irre ok aaIntroduction english METHOD The Hot English Method is a unique learning system for students of English. It offers fresh material on 2 ‘monthly basis within a structured format. ‘The Hot English Method covers four” key levels: Pre-Intermediate [42] @ Intermediate [Bi] e Upper Intermediate [B2] @ Advanced [Ci] The Hot English Method offers: © Quality classes based on up-to-date news and events! @ An inriovative method based on real people and real situations! © Regular testing and a clear syllabus! The Hot English Method guarantees one key feature: monthly, fresh and up-to-date material that is linked to a clear, structured language course. The Hot English Method consists of two interlinked products: Hot English magazine & The Skills Booklets, Hot English magazine is a monthly, 48:page, glossy, colour magazine that’s divided into four levels that tie in with the Skills Booklets: Pre-Intermediate, Intermediate, Upper Intermediate and Advanced. The magazine provides langage input inthe fm of update Reading and Listening activities for each lével, which are linked in, unit by unit, with the themes and target language fram the Skills Booklets. It comes with a 60-minute CD. “# | The Skills Booklets offer a syllabus that provides languageearring stature. The Sil vay Booklets are full of useful and essential language for everyday communication, and come with speaking activities for students to engage in. Each Skills Booklet consists of approximately 100 pages divided into units Together, these products form the Hot English Method. They ensure effective learning, and offer fresh, up-to-date material that is linked in to a structured course. Structure + up-to-date material = a unique solution Every month, as part of the course, you will do: V- Two units from the Skills Booklets. WV One Reading and one Listening activity from Hot English magazine. The Hot English Method has all the advantages of a coursebook in terms of structure and syllabus (from the Skills Booklets). But at the same time, it offers fresh, up- to-date material, based on real people in current situations (from Hot English magazine). The two components work together to provide top-quality classes that ‘guarantee motivation and progress. “There are also special, separate Skills Booklets for Beginner (A1) and Elementary (A1-A2) level students These are not used in conjunction with Hot English magazine, Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 2 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 wwwhotenglishmagazine.comienijlish Every month, there are Reading and Listening activities in Hot English magazine. These are linked in with the language and topics from the Skills Be Here's how the Skills Booklets and Hot English magazine are linked in for the academic year 2012 10 2013 MP3s Hot English students - download the MP3s from www.hotenglishmagazine.com Simply click on “English Learners” and then Members’ Area” and enter your code. For more information, contact info@hotenglishmagazine.com i english units September Unit o Magazine 126 October Units 1, 2 | Magazine 127 November Units 3, 4 | Magazine 128 December Unit 5 Magazine 129 January Units 6, 7 | Magazine 130 February Unit 8 Magazine 131 Progress Test I February Unit 9 | Magazine 131 March Units 10, 11 Magazine 132 April Units 12, 13 Magazine 133 iz May = “Units 14, 15 ae Magazine 134 June Unit 16 | Magazine 135 Progress Test II Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 wwwhotenglishmagazine.com 3Contents PRE-INT INDE ERMEDIATE X 2012-2013 4 City Delight! objectives vocabulary: inthe city Language structures: To be, hove go, 1 [Ree€ retool al npg nena : | How are you? Objectives vocabut 2 language steer Tic Preven Spl set “ 3 Partners! Objectives vocabutary: istorii &p a Language structures: The Prse: Continucis Useful skills: © a ing staring/ending an ema 4 What was it like? objectives vocabulary: adjecives& tne went 26 Language structures: the ps Useful skills: Soc ssn intros Shopping Fun objectives vocab: clothing Spee ten nn tne Pos Spc Uta aal pone gh Ging des = 6 | Work Time objectives vocabulary: W/o: Language structures: Th: 38 | Continuous Useful sills: Social ising 7 Problems! Objectives vocabulary: Problems Language structures: Modal verbs 44 Useful skis: Ea writing aiached documents 3 Free- @ Fun Objectives vocabulary: me activities Language structures: The 50 | future wth will articles: he /2 / an Usa kil English: asking question Perec El 9 Travel Time Objectives vocabulary: 1202! Language structures: 1) 58 Useful skills: Socislising: creating conversation Social Splash Objectives vocabulary: socialising Language structures: Features of HOAs nd dion tase date Eonalaaing sergcgameeme 64 a1_ [Festival Fun objectives vocabulary: Festisai Language structures: Th future vith be + 7o prepositions of time Useful skills: 12 Away Days! obje 76 Sto: 3 | Usatid shite: Emad wring: 82 | Property Plan Objectives Vocabula 1 cepa tn ant poe meet ne = 15 Food Fun objectives vocabulary: 0d Language structures: Quaniies 94 Useful skis: Socialising: invitations 16 How it Works! objectives vocabulary: 46 Language structures: The Present Siriple Passive Useful skills: © rail ying: confirming infor RoC ba ec 106 eae) Answers 108 Irregular Verbs ng Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 wwwhotenglishmagazine.comSelf-Assessment Welcome to the Hot English Method, consisting of the Skills Booklets and Hot & nglish magazine. Before starting the course, take some time to reflect on your own personal language needs. General objectives ‘What are your personal objectives for this year? 2. To improve my speaking skills. 1) b. To improve my listening skills. ¢. To improve my reading skills. d, To improve my pronunciation. 1 @. To improve my writing skills. f. To improve my range of vocabulary. CL] Other? B Language experiences Complete the sentences / choose the correct options. a, I've been studying for years b. I'm good at but improve «. I've studied abroad / in a language academy / at school / at work / other. 4. I've lived in an English-speaking country (name of country) for years. e. | find listening / speaking / writing / English pronunciation / reading difficult need to 1 Language objectives Complete the sentences. a. | would like to learn how to b. I need to know how to tis important in my job to know how to 4. | have difficulty with e. need to improve Other? What do you do to improve your English outside the class? Put ticks, 2. | listen to songs in English. C1 b. | travel to English-speaking countries and practise English there. L] \ read books / magazines / newspapers / online news sites, etc. in English, L] 4. watch films in English. 2] | listen to MP3s / CDs in English. 1) | speak to work colleagues in English.) Other? @ English in use Put ticks. a. use English in my job. b. I sometimes have meetings / make telephone calls / write emails in English.) sometimes travel to English-speaking countries as part of my job.) 4. | often deal with English-speakers job. | sometimes find myself in social situations with English-speakers. { £ I mostly deal with native English speakers. 1] | mostly deal with non-native English speakers. C1] Other? tof my Class activities ‘What do you find most effective in class? Put ticks. a. Developing speaking fluency. CI) b, Working on listening skills. 1] . Interacting with other students in English. C] d. Discussing things with the teacher. 1] e. Working on new vocabulary. f. Doing writing activities. g. Playing language games. 1) Other? Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012. wwwhotenglishmagazine.com 5Unit o Welcome to the Hot English Pre-Intermediate Skills Booklet. Good luck! 5 Greetin ‘Complete the with the correct information, Hi, I’m Jessica Hello! I'm Hi, I'm Molly Marlow. I'm 29 Harry Bates. Smith, I'm 26 years old, 'm- I'm English ars old. I'm Canadian and| and | lve in rom Australia, live in Toronto. London. !'m 32 but I'm living I'mafinancial years old. in Hong Kong, adviser, right now, Tn) Cede ad & Bio completion Complete the text with information about yourself, My rame is. Vm... age) I'm frorn... (country) Ive in. (ety town) I work in for. company) | study at... (university / college) Fi Clock times Match the docks (1 to 6) tothe times (af). Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 6 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 vaiw:hotenglishmagazine.com a. A quarter to seven / six forty-five b. Five to eleven / ten fifty-five © Twenty past nine / nine-twenty 4. A quarter past six sixfiffeen @. Half past three / three-thirty © Seven o'clock j sever pm A Classroom language ‘Add letters to complete the typical classroom questions / statements. 1. How would you transl___ this word? 2 What does this mea_? 3. How do you say this wo__ in English? 4- What's the pronuncia, 5, What pa_— ist on? 6. Could | goto the toll__. please? 7. Sorry ('m late. The traff__ was tertible. 8. I'm sorry but | didn’t underst___ 9. Coulé you repe__ that, please? 7a.Could you speak a bit more slow, please? — of this word? i Numbers Write or say the next five numbers. 1. Four, five, six 2. Thirteen, fourteen, fifteen. 3, First, second, thie... 4. Ore hundred and twenty nine. 5. Two thousand and ninety eight 1 Useful questions ‘Answer the questions. 1. What's your name> 2, Where are you from? 3. What do you do? 4. Where do you work? 5. Have you got any brothers or sisters? 6. Where do you live? 7. What's your phore number? i Classroom language Match the questions (1 to 6) to the answers (a). 1. Ganyou repeat that, please? 2. Can you spell it, please? C1 3. What does this expression mean, please? LI |. How do you pronounce this word, please? L] 5. What page is it on, please? L] 6. How do you translate this expression into (German)? C1 a. Page sity-fve The German equivalent would be “Ich habe zwei." It's the sare as the pronunciation of the colour “red” ~ “read” 4. It mezns, “l's your choice. / It's your decision.” e. Yes, it's ABSENT. £ Yes, of course. My name is Helen.5 Matchin| 1 Blog completion atch the words to 10) tothe pictures (2) Complete the blog with the correct form of to be or have got, 1. Single bed / double bed 2. Mattress Ty PohetelemwesD Cool People.com gig ga 4. Wardrobe (tcloset” in US English) ‘ois dane. ge a 5. Bedside table with a bedside light / lamp C] = ae : 4 6. Curtains) - 7. Duvet . 8 Pillow Profiles » » Phoebe » » 9. Blanket] Phoebe () 29 years old. She (2) T®.Dirty clothes basket / laundry basket / washing basket] | two sisters and one brother. Her mum} Scottish and her dad is American She (4 a motorbike and two cars. She (5) (not) at a holiday Tih Ta work today because it (6) | ii —$—<——— eee iz } { Your turn! ' Write a short paragraph about someone you know. WH © Practical English Read the conversation. Then, complete the table with the information about the missing bag. At the police station Police: Good afternoon. How may |help you? Gait: Hi, lost my bag last right. Police: OK. What's your name and surname, please? Gaitin: Catia Harper =e Police: And your address? Gaitlin: 14 Marple Street. Police: When and where did you lose the bag? Gitlin: Last night on the train, | think, Police: What does the bag look like? Gait: 1's small and green. Police: What was in the bag? Gait: My purse with some moneyin it my passport and some books Police: OK Have you got a mobile phone number? Gait: Yes, it's 698 342 786. Police: OK We'll contact you if we find anything, Caitlin: Thanks, Ene . es W Address BY Missing object bo Place where lost Description of item Fi Vocabulary Complete the vocabulary lists with two mare words foreach group. 1. Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday... 2, Spring, summer. 3. January, February, March, April 4. Tshirt, trousers, socks... 5. Cinema, supermarket, park, restaurant. 6. Ship, train, bicycle. 7. Mum, dad, brother.. 8. Rainy, sunny, srowy. Vourturnt soutien vet, shop assistant a short logue that takes place ina polce sation, Bf items inside bag ees jiate 2012-2013 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 202 wwwhotenglishmagazine.com 7UNIT El City Delight Objectives Vocabulary: In the city Language: To be, have got, There is / There are Useful skills: E-mail writing: starting/ending an e-mail Write the name of a city next to the descriptions (1t0 10} 1. It's the capital of Canada, 2 n England, x pital of Arger ra sh city 5 I tal of South Africa 6. It’s acity in the USA 7: lt’ the capital of Austria 8. It’s acity in Au 9. It’s a Chinese city | the capital of Denmark ‘Melbourne Bristol “Think about it Have you visited any ofthese cies? What did you think fthem? Whi ity rom this page would you mast keto visit? Why? Which «iy would you litt ive in? Wy? Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 8 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 vavwchotenglishmagazine.comUNIT @ City Delight Vocabulary: In the city © Matchi Match the words (1 o 8) tothe pictures (a-g) Are any ofthese places near your house? How do you get there? 1. Museum () Sports centre I Restaurant L) Cinema) ‘Swimming pool [1] Hospital ParkC) Library Bi Descriptions What an you buy atthe shops below? Write three sentences. What shops are there near your house? bookshop, greengrocer’s, butcher's, supermarket, chemist’s, newsagents, bakery, florist's, fishmonger's, pub, corner shop, stationer's, sweet shop, ironmonger’s (‘hardware store” in US English), tailors, department store, retail park (a large area with many shops) For example: You can buy fruit and vegetables at the greengrocer's. 1 Collocations ‘Match five of the verbs from A to any of the words in B. Then, make three sentences about the things you can doin town/city. A play, walk, visit, go, take, buy, go to, eat, do, have, see, goon Pre VOCABULARY sightseeing, tennis, some food, a drink in a bar, some people-watching, in a restaurant, a boat trip, swimming, fora swim, the park, the cinema, the theatre, in the park, shopping, souvenirs, a museum, the sights For example: You can have a drink in a bar. You can eat ina restaurant. i City description Read the conversation. Then, tick the items that are mentioned, Mark: So, what's it like living here? A t's great. There's a sports centre just close by with tennis courts and a swimming pool ‘Mark: That's good. What about shops? Amy: There are lots oflitle shops very close by. There's also. comer shop that sellsjust about everything, and then in the high street there's a butcher's where | buy the meat anda fishmonge’s where | get some fish ona Friday. The greengrocer'sis also rea for fresh fit. The only things that there isn’t a library ora big supermarket. Ifyou want to goto the library or the supermarket you have to drive into Tapping whichis abou inate aay by ca Mark; What about going out? ‘Amy: Well there are a couple of pubs, bt fyou want to go to see film, you have to travel into Marling, which is about ten minutes away by bus. It's got two cinemas. There's also a nice park just across the street which i great for walking Mark: Sounds good! © Sports centre © LbrayO @ Swimming pool 1) © Supermarket) @ Corner shop] e@ Publ] @ Butcher's) © Cinema © Fishmonger ® Park © Greengrocers] ‘Your turn! ites shot paragraph but orton and the shops Vere. Think aboutit! What's the best thing about your town/city? What could be done to improve your town/cit? What ae some ofthe biggest cities in your country? What are some ofthe mostatacive ctestowns villages in your country? Why do you lic/disike about ving in the city? What are some ofthe advantages disadvantages of ving in a city? intermediate 2012-2013 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 wwwhotenglishmagazine.com 9UNIT El City Delight Language Structures: The Present Simple Ura Negative ead Isshe ha fap __|Isit happy? ‘We often use cortractions with the verb to be. For example: 'm= lam; you're = you are; he’s = he is; she's = she is; it's = itis; we're = we are; they're = they are. The negative forms are: isn't = is not; aren't = are not, To be We can use the verb to be to talk about our age and where we are from. We can also use it to describe people: For example, “I'm italian. / She's French, He's 26." We can use question words (what, when, where, why, who, etc.) wth the verb to be. We place these before the verb. For example, "Where's the car?” @ Sentence order Put the words in the correct order 1. is / work / Phoebe / at 2. in / Jasmine and Brandon / the garden / are 3 29/old he's / years 4. Australia / I'm / from 5. the cinema / at /is J Rachel 6 home / aren't / we / at There is / There are We often use cortractions with this structure. For example: There's = There is. inn Negative ernie There arta pen. sthere a pen? There aren't two pens. There are two Are there two pers. pens? The negative forms are: There isn't = There is not; There aren't = There are nat. We use There is / There are to talk about the existence/ presence of something. For example, “There's a present {for you on the bed.” & Word choice Complete the sentences with There’s / There isn’t or There are / There aren't. ¥ two museums in the city. 2, some great restaurants near here. 3} a caslle just outside the town, Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 10 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 _wwwhotenglishmagazine.com GRAMMAR 4 three statues in the main square. 5 (not) 2 shopping centre near here. 6 (not) ary public toilets in the park Fi Picture description Look tthe photo. What can you see? Make four sentences using There is / There are. For example: There's a man with a bag. i opatt I've gotacar. |I haven't gota |Haye | got a 6 earenteore riage | You've got a car. |You haven't got | Haye you got a a car car? He's gota car. |He hasn't got he gota B ean et leah She's got a car. |She hasn't got she got a i aeepmr et least 8 Wsgotacar |Ithasn't gota |Hasit gota car. car? We've got acar. |We haven't got itgota i pean lease We've got a car. |They haven't | Haye they got a got 9 car. ar \We offen use contractions with have got, For example: I've got = | have got; you've got = you have got; he's got = he has got; she's got = she has got; it's got = it has got; we've got = we have got; they've got = they have got. The contracted negative forms are: haven't = have not; hasn't = has not. We can use have/has got to talk about possession, For ‘example, “I've got a new car.” We can use question words (what, when, whe who, ez) wit, have got. le place these blo For example, “What have you got in that bag?” Sentence completion Complete the sentences withthe corec form of have got. a. The city a lot of restaurants 2. They {not) 2 map with them, 3 She jong hair 4 He {not} brown eyes 5 The town really old castleUNIT El City Delight 6. it centre. a lot of museums in the (not) a ot of work to do i Fluency practice ‘Answer the questions. Use short answers: Yes, ! have. / No, haven't. / Yes, there is/are. / No, there isn’t / aren't. 1. Have you got a house by the beach? 2. Are there many museums in your city? 3. Have you gota pet cat or dog? 4: |sthere a swimming poo! near your house? 5. Have you got three bedrooms in your house? 6. Are there any parks near your house? 7. Ate there any statues of famous people near where you work? 8, is there 2 post office near your house? 5 Telephone conversation Read the telephone conversation, Then, answerthe questions Yes or No, Mason: Hello, Mason Bramwell speaking Faith: Oh, hi, is Paul Barker there, please? Mason: No, I'm sorry, he isn't in the office at the moment. He's, ata conference in Dubai. Hell be back on Saturday OK Could youtel him to call me whee gets bac, please? Yes, sure. Has he got your number? I don't think soas I've got anew mobile phone. W's 01937 268 492. That's 01937 268 492. Yes, that’s right. OK, I'l leave the message on his desk Thanks very much. Bye Mason: Bye. 1. [s Paul in the office? 2. Ishe at home? ____ 3 Has Paul got Faith’s number? 4. Has Faith got 2 new mobile phone? 5. |s Faith's number 01937 268 549? 6. |s Faith going to phone Paul? Fi E-mail Esraiaetiim Complete the e-mail with the corect form ofa verb, Use to be or have got. Hi Ryan, | I hope everything's well with you. I'm in a small town inthe south of France. |t () really beautiful, At the moment, | @ ina café in the town square. 'm doing a bit of people-watching and I'm writing this email from my computer. It 6) an incredible litte town. It (4) (oot) very big, but there (5) GRAMMAR { three museums ard there (6) 2 castle you can visit just outside the town. It (7 —__" a lot of great restaurants, and the) —_____ al expensive at There (9) a beautiful fountain | in the middle of the square. Vil take a photo of it and send it to you. Tell me what you're doing, Speak soon, Rebecca, Your turn! Write an email to a fiend. Describe a place you ae visting, Conversation analysis Read the conversation. Then, complete the table, Amber is in a tourist office. At the tourist office Oficial: Good aftemoon, ‘Amber: Good afterioon. Could you tell me where the main squareis, please? Ocak: Yes, it's just atthe end ofthis road ‘Amber: Ave there any clothes shops near the square? Oficiak: Well, there are lots of bars and restaurants inthe ‘main square, but for dothes, you need to goto the high street, which isjust off the square. Great, And could you tell me where the 200i, please? I Yes, it's about ten minutes from the city. You can get thereon the number 6q bus leaves hom the igh street every ten minutes, The bus conductor wil tell you where to get of. That’s great. And one last question. I'm interested in visitng afew museums. Which ones woud you recommend? Well, there's an art museum nearthe main square, anda natural history museum in the park. The modern art museum is atthe end ofthe high street It's gota beautiful garden with lots of sculptures init Thats great. Thanks alot Here take this map. It should help. Great, thanks alot Official: ‘Amber: feerer aa the main square 2. | athe shops 3. |athez00. 14. athe at museum J, the natural history iuseum 6, nthe moder art imuseum sh Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 wawhotenglishmagazine.com 1UNIT City Delight ~=SPEAKING TASK City Information Activity type: 2 presentation Task Prepare a mini-presentation on a town or city of your choice. Talk about the things to visit and the things you can do there. When you've finished, answer any ‘questions your colleagues ask you. Then, listen to your colleague and ask him/ner about their city. Descoliag a city 'sa museum in the city centre museum of modern artis. quite a big city with There are about ffour) million people living there. t's gota lot of. @ There's a wonderful park just © There are ots of © It's one of the (aldest cities in the country. Cuestions to ask about a city Where are the good shopping reas What are the main tourist sites? What forms of transport are there in the city? Ae there any famous squares? What historical sites are there? Ae there any famous football stadiums? What famous museums are there? Ae there any important art museums? ere pon ea English 7% rg :&. voumus: do the Reading and Listening ae Ta rh pee aiee err Pre a 2012-2013 12 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 vwwhotenglishmagazine.comUSEFUL SKILLS weiting e-mails Parra Starting / Ending an e-mail Starting and ending an e-mail : Which expressions can we use to start and end an e-mail? Think. @ Parts of the e-mail ‘Then, read over the list below to compare your ideas. ‘Write numbers next to each part of the e-mail. a is Starting the e-mail © Greeting BI © Dear Sir/Madam, [formal © Summary of the topic (re:) C1 ‘© Dear (Ms Smith), [formal] @ Opening O @ Hi (lennifer), finformal © Goodbye 1 @ Hi, [informal] © Main body [1 - , @ Subject box line 0 Opening the e-mail © Closing / signing off C1 ‘© Thope you're well and that you enjoyed your (Easter break) © | hope you had a pleasant weekend. 1s barbara @joneston.com Closing / signing off subj: 1. reports to discuss © Althe Beat and pea soon © | ‘00k forward to seeing you next week ‘© | look forward to hearing from you soon. 2, Re: Reports from last week ‘@ | hope to hear from you soon. 3. Dear Barbara Saying goodbye 4 hope that you're well and that you enjoyed your Formal Easter break. A couple of things: ‘© Yours sincerely if you know the person, or have used the person’s name] | 5. Ureally like the poster design. | think it’s perfect. ‘© Yours faithfully, [if you don't know the person, or Please send us a PDF of the final ile so we can print | haven't used the person's name] it this week © Kind regards, @ Best regards, @ Regards, |: Flack Srwarhis seeig qu inet Weak Semi-formal ‘© Best wishes, @ All the best, @ Yours. 7. Best regards, rake Suckers Informal @ Bye!@ Bye for now, Fi Write an e-mail ‘Writean e-mail toa colleague. Give him/her one piece of information. Follow the format ofthe e-mail ove. Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 wwwhotenglishmagazine.com 13,UNIT & How are you? Objectives Vocabulary: Describing people Structures: The Present Simple Useful skills: Telephone English: answering the phone bubble completion Complete the speech bubbles with the words from below. studying] [department] [type | work [name ][do 1, What's your__ 2. Where do you > 3 So, what do you > 4 Where are you ____? 5. Do you know Abbie in the accounting 6 What_______of company is it? ‘Think about il How do you greet people in your country? What do you say? How isit different tothe way people in English-speaking countries greet one another? Wht do you door say when you mest someone ‘or the firsttime? Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 14 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 uwwhotenglishmagazine.comUNIT | How are you? Vocabulary: describing people i People matchin; ‘Match the descriptions (1 to 4) to the pictures (a-d).. 1. She's tall with long, dark hair. L] 2. He's got short blonde hair and blue eyes. C] 3 They're both dressed casu 4. She's got short, brown hai VOCABULARY Fi Descriptions Complete three ofthe seencsvith the ames of fiends, relatives or people from your company or county, ete. For example: Larry Page is the CEO of Google. is in charge of is responsible for is the prime minister of Personal descriptions Use the words below to write a description of yourself. Then, write a description of someone else, Character / personality shy, quiet, lively active, easy-going, outgoing, nice, friendly, funny, happy, sad, determined, angry, aggressive Physical tall, short, slim, thin, overweight, young, old, handsome, beautiful, attractive, nice-looking, pretty, sun-tanned, pale, (brown) eyes, a beard, a moustache, (blonde) hair, short/long hair, curly hair For example: I’m quite an easy-going person. I'm quite tall and V've got long brown hair. is the president of = is the head of ~ is the ruler of 5 is the owner of —___ is the CEO (chief executive officer) of © is the founder of @ is the boss at 4 Useful verbs Make three sentences with any ofthe verbal expressions. inner, a shower Have... lunch, breakfast, Go... towork, out at night, out with fiends, to bed.. Get... up, to work, to schoo! Do... exercise, the housework, homework For example: Ihave lunch at work. / get up at about 7 in the morning. Think about itt What do you do? / Whats your job? How would you deserbe your personalty? Wat do you do in your fre timed What do you look Fe Wt kndoffims do you lke? What do you eto do atthe weelends? Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 wwwhotenglishmagazine.com 15UNIT Ei How are you? Lan, The Brent S rors e Structures: imple teas ened Igo. Do | go? You go. [Do you go? _| He goes. [He doesn't go. _| Does he go? [She goes. [She doesn’t go. | Does she go? It goes. “It doesn’t go. |Doesitgo? —_| Wego. |Wedon'tgo. |Dowego? Theygo. ___|Theydon't go. |Dotheygo? _| We often use contractions with the Present Simple: don't = do not; doesn't = does not. Time expressions every Friday / on Mondays / once a week / twice a month / three times a day / in the morning / in the afternoon / in the evening / at the weekend / early / late / on time We can use the Present Simple to describe regular habits and customs. For example, "I go to the gym every afternoon.” We also use the Present Simple to describe facts, give opinions or talk about things that are true. For example, She doesn't like my new car.” Remember the third person *s": She likes. He plays. Etc We can use adverbs of frequency with the Present Simple: ahvays, often, usually, normally, sometimes, occosional, on GRAMMAR ‘We usually place the adverb directly before the verb (even in negative sentences). For example, “I often leave early ona Fricay.” We can use question words (who, what, when, where, why, etc.) with the Present Simple. For example, “What do you usually do at the weekend?” 8 Re-writii Rewrite the sentences with the adverbs in the comrect poston. 1. She gets up late. often) 2. They tidy up after they've finished eating, (always) 3 He doesn't go to the gym. usually) 4. She goes to the cinern, (hardly ever 8 Orderi ng Put the words inthe correct order to complete the sentences, 1. tennis / she / at the weekend / pays 2, like / he / the film / doesn’t 3 01 / work Saturday mornings / usually / they 4. often / she / at Easter / goes / skiing 5 usually / he / has / ina restaurant / lunch 6 go they / to the gym / often / on Friday afternoon / don't Fildeas completion ‘Complete the sentences with your own ideas. Add adverbs of frequency (always, sometimes, often, usually, normally, nel 2 ike up a. usualy wake up at 7 he mering. | get up at. 1 Fave bealfasta.. \ leave home at. | go to work by. | go to work with. {rave lunch at \ have dinner at. I go to bed at. Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 wwwhotenglishmagazine.comUNIT & How are you? ® Sentence completion Complete the sentences/questions with the correct forms ofthe verbs in brackets, (not cooking. live) near here? (go) to the cinema 1. She (lke) to swim 2 ie — po photography class. 3 We (play) tennis at the weekend, 4 He (read) 2 lot of books. 5. She (not play} 2 lot of chess. 