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SECTIONS:

I. VOCABULARY

II. LISTENING SKILL

III. SPEAKING SKILL

IV. READING SKILL

V. WRITING SKILL

VI. FURTHER EXERCISES

SOURCE MATERIALS / REFERENCES:

TEXTS www.esl.com, University of Victoria English Language

Center), www.ucbcba.edu.bo, www.havefunteaching.com

WEBS www.esl.com, www.esolcourses.com

www.englishharmony.com

AUDIOS Tactics for Listening – Basic

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 I. VOCABULARY

GENERAL GREETINGS
Good morning! / Good afternoon! (from midday to evening) / Good evening! (late day and early
night) / Good night! (evening farewell)

FORMAL INFORMAL
* Hello! Nice to see you again. *Hi
* How are you? * What’s up?
* How are you doing? * Good to see you.
* How is everything? * How are things (with you)?
* How’s everything/it going? * How’s it going?
* How have you been keeping? * How’s life been treating you?
* I trust that everything is well.

GREETING A PERSON YOU HAVEN ‘T SEEN FOR A LONG TIME

FORMAL
* It has been a long time. INFORMAL
* What have you been up to all these years? * How come I never see you?
* It’s always a pleasure to see you. * It’s been such a long time.
* How long has it been? * Where have you been hiding?
* I’m so happy to see you again. * It’s been ages since we last met.

GOODBYES
FORMAL
Good night. INFORMAL
Good bye. Bye / See you / See you about /See you later
It was nice to see you, take care! Keep in touch
Hope to see you again soon!

WISHING
Good luck! / Happy Birthday! / Happy New Year! / Merry Christmas! / Congratulations! / Well done!
/ Get well soon! / Enjoy (meal, weekend, trip…)! / Bless you (when sneezing)!

INTRODUCING YOURSELF
Do you speak English/Spanish…? Yes, I do / No, I don’t / Just a little.
What’s your name/surname (family name)? My name/surname is…
Mr.… /Mrs.… /Miss…
Where are you from? I’m from… / Where do you come from? I come from…
I’m Spanish, French, English, American, German…
Where do you live? I live in…
What do you do for a living? / What’s your job/work? I work as a soldier, dentist, farmer…/ I’m a… How old
are you? I’m … years old. / I’m … years. / I’m x-year-old.

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MISUNDERSTANDINGS
Can you say it again? / Can you speak slowly? / Could you repeat that, please? / Write it down, please!
What’s that called in English? / What does “x” mean in English? / How do you say “x” in English?
What is this?
I don’t know! / I don’t understand! / I have no idea.
Sorry! / Don’t worry! / No problem.

ENGLISH EXPRESSIONS
Here you go! (when giving something)
One moment please / Hold on please! (phone)
Excuse me…!
Thank you (very much)! You’re welcome!
Don’t worry about it! / Don’t mention it! / Never mind!

EXAMPLES

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 II. LISTENING SKILL

EX. 1 Some guests are talking at a party. What are they talking about? Listen and
circle the correct answer.

1. a. the guests 5. a. a guest

b. the music b. the music
c. friends c. the food
2. a. a guest 6. a. a job
b. the music b. a vacation
c. Jim c. friends
3. a. the music 7. a. the guests
b. a guest b. her new job
c. an old friend c. family
4. a. school 8. a. family
b. the man’s health b. the food
c. work c. the guests

EX. 2 Listen again. Which statement is true? Circle the correct answer.

1. a. The woman is having a good time. 5. a. The man is hungry.

b. The woman is not enjoying herself. b. The man doesn’t want anything to eat.
c. The guests are unfriendly. c. The man wants to drink.

2. a. Jim does not recognize the singer. 6. a. The man took a train across the U.S.
b. Jim does not like the singer. b. The man never travels.
c. Jim likes the singer. c. The man recently took a trip.

3. a. The man knows the guest. 7. a. The woman’s mother is not working now.
b. The man has not met the guest yet. b. The woman has a new job.
c. The man does not want to meet the guest. c. The woman’s mother has a new job.

4. a. The man does not work now. 8. a. The man knows a lot of people at
b. The man is not busy now. the party.
c. The man is very busy now. b. The man does not know a lot of people at the
party.
c. The man knows everyone at the party.

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EX 3 Two people are talking. Does the second speaker know the information or is it
new information? Listen and check the correct answer.

EX 4 Listen again and check the correct answer.

1. a. Cindy has a new job. 4. a. Terry wiII be arriving later.

b. Cindy is going to change jobs. b. Terry hasn’t been sick this year.
c. Cindy has just received a big raise. c. Terry has the flu.

