Getting to | know you * Grammar Tenses and questions * Vocabulary Right word, wrong word * Everyday English Social expressions * Reading Ablind date * Listening The three types of friends we all need * Writing Filling in forms Sn be ,u think they‘ talking about now? 3 What do you thinkis going to happen ne, Watch the video introduction Tea antec Ce Lem cated eset ee easter edGrammar Tenses and questions 1 Match the questions and answers. ‘Where were you born? What do you do? ‘Are you married? Why are you learning English? When did you start learning English? 6 How often do you have English classes? ‘2 Two years ago. b Twicea week InHamburg, Germany. No, not f Iima student. Because | need it for my job. 2 QIBD Listen and check. Ask and answer the questions with a partner. Give answers that are true for you. My life up to now! 1 Look at the photo and listen to Brana, + Where does she come from? + Whereis she now? + What's a’busker? + Say one thing about her present, past, and future) 2 Complete the text with verbs from the boxes PRESENT | [PAST FUTURE come left ‘m going to study has won im going to continue have wasbom lke didnt want make couldnt say don'thave imliving ‘mstudying Listen again and check. Why is Branna working asa busker? Why did she leave hme? Why is she excited? In your own words 3 Work with a partner. Talk to each other about Branna. Begin like this: 10. Unit 1 + Getting to know you ty ll Branna McGrady from Portrush, Northern Treland PRESENT Hil 'm Branna McGrady, and I'm a ‘busker’ on the streets of London! I "come from Ireland, but now 12____ here in London because [?____at the Royal College of Music. iving in London, but it’s very expensive. 1*___ajob, so 1*__a bit of money singing. and playing my guitar in Covent Garden. 1 my family a lot, but 1" ___lots of friends here. The college ® students from all over the world. PAST 1 °was bor in Portrush — it’s a lovely seaside town in Northern Ireland, I ""______home two years ago. 1%___ to leave, but 1*__a scholarship, to study music and 1"__ ‘no’ to that! FUTURE Next year, I"___ my studies, but not in London. 1 ¥___in Milan for a year, at the Conservatorio Giuseppe Verdi. It’s the largest music academy in Italy. I'm so excited!Retired teachers, ‘empty-nesters’, and global travellers. REA, 4 Look at the photos and read about Conor and Karen, _Talking about you + Who are they? 7 Write two sentences each about your present, past, and Do they both work? future. One is true and one is false! *+ What do you think an’empty-nesteris? ; + What are they doing now? Read them aloud to the class. Can they spot the false ones BED Listen to Conor and Karen. Who is Brady? eal Say one thing you can remember about their past, the centre of town. | { No, youdon’ present and future. ena fla 6 Complete the questions about them. Ask and answer GRAMMAR SPOT ‘themrwithmpertnen 11 Find examples of present, past, and future tenses in audioscript 1 How old are they? 13.0np129. 2. How many children. they 12. Name the two tenses in these sentences, What isthe difference 3 When. their children leave home? eae sand comes from reland. 1 ee She's living in London atthe moment. 5 Why, Conor and Karen 3. Match the question words and answers, teaching any more? Beeatrel trashed ack 6 How much money. they Last night for the camper van? 10. 7 What______they___last year? Aguitar 8 Who____they___to visit next Fortwo weeks. year? Inaseaside town My brother. Listen and check. Practise again with your Fratlecas Partner. It's mine. Four. rammarreference 1.1-1.3 > pl42 Unit 1 + Getting to know you "Practice Asstudent in Canada - asking questions 1 Read the interview with Mehmet, a Turkish student in Toronto, Canada. Complete the questions with question words from the box. 2. on what where who why which howoften howmuch howmany 1 Hi nice to meet you Mehmet. Can |ask you one or two questions? Yes, of course. First ofall do you come from? ''m from Istanbul, in Turkey. And? ‘are you here in Toronto? ‘Well mm here mainly because | want to improve my English, > English did you know before you came? Nota lot I studied English at school for two years, but didn't learn much. Now Im studying in a language school here. “ school? The Global Village English Centre. ‘Oh, Global Village - | know it! Your English is very good now. 5 ‘s your teacher? My teacher's called Andy, He's good. And: did you do back in Turkey? ‘Well, actually, | was a teacher — a secondary school teacher. I taught children from 14 to 18, F children were in your classes? Sometimes as many as 40. Goodness! That's lot do you go back home? Ustally, go back every two months, but this month my brother is coming here. 