6. r 8 i Sentence creation Create as many sentences as you can inthe Present Simple in justo mines Use the ves bow or anyother, Use bah affirmative and negative forms, 0, work, live, like, drink, eat, travel, fly, get, give, keep, sell, show, see, watch, do, make, run, call, lend, learn, think, understand, try G Word choice Choose the correct options to complete the online text. Recommendation Vd really recommend Shelby for any accountancy work. She's great to work with and highly professional. She (}) get/gets ‘om ally wel with clients and always (2 finish finishes work in time. She's got alot of experience and she (3) doesn’t let / don't let things get on top of her. For larger projects, she (4) works work with her business partner Steve. Together, they (6) works vor har to get te job dare ad (9) produces produce material to an extremely high standard. They also (0) manage/manages ver well under pressure, and are willing to work late orat weekends to get things inon time. false line questionnaire, Then, write T (true) or F (false) next to each statement. Fi True Read the’ Work.com ‘Answer our questions and you could win a ree tablet computer! What's your name? Madusn. Sincch, Where do you work? Fwirk wn a bark in the cigy cencre How long have you worked there? Far abmat sir years What do you do there? | work asa financial adviser. Pre ish GRAMMAR Do you ever have to travel as part of your job? Ne Do you live close to work / school? Yer ~ es abor a concmunice walk. How do you get into wor : Incl ae ER RG OL Eh He Nea her teed ‘wal What do you do at the weekends? 1 usually meet up with my trends and. gu ty a resanvane or a'bar. | diet ttay we lle theagh because | play tens on ‘arunay and Sunday mmarrings: ometunes ge te the-cunema en Sinday ae Her name is Madison Brown. C] She works in a hospital. C1 She's been there for about six years. [] She works as 2 financial adviser. [1] She doesn't have to travel as part of her job. 11 She doesn’t live close to the office, C1 She usually goes to work by bus. [] She often stays out late at the weekend, 1 Soke © Conversation completion ‘Complete the conversation with the corect forms ofthe verbs in brackets, Molly: So, where (1) ____ (you / work]? Ethan: In an ofice in the centre of town, Molly: And how long (2) {it/ take) you to get to work? ‘Well, if there isn’t much traffic, about 40 minutes. Doyou goby ear? (lake) the bus and then Ethan: Molly Ethan: No, (3) I walk for about 10 minutes ‘What time (4) lunch? ‘At about 2 pm. ‘And how long is your lunch break? Officially, it’s ust one hour, but we can take longer ifwe wart And where (5) 0) for lunch? ‘usually (6) pearthe he ‘And what time (7) work? ‘About 6pm. Doyou alnays go straight home? No, | sometimes (8) the gym on the way home i Fluency practice ‘What time do you getup? What time do you usually have breakfast? ‘Who do you goto work with? What do you usually have forlunch? ‘What time do you leave work? How often do you go tothe cinema? Png doc tae yu to geto wor? How oben de youde, exercise? Molly (you / have) Ethan: Molly Ethan: Molly: {you / usually Ethan: (g0) toa restaurant Molly {you / finish) Ethan: Molly Ethan: (stop) off at intermediate 2012-2013 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL zor2 wwwhotenglishmagazine.com 17UNiTaHeware your SPEAKING TASK Task Asking about someone Think of answers to the questions below. Then, ask ‘What's his/er name? and answer the questions in pairs, Afte What time does he/she usually get up answer the queslons about ancther person, Fina What does he/she usually have for brea surmpfarise this information af el ie class about ‘Where does he/she work? him/hee How long have you known him/her? \What does he/she do at work? Does he/she live close to work? How long does it take him/her to get into work? Questions What's your name? ‘What time do you get up? Passing on information about someone What do you usually have for breakfast? © She usually gets up at about Where do you work? ‘@ He often has... for breakfast. How long have you worked there? It takes her about... to get to work What do you do there? She works in a, Do you ever have to travel as part of your job? He gets to work at about How long does it take you to get into work? She has | How do you get into work? He finishes wor What do you ¢o at the weekends? She leaves work at How long is your lunch bre What do you usually have for lunch? What time do you leave work What do you do in the evening What do you usually have for dinne © What are you like as a person? Which three adjectives would you use to describe yourself? Othe? at. ter work? rae outsulnod Git: TE) eae a RR ey eee RP eos bs Crecarot erro Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 Cur Te) 8 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 ywwhotenglishmagazine.com aU S E F U iE S K| EES Telephone English PART 0 Answering the phone @ Discussion What expressions can we use to answer the phone in an informal seting (at home, for example)? What about in a more formal sling (in a company, for example)? What can you say to introduce yourself? Think of as many expressions for answering the phone a you can. Then, read over the expressions below. Answering the phone @ fersian Inedipor eHow may Ihelp you? ompany am Masters here, How can | help you? [personal] Helo (nfo ‘© Who's calling? (informal) Identifying yourself {notice the use of “this”| @ Hello. tise is 'S Nick Saunders. © Hi, this is Sally Fields, @ Hi this is Bernadette from the aecountant's office. @ Hi, this is Laura speaking @ Hi.I'm calling from Spencer Systems. Questions to the caller © Who's calling, please? © Which company are you calling from, please? ‘© What was the nature of the call, please? @ What was it regarding? © What is the cain connection with? Confirming information © Yes, that’s right. @ Yes, that's me. Asking. to speak with someone @ Could speclen Bob Mitchel, please? @ Is Mrs Smith there, please? @ I'd lke to speak to Mrs Smith, please. 5 The plone call Complete the phone call with any words of your choice. Receptlonst: SpactonEngining. How) thelp you? Good afternoon. (2) is Janet Peters. Could | speak to Mrs Notes, please? Receptionist:'m sorry but what was your (3) again, please? Galler: Caller: Janet Peters. Receptionist: Which (4) are you calling from, please? Caller: Tunbridge Computer Systems, Receptionist: OK. I'l just put you through. fone minute ate] I'm s) but the line appears to be busy, Would you ike to leave a ? Caller: Yes, please. Could you tell her to (9) —____me on 689 389 349, please? Receptionist: That's 689 389 349, isnt t? Galler: Yes, that's right. Receptionist: OK. I'l make sure she (8) ____ the message. Bye. Caller: Thanks. Bye. fi Writing Write out a phone dialogue similar tothe one above Practise it witha partner. Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 wwwhotenglishmagazine.com 19UNIT & Partners! Objectives Vocabulary: Relationships & partnerships ‘Structures: The Present Continuous Useful skills: Socialising: introductions @ Famous partners Complete the information (08) with the names from below. Laurel & Hardy |[Sam, Jack, Albert, and Harry Warner | Wilbur and Orville Wright |Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield Larry Page and Sergey Brin || Lennon and McCartney Bonnie and Clyde || Richard and Maurice McDonald | 1. They set up the internet search engine Google 2. They built the world’s st successful aeroplane. 4 They were a comic duo who famous mostly during the 193 5. These famous criminals robbed banks in the US during the 19 6. They were a music writing duo who 3. They set up a fast food ‘aurant business, - SE] | Tink about & They founded an 2 What else do you know about these famous partes? Are they n: company. : famous in your country? Can you think of any more famous partners? Are there any famous partner in your country? Who? Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 20 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 wwwhotenglishmagazine.comUNIT Fi Partners! Vocabul Relatonshiee & partnerships ® Photo matchit ‘Match the descriptions ofthe expressions (1 to 3) to the photos (a). 1. Get on wel (with someone) To have a good relationship with someore (usually in reference to a friend): “Pete and Jennifer get on really well with one another.” 1] 2. Have an argument two people “nave an argument”, they are angry and shout at one another: “They had an argument." 3. Get in touch with someone you “get in touch with someone” with them, by phone / e-mail, et with an old school friend.” Cd you make contact got in touch Ei Useful expressions Use the expressions below to write three sentences. @ Have lunch with someone @ Go fora drink with someone @ Meet up with someone © Arrange to meet someone Work with someone @ Goona business trip with someone @ Go out to dinner with someone © Set up a business with someone @ Go into business with someone For example: J often meet up with my friends after work. / 1 work with Simon from accounts. VOCABULARY Fi True or false Read the article. Then, write (true) or F (false). Skype Partners set up a free service... and make a jot of money, Skype lets you communicate by voice, video and instant messaging over the internet... for FREE. The company was set up by entrepreneurs Niklas Zennstrém (from Sweden) and Janus Fris (From Denmark). They met in Denmark when they were working for the European telecommunicat ons company Tele2, They founded Skype in 2003. The first Skype software was released in August of the same year. And very soon, Siype became the global leacer in internet voice communications with more than 309 million registered users by 2008. Skype allows computers to share files. So, when two computers are both running the Skype software, they can communicate with each otner, in fact, the name Skype comes frorn “Sky peer-to-peer In October 2005, the company was acquired by eBay for €2.1 billion ($2.6 billion). In 2017, Skype was sold again. This time it was purchased by Microsoft for $8.5 billion, t's believed that Zennstrém and Friis received approximately Sibn between them from the sale. So, how does Skype make money? Simple! "By selling great add-on features that people want to pay for," as they explain on their website. These include customised ringtones and voice-mail subscriptions 1. You can talk to someone on Skype for fee. C] 2. The company was set up by Niklas Zennstrom. C1] 3 The company was founded in 2004. 11 4. By 2008, they had more than 309 million users. () 5. Microsoft bought the company in 2011. C] 6 Skype makes its money by selling add-on features. 1] { Think aboutit + we eter Doyou keepin touch with your fiends For school or university? How? Doyou spend anytime social with work colleagues? What qualities are Jmportantin a friend? What’ the defiition ofa good frend? intermediate 2012-2013 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 wwwhotenglishmagazine.com 21UNIT El Partners! GRAMMAR Language Structures: Present i work, walk, talk, speak, eat, prepare, fi, take, catch, ape Seo dream, drink, "Ay lve, drive, get, give, go, keep, sell, Es clu aco c Lae show, watch, listen, run, call, learn, think 'm playing. |’ not playing. |Am | playing? You" ng. | Youaren’t playing. ing? | &4 Picture description foutre playing, | Yowaren'playng. [Ave you playing? | aay arte photos Wht en yu ste? Make ight sentences He's playing. He isn't playing, |Is he playing? using the Present Continuous. Shes For example: The woman in picture one is reading. [She's playing. |She n't playing. |is she playing? t's playing, It isn’t playing. (Is it playing? We've playing. |Wearen’t playing. |Are we playing? They're playing | Theyaren' playing. |Ave they playing? We often use contractions with the Present Continuous. For example: 'm= 1am; you're = you are; he's = he is she’s = she is, i's = itis; we're = we are; they're = they are. The negative forms are: isn’t = is not; aren't = are not. We use the Present Continuous to describe an activity that is in progress at the moment of speaking. We often use the Present Continuous with these time expressions: at the moment, row, right now, etc. For example, “Paige is ooking at it right now." We can use question words (what, where, why, when, who, etc.) with the Present Continuous. For example, “"Who is he looking at?” Hi Contractions Write the full forms ofthese sentences. 1. I'm writing the emails 2. He's playing tennis 3 She isn’t doing a lot of work 4. They aren't waiting for you. 5. We're working from home today. 6. They aren't walking in the park Sentence catentetiint Complete the sentences with the correc form of the verbs below. Use the Present Continuous (remember to conjugate the verb to [cook] [play |/read || work [respond [ride||listen | watch | 1. Evie a book 2. Aaron to some music. } Bradley and Emily some food. 4. Eddie television. 5. Freya and Amelia a computer game 6. Maria a horse 7. Sam (nol) in the office at the moment 8 Shelly. {not) to her calls. Fi Sentence creation Create as many sentences as you can in the Present Continuous in just two minutes. Use the Present Continuous forms of the verbs below. Use both affirmative and negative forms. Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 22 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 uwwhotenglishmagazine.comUNIT © Partners! Bi E-mail choice Choose the correct options to complete the email re ‘. Jessica@yahoo.com ‘Subject my mobile phone Dear jeff, I hope that everything is going well. | was just writing to ask about last week's meeting | () om working / working on the report, and | (2) write / am writing up the notes from the meeting, However, we (3) having / are having a few problems, | can’t remember what price we finally agreed on. Can you remember? Please let me know. ‘Also, we (4) try / are trying to find last year's sales figures. | thought | had them, Do you have a copy? If's0, could you send them to me, please? Sandra (5) gets / is getting the printing prices so we'll add those into the report, too. By the way, we (6) aren't having / aren't have much luck with the new website. We can't seem to log onto the Member's Area. | don’t think it (7) working /'is working properly, Do you know what the problen’ could be? ‘We (8) have / are having lunch at 1pm ifyou would like to come alorg. We're going to that new place in the high street. It's an Incian restaurant, Monica (g) is booking / books it as | speak Anyway, et me know about those things | was asking about Speak soon, chee Pr Your turn! Write an e-mail explaining what you'r doing or what progress youre making. 15 Telephone conversation analysis Read over the conversation. Then, tick () Yes or No. Chloe: Josh: Chloe: Josh: Hello, Chloe speaking. Hi Cho, it's Josh. How’sit going? Oh, hi Josh. Good to hear from you Yeah, good to speak to you to, So, what are you up to tha ‘And hows your baby? Diana's fine, thanks. 'm working from home atthe ‘moment. 'm in the process of setting up my own company, That's great. I haven't got many dients yet Soif you know anyone who needs any accounting work, please let me know. Chloe: Josh: Chloe: Su GRAMMAR | wil, Hey, are you sil in touch with Bob? Lovas, bt haven't heard from him for awhile, a friend told me that Bob and jennifer are working in Canada snow. Bob is working for 2 computer company and Jennifer is working in the marketing department of a large company. That's amazing. Petra said that they'rehavinga great time, travelling around the county and doing lots of sight seeing Ludy them! Well’ better go. Diana is crying. | think she's hungry. Oh, right, yes, Feeding time. Anyway, speak soon, Yes, bye, Bye. Josh: Chloe: Josh: Chloe: Josh: Chloe: Josh: Chloe: Josh: 1, Is Chloe working from home? 1 2. Does she have a lot of her own clients? C1 } Is she still in touch with Bob? C] 4 Are Bob and Jennifer working in Mexico? 5. Is Jennifer working in the sales department of a large company? ] 6. Is Chloe's baby sleeping at the end of the conversation? Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 wawhotenglishmagazine.com 23UNIT Fi Partners! Mutual friends Activity type: 2 telephone conversation Task You're going to talk to a friend by phone, Ask what he/ she is doing. Then, ask questions about a mutual friend (see questions below). Think of three more questions to sk about this friend, Invert where necessary. Ask at least six questions about your mutual friend, Change roles when you've finished one telephone conversation. Use these prompts to help you think of things to ask about: family, friends, hobbies, studies, jobs, music, film, events, ‘achievements, pets, house, car, travel, holidays.. Start like this: © Student A: (Michell e {i, Michelle. How's it going? ° jh, fine thanks. And you? ° lot too bad. ° tuess who | met the other day. ° 1? @ Student B: (Sally Field). Do you remember her? @ Student A: Oh, yes. How's she doing? (Continues) Crit: |) ae SPEAKING TASK Asking about someone ‘© What's (he) doing these days? © Where's (she) living at the moment? © How's (he} doing at work? © 1s (she) sil going out witn (Pete)? @ Is she stil living in (Can: © Does she still have that pe dog of hers? Giving information about someone (He's ving with his brates ne’s) working in a bank working ftom home. i) set upa business with a friend, (He's) living abroad for a few years. (She's) working in the USA (He's) still the same as ever. (She's) got much longer hair novs “" Remember! Dm tia: Reclaim Rca str activities in Hot English magazine. Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 24 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 ywwhotenglishmagazine.comUSEFUL SKILLS _ Sociatising pacria Introductions © Conversation creation What expressions can you use to introduce yourself in English? How can you introduce someone else in English? Think of as ‘many expressions as you can. Then, check below to compare your answers. Introducing yourself Vieky: Hi. I'm Vicky, Pleased to meet you Bob: Pleased to meet you, Vicky. I'm Bob Sarah: How do you do? John: How do you do? Sam: Hello, 'm Sarr Amy: Pleased to meet you, Sarr Hi, 'm Brian. Nice to meet you, Brian, Keira: Ruby: Mark: Hi, my name's Ruby Hi, Ruby. I'm Mark, Here's my business card. Introducing someone © This is Paula © I'dlike to introduce you to Jare @ Have you met Jessica before? You know Crispin, don't you? You don't know Martina, do you? Have you met my colleague, Josh? © I'dlike you to meet my colleague, Kel @ This is Sam, He works in the edito © Mike, this is Betty Shaking hands Most peopre from English-speaking countries shake hands on meeting someone for the first time, and for subsequent meet nes In formal situations, it isn't ‘common to kiss people on the cheek, I department. & Conversation completion ‘Complete the conversation with the words fiom below, Louise and Darren are ata conference during a mid-morning break. [tin |[stayng] meet idea [met [business] before [shall [work][here] Introductions! Louise: Hi. I'm Louise. Pleased to meet you Darren: Darren johnston. Pleased to (1) Loui you. Have you been here (2) No, it's my first time. So, what did you (3) ofthe talks? ‘Oh, they weren't too bad. So, where do you (4) > Rogers International Uv Petebate Une, Heres my) car I"ve got one somewhere. (6) you are. Hey haveyu fo) — Mar Darren, this is Mar Hi. Pleased to meet you Pleased to meetyou, | could do witha coffee. (8) and get one? Good (9) I think there's a café near here Great. So, which hotel ae you (0) at Well |. [des out] we go Fi Conversation creation ‘Write out a conversation between two people who have just met. Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 wwwhotenglishmagazine.com 25UNIT & What was it like? Objectives Vocabulary: Adjectives & the weather Structures: The past of to be Useful skills: E-mail writing: making requests 1 Dialogue matching Match the questions to the answers. 1, What was the weather like? L] 2 What was the film like?) 3 What was the tip like? 4 What was the party ike? I a. Itwasr’t too bad, but I get a headache from those 30 Alms. b, Awful. The plane was delayed for six hours. © Itwas great. Lots of my friends from university were afl 4 Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 26 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 wwwhotenglishmagazine.comUNIT © What was it like? Vocabulary: Adjectives & the weather Oi Classifyii Put the assifying the correct columns in the table, See if you can think of three more. ‘great, terrible, fantastic, awful, boring, amazing, ‘exciting, nasty, horrible, brilliant, incredible, disgusting, wonderful, marvellous, out-of-this world, late, tired, disappointing (rary eins great Bi Descriptions Use the adjectives from the previous activity to answer the following questions. Invent where necessary. 1. What was the party ike? 2. What was the film like? 3 What was the concert like? 4. What was the trip like? 5 What was the meeting lke? What was the conference like? } What was the weather like? What do the words in bold mean? Think. Then, read the explanation to check. 1. "There was ice on the road and it was really pery. Ifthe ground is slippery itis smooth and icy or wet and itis difficult to walk or 2, ‘After the heavy rains, the town was flooded.” Ifthe road is "flooded', it becomes covered in water here was a thunderstorm with lots of thunder and lightning.” A-*thunderstorm” (or "storm”) is very violent weather with "thunder" (laud coises) and “lightning” (bright flashes) in the sky 4. “The fog was so thick | couldn't see my hand in front of me.” When there's "fog", there are litle drops of water in the air which form a cloud, This makes it difficult to see 5. There was a gentle breeze on the beach, Ifthere’s a “gentle breeze", there is 2 very light wind VOCABULARY 6. “There were a few light showers in the afternoon.” A tlight shower” is a short period of rain (often light rain) 3s The sky was grey and overcast. IF the sky is “overcast”, itis completely covered by clouds, 8. It was pouring down with rain. IFiis "pouring down itis raining very heavily Your turn! Use some ofthese expressions to describe the weather today / yesterday last week, etc. ® Conversation analysis Read over the conversation. Then, complete the table. Dylan is looking at some photos of previous employees where he works. Dylan: So, who was this? Charlotte: Zara ones. She was in charge of marketing. She was here for about six years. Dylan: And this? Charlotte: Frank Smithers. He was the owner of the company Dylan: And this woman on the ight? Charlotte: Paige Brown. She was the president ofthe company Dylan: OK’ And whowas this? Charlotte: Oh, that’s Harry Marks. Hewas inthe finance department. He was really funny. Dylan: And this woman? CChadotte: Samantha Franks. She was the founder ofthe company. There’s a painting of her in the main reception area Dylan: Oh, right. thought! recognised her. Person Peete tg |. | Zara Jones 2, | Frank Smithers 5 | Paige Brown 4. | Harry Maks 5, | Samantha Franks = <= “Your turn! Wit three sentences about the people who worked in your company. | Think about it ‘What was the weather like yesterday? What about last week? Were there any storms last month? Was it foggy last week? Was it hotter yesterday than the day before? Was it yesterday morning? this mocning? What about Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 wuwhotenglishmagazine.com 27UNIT ©) What was it like? Language Structures: The past of to be (was/were) cotrars Negative ener iar Was | happy? You weren't happy. | Were you happy? He wosn't happy. | Was he happy? She wasnt hagpy. |Was she happy? It wasn’t happy. [Was it happy? Weweren'thapey. |Were we happy? wos hoppy. || wasn't happy. You were hapoy. He was happy, [She was happy It wos hoppy. We were happy. They were happy. | Thepweren':hoppy. | Were they hoppy? Time expressions last night, last week, last year, last month, yesterday, two months ago, at 7 pm, at midnight, on Monday, three years ago, in 1997, in 2008 We often use the contracted negative forms: wasn't = was not; weren't = were not. The past of the verb io be is was/were. For example, “They were at the party last night We form questions by placing Was/Were at the start of the question. We can place question words (what, when, where, who, why, etc.) before was/were. For example, “Who were they with? 5 Matching Match the sentence beginnings (ios) tothe endings (a-). 1. Why were you late? L] 2. Why are you so tired? 0 3 Who was that with you? CO] 4. Where were you last night at 8pm?) = 5. How old were you when you passed your driving test? C1 a. | was at home b. About 18. © Because there was a lot of trafic 4, That was my sister. €. Because I've been at the gym. i Word order Putthe words inthe correct order to complete the sentences. with / she / her fiend / was 2. at / work / weren't / they 3 at / was / my uncle's kouse | 4. the park / in / she wasn't 5. really angry /| {with them / was Fi Sentence completion Complete the sentences with was | were / wasn’t | weren't, 1. We atthe cinema. 2, She (not) angry with us. 3. They in the park with the dog. 4. |__— happy with the results 5 He (not) with Abigal Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 28 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 uwwhotenglishmagazine.com GRAMMAR 6 We (not) there on time. 2 (not) in the car with them 8 They (not) in the office when | alled ® Sentence creation ‘Create as many sentences as spores with was / were in just two minutes. Use the words from the box below. Use both affirmative and negative forms. at the cinema, in the park, at work, in a restaurant, in the gym, with a friend, at a party in the airport, on a flight to... in the swimming pool, at the theatre, on a sailing boat, by the beach, at a friend’s house, in a bar For example: Iwas at the cinema last night at 6pm. There was / There were ime en There was pen. |There wosn't.a |Was there a per pen? There were two pe Negative Fi Photo analysis Lookat the photo for two minutes. Then, cover the photo and seeif you can answer the questions. Give full answers. ov! [ie CN a 1. Was there 2 hat on the table? 2, Were there any pers on the table? 3 Was there 2 pair of glasses on the table? 4 Were there any mobile phones on the table? 5 Was there 2 glass of orange juice on the table? 6. Were there any cups of coffee on the table?UNIT &) What was it like? G Conversation analysis Read over the conversation. Then, answer the questions wth ull answers, Morgan: So, who was the person here before me? Sophie: Petra Martnel Morgan: Oh, right. think've heard about het. She was Italian wasn't she? Sophie: Yes, | think so, although she spoke perfect English Morgan: So, what was she like? Sophie: Oh, she was really nice. Morgan: Was she here for long? Sophie: About sixyears Morgan: So, what was her official ob title? Sophie: She was head of marketing. Morgan: So, wheres she now? Sophie: 'm not really sure, but | heard that she'd moved to Australia Morgan: Interesting 1. What was Petra's surname? 2, Where was she from? 3 What was she like? 4. How long was she there for? 5. 6 What was her official job t 1» Where is she now? GRAMMAR Fi E-mail completion ‘Compete the email, Use the Past Simple of the verb to be. 1%: poppy@ yahoo.com Subject the busines trip Poppy, How's it going? I'm here in New York City on that business trip. Yesterday, we (V) = in meetings all day, but we had the afternoon free. We went for a walk, but it (2) really cold outside, We (3) inthe centre of New York. It 4) ust like in the files. We () in Times Square and Central Park, but we (6) (not) there for long ~ it was too cold Later, in the evening, we went to a restaurant, but | () —— (not) sungry ~ Vd eaten too many of those snacks and cakes in the conference breaks! Later that night, there (@) — a party, That was great fun lots of people frorn the There (9) office Anyway, speak soon, Sam. Fluency practice Answer the questions. © Where were you last night? ‘© Who were you with yesterday afternoon? ‘© What was the most interesting thing you did last month? Was there a lot of trafic on the roads this morning? Were any of your colleagues late for work today? Where were you lst summer? How long were you there for? Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 wwwhotenglishmagazine.com 29UNIT Ei What was it like? SPEAKING TASK Student A # You're going to ta sk questions con Thomas Invent infor 10 a work colleague, You're going someone who worked at the rk and answer any questions about him ya few years ago. Study the information about Student B You're going to talk to a work colleague. You're sk questions about someone tudy the information a Answer questions about her. Invent formation if necessary.Then, ask about Thomas ho left t Thomas Snark Position / job: Accountant Office: On the third foo: Dates: From March 2002 — April 2006. His boss: Samantha 3:00k Reason for leaving: He was fire. Asking about someone from the past © Who was (she)? / What did (she) do? © When was [she) here? ¥ or was (her) office on? How long was (he) here for? What was (she) like? as (his) boss? twas (her) official ttl hat was (her) ‘hat was (his) surname? coe english * .* Petra Markova Position job: Head of sales Office: On the first floor Dates: From August 2 Her boss: Peter Muggins. Reason for leaving: She was offered a better job. December 2007 Giving information about someone ie) was the manager of. She) was here fo (He) was in charge of (She) was really nice. She) worked on the (fifth floor) 1k for Rn Touog SOentech anor eur maces Penuatens Casket eins Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 30 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 wwwhotenglishmagazine.comUSEFUL SKILLS writing e-maits ert m Making requests @ E-mail order Put the es for something? Write a number in each box. Ts: rebeccawendings@ yahoo.com Subject our new mobile phone app Could you have u think please? dov't hesitate to ask. Dear Ms Wendings, [ in the correct order. What expression is used to ask \k over it and let us know what you have any other questions about it, please {look forward to hearing from you soon. 7] e to meet you at the conference last ank Fo: Attached int file with some information abou 'e phone app we've devel ped. Bi Making requests What expression can weuseto make requests in an ei? Think. Then, compare your ideas to the ones from below. Requests / questions ‘© Could you get that finished by tomorrow night please? @ Have you got any copies of the report @ Is there a spare copy oftoday's agenda? Could you paste it in and send it, please? Could you send it by e-mail? © Would you mind checking it, please? ‘© Could we have a chat about it? © Can you let Hannah know tha today? @ If you've got the time, could you redo it and send it again by this afternoon, please ‘Could you check this for mistakes dd you send a copy of this to Margaret, please? you read through the notes beforehand, Please? tl only be in from FLE-mail writing Write an e-mail, Include a request for something. Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 wwwhotenglishmagazine.com 7UNIT & Shopping Fun Objectives Vocabulary: Clothes & clothing Structures: The Past Simple Useful skills: Telephone English: giving details 11 What would you buy? Look a the istoftems to buy. You've got £00 to spend. What ‘would you buy? Why? MP3 player S Waterproof jacket Hs Tablet / iPad Washing machine] tof tains air of walking shoes | Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 32 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 uwwhotenglishmagazine.comUNITE Shopping Fun = (OC) CABULARY Vocabulary: Clothes & clothing Fi Conyersation analysis Read the conversation Then, tick (/) Yes or No. Luke is talking to © Match ‘a shop assistant, Match the items of clothing 1 to 8) to the pictures (a-h. a Tshirt Good afternoon. Can |help you? 2. Dress Oh, hi, yes, I bought this pair of jeans last week and 3 Boots {'dlike to return them, please. 4. Cardigan {May l ask what the problem is? 5. Coat Yes they're too small 6. Cloves OK. Have you got the receipt? 2. Sandals No, fm sorry cantfindit. & Track suit Wel, 'm sorry but we can’t give you 2 refund. Allright, but can l exchange them for these other jeans? Ofcourse. The changing rooms are just over there if you'd like to try them on, Luke: Great. Thanks. [10 minutes later] Yes, theyre perfect OK, s0 there's £10 difference to pay. How wil you be paying? By credit card, please. Shall put them ina bag for you? Yes, please. Thanks. My pleasure. Have a nice day. Yes No 1. Luke wants to retum shat. =O) 2. The item of clothing is too big. OO 3% Hecan'tfind the receipt. =” OE 4 Hetriesonapairofjeans. OOF 5 Hehasto py anete fo. OO) Ah) f 8 Expression completion Complete the expressions with the words from below. Then, write thee sentences with any ofthe expressions. for [online] [on |[free |[rooms| [with 1. Try something 2. Go to the changing 3 Pay something 4. Pay accredit card 5. Buy one get one 6. Order sore item |store form | refund] [for 7. Complete aa online order Think about it Shopping, & Retun an Do you ever buy things onlin? Ifso, what ae your favourite online ee ae rath shops? How much do you spend on clothes a month? What was the 9: Se 3 8 last thing you bought for yourself? Why did you buy it? What was. something} 7 the last thing you Bought for someone else? Why? Are you saving 0. Get a__ [after buying something) |p to buy anything special? What? When do you do your Christmas. W. Exchange one item another shopping? How you usualy paying shops? Wy? What 12, Give 3 custome credit was thelast thing you retuned? Why? ple: I paid for the suit with my credit card. Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 wwwhotenglishmagazine.com 33.UNIT & Shopping Fun Language Structures: The Past Simple Bay ea ers played. ‘didn't play. | Did | plo You played You didn’t play, |Did you play? He played He didn't play. | Did he play? [She played. __|She didn't play. | Did she play? I ployed, it didn’t play, | Didit play? We played. We didn’t ploy. |Did we play? They played, [They didn't play, | Did they play? Time ressions last night, last week, last year, last month, yesterday, two months ogo, at 7om, at midnight, on Monday, three years ago, in 1997, in 2008 We often use contractions with the Past Simple: didn't = did not. \We form the Past Simple with regular verbs by adding -ed to the base verb, For example: play-played; workworked; talk-talked. However, there are many irregular past simple verbs, For example: see-saw; eat-ate; go-went. Please see the Resource Section at the back of this Skis Book et for a list of the most common irregular verbs. We can also use question words (whe, what, when, where, why, etc.) with the Past Simple. For example, "What did you do at the weekend? 1 Matching Match the Lae {1 to 6) to the answers (af). 1. What did youco last night? 2> Did you meet anyone.new at the party? 3 What did you co afier the meeting? L] 4. Did you listen to that album | lent you? C] 5. Did you take the dog out for a walk? ] 6. Did you eatin last night? C1 a. Yes, we went to the park BL No, we had dinner in this lovely Italian restaurant in the high street © | wrote up the minutes and sent them on to the managing director 4. Not really. I spent most of the time talking to some old friends fe. | went to the cinema £ No, Ididn't have time, but | will do it this weekend. i Word choice Put.acircle around the correct option. 1. She fell /falled down as she was walking acro room, 2. | finded / found a ten-euro note behind the chair the Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 WA Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 uwwhotenglishmagazine.com GRAMMAR 3. He not hear / didn’t hear what they were saying 4. | told /telled them that I'd be there at 6pm, 5. She didn’t understand / not understood what they wanted 6. | waked / woke up late and missed the train 7. | sent / sended the e-mail about ten minutes ago Fi Sentence completion Complete the sentences with the correct form ofthe verbs in brackets. a. Ben (work) all last weekend 2. Aaron {not pass) his driving test 3 Bradley (listen) to some music on the bus, 4 Freya (send) us the e-mail 5 Ma {not go) to the party with her friends. 6 John (buy) a big house in the country, 3. She (take) 2 ohoto of me 8. They have) 2 great time. 9. Evie (see) 2 great film yesterday. ® Sentence creation Using the expressions below, write as many sentences as you can in three minutes in the Past Simple. walk in the park, play football, see a film, listen to music, watch television, clean the house, buy something, speak to friends, send an e-mail, receive a package, have a party, do a lot of work, try on some clothes, take back an item, lose a receipt For example: had a party last weekend. /1 cleaned the house this morning.UNIT & Shopping Fun E-mail com on Complete the e-mail with the corect forms ofthe verbs in brackets. nr Te customerservice@blueshop.couk Subjee: recent order Hi Sir / Madam, I'm waiting to you about 2 recent purchase 0) (make) from your online shop. I{2) (order) three shirts and a pair of trousers (reference codes $343U and 76738) about four months ago. | ) (ay) by ctedit card anc it said that the order was successful However, it (4) ________ take} about one month for the clothes to arrive, On top of that, one of the shirts not have) 2 Bultons: snd he Houser eee Gethe wrong colour, few days after this, | (9) —_ (call) the shop and (8) {speak} to one of your sales reps. 1 (9) {tell her about the problem, but she (10) — (not seem) to be very interested. She said that there was nothing sre) ——_____ en do anid that | should write to you. Frankly, | find this attitude appalling. | demand a refund. | will happily send the items back to you as I do not want them! Yours faithfully Cenrguna Barker Your turn! ite an e-mail complaining about some clothes you ordered. G Fluency practice ‘Answer the questions. © What music die you listen to yesterday? © What sport did you do last week? ‘© What did you watch on television last night? ‘© Who did you write e mails to yesterday? Why? © Wrat did you see at the cinema last month? © What did you have for dinner last night? © Where did you go last weekenc? © Who did you talk to yesterday afternoon? Fi Conversation completion Read the conversation. Then, complete the table. Assistant: StoreGalore. Melissa speaking. How may help you? Max: Oh, hi, this is Maxand I'm ‘ang up about some missing tems of clothing that | ordered about two months ago, Asistan_Oh, lam sory abou that. Cold you giere your fll rare, please Yes, it’s Max Taylor. ‘And your purchasing reference sunber? What's tha, please? GRAMMAR Its the number that appears in the e-mail we sent confieming the order. Oh, right, yes, it’s T356K984 Assistant: And could | have the last four digits ofthe creditcard that you used to make the purchase. 4897. ‘And what are the missing items? Wel, | ordered 2 pair of jeans and two Tshirts. And when di you place the order? On 7th January. Ispoke to someone about two weeks ago. They said that they'd send the items, but stil haven't received them Assistant: Can you remember who you spoke to? Max: Yes,1 made note ot, twas Ms Givens Assistant: And when exactly did you make that cal? Max: Itwas on 20th February. Assistants OK. Now, have you go. fades out] eee cs Ree cues ed Last four digits of iret Crt) Se at) Person he spoke to Date of all Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 wwwhotenglishmagazine.com 38UNIT & Shopping Fun Online Shopping Problems Activity type: a telephone call 4 Student A You're going to have a telephone conversation with a shop assistant about some clothes you ordered about two months ago. You still haven't received them. You're going to speak to someone at the store by telephone. Before making the call, think about what you're going to make notes on the following: Date of purchase: Items purchased: 1 jacket, 2 shirts, 1 Colours ofitems: pair of trousers Calls made so far: Course of action you are going to take: Star the conversation: Hi, I'm calling up about some clothes | ordered two months ago Giving details ° Iboughe the items in. © My credit card number is. © My full names. The order purchase number is. I called about two weeks ago. \ spoke to someone called They told me that She promised me that hot Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 36 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 uwwhotenglishmagazine.com SPEAKING TASK Student B You're going to have a telephone conversation with a customer who ordered some clothes from an online shopping site about two months ago. You will need to get the following information from the customer and decide how you can compensate himjher. Think of questions to ask Date of purchase: When did you buy the clothes? Items purchased: Colours of tems: Reference codes: Credit card details: Possible compensation: on Asking for information When did you buy the items: ow SB ou pace hear ‘How did you pay? Who did you speak to? When did you call up? long ago was this? ene tel yous Did you pay by credit card? Have you got the purchase number to hand?U S Es F U L S K| ES Telephone English PART The Hotel Room Givin, 2 details @ Expressions analysis Look at thelist of expressions for giving details ofa cal, Write P (personal or W (work) nextto each one. Receptionist: © | was wondering whether you had 2 memory card fora Receptionist gital camera...] Abi @ I'mjust calling about the ad in the paper. CI Receptionist: @ I'mcal ing about the fridge you've go: advertised in the local paper. 1] Abbie: © I'mcaling to confirm the meeting for tomorrow. C] Receptionist: @ It was regarding the conference. C] Abbie: @ | was just calling with regard to the advert in the lo Receptionist: paper. © I'mcal ing about the meeting tomorrow. © | was just calling about the job that’s being advertised.) Abbie: a ‘Telephone conversation completion Complete below. have| ie conversations with the words or expressions from vailable [flying | fight wondering {single} next week The Specifications Assistant: Eddie's Electric's Store. How may I help you? Zara: Hi, Iwas just () whether you had a Kodak 2730 5MP Digital Camera with Optical Zoom. Assistant: I'lljust check [After a few seconds,]No, sorry, we Za don'thave one (2) . but | see that we've put in an order for some more. ‘When do you think you'll have them in the shop? Assistant: They should be here ealy (3) Zara: OK, Il cal again later. Bye. Assistant: Bye, The Shaef Hotel. How may help you? Oh, hi, I'm (4) into Chicago tomorrow night and | was wondering whether you had any vacancies Would that bea single ora double room? A(3) please. Yes, we do have a room available. Could | @ _____your name, please? ‘esis Abbie Burnes Was it just the one night you wanted? Yes that’, thanks. OK, that’s all confirmed. Have a nice 0) and well see you when you get in. Bye. Thanks, bye. Fi Telephone conversation creation ‘Write out a telephone conversation. In the dialogue, the caller has toexplain why he/she is calling. Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 wwwhotenglishmagazine.com 37UNIT © Work Time Objectives Vocabulary: Work Structures: The Present Simple & Continuous Useful skills: Socialising: making small talk 11 Before they were famous! Read over the information about the celebrities jobs before they were famous. Rank them from 1 to8 according to how surprising they are (number one being the most surprising). © Walt Disney: ambulance driver during World War |. 0 © Jennifer Aniston: waitress in a restaurant. © Ben Affleck: actor in a Burger King advert. [1 @ Alec Baldwin: bouncer in a nightclub. © Drew Barrymore: mode! in adve © Sandra Bullock: artender. © Steve Buscemi: New York City firefighter. © Boy George: supermarket sales assistant, CI “Think about it What jobs have you hadin the past? Have you ever done a summer job? What did it involve? Did you work while you were studying at cllege / university? What did you do? Have you ever done any manual labour What iit involve? Do you know abot ay other Famous people's jobs? What did they do) Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 38 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 wwwhotenglishmagazine.comUNIT G Work Time Vocabulary: Work © Matching Match the jobs {1 to 6) to the pictures (af) 1. Scientist 2. Accountant 2) 3 Film director] 4. Waiter / waitress 0) 5. Flight attendant (J 6. Chef] Write one-sentence descriptions for three of these jobs. For example: A waiter is someone who works in a restaurant. & Expression completion Complete the expressions with make or do. Then, make three sentences with any of the expressions. 1% a good jab 2. a photocopy 3 some paperwork 4 a complaint Si a phone call 6 overtime 2. a suggestion 8 a mistake 9. a lot of money 10, an effort 0 a copy of something rs someone a favour For example: I don't have to do any overtime where | work. Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 wwwhotenglishmagazine.com 39 VOCABULARY a Bsns choice ‘Choose the correct words to complete the expressions. 1. Geton with/at a colleague 2, Work hard onfto something, 3 Work onfby a pro ect 4. Work part-time / halftime 5. Go onfat a business trp 6. Attend/assist a meeting 7. Deal/make with 2 problem i Conversation analysis Read over the conversation. Then, write true (T) o false (F. Interviewer: So, where do you work? Kendra: Indesign studio Interviewer: What do you do ina typical day? Kendra: Wel, speak to dients, and design brochures, posters and pages in books and magazines. Interviewer: Do you work part-time or full-time? Kendra: I'm working parttime atthe moment, but hope to start working full-time next month. Interviewer: Would you like to work from home? Kendra: No, not really. | enjoy being with other people in the offic. Interviewer: Do you ever do any overtime? Kendra: There's no such thing as ‘overtime’ here. f there's a deadline to meet, we have to stay and work until it’s completed! Interviewer. Has anyone ever made a complaint about you at work? Kendra: Not that | know ofl Interviewer, OK. Thanks a lot for answering our questions. Kendra: My pleasure Kendra works in a design studio. She's working part-time at the moment. C] She often has to do overtime. CO) No one has ever complained about her work. (] pepe oy Think aboutitl Jobs ‘Whats your ida ofthe perfec job? What's the best job you've ever hhad? What didi involve? What's more important: toearna lot of money orto enjoy your job? Why? What are some ofthe most popular jobs in your county? What are some ofthe best pad jobs ‘nour country? What's your dea ofthe perfect boss? What ar the pros and cons of being 2 manager or having responsibilty at work?UNIT G Work Time Language Structures: Present Simple | Present Continuous TG work at the — [I'm working at weekend. the weekend. She drives a she’s driving a Porsche. Porsche. They play They're playin; footboll football don’t work at | I'm not working the weekend. |at the weekend. [She doesn’t drive | She isn't driving a ja Porsche. Porsche They don’t play _|They aren't {footboll. laying football Eiieccrsta| Do ! work at the |Am I working at sweekend? the weeken Does she drivea _|Is she driving a Porsche? Porsche? Dothey play Are they playing football? onball Time Jahvays, never, __|right now, at the Bement every day,on — | moment, now Fridays, once/ twice a week, three times @ month, every day CF» Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 40 Copytight Hot English Publishing SL 2or2 ywwhotenglishmagazine.com GRAMMAR The Present Simple ‘We can use the Present Simple to describe regular habits (often with an adverb of frequency: always, sometimes, often, never, etc,). The adverb of frequency is usually placed Defore the main verb (even in negative sentences). For example, “She usually arrives on time. We can also use the Present Simple to describe facts (things that are true). For example, *te lives in Houston.” We can ask questions about frequency with the Present Simple, For example: How often do you go to the gym? go three times a week The Present Continuous We can use the Present Continuous for things that are happening at the moment of speaking. For example, ‘She's visiting her friend.” We can also use the Present Continuous to describe general trends or changes that are hapoening over 2 period of time. For example, "Prices are going up.” © Website questions Read over the information. Then, answer the questions. ~FiPrn plea Sapa Got Centre for Scientific Investigation Meet the staff» » Dr Brightman » » 1'm Doctor Jennifer Brightman, ™ At present, 'm working as 2 researcher at the University of Marston. | work in the rain office. I've got my own affce, but I'm sharing witha colleague at the moment because they're redecorating my office. | work for Shouts a day from gam till 6pm, with ove hour for lunch, Uive in the centre of the city, in a large apartment. In my free time | do lots of sport. | often go skiing or cycling at the weekends. I'm married and I've got two children. | normally cycle to work but iy bike is broken, so this week I'm goirg by bus. 1. Where is Dr Brightman working at present? 2, Why's she sharing an office? 3 How many nours does sie work 2 day? 4. What time does she finish work? 5 Where does she live? 6 What does she often do at the weekend? 3. How many children has she got? 8. Why is she going to work by bus this week?UNIT & Work Time & Sentence completion Complete the sentences withthe corect forms of the verbs in brackets, Use the Present Simple or Present Continuous. 1. She (work) from 9 am to 5 pr. 2. She (work) io Paris this month 3 He (go) to work by bus. 4 He (travel) on a train right now 5. She usually (use) a Blackberry ck her e-mails: 6. This week, she computer beca —__ (use) her e the Blackberry is broken, Fl Conversation completion Complete the text with the corect form of the verbs in brackets, Use the Present Simple or Present Continuous. So, what do you do? I'ma hotel manager. What (i) you (do) during the day? 3 I'min charge ofall the staf. | (2) (check) that everyone's doing their jobs properly and | p (make) sure the guests are apy withthe service we're providing. Generally | ust (deal ‘monitor things and (4) with any problems when they come up. Sean: So, what's typical working day for you? ‘Anna: Wel, 'm the daytime manager | (5) art) work at 9 am and I finish at about 8 pm. Uhave a oneshour lunch break. I's quitea long dy Sean: And what (6) you (do) at the moment? Anna: Wel, (7) _________ (organise) large conference and | (8) (make) sure that everthing is ready. We've got 200 guests arriving this afternoon. Also, (9) (prepare) for a meeting tomorrow with all the regional managers Sean: Great. Thanks for answering our questions ‘Anna: No problem. i Fluency practice ‘Answer the questions. Invent where necessary. @ Where do you work? What are you doing right now © Does your aunt work in an office? © What do you think she's coing right now? © Does your friend work fulltinre? @ What is he/she doing right now? Do you know anyone who works from horne? @ What are they doing at the moment? i Conversation analysis Read the conversation. Then, answer the questi (false). Managing director Harriet Blake i a employees, 1ST (true) or F ‘about two new Harriet: So, tell me about Harvey Smith, How's he doing? He started working here last month, didn't he? George: Yes, that's right, He works inthe sales department, He eams a base salary of £26,000 per annum plus GRAMMAR commissions. He's doing very well and his team have met all their sales objectives this month. I'm very pleased with his progress. He's attending a training session this week on the new computing system we're installing. He's also preparing fora meeting next week with a very important client. Harriet: Excellent. And what about Samantha Brown? George: Well, she's the new head of marketing. She's working in our New York office, but she’s also doing some here in London. She's in charge of the marketing department, and she's on a gross salary of £48,000 per yea. She organises meetings with the other heads of department, and ensures that all divisions within the company are aware of our marketing strategies and objectives. This week, she's working on some marketing material fora new range of shampoo that we're launching in a couple of months. Harriet: Great. Now, I'd jus like to talk about... fades out) 1. Harvey works in the sales department. 11 2. He earns a base salary of £36,000. 3 Atthe moment, he's preparing for a meeting with ac important client. -1 . ; 4. Samantha is the new head of accounting. 1 5 She's working in their Chicago office, LT 6. She eams a gross sal 600 per year. [1 This week, she’s working of some marketing mal for a new range of soap. CL] “Your turn! Practise asking and answering questions about Harvey and Samantha. (r, write a short paragraph about a work colleague or fiend. Explain what they do at work and what they're ding this week ‘month, Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 wwwhotenglishmagazine.com 4UNIT & Work Time Job Update Activity type: a meeting Student A You're going to exchange information about employees. Read the information about Silvia and answer any questions about her. Then, ask questions about Harvey. i rT i. ee SPEAKING TASK exchange information about employees. mation about Harvey ane answer any questions about him. Then, ask questions about Silvia Asking about someone's job © What’ (his) surname? © What's (her) official job title? How many hours does (he) work a week? What are some of (her) responsibilities? What is the) working on at the moment? What's (she) doing this week? english Name Silvia Marston ‘Name | Harvey Smith Title Head of marketing Tile Salesman Hours ‘sBhours a week Hours So hours per week Salary ‘Approximately 46000 gross Salary | 26000 plus commissions organises meetings, Vases with other | Responsibilities | in charge ofthe junior sales, eport back departments, does market research to head of sales, visits potential clients, makes phone cal, motivates the sles |feam This week working on the marketing material fora | This week attending atraning session, finding out new pad, epatigfora meting about a new computer system, preparing Frankfurt fora big meeting next week Describing someone's job © (Her) job tile is © (He) is in charge of. (she) works about... hours a week He) earns about...a month. (She) has to. © (He) often has to © This week, (she) is working on. © (He) is. this week Bre Cutoe lod POM OR eco re TC ACL Ted Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 ing SL 2012 wwwhotenglishmagazine.com 42 Copyright Hot English PubliUSEFUL SKILLS _ Sociatising parr Making small talk @ Small talk topics What are some typical topics for smal tal? Think of at least three. Then, compare your ideas with the list below, Topics for discussion sport, homes and houses, free time, TY, film, the weekend, travel, family, the weather, fashion, business, Jobs, the news, music, food, restaurants, cars, hobbies, the theatre, local topics (shops, clubs, etc), celebrities, scandals, holidays, entertainment, work, your hometown i Social chat: places What are some ofthe typical places where people have to make small tall? Think of as many as you can. Then, compare your ideas with the ones below. in an airport waiting lounge, by the water cooler at the office, in a hotel reception, at a bus stop, in @ museum, in a lift/ elevator, ina hair salon, at a ‘business lunch, waiting for a meeting, travelling in a taxi through a new city, at a party, in a football stadium, at the opening party for an art exhibition, at a pub, having a coffee in a bar i , = Fi Conversation analysis Read th conversation. The, (/| Ys or No, utn and Kendra are ata sales conference. There's a short break between talks. Ata conference Justin: So what do you think ofthe hotel? Kendra: It's quite nice, Actually, I've been here before. Justin: At last year’s conference? Kendra:_No, | came here on holiday So, you're here wth your wife, arent you? Justin: Yes, she took couple of days off from work so she could come along. Shelves sightseeing Kendra: So, what does se do? Justin: She's adoctor. And your husband? He's here too, isn’t he? Yes, that's right. Kendra: in: What does he do? He's adentist. That's how we met! Really! Was he working on your teeth? No, l went to the dentist's witha friend ~she wanted someone to go with her. hit looks like the nest speakers going up onto the stage. Right, we should go and find our seats Nice talking to you. You too Bye, See you later. Justin: Kendra: Justin: Kendra: Justi Kendra: Justin: Kendra: oF 1. Kendra has been to the hote! before. 2. Justin's wife is at the hotel too. 3 Kendra’s husband isn't at the hotel. 4. Justin's wife is a dentist 5. Kendra’s husband is a doctor. ooooF © Conversation creation Write out a mini-dialogue between two people who are chatting at a conference. Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 wawhotenglishmagazine.com 43UNIT & Problems! Objectives Vocabulary: Problems ‘Structures: Modal verbs Useful skills: E-mail writing: attached documents Self-help books Match the self-help book titles (1 tos) with their subjects (2). In some cases, morethan one answer may be possible. The Baby Bok EN ARE FROM MARS, Women A nyAre from Venus Thala agTTR Sehr _ 4. DA D. BURNS, | qe Secrets 7 Millionaire a. Health b. Parenting 0 © Work] 4. Money L1 e. Relationships 0 f Mental health C] ‘Think about it Which ofthese books would you like to read? Why? Have you ever read a selhelp book? What wast about? What do you do when Youve gta problem? Do youever feo slrhelp books fo advice Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 zk 4 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 wwwhotenglishmagazine.comUNIT fi Problems! Vocabulary: Problems @ Annoying thin; What annoys you most in life? Tick the things you find annoying. People who... @ ..arrvelate.O @ «sit in parked cars with the engine running.C] @ have loud conversations on their mobile phones in public, 0 @ ..sudcenly stop in front of you while you're walking in the street. @ ...don't say “thank you" when you hold the door open for them. @ ..won't stop talking in the cinema. C] & Expression completion Complete the expressions with the prepositions with, at, on or to, Then, make three sentences with any ofthe expressions. 1. Have a problem something/someone 2. Argue someone 3. Find a solution a problem 4 Put weight §. Spend too much money something 6. Get along badly someone 7. Have an argument someone 8. Get angry someone 9. Shout someone 10. Talk about a problem someone For example: I had an argument with my work colleague. Fi Ideas completion Complete the sentences with your own advice. © The best thing to do if you've got a problem is to © IF you're stressed at work, you could. @ The best way to lose weight is to, © The best way to control your speriding isto... © To avoid getting sick, you should © IF you get along badly with someone, you ca. ‘© The best way to avoid any money problems isto. VOCABULARY Fi Mini-dialogues i Read the in logis Then ee next to cach question. Dialogue I Lydia: What's up? Max: "ve got aterrble cold. Lydia: You should drink lots of water and orange juice, and get some rest. Dialogue II Fve put on alot of weight just recently. You should do more exercise. Why don't you walk to wotk, for example. Jamie: That's a good idea, Dialogue III Colette: What's wrong with you? Gabi ot this ig payment to make et most, and don't think I'll be able to cover it. Colette: You need to manage your expenses more carefully. You should start by using abasic accounting spreadsheet. That way you can keep track of what you're earning and spending. Who... 1. «has put on weight? CT 2, | has a payment to make? suggests inky some orange juice? 4 has got a cold? & suggests using an accounting spreadsheet? 6. ri says that her friend should do more exercise? 1) Thinkaboutit! Problem solving Whatare the some ofthe typical problems you have at work or school | college, ete? How do they get resohed? Whats the best way to avoid stress? Have you ever helped anyone with a problem? ‘Who? When? Whats the best way to ge it and heathy? What are thes as of redacing sess? What are orto tisfor aig money i) english Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 wawhotenglishmagazine.com 45UNIT Fl Problems! Language Structures: Modal verbs Ability (can) ean speak the languages They can’t juggle. oa T could ride a bike when 1 was four Prac) [She couldn't see ih Pec rc) We could go by train, They could finish it next week. Advice ei) You should go and see a doctor. They shouldn't go outside, (eet She rmust tell us about it. as) They must arrive early. Ea eal He mustn't speak like that crsaey) can't) ery (might/may) You can’t sit there. We might go tomorrow. it may rain later. We often use contractions with the negative forms of modal verbs. For example can't = can not (or cannot); couldn't = could nok; shouldn't = should not; mustn't = rmust not. Ite common to use contracted forms with might / may. We use modal verbs for a variety of functions: to make suggestions, to give advice, to talk about obligation, to talbabout possiblity. For example a) You should do more exercise. (advice) b) They rust try it strong advice) With negative forms, we add nat afier the modal verb (we don't use auxiliary verbs!) For example, "He might not Nike i Matching Match the sentence beginnings / questions (1 to 6) tothe endings (a4). (a a lm ae really tired. C1 2, haven't got enough money fort. C] 3 They sent me a lovely present. C 4. What are you going to do tonight? C1 5. Where did you put it? L] 6. Do you think | should go to the party? LI a. | can't remember. b. No, | think you should stay at home and study for the exam you've got tomorrow You should save up for it, 4. | might go to the cinema. Do you @. You should go and lie down, f. You must thank them. fant to come? Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 ing SL 2012 wwwhotenglishmagazine,com 46 Copyright Hot English Publi GRAMMAR & Functions Write the name of a function next to each sentence. [ability obligation [advice || prohibition | possibility 1. You must leave before 12, 2. |can'tdo i 3 | don't think you should go there. _ 4 can fix that in ten minutes. 5 You mustn't leave your things i 6. | think she mght come to tre party. 3. We may not have time to finish it Fil Error correction Correct any mistakes with the modal verbs inthe sentences below. Tick () any sentences that are correct. 1. [should to speakto her. L] 2, She cans see it. 1] 3. They car'tdo it.) 4. Doyou think it might to rain? They shoulds say sorry. 6. | couldn't hear it from the back. C1 ® Sentence creation Create as many sentences as you can with modal verbs (can, should, must, may, might...) injust two minutes, Use the verbs below. Use both affirmative and negative forms. break, take, catch, drink, eat, fal, get, give, go, hide, hit, hurt, keep, sell, show, walk, live, work, see, run, call, lend, learn, think, understand, play Ideas completion Complete the sentences with your own ideas. © | really think | should. My company should. We musta't We can't possibly. tried hard, | think | could. Tomorrow, it may. Next summer, we might 'm lucky, | should be able to.UNIT Fi Problems! GRAMMAR Advice giving - White some advice for any three ofthe problems. Your turn! White an e-mail to a fiend giving him/her some advice about something. @ I'm bored @ I'mtired, @ We're late. @ I'm worried about the driving test. @ My tooth hurts, @ My back hurts @ I've got too much work, For example: A: I'm bored. B: You should go to the cinema, fi E-mail completion Choose the cect vers to complete the email. ‘T= lily@yahoo.com Subject your financial problems Dear Lily, | Thanks for your e-mail. Sorry to hear about your financial difficulties. I've had similar problems to you in the past. The first thing you (i) must / mustn't do is to make a list ofall your essential expenses. You (a) should to / should try to include everything: the car repayments, the mortgage, food, ete Then, for one month, you (3) can’t /should make a note of EVERYTHING you buy or spend money on: clothes, the gym, going out, etc. You (4) cant {might really do anything about the essential things such as food and transport, but you (6) ean / shouldn't change some of your other spending habits. For example, you (6) might / mustn't have to reduce the amount you spend-on clothes or going out. Or you (7) could / ‘ould to start doing some exercise at home rather than paying for the gym, You (8) must / can't also look at ways of reducing costs. You (g} might / might to be able to save a lotof | money. For example, switch off lights when you leave a ed room, turn off electrical appliznces if you aren't using them, stop using the car so much, buy less food, shop at cheap shops only. There are hundreds of litle things that ou fi) could / couldn't co. We ca tak about later ifyou ike Meanwhile, if you need to borrow any money, I could lend you some. Let me know. Speak soon, mille. z= Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 wwwhotenglishmagazine.com 47uniTrProblemst = SPEAKING TASK Advice Column Activity type: problem solving Look atthe list of problems below. Think of some useful advice for each one. Then, in pairs or groups discuss each problem and think of as many solutiors as possible. Try to come to an agreement on the best solution think you should. The best thing would be to You must try to. You really have to fl were you, I'd © ('m really stressed at work. Why don’t you try... © | want to lose weight How about doing... @ My manager has asked me to work this weekend. Whatabout taking? © ("ve got an exam next week ard | don’t think I'm ready : ¢ for it Recep /rejecting advice © | can't find time to do any exercise. Yes, | think that could work Yes, that would be the best solution. Yes, I'm sure that would be effective That would definitely help. 'm not so sure about that. don't really think that would be the best solution. can't imagine that working. I've just moves to a new town and | don't know anyone. © | don't earn enough money to pay my monthly expenses. © My boss has asked me to head a project in Canada, but | really don’t want to go. Other? Préeaterinediehs 2012-2013 48 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 wwwhotenglshmagazine.comUSEFUL SKILLS writing e-maits parm Attached documents P| 1 E-mail expressions 1, | Recipient's name What expressions can we use to say that a document i attached con an e-mail? Think ofa east two, Then, read aver the lst below Saisanre to.compare your ideas. 2 Attached documents | eee © "ve attached a summary of the products. ai © The attached file contains the information you were Document attached looking for. + © I'm sending the information you requested Send © The statistics fom the website ae attached. 5. eon © Paula's contact detai's are in the attached fle : © Please find the mailing list with all the e-mail 6 Sep necticg addresses you were asking about. a © As you'll see, the figures you wanted are on the : attached Excel spreadsheet Fl Write an e-mail ‘ Write an e-mail according to the following instructions. B E-mail analysis 1. Greet the recipient (invent a name). Read the e-mail. Then, complete the table. Open the eral. 2 3 Thank the recipient for something 4 inform the recipient that a document is attached (invent this) ‘ MsSimmons |g, Ask a question about something (invent this) subctrevised Figures | & Close the email / sign off | 7. Say goodbye Revised figures you were asking for Dear Ms Simmons, ‘hope all is well Thanks for sending the photos from the electronics fair. There are some really good ones. If you don't mind, welll post some af them on our website. ‘Attached are the revised figures that you were asking for. | hope they're more in line with what you were looking for. One other thing, when you've got a moment, could you let us know what you think of the proposal we sent earlier today? Ifyou want, we could meet up sometime next week to discuss it. Let me know. Thanks for your attention, Best regards, sarah sich erie Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 20r2 wawhotenglishmagazine.com 49UNIT & Free-Time Fun Objectives Vocabulary: Free-time activities Structures: The future with will, articles: the /a /an Useful skills: Telephone English: asking questions Tick he activities / hobbies you've tried. Puta ‘ones you'd lke to tr. Coss out any you aren’ ‘Astronomy Cricket ‘Think about it Canyu thnkof he names ofan thes hobbies or eesime activities? Do you have anytime fr hobbies or rete activities? When? Which pastimes / hobbies are popular in your country? Who does them? Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 50 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 ywwhotenglishmagazine.comUNIT Ei Free-Time Fun VOCABULARY Lente. # Your turn! Wit three sentences about the things you doin your free time. Tees hob he 4) Match the activities / hobbies (1 to 8) to the pictures (a-h. Fl Word choice Choose the correct words. Dialogue 1 5. Climbing L] We're thinking (1) of / at going to the cinema later 6. Hiking (walking in the mountains J the county) CJ Would you lke to come (2) along / at with us? 7. Horse riding (horseback riding) Zoe: Yes, that'd be great. What (3) hour / time does the film 8 a start? AAfie: gpm, We're meeting outside the cinema (4) at / 10830. Zoe: Sounds perfect. See you there Alfie: Bye. Dialogue 1 Anna: Tve got the tickets (5) for / with the show tonight. Ben: Oh, great. How much do | oweyou? ‘Anna: It's my treat. You can buy the drinks (6) after time / afterwards Thanks alot. Was ithard to get hold (7) for / of them? Yes, these were the last ones. We're about sx rows back from the stage. Ben: That's fantastic. Dialogue III Joe: So, what do you do when you aren't working? Paige: Well 'm really (8) into / good photography Joe Oh thats interesting, What do You take photos (0) through / of Paige: Mostly friends and family members. What about you? Joe: Well, I'm quite into sport. | play tennis 10) to / atthe weekends, and I go tothe gym a couple of times during the week. Then, i the winter, | go skiing nn) for / until a week or two, and in the Summer, | do a lot of windsurfing Paige: That's great. should do more spot. vr Your tui | How many more hobbies or pastimes can you think of in two | minutes? 7, Al ldeas development 9 Can you think of more activities that collocate with the verbs below? Add words. @ watch... a film, a TV series. Think aboutit! Free time @ craw... cartoons, pictures, © play... cards, a video game, chess, a board game. ‘What do you do in your free time? How often do you go to the fo resi ia ta ode ood, x idee aytebisrpratne Wate hp Wnt hee dye listen to. rock musi, classical music, the radio, ‘en yu were founger Is thee any hobby thal you'd ike otake ake... a photo. up? What? Why? What are the advantages of having a hobby? Are © paint...@ portrait, @ painting. there any disadvantages? What hobbies / activites f sports, ec © go... swimming, riding, skiing. would ou lie to take up when you retire? Why? © Co... sport, exercise, a martial art Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 wwwhotenglishmagazine.com StUNIT & Free-Time Fun age Structures: ture with will Lan; The. Nurs fees Interrogative il walk. Hwor't walk. | Will I walk? You'll walk You won't walk. |Will you walk? He'll walk. He won't walk. |Will he walk? [She tl walk. She won't walk. |Will she walk? i'll walk Itwon't walk. |Willit walk? We'll walk. We won't walk. | Will we walk? They'll walk. | They won't walk. | Will they walk? Time expressions next week, next month, next year, in two hours, very oon, tomorrow, in 2020, in May, at 4pm, tonight, later tomorrow afiernoon, this weekend, at the weekend We often use contractions with will. For example: "= | will; you'll = you will he'll = he wil; she'll = she wil i it wil; we'll =we will they'l = they wil. The negative form is: won't = will nos, We can use will to make personal predictions (not based on. any evidence). For example," think ill snow tomorrow.” We can also use will to talk about probable plars or ideas for the future. For example, "I probably won't go to her wedding.” We can also use will for spontaneous / quick / unplanned decisions made at the moment of speaking, Far example: A: Which one do you want? B: ll have the red one. We can use question words (who, when, what, why, where, when et) with wil Fr exampe, “What do you think you'll have for dinner tonight?” We can also.use will with the First Conditional. For example, “If you help me, I'l finish it more quickly" Hi Matching Mach the questions (1 6) othe answers (2). 1. What time do you think you'l leave? L} 2, What do you want to drink? C] 3. Who do you think you'll goto the party with? C] 4. What do you think you'll do about it? L 5. Where do you think you'll have the party? C] 6. Who ¢o you think will win? L) , We'll probably have it at Nigel's house. Il probably go with Keira © | think Team A will probably win 4. At about 6pm. @. Il probably just call them to let them know. fil havea Coke, please. Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 ing SL 2012 wwwhotenglishmagazine,com 52 Copyright Hot English Publi GRAMMAR Your turn! Waite an esl teling someone about some probable plans or | ideas forthe future. 5 Sentence completion ‘Complete the sentences with will and a verb from below. In some cases, more than one answer may be possible. all [wear [buy |[be able | come |[have | go aL thiak shopping this afternoon 2. Bob probably the party at his house. 3 Martin says he probably tothe cinema with us. 4. IS Keira’s birthday tomorrow. | think | her an MP3 player 5 I think! my new dress to work tomorrow, 6. Brandon and Alex say they you later to te! you where is saac says he probably (not) to finish the work on time. i Predictions Complete the sentences with your own ideas. © I think I'll probably this weekend, @ I'm fairly sure I'll have to next month, im pretty sure that interest rates will go this year © I think house prices will probably go this year © I'm almost certain the cost of living will go this year. © doubt I'l this afternoon. think (a football tearm). will probably win he league this year. win the next elections. @ I'm convinced w Your turn! ‘Write three sentences with predictions for tomorrow next week / next month / next year, et.UNIT & Free-Time Fun ® Mini-dialogues Choose the comet words to complete the dialogues. 1. AI think it’s going to rain tomorrow. BI" have to remember / remind to take my umbrella week: im a present on the way 2. Arit's Frank's birthday ns B Oh, then Ill get /show hi home tonight. 3 A: The weather forecast says it's going to be really cold tomorrow. B:1'll must to / have to remember to put on my woolly socks 4, A-There’s a public transport strike tomorrow, B: I'll have to go / take by car then 5. A Madison is having a party tonight. \ don't think ("be able to /1 can go. 6, A:Harry has just got back from Sydney. B: Great. |'ll give /take hin a cal Write a mini-dialogue in which one of the speakers makes a spontaneous decision, Articles: the / a / an We use the before... © the name of a hotel, cinema, theatre or museum the Ritz (Hotel), the Apollo (Theatr). © the name ofa river, sea or ocean the (River) Thames, the Atlantic (Ocean). © ..the name of a family or country when itis in the plural: the Browns, the United States. @ the name of something of which only one exists: the sun, the moon, the sky © the name of a musical instrument: the cello, the saxophone We don't use the before... © ..the name of a street, square or park: Market Street, Piecadily Circus © ..the name of an island, city or country: Paris, Jamaica, © the name of a meal, colour or sport: breakfost, red, tennis. @ the name of a language: Russian, French, © uncountable or plural nouns when we talk about them in general: dogs, dolphins GRAMMAR However, when we tali about something specific we use the: The dog in the park is lovely. a/an We use a before words that start with a consonant (b, im, p,etc,):@ dog, @ cup, a table... or 2 consonant sound: @ university, a union. We use an before words that start with a vowel (a, ¢, i, 0, u):an elephant, an egg... or a vowel sound: an hou! We do not usea /an with uncountable nouns: a-sugar, et G Conversation completion Complete the conversation with a, an, the or. Angie: Hi, Dale, what are you reading? Dale: Oh, hi. 'm us looking through ()) brochure from (2) adult education centre, The one in (3) Marsden Street? Yes, that’s it. ‘Ae you thinking of doing (4) dass? No, it’s for my dad. He's it bred since he retire. think he needs () hobby. My sister does (6) painting class there. She says i's great. Dale: Yeah that's what my Dad needs. He tried learning (7), French a few years ago, but he says he doesn’t want to learn another language. And he once said that he'd lke to learn (8) piano, but nothing ever came ofthat, Anyway he ellos ding DIY or fing fo) «ars. He'sa practical sort of person. There's (10) —__ furniture making course, Oh yes, it says here that it’s on (n) Mondays from 57pm. He needs a hobby that he can doat 2) —_—_ home, you know ater he fnishes (13) course, But hie doesn’t want to have to buy any expensive tools and equipment. Maybe something less complicated. ‘Angie: How about (14) photography? Dale: That's not (5) ___ bad idea you know! He loves taking photos of (16) family ands garden, and. [fades out] zk Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2o1a wawhotenglishmagazine.com 53UNIT & Free-Time Fun Weekend Prediction Activity type: a game Task Complete the chart below with your own ideas about next Saturday. Don't show your partner what you have written — keep ita secret. Next Saturday, I'll probably... ere CMa erat BD EO ame) ron} co} goto (a place: the cinema, et.) oe MUD lata) Re ee ten to (music). Petra peer aE? SPEAKING TASK Game In paits, take turns making predictions. See how many correct answers you get based on the written information. For examole: Student A: \What time do you think I'll get up on Saturday morning? Student B: | think you'll probably get up at 10. Student A: Correct! Well done. One point for you Making a prediction © | think you'll probably. "ve gota feeling that you'l 'm preity sure that you'l think that you'll, imagine that you'l really don't think that you'll 'd guess that you'l There's no doubt in ry mind that youl Responding to information © That's right! Well done! Correct! Exactly! How did you guess? How did you know | was going to do that? No, try again. No, | wouldn't do that! No way! Remember! DOM Rem cre mR ear Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 ing SL 2012 wwwhotenglishmagazine.com 54 Copyright Hot English Publi PECs Meee r cen rareU S le FU ie S K| ES Telephone English PART 0 Asking questions Conversation analysis Read over the telephone conversation. Then, complete the table fl Expressions analysis When you phone up a company, what type of questions could they ask you? Think of three possible ones. Then, read over the expressions below to compare your ideas. Receptionist: Questions for the caller Pauline Which company are you calling from, please? Recepti Who's calling, please? Pauli Can | ask who's calling, please? Receptionist: © Can1| ask what it's regarding, please? @ Who's speaking, please? Pauline: © Who would you ike to speak to, please? © Could | have your name, please? © Which department cid you want to be put throu Receptionist: ine © What's the nature of the call, please? @ What's it in connection with, please? Pauline Receptionist: Person the: aller | wants to speak to Tompkins Office Supplies, how may I help you? Good afternoon. Could | speak to Ms Hargreaves, please? May | ask who's calling, please? Oh, yes, it's Pauline Spane. ‘And which company are you calling from? Summers Interational Ms Hargreaves is out at lunch at the moment. Would you lke toleavez message? Yes. I've got a 3pm appointment with her, but | won't be able fo make it. Could you let her know, please? OK. see that she gets the message. Thank you for calling Tompkins Office Supplies. Have a nice a Thanks Bye Bye. Callers company | Where Ms + | Hargreaves is 6. | Purpose of thecal Fi Conversation creation conversation, the caller must give two pieces of information. Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 wwwhotenglishmagazine.com 5Self-Assessment Congratulations! You have finished half the course. Now, please take some time to reflect on your learning and progress. 1 My feelings at the end of these units are... a, Positive] b. Negative L] « OKO What can I do? ive yourself marks out of 10 (1 = poor; § = OK; 10 = excellent). [can use. a. ..the verb to be and have got. L] b. the Present Simple and Present Continuous. 0 the Past Simy 4, ...modal verbs e. will for the future, C] f articles. 0 G New language Complete with your own ideas. a. | really like these words These words are difficult to reme! b c. These words are easy to rememb . This grammar point is easy; —__ . This grammar point is difficul © What do you do to improve your English outside the class? a. | listen to songs in English. L) b. | travel to English-speaking countries and practise English there . | read books / magazines / newspapers / online news sites, etc. in English. 4. | watch films in English. 1 @ | listen to MP3s / CDs in English. 1 f. I speak to work colleagues in English. Other? G Personal objectives My new objectives for the second half of the course are to improve my... a, reading skills. b. ig skills. . ...speaking skills, 1 4. ...pronunciation. LI e. writing skills, 2 Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 k= 56 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 www:hotenglishmagazine.comCongratulations! You have completed the first half of the book. Very soon, you will be given a Progress. Test, This is to check your understanding and to monitor your progress. The exam will be based on the first eight units of the Skills Booklet and the corresponding Reading and Listening exercises from Hot English magazine, There are live parts to the evaluation: Reading, Language (vocabulary and grammar), Listening, Speaking and Writing. Ifyou need any more help or practice in any of these areas, please remember to ask your teacher. Exam preparation he exercises for the Progress Evaluation will be similar to the ones you do in class. There will be a Reading and Listening aimed at your level. These will be similar to the types of Readings and Listenings that you have been doing from Hot English magazine. The Language section will be based on the vocabulary and grammar you have covered in the Skills Booklet. There are a few exercises on this page to help you with that. This is not a definitive list of everything you will be tested on, You will need to look back through your book to see what you have covered. The Speaking part of the exam will be based on a speaking topic that you have done from the Skills Booklet. While you're doing this, the teacher will make notes. You will be assessed on the following: range of vocabulary, use of grammatical structures, accuracy, pronunciation and fluency, The Writing part of the exam will also be based on a topic from the Skills Booklet. You will be assessed on the following: accuracy, range of tenses, use of vocabulary and expressions, content and presentation of ideas. Good luck! Language Structures Here are some basic exercises to test your knowledge ofthe language structures you have been working on. Complete the sentences with the correct forms of he vetbs in brackets, and according to the tense indicated. u She {be) quite nice. (Present Simple) 2, They_____(note) at home. (Present Simple) 3. He — (go) to work by bus. (Present Simple) 4 She (oot ike) the film. (Present Simple) 5 It (be) cold last night. (Past Simple) 6 They (work) 2 lot last week. (Past Simple) 3. He (see) a really good film at the cinema. (Past Simple) 8 Theyshould _____ leave) row. (modal verbs) 9. We {see) you later. (future wth wil) 10. They {not have) time to play. (future with will) my | really like dogs. (articles) 12, Wesaw________car we like in the showroorn. {articles} yeni Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 wwwhotenglishmagazine.com 57UNIT & Travel Time Objectives Vocabulary: Travel ‘Structures: The Present Perfect Useful skills: Socialising: creating conversation 1 Matching Match the descriptions (1 to 8) tothe places (2-)- 1. Afamous white domed palace in India, builtin memory ofan emperor's wife. _] 2. An ancient ruined Inca city built on a mountainside in Peru. (] . An 8.850 km long fortification built by the Chinese. CI A pre-historic circle of large stones in South West England C] . Enormous stone tombs with triangular sides built in ancient Egypt. 2 6. An ancient city in Jordan that is carved out of stone. CI 7. Afourigenth century fortress and palace built in the city of Granada (Spain). 8. Avery deep rocky ravine carved out by the Colorado River. 1] h K Stonehenge Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 58 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 ywwhotenglishmagazine.com Think about itt Have you been to any ofthe places mentioned on this page? What id you thinkof them? Which places would you tke to v8i3 Why? Whatimportant monuments / tourist sites, etc, are there in your country?UNIT 5 Travel Time VOCABULARY Vocabulary Yad @ Photo matchin: fia, | Japan ‘Match the words (1 to 6) tothe pictures (a. 1. Passport z i 2. Wallet (for a man) / purse (for a woman) 7 3. Tour guideCl (=| Sea 4 Castle C] ha | South Aftica 5, Suitcase] 6. Tourist] 1 | Scotland hs, | India For exemple: We went to France and bought some delicious French cheese. ® Holiday poster Read the text or the poster. Then, without looking back at the advert, seeif you can remember the adjectives that described each word. i 4 a % d paradise! fe} lue water ofthe Indian Ocean. itt Gap fill Complete the sentences with the words fom the previous activity. ourmet 1. The ______ was built in the 16th century. pt it smd fs verbal oceanside 2, lost ny with all my money in it h 3 The got lost and had to ask a police an excursions tale lags. officer for directions to the hotel Buy handmade craftwork and dine in charming restaurants, 4 The police officer stamped my we passed through passport control 5. The ___~ "showed us around the castle. 6. My ‘weighed over 20 kilos. ; 1 water Fi Table completion 2. reels Complete the table with the correct information. Then, make three 3. beaches sentences with any of the words. ‘+ seafood 5 chalets 6 il ; rab ji ica JtheUSA | Am n 8. restaurants 2. | England la Your turn! 3, | treland Greate a poster advertising somewhere in your country. 4. | Wales Se ———$ 5. | Germany How do you like to travel - by plane, train, bus or boat? Why? What is the best/norst place you have vised? What do you like to do 6.| France wher you rave - sk museums wal pats eat in es i tlc Whats your favourite city inthe county where you ive? Wy? 7 | Australia Wha ou veut cout in general apart rom our own)? Why? What's your favourite city outside your country? Why? Which 8 | Canada country city would you like to visit? Why? Has anything funny ever ng? | Bras happened to you when travelling? + ali Ba Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 wawhotenglishmagazine.com 59UNIT ©) Travel Time Language Structures: The Present Perfect aman ie I've played it. ir en Have | played tigve | play { haven’: played You've played. [You haven't [Have you played played tt " e's played i. |e hapa ps he played playe i She's played it. | She hasn't Lips she played E played it. it's played it. [It hasn't played Has it played it? i We've played it. |We hapen’t Hive we played played rt. i They've played it. |They haven't | Have they played it layed it Time expressions today this moming, this ofernoon, this week, this month, this year, so far, recently, before, yet, already, for (+a period of time}, since (+ a specific time), We often use contractions with the Present Perfect. For example: I've = | have; you've = you have; he's = he has; she's = she has; it's = it has; we've = we have; they'v they have. The regative forms are: haven't = have not; hasn't = has net. We use the Present Perfect Simple to refer to actions have happened some time before now, without mentioning exactly when. For exarrple, “He's bee Japan to We can also use the Present Perfect to talk about recent past actions that have some connection to the present For example, "I've broken my foot so row | can't play i the game tommorrow." the Present Perfect with question words (what, who, where, why, etc.). Note: We dor’t normally use “when” with the Present Perfect. For example, "Who have you seen We can us We can use the Present Perfect to say how long hing has happened. We use this to refer to things fed in the past and have continued up until the point of speaking. For example, "She's been here for eight months.” (She's stil here now) @ Matching Match th quests (106) othe answers (0 1. Where have they been? 2. Who has she spoken to?L] 3 Why has he lef?) 4. Where have you put it? Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 ing SL 2012 wwwhotenglishmagazine,com 60 Copyright Hot English Publis GRAMMAR have you done today? has she bought: a Zoe, b. Anew car. Because he's tired, d. With their friends & Alotof work! f. it's under the bed. & Sentence completion Complete the sentences with the correct form ofthe verbs in brackets, Use the Present Perfect Simple. 1. She ~ (win) a the games in the tenn)s tournament. He (noteat) at that estauran 3 She (not be) here before 4. They (see) the film before 5 We (otread) the concert review yet. 6. {oot buy) anything this morning, 1 He (not finish) the work yt. 8. I'm sorry but they (leave, Fi “To do” list Write six sentences about Shirley. Use the Present Perfect. To deo lest 1 Fxcary” 2. Finish report X 3 Take the dog for a walk 4 Phone Aaron x 5, Send Marcie the email 6, Pack bag for tip x For example: She has fixed the carUNIT © Travel Time 4 Fluency practice “Answer the questions. Use the Present Perfect Simple but provide any detailsin the Past Simple. Give full answers. Have you ever... 1. swum in a river? Gs, | have swan un a river. (ne jam i the MII 2. ..made a cake? 3 been to China? 4+ -aflown in a helicopter? 5. ..forgotten someone's name? 6. .told a joke that no one understood? 7. ..eaten a spicy curry? & “slept ina tent in the middle ofa forest? i Sentence creation Create as many sentences as you can inthe Present Perfect in justtwo minutes. Use the verbs below. Use both affirmative and negative forms, be, break, take, catch, dream, drink, eat, get, give, 20, hurt, keep, sell, show, see, run, call, lend, learn, understand, work, walk, speak, talk, move, create, make E-mail anal Read overthe e-mail Then, tick (7) Ys o No. 7 amelians@ yahoo.com Sata: update on the projec Hi Amelia, How's it going? | just thought I'd give you an update on the project, We've carried out all the market research, but we haven't written up the report yet. We'll do tnat early next week Samanths has spoken to the client and has written a summary of their recommendations. I've been through that this morning, and I've just got a couple of things to add. 1'| sene that to you early tommorrow morning Ben hasn't had time to finish the poster yet, but he says it'll be completed this afternoon. Abbie and Owen have checked the figures and I've got thase on an Excel spreadsheet, but | haven't been abie to check them yet Hil do it frst thing tomorrow morcing, then send it on to you. | think that's all for now. Let me krow ifthere’s anything you need urgently and I'll send it over. Speak soon, Rachel GRAMMA 1. Have they carried out the market research? 