Vocabulary and questions eu Elementary (I)
Unit 1 People in your life (TOPIC About myself)
Vocabulary
father / mother, husband / wife, son / daughter, brother / sister, boyfriend / girlfriend, boss,
(best) friend, student, colleague, parents
easy / difficult, interesting / boring, well-paid / badly paid, different every day / the same every day, great / terrible, favourite, it’s very / it isn’t very…, it’s really…
a journalist, an office manager a shop assistant, a cook, a businessman / businesswoman, a doctor,
a water / a waitress, an engineer, an IT technician, a secretary, an office manager, an architect,
a lawyer, a marketing assistant, an accountant, a musician, a police officer, a driver, a nurse,
a plumber, a teacher
I am (not) a morning person, to meet lots of interesting people, change is (not) good for you
to be on planes or trains, in hotels and offices around the world
Questions
What is your name?
Where are you from? Where do you live? (What is your home town?)
What languages do you speak?
Where and what do you study?
Do you have a job?
What is the best job / worst job? Why?
Is ‘a job for life’ a good thing?
Do you have many friends?
How do you know your best friend? When and where did you meet?
What is his / her name, nationality, age?
What does he / she do now?
Unit 2
Away from home
Vocabulary
to be away from home / to be abroad, to visit smb, to travel, to stay at home
to stay in a hotel, to stay with friends, to stay on campsites
to have (don’t have) a lot of money, to make new friends, to meet people from different cultures, adventure, lots of things to see, near the centre, it’s a great place
sun, snow, food, to miss one’s friends / dog / family
architecture, real Turkish / Italian / English food, to take a boat trip, to go to museums, to buy gifts / souvenirs
I’m interested in, I would like to go to, I want to
Questions
Do you live away from your home town / family? If yes, what do you miss most? Why?
Do you like travelling?
How often do you usually travel? What places do you like?
When you travel, what do you always take with you?
What is your favourite transport?
Where do you usually stay?
What do you like doing when you are travelling?
What are you interested in?
Do you bring gifts or souvenirs from your trips?
What places would you like to visit and why?
Unit 3
Your time (TOPIC Working day / Day off)
Vocabulary
I (don’t) love, like, enjoy…+ ing
to watch something good on TV, to go to the cinema / theatre / restaurants / cafés, to go out (for a meal), to go fishing / jogging, swimming, shopping, to take photos, to play the guitar / the drums / the piano, to go for a coffee, to go to parties, to listen to music / the radio, to read a book / newspapers, to learn languages / new things, to go dancing, to do sports, to go to a gym, to do a course in…
to stay up late, to have a party
sometimes, usually, often, never
Questions
Are you usually busy on weekdays?
Do you have enough free time?
What do you like doing during the week?
What do you enjoy doing at weekends?
Do you have any special hobby? What is it about?
Do you do any sports? Why / Why not?
How often do you meet up with friends? What do you usually do?
How do you celebrate holidays? (e.g. New Year)
Do you like birthdays?
What do you do in winter / summer holidays?
Unit 4
Changes (TOPIC Life story)