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Unit 1 Unit 4
1 You are doing a language course at a school in
London. You meet a new student in your first lesson.
Greet him/her. Then give and ask for the following
information:
• your name; the student’s name; the countries you are
both from
• your families – brothers/sisters/grandparents
• favourite kind of music, books, films
• things you like to do in your free time
2 You are in London at your summer school hotel.
Give the hotel receptionist the following details:
• your name, nationality and date of birth
• your passport number and address with postcode
• your mobile phone number and email address
• emergency contact details
Unit 2
1 Talk about your favourite famous person. Include
the following ideas:
• what this person is famous for (music, painting, films,
sports, politics)
• when and why you became interested in this person’s
life and career
• what is this person’s greatest achievement
• describe this person’s personality
2 Talk about how you met your best friend. Include
the following points:
• who is your best friend and what he/she is like
• where and when you met/what you were both doing
• why/how you became friends
• how important he/she is to you
Unit 3
1 Talk about personal styles. Include the following
points:
• if you like fashion (why/why not?)
• what clothes you usually wear at the weekend
• what clothes you usually wear to school and the
theatre
• if you often change your personal style (why/why
not?)
2 You are looking for a pair of trousers in a clothes
shop in London. Talk to the shop assistant and:
• ask for your size and the colour you want
• ask if you can try them on and the location of the
fitting room
• explain what’s wrong with the trousers and ask for a
different size
• accept the pair of trousers and ask to pay by card
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1 You are a student and you want to get a part-time
job at a restaurant in Manchester in your gap year.
You are phoning the restaurant’s manager to:
• introduce yourself and give reasons for phoning
• give reasons why you want the job
• say if you have any restaurant work experience
• ask about documents you need to send (CV, an
application form?)
2 Tell your friend about your plans for the future.
Include the following points:
• what job you want to have
• why you would like this job
• why you think you would be good at this job
• what you would like to spend your salary on
Unit 5
1 You are giving your friend who wants to get fit
some advice. Include the following points, and give
reasons for each piece of advice:
• what food and drink is good for your friend
• what your friend must stop doing
• what physical exercise your friend should do and how
often
• how many hours of sleep you recommend for your
friend
2 You want to invite your friend to the cinema on
Friday evening. Phone your friend to:
• ask if he/she would like to go to the cinema
• ask if he/she is free on Friday evening
• ask him/her to suggest another day and time
• agree and suggest a meeting time
Unit 6
1 You are deciding on some rules for the school
summer trip to London. Use the following points:
• preparation – getting information about interesting
places to visit
• eating out/eating at the hotel
• bed time/getting up time
• behaviour (historical sites, public buildings, bad
language)
2 Talk to your friend about the house rules in your
home – who does the activities below? Does more
than one person do some of the tasks?
• make the breakfast and make the beds
• do the cooking, washing-up and the housework
• make the most phone calls and make the most mess
• do nothing
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Unit 7
1 You are talking to your English friend about your
worst holiday. Include the following points:
• when and where the holiday took place
• who you went with and how you got there
• what terrible things happened
• how it ended
2 Your Irish friend is asking you about the best place
to go on a two-day trip with the whole class. In your
conversation tell him/her:
• which place you recommend and why
• how to travel there and where to stay for the night
• about good places to eat
• about the best sites and places to visit
Unit 8
1 Talk to your Australian friend about the sport he/she
likes doing. Ask the following questions:
• which sport he/she does and where
• what equipment he/she uses
• how often he/she does this sport and what
competitions he/she has taken part in (any prizes?)
• why he/she likes this sport
2 Your Scottish friend is asking you about your
achievements. Tell him/her if you have ever done the
things below and tell him/her about each thing:
• win a competition
• act in a play or sing in a concert
• do a sport like rock climbing, snowboarding or skiing
• pass an important exam/test at school or out of school
Unit 9
1 You are taking your new MP3 player back to the
shop because it doesn’t work properly. Talk to the
shop assistant and:
• explain what’s wrong with the MP3 player (doesn’t
play any music)
• explain when it stopped working (the day after you
bought it)
• say how you feel about it (not happy)
• ask for a refund
2 You have a part-time job in a camera shop. Talk to a
customer about the digital camera he/she bought
two months ago and:
• ask what is the problem with the digital camera
• ask the customer what he/she would like you to do
• say you can’t give a refund
• suggest the customer exchange it for another one
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Unit 10
1 Talk to your English friend about your childhood
memories. Include the following ideas:
• things you used to do with your family or friends
• stories you used to read or listen to
• places you used to go on holiday
• the school you used to go to
2 You have seen the news about a natural disaster on
the TV. You are describing it to your English class.
Tell the class:
• what natural disaster it was and where it happened
• possible reasons why it happened
• what the place looked like after the disaster and if
there were any people hurt
• how you felt about it when you saw it on the news
Unit 11
1 Talk to your friend about a film you have seen
recently. Include the following points:
• the film’s title and director
• the main characters and who played them
• where the film was set
• your recommendation (why?)
2 You are phoning your friend Sam to ask him out this
evening. His mother answers the phone. Talk to her
and:
• say who’s phoning and who you want to speak to
• say you can’t call his mobile because Sam lost it at
school yesterday
• ask if you may leave a message for him
• leave a message with Sam’s mother asking Sam to call
you back when he gets home
Unit 12
1 Your are talking about illegal downloading of films
and music from the internet in your English class.
