Demo EF Pre 11C

Reading Twinstrangers.net

pre-tasks

1. Do you look like anyone in your family?

2. What comes to your mind about the topic?

3. What are three siblings with the same birthdate?
   

​Reading

Match

Match the following

• "identical"

• "Erasmus scholarships"

• "uncommon"

• "remarkably"

"the same"

"European Union funding for students"

"rare"

"extraordinarily"

• "the same"

• "European Union funding for students"

• "rare"

• "extraordinarily"

One of them is of identical twins, but two are from complete strangers. Which one do you think is of twins? why?

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​Look at the photos.

​Reading

​ Two women recently met by chance at Bremen University, in Germany. One was English, and one was Irish, and they were both on Erasmus scholarships. Nothing unusual there, except for one thing. The two girls look identical. Their hair is the same colour and length, they're the same age and size, and when you see them together, in the photo they put on social media, you would think that they were identical twins. In fact, Cordelia Roberts and Ciara Murphy are unrelated.

It seems that it is not uncommon for people who are unrelated to look almost identical. Niamh Geaney, from Dublin, and two friends were so interested in trying to find their 'twins' that they set up an online project called Twin Strangers. Very quickly, Niamh found a remarkably similar-looking stranger who lived just a few miles away. It's perhaps not so surprising, as both young women look typically Irish, with dark hair and very pale skin, but then Niamh found another lookalike - Luisa Guizzardi, who is from Genoa in Italy!

Multiple Choice

Who set up the website?

• Cordelia Roberts

• Bremen University

• Ciara Murphy

• Niamh Geaney

Open Ended

What was surprising about one of the “twins” that Niamh found?

What was the main idea of the reading?

Let's identify similarities and differences between the twin strangers. This comparing and contrasting helps you understand the context and report it even better.

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​Language for learning

Match

Match the following

• "identical"

• "Erasmus scholarships"

• "uncommon"

• "remarkably"

"the same"

"European Union funding for students"

"rare"

"extraordinarily"

• "the same"

• "European Union funding for students"

• "rare"

• "extraordinarily"

​listening

1. How does Nike describe her appearance?

2. What was her first reaction when she saw her twin?

3. Who in Maggie's family did one woman look like?

4. What did her husband think of one of her twins? Did Maggie agree?

5. How did she change her profile?

6. What did Maggie's brother think of the woman who she put on her Facebook page?

7. In what ways does Maggie look like this woman?

8. have they been in contact with each other?

9. Did she find a “twin”?

10. How did she feel about the experience?

​Listening

Would you like to meet your identical twin? Why? How would you feel?

Would you like to meet someone, whose personality is just like yours? Why? How would you feel?

​Reading & listening

​have a discussion

Categorize

Options (8)

university

study where they study

scholarship

nationality

hair

age

size

last name

Cordelia Roberts & Ciara Murphy

Similarities

Differences

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Similar(adj.)

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Like(adj.)​ ​

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Identical(adj.)​ ​

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As(adv.)​ ​ ​

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Both(pro.)​

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almost the same in appearance, character, quantity

similar to; resembling

exactly the same in looks, personality, qualities

referring to two people or things together

completely different in style, nature, amount

entirely unique in form, character, features

indicating a single entity or individual

in the same way or manner

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Cordelia and Ciara were ​

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on Erasmus scholarships.

The two girls looked​

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Nike found one woman who looked just ​

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her brother.

Her husband said “she has the same mouth ​

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you”.

Maggie's twin looks very ​

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to her. 

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both

identical

similar

as

like

​Similarities & differences game

share three similarities with your partner, two real and one fake. your partner is should point out the fake fact. you can choose any topic like food, animal, school subject and ...

​vocabulary

Grammar so/neither + auxiliaries

 In the USA, identical twin brothers were adopted soon after they were born. One brother was adopted by a couple named Lewis in Lima, Ohio, and his brother was adopted by a couple named Springer in Dayton, Ohio. By coincidence, both boys were called 'Jim' by their new parents. Jim Springer's parents told him that he had an identical twin brother, but that he was dead. But Jim Lewis knew the truth. For many years he did nothing about it, but when he was 39, he decided to try to find his brother. Six weeks later, the two Jims met for the first time in a café in Dayton, and they probably had a conversation something like this...

​grammar

Grammar so/neither + auxiliaries

1. Who are Jim Springer and Jim Lewis?

2. Why didn't they know each other?

3. What did Jim Lewis decide to do when he was 39?

4. How long did it take him?

​grammar

Grammar so/neither + auxiliaries

1. Who are Jim Springer and Jim Lewis?

2. Why didn't they know each other?

3. What did Jim Lewis decide to do when he was 39?

4. How long did it take him?

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Grammar so/neither + auxiliaries

identical twins were adapted soon after they were born.

