Basic 3

Basic 3
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Basic 3
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Unit 1 Nice to Meet You
Ask your partner these questions and write his/her answers. Add
two more questions of your own.
Question Partner’s answer
01. What is your name?
02. What do you like doing best?
03. Do you have a job? What do you do?
04. What do you like to read?
05. What is your favorite TV program?
06. What kind of music do you like?
07. What is your favorite food?
08. What kind of exercise do you like doing?
09.
10.

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Unit 1 Make a Date
STUDENT A
You are the director of “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof”. Fill in your diary for next week with the
following events, then call your lighting director (Student B) and try to arrange a meeting when
you are both free.
• Rehearsals - 3 hours • Interview with “New York Times” theater

critic
• Meeting with Mr. Spielberg
• Wedding anniversary
• Audition for new lead actor
• Doctor’s appointment
• Trip to new theater (full day)
• Lunch with scriptwriter
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
A.M.
P.M.
Use the following words and phrases:
Can I meet you next week?
When are you free to meet?
No, that’s not good for me.
Sorry, I’m not free then.
How about...?
Can we meet on…?

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Unit 1 Make a Date
STUDENT B
You are the lighting director for “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof”. Fill in your diary for next week with
the following events:
• Meeting with scriptwriter • In studio all day

• Meeting with technical director • Meeting with producer
• Dentist’s appointment • Lunch with school friend
• Interview new film editor • Daughter’s birthday party
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
A.M.
P.M.
The director (Student A) is going to call you and try to arrange a meeting. Look at your
schedule and try to work out a time when you are both free. Use the following words and
phrases to help you:
Can I meet you next week?
When are you free to meet?
No, that’s not good for me.
Sorry, I’m not free then.
How about...?
Can we meet on…?

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Unit 1 Future Plans
What are your plans for the future? Work with a partner and use the words and phrases below
to write at least five sentences.
take a course, I’ll lose all my money.
look for another job, I’ll be able to get an interview.
get a promotion, my boss will be pleased.
lose my job, my mother will kill me!

I’m sure
get a degree, I’ll be able to save a lot of money.
If I... maybe
learn another language, I’ll be able to go to university.
perhaps
improve my computer skills, I’ll be able to get a better job.
go around the world, I’ll be able to give up work.
buy a big house, I’ll be able to make lots of friends.
study hard, I’ll be able to start my own company.
Write your sentences here:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

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Unit 1 English Teacher Required
1. What qualities do you look for in a good teacher? Can you add to the list below? What
are the three most important qualities?
• patience
• experience
• qualifications
• a sense of humor
• a good knowledge of English grammar
• energy
2. Read the following ad and then make a list of questions you would ask someone who
was interviewing for the job of English teacher.
English Teacher Required

For private school, to teach adults at all levels
Must be CELTA qualified or have a B.A.
Minimum of 2 years’ experience
Flexible hours
Questions:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

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Unit 1 I’m an English Teacher
To the teacher: Photocopy and cut up the following role cards and hand them out to students.

Indira Patel, from India
Age: 25
B.A. Sociology
6 months’ experience teaching English to foreign immigrants. No formal training.
Married with one child.

Michel Loudon, from Cote d’Ivoire
Age: 47
M.A. French and German
Taught English for 17 years in a high school. Former principal.
Married with two children.

Boris Gorbach from Russia
Age: 35
B.A. English
Former KGB instructor. Taught American language and culture to prepare secret
agents for life in the United States.
Single.

Suzzie Jones from New Zealand
Age: 30
B.A. Communications
No formal teaching experience, but just completed CELTA qualification.
Single.

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Unit 2 Business Likes and Dislikes
Walk around the class and ask your classmates questions. Write the name of the student who
answers “yes”. Try to find at least one person who answers “yes” to each question.
Find someone who… Name of student
1. likes working late at night.
2. hates working over the weekend.
3. enjoys going on business trips.
4. hates leaving messages on answering machines.
5. likes going to job interviews.
6. hates wearing a suit to the office.
7. hates writing letters.
8. loves sending emails.
9. enjoys talking to his/her bank manager.
10. likes working part-time.

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Unit 2 Lunch with Mr. James
STUDENT A
You are Don Barnes and you are finally having lunch with Mr. James. Ask the following
questions about the new factory he is building.
Where is the factory?

How much does it cost to build the factory?
When will the factory be ready?
What products does the factory make?
End by saying: I’m sorry I can’t help you because… OR I’d be delighted to help you…
STUDENT B
You are Mr. James and you are finally having lunch with Don Barnes. You want Don to help
you build a new factory. Use the information below to answer his questions.
The factory is in Texas.