State your arguments and say:
• why it is wrong and why it is not good for the artists
• explain how you’d feel if you were an artist
• possible reasons why people download films and
music illegally
• suggest things which might change this situation
2 You have seen a teenage girl shoplifting in a clothes
shop. Talk to the policeman and say:
• what the girl tried to steal and how she did it
• what the shop assistant did when she saw the crime
• how the girl explained her actions when she got
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• how the girl felt after the event
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Teacher’s prompts
Unit 1
1 • Nice to meet you. I’m .../My name’s ...
• Where do you come/are you from?
• How many [brothers or sisters] have
you got/ do you have?
• What’s your favourite kind of music/
books/films?
• What do you like to do in your free
time?
2 • What’s your full name and nationality?
• What’s your date of birth?
• What’s your passport number?
• Can you give me your mobile phone
number and your email address?
• Who do I contact in an emergency?
Unit 2
1 • What’s this person famous for?
• When did you become interested in
his/her life and career? Why?
• What’s his/her greatest achievement?
• What kind of person is he/she?
2 • Who is your best friend?
• Where/When did you meet? What
were you doing?
• Why/How did you become friends?
• What influence does he/she have on
your life?
Unit 3
1 • Do you like fashion? Why/Why not?
• What do you usually wear at the
weekends or to parties?
• What clothes do you wear to school or
the theatre?
• Do you often change your personal
style? Why/Why not?
2 • What size are you?
• What colour trousers are you looking
for?
• Yes, of course. The fitting room is over
there, next to the lifts.
• What’s the problem?
• Is that size/colour better?
• You can pay by credit card or cash.
Unit 4
1 • Hello, can I help you?
• Why do you want to work in our
restaurant?
• Do you have any restaurant work
experience?
• Yes, you need to send in a CV and a
filled-in application form.
2 • What job are you planning to get in
the future?
• Why would you like to get this job?
• Why do you think you would be good
at this job?
• What are you going to spend your
salary on?
Unit 5
1 • Hi, I need your advice. I want to get
fit but I don’t know what to do. What
should I do?
• What should/shouldn’t I eat and drink?
• Is there anything I should stop doing?
• What physical exercise do you
recommend?
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• How often should I exercise?
• How many hours of sleep should I get?
2• Cinema? That sounds great. When?
• Friday evening? I’m sorry, I’m afraid I
can’t. I ...
• How about Saturday afternoon? Is that
okay with you?
• Is 6 p.m. fine?
• Okay, see you on Saturday then. Bye.
Unit 6
1 • How can we get information about
interesting places to visit?
• What are the rules for eating? Can the
students eat out?
• Is it necessary to go to bed at [10 p.m.]?
What time should students get up?
• How should students behave on the
trip?
2 • Who [makes breakfast and makes the
beds] in your family?
• Who’s responsible for [doing the
housework]?
• Who makes the most mess/the most
phone calls?
• Who’s the laziest one in your family?
• Who does nothing?
Unit 7
1 • Where did you go on your worst
holiday? When?
• Who did you go with?
• What didn’t you like about the holiday?
• How did you feel?
• How did the holiday end?
2 • Can you recommend a place to go on
a two-day trip with the whole class?
• How do we get there?
• Can you recommend anywhere to stay
for the night?
• Can you recommend any places to
eat?
• What should we see/visit?
Unit 8
1 • I play football. Some friends and I
play for our school football team.
We play in the school stadium. The
only equipment we need is a football
and good football boots. And two
goalposts, of course, but they are
already in the stadium.
• We usually meet twice a week on
Tuesday and Friday afternoons.
We have played in two football
tournaments. Last year we won the
School Cup.
• I like this sport because I like team
sports. I know I am one of the group.
And it’s fun/exciting.
2 • Have you ever won a language/sports/
music/acting competition? When?
• Have you ever acted in a play or sung
in a concert?
• Have you ever done a sport like rock
climbing, snowboarding or skiing?
• When?
• Have you ever passed an important
exam/test at school or out of school?
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• What was it in? What was its result?
• Why was it important?
Unit 9
1 • So what’s wrong with the MP3 player?
• When did it stop working?
• I’m very sorry about it, sir/madam.
How can I help then?
• All right, have you got the receipt?
2 • My camera doesn’t work properly.
• When I press the button, it doesn’t take
a picture.
• I’d like a refund, please.
• Yes, okay, I’ll exchange it for a different
camera. Thank you.
Unit 10
1 • What did you use to do with your
family and best friends?
• What stories did you use to read/listen
to?
• What places did you use to go on
holiday? Did you like them?
• What school did you use to go to?
• Why did/didn’t you like it?
2 • What happened? Where?
• What caused the disaster?/Why did it
happen?
• What was the place like after the
disaster?
• Did anyone lose their life/get hurt?
• How did you feel about what
happened?
Unit 11
1 • What’s the film called?
• Who was it directed by?
• Who were the main characters?/Who
starred in it?
• Where was the film set?
• Do you recommend it? Why/Why not?
2 • Hello X, this is Sam’s mum. I’m sorry but
Sam is not at home at the moment.
• Why don’t you try his mobile?
• Yes, you can leave a message for him.
What is it?
• All right, I’ll let him know as soon as
possible.
• Thanks for calling. Bye.
Unit 12
1 • Why is downloading films and music
from the internet wrong?
• If you were an artist, how would you
feel about such a situation?
• Why do people download film and
music illegally?
• What could change this situation?
2 • What did the girl try to steal?/How did
she do it?
• What did the shop assistant do when
she saw the crime?
• What did the girl say to defend herself
when she got caught?
• How did the girl feel after the event?
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