- •Contents
- •Preface
- •Part I. Universal criteria of complex assessment of english language proficiency
- •Introduction
- •Block I-theoretical(20 questions time limit-20minutes)
- •Listen to the text. Give t (true) or f (false) answers - 3% (4 min.) (0.3% for right answer ).
- •2. Answer the questions according to the text – 2% (3 min.) (0.2% for right answer).
- •Speaking
- •II. For speaking you should get 6%. Time limit 10 min.
- •Reading
- •III. For reading you should get 4%. Time limit 10 min.
- •1. Read the text and retell– 2 % (6 min.). Famous people
- •Writing
- •IV. For writing you should get 2%. Time limit 10min.
- •3. Write a dictation-1 % (5 min.).
- •In the countryside
- •Part II Hand outs
- •Kazakh Leading Academy of Architecture and Civil Engineering
- •Speaking
- •Grammar. Verb to be, pronouns.
- •A) Present tense verb “to be”
- •B) Consolidation of grammar.
- •It’s nice to meet you.
- •References
- •Glossary
- •References
- •5. Read and translate these proverbs
- •6. Put the phrases in order of importance and explain your choice.
- •7. Answer these questions:
- •What does Ellen think of her being friendless?
- •Is Joy happy with her only friend?
- •Glossary
- •References
- •Vocabulary
- •What’s the mystery word?
- •My classroom
- •Glossary
- •References
- •Typically British
- •What is typical English breakfast?
- •Glossary
- •References
- •1. Read the text.
- •2. Read the text and put the necessary words.
- •Glossary
- •References
- •Glossary
- •References
- •Vocabulary
- •Ali’s family
- •Glossary
- •References
- •Kazakh Leading Academy of Architecture and Civil Engineering
- •Underline the adjectives in these sentences
- •She is pretty girl.
- •Listening and writing: Tapescript 3.2 [1.29]
- •"Description of a person and a place"
- •B)In pairs guess the meaning of the highlighted adjectives. Check with your dictionary.
- •Questions for a computer based test
- •Glossary
- •References
- •Vocabulary “Telling the time”.
- •Glossary
- •My daily routine
- •References
- •Kazakh Leading Academy of Architecture and Civil Engineering
- •Vocabulary
- •Questions for computer based tes
- •Glossary
- •References
- •Kazakh Leading Academy of Architecture and Civil Engineering
- •● Use in for parts of the day
- •In the morning/ in the afternoon/ in the evening
- •Choose the right preposition. Write at/on/in
- •Complete with in, on, or at and a time expression:
- •3.15 Listening. You’re going to listen to two other people talk about their favourite times. First listen to these sentences. What do the highlighted words mean?
- •Listening t.12 Listen to the interviews. Complete the chart.
- •Speaking
- •Glossary
- •Office Hours
- •References
- •Hobby rap
- •My hobby
- •Glossary
- •References
- •I also love____________ but my wife prefers ___________.
- •Questions for computer based test
- •Glossary
- •References
- •Kazakh Leading Academy of Architecture and Civil Engineering
- •Grammar Object pronouns: me, you, him, etc.
- •1.1 Correct these sentences.
- •1.2 Circle the correct option. Then check your answers in the audioscript on page 153.
- •1.3 Change the highlighted words to pronouns.
- •Write four names in each circle.
- •Famous actresses
- •Pop groups
- •I have… brothers/sisters/children
- •Glossary
- •References
- •Look at the photo of Mount Rushmore. Who are the men? Match their first names and surnames?
- •Listen to an American tour guide. Check your answers. [1.52] t.5.2
- •Listen complete with numbers and dates.
- •Read and role-play the dialogue
- •Read the text “The President of the Republic of Kazakhstan” and underline the verbs in the Past Simple.
- •1. Look at the pictures. What do you know about these famous people? Work in pairs.
- •You are journalist and you work for a tabloid newspaper. You’re going to interview b, a well-known singer who doesn’t often give interviews.
- •Glossary
- •References
- •Kazakh Leading Academy of Architecture and Civil Engineering
- •Reading Two famous firsts
- •Glossary
- •Kazakh Leading Academy of Architecture and Civil Engineering
- •Grammar: “Past Simple irregular verbs”
- •Writing: Write sentences with the following irregular verbs.
- •Office Hours
- •Glossary
- •References
- •Kazakh Leading Academy of Architecture and Civil Engineering
- •Vocabulary: houses and furniture
- •2. Prepositions of place:
- •Listening [6.1; 1]
- •Questions for computer based test
- •Glossary
- •Read this conversation between Brian and Sarah. Put the verbs into the correct form.
- •Read the text about neighbours. Answer the questions.
- •Love your neighbours? Sometimes it can be difficult!
- •Guess the meaning of the highlighted words or phrases.
- •Mark the sentences t or f.
- •1. Describe this picture. Do your love your neighbours?
- •2. Ask about neighbors.
- •3. Find Kazakh or Russian equivalents and express your opinion on the sayings. Make up dialogues, using these proverbs.