It will cost 1 million dollars to build the factory.
The factory will be ready next year.
The factory will make household electrical products.
End by saying: I’m sorry you can’t help me because… OR It’s great that you can help me…

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8 Build a Factory
Unit 2
Your group works for an American company that produces cars and you want to move to a
better location outside the U.S. such as Eastern Europe or South East Asia.
Rate the following factors which will influence your decision where to locate your factory.
Cost of wages
Good communications (telephone lines, etc.)
Skilled workers
Good transportation
Climate and environment
Size of market
Price of property
Other
Decide on a country which would be suitable for your new factory. Choose a spokesperson for
your group to explain to the class what you have decided.

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Unit 2 A Phone Call
Use the prompts below to write a phone conversation between the two speakers.
Student A Student B
1. Say hello and introduce yourself. Say hello.
2. Ask to speak to Mr. Carlton. Explain that Mr. Carlton is in a meeting.
3. Ask when he will be free. You don’t know. Offer to find out and
ask the caller to hold the line.
4. Agree. Explain that Mr. Carlton doesn’t know

when he will be free.
5. Ask if he can call you tomorrow Take the caller’s name and phone
morning. number.
6. Give your name and number. Make sure you got the caller’s name
and number right.
7. Say thank you and good-bye. Say good-bye.
Now practice reading the dialogue together. Then sit back-to-back and role-play the phone
conversation, without reading from your handout.
When you finish try practicing the conversation with a different student. It might be a little
different this time.

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Unit 3 Travel Questionnaire
Ask your partner the questions in the questionnaire and tick his/her answers.
What kind of vacation do you like best?
1. Do you prefer: 4. Do you prefer:

a sightseeing vacation? a vacation in the city?
a vacation based in one place? a vacation in the countryside?
2. Do you prefer: 5. Which do you like most of all?

a winter vacation? the mountains?
a summer vacation? the sea?
the countryside?
3. Do you prefer:
other places?
to stay in your home country?
to travel abroad?

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Unit 3 Vacation Role-Play
To the teacher: Photocopy and cut up the role cards below and give them to individual
students.

You are the mother of a family of

You are a single student. You want a
five, including a baby. You want a
very cheap adventure vacation for
cheap, fun vacation for about six
about three months.
days.
You are celebrating your 50th

You are about to get married and
wedding anniversary. You would
you want to book your honeymoon.
like somewhere exotic for two
You want somewhere exotic, but not
weeks. It must be comfortable, but
too expensive.
not too expensive.
It is your husband’s 40th birthday You are a wealthy single man and
soon and you want to surprise him you want a luxury vacation where
with an exciting adventure vacation. you can meet lots of new people.
You are a teacher and you want to

You are taking your 13-year-old son
travel somewhere interesting with a
for his first trip abroad. You want him
friend. You both love museums and
to have fun, but also learn
art galleries, but you don’t have a lot
something.
of money.

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Unit 3 How Was Your Vacation?
How was your last vacation? What did you enjoy? What didn’t you like? Think about the
following and then write sentences under the headings below:
the journey
renting a car
sightseeing
the hotel
the food
shopping
the beach
the people you went with
What I enjoyed…
What I didn’t enjoy…
Now discuss your vacation with a partner.

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Unit 3 What Do You Like Doing?
What do you like doing on your vacation? Answer the questions below for yourself and then
ask your partner. Before you start, think of three more questions to ask your partner. Do you
and your partner have anything in common?
Me My Partner
01. Do you like sightseeing? / /
02. Do you enjoy visiting museums and art galleries? / /
03. Do you hate going on beach vacations? / /
04. Do you want to go abroad for your next vacation? / /
05. Do you love going to exotic places? / /
06. Do you like to relax completely when you are on vacation? / /
07. Do you enjoy traveling by yourself? / /
08. / /
09. / /
10. / /

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Unit 4 Plan a Restaurant
What do you look for in a good restaurant? Discuss and rate the following criteria with the
other members of your group.
food
service
prices
atmosphere
comfort
Complete the sentences:

A good restaurant should…
A good restaurant shouldn’t... .
Your group is planning to open a new restaurant. Complete the information below about
your restaurant:
Name of restaurant:
Location:
Type of food:
Sample menu:
First Courses:
Main courses:
Desserts:
Hot and cold drinks:
Opening hours:
Price range:

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Unit 4 Choose a Restaurant
To the teacher: Photocopy and cut up the role cards and hand them out to individual
students.

