Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Unit 1
Speaking 1
A You are interested in visiting another city. Your partner lives in that city. Ask him/her about the city.
Ask what you can do and what you can see there.
B You and your partner live in different cities. Your partner is interested in visiting your city. Answer
his/her questions. Give additional information if possible.
Speaking 2
Show the student the picture. Ask him/her to use his/her imagination and describe the house, rooms,
furniture, etc. Ask questions if necessary: Is there a balcony? How many bedrooms are there?
Writing 1
Jane and her husband Bill are planning a trip. Complete this conversation in a logical way.
Possible answers:
1 where can we stay
2 What about / How about this one?
3 What can we see
4 What can we do there?
5 how can we get there
Writing 2
Write a short description of your house or apartment. Be specific. Give details.
Unit 2
Speaking 1
A You are doing a survey about exercise. Interview your partner. Ask him/her how much
exercise he/she gets every week. Ask what he/she does. Ask where he/she exercises.
B Your partner is doing a survey about exercise. He/She is going to interview you. Answer him/her
questions. Give additional information if possible.
Speaking 2
Show the student the picture. Ask him/her to describe it. Ask questions if necessary: Are there any
children? What are they doing?
Writing 1
Complete this conversation in a logical way. Write complete sentences.
Possible answers:
1 Logical answers will vary.
2 Logical answer will vary.
3 Logical answer will vary.
4 Logical opinions and reasons will vary.
5 Logical solutions will vary.
Writing 2
Write a letter introducing yourself. Include your name, occupation, and where you live. Write something
about your house, your family, and your likes and dislikes.
Unit 3
Speaking 1
A You don’t feel well. Call your office and tell the manager that you aren’t going to come to work.
Explain what is wrong with you. Answer his/her questions.
B You work in an office. One of your jobs is to receive calls from employees who are not going to come
to work. You have to ask them why they are not coming. Be sure to ask a lot of questions because
some employees call in sick just because they don’t want to go to work.
Speaking 2
Ask the student what remedies are best for the following illnesses: a cold, a stomachache,
a bad back.
Writing 1
Complete this conversation in a logical way.
Possible answers:
1 Logical advice will vary.
2 Logical advice will vary.
3 Logical question will vary.
4 Logical advice will vary.
5 Logical advice will vary.
Writing 2
Write a diet plan for an overweight child. What should the child eat? What shouldn’t he/she eat? What
should he/she avoid and what should he/she eliminate?
Unit 4
A Ask your partner about an important event in his/her life. Ask questions about where it took place,
what he/she wore, how he/she felt.
B Tell your partner about an important event in your life. Answer his/her questions. Give
additional information if possible.
Speaking 2
Show the student the picture. Ask him/her to imagine where the couple met. Ask for details about where
they were, what they were thinking, what they were doing, what they were wearing, etc. Ask questions
if necessary.
Writing 1
Complete this paragraph in a logical way. Use the correct forms of the words in parentheses.
Possible answers:
1 I went to Paris
2 I lost my backpack
3 I went to the police station
4 I wrote (to) my family
5 I slept in the park
Writing 2
Write about an important event in your life. What happened? How did you feel? What were
you wearing?
Unit 5
Speaking 1
A You love soccer/baseball. You and your partner are fans of different teams. Try to convince your
partner that your team is the best.
B You love soccer/baseball. You and your partner are fans of different teams. Try to convince your
partner that your team is the best.
Speaking 2
Show the student the pictures and ask him/her to tell you which sport is the best. Ask him/her why. Ask
him/her to compare two of the sports.
Writing 1
Complete this conversation in a logical way. Use the correct forms of the words in parentheses.
Possible answers:
1 Ann is the best student in class
2 Sarah is better than Ann
3 Ann got the highest / a higher grade on the math exam
4 Sarah got / gets the highest / higher grades in French
5 run faster than
Writing 2
Write a short description of an important sporting event or other event that you remember. Where was it?
What happened? Why was it so memorable? What did you do? What did the other people do? How did
you feel?
Unit 6
A You want to invite your partner out one day next week (to the movies, to dinner, to a soccer game).
You are both very busy. Invite him/her and try to agree on a day and time.
