Question

2.5
witney antiques
1a work with a partner. look at the photos. match numbers 1-4 to items a-d.
1 three a books
2 four b clocks
3 six c tables
4 ten d chairs
b find one thing in the photos that is...
1 old
2 beautiful
3 expensive
2 watch the video about an antiques dealer, jonathan witney. tick (✓) jonathan’s favourite things.
□ a table from france
□ chairs
□ books in a bookcase
□ a big clock
□ his grandmother’s clock
3 watch the video again. are the sentences true (t) or false (f)?
1 the shop is forty - five years old.
2 the table is from france and is 155 years old.
3 the chair is from scotland and is 300 years old.
4 the books are by shakespeare.
5 the big clock is from austria.
6 his grandmother’s clock is expensive.
7 the time on the clock is eleven o’clock.
8 the books and the clock are for sale.
4a task work with a partner. there is an antiques auction at the city hall and you want to sell your favourite old object. make notes in the table.

	object
how old is it?
where is it from?
is it nice/expensive/beautiful?
why is it special?

b work in groups. present your object in the auction and listen to other students do the same. you have £500. bid for the objects you want.

Explanation:

Answer:

1. 1 - c tables
2. 2 - b clocks
3. 3 - d chairs
4. 4 - a books
5. The big clock
6. The blue vases
7. The French table