Are You? Can You? Do You? Did You?

Grammar and Speaking - Questions

1) What are the following questions about? Complete the questions with a verb.

2) Think of one extra question about each topic in the questionnaire to ask your partner.

3) Look at Carly Robson’s picture. What can you say about her?
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4) Complete the questions about Carly.

a- ____________________ come from?

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b- ____________________ live?
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c- ____________________ live with?
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d- What ____________________ studying?
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e- ____________________ enjoying the course?
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f- How many ________________________ speak?
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g- _____________________ her course start?
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h- What ____________________ after she graduates?
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5) Now listen to Carly and answer the questions.

6) Complete the questions of the interview to Carly.

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 a- Which ____________________ to?
I don’t go to a university. I study at home.
b- ____________________ a job?
Yes, I do. A part time job.
c- ____________________ at the moment?
I’m writing an essay.
d- ____________________ to England?
Fifteen years ago.
e- ____________________ name?
Dave.
f- ____________________?
He’s an architect.

7) Match the questions words and answers.

What…? Because I wanted to.
Who…? Last night.
Where…? $5.
When…? A sandwich.
Why…? By bus.
How many…? In New York
How much…? Jack.
How…? The black one.
Whose…? Mine.
Which…? Four.

8) Match a question word in A with a word in B and a line in C. then answer the questions
about you.
A B C

colour shoes do you take?

far did you get up this morning?
tall do you read?
How sort is it from your house to the city centre?
What much are you?
often is your hair?
size do you go to the gym?
long does a pizza cost in your town?
newspaper of music do you like?
time does your English lesson last?

1- It is brown.
2- It is 5 blocks away.
3- I´m 1, 60 mts tall.
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4- I prefer lounge music.
5- It´s $1400.
6- I go to the gym 4 times a week.
7- It´s 38 - I take a size 38 in shoes.
8- It lasts 3 hours.
9- I read the Buenos Aires Herald.
10-I got up at 7 o’ clock this morning.

9) Put the words in order to make questions. Then answer the questions about you.

a- buy / you / the / did / at / what / shops / ?

What did you buy at the shops (circunstancial de lugar)
I bought the/ some presents at the shops( circunstancial de lugar/tiempo al final o al
principio de la oracion)
El articulo “The” hace referencia a una conversación anterior. Si no explique anteriormente
la referencia, pongo “Some”

b- is / who / teacher / your / English / ?

Who is your English teacher? Who wants (verb ova conjugado) coffee?
My English teacher is Sandra.

c- children / moment / where / your / the / at / are / ?

Where are your children at the moment?
My children/They are at school.

d- cinema / you / go / last / when / did / the / to / ?

When did you last go to the cinema?
I went to the cinema last weekend.

e- learning / you / why / English / are / ?

Why are you learning English?
Because it is a universal language.

f- you / know / to / go / work / do / ?

Do you know how to go to work?
Yes, I do

g- brothers / have / do / and / how / sisters / you / many / ?

How many brothers and sister do you have? (How many + noun)
I don´t have any brothers and sisters

10)Reply with questions to get further information.

a- We had a wonderful holiday.

How were your holidays?
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 b- I’m reading a good book at the moment.
What are you doing at the moment?

c- I bought a new car last week.

What did you buy last week?

d- Nick and I had a great night out (salida) on Saturday.

What did you do on Saturday?

e- Ann’s going to China next week.

Where is Ann going (present continuous as future) next week (future)? Usamos presente
continuo para una acción en futuro xq esa acción está confirmada)

f- David earns more than £200,000 a year!

How much money does David earn a year?

g- They have so many children!

How many children do they have?

Vocabulary
1) What are these words? Write noun, verb, adjective, adverb, or preposition. Combine
them to make sentences.

bread noun beautiful adjective on preposition

hot adjective in preposition come verb
write verb never adverb eat verb
letter noun
quickly adverb go verb
1- I never eat hot bread quickly.
2- I write beautiful letters to my beloved.
3- When she comes home for holiday, I go camping.
4- I never go swimming in winter.
5- I left the letter on the table.
2) The words in the chart have more than one meaning. Write two sentences that show the
different meanings.
Sentence 1 Sentence 2
book
kind
can
mean
flat

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play
train
ring

Listening and Speaking

1) Listen to extracts from six conversations. Write the words and numbers you hear.

1 first name: ___________________ 4 email: ____________________

2 postcode: ___________________ 5 surname: ____________________
3 phone number: ____________________ 6 address: ____________________

2) Now listen to the conversations. Match 1-6 to the situations a-f.

__ a buying something __ d giving a student directions
__ b checking into a hotel __ e giving a class some information
__ c trying to get help __ f arriving at a restaurant

3) Answer the questions.

a- Which country’s security service is called the FBI?

b- What do you use a USB cable for?
c- What can you do at a B&B?
d- Which famous writer has the initials JK?
e- What kind of person is a VIP?
f- What can you get from an ATM?
g- Which country’s national radio and TV is called the BBC?
h- What kind of machine is a BMW?
i- What does a DJ do?
j- Which country’s national airline is called KLM?
k- What’s the difference between a.m. and p.m.?
l- What do people who work in IT do?

Vocabulary and Speaking

1) Personality: What is he/she like? Match the adjectives and the definitions.

clever friendly funny generous

kind lazy shy talkative

Adjective Opposite
1 A person who is open and warm is…
2 A person who talks a lot is…

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 3 A person who likes giving people things is…
4 A person who is friendly and good to other people is…
5 A person who doesn’t want to work is…
6 A person who makes people laugh is…
7 A person who is quick at learning and understanding things is…
8 A person who can’t talk easily to people they don’t know is…

2) Now complete the opposite column with an adjective from the list.

extrovert hard-working mean quiet

serious stupid unfriendly unkind

3) Classify the following adjectives as positive (+) or negative (-). Write definitions.