2. a. The rock concert is next month. 5. a. He has acted in some movies.

b. All the tickets have been sold. b. The guy lives in Canada.
c. They don’t like rock music. c. Both of them have already seen his movies.

3. a. The puppy was a birthday present. 6. a. The exhibition starts next month.
b. She had a dog before. b. The exhibition is about Walt Disney.
c. She hasn’t decided what to call the puppy yet. c. They are not interested in cartoons.

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 TAPESCRIPT EXERCISE 1 & 2
1.
A: Hey, how’s it going? Are you enjoying the party?
B: Yes, I am. The people here are really nice.
A: Really. Everyone is so friendly.
2.
A: Hi, Jim. How’s everything?
B: Everything’s fine, thanks.
A: Hey, hear that? That’s Whitney Hudson. Isn’t she great?
B: Yes, she’s really good.
3.
A: Who’s that over there? Have you met her?
B: No, I haven’t met her before. But I think I will now. Nice talking to you.
4.
A: So, how are you, anyway?
B. Okay. Not too bad.
A: How’s everything at work?
B: Fine, but I’m very busy. I have to work late nearly every night.
5.
A: I think I’ll get something to eat. The food looks good. Can I get you something?
B: No, I’m not hungry right now, thanks.
A: Okay, talk to you later.
6.
A: Hey, hi. I’ve been thinking about you. I haven’t seen you in ages. Did you have a good trip?
B: Yeah, it was great. I took a train across Canada. Then I drove to Disneyland.
A: Wow! That’s great.
7.
A: Hey, great to see you. How have you been?
B: Fine, thanks.
A: How are your parents?
B: Oh, Mom and Dad are fine, thanks. Mom’s just started a new job.
A: Oh, really?
8.
A: Hi. How have you been?
B: Oh, fine, thanks.
A: Do you know everyone here?
B: Yeah, almost everyone.

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 TAPESCRIPT EXERCISE 3 & 4
1.
A: Hey, I was just talking to Cindy. Did you know she’s had a really good job in a computer company for a
long time?
B: Really?
A: Yeah, but she’s decided to change jobs. She wants to become an elementary school teacher.
B. Wow. That’s a surprise.
2.
A. I’m really excited about the rock concert next week. I’m glad I got my tickets early, because I heard that
all the tickets had been sold.
B. I heard that, too. I’m looking forward to the concert. It should be great!
3.
A: I got a really cool present for my birthday.
B: Oh yeah? What is it?
A: My parents gave me a dog—a little puppy. She’s so cute. I‘ve always wanted a dog.
B: That’s awesome. So what are you going to call her?
A: Spot.
4.
A: Terry’s not here tonight. I hear she’s sick.
B: Yeah. I spoke to her dad this morning, and he said she has a really bad case of the flu. She’s had it for
about a week.
A: Sometimes it takes a long time to get over the flu. Terry has been sick a couple of times this year.
B: I know. It’s too bad.
5.
A: That guy over there has just moved here from Canada. I was talking to him a while ago. He’s really
interesting. He’s an actor and he’s already appeared in a couple of movies.
B: Yeah, so he was telling me. He mentioned the names of his movies, but I haven’t seen any of them.
A: Maybe one day he’ll be a big star.
6.
A: There’s a really interesting exhibition at the museum this month. It’s all about Walt Disney and the story
of how he started making cartoons.
B: Is that right? I haven’t been to the museum for a long time.
A: You should go and take a look at it. I’m sure you’ll find it really interesting.
B: I think I will. Thanks for letting me know.

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III. SPEAKING SKILL

INTRODUCING YOURSELF

• What’s your name? And your surname?

• Where are you from?
• How old are you?
• Have you been in León before? Do you like the city? Have you tasted the typical food? And, what
about the climate?
• When did you join the Air Force? Why did you decide to become an NCO?
• What do you think about learning English? Do you like it? How important or necessary is it for you?

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IV. READING SKILL

EX. 1 Read the text and choose the correct answer to these questions based on
Tim’s Day.

Tim works for a company in Sacramento, California. He's a customer service representative. He gets up at
six o'clock each workday. He drives to work and begins his job at eight o'clock. He speaks to people on the
telephone to help them with their banking problems. People telephone the bank to ask questions about their
accounts. He doesn't give information about accounts until people answer a few questions. Tim asks callers
their date of birth, the last four digits of their social security number and their address. If a person gives
incorrect information, Tim asks them to call back with the correct information. Tim is polite and friendly with
everyone. He has lunch in a park next to his office. He returns home at five o'clock in the evening. After
work, he goes to the gym to work out. He has dinner at seven o'clock. Tim likes watching TV after dinner. He
goes to bed at eleven o'clock at night.