- •Questions for computer based test
- •Glossary
- •References
- •1. Cover the dialogues and listen. Where are Ivan and Eva ? Eva has a guide book, so she can tell Ivan about the attractions.
- •2. Listen again. Put the verbs in brackets into the present continuous or the present simple. What’s the difference between the two tenses?
- •Imagine you are in London and you get lost. Ask for directions ho w to get to:
- •Glossary
- •References
- •Kazakh Leading Academy of Architecture and Civil Engineering
- •Vocabulary:
- •Glossary
- •References
- •Kazakh Leading Academy of Architecture and Civil Engineering
- •Grammar
- •Intention We use the special going to construction when we have the intention to do something before we speak. We have already made a decision before speaking. Look at these examples:
- •Glossary
- •II. Write the comparative and superlatives:
- •In pairs, look at the sentences from The True False Show. Write t (true or f (false).
- •IV. Read the text “The coldest and the highest place in the world” and complete each heading with a phrase
- •1. Complete the questions with superlative adjectives.
- •A Beijing b Bangkok c New Delhi
- •2. Two people are discussing commuting. Complete their conversation with comparative or superlative adjectives using the words in brackets.
- •3. Roleplay the dialogue and answer the questions below.
- •Glossary
- •References
- •Kazakh Leading Academy of Architecture and Civil Engineering
- •Grammar – Explanation of “Would like to/like”
- •Would like to
- •A. Write sentences and questions with would like.
- •Reading “Are you looking for a really special present?”
- •A Do you like singing in the shower? Would you like to be a pop star? Now you can record the song of your dreams at a real recording studio? Price £ 249.99
- •IV. Home assignment
- •Glossary
- •References
- •Niagara Falls
- •Glossary
- •References
- •Five-year-old banned from bungee jumping
- •Glossary
- •References
- •1. Choose the correct variant in the Past to give.
- •Glossary
- •Our academy
- •Glossary
- •Vocabulary
- •Invitations
- •My impression about my studies
- •Glossary
- •References
- •Part III Collection of tests and lexical materials Block I- Theory
- •Block II - Practice
- •1. Speak on the given topics:
- •2. Answer the following questions on given themes
- •Introducing yourself
- •People and countries
- •Hobbies and leisure
- •About myself
- •My House
- •Asking for medicine
- •Sport activities
- •Is Joy happy with her only friend?
- •Marat and Laura
- •My classroom
- •What is typical English breakfast?
- •"Description of a person and a place"
- •Ali’s family
- •The mystery of Okinawa
- •My hobby
- •Shakespeare’s tragic families
- •The President of the Republic of Kazakhstan
- •George Washington (1732 – 1799)
- •Margaret Thatcher (1925 - )
- •Two Special Houses in the American Southwest
- •Love your neighbours? Sometimes it can be difficult!
- •The Tower of London
- •“Are you looking for a really special present?”
- •A Do you like singing in the shower? Would you like to be a pop star? Now you can record the song of your dreams at a real recording studio? Price £ 249.99
- •Niagara Falls
- •Our academy
- •What are you going to do on your birthday?
- •My impression about my studies
- •Writing
- •Writing a postcard: Imagine you are on holiday. Send your friend a postcard. Write (40 - 50 words):
- •5. Write a letter to the animal home asking for a job.
- •6. Writing an invitation letter: Write an invitation letter, use the model.
- •In the countryside
- •English proverbs and sayings
- •American English-British guide
References
Main literature
1. New English File” by Clive Oxenden, Christina Latham-Koenig for Elementary level. Student’s book. Oxford University Press, 2007.
2. New English File” by Clive Oxenden, Christina Latham-Koenig for Elementary level. Work book. Oxford University Press, 2007.
3. CD discs of «New English File” by Clive Oxenden, Christina Latham-Koenig for Elementary level. Oxford University Press, 2006.
Additional sources
1. http://wwws-b.ucl.ac.uk/internet-grammar/adverbs/adverbs.htm
2. http://www.better-english.com/grammar/adjadv.htm
3. http://www.beliefnet.com/Faiths/Hinduism/Articles/The-Hindu-Festival-of-Holi.aspx
Kazakh Leading Academy of Architecture and Civil Engineering Hand out English as a foreign language Department of General Humanitarian training Elementary level 2 credits Academic year 2012-2013 Practical lesson № 27 the 1st term Lexical theme “Have you ever tried?” Grammar “Present perfect” Assistant professor Mangazina Zhanel Rauliyevna |
Pre-Reading Activities
1. Have you ever been bungee jumping? If you have, tell your partner about it. 2. Is bungee jumping popular in your country?
What will today’s article be about? (You can use your dictionary.)
a 5-year-old, bungee jumping, banned, dangerous, father, world record
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Reading Activities
Here are some verbs taken from today’s article. Match the words with their meanings.
to discover |
to find or learn something for the first time |
to ban |
to give people information in the newspapers, on television or the radio about jobs, things to buy or something they can go to |
to receive |
to finish doing something |
to complete |
to get something that someone has given to you |
to advertise |
to say that something must stop or must not happen |
Read today’s article and fill in the gaps with the correct verbs from the list below.
discovered, has banned, received, has completed, advertised |
Five-year-old banned from bungee jumping
PARIS FRIDAY NOVEMBER 17 (REUTERS) - A French agency (1)___ _____ a 5-year-old boy from bungee jumping. Mike Traut from Grenoble (2)___ already _____ 30 jumps.
