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BREAKTHROUGH A1
MASTER PROGRAMME
VOCABULARY

TASK 1
 Match the pictures (1-8) to the jobs and professions. (A-H).
A. Plumber 1
B. Farmer 3
C. Photographer 8
D. Gardener 7
E. Doctor 6
F. Fireman 2
G. Baker 5
H. Policeman 4

TASK 2
 Look at the pictures and read the definitions below. Write the letter (A-H) next to the each definition (1-8).
 What is the word for the professions?

A. B. C. D.

Receptionist Teacher Clerk Nurse

E. F. G. H.

Policeman/policewoman Cleener Architect Secretary

1. _D__ a person who works in a hospital or clinic and take care of you.
2. _G__ a person who designs and builds large buildings or bridges.
3. _B__ a person who works in a school classroom and helps students.
4. _C__ a person who works in a shop when you want to buy something.
5. __E_ a person who works to stop crime.
6. __H_ a person who works for a company and usually uses a computer and phone.
7. _A__ a person who works at the front desk of a building and welcomes visitors and answers the phone.
8. _F__ a person who works cleaning the buildings, officess, schools and other places.

Teacher. - Secretary - Cleener - Nurse - Arqu - Clerk - Policeman - Policewoman - Recepcionst - Architect -
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TASK 3 Jobs and
Professions
 Read the text about two professional profile summaries of Maria and Emily.
 Write A or B next to the descriptions (1-6).
A. Maria: I am an architect with 20 years’ experience of designing 1. She manages a large team
and developing spaces. I am a partner in the award-winning STG of people. _B_
Architects Ltd, which is famous for its work on the Galroy 2. She is a partner of a company. _A_
Building in London. I enjoy working with people from all over the 3. She has worked in many different
world and have international experience of working in Italy, countries. _A_
Greece, Thailand, Australia and Brazil. I have a Master of Science 4. Her last job was in a bank. __B_
from Sheffield University and a BA in Architecture from Hull 5. She speaks two other languages. _A__
University. I also speak Italian and Thai. When I am not working, I 6. She likes outdoor sports. _A_
spend my time hiking, skiing and diving.

B. Emily: I am an experienced sales manager with 12 years’

experience of developing customer service teams. I am skilled in
negotiation, team motivation and building successful sales teams.
After ten years of working in sales and customer service at Halo
Bank, I am now the sales office manager of a team of 120 at
Southern General Plastics Ltd. I have an MBA from Stanford
University and a degree in Business Studies from Cornell
University. I am creative and hardworking and enjoy working with
others.
GRAMMAR PRONOUNS Use of English Task

 Read the information in the char about pronouns.

 Complete the gaps with a word from the box.

I – I - me - me - me - mine - you - you - he – She - it – its - we - us

-our

1. That’s my brother’s cup and this is ____mine_____. My grandmother gave it to _____us_______.

2. Good morning. Can _____I_______ help _____you_______?
3. Ah, there’s Jade’s watch. Could pass it to _____me_______? I’ll keep it safe.
4. That poor dog has lost one of ______its_____ legs.
5. Look! I’ve got Poppy’s phone number! She gave ___me________ it last night.

VOCABULARY THE FAMILY

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 Read the information below.
 Which word (A- J) Says this (1-10)

1. My mother's sister is my A. Granddad

__I____
2. My daughter's brother is my __J___ B. Uncle
3. My father's daughter is my __F___ C. Cousin
4. My mum and dad are my __E__ D. Nephew
5. My sister's son is my E. Parents
__D___
6. My aunt's son or daughter is my __C___ F. Sister
7. My father's brother is my __B___ G. Grandson
8. My mother's father is my __A__ H. Niece
9. My daughter's son is my __G___ I. Aunt
10. My brother's daughter is my __H___ J. son

TASK 4
 Read the text about James and his family.
 Choose the best word to complete the text A, B or C.

My Family
Hello, my name 0 James. I am 25 years old. I am (1) __an_ Example: 0. A. am B. Is C. are

engineer. (2)___my___ father’s name is Michael (3) and 1. A. an B. a C. the

my mother is Lara. He is 60 and she is 58 years old. 2 A. my B. his C. him
3. A. and B. but C. or
(4)__They_ are doctors in the local hospital. I have two 4. A. They B. Is C. we
brothers. Mitch is my older brother he is 28 and, Matt is my 5. A. Them B. us C. him
younger brother he is 20. They work as a teacher and a
dentist. My brothers and I love playing football. We play in
a football team. My best friends´ names are Tom and Peter.
They are engineers too.  Tom is 23 years old and Peter is 24.
I love (5) __them__very much.