Jim1: "I was adapted" Jim2:"so was I"

by coincidence, both boys were called "Jim" by their new parents.
Jim1: "I am Jim" Jim2:"so am I"

For many years Jim Lewis did nothing about his twin brother.
Jim1: "I did nothing about it " Jim2:"neither did I"

​grammar

Grammar so/neither + auxiliaries

1
A I love classical music.

B So do I.

A I went to a classical concert last night.

B So did I.

2
A I'm not married.

B Neither am I.

A I don't want to get married.

B Neither do I.

​grammar

​We use So do I, Neither do I, etc. to say that we have something in common with somebody.

• Use So + auxiliary + I to respond to positive sentences.

• Use Neither + auxiliary + I to respond to negative sentences.
  

Grammar so/neither + auxiliaries

​grammar

The auxiliary we use after So... and Neither... depends on the tense of the verb that the other speaker uses.

present simple	A I don't like classical music.	B Neither do I.
present continuous	A I'm having a great time.	B So am I.
can/ can't	A I can swim.	B So can I.
past simple	A I didn't like the film. A I was very tired.	B Neither did I.  B So was I.
would/wouldn't	A I wouldn't like to go there.	B Neither would I.
present perfect	A I've been to Brazil.	B So have I.

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Grammar so/neither + auxiliaries

​grammar

Be careful with the word order!

So do I/ Neither do I. NOT So l do/ Neither I do.

neither and nor

We can also use nor instead of neither, e.g.

A I didn't like the film. B Nor/ Neither did I.

Neither is usually pronounced /ˈnaɪðə/, but can also be pronounced /ˈniðər/.

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Grammar so/neither + auxiliaries

​grammar

Be careful with the word order!

So do I/ Neither do I. NOT So l do/ Neither I do.

neither and nor

We can also use nor instead of neither, e.g.

A I didn't like the film. B Nor/ Neither did I.

Neither is usually pronounced /ˈnaɪðə/, but can also be pronounced /ˈniðər/.

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Match

Match the following based on

so/neither + auxiliaries

• When do we use "so"?

• Why do we use "neither"?

• What can we use instead of "neither"?

to indicate that two statements are true

to indicate that two negative statements are true.

We can use "nor" instead of "neither".

• to indicate that two statements are true

• to indicate that two negative statements are true.

• We can use "nor" instead of "neither".

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A: I'm really thirsty. B: So ​

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I.

A: I didn't go out last night. B: Neither ​

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I.

A: I was born in Rome. B: So ​

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I.

A: I don't eat meat. B: Neither ​

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I. 

A: I've been to Moscow. B: So ​

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I.

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have

am

did

was

do

will

can

should

were

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A: I can't sing. B: Neither ​

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I.

A: I'd like to go to Bali. B: So ​

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I.

A: I saw a great film last week. B: So ​

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I.

A: I wouldn't like to be famous. B: neither ​

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I. 

A: I can play rugby. B: Neither ​

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I.

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will

can

should

were

would

did

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 A: I live near the football stadium. ​ B:

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A: I'm not afraid of snakes. ​ B:

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A: I went to bed late last night. ​ B:

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A: I haven't been to Canada. ​ B:

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neither have I

so do I

neither am I

so did i

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A: I don't have any pets. B: ​

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A: I'm waiting for Maria. B: ​

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A: I can speak three languages. B: ​​

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A: I'll have the chicken with rice. B: ​

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so will I

neither do I

so am I

so can I

find things in common with your partner

​grammar

simply talk about yourself and check whether it's true for them as well or not.

example 1
student A: I have been studying English for 3 terms.
student B: so have I.


example 2
student A: I didn't sleep well last night.
student B: neither did I.

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Pronunciation the /ð/ and /θ/

​pronunciation

What’s the “th” sound in “mother” and ”thumb”?

Are they the same?

How are they different?

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Pronunciation the /ð/ and /θ/

​pronunciation

ð: mother, neither, they, bother. +...

θ: both, thirsty, throw. +...

Find the “th” words in the lesson and pronounce them correctly.

The group with the most finds is the winner.

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Pronunciation the /ð/ and /θ/

​pronunciation

ð: mother, neither, they, bother. +...

θ: both, thirsty, throw. +...

Find the “th” words in the lesson and pronounce them correctly.

The group with the most finds is the winner.

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Pronunciation the /ð/ and /θ/

​pronunciation

What did we learn in this lesson?
What were the highlights?

Complete the chart.

Find the classmate you have the most in common.

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​me	​someone who's the same as me
​I love _____.(a kind of music)	​
​I don't like _____.(a drink)	​
I'm very _____​.(personality adjective)	​
I'm not very good at _____.(sport/activity)​	​
I'm going to after class_____.(an activity)​	​
I have to everyday_____.(an obligation)​	​
I don't eat _____.(a kind of food)​