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speakout Elementary UNIT 3

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Overview

Watch the video podcast. Which person’s life is similar to yours?

1  Read the text about Hina. Then watch the video podcast from 0:12 – 0:24 and delete the incorrect word.

Hina

I live and 1 work/walk in London but I’ve got friends and family in 2

Asia / Australia and America. My sister also lives in London so

I 3 often /usually meet her for 4 dinner / lunch at 5 the weekend / a restaurant. Where do you 6 live / work?

2  Look at the people below and read the sentences about them. Then watch the video podcast from 0:24-2:53 and underline the correct answer, a or b.

A

B

C

1 She lives in ___________ . a)  King’s Cross  b)  California. 2 She lives with ___________ flatmates. a)  one  b)  two 3 She sees her friends ___________ . a)  sometimes  b)  quite often 4 She likes ___________ with her friends. a)  going out  b)  going on holiday

1 He lives in ___________ . a)  North London  b)  Docklands 2 He lives ___________ . a)  on his own  b)  with friends 3  He sees his family ___________ . a)  every two years b)  every week 4 He likes ___________ with his friends. a)  having parties b)  making music

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He lives in ___________ . a)  London  b)  Montpellier He lives with ___________ . a)  a friend  b)  on his own He sees his mother once a ___________ . a)  week  b)  month. He likes ___________ with his friends. a)  going to the pool b)  playing football

Glossary: fl at = apartment; flatmates = people you live with in a flat; on his/your own = alone

3  Do you live on your own, or with friends or family? Look at the people below and read their answers. Then watch the video podcast from 0:48-1:20 and write true (T) or false (F) next to each answer.

A She lives with her brother in a flat. T

B She lives with her parents and her brother. _____

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D

She lives with her family. _____

She doesn’t live with her mum and dad. _____

E She lives with her parents and two sisters. _____

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4  How often do they see their friends and family? Read the answers for the people in Ex 3. Then watch the video podcast from 1:21-2:00 and write A-E next to each answer.

I see my friends daily. B 1

I try to see them every day. _____

Mostly I see them at the weekend. _____ 2

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I see my friends every day at university. _____

I see my family every day because I live with them. _____ 3

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Glossary: d  aily = every day

5  What do they like doing with their friends or family? Watch the video podcast from 2:01-2:53 and tick (✓) the activities the people like. There are three extra activities.

playing games    socialising    watching TV going to the cinema    cycling    cooking    having family meals dancing    going to parties Glossary: s ocialise = go out and do things with friends; meal = lunch, dinner

The way we speak 6  The people in the pictures talk about how often they do things. Watch the video podcast from 1:21-2:00 again and complete the phrases they use.

A

B

1 I see my friends daily.

2 There’s quite a 3 Mostly I see big student them at the community here ___________. so I see my friends quite a ______.

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D 4 I don’t see my family very ___________.

E 5 I see my friends twice or three _________ a week.

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7  Write about your life using the prompts. I live in _________________________________________________________________________ . (place) I live ____________________________________________________________________________ . (who?) I see my friends _______________________________________________________________ . (how often?) I see my family ___________________________________________________________________ . (when?) I like _____________________________________________________________________ with my friends. and _______________________________________________________________ with my family (activities).

Fun Facts More adults are living at home with their parents because it is too expensive to move out. Find out more here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8000924.stm

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Elementary Quick Check Test 3A Vocabulary

Grammar

4 Complete the adjectives. 1 They’re never quiet for a minute! They’re very t e. 2 Our dog is quite s i but the cat’s really i t. 3 English people are often quite f y. 4 I don’t like her. She’s sometimes very u d. 5 My friends are quite laid-back and not very s s.

1 Write the words in brackets in the correct place. 1 I get up late at the weekend. (always) I always get up late at the weekend . 2 My friend’s intelligent. He gets 95% in tests. (really / usually) 3 They’re together. They’re close friends. (often / quite)

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4 We watch TV or DVDs in the evenings. (sometimes) 5 He helps his children with their homework. (never) 6 She’s serious. She laughs. (very / hardly ever) 7 She’s quiet but she’s usually talkative. (sometimes / quite) 10

5 Write the correct family words. ♀ ♂ 1 mother father 2 wife 3 grandmother 4 daughter 5 sister 6 aunt 7 niece 6

Pronunciation 6 Write the words in correct stress group.

