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- •Module 1 personal identification
- •Elementary – pre-intermediate
- •1 Read the article about music. Define if the sentences 1 - 8 ‘Right (a) or ‘Wrong’ (b)? If there is not enough information to answer ‘Right’ (a) or ‘Wrong’ (b), choose ‘Doesn’t say’ (c).
- •2 You will hear a woman speaking on the telephone. She wants some information about music lessons.
- •9 Write full sentences. Use am/is/are each time.
- •10 Complete the conversation with a question word and a verb from the boxes below. Use the contracted form of the verbs where possible.
- •12 Choose the best variant.
- •14 Put the words in the right order and write sentences.
- •15 Write a letter to your friend about your studies at the University. Write 25-35 words.
- •1 Dorita is an English student at a school in Queens, New York city. Complete her letter to her brother Miguel. Write one word for each space. Then listen and check.
- •2 Decide if the sentences are true or false. Write t for true sentences and f for false sentences. Correct those sentences which are false.
- •3 Write the questions about Dorita’s letter.
- •4 Listen to three conversations. Answer the questions.
- •5 You will hear some information about a sports club. Listen and complete questions 1- 5. You will hear the conversation twice.
- •Vocabulary & grammar
- •6 What have Ann and Jim got? What have you got? Look at the information and write sentences about Ann, Jim and yourself.
- •7 Complete the conversations with is, are, has or have.
- •8 Write has or is next to the sentence.
- •9 Match the questions 1- 6 and the answers a - f.
- •Landing Card
- •15 Draw your own family tree and write sentences describing relationships in your family using the possessive‘s.
- •16 Write an email message to your pen friend about your family.
- •1 Complete the conversation. What does Andrea say to Jason? For questions 1 - 5, mark the correct letter a - h on the answer sheet.
- •2 Look at the photos and decide where the people come from: Britain, Brazil or Japan. Match the photos and the descriptions below them.
- •3 Answer the questions in the written form.
- •4 Read the descriptions. Write sentences defining people’s jobs.
- •Vocabulary & grammar
- •9 Match a job in a with a line in b.
- •10 Write the negative.
- •I don’t play the piano very well.
- •11 Write the opposite (positive or negative)
- •12 Use the verbs in the box to make questions. Use the words in brackets.
- •13 Write a, an, or – in the sentences.
- •14 Fill in the letters in the word puzzle below.
- •15 Match the adjectives to the reasons, then use them to describe your friends and relatives, as shown in the example.
- •16 Write a note to your room mate expressing your feelings about your new girlfriend/boyfriend. Tell about her/ his character. Write 25-35 words in the box.
- •17 Write a letter to your friend about your favourite job. Say why you like it and what this person usually does. Don’t forget to write the address and the date. Write 25-35 words.
- •1 Read about a day in the life of Jenny, who is a sound engineer. Choose the best word (a, b or c) for each space (1 - 10). For questions 1 - 10, choose a, b or c.
- •Vocabulary & grammar
- •3 Read what Bobbi says about her weekdays. Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in the box. Look up new words in your dictionary.
- •6 Complete the five conversations. For questions 1- 5, choose the best answer a, b or c.
- •7 Write a note about the musician’s (Sam’s) working day. Say what time he gets up, what he does after that, what he does in the evenings. Use the third person singular. Write 25-35 words.
- •8 Write a letter to a friend. Say what time you do things in your country. Write 20-25 words.
- •9 Imagine that you are interviewing John Travolta. Ask him questions about a day in his life. Imagine his answers. Write down the interview.
- •10 Read this informal letter to a friend and answer the questions:
16 Write a note to your room mate expressing your feelings about your new girlfriend/boyfriend. Tell about her/ his character. Write 25-35 words in the box.
Example:
Dear Helen, I just came from a date and you are sleeping already. I can’t wait to share my news with you! My new boyfriend is just fantastic. He is very friendly and kind. Sometimes he is stubborn but we try to find a compromise together. Please do not wake me up in the morning as I want to sleep longer. See you tomorrow. Julia.
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17 Write a letter to your friend about your favourite job. Say why you like it and what this person usually does. Don’t forget to write the address and the date. Write 25-35 words.
Example:
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Nahimova Street
14/1- 45
Tomsk 634034
Russia
15, September, 2005
Dear Jane,
Thank you so much for your last letter.
I’d like to tell you about my dream job in this message.
The job of my dream is a University lecturer.
Imagine that you wake up early in the morning, have a cup of coffee and go to the University full of people. You meet many students every day, they ask you many interesting questions. The students listen to you and write your every word. I think it is just great! And it is never boring!
You stay young all the time because you are always together with young people. So when I finish my studies I’d like to be a University lecturer.
What do you think about it? What is your favourite job?
I look forward to hearing from you soon!
Best wishes,
Lina
Unit 4
Daily routine
READING
1 Read about a day in the life of Jenny, who is a sound engineer. Choose the best word (a, b or c) for each space (1 - 10). For questions 1 - 10, choose a, b or c.
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A DAY IN THE LIFE
My day (1)____ at 6.30 a.m. I get up and go running before breakfast. I only have a small breakfast. I can't eat much in the morning - just a piece of toast with a (2)______ of coffee. (3) _____ half past seven I catch a train and I get (4) _____ work at eight thirty. I'm (5)____ sound engineer in a recording studio. I (6)_____ five days a week, Monday to Friday. When I arrive at the studio I look at the timetable. We record music and radio programmes, and sometimes advertisements. I go into the studio and prepare the equipment - the tape recorders and the mixing desk. I switch them on and make sure there are no problems. When the actors or musicians arrive, I give them microphones and check the sound. Then we start to record. I (7)____ busy all day, but I usually have a break for a sandwich in the studio at one o'clock and I leave the studio (8) ______ five. My job (9) _____ quite difficult, but I like it. I (10)_____ the saxophone in a band after work, so I like working with musicians.
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1 A start B starts C begin
2 A plate B bread C cup
3 A on B at C in
4 A on B at C to
5 A an B a C –
6 A works B work C has got
7 A is B have got C am
8 A on B at C in
9 A is B has C have
10 A play B plays C sing
L ISTENING
2 Listen to Robin Knight, the television reporter, interviewing the Duchess of Wessex for the programme ‘The English at home’. For questions 1- 5 choose the correct answer, A, B or C. You will hear the conversation twice.
1. Duchess of Wessex wakes up at A seven o’clock
B before seven o’clock
C after seven o’clock
After she wakes up she A gets up
B read her letters
C read ‘The Times’
Philip is A Duchess’ friend
B Duchess’ dog
C Duchess’ secretary
Duchess usually has breakfast A in bed
B in the dining-room
C in the restaurant
5. After dinner the Duchess A goes for a walk B has a bath
C read her letters and dictate
the replies to her secretary