Module One (based on “New Headway” pages 6-13, PET reading a nd writing tests, extra exercises from other pre-intermediate texts)

PART 1: “Getting to know people” Read the following paragraph about Janet and complete it using the verbs given. doesn’t like, ‘m studying, ‘m enjoying, live, started, went, come, says, going to, can speak “Hello, my name’s Janet Leith. I _____ from Liverpool, a city in the north-west of England, famous as the home of the Beatles. I’m a student at Manchester university, I ____ modern languages – French and Spanish. I also know a little German, so I ____ ____ four languages. I ____ ____ the course a lot, although it’s rather hard work. I ___ the course two years ago. I ____ at home with my parents. My twin sister Jenny ___ to live in London two months ago but she ____ ____ it. She ____ the people are unfriendly and that she’s ____ ____ look for a job in Spain. GRAMMAR REVIEW As you can see, there are two present tenses in this text, the present simple and the present continuous. Let’s look at them in detail: THE PRESENT SIMPLE Positive & negative Questions I We You They

live don’t live

in Liverpool far from here

He She It

lives doesn’t live

at home

Short answers Do you like London? Yes, I do. No, I don’t. Does he speak Italian? Yes, he does. No, he doesn’t. USE 1 To express a habit:

• I get up at 7.15. • She always speaks her mind.

Where

do

I we you they

live?

does

he she it

2 For facts which are always true:

• It rains a lot here. • She comes from Liverpool.

3 For facts which are true for a long time:

• I live with my parents. • She works in a supermarket.

THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS Positive & negative Questions I ‘m (am)

‘m not working

He She It

‘s (is) isn’t

We You They

‘re (are) aren’t

Short answers Are you leaving? Yes, I am. No, I’m not. Is Joe working? Yes, he is. No, he isn’t. USE 1 To describe an activity happening now:

• They’re working overtime this week. • Be quiet! I’m trying to concentrate.

2 To describe an activity happening in this period, but not necessarily at this moment:

• She’s studying to be nurse. • I’m reading ‘War and Peace’.

3 For planned future arrangements:

• I’m meeting Tom for lunch later. • Where are you going for Christmas?

Now let’s try some more exercises on these two tenses:

What

am I

doing?

is

he she it

are we you they

EXERCISES Think of the difference between

• She lives with her parents. • She’s living with an Italian family for two months.

and think of when you would use them. 1 Match the following question words and answers What? Because there was nobody there. Who? Two weeks ago. Where? £7. When? Fish and chips. Why? By train. Which? In Liverpool. How? Mary. How many? The red one. How much? It’s John’s. Whose? Two. . 2 Write the questions for the answers below (referring to the terms in bold ). 1. I go to the gym twice a week . 2. I come to work by car . 3. My wedding anniversary is in August. 4. In the evening? I like to relax with a good book. 5. My favourite food is chicken tikka masala. 6. There are forty people in my class. 7. My English lesson lasts an hour . 8. The date today is the first of October. 3 Think of answers to the following questions

• Do you like watching horror films?.................................................................. • What sort of music do you like?....................................................................... • What are you wearing at the moment?............................................................ • What colours do you prefer to wear?.................................................................. • What are you doing now?................................................................................ • What do you usually do at this time?...............................................................

4 Correct the mistakes in these sentences. 1. How you spell this word? 2. This car belong to you? 3. I’m not liking that politician, he’s too arrogant. 4. Please not to walk on the grass!

5. I’m so thirsty, I’m wanting something to drink. 6. You don’t like jazz? I’m agreeing with you, it’s not my favourite music either. 7. Excuse me, can you tell me where is the station? 8. This evening I go to see a play at the Old Vic Theatre. Next we will look at a passage about “PEOPLE, the great communicators” (page 11 of New Headway). Read it carefully and answer the questions below: “PEOPLE, the great communicators” 1 Match the headings to the four paragraphs: A history of communication How we communicate Communication today Differences between people and animals 2 Questions: Which animals are mentioned? What can they do? What is special about human communication? What can we do ? Which four forms of media are mentioned in the last paragraph? What is good and bad about information technology today?

