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Open Communicative Beginners

This document provides instructions for several pairwork and group activities for an English language classroom. It includes: 1) A pairwork activity where students ask each other what country famous people are from using picture prompts. 2) Instructions for a matching activity where students match sentences about nationalities. 3) A group activity where students find family member picture cards and ask each other for missing cards to complete sets.
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Open Communicative Beginners

This document provides instructions for several pairwork and group activities for an English language classroom. It includes: 1) A pairwork activity where students ask each other what country famous people are from using picture prompts. 2) Instructions for a matching activity where students match sentences about nationalities. 3) A group activity where students find family member picture cards and ask each other for missing cards to complete sets.
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A pairwork activity

• We have suggested the ideal number of copies for each SS ask each other where famous people are from. Copy one
activity. However, you can often manage with fewer, e.g. one sheet per pair.
copy per pair instead of one per student.
LANGUAGE
• When SS are working in pairs, if possible get them to sit Where's he from? He's from Russia. 1 don't know.
face-to-face. This will encourage them to really talk to each Where's she from? She's from Mexico.
other and also means they can't see each other's sheet.
• If your class doesn't divide into pairs or groups, take part • Quickly revise countries in Vocabu lar y Bank Coulltries
yourself, get two SS to share one role, or get one student to and uatiollafities, p. /03.
monitor, help, and correct. • Put SS in pairs and give each pair a copy.
• If some SS fmish early, they can swap roles and do the • Write the phrases in LANGUAGE on the board and drill
activity again, or you could get them to write some of the pronunciation. Give a shrug of the shoulders to remind SS

e
sentences frOB the activity. of the meaning of I don't kllOw.
• Focus on photo I and elicit the question Wilere's silefrom?
Elicit answers from the class and establish that the right
Classroom language answer is Siles from Chilla.
• SS continue in pairs taking turns to point at one of the
photos and ask where the person is from.
Copy one sheet per sh(dent to keep 35 ,1 reference.
• Check answers with the class, telling them the people's
LANGUAGE nationalities if they don't know them.
Can 1 have a (Opy, please? Thank you.
I Zhang Ziyi (actress) is from China.
• Give each student a copy, and tell them that these are 2 Roman Polanski (film director) is from Poland.
phrases you want them to use in class. 3 Christina Aguilera (singer) is from the USA.
• Go through the phrases one by one, and model and drill the 4 Ken Watanabe (actor) is from Japan.
pronunciation. Check SS understand all the phrases. S Giorgio Armani (fashion designer) is from Italy.
• Tell SS to keep the sheet at the front of their file and 6 Gael Garcia Bernal (actor) is from Mexico.
encourage them to use the phrases whenever the 7 Orhan Pamuk (writer) is from Turkey.
opportunity arises rather than using their LI. S Maria Sharapova (tennis player) is from Russia.
9 Javier Bardem (actor) is from Spain.
10 Helen Mirren (actress) is from England.
Nice to meet you II Gilberto Gil (musician) is from Brazil.
12 Agnes Kovacs (swimmer) is from Hungary.

j,ANGUAr.F Match the sentences


Excuse me, are you ... ? Sorry, I'm not. / Yes, 1 am. A pairwork matching activity
Hi I Hello. I'm... Nice to meet you.
SS match sentences. Copy one sheet per pair and cut into A
• Give each student one card. If you have more than 20 SS, andB.
have some characters repeated. For smaller groups, tell them L ANGUAGE
that they might only find ONE of the two famous people. Are you Fre/ICIT? Yes. We're from Paris.
• Tell SS they are the first famous person on their card. They Anna and Toni arefrom Rome. We're Italian too!
must find the other two famous people and then introduce
themselves. • Write up the sentences from LANGUAGE on the board but
reversing the order of the responses like this:
• Write the phrases in LANGUAGE on the board and practise
the two possible responses. Highlight that you only I Are you Frellch? a We're Italian too!
introduce yourself if you have found a person you are 2 Anna and TOlli are from Rome. b Yes. We're from
looking for. Demonstrate the activity and make sure SS are Paris.
clear what they have to do. • Elicit from the class which sentence goes with which and
I Tell SS to stand up and begin the activity. draw a line between them (Ib, 2a).
• As some 5S might find their two people very quickly you • Put SS in pairs, A and B, and give out their copies. Get S5 to
could set a time limit. [n a smaller class you could give out sit face · to· face if possible. You may want to pre-teach the
unused cards to fast finishers. meaning of on business.
Extra idea Put on some lively party music in the • Get one pair to demonstrate the activity. Student A reads the
background while SS do this activity. first sentence (Excuse me. Are you Paola Veroni?) Student B
reads the correct response (No, I'm not. I'm Paola Nardini).
Ask Student A if the response is OK.
• SS continue in pairs. A says his/her sentences first, and then B.

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• When all pairs have finished check answers. Then get S5 to Happy familie,
write the correct response in the space under each question.
• Get 55, in pairs, to practise each of the mini dialogues.
C hange roles if there is time.
Ig 2i 3; 4f sh 6c 7a 8b 9d IO e
LANGUAGE
1ams sisler, ple(l se. No, sorry. I Here you are.
How do you 'pen it? • Tell SS they are going 10 playa family card game. IfSS have a
similar game in their language, you may want to refer to
A pairwork activity this.
55 spell words for their part ner to write down. Copy one • In the game there arc five sets of cards. Write o n the board:
sheet per pair and cut into A and B Tom's family, Q/rmCII's family. Fabio's family, }'llri's family,
LANGUAGE
and ellensfamily. Model and drill pronunciation.
Wl1ats nllmber I? It s (/ trail/. • Put S5 in groups of four and give each group a pack of cards.
How do YOIl spell il? T-R-A-I-N One student shuflles and deals tile cards face down. Each
student should have five cards.
• Before you start, revise spelling by getting 55 to spell some • SS look at their cards. Explain that on each card the small
items in the classroom. pictures at the bottom is to show them what 1he other four
• Write the questions (but not the answers) in LANGUAGE cards in the family set are. The winner is the first person to
on the board and drill pronunciation. collect all fouT cards in one set.
• Put 5S in pairs, A and B. Get SS to sil face -to-face if • To collect a set of cards, SS ask each other for the ones they
possible. Give out a sheet to each and tell them not to don't have. Th ey can ask anyone in their group for any card.
look at their partner's paper. • Write the phrases in LANGUAGE on the board. Make sure
• Get a good pai r to demo nstrate fo r the first two words (B SS understand Here you are. Model and drill pronunciation.
starts): • Demonstrate the game by pretending to have a set of cards
B Wllats number l? yourself and asking a student in the group nearest you for a
A Its a traill. particular card, e.g. Fabios SOl!, please, and elicit the
B How do YOII spell it? response - No, sorry OR Here you are.
A T-R-A-I-N (B writes it on his/her sheet). Whals number • 5S play the game. SI asks someone in the group for one of
2?, etc. the cards he/she needs. If the student has the card, he/she
• 5S take turns to ask quest ions to complete their grid. When must hand it over. SI continues asking until a student says
their grids are complete 5S can look together 10 sec ifthcir No, sorry. Then it's the turn ofS2 (i.e. the student 011 the left
spelling is correct. ofS I). When a student has one complete famil y, he/she puts
il on the table and is the winner. SS then shuffle, fe-deal and
playagain.
The same or different? • Monitor and make sure SS are playing correctly.
A pairwork activity Extra idea Alternatively. rather than stopping the game
55 fin d sim ilarit ies and differences in the contents of a bag. when one person has a set, SS could continue playing until
Copy one sheet per pair and cut into A and B all families have been collected and the winner is the person
with the most families.
LANGUAGE
I have three watches in my bag. Different. I have one.
I have three plio/os ill my bag. '111e samt. I have Ihree photos /00. Whati,it?
• Quickly revise the vocabulary for Small things in
Vocabulary Bank 1";IIgs, p.I04.
• Put SS in pairs, A and B. Get 55 to sit face -to -face if
possible. Give out a sheet to each pair and tell them not to
look at their partner's paper. LA NGUAGE
• Demonstrate the activity by taking the part of Student A Its expensive.
and say, e.g. I have three watches in my bag, and ask a Number three.
Student B, The same, or difJerelll? to elicit DifJerent. Illave • Revise adjectives by saying an adjective and getting S5 to say
one. the opposite, e.g. slow - fasl. (See Vocabulary Bank
• Tell SS to write D (= different) in the box next to the Adjectives, p. I06).
watches. • Put SS in pairs, A and B. Get SS to sit face-to-fa ce if
• Now take the part of Student B and say I have three photos, possible. Give out Ihe sheets.
and elicit from a Student A Tire same. ll!ave three pllOlos 100, • Demonstrate Ihe activity by taking the part of 5tudent A
and tell 5S to write S (. the same) in the box next to the and say to a Student B It 's expensive. Elicit the response
photos. /lumber three.
• Write the sentences in LANGUAGE on the board and drill • Write up the two sentences in LANGUAGE on the board as
pronunciation. an example.
• Now SS take turns to say what they have in their bag and • SS take turns to sayan adjective and their partner says the
their partner responds. When all the pairs have finished, number of the picture. Make it clear that SS should choose
check answers by saying each thing (or things) and eliciting random pictures, not do them in order.
the same or difJerelll from the class.