2. Have they written the report yet? 3 Has Samantha spoken to the client? 4. Has she written a summary of their recomimendations? 5. Has Ben finished designing the poster? 6 Have Abbie and Owen checked the figures? AJ ss No ooo OO 000 Oo; Write an e-mail to a friend / colleague Tell him/her what you've done so far this week. fi Conversation completion ‘Complete the conversation with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Perfect and Past Simple. Interviewer: Hil Do you mind if ask you afew questions fora survey 'm doing? Scott: No, not at all. Go ahead! Interviewer: Great, thanks. OK, first question, (x) —__ {you f ever | miss) a fight? Scott: Yes, Ihave. In fact, | 2) (miss) one just last week. 1 3) (arrive) there halfan-hour too late, Interviewer: (4) (you / ever / speak) in publi Scott: Yes, Lhave. Interviewer: What was it ike? Scott: Well it(5) (be) pretty scary. There (6) be) about 1,000 people there and | had to stand at the front with 2 microphone. | was taking about a new product. |) ______[spea) for about ten ruts then ansvered same questions. | 8) not speak) in public since then, Interviewer OK. Next question. (9) {you ever /lose) your luggege? Scott: Yes, butt wasn’t my fault. | was travelling to Norway, but the arin (10) fend my luggage to etn Interviewer, Oh, no. OK, have you been sick on holiday? Scott: Yes, I've been sick a couple of times on holiday. Once,1 (rt) ___ {have} to goto hospital for a couple of days. Interviewer: Terrible! OK, fast question. Have you ever been injured whilst on holiday? Scott: __Yes,'ve been injured a couple of times. Once, | 2) (break) my leg while Iwas skingin the Alps. Uhadto fly home and I missed the rest ofthe holiday. Interviewer: Poor you! Now, would you be interested Se in Finding out more heigoce i a, insurance policy Scott: No, thanks! Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 wuwhotenglishmagazine.com 61UNIT ©) Travel Time Personal Survey Activity type: a survey Task Read the survey questions below. Then, write six more of your own. When you're ready, interview other students and ask them the questions. Where appropriate, ask a follow-up question in the Past Simple. For example: Student A: "Have you ever been to South Africa? Student: Yee, have Student A: When did you go? Afterwards, give a summary of the answers. For example, "Six people said that they have. Survey Questions Have you ever... ‘caught the wrong plane? sent the wrong email to someone? been to South Aftica? tried Japanese food? eaten in an Italian restaurant? taken a photo of a famous person? asked someone for an autograph? ° e e e e e ° e Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 62 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 ywwhotenglishmagazine.com SPEAKING TASK Siminening on something No, | haven"t, But I'd love to, No, but I've always wanted to do that. No, but that sounds really interesting. No, I've never thought of doing anything like that Yes, and it was a marvellous experience. Yes, and it was fantastic. Yes, and it was one of the most increcible experiences of my life © Yes, but I'd never do it again. e ° ° e 3 Follow-up questions © Oh, really? What happened? @ What did you do? What happened after that? Why did they do that? When was that? How long ago was that? What happened in the end? Where was that?USEFUL SKILLS _ Sociatising pacrm Creating conversation Fi Conversation practice ; ‘Wiitea dialogue between two people who've just met, @ Something to say Imagine you'vejust met someone, or you're talking to someone you don’t know very well. What questions can you ask to keep the conversation going? Think of three. Then, read over the questions below to compare your ideas. Questions to ask © So, where are you staying? © How was the trip over here? So, where do you work? / So, what do you do? What does your company do? How long are you over here for? Have you been here before? Do you know anyone here? Where are you studying? So, what do you think of (London) so far? ‘What line of business are you in? © How long have you been here? i Conversation analysis Read over the conversation below. Then, choose the correct options. Steve and Ellie are ata party. Steve: So vio do ou know here? Elie: No one really, What about you? Steve: Most people here are from the company where ‘work. Where do you work? Elie: Wel, 'm studying at university atthe moment. I's my lastyear. Steve: Oh, right. Which university? Elie: King’s College - in London Steve: Oh, right. I went to Queen Mary’s, which is in the East End Elie: Ive got some fends studying there Steve: So, what are you studying? Ellie: {'m doing a masters in Business Administration. Steve: Well, mys degre sn Chor bl later, | switched to Modern History. Hil: Meche Steve: Tell me about it. So, what... fades out) 1. Most of the people from the party are from the place where.. a) ...Steve works. b).. Steve studied. ” . ( 2. Ellie is studying a) ..2 masters in Business Administration, b) Modern History 3. Steve once studied. a) .a masters in Business Administration b) .- Modern History 4. Steve's first degree was in.. a) ..Chemisty, b).. Business Administration. Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 wawhotenglishmagazine.com 63UNIT & Social Splash Objectives Vocabulary: Socialising Structures: Features of conversational English Useful skills: E-mail writing: arranging a meeting 1 Meeting someone Choose 1. Where are you L. from /t0? do you work 7 by / for? if 2. Which comy the correct words. 3 f you been / gone '— 4. Have you seen much / many of > 5. Do you li them [it tow long have he country? 6. Do you know Chloe on / in 7 Marketing? — . o uA Sd 7. Here's my business C panel / card, 64 (8. We're going for adring. Youre | _ happy / welcome Think about itt ‘When was the last time you met someone? What did you talk about? When was the last time you travelled abroad? Did you have to speak ina foreign language? Which one? Who did you meet there? How ‘often do you travel broad? Where do you go? 10 corre too, Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 _wwwhotenglishmagazine. comUNIT Social Splash VOCABULARY Vocabulary: Socialising ® Conversation completion Read the conversation. Then, tck (1) Yes or No. © Matching Math the tet ( 4 the pices) Abbie: Hi, I'm Abbie Bates. 1. This is my business card. I's got my email address at Connor: Connor Jones. Pleased to meet you the bottom. Abbie: Pleased to meet you too, So, are you here for the 2. This is my friend, Harriet. She works with me. conference? 3. Have you met Aidan before? He's our top salesman. C] Connor: Yes, | work atthe Mitchell Corporation, What about you? 4. I'm from Italy. What about you? Where are you Abbie: | work for Haze Lighting. We've gota stand in the from?) eibition hall Connor: So, where are you originally from? | can't place the accent. Abbie: Toronto. And you? Connor: Well | was born in Wales, but I've spent most of my life in England, Do you want to get a drink? Abbie: Yes, think they're serving tea and coffee over there. So, how long are you here for? Connor: Four days. And you? Abbie: We're leaving tomorrow. We're fying to London fora meeting wth head office. Connor: Oh, | work in London. Where's your head office then? Abbie: Canary What -in the Docklands area. Connor: We're in the ity right near St Pauls cathedral Abbie: So, what did you think of... fades out) 14 Connor works at the Mitchel! Corporation. 2. Abbie works there too 3 Abbie is from Austr 4 Connor is Scottish 5. Connor works in London, gooooost oooooF Expressions completion tl Complete the expressions with the words from below. [see |[pleased| [introduce | I’m] how 1. A: How do you do? do you do? As, Phoebe. Pleased to meet you. 'm Jef 3. A: Hi, I'm Sam to meet you, Sam. 4. I'd like to you to Francesc: 5. Itwas____ talking to you. 6. | hope to you again some time. Fi Collocations Make three sentences with any of the expressions from below. ®@ Go fora drink with someone @ Invite someone for lunch aE TW SESUEUG @ Call someone . © Get in touch with someone Deo you ever sacle ith our callegues atworkoralege?, Maya game-of (squast] wilh someone thewere bo clipe feeder Wet hngjatie beet @ Have a party toa conference? What was it about? What are your favourite topics Arrange to meet someone for small talk? Are you good at making small talk? Give examples. @ Have Ginner / lunch with someone Wher waste last time you had tomake small tal? What di you talk about? For example: We went for a drink after work Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 www.hotenglishmagazine.com 6UNIT © Social Splash Language Structures: Conversation fillers Feature Bad like (this word is There's two, like, sometimes used to fill. |people, like, waiting at the side. I've got, like, about two minutes to, like, deal with it you know {this 1s sed to fill 2 gap in a conversation, or to check that the other person is following you) Irs great, you know, because you can do it all from home. Ifyou want any help, just, you know, ask Er /erm (these, “sounds” are often lused while people are thinking of something to say or they're unsure of what to say) Erm, I'm not really sure. Er, what do you think? Erm, | don't really know how to put this, but, lerm, we've just won the Tottery! i mean (this expression is used for self- correction or for clarifying something) [es realy good, I mean, it isn’t ba I'm thirty six, ! mean, thirty seven. Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 65 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 vwvwhotenglishmagazine.com GRAMMAR © Conversational filler identification Read the text and puta cirele around any features of conversational English, How many can you find? Allison: So, what are you doing this weekend? Karl: Oh, erm, I've got plans Saturday evening, but I haven't got anything planned for, erm, Sunday. Alison: I'm going out on, lke, Saturday night, with some friends for work, but| haven't got anything lined up for, erm, Sunday. Kark Well ern, maybe we could, ike, o out on Sunday. Allison: Yes, that would, em, tat would be great. We could have, I mean, we could goto the cinema ark: Sounds good. Was there, ike, a film you, you know, wanted to see? Allison: Well, I've heard that there’s a good, erm, French film, I mean, the reviews ae pretty good. Karl: OK. That sounds, erm, great, erm, why don't [fades out) Repetition, Interruption & Hesitation Here are some more interesting features of conversational English. Repetition This is when people repeat words: a} | never saw... saw it. b) I's the frst. first time I've ever seen it Interruption This is when one speaker interrupts another speaker. A: Well, | was just walking down the street when B: which street? Hesitation This is when one of the speakers stops speaking temporarily — ‘often because they’ nervous or unsure of what they're saying. a) Err, I'd just like to say that, erm, we're, erm, really angry about it b) Erm, I don't know what you think, but I, erm, don't really, erm, lke it.UNIT & Social Splash © Conversational descriptions Write R (Repetition, (Interruption) or H (Hesitation) next to each example, 1. This is... this is the best one. 2. Ki really don’t know what you're talking. B: .what | meant to say was that... 3 | know what... | know what you mean, C] 4. A Could you just tell me. B: .... know what we can do. We can... rm, | think, er, well, I'm fairly sure that, erm, that, it’s, erm... Fi Expression analysis Read over the conversation. Then, give a short description of each ‘numbered expression in talc Eating out Doug: So, (1) erm, do you eat out much? Marfa: No, no, not much. It's expensive, and, erm, besides, | quite enjoy cooking at home. Doug: Yeah, | used to go out quite alot because, (2) you know, it's so convenient, you know, ifyou get back home late and you're hungry, it’s ays easier to eat at, (3)! ‘mean, to eat out and... Marta: (4)...yeah, | agree. So, which restaurants did you like? Doug: don't know, | guess (5)! used to... | used to quite like Franell's, you know, that place in the high street, (6) their. ther... lasagne is delicious, but, (7) you know, used to go once a week, (8)! mean, once every two ‘weeks, soit got a bit boring. | think | just, () like, just ate there too often and then | got bored of it, so now I. [fades out) ple: x. conversational filler GRAMMAR Fluency practice — “Answer the questions. f you're talking witha colleague, listen out for any features of conversational English er, erm, like, et}. ‘What's your favourite country? What's your favourite dish? What do you like to watch on television? What kind of music do you like? Who's your favourite actor or actress? What sports do you like to watch? Is there a good restaurant near here? What's the best museum in this city? ° ° e e e ° Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 wwwhotenglishmagazine.com 67UNIT & Social Splash Socialising Activity type: e minutes uestior ‘the news |{film] [football |[music the weather | clothes Boos [cars [the home] fee time] [TV] the weekend] travel||sport [entertainment SPEAKING TASK You work at the accounting firm Peters&Brooks, don't you Are you still working in advertising? Have you seen the latest Spielberg film? night? u see the game la fern art museum yet? you been to the mod you tried any of the local food? elling in Europe? Hav Hav: So, have you done much t Really? Oh, that's amazing Yes, | heard all abs Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 68 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 wwwhotenglishmagazine.comUSEF URS RITES aieee ein Arranging a meeting Ld Eomail Think of fou expressions we can use for arranging a meetin Then, coma ideas with the expressonsbdow Arrai a meetii © Are yBu free on Friday? How does Thursday aftemoon sound to you? Could you come along to an informal meeting in the afternoon? Do you think you could come around here to discuss itwith us? Would you be able to attend a meeting on Monday at 10am? | was wondering whether you'd be available for a regen ay 90 Confi atime Yosin ould be peer That sounds great. That would be fine ‘Are you still OK for our meeting at... Yes, |'m free at that time. We're confirmed for noon torrorrow, aren't we? Problems © ('mafraid | won't be able to make tornorrow's meeting. © Could it wait until 1 get back? © | was st wondering whether we could meet at 7pm instead of 6pm. © Friday's meeting has been switched to Tuesday. So, | can't make it E-mail analysis Read hee ml bo. Then, wit reo Subject meeting next Friday Dear Ms Saunders, It was great to see you last week. | was wondering whether you'd be available for a meeting next Fricay 4th March. We's like to go over the sales figures with you and get your thoughts on our proposals for improving them. If t's all aght with you, we'd lke to meet in our office at 4pm, which is at 24 We pole Street. Ifyou're arriving, by car, you can parkin cur car park. If you're comming by public transport, there's 2 train station just next to our offices. The trains run every 15 minutes, so they're pretty regular. {ook forward to hearing from you. rds, Broun. s Copytight Hot English Publishing SL 2012 wnswhotenglshmagazine.Com |. Ellie Brown saw Ms Saunders last week. 1] Ellie proposes meeting next Thursday. LJ She wants to go over the sales figures. -] Her office is at 34 Walpole Street. She says that there's a train station just next to the office tothe instructions below, Greet the recipient (invent a name). Open the e-mail Propose a time for a meeting. Say what the meeting is about, Give instructions on how to get to your office. Close the e-mail / sign off Say goodbye. jiate 2012-2013 69UNIT & Festival Fun Objectives Vocabulary: Festivals Structures: The future with be + going to; prepositions of time Useful skills: Telephone English: taking & leaving a message Read over the text. Then, write the name ofa festival next to each question. Live Aid é This event took place on 13th July 1985 in London and jelphia. Many famous musicians sin these cies, Morey was ras Live 8 This event took pla d July 2005, were concer in cities around the word, including London Paris, Bedlin, Rome and Moscow, The idea was to re G8 to cancel Third World by Bol of and Mid raise money for Ethiopia. A sor Do The} (U2), Sting (The Police) and Phil Collins (C the song (among many others) Which... 1. ..festival took place in 20 2. festival wa to raise awaren as formed to raise money for Ethiopia? ndon and 4. festival im Philadelphia? “Think about it Have there been any events lke these in your country? What were they for? Have you ever donated any money? What for? Have you ever taken part nan event to raise money for something? What was it for? Doyou think events suchas these are effective? Why? Why not? Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 70 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 vwwhotenglishmagazine.comUNIT & Festival Fun Vocabulary: Festivals i Festival words Write a word from below in the spaces (1 to 6). [bonfire |[parade/processon| float [stall street performer/entertainer 1. A musician /actor, etc. who performs in the street money, 2 Ata / street market, etc where you cas bly food, den ls ther fringe re outside that is often part of a celebration 4- Apublic event with [ots of objects that produce fbus reese coleurodtearen oF ih 5. A group of people or vehicles moving thr street as part of a celebration, igh the 6. Avehicle (often one that is decorated) with people on iin special costumes. 4 Collocations ‘Add words tothe verbs/expressions. Then, write three sentences using the ceocaons Raise money for... charity, the poor. Perform a... song, puppet show... Listen to... ive music... at... traditional food... Take part in... an event. Enter... competition.. Take place in... village. Raise awareness for / of... cause... For example: They raised money for the medical centre. Fi Festivals Read theinformation about the festivals. Then, write (true) or F (false) next to each statement. WorldFestivals.com ie aay Festivals » » ‘The Ivrea Orange Festival The Ivrea Orange Festival takes place in February in the Italian town of Ivrea. During the celebration, participants throw oranges and other items of food at one another. This historic carnival commemorates the rebellion of the townspeople against Emperor Frederick of Swabia, commory known as ‘Barbarossa’ (| iter ‘Red Beard’). Barbarossa ruled the town in the Middle Ages (1194). The rebellion ended with the destruction of Barbarossa's castle. Many say the oranges represent the emperor's ad, VOCABU LARY Holi Holi isa colourful Hindu festival which lasts for two days. Festival-goers burn 2 demon on a bonfire, and throw colot rec powder and water on friends and relatives. There is also a lot of music and dancing and delicious food to eat. By the end of the day, everyone (and everything) is covered in a mass of colour. This festival is celebrated in countries such as India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal. Pa) 1. The Ivrea Orange Festival takes place in May.C] 2, Patticipants throw items of furniture. C] 3 The festival commemorates a rebellion against a ruler frorn the Middle Ages. C] 4 Holi is a Hindu festival. ] 5. During the festival, people throw coloured powder and water on one another. 6, The festival is celebrated exclusively in northern European countries. L] A Your turn! Write a short paragraph about a festival in your country. Think about il Festivals ‘Are there any traditional festivals in your country? Give deal What do festival goers wear to these festivals? What food is served at these festivals? What's you favourite festival? Why? Which international festival would you lie to go to? Why? Have you ever participated a festival? How? What's the strangest festival that you know about? Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 wwwhotenglishmagazine.com 71UNIT & Festival Fun a juage Structures: e future with be + going to + a verb Cans rad ee GRAMMAR © Photo matching Match the sentences (1 to 6) to the pictures (a). 4. It’s going to rain, -] 2, You're going to drop it ifyou aren't careful. 3. He's going to lose the game. Ll & Theyre going to go by tale, L] 5 We're going to go skiing. C1 & We're going tosee a flm.C] I'm going to |I'rm not going to |Am going to py ply 884° lope You're going to |You aren't goin ing £0 arene ie | au pan adm yey 8 ig He's going to | He isn't going to | he poing to ploy. o"e play. BY layer She's to | She jsn’t going | is, shg going to ply 878" feel 8" [pays BE i's going to ‘|It isn't going to | it going to play play. ploy’ We're going to wen’ going |Are we going to eran ape ene They're going to |They aren't | Are they going play. lgoingto play. | to play? Time expressions next week, next month, next year, in two hours, very soon, tomorrow, in 2020, in May, at 4nm, tonight, later, tomorrow afternoon, this weekend, at the weekend We often use contractions with this structure. For example: I'm = Lam; you're = you are; he's = he is; she’s = she is; it's = it is; we're = we are; they’re = they are. The negative forms are: isn't = is not; aren't = are not We can use this structure to make future predictions (often based on evidence). For example, “That bridge doesn't look very safe. | think it's going ‘o collapse. We can also use this structure to talk about future plans (often ones that you make in advance and before the moment of speaking -not spontaneous). For example, “m going to work in Germany for five eronths.” We can use question words (what, when, where, why, who, etc.) with this structure, For example, "Why aren't you going to do it?” Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 72 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 uwwhotenglishmagazine.com © Orderin: Make questions wi affirmatively. For example: Felix / look for / a new job / soon? Is Felix going to look for a new job soon? / Yes, he is going to look for a new job soon. the words. Then answer the questions Georgina / watch the football garne / tonight? You / see the client / next week? Phil and Steve / see a fm / on Thursday? You / go shopping / this evening? Your friends / have a party | next week? Zoe / train for the Olympics? Fi Ideas completion Complete the serene with your own ideas. Use be + going to. ‘© This afternoon, I'm going to @ This weekend, we Next week, | Tomorrow, my collezgue. According to the weather forecast This afternoon, we Next year, my compary. ln three yeers, | Sentence creation Create as many sentences as you can with the future with be+ going toin justtwo minutes. Use both affirmative and negative forms. oree pe omorrOW.UNIT & Festival Fun be, break, take, walk, work, live, catch, drink, eat, fly, get, give, go, hurt, keep, sell, show, see, run, call, lend, learn, think, understand, send, talk, speak ‘Complete the e-mail with the correct forms ofthe verbs below. ‘work Hi E-mail completion be eat] [visit 7H Jessica@yahoocom Subject: catching up Hi Jessica, How’s it going? Justthought'd let you know what's going on here The ig news is that Beth’s going to Canada net year. She ) for a construction company. So,a5 she’ leaving, we (a) —_____a going-away party for hey, that you've invited to, oF course. The plan is to meet up in a bar for a few drinks next Saturday, After that, we) ______at her fayourite restaurant. Do you think you'll be able to make it? fof (4) there too. | don't think you've met him, yet, have you? By the way, Harrison and | (5) —___ the museum of modera art tomorrow. Do you fancy coming along? We aren't going to stay for that long as we're having lunch with Harrison's parents at 1pm, but you're welcome to come along if you want Let me know, Speak saon, Harriet Your turn! ‘Write an e-mail to a friend or colleague. Tak about some of your future plans. Prepositions of time At We use at fora precise and specific time: at 7 o'clock, at ‘noon, at midday, at midnight, a dinnertime, at sunrise, ot sunset, at the moment, at the weekend, at night On ‘We use on for specific days and dates: on Monday, con Saturdays, on 8th April, on Christmas Day, on her birthday, on New Year's Eve _ GRAMMAR We use in for months, years and decades: in May, in 2001, in the 19768. We also use in for specific periods of time: in the pst, jn the future, in the summer, in the Middle Ages, in the morning, in the evening... For We use for to refer to a period of time (10 years, five days, three hours): for three years, for 10 minutes, for 15 days, for three weeks. From & to (until / till) We use from and to when we want to refer to periods cof completed time in the past: from 2001 t0 2003, from 4pm till 6pm, from eight ill late. During. We use during with nouns: during the exam, during the game, during the war, during the holidays, during the day. G Festival description ‘Complete the text with the correct prepositions. Tr nelEUtope. corn jidsummer Festival The most famous celebration the town's calendar takes place the summer. The Rlsarimer tess brings people ftom neighbouring towns and tourists to the town) the last week of June. The celebrations take place (4) the town’s main park ard last (5) six days. Music stages, falrpround rides and Stalls selling local produce are set Up among the trees and around the boating lake. Although the celebrations goon (6) several days, the main event is Midsummer's Eve. At sunset a giant bonfire is lit and crowds gather to watch. A spectacular firework display usually takes place (8) ten to eleven o'clock. the celebrations usually continue (9) dawn, Fi Fluency practice Answer the questions. What are you going to do this evening? \Wren are you going to leave work / college today? Who are you going to speak to tomorrow: What sport are you going to do this weekend? Who are you going to have lunch with next week? \What are you going to watch on television tonight? Who are you going to meet at the weekend? What music are you going to listen to later? eooe sh Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 wuwhotenglishmagazine.com 73UNIT mFestivalFun SPEAKING TASK The Event Activity type: aone-day event / festival iaining everything abou on ng your ideas rity is to ensure that articipants to We're going to make sure that What fime is it ‘ > are you hoping to raise? Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 74 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 wwwhotenglishmagazine.comU S Ee FU iz iS K| BES Telephone English PART 1 Taking & leaving a message @ Expressions analysis Think of three expressions you can use for taking or leaving 2 message. Then, compare your ideas withthe expressions below, Taking a message @ May Take a messi? © Can | take a message? Would you like to leave a message? "ilet her know you called. © ii make sure she gets the message. Leaving a message ‘Could “leave a messege, please? © Ganyou tel her that are ale, please? No, that’s OK. I'l call back later. Do you know when she'll be back in the office? Could you ask her to cal) Sam when she gets in, please? © My number is 467-2896, extension 476. © Could you tell her to call me as soon as possible? £1 Conversation analysis Read the telephone conversation. Then, complete the table. Receptionist: faye Electrical Equipment. How may | help cispie Oh, im Thisis Crispin Gibbins. I'd like to speak to Joyce Bates, please. Receptionist: Please hold the lin. lust put you through. fone minute] \'m sorry but Ms Bates’ the moment. Erm, could ITeave a message, please? Yes, certainly Could you tel her that Crispin Gibbins from Markstown Communications called and that | isengaged at won't be abl to attend the meeting today? Ifshe needs to speak to me, she can reach me on my mobile. 'iljust give you the number. I's 0876 36578. Receptionist: OK. That's 0876 36578. Crispin: Great. And also let her know that I'll send the information she needs tomorrow morning, Receptionist: OK. 'llet her know you called, and I'l make sure she gets the message Crispin: Thanks very much. Receptionist: No problem. Byeand have anice day. Crispin: Bye. 2, | Name of caller Nace eas” | the s [Besar Message about the 5 meeting, 6. 7M Telephone conversation ‘Write out a telephone conversation in which the caller leaves a message. Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 wwwhotenglishmagazine.com 75UNIT & Away Days! Objectives Vocabulary: Team building ‘Structures: The Present Continuous for future plans; prepositions of place Useful skills: Socialising: keeping the conversation going Read over the ideas for adventure weekends. Which excursion would you like to goon? Rank them from tos (1 being your favourite) Ballooning [) Enjoy a day out in th from 200 metres above the ground trip, ountryside and watch the world ree-hour round Abseiling] Conquer your fear of heights. Sperd a day abselling down a rock face, Fully qualified instructors. 100% safety guaranteed Go-karting [1] Have fun racing aga racing cars. Reach sp rege st your colleagues in these mini Is of up to 25 km/h. Compete Paintballing (_] Form groups an! pete against one another ot little balls of paint, Also available: smoke bombs and paint grenades. Clown Schoo! Enjoy 2 day out learning hove to entertain people: jugeling, cake throwing, sily walks, llcostunres and are provided ‘Think about it What's youridea ofa fun weekend? Have youtried any ofthese activities? What was it ke? Have you ever been toa spa resort? \When? What fun activity would you like todo next weekend? ies (rec noses, coloured wigs, large shoes, etc.) Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 7 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 wwwhotenglishmagazine.comUNIT & Away Days! Vocabulary: Team building 1 Matchin; Match the words) to the definitions (a-). 