2 Correct the sentences. 1 Has they got any children? Have they got any children? 2 How many brothers you have got?

cousin interesting children wonderful talkative  cousin

3 Have your sister got a husband?



serious fantastic usually concert 

4 I don’t have got lots of cousins. 4

5 They don’t got a big house.

Function 6 Do you have got a good job? 5

3 Complete the text with the correct form of be or have got. I 1 ’m Sue and I 2 married to Franco. We 3 a son, Alfie, and he 4 six. Franco 5 Italian. He 6 one sister, Emilia. She 7 (not) married and she 8 any children. Tony, my husband’s brother, 9 a chef. Tony and Franco 10 a restaurant but they 11 any money! 10

7 Complete the conversation with words from the box. free good meeting How later Sounds idea want (×2) at on A: Are you 1 free tonight? B: What do you 2 to do? A: 3 about going to a concert? B: 4 good. Where’s it 5 ? A: At the Royal Festival Hall. B: What time do you 6 to go? A: It starts 7 7.30. What’s 8 for you? B: How about 9 at my house at 6.45? A: That’s a good 10 . See you 11 . B: OK. Bye. 10 Total:

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Elementary Progress Test Units 1–3A Vocabulary and Grammar

Listening

3 Write the correct word next to the definition. 1 I make food for people. c h e f 2 I work in a hospital. n 3 I cut people’s hair. h 4 I serve food in a restaurant. w 5 I sell clothes in a shop. s a 6 I work in a hotel. r

1 Track 1 Listen and tick the correct answer, a), b) or c). 1 What time does Jim leave home? 9.15

8.15 b) 

a)

7.00 c)

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2 Which platform does the train leave from? 13

30

a)

b)

4 Add one word from the box to each group.

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ticket play kind engineer

c)

3 How many children has Anna’s sister got? 4

3

a)

b)

1 French 2 money 3 funny 4 doctor 5 cousin 6 watch

2 c)

4 What time is Katie’s meeting?

Chinese sunglasses quiet teacher aunt read

Greek

son

Russian Greek passport talkative accountant niece listen to 5

12.15 a) ____

1.15 b) ____

12.30 c)0_____

5 Where does Jack work? Spain a)

Italy

France b)

c)

6 How much are the small batteries? £5.60 a)

£7.14 b)

£7.40 c) 10

Pronunciation 2 Track 2 Listen to the sound of the final s in these words. Write them in the correct column. cars

/s/ aunts

coins glasses sweets aunts nurses uncles stamps books sandwiches keys watches /z/ cars

/ ɪ z/

5 Underline the correct answer: a), b) or c). 1 I never exercise after lunch. a) go b) do c) eat 2 He gets up at seven o’clock and leaves home at ten eight. a) half b) quarter c) to 3 She’s very intelligent but she’s funny. a) not very b) really c) very 4 Where do you lunch? a) finish b) have c) leave 5 Nick’s my dad’s brother so he’s my . a) nephew b) uncle c) brother 6 They never laugh at my jokes. They’re very . a) friendly b) serious c) stupid 7 They’re very close friends but we see them. a) usually b) sometimes c) hardly ever 8 What time does she go to ? a) shopping b) work c) home 9 I’m tired now but I don’t want to go to bed. It’s only 9p.m. a) not very b) often c) quite 10 What time do you up? a) start b) get c) work 11 Do you have a in the morning? a) breakfast b) school c) shower 10

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Elementary Progress Test Units 1–3A 6 Write the questions and answers from the prompts. 1 A: What / your job? What’s your job? B: I / an accountant I’m an accountant. 2 A: Where / they / from?

Reading 8 Complete the article with questions a)–f).