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Extra idea When 55 finish they could take turns to say a ••. ?
sentence with the adjective and noun together, e.g.
A (points at a picture) What's number 3?
8 It's an expensive watch.

2 lal1 3 expensive 4 small 5 old 6 big


LANGUAGE
8 long 9 slow to cheap
Do you (five ill a bigjlat)? Yes, I do. I No, I don't.
Sorry, can you repeat that, please?

Missing information • Revise Do you ... ? questions by asking individual SS and


getting them to give you short answers, e.g. Do you drink tea
An information gap activity ill the morning? Do you like dogs? Do you speak Spanish? Say
5S ask questions to complete personal information for five some questions quietly to elicit Sorry, Call you repeat that.
people. Copy one sheet per pair and cut into A and 8. please?
• Write the phrases in LANGUAGE on the board. Model and
LANGUAGE drill pronunciation .
What's Jack's sumame? How old is he? Is lIe married?
• Put SS in groups of three and give each group a set of cards.
Sorry, ((1/1 you repeat that. please? Call you spell it. please?
• Demonstrate by getting a student to pick a card and ask you
• Revise personal information questions about a third person the question.
by writing on the board: • SS carryon in their groups, taking turns to pick a card and
Name: David Age: _ __ ask other members of the group the question. You might
Nationality: _ __ Married: want to teach 55 the expression What about you?
Address: Mobile number: _ __ htra idea As an alternative to the above activity you could
Postcode: copy one sheet per pair, and cut into two columns. A and B
• Focus on the missing information above and elicit questions ask each other alternate questions.
from the class to complete it: e.g. Wllat's David's surname?
Where is he from? What's his address? How old is he? /s he
married? etc. Invent answers and write in the information. Food and drink
Repeat the process using a female name to practise
questions with she/her.
• Then write the phrases, Sorry, can you repeal that, please?
Call you spell it, please? on the board. Model and drill
pronunciation. LA NGUAGE
• Put SS in pairs, A and B. Get SS to sit face -to-face if Do you like fish? Do you eal a lot of meat?
possible. Give out a sheet to each pair and tell them not to Do you have breakfast every day? Do YOII drink a lot of water?
look at their partner's paper. Sorr}\ can you repeat thai, please?
• Explain that SS have to complete the missing information
• Quickly revise the vocabulary in Vocabulary Bank Food
on their sheet by asking their partner questions. Tell them to
and drink. p.108.
just use the people's first name when they ask questions.
• Write the questions in LANGUAGE on the board. Elicit
• Focus on the envelope (number I). Demonstrate the activity
from SS the meaning of a lot of and every day. Model and
with a good pair. El icit from Student A the question. What's
drill pronunciation.
Jack's surname?, and get B to answer (Gregson), and then tell
A to ask for the spelling and write it down. Now elicit B's • Put SS in pairs, A and B. Get 5S to sit face -to-face if
first question, Whal's Jack's address? etc. possible. Give out a sheet to each pair and tell them not to
look at their partner's paper.
• Now 5S take it in turns to ask their partner for the
information they need to complete their worksheet. • Tell the groups to look at the pictures of the food/drink and
make sure they know the words.
• When they finish they should put their sheets together to
check the information and spelling. • Demonstrate the activity by taking the part of student A and
asking a student B a question from the sheet and then
A J address: 800 West Avenue getting him/her to ask you one of their questions. Remind
2 name: Brown; age: 18; postcode: EH3 OJX 5S that they can answer Yes. or Yes, I do. / No. or No, I dOll'/.
3 address: Alameda 51, Jaen; age: 24; • SS now take turns to ask and answer each other's questions.
email: [email protected]
4 postcode: 47100; married: yes; Extra idea \-Vhen SS have interviewed each other, you could
home number: 01543-778321 get them to ask you the questions.
5 name: Williams
B I name: Gregson
2 email: [email protected]
3 nationality: Spanish; postcode: 23004; married: nOj
mobile number: 07640·78 1234
4 address: Piazza Savonarola 8, Cesena; age: 47; email:
[email protected]; mobile number: 074 12·88619 1
5 address: 243 1 South Hall