1 TeamL] 2. Tearn-building exercise C] 3. Team spirit 4. Corporate event C] 5. Task 6. Goal / aim 7. Outing 0 8 Workshop An activity that’s designed to help create a team spirit A discussion and/or some practical work on a ticular task or job An activity organised by a company for the employees |. & group of people who play or wark together. An activity or job that you have to do. A short tip with a group of people from work / school, ete. 8. A feeling of price and loyalty in a team that makes people in the team want to do better. h, An objective ~ something you must co. & Sentence completion Complete the sentences with the verbs from below. suit) create |[cater || motivate increase [organise [improve 1 We 2. They sessions 3. They can adapt the pro; for groups of up to 200. orkshops and training amme to needs of the client 4. The objective of the course is to - communication 5. The event is designed to employees. 6. The tasks will help spirit 7. The overall aim is to 1 the workplace od team motivation VOCABULARY Fi Advert analysis Read over the advert. Then, write T (true) or F (false). Team-Building.com! ie SU aise, oie, fa ee * a] + Give your employees a fun day out.. and help improve productivity at work! Are you looking to increase motivation at work? Do you want to create a better team spirit? Ifso, you need to send your employees on one of our evenis: ‘© Problem-solving tasks practical problem: © Fun days ~ choose from ballooring, paintballing, Zipowiee and go-karting, teams compete to solve y out on one of our courses will really he'p ove communication. Plus, i'l help create a fantastic team spirit. During the day, employees will get to know one another (and themselves), and find Out about their strengths and weaknesses. This wil lead to increased productivity within your company. GUARANTEED! Book any time during the week from g to 2pm or at the veekend from 9 to pm. For move information, please contact us by e-mail or telephone, or visit our website 1. One ofthe fur-day activities includes rock climbing. 1 2. The organisers claim t increased productivity. C) 3 Partie/pants can attend during the week between 9 and 6pm.L1 he activities will lead to Think about i! Team building Have you ever done any team building activities? What were they? ‘What are the benefits of creating a good team spirit? Have you ever been on asportsteam? What wast lite? Do you think you're ‘more ofa team player or an independent worker? Why? Why is team building so important? What ideas can you think of for team-building exercises? Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 wwwhotenglishmagazine.com 77UNIT & Away Days! Language Structures: The Present Continuous for future plans oar ed ’m seeing her at |I’m not seeing |Am | seeing her 6prn her at 6pm. \at Gp? You're secing her |You aren't seeing |Are you seeing at Gp. her at 6pm, \her at. 6prn? He's seeing her |He isn’t seeing | is he seeing her at Gp. her at 6pm. \at Gpm? [She's seeing her lat Gprn, She tn"t seeing 1s she seeing her her at Gpmn. ‘at 6pm? it’s seeing herat lit isn't seeing [Is it seeing her 6pm. her at 6pm. at 6pmn? We're seeing her |We aren’: seeing |Are we seeing at Gorn. her at Gorn. her at 6pm? They're seeing | Theparen't seemg |Are they seeing her at Go.” |herat Gprn her at 6pm? We can use the Present Continuous for future plans. These plans are fixed at a certain time and for a certain place {a doctor's appointment, a game of tennis, etc.) and often arranged with atner people For example: a) |'m meeting Abigail next Friday at apm for a meeting b) They're having the party next Saturday at topm. ¢) She's seeing the dentist on Tuesday. 4) I'm playing tennis with Harriet on Monday. 5 Matching ‘Match the questions (1 to 6) to the answers (a). 1. What are you doing tomorrow? L] 2. Who are you going ‘o the party with? C] 3 What time are you leaving? C1) 4. Where are you having the party? ‘When are you seeing the centist? LI How are you sending it? on GRAMMAR Ae the doctor tomorrow at 6 prn. 2 We (not) our instruments ia the concert tonight % They at the airport very early in the morning 4 She in the concert next month 5 He not) the language course in May, 6 We them the money later this week Fi Schedule analysis Look at Ben's plans for next Saturday. Make one affirmative and one negative sentence foreach activity. Things to do on Saturday See the dentist at 10 am Play tennis with Phoebe at 11:30 am Have lunch with Alfie at 2 pm Goto the cinema with Courtney at 4 pm Have dinner with Courtney at 7 pm Drinks with some friends at 10 pm For exemple: Bem is seeing the dentist at 10 am. He isn’t seeing the dentist at 11 am. Hi Newsletter completion ‘Compete the newsletter with the correct forms ofthe verbs below. Use the Present Continuous. [give][ have x2 [eat |[start] arrive |[ form || hold 7 _siobhan@ythoncom ssh: corpora event | Hieveryone, This is just a reminder about the event scheduled for | next week. As you know, we (i) | afin day out ata too restaurant. World famous | chef Oscar Burner (2) us a master class in the morning, and then we 6) |__ two teams for a competition. | More than so guests i) in the evening, They ) ___ atthe restaurant and you are cooking the food, We (6) later a. At Francesca's house. | bi. By registered post | more classes before lunch, but © We're playing football in the park 7) the competition in the 4. Inabout halFar hour | evening. We B) the prize-giving @. Nex: [nursday | ceremony the tellowing i f Jasmine 7 | Ifyou've got any questions, please don't hesitate to & Sentence completion ask. Complete the sentences with the correct form ofthe verbs below. Use the Present Continuous. | speak soon, mM give] [see sing [play [start [arrive [erie Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 B ‘Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 wwwhotenglishmagazine.comUNIT & Away Days! i Fluency practice Answer the questions. Who are you meeting this evening? Why? What sport are you doing this weekend? What meetings are you having this week at wor'? When are you seeing the coctor rex? When are you next going to the park? Who are you cooking for tonight? Who are you having lunch with this month? When are you next meeting your friends? Prepositions of place At (for a point) at the comer, at the bus stop, at the top of the page, at the end of the road, ot the entrance, at a party, at a conference, at a concert, at university, at reception, at the cinema... In (for an enclosed space] inthe garden, in the offce, in London, in the room, in a document, in the water, in a bag, in a city, in a village, in the water, in the air, in the newspaper, in hospital, in prison, in the street, ina room. On (for a surface) on the wall, on the ceiling, on the floor, on the bed, on a page, on the table, on the river, on the fist floor, on the chair, on a horse, on the back of an envelope... Pre GRAMMAR GE-mail completion Complete the text with cage 1 jana36@ yahoo.com | jc event for our employees Dear Juliana, Thank you for the brochure you sent us. My company is very interested in naiding our event () your venue. Could you clarify a few points please: @ We need to transmit the m ink to our head office (2) echnical equipment do you ha to assist us with this? eting via live satelite Chicago. What site How many people can be seated (4) your café area? We will neec to cater for atleast one hundred people. | ‘What are the dimensions of the conference room bles? We will need to mount various pieces of he tables. (You will find the measurements of the equipment (6) the attached file) 0) the last page of the brochure there ‘smention of "extra security arrangements” (8) —___your venue, Could you Tet me know what the charge is for this service, |s there disabled access directly from the car port reception area? One of our clients will need wheelchair access to the area i be (9) the office all day tomorrow if you need to contact me. For the rest of the week I'll be (10) 4 conference in Florida but you can reach my motile me (n) Best regards, Seat intermediate 2012-2013 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 wwwhotenglishmagazine.com nUNITS Away Days! = SPEAKING TASK Corporate Event Activity type: presentation & discussion Student A Student A You're going to present a plan for a fun day out You're going to present a plan for a fun day out A Use the idea below or invent your own. Answer ary Use the idea below or invent your own. Answer any questions about it. Then, ask Student B questions questions about it. Then, ask Student A questions about his/her event. about his/her event Chocolate challenge Fun sailing Learn how to make chocolates! Learn how to sail a yacht! (09330: Meet at the chocolate factory. ‘09330: Meet at the boat house for coffee and croissants Welcome ard c 10.00: Crew welcome and safety brief. 1or00: First class: a briet history of chocolate. 1030: Lesson I: the principles of sailing, 11.00: Coffee brezk. 1.00; Practise sailing in the bay tngot_ Chocolate class | 1200: Lesson II: yacht sailing, Lunch 300: Lunch in the boat house. Chocolate class 11 14.00: Lesson I: practical sailing in the sea. Afternoon tea and cakes, 6.00: Afternoon tea and cakes. : Chocolate making, 1730: Official goodbye and certificate presentation. Packaging, wrapping and presentation Official goodbye ard certificate presentation Describing an event Asking questions about an event © We're setting offat.. © What time is it starting? © There will be 2 class on... at Who's coming? © tl bea great way to. Who's invited? People will be able to learn about Can we bring spouses and partners? We're having lunch a ‘What time are we having lunch? We're stopping off at What's the purpose of the event? © We're meeting up at What time does it finish? © We'll all leare how ta What's the itinerary for the day? © It' be great for creating. 3 What sort of activities will there be? cere q Pen Cite | TE) 1 eae saree cere EVeUMi Mis CMe ibuer ears Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 4 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 ywvwhotenglishmagazine.comUSEFUL SKILLS _ Seciatising parr Keeping the conversation going © Useful questions Imagine you're in the middle of a conversation with someone. You don't know the person very well. Think of three statements and three questions that you could use to keep the conversation going. Then, compare your ideas to the questions /statements below. Statements. © I've just read this incredible book vent to this great restaurant last night. ‘ve had a terrible day. When Something really funny happened as | was leaving the hotel © | heard this funny story on the news this morning @ | sawa great film the other day. Questions © Are you doing anything interesting this weekend? @ Have you had a chanc much sightseeing yet? © So, what do you get up to when you aren’t working? © So, what are you doing this surnmer? Have you got > ° wyer, aren't you? What made you want to go into law? © So, where did you study? © How did you get into your line of work? Fi Conversation analysis Read over the conversation below. Then, tick (.’} Yes or No next to ‘each question (1 to 6). Ata pa Mark: ” So, did you see the game lastnight? Sophia: Yeah it was pretty good. Shame they lost though, So, do you play football? Mark: Not much these days. just don't have the time, withthe business to run and the kids to look after. Sophia: So, how ald are your children then? Mark: Wel Jessica i seven and Ben is nine. Sophia: Quite 2 handful, I should imagine Mark Gh ge they keep me busy al ight So, haveyou got ay plans for the summer holidays? Sophia: Yes, amie and | are planning a trip to the Caribbean to the Cayman Islands. Mark: That sounds nice, Have you been there before? Sophia: Many years ago. What about you? Ave you going anywhere exciting? Mark: Well, we're hoping to get away to France. My sister has got a house there. She's got two kids too, so our children will have a good time with their cousin. Sophia: I've never been to the France. What's it like? ‘Mark: Oh, it’s beautiful. Sophia: Do you speak French? Mark: Alte bit We used to gotheremore fen when was younger as my aunt had @ house there, but | haven’t been there fora while. So, what are you... fades out] Yes No 1. Did Sophia see the (football) game last night? CO 2. Does Matk play much football now? oo 3. Does Mark have three children? oa 4. Is Sophia going to the Cayman Islands for her summer holiday? ogo 5. Is Mark going to Italy for his holiday? oo 6 Did Mark use to go to France when 7 he was younger? oo Fi Conversation challenge Write out a conversation with questions and statements being used to keep the conversation going. Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 wwwhotenglishmagazine.com 81UNIT & Story Time Objectives Vocabulary: Anecdotes ‘Structures: The Past Continuous Useful skills: E-mail writing: setting objectives 1 News stories Look at the headlines. Choose two and make notes on what you think the stories are about. Ten peoplearrested! 9 ie ° Tiger escapes! Mystery solved! =S"\-nuarser” “It was a nightmare!” ine a ed ike such a nice mant” / Concert drama pip sintsinm ysterious wp'ye ost it alll” ae Think about if Have you read any interesting stores inthe news lately? What were they about? What makes an interesting ston? Which sections inthe newspaper do you ta read? Do youead a newspaper every da? Why? Why not’ Do you thinkt’s important to read orlisten tothe ris? Why? Why no? Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 8 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 uwwhotenglishmagazine.comUNIT & Story Time Vocabulary: Anecdotes Photo matching | Match the sentences with useful verbs (1 to 6) to the pictures (a). 1. She was walking down the street. L 2. She saw lottery ticket on the ground. C] 3 Shepiceditup. 4. She put it in her pocket. C) 5. She saw the lottery results on 1V. 0] 6. She had won alot of money! a e f Bi Story analysis Read the text. Then, writeT (true o F (false) next to the statements. Nathan: So, what ae you looking so happy about? Britney: I've ust had an amazing day. was walking down the street when | saw this lottery ticket on the ground. For some reason, | picked it up, put in my pocket and then wenthome. Anyway, later that evening, | sat down on the sofa to watch the TV when they started announcing the winning lottery numbers. And guess what? The ticket that Fd found was one ofthe winning tickets! Nathan: Incredible! So, how much did you win? Britney: £30,000! Nathan: Wow! So, what are you going todo with the money? Bite: 1'l probably get 2 new ca. Nathan: Good ides! 1. Britney found a lottery ticket in the park. C1 2, She picted it up and put it in her bag. L] } She heard the results ofthe winninglottery numbers fn the radio 4. She won £25,000. § She's thinking bout buying a new motorbike. C1 Fi Collocations Match the verbs {1 to 5) tothe words (ae to form collacations, 1. Wait 2. . around the corner 2. Come... Bb. at a bus stop 3. Catch... & ...someone for something 4. Thark..O) d. someone's photo 5. Take... e. a thief VOCABULARY fi Blog analysis Read the text on the blog. Then, choose the correct answers. Pes Bhg Bn, FU ea ee, ge 4 Stories » » SORA Me in the news! = Readers of my blog will be pleased to bear that I've been in the news. Yes, trat’s right! I'm famous. But why? Well, itall happened ast week. | was walting at the bus stop wher: 4 man ran past with a bag in his hand Seconds later, an elderly woman came around the corner, shouting, top! Thief! Stop!” Immediately, | ran after him. Eventually | aught up with him and told him to give re the bag. incredibly he cd. Then, | held onto him unt the police came. The old woman arrived a few minutes Jater. She took her bag back and thanked me, Soon afterwards, some reporters from the local paper arrived They interviewed me ard took my photo. There was a news report on the front page the next day. Click on the link below to read that one. More tomorrow! 1. When did the robbery take place? a) two weeks ago blast week 2, Where was Petra waiting? a in a train station b) at a bus stop 3 Who ran past first? a) the eléerly woman bleman 4. What had the thief stolen? a) computer b the e'der'y woman's bag 5. Where was the news report about the incident? a) on page 6 bj on the front page Your turn! \Writea short story bout an incident. Think aboutit! Stories, jokes & anecdotes What are some of your favourite anecdotes? What are you top tins for teling stories / anecdotes? Where do you get your stories from? ‘Are you good at tling jokes? Why? Why not? What are some of your favourite jokes? What are your toptipsforteling jokes? Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 wwwhotenglishmagazine.com 83UNIT & Story Time GRAMMAR Language Structures: 3 were / they / a letter / writing The Past Continuous 4 he /a horse / riding / was 5 weren't / we / the football match / watching Affirmative Bc ore cy 6. working / was / in the office / she was running. |! wasn't ‘Was | running? | FI Sentence completion running. Complete the sentences with the correct form ofthe verbs in You were Youwerent | Were you tacit Ue ih Ft Conrai running. running. running? w They (wate) afin 2. He {not cook) in the He was running. |He wasn't Was he kitchen: “running. running? |g, We (look) for you in the [She was [She wasn't Was she lub. running running. running? +aa— (wear) a bright blue it was running. lt wasn’t Was it ranning? | | {rot study) at 8 pm. running. 6. The cat run) away from We were We weren't Were we She dee i running, running. running? 7 They —________________{not wiite) the — report wher I walked into the room They were They weren't | Were they 8 She (work) on the running. running. funning? project when the phone rang. We often use contractions with the Past Continuous: ® Sentence creation wasn't = was not; weren't = were not. \We form the Past Continuous with was /were and a vero +-ing. For example, “I was driving.” We form negatives with wasn't / weren't, For example, She wasn't working on it.” ‘We can use the Past Continuous to describe an action that was in progress at some point in the past, For example, “I was driving home at 8pm.” We can also use question words (who, what, when, where, how, ec.) with the Past Continuous. For example, “Who was she talking 10>” 5 Matching ‘Match the questions (1 to 6) to the answers (a). Then, ask and answer the questions in pairs. Invent answers. 1. Where were you going? L] 2, Who were you talking to? L] 3 What was she doing® [1 4. What was he singing? 5. What were they doing? LI 6. Why were they running? L) Because they were late She was working, Tothe bank. Her favourite song, @. Acoleague. f. Having 2 coffee 1 Word order Put the words inthe correct order to complete the sentences. Xe was she [the food / eating 2, playing / wasn't / tennis / she pose Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 84 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2or2 vwvwhotenglishmagazine.com Create as many sentences as yu can in the Past Continuous in just two minutes, Use the verbs below Use both afirmative and negative forms. work, walk, talk, speak, send, take, catch, drink, eat, watch, fight, fly, get, give, go, hide, hit, hurt, keep, er ctor ese eee tan eyatvers vvUNIT & Story Time GRAM MAR i Website completion Complete the website text with the corect forms ofthe verbs in brackets. Use the Past Continuous. \Writea short paragraph about something that happened to you or something that had an effect on you. FunStories.com _Farw SUN icc ates ee a "3, G Fluency practice Answer the questions. Invent where necessary. What were you doing at 9 pm last night? : Stories — Who were you talking to yesterday at 3 pm? readers’ anecdotes © What were you watching on TV at 10 pr last night? © \What sport were you doing at 4 pm on Sunday? Change of career © Who were you having a crnk wih on Friday evening? About six years ago, | was studying to become a © What were you working on at 11 am yesterday lawyer. | was in my second year at university an morning? i)_________ (work) really hard. As a © What were you doing at 10 am on Saturday morning? result, | was beginning to feel quite stressed. There © Who were you writing the e-mail to this afternoon? was so much to read and remember; and | (2) {not have) much of a social life or any free time. But one day, my life changed completely. | (3) {read) in the library when | heard someone crying. | joked around but | couldn't see where the noise was coming from. So, | got up to investigate anc saw a girl. She (4) ______{sit) on the floor and she looked really upset. | asked her why she i) (ery) and we talked for a time. At the end of our chat, she was smiling seemed to be much better. It was just boyfriend trouble and she just needed someone to talk to. As (6) walk) home from the library, Thad a strange feeling of h 've always liked working with people and helping them, And then that I realised that studying law wasn't what | wanted to do. | (7) {not enjoy) it because | wasn't really interested in being a lawyer. So, I changed courses and started studying 10 become a psychiatrist. Now, | work with children and adults, and love my job. Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 wwwhotenglishmagazine.com 85uniTeistorytime = SPEAKING TASK The Anecdote Activity type: story telling Storytelling markers As | was (wa king down the street) Task © A funny thing happened as | was. You're going to tell a story / anecdote, Choose from one @ tall started when of the categories below (at any olnedy, Hefore’sartin ng, © Suddenly. answer the questions in the Story Information Chart. Be @ Allofasudden. prepared to answer any questions about your story and @ ‘Then... j New... / After that... / Shortly afterwards. try to use the Past Continuous wherever possible. When @ Inthe end,... / Eventually... / Finally, you've finished your story listen to any other stories and . ask questions. Asking questions about a story Whattia (she) doing there? Story Topics ° Why did that happen? © Atravel experience © Why didn't (he)..? . ‘Aday with a friend @ What happened in the end? © Acificlt situation at work How do they know one arother? © Aspecial day What happened to them later? © Achildhood experience Where are they now? ‘ © What happened the following day? Story Information Chart © Who is it about? © Where did it happen? © When did it happen? © What happened? © Wha happened in the end erence "2" Remember! Git TE) eae a aie MP ein) jeanne Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 85 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 ywwhotenglishmagazine.comUSEFU L SKI LLS Writing e-mails PART Setting objectives 1 Expressions analysi Choose three eee and awa you thik the people are talking about. For example; We'll have it by Friday = They were talking about completing 2 report. Setting objectives Well ave t done by next Friday. Vil make sure it’s finished for the meeting. \Welll send it to you next week I'l look at the spreadsheet as soon as | can il make sure she gets it ‘We'll send you a copy when it comes out. ‘ll prepare al the questions for the meeting next week You'll have it by Friday, without fa ‘ll give them to (Simone) next time | see her (Il Send it round for discussion on Friday. (Il give Jane a call later today, (t's on my list of things to do. have it for you before Friday. 1 E-mail analysis Reed cre the Cra ioe Then hose the cect snser, “Tw nichols@prnt.com Subp. price for printing brochures | RE: Printing quote Dear Mr Nichols, Thank you very much for the meeting last Friday. | feel that we have a much better idea of what you need now, \We'l| send you the quote for the 16,000 brochures later this aftecnaon. We'll also send you the paper samples so you can decide which type of paper you'd like them to be printed on. Could you confirrn your postal address, please? Is it the same one that appears on your e-mail? As soon 2s we get that, we"! send the samples by messenger We'll also get you some prices for the ad. Could you let us know what sizes you'd lke the posters to be? As soon as we get that information, well send you the quote ‘We look forward to hearing from you Best regards, Brenda ‘need 1. When did Brenda have a meeting with Mr Nichols? a) last Friday B)last Tuesday 4) . What is Brenda going to send a quote for? 4} 16,000 brochures ) 16,000 posters 3 What is the other quote she has to send for? ajan advert b) a book 4 What does she need information about? a) the sizes of the posters b) the colours for the ad Ai Write an e-mail ‘Writean e-mail according to the instructions below. Write in the ‘empty e-mail template, Use the expressions from the previous activity where appropriate, 1. Greet the recipient (invent a name) 2. Open the e-mail 3 Thank the recipient for something 4. Make two promises regarding future actions 5. Ask a question about something. 6. Close the e-mail / sign off. J. Say goodbye. sh Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 wuwhotenglishmagazine.com 87UNIT @ Property Plan Objectives Vocabulary: The home ‘Structures: Comparatives & superlatives; possessive adjectives / pronouns Useful skills: Telephone English: mistakes & problems i ng Match the descriptions (1 to 8 tothe pictures f-h). What type of hhome do you liven? 1. Detached house: 2 house t house. 2. Semi-detached house: 2 house that is joined t0 another house on one side. 3. Flat / apartment (US Er floor of a larger building 4. Manor house: a large house in the country rich person lives. 5. Block of flats on each floor. 11 6, Palace: a large impressive building where kings and queens or aristocrats live. C] 7. Cottage: a small house in a village in the courtside C1 : 8. Chalet: a small house in the mountains. Chalets are often made of wood. not joined to another Sh): a set of rooms on one here a all building divided into several flats Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 3 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 uwwhotenglishmagazine.com q Think about itt What types of housesfiats have you lived in? What were they ike? What's the best housefiat you've lived in? What's the best house] flat you've ever visited? What type of house do you lve in now? ‘What's the best/worst thing about your neighbourhood?UNIT ® Property Plan Vocabulary: The home @ Furniture matching Match the frre word 6) the pies 2 Can you ve you got think of any more items of furniture? What furniture athome? 1. Sofa / couch 0 2, Armchair] 3. Dining table) 4. Stool 5. Carpet I 6. BaleonyL] e f © Paragraph creation Use the words below to write a short paragraph about your hhouse/fat. the living room, the bedroom, the bathroom, the dining room, the kitchen, the balcony, the toilet, the garden, the garage, the attic, the cellar, the hall, downstairs, upstairs... For example: My house has got a big living room downstairs. There are three bedrooms and two bathrooms — one upstairs and one downstairs... © Conversation analysis Read over the conversation. Then, tick (1) Yes or No, An estate agent is showing Paige a at. Estate agent: So, as you can see, it's a four-bedroom, first floor flat. t's fully furnished and comes with a washing machine, a fridge and an oven. I's also gota lot cof natural ight: Now, here's the living room. It's Su VOCABULARY got a television, a dining table anda sofa — all new. Moving tough hereto the the, you can see fu that it's fully-furnished and newly-decorated. Paige: —_Isthe flat close o public transport? Estate agent: Oh, yes. There's an Underground station about aoometes down the oa, and there are bus slops all along this road. Paige: What's the neighbourhood like? Estate agent: Very quiet. Most of the houses are occupied by young families. There are three parks in the area, hd ther?'sa street tha supenmalet and ther shops. Paige: So, how much is the rent? Estate agent: its £3,300 per month. Paige: Does thatinclude all bills? Estate agent: No. You'll have to pay the water and electricity bills apart. Paige: OK. It sounds great. When can I move in? Estate agent: t's available right now, so we can go back and do the papemorkifyou lke. Paige: Fantastic. 1, The flat has got four bedrooms 2. It’s on the second fioor. 3 It’s fuly-lurnished. 4 There isn’t much light. § Itisn’'t close to any form of public transport 6. it's a quiet neighbourhood. J. Tae rent is £1,300 per month, 8, The rent includes electricity, Fi House choice Read the two ads for accommodation torent. Which one would you prefer? Why? Think of three reasons. oooooooos oogo0o0oo00% Flats to let City centre Three-bedroom apartment. Fully-furnished. Close to the centre of town. Good transport links. Parking space roluultsn yertbes Corminitel ym Recen decorated. £1,200 pem (per calendar month). Luxury estate Live in peace and quiet just 10 minutes from the city centre. Four-bedroom house. Two en-suite bathrooms. Extensive garden. Three floors. Large garage with space for two cars, £1,400 pem (per calendar month) Your turn! \Wte an advert fr your house apartment. Think aboutit! My home What you ite about your home? What changes would you like tomate? What is thee nesr your home? What shops ar there? What types of houses or apartments are common in your county? Where's the best place to lve in your country? What re your neighbourslike? What would your dream home belie? Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 wwwhotenglishmagazine.com 89UNIT ® Property Plan GRAMMAR Language Structures: 8 Chart com; npletion Comparatives & Superlatives ‘Complete the chart with the correct form ofthe adjectives blow. ite Cen rors (oie = Gobet shorter (than) | the shortest cee (2! toller (than) |the tallest Fst aso Fanalhr —ihesmaliest | Ess 1 Pr ee old Pala? Tea (estomes | Is Tne 16. | fat Peta Oe Bigger the biggest spelings har) | ealhy pretty raptor (he retest | |. [tay 7 }9- | happy late later (thar) the latest | eas ry intelligent | moi the most, | |n expensive Kn heli pels ileleet |aaee eg - = beauifl I the ma it prey eres tre al #1 Orderin; or more} boring |more boring |the most (than) ‘boring ete 2004 better the best Feet eae | bad Hp the worst far futher the furthest (than) We ofien use comparatives to compare two things Notice how we use than, For example, "This fl is longer than the other one.” We generally use more... than for words with two or more syllables. For example, “This magazine is more interesting than the other one. \We use superlatives to compare more than two things. We use the superlative to describe the thing which has more of a quality than anything else ia a roup. For example, “This 's the oldest train station in the ci.” We generally use mos for words with to oF more syllables. For example, “That was the most entertaining film I've ever seen. Notice the use of the Present Perfect Simple with these superlative constcuctions. For example, worst song I've ever heard.” the Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 90 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 wwwhotenglishmagazine.com Pathe words inthe conet order to compete the sentences. 