The document outlines an English lesson plan containing listening exercises about mysteries and mysterious disappearances, speaking practice discussing personality tests, and grammar exercises focusing on auxiliary verbs and compound nouns. It includes discussion questions about spooky places and experiences, as well as quizzes on famous mysteries and personality types. The lesson plan covers a range of interactive activities to practice English communication skills.

1. English file Upper-
Intermediate
Unit 1A – Question formation

2. • Lead in famous mysteries – guess the country (5 mins)
• Discussion questions about mysteries – (10 mins)
• Listening (1) Three mysteries (5 mins)
• Listening (2) Mystery lighthouse – general (10 mins)
• Listening (2) Mystery lighthouse – facts and theories (5 mins)
• Vocabulary building – definition matching (5 mins)
• Listening (2) Mystery lighthouse – end of the stories (10 mins)
• Famous mysteries quiz (10 mins) 60
• Grammar lead in – auxiliary verbs (10 mins)
• Grammar – auxiliary verbs – highlighting (5 mins)
• Grammar – auxiliary verbs – presentation (5 mins)
• Grammar – auxiliary verbs – exercises (15 mins) 95
• Pronunciation focus – stress in auxiliary verbs (5 mins)
• Speaking practice - You’re psychic, aren’t you (10 mins)

4. • Have you ever seen something in the sky you couldn’t explain? What
did you think it was?
• Have you ever visited any places in your homeland that were meant to
be haunted? What happened there?
• Are there any places in your homeland associated with magic or
mysteries? What are the places?
• If you could go back in time to witness any historical event, which
would you choose and why?
• What mystery from history would you most like to see solved?

6. On the fourth of December eighteen seventy-two, a ship called the Mary Celeste was found
floating in the Atlantic. There was no one on board. The ship wasn’t damaged, and everything
was in order, although the lifeboat was missing. None of the crew or passengers were ever seen
again.
On the fourth of March nineteen eighteen, a huge ship called the USS Cyclops left Barbados
with three hundred people on board, and sailed into what we now call the Bermuda Triangle.
Then it disappeared without a trace. No distress call was made, and no bad weather was
reported in the region. A huge search for the Cyclops was launched ・boats and planes scoured
the area for wreckage or survivors ・but nothing of the enormous ship was ever seen again.
On July second, nineteen thirty-seven, Amelia Earhart, the famous American aviator, took off
with her navigator from New Guinea, in a small plane, on the last stage of their around-the-
world flight. It was the last time they were seen alive. Four million dollars was spent on the
search, but no trace of Amelia or the navigator was ever found.

8. 1 .There was nobody at the lighthouse. This was
discovered by the three new lighthouse keepers
who arrived at the island to relieve the men who
had been working there for three months.
2. the lighthouse door was unlocked
a chair was knocked over
one rain jacket was hanging on its hook, but the
other two had disappeared
the clocks had stopped
the last entry in the log book was 9 a.m. on 15th
December
3.The men had argued about a woman;
they had been kidnapped by German agents;
they had been carried away by a sea serpent, a
giant bird, or a boat full of ghosts.

9. 3.The men had argued about a
woman;
they had been kidnapped by
German agents;
they had been carried away by
a sea serpent, a giant bird, or
a boat full of ghosts.

10. puzzle
baffle
remote
extraordinary
trace
solve

11. Muirhead thought that the men had been washed away by an enormous
wave.
People rejected his idea at the time.
Now people think that small waves can combine to create a huge wave,
which swept the men away.

13. 1. A huge rock was lying on the steps leading up to the lighthouse, but it would have been too
heavy for anyone to carry, so it adds evidence to the idea of the huge wave.
2. The ship Queen Elizabeth II was hit by a 100-ft wave in 1995, a modern example of
Muirhead’s theory.
3. A paper in a scientific journal has recently been published saying that monster waves really
exist.
4. 1901 was the date when Muirhead actually solved the mystery, but then there was no proof.
5. There are some things we will never know the answers to.

15. What unidentified flying object allegedly
crashed near Roswell, New Mexico in 1947?
A) Meteorite
B) Alien spacecraft
C) Soviet satellite

16. Where was the ancient city of Atlantis
allegedly located?
A) North Atlantic
Ocean
B) Mediterranean
Sea
C) Indian Ocean

17. The disappearances of ships and planes in
the Bermuda Triangle are blamed on what
supernatural explanations?
A) Witches, aliens
B) Atlantis, gateways
C) Sea monsters, portals

18. What started the Salem Witch Trials in
colonial Massachusetts in 1692?
A) Poisoned rye crops
B) Murder accusations
C) Puritan superstitions

19. What geometric shapes are most
commonly seen in crop patterns?
A) Circles
B)Triangles
C) Squares

20. What food is Bigfoot or Sasquatch
said to especially enjoy eating?
A) Berries
B) Deer
C) Campers

22. Did
do
have
have
did

23. 5
4
2
1
3

26. Agreeing with a positive answer use So + auxiliary + subject
• The auxiliary verb is the same tense as the first sentence
• A) I like chocolate. B) So, do I. (Present simple)
• A) I saw her yesterday. B) So, did I. (Past simple)
• A) I’ve been sick this week. B) So, have I. (Present perfect)
• A) I’m going to the dentist tomorrow. B) So, am I. (Present continuous)
• A) I’ll have the steak please. B) So, will I. (Future simple)

27. Agreeing with a negative answer use Neither + auxiliary + subject
• The auxiliary verb is the same tense as the first sentence
• A) I don’t like chocolate. B) Neither, do I. (Present simple)
• A) I didn’t see her yesterday. B) Neither, did I. (Past simple)
• A) I’ve not been sick this week. B) Neither, have I. (Present perfect)
• A) I’m not going to the dentist tomorrow. B) Neither, am I. (Present
continuous)
• A) I won’t have a dessert. B) Neither, will I. (Future simple)

