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LISTENING SKILLS Why listen? • Listening for detail

KEY LANGUAGE The alphabet
SPEAKING SKILLS Asking for help (1)
VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT Instruction words • Asking for help (2)

LISTENING Nice to meet you

1 W ork w ith a partner. Look at the pictures. Answer the questions.
1 W here are the people?
2 W ho are the people?

2 Look at the badges. STUDY SKILL Why listen?

1 W hat in fo rm a tio n do you need fo r Badge 1?
2 W hat in fo rm a tio n do you need fo r Badge 2? Think about the information you
need before you listen. This helps you
Badge 1 Badge 2 understand. For example:
■ Do you only need the general idea?
COLLEGE OF COLLEGE OF ■ Do you need a piece of information,
FURTHPR STUDIES FURTHER STUDIES
e.g. a name, a place, a subject?
W ELCO M E D A Y W ELCO M E D A Y
NAME Rosa CORTEZ NAME Paul SMITH
COUNTRY ____________ COUNTRY UK
DEGREE DEGREE
English
SUBJECT SUBJECT -----------------
OCCUPATION nurse OCCUPATION office worker

i 1.1 Listen to Rosa and Paul. Complete the badges.

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 Read the rules. Use contractions o r fu ll form s to
RULES Present Simple (1) Wh- questions
complete the questions. Listen and check your answers.
1 W h a t________________ your name? With the verb be use a question word * is/ are.
2 H o w ____________ you? What ’s//5 your name?
3 W here________________ you from? How 're/are you?
4 W h a t___________ y o u _____________ ? Where ’s/is he/she from?
5 W h a t________________ your degreesubject? With other verbs, use a question word + do/does... + verb.
Where do you teach?
What does he/she teach?
How many classes do they have?

5 ^ 1 .3 Listen to three conversations w ith

the college receptionist. Complete the badges. Check your
answers w ith a partner.
STUDY SKILL Listening fo r detail
When you listen for detail, e.g. for a name, a country, a number:
■ listen only for the information which you need.
■ do not try to understand everything.

Conversation 1 Conversation 2 Conversation 3

/ ˈ\ /
COUPGS OF COUEGE OF COUEGE OF
FURTHER STUDIES FURTHER SrUDlPS FURTHER STUDI5S

W ELCO M E D A Y W ELCO M E D A Y W ELCO M E D A Y

NAME WEBER NAME Turan ERDEIVl NAIV1E Noor AL MANSOORI
COUNTRY Germany COUNTRY COUNTRY UAE
DEGREE DEGREE DEGREE
history business management
SUBJECT SUBJECT SUBJECT
OCCUPATION teacher OCCUPATION police officer OCCUPATION secretary
\ / \ y y

6 ^ 1.3 Listen to the conversations again. T ick (v^) the questions you hear.
1 □ W hat’s you r name?
2 □ H ow are you?
3 □ W hat’s you r degree subject?
4 □ W here are you from?
5 □ W hat do you do?

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 KEY LANGUAGE The alphabet
Read STUDY SKILL ' 1.5 Listen and repeat the letters o f the STUDY SKILL The alphabet
alphabet.
You need to know the alphabet:
■ to understand how a word is spelled. Ask;
The a lp lia bet
How do you spell that? or Couldyou spell that, please?
a b c d e f g h i j k i m m to give information, e.g. your name. Say:
My name's Thomas, that's T-H-O-M-A-S.
n o p q r s t u v w x y z ^ 1.4 Listen.

2 ^ 1 .6 W ork w ith a partner. Put the letters o f the alphabet under

the correct sound. Listen and check your answers.

/ei/ /i:/ /e/ /ai/ /əʊ/ /u:/ /a:/

say be egg my no you car
a b

)1.7 Listen and w rite the letters.

1 a_ u
2 m f.
3 c _____ t ____ V
4 j ___d ___ z
5 t ___1____n

4 W ork w ith a partner. Student A , lo o k at page 73. Student B, lo o k at page 76.

5 Answer the questions. W rite the answer.

1 W hat’s you r favourite drink?

2 W hat’s the make o f your car?
3 W hat’s the make o f your phone?
4 W hat’s you r favourite food?
5 W ho’s your best friend?

W ork w ith a partner. Ask and answer the questions in exercise 5.

W rite your partner’s answers. Ask fo r help w ith spelling.
1__ ___ _____________________________________ _
2
3 ________________________________________
4 _______________________________________
5 ________________________________________

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SPEAKING Good morning!
1 ^ 1 .8 Listen and repeat the questions.
1 W hat’s your name?
2 W here are you from?
3 W hat course are you on?
4 W hat do you do?

