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pose
for 
photos 
near 
landmarks
and cause a 
pedestrian jam
. 
...ask passers-by 
to take photos of 
them. 
…get angry because things aren’t 
the same as they are “back home”. 
…complain about the local food. 
…don’t 
take the trouble
to learn 
a bit of the local language or a few 
courtesy phrases
such as “please” or 
“thank you”. 
…are 
rude
to 
waiters and 
waitresses or 
hotel staff. 
…don’t leave 
tips
. 
…wear inappropriate 
clothing in public, 
especially in countries 
where it’s more 
common to cover up. 
Have you spotted 
any annoying 
tourists lately? 
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38
Say 
cheese!
 
Think 
about
it!
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LISTENING
Popular Pets 
1
 Pre-listening
Match the animals (1 to 10) to the pictures (a-j).
Which one/s do you have (or have you had) as a pet?
1.
Fish
2. 
Rabbit
3.
Parrot
4.
Chicken
5.
Duck
6.
Guinea pig
7.
Hamster
8. 
Tortoise
9. 
Snake
10.
Spider
2
 Listening I
You’re going to listen to someone talking about popular pets in the UK. Listen 
once. What’s the most popular pet? 
3
 Listening II
Listen again. Then, choose the correct answers.
1.
How many pet fish are there in Britain?
a)
40 million
b)
50 million
2.
What position are cats on the list?
a)
second
b)
third
3.
What position are dogs on the list?
a)
second
b)
third 
4.
How many dogs are there in the UK?
a)
about six million
b)
about eight million 
5.
What percentage of people have a cat?
a)
22.7% 
b)
22.9%
6. 
How many rabbits are there?
a)
one million
b)
two million 
7.
Which animal is ninth on the list?
a)
the horse
b)
the snake 
4
 Language focus 
Verb Tenses
This is a revision lesson. Look through the audio script of the recording and see 
if you can find examples of the following tenses: The Present Perfect, The First 
Conditional, the Present Simple Passive, the Present Continuous, Modal verbs
A new report on the most
popular pets in the UK. 
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ON
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38
POPULAR
PETS
b
h
i
g
c
e
a
j
d
f
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and cons of having pets? Who looks after the pet 
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9
 AUDIO 
Television
LET
’S
TALK
ABOUT
…
LET’S TALK ABOUT: 

How often do you watch television? Do you ever watch things online? What?
What about DVDs? What’s your favourite TV show or programme? Why do you like it? 
LEARN SOME 
USEFUL WORDS 
AND EXPRESSIONS 
TO TALK ABOUT 
TELEVISION!
Words
Television (TV) –
the thing 
you watch your favourite 
programmes on.
Screen
–
the part of the 
television that you look at. 
Remote (control)
–
the
object you use to change 
channels. 
Channel
–
a television station, 
Channel 6, for example. 
Commercial/ad break
–
a series of short television 
advertisements between 
programmes.
Couch potato
–
a person
who spends a lot of time on the 
couch/sofa watching television.
Guest
–
someone who appears 
on a talk show (often a famous 
person).
Host
–
a person who presents
a talk show and interviews guests.
Viewer
–
a person who watches 
television.
Infomercial
–
a television 
commercial with information 
about something. 
Ratings
–
information by market 
research companies showing 
the size of the audience for 
a particular programme at a