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DI P I NT O T HI S
The AutoEnglish
TeachersBook
by Bob Wilson from autoenglish.org
DRILLS & QUESTIONS
for CONVERSATION and GRAMMAR
Wr i t t e n a s f o l l o w up s f o r t he f r e e e x e r c i s e s a t www. a ut o e n g l i s h. o r g
PLUS:
Games
Roleplays
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Firstpublished2009
RobertCliffordMcNairWilson
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The Auto-English Teachers Book
INTRO
ThisbookisforteachersofEnglishasaforeignlanguageteaching
adults.Itcontainsdrillsandquestionstomemoriseandpractise
languageitemsfrombeginnertointermediatelevel.Itservesasa
followuptotheworksheetsavailablefreeatwww.autoenglish.org.The
lastpagesofthebookcontainspeakingactivitiesincludinggamesand
roleplays.
THEDRILLS
Goingoverstructuresandtablesoncejustaintenough.Thedrillshave
beenwrittenformemorisinglanguageitems,suchasirregularverbs,
usingtheauditivememory.Ihavefoundthesedrillsessentialforadults
whodonotstudybetweenclassesandtheymakeforgoodwarmupsatthe
beginningofclass.

LEARNING

REPETITION

THEQUESTIONS
Thequestionstrytorelategrammarandothertextbookcontenttothe
livesandinterestsofstudents.Inotherwords,theytrytomakethe
languageitemsmeaningfulandtogeneraterealconversationinthe
classroom.Remembertogetstudentstoaskthequestionsaswellas
answerthem.Complainifyougetmonosyllabicresponsesandremindpeople
whoseresponsibilityitistolearn.
LEARNING

MEANINGFUL USE
GAMESANDROLEPLAYS
Iftheclassisboring,itstheteachersfault.Ialwayssavethelast
15minutesofclasstimeforgamesandroleplays.Thisbringsonthe
interactionthethinkingonthespottheadrenalinandthefun
LEARNING

FUN
III
A Note on Teaching Engl ish as a Foreign Language
GRAMMARITIS
Oneday,notsolongago,Iwasdowntogiveanintensivebusiness
Englishclasstoanupperintermediateexecutive.Ifoundthestudentin
astateofvexationbecausehecouldntgraspthethreedifferentusesof
Iwish.Wepickedourwaythroughtheruleswemurphieditwedidan
exerciseonitfrommywebsite(autoenglish.org).Bytheendofitall,I
wasfrowningtoo.Askme,Isaid,exhausted,howoftenIuseanI
wishphrase.
AndIanswered,Aboutonceeverysixmonths.
ThenIaskedhim,AreyouconfidentaboutwritingreportsinEnglish?
Notreally,hesaid.
BOREDOM
Openyourbooksatpage63,yousayfromthethorax.Youlookupand
scanthefacesforsignsoflife.Cananyonetelluswhatthesecond
conditionalisusedfor?
Youcleverlyemploytheinclusivefirstperson.Youcleverlyrelatethe
grammartoitsuse.Butsomehow,youjustdontseethehominidsgathered
beforeyou.Andyoudontevenknowthathominids,asafamilyof
animals,arefamedfortheirsenseoffun,althoughnottotheextentof
dolphins,sealsandthelemursofMadagascar.Incredibly,youblamethe
studentsfortheboredom.Generously,youbeginyourexplanation.You,
thecommissarofgrammar.You,acoginthegrindingTEFLmoneymachine.
CASHFROMGRAMMAR
BearinmindthatmanyhumanslearntodominateEnglishasaforeignor
secondlanguagewithoutEVERstudyinggrammar.Alsobearinmindthat
therearemanypeoplewithacomprehensiveknowledgeofEnglishgrammar
whocannotspeakthelanguagethese,thevictimsofpeopleonboardsof
examinersandEFLbusinesses,whoareallsincerelyinterestedingrammar
asameansofmakingmoney.Theseperversesuperbeingsconstructsystems
whichclassindividualhumansasproficientorintermediateetc.(SoI
mustbeapreintermediatecookthen).Imean,ifyousquintyourminda
littleyoucanseeitmoreclearly:brilliant,mediocreorrubbish.Their
grammarisforconstructingexamsonlyandfailingtheseexamsmeans
exclusionandridicule.Theycanall...gotohell!
MAKEMISTAKES!
Mistakesarealwaysinteresting.Theytellusthingsaboutother
languagesandotherculturesandtheygiveteacherstheopportunityto
say,Ah.Icanhelpyouwiththat.
MAKINGMISTAKES=LEARNINGG
Ifindtheassociationofmakingmistakeswithdisgraceandfailedlives
depressingandevil.
IV
ANARCHYINTHEUK
Englishhasnorules.None.ThereisnoRoyalAcademyoftheEnglish
Language.Thelanguagebelongstonoone...andeveryone!Itgenerates
culture(books,films,plays)withvirulence.Itisthelanguageoftrade
andcommerce.
So,ifEnglishhasnorules,whattheblazesisEnglishgrammar?
Grammar,justasmuchasvocabularyandintonation,generatesmeaning:it
placespeopleandobjectsintimeitpowerstheimaginationanditmakes
utterancescoherent.Youuseitinordertobeunderstood.Youuseitin
ordertothink.Whatyourstudentslearntopasssomeconfoundedexam
isntlanguage.Itisasetofstrictprescriptiverulesaboutnothing.
AsEFLteachers,weoftennoticethatwhatweareteachingisnotthe
languageweuse.Mytask,asaperson,isgivingtheEnglishlanguageto
anyonewhowantsitviatheworldthatsurroundsus.Well,atleastwhen
thedosisntlistening.
Andhereisthemeaningoflife:
LEARNING=REPETITION+USE+MISTAKES+FUN
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CONTENTS
DRILLS QUESTIONS
Conversation................................................................................................. 2733
Aftertheholidays........................................................................................ 27
Computers.................................................................................................. 27
Eating......................................................................................................... 27
Empathytest.............................................................................................. 27
Exercise...................................................................................................... 28
Family......................................................................................................... 28
Firsts........................................................................................................... 28
Introductions............................................................................................... 28
Jobinterviewquestions.............................................................................. 2931
Music.......................................................................................................... 31
Reading...................................................................................................... 31
Shopping.................................................................................................... 31
Sport........................................................................................................... 32
Topicsofconversation............................................................................... 32
Transport.................................................................................................... 32
Visitors........................................................................................................ 33
Weekends.................................................................................................. 33
Work........................................................................................................... 33
GeneralGrammar.......................................................................................... 13 3334
Adjectives>ComparativesandSuperlatives............................................... 1 33
AdjectivesEDandING........................................................................... 1
AdverbFormation....................................................................................... 1
AdverbsofFrequency................................................................................ 33
AgreeingandDisagreeing.......................................................................... 2
Articles:thedefiniteandzero..................................................................... 33
Aslongas................................................................................................... 2
BothandEither........................................................................................... 2 33
CountablesandUncountables................................................................... 3 34
EnoughandToo......................................................................................... 3 34
Fewandlittle.............................................................................................. 3
PossessiveAdjectives................................................................................ 3
PossessiveNouns...................................................................................... 3
Idioms............................................................................................................. 34
Business..................................................................................................... 34
Commonlyused......................................................................................... 34
Mistakes......................................................................................................... 4
Spanglish.................................................................................................... 4
Tenses........................................................................................................ 4
Wordorder................................................................................................. 4
Prepositions................................................................................................... 4 3536
Adjectives+prepositions............................................................................ 4 35
AtandIn..................................................................................................... 35
ForandDuring........................................................................................... 35
ForandSince(underTenses>PresentPerfect)......................................... (22) (49)
ForandTo.................................................................................................. 35
InandOn.................................................................................................... 36
PrepositionsofPlace.................................................................................. 36
PrepositionsofTime................................................................................... 5 36
Verbs+prepositions................................................................................... 5 36
VI
CONTENTS conti nued
DRILLS QUESTIONS
Pronouns....................................................................................................... 5 37
Indefinitepronouns.................................................................................... 5 37
Indirectpronouns....................................................................................... 5 37
Objectpronouns........................................................................................ 6
Possessivepronouns................................................................................. 6
Reflexivepronouns.................................................................................... 6
Subjectpronouns....................................................................................... 6
Pronunciation............................................................................................... 37
Frequentlymispronouncedwords.............................................................. 37
Questions...................................................................................................... 6 38
How,likeandwhat...like?...................................................................................... 38
Indirectquestions....................................................................................... 8 38
Pastsimple>Be.......................................................................................... 8
Pastsimple>regularverbs......................................................................... 8
Prepositionquestions................................................................................ 9
Presentsimple>Be.................................................................................... 6
Presentsimple>Be>questionwords.......................................................... 7
Presentsimple>otherverbs....................................................................... 7
Questiontags............................................................................................. 9
Questionwords>presentsimple................................................................ 7
Trickywords................................................................................................. 6 3842
Ban,forbid,notallow,andprohibit............................................................ 38
BeandGet................................................................................................ 38
Beat,earnandwin..................................................................................... 39
Catch,haveandtakelexicalphrases........................................................ 39
Doand
Make..........................................................................................................
9 39
Excited,nervousandworried................................................................... 39
Expect,hopeandwait............................................................................... 9 39
Goaway,gooutandleave........................................................................ 40
Haveandhavegot..................................................................................... 40
Hearandlisten........................................................................................... 40
Important,interestingandserious............................................................. 40
Jobandwork............................................................................................. 40
Journey,travelandtrip.............................................................................. 40
Knowandmeet.......................................................................................... 41
Lastandtake............................................................................................. 41
Looklikeandseem.................................................................................... 41
Onesandthings......................................................................................... 41
Rememberandremind.............................................................................. 42
SayandTell............................................................................................... 10 42
Thereis...left............................................................................................. 42
VerbsandTenses......................................................................................... 6 4254
Conditionals............................................................................................................ 42
FirstConditional................................................................................................ 42
SecondConditional........................................................................................... 43
ThirdConditional............................................................................................... 43
VII
CONTENTS conti nued
DRILLS QUESTIONS
TheFuture................................................................................................. 43
Goingto................................................................................................ 43
Goingtoorwill...................................................................................... 43
GerundsandInfinitives.............................................................................. 10 44
Modalverbs............................................................................................... 11 44
Be/getusedtoandusedto................................................................... 11 44
Can,couldandbeableto..................................................................... 11 44
Modalverbsofobligation...................................................................... 44
Thepassive............................................................................................... 12 45
Phrasalverbs............................................................................................. 45
Commonlyused.................................................................................... 45
Makeup................................................................................................ 45
Turn...................................................................................................... 45
ThePresentSimple................................................................................... 12 4648
ThePresentContinuous............................................................................ 14 48
ThePastSimple........................................................................................ 1422 4852
Be......................................................................................................... 14
Mostcommonregularverbs................................................................. 48
EDPronunciation.................................................................................. 1517 4849
Irregularverbs....................................................................................... 1722 4952
ThePastContinuous................................................................................. 53
ThePresentPerfect................................................................................... 2225 5354
ThePresentPerfectorPastSimple.......................................................... 54
ThePresentPerfectContinuous................................................................ 54
TenseUsage............................................................................................. 54
Numbers,TimeandtheDate....................................................................... 25
Vocabulary.................................................................................................... 55
Adjectives.................................................................................................. 55
Business.................................................................................................... 55
Food........................................................................................................... 55
Games............................................................................................................ 5660
Adultoriented............................................................................................. 5657
Allages...................................................................................................... 58
Lateralthinking.......................................................................................... 5960
Roleplays....................................................................................................... 6171
Ambition..................................................................................................... 61
Corruption.................................................................................................. 6266
Organiser................................................................................................... 6768
TelephoneTennis...................................................................................... 6971
DRILLS
DRILLS
1
GENERAL GRAMMAR
vAdjectives:comparativesandsuperlatives
Listenandrepeat:
Shortadjectives Longadjectives
big bigger thebiggest
cold colder thecoldest
easy easier theeasiest
hot hotter thehottest
short shorter theshortest
tall taller thetallest
beautiful morebeautiful themostbeautiful
boring moreboring themostboring
difficult moredifficult themostdifficult

Irregularadjectives
bad worse theworst
far further thefurthest
good better thebest
Listen:
tall...tallerthetallest
Nowyou:
big complicated good
nice dangerous bad
safe intelligent pretty
vAdjectivesEDandING
Listen:
Wewereboredbecausethefilmwasboring.
Nowyou:
Wewereexcitedbecausethefilmwas...
Wewerefascinatedbecausethedocumentarywas...
Wewereallamazedbecausethenewswas...
WereinterestedintheInternetbecauseitsreally...
IvehadatiringdaysoIm...
Theyhadarelaxingweekendsonowtheyrevery...
Thisclassisboringsonowwere
vAdverbFormation
Listen:
amazing...amazingly
Nowyou:
bad intelligent
brilliant nice
careful quiet
easy sad
fluent slow
happy urgent
immediate

DRILLS
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Andnowtheirregularadverbs.L+R
early...early
fast...fast
good...well
hard...hard
late...late
Nowfillthegaps.
Itsnotdifficult.Youcandoit...
Shutup!Doit...
ShesbrilliantatFrench.Shespeaksit...
Hurryup!Doit...
Iwantitrightnow.Iwantit...
Illbeveryangryifyouarrive...
vAdverbsofFrequency
Listen:
Ieathamburgers.NEVER...Inevereathamburgers
Nowyou:
Iamlate.SOMETIMES Shesayssorry.NEVER
Iarrivelate.SOMETIMES Ieatmeat.HARDLYEVER
Wegotothecinema.OFTEN Everybodyissad.SOMETIMES

vAgreeingandDisagreeing
Listen:
IlikericeSodoIIplayedtennisyesterdaySodidI.
Nowyou:
Icanswim IdlovetovisitNewYork
Ilikedarkchocolate IvebeentoIbiza
Icantplaytheviolin IhaventbeentoMenorca
Iwenttothecinemaattheweekend Imgoingtothetheatrenextweek
Ididntgooutlastnight
vAslongasandUnless
Listen:
Iwontgounlessyoucomewithme...
Illgoaslongasyoucomewithme
Nowyou:
Theywontcomeunlessyouinvitethem
Hewontreactunlessyouinsist
Iwontgounlessyoucomewithme
Iwontpayunlessyoupayhalf
Andnowtheotherwayround:
Illgoaslongasyoucomewithme
Theyllcomeaslongasyouinvitethem
Hellreactaslongasyouinsist
Illpayaslongasyoupayhalf
vBothandEither
Listen:
TwodaysinNewYorkorfourdaysinL.A
WouldyouprefereithertwodaysinNewYorkorfourdaysinL.A.?
Nowyoumakequestions.
oneweekinBenidormoronedayinVienna
aneveningplayingcomputergamesorgoingtoafootballmatch
avegetarianrestaurantorMacDonalds
aweekinPhuketor3daysinChiangMai
DRILLS
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vCountablesandUncountables
Listen:
Hehas3apples...Howmanyapplesdoeshehave?
Nowyou:
Shehas2TVs. Evehassomerice.
Theyhave5cats. Evehas2kilosofrice.
Wehavesomelemonade. Idrink2litresofwateraday.
Mickyhavesomecheese. Eveeatsanappleaday.
Hannibaleatsonepersonaday.

vEnoughandToo
Listen:
IneedmoremoneyIhaventgotenoughmoney.
Nowyou:
Weneedmoremilk Youneedmoretraining
Theyneedmoretime IneedmoreEnglish

Listen:
Imnotgoingout.ItsverycoldItstoocoldtogoout.
Nowyou:
Imnotplayingtennis.Itsveryhot Icantcontinue.Imverytired
Icanthelpyou.Imverybusy Icantsitdown.Imveryrestless

vFewandlittle
Listen:
Notmanypeoplewenttothepartyfewpeoplewenttotheparty
Nowyou:
NotmanyrestaurantsinSpainhavevegetarianoptions
NotmuchtimerainfallsinValencia
Somepeoplerecycleplastic
Somecountriescareabouttheenvironment
vPossessiveAdjectives
Listen:
Michaelscity...hiscity
Nowyou:
Christinascountry...hercountry Myfatherssister...hissister
RomeoandJuliettesstory...theirstory Myparentsfreetime...theirfreetime
Yourandmyworld...ourworld Albertsgirlfriend...hisgirlfriend
Raquelsplace...herplace Helensproblems...herproblems
Mygrandmotherscooking...hercooking Themonstersthing...itsthing
Mygrandmothersboyfriend...herboyfriend Charlieshobby

vPossessiveNouns
Listen:
Theboyfriendofmysister...Mysistersboyfriend
Nowyou:
Theanimalsofthefarmer ThehouseofBob
Thesportscarofyourmother Thedogofmyfriend
Theschoolofmyfather Theegoofmyboss
ThebarofPepe Thecatofmygirlfriend
Thetoysoftheboys Thehouseofmyparents
Thecarofmyboss Theroomofthechildren

DRILLS
4
MISTAKES real time error correction!
vSpanglish
ConvertfromSpanglishtoEnglish:
Allisokay(everythingsfine)
Asalways(asusualIdooccasionallyhereasalwaysbutImneverhappyaboutit)
Asyouwant(uptoyou)
Everydaymore(moreandmore)
Formeitsthesame(Idontmind)
Forthemoment(sofar)
Iexplainyou(letmeexplain)
Ihavethereason(Imright)
Ilikealotthat(Ilovethat)
Ipreferdontgo(Idrathernotgo)
Intheactually(currently)
Itwasacasuality(sic)
Itshiselection(itshischoice)
Stayinform(keepfit)
Touristic(sic)(touristy)
Twohoursandahalf(twoandahalfhours)
Twomillions(twomillion)
vTenses
Correctthese:
Iamwaitingthreeweeksforit.
TodayIspeakaboutourpricepolicy.
Whenhaveyouseenhim?
Idontlookingforanything.
Iwasstartedworkingtherein1992.
vWordOrder
Correctthese:
HewatchesalldayTV.
Wegoinsummertothebeach.
Ineveramlate.
Shearrivesalwaysontime.
PREPOSITIONS
vAdjectives+prepositions
Listen:
afraid...afraidof
Nowyou:
Session#1 Session#2 Session#3
ashamed famous interested
bad fedup jealous
bored fond proud
capable full scared
confused good similar
different happy suspicious
disappointed hopeless tired
excited keen upset