B Your partner is going to invite you out. You are very busy. Try to agree on a day and time
next week.
Speaking 2
Show the student the pictures. Ask him/her to match the mothers with their children and say why they
made the decision.
Writing 1
Complete this conversation in a logical way. Write complete sentences.
Possible answers:
1 Logical answers will vary.
2 Logical places will vary.
3 Logical clothes will vary.
4 Logical dates will vary.
5 Logical events will vary.
Writing 2
Write an e-mail applying for a job as a counselor at a summer camp for children. The camp is in the
mountains, and the counselors need to know something about camping, hiking, and living outdoors. Give
at least three reasons why you should get the job.
Unit 7
Speaking 1
A You are doing a survey about what kinds of media people use the most. Interview your partner. Ask
him/her which media he/she uses the most (TV, DVD, radio, movies, news). Ask him/her how much
he/she uses the media. Ask if he/she has any complaints about any of the media.
B Your partner is doing a survey about the media. Answer the questions. Give additional information
if possible.
Speaking 2
Ask the student what kinds of TV shows he/she likes the best and what kinds he/she doesn’t like (news,
sitcom, talk show, soap opera, quiz show, documentary). Ask why.
Writing 1
Complete this conversation in a logical way. Write complete sentences.
Possible answers:
1 Logical activities will vary.
2 Logical answers will vary.
3 Logical responses will vary.
4 Logical places will vary.
5 Logical answers with reasons will vary.
Writing 2
Write a short paragraph about your opinion of TV. Do you think TV is a bad influence on children? How
many hours of TV should children watch? What kinds of shows shouldn’t they see? What can parents do
to control their children?
Unit 8
Speaking 1
A and B There are very serious problems with the environment (air pollution, noise pollution,
global warming, climate change, etc.) Which environmental problems are most
serious in your city? What can be done to solve them? Prepare a brief report with
your suggestions. Discuss it with your partner. Do you share the same ideas?
Speaking 2
Show the student the picture. Tell him/her that a large corporation wants to build a petrochemical plant in
the city. Where should they build it? Where shouldn’t they build it? Ask why.
Writing 1
Complete this conversation in a logical way.
Possible answers:
1 Any logical suggestion about driving/cars causing pollution.
2 Any logical suggestion about not making noise.
3 Any logical suggestion about saving water.
4 Any logical suggestion about recycling.
5 try (to do) that
Writing 2
Write a paragraph about what you plan to do to help improve the environment. Include details and
reasons for your actions.
Unit 9
Speaking 1
A Ask your partner if he/she has ever traveled outside his/her country. If he/she has, ask about the trip
or trips. If he/she hasn’t, ask where he/she has gone in his/her country.
B Your partner is going to ask you about where you have traveled. Answer the questions. Give
additional information if possible.
Speaking 2
Show the student the picture. Tell him/her to imagine he/she is an astronaut, alone in space. Ask him/her
what he/she misses the most. Ask him/her what he/she took with him/her from home. Ask for reasons.
Writing 1
Complete this conversation in a logical way. Use the correct forms of the words in parentheses.
Possible answers:
1 Have you ever eaten snails
2 I’ve eaten chocolate insects
3 I haven’t tried insects
4 Have you been to Mexico
5 Have you eaten them
Writing 2
Write a short description of a trip you have taken. Where did you go? What did you do? Did you enjoy it?
Would you like to return? Why/Why not?
Unit 10
Speaking 1
A Compliment your partner on some article of clothing. Ask how long he/she has had it. Ask where
he/she got it. Respond to your partner’s compliment.
B Compliment your partner on some article of clothing. Ask how long he/she has had it. Ask where
he/she got it. Respond to your partner’s compliment.
Speaking 2
Ask the student what his/her ideal partner would be like (studies, job, appearance, personality). Ask
questions if necessary.
Writing 1
Complete this conversation in a logical way.
Possible answers:
1 money can’t buy love
2 actors get divorced a lot
3 money isn’t important in a relationship
4 is more important
5 Logical reasons will vary.
Writing 2
Choose one of your possessions that you think most represents who you are. Describe the object.
Explain why you think it represents you. Give details.
