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Global English Instant Lesson WorksheetsAt Global English we have a lot of experience in teaching English to students of all backgrounds. So we have put our heads together and come up with some great Print and Teach lesson worksheets that you can use straightaway in your classroom.

We hope that they provide a really good resource for you as you get started in Teaching English as a Foreign Language.

The worksheets have been divided up into different themes: general English, speaking practice, grammar and vocabulary development lessons. There is also one that looks at pronunciation, and we have developed some worksheets which would be very useful if you are teaching within a business English context.

We have also provided you with a suggested level for each worksheet. The levels start at Elementary and we have categorised them as follows:

Elementary (Elem) CEF A1 Pre-intermediate (pre-int) CEF A2 Intermediate (Int) CEF B1 Upper-intermediate (U-Int) CEF B2 Advanced (Adv) CEF C1We have suggested a level only for guidance - some of the material could easily be adapted across two or more levels. Note that the Common European Framework (CEF) levels are also listed above for ease of reference. On some of the pages you will see different colour boxes. These contain useful target language for the lesson. These are the words that students should be able to use at the end of the class. The Print and Teach lesson worksheets can be used in a 1:1 setting where you are teaching an individual student, or they can be used with a class. All the worksheets are adaptable for different lesson lengths and most have a homework aspect, where students are encouraged to build on what they have learned in each lesson.

On the following page youll find a handy index of different worksheets that you can use for your lessons. Each worksheet is on a separate page, just jump to that page and print then you can take the lesson straight into your class! At the end you will find a section on some of our favourite tried and tested website worksheets. These cover the areas of grammar, reading and listening, exam practice and job interviews.

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1GeneralWelcome! First lesson with a new student/class Elem +3

2SpeakingTo express polite agreement and disagreementPre-int4

3SpeakingInformal first meetings & making conversationPre-int6

4SpeakingPractice 1 Carry on (improving fluency)Int9

5SpeakingPractice 2 Giving biographical InformationInt10

6SpeakingPractice 3 Tell me a joke (using humour)Int11

7SpeakingInterview questions practice for interviewsInt14

8SpeakingAges & stages growing up fluency practice Int15

9SpeakingMen & women gender-based speaking practiceInt17

10GrammarHabits and routines adverbs of frequencyElem19

11GrammarThe Present ContinuousElem20

12GrammarA car accident Past Simple and ContinuousPre-int23

13GrammarVocabulary recycling grammar & vocabularyU-int25

14GrammarExam-type transformations Adv30

15GrammarPresent Perfect for ExperienceInt31

16GrammarTense revision overview - all tenses Int33

17GrammarSurvival language in the UK common expressions & phrasesPre-int35

18GrammarWhats the question? Making questions Pre-int37

19VocabularyDescribing personalityInt39

20VocabularyPhrasal verbs U-int41

21VocabularyCrime & punishment crime related vocab.Int45

22VocabularyBrain and head idioms U-int47

23VocabularyPrepositions of Place and Furniture vocab.Pre-int49

24PronunciationMinimal PairsPre-int51

25BusinessMaking introductions and small talkPre-int55

26BusinessWelcome to our company - presentationsInt58

27BusinessPlease hold on - English for the telephonePre-int61

28BusinessIntroducing my business company structureInt63

29BusinessStarting a negotiation in EnglishU-int66

30GeneralUseful websites for more free lessons!Elem +69

Welcome to your English lessons!

Aims: for us to get to know you and to find out about your level and language needs. For you to find out a little about your teacher too!

A. Hello! Your teacher will ask your name and find out some information about you B. Talk about your job, where you work, and a little about your country

C. Now ask your teacher something about themselvesD. Now your teacher will ask you to talk about some of the following topics from the list below

Your typical day Your free time interests The place where you live

Your last holiday

Whether youve been to an English speaking country

What you think you will be doing in 2 years time/5 years time

What would you do if you won the lottery? E. Your English

Have you ever been to England/English speaking country? How long have you been learning English? What are your learning objectives? What do you need to do in English? Need to improve most? And so what would you like to concentrate in lessons? Do you like lots of correction?

Are you able to do some homework?

F. Correction, summary and a plan for the next lessonG. Homework

Please write 5 sentence about yourself for next time.Debates and Discussions

Aim: To express polite agreement and disagreement

A.Look at the language in the boxes below. Think about the expressions you would feel comfortable using. Talk about these with your teacher.

B.Choose 3 statements from the ones below and think of reasons for or against these statements.

Military service in should be compulsory for everybody

Taxes are too high

Drunk drivers should go to jail

Public transportation should be free

Health care should be free for all people

Capital punishment is necessary and prevents crime

Smoking should not be allowed in public places

Women should take care of children because they are better at this job

C.Practise using the expressions from the boxes

i) Give your opinions on 1 of the above statements to your teacher. Try to use some of the language in the boxes.

ii) Give your opinion on a second statement to your teacher. This time your teacher will try to take an opposing view. Argue back politely.

D.Homework

Go to: http://www.eslflow.com/Ranking_global_problems.pdfRank these in order of importance and be prepared to explain why. Debate the order with your teacher next time.

Informal First Meetings and Making ConversationAim: To increase fluency and initiate conversation

A.First meetings. Read the following dialogue with your teacher.

John and Kim are boyfriend and girlfriend. Evelyn is Johns mother and she has travelled from the UK to France to meet Kim for the first time. They meet at the airport. Read the following short dialogue:

Kim:

Its really nice to meet you

Evelyn:Its so lovely to meet you, too!

Kim:

How was your trip?

Evelyn:Fine, thanks

B.Making conversation:

Later they are sharing a coffee and making conversation. Read the following dialogue with your teacher:

Evelyn:So, do you like living here?

Kim: Yes, but its so different than China

Evelyn:Really? In what way?

Kim: In every way. Everything is so different; the food, the clothes, the peopleEvelyn:I can imagine!

Kim: It was a very big culture shockbut now I love it.

Evelyn: Really, but do you miss home?

Kim: Yes, of course. I really miss my family and friends.

Evelyn:Im sure you do..Tell me about China

C.Practise using the expressions from the dialogue in the boxes:

Look at the first statement in the making conversation dialogue: Do you like living here?

Notice the construction: Like + verb+ingI like eating chips

she likes eating chips

Practice:

- Now tell your teacher about two things you like doing.

- Ask your teacher what he/she likes doing

D.Practise using the expressions from the dialogue in the boxes:

Look at the way Evelyn asks her about her family: Tell me about.

This is a good phrase because it is easy to remember.

Practice. Use this phrase to ask your teacher about:

- life in his/her country

- his/her family- food in his/her country

- his/her studies

- his/her job

E.Practise using the expressions from the dialogue in the boxes:

Look at some of the language in the box below used to keep the conversation going and show interest. We have added more.

Practice 1. Use the phrases above to respond to the sentences your teacher will say below:Teacher read:

- I really dont like fast food like MacDonalds or Burger King

- I like living abroad but I miss my family back at home- I really like jogging and exercising

- Heathrow airport is having real problems at the moment. Many flights have been cancelled

- Finding jobs in England is easy but finding good jobs with good money is really difficult

- My mum was a famous actress on TV

Practice 2. Ask your teacher the questions in D again. This time your teacher will respond with longer answers. Use some off the phrases in E to agree, continue the conversation and show interest.

F.Homework.

Write more of the dialogue between Evelyn and Kim to tell your teacher next time.