DRILLS
5
vPrepositionsofTime
Listenandrepeat:
AT
at10oclock,athalfpastnine,at12fortyfive,atmidnight,atnight,atmidday,atlunchtime,at
theweekend,atChristmasandatEaster.
IN
Inthemorning,intheafternoon,intheevening,inJune,inJuly,inthesummerandintheweek.
ON
OnMonday,onmybirthday,onthe14
th
ofAugust,onChristmasDay,onNewYearsEve
Listen.
Wednesday...andyousayonWednesday.
Nowyou:
Fridayfouroclockhalfpastfivewintertheweekend,themorningnightOctoberThursday
lunchtime23
rd
JuneEasterFridaySeptembertheafternoonthespringthe14
th
April
ChristmasChristmasDayandherbirthday.
vVerbs+prepositions
Listen:
apply...applyfor
Nowyou:
Session#1 Session#2 Session#3
believe happen spend
belong hear talk
care laugh think
concentrate listen wait
bump rely want
depend speak write
PRONOUNS
vIndefinitePronouns
Listen:
SimonisinthekitchenSomeoneisinthekitchen
Nowyou:
Simonisatthedoor
IknowSimonfromManchester
Simontookmypen
Listen:
SimonwenttothepartyNoonewenttotheparty
Nowyou:
Simonlikestechnomusic
Simonwasntintheoffice
Simonremembered
Listen:
IsSimonathome?...Isanyoneathome
Nowyou:
DoesSimonlikegoingtodiscos?
DoesSimonlikeJapanesefood?
DidSimonremembertophonetherestaurant?
DRILLS
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vObjectPronouns
Listen:
ShelikesCharlesshelikeshim
Nowyou:
Theylikemilk Welovedarkchocolate
Itlikesbones ShedoesntspeaktoJenny
ShelivesnearMaryandPaul Helikestravelling
IlivenearDavid Sheseesherfriendsalot

vPossessivePronouns
Listen:
Itsmyhouseitsmine
Nowyou:
ItsMaryscar ItsTomandNickshouse
Itsyourmobile Theyreourcats
Youremystudents Itsthedogsbasket

vReflexivePronouns
Listen:
IcutmyselfHEHecuthimself
Nowyou:
Theydiditthemselves.I Iburntmyself.YOU
Hehurthimself.THEY Hetaughthimselftotype.WE

vSubjectPronouns
Listen:
Thedog...it
Nowyou:
Anne Robert
David AndyandJohn
RomeoandJuliette GeorgeandI
JaneandI chocolate
eggsandpotatoes applesandoranges

QUESTIONS
vBeinthePresentTense
Listen:
Imhappy...Areyouhappy?
Nowyou:
SheisFrench ThewineisSpanish
TheyareAustralian ThischeeseisItalian
Heistired ChiangMaiisinThailand
SheisSpanish FrankfurtisinGermany
Imrelaxed WhiskyisfromScotland
ThePresidentisinFrance KoalabearsarefromAustralia
ImAustralian BrigitteBardotisFrench
ThePyramidsareinEgypt SeanConneryisScottish
ThePresidentisawoman MelGibsonisfromtheUSA
Englishisboring HughGrantisEnglish
LondonisthecapitalofEngland ParisHiltonisafamous

DRILLS
7
vBeinthePresentTensewithQuestionWords
Listen:
ImfromAustralia...Whereareyoufrom?
Nowyou:
ShesfromNorway Hesfiftyyearsold
TheyarefromBerlin Shesthree
HesfromElSalvador Theyarebothtwelve
RosaisfromAlbacete Im41
AlfredoisfromVillena Sheshappy

vOtherVerbsinthePresentTense
Listenandrepeat:
DoIwanttogoout? Dowewanttogoout?
Doyouwanttogoout? Doyouwanttogoout?
Doesshewanttogoout? Dotheywanttogoout?
Doesitwanttogoout?

Listen:
Ilikegrapes...andyouhavetomakeaquestion:Doyoulikegrapes?
Nowyou:
Ilike/cheese/darkchocolate/ Ihaveadog
IliveinGermany herdoglikesgoingforwalks
mybrotherlikestomatoes Wehaveacat
hisMumgoestothetheatre Ourcatdrinksmilk
theyplaytennis peoplerespecttheenvironment
Mybossdrinksmilk Weplaytennis
Shelikescheese TheyspeakGerman
Idrive Shegoestothegym
Sheridesamotorbike Shelikeswalking
Shedrivesaswell Theyhaveadog
Hegoesswimming IwatchTV
Shelistenstotheradio Theygotovegetarianrestaurants
IliveinMadrid

vQuestionWordsinthePresentSimpleTense
Listenandrepeat:
WhatWhatsyourname?
WhereWheredoyoulive?
WhenWhendoyouhaveEnglishclass?
HowmuchHowmuchdoesacoffeecost?
HowlongHowlongistheclass?
Listen:
IliveinValencia... Wheredoyoulive?
Nowyou:
TheyliveinFrance MyDaddoesthewashingup
IplaygolfbecauseIlikeit MyMumlikesclassicalmusic
Imanelectrician Itcosts16Euro
ShelivesinMilan Wehave20minutes
IliveinValencia Youdoitlikethis
Myclassstartsat9:30 Ineed30Euro
IphonemyMumtwiceaweek Ittakes10minutes

DRILLS
8
vBeinthePastTense
Listen:
IwastiredonMonday...WereyoutiredonMonday?
Nowyou:
WewereathomeonFridaynight ShewasinMadridlastweek
Theywererelaxed Itwascoldyesterday
vBeinthePastTensewithQuestionWords
Listen:
IwasinGranada...Wherewereyou?
Nowyou:
TheywereinLondon Weweretherethismorning
Iwastired Shewasfine

vThePastTensewithRegularVerbs
Listen:
Iplayedtennis...Didyouplaytennis?
Nowyou:
TheylivedinLondon Welikedthefilm
Iaskedfordirections Westoppedforacoffee
IwatchedTV Shelistenedtotheradio
TheyworkedonSaturdays ShelivedinNYC
Theydanced Shestudiedhard
Idecidedtogo Weplayedtennis
Sheinvitedme Iwaited
Welaughed Itworked
Shelikedit Iworriedaboutit

vThePastTensewithRegularVerbswithQuestionWords
Listen:
Ilivedthereforayear...Howlongdidyoulivethere?
Nowyou:
IlivedinParisforayear IlivedinBerlin
Iwatchedthenews Wewaitedforanhour
Heworkedathome Shestudiedeconomics

vIndirectQuestions
Listen:
WhatisthecapitalofHonduras?DOYOUKNOW
DoyouknowwhatthecapitalofHondurasis?
Nowyou:
Whereistheremotecontrol?DOYOUKNOW
WheredoesBoblive?DOYOUKNOW
Wherearekoalabearsfrom?COULDYOUTELLME
Howdoesthephotocopierwork?COULDYOUTELLME
WhoinventedInternet?COULDYOUTELLME
Wherehasourbossgone?IDLIKETOKNOW
HowmuchisatickettoLondon?IDLIKETOKNOW
Howdoyoumakepancakes?WOULDYOUMINDTELLINGME
Howmuchdiditcostyou?WOULDYOUMINDTELLINGME
DRILLS
9
vQuestionswithPrepositions
Listen:
ImfromBarcelonaWhereareyoufrom?
Nowyou:
PaellaisfromValencia
TomyumsoupisfromThailand
ImtalkingtomyMum
Shesspeakingtoherboyfriend
HesgoingoutwithCarla
Shespokeaboutorganicproduce
Weaskedforourmoneyback
Theyaskedformoretime
Themeetingwillbeoverby12
vQuestionTags
Listen:
YoureFrench...YoureFrench,arentyou?
Nowyou:
Youreanaccountant Youdidntgooutlastnight
YourenotaValencian Youhaventbeenshopping
Themayoressisntasocialist Ihaventphonedmymother
Peopleareabitselfish Spaingetshotinsummer

TRICKY WORDS
vDoandMake
Listen:
Anappointment...makeanappointment
Nowyou:
acomplaint lunch
adecision mistake
amess plans
anoise theshopping
exercise thewashingup

vExpect,HopeandWait
Listen:
Iwasstandinginthequeuefor20minutes...Iwaswaitinginthequeuefor20minutes
Changetheverbforexpect,hopeorwait:
Iwasinthecafforhalfanhour
Ithinkthebosswillsayno
Ireallywanttopassmydrivingtest.
Hethinkshisparentswillagree.
Theyreallywanttheirteamtowin.
DRILLS
10
vHaveandHaveGot
Listen:
Ivegotapc...Ihaveapc
Nowyou:
Wevegottwocats Ourschoolhasntgotaswimmingpool
Myteachersgotabike Haveyougotapet?
Ourneighbourshavegotabigdog Havetheygotchildren?
Ihaventgotmuchfreetime Hasyourbrothergotagirlfriend?
Mysisterhasntgotaboyfriend Hasyourtowngotacinema?

Listen:
Elephantshavebigears...elephantshavegotbigears
Nowyou:
Shehasrollerblades Wedonthavemuchmilk
Ihaveascanner Doyouhavethetimeonyou?
Hedoesnthaveacar Doesshehavealaptop?

vSayand Tell
Listen:
Whatdidhesaytoyou?..Whatdidhetellyou?
Nowyou:
Didshesayanythingtoyou?
Whatdidyousaytoyourboss
Whatdidtheysaytoher
Listen:
Whatdidhetellyou?..Whatdidhesaytoyou
Nowyou:
Didtheytellyouanything?
Whatdidtheytellher?
Whatdidyoutellthem
VERBS and TENSES
The Future
vGoingto
Listen:
ShestudiesRussian...andyouhavetosay:ShesgoingtostudyRussian.
Nowyou:
Theybuyorganiccarrots HedoesntliveinNewYork
WestayinLondon Wedonttravelmuch
Theysellsoyayoghurt Idontdrinkcola
Ivisittheartgallery DoyouvisitFrance?
Idontusethecar Doyoubuyatyourlocalmarket?
DRILLS
11
vGerundandInfinitivePartOne
Listen:
Heatemysweets.ADMIT...andyouhavetosay:Headmittedeatingmysweets.
Nowyou:
Tonylied.ADMIT Webuysomemilk.NEED
Iwaitinqueues.CANTSTAND Wecheckthetimes.NEED
Wewenttothecinema.DECIDE Shetookustotheairport.OFFER
Icancelledthemeeting.DECIDE Itookmyclienttothestation.OFFER
Wedidntgo.DECIDE Hepickedmeupfromtheairport.OFFER
Ididntbuyacar.DECIDE Shepaidformylunch.OFFER
Hebroughthislaptop.FORGET Hetoldme.REFUSE
Ibroughtmymobile.FORGET Hedidit.REFUSE
Ibroughtasparebattery.FORGET IgotoNewYork.WANT
Ismoked.GIVEUP Youdoit.IWANT
IgoshoppingonSaturdays.HATE Theydoit.SHEWANTS
WedotheshoppingonSaturdays.HATE Idoit.SHEWANTS
Yougototheshop.DOYOUMIND IgotoPanama.WOULDLIKE
Youpayforlunch.DOYOUMIND IgotoValencia.LIKE

vGerundandInfinitivePartTwo
Listen:
Wemetattheairport.ARRANGE...Wearrangedtomeetattheairport.
Nowyou:
Theymetunderthestationclock.ARRANGE Theygotgoodservice.EXPECT
IsawFrank.AVOID WewentbacktoGalicia.KEEP
Wesawthemanager.DEMAND Shedidit.MEAN
Hestolemyjacket.DENY Iwontgothroughthatpartoftown.RISK
Hegavemethewronginformation.DENY Hewontpay.THREATEN
Hewasbannedfromdriving.DESERVE
Modal Verbs
vBe/GetUsedToandUsedTo
Listen:
Iplayedrugby...Iusedtoplayrugby
Nowyou:
Irodeamotorbike. Shewasagothgirl.
Ilikedheavymetal. Healwaysworeblackclothes.
Weateouteveryweek. Iwentskating.

Listen:
Iamaccustomedtotheheat...Iamusedtotheheat
Nowyou:
Sheisaccustomedtospeakingtoclients. Iamnotaccustomedtobadmanners.
Heisaccustomedtogettingupearly. Theyareaccustomedtotravellingalot.
Mybossisaccustomedtostressfulsituations. Areyouaccustomedtoit?
Iamaccustomedtostudyingathome.

Listen:
Iadaptedtothecold...Igotusedtothecold
Nowyou:
Iadaptedtoaheavyschedule. Weadaptedtorudeclients.
Sheadaptedtotravellingalot. Iadaptedtothelongflights.
Iadaptedtothestresslevels Haveyouadaptedtotheworkload?
Headaptedtoworkingfromhome.

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vCan,CouldandBeAbleTo
Listen:
Sheplaystheguitar...shecanplaytheguitar
Nowyou:
WespeakFrench Iwontgotothewedding
Sheridesahorse Wewontgotothemeeting
Idontrideahorse Wewontfinishintime
Theycantplaytennis Theyhavesolvedtheproblem
IswamwhenIwassix Ihaventdonemyreportyet
Shereadwhenshewasfive Wehaventdonetheshopping.
IrodeabikewhenIwassix Theyescapedthefire
WewontgotoclassnextFriday Theyavoidedtheproblem
Theywontgoskiing Weavoidedtherushhour

vThePassive
Listen:
AlionatethePresidentofZimbabwe...ThePresidentofZimbabwewaseatenbyalion.
Nowyou:
TheygrowriceinValencia. Thesoldierskilledthesecurityguards.
TheytransportfishfromGaliciatoMadrid. AsharkatethePrimeMinisterofAustralia.
Fossilfuelsaredestroyingtheearth. TheydidntbuildRomeinaday.
AJapaneseorganizationiskillingwhales. Thepolicehavearrestedarockstar.
Theycansolvetheproblem Themayorstoleabout20,000Euros.
Theycanfixyourpc. Thecompanyemploysaround400people.
Wehadtopostponethemeeting. Theywillrepairthewaterheatertomorrow.
Theytaughtustodoitlikethat. Theycancelledmyflight.
Theywarnedusnottogothere. Theydiscoveredtheproblemlastnight.
TheyofferedmealotofmoneytoworkinNigeria.

The Present Tense To Be
vToBeinaffirmativesentences
Listenandrepeat:
Iamhappy...Imhappy. Wearehappy...werehappy.
Youarehappy...yourehappy. Youarehappy...yourehappy.
Sheishappy...sheshappy. Theyarehappy...theyrehappy.
Heishappy...heshappy.
Itishappy...itshappy.

Listen:
Wearehappy...werehappy
Nowyou:
Iamhappy Theyarehappy
Heishappy Youarehappy
Itishappy Wearehappy

Listen:
Wearehappy.SHE...Sheishappy
Nowyou:
IamhappyIT TheyarehappySHE
HeishappyWE YouarehappyI
ItishappyTHEY WearehappyHE
IamhappyANNA YouarehappyANGELINAandBRAD
ItishappyCHARLES WearehappyTHEDOG

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Listen:
ShesFrench.THEY...TheyreFrench
Nowyou:
ImAustralian.He. Bradsinlove.Angelina.
Youreintelligent.We. Thepresidentsanecologist.I.
Werehappy.You. Hesworried.Thegovernment.

vToBeinnegativesentences
Listenandrepeat:
ImnotFrench. WearentFrench.
YouarentFrench. YouarentFrench.
SheisntFrench. TheyarentFrench.
HeisntFrench.
ItisntFrench.

Listen:
SheisGerman...SheisntGerman
Nowyou:
HeisGerman WeareGerman
TheyareGerman ImGerman
YoureGerman ItsGerman
ThatcarisGerman

Listen:
BilbaoisthecapitalofSpain...No,BilbaoisntthecapitalofSpain.
Nowyou:
ManchesteristhecapitalofEngland. BrigitteBardotisAmerican.
Orangesareblue. SeanConneryisEnglish.
PenelopeCruzisAmerican. MelGibsonisEnglish.
Elephantsaresmall. HughGrantisChinese.
Micearebig. ParisHiltonisacleaner.
Englishisboring. ThepyramidsareinBangkok.
Iamsad. TheAmazonRiverisinCanada.
Iamapoliceman. MaribelVerdisFrench.
Youare/children/adults/. BrigitteBardotisAmerican.

vToBeinQuestions(gotoQuestionssectiononpage7)
The Present Tense all other verbs
vPresentSimpleAffirmativeSentences
Listenandrepeat:
Ilivehere Welivehere
Youlivehere Youlivehere
Heliveshere Theylivehere
Sheliveshere
Itliveshere

Listen:
TheycomefromBrazil.She...ShecomesfromBrazil.
Nowyou:
Idosudokus.She. Theymakebread.You.
Shegoestouniversity.They. Wesayyes.They.
Ihavetwocats.She. TheyuseLinux.She.
Samlooksgreat.Raquel. Shewritesemails.We.

