A global language Language Summary 1, Student’s Book p127 Language ability (IXOUEEe EI Read wnat Cart, Heid and Maria say about speaking languages Fill in the gaps with the phrases in the boxes. bacet can't speak a word know a few words Tobe honest, 'm quite? bad at languages. e of French that I learned at school, but 1? of anything else can also get by 'mreasonably good picked up My fist language is Swiss German, but I ive near the border, 014 atttaten, 8 in French. We went to Lyon last summer and |® the language very quickly also fluent in can have a conversation ‘m biingual W's a bit rusty ‘My mother is Spanish and my father is French so v Ime English, which | need for work. 1° in German, but * Maria EZ Rewrite these sentences using the words/phrases in brackets. 1. don't know any Japanese. (word) J can't speak a word of Japanese. 2. | speak enough German for holidays. (get by) ! ‘on holiday. 3 My sister can speak Chinese very well. fluent) My 4 | haven't spoken Portuguese fora long time. (it rusty) My 5 | eared a few words of talian on holiday. (picked) ' 6 I can speak both Turkish and Spanish perfectly. (biingual The English verb system Ed 2 Match sentence beginnings 1-9 to endings ai 1. Inthe year 1000, English 2. The English language was 3. Ahundred years ago, many people were 4 Cambridge University Prass has 5. By the 21st century, Engish had 8 Immigration, new technotogies, popular couture and even war have 7. Atpresent, over a billion people are 8 English is ‘9. However, more people speak 1a now leaming English worldwide. 'b had approximately 40,000 words. all contributed to the growth of English. using French as an international language. @ grown to over 500,000 words. 1 been pubisshing English-language teaching books since 1975. 9 Mandarin Chinese than any other language, taken to North America by settlers in the ‘7th century, | used as a frst language in a least 75 countries, b Match sentences 1-9 in Sa to these verb forms. Present Simple 9 Present Continuous Present Simple passive Present Perfect Simple Present Perfect Continuous Past Simple Past Continuous Past Simple passive Past Perfect SimpleEd 2 Read the frst part ofan artele about asic Read the second part ofthe article below and English’ and choose the correct verb forms. lin the gape with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. 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There “had beerviere only 850 cs, and the grammar was simpifled with very few exceptions to each rule Basic English’ for nonnative learners ofthe language Google it naw! _» Open learning Education Sxnnime El Complete the crossword with words connected with education, 1 money given by an organisation to pay for someone's stuaies (11) a tak on an academic subject, especially at university (7) a long piece of writing on a particular subject, especially one that is done as part of a course at college or university (12) 4 money that students must pay to universities for their courses (4) 5. an agreement by which a student at a college or university borrows ‘money from a bank to pay for their education and then pays the money back after they finish studying and start a job (7, 4) a.class, especially at university, with a few students (8) an advanced degree, usually lasting for one year (7) someone who is studying for their first degree at university (13) a student who has already got one degree and is studying at a University for 2 more advanced qualification (12) 10a senior person who teaches at a British university)Auxiliaries in verb forms Other uses of auxiliaries [=ITIIINEP Ed 2 Ave sentences 1-8 correct? Change the incorrect sentences. 1. Everyone here a*e doing @ Master's degree. 2. Did you went to the seminar yesterday? 3. I:do work very hard, but | tif find the course difficult 4 Some universities does give scholarships, but we don't '5_ I'm the only person here who went to a state school, aren't I? 6 If! were you, I don't eatin the college canteen. 7. You like doing exams or prefer continuous assessment? 8 IVebe invited to apply for a PhD, but the fees are too high, b Match the correct and corrected sentences in 2a to replies a-h. a 4 Dontyou? 2 Theyare, aren't they? Wel, mot 1 Areyou? © [don't enjoy either! 8 Sodol @ Wouldn't you? Wry nof? kN Id EI Read the conversation and choose the corect auxiliary verb PHIL Hi, It’s Sara, ! isn't it? We met last week, ? we? SARA Yes, we? ‘You're Phil. PHIL Well remembered! You * warn me when we met that you often forget names. SARA TS + unfortunately. But 1 making a special effort chis week. Anyway, how 7 ie going? PHIL OK.18 SARA ? already had a tutorial with my PhD tutor you? Who's that? PHIL His name’s Professor Shavick. Everyone else was very impressed by him, bur 1" ait saka 1? PHIL Oh, sorry, hold on ~ that’s my phone ringing expect you know him. actually, You see, I'm tats © int © doesn't 2 adit b havent aren't 3a dd b do © have 4 awe b do © did Ss aim b do © have 6 aim be et 7 a has b does cis 8 a do bd eve 8 a Dd b Have © Haven't 10 a wasnt —b didn't © haven't Ma mrot —b dont © do 12 a am b have © do Eid Read the second part of te conversation Fillin the gaps withthe Correct posite or negative auxiliaries, Use contractions (ve, 's, etc.) if possible. ea PHIL. Sorry, where were we? Yes, Professor Shavick. He's a bit strange, ' isn't he? P nterviewed by him, so wwe hadn't met before, SARA Neither started here. And I must admit ~ he Iwhen * appear rather unusual when you first meet him. PHIL Unusual? IF [met him in the street, B probably run away screaming, All that hair! He’s been spending far too much time with his computer. He should get out more often, ‘ he? SARA Well, perhaps. PHIL Anyway. 17 think Teven sked you what you're doing your PRD in, SARA Well, I® not doing a PAD actually. I, er, teach here. Putt. You don’s,” you? SARA Er... yes. Computer science, as a matter of fact. Sorry, 1 0 going to say something earlier, but PHIL. How embarrassing, So, Professor Shavick is a colleague of yours? SARA Erm ... well, I suppose he’s my boss Bur! worry =I 2 tell him anything? And not all tutors are like him, I promise!