LESSON 1A

Learning outcome:
 At the end of this session we will be able to talk
about language ability using the new vocabulary and
we will recognize the English verb system as well.
1A GLOBAL LANGUAGE
PAIR WORK: INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND TELL YOUR PARTNER ONE
THING ABOUT:
1. Your family
2. Your job / studies
3. Something you enjoy doing in your free time
สวัสดี ครั บ 안녕하세요

おはよ
う。

HELLO
你好 ( ni hao / nĭ hăo )
 VOCABULARY AND SPEAKING

1. a. Choose the correct words in these phrases.

1. (my) first/last language (is) ..

6. know a little/few words of .. .
2. be bilingual in/at .. .
7. can't speak a word of/with .. .
3. be fluent at/in ...
8. can have/make a conversation in ...
4. be reasonably good on/at ...
9. speak some ... , but it's a lot/bit rusty
5. can get to/by in ...
10.pick up/off a bit of ... on holiday
 Bilingual: able to speak two languages, usually because you
learned them as a child.
 She is bilingual in Spanish and English.
 Fluent: able to speak a language easily, quickly and well.
 Mark is fluent in 4 languages.
 Reasonably: to quite a good level.
 Lorenz is reasonably good at English.
 Get by (in a language): know just enough of a language for simple
communication.
 They can get by in French because they´ve lived in France for six
months.
 Rusty: not as good at a language as you used to be because you
haven't used it for a long time.
 I can speak some Portuguese but it´s a bit rusty.
 Pick up (a language): learn a language by pracitising it, rather than
by learning it in class.
 Juliana picked up a bit of German when she was on holiday.
b. PAIR WORK: Choose five phrases from 1a. Use them to make
sentences about yourself or people you know.

 My first language is Russian.

READING AND SPEAKING

2. Read the article about learning English around the world. Match
headings a-e to paragraphs 1-4. there is one extra heading.

 a English seven days a week

 b A changing language
 c People's attitude to English ner
ou r part
 d An English-speaking world re wi th y
Compa
 e A passport to employment
 TASK 2 - AK
PARAGRAPH HEADING

1
D
2
E
3
A
4
B

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 3 b. PAIR WORK: Student discuss the questions.
HELP WITH GRAMMAR: Review of the English
verb system.
4. a Look at the article again. Match the words/phrases in
blue to these verb forms.
Present Continuous is changing
Present Simple speak Past Continuous was pretending
Past Simple visited Present Perfect Continuous
Present Perfect Simple has been
has become building
Past Perfect Simple Present Simple Passive is written
had reached
Past Simple Passive was chosen
b Fill in the gaps in these rules with continuous, perfect,
simple or passive.

simple
• We usually use _______________ verb forms to talk about things
that are repeated, permanent or completed.
continuous verb forms to talk about things that
• We usually use ____________
are in progress, temporary or unfinished.
perfect
• We usually use ____________verb forms to talk about things that
connect two different time periods (the past and the present, etc.).
passive
• We usually use ____________ verb forms when we focus on what
happens to someone or something rather than who or what does the
action .
 VERBS

ACTIVITY STATE

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c. PAIR WORK: Look at the verb forms in pink in the article.
Which are activity verbs? Which are state verbs?

ACTIVE VERBS STATE VERBS

use seem
change believe

Then choose the correct word in this rule .

• We don't usually use activity/state verbs in continuous
verb forms .
Work in groups of four. Name the verb forms in bold in these
pairs of sentences. Discuss the difference in meaning
between a and b in each pair.

1 a They studied Portuguese for three years.

b They've studied Portuguese for three years.

EXAMPLE:
1. studied past simple, ´ve studied Present Perfect Simple
a. They don´t study Portuguese any more.
b. They started studying Portuguese three years ago and they still
study it now.
2 a Kemal often watches DVDs.
b Kemal's watching a DVD at the moment.

3 a Jo did her homework when I got home.

b Jo was doing her homework when I got home.

4 a She teaches English.

b She's teaching English while she's in Berlin.

5 a When we got there, the class started.

b When we got there, the class had started.

