English Communication Listening and Speaking

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Prepared by: Romeo J. Bordallo Jr.

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English for English Speakers Lesson 1: Introductions

Lesson 1: Introductions
Level 1 Topic Aim Language Focus Skills

Lesson 1 Introductions To be able to greet others and Pronouns and words of Speaking, listening
introduce themselves greeting and introduction

Self-study

1. Task Sheet 1. Match the greetings with the answers.

2. Task Sheet 2. Fill the gaps in the sentences.
3. Task Sheet 3. Match the flags with the countries. Check your answers in the key. Then put
the correct words from the box in the spaces in the sentences. Finally, rearrange the words
to make sentences.
4. Task Sheet 4. Fill the gaps, using is or are.
5. Now go to the Out There task.

Out There

Talk to your Out There conversation partners about yourself and ask them questions about themselves.

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English for English Speakers Lesson 1: Introductions

1.1 Task Sheet 1

1. Match the answers in the box with the greetings.

a) Yes, nice to meet you. b) Hello Dave c) My name's Peter.

d) ....... morning! e) Hello Tomoko. Nice to meet you.

f) Hi Jake. Fine thanks, and you?

1. Hello, I’m Diana. What’s your name? My name’s Peter.

2. Good morning!

3. Hello Tom.

4. Are you Andy Green?

5. Hi Maria. How are you?

6. John, this is Tomoko.

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English for English Speakers Lesson 1: Introductions

1.2 Task Sheet 2

7. Fill in the gaps.

a) Hi, I'm Jake. b) Good morning, Dave.

Hello, ......... Maria Morning, Pete. .......... are you?

Hi Maria. ..........to meet you. .............. thanks, and .............. ?

c) Hi, Susana.
d) ............... you Marta?
..... Nicolas. How .... you?
No, .........not .......... name's Laura.
Fine, ..... you?

f) Hello, ..... Anna, your teacher. What's

e) Tanya, ........ is Marc.
your ........ ?
............. Marc. Nice to ............. you
Hello, I'm Katya .

Remember:

Language note: It’s more natural to use the ‘short form’ in spoken English and in informal writing.

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English for English Speakers Lesson 1: Introductions

1.3 Task Sheet 3

1. Match the flag and the country. Check your answers in the key.

a. b. c. d.

e. f. g. h.

Russia Mexico China Japan Brazil Italy Spain South Korea

2. Put the correct word in the spaces.

I'm Where am from I'm not

a) Are you from Brazil? Yes, I .

b) Are you from China? No, I’m I’m from Japan.
c) Where are you from? from Mexico.
d) Are you from Spain? Yes. are you from?
e) Where are you from? I’m Taiwan.
f) Are you from England? No. not.

3. Put the words in the right order.

a) name your What’s?

b) are from you Where?
c) from I’m Japan
d) from you Are Russia?
e) I’m No not
f) nice Hello, you meet to

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English for English Speakers Lesson 1: Introductions

1.4 Task Sheet 4

Language note
If you know what country someone is from and want to know which city, ask “ Whereabouts?”

Look:
“Where are you from?” “I’m from Scotland”

“Oh, whereabouts?” “From Edinburgh”

1. Put is or are in the gaps

My name is Rita. How are you?

What a) your name? Where b) you from?

This is Alex. Oh. Whereabouts?

c) your name Julia? d) you from China?

Are you a student?

Well done, you have now finished the preparation for the speaking practice task.

1.5 Task Sheet 5

Out There Task

You are going to talk to your Out There conversation partners about yourself and ask them questions about
themselves. You have practised the question forms and some key vocabulary in the preparation material.

Before you call your Out There conversation partners:

1. Read the task carefully.

2. Do you understand it? If you do not, read it again.
3. Are you ready to call your partners?
4. Call and introduce yourself:
5. “Hi, my name is [insert your name here], I’m learning English, can I ask you some
questions?”
6. Say ‘thank you’…and begin the task.
7. Remember to write your partners’ answers down and ask them to use the ‘chat’ box to spell
words and phrases you don’t understand.
8. Remember you can record your conversations and listen to them again!

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English for English Speakers Lesson 1: Introductions

Ready?

Introduce yourself to your Out There conversation partners.

Ask their name and other key information using the questions below.
Listen to your conversation partners and answer their questions.
Then you ask the questions.
If possible, write down their answers.

Hello, my name’s

What’s your name?

Nice to meet you. / How are you?

Where are you from?

Where abouts?