LISTENING

TASK 1 TASK 2
 Listen to a girl talking to a librarian  Listen to the interview about a
 For questions 1 – 5, choose A, B or C. young boy. Are the statements true
or false?
1. Where is Lucy at the moment?  Choose A for true or B for false

A. In the library B. In the bookstore C. In the 1. Dan gets up early.

classroom A. True B. False

2. What is the girl´s full name? 2. He has a small breakfast.

A. True B. False
A. Lucy Moore B. Lucy More C. Lucy Moor
3. He's a student.
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3. What class is Lucy in at the moment? A. True B. False

A. She is in class 1C B. Lucy is in class 1B C. The girl is in class 4. Dan has lunch at home.
4B A. True B. False

4. How old is Lucy? 5. He goes swimming after classes.

A. True B. False
A. She is 13 B. The girl is 14 C. Lucy is 15
6. Dan watches TV or goes on the internet
5. Does Lucy have an ID? before bed.
A. True B. False
A. Yes, she has got B. No, she hasn´t C. Yes, she
does.

READING

TASK 1
 Read the text about two Chinese students’ interview.
 Are the sentences ‘Right’ or ‘Wrong’?
 If there is not enough information to answer ‘Right’ or ‘Wrong’, choose ‘Doesn’t say’

1. Susan Myers is a teacher at the community College.

A. Right B. wrong C. Doesn´t say

2. They are workers at the college.

A. Right B. wrong C. Doesn´t say

3. Peter is an excellent student at Harvard.

A. Right B. wrong C. Doesn´t say

4. Dorothy is 25 years old, she is a student.

A. Right B. wrong C. Doesn´t say

INTERVIEW 5. They are Korean people and they are coworkers.

Good morning, I am Susan Myers, I am a reporter at Central A. Right B. wrong C. Doesn´t say
News and today I am making a report on immigrants, today´s
guests are two from China, they are Jane Lee and Peter Lee, they
are students at the community college, she is 19 years old and he
is 20. They are students but they are not workers. Thy live in an
apartment downtown.

Peter and Susan are from Guangdong originally, but they really
enjoy living here.
Yang Lee’s real name is Dai – xia and it means summer.
They are two Chinese people living the American Dream, this is
Susan Myers reporting from Community College, and tomorrow
we will have more guests in 2 “living in America”
WRITING

TASK 1
 Read the information about Jane. Complete the registration form with Jane’s details.
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REGISTRATION FORM
Surname ___Short__
Birth date __is 26 May 2000
Address 2A, 164 Market Street,
Oxford,
Email is js@example.com_
Brother’s name _____ Andrew
________
Brother’s profession __ He is a doctor_____
JANE’S INFORMATION
My name’s Jane Short. My date of birth is
26 May 2000. My flat is at 2A, 164 Market
Street, Oxford, and my postcode is OX2
5JZ. My mobile number is 07200 329922
and my email address is js@example.com.
I have a brother. He is Andrew. He is a
doctor. He is 30 years old and he has a
cat.

TASK 2
 You have a classmate in your Master program. You need to send an email to your teacher with personal information
about your classmate. Use the information on the chart.
(25 words)
Dear teacher.
REGISTRATION FORM

First name John

Surname Smith
Birth date June 17th, 1998
Address 301 Silver street
Email s@outlook.com
Profession Lawyer

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SPEAKING
 Complete each personal information question below with a question word.
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STUDENT A STUDENT B
PERSONAL INFORMATION QUESTIONS PARTNER’S ANSWERS
1. ____Can_____ do you spell your name? 1. ________________________________________
2. ___where____ do you live? _
3. ____how_____ old are you? 2. ________________________________________
4. ____what____ time do you usually wake up? _
5. ___what_____ is your favorite film? 3. ________________________________________
6. __________ is your birthday? _
7. __________ tall are you? 4. ________________________________________
8. __________ is your best friend? _
9. __________ is your email address? 5. ________________________________________
10. __________ do you study English? _
6. ________________________________________
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7. ________________________________________
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8. ________________________________________
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9. ________________________________________
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10. ________________________________________
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INDEPENDENT WORK: Meeting People

 Record a short audio giving your personal information and send it to your teacher by email.
 Include your full name, age, profession, address, phone, email address, family members and a short description of
them.