6 a Antonio repaired his car last week.

b Antonio's car was repaired last week.
I 11. always enjoy/'m always enjoying the lessons and the language
12.teaches / is taught in an interesting way. I 13. think / thought that I
14.'m learning / 've learned a lot since I started. It's not all fun,
though - at the moment I 15. study /'m studying for my first exam!
 OPEN CLOZE.
Read the text below and write the word which best fits each gap.
Use only one word in each gap
English Language
FIRST
English is a West Germanic language originating (0) in England, and the (1)________ language for most
people in Australia, Canada, the Commonwealth Caribbean, Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and
KNOWN IS
the United States of America (also commonly (2)_____ as the Anglosphere). It (3) _______used extensively
THE
as a second language and as an official language throughout (4)______ world, especially in Commonwealth
AS
countries such (5)______ India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and South Africa, and in many international
organizations.

Modern English is sometimes described as the global lingua franca. English is the dominant international
language in communications, science, business, aviation, entertainment, radio and diplomacy. The influence
of the British Empire is the primary reason for the initial spread of the language far beyond the British Isles.
HAS
Following World War II, the growing economic and cultural influence of the United States(6)_______
significantly accelerated the spread of the language. On an average school day approximately one billion
LEARNING
people are (7)______________ English in one form or another.
IN
Nowadays, companies expect workers to be fluent (8) _________ English. As a result over a billion people
SPEAK ONE
(9)_________ English at least at a basic level. English is (10)________ of the six official languages of the
United Nations.
 REFLECTING – PAIR WORK
• What did we learn
today?
• What was the
learning outcome
expected?
• Do you have any
questions/ doubts?

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 REFERENCES
• Redston, C., Clementson, T., & Cunningham, G.
(2013). Face2face Upper Intermediate(Second
ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
 LESSON 1 B
Learning outcome:
 At the end of this session we will be able to talk
about education and identify general and specific
information from oral texts.
1B OPEN LEARNING
PAIR WORK: Ask and answer each question below.
1.What did you do last weekend?
2. What have you done recently?
3.What have you been doing for a long time?
4. What do you do every week?
5. What were you doing at nine o´clock last night?
VOCABULARY AND SPEAKING

1. a. Work in groups of four.

 an undergraduate : somebody who is studying for their first

degree at university or college.
 a graduate : somebody who has a first degree from a university
or college.
 a postgraduate : somebody who has a first degree and is now
studying for a higher degree.
 a module : one part of a university or college course.

 an essay : piece of writing on a particular subject .

 an assignment :a piece of work given to someone as part of

their studies or job.
 a dissertation : a long piece of writing on a particular subject.

 a mark : a number or letter that shows how good someone's

work is.
 continuous assessment : a system where the student's work is
judged on various pieces of work, not one final exam.
 a progress report : a document saying if a student is improving.

 a tutor :a teacher who works with one student or a small group

of students.
 a lecturer : somebody who teaches at a university or college.

 a professor : a teacher of the highest level in a university

department.
 a tutorial : a period of study with a tutor.
 a seminar : a class in which a small group of students discuss a
particular subject.
 a lecture : a talk on a subject, especially at university or college.

 fees :the amount of money you pay to go to a private school,

university, etc.

 a student loan : the money that a student borrows from a bank

while at university or college.

 a scholarship : an amount of money paid by a school,

university, etc. to a student who has a lot of ability, but not much
money.
 a Master's (degree) : an advanced university or college degree.

 a PhD : the highest university or college degree.

HELP WITH GRAMMAR
USES OF AUXILIARIES
Here are some sentences with missing auxiliary
verbs – can you suggest replacements?

• am walking along the dusty road.

I ______
• will swim for my school.
Tomorrow I ______
• I _______
have finished my math homework.
• Dad ______
can wash the car and so can my mom.
• Toyota cars ______
are made in Japan.
 What is an auxiliary verb?

• An auxiliary verb is also called a helper verb.

• It comes before some verbs.
• Not all sentences have an auxiliary verb.
AUXILIARIES IN VERB FORMS
 Be
Am, is, are, was, were

• Is followed by the present or past participle in the

sentence. e.g.