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English for English Speakers Lesson 2: Numbers and letters

Lesson 2: Numbers and letters

Level 1 Topic Aim Language Focus Skills

Lesson 2 Numbers and letters To take down personal Numbers and the alphabet Speaking, listening
details correctly

Self-study

1. Task Sheet 1. Listen and write the letters in the correct box. Then listen to the spelling of the
names and write the names.
2. Task Sheet 2. Listen to the numbers and repeat them. Then match the telephone numbers
with the way you say them. Finally match the phrases with their meanings.
3. Task Sheet 3. Match the questions and the answers. Then write the numbers next to the
correct address. Finally put the words in the correct order to make sentences.
4. Now go to the Out There task.

Out There

Talk to your Out There conversation partners about yourself and ask them questions about themselves.

I was

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English for English Speakers Lesson 2: Numbers and letters

2.1 Task Sheet 1

Exercise 1

Listen to the letters of the alphabet.

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z

Listen and repeat the letters.

Now write the letters with similar sounds in the same box.

a b f i o q r

j c

Exercise 2

Listen and write down the names.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

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English for English Speakers Lesson 2: Numbers and letters

2.2 Task Sheet 2

Exercise 1

Listen and repeat the numbers.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

21 30 31 40 41 50 51 60 61 70 71 80 81 90 91 100 101

Exercise 2

Match these telephone numbers to how you say them:

1. 294587 1. two nine four, three eight seven

2. 018369 2. eight eight oh, two one nine
3. 293487 3. oh one eight, three six nine
4. 880912 4. seven four oh, two three five
5. 081369 5. two nine four, five eight seven
6. 740235 6. eight eight oh, one nine two
7. 880192 7. two nine three, four eight seven
8. 880219 8. oh eight one three six nine
9. 740253 9. eight eight oh nine one two
10. 294387 10. seven four oh two five three

Exercise 3

Here are some useful phrases.

Match the phrases with their meaning:

What do you say when:

1) someone is speaking too fast a) Pardon?

2) you don’t hear b) Can you speak more slowly, please?

3) you want to write down a name c) Can you say that again, please?

4) you want someone to repeat something d) Can you spell that again, please?

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English for English Speakers Lesson 2: Numbers and letters

2.3 Task Sheet 3

Exercise 1

Look at these questions and match them to the correct answers:

1. What’s your first name? a. Scotland

2. What’s your surname? b. 0894736849343
3. What’s your address? c. 554723
4. What’s your phone number? d. WN34 5TR
5. What’s your mobile number? e. McDonald
6. Where are you from? f. 23 Roberts Road, Windsor
7. What’s your postcode? g. Marie

Exercise 2

Look at these numbers:

thirteen eighty seven fifteen thirty

two hundred and forty six fifty seventy eight twenty four

Now write them next to the correct address:

1. 50 Castle Street
2. 30 Millbank Road
3. 13 West Street
4. 246 Grange Avenue
5. 15 Buckingham Drive
6. 24 Forest way
7. 78 Clifton Avenue
8. 87 Church Road

Exercise 3

Reorder the words to spell the useful phrases. Write them below.

1. say please? Can that you again

2. that please? you spell Can
3. speak can more you Please slowly?
4. don’t sorry I understand I’m

Well done, you have now finished the preparation for the speaking practice task.

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English for English Speakers Lesson 2: Numbers and letters

2.4 Task Sheet 4

Out There Task

You are going to talk to your Out There conversation partners about yourself and ask them questions about
themselves. You have practiced the question forms and some key vocabulary in the preparation material.

Before you call your Out There conversation partners:

1. Read the task carefully.

2. Do you understand it? If you do not, read it again.
3. Are you ready to call your partners?
4. Call and introduce yourself:
5. “Hi, my name is [insert your name here], I’m learning English, can I ask you some questions
about you?”
6. Say ‘thank you’…and begin the task.
7. Remember to write your partners’ answers down and ask them to use the ‘chat’ box to spell
words and phrases you don’t understand.
8. Remember you can record your conversations and listen to them again!

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English for English Speakers Lesson 2: Numbers and letters

Ready?

Introduce yourself to your Out There conversation partners.

Ask their names and other key information using the questions below. If possible, write down their
answers in the spaces provided. Don’t forget the useful phrases you have learnt if you need the information
repeated.

Then listen to your conversation partners and answer their questions.

What’s your first name?

What’s your surname?

What’s your address?

What’s your phone number?

What’s your mobile number?

What’s your postcode?