Now we will listen to two neighbours, Mrs Snell and Steve, talking about each other. Click onto the relative recordings (Listenings 1 & 2) and answer the following questions from the two different points of view…. 1 When did Steve move into his new flat? Mrs Snell: ………………………………………………………………………………………….. Steve:………………………………………………………………………………………………. 2 Is it a large flat? Mrs Snell: ………………………………………………………………………………………….. Steve:………………………………………………………………………………………………. 3 What’s his job? Is it a good job? Mrs Snell: ………………………………………………………………………………………….. Steve:………………………………………………………………………………………………. 4 Does he work long Hours? Mrs Snell: ………………………………………………………………………………………….. Steve:………………………………………………………………………………………………. 5 What does he wear for work? Mrs Snell: ………………………………………………………………………………………….. Steve:………………………………………………………………………………………………. 6 Who is staying with Steve at the moment? Mrs Snell: ………………………………………………………………………………………….. Steve:………………………………………………………………………………………………. 7 What time did Steve’s party end? Mrs Snell: ………………………………………………………………………………………….. Steve:………………………………………………………………………………………………. 8 How many people came to the party? Mrs Snell: ………………………………………………………………………………………….. Steve:………………………………………………………………………………………………. 9 What is Steve doing tonight? Mrs Snell: ………………………………………………………………………………………….. Steve:………………………………………………………………………………………………. 10 Why doesn’t Mrs Snell want to speak to Steve? Mrs Snell: ………………………………………………………………………………………….. Steve:………………………………………………………………………………………………. Finally here are some expressions which we use in different social situations. Let’s try to match them: e.g. How are you? + Fine, thanks. How do you do? That’s very kind. Thank you. Have a good weekend! Not at all. Don’t mention it. Hello, I’m Paul. Sleep well. Make yourself at home. Same to you. Thank you very much indeed. Thanks. Good night! How do you do? Excuse me! Yes, can I help you? Bless you! Pleased to meet you Paul.

PART 2: Practice for PET Tests N.B. These exercises are taken from authentic PET t ests and therefore not graded to cover the structures covered in Modules 1, 2, etc. You can try them now or, if you prefer, do them tow ards the end of the course. Type 1 - Transformations (producing variations on simple sentences). Here are some sentences about playing tennis. For each question, finish the second sentences so that it means the same as the first. Use no more than three words. Example: I prefer playing tennis to playing squash. I like playing tennis ……………………….. playing squash. Answer: …more than …. 1. It’s too cold to play tennis. It isn’t warm ……………………….. to play tennis. 2. There are only a few squash courts in this town. There aren’t very ……………………….. squash courts in this town. 3. If you don’t play every week, you won’t improve your tennis. You won’t improve your tennis unless ………………………. . every week. 4. Why don’t you join a tennis club? If I were you, ……………………….. join a tennis club. 5. I haven’t been to a tennis match for a long time. It’s a long time since ……………………….. a tennis ma tch.

Type 2 - Matching (reading multiple tests for specific information and detailed comprehension). The people below are all looking for a book to buy. On the next page there are eight book reviews. Decide which book would be the most suitable for the following people.

Answers: 6. ………. 7. ………. 8. ………. 9. ………. 10. ……….

Type 3 – True / False (processing a factual text. Scanning for specific information while disregarding redundant material). Look at the statements below about Health advice for travellers. Read the text on the next page to decide if each statement is correct or incorrect.

Answers: 11. ………. 12. ………. 13. ………. 14. ………. 15. ………. 16. ………. 17. ………. 18. ………. 19. ………. 20. ……….

PART 3: EXTRA EXERCISES ON THE GRAMMAR STRUCTURES IN Mod. 1 (from Cutting Edge Pre-Intermediate, Pearson Education Limited)

(and from Total English Pre-intermediate, Longman)