Speaking Practice 1 Carry OnAim: to improve your fluency and to use a range of different structures

A. Complete the following phrases:

1. Id really like to buy...

2. In the next six months Im going to...

3. I used to...

4. If I only had three months to live...

5. I still havent...

6. The thing that worries me most about the world today...

7. Ive always wanted to

8. I cant stand people who...

9. I hardly ever...

10. Im not good at...

11. The one place Id really like to visit is...

12. This country would be a better place if...

13. I would describe myself as...

14. The first school I went to...

15. ..andare two things Ive never tried doing

16. One of my earliest memories is...

17. After this lesson...

18. I keep up my English by...

19. In the next five years I hope to...

20. Two things that I really like doing are...and...

B. Now ask your teacher questions about some of the above themes

C. Homework

Review the language above, and any mistakes your teacher has pointed out. Speaking Practice 2 Giving Biographical InformationAim: to improve your fluency

and to enable you to give biographical information

A. Complete the following phrases about yourself

B. Now ask the teacher any questions you wish about his or her past.

C. Homework

Using your answers to the above questions, plan out a fuller account of your earlier days.

Speaking practice 3 - tell me a jokeAim: joke telling/humour discussionA.Talk with your teacher

What kind of things make you laugh?

Are you good at telling jokes? Why/why not?

B. Read and rate these jokes using the following scale:

Joke 1A man walks into a doctor's office. He has a sausage up his nose, a piece of cake in his left ear and a banana in his right ear. "What's the matter with me?" he asks the doctor. The doctor says, "Its obvious. You're not eating properly."Joke 2 A man walks into a doctor's office. He says "Doctor, everyone seems to be ignoring me.

The doctor replies, "Next, please."

Joke 3 A man told his doctor that he wasn't able to do all the jobs in the house that he used to do. When the examination was finished, he said, "Now, Doctor, I can take it. Tell me simply what is wrong with me."

"Well, quite simply," the doctor replied, "you're just lazy."

"Okay," said the man. "Now give me the medical term so I can tell my wife."

Joke 4 1st Eskimo: Where did your mother come from?2nd Eskimo: Alaska1st Eskimo: Don't bother, I'll ask her myself!Joke 5 On a hot summers day, a priest walking down a country lane sees a young farmer struggling to load hay back onto a cart after it had fallen off.

"You look hot, my son," said the Priest. "Why don't you rest a moment, and I'll give you a hand."

"No thanks," said the young man. "My father wouldn't like it."

"Don't be silly," the priest said.

"You must be allowed to stop work. Come and have a drink of water."

Again the young man protested that his father would be upset. Getting angry, the priest said, "Your father is very hard on you. Tell me where he is and I'll tell him to treat you better!"

"Well," replied the young farmer, "he's under the load of hay."

-------------------------------------------------C.Your turn

Can you translate a joke from your language into English?

D. Talk with your teacher:

What or who are the typical victims of jokes in your country? For example; mother-in-laws, certain regions of your country, the government, your neighbouring country?

Some jokes can be cruel rude or offensive. Should it be acceptable to laugh at anything?Are some subjects too sensitive or offensive?E.Homework:

Find another inoffensive clean story type joke or jokes in your own language and prepare to tell it in the next lesson in English.Interview questionsAim: to discuss interviews and interview questions

A.Questions candidates can ask a recruiter:

Would you feel comfortable asking these questions (below) in an interview?

Would you add any questions to the list below?

If any seem too strong can you rephrase them to make them more acceptable?

B.The following are ILLEGAL questions to ask a candidate in the USA:

Do you think these questions are illegal to ask at interview in your country?

Would you be happy to answer any of them?

Do you agree they should be illegal?

C.Strange interview questions:

Whats the strangest question you have been asked at interview? Pick 2 to answer from the questions below:

D. Discussion:

Apparently, most interviewers make up their mind about a candidate in the first few minutes.

Do you agree with the above statement? Is an interview the best way to really assess a candidates suitability for a job and vice versa? Tell your teacher about the interview process for your current jobE.Homework:

Prepare to answer some typical interview questions from the following site for next lesson:

http://www.career.vt.edu/JOBSEARC/interview/questions.htm#TypicalAges and Stages: Growing Up

Aim: to practise vocabulary and fluency around the issue of growing up

A.Different ages

Match the words in the second box to the stages of life in the first:

B.Stages in your life

Tell your teacher about the following:

Where you grew up

The person who has influenced you the most

Your best and worst subjects at school

Your best friend at school

The age you started going out on dates

Your 1st job

When you first

Opened a bank account

Got your driving license

Took out a mortgage/rented your first home

Where you see yourself in 5 years time/10 years time

C.Your attitudes to age

Has your attitudes to life changed over the years?

What advice would you give to 16 year old about life?

What advice do you wish youd had at 16?

Would you like to live to be 100?

Have attitudes to growing older changed in your country?

Men and Women

Aim: to discuss the differences between men and women and practise using adjectives

A.Watch and listen in your own time to this comedy feature on the brains of men and women

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BxckAMaTDc&feature=related

(approx. 5 minutes)

While you listen:

Write down any new words or phrases to discuss with your teacher

What are some of the boxes described for men?

How does this contrast with the brains of women?

Summarise his argument to present to your teacher next time.

You might find these contrasting words useful:

B. Review these amusing statements about men and women and discuss with your teacher. How do they compare to your experience?

Men are biologically incapable of letting a women light a barbecue.

Men drive to a party, women drive back.

Men have flu, women have colds.

A woman believes that visitors will be impressed by a clean house. A man believes that the visitors will be impressed with his large stereo.

Exactly the same haircut will cost 20 / 30 more for a woman than it will for a man.

Men wake up as good-looking as they went to bed. Women somehow deteriorate during the night.

When women are depressed they either eat or go shopping. Men invade another country.

A woman worries about the future until she gets a husband, while a man never worries about the future until he gets a wife.

A woman has the last word in any argument. Anything a man says after that is the beginning of a new argument.

C. Discuss the following with your teacher:

i) Do you agree that there are big differences in the way men and women think and feel?

ii) Think of your partner or closest friend/family member of the opposite sex. Do you think differently to them? How?

iii) Do you prefer the company of men or women. Why?

iv)According to some people, men and women can never really just be friends. Is this true for you? Do you have friends of the opposite sex?

D. Practising adjectives to describe personality

In the video, the comedian says that women are driven by emotion. Do you agree?

Which of these characteristics are normally associated with women, men or both?

E. Homework: more adjectives and ways of describing people

Go to:

http://www.onestopenglish.com/section.asp?docid=147084

Please complete questions 1 and 2 for your next lesson. You will then do the rest of this worksheet with your teacher.

Habits and RoutinesAim: to enable you to ask about habits/routines using the present simple

A. Put theses adverbs in order according to how often they happen:

I..

I..

I..

I..

I..B. Are these statements about your teacher true or false? Firstly, just quickly tick (() your answers.I think my teacher:

1. usually works in the evenings

2. never uses public transport

3. often sings in the bath or shower

4.occasionally goes to the theatre

5. hardly ever gets up late

6. usually does some form of exercise at the weekends

7. occasionally goes to Spain on holiday

8. always drinks wine with dinner

9. never watches TV in the evenings

10.often plays golf

Now check your answers ---------Were you right or wrong?

( I was right about number 1

X I was wrong about number 3

C. Using the adverbs in A above, make 6 statements about yourself.

Make four of them true and two false.

e.g. I always read the newspaper in the mornings

D. Ask your teacher 6 of your own questions using How often?

E. Homework Think of another 6 questions to ask your teacher next time.The Present Continuous

Aim: To understand the form and function

of the present continuous

A.Use: to describe things that are happening now, at the moment or around now. Look below and answer the questions with your teacher:

What are they doing at the moment?

Carla is swimming

Mrs Smith is reading The children are studying

When is Carla swimming?

- Now?

- Yesterday?

- We dont know?

B.Construction (positive sentences) - read the following with your teacher:

Conjugate the helping verb "be" + verb + -ing. Look at the example below with the verb work:

I'm (I am) -> working today.

You're (You are) -> working today.

He's (He is) -> working today.

She's (She is) -> working today.

It's (It is) -> working today.

We're (We are) -> working today.

You're (You are) -> working today.

They're (They are) -> working today.

Now conjugate the verb to study.C. Practice. Look at the party picture below Use the words in the blue box to tell your teacher about what they people are doing at the moment.