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vPresentSimpleNegativeSentences
Listenandrepeat:
Idontlivethere Wedontlivethere
Youdontlivethere Youdontlivethere
Shedoesntlivethere Theydontlivethere
Hedoesntlivethere
Itdoesntlivethere

Listen:
Tigersliveinthesea...No,tigersdontliveinthesea.
Nowyou:
Cooksmakecars. Iwriteapageaday.
Teachershaveshortholidays. TheygrowbananasinCanada.
TheKingofSpainlivesinBilbao. Idriveasportscar.
TheQueenofEnglandplaysfootball. KangarooscomefromSouthAmerica.
Thepolicerobpeople. WegotothecountryonSaturdays.
Mymotherdoesthewashingup. Ilikestoriesaboutthecity.
Myfatherhasafarm. Thisfoodlooksgood.
Mysisteruseshertimewell. Thosepeoplesaysillythings.

vPresentSimpleQuestions(seeQuestionssectiononpage7)
vPresentContinuous
Listen:
IwatchTV...ImwatchingTV
Nowchangethetensefrompresentsimpletopresentcontinuous:
Shelistenstotheradio
Theyplayfootball
Hegoestothedoctors
Anneliveswithherparents
Listen:
Doyouplaychess?..Areyouplayingchess?
Nowyou:
DotheyliveinQuito?
DoyougoshoppingonSaturday?
Doesheplaytennis?
The Past Simple
vToBeinpastsimple
Listen:
Imtired...Iwastired
Nowyou:
TheyreinLondon Werepleasedaboutit
Nuriasamodel Samisntathome
Ourbossisangyy Theyrenotinthecupboard
Michaelsateacher Thekeysarentontheshelf
CliveisinPortugal Theshopisntopen
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vRegularVerbEDPronunctionPARTONE(Readaloud)
Okay,Imgoingtoexplainthepronunciationofregularverbs.Listencarefullybecausethisisabit
complicated.Thepronunciationoftheedendingofregularverbsdependsonthetypeofsound
attheendoftheverb,nottheletters,thesound.Thatiswhatcontrolseverything.
Therearethreedifferenttypesofsoundattheendofaregularverb:firstly,avowelsound,for
example/AI/inmultiplyor/@/inoffer.Okay,thatsone.Forthesecondone,wehaveverbs
endinginavibrationofthevocalchords.Thesearecalledvoicedconsonants.Herearesome
examples.Putyourfingersonyourthroatwhileyoulistenandrepeat:
arrive...arrivelove...lovename...nameandcall...call.
Couldyoufeelthevibration?
Nowrepeatallthevoicedconsonants:
B,G,L,M,N,V,Z.
Right.Now,thethirdtypeofsoundaretheunvoicedconsonants.Examplesare/p/asinstop
and/S/asinwash.Thereiszerovibrationofthevocalchordswiththeseconsonants.
Okay,solistenandrepeatalltheunvoicedconsonants:
K,F,P,S,SH,CH,X.
Okay,backtothefirsttypeofsound,theverbsendinginavowelsound.
L+Rtheinfinitivesandthepastsimpleofthefollowingverbs.
agreeagreeddestroydestroyedofferoffered
Question:howistheedendingpronouncedwithverbsendinginavowelsound?Listen.
Offeredoffered.
/d/
Right./d/.NowIamgoingtosaytheverbininfinitiveandyousayitbacktomeinthepast
simple.Iwillgiveyoutheanswerifyouneedit,beforeIsaythenextone.
allow offer
cry play
free prepare
multiply reply
Great.Now,letsdothesecondtypetheverbsendinginthevoicedconsonantsB,G,L,M,N,
V,Z.Listenandrepeat:
callcalledlivelived
So,myquestionis:howistheedendingpronouncedwithverbsendinginavoicedconsonant,
suchaslived?
/d/
Right./d/,thesameasbefore.NowIamgoingtosaytheverbininfinitiveandyousayitbackto
meinthepastsimple.
arrive happen
believe rain
call smile
explain welcome
Perfect.Andnowforabigquestion:whathappensiftheverbendsinthevoicedconsonantd,
likeindecideforexample.Imean,youcantsaydecidudud,canyou?Trytopronouncethe
pastsimpleofdecide
Decided
Ahhah.Yes,wesaydecided.So,howistheedendingforallverbsendinginthe/d/sound
pronounced?
/id/
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/id/.Fantastic.Nowrepeatdecide,decided.NowIamgoingtosaytheverbininfinitiveandyou
sayitbacktome inthepastsimple.Okay?
add include
avoid land
depend need
expand
Brilliant.Sofar,sogoodbuttheresmore:theverbsendingintheunvoicedconsonantsK,F,P,
S,SH,CH,X.Thethirdtype.Listenandrepeat:
cookcookedlaughlaughedmissmissed
So,howistheedendingpronouncedinmissed?
/t/
/t/.Yes.NowIamgoingtosaytheverbininfinitiveandyousayitinthepast.
ask help
dance stop
finish wash
guess watch
Verygood,verygood.Question:whathappenswhentheverbendsintheunvoicedconsonant
t,asincomplicate?Pronouncethepastsimpleofcomplicate.
Complicated
Bravo.SowhentheregularverbendsinaTsound,howistheedispronounded?
/id/
Nowyoutrythese:
accept insist
attract print
count taste
eliminate waste
vRegularVerbEDPronunctionPARTTWO
Canyouexplaintherulesforpronouncingtheedintheregularpast?
Listen:
Heagrees...heagreed
Nowyou:
Iagree Weneedmilk
Idenyit Theyaskdifficultquestions
Heemploysthreepeople Icheckmyemailsinthemorning
Sheplaysrugby We likedarkchocolate
Youcopymywork Ipromisetogo
Youexplainthings verywell Iwantcandy
Badthingshappen Theywastetimeandmoney
Theychangethings Ionlywait15minutes
Sheavoidsme

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vRegularVerbEDPronunctionPARTTHREE Maintenance
Oneday
vowelsound voi cedconsonant unvoi cedconsonant /d/ /t/
agree call ask add accept
copy cause dance attend attract
enjoy change finish avoid count
follow clean help decide expect
play live laugh depend invite
Anotherday
vowelsound voi cedconsonant unvoi cedconsonant /d/ /t/
retire listen like divide print
show move look end transport
study rain miss include treat
try smile promise land wait
worry turn work need want
vPastSimpleNegativewithRegularVerbs
Listen:
Iplayed...Ididntplay
Nowyou:
Sheaskedaquestion IlaughedatCharlessjoke
Youcopiedmywork Helookedhappy
Wedanced Weoffered
Wedecidedaboutitlastweek Iprinteditout
Ourfriendshipended Shestudiedhard
Weenjoyedtheshow Hewaited
Shehelpedme Hewantedtogo
Iinvitedher Heworriedtoomuch

vPastSimpleQuestionswithRegularVerbs(gotoQuestionssectiononpage8)
Irregular Verbs
Theseirregularverbdrillsaredesignedtohelpyourstudentslearntheirregularverbsovera
seriesofthirteensessions.Thiscyclecanberepeatedasmuchasnecessary
CommonIrregularVerbs
GroupOne/SessionOne
Listenandrepeat:
bewas,were dodid gowent
havehad makemade findfound
saysaid comecame thinkthought
cancould readread seesaw
Listen:
Iamsad...Iwassad
Nowyou:
Theyarelate HecomesfromScotland
Shehasabike Ireadeverynight
Thebosssaysyes Wegocamping
IcanspeakFrench HefindsEnglishdifficult
Shedoeskarate Ithinkthesamething
Theymakeshoes Iseetheanswer

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VerbFamilies
GroupTwo/SessionTwo Nochangeverbs
Listenandrepeat:
cost cost cost
cut cut cut
hit hit hit
let let let
put put put
quit quit quit
shut shut shut
spread spread spread
Listen:
Itcost300Euros...Itcost300Euros
Nowyou:
Itcosts3Euros Theyputtheirshoesbythefrontdoor
Mybosscutscorners Peoplequitsmoking
Shealwayshitsthenailonthehead Theshopshutsforlunch
Dadletsmeusethecar Coleraspreadsquickly

GroupThree/SessionThreeOnechangeverbs> G.H.T.verbs
Listenandrepeat:
bring brought brought
buy bought bought
catch caught caught
fight fought fought
teach taught taught
think thought thought
Listen:
Theybringthepost...Theybroughtthepost
Nowyou:
Webringnews Theyfightaboutmoney
Ibuyflowers Bobteachesthepastsimple
Shecatchesthebus Hethinkstoomuchaboutit

GroupFour/SessionFourOnechangeverbs> Consonantchange
Listenandrepeat:
have had had
lend lent lent
make made made
pay paid paid
send sent sent
spend spent spent
Listen:
Ihaveabike...Ihadabike
Nowyou:
Shehasaheadache Ipaytoomuch
Shelendsmeherpen Shesendsherlove
Imakeamessinthekitchen Wespendtoomuch

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GroupFive/SessionFiveOnechangeverbs> eeetoe
Listenandrepeat:
feel felt felt
keep kept kept
lead led led
leave left left
meet met met
read read/red/ read/red/
sleep slept slept
Listen:
Shefeelsokay...Shefeltokay
Nowyou:
Ifeelgreat Wemeetunderthestationclock
Wekeepchecking Ireadthepaper
Sheleadstheparty Isleepwell
Weleaveatseven

GroupSix/SessionSixOnechangeverbs> toO
Listenandrepeat:
find found found
get got got
grind ground ground
sell sold sold
shine shone shone
shoot shot shot
tell told told
win won won
Listen:
Ifinditeasy...Ifounditeasy
Nowyou:
Wefindthetime TheSunshines
Jimgetstoworkearly Heshootsthelights
Hegrindshisowncoffee Hetellsliesaboutit
Shesellscars Wewin.

GroupSeven/SessionSevenTwochangeverbs> toA
Listenandrepeat:
be was/were been
become became become
begin began begun
come came come
drink drank drunk
eat ate eaten
ring rang rung
run ran run
see saw seen
shrink shrank shrunk
sink sank sunk
swim swim swam
Listen:
Iamhappy...Iwashappy
Nowyou:
Theyaregreat InormallyringthemonSaturdays
Theybecomedifficulttouse Werunalittleonlinebusiness
Webeginatnine Weseehim
ShecomesfromIdaho Itshrinksinthewash
Idrinkalotofgreentea Itsinks
Weeatalotoffreshvegetables Iswiminthesea
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GroupEight/SessionEight Twochangeverbs> toOtoEN
Listenandrepeat:
break broke broken
choose chose chosen
drive drove driven
forget forgot forgotten
freeze froze frozen
ride rode ridden
rise rose risen
speak spoke spoken
steal stole stolen
swear swore sworn
wake woke woken
write wrote written
Listen:
Ibreakthings...Ibrokethings
Nowyou:
Theybreakthem Pricesrise
Ichoosethereadone Hespeaksfivelanguages
Shedrivestowork Hestealspeoplespens
Iforgetwheremykeysare Herarelyswears
ThelakefreezesinFebruary Iwakeupatseven
PeteridesaKawasaki Iwriteablog

InAlphabeticalOrder
AC//SessionNine
Listenandrepeat:
be was/were been
begin began began
break broke broken
buy bought bought
catch caught caught
choose chose chosen
come came come
cost cost cost
cut cut cut
Listen:
Imhappy...Iwashappy
Nowyou:
Theyarelate Ichoosetheredone
Itbeginsatnine HecomesfromScotland
Theybreakeasily Itcostapacket
Webuyorganiccarrots Myconnectioncutsoff
Icatchabustowork

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DF/DayTen
Listenandrepeat:
do did done
draw drew drawn
drive drove driven
eat ate eaten
feel felt felt
fight fought fought
find found found
fly flew flown
forget forgot forgotten
Listen:
Idosudokus...Ididsudokus
Nowyou:
Theydokarate Wefight
Shedrawslandscapes Ifinditeasy
Shedrives IflytoLondon
Heeatseverything Iforgetmykeys
Ifeelgreat

GP/SessionEleven
Listenandrepeat:
get got gotorgotten
give gave given
go went gone
grow grew grown
have had had
hide hid hidden
know knew known
leave left left
lose lost lost
make made made
pay paid paid
Listen:
Igetthepaper...Igotthepaper
Nowyou:
Wegetupatseven Weleaveatdaybreak
Hegivesmeahand Ilosethekeys
Theygrowcarrots Wemakeaneffort
Ihaveacamara Wepayontime
Thecathidesinthecupboard
Iknowtheanswer

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QS/SessionTwelve
Listenandrepeat:
read read/red/ read/red/
ride rode ridden
ring rang rung
run ran run
say said said
see saw seen
sell sold sold
send sent sent
sleep slept slept
speak spoke spoken
spend spent spent
steal stole stolen
Listen:
Ireadthenews...Igotthepaper
Nowyou:
Shereadsclassicnovels Theysellpcs
PeteridesaKawasaki Theysendthembypost
Iringheronceaday Isleepaboutsevenhours
Iruninthepark WespeakinFrench
Thebosssaysyes Ispendtoomuch
Iseehispoint Themayorstealsfromthepeople

TZ/SessionThirteen
Listenandrepeat:
take took taken
tell told told
think thought thought
throw threw thrown
wake woke woken
wear wore worn
win won won
write wrote written
Listen:
Ittakesaboutanhour
Nowyou:
Itakethescenicroute Iwakeupatseven
Hetellsthetruth Shewearsjeans
Shethinkstoomuchaboutit Youwin!
Theythrowalotofparties Wewroteemailstoeachother

The Present Perfect
vForandSince
Listen:
the14
th
ofAugust...sincethe14
th
ofAugust
Nowyou:
the8
th
ofJuly Christmas
aweek Easter
5minutes lastmonth
yesterday Tuesday
thismorning mybirthday
about2months ninethirty

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vRegularVerbsinAffirmativeforthePresentPerfect
Listen:
IlivedinManchester...IhavelivedinManchester
Nowyou:
Iagreed Itfinished
Hecopiedtheprogramme Heattendedthemeeting
Icalledhim Shedecidednottogo
Wechangedourminds Weaccepted
Wedancedtogether Theyinvitedme

vRegularVerbsinNegativeforthePresentPerfect
Listen:
IlivedinManchester...IhaventlivedinManchester
Nowyou:
Iagreed Itfinished
Hecopiedtheprogramme Heattendedthemeeting
Icalledhim Shedecided
Wechangedourminds Weaccepted
Wedancedtogether Theyinvitedme

vRegularVerbsinQuestionsforthePresentPerfect
Listen:
IlivedinManchester...HaveyoulivedinManchester?
Nowyou:
Iagreed Itfinished
Hecopiedtheprogramme Heattendedthemeeting
Icalledhim Shedecided
Wechangedourminds Weaccepted
Wedancedtogether Theyinvitedme

vIrregularVerbsforthePresentPerfect
SessionOneAF
Listenandrepeat:
be was/were been
begin began began
break broke broken
choose chose chosen
come came come
do did done
draw drew drawn
drive drove driven
eat ate eaten
fly flew flown
forget forgot forgotten
SessionTwoGR
Listenandrepeat:
get got gotorgotten
give gave given
go went gone
grow grew grown
hide hid hidden
know knew known
ride rode ridden
ring rang rung
run ran run
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SessionThreeSZ
Listenandrepeat:
see saw seen
speak spoke spoken
steal stole stolen
take took taken
throw threw thrown
wake woke woken
wear wore worn
write wrote written
vIrregularVerbsinQuestionsforthePresentPerfect
Listen:
IwasinLondon...HaveyoubeentoLondon?
Nowyou:
YouwereinMadrid Irodeacamel
Ibrokeaglass Theyrangme
Iatesnails Isawthatfilm
Iforgothername Wespokeaboutit
Shegavemeextratime Hetookhertotheaiport
TheywenttoFlorence Iwrotetothem

vAlreadyandStillinthePresentPerfect
Listen:
Ivealreadyplannedmyweekend.Andyouchangeitto...Istillhaventplannedmyweekend
Nowyou:
Ivealreadyhadlunch.
Ivealreadymadeplansfor/thesummer/Christmas/Easter/theholidays.
Ivealreadydonetheshoppingfortheweekend.
Ivealreadyhadacoffee.
IvealreadyphonedmyMum.
Hehasalreadywrittenthereport
Theyhavealreadyrepairedthetrafficlights.
Theyhavealreadyrepairedthethephotocopier.
vAlreadyandYetinthePresentPerfect
Listen:
Ivealreadyplannedmyweekend.Andyouchangeitto...Haveyouplannedyourweekendyet?
Nowyou:
Ivealreadyhadlunch.
Ivealreadymadeplansfor/thesummer/Christmas/Easter/theholidays.
Ivealreadydonetheshoppingfortheweekend.
Ivealreadyhadacoffee.
IvealreadyphonedmyMum.
Hehasalreadywrittenthereport
Theyhavealreadyrepairedthetrafficlights.
Theyhavealreadyrepairedthethephotocopier.
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vJustinthePresentPerfect
Listen:
Ivehadlunch...Ivejusthadlunch
Nowyou:
Ihaveseenher.
Ivedonetheshoppingfortheweekend.
Ivehadacoffee.
IvephonedmyMum.
Mybrotherhascalled.
Theyhaverepairedthetrafficlights.
Iveplannedmyweekend.
Ivemadeplansforthe/summer/Christmas/Easter/holidays.
Ivewrittenthereport.
vEverinthePresentPerfect
Listen:
NewYork...HaveyoueverbeentoNewYork?
Nowyou:
Manila feelembarrassed
Greece loseyourpurse/wallet
Florence loseyourcar
rideacamel seethePyramids
meetafamousperson eatsnails
drinkchampagne eatsnakes

Numbers and Time
vNumbers13and30etc
Listenandrepeat:
13301440etc.
Right,Illsaythenumberandyousaythenumberasaseries.Heresanexample:
13...onethree
Nowyou:
905016174013158019
NowyousaythenumberandIsaythenumberasaseries:
vOrdinalNumbers
Listenandrepeat:
first,second,thirdetc.
Listen:
five...fifth13...thirteenth21...twentyfirst
Nowyou:
1,2,3,4,5,6,9,10,22,14,12,8,3,31,25,15,16,7,24,17,27,30&20
vTheTime
Convertfromdigitaltimetonormaltime(ortheotherwayround)
Listen:
3:05...fivepastthree
11:10...Tenpasteleven
Nowyou:
10:10 08:35 07:02
11:20 12:45 09:09
07:25 03:55 02:59
11:15 05:05 12:57
06:25 05:12 01:58
01:30 08:09 03:05
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vTheDate
Listen:
November5*...thefifthofNovember
Nowyou:
August14 December15
October29 June23
July24 March13
May5 July8
September3 January31
April1 February22
vYears
Listen:
onenineninezero...nineteenninety
Nowyou:
1.9.7.5. 1.9.6.9.
1.9.8.5. 1.9.9.9.
Listen:
twozeroonezero...twothousandten(Idontteachthethemyselfbutadditifrecquired)
Nowyou:
2.0.0.3. 2.0.1.5.
2.0.0.9 2.0.2.0.
QUESTIONS
QUESTIONS
27
CONVERSATION
vAftertheholidays
Asksomeone:
iftheywentaway.Whereto?Whowith?
iftheywentoutdancing.
iftheymadeanynewfriends.
whattheweatherwaslike.
vComputers
Ask:
Whoknowsanythingaboutcomputershere?
Howwouldyoudecidewhatcomputertobuyifyouwantedanewone?
Laptopordesktop?
Whatspecdoyouneedinordertoeditvideo?
Hasyourcomputerevergonewrong?Whathappened?
Howdoyoulookafteryourcomputer?
Haveyoueverlostanyimportantinformation?
Haveyoueverhadavirus?
HaveyoutriedOpenOffice?
Whatbrowserdoyouuse?
Doyouskype?
Whatwebsitesdoyouvisit?
vEating
Say:
Tellmeaboutyourfavouriterestaurant.
Tellmeaboutyourworserestaurantexperiences.
Areyouavegetarian?Haveyoueverbeenone?
Isthereanythingyouwonteat(apartfromfaeces)?
Doyoulikecooking?
Whatisyourmostpopularrecipe?
Doyoulikehavingfriendsroundfordinner?
vEmpathyTest
Describeyourfeelingsaboutthefollowing:
Youarewalkingdownthestreet.Youseeamanhittingawoman.
Yougotoseeadentist.Whenyougoinyouseebullfightingpostersonthewall.
Youareatthedentistsagain.Youseethreedeadfishintheaquarium.
YouworkinthesamedepartmentasthenieceofthecompanysCEO.Yougetpromoted.She
doesntacceptyourauthority.
Youseesomeonehittingtheirdogwithastick.
Youseeagroupofchildrenthrowingstonesatacat.
Youreinadepartmentstore.Theshopassistantisrudetoyou.
Describeasituationwhereashopassistantwasrudetoyou.
Yourbankchargesyouforyourcreditcardonedaybeforeyoursalaryarrives.Theyfineyou.
Youreinanairliner.Thepassengerbehindyouasksyoutoraiseyourseat.
Acolleaguekeepsteasinganothermemberofstaff.Youcanseethatthispersondoesntlikeit.
Youarewithafriendorcolleagueinarestaurant.Youdontlikethewaytheyaretreatingthe
waiterorwaitress.
Whatdoyouthinkaboutleavingtips?
YouorderanADSLkit.Thecompanykeepturninguptoyourhousewhenyouareout.
Yourfavouriterestaurant.Whatssogoodaboutit?
Yourworstrestaurantexperience.
Thebestmealyoueverhad?
Howcarefullydoyoucheckbillsinrestaurantsandshops?
Haveyoueverleftacompanybecauseyouwerefedupwiththeservice?Whathappened?
Isthereanykindoffoodyoudontlike?Why?
Isthereanykindoffoodyourpartnerorafriendlikethatyoucantstand?
QUESTIONS
28
Wouldyoueatinavegetarianrestauranteventhoughyouwerentavegetarian?
Youreavegetarian.Whatwouldyouorderinaregularrestaurant?
Youareouttodinnerwithfriends.Oneofthemhasdrunktoomuchandintendstodrivehome.
Youhavebeenwaitingatthecashdeskofashoeshoptopaywhiletheassistantischattingtoa
colleague.
Youstopforacoffeedowntown.Thememberofstaffshortchangesyoubyatenner.
Thesamethinghappenstoyouinaforeigncountry.
Youreinataxi.Thedrivermakesaturnyoudisagreewith.
Youreinthecinema.Twopeoplebehindyoukeeptalking.
vExercise
Ask:
Doyoudoanyexercise?
Haveyoualwaysdoneexercise?
Doyoucontrolyourweight?
vFamily
Ask:
Areyouaparent?
Howmanybrothersandsistersdoyouhave?
Whataretheirjobs?
Areyouanuncleoranaunt?
Howlonghaveyoubeenmarried?
Wheredidyougoforyourhoneymoon?
Isyourbrotherinlawashowoff?
vFirsts
Tellmeabout:
yourfirstjob.
9 whatwasyourbosslike?
yourfirstcar
9 howmuchdiditcost?
vIntroductions
Askme:
whatmynameis. whereIlive.Andyou?
whereIamfrom. whereIwasborn.
howlongIhavebeenlivinghere. wheremyparentsarefrom.Andyours?
howlongIhavebeenteachingEnglish.

