Module 1

Unit 1

Self-study Material
Task 1

Read this post to a class electronic bulleting board. There are eleven mistakes. The first mistake is
already corrected. Find ten more.

wants a

defines

want

call

sound
you are does he want

come

im always
Task 2

Listen and complete. Look for the listening file In the “Listening Files “ folder.

Party talk

call

does come

means

do do

sell

m working owns

re joking guess

influence

m trying do

know

mean

calls always winning

 hear re expecting

re thinking of do

think about

sounds do spell

smells dont drink

s boiling

does boil

boils

Task 3

Read these people´s descriptons of how they met important people in their lives. Decide if the
statement that follows is true ( T) or false ( F).

.
F

T
Task 4

Complete the conversations. Chose the correct word/ s.

Task 5
Complete the following with the correct form of the verbs in brackets

did take

studied

was remember
look

do know

takes
does mean
dont know

do spell

have looks

are doing seem

m trying
isnt types
do want

does do
analyzes
write

sign

did do
wrote

m reading think
Task 6

Complete the following with the correct form of the verbs in brackets

doesnt know

is thinking writes
looks
studies
believe tells

use
does hopes
look

tells does lean

indicates

represents
is planning
doesnt leave
avoids
show

read
is investigating

thinks takes
warns doesnt guarantee
Task 7

Read this entry from a journal. There are ten mistakes. The first mistake is corrected. Find nine more.

i wasnt going to move

seemed

offered

moved

helped

didnt

walked

looking

ask
Task 8

Read the following chart.

Now replace all the “get” or “do” expression in this paragraph with more interesting ones

studied for
obtained carrying out
taking studying
write
sitting for
recieves take
acquire recieving
Task 9

Read the following charts. Then do as instructed

9.1 Choose the correct alternative

9.2 Replace the underlined words with a suitable expression listed in the charts above.

made a mistake

make a decision wether

make arrangements

make some changes in

make a choice

make a contribution

Task 10

Read the following extracts. Then do as instructed

10 .1 Match the two columns so that they make sense

2-d 3-f 4-a 5-b 1-e 6-c

10. 2 Complete the following with expression from the extracts above

through
through
through
off
off

behind
against
across

against

Task 11

Read the following. Then do as instructed

11.1 Re-write the following. Use the words in brackets to paraphrase the sentences below. Use a
suitable expression from the extracts above

im going to sign up for a coruse...

dropped out before they could complete...
we break up on...
thrown out of
write up my essay for tomorrow
we go back to college on 12 september
11.2 Complete the following with expressions from the extracts above.

swotting up
scraped through
brush up on
come up
picked up
write up

break up
go back

11.3 Find the mistakes in the following extract. Refer to the extracts above

swotted up
came
out of
scrape go
up up
up

pick
KEY

Task 1 Task 2

4. does . . . boil
5. boils

Task 3 Task 4
Task 5

Task 6
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Task 8

Task 9.1

Task 9.2
Task 10 1.

Task 10.2

Task 11.1

Task 11.

Task11.3