D.Construction (negative sentences) - read the following with your teacher:

Conjugate the helping verb "be" + not + verb + -ing.

I'm not (I am not) -> coming this evening.

You aren't (You are not) -> coming this evening.

He isn't (He is not) -> coming this evening.

She isn't (She is not) -> coming this evening.

It isn't (It is not) -> coming this evening.

We aren't (We are not) -> coming this evening.

The words in the box below are not true about the party picture. Make sentences with your teacher:

E.Construction (question forms) - read the following with your teacher:

Question word + conjugate the helping verb 'be' + subject + verb + -ing

What -> are you -> doing this afternoon?

What -> is he -> doing this afternoon?

What -> is she -> doing this afternoon?

What -> is it -> doing this afternoon?

What -> are we -> doing this afternoon?

What -> are you -> doing this afternoon?

What -> are they -> doing this afternoon?

Ask your teacher questions about the party picture. E.g. Are they smiling?F.Read the following with your teacher:

What major projects are you working on this month? Are you reading a book currently? What policies do you think your government is considering at the moment?G.Homework. 2 short quizzes:

More present simple practice:

http://www.eclecticenglish.com/grammar/PresentContinuous1F.html When to use the present simple or continuous: Review this here and test yourself :

http://www.5minuteenglish.com/feb27.htm.

Tell your teacher your result and about any problems next time.A Car Accident

Aim: To practise past simple/continuous and driving vocabulary

A.Identify the parts of the car:

bonnet

tyreheadlightbumperbootwindscreen

A

B

C

D

E

F

B.Discuss some possible causes of crashes with your teacher:

C. Imagine you have been in a car accident. Complete the dialogue with the police:

Police:What __________________ in the crash? (happen)

John: I was _________________ along (drive) South Street when a blue truck suddenly _______ (appear). It ______ (turn) out of a side road without looking. He _____(shoot) into my lane and hit the front passenger side of my car. I think he ____________ (speed) because he was going quite fast and didnt stop at the junction. He just _________ (keep) on going. I _________ (cant) stop in time.

Police: And then what happened?

John: The man _________ (got) out of the truck. He was angry and __________ (blame) me.

D.The police have more questions - unscramble them - then answer them:

your / car / describe / you / can ?

there /any / were / witnesses ?

Whose/ was / it / fault ? Did / get / you / the / insurance / details / from /other / driver / the ? Have / insurance / you / got / and / MOT ? E.

Now role-play reporting the following to the police:

At the traffic lights a car bumps into the rear of your car.

You see an accident. A car hits a pedestrian on a zebra crossing. The driver was using a mobile phone.

While you are tuning the radio, you hit a car which is backing out of a parking space in Sainsburys car park.

F.

Have you ever been in a car crash - or seen one? What happened?

G.

Homework:

Choose another option from 3. Write a report to read to your teacher next time.

Vocabulary recyclingAim: to recycle a range of grammar and vocabulary items

Section 1 - Choose the appropriate response for each statement from the options given:

1. My sister has just.. sixteen.

turned

become

had

completed

2. The teacher .. them off for cheating. shouted said

cried

told3.She is one of ..people I have ever met

the most intelligent

a most intelligent

the more intelligent

most intelligent4.Dont be so ..! He was only joking.sensible

senseless

sensitive

insensitive5. His parents died when he was young and he was..by an aunt.

grown up

brought up

taken up

taken care

6. Experience is often more important..qualifications.

Than

as so

that

7. I have always..my father for his honesty.

taken up

taken after

looked up to

looked after

8. Just think. Next month youll be.. and it seems only yesterday you were a baby.

in your teens

teenager

in your teenage

at your teen

9.We used to ..all sorts of terrible things when my parents were out.

get through to

get over

get on with

get up to

10.I wish hed let us make some of the decisions instead of completely taking..all our meetings.

up

off

over

inSection 2 - Choose the appropriate response for each statement from the options given:

1.Now that hes retired hes got the time to take..a new hobby.

in

over

up

off

2.It was such a surprise to hear of his death..

in the redout of the blue

black and blue

so greenly

3.I doubt theyll be taking..any more employees this year.

on

in

down

up

4.I to get through to Peter for the last two hours, but there is still no answer.

have triedtried

have been trying

had tried

5.I find the way he keeps tapping his fingers really..

irritatedirritableirritatingirritation

6. He is really one of the most ..people I have ever met.

like makinglikely

likeablelikeness

7.Theyre starting their business ..by flying to New York.

Journeytrip

travel

voyage8.He ..how many people would be coming to the meeting, and there were not enough chairs.

malcalculated

underestimatedunderrated

misread

9.The new boss is actually quite nice when you..to him.

get used used

be used are being usedused to be

10.Whats his name again? Its..,

on the tip of my tongue

on top of my head

in grasp of my fingertips

inside of my heart11...in hot climates. I feel so drained.I am not used to work

I didnt used to work

I am not used to working

I used not to work

Section 3 - Choose the appropriate response for each statement from the options given:

1.He had a high..so the doctor told him to take a few days off.

fever

thermometer

heat

temperature

2.I really dont know the answer. I give Go on, please tell me.

up

away

over

out

3.Morning. Id like to buy somefor work.

flippers

high-heeled shoesslipperswellingtons4.You to have received the news about your promotion last month.

must have been pleased

must be pleased

must have pleased

must please

5.Althoughheavily, the concert went ahead as planned.

it rains

it rainedit has been raining

it was raining

6.He is so used ..by e-mail that he hardly ever phones.

to be communicative

to communicate

to communicating

communicate7.Ibetter go. Its quite late now.hadwould should must

8. she tried hard not to think about smoking, it was always on her mind

even though

despite

howeveron the one hand

9.I think its really a problem. I dont think a doctor can help her.

psychic

psychological

psychologist

psychology

10. Arent you frightenedin front of so many people?

of speaking

to speak

for speaking

speak

11.I have never met.. person in my life.

so impolite

more impolite such impolitesuch an impolite

Section 4 - Choose the appropriate response for each statement from the options given:

1.You oughther. She looked so beautiful.

to see

to have seen

to be seen

to seeing

2.When we shared the flat, sheabout my untidiness. It drove me up the wall.

had complained

complained

was always complaining

has complained

3.Despite the first to reach his sales targets this month, his boss still refused to acknowledge his hard work.

he was

to be

had beenhaving been4.She is doing a scienceat Plymouth University

degree

certificatecareer

graduation

5.Ill let you this time, but promise youll never do it again.

off

away

out

through

6.Theyget here on time. Its already eight.

wont likely

arent likely to

wont be likely wouldnt likely7.He didnt succeed the marathon

in completing

to complete

to have completedon completing8.I think San Francisco isexcitingNew York

asas

sothan

asthan

moreas

9.She isnt just fat. Have you seen the size of her stomach? Shea baby.

having

will havemust haveis going to have

10.I could hardlywhat she was saying. She was mumbling constantly.

make out

hear out

make up

let up

Section 5 - Choose the appropriate response for each statement from the options given:

1.When I stoppedto her, she was picking some flowers in the garden

speakingto speak

to speaking

for speaking

2.He said he home on the 8.30 train so hell be here soon.

came

had come

was coming

will come

3.Shelunch by the time we arrived

finishedhad finished

had been finishingwill have finished4.I dont think shell be . Shes nearly ready

long timelong

take time

a time5.We our cases at the frontier. The guard tried not to smile, but I am sure he enjoyed watching us put all our things back in afterwards.

neednt have opened

must have opened

didnt need to open

hadnt to open

6.By the time she arrives, we our homework

will have done

will do

are doing

we have done 7. I thought the party was great. I thought the dcor wasand the food was so

tasty

tasteful

distasteless

tasteless

8.That fashion has really ..on with teenagers

taken caught brought

got

9.You look really tired. I thinktoo hard.

you worked

you were working

you have worked

you have been working

10.That roomfor a meeting today. Youll have to find another one.

used

was used

is used

is being used

Exam type transformationsAim: to enable you to manipulate structures to make sentences w/ similar meaningsA. Look at the sentences below and say the sentence in another way, using the word or words given:

1. He is a good player, but Ted is better.

good2. I think Ill always find it strange living in a village.