Tellsomeone:
whatyournameis. whattypeof/books/films/music/youlike.
whatyoudo. whyyouarelearningEnglish.
ifyouhaveanypetsorchildren. howlongyouhavebeenlearningEnglish.
whatyourhobbyis.

Ask:
Wheredoyoulive? Areyouproactive?
Whatsyourfavouriterestaurantcalled? WhendoyoustudyEnglish?
Wheredidyougoonyourlastholiday? DoyoulistentoEnglishradiostationsonline?
Whatdoyouliketodoinyour freetime? DoyouuseYouTube?
WhatdoyoudotoimproveyourEnglish?
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vJobinterviewquestions
Selfawareness
Describeyourself.
Whatpersonalqualitydoyoufeelmostcontributestoyourcareersuccess?
Whatpersonalweaknesshascausedyouthebiggestdifficultyinyourjob?
Isthereanypartofyourcharacteryouwouldliketoimprove?
Whatisthebiggestmistakeyou'veever made?
Areyoua"bigpicture"personorareyoumoredetailoriented?Giveanexample
Whatmakesyouangry?
TheJob
Whatdoyouthinkittakestobesuccessfulinyourcareer?
Whatcriteriaareyouusingtochoosecompaniestointerviewwith?
Tellmewhatyouknowaboutourcompany.
Whydidyoudecidetoseekapositioninthiscompany?
Doyouhaveageographicpreference?
Woulditbeaproblemforyoutorelocate?
Towhatextentwouldyoubewillingtotravelforthejob?
Whatsuggestionsdoyouhaveforourorganization?
Howthecandidateworks
Whattwoorthreethingsaremostimportanttoyouinyourjob?
Whichismoreimportant:creativityorefficiency?Why?
Doyouworkbestinateamorindividually?
Whataretheessentialingredientsforworkinginateam?
Whatisthemostcompetitiveworksituationyouhaveexperienced?Howdidyouhandleit?
Howwouldyoudescribeyourleadershipskills?
Whatkindofsupervisordoyouworkbestfor?Provideexamples.
Describethecharacteristicsofasuccessfulmanager.
Tellmeaboutasituationwhereyouwereablepersuadesomeonetoseethingsyourway.
Givemeaspecificoccasioninwhichyouconformedtoapolicywhichyoudidnotagreewith.
Whengivenanimportantassignment,howdoyouapproachit?
Whatwasthemostcomplexassignmentyouhavehad?Whatwasyourrole?
Tellmeaboutatimewhenyouunderstoodanideainameetingandotherpeopledidnot.
Describeatimewhenyouhadtouseyourwrittencommunicationskillstogetanimportantpoint
across.
Tellmeaboutasituationwhereyouhavehadtoadjustquicklytochangesoverwhichyouhadno
control.
Describeatimewhenyouwerenotverysatisfiedwithyourperformance. Whatdidyoudoabout
it?
What,inyouropinion,arethekeyingredientsinmaintainingsuccessfulbusinessrelationships?
Haveyoueverattendedameetingwheretheotherpersonhadnotpreparedproperly?Tellme
aboutit.
Describeasituationwhereyouhadtorequesthelporassistanceonaprojectorassignment
Describeatimewhenyouputyourneedsasidetohelpacoworkertounderstandatask.
Planning
Howdoyoudetermineprioritiesinschedulingyourtime?Provideexamples.
Describeasituationwhereyouhadtogetseveralthingsdoneatthesametime.Howdidyou
handleit?
Tellmeaboutatimeyouhadtohandlemultipleresponsibilities.Howdidyouorganizeyourtime?
Describeyoursystemforkeepingtrackofmultipleprojectsandmeetingdeadlines.
Decisions
Giveanexampleofatimeinwhichyouhadtomakeaquickdecision.
Tellmeaboutanimportantdecisionyouhadtomakeandhowdoesitaffectyoutoday?
Tellmeaboutatimewhenyouhadtomakeadecision,butdidn'thavealltheinformationyou
needed.
Whatstepsdoyoufollowtostudyaproblembeforemakingadecision.
Wehaveallmadesomebaddecisions.Givemeanexampleofwhenthishashappenedtoyou.
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Peopleskills
Giveanexampleofwhenyouhadtoworkwithadifficultperson.Howdidyoumanageit?
Tellmeaboutatimewhenyouhadtodealwithadifficultclient.Howdidyouhandlethe
situation?
Describeatimewhenyouhadtodealwithsomeonewhodidn'tlikeyou.Howdidyouhandleit?
Giveanexampleofwhenacolleaguecriticizedyourworkinfrontofothers.Didyoulearn
anythingfromit?
Describeatimewhenyouhadtomaketwocolleagueswhodislikedeachotherworktogetheron
aproject.
Tellmeaboutatimewhenyoucreategoodfeelingsquicklywithsomeoneunderdifficult
conditions.
Haveyoueverhadtodisciplineanemployee?Whathappenedandhowdidthatmakeyoufeel?
Givemeanexampleofatimeyouhadtopersuadeotherpeopletotakeaction. Wereyou
successful?
Describeasituationwhenyouwereabletohaveapositiveinfluenceontheactionsofothers.
Handlingproblems
Howwouldyouevaluateyourabilitytodealwithconflict?
Haveyoueverhaddifficultywithasupervisor?Howdidyouresolvetheconflict?
Tellmeaboutatimewhenyouhaddifficultywithaclientorsupplier.Howdidyouhandleit?
Tellmeaboutamajorproblemyourecentlyhandled.Wereyousuccessfulinresolvingit?
Describeasituationwhereothersyouwereworkingwithonaprojectdisagreedwithyourideas.
Describeasituationwhereyourbosswasdisappointedinyourresults. Whathappened?
Describeatimeacolleaguewhowasntcompletingtheirshareofwork.Whathappenedinthe
end?
Describeasituationinwhichyouhadtoarriveatacompromiseorguideotherstoacompromise.
Wecansometimesidentifyasmallproblemandfixitbeforeitbecomesamajorproblem.Givean
example.
Describethemostdifficultcustomerserviceexperienceyouhavehadtohandle.Whatwasthe
outcome?
Tellmeaboutatimewhenyoufailedtomeetadeadline.Whatweretherepercussions?Whatdid
youlearn?
Describeasituationwhereyoufeltyouhadnotcommunicatedwell.Howdidyoucorrectthe
situation?
Describeaproblemyousolvedforyourcompany.Whatroledidothersplay?
Whatdoyoudowhenyouarefacedwithanobstacletoanimportantproject?Giveanexample.
Describeateamexperienceyoufounddisappointing.Whatcouldyouhavedonetopreventit?
Recallasituationinwhichcommunicationswerepoor.Howdidyouhandleit?
Tellmeaboutatimewhenyourhonestywaschallenged.Howdidyoureact?
Sometimeswearefinddishonestyatwork.Howdoyoureacttoit?
Howwouldyouevaluateyourabilitytodealwithconflict?
Achievements
Whathasbeenyourmostrewardingachievement?
Whatwasthetoughestchallengeyou'veeverfaced?
Whatsortsofthingshaveyoudonetobecomebetterqualifiedforyourcareer?
Give meanexampleofanimportantgoalwhichyouhadinthepastandaboutyoursuccessin
reachingit.
Whatisthemostsignificantcontributionyouhave madetoacompany?
Givemeaspecificexampleofatimewhenyousoldyoursupervisoranidea. Whatwasthe
result?
Describeanideathatwasntyourownthatwascarriedoutbecauseofyourefforts.
Tellmeaboutatimewhenyoucameupwithaninnovativesolutiontoachallengeyourcompany
wasfacing.
Whathasbeenyourmostsuccessfulexperienceinspeechmaking?
Describethelasttimethatyouundertookaprojectthatdemandedalotofinitiative.
Describeaprojectthatbestdemonstratesyouranalyticalabilities.
Describearecentjobexperiencethatyouwouldconsiderasareallearningexperience?What
didyoulearn?
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Motivation
Whatmotivatesyoutogotheextramileonaprojectorjob?
Areyoumoreenergizedbyworkingwithdataorbycollaboratingwithotherindividuals?
Whichismoreimportanttoyou,thejobitselforyoursalary?
Givemeaspecificexampleofsomethingyoudidthathelpedbuildenthusiasminothers.
Tellmeaboutadifficultsituationwhenitwasdesirableforyoutokeepapositiveattitude. What
didyoudo?
Haveyoufoundanywaystomakeajobeasierormorerewardingortomakeyourselfmore
effective?
Whatdoyoudotomeetthepersonalandprofessionaldemandsinyourlifeinabalancedway?
Describeatimewhenyouhadtomakeadifficultchoicebetweenyourpersonalandprofessional
life.
vMusic
Ask:
Areyoumusical?Isanyoneinyourfamilymusical?
Canyouplayaninstrument?
Didyouplayaninstrumentatschool?
Areyouinaband?Haveyoueverbeeninaband?
Doyoulikeclassicalmusic?Whattype?
Whatkindofpopmusicdoyoulike?
Doyoulistentotheradio?Whatstationsdoyoulistento?When?
Whatareyoulisteningtoatthemoment?
Doyouevergotoconcerts?Whatwasthelastconcertyouwentto?
Whatkindofmusicdoyourneighbourslistento?
Isthereanysortofmusicyoudontlike?Whynot?
Whatgroupswouldyourecommendtotheclass?
Whatareyouralltimefavouritebands?
Whatareyouralltimefavouritesongs?
vReading
Ask:
Areyoureadinganythinginterestingatthemoment?
Whendoyouread?
Whatsthebestbookyouveeverread?Andtheworst?
Doyourchildrenread
Howoftendoyoubuyanewspaper?
Doyoudothecrossword?
Doyoueverbuymagazines?When?
vShopping
Ask:
Doyoulikegoingshopping?
9 Doesyourpartnerlikeit?
9Wheredoyougo?
9Whichisyourfavouriteshoppingcentre?Why?
9Whendoyouprefertogo?
Doyoulikedoingtheshopping?
Whendoyoudoit?
Doyoubuyeverythinginasupermarket?
Whatdoyoubuyinsmallshops?
Whatdoyouthinkoftransgenics?Andorganic?
Doyourkidsenjoygoingwithyou?
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vTopicsofconversation
Brainstormontheboardanyofthetopicsbelowtokickoffaconversation:
ArtsandCulture Foodandhealth Leisure
actressesandactors hoursofsleep cinema
artists vegetarians hobbies
films exercise dancing
theatre sport martialarts
books eating skiing
music drinking sports
favouritebands alcohol TV
ConsumerWorld burgers theInternet
mortgages cola restaurants
cars organic Thenaturalworld
clothes Identity animals
shopping capitalcity environment
rentingahouse languages pets
sellingahouse culture insects
adsonTV localcuisine globalwarming
Educationandwork Thehumanworld thesea
bullying politics themountains
degrees corruption endangeredspecies
training democrasy Scienceandtechnology
Saturdays thenews pcs
hours thethirdworld renewableenergy
touchtyping theeconomy theInternet
publictransport Greenpeace
Familyandfriends thelocalcouncil
typesoffriend transport
thebrotherinlaw
makingfriends
losingfriends
babies
parenting
relatives
Christmas
vSport
Ask:
Whatisyourfavouritesport?
DoyouwatchsportofTV?What?
Doyouplayanysportsvideogames?
Howoftendoyoudoexercise?
Isthereasportyouwouldliketotry?
Wereyouinateamatschool?Whichone?
Whatsportsdidyoudowhenyouwere12?
Doyougotothegym?
Areyoudoinganysportthisweek?
Haveyoueverbeen/skiing/windsurfing/?
vTransport
Ask:
Didyouusepublictransportlastweek?
Haveyouusedpublictransportthisweek?
Didyoudriveanywhereyesterday?
Haveyoudrivenanywheretoday?
Areyougoingtodriveanywheretomorrow?
Doyoulikeflying?
Doyouliketravellingingeneral?
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vVisitors
Ask:
Wheredoyounormallytakepeoplewhoarevisitingyourcityforthefirsttime?
Whatarethebestthingsaboutyourcity?
Whatplacesofinterestarethereinthesurroundingarea?
Aretheremountainsnear?
Whatsthenameofyourfavouriterestaurant?
vWeekends
Say:
Describeyourperfectweekend.
Doyoueverhavetoworkattheweekend?
Whattimedoyougetupattheweekend?
Whatdoyouhatedoingattheweekend?
vWork
Say:
Tellmeaboutyourtypicalworkingday.
Whattimedoyougethome?
Howmanyweeksholidaydoyougetayear?
GENERAL GRAMMAR
vAdjectives:comparativesandsuperlatives
Askme:
ifIamtallerthanmybrother. whichmountainisthehighestintheworld.
ifIammoreintelligentthanmyboss. whichriveristhelongestintheworld.

Ask:
IsmathsmoredifficultforyouthanEnglish? Whichisthelongestriverintheworld?
IstheNileaslongastheMississippi? Isyourpartnerabetterdriverthanyou?
Whichisthelongestriverinyourcountry? Whoisthelaziestpersoninyourfamily?

vAdverbsoffrequency
Asksomeonehowoftenthey:
doexercise. buya/newspaper/magazine/.
eatsweets. read.
gotothe/cinema/theatre/. playcomputergames.
watchadvd.

vArticles:theDefiniteandtheZero
Ask:
Whattimedoyouhave/breakfast/lunch/onSundays?
Askme:
ifIlikecheese. whatInormallyhavefor/dinner/breakfast/?
ifIlikeredwine. whenthelasttimewasIwenttothedentist.
ifIhaveeverbeeninhospital. howoftenIwatchTV.
whattimeIgetbackfromwork. howoftenIlistentotheradio.
whattimeIgotobedintheweek.

vBothandEither
Askmeif:
IwouldliketospendeitheraweekinMallorcaor4daysinBerlin.
bothmyparentsarefromthesametown.
Nowmakeupsomeexamplesofyourowntoaskotherstudents.
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vCountablesandUncountables
Asksomeone:
howmuchorangejuicetheydrink. howmanyhourstheyworkaday.
howmanycoffeestheydrinkaday. howmanycousins/theirchildren/they/have.
howmanyhourstheysleepanight. howmuchexercisetheydo.

