairs. One student chooses a word from Activity 1 and puts it in a sentence. Their partner listens and checks accuracy and meaning. Then the second student chooses a different word and does the same. The activity continues until all of the words have been used.

Answers

1 Find ten more abstract nouns. Write the abstract nouns.

Answers in any order:(starting horizontally)

hunger [½ mark]

bravery [½ mark]

friendship [½ mark]

stupidity [½ mark]

anger [½ mark]

hope [½ mark]

fear [½ mark]

generosity [½ mark]

beauty [½ mark]

happiness [½ mark]

5 marks

a h u n g e r o e h

b r a v e r y f r a

f r i e n d s h i p

h f n t e t c b o p

o e a j r o a e d i

p a n r o p l a s n

e r d o s y l u a e

s t u p i d i t y s

d s i t t b o y i s

f o o t y a n g e r

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62 Match the sentence halves.

1 Cycling without a helmet or lights is stupidity itself.

2 The girl’s beauty was obvious to all those who saw her.

3 They held on to their hopes throughout the search.

4 You could feel the fear as we descended into the dark forest.

5 Happiness in life is what most people want.

3 Write fi ve sentences. Use the words in the box.

Example sentences:

The garden should be watered. [1 mark]

This apple must be eaten. [1 mark]

That car could be stolen. [1 mark]

The necklace ought to be worn. [1 mark]

This box can be opened. [1 mark]

For each sentence, give ½ mark for meaning and ½ mark for punctuation.

4 Write sentences using the verbs in the box and a modal verb.

1 will be built [1 mark]

2 might be stolen [1 mark]

3 must be protected [1 mark]

4 can be seen [1 mark]

5 have to be given [1 mark]

5 marks

5 marks

5 marks