1. is/Ken/ than James / taller 2 ler | Man thar bss is 3 bigger / my rouse {than yours is 4 thar turtles / cheetahs / faster {can run 5 is /her hair / than mine / longer 6. cleverer / than cats / dogs / are Fi Sentence parapletiony Complete the sentences with the correct frm of the comparative. 1. Angelica is — (tall than her sister 2, My sister is (old) than my brother. 3 This mountain is (bigh) than tne other one. 4 You are (young) than me. 5 This film is (interesting) than her first one 6 This book is (expensive) than the other on 3. This food is {g00d) than the food in Zany's restaurant 8. This song is (bad) than the first one, ® Error correction Correct the superlative sentences, 1. This dog is the faster. Your painting is nicest one here This is the slower tin in the world. He's the funny person I know. This is the more beautify! house in our neighbourhood. This is the expensivest restaurant in town. This book is most interesting one. This is the goodest place to be. ets reeUNIT & Property Plan fi Sentence creation Create as many sentencesas you can with comparatves or superlatives in just two minutes. Use the adjectives below, Use both affirmative and negative forms. short, cheap, long, old, nice, fat, healthy, tidy, tasty, ‘od, bad, happy, dirty, pretty, boring, expensive, igh, young, seal ight fer, beaut, cheap Conversation completion Complete the conversation with the correct form of the Comparatives in brackets. Imogen and Oscar are trying to decide which ofice torent. So, which office do you think we should get? ‘Well, the frst one is much (1) Imogen: Oscar: GRAMMAR Possessive adjectives / pronouns Possessive adjectives | Possessive pronouns This is my jacket. It's mine. Are these your books? _| Are these books yours? His car is blue. The blue car is his. That isn’t her computer. | That computer isn’t hers. [Its as a pronoun isn't often used] Ours isn’t very small This is its bed. Our fat isn’t very big. Is that their money? _| Is that money theirs? (cheap) than the second one. Imogen: Yes, but it's much (2) {small than the second one. Oscar: I know, but | don’t think we need so much space. ‘Aso, the fist oficeis much (3) (ight) than the second one, and i's (4 (clos) to the centre of town. Yes, but the seoondoffceis ina (5) (good) area —it's safer and there are more links to public transport. Although it's (6) (far) away it's quicker to getinto the centre oFtown ~ you can take the fat train. Yes, know, but the first fice was (7) _____ (beautiful) ~ it's just been decorated and itlooks much (8) {nice} know, but we could spend abit of money and make the second ofice even more beautiful Oh, dear. | think we need someone else to help us decide Imogen: We can ask George the head designer, Oscar: Good idea. I'll give him a call. Imogen: Oscar: Imogen: Oscar: Your turn! Write a short paragraph comparing your house / fat / office to someone else's. Fi Fluency practice ‘Answer the questions. Invent where necessary. @ Are you taller than your brother/sister/parents? @ |s your internet line at home faster than the one you have at the office? your home/apartment smaller than your colleague's? Is your car more expersive than your boss’? Is housing cheaper in your town/city than other cities/tewns in your country? ‘Where's the best place in your country for a holiday? What's the most useful possession you own? What are the best/worst things about your town/ city? Su We always put a noun afer a possessive adjective: a) My caris new. ) This is her pen, G Word choice Choose the correct words. Harvey and Vicky are looking around a friend's house. Vie: h, look! Their doors are ust like (x) our / ours! Harvey: Oh, yes, except they ve painted (2) their / thers a hore green clo Vicky: Yes, andlook at 3) their / their flooring. I's rally dark ~ almost black Haver Ys our Pours isa trie, Vic What didyoutnkof their / this tichent Harvey: There's lt of space, but | hate the way they've decorated it Vicky: lagree Harvey: And what about the main bedroom? Vicky: (6) Our / ours is ot nicer. And did you see (0) their / theirs things lying around everywhere? Harvey: Yes, atleast (8) our / ours bedroom is alot tidier. and cleaner. And (9) their / theirs bathroom was disgusting too. Vicky: Oh, yes. Harvey: And did you see (10) their / theirs son's bedroom. His bed wasn't made, and (1) his / her dirty clothes were allover the foo Vicky: Atleast our daughter picks (12) her / hers things up. [their friend Ruby suddenly walks in].Oh, Rudy hi ‘We were just having a look around. Ruby: Fee ee. So, what do you think of our new home? Vicky: It’s lovely. Harvey: Really nice! Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 wuwhotenglishmagazine.com 91UNIT @ Property Plan ~=SPEAK|ING TASK Renting a Home Activity type: a role play Bayview Gardens Portland Road Stone Lane Three-bedroom apartment in the Iwo:bedtoom apartment ten Four-bedroom house in outskirts of city centre, Communal garden, gym, minutes by car from the city centre, the city. Fully-lurnished, Close to all sauna and swimming poal. 24-hour Unfurnished. Close to the train the local amenities. £1,800 per security. Fully furnished, Parking station, bus station and major Available in two weeks. 300 square space. £1,800 per. 200 square shopping area. Parking space metres. metres, Lots of natural light available at extra cost, £1,350 pem. 320 square metres. Student A ‘Student B You've just moved to a rew city. You're looking for You're an estate agent. You're going to talk toa A abouse or fiat. Look at the three available and ask potential client. Try to sell h ne of the three questions about ther, Try to negotiate 2 good orice. _ flats houses on offer. Explain all the benefits Asking about accommodation Selling something ° BNET Fe something 2 bit cheaper? @ I's one of ihe besronts we've 'git aval able © Have you got something a bit bigger/smaller? @ I've got lots of other clients interested in this Have you got anything with four bedrooms? ‘© This fat is one of the best ones on the market. W's a bit more expensive than Iwas hoping to pay, @. It's one of the best properties we've got on the © | was looking for something a bit closer to the market centre ‘© You won't get a better deal than this. © I don’t think this s really what I'm looking for. @ It's gota lot of natural light @ Could | go around © I's really close to the centre see it? on oye Lee english * Sorina riot earnest Liartite MP ets) eC arieit err Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 92 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 vwwhotenglishmagazine.comU S E F U iz Ss Kl EES Telephone English PART Ti Mistakes & problems i Useful expressions What sort of communication difficulties can there be during a telephone conversation? Think of as many as you can. Then, study the list of expressions below to compare your ideas. Mistakes & problems © | think you've cialled the wrong eumber. im sorry but | think you've got the wrong number. ° there's no one with that name here e can't hear what you're saying © \'m afraid there’s no one called john Masters here. © Are you sure you've got the right number? © ('e trying to reach John Smith at 769-2345. Have | got the right nurnber? Could | just repeat that back to you, please? © Could you speak up, please? | can't here you very wel © think we got cut off. © Could you repeat that address, ple © The line's really bad. Could you call me back, please? © Conversation analysis Read over the conversation. Then, write T (true) or F (alse) next tocach statement, Receptionist: Hello The Royal Hote, how can |help you? Guest: Oh, hello, yes, I'd like to book a double room, please. Receptionist: OK. When would you lite the room for? Guest: 'm sorry | can’t hear you very well, could you speak up alittle please? Receptionist: When do you want the room for? Guest: Saturday sth March. Receptionist: OK. 'lljust check the availabilty. That's fine. Can | take your name please? Guest, It’s Mr Pennington. Receptionist: Would you mind spelling that for me please, si? Guest Yes, it's PENNINGTON Receptionist: And could | have a phone number please? Guest: 919 007 6565. Receptionist: Could I just repeat that back to you please, si? Guest: Of course. Receptionist: That's 919 007 6565. Guest: That's correct. Receptionist: Thankyou, that's all booked for you then Mr Pennington Guest: Grea, Thanks. Goodbye Receptionist: Bye. 1. The guest wants a single room. 2, The guest wants the room for sth March. CI 3. No rooms are available for 4. The guest's sumare is Penning 5. His phone number is gig 227 6568. L] 6. The room is booked successfully in the end. A | Telephone conversation creation a conversation using at least two ofthe expressions from thse Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 wwwhotenglishmagazine.com 98,UNIT & Food Fun Objectives Vocabulary: Food Structures: Quantifiers Useful skills: Socialising: invitations Healthy food Match th tes of ood (18 othe photos - Spi fy . Orange L] Garlic) Salmon ; Broccoli C} . Sweet potatoes C] 1 Carrots C1 . Tomatoes C1 =>e Bi Food ae ns Now rite the name ofan item of food from exercise next to cach description. 5 1. The omega} fats in this fish can help reduce the risk of heart attack. ‘alien 2, This great tasting fruit is very rich in vitamin C 3. This white, strong-smelling vegetable is a great source of vitamins. 4 This orange ve source of ins A,C, D, E, K, Bi and B6. It is also rich in polars um, calcium, magnesium and phosphorus. 5. This green vegetable looks like 2 flower and has lots of vitamin C and folic acid. 6. This is reportedly one of the best vegetables you can eat. itis full of vitamin C, potassium, and fibre 3. This fruit (although mary people call ita vegetable) F anti-cancer compounds. Ripe ones e protective against numerous types of cancer. 8, This leafy, green vegetable is full of vitamins A, C and K. A famous cartoon character loved it! Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 94 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 vwwhotenglishmagazine.comUNITES Feed Fun VOCABULARY Vocabulary: Food Fi Collocations ee Cats ‘Add one more Food word to each ofthe verbs below. 1 Food identification pieces)... a courgette, Write F (fui) or V (vegetable) next to each tem of food. Which 2. Fry (cookin oil). an egg. cones do you ike? 3 Roast (cook in ol inthe oven}... some pork. 4. Boil (cookin hot water). some potatoes. 55. Peel (cut offthe skin)... an orange. 6. Bake (cook in the oven)... a cake... [2] Potato][~ | 7. Chop (cut into small pieces)... an onion.. ® Recipe analysis a Read the recipe. Then, choose the correct answers. 4 |[Strawbery mie | Faeitieon Aan [3 |[ Pineapple y 1 Gourmet Grilled crease OPENED Ingredients © 2slices of bread © aslices of cheese any kind you like) © 2slices of tomato @ Pesto sauce Courgette I) zucchini (US ef lish) Preparation © Spread some pesto ‘onto one slice of bread, Pus two slices of cheese on top. 8 [to][Mushrooms|__| AG © Put two slices of tomato on top of the cheese. re rapes © Cover with the second piece of bread a Classifying © Heat a large non-stick frying pan over medium heat. Put ix items of food in the columns according to your own © Cover the pan with butter or oll. preferences. @ Add the sandwich to the frying pan. Cook for two minutes or until lightly browned. rice, cheese, sausage, yoghurt, honey, carrot, pear, © Turn the sandwich over and cook for two more apple, potato, orange, tomato, bread, pasta, eggs, minutes or until the cheese melts. Intestate, Onsleh bop, onip, levers ree celery, pineapple, lettuce, courgette, ham, bacon, strawberry, fish, salad, lemon, sugar, cream, ice cream, In order to make it, you need to... salad dressing, mayonnaise spread the pesto onto one / two slices of bread ut one / two slices of cheese on top. cook it over a medium / low heat cook it for two / three minutes. ‘cook the other Side for another two / three minutes. Your turn! Write a recipe for one of your favourite dishes. Think aboutitl Food What do you like to have for breakfast? What do you usually have for lunch? What's your fayourit fod to have inthe evening? Do you generally et ely fod? Give examples Wha ou youre uit and vegetable? What typeof meat or fish do you like? Would you ever consider becoming 2 vegetarian? Why? Why not? How often do you cool? What do you make? Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 wwwhotenglishmagazine.com 95 Prion veepUNIT &S Food Fun Language Structures: Quantifiers Pe roa Countable nouns There's some sugar. Affirmative — UC ai a chair, (singular There are some chairs. There are many chairs: ere isn'ta Negative i chair. There aren't any |There isn’t any chairs. sugar. There isn't much sugar. There aren't many chars. ener ' there a cher? Ts th CMeineeany —|etauee any re many |Is there much Meese many soe How many chairs |How myich sugar ore there isthereP 8 Countable nouns Generally, countable nouns ate things that you can count For example: one cat, two cats, three cats, eic Uncountable nouns Uncountable nouns are things that you can't generally count, often because they're too small and therefore impossible to count individually. For example: water, rice, sugar, flour We use the article a to refer to one countable noun. For example, “There's a cat in the lving room.” We use an with nouns that stat with @ vowel sound: an ‘apple, an elephant, an egg, etc. For exampie, “There's an orange in the refrigerator.” We use some to refer to the existence/quantity of something. We use it with plural and uncountable nouns {usually in affirmative sentences). For example a) There are some biscuits in the kitchen, b) There's some food in the oven We use any in negative sentences (isn't any, aren’t any, etc) to refer to the non-existence of something; and we Use any in interrogative sentences to ask about the Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 96 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 wwwhotenglishmagazine.com GRAMMAR existence of something. For example: a) There aren't any biscuits in the kitchen. b) Is there any milk in the fridge? We use many with countable nouns, 2nd much with uncountable nouns. Both these words are used to reler to a large quantity of something. We generally use ‘much/many in negative or interrogative phrases. For example: There aren't many people there By Is there much time left? We can use alot of in affirmative, negative and interrogative sentences with countable plural nouns ard uncountable nouns. For example: a) There's alot of food. / Theie isn't a lot of food B) There are a lot of bananas. / There aren't a lotof bananas. Enough Wants: enough to say that there is a sufficient amount of something. We can use it with countable ard, uncountable nouns. Notice how enough is olaced before the noun. For example, “There are enough chairs.” Few / little We use a few with plural nouns to mean "some but not many’ ‘We've got a few people, so we can probably make a team.” We use few with plural nouns to mean not many: “Very few pedple have turned up. We can't make a team." We use a little with uncountable nouns to mean “some but not many": “There's alittle money let, so we can probably buy it ‘We use litle with uncountable nouns to mean not much: “There's very little money left. don’t think we can buy it” i Mini- te completion Complete the mini dlogues with some / any. Is there _____ milk in the fridge? No, | don’t think there's "Ul Rave to go and get 2. Have we got sugar Yes, there's in the cupboard, 3 Arethere bananas? Yes, there are on the table. 4 Doyouknow ithere's saltinthe salt pot? | don't think there's, in this one, out there is in the kitchen. 5 Have you got money for the pizza delivery guy? Yes, there are coins and a few notes on the table in the ving roomUNIT &S Food Fun Your turn! ialogue in which someone asks about food in the Write a mini kitchenjfridge. Bi Matchii Match the questions (1 to 5) tothe answers (2-c). 1. Has this food got ary saltin it? C1 2. Ave there enough chairs in the dining room? [1] 3. Have we got any milk in the fridge? 4. We don't have any cake left for your friends. C1 5. Are there any bananas in the kitchen? L] a. No, but there are some in the living room that we can use. b. No, there aren't, but I'm just going to the supermarket so I'll get some there. & Yes, we have. 4. No, there isnt, but you're welcome to put some on, €. Don't worry. go and get some more now. ete the sentences with How much or How many. money have you got? Fi Question completion Com 1 2, people are there? 3 pizza is there? 4. time have we got? 5. apples are there? books are there? Ei Blog completion Complete the conversation witha, an, the, some, any or ~ a). TU ee te ee oe 4 3] 1 ae Chyy My favourite is yoghurt cake. It's delicious and really easy to make . You need (1) Greek yoghu | | My favourite dessert cake and (a) fruit. | Use kiwi, pineapple and strawberries, ifthere aren't 6) brown sug strawberries in the shops, simply use two banenas instead When you've got all the ingredients, take (4) ——_ bow! and puta layer of A ish GRAMMAR cake at the bottom, Then, cut the fruit into small pieces. | Next, add (5) fruit on top of the cake. Then, put (6) yoghurt on top of the fruit and some brown sugar on top of the yoghurt. Then, repeat the process with more (7) fruit, yoghurt and sugar. Then, put (8) dessert into the fridge and leave it for (9) hour. ake, i Sentence creation ‘Create as many sentences as you can with quantifiers (some, any, much, many, etc) and the words below in just two minutes. Use both affirmative and negative forms, and use singular or plural forms. sugar, salt, bread, time, money, chairs, tables, potatoes, milk, chocolate, pizza, toast, tea, coffee, sandwiches, computers, bananas, apples, pears, tomatoes, steak, fish, sausages, bacon... G Fluency practice ‘Answer the questions. How much chocolate do you eat a day? How maniy pizzas do you eat a week? How many times do you eat out at a restaurant aweek? ‘© How much money do you spend on food a week? How much time do you spend cooking every wel? {© How many times do you eat at fast-food resturants a month: Fi Conversation completion Complete the conversation with little, a little, many, much, some, any, a/an, few, a few or-. How's the diet going? ‘OK thanks. I'm slowly getting used to it 1: So what types of food can you eat? Well, most things, but very 0) fat and sugar obviously. The whole dietis Based ona points system. I've got (2) book that tel meow 6) points there are in various types of (4) food So will ou able to come to dinner on Saturday? Ofcourse! Great! Is there anything you cant eat? Well, there are 6) _—_ things. So, what are you making: 1'm going to gril (6) fish and make () frit? Yes, but the bests fruit such as melon or apples and oranges with (8) calories Thaven't got (9 melon but I can get some, Iwas thinking of making a fruit salad wih (1o) cream ~ but not too much! expect you can't have cream can you? Oh, (n) cream won't hurt! | can cheat occasionally. Imogen: Thistane Imogen: Tristan: Imogen: Tistan: chicken and salad. Can you eat Imogen: Tristan: Imogen: Tristan: Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 wuwhotenglishmagazine.com 97UNIT &§ Food Fun Recipe Description Activity type: a presentation Task Choose a dish from this page or unit (or ary other dish that you know about). Then, prepare a mini-presentation ‘on how to make it. Be prepared to answer any questions at the end. Afterwards, listen to your colleague's presentation and ask questions. simple recipes/dishes Macaroni cheese rench omelette Spaghetti carbonara Spanish omelette Salad © Spagieti Bolognese ° Other? e ° e e e e SPEAKING TASK Explaining a process rst, you néed to cut up the. Ther, you need to add some. After that, you have to. Next, you have to. Before you put it in the oven, you have to Don't forget to Before taking it out, make sure. Finally, you need to... Asking questions about a recipe o How long do you need to leave it in the oven? How many people is it for? How maniy (apples) do you need? Where do you put the X? How much (pepper) should you add? Do you have to ade the X? When do you mix it all together? How long doe: to cook? Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 98 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 wwwhotenglishmagazine.comUSEFUL SKILLS _ Sociatising parrar Invitations FI Useful expressions What words or expressions can be used to make invitations? Think of three, Then, compare your ideas with the expressions below, Making invitations @ Would'you like to get a drink? © Cin et pol a alee? © We're going out to get some lunch. Would you like to come along with us © We'te going for a drink later. You're welcome to come along too, © We're having a few drinks later, Would you like to come? © Do you want to get something to eat? Responding to an invitation That sounds tke a good idea. That would be fantastic Yes, OK. That's a good idea. 'dlove to "'m som, but | really don't have the time. 'm afraid I'm a bit busy at the moment, © I'm afraid | can’t make it on Tuescay. @ |'m sony but I"m not going to be able to make it. Hi Conversation analysis Read over the conversations below. Tr to think of words to go in the spaces. A. The Conference Hey, I met you at that conference last yea, didn’t That's right. You're Betty Snape, (1) Yes, and you are..2 Simon Fenstex | think we spoke by e-mail too. h, yes. So, how are things (2) > Great, thanks. ‘We're just about to go fr lunch. (3) you like to join us? Yes, that would be nce. | just need to make a quick phone call ‘OK. We'll meet you just outside the entrance in about five minutes Simon: (4) you? Seeyou there. B. The Cloakroom Macy. Hi, l'm Macy. Pleased to meet you. Nick Barker Pleased to meet you, too, Sosisthis your) time here? No, | was here last year (Oh, me too. Hey, do you know (6) the oakroomis? Nick: Yes, | think it's just down the stairs on the lft Macy: Great 've been carrying this coat around all day. ll be back in minute Nick: Oh, actually, we were just about to go to the café, Would youliketo(7)__us? Macy: Yes, that sounds great. [really (8)__a coffee. Nick: OK. | don't think it’ far from here Macy: Great Fi Conversation creation logue between two peoplein which one person ation, Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 wwwhotenglishmagazine.com 99UNIT & How it Works! Objectives Vocabulary: ow things work ‘Structures: The Present Simple Passive Useful skills: E-mail writing: confirming information 1 Gadget matching Write the name of a gadget next tothe descriptions (110 8). {tablet (computer) _ uA camcorder] video games console J smartphone 1. Asmall digital device for listening to music. 2, Rdewce for making telephone calls, taking photos, surfing online. 3. A gadget that gives you directions when you're driving acer 4. Adevice you can use .0 play computer games. 5. A gadget for reading digital books 6. Atype of small computer with a touch screen 7. A portable device that records moving images. es digital pictures. & Descriptions Use the expressions below to describe a gadget. It's a machine for s used for. © People use itt. © You can use itto. Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 wwwhotenglishmagazine.com 100 Think aboutit Have you gat ay ofthe gees ram hs age? Which oe the most useful? Which one ofthese objects couldn’ you live without? Which one would you lke to replace? Why? Which one would you like to buy? Why? PUTTS]UNIT & How it Works! Vocabulary: How things work {5 Descriptions Complete the descriptions with the words from below. fat [Kitchen [garden] [quickly 1. Microwave oven: 2 small machine for cooking food box [floors [washes 2. Oven: a machine (in the shape of2_______) for cooking food. 3 Iron: a hand-held electrical device for making clothes smooth and — 4, Lawnmower: a machine for 1g grass ina 5. Fridge: a large machine ina keeps food cool 6. Washing machine: a machine tha clothes 7. Vacuum cleaner: a machine that c that leans carpets and © More descriptions Complete the descriptions with the words from below. [dies | people [rooms [cups | spray [temperatu 8, Dishwashi achine that washes dirty plates and ete 9. Washer-dryer: 2 machine that washes clothes and also. —_____ them 1a Air-conditioning: a mechanical system that cools the t makes cold 11. Heating: 2 mechanical system tl ____"warm, 12.Smoke detector: a device that can smoke 13 Fire extinguisher: 2 cylinder filed that you can 1g Intercom: a cevice in your house that lets you spezk to n the street VOCABULARY Bi Blog analysis Read the website description. Then, put the sentences in the correct order. Howitworks.com lig gia. rns ad 9) ad Machines » » Fire extinguishers » » Fire extinguishers At the top of the fire extinguisher there's a small cylinder that s filled with compresses gas. In order to operate the extinguisher, you pull out the safe pin and push down on the lever. When this hap a valve is opened and the cornpressed gas in the top cylinder is released. When the gas is released, the fire extinguishing material in the main qylinder is forced up through the nose and out of the nozzle. This fire extinguishing material is used to cover a fire and deprive it of oxygen, which causes it to go ou a. The fire extinguishing material is forced up through the hose and out of the nozzle. C1 b. Avalve is opened. C] & The fre is extinguished. C] 4. First, you pull out the safety pin and press down on the handle. @. The compressed gas in the top cylinder is released, [] £. The material is used to cover the fire. | Think aboutit! Electrical appliances What electrical appiancesdo you have at home? Which one isthe ‘most useful Are you good at repairing things? Give examples. What was the last thing you repaired? What do you do when one of your electrical appliances breaks down? Are you good at understanding instruction manuals} Give ante ‘What's your favourite / least fevoure electra applance? What sect piace might est in the future Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 wwwhotenglishmagazine.com 101UNIT {S How it Works! Language Structures: The Present Simple Passive Raa fea Thejacket is |Thejacket isn't |/s the jacket made in the —|made inthe | made'in the USA. USA. USA? The jackets are |Thejackets | Are the jackets made in the |arer'tmade in |made in the USA the USA usa? We often use contractions with the Present Simple Passive, For example: I'm = lam; you're = you are; he's = he i; she's = she is; it's = its; we're = we are; they're = they are. The negative forms are: isn’t = is not; aren't = are rot, forrn of the verb ne cars are We form Present Simple Passives with to be and a past partic ple. For example, made here. We create negatives with isn't / aren't. For example, “The cars aren't made here.” With the Active Voice, the subject (the person doing the action) is the focus of the sentence and comes at the Start of the sentence, For example, “They make the cars here.” With the Passive Voice, the object becomes the focus of the sentence. In this example, the object from the previous sentence (*the cars*) is placed at the start of the sentences. For example, "The cars are made in a factory (by them).” Notice how the agent (the person who does the action} is introduced with the preposition by. Generally, we use the Passive Voice when we want to focus on the object of the sentence. The person who performs the action (the agert) isn’t important, or not known. For exarnple, “The clothes are designed here (by a top designer)” We can use question words (what, who, when, where, why, etc) with the Present Simple Passive, For example, "Where are the cars parked?” 102 Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 wwwhotenglishmagazine.com GRAMMAR 8 Matching Match the sentences (1 to5) tothe images (a-e). 1, The statue is cleaned once a yea 2, The watches are sold in shops in the cy centre. 3 The images are edited on a computer program. 4 The songs are recorded in a recording studio. L) 5. The dolphins are fed three times z day. B Sentence completion ‘Complete the sentences withthe correct forms ofthe verbs in brackets. Use the resent Simple Passive. 1 The castle money The bills of the month The office 4 The fims 5 6 (maintain) with pubic (send) out at the end {dlean) once a week (show) in English (not make) in japen. The televisions The food prepare) by one of our top chefs. 3 The cars (repair) in this garage The anti-virus program. (oot update) regulery. Ai Transformation “Transform the sentences into the passive. Do not include the agent {the person who does the ation) 1. They produce the software in Ireland. The software is produced in Ireland. 2. They design the jewellery in China 3 They trans ate the book into many languages. 4 They open the documents in Word 5 They hold parties here once 2 month. 6. They construct the houses very quickly. . They write the reports on this computer. 8 They export the cars all over the world Sentence creation ‘Create as many sentences as you can withthe Present Simple Passive in just two minutes. Use the verbs below. Use both affirmative and negative forms. take, watch, catch, produce, import, export, manufacture, read, buy, drink, eat, fly, give, keep, sell, show, cal, teach, send, speak, move, use, pay, write, translateUNIT & How it Works! E-mail analysis Read the e-mail. Then, answer the questions T (true) or F (ile). ‘Then, read over the e-mail again and find examples ofthe Present Simple Passive. 7s: libbys7@ hotmail.com Subjects new games console Hi Libby, How are you? I've got this great new games console that you might be interested in. | know you were looking for a present for your niece Susie. it's called Firelplay and ir's made by Fire Systems Inc.