'm very excited. Im going to show him round. Well hope your brother has a great visit. hank you for talking tome. Eats fe —— cane = 25 2 QBS Listen and check. Find examples of present, past, and future tenses in the interview. Then practise the interview with a partner. (© Watch a video and learn more about what ies ike when you move to another country 12. Unit 1 + Getting to know you Who's or Whose? Whose ...?asks about possession, 11 -Whocaling? ‘t's brother? 2 ‘Whose phone ringing?” ‘ts mine: Zz, 3 Choose the correct word. Compare your answers with a partner. 1 ‘Who's / Whose brother is coming to stay?” “Mehmet brother? 2 ‘Who’ | Whose talking to Mehmet?? “I think it’s a reporter? 3 ‘Whos | Whose dictionary is this?” “Its Mehmet’! 4 ‘Who’ / Whose going to Bob's party tonight?” ‘Tm not! 5 ‘Whos! Whose is that expensive black car?” “Its my neighbour’! 6 ‘Do you know who’ / whose bag this is?” “It’s mine? 4 GHB Listen to the sentences. Ifthe word is Whose?, shout 1! Ifthe word is Who's? shout 2! Talking about you 5 Each of these questions has one word missing, Write it in, do What you like doing in your free time? Do you like listening music? ‘What sort music do you like? ‘What did you last weekend? ‘What you doing tonight? ‘What are you going do after this lesson? ‘How many languages your teacher speak? ‘What your teacher wearing today? (QHBL Listen, check and repeat. Pay attention to the stress and intonation. 6 QED Ask and answer the questions with your partner. Listen and compare. [EF Go online for more grammar practiceListening and speaking The three types of friends we all need 1 Write the names of some of your friends. ‘Talk to a partner about them, Why do you like them? ‘Who is your oldest friend? 2 GHB According to a magazine article, we all need three types of friends: 1 2 3 a ‘forever friend’ a‘new friend’ a ‘reunited friend’ Look at the photo and listen to Jess, 27, talking about her three friends. Which type of friend is each one’ Write th ‘names in the chart below. 3 QHD Listen again. After each person, complete the chart. Jess’s three friends [Petre The new friend How did they meet? How long ago? What do you learn about the friend's life? Why does Jess like her/him? 4 Answer the questions about the friends. Whose grandparents would like to meet the friends? ‘Whose mums became good friends? ‘Who went to Newcastle University? ‘Who's working near Jess? ‘Who had a nickname at school? Why? Which friends make Jess laugh? Which friend lived abroad? Where? Who is the ‘wild’ friend? Why? What do you think? Discuss in small groups. + Which fiend do you think s most important to Jess? + Doyou have these three types of friends in your life? Tell the other students about them. + How many real friends can a person have? Is it OK for someone to have just one or two friends? + Do social media sites make people feel they need more fiends? How and why? Unit» Geting to knowyou yReading and speaking A blind date 1 Ina survey, 10,000 couples were asked how and where they first met. How do you think most couples meet? Discuss with a partner. Match a line with a percentage. How didtheymeet? | % atschool or university at work, 3% 5% atabarordub: 6% online dating 7% social media 12% through fiends 11% through family, 13% blind date 18% none ofthese 25% (GARD Listen and check. Did anything surprise you? How did couples that you know meet? 2 Look at the photos and read the introduction to the ‘magazine article, + What isa blind date? ‘+ Who are the people? How old are they? ‘+ What are their jobs? + Where did they meet? 3 Workin two groups. Group A Read what Kitty says about Ross. Group B Read what Ross says about Kitty. Answer the questions about your person. Which one question cantt you answer? ‘Why did they laugh as soon as they met? How does he/she describe her/him? ‘Who isa ‘veggie’ (vegetarian)? Who isnt? ‘What did she/he say about travel? Why did Kitty go red? ‘What did Ross teach Kitty? ‘Who is Mark? Is Kitty going to meet him? 8 How did the evening end? What did they do? 4 Compare answers with someone from the other group. What do Kitty and Ross have in common? What don't they have in common? What happened next? 5 Do you think Kitty and Ross will become boyfriend and girlfriend? Why? Can you see any problems? Discuss. 