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What do they do? Where do they work? What about ou?
A pairwork informat ion gap activity A pairwork or small group card activity
5S ask each other aboul people's jobs and places of wo rk. SS make sentences using prompts on the cards, then ask
Cop>, one sheet per pair and cui into A and n, each other aboulthcir habits. Copy and cui lip one sheet of
cards per group of three.
LA NGUAGE
What does Gill do? Siles (I IIl1rs c . LANGUAG E
Wh ere does she work? She works if! a school. John usually lias luncll at 2.30. What about you?
• Put 55 in pai rs, A and B. Gel S5 to sit face -Io -face if • Write up some prompts and ask 5S to construct the
possible. Give out a sheello each pair and teU them 1101 to sentence, e.g. Mar/i/w I li sually / l!mcll at 2.30,
look at their partner's paper. Sam / sometimes / to tile cillema on Friday afternoon.
• Explain that their sheet has missing information which their • Get 55 to say the full sentences. Model and drill
partner has. pro nunciation.
• Focus on the question prompts on the left (What I do?) and • Get a good student to say a sentence, then ask him/ her
elicit the first question for Gill, What does Gill do? What about you? to elicit what he/she does, e.g.
• Elicit from 55 A the answer (Sires a nurse) and tell the Bs to S Martilla usually lias IUllch at 2.30.
write a /lurse in the space. T What about you?
• Elicit from 55 A the question, Where does Gill work? Elicit S J Ilever have lunch at 2.30. / I IIsually have lunch at about
the answer from Bs (She works il1 a school) and tell the As to olle oi:lock, etc.
write ill ( I school in the space. • Write What about you? on the board. Check SS understand
• Write the questions and answers in LANG UAGE on the it, the n model and drill pronunciation.
board. Model and drill pronunciation. Now ask SS how they • Pul SS into groups of three and give them a sel of cards to
would ask the questions fo r George (What does George do? pUI fa ce down. Get a good student in one group to pick a
Where does he work? etc.). card, make the sentence, and ask What about you? to the
• SS continue asking and answering questions. Monitor that olher SS in the group.
they arc spelling and pronouncing the words correct ly. • 5S carryon taking turns to pick a card.
• When 55 have finished tell them to tu rn over the sheets and
Extra idea Alternatively, you could copy one sheet per pair,
ask quick questions round the class to see if they remember
and cut into two columns. A and 8 make sentences to each
people's jobs and places of work.
other a nd ask What about YOlI?

A Time bingo
® Adass game
55 revise the time with Bingo cards. There are ten cards,
Find the people

each card with six limes. Copy and cut up as many cards as
you need (one per pair ofSS ).
LA NGUAGE LAN GUAGE
twenty past three, quarter to six, eleven oUock Do YOIl playa musical irls/rument? Yes, llio. / No, 1 don't.
Are you a teacher? Yes, 1 am. / No, I'm not.
• Draw a clock on the board and quickly revise the time.
• Write on the board:
• Put SS in pairs and give each pair a bingo card.
Name:
• Rehearse the sho ut. Bingo!
_ _ _ _ plays tennis.
• Explain you arc going to dictate t imes, and if the time is on
their card, they must cross it o ut (ask SS to cross out in _ _ _ _ is a good studenl.
PENCIL so the card can be used again). • M:lke it obvious that you're wondering whose name rou can
• Start calling out times, repeating them once. Keep a note of write in the first gap. Ask a student Do YOIl play tennis? And
all the times yo u call out. elicit a short answer from the student - Yes, I do or No, I
don't. If he/she answers yes, write his/her name in the
• When a pair has crossed out ALL the times on their card
sentence, e.g. Nicolas plays computer games, or keep asking
the y call out Billgo!
SS until someone ans\\'ers yes and write their name in.
• Ask SS to read back the times to check they are correct. Repeat the process fo r the second question :lsking Are you a
• Play again, giving pairs different cards or getting SS to rub good student?
QuI and swap cards with another pair. Call out the times in a • Give:l sheet to every st udent and explaillthey need to write
different order. names in the gaps. Elicit the questions SS need to ask, one
by one, e.g. Do YOIl play (I musical instrument? ei C.
Times to dictate: 4.1 5 3.20 6.25 7.50 5.25 7.30
5.45 10.55 9.35 2.50 11.10 1.05 12.10 8.40 • Get 5S to stand up and mingle. asking each other questions.
When a student has answered yes to a question, they should
write the name in and then move on to someone else. Stop
the activity when most SS have completed their sheets.
A. [f everyone answers 11 0 to a particular question, you could
teach 55 the word nobody.

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• Get feedback by asking questions with Who .. ? and some • If possible arrange the chairs and tables to create a cafe 'feel'.
follow-up questions, e.g. The customers should come into the class and ask the waiter
T Who plays a musical instrumellt? for a table and the menu.
55 Marga. • 'Naiters should let the customers read the menu before
T What instrument do you play, Marga? taking their order. ll1ey need a piece of paper to take down
Extra idea You could add in some locally relevant sentences, the orders and later to tell them how much it is. At this point
e.g if you are in Spain likes flamenco. check that S5 understand all the items on the menu, e.g.
slices, vegetariall.
• When the customers have read the menu, tell waiters to take
orders and calculate how much it is.
Whafs missing?
• If you feel you aren't going to put your S5 under too much
pressure, you coukl ask a groups or groups to 'perform' in
front of the others.

LA NGUAGE
I call help you. Gm I park here? You can't smoke ill here. Find someone who was at/ in/on ...
Sorry, tryagah!. Yes, that's right. A mingle activity
• Write in large letters on a piece of paper You can't smoke ill S5 mingle and ask each other about where they were at
the cinema. particular times in the past Copy one sheet per student
• Then wri te on the board: You in the cinema. [J LANGUAGE
Tell 55 that you have a sentence on a piece of paper and you Prepositions of place: at, in, all
want them to guess the sentence. Tell them that what's Were YOIl at home at 8.30 tllis morning?
missing is call or can't and a verb. Yes, I was. / No, I wasl!'t.
• Elicit ideas. When an incorrect guess is made, say Sorry, try
• Revise prepositions of place, e.g. (II work, on the traill/bus, ill
again. Eventually someone should suggest can't smoke - if
the car, at a restaurallt, in bed, at /rome, ill tile street, at tile
not, help by miming. 5ay Yes, that's right and insist that they
say the whole sentence before complet ing it. Then show 55
gym (see Student's Book exercise 3 pA5).
the piece of paper. • Give a sheet to every student and explain ther need to write
names in the gaps. Elicit the questions 55 need to ask one by
• Write on the board Sorry, try again and Yes, that's right, and
one, e.g. Were you at the gym 011 Saturday mornillg?, etc.
model and drill the pronunciation.
• Put SS in pairs, A and B. Get S5 to sit face -to-face if I at the gym 2 on a bus 3 in bed 4 in a meeting
possible. Give out a sheet to each pair and tell them not to 5 at a restaurant 6 in the car 7 in the street 8 at home
look at their partner's paper. 9 at work IO on the train
• Explain that the bold sentences with gaps are where they
• Copy the question and answers from the LANG UAGE box
have to guess, and the ones without gaps are the ones their
on the board.
partner has to guess.
• Get S5 to stand up and mingle, asking each other questions.
• Give S5 a few minutes to read their sentences.
When a student answers yes to a question, they should write
\0
• Tell A say the fi rst sentence to B, who has to say Yes, tlIar's the name in and then move on to someone else. Stop the
righl/dr Sorry, Iry again. Then B says the next sentence to A , activity when most 55 have completed their sheets.
and so on. When they have guessed the sentence correctly,
they should write the missing phrase on their sheet.
A If everyone answers 110 to a particular question, you could
teach 5S the word Ilobody.
• When they finish, 5S can compare their sheets to check
• Get feedback by asking questions with Wilo .. ? e.g. Who was
spelling.
at the gym on Saturday morning?

can I hav• ... ? do the sam. as m.