I dont think Ill ever3. Paul suggested that we should go to this film.

going

4. I was very lucky to have escaped from that crash. I count5. Jasmine left the room a few seconds before James walked in.

no sooner

6. We missed the plane because our car broke down on the motorway. if our car7. We had nothing to eat but bananas.

bananas8 Id like you to be more polite

I wish

9. Think back to the night you last saw him

cast10. His swimming pool is so big that all his friends come to swim

such11. John wishes he hadnt gone to Spain for his holidays

regrets12. Those houses were damaged by the strong winds

it was

13. I last went there in 1995.

since14. The hairdresser cut my hair the week before last.

I had15. Are you going to play golf on Saturday, Peter? asked Anne

Anne asked16. Although he didnt wake up on time he still managed to get to work at 9.00 Despite17. I havent seen a picture like this before.

This is18. Theres no hurry. It isnt late

It isnt late so you19. They must have cancelled the match

The match20. Jane has suggested that her overworked father should take a break.

Jane is trying to persuade21. The only thing they did was to criticize.

They22. It was your responsibility to get on with your work while I was out of the room.

You should23. Although he got more votes he did not become president.

Despite 24. People will just have to put up with these problems.

TheseB.Homework: Review this language as your teacher will test you on this at a later date

The Present Perfect for ExperienceAim: To enable you to use the present perfect to talk about experiences

A. Introduction

Ask your teacher some questions about his or her experiences using the following prompts:

Have you ever.

(ride) a horse or motorbike?

(climb) to the top of a mountain?

(spend) over 1000 in one day?

(stay) in a 5 star hotel?

(meet) anyone famous?

(go) skiing?

(win) a prize or competition?

(eat) snails?

(spend) a whole day without speaking to anyone?

(go) to Asia?

B.Controlled practice 1

Now where your teacher has said yes to any of the above questions, ask him or her a little more specific detail about when or where this actually happened. You will now be talking about your teacher at a specific point in the past and so you will need to use the simple past to ask these questions:

When/where did you?

What happened exactly?

Did you?

C. Controlled practice 2

Your teacher will now ask you some questions about your experiences.

They will also ask you about the details.

1. Have you ever lost your house or car keys? How did you get back into the house or car?

2. Have you ever eaten squid/snails/octopus? Did you like it?

3. Have you ever been to Italy/Spain/US? When did you go there?

4. Have you ever ridden a horse/motorbike/bicycle?

Where were you at the time?

5. Have you ever been to a rugby/football match/pop/classical concert?

Who did you see?

6. Have you ever kissed an Englishman/woman? When did it happen?

D. Free Practice

Now ask your teacher some questions AGAIN. Remember to ask about the details with the past simple as in B above.

Use some of these verbs:

E. Homework

Write 6 sentences about things that you have never done, such as:

*Ive never been to Rome*Ive never seen a ghost

Tense RevisionAim: to provide you with an overview and practice of the tense system

A. Complete the chart with the verb walk.

Simple Continuous

Perfect SimplePerfect Continuous

(or Progressive)

PRESENT

I walk......

PAST

......

FUTURE

......

B. Look at the time-lines below and the sentences that go with them.

I work every day

Im working now as usual

I started work at 8 oclock yesterday morning

I was working in the morning when you came

into the office

I had answered all my e-mails before you

arrived

In fact, I had been working for an hour by the

time you arrived

Ive worked for three different companies

Ive been working here for 10 months now

I hope I will finish at 5 oclock today

Im going to work really hard so that I can finish on time

Im working tomorrow, of course

At this time tomorrow, Ill be sitting here again

By next month, Ill have finished this project.

By 2010, Ill have been working here for 5 years.

C. Ask your teacher any questions that you need to about the above diagram

D. Follow up

Try to write one true sentence about your own life in each tense. Use a range of different verbs so that your examples are realistic. Complete this for homework in written form.

Survival LanguageAims: To enable you to respond to some common situations that might occur in the UK and to use some common social English language

A.Introduction

Imagine that you are in the UK. What do you say in the following situations? Discuss with your teacher

1. Ask for a ticket on the bus. You want to go to Exeter and back.

2. You want to know what time the next train to London leaves.

3. You want to sit down on the train. What do you say to the man in the next seat.

4. Invite someone to the cinema.

5. Ask for some stamps at a Post Office. You want to send a letter home.

6. Someone speaks. You dont understand.

7. You are in the town centre. You want to go to the toilet.

8. You need some ten pence coins to make a phone call.

9. Ask for a drink in a pub.

10. You dont know the time. Ask someone.

11. The woman you are talking to is speaking very fast.

12. You want to book a room at the Palace Hotel for two people for two nights.

13. You are lost. You need to find the way to your hotel.

14. Ask someone the way to the station.

15. You have got a cold. Ask for something at a chemists.

16. You want to buy a corkscrew. You dont know the word for it in English.

17. You want to know the cost of sending a parcel to France.

18.Someone sneezes. What do you say?

19. You asked for a coke. You get an orange juice.

20. You stand on someones foot.

21. You want to pay for the bill in the restaurant.

22. Someone tells you they are getting married.

23. You want to get past someone in a crowd.

24. What do you say before you have a drink with someone/before you eat?

25. Someone asks you if you want more food. You dont.

26. You dont know how to pronounce a word.

B. How do you respond to the following: Did you have a good trip?

Do you mind if I smoke?

How are you?

How do you do?

Can I borrow your newspaper?

Thank you very much.

Im sorry. Im late.

Good luck!

Its your round.

Is this seat free?

Have you got a light?

Do you mind if I ask you a few questions?

C.Respond as best you can to the questions the teacher will ask you

D.Homework: Review the phrases and try to remember them

Whats the question?

Aim: to practise question formation

A.Make suitable questions

In this section we are going to practise making questions. So if there is a part of the sentence in bold, ask the question referring to it. The first one has been done as an example:

What do you do?

I am an Engineer.

_________________________________My surname? J-A-C-O-B-S_________________________________My sister is a Psychologist.

_________________________________ I dont support any football teams. I watch rugby.

_________________________________Theyve got three: Mary, Jon and Kate._________________________________I go skiing twice a year.

_________________________________The chippie opens at half past seven.

_________________________________ Yes, Ive been to France twice._________________________________ I dont think so. If I have met Emily before, I dont remember her.

_________________________________ I would buy houses for all my friends.

_________________________________ Ive lost my keys._________________________________Yesterday, I went shopping and watched a film.

_________________________________I like the kind of people who are good listeners.

_________________________________How do you do? B.Now ask your teacher:

In the following you are going to ask your teacher something about them. Here is an example:

Your teachers leisure time:

Possible questions:

What do you do in your spare time?

How do you spend your leisure time? What do you like doing when youre not working?

Now it is your turn. Think of 3 different ways to ask your teacher about each of the following:

Your teachers weekend

Your teachers plans for the future

Your teachers family

C. Partial questions:

Use the sentences below to write 5 more questions for your teacher

Do you like.?

What would?

..last weekend ?

What kind of..?

Are you good at ?

D. Homework:

Think of 4 more questions to ask your teacher for next time:

Write questions using the following themes:

Your teachers past

Your teachers favourite holiday

Your teachers taste in music

Your teachers opinion on the best age to marry

Vocabulary to Describe PersonalityAim: to help you describe peoples personalities and to improve fluency

A. With your teacher, answer the following questions about yourself:

My personalityYesIt dependsNo

I am a patient person

I am grumpy in the mornings

I am careful with money

I am clean and tidy at home and at work

I sometimes tell white lies

I think a lot before I make decisions

I am cheerful and generally look on the bright side

I can be quite stubborn

I can put work behind me when I get home

I get bored when I am on my own

I like to be the centre of attention

I am an out-going person

I am sociable

I find it difficult to say that I am wrong

I am ambitious

B. Put these adjectives into three categories:

Positive

Negative

Can be both

C. Look at the list again. Can you find any opposites?

D. State what kind of people you like/dislike

E. My personality

Pick three adjectives which honestly describe your character

F. Homework

Describe someone you know well. This could be someone in your family, a friend or a colleague.