You are a vegetarian. You You are allergic to fish and all
don’t eat meat, chicken, fish dairy products. You can’t eat
or eggs. But you love dairy sea food or ice cream! You
and soy products. Tofu is your love steak, chicken, salads
favorite food of all. You also and French fries.
love fruit and fresh Look at the restaurant ads
vegetables. with the other members of
Look at the restaurant ads your group. Try to find a
with the other members of restaurant you can all eat in.
your group. Try to find a
restaurant you can all eat in.
You are on a diet because you You are on a low-fat diet

want to lose weight. You are because you have heart
trying not to eat food which problems. You can’t eat fried
are high in carbohydrates food and dairy products are
such as potatoes, rice, bread also not good for you. Salads
and pasta. You want to eat and fish are very good for you.
lots of fruit and vegetables. Look at the restaurant ads
Look at the restaurant ads with the other members of
with the other members of your group. Try to find a
your group. Try to find a restaurant you can all eat in.
restaurant you can all eat in.

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Unit 4 Henry’s Birthday
Henry’s parents want to throw a party for his 21st birthday. You and your partner run a party
service. Prepare a menu for Henry’s parents. Remember the following:.
Henry’s aunt is diabetic .
Henry is allergic to nuts.
Henry’s older sister is a vegetarian .
Nobody in Henry’s family likes fish.
Menu
First Courses
Main Courses
Desserts
Drinks
Now imagine you are Henry’s parents and exchange menus with another pair of students.
Discuss each other’s menus.

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17 Writing Ads
Unit 4
a. Read the ad for Joey’s Bagel Factory. Underline every adverb.
JOEY’S BAGEL FACTORY

Joey makes bagels better than any other baker in town.
More than any other bagels, Joey’s bagels
are the most carefully prepared and packed.
I deliver them
IDVWHU than
anyone else!
Order your bagels now –

for breakfast, lunch or supper.
Telephone: 1 - 800 - 749 - 600
b. Write an ad for another product. Use adverbs in the comparative form.

Present your ad to the class.

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18 What We Think About Transportation

Unit 5
How would you rate the following forms of transportation? Discuss your answers with
the other members of your group and list three forms of transportation that you would
recommend as the best.
Key: 1 = terrible 4 = wonderful
Forms of
Price Comfort Convenience Safety Speed Efficiency
Transportation
train 1234 1234 1234 1234 1234 1234

bike 1234 1234 1234 1234 1234 1234
car 1234 1234 1234 1234 1234 1234
plane 1234 1234 1234 1234 1234 1234
foot 1234 1234 1234 1234 1234 1234
bus 1234 1234 1234 1234 1234 1234
taxi 1234 1234 1234 1234 1234 1234
boat 1234 1234 1234 1234 1234 1234
Three forms of transportation that our group recommends:
1.
2.
3.

At the Airport
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Unit 5
Read the list. It shows everything you have to do from check-in till boarding a plane at an
airport.
Number them in order.
Security check of passport, baggage and flight ticket
Passport control
Duty free shop
Boarding card
Boarding gate
Check-in at the flight desk
Departure lounge
Hand-luggage security check

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20 Vacation in Paris
Unit 5
STUDENT A
You have the first half of a text about a vacation in Paris. Your partner has the second
half of this text. Read your half of the text and ask your partner the following
questions about the vacation.
1. What are two interesting places to visit?
2. Where can you shop for souvenirs?
3. Where do the local people go shopping?
4. What kind of traditional food can you try?
5. One other fact: .
Now your partner wants to find out more about Paris. Be prepared to answer his/her
questions.
Paris (Part 1)
August is a quiet month in Paris, as most of the local people leave to go on
vacation, so for the tourist, this is the perfect time to visit. We have a
wonderful deal for you at the Relais Hotel in Passy, a pretty area close to the
city center.
In August it is often very hot in Paris, but it can also rain, so in addition to your
summer clothes make sure you bring a sweater and an umbrella!
The best way to get around Paris is by Metro. It is clean and quick and
inexpensive. However, there are so many beautiful buildings and streets to see
that you should also bring a pair of good comfortable walking shoes.

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Unit 5 Vacation in Paris
STUDENT B
You have the second half of a text about a vacation in Paris. Your partner has the first
half of this text. Read your half of the text and ask your partner the following
questions about the vacation:
1. When is a good time to visit Paris?
2. Where can you stay while you are in Paris?
3. What kind of clothes should you bring with you?
4. What is the best way to get around Paris?
.
5. One other fact:
Now your partner wants to find out more about Paris. Be prepared to answer his/her
questions.
Paris (Part 2)
You must visit the Louvre, of course, with its famous glass pyramids, and the
Tuilleries Gardens nearby. Don't miss a trip to the Rodin sculpture museum
with its wonderful house and garden. Montmartre is the best place to go
shopping for souvenirs, and you can also get your portrait painted there. If you
want to feel like a Parisian, go shopping in the Rue de Passy, near your hotel.
It has everything from cafés, butchers and bakeries to exclusive boutiques and
chain stores.
As for food - what can we say about French food in Paris? Just that this is one
place where you shouldn't bother with fast food. Make sure you try an
authentic French croissant - a crescent-shaped pastry that is absolutely
delicious for breakfast.