6 QOEBHD Listen to Kitty and Ross. What happened? What do you think is going to happen next? 14° Unit 1 + Getting to know you between two of our readers. answer questions about how Kitty Ferry, 22, festival organizer meets Ross Mayo, 31, carpenter. They met in the Oyster Shack restaurant in Bigbury-on-Sea, Devon. Will they ever meet again? Kitty talking about Ross First impressions He had a kind face with a beard of course! Every guy has a beard these days! He Taughed out loud when he saw me on my bike. What did you talk about? Music, travel, jobs Tlove my job ~I get to travel a lot, but only in the UK. Id love to see more of the world. [love that Ross left a well-paid job in London to be a carpenter. Oh, and me being a ‘veggie’ —_he was surprised that I still eat fish. Any difficult moments? It was really hot in the restaurant, and I had a big woolly jumper on. Twas worried that I looked red! Best thing about him? He was chatty and funny. He tried to teach me how to wink! We laughed so much people were looking at us! He enjoys life and his work to the full. ‘Would your friends like him? Oh yes! They would love him Describe him in three words. Funny, kind, intelligent, Did you go on somewhere? Yes, we went for 2 walk by the sea ... in the rain, Tlove rain ~ Iran into the sea and fell over, Ross rescued me. Did you kiss? Well, he rescued me, didn’t he? So, ‘what do you think?! Marks out of 10? The more we talked, the more I liked him. 8, Would you like to meet again? We are going to meet again. He's going to make a wardrobe for my new flat.First impressions We both arrived on bikes. 1 liked that - I couldn’t help laughing, And I loved her big smile and crazy clothes. She was so ‘bubbly What did you talk about? Music, our jobs - why eft my city job as a journalist and moved here. kitty wants to travel the world. | did that when | was 21. I'm happy now, living and working by the sea. She's ‘veggie’ - bad news, but .. she eats fish ising! We were in a great fish restaurant Any difficult moments? I think I said something that embarrassed her - she went very red. I don’t know what it was Best thing about her? Her laugh! We both laughed ot. I hearing about her job. She doesn’t earn much, but money doesn’t matter to Kitty. I'm same Would your friends like her? Very much. My fi Mark, would really love her. Describe her in three words. Funny, interesting, very pretty - sorry, that’s four Did you go on somewhere? Well, we didn’t go far, just down to ued Kitty when a wave knocked her over Did you kiss? Well, when I picked her up from the water, she said, ‘Are you going to kiss me?’ So I did Marks out of 10? She can't wink, but Ilike her. 9 Would you like to meet again? Definitely ~ but I'm not going to introduce her to Mark! ‘Some adjectives can end in both -ed and -ing. Match the lines. Kitty was interested | because she was funny and bubbly Kitty was interesting | in RossS job. Complete the adjectives with -ed or -ing. 1 Its my birthday tomorrow, so I'm very excit. 2 Iwas surpris____when my team won, Its usually rubbish! 3. I dont like her new boyfriend. He’ so bor. 4 Don't be embarrass__. Everybody cries sometimes. 5 Thank you. That lesson was really interes 1 + Getting to know you cyVocabulary Right word, wrong word Work with a partner. Use a dictionary to do these exercises. Verbs of similar meaning 1 Choose the correct verb for each line. 1 play go want to travelling next year. ‘They alot of ice-hockey in Canada, 2 do make 1____ alot of mistakes in English. never forget to my homework. 3 speak say She can three languages. Pardon? What did you z 4 teach learn Can you Do you want to 5 lend borrow Cant Can you ‘me how to drive? to speak Spanish? your phone charger? me £20? Adjectives and nouns that go together 2 Underline two nouns that go with each adjective. 