Phrasal VerbsAims: to enable you to learn and use a range of phrasal verbs

A. Look at these examples of phrasal verbs and say what you think they might mean:1. Ill drop you off at the bus-stop. Its raining and I am sure you dont want to get wet.

2. Ive used up all my holiday money so Ill have to come home a week earlier.

3. You never help around the house. You take after your father. He never did any housework, either.4. Bad habits are not always easy to give up.5. Every time he gets in his car, he turns the radio up full. Its deafening!

6. You shouldnt believe everything he says. He has a habit of making things up.7. My cousin is doing up an old cottage in France, and hes planning to let it for 300 per week when hes finished it.

8. The truth finally dawned on him. He had thought that the money had stolen by thieves, but now he realized his own brother had taken it.

9. Are you coming to see us off at the station?

10. Hes getting better and hell be out of hospital soon, but I still think it will take him some time to get over his illness.

11. If you dont slow down, youll end up in hospital.

12. I was tired of listening to her moaning about her holiday, but she went on and on.

13. Driving a car isnt something that can be picked up overnight. Youll need to be patient and keep going to your driving lessons.

14. Shall we continue doing the decorating? Do you feel up to it today?

15. He thinks that his sweet talk will persuade me, but I can see straight through him. Hes only after my money.

16. I really hope he wont let me down again. I need that delivery by Thursday.

17. I was walking home and then something suddenly came over me I felt dizzy and fell over.

18. Where did you come across these old photos? I thought Id thrown them out.

19. We had been counting on the completion of the contract by Christmas. Weve arranged to move into our new house in the New Year so you cant put it off to February now.

20. You shouldnt put off going to the dentist if youve got toothache.

B. Gap-fill

The following verbs are used in the gaps below (in the form given):1. Thats the second time hesme down this week hes becoming so unreliable.

2. We cant go to Lindas party this weekend as shes it off until the week after next.

3. I was on you to lend me your car. How am I going to get to the airport if you are using it yourself?

4. You can borrow my camera, but try not to ..up all the film.

5. I feel so upset, but I expect Ill..over it in a few days

6. I dont speak any French, but Im sure Ill..up a few words after a few days.

7. I ..up smoking three years ago, and I have never regretted it.

8. Do you think hes telling the truth? I reckon hes ..the whole thing up.

9. Hes done a great job of ..that old motorbike up. It looks great! It was all rusty before.

10. How can you say that I my sister? I think we are completely different.

11. Im going to the airport to ..John off. Do you want to come?

12. Shes so boring! She just ..on and on about her cruise to the Bahamas. I wish shed change the subject.

13. I dont really up to playing squash today. Im still getting over my cold.

14. Can you .the music up a bit? I cant hear it.

15. We went to 3 different pubs last night and .up at the Chinese restaurant.

16. Ive lost my keys. Could you let me know if you .across them?

17. You dont mind taking Peter with you, do you? He only needs . off at school. Its on your way to work.

18. Ive no idea why I was so rude to him. I just dont know what over me.

19. He tried to say it was nothing to do with him, but we . right through him. Hes a bad liar.

20. Id been looking for that book for ages, and then it suddenly on me that Id lent it to John.

C. Complete these phrases1. You can always .on her to be late.

2. Our flight was re-directed and instead of Tokyo we . up in Bangkok.

3. Hes such a darling. People say he takes .his grandfather.

4. I dont think Ill ever want to give .cycling. I enjoy it and its good for my fitness.

5. Dont you think its time you . up your house? It will sell much better if it looks clean and tidy.

6. I believed every word he said, but it turned out that hed made the whole thing .

7. I cant find my glasses. Can you let me know if you come . them?

8. I know he won the championship, but theres really no need to . on and on about it.

9. They were really nice to me during my stay. They even came to .me off at the airport.

10. I was looking for his number in the telephone directory when it suddenly .on me that he had moved house.

11. I know he seems like a nice person, but hes got ulterior motives. Im surprised you didnt . through that story about his divorce. He .it up so you would sympathize with him.

12. They have had to .the meeting off till they get the new figures.

13. I never feel .to going for a long walk on Boxing Day. Its always cold, and after all that food I just havent got the energy.

14. If you let . down once more, Ill walk out on you.

15. You . the volume . by adjusting this switch.

16. He never really got. his parents divorcing.

17. You . the volume . by adjusting this switch.

18. Ive used . all my stamps. Have you got a spare one?

19. You should know better than to count .her. She always lets people .

20. Knowing him hell pick it .very quickly. Hes a quick learner.

21. Could you .me off at the entrance to the supermarket. Its raining and I dont want to get wet.

Crime and punishmentAim: To develop related vocabulary on the theme of CRIMEA.Read about John, below:

After committing a bank robbery, the police wanted to catch John and arrest him.

Note these verbs connected to crime:

B.Now re-tell Johns story, above, using these verbs in the past tense:

Yesterday John

C.Continue Johns story using these words:

The Police finally caught John and he was ___________ with the crime. John had to appear in court where the judge and jury heard the ______________. His ____________ lawyer said it was not Johns fault because he had had a difficult childhood. The _______________ lawyer said that was no excuse for stealing 50,000.

After some consideration the jury returned their verdict and they _______ John guilty. He was ___________ of robbery and the judge __________ John to a prison term. John then ______________ a prison sentence of 5 years.

D.Your views. Answer the questions with your teacher:

How much is crime a real problem where you live?

What can be done to stop people committing crimes?

-Drug prevention?

-Education?

Are prison sentences long enough?

-Are they a deterrent? (Are they long enough to persuade people not

to commit crime?)

Can juries be trusted to understand all the evidence and deliver the correct verdict in complex cases in financial cases for example?

E.

Homework Think about your response to or make notes on this question, ready to tell your teacher next time:

While serving a prison sentence, should criminals receive more help, such as rehabilitation or education - or is the main purpose of prison to punish?

Idioms relating to

the head and the brainAim: to enable you to learn and use some idioms connected with the head and the brainA.Complete the following with your teacher and write an explanation underneath in your own words:

Can I call you later, Id like to . .about something?

pick your brains

rack your brain

chew your head

Ive but I still cant remember where Ive left my keys.

chewed my head

racked my brains

picked my nose

Im pleased to say were making good . with this project.

headway

highway

brainway

Shes a good boss, but when shes angry she can really.

eat your mind

bite your head off

chew your mind

Ive been looking at these figures for an hour but I still cant make

head or mind of it

head or tail of it

brain or body of it

We are giving this award to the company that is above the rest

head and shoulders

body and spirit

heads

B) Here are some more idioms. Match the idioms from the yellow box on the left with the correct explanation from the green box on the right:

C.Answer these questions with your teacher:

1) Do you like to face the music or are you the type of person to bury your head in the sand?

2) When was the last time you made real headway with a project or task?

3) If you were competing against someone weaker than you in a race, would you give them a head-start?

4) Do you like to pick peoples brains in order to gather information from various sources?

5) Do you know anyone who often bites peoples heads off?

6) In terms of people you know or admire, who stands head and shoulders above the rest?

D.Homework: Visit: http://www.englishzone.com/idioms/body1a.html. Many of these idioms will be new. Write the new ones down for your next lesson.

Prepositions of Place and FurnitureAim: to describe location using prepositions of place

A.Naming rooms

With your teacher, name all the rooms in your house.

Are there any that you struggled to name, such as utility room, en-suite bathroom, cellar etc.?

Tell your teacher in which room you will find each item in the box below:

B.Living room layout

Look at this living room layout on the following page.

