UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DEL ECUADOR

CENTRO UNIVERSITARIO DE IDIOMAS

COURSE A1

PARTONE: Interview

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS BY WRITING

COMPLETE SENTENCES.
UNIT 1.

1. What is your full name?

2. Spell your last name, please.
3. What´s your e-mail address?
4. What is your mother´s last name?
5. Where is your mother from?
6. How old is your mother?
7. Is your father a doctor?
8. Why is English important for you?

UNIT 2.

1. What are your musical tastes?

2. Do you download a lot of music from internet? Why or why not?
3. What genres do you usually download?
4. Which is better- downloading music from the internet or buying CDs in a store? Why?
5. What time do you begin your English classes?
6. Where is “La Frutería Monserrate”?
7. Do you like watching movies?
8. Are you in the mood for a movie?
9. What movie would you like to see?

UNIT 3.

1. Do you have photos of your family or photo albums? Who are the people in your
favorite photos?
2. What do your parents do?
3. Do you have grandparents? How often do you visit them?
4. How are you and your best friend alike?
5. How is your mom different from your father?
6. Does your mother work out in the mornings?
7. Do you and your father like the same kind of movies?
8. When do you visit your aunt?
9. How many nieces and nephews do you have?

UNIT 4.

1. What is your favorite restaurant? Which food on the menu do you like to order there?
 2. What is a spicy dish that you like? What does it come with?
3. What do you feel like eating right now?
4. Which is better for you, grilled or fried food? Why?
5. Is there any yogurt in your fridge?
6. Are there any apples in the basket?
7. What is your favorite appetizer?
8. What are you in the mood for on Fridays night?

UNIT 5.

1. Which electronic devices do people normally use in an office?

2. Which household appliances do you have in your kitchen?
3. Is there any household appliance or electronic device in your home that you consider a
lemon? What is wrong with it?
4. Which are common problems with products and appliances that customers usually have
in hotels? Indicate minimum three.
5. What is your mother doing right now?
6. Where are you taking your parents for their anniversary next Friday?
7. When are you getting a new cellphone?
8. What are you doing after you finish your career?

PART TWO: SITUATIONS

Instructions: Roleplay the following situations

UNIT 1.

1. Student A works in a gym. Student B is a new costumer who wants to enroll the gym.
Student A asks questions to complete the following form
Cue card for the student.

Last name: ____________________ First name: ____________________

Age:__________________________
Telephone number: ____________________
E-mail address: ____________________
Marital status: _____________________
Address: __________________________

2. Student A and student B are new friends. Introduce yourselves and get to know each
other.
Greet.
Ask what he/she do?
Age
Nationality
Hometown
Ask about his / her family etc.

UNIT 2
 1. Student A wants to invite Student B to a concert. Create a dialogue asking and giving
information about the singer(s), type of music, place of the concert, price, time and
date.
Student B accepts or declines the invitations based on the schedule as well as his/her
preferences for music.

2. Talk to your partner about your preferences for entertainment and cultural
events; the type of events you like and the ones you dislike. Give reasons.

UNIT 3

1. Talk to your partner about your families and their members. Make a short dialogue.
Ask questions about:
Relationships: number of brothers and sisters he/she has
Occupations
Ages
Marital status, etc.

2. Make a short dialogue about things you and your relatives like, love and hate doing.
Give reasons.

UNIT 4

1. You are at a restaurant and you want to order food. Student A is the server and Student
B is the customer.
2. You are at a restaurant and you ask for a recommendation for tonight. Student A is the
server and Student B is the customer.

UNIT 5

1. You are at the office and your scanner is not working. Ask for a place or brand to buy a
new one.
2. Talk about a problem you have with an appliance at home, discuss the problem.