1 important person / meeting price 2 delicious holiday /cake / meal 3 high price / mountain / man 4 long tree /journey / time 5 heavy bag / sunshine / rain 6 busy street / person / party Prepositions 3 Complete the sentences with the correct preposition. to from at about of on in with for He comes from. Istanbul, in. Turkey. 2 Hes crazy. football, but I'm not interested itatall 3 Tam married John. I met him ‘university 2007. 4 Tlive my parents a flat the first floor. 5 She's very good playing the guitar. 6 Tim going arun the park. Tm training abig race, 7 This isa photo me holiday Spain. 8 I got this laptop ‘my parents my birthday. Words with two meanings 4 What are the two meanings of date in these sentences? | met my husband on a blind date. Dates and raisins are good for you. 5 Write two sentences that show two different meanings for the words in the chart. left kindEveryday English Social expressions 1 In everyday situations we use a lot of social expressions. Look at the photos. ‘What are the situations? Complete the conversations with the words below. A Thankyousot__. B My pleasure. itso atall, afraid help looking much seat thanks trouble you? No, thankyou. Im just 2 GIBB Listen and check. Practise with a partner. Pay 5 These are possible next lines inthe conversations. attention to stress and intonation. Match them with A and B in 3. Idontt know what this word means, 3 Make more conversations with lines from A and B, Which . cxemesoay ae mare hamalt b Yes, its really warm for the time of year. ¢ Pleased to meet you, too. a 8 Thanks. I'm realy excited about it, but abit nervous. 4 ebwoeag 2. Bye! See you later. € But twas so kind of you to pay! Fe memnal yy | B Ofcourse. What the problem? £ Tm free tomorrow night. What about that? F hondoyonds? | & Nevermind, Perhaps another Fine, Nine is good for me, too. a time, hi Yes, let’ meet after class. 4 Thank you very much : indeed. Thanks! Same to you i Thanks. Are you doing anything special? 5 tm sosorry.| can't f flea j Yeah, I missed the bus. yeah! About 9.00, in the eter with | cofleebar. (BEBE Listen and check feu @ Itdoesnit matter. Youre here 7 oe now. 6 With your partner, choose one of the conversations, B byt Hovengood 1 Youre welcome. I's no trouble and continue it. weekend tow Good morning! © Soy 1 How do youd. Pessdo Cored eer Ged Lovely day agai 1a cheer Cheers! Here's to yournew job! oT ‘Ses it really warm for the time of year. Listen and check. Pay attention tothe stress and They TRS pale aoa Intonation. Practise the conversations with a partner. ae Seay wema RES 4 “Test your partner. Say an expression from A. Can your partner give the cpandt espe from B? yours [C2 Go online for more speaking practice Unit 1 + Getting to know youWriting 1g in forms 1 When do you fill in forms? Give some examples. 2. Match the headings and questions. Firstname Are you married or single? bb What do youdo in your free time? What are your home and mobile phone numbers? What's your first name? What do you do? ‘Where were you born? When were you bom? ‘What's your family name? What degrees, diplomas, certificates, etc.do you have? ‘Where do you live? What's your email address? Surname Date of birth Place of birth Permanentaddress ‘Marital status Occupation Qualifications Hobbies/Interests Email address Tel.nos. 3 Follow these instructions. Write about you. 1 Write your name in capital letters. 2 Gender. Circle F or M 3 Delete where not applicable, (Mr / Mrs / Miss / Ms) 4 Date of birth. (dd/mmlyyyy) 5 Phone no, including country code. 6 Write your postcode. 7 Write your signature. 4 Complete the application form for The Global School of English. The Global School of Eng h Pease write in CAPITAL LETTERS Mc / Mrs / Miss / Ms* Gender Family name Date of birth First name Nationality First language Level of English ‘Address in your country Occupation Email address Emergency contact & relationship to student [Go online for more writing practice 18 Unit + Getting to know you ‘Type of accommodation required: homestay / hostel / student residence / other* (ifother, please specify) Dietary requirements (if any) ‘Any medical conditions we should be aware of Where did you hear about the school? Date of arrival Date of departure Reason for learning English: business / pleasure / exams / other" (if other, please specify) How many hours do you want to study? Signature * Delete where not applicable