vEnoughandToo
Ask:
AreyouevertootiredtogooutonFridaynights?
Haveyougotenoughmoneyfortheweekend?
IDIOMS
vBusinessIdioms
Askastudent:
howtheykeepuptodateintheirwork.
Didyougoonholidaythissummer?Didyourbudgetgothroughtheroof?
Isyourbosseasytogetholdof?
vCommonlyUsedIdioms
Askme:
ifImfedupwithanythingatthemoment.
ifthereisanythingIwanttogetridofatthemoment.
Askastudent:
iftheygetonwiththeirmotherinlaw.
iftheyarefedupwithanythingatthemoment.
Ask:
Doyougetonwithyourpartnersmother?
Doyouthinkitsworthspendingmoneyon/holidays/abigTV/?
Doyoueverorganisethingsalongtheway?Giveanexample.
Haveyoueverorganisedatripalongtheway?
Haveyougotridofanythingrecently?
Whatwasthelastthingyougotridof?
Whatwasthelast/filmyousaw/bookyouread/?Whatwasitabout?
Howmuchmilkisthereleftinyourfridge?
Howmanyyoghurtsarethereleftinyourfridge?
Howmuchclasstimedowehaveleft?
Howmuchpetrolisthereleftinyourcar?
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PREPOSITIONS
vAdjectives+prepositions
Askthesequestionsandthenaskstudentstoaskotherstudents:
Areyouafraidofanything?
Haveyoubeenangryaboutanythinglately?
Whatareyoureallybadat?
Doyouevergetconfusedaboutcomputers?
Whatdoyoufinddifficulttodo?
Areyouverydifferenttoyourbrothersandsisters?
Howisyourcountrydifferenttoitsneighbours?
Areyouexcitedaboutanythingatthemoment?
Areyoufondofgoingtoartgalleries?
Whatareyouparticularlyfondofdoingattheweekend?
Areyougoodatsport?Areyougoodatcooking?Areyougoodatchangingnappies?
Areyouhappyaboutthecountryseconomicsituation?
Whatareyouinterestedinapartfromfamilyandwork?
Asksomeone:
iftheyareboredofanythingatthemoment.
iftheyarekeenonseafood.
whattheyareespeciallyproudof.
iftheyweresurprisedbythelatestchangesintheircompany.
iftheyworryaboutthingsmuch.
vAtandIn
Ask:
HasanyoneseenGonewiththeWind?
9Whathappensintheend
Whatisthereattheendofyourstreet?Askme.
Asksomeone:
iftheyhaveseenGladiator?
9Askthemwhathappensintheend.
vForandDuring
Asksomeone:
whattheydidduringthesummer.
iftheyhaveadrinkduringtheintervaliftheygotothetheatre.
iftheyknowanyonewhosometimesfallsasleepduringafilm.
iftheyhaveeverfallenasleepduringameeting.
Ask:
Howlonghaveyoubeenmarried?
Howlongyouhavelivedinyourpresenthouse?
vForandSinceseepresentperfect,page45
vForandTo
Ask:
Whydopeoplegoonholiday?
Whydoyouwork?
Whydopeoplegotouniversity.
Whydopeoplegotothegym?
Whatdoyoudotokeepfit?
Whatdoyounormallyhavefor/breakfast/lunch/?
Whatdidyouhavefordinnerlastnight?
WhatdoyouliketohaveforbreakfastonSaturdays?
Whatdidyourpartnergiveyouforyourbirthday?
Whatdidyougiveyourpartnerfortheirbirthday?
Whatdoyoudotoprepareameetingwithclients?
Askme:
ifIwouldhelpyoumetochangethetyreifyouhadapuncture.
whoIbuysouvenirsforwhenIgoonholiday.
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vInandOn
Ask:
Areyoukeenonseafood?
Haveyoueverbeenintroublewithyourboss?
Howoftendoyoueatoutonaverage?
Howmuchtimedoyouspendonthephoneaday?
Whatareyouinterestedinapartfromwork?
Doyougettoworkintimetohaveacoffee?
Doesanyonecatchatraintowork?Doesitalwaysarriveontime?
Whenwasthelasttimeyoucaughtaplane?
9 Diditleaveontime?
Askme:
WhatsonTVtonight?
Asksomeone:
iftheyaregoodinanemergency
thelasttimetheywereonaplane
vPrepositionsofPlace
Askme:
ifIlikestayinginbedwhenitscold.
ifIhaveeverbeeninhospital.
ifIknowanyonewhoworksatthehospital.
whattimeIarriveatwork.
whattimeIgettowork.
Asksomeoneif:
whattimetheygettowork.
whattimetheygethomefromwork.
theypreferbeingatthebeachorinthemountains.
whatcountriestheyhavebeenin.
vPrepositionsofTime
Asksomeone:
iftheyprefertostudyinthemorningorintheevening.
whotakestherubbishoutatnight.
whattimetheiralarmgoesoffinthemorning.
whentheirbirthdayis.
Whattimedoyoufinishwork?
Whendoyoudotheshopping?
Doesanyoneheregotothegym?Whatdaysdoyougo?
Askme:
ifIevergooutintheweek.
whatIlikedoingattheweekend.
whattimeIgetuponSundays.
vVerbs+prepositions
Askthesequestionsandthenaskstudentstoaskotherstudents:
Doyoubelievein/ghosts/aliens/?
Doyoubelongtoanycluborsociety?
Whotakescareofyour/pets/plants/whenyouareaway?
Haveyoubumpedintoanyoldfriendsoracquaintanceslately?
Whatradiostationdoyoulistento?When?
Whowasthelastpersonyouspoketoatwork?
Whatdoyouenjoyspendingmoneyon?
Haveyoubeenthinkingaboutmakinganychangestoyourlifelately?
Ifyouhavearrangedtomeetsomeone,howlongareyoupreparedtowaitforthem?
Isthereanythingyouwanttodoespeciallythisweekend?
Didyouwritetoanyoneyesterday?Whoto?
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PRONOUNS
vIndefinitePronouns
Asksomeoneif:
thereisanythinggoodonTVtonight.
theyaretryingtohelpanyoneatthemoment.
theysentsomeoneanemailyesterday.
thereisanythingtheyhatedoingonSaturdays.
thereisanythingtheywonteat.
Ask:
Doesanybodyinyourfamily/sail/speakFrench/?
Doesanybodyinyourfamilyplayamusicalinstrumentorsing?
Hasanyoneherebeento/Lisbon/Morocco/?
Haveyousentanythingbypostrecently?Whoto?
Whatwouldyouadviseanyonevisitingyourcountryforthefirsttime?
Isthereanythingyouliketodoonyourbirthday?
Isthereanythingyouliketoeatonyourbirthday?
vIndirectPronouns
Askmeto:
recommendagoodrestauranttoyou.
explainhowtoattachafiletoanemail.
PRONUNCIATION
vFrequentlymispronouncedwords
Ask:
WhatisthecapitalofEngland?
WherewereyouonSaturdayafternoon?
9Whatwereyoudoing?
9Asksomeoneelsewhattheyweredoingthen?
Whichistheworstdayoftheweekforyou?
Whichwastheworstdayoftheweekforyoulastweek?
Asksomeone:
whereyoucanbuyqualityclothesatreasonablepricesaroundhere.
howmuchmoneytheytypicallyspendattheweekend.
whattheyspendmoneyonattheweekend.
whattheythinkaboutmoneyingeneral
whattheirfavouritewordsinEnglishare.
whattheywantoutoflife.
iftheyhaveanurgentmeetingthisweek.
wheretheywerelastSunday.
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QUESTIONS
vHow,LikeandWhat...like?
Ask:
Whatsyourhometownlike?
Doyoulikethecapitalcityofyourcountry?
Howisyourbossatthemoment?
Whatishelikegenerally?
Askastudent:
whatLondonislike. what/Madrid/Paris/Tokyo/etcislike.
whatBankokislike. iftheylike/Madrid/Paris/Tokyo/.
whatpaellaislike. whattheylikeabout/Madrid/Paris/Tokyo/.
whatthepeopleisThailandarelike. whattheirneighbourlookslike.
whatthepeopleinLondonarelike. whattheirneighbourislike.
whatIamlikeonaMondaymorning. howtheirneighbouris.
whattheweatherislike.
whatsortofweathertheylike.

vIndirectQuestions
Ask:
Wouldyoumindansweringafewquestions?
CouldyoutellmewhenthelasttimeyouusedEnglishwas?
Idontsupposeyoucouldlendme50Euros?
Haveyoueverwonderedwhatlifeislikein/Sydney/BuenosAires/?
Asksomeoneif:
theyhappentoknowthedatesforEaster.
theycouldtellyouwhatthetimeis.
theycouldtellyouwhatthecapitalofAustralia/Ecuador/Mongolia/is.
theycouldtellyouwherethephotocopieris.
theycouldyouwheretheconferenceroomis.
theyrememberwhatTVprogrammestheywatchedwhentheyweresmall.
theyeverwonderwhattheirfirstloveisdoingnow.
theyknowhowmuchalitreofsemiskimmedmilkcosts.
theywouldmindtellingmewhichfootballteamtheysupport.
theyhappentoknowthecurrencyof/Morocco/Thailand/.
Askmeif:
IcouldtellyouwhereTegucigalpais?
Icouldtellyouwhatthetimeis?
TRICKY WORDS
vBan,Forbid,NotAllowandProhibit
Ask:
Areyouallowedtosmokeinyouroffice?
Doyouknowanyonewhohasbeenbannedfromdriving?Why?
Isthereanythingyourchildrenarentallowedtodo?
Issmokinginrestaurantsbannedinyourcountry?
Whatareyourkidsallowedtodoattheweekends?
DoyouthinkGPSshouldbebannedincars?
vBeandGet
Ask:
IsyourEnglishgettingbetter?
Whenwasthelasttimeyougotangryaboutsomething?
Whendoyougethungry?
Areyoufedupwithanythingatthemoment?
Doyouknowanyonewhogetsangrywhentheyarehungry?
Doyougetcarsickifyoureadinthecar?
Wheredidyougetmarried?
Doesanyoneinyourfamilygetseasick?
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vBeat,EarnandWin
Ask:
Whoisyourfavouritefootballteam?
9 Didtheywinlastweekend?
9Whodidtheybeat?
Haveyouplayedchessrecently?
9 Didyouwin?
9Whodidyoubeat?
Howmuchdoesyourbossearn?
Whatdidyouearninyourfirstjob?
vCatch,HaveandTakeLexicalPhrases
Askme:
howoftenIhaveahaircut.
howoftenIcatchabus.
whenthelasttimewasItookanexam
whatsortofpeoplecatchmyattention.
Asksomeone:
iftheytakemanyphotoswhentheygoonholiday.
whattheydowhentheycatchacold.
Ask:
DidyougooutlastSaturday?Didyouhaveagoodtime?
Whatdoyoualwaystakewithyouron/holiday/abusinesstrip/?
Howmanycoffeesdoyouhaveaday?
vDoandMake
Asksomeone:
iftheyhavemadeanyappointmentsthisweek.
iftheyhavemadeanyimportantdecisionsrecently.
howoftentheydoexercise.
whentheydotheshopping.
iftheymakeamessinthekitchenwhentheycook.Andyourpartner?
ifanyonehasdonethemafavourrecently.
whodoestheshoppingintheirfamily.
whodoesthewashingupintheirhouse.
whomakesdinnerintheweek.
whomakeslunchonSaturdays.
Ask:
Whendoyourchildrendotheirhomework?
Whomakesdinnerandwhowashesupinyourhouse?
Doyoudosudokus?
Howoftendoyouhavetodoreports?
vExcited,nervousandworried
Askme:
whatmakesmenervous.Andyou?
ifIamworriedaboutanythingatthemoment.Andyou?
Askastudent:
whattheir/kids/dog/getsexcitedabout.
iftheyareexcitedabout/thesummer/Easter/Christmas/
iftheygetnervousaboutgoingtothedentist.
vExpect,HopeandWait
Ask:
Howlongdidyouhavetowaitinthequeuethelasttimeyouwenttothebank?
Howlongdidyouwaitforyour/bus/train/thismorning?
Doyoumindwaitingforpeoplewhentheyarelate?
Wheredoyouhopetogoforyournextholiday?
WhatdoyouexpectwillhappenwhenalltheiceinGreenlandmelts?
Whatdoyouexpectwillhappentotheeconomyoverthenexttwoyears?
Whatdoyouexpectwillhappenifthepriceofpetrolgoesup?
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vGoaway,GooutandLeave
Ask:
DoyounormallygooutonFridayandSaturday?
AskmeifInormallygooutonFridays?
Howoftendoyougoawayfortheweekend?
Whattimedoyouleaveforworkinthemorning?
Whattimedoyouusuallyleavetheofficeintheevening?
vHaveandHavegot
Askme:
ifIhaveanypets. ifIhavethetime.
ifIvegotanypets. ifIvegotthetime.
ifmymotherhasacar. whenIhavemynextclass.
ifmymotherhasgotacar whenIvegotmynextclass.
Ask:
Whenhaveyougotyournextmeeting?
Whendoyouhavetimetoread?
Hasyourfamilygotanypets?
Howmanycarsdoesyourfamilyhave?

vHearandListen
Ask:
Didyoulistentothenewsthismorning?Askme.
Haveyouheardaboutanygoodbooksorfilmsrecently?Askme.
Whenwasthelasttimeyouheardfromanoldschoolfriend?
Whenwasthelasttimeyouheardfromabrotherorasister?
Haveyouheardanygoodmusiclately?
Howoftendoyoulistentomusic?
Doyoulistentotheradio?Whatstations?When?
vImportant,InterestingandSerious
Ask:
Whatarethemostimportantthingsinyourlife?
Whatdoyoutakeseriouslyinlife?
Isthereanythingyoudonttakeseriously?
Doyoufindyourworkinteresting?Askme.
vJobandWork
Ask:
Howmanytimeshaveyouchangedjobinyourlife?
Doyouenjoyyourwork?
Ifyouchangedjob,whatwouldyouliketodo?
Doyouhavealistofjobstodoathome?
Whatqualitiesdoyouneedtodoyourjobwell?
Howmanyhoursadaydoyouwork?
Whattimedoyounormallygettowork?
vJourney,travelandtrip
Ask:
Haveyoubeenonanybusinesstripsrecently?Whereto?
Haveyouevertravelledbusinessclass?
Whenwasthelasttimeyoutravelledabroad?
Howlongdoesyourjourneytoworktake?
Whenwillyournextbusinesstripbe?
Doyouenjoytravelling?
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vKnowandMeet
Ask:
Wheredidyoumeetyourpartner?Askme.
Howlonghaveyouknownyourbestfriend?
9Wheredidyoumeet?
Howwelldoyouknowyourcity?
Whatisyourfavouritecityintheworld?
9 Howwelldoyouknowit?
Haveyouevermetanyonefamous?
Haveyouevermetanyoneyouknowonholiday?Who?
vLastandTake
Ask:
Howlongdidyourlastmeetinglast?
Howlongdoesalitreofmilklastinyourhouse?
Howlongdoesabarofdarkchocolatelastinyourhouse?
Howlongdoesablackinkcartridgelastinyourprinter?
Howlongdoesafulltanklastyou?
Howlongdoesittakeyoutogettowork?
Howlongdoesittakeyoutopackyourcaseforabusinesstrip?
Haveyouevermovedhouse?Howlongdidittakeyoutofindanewhouse?
9 How longdidittakeyoutolearn?
Haveyougotadigitalcamera?
9 Howlongdoesthebatterylast?
Howlongdoesthebatterylastinyourmobile?
Canyoutouchtype?
Asksomeone:
wheretheytaketheirkidsattheweekend.
vLooklike,smelllike,tastelikeandseem
Ask:
Hasanyonegotadog?
9Whatdoeshelooklike?
Whatisyourfavouritedish?
9Whatdoesittastelike?
Whatsyourfavouriteperfumeoraftershave?
9Whatdoesitsmelllike?
Askme:
whattheMonaLisalookslike.
whatScarlettJohanssenlookslike.
Assomeone:
whatChannelNo.5smellslike?
whattheirbosssaftershaveorperfumesmellslike.
whatgazpachotasteslike.
whattheyfeellikedoingonFridaysafterwork.
whattrufflessmelllike.
whatoysterstastelike.
vOnesandthings
Ask:
Whatisthebestthingaboutyourcity?
Andtheworstthing?
Whatarethebestthingsinlife?Why?
Whatsyourfavouritefruit?
9Wherecanyoubuythebestones?
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vRememberandremind
Ask:
Doyourememberanyofyourtoysfromwhenyouwereachild?
Doyouknowanyonewhoremindsyouofsomeonefamous?
Doesyourpartnereverhavetoremindyouaboutthings?
Doyourememberthecomicsyouusedtobuywhenyouwereakid?
Doyourememberthesweetsyouusedtobuy?
Doyourememberthecartoonsyouusedtowatch?
vSayandTell
Ask:
Whatdoesyourbosssayifyouarrivelateforwork?
Haveyourchildrenevertoldyoualie?
Askme:
totellyouaboutmyfavouritefilm.
totellyouaboutwhathobbiesItookupwhenIwasachild.
Askastudent:
whattheir/partner/mother/father/saysabouttheenvironment.
totellyouwhattheirbosssaysabouttheeconomy.
totellyouabouttheirlastholiday.
vThereis...leftHave...left
Ask:
Howmuchclasstimeisthereleft?
Howmuchmilkisthereleftinyourfridge?
Howmanyyoghurtsarethereleftinyourfridge?
HowlongdowehaveleftbeforeChristmas/Easter?
Howlongdowehaveleftbeforetheendoftheclass?
VERBS and TENSES
vTheFirstConditional
Askme:
ifIllhaveenoughmilkfortheweekendifIdontgoshoppingonFriday.
whatIwilldoifIrunoutofcatfoodattheweekend.
Ask:
WhatwillyoudoiftheweatherisgoodonSaturday?
IftheweatheristerribleonSaturday,whatwillyoudo?
Ifyougoshoppingtomorrow,whatwillyoubuy?
Ifyoudotheshoppingtomorrow,whatwillyoubuy?
Whatwillyoudoifyouaretootiredtocooktonight?
WhatwillyouwearifyougooutonSaturday?
Whatwillyoudoifyoumissthebushome?
Askaparent:
iftheyllpunishtheirchildreniftheygetbadreportsfromschool.
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vTheSecondConditional
Ask:
whatwouldyoubuyifyouhadsomeextramoney?
whatwouldyoudoifyoulostyour/house/car/keys?
whatwouldyoudoifyourneighbourinvitedyoutodinner?
whatwouldyourdreambathroombelike.
Ifyouboughtadog,whatbreedwouldyouchoose?
Howwouldyouchangeyouroffices?
Ifyoucouldhaveanycar,whatwouldyoubuy?
Wouldyoubeboredifyoudidnthavetowork?
9Whatwouldyoudo?Wherewouldyougo?
Ifyouadoptedachild,whatwouldyoulookfor?
Askastudent:
whattheywoulddoiftheywerepresident.
whattheywoulddoiftheywereministerforeducation.
whattheywoulddoiftheywereministerfortheeconomy.
whattheywoulddoiftheyweremayoroftheirtown.
whattypeofmusictheywouldplayiftheyownedadisco.
iftheyhadacinema,whattypeoffilmstheywouldshow.
whatyouwoulddowithyourlifeifyoudidnthavetowork.
whattheywoulddoiftheyhadmorefreetime.
vTheThirdConditional
Askme:
whatIwouldhavedoneifIhadntgoneawayat/Easter/Christmas/.
Askastudent:
DidyougooutorstayinlastFriday.
9WhatwouldyouhavedoneifyouhadntstayedinorgoneoutlastFriday.
Whatwoudyouhavedoneifyouhadntcometoclasstoday.Askmethesamequestion.
Whatdidyoustudy?
9Whatwouldyouhavedoneifyouhadstudiedsomethingdifferent?
Whatdoyouthinkyouwouldhavedoneifyouhadntstartedworkingforyourpresentcompany?
Ifyouhadgonetothecinemalastweekend,whatfilmwouldyouhavechosentosee?
The Future
vBegoingto
Ask:
Whatareyougoingtodoforthe/Christmas/Easter/ summer/holidays?
Areyougoingtodoanythingspecialthisweekend?
AreyougoingtobuyanythingonSaturday?
Askaparent:
whattheirchildrenaregoingtodoonSaturday.
Yes/Noquestions
Areyougoingoutafterclass?*
AreyougoingoutthisSaturday?*
*wenormallyusewhatlookslikethepresentcontinuouswhenthemainverbisgo.
vGoingtoorWill
Askme:
whatImgoingtodo/intheholidays/atEaster/atChristmas.
ifIwillarrivelateforschoolorworktomorrow.
Askastudent:
whattheyaregoingtodoattheweekend.
whattheythinkwillhappenifsealevelsrisebyhalfametre.
whattheythinkwillhappentotheeconomyinthenextfewyears?
Whatwillcarsbelikeinthefuture?
Whatwillhousesbelikeinthefuture?
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vGerundandInfinitive1
Askme:
ifImindwaitingmorethan15minutesforafriend(toturnup).
ifIhavegivenupdoinganythinglately?
Asksomeone:
iftheyhaveforgottentobringanythingtoclass.
wheretheywouldliketogofortheirnextholiday.
Ask:
Isthereanythingyourfamilywantyoutodothisweekend?
Doyoumindgettingupearly?
Whatdoyouneedtobeeffectiveinyourjob?
Ifyourcompanygaveyoutheopportunitytoworkabroad,whatwouldyoudecidetodo?
Hasanyonerefusedtodoanythinglately?
Isthereanythingparticularyouwanttodothis/summer/winter/?
Isthereanythingyoucantstanddoingattheweekend?
Haveyouforgottentodoanythingrecently?
Whatdoyouenjoydoingwhenyouareonholiday?
Isthereanythingyouneedtobuyatthemoment?
vGerundandInfinitive2
Ask:
Areyoutryingtoavoiddoinganythingatthemoment?
Isthereanyoneyoutrytoavoidseeingatthemoment?
Isthereanythingyouhavegivenupdoingrecently?
Haveyouarrangedtomeetanyonetomorrow?
Haveyoueverthreatenedtostopyourchildrenspocketmoney?
Askme:
ifthereisanythingIamavoidingdoingatthemoment.
Modal Verbs
vBe/GetUsedToandUsedTo
Ask:
Isthereanythingyoudontdonowthatyouusedtodoafewyearsago?
Howlongdidittakeyoutogetusedtoyourcurrentposition?
Areyouusedtoallthetravellingyoudo?
Isthereanythinginlifeyoucantgetusedto?
vCan,CouldandBeAbleTo
Ask:
CanyouusePowerpoint?
Cananyoneinyourfamilyplayaninstrument?
CananyoneyouknowspeakGerman?
Ifyoucouldcatchaplanetomorrow,wherewouldyougo?
WillyoubeabletorelaxonSaturday?
vModalVerbsofObligation
Askme:
whatIhavetodobeforeIleaveforworkeverymorning?
whatIhavetodobeforeIgotobedatnight?
ifIthinkpeopleshouldthinkabouttheenvironmentmore?
Askastudent:
iftheyhavetogetupearlyonSaturdays.
whatyoumustntdoifyousmellgasinyourhouse.
Ask:
whatmustntyoudoifyougoouttoadiscowithfriends?
whatshouldyoudoifyouforgetafriendsbirthday?
Whatshouldyoudoifashopassistantisrudetoyou?
DoyouhavetogetupearlyonSaturdays?
DoyoueverhavetoworkonSaturdays?
Doyourchildrenhavetohelpathome
9Whatdotheyhavetodo?
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vThePassive
Askmeif:
coffeeisgrowninKenya
carsaremadeinSouthKorea
pineapplesaregrowninCostaRica
whalesareprotectedbyinternationallaw
theenvironmentisbeingdamagedbycars
tropicalforestsarebeingdestroyedbyillegallogging
globalwarmingisbeingtakenseriouslybygovernments
PHRASAL VERBS
vCommonlyUsedPhrasalVerbs
Ask:
Doyougetonwithyourboss?
Isthereanyoneinyourfamilyyoudontgetonwith?Whynot?
Haveyoutakenupanynewhobbiesrecently?Anyoneyouknow?
Haveanyofyourplansfallenthroughrecently?
Doesanyoneinyourfamilyevershowoff?Oranyofyourfriends?
Isthereanythingyouneedtosortoutatthemoment?
Haveyoucaughtaplanerecently?Whattimedidittakeoff?
Isthereanythinginyourlifeyouhavetoputupwith?
Isthereanythingyouwouldliketotakeupifyouhadmoretime?
Howdoyougetridofstress?
Howdoyougetridofcolds?
Askme:
ifthereisanythingIwanttogetridofatthemoment.
whathobbiesItookupwhenIwasachild.
Askastudent:
whentheyfelloutwithsomeonethelasttimeandwhy.
iftheyarerunningoutofanythingatthemoment.
howwelltheygetonwiththeirneighbours.
vMakeUpPhrasalVerbs
Askastudent:
Haveyoumadeituptoanyonerecently?
Howwouldyoumakeituptoyourpartnerifyouforgottheirbirthday?
Haveyouevermadeupanexcusethatwasnttrue?Tellusaboutit.
Howdoyoumakeupforlosttimeatworkaftertheholidays?
vTurnPhrasalVerbs
Askastudent:
Howdidyourlastdinnerpartyathometurnout?
Howdidyourlastpresentationturnout?Tellusaboutit?
Haveyoueverbeenturneddownforajob?
Haveyoueverturneddownapromotionorofferof anewposition?
Haveyoueverforgottentoturnuptoanappointment?Tellusaboutit.
Whatwouldyoudoifsomeonewasplayingveryloudmusicinyourhouse?
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The Present Tense To Be
Ask:
AreyouHungarian?
Whatnationalityareyou?
Whereareyoufromexactly?
Whenisyourbirthday?
Areyouateacher?
Whatisyourjob?
Whoareyourfavouritepopgroups?
Askmeif:
IamEnglish. weareinclass.
Iama/shopassistant/policeman. youandIareoutside.
PenelopeCruzisAmerican. elephantsaregrey.
BradPittisanactor. tomatoesarered.
thePresidentisasocialist.

