openMind Level 3 class video worksheet Unit 11 Breaking the rules Before you watch 1 Choose the most appropriate verb
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Unit 11 Breaking the rules Before you watch 1 Choose the most appropriate verb to complete each collocation. 1
If you break / make the rules, you might get in trouble.
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He said he wouldn’t tell anyone, but he broke / spread his promise.
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If you tell / spread gossip, people won’t trust you with their secrets.
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He went to prison for vandalizing / hurting public property.
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It broke / hurt my feelings when you forgot my birthday.
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That isn’t true! Please don’t make / tell lies.
2 Discuss these questions in pairs or small groups. Which activity in Ex. 1 is: •
something you wouldn’t worry about doing too much?
•
something you would never do?
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something that is illegal in your country?
While you watch 1 Watch the video. Which country mentioned in the video has the greatest number of strange laws?
2 Complete the sentences with the place names from the box. England France Georgia, U.S.A. Nevada, U.S.A. Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Washington State, U.S.A. 1
In
, all whales belong to the King or Queen.
2
In
, if your horse is ugly, you can’t ride it.
3
In
, you can’t wear make-up without permission.
4
In
, chickens can’t cross the road.
5
In
, if you have a mustache, you can’t kiss a woman.
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In
, women weren’t allowed to wear trousers until January 2013.
3 Watch the video again and discuss these questions in pairs. 1 2
Are any reasons given for the strange laws mentioned in Ex. 1? Can you think of any possible reasons yourselves?
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After you watch Read the text. Then complete the sentences with should/shouldn’t have or was/were going to and the verbs in parentheses. A burglar ended up begging the homeowner to call the police after he got stuck in a small bathroom window. The homeowner had gone to the bathroom at 5:30 a.m. only to find a man stuck in the window. The man admitted he had been trying to break into the house, and told the owner of the house that he had been stuck there for over an hour. 1
The man
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He was too small.
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The homeowner a shock.
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The burglar
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Or at least he
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Perhaps the homeowner bit longer to teach him a lesson!
(rob) the house when he got stuck. (get) into the house through the window, but it (use) the bathroom when he got (be) so stupid. (pick) a bigger window. (leave) him there a little
Over to you Read these unusual laws, which are all said to be true. Then discuss the questions below in pairs. In Arizona, U.S.A., it is illegal to hunt camels. In Wyoming, U.S.A., it is illegal to wear a tall hat to the movie theater. In Ohio, U.S.A., you cannot be arrested on the 4th of July. In London, England, it is illegal to enter the Houses of Parliament in a suit of armor. 1 2 3
Which do you think is the silliest law? Can you think of a reason for each law? Are there any laws in your country that you think should be changed?
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