Quickly identify these items in the picture:

2 & 3 seater stripy sofas

large rug/small rug

cupboards

table lamps

coffee table

windows/doors

arm chairs

fireplace

piano/piano stool

C.Describing the layout

Describe the above room layout to your teacher. Here are some useful prepositions of place which you might find helpful.

D.Discuss

Do you like the layout of the room above? Why/why not?

Which is your favourite room in your house? What make it your favourite, is it the layout, colour scheme, contents etc?

Ideally, where would you live? The countryside, town, overlooking the sea?

E. Homework:

Draw your living room or room of your choice and write sentences about the layout ready to tell your teacher next time.

Food, glorious foodAim: to learn food vocabulary; taste/texture and preparation

A.Adjectives for describing foods

In the green box is a list of adjectives which describe the taste or texture of different foods.

Think of a food item for each adjective

Example: salty = crisps

Decide whether the adjective is a TASTE or a TEXTURE sensation.

Example: salty = TASTE

B.Choose two food items from the list below to describe to your teacher. Your teacher will guess which ones you are taking about:

lemonade

a tomato

cucumber

chips curry

C.Discuss

What is your national dish? Describe the taste. Do you like it?

Can you name the traditional English dish at the top of this page? Can you name any other traditional English foods? What is your impression of English food?

If you were on death row, what would you request for your last meal?

Do you eat much junk food or have many TV dinners?

D.Recipes and food preparation

Match the words in the yellow box with their definitions in the blue box:

E. Describe your favourite recipe

Using some of the words above, describe how to make a favourite dish

F.Homework

Write out your recipe or prepare to describe another one to your teacher

Pronunciation 1: Minimal PairsAim: to pronounce similar vowel sounds successfully A.Listen to your teacher

Your teacher will say a word from either column A or column B. When you hear the word, tell the teacher whether the word they have read comes from column A or column B.

Column AColumn B

shipsheep

chipcheap

lipleap

caughtcot

curtcut

cartcut

cartcaught

darlingdialling

tailtell

tailtoil

tailtile

tinten

batbad

betbait

lookloop

hourare

bootfoot

rootsoot

B.Reading aloud

Now read each pair of words to your teacher. Can your teacher hear the difference as you pronounce them?

C. Make up a short nonsense sentence for each set of words you find difficult.

E.g.The ship collects the sheep

Cheap chips are best

When I leap I bite my lip.

D. Add the words in the yellow box to the chart below, according to their pronunciation.

There are 2 words which have both sounds in. Add them to the final column.

Ship

sound (i)Sheep sound (i:)Both sounds

Country

Boys name

Girls name

Make of car

Animal

E. Homework

Pick another set of sounds (e.g. tell/tail) and make another chart.

Making Introductions and Small TalkAim: to be able to meet, greet and make introductions.

To be able to make small talk with clients and suppliersA. About you

Who do you normally do business with in English? Clients/suppliers

What do you normally say when you meet a new client in English?

Do you find meeting and talking in English with clients/suppliers easy? Why/why not?

B.Making IntroductionsLook at the business cards below. Gabriel and Johan are meeting for the first time.

C.Now read the following exchange with your teacherGabriel Hello, Im Gabriel Rodriguez. Im the international Advertising Manager here at World Cargo. Pleased to meet you.

Johan

Pleased to meet you, too. Im Johan Bakk from Jervis and Ways.

Read it again, but this time, use your own business card details instead of Gabriels.

Notice that when Gabriel says hello, Johan usually would reply in a similar way.

D.Meeting again.

Some months later, Johan meets Gabriel again at his office. Read the exchange with your teacher.

GabrielHello, Johan. How are you?

Johan

Not bad at all, thanks. How are you?

GabrielFine, thanks. Its good to see you again. How was your trip?

How do the exchanges differ from those in part C? Why do you think this is?

E.Practice making introductions

Try to use a variety of phrases to introduce:

Johan to your teacher

Yourself to a new colleague

Your boss to your teacher

Your best friend to your teacher

F.Making small talk.

Here are the answers. What are the questions?

?

Johan Bakk.

?

J-o-h-a-n.

?

Im German.

?

Yes, the flight was fine, thanks.

?

Jervis & Ways Ltd.

?

Jervis & Ways Ltd.

Im a graphic designer

?

Germany, just outside Berlin.

?

At the Hilton.

?

3 nights. I go back on Thursday.

G.Revision

Pretend your teacher is a client coming to visit you for the second time. Greet him/her then continue the conversation.

H. Homework

Write 3 more typical small talk questions and answers.

?

?

?

Welcome to our Company...Aim: to improve your business

presentations in EnglishThis is designed to work over 2/3 lessons. In Lesson 1 you will cover parts A and B, learning useful language to assist you in making your presentations. In Lesson 2, you get the chance to practise, using what you have learned to create different sections of a presentation. There is also an option to extend this into a 3rd lesson to make a full presentation if you wish.

A.Talk with your teacher about presentations you have to make for business:

What do you talk about in your presentations in English?

Who do you typically present to: clients, colleagues, bosses?

What is the objective in each case? To sell, to inform, to impress

What materials do you use in your presentation: PowerPoint presentations/slides/written handouts?

What do you feel comfortable/uncomfortable about in terms of presenting in English?

B.Presentation language

It can be useful to divide a presentation in 4 parts. Put these parts of a presentation in order

Put the phrases below under the headings: Questions, Main section, Introduction and Conclusion, in terms of where in the presentation they are more likely to occur:

On behalf of Gelaxco Industries, Id like to welcome you to this presentation...

Good morning everyone, todays presentation is about

My presentation is in 3 parts; Firstly, Ill talk about ... Secondly ... Thirdly

To begin, Im going to talk about

Moving on to the next item on the agenda.

Today we have looked at.

Id just like to summarise the 3 main points.Next well focus on

My presentation is in three parts

To conclude/before I finish, Id just like to recap/go over/summarise the 3 main points

Finally, lets consider

That brings me to the end of my presentation. Thank you very much for listening.

After my conclusion, Ill be happy to answer any questions you have...

If you have any questions while I am talking, please feel free to interrupt me.

Now Id like to invite any questions.

To illustrate this point, I have a diagram which clearly shows

The key point/issue is...As you can see from this chart, sales are increasing across the company.The purpose of today's presentation is toSo, to begin, Id like to look at...

If there are no questions, Ill move on to the 2nd point...

Look again at the language above and note the most useful phrases for you. Are there any new phrases? Are there any you would not feel comfortable using?

C.Making an introduction

Using your own presentation material/ideas, practise the introduction with your teacher. Remember to speak slowly and clearly. Use the following words, if they are helpful. Use any other useful phrases from Part B above.

D.The Main Section

Practise the main part of your presentation with your teacher. Use the following words, if they are helpful. Use any other useful phrases from Part B.

E.Concluding your presentation

Now practise the conclusion. Use the following words, if they are helpful. Use any other useful phrases from Part B.

F.Asking for Questions

Use the following words, if they are helpful. Use any other useful phrases from Part B.

G.Homework

Practise your whole presentation at home ready to tell your teacher next time.

Please hold on...Aim: to be a success in English on the telephoneA.Talk with your teacher about what you need to do in English on the telephone. What do you find it easy to do? What is most difficult?

B.Best advice! Speak more slowly. Get the other person to speak more slowly, too. How can you do this?

By saying Please can you slow down? By repeating key information after theyve said it.So its Mr Tokato from Hatsuma Industries. This slows the conversation down.

By speaking slowly yourself; hopefully they will match your speed.

By never saying you understand when you dont. See the useful language in box below to help you

C. With your teacher, review the useful language below and on the following page. Tick the phrases you will need.

D. Role-play some typical telephone conversations that you make or receive with your teacher, using the language above.

E. Homework

Practise what you have learned in your work. If you have specific questions, note them and ask your teacher in the next lesson.

Introducing my Business...

Aim: to be able to talk about your company history,

structure and your functionA. Giving the history of your company

Complete the applicable phrases with your teacher:

We were founded / set up / established in.