A mingle activity
SS ask questions to find somebody who did the same things
as them. ll1ere are ten matching pairs of activity cards on a
LA NGUAGE sheet. Copy enough sheets to ensure that each student will
Waiters: C ustomers: find a student with a matching card.
Cml I help YOIl? A table for rnu please.
I. AN GUAGE
Call 1 have a cheese salldwich? Allything else?
How much is that? Did you go to bed at 10.30 yesterday? Yes, I did.
Here YOIl are.
Did YOIl have chicken for lllnch? No, [ didn't.
• Explain that they are going to roleplay ordering food and
• Write the following on the board:
taking orders in a cafe. Elicit the phrases in LANGUAGE
and write them on the board. Model and drill
went to bed at 10.30
pronunciation .
had chicken for lunch
got liP at 7.00
• Put the 5S in groups of three. Make one student the waiter
• Tell 5S this is what you did yesterday, and you want to find
and give him/her the role card and the menu. Give the other
someone who did exactly the same as you. Elicit the
two 5S the customer card to share. Give 55 a few minutes to
questions you need to ask, i.e. Did you go to bed at JO.3D?
read their roles. Make sure 55 understand dessert.
Did you have chicken for lunch? etc.

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• Give out cards 1-10 to onc half of the class and 11-20 to the • Write Allge/illa lolie on the board. Elicit the question, Wllells
other half. If you havc fewer than 20 55, choose the required Al/geNlla lolie's birthday? Write 4/6 on the board. Elicit 71le
number making sure there are matching cards (card I jOllrtit 0/ jlllle. Write the question and answer on the board,
matches card I I, card 2 matches card 12, etc.). For more and drill pronunciation.
than 20 5S, give out duplicate cards. If you have iln odd • Give out the copies to 55 in pairs, A and B. 55 must not
number in the class, you can include yourself. show each other their worksheet.
• Tcll SS to rCild thcir four sentences, but not to show their • Explain that 55 have to find out the birthdays of the people
card to anyone. on their sheet where the birthday is not given.
• Tell 55 thilt by ilsking Did),ou ... ? questions, they have to • Demonstrate the activity with a good pair, getting student A
find somebody in the class who did exactly the same as 10 ask WI"':II$ lJeyollce$ birtl,d,IYi' auJ B 10 amwer
them yesterday. All four actIvities must be the same. 7he/olirtIJ a/September and for A to write in the answer on
A To avoid the risk of some 55 finding their miltch very his/her sheet.
quickly, tell them there might be more than one person in • 55 take turns to ask and answer the questions and fill in the
the class who did the same. dates.
• S5 willk around the class asking different S5 until they find • Check answers to make sure SS are saying the date correctly.
their matches. When they find a match, they should write • Finally, ask 55 if they found a celebrity whose birthday is the
the name of the person on the card and continue asking. same as theirs.
• Walk around and monitor the activity.
• Stop the activity when most SS have found a match.
15 there a ... ? Where is it?
A pairwork informatio n gap activity
Guess how many
55 ask each other about facilities/services in two hotels.
Copy one sheet per pair and cut up into A and B
LA NGUAGE
Is there a bar ill IIle hotel? Yes, there is.
Wllere is it? Its 0/' the first floor.
Are there allY meetillg rooms? No, there aren't.
LANGUAGE
Did yOIl watch TV last night? Yes, I did. • Quickly revise how to say the floors of a hotel by drawmgon
Did you bllya lIewspaper yesterday? No, J dit/II't. the board a seven· floo r hOlel like the ones in the activity and
= =
eliciting that I the first floor, 2 the secolldfloor, etc.
• Write the verbs used in the activity on the board. Tell S5 10 • Drill pronunciation, including the ground floor. Write the
say which are regular and which irregular. Elicit the past questions and answers in LA NGUAGE on the board, and
form of each verb. d rill the pronunciation.
• Put S5 in pai rs and give each pai r a questions strip. Tell • Put S5 in pairs, A and B, and give out the copies. Explain
them that they have to predict the missing numbers and that thc hotel on the left is theirs and the one on the right is
write them where it says Our guess. their partner's.
• Tell 55 that now they have to find out if their guess is • Tell 55 they have to write one thing from the list of facilities
correct. Tell each pair to write the question they need to ask, onto each floor of their hotel.
and monitor to make sure they have written it correctly. • Now tell them they have to fill in their partner's hotel by
• Pairs walk around asking their question and keeping note of asking questions like the ones on the board for each facility
the answers. in the list at the top. Get a good pair to demonstrate the first
A They could make a list of the names of people in the class exchange.
before asking their question to make sure they have asked • When 5S have finished, get them to compare their hotels.
everybody.
• When they have finished, get 5S to sit down and ask each
pair to report their number like this: Tell people watched TV Memory test
last ,,;ght. Ollr guess was eigh.t.
A pair work memory game
SS work in pairs to remember objects missing from a
Famous picture. Copy one sheet per pair. Cut the sheet ill half,
separating the two pictures.
A pairwork information gap activity
LANGUAGE
SS ask each other when famous people's birthdays are in There was ... / There were ...
order to complete their sheer. Copy one sheet per pair and
cut into A and B. • Practise the language to be used in the activity. Put a
selection of objects on the table, e.g. two books, a dictionary,
LA NGUAGE
Angdirw lulies birthdayr 'nlefourlh oflIme. three pens, a mobile phone, n credit card. Leave them there
for 30 seconds and then take them away. Now ask S5 What
• Write some dates on the board - 3/ 12, 21/6, 15/5,31/1,22/9- was tllere 011 tile table? and elicit answers with 71,ere was ... J
and elicit how to say them (the third of December, the twenty- 111ere were .. and write the sentences on the board.
first of june, etc.). • Put S5 in pairs. Give each pair a copy of the first picture.
Lcave it face down on their tables. Get each pair to write the
numbers 1-9 in a column on a piece of paper.