Askme:
whereIam. whothepresidentofFranceis.
whereweare. whothekingofSpainis.
wheretheTajMahalis. whoLilyAllenis.
wherethePyramidsare. whotheMinimoysare.
whatapterodactylis whoWallaceandGromitare.
whatmysurnameis. whenChristmasDayis.
whatmybrothersnameis. whenmynextholidaysare.
whatmyfavouritefilmis. howtallIam.
whatstarsignIam howtallmybrotheris.
whatdatemybirthdayis. howfarLondonisfromParis.
whatnationalityPenelopeCruzis howfarmyhouseisfromhere.
whatcolourgrapesare. whattheweatherislike.
vToBewithYesNoQuestions
Askastudent:
AreyouSpanish?ORWHATEVER AreweinNewYork?
AreyouGerman?ORWHATEVER AreweinSpain?
IsNaomiWattsbeautiful? AreBradPittandAngelinaJolieacouple?
IsTomCruiseBulgarian? ArethePyramidsinGreece?
IsWillSmithSouthKorean? ArethePyramidsinEgypt?
vThereis,Thereare
Askmeif:
thereisabeachnearmycity. thereareanycoinsinmypocket.
therearemountainsnearmyhome. thereisanymoneyinmypocket.
thereareanytomatoesinmyfridge. thereisanundergroundrailwayinmycity.
thereisanychocolateinmyfridge.

Ask:
Howmanylitresofmilkthereareinmyfridge.
HowmanyTVsthereareinmyhouse.
Howmuchsugarthereisinmycupboard.
Howmuchwaterthereisinmyfridge.
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The Present Tense all other verbs
vTenmostcommonverbs
Ask:
Wheredoyoucomefrom?
Whatdoyoudoinyourfreetime?
Wheredoyougowhenyouareonholiday?
Doyouhaveanypetsorchildren?
Doyoulikeseafood?
DoyoulooklikeyourMumoryourDad?
Doyoumakeamessinthekitchen?
Whatdoyousaytoyourpartnerwhenyouleaveforworkinthemorning?
Howoftendoyouusepublictransport?
Howmanyemailsdoyouwriteaday?
vMorequestionsinthepresentsimple
Askastudentif:
theirpartnerwashesup.
theyhaveanypetsorchildren.
theyhaveadog.
theylistentotheradio.Whatstation?
theyhaveahobby?What?
Askme:
whereIlive. howoftenIwatchaDVD.
wheremybrotherlives. howoftenIgotothecinema.
whereIbuymygroceries. howoftenIbuyanewspaper.
whattimeIgetupintheweek. howoftenIread.
whattimeIgetuponSundays. howlongittakesmetogettowork/college.
whattimeIgotobedintheweek. howoftenIread.
howoftenIwatchTV. howlongittakesmetogettowork/college.

