3.a Mistaken identity

Class discussion Imagine you have a cousin in some part of the world and you haven't met them yet. However, they are coming to visit you next month. Think about the things you might have in common with them, or the things that might be different. Would you be of the same religion, appearance, money or language? What sorts of things would you like to ask them when they arrive? Listen to a story about two girls brought up in different families. (You can also follow the text in your book on page 96-97 if you want.)Decide which sentence is true. The parents and children all get on well with each other. The children get on better than the parents. The parents get on better than the children. None of the people involved get on well. Remembering things Have you ever thought about the way you study? Do you just read the materials or you write it down, colour code, make mental maps, draw reminders or similar?From my years at school, I remember always reading some subjects out loud and sometimes even walk around the room.Think: What do you think, on what depends how you are going to remember things? How do you remember all the details when you are reading a book, for example?Below you have a type of a mental map. Listen to the audio again or read the text and fill the spaces with the character's FIRST NAMES. Naimat Irina Anya Reading comprehension These are questions from task 4 in your books. Choose the best answers. 1 Yulia only found out that Irina was not her biological daughter when they looked at some family photos. when they got home from the hospital. after twelve years. after ten years. 2 Yulia's family had DNA tests in order to confirm who Irina's father was. whether Yulia was Irina's mother. whether there had been a mix-up at the hospital. whether a family member had commited a crime. 3 When Yulia found out about the mistake, she felt very upset and worried. thought it was funny at first. tried not to think about it too much. was not very surprised. 4 Anya, Yulia's biological daughter, lives with her biological mother's ex-husband. her biological father. Irina's biological father. her biological parents. 5 Naimat is worried that Anya will reject her Muslim traditions. Anya will want to live with her biological mother. Irina will want to come and live with him. Irina won't want to become a Muslim. 6 Yulia is particularly worried that Irina will convert to Islam. Irina will have terrible nightmares. Naimat won't approve of her family. neither Anya nor Irina will want to live with her. 7 What Anya would like the best is to go and live with Irina and Naimat. to get money from the hospital. to prove that the hospital is guilty of crime. to live with Yulia, Anya and Naimat. Vocabulary practiceIn task 6 there are phrasal verbs from the text. As you know, nouns are formed out of verbs in English language.As the case is, there are three ways to write a ver+preposition structure: 1) separated is for the verbs, 2) the structure united is for nouns, 3) the structure united but with a dash is for nouns. These are the result of the English language changing through out history (from separated, to dash, to a complete unit).Try to write the phrasal verbs below as nouns. verb nounmix up - mix-up(e.g.)drop out - drop-outget away - get-awayhold up - hold-upsell out - selloutturn out - turnout James Blunt Bio One of my favourite musicians from when I was your age is James Blunt. He has a variety of different topics that he deals with in his music. It spoke to me. Mind that, times have changed. If you have never heard of him (but want to learn more), click on this link. Same Mistake Song lyrics, like poems may be interpreted in different ways, so there are no right or wrong answers.What I would like you to write down a few of your impressions about the song.What kind of mistakes is he singing about? What is the meaning of the lyrics underlined in your book? What does it mean to maybe talk and not just speak? Can you make a connection between the song and the text?What mistakes have changed your life so far? Did you have a feeling you had to ever scream at the top of your voice, instead of just calling for a second chance? What mistakes are you afraid to make? Same mistake (discussion question) If, by any chance, you cannot send your thougths via the discussion question, please type it here. Or record an audio. More practice If you wish to practice a bit more, solve do the tasks in your workbook on page 78-79. Disclaimer Interactive lesson with the focus on the Solution Upper-Intermediate lesson.