158
• Tell them you are going to give them 30 seconds to look at
the picture.
What do you think of ...?
• SS look at the picture and turn it back over when the time is A pair work activity
up. Collect the pictures. SS ask for each others' opinions about singers, actors, etc.
• Give out the second picture where some objects and people Copy one sheet per pair and cut into A and B
are missing. SS try to remember what was in the places
LA NG UA G E
where the numbers are. Insist that pairs speak to each other Object pronouns it, her, him, them
in English, using the target language (There was I There
What do yOIl thillk of Brad Pitt?
were), and write the answers together. I love him. He's great.
• Stop when most pairs have fmished. Check answers by 1 don't like him. He's awful.
reading out the numbers and getting SS to say what there He's OK. He's nothing speCial.
was in each place.
• Write on the board the first four categories on the sheet (a
There was a woman and a child. 2 There was a man. male actor, a female actor, etc.) and write underneath
3 There were two cases and a bag. 4 There were two people. actors/a group/programme you are sure your SS will know.
5 There was a cup. 6 There was a clock. Ask the class What do you tIJillk of ... ? for each person/
7 There were some glasses. 8 There were some magazines. group/programme and try to elicit some of the target
9 There was a bus. language.
• Write the questions and answers in LANGUAGE on the
board, and drill pronunciation. Then elicit how the
Question and answer match pronouns change if you replace a male actor with a female
actor, a group, and a TV series.
A pairwork activity • Put SS in pairs, A and B, and give out the sheets. Go
SS revise object pronouns by matching questions and through the headings in each box and make sure S5
answers. Copy one sheet per pair and cut into A and B. understand what they are. Then give SS time to write a name
in each box.
LANGUAGE
Where did you buy your shoes? J bought them in (/ market. • Finally, tell them to complete the two blank boxes with
whoever they like (but it should be somebody they think
• To remind SS of object pronouns, write some sentences on their partner will know).
the board and underline the object, e.g. [ saw liliu:iil last • Demonstrate by getting a few individual SS to ask you a
night, '/he receptionist he/ped Tom qnd Mick She spoke to question from their sheet and answer truthfully.
mil qnd me 1 did/I'IUke etc.
• SS take turns to ask each other's opinion about the people
• Ask students to substitute pronouns for the underlined and things in their boxes. Monitor and correct
words (i.e. her, tilem, liS, it) . Write the pronouns on the pronunciation and any errors with pronouns.
board.
• Put SS i1 pairs, A and B. Get SS to sit face -to-face if
out a sheet to each pai r and tell them not to I think you like it
look at their partner's paper.
• The As and Bs together read through their sentences and
make sure they understand them. Explain that the sentences
in the box are the answers for their partner's questions. This
needs constant reminding! LA NGUAGE
• Demonstrate the activity using a good pair. Ask student A to I like swimming. I tilink you don't like swimming.
ask his/her first question. Student B listens to the question You're right. I You're wrong. [ love swimming.
and tries to find the answer and reads it to student A. Ifboth
SS think this is the right answer then B dictates it for A to • Write these activities on the board or draw simple pictures,
write it on his/her paper. Then student B asks his first e.g. phlying tennis, travelling, cooking. Choose a good student
question, etc. and say, e.g. M(l rio, I think you like playing tennis. Am J
right? and elicit/teach the answer YOII're right I wrOllg.
• Now SS in each pair take it in turns to ask each other the
Continue guessing other SS' opinions about the activities .
questions, and to find and dictate to each other the right
answer. • Write the phrases from LANGUAGE on the board and drill
pronunciation.
• This activity requires careful monitoring. Fast finishers
could practise trying to read their questions and answers as • Ask 55 to guess your opinion of the three activities, and tell
quickly as possible. them if they are right or wrong.
• Put SS in pairs, A and B, and give out the worksheets. They
Answers to Xs questions I f 2 h 3 e 4 c 5 d 6 a mustn't look at each other's sheet.
7 g 8 b
• SS individually fill in the sentences under each picture, first
Answers to B's questions 1 h 2 d 3 e 4 b 5 c 6 g
writing if they like/love/don't like the activity and then
7 f 8 a
writing what they think for their partner.
• SS take turns to read their sentence, e.g.
A J don't like camping. 1 think you love camping.
B You're wrong. I don't like camping.
• Get feedback to find out who has the most correct guesses.

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are
An information gap activ ity A pairwork or small group activity practising
5S ask each other questions to complete information about di rec tio ns
different people's holidays. Copy one sheet per pair and cut 55 follow their partner's instruc tions on a map and have to
the sheet into A and B. say where they are. Make one copy of the map for each pair,
LANGUAGE
and cut up one copy of the direction cards for each pair.
W/Jere is IJdsIJegoing to go? Who is he/she going to go wit/J? LA N GUA GE
Go straight 011. Tum right / left.
• QUickly revise saying some dates, e.g. 11th July, 21st August, It's the second bui/dillg 011 the rigM
3rd September, etc. It's on the corner /lext to the post office.
• Put 55 in pairs, A and B. Get SS to sit face -to-face if
possible. Give oul a sheet 10 each pair and teU them not to • Revise the language for d irections using a simple map and
look at their parlner's papcr. arrows o n the board (see Student's Book p. 71 exercise 2).
• Tell 5S that the information they have is three people's • Put 5S in pairs and give them a map and a set of dire<:tion
holiday plans. Focus on the first prompt \Vh ere I go? and cards.
elicit the question Where is Carlos goiug to go? Elicit the • Demonstrate the activity with the class. Read o ne of the
answer On the TrmJ s-5iberian Express. Repeal for the other cards and ask S5 to tell you where they are. You may have to
two people. read it several times.
• Tell S5 the), are going to fill in the missing information by • 5S take turns to read the cards for their partner to follow the
asking their partner questions. Focus on the question directions.
prompts on the left and elicit the six questions 55 need to
ask for Carlos (Whos he going to go with? Wheres Ize goillg to Extra idea You could do th is in groups. O ne student picks a
card and reads the directions. The fi rst person to correctly
stuy?, elc.). Then do the same for Gemma. You could write a
couple of the questio ns on the board as examples to help identify the place keeps the card, and the person with most
cards al the end is the win ner.
weaker 5S.
• S5 now take turns to ask their partner questions to complete
their charts. They may have to ask each other to spell some
words. When they finish, they can compare their sheets. Revision 1-7
• Get fee(lback and ask 5S which holiday plans they like best. Questions to rcvise the language of the book and
practise speaking
S5 practise the key structures from Files 1- 7. This could be
used as a final 'pre-test' revision, e.g. before 55 have an oral
exam. Copy and CUI up one set of cards per pair.
A p airwo rk card game
55 use pict:.lres to predict what's go ing to happen. Copy one LANGUAGE
sheet per pair and cut up into A and B. Revision Files 1-7,

LA NGUAGE • Put 55 in pairs and give them a set of cards face down.
Hes going to cook the fi sh. Sorry, try again. • Demonstrate the activity with the class. Take a card. Tell 55
Is he goillg to give tlzefi slz to his cat? Yes, thats rig/a. what the heading is, and ask one student the questions.
• Write on a piece of paper in large letters Bills gohzg to give • S5 take turns to pick a card, tell their partner the heading
the fish to his cat. Then draw a simple picture on the board and ask the questions.
of a man holding a fi sh and a plate. Tell them his name's Bill. • Monitor and help.
Ask Wllt/ts Bill going to do? Get 55 to guess, and tell them
whether they were right or wrong.
• Write the sentences from LANGUAGE on the board and
drill pronunciation.
• Put 55 in pairs, A and B, and give out the sheets. SS must
not show each other their worksheet.
• Explain that S5 have to predict what is going to happen in
the spaces with question marks. They mustn't simply read
the question.
• Student B starts by saying his/her prediction to his/her
partner. If it's wrong, student A says Sorry, tryagailJ and B
keeps guessing until A says 71mr s right. Student 8 could
then write the answer in the square.
• Finally, let S5 compare their sheets.

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New EatII* Ale TudIer's ..... Beginner
Classroom language Photocopiable Oxford UniYmity Press 2009

Can I have a copy please? Thank you. Sorry? Can you repeat
that, please?

I do n't understand. Exc use me. What's cajfe What page is it?
in English?

I don't know. Sorry I'm late. Goodbye.


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New EqltsII File TNtller'S Book Beginner
Communicative Nice to meet you Photocopiable © Oxford Univer>ity Press 2009

- - .. - ........ ......................

