- •Module one Getting to know each other
- •In making a presentation
- •In discussing personal goals and strategies to achieve them
- •Vocabulary and speech patterns
- •Unit 1.
- •Introducing yourself and others. Starting a conversation.
- •1 Discuss the questions.
- •2 Match the expressions and responses.
- •3 Are these greetings formal (f) or informal (I)?
- •In a formal situation:
- •In an informal situation:
- •3 Choose from the box above the most suitable phrases to introduce yourself to:
- •4 To get to know each other better introduce yourself and add a sentence or two about yourself. Some ideas to begin:
- •5 Practice the conversations with a partner. Match a line in a with a reply in b and a further comment in c.
- •3 Now read the text carefully and answer the questions
- •4 Find words or phrases in the text which mean:
- •5 Use the text and choose the best words to complete the short conversations below.
- •6 Compare the forms of addressing people in Great Britain and the United States with those used in Belarus.
- •1 Work in small groups. Make introductions and initiate a talk in the following situations:
- •Do you know the basic rules of introductions?
- •Safe and Unsafe Subjects for Talk
- •In pairs, answer the following questions:
- •1Put the words in the correct order and write the statements.
- •2 Make questions from the following words. Use the pronoun you in each case. Add necessary auxiliary verbs.
- •3 Ask and answer the questions with a partner.
- •4 Fill in the spaces with the correct tag
- •5 Discuss in pairs what questions you would ask in the following situations.
- •3 Work in pairs. Complete the sentences using a phrase with get
- •Unit 2 Language learning experience. Defining objectives for the future.
- •3 Address the audience, adding an opening sentence or two
- •4 Prepare four different openings using the techniques above. Practice the openings with a partner. Choose one of the presentation situations below.
- •5 Discuss these points:
- •6 Decide whether each sentence in the Useful Language box is formal (f) or informal (I).
- •Introducing the topic
- •Inviting questions
- •6 T 2.1. Listen to the openings of one formal presentation and one informal presentation. Tick (√) the phrases from the Useful Language box used by the speakers.
- •Welcome to University
- •2 Now read the text carefully and answer the questions:
- •3 Find in the text English equivalents for the following word combinations:
- •4 Give your opinion. Use the following expressions
- •I think that ... I strongly believe that ...
- •I am sure that ... I am convinced that ...
- •5 Which three aims of learning English mentioned in the text above are most important for you?
- •6 In pairs decide on your speaking skills objectives for the course that you are beginning and the ways to achieve them. Choose one of the following statements, or write one of your own.
- •7 Try to make a full list of goals for learning English and think of learning activities to reach them.
- •Text 1 Cultural hints for performing presentations
- •Text 2 Speeches of Introduction
- •1 Choose the best variant.
- •2 Underline the correct tense in the following sentences.
- •Vocabulary Focus
- •1. Do or make? Complete the questions and then write the answer.
- •2. Use the word given at the end of each line to form a word that fits the gap in the same line. A formal letter
- •1 Read the short text. In the exercise that follows it circle t (true) or f (false).
- •5 Write an appropriate question for these answers.
- •6 Fill in the correct word derived from the word in bold
- •7 Complete the text with the verbs in brackets. Use them in the correct tense forms
- •8 Rewrite the selection below. Two ways are provided. Follow the direction in each step.
- •Rewrite the selection, changing “Jack” to “Betty”. Make all other necessary changes. Your first sentence will say:
- •9 Rearrange the steps of a presentation to make it according to the accepted rules.
- •10 Arrange the phrases from a presentation below in a proper order
- •Self-assesment checklist list Module 1. Getting to know each other
Self-assesment checklist list Module 1. Getting to know each other
Use this check list to record what you can do (column1) .Ask someone else, for example your teacher, to also assess what they think you can do (Column 2). Use Column 3 to mark those things that you cannot yet do which you feel are important for you (Column 3 –Objectives). Add to the list other things that you can do, or that important for your language learning at this level. Use the following symbols:
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In column 1 and 2: √ I can do this under normal circumstances √ √ I can do it easily |
In column 3: ! This is an objective for me !! This is a priority for me
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If you have over 80% of the points ticked, you have probably reached the goals of Module 1
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The basic rules of introduction |
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The right ways to address people |
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About the goals of the University course of English and teaching/learning strategies to achieve them. |
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About safe and unsafe subjects for talk |
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How to plan a presentation |
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How to adapt to some cultural differences |
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See the difference in situations of communication (formal/informal) |
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Choose the strategies of communication |
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Introduce myself and others in formal /informal situations |
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Address people of different social status and age |
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Start / initiate / maintain a conversation (small talk) |
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Fill a simple Registration Form |
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Present a portrait of my group |
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Speak on the techniques of planning a presentation |
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Speak about my language learning experience |
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Speak about my personal goals of studying English at University and some learning strategies |
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Give facts and figures proving the importance of learning English |
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Plan and make a short presentation a)___________________ _________________________________________________ (specify the topic) b)___________________ _________________________________________________
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I can exchange considerable quantities of factual information on the topics discussed in Module 1 |
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I have learnt/revised |
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I have written |
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(specify the topic)___________________________
(specify the topic) ____________________________
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I have revised the following grammar material |
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Basic word order |
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Word order in questions |
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Tenses: the Present Simple, the Past Simple, the Present Perfect, the Future Simple. |
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