Aggressive _N__ Ambitious _N__ Arrogant __N_ Brave _P__ Calm _P__

Cruel __N_ Decisive _P__ Dishonest _N__ Evil _N__ Proud _N__

Violent _N__ Honest _P__ Intelligent P___ Sensitive _P__ Sensible _P__

4) Think of a person you know well (family / friends) and describe them. Give examples to
back up your personality description.

Grammar –Basic Tenses

1) Choose the correct form of the verbs.

a- I’m speaking / I speak / I spoke three languages: French, Spanish, and English.
b- A: Where does Hans come / Hans come / is Hans coming from?
B: He’s Swiss. From Zurich.
c- A: What do you do / do you doing / are you doing tonight?
B: I might go out.
d- A: Where’s George?
B: He has / is having / had a shower.
e- A: What means this word / is this word meaning / does this word mean?
B: I don’t know. Look it up.
f- A:Do you want / Are you wanting / Want a cigarette?
B: No, thanks.
g- A:Last year I went / was going / did go to America on holidays.
B:How long do you stay / did you stay / are you staying there?
h- The weekend was boring. I didn’t / was doing / didn’t do anything.
i- A: I’m going to university next year.
B: What are you studying / do you study / are you going to study?

2) Correct the mistakes in these sentences.

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 a- At the weekend I’m usually go swimming.
b- Are you enjoy the party?
c- We can’t play tennis because it rains.
d- Do you can play chess?
e- How many sisters you have?
f- I no understand what you’re saying.
g- What you do tonight?
h- What time you get home last night?
i- Last weekend I see some friends and we have a meal.
j- I’m loving English food. It’s wonderful!

3) Read the text about Maurizio and complete it using the verbs in the box.

‘m enjoying ‘m going to work live started

‘m studying come can speak went

My name’s Maurizio Celi. I __________ from Bologna, a city in the north of Italy. I’m student at the
University of Bologna. I __________ modern languages – English and Russian. I also know a little
Spanish, so I __________ four languages. I __________ the course a lot, but it’s really hard work.
The course __________ three years ago.
I __________ at home with my parents and my sister. My brother __________ to work in the
United States last year.
After I graduate, I __________ as a translator. I hope so, anyway.

4) Complete the texts using the verbs in the boxes in the correct gap in the correct tense.
a-
make study live teach love want not have

Enrique __________ in Puebla, a town in Mexico. He’s a student. He __________ medicine

because he __________ to be a doctor.
He’s married, but he __________ any children. His wife, Silvia, __________ children at home until
she finds a job in a primary school. Enrique __________ cooking. He __________ an excellent
enchilada!
b-

have listen like sit come study not work live

Hi! My name’s Rumi and I __________ from Osaka in Japan. I __________ with my parents. My
father __________ a business, but my mother __________. Next year I __________ economics
at university.

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I __________ going out with my friends. In the picture I __________ in a bar with Noriko and
Toshi. We __________ to music.
c-

play emigrate not like have go live be born go

Bruce is Australian. He __________ in England, but he __________ to Australia when he was six.
He __________ back to England once, but he __________ it because it was so cold after
Australia!
He and his brother __________ with their parents in Melbourne. They __________ a big house
not far from the beach.
In the picture he’s on the beach with his friends. They __________ volleyball. Tonight he’s going
out with his girlfriend. They __________ to the cinema.

Reading
1) How many different ways can people communicate? (go to bottom)

2) Read the text quickly and match the headings to the paragraphs.

A History of Communication How we Communicate

Communication Today Differences between People and

Animals

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3) Look at the pictures. What ancient societies do they belong to? Match the pictures to the
ones mentioned in paragraph three.

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 4) Read the text again and answer the questions.

a- Which animals are mentioned? What can they do?

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b- What is special about human communication? What can we do?
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c- Which four forms of media are mentioned in the last paragraph?
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d- What is good and bad about information technology today?
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5) Give your opinion.

- What can animals do that people can’t?

- How do you like to communicate?
- What is happen in information technology today?

Listening
1) Listen to Elspbeth Gordon, a journalist, talking about a dating experiment. Answer the
questions. (NEF 4th – 1.19)

a- What kind of app does Elspbeth use?

b- What do you do if you like someone?
c- What’s Elspbeth’s mother going to do?
d- What’s Elspbeth going to do?

2) Now listen to Elspbeth describe her first two dates. What does she think of her mum’s
choices? (NEF 4th – 1.20)

3) Listen again and match the phrases to the two men. Write J for John or S for Sebastian.
Which man do you think Elspbeth prefers? Why?
1 __ He’s tall, dark, and handsome. 4 __ He’s from Germany, but he lives in Dublin.

2 __ He’s very tall. 5 __ There isn’t a spark.

3 __ He’s a teacher. 6 __ He’s a real gentleman.

4) Now listen to the third date. Is it a success? Who do you think the message is from? (NEF
4th – 1.21)

5) Listen. Were you right? How does Elspbeth feel? Do you think they have a second date?
(NEF 4th – 1.22)

6) Do you think a member of your family could choose a good date for you? Do you think you
could choose one for them?

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Ex 1 Reading (for students to mime – remove before sending – message in a bottle / mobile
phone / letters / smoke signals / text messages / home phone / TV / walkie-talkie / sign language /
radio / using gestures / the internet / the newspaper / paintings / signs / using pigeons / telegraph)

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