You're Madonna You 're Angelina Jolie


Find .. . Antonio Banderas Find ... Leonardo DiCaprio
Alicia Keys Julia Roberts

You're Heidi Klum You're Carla Bruni


Find ... Daniel Craig Find .. . Orlando Bloom
Shakira Scarlett Johanssen

You're Jennifer Aniston You' re Meryl Streep


Find ... Bill Gates Find .. Tom Cruise
Meryl Streep Heidi Klum

You're Shakira You're Scarlett Johanssen


Find ... Madonna Find .. . Angelina Jolie
George Clooney will Smith
...... -------- -"-- ---- -------------------- ---------- ------------------ ------ - ....

You're Alicia Keys You're Julia Roberts


Find .. . David Beckham Find ... Carla Bruni
Jennifer Aniston Brad Pitt
.................................

You 're David Beckham You're Brad Pitt


Find ... Madonna Find ... Angelina Jolie
Brad Pitt Leonardo DiCaprio

You're Leonardo DiCaprio You're Bill Gates


Find ... Bill Gates Find ... Carla Bruni
Heidi Klum Tom Cruise

You're -Tom Cruise You 're Daniel Craig


Find .. . Daniel Craig Find ... Will Smith
Jennifer Aniston Meryl Streep

You're Will Smith You're George Clooney


Find ... George Clooney Find ... Antonio Banderas
Shakira Scarlett Johanssen

You're Antonio Banderas You're Orlando Bloom


Find ... Orlando Bloom Find ... Julia Roberts
Alicia Keys David Beckham

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.... EIIJII* flit y......s Book Beginner
Communicative Where are they from? Photocopiable © Oxford University Press 2009

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Ntw bcUH File Tudter's Beok Beginner
Communicative Match the sentences Photocopiable © Oxford University Press 2009

A
1 Excuse me. Are you Paola Veroni>
Answers to Student B

2 Are Bill and Tom American? a No. I'm from Krakow in Poland.

b Hi! Nice to meet you.

3 Are Anna and Mark on holiday?


c We're from Venice in Italy.

d Yes. She's from Istanbul.


4 Hi! I'm Marta. I'm from Sao Paulo.

e You're in room 202.

5 Where are Ivan and Alex from?

6 Where are you from?


Answers to Student A

7 Are you from Hungary? f Hello, I'm Selma. I'm from Brazil too.
---..
g No, I'm not. I'm Paola Nardini.
8 Hello. I'm Sally and this is Karen.
We're from England. h They're from St Petersburg.

9 Is Sandra from Turkey? i Yes. They're from Ohio.

j No, they aren't. They're on business.


10 Excuse me. Are we in room 201
or 2021

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Practical How do spell it? Photocopiable .0 Oxford University Press 2009

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New £lltlsllFUt TNdIer's ..... Beginner
Communicative The same or different? PhOlocopiable © Oxford University Press 2009

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New EqHsII All T........s ..... Beginner
Communicative Happy families Photocopiable © Odord University Press 2009

TOM'S
FAMILY
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t'J
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0
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FAMILY FAMILY FAMILY FAMILY

;BROTHER / daughter; sister / husband !brother / DAUGHTER/ sister / husband; brother / daughter / SISTER / husband brother; daughter; sister / HUSBAND

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FABIO'S FABIO'S
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@ wife j brother I sister I SON


WIFE; brother / sister / son wife / sister / son wife / brother / SISTER I SOr!

YURI'S YURI'S YURI'S YURI'S


FAMILY FAMILY FAMILY FAMILY

F.II.THER I wife / son / mother father / WIFE / SOr! / mother father / wife I SON / mother father / wife; sonI MOTHER

CHEN'S CHEN'S CHEN'S CHEN'S


FAMILY FAMILY FAMILY FAMILY

MOTHER; daughter / husband; son mother / DAUGHTER / husbandJson mother Jdaughter / HUSBAND! son mother J daughter / husband / SON

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.... bJI:III file lUdIw's ..... Beginner
Communicative What is it? Photocopiable C Olford University Press 2009

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New EItIIIsk Ale Tuc...s ..... Beginner
Practical Missing information Photocopiable Cl Oxford University Press 2009

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.... EIIJIIsII Ale lHdIer's ..... Beginner
Communicative Do you ..• ? Photocopiable C Oxford University Press 2009

live in a big flat live near a supermarket

drink coffee in the afternoon drink water with your lunch

read sports magazines read computer magazines

listen to the radio in bed listen to music in the car

eat Chinese food eat fast food

like opera like cats

work in a hospital work with children

study at the weekend study at night

speak French speak German

),
have a blue car have two children

watch TV in the morning watch sport on TV

want a new computer want a holiday

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Communicative Food and drink - ..........
PholocopiabJe - University
© OKford . -Press
8e&iI\I\tI
2009

A Do you ... ?

like 2 on your bread?

3 have for breakfast? 4 eat ',? every day?

6 have lQ\Z?J for breakfast?

7 drink with your dinner? 8 like ?

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7 have
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9 eat a lot of , 10 have t: 1m) for breakfast?

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Communicative What do Where do Photocopiable C Oxford University Press 2009

A (;eorle liz Mari.

What I do?

Where / work?

What ! do?

Where I work?

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Practical English Time bingo Photocopiable © Oxford University Press 2009

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........ FlltTHdMr"s ..... Beginner
Communicative What about you? PhoIocopiabie Cl Oxford University Press 2009

tl'V'tI'V" ..... I cerea l for breakfast )()()()()( I coffee after lunch

vvICvv / at 7.15 )tv)O, ..... I pasta for dinner

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)"')t)()( / TV i n the morning. V' .....V"vV" I shopping on Saturday morning

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New EIICM FIll! TMdter's .... Beginner
Communicative Find the people Photocopiable Cl Oxford University Press 2009

NAME

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ plays a musical instrument.

2 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ isa

3 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ has a brother and a sister.

4 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ goes to bed before

5 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ i5 late for class eve ry day.

6 _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ does a lot of sport.

7 _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ is fro m a differe nt

8 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ has lunch at home.

9 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is ver y today.

10 _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ goes out on Sunday night.

11 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ d rinks tea in the morn ing.

12 _______________

13 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is a slow d river.

I; _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ "... in the winter.


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New btIIsII HIe led;er's ..... Beginner
Communicative What's missing? Photoc:opiable C Oxford University Press 2009

A
1 _ _ _ you _ _ _ to my birthday party? It's next Saturday.

2 Can I open th e w indow please? Irs very hot in here.

3 I'm sorry, but you _ __ __ photos in this museum. [ ]

4 Where can I buy a phon e card?

5 _ __ _ _ _ your dictionary for a moment. please?

6 I can't come to the next cl ass. I have a meeting.

7 You football here. [ ]

8 We can park in the car park. It's free.

9 We _____ a pizza in that Italian restaurant. G


10 Yo u can't swim here. The water's very co ld.

11 _ _ _ you _ _ _ me, please? This is very difficult.

12 We can have lunch on the beach. It's a beautiful day.

B
1 Can you come to my birthday party? It's next Saturday.
2 _ __ _ _ _ the window please? It's very hot in here.

