ANSWER KEY UNIT 1 - TELL ME ABOUT IT

STAGE 1

Getting Started

A

1. Students may answer fish or whale
2. Whale
3. It lives on the sea
4. It has babies
5. Mammals

B

Whales are (1)sea-livings mammals. They therefore breathe(2)air but cannot survive on land. Some species are very large (3)indeed and the blue whale, which can exceed 30 meters in (4)length, is the largest animal to have lived on earth. Superficially, the whale looks rather like (5)a fish, but there are important differences in its(6)external structure; its (7)tail consists of a pair of broad, flat, horizontal (8)paddles (the tail of a fish is vertical) and it has a single (9)nostril on top of its large, broad head. The skin is (10)smooth and shiny and beneath it lies a layer of fat (blubber). It can be up to 30 meters in (11)thickness and serves heat and body (12)fluids.

Find out

1. mammal.
2. the blue whale can exceed to 30 meters in length.
3. because they are sea-livings mammals.
4. Whales : they are warm blooded

 its tail consists of a pair of broad,flat horizontal paddles

 They have babies

Fish     : Fish are cold blooded

its tails is vertical

They lay eggs

C.

1. snout
2. gill
3. pelvic fin
4. dorsal fin
5. tail
6. scales
7. caudal fin

D (Accept any possible answers)

Ways to say it: Expressing surprise

E. accept any possible answer

Get It Right

Ways to say it :Expressing Warning

A Accept any possible answers

1. Hotel / room
2. Police department
3. Public Park
4. Street
5. Bank
6. Auction place

B

1. 1-e
2. 2-a
3. 3-d
4. 4-b
5. 5-c

C (Accept any possible answers)

1. Please be careful. The road is slippery. You are endangering everyone’s lives in this
2. bus
3. Watch out! My bicycle’s brake does not work well.
4. Watch your step mom. The floor is slippery
5. Be careful with that ceramic. It is very expensive
6. Be patient in dealing with her.

Ways to say it:Advising

Asking for advice

Situation 1→What do you think I should do about it ?

Situation 2→Student: what do you think I should do about my chemistry class?   Should I drop it or continue with it ?

Student: What if she says I should continue with the class ?

Offering advice

Situation 1→Husband: Why don’t you try taking it back to the store ?

Situation 2→Mrs.Wilson: I think it would be a good idea to talk with your instructor. Try talking with her about the problems, and see what she suggests.

D (Accept any possible answers)

E

Find out:

1. She never has a serious relationship and right now, she feels that she is being used.
2. Bridget told her to learn about the important lesson that she got from previous

relationships and she suggested Tas to save for a holiday and head to Queensland.

3. She has split up with her boyfriend and that causes her lonely and confused.
4. Bridget told her to replace the emotional loss with something else, such as a part- time study course or joining a social club.

F (accept any possible answer)

Example,

Dear Bridget,

I am 23 years old and become success in my career but I never successful to have a serious relationship. Actually, I feel in love with a man in my office but I don’t know whether he loves me or not. Every time I meet him, he never says any single word to me. Do you think he loves me? What should I do?

Ways to say it: Expressing Permission

Find out:

1. The topic of the dialog is about Jimmy who asks his father’s permission to go to the movies
2. Because Jimmy has been to movies twice this week.
3. Yes, he did. “You can go with your friends but don’t be too late”.
4. He was pleased.” I won’t dad and thanks. You’re the best”.

G (Accept any possible answers)

H (Accept any possible answers)

Example,

Priyo : Bowo, would you mind if I borrow your typewriter?

Bowo : What is that for?

Priyo : I need to type my paper. My typewriter is broken.

Bowo : Ok. But return it to me before next Monday, ok?

Priyo : Sure. Thanks

Moving Forward

B

Uhmm....... do you know Arachnids? I mean, it is a spider. Spiders are not (1) insects.

I mean spiders are Arachnids. Arachnids have (2) four bite pairs of legs but they only have (3)two body parts (4) but insects have three pairs of (5) legs and three body parts. The most surprising thing is that spiders have two to four pair of eyes. They can see (6)extremely well.

Uhm .... spiders eat small (7) insects such as (8) flies and (9) mosquitoes and you know what ?They sometimes (10) bite people. When a spiders bites an insects, it doesn’t (11) kill the insect (12) immediately but a special poison passes through its fangs, and this poison (13) paralyzes the body of the unlucky insects.

Most spiders make their own (14) homes. They do this with a special substance produced by their bodies. In the corner of some rooms it is possible to find a spider’s (15)web where the spider is waiting for its next dinner guest.

(Adapted from : Reading Practice, Unknown)

Find out:

1.      a

2.      a

3.      a

4.      a

Hand in Hand (Accept any possible answers)

Independent Construction of Text (Accept any possible answers)

Cultural Awareness

Social Behavior

1.      b

2.      b/c

3.      a/c

4.      a/b

5.      a/c

Classroom Behavior

1.      b. She was trying to show respect

2.      b. He wanted to be friendly

(accept any possible answer)

1.      a/c

2.      a/d

3.      c/d

4.      b/c/d

5.      b/d

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