Our Head Office is in

Recently, we merged with

We set up a division/subsidiary/branch in ..

B. Talking about your products and services

Use these words to tell your teacher about what you do. You may find some of these verbs below helpful:

C. Talking about your company performance

Answer these questions: Are you the market leaders in your field?

Has your company expanded operations?

How much has your company grown by over the last few years?

What are your approximate annual profits?

What is your approximate annual turnover? What areas/countries/customers are you targeting to improve performance/sales in the future?D. Talking about your company fluently

Using the language in A, B and C, re-tell you teacher about your company.

E.g. Promotech was founded in 1989 by my boss. We are Computer Software Developers and specialise in designing software for the financial sector.. While we are not the market leaders, we have expanded quickly over the last few years and have grown by 35% over the last 2 years.

E. Company structure

Read the paragraph below and complete the organisation chart below with the missing names and job titles.

John Richards is the Managing Director, who has overall responsibility for the day-to-day running of the company. The company is divided into different departments, each with its own Manager. All marketing people are responsible to Clare Strange. She is responsible for company promotion worldwide. Sam White heads up the Sales team which consists of over 35 personnel. Robert Smythe manages the Finance Department and Adel Winters is in charge of the Personnel department, which also includes Customer Services.

F.Language point: Responsible to or Responsible forNote, in the paragraph above it says All marketing people are responsible to Clare Strange. She is responsible for company promotion worldwide.

What is the difference between responsible to and responsible for?

Who are you responsible to?

What are you responsible for?

G. Describing your company structure

Quickly draw your company structure. Then tell your teacher about your company and your responsibilities using the language above.

H.Homework

Review the language and prepare a brief presentation on all aspects of your company for next time.

Starting a Negotiation in EnglishAim: to negotiate successfully in English This worksheet is part of a series which is designed to work over 2/3 lessons. In Lesson 1 you will learn useful language to assist you in getting started in negotiations. In Lesson 2, you will extend this to talk about a specific negotiation situation. There is also an option to extend this into a 3rd lesson to develop a full negotiation with your teacher if you wish.

A.Talk with your teacher

Who do you negotiate with?

What do you discuss in your negotiations in English typically? Is it price, delivery times, or service levels?

Is it always best to aim for a win-win result or do you need to be more aggressive to get what you want?

B.Read the dialogue below with your teacher:

Karina: Hello, Im Karina White, Sales Manager.

Robert: Pleased to meet you. I'm Robert Wood, Head Buyer for Sutton Communications

Karina: I hope you had a good flight.

Robert: Yes, it was O.K. Thank you.

Karina: Will you be here for the weekend?

Robert: Id love to stay longer but we have to return late on Friday.Karina: Well, shall we get down to business? To start with, I hope youll be impressed by what our business can offer you and that we will be able to build a good working relationship.

Robert: Our first priority is to find out more about your company and what you can offer. As far as we are concerned it is important to ask for quotes from a range of suppliers before making any decision.

Karina: I appreciate that and I think that youll find our terms are very competitive.

Robert: Good. What's your proposal, Karina?

C. Language review 1 - Small talk

What does Karina say to put Robert at ease?

Is making small talk important or do you prefer to get down to business straight away?

Here are some more suggested small talk phrases. Can you add any to the box below?

D. Language review 2 Starting to talk business

What does Karina say to signal that its time to start talking business?

Practise these phrases:

E. Language review 3 Stating your position

Now they are ready to start business, its important that both sides state their positions. Karina starts by making an opening statement. Robert responds with his position:

Karina: Well, shall we get down to business? To start with, I hope youll be impressed by what our business can offer you and that we will be able to build a good working relationship.

Robert: Our first priority is to find out more about your company and what you can offer. As far as we are concerned it is important to ask for quotes from a range of suppliers before making any decision.

Your turn. Practise making an opening statement and responding stating your position with your teacher:

F.Role-play the start of a negotiation with your teacher. You take the lead. Include:

Small talk Signalling that its time to talk business Your opening statement (Your teacher states their position)

Now reverse roles. Let your teacher take the lead.

G. Homework

Review the language. Your teacher will question you about this next time.

Useful websites with ready-to-use materials* indicates personal favourites/excellent tried and tested sites

Grammar:

Irregular verb list: http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/irregular-verbs/

Extra work on conditionals http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/conditional-sentences

Variety of basic grammar plans and material: http://www.btinternet.com/~ted.power/lev03.htmlReadings/listening and discussions:

* Onestop English. Lots of great real newspaper articles for students to read + useful post-reading exercises and answer key. Students can choose an article geared to their level and do reading and exercises at home. You can go through anything they found difficult and do the discussion point in the lessons: http://www.onestopenglish.com/section.asp?sectionType=listsummary&catid=58223&docid=153866British Council Super listening and activities: http://www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglish-central-listening-downloads.htm

Pronunciation rhyme. Advanced: http://www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglish-central-poems-pronunciation-poem.htm. Love this and students can listen in their own time.

ESL lab: Listening and quizzes mainly for use in a students own time: http://www.esl-lab.com/guide.htm*Ready to use discussion topics and questions: http://iteslj.org/questions/*BBC listening and reading the news articles with study notes: Advanced

Sample articles: Obesity: http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/newsenglish/witn/2008/02/080220_obesity.shtml.

Terminal 5 chaos: http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/newsenglish/witn/2008/03/080331_heathrow.shtmlAlso look on the L/h side menu for other archived articles under words in the news header. Also business articles.

Pronunciation, connected speech, schwa and vowel sounds = video and exercises. Great for your students to do in their own time: http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/pron/

BBC World service. Read and listen. Sample article on tea at the Ritz: http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1128_london_life/page5.shtmlJob interviews:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/work/workskills/wsu3.shtmlBBC English tips and audio

http://www.jobsite.co.uk/cgi-bin/bulletin_search.cgi?act=da&aid=2433Typical job interview questions and outline of best responses

Investment banking/finance interview questions - (questions from page 12 onwards) http://www.bus.umich.edu/StudentCareerServices/resources/IB-Sales&Trading05.pdfGreat questions: *http://www.quintcareers.com/interview_question_database/interview_questions.html

http://www.jobsite.co.uk/cgi-bin/bulletin_search.cgi?act=da&aid=2433Exams:

Mock interview FCE and advice:http://www.ukstudentlife.com/English/Exams/Oral.htm. Opinions and Preferences

I think... In my opinion...

From my perspectiveFrom my point of view.

The way I see it...As far as I'm concerned...

I suspect that...I'm pretty sure that...

It is fairly certain that...I'm convinced that...

I strongly believe that...Without a doubt...

Partial Disagreement

This is often more polite than disagreeing totally.

I see what you mean but

I agree to a certain extent but

I do understand your point but

Disagreeing

I don't think that...I don't agree. I'd prefer...

Shouldn't we consider...But what about...?

I'm afraid I don't agree...Frankly, I doubt if...

Let's face it, the truth of the matter is...

The problem with your point of view is that...

Don't you think it would be better...?

Giving Reasons and Offering Explanations

To start with, the reason why... That's why...

For this reason...That's the reason why...

Considering...Many people think...

Summarising

So you seeIn summary

Id just like to finish by sayingIn conclusion

So what youre saying isWhat Im saying is

Language focus 1Like doing

Language focus 2Tell me about

Language focus 3 Showing interest and keeping a conversation going

To keep a conversation going/show interest: Really?Is that right?

Agreeing: Im sure you doI can imagine

Agreeing to a positive statement: Me, too

Agreeing to a negative statement: Me neither

I was born in

I grew up in

When I was, I

A place I liked to visit when I was young was

As a child I often used to

As a child I hardly ever used to...

