MSL ENGLISH WORKBOOK · 8. KLASSE M-KLASSE
Unit 3
Southern life
Southern life · Thanksgiving · future plans · quantities
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Grammar
Southern life · Thanksgiving · future plans · quantities
Quantifiersmuch · many · a little · a few
Going-to futureplans and intentions
Food & familyThanksgiving language
Jobs & workplacescareer plans and choices
Discussion skillsgive reasons · suggest solutions
Southern cultureCaribbean · New Orleans
A · much or many?
There are only ___ seats left at the table.
We have only ___ time before dinner.
How ___ guests are coming for Thanksgiving?
How ___ food do we need for twelve people?
There are very ___ vegetarian dishes on the menu.
B · a few, few, a little or little.
We have very ___ information about the storm.
Would you like ___ more pumpkin pie?
I invited ___ close friends, not the whole class.
I ___ study engineering after school.
They ___ work in tourism next summer.
C · going-to future.
What ___ you going to do after the course?
She is not going to ___ abroad next year.
We ___ going to apply for summer jobs.
My cousin is going to ___ a chef.
The students are going to ___ their plans tomorrow.
D · Southern and Caribbean English.
I am going to ___ my uncle for career advice.
There are ___ good reasons to discuss the problem calmly.
We need only ___ sugar for the sauce.
Very ___ students want to work outdoors in winter.
How ___ experience do you need for that job?
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Dialogue
Southern life
Dialogue strategyRead the situation first. Choose the reply that is both grammatically correct and natural in context.
A · Thanksgiving dinner.
“Would you like some more rice?”
“Why are you upset with your cousin?”
“What are you going to do after school?”
“How many people are coming to dinner?”
“Could we talk about this calmly?”
B · Future plans.
“What job would suit Maya?”
“Are you going to stay in the Caribbean?”
“Do we have enough drinks for everyone?”
“What do you think of the jazz funeral tradition?”
“How can we solve the argument?”
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Sentence Structure
Build accurate, natural English sentences.
Sentence strategyStart with the subject and verb. Then place objects and adverbials in a natural English order.
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Listening
Listen for main ideas and precise details.
Listening strategyListen once for the main idea, then again for names, numbers, reasons and key details.
TRACK 1
Thanksgiving dinner
Why did Aunt Rosa bring vegetarian food?
What was there only a little of?
TRACK 2
Future plans
What career interests Dylan?
What is he going to apply for?
TRACK 3
Young Caribbeans
Which field interests Keisha?
What else is important to her?
TRACK 4
A difficult argument
Why did the sister become angry?
What did the grandmother suggest?
TRACK 5
A jazz funeral
How can the music change?
What does the lively music celebrate?
TRACK 6
Hurricane preparation
What did the family store?
Why did they move the garden furniture?
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