- •Contents
- •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:
4 Read the descriptions. Write sentences defining people’s jobs.
Example:
Maria is a receptionist.
Jim _________________________________________
Isabella______________________________________
Yannick______________________________________
Emma_______________________________________
A My name is Maria. I’m from Milan and I’m Italian. I’m a receptionist in a hotel in London. My boyfriend is British, His name is Jim and he’s a jazz musician.
B My name is Yannick. I’m from France. I’m a journalist for an international magazine. My wife’s name is Isabella and she’s from Barcelona. She’s an economist.
C I’m Emma Simpson. I’m a nurse in Edinburgh but I’m from London. My parents are teachers at the university here.
5 Decide if the sentences are TRUE (T) or FALSE (F). Correct the false sentences.
Yannick is from Spain. ___________________________
Maria is from London. ____________________________
Emma is a student. ______________________________
Jim is an actor. _________________________________
Emma’s parents are doctors. ______________________
6 Rewrite description B from activity 4 in the third person.
His name is Yannick.
LISTENING
7 Listen to the conversation. Underline things that are different.
A: Hi there. My name’s Jan. I’m from Britain. I’m a computer technician here at the university.
B: Hello, Jan. My name’s Lee. I’m from Vancouver in Canada. I’m a student.
A: This is my friend, Sara. She’s from France. She’s a teacher.
B: Hello, Sara.
C: Hello, Lee.
8 Now rewrite the whole dialogue.
A: .
B: .
A: .
B: .
C: .
Vocabulary & grammar
9 Match a job in a with a line in b.
A |
B |
a A pilot |
designs buildings |
b An interpreter |
delivers letters |
c A nurse |
looks after people in hospital |
d A barman |
looks after money |
e An accountant |
writes for a newspaper |
f A journalist |
translates things |
g A postman |
sells things |
h An architect |
flies planes |
i A shopkeeper |
serves drinks |
10 Write the negative.
Example:
I play the piano very well.
I don’t play the piano very well.
Jack plays the piano very well. Jack _______________________ very well.
You know the answer. _________________________________________
She works very hard. _________________________________________
They do the same thing every day. _______________________________