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In Unit 2 we get to know Elly.
She spends a lot of her time at
flea markets. Why do you think
she does this?
You have some free time.
Which of these activities would
you choose to do? Why?
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Step 1
A shopping spree
2
T 1/10 The flea market
Going to flea markets and looking for antiques is
one of Donna’s favourite pastimes. Mike’s hobby
is collecting old cinema posters and he sometimes
finds these at flea markets. Donna and Mike met
at a local flea market yesterday.
(D = Donna, E = Elly, girl at the flea market stall,
M = Mike)
D: Look at those, Mike. What a fantastic selection
of clothes! I love these old styles.
M: Me, too. They remind me of 1940 Hollywood
film stars – Ingrid Bergman, Joan Crawford ...
E: Yes, they’re mostly from the 1940s – they
belonged to my grandmother. She made
a lot of them herself.
D: Really?
1 Starter: What are you wearing?
Everybody should say one sentence about
something they are wearing (clothes or jewellery):
My grandmother gave me this necklace
for my 18 th birthday. / These shoes are really
comfortable and they weren’t expensive.
x
My trousers are new. / These jeans are from
America.
E: Yes, clothes were her hobby. She had a
wonderful collection and she kept all her
favourites – like other people keep
photographs, she kept her clothes. She said
they were her memories.
D: What a lovely idea.
E: Well, yes, but when she died there were
boxes and boxes of clothes in her house –
skirts, dresses, blouses and even her wedding
dress. I took some of the things for myself.
But I’ve got lots of things left.
M: Look – I work for Granada TV and the studios
often need period costumes – hats, shoes,
handbags and things. I’ll give you my card
and, if you’re interested, you can phone me.
E: That’s really kind of you. Thanks. My name’s
Elly – Elly Peters.
M: And I’m Mike Carthy. I’ll look forward to
hearing from you, Elly.
D: Oh, Mike, look at this! What a great skirt! But
I’m not sure if it’ll fit me.
E: It is a lovely skirt, isn’t it? That colour really
suits you. It looks like your size but maybe
you should try it on before you buy it.
D: Okay, but where can I try it on?
E: Why don’t you go into the Ladies in that café
and look at yourself in the mirror in there?
D: The Ladies? Oh, the rest room. Yes, good
idea. I’ll do that.
M: You can leave your bags, Donna. I’ll wait for
you here.
L&C, p. 35
see Homestudy (p. 27)
2a Comprehension
Work with a partner and decide which of these
sentences are true (✓) and which are false ( ✗)?
1 ■ Mike remembers the 1940s.
2 ■ Elly made a lot of the clothes herself.
3 ■ Elly’s grandmother collected photographs.
4 ■ Mike works at the TV studios.
5 ■ Elly wants to buy a shirt.
Now correct the false sentences.
2b Vocabulary
Cross out the wrong words.
The skirt was exactly the right size for Donna – it
(1) fitted / suited her perfectly. When she
looked at (2) her / herself in the mirror, she saw
that the colour (3) fitted / suited her, too.
So she decided to (4) buy / sell it. She went back
to Elly’s stall and (5) paid / paid for it.
3 Today’s grammar: Reflexive pronouns (➔ LS, p. 26)
Singular: myself, yourself, herself, himself, itself
Plural: ourselves, yourselves, themselves
Did they enjoy themselves?
She made her skirt herself. (Reflexive pronouns can also express the German selbst.)
I took some of the things for myself. (Reflexive pronouns can also express für mich. )
3a Did you enjoy yourself?
Each student tells the class about someone who had a good time recently: I really enjoyed myself at my
fitness centre last week. / My children enjoyed themselves on holiday last year.
If you had a similar experience, answer: So did I. / Me too.
3b What’s the word?
Put a reflexive pronoun into these sentences.
1 Donna really enjoyed ............................ at the flea market.
2 Mike isn’t interested in DIY (Do It ............................).
3 There was no waitress service in the café so we
served ............................ .
4 Did you hurt ............................ when you fell?
5 Could you help me, please? I can’t do it ............................ .
Self-portrait
6 The children are going to pay for their ice-creams ............................ .
4 How to say it: Suggestions and reactions
Here are some phrases you can use to make suggestions and to react to suggestions. Write three
headings: Suggestions, Positive reactions and Negative reactions and then write the phrases under the
appropriate heading.
Shall we ...? / Actually, I’d prefer to ... / Let’s ... / If you like, we could ... / Yes, we’ll do that. / Why don’t
we ...? / Yes, that’s a good idea. / What about ... ? / Yes, why not? / How about ...? / I’d rather not. / Yes, let’s.
T 1/11 Listen to Mike and Donna talking on the phone about what to do next week and underline the
phrases they use.
T 1/12
Listen to the conversation again and write down the suggestions.
Donna: .................................................................................... .
Mike: ....................................................................................... .
Now make the same suggestions but start the sentence with a different phrase.
4a Over to you
Work in small groups. Use the phrases in exercise 4
to make and react to suggestions for each of these
situations:
• It’s a sunny day and you’re at home.
• It’s a wet day and you’re on holiday.
• It’s your friend’s birthday next Friday.
• Your colleague is going to leave work next month
to have a baby.
Is there a situation that you need ideas for? Tell your
group and see if they have any suggestions.