Unit 11
Speaking 1
A You are sitting at your desk. You can’t see out of the window. Ask your partner (who can see out of
the window) what your mother, father, little brother, and teenage sister are doing.
B You are looking out the window. Your partner can’t see out the window. He/She is going to ask you
what different people are doing (woman walking, man driving car, boy playing with a ball, teenage girl
talking to a teenage boy). Answer with details. Give additional information if possible.
Speaking 2
Show the student the pictures. Ask him/her to describe two of the people. Ask questions: What do they
look like? What are they like?
Writing 1
Complete this conversation in a logical way.
Possible answers:
1 what the capital of Mongolia is / what the answer is
2 remember (where he / Trotsky died)
3 no idea (when the first man walked on the moon)
4 know (what language he / Aristotle spoke)
5 remember (where it / the encyclopedia is)
Writing 2
Write a short description of yourself. What do you look like? What are you like?
Unit 12
Speaking 1
A Your partner is new at your school. He/She doesn’t know what the school rules are. Tell him what
he/she can do and what he/she can’t do. Explain what is allowed and what isn’t. Answer any
questions he/she has.
B You are new at the school. Your partner is going to tell you the school rules. Ask questions about
rules he/she might not remember.
Speaking 2
Tell the student he/she is going to interview you for a job as a teacher at the school. They should ask you
about experience, studies etc. You should answer the questions he/she asks. Ask questions about
the job.
Writing 1
Complete this conversation in a logical way. Use the words in parentheses.
Possible answers:
1 You have to get a passport
2 You have to get visas
3 You have to get some vaccinations
4 You should see / go to the doctor
5 Have you ever been to Africa
Writing 2
A friend who lives in another country is going to visit you for the first time. Write him/her an e-mail. Tell
him/her about what he/she should do before the trip or on arrival.
Units 1-3
Speaking 1
A You want to buy a new house. You find an ad for a house for sale in the newspaper and call the
owner of the house (your partner). Ask about the house: number of bedrooms, garage, etc.
B You want to sell your house. You put an ad in the newspaper. Your partner is calling you to get more
information about the house. Answer the questions. Give additional information if possible.
Speaking 2
Ask the student if he/she thinks obesity is a serious problem in his/her country. If yes, ask how he/she
thinks it could be solved. If not, ask why not.
Writing 1
Complete this conversation in a logical way.
Possible answers:
1 What’s wrong / the matter with him
2 Did you take him to the doctor
3 Logical reasons will vary.
4 Logical remedies will vary.
5 Logical remedies will vary.
This woman has a problem. What did she do wrong? What should she do? What remedies do you
suggest? Write a short paragraph.
Units 4–6
Speaking 1
A Ask your partner how he met his/her boyfriend / girlfriend / best friend. Ask where and when. Find out
what he/she was wearing and what he/she said when they met.
B Your partner is going to ask you about when you met your boyfriend / girlfriend / best friend. Answer
the questions. Give additional information if possible.
Speaking 2
Have the student look at the pictures. Have him/her describe how the couple met. Ask questions
if necessary.
Writing 1
Complete this conversation in a logical way.
Possible answers:
1 Logical reasons will vary.
2 Logical reasons will vary.
3 Logical reasons will vary.
4 Logical reasons will vary.
5 Logical suggestions will vary.
Writing 2
Have you ever met an important person? Write a story describing your meeting. Include where you met,
what the person was doing, what the person was wearing, what you said, what the person answered, and
how you felt.
Units 7–9
Speaking 1
A You are doing a survey about what programs people watch on TV. Ask your partner what kind of
programs he/she likes. Ask why. Ask what his/her favorite program is and why.
B Your partner is doing a survey about TV. Answer his/her questions. Give additional information
if possible.
Speaking 2
Show the student the pictures. Ask them what gift they would buy for two of the people. Ask why.
Writing 1
Complete this interview with a racecar driver in a logical way. Use the words in parentheses.
A 1 ________________________ (daredevil)?
B Yes, I have. I’ve always enjoyed danger.
A 2 ________________________ (a crash)?
B Yes, I have. I crashed in France last year.
A 3 ________________________ (hospital)?
B Yes, I was in hospital for a month.