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Unit 5 Directions
STUDENT A
Look at the map below and mark on it a Number 6 bus stop and a taxi stand. Then give
Student B directions, but don't let him/her see your map!
Use the following words and phrases to help you:
The easiest way is by…
It's in front of/opposite/near...
Turn left/right...
Go straight up/down...
Now ask Student B for directions to the Number 3 bus stop and the newsstand. See if you can
mark them correctly on your map. Use the following words and expressions to help you:
Excuse me.
How can I get to…?
Where's the…?
What's the easiest way to the…?
www

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Unit 5 Directions
STUDENT B
Look at the map below and ask Student A for directions to the Number 6 bus stop and a taxi
stand. See if you can mark them correctly on your map. Use the following words and
expressions to help you:
Excuse me.
How can I get to…?
Where's the…?
What's the easiest way to the…?
Now mark a Number 3 bus stop and the newsstand on your map and give Student A
directions, but don't let him/her see your map! Use the following words and phrases to help
you:
The easiest way is by…
It's in front of/opposite/near...
Turn left/right...
Go straight up/down...

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Unit 6
How Emotional Are You?
Are you an emotional person? Is your partner? Answer the questions below about yourself and
then guess the answers for your partner. Then compare answers with your partner and see
how well you know each other!
My guess about my
What makes you feel… Me My partner
partner
calm?
cheerful?
angry?
jealous?
frightened?

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Unit 6 Plan a Soap Opera
In groups, plan your own soap opera. Decide on the following:
• The name of the soap opera
• The setting (hospital, hotel, street, school, etc.)
• The main characters
What happened in the previous episode?
What is going to happen in tonight's episode?
A dialogue from your soap opera:
www

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Unit 6 Birthday Questionnaire
What do you think about birthdays? Decide if you agree with the statements below and then
compare your answers with a partner.
Me My partner
/ /
1. I usually have a special cake on my birthday.
2. I like to do something special on my birthday.
3. I try to forget that it's my birthday.
4. I hate surprise parties.
5. I love getting presents on my birthday.
6. I am always arranging birthday parties for my friends and family.
7. Birthdays are only for children.
8. I never remember other people's birthdays.

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Unit 6 Guess the Emotion
STUDENT A
You are going to explain the words below to Student B. Write what you are going to say. You
can use a dictionary to help you. The first has been done for you.
1. happy - the opposite of sad
2. angry
3. jealous
4. calm
5. embarrassed
Now ask Student B to explain his/her words. Try to guess what the words are and write them
below.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

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Unit 6 Guess the Emotion
STUDENT B
You are going to explain the words below to Student A. Write what you are going to say. You
can use a dictionary to help you. The first has been done for you.
1. scared - another word for frightened
2. surprised
3. sad
4. amused
5. shy
Now ask Student A to explain his/her words.

Try to guess what the words are and write them below.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

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Unit 6 What Should I Do?
STUDENT A
You like a boy in your class, but you are afraid to talk to him. You want to get to know him, but
you don't know how to do this. Lately you saw the boy talking to another girl in your class and
you are worried that he will ask her to be his girlfriend. What should you do?
Ask Student B for advice. Use the following phrase to help you:
What should I do?

I am worried that…
What if he doesn't…?
Do you really think I should…?
Now it's your turn to listen to Student B's problem and try to give him/her some advice. Use
the following phrases to help you:
You should/shouldn't...
You really ought to…
You shouldn't worry about…
Why don't you…

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Unit 6 What Should I Do?
STUDENT B
Listen to Student A's problem and try to give him/her some advice. Use the following phrases
to help you:
You should/shouldn't...
You really ought to…
You shouldn't worry about…
Why don't you…
Now it's your turn to ask Student A for advice. You haven't got time to do all the homework
your teacher gives you because you also work part-time. Your teacher is very angry with you
and thinks that you don't do your homework because you aren't interested in studying. What
should you do?
Use the following phrases to help you:
What should I do?

I am worried that…
What if he/she doesn't…?
Do you really think I should…?

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Unit 6 Past Progressive Game
To the teacher: Photocopy and cut up the verb cards and give a set to each pair of students.
See the activity described in Unit 3, Lesson 1.
book fly drive sail swim
steal lose eat climb buy
write find see visit do
arrive leave dance drink speak
find order reserve pay meet
have think phone come sing

Choosing the Best Excuse
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Unit 7
PAIR WORK
Read the situations below. Then read the excuses.

