Unit 1 - Found photos

Descriptors

Describe photos.

Read about an unusual hobby.

Study the verb to take and words that mean lose or find.

Review tenses, and study the use of past participles and the verbs seem, appear and look.

Listen to people talking about photographs.

Review what you have studied so far.

Post messages about your free-time activities. (This is an optional activity designed to give you extra writing practice.)

Write about a hobby and a description of a photo.

Practice the language of bargaining.

Practice pronouncing words that end in -ed.

Search for information on hobbies and pastimes. (This is an optional activity designed to give you extra reading and writing practice.)

Write about a photo that is special for you.

Talk to your tutor about the unit and the topic you wrote about in Tutorial 2.

Review the work in the unit.

Send us your feedback on this unit.

Test what you have studied in this unit.

Practise the language you study in this unit, and improve your reading, listening and speaking skills.

Wordlist

amass

amass (v)

to make a large collection

detached

detached (adj)

separated

discard

discard (v)

to throw away

grubby

grubby (adj)

dirty, not clean

junk

junk (n)

old, useless things

leap

leap (v)

to jump high into the air

photobooth

photo booth (n)

a place for taking your photograph

slide

slide (n)

a transparent photo that is projected onto a screen

turnup

turn up (phrasal verb)

to appear unexpectedly

weird

weird (adj)

strange, unusual