Exercises+for+Pre Topics
Exercises+for+Pre Topics
VOCABULARY 1
Read and listen to the greetings and farewells. Mark the greetings and farewells that are new to you.
Share answers with the class.
Farewells
Goodbye Bye Good night Take care
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LISTENING COMPREHENSION
Listen to line 1 of the conversation. Mark the logical response. Share answers with the class.
1. Charles: Hello. What’s your name? 2. Charles: Hi. I’m Charles.
Li: __________. Li: __________.
My name is Li. Hello. What is your name?
Nice to meet you. Thank you.
Catch you later. Nice to meet you. I’m Li.
3. Charles: Hi. Nice to meet you. 4. Charles: Hello Li. How are you?
Li: __________. Li: __________.
Goodbye. I’m good. Thanks.
How are you? Nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you too. My name is Li.
Jennifer: Hi!
Catherine: Good evening.
Jennifer: What’s your name?
Catherine: I’m Catherine. And you?
Jennifer. I’m Jennifer.
Catherine: Nice to meet you.
Jennifer: Nice to meet you too.
Catherine: It’s late. I have to go home.
Jennifer: Ok. Good night.
Catherine: Good night.
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Listen to the greetings and farewells. Write what you hear.
EXPRESSING IDEAS
With a partner, write two logical conversations using the greetings and farewells in the boxes. Each
conversation has four lines. Role – play the conversations for the class.
Conversation A Conversation B
Role – play an original conversation with greeting and a farewell for the class.
Read the model conversation with the class.
With a partner, write a conversation with a greeting and a farewell.
Role – play your conversation for the class.
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Ex. You: Hi! I am…
You:
Your partner:
NUMBERS
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5
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Listen and circle the numbers you hear.
a. 30 20 13
b. 11 18 80
c. 90 39 9
d. 64 40 14
e. 100 1000 10
f. 72 20 17
g. 8 84 80
h 47 27 37
Number Name
a. 30 ___________________________________
b. 11 ___________________________________
c. 59 ___________________________________
d. 100 ___________________________________
e. 27 ___________________________________
f. 18 ___________________________________
g. 1000 ___________________________________
h. 92 ___________________________________
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Read and listen to the personal introductions.
Name Age
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1. Mike
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2. Yoko
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3. Selma
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4. Ashley
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Read and listen to the statements. Write the name of the person who would say each
statement. Base your answers on the information you have.
Age Name
a. I am nineteen years old. ______________________________
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Read the sentences and mark the parts of speech.
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WHEN TO USE ‘THE’
Use the before nouns: SINGULAR PLURAL
The apple
The egg
The book
The town
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COMPLETE THE SENTENCES
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Complete the
sentences with my, your, his or her.
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13. You play every day. ______ toys are nice.
QUESTION
What is my/your/his/her/our/their/your name? His name is Lalo.
What’s my/your/his/her/our/their/your name? Her name is Ana.
What is their name? Their name is Lalo and Ana.
To introduce a person
you say: This is_______
This is my mother
This is my friend
This is Ana
To introduce 2 or more
persons you say: These
are_______
These are my parents
These are my friends
These are Ana and Luis
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This is Sheila. This is Lee.
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What is his name?
_________________
This is Luis Miguel.
He is Luis Miguel. _______________
His name is Luis Miguel. _________________
How old is he? _________________
He is forty-seven years old.
Age: 47 _________________
Age: 44
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Age: 49 Age: 55
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What’s your major?
Objectives 1. Make a personal introduction that expresses major and favorite subject.
VOCABULARY 1
Activity #1: Read and listen to the majors. Mark your major and write its name in the space provided.
Share answers with the class.
My major is ____________________.
Majors
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Activity #2: Read and listen to name of the major. Match the major with a photo that represents it by
writing the letter of the photo in the space provided. Share answers with the class.
1. psychology
2. law
a. teaching b. calculator
3. accounting
4. biotechnology
5. nursing
6. gastronomy
7. pedagogy
8. engineering
g. thermometer h. courtroom
9. commerce
10. medicine
i. surgery j. sales
11. agronomy
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Activity #3: Listen to each major. Mark the photo that is related to the major you hear. Share answers
with the class.
1.
a. b. c.
2.
a. b. c.
3.
a. b. c.
4.
a. b. c.
5.
a. b. c.
6.
a. b. c.
7.
a. b. c.
8.
a. b. c.
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VOCABULARY 2
Activity #4: Read and listen to the subjects. Mark the subjects you like. Share answers with the class.
I like:
Subjects The
Fine Arts
The
Social
Sciences
geography political science psychology
The
Natural
Sciences
biology chemistry physics
Math
Activity #5: Read each student ID card. Read and listen to the subjects. Mark the subjects each
student takes for his/her major. Share answers with the class.
1. 2.
3. 4.
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5. 6.
7. 8.
9. 10.
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Activity #6: Choose a student ID card from Activity #5. Write the student’s name and major in the
space provided. Complete a class schedule by writing 5 possible subjects the student
studies in his/her major. Share answers with the class.
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READING COMPREHENSION
Majors of Williams
University
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Activity #10: Read and listen to the statements. Mark the statements that apply to each student at
Williams University. Share answers with the class.
1. Charles
My favorite subject is
I study architecture. I like French. I like ethics. technical drawing.
3. Bill
4. Jennifer
5. Monique
6. Charles
7. Jennifer
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LISTENING COMPREHENSION
Read and listen to the conversation. Answer the questions. Share answers with the
class.
Meeting on campus…
Jennifer: Hi Monique!
Monique: Nice to see you again.
Jennifer: How are you?
Monique: I’m fine. Thank you.
Jennifer: How are your classes?
Monique: They are great!
Jennifer: What is your major?
Monique: My major is architecture.
Jennifer: What is your favorite subject?
Monique: My favorite subject is technical drawing. And you? What do you study?
Jennifer: I study gastronomy.
Monique: What is your favorite subject?
Jennifer: My favorite subject is Italian cuisine.
Monique: I have to go to class now, Jennifer. See you later.
Jennifer: Goodbye Monique.
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EXPRESSING IDEAS
Activity #17: Write a short text that expresses your major and favorite subject. Share with the class.
Activity #18: Look at the photos. Write a conversation that expresses major and favorite subject
between the two people in the photos. Role – play the conversation for the class.
Student A Student B
Example:
Bill: My major is …
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Activity #19: Read and listen to the personal introductions.
He is George.
She is Emma.
He studies Graphic
She studies Psychology.
Design.
She likes ethics.
He likes art.
He is Manuel.
is name is Giovanni.
He studies Medicine.
He studies Gastronomy.
He likes chemistry.
She likes French.
Activity #20 Match both columns according to the information on Activity #20.
Joseph studies Medicine
Emma studies Accounting
Maiko studies Business Administration
Manuel studies Communication
Céline likes Gastronomy
Jennifer studies geometry
Bob studies art
George likes Law
Giovanni studies Psychology
Millie studies Engineering
Activity #21: Look at the photos and read the statements. Write the name of the person that
corresponds
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Charles Roger Ralph
Name
Verbs of preference
Note:
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1. As a general rule, verbs of preference (to like, to love, to hate, to prefer) are followed by a
verb in the infinitive if precise actions are being referred to:
2. But when we are talking about permanent situations, we use the -ing form.
Write sentences using verbs of preference about your own likes and dislikes.
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