I used to like

I couldnt stand

My greatest fear was

I wanted to be

I would describe my childhood as

When I was 18 years old, I

After that

Then I

I plan toin the future

1) Not funny or I didnt get it

2) Slightly humorous - it tickled me

3) Funny

4)Hilarious

a) What are your company's strengths and how do you capitalize on them?

b) What are your companys weaknesses and how are you dealing with them?

c) What changes do you anticipate in the industry?

d) Where will the major sources of your business be in the next 5 years?

e) How is worker performance measured and reviewed?

f) Do you have a mentor program? How about formal training programs? g) What is your company's management style? h) Why do people leave? Why have you stayed with the company?

i) Describe my initial assignments?

j) If you hire me, what are the three most pressing issues you need resolved?

What political party are you affiliated with?

Do you go to church regularly? Whats your religion?

Are you currently married? Are you divorced? What is your sexual orientation?

Are you in debt?

What charities are you involved with?

Do you drink?

How many children do you have? Are you planning any?

Do you have any health problems/disability? How much do you weigh? Have you ever been convicted of a crime?

How old are you?

What does your father/mother do for a living?

What is your IQ?

1. It is the 15th Century. How do convince the Pope that the Earth is round?

2.If I gave you an elephant, where would you hide it? 3.If you could ask anyone to dinner alive or dead, who would you ask?4. Describe your best friend. How are you similar / different? 5. If you were a car, what car would you be and why?

nappies wrinklesgrey haira mid-life crisis revising a pensionbeing innocent being wise saving money

getting a driving license staying out all night

BabyToddler

Child

Teenager

Middle-age

Old-age

Did you know?

Most Harley-Davidson motorbikes are bought by men over 40 years old.

whereason the other hand

whilein contrast

charming emotional handsome beautiful dependable

aggressive analytical sweetmuscularmaternal

sometimes

never

always

hardly ever

occasionally

often

smileshare food together

have party

laugheat food overlook the sea

talk

wear summer clothes

frownride bike watch TV fight jump up and down on the table

Remember! The present continuous is also for things that are happening around the present moment in time: e.g.

I'm reading "The Surgeon's Mate" by Patrick O'Brian. Whose account are you working on?The President is creating a new employment policyShe's studying hard for her final exam.

Common present continuous time expressions include: at the moment now today this week this month currently

speedingusing a mobile phonebeing drunk

not looking or being distracted

This is a picture of your teacher now:

THEN NOW

(

x x x x x x /|\

/\

This is a picture of your teacher in the past:

THENNOW

(

X X /|\ X X X

/\

drivemeetcookbuymakedrink

writelivevisitbreakgowin

findsing travelfeelsend watch

x x x x

Past Now Future

^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Past Now Future

x

Past Now Future

x

^^^^^^^^^^

Past Now Future

x x x x

Past Now Future

^^^^^^^ x

Past Now Future

x x x

Past Now Future

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Past Now Future

x

Past Now Future

X

Past Now Future

X

Past Now Future

^^^^^^^

Past Now Future

--------------- X

Past Now Future

^^^^^^^

Past Now Future

thoughtfulmoodyaggressivepatient

inconsiderateimpulsivedishonestshy

livelymatureeasy-goingrude

kindcalmorganizedgenerous

even-temperedsociableforgetfulnervous

childisheasily-satisfieddisorganizedlazy

selfishconscientiousambitiousout-going

meancourteoushonestserious

thoughtfulmoodyaggressivepatient

inconsiderateimpulsivedishonestshy

livelymatureeasy-goingrude

kindcalmorganizedgenerous

even-temperedsociableforgetfulnervous

childisheasily-satisfieddisorganizedlazy

selfishconscientiousambitiousout-going

meancourteoushonestserious

Useful language:

I am attracted/like to people who

People who.irritate me

I cant stand people who

I respect people who..

doing seetakesawturn

gave making counting feel dawned

cameendedget use come

putting goes let dropping pick

doing seetakesawturn

gave making counting feel dawned

cameendedget use come

putting goes let dropping pick

To commit a crime

To catch a criminal

To arrest a criminal

served charged convicted

sentencedprosecution defence

evidencefound

To deliberately ignore something bad by pretending it doesnt exist

To let them go first,

in a race for example

To survive but maybe only just

To accept your fate or punishment

To keep your head above water

To bury your head in the sand

To give someone a head-start

To face the music

rugdishwasherwashing machine

TVdining tablesofa

wardrobe cupboardssink

sink/basintoiletshower curtain

Useful language

against next to parallel to

at a 45 degree angle to in the bottom left hand corner

in the top right hand corner to the left of the

on top of underneathfacing between

crunchystickysalty

creamyspicy (hot)sour

sweetbitter fizzy/sparkling

chewyjuicybland

to cook in a pan with oil/butter

to remove the skin

to cut into small squares

to decorate for presentation

a kind of soup mixture used as a base (chicken or fish stock)

to cut lengthways

to lightly fry onions, for example, until they are brown

to cook in a pan with hot water

to cook in an oven to mix with a spoon

to slice

to garnish

stock

to peel

to dice

to fry

to cut lengthways

to brown

to bake

to boil

to stir

Other useful terms: to sieveto whisk to beat a teaspoon

a table spoonto meltto season a pinch

MonkeyFiatLisa

FishBillDean MiniItalyEnglandJillArgentina

Jervis & Ways Ltd

Design Consultants

Johan Bakk

Graphic Designer

____________________________________

8 Velk Str. Berlin 787 Germany

+ 49 8789 999. Fax /9909jbakk@jervis.com

WorldCargo ~ ~ ~when it has to be there on timeGabriel Rodriguez

International Advertising ManagerAv. Correos Martin, Alcobaca, Portugal Tel: +39 45 67 78 78

HYPERLINK "http://www.worldcargo.net" www.worldcargo.net

Alternative formal exchanges for a first meeting only

Gabriel Johan

How do you do?How do you do?

Good to meet you.Good to meet you, too.

Pleasure to meet you.Pleasure to meet you.

Useful phrases

Id like to introduce you to (my colleague)

Let me introduce you to

Have you met?

I dont think weve met. Im

This is.

Introduction

Questions

Conclusion

Main section

Hello, Im. from..

The purpose of todays presentation is to ..

Im going to discuss 3 key areas.

Firstly..

Firstly, were going to look at.

Next, Im going to focus on..

Finally, Im going to address the key issue of ..

To summarise, we have looked at 3 key areas;

And in conclusion, Id like to say.

Thank you for listening. That concludes my presentation.

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask

As there are no further questions, Ill just say thank you for listening.

1) Answering the company phone

Good morning, Glaxo industries, Avril speaking

When youve been connected:Hello, This is MichaelHello, Michael speaking

2) Asking who is calling

Can I ask whos calling, please?

Can I take your name, company and telephone number, please?

4) Responding when someone is not availableI'm afraid hes not available at the moment.Sorry, shes on another line/phone call at the moment.

Hes out/in a meeting at the moment.

3) Connecting someoneI'll just put you through.Can you hold the line?

Can I put you on hold for a moment?

5) Taking a Message

Would you like to leave a message?Could/can I take a message?

6) Explaining that you dont understand

Im sorry, I didnt catch that

Could you repeat, please?

Can you spell that for me?

Would you mind speaking more slowly, please?

7) Asking to speak to someone

Could/can I speak to?

Is Mr, Alvarez there?

8) Asking to leave a message

Could I leave a message for Mr, Alvarez?

Please tell him that

Could you ask him to return my call?

Make/produce/manufacture/create

develop researchlaunchanalyse

design trainpromotespecialise (in) advise

John Richards_______________

_____________________

Finance Manager

______________________

Marketing Manager

_____________________

Sales Manager

Adele Winters

_____________________

Useful small talk phrases

Have you been to England before?How is your hotel room?Its good to have you with us.

Useful phrases for beginning to talk business

Lets get down to businessShall we get down to business?

How about getting down to business?

Useful phrases for stating your positionOur priority is to ...Our position is ...As far as were concerned.From our perspective we..

Useful phrases for making an opening statement

Let me start off by saying...

I'd like to begin by saying...

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