28. Disagreeing with a positive answer use subject + negative auxiliary
• The auxiliary verb is the same tense as the first sentence
• A) I like chocolate. B) I don’t. (Present simple)
• A) I saw her yesterday. B) I didn’t. (Past simple)
• A) I’ve been sick this week. B) I haven’t. (Present perfect)
• A) I’m going to the dentist tomorrow. B) I’m not. (Present continuous)
• A) I’ll have the steak please. B) I won’t. (Future simple)

29. Disagreeing with a negative answer use subject + positive auxiliary
• The auxiliary verb is the same tense as the first sentence
• A) I don’t like chocolate. B) I do. (Present simple)
• A) I didn’t see her yesterday. B) I did. (Past simple)
• A) I’ve not been sick this week. B) I have. (Present perfect)
• A) I’m not going to the dentist tomorrow. B) I am. (Present
continuous)
• A) I won’t have a dessert. B) I will. (Future simple)

32. hasn’t
isn’t
do
would
Is

33. didn’t
does
is
won’t
doesn’t

34. isn’t
Don’t
have
don’t do

35. Do
didn’t
did
am

45. Class 2

46. • Lead in spooky places – discussing photos (5 mins)
• Discussion questions - students’ experiences of spooky places – (10 mins)
• Listening (1) Following instructions (5 mins)
• Listening (1) explaining instructions (5 mins)
• Listening (1) – discussing instructions (5 mins)
• Speaking practice – discussing personality tests (10 mins) 40
• Fun facts about personality tests quiz (10 mins)
• Comparatives in expressions – (15 mins) 65
• Compound nouns – exercises – (15 mins)
• Shapes personality test (15 mins)
• Vocabulary from the class quiz (5 mins)

48. • Have you ever visited a place rumoured to be haunted in your country?
Where was it and what happened?
• Have you ever gone on a ghost tour or to an attraction considered
frightening in your homeland? Where did you go?
• Have you ever seen a landmark or associated with strange stories or
legends? What is the place and its tale?
• Have you ever walked through a creepy cemetery, catacomb, or crypt?
Where was it?
• Have you ever gotten lost hiking or exploring and ended up somewhere
creepy? Where did you go?

52. an important person in your life
problems in your life
how you deal with your problems
your ambitions
you are open to new ideas
you often think you are right
how you are feeling at the moment
how strong your relationship is with the person you are walking with
your friends
how important your friends are to you (very wet = very
important)

56. What colour personality type is known for
being nurturing and sympathetic?
A) Red
B) Blue
C) Green

57. What shape on the Shape Personality
Test represents being analytical and
reserved?
A) Circle
B) Triangle
C) Square

58. According to the Birth Order Theory
test, which sibling type is often
rebellious?
A) Youngest
B) Middle
C) Oldest

59. What is the technical name for the
sorting hat used in the Hogwarts House
quiz?
A) Selectorus
B) Sorting Artifact
C) Selector Cap

60. When was the first astrology-based
zodiac test believed to be developed?
A) 3000 BCE
B) 500 BCE
C) 100 AD

61. According to the principles of the
Enneagram, how many personality types
are there?
A) 4
B) 7
C) 9

64. fitter you are,
better you feel.
more you study
more you learn.
more coffee I drink
worse I sleep.
more time you have,
slower you do things.

67. minded
sufficient

69. 1. The absent-minded professor was always losing his notes and forgetting where he
put things.
2. My boss has been in a bad-tempered mood all day, snapping at people for minor
issues.
3. Despite just starting his new job, he is acting very big-headed and overconfident.
4. My friend has such an easy-going personality that she never gets stressed out
about anything.
5. The teacher was grateful for her good-tempered students who didn't cause any
trouble in class.
6. His laid-back attitude sometimes makes it seem like he's not taking his work
seriously.
7. She has narrow-minded views and struggles to understand perspectives different
than her own.

70. 8. The open-minded judge ensured that he considered all sides before deciding the
verdict.
9. She is so self-centred that she doesn't even ask me anything about my life when
we talk.
10. As a strong-willed child, she will argue relentlessly until she gets her way.
11. My tight-fisted grandfather hates spending money, even on necessities.
12. I don't trust him because he is two-faced, saying one thing and doing another.
13. She has a well-balanced personality, able to juggle work, family, and hobbies
successfully.
14. The teacher appreciated having a class of well-behaved students who followed
the rules.

72. Positive
• easy-going = relaxed and happy to accept
things without
• worrying or getting angry
• good-tempered = cheerful and not easily
made angry
• laid-back = calm and relaxed
• open-minded = willing to listen to, think
about or accept
• different ideas
• well-balanced = sensible and emotionally in
control
• well-behaved = behaving in a way that
other people think is polite or correct
EXTRA CHALLENGE
Negative
• absent-minded = tending to forget things, perhaps
because you are not thinking about what is around you,
but about something else
• bad-tempered = often angry; in an angry mood
• big-headed = having a very high opinion of how
important and clever you are
• narrow-minded = not willing to listen to new ideas or to
the opinions of others
• self-centred = tending to think only about yourself and
not thinking about the needs or feelings of other people
• strong-willed = determined to do what you want to do,
even if other people advise you not to
• tight-fisted = not willing to spend or give much money
• two-faced = not sincere

76. You are going to listen to a psychology test to work
out your character and personality.
You must listen to the instructions and follow them.

78. ambitious
Single-minded
determined
reliable
honest
stable
independent
Confident
calm
loyal
sympathetic
sociable
creative
energetic
enthusiastic

79. Husband wife boyfriend
Boss employee teacher
President student
In your groups write a joint short description of what
characteristics these people should have?