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Step 1
Language study
Why don’t we
go to a concert?
3 Reacting to suggestions
Benutzen Sie jedes Wort einmal,
um vier positive und zwei negative Reaktionen
auf diesen Vorschlag zu machen:
Reflexivpronomen (➔ Grammar 1.2, p. 139)
• Reflexivpronomen werden verwendet, wenn
in einem Satz Subjekt und Objekt identisch sind.
The boy fell over and hurt himself.
She cut herself with the kitchen knife.
Did someone else hurt the little boy?
■ yes
How many people were involved in this accident?
■ one ■ more than one
Ergänzen Sie die Reflexivpronomen in folgenden Sätzen:
herself himself itself myself ourselves themselves
1 I amused ........................... for hours at the
flea market.
2 Did you hurt ........................... when you fell
over, Elly?
3 He cut ......................... on the broken window.
4 She introduced ........................... to her new
neighbours.
do, good, idea, let’s, prefer, rather, that, to, why
Dick taught himself how to hang wallpaper.
1 Yes, that’s a ......................... ......................... .
■ no
2 Yes, we’ll ........................... ........................... .
3 Yes, ............................ not?
4 Yes, ........................... .
yourself
yourselves
5 I’d ........................... not.
5 My cooker cleans ......................... automatically.
6 We enjoyed ........................... very much on
holiday.
7 You and your friends taught .........................
Spanish, didn’t you?
8 They both killed ........................... at the end of
the film.
• Im Deutschen gibt es reflexive Verben, die im Englischen nicht reflexiv sind:
He apologised for being late.
He changed a lot after the accident.
They complained about their room.
I feel very tired.
Could you hurry a bit, we’re late.
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a) No, I made it myself.
b) No, he did it himself.
c) No, the children wrote them themselves.
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Listen again
Hören Sie den Dialog von Seite 24
zur Wiederholung
nochmals an.
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Before you go on …
4 Reflexive pronouns
Ergänzen Sie ein Reflexivpronomen oder machen
Sie einen Strich, wenn kein Reflexivpronomen
notwendig ist.
4 Let’s meet .......................... at the pub at six
o’clock.
5 I think he should apologise ..........................
for what he said.
6 We introduced .......................... to him when
he arrived, so now he knows our names.
7 Did you write these letters .......................... ,
or did your teacher help you?
9 We have to hurry .......................... so we won’t
miss our train.
2 Last year’s clothes
Streichen Sie jeweils das falsche Wort.
W: When I bought (1) this / these jeans last
year, (2) it / they (3) was / were just the
right size for me. Unfortunately they
(4) doesn’t / don’t (5) fit / suit me anymore.
The jeans (6) is / are much too small.
M: And I’m sure (7) this / these trousers
were bigger last year.
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Sehen Sie sich dies vor Ihrer nächsten Stunde an:
Sprechen Sie jetzt die Sätze nach.
8 She taught .......................... to play the guitar.
Step 1
Homestudy
■
2 Does he remember ........................ where they
used to live?
3 Did they enjoy .......................... at the party?
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L 1/16
1 They are looking at second-hand clothes.
2 Her grandfather used to have a big radio
like the one they are looking at.
3 She had one of the first personal computers.
4 He used to stay up all night.
5 They were married in 1982.
6 She thinks that the strange green thing
is made of wood.
7 They don’t know what it’s for.
8 It costs a lot, whatever it is.
1 I didn’t buy this dress, I made it .................... .
They always meet at the station.
She recovered quickly from the shock.
I can remember my grandmother well.
He never shaves at weekends.
Please come in and sit down.
• Reflexivpronomen werden auch verwendet wie das deutsche Wort selbst, um zu betonen, wer etwas
gemacht hat. Ordnen Sie die Antworten den Fragen zu:
1 Were the postcards from you?
2 Did you buy this cake at Harrods?
3 Did his sister help him with his test?
6 Actually, I’d .......................... .......... stay here.
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L 1/18 True or false?
Sie hören ein Gespräch auf einem Flohmarkt.
Sind die Aussagen richtig (✓) oder falsch (✗)?
5 Pronunciation
Kreisen Sie ‚+‘ ein, wenn die unterstrichene
Stelle stimmhaft ausgesprochen wird (die
Stimmbänder vibrieren), oder ‚–‘, wenn sie
stimmlos ist.
1 myself
+ / –
6 shoes
+ /
2 ourselves + / –
7 those
+ /
+ / –
8 thanks
+ /
3 size
4 house
+ / –
9 skirts
+ /
+ / –
10 memories + /
5 dress
L 1/17
Hören Sie sich jetzt die Wörter an.
Stellen Sie Fragen zu Donnas Einkaufsbummel.
1 Yesterday Donna went ...
did Donna go
Where ............................................................?
2 She went to town and she bought ...
What ..............................................................?
3 She bought a jacket but she didn’t like it
because ...
Why ...............................................................?
4 She didn’t like it because she thought ...
–
–
–
–
–
What ..............................................................?
5 She thought the colour didn’t suit her so she
took it ...
Where ............................................................?
She took it back to the shop.
L 1/19-20 Speaking practice: Machen Sie nun
die Übungen auf Ihrer Kassette oder CD.
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