2 W ork w ith a partner. Ask and answer

the questions in exercise 1.

Read STUDY SKILL >1.9 Listen and complete the conversations.

STUDY SKILL Asking fo r help (1)
Conversation 1
If you don’t understand, ask:
A W hat’s y o u r____________ ?
Sorry, couldyou repeat that, please?
B M y name’s A lan Waters.
I’msorry, couldyou say that again?
A Sorry, could y o u ____________ th a t____________ , please?
Sorry?
B A lan, Alan Waters.
Conversation 2
A W here’s N o o r____________ ?
B The UAE.
A ____________ ?
B The UAE.

4 W ork w ith a partner. Student A, lo o k at page 73. Student B, lo o k at page 76.

IUO Listen and repeat the greetings and replies.

LANGUAGE BANK Greetings and replies

Greeting people Replying

Good morning! Good morning!
Good afternoon! Good afternoon!
Good evening! Good evening!
Hello!/Hi! Hello!/Hi!
Goodbye!/ Bye! Goodbye!/ Bye!
Nice to meetyou. Nice to meetyou, too.
How are you? Fine, thanks. And you?
Seeyou later. Seeyou later.
Seeyou tomorrow. Yes, seeyou tomorrow.

6 l.H Listen and reply. Use phrases from the Language Bank.

7 W ork w ith a partner. Take turns to greet and reply. Use the
phrases from the Language Bank.
A How are you?
B Fine, thanks. And you?
A Good evening!
B Good evening!

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VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT Classroom instructions
1 M atch an in stru ctio n fro m the box w ith a
STUDY SKILL Instruction words
picture o r example. Compare your answers w ith your partner.
It is important to understand instructions.
ask and answer circle complete listen to look at Make sure you know the main words, e.g.
match repeat tick underline work with a partner circle, complete, match.

1 15.00 [b] a) Good morning!

My name is Anna.
2 10.00 n b} Good afternoon!

complete

What's your name? I am a student.

She is from Argentina.
My name is Thomas. I am a student.

11.12 Listen and fo llo w the instructions.

1 morning afternoon evening

2 1 □ 11 a.m. a) Good afternoon!
2 □ 3 p.m. b) Good evening!
3 □ 7 p.m. c) Good morning!
3 g h i j k
4 10 □ 11 □ 12 □ 13 □
5 A hm ed____________from Oman.

Read STUDY SKILL W ork w ith a partner. W hat do you say?

STUDY SKILL Asking fo r help (2)
1 Ask fo r the m eaning o f easy.
2 Ask fo r the pronunciation o f easy. Your teacher and other students can help if you have a problem.
3 Ask fo r a translation o f easy. ■ Say; I'm sorry, I don't understand
4 Ask the teacher to speak m ore slowly. m Ask: Couldyou speak more slowly, please?
What does ‘difficult' mean?
How do you say this in English?
What is ‘difficult’in Arabic?
1.13 Listen.

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REVIEW
1 W ork w ith a partner. Look at the notice. Answer the questions.
F A.
1 W hat are the classes?
The Oxford Summer School
2 W hen does enrolm ent begin?

2 W ork w ith a partner. Look at the enrolm ent form .

EngIlsli conversation classes
T ick (v^) the questions the secretary needs to ask.
C onversation classes fo r university
1 □ W hat’s you r name?
students fro m b e g in n e r to advanced.
2 □ H ow old are you?
3 □ W hat do you do? E nro lm en t fo r classes begins on
4 □ W here are you from? M o n d a y 4*^ O cto b e r.
5 □ W hat course are you on? Please b rin g ID to enrol.
6 D W hat’s you r level o f English?

The Oxford Summer SchiooI

ENROLMENT FORM

E nglish conversation classes

Name: Susanne
Country:
Course:

English language level: n Beginner

□ Elementary
□ Pre-Intermediate
n Intermediate
□ Upper-Intermediate
□ Advanced

3 @1.14 Listen to the conversation. Check your answers

to exercise 2.

4 ^ l. M Listen again and complete the enrolm ent form TIie Oxford Summer School
fo r Susanne.
ENROLMENT FORM
5 W ork w ith a partner. Take turns to be the secretary
English conversation classes
and the student. Have a conversation and complete
the enrolm ent form fo r your partner. Remember to:
• greet you r partner. Name:
• ask questions. Country:
• ask fo r help w ith spelling. Course:

English language level: □ Beginner

□ Elementary
□ Pre-Intermediate
□ Intermediate
□ Upper-Intermediate
□ Advanced

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