— the company that makes the Fire Fone. Anyway, it's fe these great exercise games that Susie will love. It also comes with a free dance class program. Basically, you're taken through each step and you're shown exactly what to do. Then, there are lots of other games and programs that you can download from their website. Ifyou'te interested | can send you the link so you can check it out, or you can have a go on mine and see what you think, See you on Friday! jete 1. Jake has got a new video games console. 1 2. |t's made by Fire-Systems. 3 tcomes with a free dance class program] 4. The program shows you what to do. 5. Jake offers to let Libby try his games console, ] Your turn! il to a fiend describing something you've just Product description Complete the product description with the words from below. xed | [produced |fequipped| viewed |[fited [controlled designed | used] Rite-Nite HD 32-inch flat screen TV This product is (x) 294UpbeH with a Freeview tuner and has access to over 50 digital channels as well as 25 digital radio stations. It can De (2) toa wall ora stand. Its slim shape is (3) to fit into even small spaces. The TV is (4) ________with a USB port and can also be (6) 25 a PC monitor. Photos and internet mages can be (6) in high definition ci) GRAMMAR Exceptional high quality sound is fj) —___ by the TV's acvarced in-built speakers. The direction and quality of the sound is (8) ____by the handset. A choice of surround-sound, cinema effect or standaré is available. a Appliance description Read the conversation. Then, choose the corect options. Megan: OK, now tisis the office photocopier. Incase you didn't know, all our computers (1) are connected / connect to the photocopier so you can print direcly from your computer Right, well, fist ofall, the shotacpi i umed /uredon wiht switch atthe back. The paper (3) is placed / placed onthe glass. Then, you simply ress this button and the page (4) is photocopied / are photocopied. Great. Now, it's also. ca scanner. The scanner (5) selects / is elected with ths bution here. Then, you choose the computer you'd ike to scan the document to and then place the document on the glass. The image {6) sends / is sent directly tothe computer you've selected Whatifthe paper gets jammed? (ou simply follow the instructions that appear on thislttle screen. The position ofthe paper (is indicated / has indicated on the diagram. then, you simply open the photocopier and remove it. Fit's still not working, you need to get in touch with t technician. The number fr that (8) keeping / is kept in the Useful Numbers file on the shared area, Hany: OK. Megan: If runs out of pape, you need to get some more from the bons of ppt tha ar stoned /soredn ie admin department. And ifit runs outof nk, you need to replace the ink cartridge, But don't throw the empty ones away. They (10) collecting / are collected every two months and recycled. Harry: That's great. Thanks so much. Megan: No problem. Harry: Megan sh Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 wuwhotenglishmagazine.com 103UNIT && How it Works! Process Description Activity type: a presentation Task SPEAKING TASK You're going to explain how something works or how it’s used. Choose a machine, appliance or gadget from this device unit (or any other device). Either explain hoy works, or explain how itis used and why. Be prepared to answer any questions. Use these expressions to order your description of how it works: First, Then, After that, Next, Finally, etc Describing something © t's made of © The paper is placed here t's primarily used for, The diagram will indicate @ It's produced/manufactured in. @ You can use it to © It's equipped with © They're kept in the Asking. how something works What happens if you press th's button? Where does the paper go? How does this part work? Where do | put this? What's this button for? What does this do? How do | get it to..2 Bit: |) eames i] ae contonlioul See Tee ON aco neue aera ' = activities in Hot English magazine. Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 104 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 wwwhotenglishmagazine.comWSEFWESRI LLS Writing e-mails PART Confirming information @ Useful expressions What expressions can we use for confirming information? Think of two, Then, think oftwo questions to askin an e-mail Finally, compare your ideas with the expressions below. Confirming information © | received the report you sent, thanks The file you sent arrivec last night. ("ve received the audio file, thanks. @ I've got the corrections you sent. Thanks very much © The information arrived yesterday. Thanks, © Gotit, thanks! (informal) Asking questions @ Whetdayou reed this bp? © What's the deadline for this? @ Have you got a copy of the brochure in English? © Do you need me to bring anything with me for the meeting? © How urgent is this? © sthere anything | can do to help? 23 E-mail analysis Read orth mal blow Then, choose the cect answer. Te daveg6@hotmailicom sabe documents received RE: files received Hi Dave, I hope all is wel ‘We received the two Word documents you sent last night, and we've just downloaded the material you uploaded to our FTP site. Thanks for doing that so quickly. Justone thing, when do you think you might have the thied docurrent ready? We'd ideally tke to work on them all at the sare time. One ather question, what's the deadline for this projet? | don’ think we discussed that in our last meeting. As you know, we're working on the spreadsheets right now. We'll have finished that job by early next week. However, f you need them earlier, please let us know as soon as possible so we can rearrange our schedule, Speak soon, Regards, Laura How many Word documents were sent? * a)two b) three 2. When were they sent? 4) last week B) last night 3 What's the deadline for the project? 2) Itisn't known, b} Wednesday morning. 4 When will Laura finish working on the spreadsheet? 4) by early next wee« b) by next Friday FI Write an e-mail \Writean e-mail according othe instructions below. 1. Greet the recipient (invent a name), 2. Oper the e-mail 3 Confirm that you have received something 4. Ask two questions about something 5 Close the e-mail sign off 6. Say goodbye, Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 ‘Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 _wwwhotenglishmagazine.com 105,Congratulations! You have almost finished the course. You just need to do your final Progress Evaluation test. This is to check your understanding, and to monitor your progress. The test will be based on units 9 to 16 of the Skills Booklet and the corresponding Reading and Listening exercises from Hot English magazine. There are five parts to the evaluation: Reading, Grammar, Listening, Speaking and Writing. Ifyou need any more help or practice in any of these areas, please remember to ask your teacher. Exam preparation The exercises for the Progress Evaluation will be similar to the ones you do in class There will be a Reading and Listening activity aimed at your level. These will be similar to the types of Readings and Listenings that you have been doing from Hot English magazine, The grammar will be based on the units you have covered in the Skills Booklet. There are a few exercises on this page to help you with that. This is not a definitive lst of everything you will be tested on. You will need to look back through your book to see what you have covered. The Speaking part of the exam will be based on a speaking topic that you have done fom the Skills Booklet. During this evaluation, the teacher will make notes. You will be assessed on the following: range of vocabulary, use of grammatical structures, accuracy, pronunciation and fluency, The Writing part of the exam will also be based on a topic from the Skills Booklet, You will be asses: following: accuracy, range of tenses, use of vocabulary and expressions, content and presentation of ideas. Good luck! Language Structures Here are some basic exercises to test your knowledge of the language structures you have been working on. Complete the sentences ‘with the correct form of the verbs in brackets, and according to the tense indicated. 1. She___(eat) at this restaurant before. (Present Perfect) 2 We (see) her later tonight. (futurewith be + going to) 3 They'll be there 6prn. (prepositions of time) 4 (play) tennis with her tomorrow afternoon. (future with the Present Continuots) 5. Just put it the table, please. (prepositions of place) 6. He (tall) on the phone when we arrived. (Past Continuous) 7. This film is much ________ (good) than the other one. (comparatives) 8, This is the _ (imeresting) book I've ever read. (superlatives) 9. She told us to leave jacket on the table. (possessive adjectives) to, There aren't_________ apples in the fridge. (quantifier) n. The shoes (make) in the USA. (Present Simple Passive) Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 106 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 wwwhotenglishmagazine.comSelf-Assessment Congratulations! You have finished the course. Now, please take some time to reflect on your learning and progress. 1 My feelings at the end of the course are... a. Positive) b. Negative] « OKO 1 What can I do? Put ticks. Give yourself marks out of 10 a. ...Quantifiers. b. ... The Present Continuous for future plans. L] ...the Past Continuous. [ 4. the future with be + g = poor; 5 = OK; 10 = excellent). | can use. ng to.) the Present Perfect. 1] f._ ...the Present Simple Passive. g ...Comparatives and superlatives. 1 @ New language ‘Complete these sentences with your own ideas. a. | really ike these words b. These words are difficult to remember: These words are easy to remember: d. This grammar point is easy . This grammar point is difficult: ©) What do you do to improve your English outside the class? a. | listen to songs in English. L] b. | travel to English-speaking countries and practise English there. 1] . | read books / magazines / newspapers / online news sites, etc. in English. 1 4. | watch films in English. 1] e. [listen to MP3s / CDs in English.) £. | speak to work colleagues in English. C1 Other? G Personal objectives My new objectives for next year are to improve mya. a. ..speaking skills, 0 b ..listening skills. CI c. ..teading skills. CI 4. pronunciation, C] Very shortly, you will be sent an opinion form to fill out. However, if you have any additional comments to make, please send them to elasses@hotenglishmagazine.com e. ..wwriting skills. O) We always appreciate your feedback! Thanks. CUTS Teta Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 ‘Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 wwwhotenglishmagazine.com 107RESOURCE SECTION Answers UNIT E1Introduetion unit Elvi ae 3d 42 5¢ 6 Ea. transate; 2 mean; 3 words ‘Bunderstand; repeat; 10. slowly anal Baa Sas) 1 [ite mansqere [Ate end ead 2 [ies | chine [-[itene [Alen ieee ay ARS see [wep pronunciation, & page: 6 tet 7 afi fates [neath sone Useful skills: e-mail Hiv 2 3d 4c 52 6 By) ad ¥f 42 sh 6 7¢ Be 9 10 Dr.isyashasgot:s. sy has got; § isa: 6 is Practical Eng errs ; eres te a 1 cst a UNIT Et City Delight! Diop cites Ottawa 2. Bristol 3. Buenos Aires; 4 Santander 5. Cape Town: 6 Seat; T.Vienna: Melbourne 9. Shanghai 1, Copenhagen Hi Matching pad mat B oh x at Places nol there: library, superar HiSentence order 1. Photbe sat work 2. Jasmine and Brandon are inthe garden, 3. He's 29 yes od 4 Tm fiom Austalia §; Rech 1s tthe cinema, 6. We arent at home BiWord eboice 1. There ae: 2. There ae;3. There's; 4 There ae; There is’ 6. There sent HSentence completion 1.has got: 2 haven't got 3 has got 4 hasnt got;5 fas got 6 has po. havent got Biteephone conversation 1.10; 2 1; 304 YES $1105 6 no FAE-mal completion 1.15, 2. 35; ST. 6; 615, 7ehas Laren gs 108 Brust oftheemail subect bot line; 2 summary ofthe topic Ce) 3 greeting: 4 opening. an bod .dosing /signng afm goodeye UNITE How are you? 1 Speech bubble completion rene; 2. won 3.4 SuChin s.depariment: 6. ype Bi People matching read 33 4b Bi Rewriting She ofen gets uplate. 2. They abvay tidy up alter theyve finished eating 3. He doesn usually go to the ym. 4She hardly ever goes tothe cinema Bordering 1. She plays tennis atthe weekend 2. He does ke the lin 3: They usualy work on Saturday mornings. 4-She often goes skiing at Easter 5, He usuallhas lunch n a resturant. 8. They cor't often goto the gym on Friday alternoon BiSentence completion sites; 2 don't go: pay eads: 5 doesn. pay 6. dort ik; do (you) live: 8. does (shel £0 DWord choice egets2fnishes; 5 does tle: 4 wots 5. work 6 produce: 7. manage FiTue se ME aF 31 aT TOF 97 BF Ti Conterstion completion tudo (fou) Wark: 2. does tae; 3. take: ado you hae; §.d0 you usually Bo: 6p: 7-00 you finish: stop Useful skills The phone call ‘may, 2. Unis; 3. name. 4 company; § sorry 6. message; 7.call 8, gets UNIT Fi Partners! i Famous partners Leny Page and Sergey Brin Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 wwwhotenglishmagazine.com 2. Wiburand Orville Weight 35am, Jack, Albert and Farry Warner 4 Laurel and Hardy 5 Bonnie and Cle 6.Lennon and McCartney 7 Richard and Maurice MeDansld 4 Ben Cohen and jeny Greenfield iPhoto matching rap Biv or fae Wat af aT ST 6T Hicoutracions 1am ving hee ras Hes plying tennis, She sno doing a lat of work, ‘They are not wating fr you 5 We ae werking em home tody. They ae not vlng in he pak Bisentence completion 1 Evils reading 3 book 2LAaon i istening to some musi 5 adley and Er re cooking some food {CEddle s watching tevsion 5 Freya and Amal ate playing a computer Ertaana ing a hase 1. Samisnt woting inthe ffce atthe moment E Shel st responding to her cals Sentence creation Student's ov answers. Bitar description Stents own ase FE choke {vam wetting; 2.am wing ate having 4 are ring geting: aren having. working, bore having: booking i elephone conversation analysts eyes 2 no 5.96 4.0025 no 0 Useful skills BConversation completion 1 meet;2. before; 3 think: 4 vork 5. business; 6 here: 7. met; 8. shall g idea; 10, staying UNIT EX What was it like? [Dialogue matching 1d 28 3b ac 8Chas Positive: great, fantasti, amazing, excing, briltant, incredible, wonderful, rarvelous, out ofthis world Negative: ter'be, awful, boring, late, red, disappointing, nasty, hornble, disgusting WComversation analysis 1. ZaraJones:in charge of marketing 2. Frank Smithers: he oviner of the company 3, Paige Brown: the president ofthe company 44 Hany Marks: inthe fiance department Samantha Franks: the founder ofthe companyRESOURCE SECTION Answers BMatchin tc 26 30 4a sb Word onder 1. She was with her friend, 2 They weren't at work. was at my uncle's house ‘4 She wasnt inthe park | was realy angry with ther Hsenience completion 1 were; 2. wasnt; 3 were 4. as; § wasnt E.weren't 7 wasn't, A werent Sentence creation Student's own arswes. Photo analysis 4.00; 2. yes; 3. y0Si 4.0: §- no; 6, yes Conversation analysis 1. Peta’s surname was Martine 2. She was from italy, 3 She was realy nce, “4 She was thete for about st years, § She was the head of marketing, 6 She isin Austalia. (most probably) FLE-nmil completion 1. ere; 2 was; 3. were: 4. 'aS; § were; Geren; 7. wasn't. was; 9 vere Useful skills WE-nmtl order ci e2 g3 24 b5 45 fy UNIT Fi Shopping Fun Matching ad 2b 3c 41 5¢ 6f 7h Bp Bixpressions completion ‘on; 2 roorns; 3 for, as with:§ free, 6 online; form: & iter; refund, 10, eceipt 1. for, 12.store FiConversation analysis 1.90; 2.90; YES; A YES. Bsatchin we 2d 3c af 2 6b hWord choi 1. fall. found: 3 did't hear; 4 told didnt Understand; 6. woke; 7. sent Fi Sentence completion s.worked: 2, cida’t pass; 3 listened: 4 sent $5.didn’t go; 6. bought 7. 100k & had: saw FLE-mail completion 1 made; 2 ordered: 3 paid: 4. took. didn’t ave; 6 were; 7. called; & spoke; told; to, didn't seem n. could FX Conversation completion Useful stalls Ei Telephone conversation completion a.awondering: 2. availble; 3 next week; & fling; 5 single; 6, have; 7 ight UNIT Work Time Bxutching af ae 3d 4c sb 62 BU Expression complet tedo; 2. make, do: 4 make: 5: make; 6. do; 7. ‘ake & rake; mae. make make, do Bi Expression choice ‘with 201; 3. 075 4 parttime: §, on: 6, attend: 7. deal El Conversation analysis YT a 3F aT Hl Website questions 1A the Unversity of Marston, 2 Because they/'e redecorating her office, 4. She works for 8 hours a day 4. She finishes work a 6pm. 5. She lives n the centre ofthe cy 6. She often goes sting or cycling 3. She's gol tno children. Because her bike is broken BiSentence completion uses 6s using F Conversation completion tudo (you) doa. check; 3. make; 4 deal 5 star; 6.are (ou) doing am organising am making: 9am preparing Bi Converstion analysis Mak ya! s° 6 7F Useful skills FLConversation analysis ayes 2 85; m0 40; 0 UNIT AProblems! TiSehelp books wh ac 3e aa 5d oF FL Expression completion tewith 2 with; 3.0, 400-5 on; 6 ih 7 with: Both 9 a9 with 1 Mini-dalogues analysis te Jamies2, Gabriel 3 Lydia Mae Colette; 6. Daisy B Matching te 2c 3f 4d 5a 6b Hl Functions a.obligation; 2, ability; 3. advice; a ability: 5. prohibrion; 6 possibility, 7. possiblity Fi Error correct 1 should speak toher. 2. She can see it a {Do you think it right rain? ': They should say sory. av works; 21s working: 3 goes; 4 is traveling: Eis:uders oun answers Studer’ oun ansvers BSiudor's oun answer. FEE mail completion must 2 shou 3 shoul ean scan: Geng qeoule; must s.might, re.could Useful skills ELE-mail analysis 1 Ms Simmons 2. Sarah Nichols 3 Photos 4 Revised figures. § Opinions on the proposal they sent eal 6.New week. UNIT Ei Free Time BMatching ae af 32 4d $c6¢ 7h 85 Word choice 1. of, 2 along: 3 time: 4 at 5. for 6. alterwards:7. of 8 nto; of 10, at; me for Matching wd af 3b 4e 51 6 BiSentence completion: ‘eval go 2, ll (probably) have 3-will (probably) go/come ‘will buys. wll wear 6. wl call .svon't be able By Predictions Student's own answers. FiMini-dislogues a remember 3. get: 3. have 0; 4 go: be able 10:6. give Conversation completion Wasa thes 3 dea $95 6a 7.78. the Sepa tes ta BT tg. 2 W.the Useful skills EXConversation analysis 1 Tompkins Office Supphes 2. Pauline Spane 3 Ms Hargreaves ‘Summers International 5 Having lunch 6.0 cancel the apm appointment Revision page (units ito (1) isi2.aren' 3 GOES {e:does teas; worked J saw.B leave; g wll see, w. won't have Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 20v2 wawhotenglishmagazine.com 109RESOURCE SECTION Answers UNIT EY Travel Time Bitchin 1c 28 32 4h 54 6g 7f 8 Photo matching 1d 2c 3 42 56 6 Ficap fill castle; 2 wallet / purse; 3 tours; 4. pessport 5: tour guide, 6, suitcase Bi Table completion a. Amencan; 2 English; Wh; 4. Welsh; § German; 6, French,» Avstealian: 8, Canadian 9. Brazitan; wo, japanese; 1. Chinese; va Spanish: yg. South African 4 Scottish; 1. indian BiHoliday poster t.clear blue water 2. spectacular reefs: unspoilt beaches; 4, gourmet seafoods §. ocean side chalets; 6 local vilages; 7. handmade crawork 8 charming restaurants Matching ad aa 3c 4f ge 6b Sentence completion 1sbas won 2, Fasn’t eaten; 3 hasn't been’ 4 have seen; haven't read: 6. haven't bought, hasn't finished; 8. have lft FET dot list 1. She has fied the ca. 2. She hasn't finished the report. | She has taken the dog for a walk “She hasn't phoned Aaraon. 5. She has sent Marce the #mal 6. She hasn't packed the bag forthe trip. e-mail analysis 1.95; 20; 3. YS YS: NO: 6. yes Fi Conversation completion 1 fave you ever missed; 2. missed; 3. arrived) 4-have you ever spoken 5. a5; 6. were 7. Spoke; 8 haver't spoken; 9, have you ever lost 10, sent; m.had 2 broke Useful skill ELConversation analysis 13 2a 30 4a UNIT 1) Soetal Splash Ei Mecting somone: 1. 70m asfor3 been 4 much 6.7. car BEvelcome i vatching Ye 25 3b 4d EL Expressions completion 1 bow; 21? 3 pleased, 4 introduce, nice; 6.see Conversation completion 1. ye; 2.0; 3.10, 4.9; 5. yes EB Conversational deseriptions 1.epetition, 2, intereuption; 3. repetition; 4. interruation: § hes tation 3 Expression analysis s.conversational filer z.conversationa i 4. selfcorrection ‘d:loterrupion S.repestion 6. repetition Feconversations! 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They were writing a letter AeHe was nding a horse. 5, We weren't watching the football match 6.She was working in the office, Hsentence completion 1. were watching; 2. wasn't cooking: 3. were looking: 4- as wea ing: -wasa’t studying 6.was tuning, zoerent writing: 8. as working Hi Website completion {as working: 2. wasn't having: 3.was teading; 4. was sting. was crying; 6. was walking: 7. wasn't enjoying Useful Skills ELE-mail analysis ve 2333 48 UNIT 21 Property Plan Home matching ab 2a sig 48 33/! 6h 70 Be 1 Furiture matehing vf ac 34 4a se 6 BiConversation analysis 1 yeS; 2 mo; 3. yes: 0; 6. yes, no chart completion 1. shorter, the shortest; 2. cheaper the cheapest 3 longer, the longest 4, older, the oldest nicer the nicest 6, fatter, the fattest, 7. healthier, the healthiest; & rastir, the tastiest 9 happier, the happiest 10, dite the dirtiest, move expensive, the most expensive, 12. more interesting, the most interesting Bordering 1. Ken stale than james 2. Maxis older than his boss. 5 My house is bigger than yours 4 Cheetahs can run laste than turtles, $. Her hairs longer than min 6. Dogs are deverer than cats. Fisentence completion t.talr 2. older; 3 higher’ a younger more interesting, 6 more expensive 7. beter worse Biro: cormxtion tuthe fastest 2 the nicest; the slowest; sete forest the most Beautifls 6, the ‘ost expensive; ythe most meresting Bthe best GConversation completion ‘cheaper 2. smaller 3- gers, $:beter: 6 futher, mote beautiful nicer Word choice sours; 2 theirs; 3 thet urs; 7 their & our thei his vac her analysis Fat 3° aT sf OT UNIT Bl Food Fun Biiealiy foot Ye al 32 42 8 6 7h Bd B Food descriptions salmor, 2, Tag 3 gti: 4, caro §:beoccli6. wet potato; 7. tomato & spinach HI 00d identification 1. Per F; 2. Potato V3 Pineapple F 4. 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HiCadiget Matching MP3 payer 2 smariprone; 3 SatNay de video games console; s.eveacer, 6. able 7.camcordet Rdigisl camera B descriptions 1. quickly 2. box, 3 lat 4 gardens S. washes, 7. loots etchen, DMtore descrip cups 9. cies; temperature; W. rooms detect spray, 1 people BiBlog analysis abe ay hs Matching wan ge 4d Se Bsenience completion ‘Lis maintsined: 2 ae sent; 3.isclesned date shown 5. sent made, 6. prepared ‘ate repared Bist updated AiTransformation 1. The software is praduced in Ireland, 2. The jeweller is designed in China 4: The book is translated into many languages 4 The documents are opened in Word, Patties are held here ence a month 6.The houses are constructed very quick. 7 The reports are written on this computer 4A The cars are exported allover the world {3 E-mail analysis aT at 31 gst Product description 1. ecuippeds 2 fed 5 designed: 4 fitted; Sused; 6.viowed: 1: produced; Kcontvolled Appliance description are connected, ais nee; 31s placed; ‘4's phoracopied, 5 is selected) Guis sent; Zs indicated; Kis kept g.arestored, 10, are collected Useful skills BB Esaail analysis we ab 32 4a Revision page (units mito) ‘-haseaten ate going to see ¥t 4am playing son 6.1as talhing beter: K most interesting: s.her, ovat Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 wuwhotenglishmagazine.com 1RESOURCE SECTION Phonetic Table SoA opuiyy | ysTy ary OH sury a2IN aI0W amsetatd | Woys 007, XIS asoul, yur, AraA, aay pO hoy a8pn{ | wpmyp keq Pol, speq wag Yu Te eo Tey Ww 8oq a Se ie 1D oe V yop ne f ‘a IC en |: ‘eupipou) wo | = t pig re BY ewes fae / tos e @ aor i) QL. | 2 Ga BE 50y5 <7) x00 Q ae usi I ee v a mAs 0: =, z =i m2RESOURCE SECTION Irregular Verbs Beat Become Begin Bite Break Brin Buil Burn Buy Catch Choose Come Cost Cut Dig Do Draw Dream Drink Drive Eat Fall Feed Feel Fight Find Fly Forget Get Give Go Grow Hang Have Hear Hide Hit Hold Hurt Keep Know Learn Leave Lend Let Lie Light Past tense was, were beat became egan bit broke brought built burnt, burned bought caught chose came cost cut dug did drew dreamt, dreamed drank drove ate fell fed felt fought found flew forgot got gave went grew hung, hanged had heard hid hit held hurt kept knew learnt, learned left lent ia la if lighted Past parti been beaten become begun bitten broken brought built burnt, burned bought caught chosen come cost cut dug done drawn dreamt, dreamed drunk driven eaten fallen fed felt fought found flown forgotten got, gotten given gone grown hung, hanged had heard hidden hit held hurt kept known learnt, learned left lent let lain lt, lighted Example She was at home. We beat them. She became a lawyer. It began last night. The dog bit me. He broke the window. We brought some sandwiches. They built a house. The fi burnt all night, He bought some poe The cat caught the mouse. We chose the red one. They came at 6pm. It costa lot She cut the piece of paper. We dug a hole, We did some exercise. They drew a picture. I dreamt about you. She drank the tea. I drove home. We ate at home. They fell down, She fed the cat. It good. They fought in the garden. I found the shoe. She flew to Chicago. They forgot to bring it. We got a present. We gave her the money. They went to Brighton. He grew some plants. We hung up the washing. We had lunch at rpm. Theard the song. She hid the present. thit the ball We held the rope. tt hurt me. We kept it at home, Tknew the answer. She learnt how to do it. They left at opm. We lent them the money. They let us stay there. We lay down. They lit the fire. Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 wuwhotenglishmagazine.com 73RESOURCE SECTION Irregular Verbs Infinitive Lose Make Mean Meet Pay Put Read [ri:d] Ride Ring Run Say See Sell Send Shake Shoot Show Shut Sing Sink sit Sleep Smell Speak Spell Spend Spoil Spread Stand Steal Stick Take Teach Tell Think Throw Understand Wake Wear Win Write Past tense lost made meant met paid put read [red] rode rang ran said saw sold sent shook shot showed shut sang sank sat slept smelt, smelled spoke spelt, spelled spent spoilt, spoiled spread stood stole stuck took taught told thought threw understood woke wore won wrote read [red] ridden rung run said seen sold sent shaken shot shown, showed shut sung sunk sat slept smelt, smelled spoken spelt, spelled spent spoilt, spoiled spread stood stolen stuck taken taught told thought thrown understood woken worn won written Pre-intermediate 2012-2013 14 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 uwwhotenglishmagazine.com Example ost my money. He made a cake. What does it mean? Imet her at a party, They paid us She put it on the table, I read the book. She rode the horse. The phone rang. We ran home. 1 said | was happy. | saw the film. She sold the car. They sent the e-mail 1 shook hands with her They shot at the target. | showed her the picture. | shut the door We sang the song. The boat sank. I sat down, She slept well. It smelt good. We spoke to thern. | spelt it for him. | spent all my money. We spoiled it. They spread the news. | stood up. They stole the money. She stuck it in the book. We took the car They taught usa lot. I told her the truth, We thought about it. They threw the rubbish away. We understood the problem. Iwoke up early. He wore some new clothes, She won the game. They wrote the letter.RESOURCE SECTION Punctuation Punctuation Revision 1 () Full stop (“period” in us bistishy ee We use the full stop at the end of a sentence. For example: She is lucky. For website and e-mail addresses we say “dot”. For example: wwwebdj.com = www dot ebdj dot com 5) Comma We use the comma for pauses in sentences, or for lists of things For example: 2) Iwent to the shops, and then | went to the swimming pool b) | bought a computer, two televisions and a pencil. We also use the comma in non- defining relative clauses. For example: a) My sister Joan, who lives in Paris, is a pharmacist. b) My aunt, who likes to spend her weekends in the country, is a dentist. We also use the comma before quoting someone. For example: a) She said, “I never go there!” b) He added, “And I would like to leave now. £1) Semicolon Thisis used to mark a pause between two ideas that are connected. For example: a) You must come to the show; you'll love it 'b) There are some things that | like; and there are others that | hate. 1() Colon We use the colon to start a list of something, For example: 2) I got everything ready: the tickets, traveller’s cheques and ‘my passport. b) There are two reasons: firstly, I don't like it; and secondly, | don't have the time. 5 Q) Question mark We use this at the end of a question, 5 () Exclamation mark We use this to show surprise/ anger, etc. Fi() Apostrophe We use the apostrophe with contractions and the genitive. For example: I'm, you're, don't, I've, John’s, Mary's, ete, 1 (“”) inverted commas {also known as “speech marks” or “quotation marks”) We often use these for quotes. For example: “To be, or not to be. That is the question.” Some people use single speech marks, which are lke this: ‘To be, or not to be. That is the question.” Fi (+) Dash We often use the dash in informal styles to add a bit ofextra information at the end ofa sentence. She wasn't too happy about it — but that doesn’t matter. ‘© (-) Hyphen This is similar to a dash but much shorter. It is used to join two words together. For example: co- | worker, eating-time, etc Hyphens are offen used in website or e-mail addresses. . Pre For example: john-smith@ace.com = john hyphen smith at ace dot com 5 () Brackets (‘parentheses English) We use brackets to add additional information inside a sentence. For example: Mary (Jane's sister) is coming tonight. When dictating, we can say: 4) “open brackets”: ( 6) “close brackets": ) These are known as “square brackets” = [] (Slash This is often used in internet addresses, There are two types forward slash (/), and back slash (\). us ©.) Underscore This is also used in e-mail and website addresses. For example: alan@hedo_now.com = alan at hedo underscore now dot com ‘TiCapitals Capital letters (or “upper-case letters") look like this: WHAT IS THE TIME? And lower case letiers look like this: what is the time? CiE-mail and website addresses “\wwaw" is pronounced “double u, double u, double u”. And “@" is pronounced “at”. For example: My web address is www.sure. com (double u, double u, double u dot sure dot com). My e-mail address is sure@hotmail.com (sure at hotmail dot com) intermediate 2012-2013 Copyright Hot English Publishing SL 2012 wuwhotenglishmagazine.com 15