B: They / Americans / from Washington 3 A: she / got / a big car? B: No / she / not 4 A: he / watch / TV / a lot? B: no / he / hardly ever / watch / it 5 A: How / children / you / got? B: We / got / six sons / one daughter 6 A: What time / they / leave / work? B: They / usually / leave / six / the evening.

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7 Complete the text with the correct answer: a), b) or c). Jo 1 is my exercise class teacher 2 the local sports centre. She’s 28 and she’s married 3 Nick. He’s got a bicycle shop. Jo’s a sportswoman and loves 4 exercise. She 5 at six thirty but she doesn’t have a cup of coffee first – she 6 running. She usually runs about 4 miles and then comes 7 home for breakfast. She starts work at ten and 8 at two 9 she doesn’t go home then. She goes swimming or does yoga. Jo usually goes 10 bed at ten but she hardly ever reads a book. She 11 really tired. 1 a) has b) are c) is 2 a) on b) at c) of 3 a) to b) with c) for 4 a) playing b) to doing c) doing 5 a) gets always up b) always gets up c) gets up always 6 a) goes b) go c) goes to 7 a) to b) – c) at 8 a) finishs b) finish c) finishes 9 a) or b) and c) but 10 a) to the b) to c) – 11 a) is never b) isn’t c) is always

The One-Minute Interview: fashion designer, Matthew Burns. 1 d I’m a clothes designer and a businessman. I make clothes and sell them on the internet. 2 I love making clothes and selling them! My friends like my clothes and now I make and sell them to other people. They like them, too. That’s really important to me. 3 I work for 12 hours every day – and I never have a holiday! 4 I get up at 6 and go running. I start work at 8a.m and leave at 8 in the evening! 5 I don’t have any free time! But I always listen to music when I work. I love it. I like listening to new bands – but I hate rock music. I spend all my free time with my family. I’ve got two wonderful daughters. They give me a lot of ideas for my clothes! 6 I don’t know. Ask my friends! a) What’s your daily routine? b) What do you like about your job? c) Are you a good friend? d) What do you do, Matthew? e) What don’t you like about it? f) What do you do in your free time? 10

9 Read the article again. Underline True (T) or False (F). 1 Matthew’s friends like his clothes. T / F 2 He sells his clothes in a shop. T/F 3 He doesn’t work at weekends. T/F 4 He likes his work. T/F 5 He goes running in the evening. T / F 6 He’s got two children. T / F

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Elementary Progress Test Units 1–3A Speaking 10 Underline the correct response: a), b) or c). 1 Hi, how are you? a) I’m Mike. b) Great, thanks. c) And you?

Writing 12 Write the text with capital letters and apostrophes (’) where necessary. im a student from the usa. i live in los angeles with my brothers family. his wifes mexican and her names carmen. my brothers names roger and hes a chef. carmen and roger have got a daughter. shes my niece and her names elisa.

2 Could I have a coffee, please? a) Yes, here you are. b) Thank you. c) How much is it?

I’m a student from the USA .

3 What time does it leave? a) No problem. b) Of course. c) At eight. 4 Good evening. I have a reservation. a) That’s a shame! b) For two nights? c) Can I help you? 5

5 Could you repeat that, please? a) Yes, of course. b) No, thanks. c) Yes, please.

13 Write an internet posting about yourself. Use the prompts below. Write 50–75 words. About me (name, age, country)

6 Where’s the film on? a) At 6.30. b) It’s £6.50. c) At the ABC. 5

(family / where I live / job) 11 Complete the conversation for speaker A with sentences a)–h). A: 1 a B: Yes, I’d like a single room, please. A: 2 B: No, for three nights, please. A: 3 B: Bonnard. A: 4 B: 031 468 289. A: 5 B: Thanks. What time does breakfast start? A: 6 B: Thank you.

Requests (Why I want a penpal)

Interests / hobbies (what I like doing)

a) Good evening. Can I help you? b) At seven, in the café over there. c) For one night? d) Thank you. This is your keycard. e) Of course, sir. What’s your family name? f) And what’s your telephone number?

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