Where are you from?

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English for English Speakers Lesson 3: Telephoning

Lesson 3: Telephoning
Level 1 Topic Aim Language Focus Skills

Lesson 3 Telephoning To make basic telephone ‘Can’ for requests; Speaking, listening
contact; leave and understand telephone vocabulary
messages; identify answerphone
and automated messages

Self-study

1. Look at Task Sheet 1. Match the words and the pictures. Then check your answers in the key.
2. Now look at Task Sheet 2. Exercise 1. Select the correct answer – true or false. Then go to
Exercise 2 and fill the gaps in the dialogues.
3. Task Sheet 3. Look at Exercise 1. Choose the correct expression a–f. Then look at Exercise 2.
Listen and tick the correct answer. Then go to Exercise 3. Listen again and put the words in
the correct spaces.
4. Task Sheet 4. Listen and repeat the dialogue. Then go to Exercise 2 and put the dialogues in
the correct order.
5. Now go to the Out There task.

Out There

Act out some telephone conversation scenarios with your Out There conversation partner

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English for English Speakers Lesson 3: Telephoning

3.1 Task Sheet 1

Match the words and the pictures

to to to to to to to take a a phone a answer

dial hang up text hold on speak to answer message box mobile phone

a. f.

b. g.

c. h.

d. i.

e. j.

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English for English Speakers Lesson 3: Telephoning

3.2 Task Sheet 2

True or False

Select the right answer.

1.
a) “Hello. Can I speak to Bernie, please?”
“Sorry. He’s not here at the moment”
“OK. Can you tell him Mark called. He’s got my number”
“OK. Bye”

Mark speaks to Bernie True or False?

b) “Hello. Is that Mark?”

“Yes, speaking”
“Hi. It’s Bernie here. I got your message”

Mark speaks to Bernie True or False?

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English for English Speakers Lesson 3: Telephoning

c) “Hello. Is Sue there please?”

“Who’s calling?”
“It’s Jenny”
“Sorry. She’s not in right now. Can I take a message?”
“No, it’s OK. I’ll try again later”

Jenny speaks to Sue True or False?

d) “Hi. Can I speak to Sue?”

“Is that Jenny? Sorry, she’s still out.”
“Right. Can you give her a message? Can you ask her to text me”
“Sure. Has she got your number?
“Yes”
“OK. Bye”

Sue speaks to Jenny True or False?

2. Listen and select the correct word for each space.

a) here tell called speak

“Hello. Can I …… to Bernie, please?”

“Sorry. He’s not …… at the moment”
“OK. Can you …… him Mark …… He’s got my number”
“OK. Bye”

b) got speaking it's that

“Hello. Is …… Mark?”
“Yes…”
“Hi. …… Bernie here. I …… your message”

c) take calling in here

“Hello. Is Sue …… please?”

“Who’s ………?”
“It’s Jenny”
“Sorry. She’s not …… right now. Can I …… a message?”
‘No, it’s OK. I’ll try again later”

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English for English Speakers Lesson 3: Telephoning

d) can message ask out

“Hi. …… I speak to Sue?”

“Is that Jenny? Sorry, she’s still ……”
“Right. Can you give her a…………? Can you ……… her to text me”
“Sure. Has she got your number?
“Yes”
“OK. Bye”

Listen to check your answers.

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English for English Speakers Lesson 3: Telephoning

3.3 Task Sheet 3

1. Which expression is correct in each pair?

a) Can I speak to Bernie? / I want to speak to Bernie.

b) I am Bernie. / It’s Bernie here.
c) Who’s calling? / Who are you?
d) I want to speak to Sue. / Is Sue there?
e) Can you tell her I called? / Can you say her called?
f) Here is Jenny. / Jenny speaking.

2. Listen and tick [✓] the correct situation.

a) “Hi. This is Tony. I’m sorry I’m not here to answer your call. Please leave your message
when you hear the tone and I’ll call you back as soon as possible”
It’s an answer phone.  The number is not correct. 

b) “The number you have dialled has not been recognised. Please hang up and try again”
It’s an answer phone.  The number is not correct. 

3. Listen again and join the words to the correct spaces.

message leave tone call answer

a) “Hi. This is Tony. I’m sorry I’m not here to……… your call. Please................... your
…………… when you hear the ……… and I’ll .............. you back as soon as possible”

hang up try dialled number

b) “The …… you have ……… has not been recognised. Please …… and …… again”

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English for English Speakers Lesson 3: Telephoning

3.4 Task Sheet 4

1. Look.

Listen and repeat.

