Thursday, 10 October 2019

UNIT 1: KEY TO EXERCISES


 You have already done the homework.

Check your answers, please.

Consider how important narrative tenses are.

Next week we will be considering how to write a short story.

Remember that you will have to write a short story in class.

Prepare for writing and telling short stories, please.
  

OUTCOMES INTERMEDIATE

Student’s Book Answer Key
Exercise 1, Grammar reference PAGE 166
1 Are
2 Do
3 were you
4 Have
5 Have
6 did
7 have you been
8 has

Exercise 2, Grammar reference PAGE 166

1 isn’t
2 don’t
3 doesn’t
4 ‘m not
5 didn’t
6 aren’t / ‘re not
7 hasn’t
8 wasn’t
9 haven’t
10 hasn’t

Answers to Exercise 1, Grammar reference PAGE 167

1 b 4 e 5 a 8 f 10 d 12 c

2 Not needed
3 Not needed
6 Not needed
7 Not needed
9 Not needed
11 Not needed


Answers to Exercise 2, Grammar reference  PAGE 167
1 was teaching
2 had learnt
3 weren’t saying
4 looked
 5 hadn’t used
 6 became
7 made
8 started


LISTENING PRACTICE


  • STUDENT'S BOOK : PAGE 12: LISTENING:
     ACTIVITIES 1 and 2 
     
     1. Listen to the recording three times at home.
   
     2. Answer the questions.
      
     3. Check the key.
      
      4. Read the script on page 195. 
    
      5. Underline/Highlight some structures and
           vocabulary.

      6. Pay attention to the forms of the past.    

     
   
KEY   


2
a1 (He gave directions in Chinese.)

b no match  (the parents fell in love on the cruise ship
                      and settled in Rio later.)

c 2 (She’s Brazilian, but speaks German at home and has Russian
       and Turkish parents!)

d 3 (He wanted to ask about the people of the inner forest
       but asked about people with tasty insides;
       his colleague wanted to say the food was delicious,
       but ended up saying he liked eating children!)

e 2 (The mum lived in Germany for a while
      and had picked up some German; the dad knew
     German from school. It became their lingua franca.)

f no match

g 1 (The experience of speaking Chinese with a native speaker
        made them seek out language exchange partners.)

h 3 (They need local people to act as guides or cooks for the film crew.)


3

 1
a came up to (= a phrasal verb meaning approached)
b didn’t catch anything
c with a mixture

2
a cabin cleaner
b which I find
c saved them arguing

3
 a in search of
b the support of
c the middle of

Tuesday, 8 October 2019

UNIT 1: MEETING PEOPLE AND LEARNING LANGUAGES_YOUR SPEAKING PRACTICE IN CLASS_ OCTOBER 7 and 8

 YOUR SPEAKING PRACTICE

I HAVE DECIDED TO HAVE/HOLD/THROW A PARTY.
I AM REALLY EXCITED.
I’M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.
I HOPE MY GUESTS ENJOY IT/HAVE FUN.
LET ME INTRODUCE YOU TO
I WANT YOU TO MEET
I’D LIKE YOU TO MEET…

ENJOYABLE                               

An enjoyable event or experience gives you pleasure:
  •      Thank you for a most enjoyable evening.
  • That was a very enjoyable meal - thank you so much.
  
MOVE ON: LET ME MOVE ON TO ANOTHER INTERESTING POINT.

AFFORD
  • We couldn't afford to pay the lawyer's fee.

AFFORDABLE
not expensive:
UNAFFORDABLE
too expensive for people to be able to buy or pay for:

PUT AT RISK
BE IN DANGER

 CHANCE
 an occasion that allows something to be done:
  • I didn't get/have a chance to speak to her.
  • Society has to give prisoners a second chance when they come out of jail.
WHATEVER 
anything or everything:
  • "What can we do tonight?" "It's up to you - whatever you want."
GOOD AT...


HOPELESS AT...
 completely without skill at a particular activity:



 CONCERNED

  • Today, people are much more concerned about their health than they were in the past.

IN FAVOUR OF...

Are you in favour of a ban on smoking?
I'm not in favour of hitting children.


AGAINST...

Are you for or against my proposal?

COMPULSORY

"English is compulsory for all students, but art and music are optional."


CATCH UP
to reach the same quality or standard as someone or something else:

BARRIER/ˈbæriə/




ADVICE (UNCOUNTABLE): SOME ADVICE.
Steven gave me some good advice.
ADVISE (VERB)

I think I'd advise him to leave the company.

AWARE:

Were you aware of the risks at the time?

YOU NEED TO MAKE A CHOICE.


It's a difficult choice to make.
It's your choice/The choice is yours (= only you can decide).
It was a choice between pain now or pain later, so I chose pain later.
I'd prefer not to work but I don't have much choice (= this is not possible).
He had no choice but to accept (= he had to accept).


CHOOSE




WONDER:.

END UP


WEIGH UP
to think carefully about the advantages or disadvantages of a situation before making a decision:




GET THE MOST OUT OF... 
To benefit from something as much as possible.I really want you to get the most out of  your college experience,  so I think you should consider  participating in more activities on campus.



PRACTISE THE PRONUNCIATION OF THE WORDS BELOW:

DANGER

DANGEROUS/GENEROUS/FAMOUS/NERVOUS/ENORMOUS

DANGEROUSLY

ACCURATE
ACCURATELY

CULTURE/FUTURE/FURNITURE

ENOUGH

RECIPE
RECEIPT