Choose a good excuse for each situation. Write the
excuse below each of the situations. If you can think of a
better excuse, write that instead.
1. A secretary calls you to make an appointment 4. You have been invited to the wedding of a
for a job interview. However, you were neighbor. It is very nice of him/her to invite
interviewed the day before for another job that you, but you won’t know any of the guests
you would like. You want to wait to find out if and you would rather not go. You don’t want
you got that job. What excuse will you give the to be rude by declining the invitation. What
secretary? excuse can you give?
2. Your family has invited you for lunch on the

weekend. You know your mother enjoys getting
the family together each weekend, but this Suggested excuses:
weekend you would like to take a trip with
a. I’m afraid I can’t come. I won’t be in town
some friends. The problem is, you don’t want
on that day.
to upset your mother. What excuse will you
give her? b. I’m sorry to disappoint you, but I do need
a weekend away to relax.
c. Can we make it next week instead?
I haven’t time this week.
d. Can we make it next week instead?
3. You have a dentist’s appointment. You have to I’ve some urgent work to finish.
cancel the appointment because you have e. I have to cancel the appointment because
decided to change dentists, but you don’t want I’ve decided not to have the work done.
to tell the dentist that. If you don’t come for the
f. I’m sorry I can’t come. I’ve had another
appointment, the dentist will charge for the visit invitation.
and send you a bill. What excuse can you
make to the dentist? g. I have to cancel the appointment because
my car is being fixed and I can’t get to
you any other way.
h. I’m sorry I can’t keep the appointment.
I’ve a headache and I’m not feeling well.

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Unit 7 Find a Match
To the teacher: Photocopy and cut up the sentences so that one student from each group has
sentence. See Lesson Plans for instructions.
Group A - Questions

Why haven't you done your homework?
Why can't you go out tonight?
Why didn't you go shopping for me?
Why didn't you call me last night?
Why were you late for class today?
Group B - Answers

I didn't have time. Can I give it to you tomorrow?
I don't feel very well, so I want to stay in tonight.
You didn't give me a shopping list,

so I didn't know what to get.
I wanted to, but I lost your phone number!
I missed the bus and had to walk here.

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30 I'm Afraid I Can't

Unit 7
Read the excuses. Tick the best one and add one more.
1. - How about having lunch with me, Barbara?

- I’m afraid I can’t.
1. I’m too busy.
2. I’m meeting Tim.
3. I have to do some shopping.
2. - How about coming with me to Ted’s party, Tony?

1. I’m invited somewhere else.
2. I’m going with Anne.
3. I don’t like Tony.
3. - How about having a drink with me after work?

1. I have to get home.
2. I have some shopping to do.
3. I have to pick up my child.

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Unit 7 Sentence-Making Game
Work with a partner to make at least 5 logical sentences using at least one adjective and one
verb from the list below.
For example if you choose the words happy and see, you could say:
I am very happy to see you today.
You can't use the same word more than once. Write your sentences in the space provided and
then exchange sentences with another pair.
happy see sad go meet
impatient scared speak visit embarrassed
angry hear upset delighted invite
hard understand hear fun easy
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

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Unit 8 What Do You Say?
STUDENT A
Work with a partner. Don't look at each other's handouts. Choose two situations from the list.
Read each one aloud to your partner and wait for his/her response. Then exchange handouts
with your partner.
You are an usher in a theater and some members of the

audience are making a noise. What do you say?
You are the conductor on a train. What do you say when you
enter a compartment?
The person sitting next to you on the plane seems very upset.
What do you say to them?
You are an immigration officer talking to a tourist who has just

arrived. What do you say to him/her?

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Unit 8 What Do You Say?
STUDENT B
Work with a partner. Don't look at each other's handouts. Listen to the situations that your
partner reads to you. Choose a suitable response for each situation and say it to your partner.
There is more than one way of responding to each situation. After two situations, exchange
handouts with your partner.
Will you please be quiet?

The show is about to start.
Can I help you with
something?
How long are you planning

Do you want a round-trip or
on staying here?
a single ticket?
If you aren't quiet I will have

to call the security guard. May I see your tickets,
please?
Are you sure there isn't anything

I can help you with?
May I see your ticket and

passport, please?

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Unit 8 Tickets Role-Play
STUDENT A
Role-play 1
You have bought tickets to a new musical and are talking to the usher (Student B).
Find out the following:
• What time does the play end?