Askastudent:
howlongittakesmetogetreadyinthemorning.
howlongittakesmypartnertogetreadytogoout.
howlongittakesthemtogettowork.
whatkindofmusictheylike.
whatsortofbookstheyliketoread.
whatmakeofprintertheyhave.
whattimetheirbossgetsininthemorning.
vPresentSimpleQuestionsThirdPersonS
Ask:
Doyouhaveanychildren?
9 Doesyour/daughter/son/playaninstrument?
9 Whatdoes/he/she/play?
Doesyour/partner/Mum/Dad/likechocolate?
9 Whendoes/he/she/eatit?
Doesyourpartnerdrive?
9 Howoftendoesyourpartnerdrive?
9 Wheredoesyourpartnerdriveto?
Doesyourpartnersmoke?
9 Howmanycigarettesadaydoesyourpartnersmoke?
Doesyourmotherinlawlikemusic?
9 Whattypeofmusicdoesshelike?
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vPresentSimpleYesNoQuestions
Ask:
Doyoulivewithyourparents?
Doyoulikestrawberryicecream?
Doyouwatchthenewseveryday?
Doyoulikereading?What?
Doyouplayfootball?
Doyoulikedriving?
Doyoueatmeat?
DoyouworkonSaturdays?
vPresentContinuous
Askme:
whatImthinkingaboutrightnow
ifmybossisbeinggood
whatmycatsaredoingrightnow
ifImstudyinganythingatthemoment
Ask:
AreyouusingyourEnglishmuchthesedays?
Areyoufeelingtiredlately?
Isyourbossfeelingtiredlately?
Whatishedoingnow?
Areyoudoinganythingspecialtonight?
The Past Simple
Regular Verbs
vTenmostcommon
Ask:
Whatdidyoucallyourfirstpet?
Howdidyouhelpathomewhenyouwereakid?
Didyoulikecoffeewhenyouwerefifteen?
Wheredidyoulivewhenyouwereten?
Didyouneedmuchmoneywhenyouwereateenager?
Whatsportsdidyouplayatschool?
Whattimedidyourlastmeetingstart?
Didyoutrycoffeewhenyouwereakid?
Didyouknowhowtouseacomputerwhenyouwereten
Whatdidyouwanttobewhenyouwereakid?
vedpronunciation
Verbsendinginavowelsound
Ask:
Didyouoffertohelpanyonelastweek?How?
Whatsportsdidyouplayatschool?
Whatinstrumentsdidyouplayatschool?
Howmanyemailsdidyoureplytoyesterday?
Whatthingsdidyouenjoyaboutschool?
Voicedconsonants
Ask:
WhattimedidyouarrivehomelastFriday
Didyoubelieveinghostswhenyouwereakid?
Whatdidyoucallyourfirstpet?
Howmuchdiditrainherelastsummer?
Howlongdidyouliveatyourlastaddress?
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Unvoicedconsonants
Ask:
Whattimedidyoufinishworkyesterday?
WhatdidyouwatchonTVlastnight?
Whatdidyouhelpwithathomewhenyouwereakid?
Whohelpedyoulearntorideabike?
Whatmusicdidyoulikewhenyouwereateenager?
Didyouworkwhenyouwereateenager?Where?
Dverbs
Ask:
Whattimedidyourlastflightland?
Whydidyoudecidetomovehouse?
Howdidyourlastmeetingend?
Whatthingsdidyouneedwhenyouwereateenager?
Haveyoueverflownbusinessclass
9Tellmewhatisincluded.
Tverbs
Ask:
Whodidyouinvitetoyourwedding?Whodidntyouinvite?
Howlongdidyouwaitforthelasttaxiyouordered?
Whatdidyouwantfromlifewhenyouweretwenty?
Whatdidyouexpectfromlifeinyourtwenties?
Didyouwastemuchmoneylastyear?Whaton?
Didyouprintoutanyemailslastweek?Why?
Irregular Verbs
Commonirregularverbs
GroupOne/SessionOne
Ask:
BE WherewereyouonSundayafternoon?
HAVE Whatdidyouhaveforbreakfast?
SAY Whatdidyousaytoyourbossyesterday?
CAN Couldyouwhistlewhenyouweresix
DO Whatdidyoudoyesterdayafterwork?
MAKE Didyoumakeanynewfriends/lastweekend/lastyear/?How?
COME Didanyonecometoyourhouseattheweekend?Who?
READ Whatcomicsdidyoureadwhenyouwereakid?
GO Wheredidyougoonyourlastholiday?
FIND Whatsubjectsdidyoufindeasyatschool?Anddifficult?
THINK Didyouthinkaboutmakinganychangestoyourlifeyesterday?What?
SEE Whatdidyouseeonthenewslastnight?
VerbFamilies
GroupTwo/SessionTwo Nochangeverbs
Ask:
COST Howmuchdidyourcomputer/pendrive/cost?
CUT Haveyoucutyourselfrecently?
HIT Didyouhityourbrotherwhenyouweresmall?
LET Didyourparentsletyouusetheircarwhenyouwere19?
PUT Wheredidyouputyourmobilewhenyouarrivedhomelastnight?
QUIT Whenwasthelasttimeyouquitajob?
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GroupThree/SessionThreeOnechangeverbs> G.H.T.verbs
Ask:
BRING Didyoubringanythinghomefromtheofficelastnight?What?
BUY Didyoubuyanythingyesterday?What?
CATCH Didyoucatcha/bus/taxi/train/undergroundtrain/lastweek?Whereto?
FIGHT Didyoufightwithyourbrothersandsisterswhenyouweresmall?
TEACH Didyouteachyourchildrentorideabike?
THINK Didyouthinkaboutchangingjobslast/month/year/?Why?
GroupFour/SessionFourOnechangeverbs> Consonantchange
Ask:
HAVE Whattoysdidyouhavewhenyouwereakid?
LEND Didyoulendanyoneanymoneylast/month/year/?
MAKE Didyoumakeanynewfriends/lastweekend/lastyear/?How?
Howdidyoumakefriendswithyourbestfriend?Where?
PAY Howmuchdidyoupayforyour/computer/pendrive/ mp3player/?
SEND Howmanyemailsdidyousendyesterday?
SPEND Howmuchdidyouspendyesterday?
GroupFive/SessionFiveOnechangeverbs> eeetoe
Ask:
FEEL HowdidyoufeelonSundaymorning?
KEEP Wheredidyoukeepyourmoneywhenyouwereakid?
LEAVE Whattimedidyourlastflightleave?
MEET Wheredidyoumeetyourpartner?
READ Didyoureadlastnight?What?
SLEEP Howmanyhoursdidyousleeplastnight?
GroupSix/SessionSixOnechangeverbs> toO
Ask:
FIND Didanybodyfindanymoneylastyear?Howmuch?
GET Whattimedidyougetto/work/class/thejobcentre/thismorning?
SELL Howmuchdidyousellyourfirstcarfor?
TELL Didanyonetellyouanythingimportantlastweek?What?
WIN Didanyonewinanythinglastyear?
Didyouwinanyprizesatschool?
TELL Didanyonetellyouanygoodnewslastweek?What?
WIN Didanyonewinanythinglastyear?
GroupSeven/SessionSevenTwochangeverbs> toA
Ask:
BE WherewereyouonSundayat7am?
BEGIN WhendidyoubeginstudyingEnglish?Why?
COME Didanyonecometoyourhouseattheweekend?Who?
DRINK Howmanycoffeesdidyoudrinkyesterday?
EAT /Howmanybiscuits/howmuchfruit/didyoueatyesterday?
RING Howmanypeopledidyouringyesterday?
RUN Didanyonerunforthebusthismorning?
Didanyonerunintoanoldfriendlastweek?
Didanyonerunoutofanythingyesterday?
SEE Didyouseea/bad/good/ movielastweek?What?
Hasanyonebeentoanartgalleryormuseumrecently?
9Whatdidyousee?
SHRINK Didyoushrinkanythinginthewashlastyear?
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GroupEight/SessionEight Twochangeverbs> toOtoEN
Ask:
BREAK Didanyoneyouknowbreakanythinglastmonth?
CHOOSE Didyouchooseallthefurnitureinyourhouse?
DRIVE Didyoudriveanywhereattheweekend?Whereto?
FORGET Didanyoneforgetanythingwhentheyleftthehousethismorning?What?
SPEAK Didyouspeaktoanyoneonthephonelastnight?Whoto?
TAKE Didyoutakeanyonetotheairportlastmonth?Who?
WAKE Whattimedidyouwakeupthismorning?
WRITE Howmanyemailsdidyouwriteyesterday?
InAlphabeticalOrder
AC/SessionNine
Ask:
BE WherewereyouonSundayat7am?
BEGIN WhendidyoubeginstudyingEnglish?
BREAK Didyourchildrenbreakanythinglastmonth?Didyou?What?
BUY Didyoubuyanythingyesterday?What?
Didyoubuyanyclotheslastmonth?What?
CATCH Didyoucatcha/bus/taxi/train/undergroundtrain/lastweek?Whereto?
CHOOSE Didyouchooseallthefurnitureinyourhouse?Who?
COME Didanyonecometoyourhouseattheweekend?Who?
COST Howmuchdidyourcomputer/pendrive/cost?
CUT Haveyoucutyourselfrecently?
DF/SessionTen
DO Didanybodydoanyexerciseyesterday?What?
Whendidyoudotheshoppinglastweek?
DRAW Didyourchildrendrawonthewallswhentheyweresmall?Didyou?
DRINK /Howmuchwater/howmanycoffees/didyoudrinkyesterday?
DRIVE Didyoudriveanywhereattheweekend?Whereto?
EAT /Howmanybiscuits/howmuchfruit/didyoueatyesterday?
FEEL HowdidyoufeelonSundaymorning?
FIGHT Didyoufightwithyourbrothersandsisterswhenyouweresmall?
FIND Didanybodyfindanymoneylastyear?Howmuch?
Didanybodyfindanythingstrangelastyear?What?
Didyoufindanygoodsoftwarelastyear?
FLY Didyouflyanywherelastyear?Whereto?
FORGET Didanyoneforgetanythingwhentheyleftthehousethismorning?What?
GP/SessionEleven
Ask:
GET Whattimedidyougetto/work/class/thejobcentre/thismorning?
GIVE Whatdidyourgiveyour/Mum/yourchild/yourcat/fortheirbirthday?
GO Wheredidyougoyesterday?InAugust?
GROW Didyougrowanythingwhenyouwereakid?
HAVE Whattoysdidyouhavewhenyouwereakid?
Didyouhaveanyproblemswithateacheratschoolwhenyouwereakid?
HIDE Didyouhideanythinginyourhouselastyear?/fromyourchildlastweekend?
KNOW Didyouknowhowtowhistlewhenyouweresix?
LEAVE Whattimedidyourlastflightleave?
LOSE Didanybodyloseanythingontheirlastholiday?
MAKE Didyoumakeanynewfriends/lastweekend/lastyear/?How?
Howdidyoumakefriendswithyourbestfriend?Where?
MEET Wheredidyoumeetyourpartner?
PAY Howmuchdidyoupayforyour/computer/pendrive/ mp3player/camel/?
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QS/SessionTwelve
READ Didyoureadlastnight?What?
RIDE Didyouridea/bike/motorbike/horse/phant/camel/lastyear?
RING Didyouringanyonelastnight?Didanyoneringyou?
RUN Didanyonerunforthebusthismorning?
Didanyonerunintoanoldfriendlastweek?
Didanyonerunoutofanythingyesterday?
SAY Whatdidyousayto/yourpartner/Mum/beforeyoulefthomethismorning?
Whatwasthelastthingyousaidtoyourboss?
SEE Didyouseea/bad/good/movielastweekend?What?
Hasanyonebeentoanartgalleryormuseumrecently?Whatdidyousee?
SELL Didanyonesellanythinglastyear?What?
SEND Howmanyemailsdidyousendyesterday?
SLEEP Howmanyhoursdidyousleeplastnight?
SPEAK Didyouspeaktoanyoneonthephonelastnight?Whoto?
SPEND Howmuchdidyouspendyesterday?
STEAL Didanyonestealanythingfromyoulastyear? What?
TZ/Session Thirteen
TAKE Didyoutakeanyonetotheairportlast/month/year/?
Didanyonetakeupanewhobbylastyear?What?
TELL Didanyonetellyouanygoodnewslastweek?What?
THINK Didyouthinkaboutchangingjobslast/month/year/?Why?
Didyouthinkaboutmakinganychangestoyourlifeyesterday?What?
THROW Didyouthrowouttherubbishthismorning?
Didyouthrowanythingimportantawaybyaccidentlastyear?
WAKE Whattimedidyouwakeupthismorning?
WEAR Whatdidyouweartothelastweddingyouwentto?OnNewYearsEve?
Whatdidyouweartothelastimportantmeetingyouwentto?
WIN Didanyoneinyourfamilywinanythinglastyear?
WRITE Howmanyemailsdidyouwriteyesterday?
Didyoutakeanyonetotheairportlast/month/year/?
vPastSimpleQuestionsingeneral
Ask:
Wheredidyougoonyourlastholiday?
WhatTVprogrammesdidyouwatchwhenyouwereakid?
Howdidyoumeetyourpartner?
WhatdidyouhaveforlunchonSunday?
Whattimedidyougethomeyesterday?
Wheredidyougoonyourlastholiday?
Askmeif:
Iwentshoppingyesterday.
Ihadspaghettiforlunchyesterday.
thePresidentwenttoChinalastweek.
Asksomebody:
wheretheywentontheirlastholiday.
whotheywentwith.
whattheyhad/forlunchyesterday/forbreakfastthismorning/.
whattheydidlastweekend.
whattimetheygotuplastSunday.
whattimetheygothomelastnight.
howmanycoffeestheyhadyesterday.
howmuchwatertheydrankyesterday.
howmanycountriestheyvisitedlastyear.
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vThePastContinuous
Ask:
Whatwereyoudoing:
at10oclocklastnight.
yesterdayafternoon.
lastSaturdaynight.
whentheWorldTradeCenterwasattacked.
whenPrincessDianawaskilled.
Asksomeonewhattheyweredoing:
anhourbeforeclass.
whenBarakObamabecamepresident.
whenthesunamihappened.
Askafather:
whathewasdoingwhenhiswifewasgivingbirthtotheirfirstchild.
The Present Perfect
vForandSinceactionswhichstartedinthepastandcontinue
Ask:
Howlonghaveyoubeenworkingforyourpresentcompany?
Howlonghaveyoubeenlivinginyourpresenthouse?
Askme:
howlongitsbeensinceIwenttothe/cinema/theatre/.
ifIhaveputonanyweightsince/thesummer/Christmas/.
Askastudent:
Howlonghaveyoulivedatyourcurrentaddress?
Howlonghaveyouknownyourbestfriend?
Howlonghaveyoubeenworriedaboutclimatechange?
vJustashorttimeago
Say:
Telltheclassthreethingsyouhavejustdone?
beenabroad?Whereto?
vQuestionswithEveraskingaboutexperience
Haveyouever...
beentotheStates?
beenabroad?Whereto?
metanyonefamous?
beentoabigfootballmatch?
paintedapicture?
vQuestionsingeneral
Askastudent:
ifthereisanythingimportantyoustillhaventdonetoday.
iftheyhavedonetheshoppingfortheweekendyet?
howlongtheyhavebeenintheircurrentcompany.
Hasanythingembarrassingeverhappenedtoyou?
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vThePresentPerfectorPastSimple
Askme:
ifIhaveeverbeentoFrance.AskmewhenIwent.
whenIpassedmydrivingtest.
howlongIhavebeenanEnglishteacher.
Askastudent:
whenthelasttimetheywenttothetheatrewas.
wheretheywentlastsummer.
iftheyhavepassedtheirdrivingtestyet.
Ask:
Haveyougota/cat/dog/?Howlongyouvehadit?
Haveyoueverriddenahorse?Amotorbike?
Whenwasthelasttimeyourodeahorse?
Howlonghaveyoulivedinyourpresenthouse?
Wheredidyoulivebefore?Andhowlongdidyoulivethere?
Howlonghaveyouworkedinyourpresentcompany?
9Wheredidyouworkbefore?Andhowlongdidyouworkthere?
HaveyoueverbeentoDisneyland?
9Whendidyougo?
Whenwasthelasttimeyouwentabroad?Wheredidyougo?
HaveyoueverbeentoGreece?
9Whendidyougo?
Haveyoueverlivedinanothercity?Where?
vThePresentPerfectContinuous
Askmeif:
IhavebeenwatchingmuchTVrecently.
Ihavebeendrinkingmuchcoffeerecently.
Ihavebeendoingmuchexerciserecently.
Ihavebeenplayingcomputergamesmuchrecently.
Ask:
Haveyoubeenspendingmuchmoneyrecently?
Haveyoubeenworkinghardrecently?Why?
Haveyoubeentravellingmuchrecently?
Haveyoubeenfeelingwellrecently?
Haveyoubeenspendingmuchtimewithyour/children/parents/partner/recently?
Haveyoueverbeenskiing?Wheredidyougo?
vTenseUsage
Askastudent:
whattheyaregoingtodonextweekend.
whattheyaregoingtodothissummer.
whattheweatherwillbeliketomorrow.
whattheythinkwillhappenwhenalltheiceinGreenlandmelts.
whenthelasttimetheywenttothecinemawas.
whentheypassedtheirdrivingtest.
iftheyhaveeverbeenabroad.
iftheyhaveeverbeentoSanFrancisco.
iftheyhaveplannedtheirsummeryet.
Ask:
Doyouhaveahobby?What?
Doyoulikeseafood?
Whatdoyouthinkyourchildrenaredoingnow?
Whatdoyouthinkyourbossisdoingnow?
Whatwasthelastfilmyousaw?
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Vocabulary
vAdjectives
Ask:
Wouldyoudescribeyourdeskasneatormessy?
Wouldyoudescribeyourchildrensbedroomastidyoruntidy?
Didyouseeafilmattheweekend?Wasitamazingordisappointing?
Wasitsuitableforchildren?
Haveyoubeentoarestaurantrecently?Whatwasitcalled?
Wasitempty,halfemptyorpacked?
Isyour/car/pc/reliableorunreliable?
vBusiness
Ask:
Whatistherateofinflationatthemoment?
Whatistheinterestrateforamortgageatthemoment?
Haveyouhadameetingrecently?Whatwastheoutcome?
Haveanyfamouscompaniesmergedrecently?
Doyouusespreadsheetsinyourjob?
vFood
Ask:
Doyouevercookmussels?Howdoyoupreparethem?
Whatrecipesdoyouusebayleavesfor?
Doyoulikerice?How?
Doyouprefertroutorsole?
Haveyouevertriedwatercresssoup?
Whichsoftdrinksdoyoulike?
Howoftendoyouhavebrunch?
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ENGLI SH GAMES FOR ADULTS & SECONDARY
GAME INSTRUCTIONS LANGUAGEAREA
BOGGLE
Teacherpreparesagrid ofconsonantsandvowels6x6and
putsitontheboard.Twoteamshave3minutestolistasmany
wordsastheycanmakebyjoiningadjacentletters(up,down,
left,right&diagonal)inthegrid.
Spellingwordawareness.
CHALLENGE
Wordpyramidgame.1ststudentwritesoneletteronboard.
2ndstudewritesthesameletterunderneathandaddsaletter.
3rdstudentcopiesthetwolettersunderneathandadds
another.Thiscontinuesuntilastudentthinksit'simpossibleto
continuethewordandshoutsCHALLENGE.Ifthestudentcan
namethewordthechallengeriseliminatedandviceversa.
Spelling wordbuilding
suffixes
HOUSERULES
Workingingroupsof3or4, (1) studentswritedowna
descriptionoftheapartmenttheyaresharing,and include (2
)detailsaboutwhethertheyareworking,onthedoleor
studying.Thenthey (3) makealistofhouserulesfor
harmoniouslylivingtogether. (4) Eachgroupdescribestothe
classtheirsituation.Thenaskif (5) anyonewouldliketo
changeapartment.Ifso,thestudentsitswiththenewgroup
whothenexplainthehouserulesoftheirplacewhiletherestof
theclassavidlylistens. Thestudentcantryanotherapartment
iftheydontlikethesoundofthefirstone.
ConversationrealEnglish
JUSTAMINUTE
Teachernamestopicand1ststudenttalksaboutit.Interrupted
byotherstudentsforhesitation,repetition,irrelevanceand
grammar.Successfulchallengercontinueswithwhatremains
oftheminuteonthesametopic.Badchallengeslose points,
completeminutebyonestudentwinslotsofpoints.
Fluency,confidencespeaking,
eliminatingpersonalmistakes.
LANDSCAPEGAME
Askstudestodrawalandscapewhichincludedthe
following:
1 bushes(friends) 5 asnake(sex)
2 ahouse(theself) 6 theSun(religion)
3 mountains(outlook*) 7 atree(father)
4 apath(ambition) 8 water(mother)
*pointed=pessimisticround=optimist
Whentheyhavefinished,askthemwhattheythinkeach
featurerepresents,tellthemandaskthemtointerprettheir
drawings.Besensitiveaboutit.
Generatingnaturaldiscussion
MASTERWORD
SimilartoMastermindbutwithwords.Someonethinksofafour
letterword(sayLOVE) anddrawsthisgridontheboard.
Quantityof
letters
Correctly
Positioned
(love)Don't
writethis!
3 3 live
2 1 vale
3 3 move
4 4 love
Studessayfourletterwordswhichgetascoreaccordingto
theirclosenesstothetargetword. It'salogicgame.
Wordawareness,discovering
newwords.
NEVERENDINGSENTENCE
Onestudentstartsasentenceandthenextonecarriesiton
withANDorBUT.
Sentencestructure
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PATHGAME
Askstudeswritedownadescriptionsof:
1 apath(outlookonlife)
2 atwigtheyfind(smallproblem)
3 atrunklyingacrossthepath(bigproblem)
4 Abearaheadsittingonthepath(someonesexually
attractive)
5 Aforkintheroad.(politics)
6 Awall(death)
7 Whattheyhearontheotherside(afterlife)
Studentsreadouttheirdescriptionsyouaskwhattheythink
eachthingmeansexplainthemeaningdiscusstheresults.
Writnggeneratingnatural
discussion
POSTIT
Needaselfadhesivepad.Everyonewritesnameofafamous
persononpaper andslapsitontheforeheadofstudent.
Everyonehasoneandtakesturnsaskingyes/noquestionsto
theclasstofindoutwhoitis.
Questionformation.
TICTACTOE
"Noughtsandcrosses"withwords.Draw3X3gridonboard
andfillsquareswithadverbsoffrequency,verbs,question
wordsORANYFUNCTIONALGROUP.2 teams.1stchooses
asquareandiftheymakeaperfectsentencewiththeword
e.g.Igotothecinemaonceamonth,thentheywinthe
square. Winorlose,secondteamthentries.
Adverbsoffrequency,linkers,
verbs,makingquestions,past
ofverbs,andmuchmore.
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ENGL I SH GAMES FOR AL L AGES
GAME LANGUAGEAREA
ALPHABETGAME
Somebodysaysaletterandeverybodyhastosaysomethingbeginningwiththatletter.
Keepgoinground,eliminatinghesitatorsuntilyouareleftwiththewinner.
Newvocabulary
BACKWARDQUESTION
Dictatetoclassaquestionletterbyletterandbacktofront.e.g.EKIL(Whatsthe
weatherlike?)Thefirsttosussthequestionwins.Makesurestudesarewritingdownthe
letters
Questionformation
BING
Studentscount aroundtheclass,buteveryfifthfactorisreplacedby"BING"."1234
BING6789BING11"etc.Whenstudentsmakeaslip,theyareeliminatedandmust
puttheirhandsontheirheads.
NUMBERS,ofcourse!
CHAINGAME
Student1 Ilikesweets
Student2 Ilikesweetsandcokeetc
Usingtolike&food
vocabulary.
FOOTBALL
Varietyofhangman.Drawafootballpitchonboard,dividedinto6columns.Makea
cardboard2dimensionalfootball(orgetthekidstodoitandvoteonthebestone).Place
dobofbluetackbehindballandplaceinmiddleofpitch.Findawordanddrawalinefor
eachletterunderthepitch.Eachteamtakesturnssayingaletter.Dontwritethemonthe
boardbecauseiftheyrepeatalettertheyshouldhavebeenpayingmoreattention.When
theyguessaletter,writeitinandmovethefootballtowardstheoppositeteamsgoalby
onecolumn.Ifthelettercontainstwoormoreoftheirletterthefootballmovestwoor
morecolumns.Theyrepeattheirturniftheygetitright.Thisisgreatfun.Oncethey
scoreagoal,theotherteamkicksofflikeintherealgame.
TheAlphabetspelling,vocab
revision.
HANGMAN
Askanykid TheAlphabetspelling
HARRYPOTTER
Similarto20QuestionsbutthenameHarryPotterrepresentsan activityorthing.e.g.
onestudentthinksofaneverydayactivitylikecleaningteeth.Classask,"Howoftendo
youHarryPotter?"AndsoonuntilsomeoneguesseswhatHarryPotterrepresents.
Actions dailyroutine personal
hygienefreetime.
LEXIS
Teacherorstudesprepareeightnumberedwordsinsecretandwrite1to8onboard.In
turnsstudeschoosenumberandgetanewletterforthenumber. Theythentrytoguess
theword. Theyhavetopronounceit perfectly.Thestudentcarriesonchoosingnumbers
untiltheyguesswrong.
1.do 5.
2.woma 6.m
3.chil 7.
4 8.
Pronunciation,vocabgroups
andrevision.
PICTIONARYI
2teams.Onememberfromeachatblackboard.Teachershoutsaletterandeach