– I am going to the park. (going = present)

– Kylie Minogue is singing at Wembley stadium.
– Fish is usually eaten with chips. (is eaten = passive voice)
– I was beaten by a better player
– They were running past the gates when they saw a dog.
 Do
do, does, did

• These are followed by the base form of a verb

e.g.
– You don’t work very hard.
– Johnny does try his best.
– Did they win the game last week?

Put each of these auxiliaries into a sentence of your own

 Have
Have, has, had

• These are followed by the past participle of

the next verb. e.g.

– I have eaten all of my food.

– John has climbed Ben Nevis.
– Debbie had hidden all of Paul’s pencils.
 Modals
can, will, shall, could, would, should, may, might,
must

• These are followed by the base form of a verb

• Use each of these in a sentence of your own:

Can walk; will try; shall play; could tidy; would
like; should work; may eat; might choose;
must breathe
EX. 4
OTHER USES OF AUXILIARIES
 In short answers:
Do you believe in psychics?

◦ Yes, I do.

Are you a self-confident person?

◦ Yes I am.
 To avoid repeating the main verb:

I hate this kind of exams and so does my

friend Ann.
 With “so” and “neither”
With a verb in positive :
◦ So+ aux+ subj

 Peter loves this novel and so do I.

With a verb in negative :

◦ Neither + aux+ subj

 You didn’t know Alex was coming today

and neither did I.
 With “echo questions”

They are used to show interest:

◦ Aux ( = as in main sentence)+ subj?

 This is a really interesting guy.

 Is he?

 I really want to go on a date with him…

 Do you?
 To add emphasis:
 DO/DID + main verb

I know you deny it, but I know you DID cheat

in the exam.
 To make question tags:
 Positive statement , neg aux + subj?

◦ He’s from Ireland, isn’t he?

 Negative statement, positive aux + subj?

◦ You haven’t been to China before, have you?

EX. 5
 REMEMBER
Am Is Are
Was Were
Primary
Auxiliary Has Have Had
Verbs Do Does Did

Will Would
Modal Shall Should
Auxiliary Can Could
Verbs May Might Must
Be Been Being
HELP WITH LISTENING
CONTRACTIONS
• In spoken English we often contract the
auxiliaries am, are, is, have, has, had, will and
would.
• We also contract negatives (don’t, wasn’t,
won’t, etc)
 WATCH!
• Watch the following video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvaXnJqrdcg
EX. 6-7-8
 Get ready… Get it right!
a. Work in pairs. Choose one of the situations in
the book or invent your own. Then write a
one-minute conversation between the
people. Include at least five different uses of
auxiliaries from 4c and 5a.
b. Practise the conversation with your partner.
KEY WORD TRANSFORMATION
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do
not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given.

1. The last time I went to Cuzco was in July 2003.

BEEN
I _____________________________ Cuzco since July 2003
 
2. The last time we went dancing was months ago.
FOR
We _________________________ months.
 
3. I am sure Maria finds reading interesting because she has lots of books.
MUST
Maria ______________________________ reading because she has lots of books.
 
4. Maybe John has not remembered about tonight’s party.
COULD
I suppose John ______________________________about tonight’s party
 
5. Perhaps we went the wrong way.
MIGHT
We ________________________ wrong way.
 
6. Perhaps he hasn’t received the doctor’s results yet.
MAY
He ________________________ the doctor’s results yet.
 
7. Daniel met Susan eight months ago.
HAS
Daniel ________________________eight months.
 
8. He has got a job at a café this summer.
IS
He _____________________________ at a café this summer.

9. Perhaps she is sleeping now.

COULD
She _____________________________now.

10. I’m sure he is speaking to them now.

MUST
He ____________________________________ to them now.
 
Answers:

1. have not been to

2. have not danced for
3. must be interested in
4. could have forgotten
5. might have gone the
6. may not receive
7. has met Susan for
8. is working
9. could be sleeping
10. must be speaking
 REFLECTING – PAIR WORK
• What did we learn
today?
• What was the
learning outcome
expected?
• Do you have any
questions/ doubts?

CO3
 REFERENCES
• Redston, C., Clementson, T., & Cunningham, G.
(2013). Face2face Upper Intermediate(Second
ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.