3 I'm sorry, but you can't take photos in thi s museum.


4 Where _ __ _ _ _ a phone card?

5 Can I use your dictionary for a moment, pl ease?

6 I _ _ _ _ _ to the next class. I have a meeting. [ ]

7 You can't play football here.

8 We _____ in the car park. It's free. G


9 We can have a pizza in that Italian restaurant.

10 You here. The water's very cold. [ ]

11 Can yo u help me, pl ease? This is very difficult.

12 We lunch on the beach. It's a beautiful day. G


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Practical English Can I have ... ? New EIIJM FlIt ' ........1 ..... Beginner
Phol()(opiable Cl Odord University Press 2009

MENU
--
-- - -
/ chicknt / bacol1 sandwiches £3.50
"getable / chicken soup £2.95
slice of pizza £3.10
hamburger and chips £4.60
vegetarian burgerand chips £4.40

00 0 0 Coke, Fanta, Sprite
- -- - £1.80
• orange / apple juice £1.50
• water £1.10
coffee £1.75
tea £1.40

chocolate brownie
- -- - £1.00
chocolate / w:milla ice cream £2.00
mullin £1.20

••....••....••....
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A You are a waiter B You are customers
Take your customers to a table and give You want a table for your pair/group.
them the menu _ Look at the menu and choose
Useful phrases: som ething to eat
• a drink
What can I get you?
• a dessert
Here you are.
Anything else? Useful phrases:

A table for 2 ( 3 ( 4, please.


Can I have ?
How much is that?

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,-,-----:---:--:::--:--------;---:-;:---;-:-::-----, New EIIIfIsII Ale T......s ..... Beginner
Communicative Find someone who was at/in/on...

NAME

was on Saturday morn ing.

2 was '[llJ r 1>7 at 8.30 yesterday morning.

3 was at 11.30 on Sunday morning.

4 was
CIr (I' last Thursday.

5 was (II {} i;;ff;


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6 was
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7 _ _ _ _ was at 7.30 th is morning.

8 was
IH on Friday night at 6.00.

9 was on Saturday morning.

10 yesterday.
was

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New Eallish Rie Tut:her's BDok Beginner
Communicative Did you do the same as me yesterday? Photocopiable tel Oxford University Press 2009

: You ...
,
: You ...
...
,
: You ... You ...
l
,

: • wentto bed at 11.30 : • had lunch at work : • had lunch at work • had lunch at work
: • went to the cinema : • got up at B.OO : • got up at B.OO • went to bed at 12.30
: • had lunch at home : • went to the cinema • went shopping • went to the cinema
: • got up at B.OO : • went to bed at 12.30 • went to bed at 11.30 : • got up at 7.30

,
..
,

: You ... ' You ... You ... : You ...


: • went to bed at IUD • went to bed at 11.30 • went to the cinema : • went to the cinema
• had lunch at work • went shoPPing • went to bed at 11.30 : • had lu nch at work
• went to the cinema • had lu nch at work • got up at 7.30 • got up at B.OO
• got up at 7.30 • got up a17.30 • had lunch at home • wentto bed at Il.OO

1m Dr
: You ... : You ... ' You ... You ...
• got up at 7.30 • went shopping • got up at B.OO • went to bed at 12.30
o had lunch at home o got up at 8.00 o went to bed at 11.30 o had lunch at work

o went shopping o went to bed at 12.30 • went to the cinema o got up at B.OO

o went to bed at 12.30 o had lunch at home : 0 had lunch at home • went to the cinema

jCEJ
: You ... : You ... : You ... You ...
: went shopping
0 : had lunch at work
0 : had lunch at work
0 o went shopping

: had lunch at work


0 : • went to the cinema : wentto bed at 11.30
0 o went to bed at 11.30

: got up at 8,00
0 : 0 got up a17.30 o wentto the cinema o had lunch at wo rk

: went to bed at 11.30


0 : 0 went to bed at 12.30 o got up at 730 o got up at 7.30

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: You ... You ... You ... : You ...
,
: got up at 7.30
0 o had lunch at work o went shopping o went to bed at 12.30

: • went to the cinema • went to the cinema o got up at 7.30 o went shopping

: 0 wentto bed at 11.30 o got up at B.OO o had lunch at home o had lunch at home

: 0 had lunch at home o went to bed at 11,00 o went to bed at 12.30 o got up at 8.00

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New £acIsII file Tudter's ..... Beginner
Communicative Guess how Photocopiable C Oxford University Press 2009

1 Find out how many people watched TV last night.


Ou r guess: _ _ _ peop le The real number: _ _ _ people

2 Find out how many people had breakfast at home this morning.
Our guess: _ _ _ people The real number: _ __ people

3 Find out how many people used the Internet yesterday.


Our guess: _ _ _ peop le The rea l num be r: _ _ _ peop le

4 Find out how many people got up late this morning.


O UT guess: people The real number: people

5 Find out how many people walked to class today.


Our guess: _ _ _ people The rea l number: _ _ _ people

6 Find out how many people listened to the radio yesterday.


Our guess: _ _ _ people The rea l num ber: _ _ _ people

7 Find out how many people studied English last night.


Ou r guess: _ _ _ people The real nu mber: _ _ _ people

.•........ . ... ... _----------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------- --


8 Find out how many people waited for a taxi yesterday.
Ou r guess: _ _ _ people The real nu mber: _ __ people

9 Find out how many people bought a newspaper yesterday. .


Ou r guess: people The real nu mber: people

10 Find out how many people read in bed last night.


Our guess: people The real number: people

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New tAllish File leather's 800II Beginner
Practical English Famous birthdays Photocopiable '" Oxford University Press 2009

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New EIIJftdI flit TNdIer's .... Beginner
Communicative Is there a...? Where is it? Photocopiable e Oxford University Press 2009

A
o Choose eight things from the li st below and write o ne on each floor of your hotel.

a bar a cafe a restaurant a spa a swimmin g pool toilets a gym


a hairdresser's a gift shop meeting rooms a TV room

o Where are they?


Ask B about his/ her hotel: Is there a _ _ _ _ ? Where is it? Are tllere any _ _ _ _ I

G Answer 8 's questions about your hotel.


Your hotel Your partners hotel

I The Royal Hotel I .I TH E AMBASSADO R HOTEL L


7 7
6 6
5 5
4 4
3 3
2 2

Ground floor Ground floor

B
o Choose eight things fro m the list below and write one on each fl oor of your hotel.
a bar a cafe a restaurant a spa a sw imming pool toil ets a gym
a hairdresser's a gift shop meeti ng rooms a TV room

o Answer A's q uestions about your hotel.


G Ask A about his/ her hotel: Is there a _ _ _ _ ? Where ;s it? Are there any _ _ _ _ 1
Where are they?

Your hotel Your partners hotel


.I TH E A MBASSA DO R H OTEL L I The Royal Hotel I
7 7
6 6
5 5
4 4
3 3
2 2

Ground floor Ground floor

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New Enallm File Teacher's Book Beginner
Communicative Memory test Pho\ocopiable Cl Oxford University Press 2009

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New bJIsII flit THdIer's ..... Beginner
Communicative Question and answer match PhOlocopiabie Q Oxford University Pres.s 2009

A
1 Where did you buy you r shoes? _ _ _ __ __ _ __
2 Where did Sally meet Harry? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
3 Did Soni a phone you? _ _ _ _ _ __ _ __
4 Did you send the email yesterday? _ _ __ _ __ __ _
5 Why didn't Andrew say hello to you? _ __ _ _ _ _ __ _
6 Sorry. We don't understand this. _ _ __ _ _ __ __
7 Where did you see Fiona and Kirsty? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _
8 When does Colin usually see his daughter? _ __ _ _ __ __ _

Answers to Student B

a Because she doesn't like her. e Yes, but he found them in his bag.
b Yes, he got it on Monday. f I can't do thi s exercise. Ca n you help me?
c Yes, she told us about it yesterday. g Can I make you a sandwich?
d She calls him every evening. h I don't know. I couldn't understand him.