1. Where does Tim work? 6. Which question does he NOT ask?

a. In a service. a. What is your birthday?

b. In California. b. What is your job?
c. In a customer’s company. c. What is your address?

2. When does he get up? 7. What does he do if the information is

incorrect?
a. He gets up at eight o’clock in the
morning. a. He gives banking account information.
b. He gets up at six o’clock in the b. He asks the callers to call back with
morning. correct information.
c. He gets up at six o’clock during the c. He asks to speak to the social
morning. security personnel.

3. How does he get to work? 8. What is Tim like at work?

a. He walks to work. a. He is unfriendly and helpful.

b. He goes with his car to work. b. He is funny and helpful.
c. He takes the bus to work. c. He is polite and friendly.

4. What does he do during the day? 9. Where does he eat lunch?

a. He helps customers in a bank. a. At work.

b. He helps customers on the telephone. b. In a park near work.
c. He helps customers outside. c. In a bar next to his work.

5. What does he do to check information? 10. What does he do in the evening?

a. He asks people some questions. a. He works out at the gym and watches
b. He tells them to call later. TV.
c. He asks to see documents. b. He works out at the gym and reads a
book
c. He watches TV and plays ping pong

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EX. 2 Read and choose the correct answer.

One day, a poor man, who had only one piece of bread to eat, was walking past a restaurant. There was a
large pot of soup on the table. The poor man held his bread over the soup, so the steam from the soup went
into the bread, and gave it a good smell. Then he ate the bread.

The restaurant owner was very angry at this, and he asked the man for money, in exchange for the steam
from the soup. The poor man had no money, so the restaurant owner took him to Nasreddin, who was a
judge at that time. Nasreddin thought about the case for a little while.

Then he took some money from his pocket. He held the coins next to the restaurant owner's ear, and shook
them, so that they made a jingling noise.

"What was that?" asked the restaurant owner.

"That was payment for you," answered Nasreddin.

1. What food did the poor man have? 4. Why did the restaurant owner take the
poor man to Nasreddin?
a. Soup.
b. Bread.
c. Nothing. a. Because Nasreddin was a judge.
b. So that Nasreddin could pay for the soup.
2. What kind of food did he see in the c. Because Nasreddin was the man's
restaurant? relative.

a. Bread. 5. What did Nasreddin do with the coins?

b. Meat.
c. Soup.
a. He gave them to the restaurant owner.
3. Why did he hold the bread over the soup?
b. He made a noise with them.
c. He gave them to the poor man.
a. So the steam from the soup would go into
the bread. 6. What was the payment for the smell of the
b. So he could warm his hand. soup?
c. So the restaurant owner would get angry.
a. The sound of money.
b. A few coins.
c. There was no payment.

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EX. 3 Read and choose the correct answer.

Dear mom and dad

WeII I want to tell you about my first week of classes at the University. Wow am I ever busy! I get up at 6:00
every morning. That is really early for me. I don’t like to get up early you know. I usually eat breakfast in the
school cafeteria. The food here is pretty good. I have German class every morning at 7:30. After German
class I have Business and Economics on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 10:00. I have a lot of
homework in that class but I really like it. It’s interesting. I also have English Composition on Monday,
Wednesday, and Friday. On Tuesdays and Thursdays I have United States History.

The campus here is really big. The first day I was lost. I did not know where to find anything. Now I know
where all the buildings are and I know where my classrooms are. That’s the most important. My dormitory is
close so I walk to all my classes. It’s only about ten minutes.

My roommate’s name is Eric. He is from Los Angeles. We get along well. He is quiet and doesn’t make a lot
of noise. Sometimes Eric and I have dinner together. We don’t see each other much though because our
schedules are really different.

During the evening I study. Sometimes I study in the library and sometimes in the dormitory. I have to write
three reports this semester so I have to read some books in the library. I usually go to bed around eleven.

Mom I sure miss your cooking. Do you think you could send me some of your homemade chocolate chip
cookies? Well I have to go. Take care.

Love,
Jerry

1. Jerry does not like to… 4. What class does Jerry have on Tuesday and
Thursday?
a. Study.
b. Go to the University. a. English Composition.
c. Get up early. b. German.
d. Eat in the cafeteria. c. Business and Economics.
d. U.S. History.

2. Jerry does NOT study… 5. How long has Jerry been in the University?

a. German. a. One semester.

b. Chemistry. b. One week.
c. Business. c. One month.
d. History. d. One year.