• How much is the program?
• How long is the intermission?
• Can you move to a better empty seat?
• Where is the bathroom?
Role-play 2
You work in the ticket office at an art gallery and you are talking to a visitor (Student B).
Be ready to answer his/her questions. Here are some facts about the gallery:
• There is a coffee shop on the second floor.

• You can buy postcards and souvenirs from the gallery shop.
• The gallery closes at 6 p.m.
• You can leave your coat in the cloakroom.
• The bathroom is opposite the cloakroom.

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Unit 8 Tickets Role-Play
STUDENT A
Role-play 1
You are the usher in a theater and are talking to a member of the audience (Student A).
Be ready to answer his/her questions. Here are some facts about the performance:
• The play ends at 10 p.m.

• The program costs $2.
• The intermission lasts 20 minutes.
• Members of the audience can move to empty seats after the intermission.
• The bathroom is at the back of the auditorium.
Role-play 2
You are visiting an art gallery and are talking to a person in the ticket office (Student A).
Find out the answers to the following questions:
• Is there somewhere you can have a cup of coffee?

• Where can you buy postcards and souvenirs?
• When does the gallery close?
• Where can you leave your coat?
• Where is the bathroom?

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Unit 9 Mixed Up Conditionals
1. Match the sentence endings to the beginnings.
If you turn the lights off when you leave the room,…
…you can save money by not using a dryer.
If you hang your clothes outside to dry,…
…your electricity bills will be much lower. It wastes energy…
You will save water… …it will be an energy-efficient one.
…you will save energy and money on light bulbs.
…when you leave the heating on all night.
When I buy my next washing machine,…
If you install a solar panel,…
…if you take a bath instead of a shower.
2. Write 3 more conditional sentences about saving energy.

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Unit 9 Saving Energy Questionnaire
1. Answer the questions about saving energy in the “Me” column. Explain your answers.
2. Write two more questions to ask your partner.
3. Ask your partner about how he/she saves energy, and write his/her answers in the “My
Partner” column.
Questions Me My Partner
1 Do you use LED lightbulbs? Why? Why not?
2 Do you usually take a shower or a bath?
3 Do you have a solar panel on your roof?
4 Do you use a thermostat to control your heating?
What temperature do you set your air

5
conditioning at?
6 How do you get to work/college?
Do you have an energy-efficient washing

7
machine?
Do you use a dryer to dry your clothes after you
8
wash them?
9 Do you unplug electrical appliances at night?
10
11
4. Tell the class how your partner saves energy.

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Unit 9 Saving Energy Role-Play
1. With your partner, make up a dialogue for the situation described below. Then, practice the
dialogue.
Student A
You just got a really high fuel bill. You want to save energy. Ask your
friend (Student B) for advice about how to save energy at home.
Use the words and phrases below to help you:

Do you have any ideas…?
How can I…?
How do you…?
What about…?
Student B
Your friend (Student A) is worried about saving energy. Answer Student A’s
questions, and give him/her advice about how to save energy.
Use the words and phrases below to help you:

Did you know...?
Why not...?
If you...
When you...
2. Exchange roles and practice the dialogue again.

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Unit 9 Mixed Up Dialogues
1. Make two dialogues from these sentences. There may be more than one possible answer.
I'm thinking of buying a dishwasher.
That sounds good. Now, I also need a dryer...
Which washing machine saves the most energy?
Yes, I've heard that dishwashers are good for the environment.
Good morning. Do you need some assistance?
Then you should definitely replace it. Today's dishwashers are

much more energy-efficient.

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Unit 9 Mixed Up Dialogues, cont.
Are you replacing an old one?
Yes, thank you. I need a new washing machine.
Hello. How can I help you?
We have a great range of energy-efficient washing machines.
This machine doesn't use a lot of water or

electricity, and it isn't expensive!
Yes. The one I have is more than 15 years old!
2. Practice the dialogues with a partner.

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Unit 9 Energy Board Game
1 2
Explain what an Give
Start ENERGY STAR 3 examples
rating is. of a fossil fuel.
5 4 3
Name 3 ways
you can save
Advance Go back
energy at home. 2 spaces. to Start.
6 7 What am I? 8
Name 3 kinds Explain what a I control the
of alternative solar panel is. temperature in
energy. your home.
11 10 9
Complete this
Go back What is a wind conditional
turbine?
1 space. sentence: If you
walk to work… .
12
Exchange Give an 13
places with example of a
the player on zero conditional
(general truth). Finish
your left.

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Unit 9 Plan a "Saving Energy Day"
Your group is planning a Saving Energy Day to encourage people to save energy. Discuss
your ideas and follow the instructions below:
A. Plan your day.
1. What aspects of saving energy will you focus on?