B
What did the teacher say? _ __ _ __ _ __ _
2 When does Diana usually call Tim? _ _ _ _ __ _ __ _
3 Did Tony lose hi s keys? _ _ _ _ __ _ __ _
4 Did Mark get a lette r from the un ivers ity? _ __ _ __ _ _ _ _
5 Do you know about Helen's new job? _ _ _ _ __ __ _ _
6 We're very hungry! _ __ _ _ __ _ _ _
7 What's the problem? _ __ __ _ _ __ _
8 Why doesn't Andrea talk to Carol ina? _ __ _ _ _ __ __

Answers to Student A

a Can I help you? e Yes, she phoned me last night.


b He sees her every Sunday afternoon. f I bought them in the market.
c No, I sent it this morn ing. g We saw them on the bus.
d Because he didn't see us. h She met him at un iversity.

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New iEIItIl* Ale TeadIer's ..... Beginner
Practical English What do you think of... ? Pholocopiable Q Oxford University Press 2009

A
Ask your partner:

What do you think of ... ?

fflli:iNtl mow a female actor &l®WtlJIl

a TV series " -uwJ. a female sportsperson

a TV personality

B
Ask your partner:

What do you think of ...?

a female actor

a TV series " -uwJ. a female sportsperson

a TV personality

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New EIIJIIsII Ale Tadtrs ..... Beginner
Communicative I think Photocoplilble CI Oxford University Press 2009

A I love I I like I I don't like ... ing

2 3
I think you _ _ _ _ __ I think you _ _ _ _ __ I think you _ _ __ _ _

4 5 6
I think you _ _ _ __ I think you _ _ _ __ r think you _ _ _ _ __

7 _ _ _ _ __ 8 1_ _ _ __ _ _ __
I think you _ _ _ _ __ I thi nk you _ _ _ _ __

B I love I I like II don't like ... ing

2 3
I think you _ _ _ _ __ I think you _ _ _ _ __ I thi nk you _ _ _ _ __

4 5 6
I thi nk you _ _ __ _ _ I th ink you _ _ _ _ __ I think you _ _ _ _ __

7 8
I think you _ _ _ _ __ I thi nk you _ _ _ _ __

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New bIllA HIt T........s ..... Beginner
Communicative Adventure holidays PhOlocopiable IQ OKford University Press 2009

on safari in Kenya

her sister

on the train in small hoWls and campsites

10th August lSIh July

21 " September

Mongolia and Siberia Cuzco and Machu Picchu

on safari in Kenya

two friends boyfriend

in cabins in the National Parks

2 .... September

17th August 3'" August

Amboseli National Park

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Communicative What are they going to do?
_blMRIe_._ e.g;.....
Photocopiable 10 Oxford University Press 2009

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,

friend.

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New bJllsk Rle Teacher's Book Beginner
Practical English Where are you? Photo(opiable © Oxford University Press 2009

S t a t o n R 0 a d
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You are outside the Italian restaurant in George Street. Turn left and then turn right into West Street. Go
straight on. Then turn left into Park Road. It's the big building on the left. Where are you?(the cathedral)

2 You are outside the post office in East Street. Turn left and go straight on. Turn right into Victoria Road.
It's the second building on the right. Where are you? (the cinema)

3 You are outside the bookshop in George Street. Turn right and go straight on. Turn right into West Street. Go
straight on and turn left into Victoria Road. It's the first building on the left. Where are you? (the police station)

4 You are outside the museum in George Street. Turn right and then turn right again into East Street. Turn
right into Park Road and go straight on. It's the last building on the left. Where are you? (the Park Hotel)

5 You are outside the petrol station in Victoria Road. Turn right and go straight on. Turn right into West Street
Go to the end of the road and turn left. It's the last building on the left. Where are you? (the bus station)

6 You are outside the supermarket in Park Road. Turn right and go straight on. Turn left into East Street
and turn left at the corner. It's on the left at the end of the road. Where are you? (the petrol station)

7 You are outside the cinema in Victoria Road. Turn left and then turn left again into East Street. Go straight
on to the end of the road and turn left. It's the second building on the left. Where are you? (the cafe)

8 You are outside the art gallery in George Street. Turn right and go straight on. Turn left into East Street.
Go to the end of the road and it's on the left on the corner. Where are you? (the chemist's)

9 You are outside Tourist Information in West Street. Turn left and go straight on. Turn left into Victoria
Road. It's the third building on the left. Where are you? (the music shop)

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New Iat&fIsII FIle TNdIer's . . . Beginner
Communicative Revision 1-7 Photocopiable © Oxford University Press 2009

..-------------------------------- --- ---------------- ..------------------------------- -------- ------------


a Personal details B Think of someone in your family
What's you r surname? What is his / her name?
How do you spell it? What does he / she do?
What's you r address? Where does he I she live?
What do you do? How old is he I she?
What's your email address? Is he / she married?
What's your mobile number? Does he / she have children?

--------- ---------------------------------------- -- .----- --- ---------- -------------- -------------------


II Your typical day II What can you do?
What time do you get up? say two things you can do in a park
What do you have for breakfast? say three things you can have in a coffee bar
Where do you have lunch? say two things you can do w ith your mobile phone
How do you go to work or class?
say three things you can buy in a supermarket
When do you have dinner?
say three things you can you do in your tow n on a
What do you do after dinner?
Saturday night
What time do you go to bed?
--- --- --- ------------------------------------------.----------- -- ----------- ---- -----------------------
II Where you live III Past (be)
Do you live in a house or a flat? Where were you at this time yesterday?
Do you live near here? Were you in bed last Sunday at 9.30 in the morning?
What's your postcode? Were you alone last night?
How many bedrooms are there? Were you at home yesterday afternoon at 5.30?
Is there a bus stop near you? Who were you w ith last Saturday night?
Are there any shops near you?

II Simple past II What do you think of... ?


What time did you get up this morning? _ __ __ _ _ (an actor)
Did you go out last Friday night? _ _ _ __ _ _ (a singer or group)
Where did you have dinner yesterday? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (an actress)
How did you come to class today? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (a TV personality)
What did you have for lunch yesterday? _ _ __ _ _ _ ( a TV programme)
Where did you go on holid ay last summer?

------- ------ ---- ------- ---- ----- ------------------ . ---------------------------------------------------


m Future m Time and dates

What are you going to do after this class? What time is it now?
Are you going to go to bed early tonight? What time does this class start?
What time are you going to get up tomorrow? What time do shops usually open in your country?
Where are you going to have lunch tomorrow? What's the date today?
What are you going to do next weekend? When's your birthday?
Are you going to study English next year? When does this course finish?

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