studentmustdrawsomethingbeginningwiththatletter.Thefirstteamtosaywhatis
beingdrawn,winstheround.Studesnotallowedtodrawthesamething. Extremely
popular.
VERSIONOnlyallowverbsand/oradjectives
Alphabet,pronunciationand
wordawareness.
WORDBINGO
Studeslookforasix letterwordintheirbooksandwriteitdown.Teachershoutsout
lettersuntilsomeonehasalltheletterscrossedoff.
Recognisingthealphabet,
spellingandwordawareness.
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LateralThinking
01Amaninalift
Amanlivesonthetenthfloorofabuilding.Everydayhetakestheelevatortogodowntothe
groundfloortogotoworkortogoshopping.Whenhereturnshetakestheelevatortothe
seventhfloorandwalksupthestairstoreachhisapartmentonthetenthfloor.Hehateswalking
sowhydoeshedoit?
02Amanwalksintoabar
Amanlivesonthetenthfloorofabuilding.Everydayhetakestheelevatortogodowntothe
groundfloortogotoworkortogoshopping.Whenhereturnshetakestheelevatortothe
seventhfloorandwalksupthestairstoreachhisapartmentonthetenthfloor.Hehateswalking
sowhydoeshedoit?
03Deadmaninafield
A man is lying dead in a field. Next to him there is an unopened package. There is no
othercreatureinthefield.Howdidhedie?
04AnthonyandCleopatra
AnthonyandCleopatraarelyingdeadonthefloorofavillainEgypt.Nearbyisabroken
bowl.Thereisnomarkoneitheroftheirbodiesandtheywerenotpoisoned.Howdidthey
die?
05Acarrot,somecoalandascarf
Five pieces of coal, a carrot and a scarf are lying on the lawn. Nobody put them on the
lawnbutthereisaperfectlylogicalreasonwhytheyarethere.Whatisit?
06Twosons
A woman had two sons who were born on the same hour of the same day of the same
year.Buttheywerenottwins.Howcouldthisbepossible?
07Awomanpushingacar
Awomanwaspushinghercar.Shestoppedpushingwhenshereachedahotelandthen
realisedshewasbankrupt.Why?
08Heaven
AmandiedandwenttoHeaven.Hesawthousandsofpeoplethereallnakedandyoung.Hesaw
acoupleandheimmediatelyrecognisedthemasAdamandEve.Howdidheknow?
09Friday
AmanrodeintotownonFriday.HestayedforthreenightsandthenleftonFriday.Explain.
10Manholecovers
Whyisitbettertohaveroundmanholecoversthansquareones?
11Suddenrealisation
Amanwaswalkingdownstairsinabuildingwhenhesuddenlyrealizedthathiswifehadjustdied.
How?
12Theblindbeggar
Ablindbeggarhadabrotherwhodied.Whatrelationwastheblindbeggartothebrotherwho
died?(Brotherisnottheanswer).
13Anotherdeadbody
Thedeadbodyofamanwasfoundinthemiddleofaburntforest.Hewaswearingonly
swimmingtrunks,asnorkelanddivingmask.Whathadhappened?
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Answers
1.ThemanintheElevatorThemanisadwarf.
2.TheManintheBarThemanhadhiccups.
3.AnthonyandCleopatraAnthonyandCleopatraweregoldfish.
4.TheCoal,CarrotandScarfAsnowman.
5.TwoSonsTriplets.
6.PushthatCarMonopoly.
7.HeavenNonavels.
8.FridayThehorsesnamewasFriday
9.ManholeCoversAroundcovercantfalldownthehole.
10.TheDeadlyPartyIcecubes
11.TheRealizationHiswifewasonalifesupportmachine.
12.TheBlindBeggarTheblindbeggarwashissister.
13. Swimmer in the ForestThe man had been accidently taken from a lake by a fire brigade
helicopter.
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Ambition
Company:alargemanufacturer
Participants:
1. TheMD
2. Ayoungengineer
3. Theengineerssupervisor
4. Somebodytakingtheminutes
Background:
Theyoungengineerhasbeenwiththecompanyfor3yearsandhasbeendoingagreatjob.
Recently,however,therehavebeenproblemswiththestaff.Theycomplainthattheengineerisa
knowitallandhasbecomearrogant.Thesupervisorisworriedabouttheeffectthisishavingon
theteam.Ontheotherhand,theMDisdelightedwiththeyoungengineerandthinksapromotion
isinorder.
FirstEventameetingbetweentheMDandthesupervisor
i) Sendtheengineeroutoftheroomfortenminutes(togoandhaveacoffee,forexample)
ii) TheMDandthesupervisorspendaminutepreparingwhattheyaregoingtosayinthe
meeting,usingtheirownexperiencestoconsiderthesituation.
iii) MeetingtheMDwiththesupervisor.Anotherstudenttakestheminutes.Theyreacha
decisiononwhetherornottopromotetheyoungengineer.
SecondEventameetingbetweenthesupervisorandtheengineer.
Anotherstudenttakestheminutes
ThirdEventclassdiscussion
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Corruptionamazegame
CORRUPTIONAMAZEGAME
INSTRUCTIONS
Alternativerules
1 Photocopyandcutoutthecardsbelow
2 Thereader readsoutcard1andstudentsmaketheirchoices
3 Thereadercontinuestoreadoutthenextcardsinturn
4 Pausethegameasconversationisgenerated
# Playerschoosetheoppositeofwhattheywouldreallydo
# Studentsdecideas teamsratherthanindividuals
1
CORRUPTION
Youareabuyerinanelectronic
componentscompany.Onedayyou
discoverafriendatworkistakingbribes
fromasupplier.Doyou:
Askforacut. Goto2
Goandseeyourboss. Goto3
Sayanddo nothing. Goto4
Warnhimorherthatyou'lltellyourbossif
it continues. Goto5
2
CORRUPTION
Yourfriendinvitesyoutolunch.Whenyou
gettotherestaurantyouaresurprisedto
seethesupplieristheretoo.Theyofferyou
aBMWforyoursilence.Doyouaccept:
No.Youwantamonthlycut.Goto6
Yes.Goto7
3
CORRUPTION
Yourbossdoesntbelieveyou.Infact,heor
sheisangrywithyouandsaysyoumust
haveamorepositiveattitudeifyouwantto
stayinthecompany.Doyou:
Forgetthewholeaffair.Goto4
Goseeyourpresident.Goto8
4
CORRUPTION
6monthspass.Yourcompanyfindsout
aboutthecorruption.Yourbossandyour
friendtrytoputtheblameonyoubutbothof
themaresacked.Youkeepyourjobbut
yourreputationisdamagedsoyoumissthe
chanceofapromotion.Yougetanewboss.
Goto 9
5
CORRUPTION
Yourfriendstartscrying.Heorsheis
marriedwithtwokidsandahugemortgage.
Doyou:
GoandseeyourbossGoto3
Sayyou'llkeepyourmouthshutGoto4
6
CORRUPTION
Youreceiveanonymousthreateningphone
calls.You:
ExplaineverythingtoyourbossGoto3
GotothepoliceGoto10
Warnyourfriendthatyouaregoingtothe
policeGoto11
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7
CORRUPTION
6monthspass.Yourcompanysuspectsyour
friendoftakingbribesbutheorsheblames
you,usingyourBMWasevidenceagainst
you.Youresacked.Thesupplieroffersyou
ajobwithabettersalary.Doyouaccept:
No.Goto12
YesGoto13
8
CORRUPTION
Your presidentisshocked.Hethanksyou
andasksyoutokeepquiet.Goto14
9
CORRUPTION
Oneyearlater.Youarefedupwithyour
companyandhumanityingeneral.Youget
acallfromyourfriendwhonowworksfor
thesupplier.Doyou:
Discuss theofferwithyournewboss.Go
to15
Refuseit.Goto16
Takeit.Goto17
10
CORRUPTION
Thatnightyouwalktothepolicestationand
thepoliceagreetoinvestigatethecalls.On
yourwayhomeyouarerunoverandkilled
byaBMW. END
11
CORRUPTION
Thecallsstopbutyourfriendnolonger
speakstoyou.Doyou:
Goseeyourboss.Goto3
Puttheincidentoutofyourmind.Goto4
Telephonethesupplierforameeting.Go
to18
12
CORRUPTION
So,youofferyourservicestoarivalofyour
oldcompany.Theytakeyouonasa
purchaser.Asyouknowyourformer
companyispayingtoomuchtotheir
supplier,youmakeyournewcompanyvery
competitive.Youincreaseyourmarket
share,getpromotedandbuyaBMW. END
13
CORRUPTION
Thingsgowellforyouworkingforthe
supplierandsalesaregood.However,you
wanttopunishyouroldbossandformer
friend.Doyou:
Increaseprices10%.Goto19
Concentrateyoureffortsonsupplying
othercompanies.Goto20
OutsourceproductiontoMorocco.Goto
21
14
CORRUPTION
6monthspass.Yourcompanyfindsout
aboutthecorruption.Yourbossandyour
friendtrytoputtheblameonyoubutbothof
themaresacked.Yougetyourbosssjob
andahugesalaryincrease.Doyou:
Breakoff withthesupplierimmediately.
Goto22
Negotiatelowerpriceswiththesupplier.
Goto23
Slowlyphaseoutdealingswiththe
supplier.Goto24
15
CORRUPTION
Yournewbossissurprisedbyyourhonesty.
However,thereisnochanceofpromotion
for atleast2years.Doyou:
Offeryourservicestoanothercompany.
Goto12
Takethejobwiththesupplier.Goto13
Unhappilycarryon.Goto16
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16
CORRUPTION
2yearspassandnothinghaschanged. You
feelangry,boredandfrustrated. Doyou:
Offeryourservicesto arival company.Go
to12
Spendmoretimewithyourfamilyandon
yourhobbies.Goto25.
17
CORRUPTION
Youenjoyworkingforthesupplierwithyour
friend.Youincreasethesuppliersmarket
shareandgetabigbonus.Youuseittobuy
aBMW.Yourfamilyandyourfriendsgeton
greatandyouoftenhavebarbeques
togetherattheweekend.END
18
CORRUPTION
Thesupplierapologisesforrecentevents
andyoumakeagoodimpression.You
acceptagreatpositionasasellerwitha
bettersalarythanyouhavenow.Goto13.
19
CORRUPTION
Yourfriendisfurious.Youhaveruinedhis
chancesofpromotioninyouroldcompany.
Hereducesordersbutyouholdyour
ground.Youofferothercompaniesbetter
dealsandthings goverywellforyou.You
arepromotedandbuyyourselfaBMW.You
havemanychildren. END
20
CORRUPTION
6monthslateryourexcompanyphones
you.Itsyourformerpresident askingwhy
othercompaniesaregettingbetterdeals.
Yousaythat isaquestionfortheir
purchasingdepartment,notthesupplier.
Yourformerfriend,alongwithyourexboss
aresacked.3weekslaterthebosssbossis
alsosacked.Youhaveyourrevenge.END
21
CORRUPTION
Atfirstprofitsincreasedramaticallybutthen
youhaveasuccessionofqualityproblems
andsomebigordersarereturned.Youget
demoted.Doyou:
Offeryourservicestorivalsofyourold
company.Goto12
Takeayearouttostudyamastersin
globalmarketeconomics.Goto26
Unhappilycarryon.Goto27
22
CORRUPTION
Yourdecisionwasabitrashandtheboard
areunhappywithyou.Theydemoteyou
back toyouroldjob.Doyou:
Askarivalcompanyforajob.Goto12
Carryon.Goto16
Takeayearouttostudyamastersin
globalmarketeconomics.Goto26
23
CORRUPTION
Goodmove.Thesupplieristerrifiedof
losingbusiness.Yourboardaredelighted
withyouandincreaseyoursalary.Youlive
happilyeverafterandhavemanychildren.
END
24
CORRUPTION
Youachievebetterpricesforyourcompany
butyouhavequalityproblems.Theboard
giveyou2monthstosortitout.Doyou:
Continuetodealwithvarioussuppliers.
Goto28
Lookforoutsourcedsuppliers.Goto29
Makeanexclusivitydealwithan
alternativesupplier.Goto30.
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25
CORRUPTION
Fiveyearspass.Youarenowahappy
person.Thismakesyouveryeffectiveat
yourjob.Yourbosssuddenlyfallsseriously
ill.Youstepintohisshoesandhismega
salary.Doyou:
Buyahuge BMW.Goto31
Startsaving.Goto32
26
CORRUPTION
Whatayear!Yourperonallifeisfantastic.
Lifehasneverbeenbetterandyougeta
distinctioninyourmasters.Yourold
companysbiggestrivalcallsyou.Yougeta
greatjobwithamegasalary.Youhave
triumphed!END
27
CORRUPTION
Afterayearwithoutprogress,itstimeto
makesomelifechoices.Doyou:
Askarivalofyouroldcompanyforajob.
Goto12
Concentrateyoureffortsonyourfamily
life.Goto33
28
CORRUPTION
Yourstresslevelsareveryhighandyour
childrendontknowwhoyouareanymore.
Youfallseriouslyillandgetdepressed.Im
afraidthisgamehasnotendedwellforyou.
END
29
CORRUPTION
Yourfindthreeestabishedoutsourced
manufacturers.Makeachoice:
Lowpricesgoodconditionsforthe
workersEastEuropeandemocracy.Goto
34
Lowerpricesworkingconditionscouldbe
bettercompanyschoolforthestaffs
childrenAfricanfakedemocrasywithlife
president.Go to35
Lowestpricesstaffwork11hoursaday,
6daysaweekandsleeponsiteinsmall
roomsAsiandictatorship.Goto36
30
CORRUPTION
Youdoalotofgoandseetosortoutthe
problems.Youbuildaqualitymodelwiththe
supplier.Soonyou aresellingquality
productsatcompetitiveprices.Youget
promoted,buythebiggestBMWonthe
marketandlivehappilyeverafter. END
31
CORRUPTION
So,nowyouhaveyouroriginalbosssjob
andyouarehungryforrevenge.Doyou:
Break offwiththesupplierimmediately.
Goto22
Negotiatelowerpriceswiththesupplier.
Goto23
Slowlyphaseoutdealingswiththe
supplier.Goto24
32
CORRUPTION
Youspendthemoneyonexoticholidays
wherethereisnomobilephonecoverage.
Atwork,youbuildagreatteam.Youmake
yourdepartmentthebestinthecompany.
Suddenly the presidentsson takesyourjob.
Theygiveyoua departmentwhichisin
crisis.Yougetaraisebuttheyexpectyouto
sortitoutveryquickly.Doyou:
Decide toleaveandstudyamastersin
globalmarketeconomics.Goto26
Decidethechallengewillbegoodforyour
newcareerasanexecutive.Goto37
Getajobasheadofpurchasinginarival
company.Goto38
Startyourowncompany.Goto39
33
CORRUPTION
Afteranother3yearsnothinghaschanged
atworkbutyouareaveryhappyperson.As
aresult,youareaveryeffectiveemployee.
Yourbossdiesofaheartattackfromstress.
Youareofferedhisjob.Doyou:
Acceptit.Goto40
Refuseit.Goto 41
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34
CORRUPTION
Althoughyouhavetomakealotoftripsto
thesupplier,qualityimprovesandyour
pricesarecompetitive.Yougetasalary
increaseandfinishthegamequitehappily.
END
35
CORRUPTION
Qualityproblemspersistandyouarevery
stressed.Suddenlythepresidenttakesa
personalinterestintheAfricanproject.
Moneyisinvestedandthemediatakean
interesttoo.Youarenowaherowithgreat
prospects.END
36
CORRUPTION
Qualityisgoodbutwhen youvisitthe
factory,youareshocked.CNNbroadcasta
reportontheterribleconditionsinsidethe
factory.Salesdropasaresultofthebad
publicity.Yougetthesack.END
37
CORRUPTION
Youuseyournewskillstoeffectively
shakedown thedepartment.Afterayear,
youarepromotedtotheboardandgeta
massivesalary.Youhavesomehealth
problemsandfamilyproblemstoobutyou
areveryrich. END
38
CORRUPTION
Youshakedownthecompanys
purchasingdepartmentand
establishstrongbondswiththe
suppliers.Youenjoyyourworkand
yourbiggersalary.Youarehappy
andmotivated.END
39
CORRUPTION
Youhavetoborrowalotofmoneytolaunch
yourownbusiness.Justwhenthingsare
lookinggood,theresarecession.Youhave
toclosethebusiness.Thingshavenot
turnedoutwellforyou. END
40
CORRUPTION
Thistimeyoudothingsmuchbetter.You
audittheoutsourcedmanufacturerand
makesuretheworkershavegood
conditionsandfairtreatment.You buya
largecarandalargehouseandyourfamily
arealwaysprioritynumberone.Welldone.
END
41
CORRUPTION
Yourcompanyarefuriouswithyoubutat
thesametimedontwanttoloseyou.You
staywhereyouareuntilretirement.You
have enjoyedfamilylifeandlifeingeneralto
themaximum.Youlivemanyyearsandlife
isfulloflove. END
CORRUPTION
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OrganiseragametopractiseTobeableto
InstructionsforOrganiser
1Cutouttheorganiserpages
2Studentsaddthedatesontheorganiserfornextweek
3Studentsfillintheirorganiserleaving3morningsand/or
afternoonsfree
4Studentstaketurnsasking,Willyoubeabletoattenda
meetingon?
5Thefirststudenttocompletetheirweekwins
Monday.... Thursday....
a.m. a.m.
p.m. p.m.
Tuesday.... Friday....
a.m. a.m.
p.m. p.m.
Wednesday.... Saturday....
a.m. a.m.
p.m. p.m. Lunch with parents-
in-law
Monday.... Thursday....
a.m. a.m.
p.m. p.m.
Tuesday.... Friday....
a.m. a.m.
p.m. p.m.
Wednesday.... Saturday....
a.m. a.m.
p.m. p.m. Lunch with parents-
in-law
Monday.... Thursday....
a.m. a.m.
p.m. p.m.
Tuesday.... Friday....
a.m. a.m.
p.m. p.m.
Wednesday.... Saturday....
a.m. a.m.
p.m. p.m. Lunch with parents-
in-law
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Monday.... Thursday....
a.m. a.m.
p.m. p.m.
Tuesday.... Friday....
a.m. a.m.
p.m. p.m.
Wednesday.... Saturday....
a.m. a.m.
p.m. p.m. Lunch with parents-
in-law
Monday.... Thursday....
a.m. a.m.
p.m. p.m.
Tuesday.... Friday....
a.m. a.m.
p.m. p.m.
Wednesday.... Saturday....
a.m. a.m.
p.m. p.m. Lunch with parents-
in-law
Monday.... Thursday....
a.m. a.m.
p.m. p.m.
Tuesday.... Friday....
a.m. a.m.
p.m. p.m.
Wednesday.... Saturday....
a.m. a.m.
p.m. p.m. Lunch with parents-
in-law
Monday.... Thursday....
a.m. a.m.
p.m. p.m.
Tuesday.... Friday....
a.m. a.m.
p.m. p.m.
Wednesday.... Saturday....
a.m. a.m.
p.m. p.m. Lunch with parents-
in-law
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TelephoneTennis
OBJECTIVE: Practisetelephoneexpressions
PLAYERS: 4
MATERIALS: Scoresheet(page2ofthisdocument)
Callcards(page3ofthisdocument)
DURATION:
~ 20mins
RULES
Thegameconsistsof4rounds
Round1 wStudentAisthecaller
wStudentBisthetelephonist
wStudentCisthereceiver
wStudentDscorestheplayers
Gameplay wStudentApicksacallcard,readsitandpassesitroundtotheotherplayers
wStudentAinitiatesthegamebytelephoningthetelephonistwhoisStudentBin
Round1
wStudentDscorestheotherplayers
Round2 wStudentAisnowthetelephonist
wStudentBisthereceiver
wStudentCkeepsthescoreforRound2
wStudentDnowbecomesthecaller
Endgame wWheneachplayerhasplayedouteachrole,thetotalscoresarecalculatedtofind
thewinner.
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TelephoneTennisScoreCard
INSTRUCTIONS
ScoreplayersontheiruseoftelephoneEnglishfrom1to3.(3isahighscore)
Names A B C D
........................ ........................ ........................ ........................
Exp r es si on s
CALLER
Thisis....callingfrom....
5 5 5 5
CouldIspeakto....onextension....?
5 5 5 5
Idliketospeaktothepersoninchargeof....
5 5 5 5
Couldyouask....tocallmeback?
5 5 5 5
CouldIleaveamessage?
5 5 5 5
Whenwill....beavailable?
5 5 5 5
Wouldyoumindspellingthatforme,please?
5 5 5 5
TELEPHONIST
HowcanIhelp?
5 5 5 5
CanIaskwhoscalling?
5 5 5 5
Pleaseholdtheline
5 5 5 5
Pleasedonthangup
5 5 5 5
Imputtingyouthroughnow
5 5 5 5
Imafraid....is...
5 5 5 5
Wouldyouliketoleaveamessage?
5 5 5 5
Wouldyoulikemetoask....tocallyou?
5 5 5 5
RECEIVER
HowcanIhelp?
5 5 5 5
Howaboutnext....?
5 5 5 5
Would....suityou?
5 5 5 5
Couldyousayjustthelastpartagain,please?
5 5 5 5
Myemailaddressis...
5 5 5 5
Couldyouspellthatforme,please?
5 5 5 5
Couldyousaythatagain,please?
5 5 5 5
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CallCards
Caller: Youarefuriousbecauseyouhavebeen
waiting3weeksforyourInternetprovider
(Timofonica) toinstalltheservice.Youneedto
fixatime forthetechniciantocome.
Telephonist: You workforTimofonica, anInternetprovider
andyoureceiveacallfromanangrycustomer
whoneedstoarrangeatimeforatechnicianto
comeandinstalltheservice
Receiver: Youworkintechnicalsupportfor Timofonica,
anInternetprovider.Youcanonly fix aday
andnotatimeforaninstallertovisitclients
Caller: Youareafinancemanagerofashoe
manufacturer calledSteps.Youhaventreceived
paymentforabigorderfromaforeignclient.You
areonday65ofa60dayagreement
Telephonist: You workatabigshoeretailer.You receiveacall
froma foreign supplier.
Receiver: Youarethefinancemanagerfortheshoeretailer.
Thepaymentsmanagerisonhoneymoon. Chaos
reigns
Caller: Youhaveboughtanexpensivediningroom
tablebutafteritwasdeliveredyounoticedthat
ithadabigdentinit.Youphonethestore
whereyouboughtit
Telephonist: Youworkinafurniturestore
Receiver: Youarethemanagerofafurniture store
Caller: YouphoneTheOutlookHotel toaskaboutthe
possibilityofaweddingreception.Youwantto
arrangeavisittothehotel,havelunchthere
andtalktothehotelmanager
Telephonist: Youarethereceptionist atTheOutlookHotel.
Thehotelmanagerisoutoftheofficeand
wontbebackuntitomorrowmorning
Receiver: Youarethe hotelmanager ofTheOutlook
Hotel butyouareoutoftheofficeuntil
tomorrowmorning
Caller: Youareproductionmanagerofpictureframes
companycalled Framedandyouwanttosend
samples toamanufacturercalledAparisiS.A..
Youneedacontactperson,phone,emailand
exactaddress.
Telephonist:YouworkforaframesmanufacturercalledAparisi
S.A..Youpassonacallfromapotentialclientto
the productionengineer.
Receiver: Youare the productionengineerforAparisiS.A..
Youneedtogiveprecisecontactdetailstoa
potentialclient.Useyourrealdetails.
Caller: Youareapurchaserforasupermarketchain
(usearealname) andyouareinterestedina
foreignsupplierofcatfood calledMickeyPet
Food
Telephonist: Youworkinacatfoodmanufacturer called
MickeyPetFood.Theexportmanagerisin
bedwithflu
Receiver: Youaretheexportmanagerfor MickeyPet
Food, acatfoodmanufacturer.Salesaredown.
Youareinbedwithflu
Caller: Youneedtopostponeanimportant internal
meetingwith the humanresourcesmanager,
scheduledforFridayat9.Use your real
details.
Telephonist: Yougetaninternal callfrom someone wishing
tospeaktotheheadofhumanresources.
Unfortunately,she/heisinameetinguntil
lunchtime.
Receiver: Youareheadofhumanresources.You geta
messagefroma colleague whowantsto
postponeameeting arrangedforFridayat9.
Useyourrealschedule.
Caller:
Telephonist:
Receiver:

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