_______________________________________________________________________
2. Who is the day for? (adults, children, students)

________________________________________________________________________
3. Where will you hold the activities? (town hall, local park, community center,
college, etc.)
________________________________________________________________________
4. Is there an entrance fee? (How much?)
________________________________________________________________________
5. What will activities will you organize? (workshops, lectures, question-and-answer

sessions with experts, energy-saving appliances exhibition, activities for children, etc.)
_______________________________________________________________________
6. How will the day be organized (morning, afternoon, evening)?
________________________________________________________________________
B. Create a poster for your day. Your poster should include the following:
• A good slogan
• Pictures
• Information about the day: address, dates, times, etc.
• A list of main activities with short descriptions
• Information about facilities such as food and parking
• Contact details
C. Tell the class about your day. Explain why the students should come.

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Unit 10 Word Order Game
1 1 1 1 1 1
She speaks Korean with her parents.
2 2 2 2 2 2
What language were those men speaking?
3 3 3 3 3 3
Do you know any foreign languages?
4 4 4 4 4 4
They didn't study for the test.
5 5 5 5 5 5
Emily learned Italian from her boyfriend.
6 6 6 6 6 6
The children were doing their homework.
7 7 7 7 7 7
How many languages does Kari know?

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Unit 10
Language Learning Questionnaire
1. Answer the questions about your language learning in the “Me” column. Explain your
answers.
2. Write two more questions to ask your partner.
3. Ask your partner about how he/she feels about learning languages and write his/her
answers in the “My Partner” column.
Questions Me My Partner
1 How many languages do you speak?
2 What is your native language?
Did you speak a different language with your

3
parents/siblings?
Do you enjoy learning new languages? Why?
4
Why not?
5 How do you learn vocabulary?
6 Did you ever live abroad when you were a child?
Do you find it easy to read in a foreign

7
language?
8 What language would you like to learn next?
9 Do you know anyone who is bilingual? Who?
10
11
4. Tell the class how your partner feels about learning languages.

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Unit 10 Learning Languages Role-Play
Role-play 1
Student A
You want help learning English. You Student B
find speaking and listening difficult. Ask Student A wants some help learning
student B if he/she has any study tips English. Think of some study tips to give
for you. Use the words and phrases him/her. Use the words and phrases
below to help you: below to help you:
I still find… hard. Why don’t you try…?
I’m afraid of… How about…?
Do you have any good tips for…? What helps me is…
How can I…? Concentrate on…
Role-play 2
Student A
Student B wants some help learning
English. Think of some study tips Student B
to give him/her. Use the words and You want help learning English. You find
phrases below to help you: reading and writing hard. Ask student B
Why don’t you try…? if he/she has any study tips for you. Use
How about…? the words and phrases below to help you:
What helps me is… I still find... hard.
Concentrate on… I’m afraid of…
Do you have any good tips for…?
How can I…?

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Unit 10 Mixed Up Dialogues
1. Make two dialogues from these sentences. There may be more than one possible answer.
What’s your biggest problem when you read?
When you're alone, you should try speaking to yourself in English.
Maybe you should work on your vocabulary.

Try to learn a new word every day.
Then why not find a study partner to practice with?
Well, what do you find the most difficult?
That's a good idea. I'll start tomorrow!
I still find speaking hard. I’m afraid of making mistakes.

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Unit 10 Mixed Up Dialogues, cont.
Do you have any good tips for learning English?
Well, I don't know a lot of the words, so it's hard for me to

understand what I'm reading.
OK, how about you? Would you be my study partner?
Can you suggest some ways to help me learn English?
I don't think I can do that.
Sure, I can. What do you want to focus on?
I really want to improve my reading.
2. Practice the dialogues with a partner.

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Unit 10 Unusual Languages
Student A
A. You and your partner each have an article about an unusual language. Read your article and
answer your partner’s questions.
Sign Language
Sign language is a language that uses hand signs, facial
expressions and gestures to create words and sentences.
Deaf and hard of hearing people all over the world use
sign languages to communicate. Sign languages are just
like any other foreign language. People learn and teach
sign language the same way they would learn and teach
any other foreign language.
There are thousands of different sign languages. Each

country or region uses its own sign language. American
Sign Language (ASL) is the third most common language
in the United States, after English and Spanish. ASL is
over 200 years old and 500,000 people use it in the US. Modern ASL didn’t
come from England. It came from France, which is why French Sign Language is
very similar to ASL.
B. Now it’s your turn to find out about your partner’s article. Ask the following questions:
1. What is the name of the language?