3. Jerry’s first class of the day is… 6. What problem did Jerry have the first day of
school?
a. German.
b. History. a. He did not like the food.
c. Business and Economics. b. He was lonely.
d. English Composition. c. He had to write a lot of reports.
d. He did not know the campus well.

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7. How long does it take Jerry to walk to 10. Jerry’s mother may send him…
class?
a. Some shoes.
a. Four classes. b. Some clothes.
b. The first day. c. Some books.
c. Ten minutes. d. Some cookies.
d. Very easy.
11. A dormitory is…
8. What do Jerry and Eric sometimes do
together? a. A place for doing exercise.
b. A large library.
a. Study. c. A place where students live.
b. Have dinner. d. An office building.
c. Go to the library.
d. Write reports to their classes. 12. A report is…

9. Why don’t Jerry and Eric see each other a. A book for a class.
often? b. A paper you have to write.
c. A notebook you carry.
a. They have classes at different hours. d. An exam.
b. They live in different locations.
c. Eric is very quiet.
d. Jerry always studies in the library and is
never in the dormitory.

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V. WRITING SKILL

WRITING TIP: Count the number of words you write in each topic (or in each line and
multiply by the number of lines) so that you have a reference for the exams.

TASK 1

Prepare a note to introduce yourself for the first English class in the Academy.

To write it, think about your personal background, studies, personal situation and so on.

TASK 2

Describe how your life has changed over the past few years. Be careful about the
use of verb tenses.

To write it think about how these changes have taken place? Have they been positive or
negative changes? Are you responsible for them? Are you proud of them?

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VI. FURTHER EXERCISES

LISTENING

EX.1 People are making small talk. What question are they answering? Circle the
correct answer.
1. a) Are you here on vacation?
b) Do you like living here?

2. a) Do you think English is difficult?

b) Why are you studying English?

3. a) How old are your children?

b) How many children do you have?

EX. 2 Listen again. Circle the correct response (for the answer in Exercise 1).

a. I’m glad you like it here.

b. That’s too bad.
c. Me, neither.

a. I like those videos, too.

b. Why don’t you like them?
c. I agree. They’re terrible.

a. Thanks, anyway.
b. I agree. Two is enough.
c. l’m glad you and your husband agree.

TAPESCRIPT
1
Yes, I do. I really enjoy Iiving here. So far everything has been fine. The downtown area is really
pretty, and I love all the cafes and restaurants there. The other thing I like is that it’s very small, so it’s
easy to get to know people.
2
Yes, I do. It’s a very difficult language to learn, but I guess all languages are difficult. I tried to Iearn
Japanese once, and it was really hard. These days, though, it’s easier to Iearn a foreign language
because you can buy some fantastic courses on video.
3
I have two children, a boy and a girl. They’re both going to school, so they keep us very busy. My
husband comes from a big family and would love to have more children, but I think two is enough.

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 WRITING

Pretend you have not seen your partner for a long time. You meet each other for
lunch. Write a conversation with each other using the guidelines below.
1. Greet each other.
2. Ask and answer questions about the weather, your families, and what you have been
doing.
3. End the conversation.

READING

THE RUNNING MACHINE

Ted bought a new running machine.

It could go 10 miles per hour.
He got on to try it out.
At 1 mile per hour, it was not even a crawl.
At 2 miles per hour, it was barely moving at all.
At 3 miles per hour, he was starting to roll along.
At 4 miles per hour, he was jogging strong.
At 5 miles per hour, it was a nice kind of run.
At 6 miles per hour, his exercise was getting done.
At 7 miles per hour, he was breathing heavy.
At 8 miles per hour, he was very sweaty.
At 9 miles per hour, he could barely stand.
At 10 miles per hour, he fell off and never got on again.
Ted sold the running machine the next day.
He bought a weight bench instead.
Do you think he had better luck with that?

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EX.1 Use the information in the story to answer the questions below.

1. What did Ted buy first?

A. a weight bench
B. a running machine
C. a bicycle
D. a computer

2. How fast could the running machine go?

A. 10 miles per hour

B. 5 miles per hour
C. 20 miles per hour
D. 1 mile per hour

3. How fast was Ted going when he got sweaty?

A. 5 miles per hour

B. 6 miles per hour
C. 7 miles per hour
D. 8 miles per hour

4. What happened at 10 miles per hour?

A. Ted stopped running.

B. Ted fell off the machine.
C. Ted broke the machine.
D. Ted kept running.

5. What did Ted buy next?

A. a weight bench
B. a running machine
C. a bicycle
D. a computer

ANSWER KEY

1. B, 2. A, 3. D, 4. B, 5. A

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