A 4 ________________________ (most exciting race)?
B I guess the race in Hungary last year. I came in first.
A 5 ________________________ (bad habits)?
B I guess I do. I love to drive fast.
Possible answers:
1 Have you always been a daredevil
2 Have you ever had a crash
3 Were you in hospital
4 What was your most exciting race
5 Do you have any bad habits
Writing 2
Write a short description of a trip you think you will take in the future. Say why you think you’ll go.
Units 10–12
Speaking 1
A Ask your partner what his/her most important possession is. Ask him/her why. Find out where
he/she got it. Ask him/her to describe it.
Speaking 2
Show the student the police report. Have him/her tell you about the missing person using the information
in the report.
Writing 1
Complete this job interview in a logical way. Use the correct forms of the words in parentheses.
A Could you tell me why you want to work for Safeway Supermarkets?
B 1 ________________________ (responsible) and 2 ________________________
(want / get ahead).
A Do you have any questions?
B Yes. What kind of work is it?
A 3 ________________________ (clean / floors) and 4 ________________________
(carry / boxes)
B 5 ________________________ (smoke)?
A No, smoking isn’t allowed.
Possible answers:
1 I’m responsible
2 I want to get ahead
3 You have to clean the floors
4 you need to carry boxes
5 Am I allowed to smoke
Writing 2
You have a new e-pal. Write your first e-mail to him/her. Introduce yourself. Talk about your occupation,
friends and family, likes and dislikes. Ask him/her about his/her life.
Units 1–6
Speaking 1
A You want to rent an apartment. You call about an ad in the newspaper. Ask the person renting the
apartment (your partner) about it: number of rooms/bedrooms/bathrooms, balcony, garage, etc.
B You need to rent an apartment. You put an ad in the newspaper. Your partner calls you about
renting it. Answer his/her questions. Give additional information if possible. You want to convince
him/her to rent it.
Speaking 2
Show the student the picture. Tell him/her that the woman is very overweight. She is sad and watches TV
all day. She eats too much junk food. Ask him/her what the woman should do to lose weight.
Writing 1
Complete this conversation in a logical way.
Possible answers:
1 Logical places and reasons will vary.
2 Logical responses will vary.
3 Logical responses will vary.
4 Logical advice will vary.
5 Logical forms of transportation and reasons will vary.
Writing 2
Write about a memorable event. What happened? Where were you? What were you doing when it
happened? What were you wearing? How did you feel?
Units 7–12
Speaking 1
A You need to buy some Christmas presents. You can’t decide what to get for your family. Ask your
partner for advice. You might have to give more information about each family member.
B You partner needs some advice on what to buy his/her family for Christmas. Ask questions about
each family member before you give advice about what to buy.
Speaking 2
Show the student the pictures. Ask him/her to imagine why each person thinks the thing he/she is
carrying is very important.
Writing 1
Complete this conversation in a logical way. Use the words in parentheses.
Possible answers:
1 That’s a beautiful ring
2 How long have you had it
3 Where did you get it
4 What’s he like
5 We have similar ideals in life
Writing 2
Write a short description of a trip you have taken. Give details about where you went and what you did.
Units 1–12
Speaking 1
A Ask your partner about his/her last vacation. Ask where he/she went, what he/she did. Ask if he/she
would like to return.
B Answer your partner’s questions. Give additional information if possible. Ask your partner if he/she
has been to the place you describe.
Speaking 2
Tell the student to imagine he/she needs a job. Ask why he/she needs it. Ask about past experiences in
this field. Ask about his/her hopes for the future.
Writing 1
Complete this conversation in a logical way.
A 1 ________________________?
B I had an accident.
A 2 ________________________?
B On the corner near the school.
A 3 ________________________?
B I was driving my car and listening to music when the light changed and I hit another car.
A 4 ________________________?
B The police said I was responsible.
A 5 ________________________?
B My car was destroyed.
Possible answers:
1 What happened to you
2 Where did it happen
3 What were you doing / How did it happen
4 What did the police say
5 What about your car
Writing 2
Write a short biography about someone in your family or a friend. Begin when the person was born.
Include his/her childhood and important events in his/her life.