A local child protection agency (3) ______ the boy’s liking for bungee jumping after his father (4)______ for sponsors to support a jump that could have put the boy in the record books, French daily Liberation reported on Friday.
The boy’s father, who holds a world record in bungee jumping, (5)______ a letter warning him that he might have to pay a big fine and spend two years in prison if he allowed children under 16 to compete in such dangerous sports.
Read the article again and answer the questions below.
1. How old is Mike Traut?
2. What does he like doing?
3. How many jumps has he completed?
4. Who received the letter?
5. What did the letter say?
Grammar
have/has + the past participle.
- I have broken my pencil! - I can not write the dictation. |
Present Perfect (Simple) |
I/we/they/you have(= I've etc.) he/she has (= he's etc.) |
broken
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I (etc.) haven't
he/she hasn't |
broken |
have you(etc.)
has he/she |
broken? |
- She has gone off to the woods. (= She is in the woods now.)
- Have you washed your hands? (= Are they clean now?)
Use the present perfect for general past experiences
Writing
1) Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb:
Base form |
Simple Past form |
Past Participle form |
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2) Make sentences like in examples
1. Jill is in London. She has been in London since Monday.
2. I know George. I have known him for a long time.
3. They are married. They _______________ married since 1983.
4. Brian is ill. He _______________ ill for a week.
5. We live in this house. We _______________ here for ten years.
6. I know Tom very well. I _______________ him for a long time already.
7. We are waiting for you. We _______________ waiting since 11 o’clock.
8. Alice works in a bank. She _______________ in a bank for 5 years.
9. I’m learning English. I _______________ learning English for six months.
10. She has a headache. She _______________ a headache since she got up.
Speaking
Tell what you think about today’s article. Choose the beginning of one sentence and complete it with your own ideas.
I think that Mike Traut should be allowed to bungee jump because........
I don’t think that Mike Traut should be allowed to bungee jump because.....
Listening
You are going to listen to your teacher read out 5 sentences. Listen and write the sentences down.
1. ________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. ________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. ________________________________________________________________________________________________
4. ________________________________________________________________________________________________
5. ________________________________________________________________________________________________
Listen to the song by U2
Fill the gaps
I _____ ______ highest mountain I _____ ______through the fields Only to be with you Only to be with you I have _____ I _______ crawled I _______scaled these city walls These city walls Only to be with you But I still haven't _______ what I'm looking for But I still _________found what I'm looking for I have ______honey lips Felt the healing in her fingertips It burned like fire This burning desire I have _______ with the tongue of angels I _______ held the hand of a devil It was warm in the night I was cold as a stone |
But I still haven't _______ what I'm looking for But I still _______ found what I'm looking for I believe in the kingdom come Then all the colors will bleed into one Bleed into one Well yes I'm still running You broke the bonds and you Loosed the chains Carried the cross Of my shame Of my shame You know I believed it
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Questions for computer based test
1.Choose the correct variant.
____Paris or Rome?
a) Have you been
b) Have you been to
c) Have you be to
d) has
2.Choose the correct variant
I’ve read the book but I haven’t ___the film.
a) see
b) saw
c) seen
d) seeing
3.Choose the correct variant.
…you ever met anyone famous?
a) did
b) has
c) do
d) have
4.Choose the correct variant .
_____she driven a Ferrari before?
a) Did
b) Has
c) Do
d) Done
Home assignment
New English File Elementary workbook [2,8D]
SIW
To prepare a short topic on theme: “Have you ever travelled (abroad)?” (If not just turn on your imagination. Tell about your experience). There are words and pictures which can help you:
TRANSPORT |
MUSEUMS or ART GALLERIES |
SEASONS |
PEOPLE |
Office hours
Stand up. Move around the class. Ask Have you ever…? (Using these pictures and words: to drive, to be, to scuba dive, to parachute, to read, to see) Write down the answers
Example:
Have you
ever been to
Egypt? (to be)
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3) Put the verbs in a correct form and answer the questions
Have you ever__________________(be) in a very expensive car?
What kind of car?
Have you ever__________________(go) to sleep in class?
What class?
Have you ever__________________(meet) a famous politician?
Who?
Have you ever__________________(read) a newspaper or magazine in English?
Which one?
Have you ever__________________(speak) to a tourist in English?
Why?
Have you ever__________________(cook) for a lot of people?
What did you make?
Have you ever__________________(be) near a dangerous animal?
Which?
Have you ever__________________(win) a cup or medal?
What for?
Have you ever__________________(be) on TV?
What programme?
Have you ever__________________(phone) a radio or TV?
Which?
Have you ever____________________________________________________________________________
