1 A new start LISTENING SKILLS Why listen? • Listening for detail KEY LANGUAGE The alphabet SPEAKING SKILLS Asking for help (1) VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT Instruction words • Asking for help (2) LISTENING Nice to meet you 1 W ork w ith a partner. Look at the pictures. Answer the questions. 1 W here are the people? 2 W ho are the people? 2 Look at the badges. STUDY SKILL Why listen? 1 W hat in fo rm a tio n do you need fo r Badge 1? 2 W hat in fo rm a tio n do you need fo r Badge 2? Badge 1 Badge 2 COLLEGE OF FURTHPR STUDIES COLLEGE OF FURTHER STUDIES W ELCO M E D A Y W ELCO M E D A Y NAME Rosa CORTEZ NAME Paul SMITH COUNTRY ____________ COUNTRY UK DEGREE SUBJECT English DEGREE SUBJECT ----------------- OCCUPATION nurse OCCUPATION office worker i 1.1 Listen to Rosa and Paul. Complete the badges. 4 U niti • A new start Think about the information you need before you listen. This helps you understand. For example: ■ Do you only need the general idea? ■ Do you need a piece of information, e.g. a name, a place, a subject? Read the rules. Use contractions o r fu ll form s to complete the questions. Listen and check your answers. 1 2 3 4 5 RULES Present Simple (1) Wh- questions With the verb be use a question word * is/ are. What ’s//5 your name? W h a t________________ your name? H o w ____________ you? W here________________ you from? W h a t___________ y o u _____________ ? W h a t________________ your degreesubject? How Where 're/are ’s/is With other verbs, use a question word + do/does... + verb. Where What How many classes 5 ^ 1 .3 Listen to three conversations w ith the college receptionist. Complete the badges. Check your answers w ith a partner. Conversation 1 ˈ\ STUDY SKILL Listening fo r detail When you listen for detail, e.g. for a name, a country, a number: ■ listen only for the information which you need. ■ do not try to understand everything. Conversation 3 COUEGE OF FURTHER SrUDlPS W ELCO M E D A Y WEBER W ELCO M E D A Y NAME NAIV1E Noor AL MANSOORI COUNTRY UAE Germany COUNTRY DEGREE SUBJECT history DEGREE SUBJECT OCCUPATION teacher COUEGE OF FURTHER STUDI5S W ELCO M E D A Y COUNTRY \ Turan ERDEIVl DEGREE SUBJECT business management OCCUPATION police officer / you teach? he/she teach? they have? / COUPGS OF FURTHER STUDIES NAME do does do Conversation 2 / you? he/she from? \ OCCUPATION secretary y y 6 ^ 1.3 Listen to the conversations again. T ick (v^) the questions you hear. 1 2 3 4 5 □ □ □ □ □ W hat’s you r name? H ow are you? W hat’s you r degree subject? W here are you from? W hat do you do? U niti • A new start 5 KEY LANGUAGE The alphabet ' 1.5 Listen and repeat the letters o f the Read STUDY SKILL alphabet. STUDY SKILL The alphabet You need to know the alphabet: ■ to understand how a word is spelled. Ask; The a lp lia bet a b c d e f g h i j k i m n o p q r s t u v w x y z How do you spell that? or Couldyou spell that, please? m to give information, e.g. your name. Say: My name's Thomas, that's T-H-O-M-A-S. ^ 1.4 Listen. 2 ^ 1 .6 W ork w ith a partner. Put the letters o f the alphabet under the correct sound. Listen and check your answers. /ei/ say /i:/ be a b /e/ egg /ai/ my /əʊ/ no /u:/ you /a:/ car )1.7 Listen and w rite the letters. 1 a_ 2 m u f. 3 c _____ t ____ V 4 j ___d ___ z 5 t ___1____n 4 W ork w ith a partner. Student A , lo o k at page 73. Student B, lo o k at page 76. 5 Answer the questions. W rite the answer. 1 W hat’s you r favourite drink? 2 W hat’s the make o f your car? 3 W hat’s the make o f your phone? 4 W hat’s you r favourite food? 5 W ho’s your best friend? W ork w ith a partner. Ask and answer the questions in exercise 5. W rite your partner’s answers. Ask fo r help w ith spelling. 1__ ___ _____________________________________ _ 2 3 ________________________________________ 4 _______________________________________ 5 ________________________________________ 6 U niti • A new start SPEAKING Good morning! 1 ^ 1 .8 Listen and repeat the questions. 