_____________________________________________________________________________________
2. What is unusual about this language?
_____________________________________________________________________________________
3. Who speaks this language?
_____________________________________________________________________________________
4. What are some interesting facts about this language?
_____________________________________________________________________________________
5. Would you like to learn this language? Why? Why not?
_____________________________________________________________________________________

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Unit 10 Unusual Languages
Student B
A. You and your partner each have an article about an unusual language. Ask your partner
questions about the language in his/her article.
1. What is the name of the language?
__________________________________________________________________________________________
2. What is unusual about this language?
__________________________________________________________________________________________
3. Who speaks this language?
__________________________________________________________________________________________
4. What are some interesting facts about this language?
__________________________________________________________________________________________
5. Would you like to learn this language? Why? Why not?
__________________________________________________________________________________________
B. Read your article and answer your partner’s questions.
Esperanto
Ludovic Lazarus Zamenof lived in Poland about 150
years ago. People around him spoke many different
languages, and it was not very easy for them to
communicate. Zamenof thought that people needed
one common language to understand each other
better. He created a simple language for the whole
world to learn and use. He called his new language
Esperanto. Esperanto means “hopeful person”. Zamenof wanted to create a
language that is easy to learn. Esperanto uses grammar and vocabulary from
many different European languages such as Latin, French, and Russian. In
Esperanto you write exactly what you hear, not like English. Esperanto has rules
but no exceptions. Today, approximately two million people around the world
speak Esperanto.

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Unit 10 Plan an English Club
Your group is organizing an English Club to help people learn English. Discuss your ideas and
follow the instructions below:
A. Plan your club.
1. What aspects of learning English will you focus on? Why?

(speaking, listening, reading, writing, grammar, vocabulary, other)
_______________________________________________________________________
2. Who is the club for? (adults, children, students)

________________________________________________________________________
3. Where will you hold the activities? (local cafe, community center, college library, etc.)
________________________________________________________________________
4. Is there a membership fee? If so, how much?

________________________________________________________________________
5. What activities will you organize? (workshops, lectures, study groups, help with
homework, visits to English speaking cultural events, etc.)
_______________________________________________________________________
6. How often will the club meet? When will the club meet?
________________________________________________________________________
B. Create a leaflet for your club. Your leaflet should include the following:
• A name for your club

• A good slogan
• Pictures
• Information about where and when the club will meet
• A list of activities with short descriptions
• Information about facilities such as food and parking
C. Tell the class about your club. Explain why they should join your club.

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Unit 10 Reflection
Name of Student:
What did you think about this English course? Answer the questions below and add your own
comments.
1. After this course my English is…

- a lot better
- better
- the same as before the course
2. The computer lessons were…
- too hard
- too easy
- just right
3. I need more practice in…
- Listening
- Reading
- Speaking
- Writing
- Grammar
4. The lessons with the teacher were…
- very interesting
- interesting some of the time
- not very interesting
5. The unit I enjoyed most was
6. The workbook activities were…
- very useful
- sometimes useful
- not very useful
7. Comments or suggestions about the course:

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Question Partner’s answer

01. What is your name?

02. What do you like doing best?

03. Do you have a job? What do you do?

04. What do you like to read?

05. What is your favorite TV program?

06. What kind of music do you like?

07. What is your favorite food?

08. What kind of exercise do you like doing?

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• Rehearsals - 3 hours • Interview with “New York Times” theater

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Use the following words and phrases:

Can I meet you next week?

When are you free to meet?

No, that’s not good for me.

Sorry, I’m not free then.

Can we meet on…?

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• Meeting with scriptwriter • In studio all day

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Can I meet you next week?

When are you free to meet?

No, that’s not good for me.

Sorry, I’m not free then.

Can we meet on…?

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take a course, I’ll lose all my money.

look for another job, I’ll be able to get an interview.

get a promotion, my boss will be pleased.

lose my job, my mother will kill me!

go around the world, I’ll be able to give up work.

buy a big house, I’ll be able to make lots of friends.

study hard, I’ll be able to start my own company.

Write your sentences here:

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English Teacher Required

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Find someone who… Name of student

1. likes working late at night.

2. hates working over the weekend.

3. enjoys going on business trips.

4. hates leaving messages on answering machines.

5. likes going to job interviews.

6. hates wearing a suit to the office.

7. hates writing letters.

8. loves sending emails.

9. enjoys talking to his/her bank manager.

10. likes working part-time.

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Where is the factory?

The factory is in Texas.

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Good communications (telephone lines, etc.)

Climate and environment

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2. Ask to speak to Mr. Carlton. Explain that Mr. Carlton is in a meeting.

4. Agree. Explain that Mr. Carlton doesn’t know

7. Say thank you and good-bye. Say good-bye.

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What kind of vacation do you like best?