1 2 3 4 W hat’s your name? W here are you from? W hat course are you on? W hat do you do? 2 W ork w ith a partner. Ask and answer the questions in exercise 1. Read STUDY SKILL >1.9 Listen and complete the conversations. Conversation 1 A B A B W hat’s y o u r____________ ? M y name’s A lan Waters. Sorry, could y o u ____________ th a t____________ , please? A lan, Alan Waters. STUDY SKILL Asking fo r help (1) If you don’t understand, ask: Sorry, couldyou repeat that, please? I’msorry, couldyou say that again? Sorry? Conversation 2 A B A B W here’s N o o r____________ ? The UAE. ____________ ? The UAE. 4 W ork w ith a partner. Student A, lo o k at page 73. Student B, lo o k at page 76. IUO Listen and repeat the greetings and replies. LANGUAGE BANK Greetings and replies 6 Greeting people Replying Good morning! Good afternoon! Good evening! Hello!/Hi! Goodbye!/ Bye! Nice to meetyou. How are you? Seeyou later. Seeyou tomorrow. Good morning! Good afternoon! Good evening! Hello!/Hi! Goodbye!/ Bye! Nice to meetyou, too. Fine, thanks. And you? Seeyou later. Yes, seeyou tomorrow. l.H Listen and reply. Use phrases from the Language Bank. 7 W ork w ith a partner. Take turns to greet and reply. Use the phrases from the Language Bank. A How are you? B Fine, thanks. And you? A Good evening! B Good evening! U niti • A new start 7 VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT Classroom instructions 1 M atch an in stru ctio n fro m the box w ith a picture o r example. Compare your answers w ith your partner. ask and answer circle match repeat tick My name is complete underline STUDY SKILL Instruction words It is important to understand instructions. Make sure you know the main words, e.g. listen to look at work with a partner circle, complete, match. 1 15.00 [b] 2 10.00 n Anna. a) Good morning! b} Good afternoon! complete What's your name? My name is Thomas. I am a student. I am a student. She is from Argentina. 11.12 Listen and fo llo w the instructions. 1 morning afternoon 2 1 □ 11 a.m. evening a) Good afternoon! 2 □ 3 p.m. b) Good evening! 3 □ 7 p.m. c) Good morning! 3 g h 4 10 □ i j 11 □ k 12 □ 13 □ 5 A hm ed____________from Oman. Read STUDY SKILL 1 Ask 2 Ask 3 Ask 4 Ask W ork w ith a partner. W hat do you say? fo r the m eaning o f easy. fo r the pronunciation o f easy. fo r a translation o f easy. the teacher to speak m ore slowly. STUDY SKILL Asking fo r help (2) Your teacher and other students can help if you have a problem. ■ Say; I'm sorry, I don't understand m Ask: Couldyou speak more slowly, please? What does ‘difficult' mean? How do you say this in English? What is ‘difficult’in Arabic? 1.13 Listen. 8 U niti • A new start REVIEW 1 W ork w ith a partner. Look at the notice. Answer the questions. F 1 W hat are the classes? 2 W hen does enrolm ent begin? A. The Oxford Summer School EngIlsli conversation classes 2 W ork w ith a partner. Look at the enrolm ent form . T ick (v^) the questions the secretary needs to ask. 1 2 3 4 5 6 □ □ □ □ □ D W hat’s you r name? H ow old are you? W hat do you do? W here are you from? W hat course are you on? W hat’s you r level o f English? C onversation classes fo r university students fro m b e g in n e r to advanced. E nro lm en t fo r classes begins on M o n d a y 4*^ O cto b e r. Please b rin g ID to enrol. The Oxford Summer SchiooI ENROLMENT FORM E nglish conversation classes Name: Susanne Country: Course: English language level: n □ □ n □ □ Beginner Elementary Pre-Intermediate Intermediate Upper-Intermediate Advanced 3 @1.14 Listen to the conversation. Check your answers to exercise 2. 4 ^ l. M Listen again and complete the enrolm ent form fo r Susanne. 5 W ork w ith a partner. Take turns to be the secretary and the student. Have a conversation and complete the enrolm ent form fo r your partner. Remember to: • • • greet you r partner. ask questions. ask fo r help w ith spelling. TIie Oxford Summer School ENROLMENT FORM English conversation classes Name: Country: Course: English language level: □ □ □ □ □ □ Beginner Elementary Pre-Intermediate Intermediate Upper-Intermediate Advanced U niti • A new start 9