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English for English Speakers Lesson 3: Telephoning

2. Put the lines of the dialogues in the correct order:

a) - Oh hi, Tom. It’s Jane
- Hello.
- Speaking.
- Hello Can I speak to Tom?
b) - Can I take a message?
- 483668
- No, I’m sorry. He’s out. Who’s calling?
- Hello. Is Richard there please?
- It’s Alix
c) - Has he got your number?
- Can you tell him Chris called. Can you ask him to text me.
- Yes
- Can I take a message?

Listen and check your answers.

Well done, you have now finished the preparation for the speaking practice task.

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English for English Speakers Lesson 3: Telephoning

3.5 Task Sheet 5

Out There Task

You are going to act out some telephone conversation scenarios with your Out There conversation partners.

Before you call your Out There conversation partners:

1. Read the task carefully.

2. Do you understand it? If you do not, read it again.
3. Are you ready to call your partners?
4. Call and introduce yourself:
5. “Hi, my name is [insert your name here], I’m learning English, can I act out telephone
conversations with you?”
6. Say ‘thank you’…and begin the task.
7. Remember to write your partners’ answers down and ask them to use the ‘chat’ box to spell
words and phrases you don’t understand.
8. Remember you can record your conversations and listen to them again.

Introduce yourself to your Out There conversation partners.

Using the table below and the language you have been practising, have the conversations. Look at Task
Sheet 4 to help you.

Copy the table and instructions below for conversation partners to follow (send via text message before
you start the task):

Ready?

You are going to act out some telephone conversation scenarios with your Out There conversation partners.

Who What about Message

Martin English lessons text

Sandra the cinema tonight call
Charlotte some CDs try again later
Alex the concert tickets call on your mobile
Tom homework text

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English for English Speakers Lesson 4: Taking a taxi

Lesson 4: Taking a taxi

Level 1 Topic Aim Language Focus Skills

Lesson Taking a taxi To feel confident using Vocabulary of taxis, airport; Speaking, listening
4 taxis; correctly identify requests with ‘can’ and
money; understand key money
airport signage

Self-study

1. Task Sheet 1. Match the words and the pictures. Then check your answers in the key.
2. Task Sheet 2. Listen to the dialogues and underline the correct answers a), b) or c).
3. Task Sheet 3. Put the sentences in the correct order to make dialogues. Listen and check your
answers. Then listen again and repeat the sentences.
4. Task Sheet 4. Go to Exercise 1. Match the words with the pictures. Then look at Exercise 2.
How much is the total in each sentence? Write the answers in the boxes.
5. Now go to the Out There task.

Out There

Practise some dialogues with your Out There conversation partners

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English for English Speakers Lesson 4: Taking a taxi

4.1 Task Sheet 1

Match the words and the pictures.

1. a taxi rank 2. a receipt 3. the airport 4. the station

5. the fare 6. the city centre 7. Departures
8. Arrivals 9. Check-In 10 the Duty Free shop

a. f.

b. g.

c. h.

d. i.

e. j.

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English for English Speakers Lesson 4: Taking a taxi

4.2 Task Sheet 2

Look at the pictures, listen to the dialogues and underline the correct answers.

1. Where's the taxi rank?

a) at the station
b) in the city centre
c)at the airport

2. Where does she want to go?

a) the station
b) the city centre
c) the airport

3. How much does it cost to the hotel?

a) £5.60
b) £6.60
c) £6.50

4. What's the fare?

a) £9.00
b) £19
c) £9.90

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English for English Speakers Lesson 4: Taking a taxi

4.3 Task Sheet 3

Put the lines of the dialogues in the correct order.

1. - There’s a taxi rank in the city centre, opposite the cinema.

- Excuse me. Where can I get a taxi?
- Thanks.

2. - The airport.
- Certainly? Where would you like to go?
- OK. Just a minute.
- Excuse me, can you get me a taxi, please?

3. - George Hotel? This time of day? About £6.50.

- Can you take me to the George Hotel – what’s the fare, more or less?
- Where to?

4. - £9.90
- Can I have a receipt?
- How much is that?
- Sure. Here you are.

Listen and check your answers.

Listen and repeat.

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English for English Speakers Lesson 4: Taking a taxi

4.4 Task Sheet 4

Look:

Exercise 1

Match the word to the correct coin.

one pound two pounds fifty p twenty p ten p five p two p one p

Listen and repeat the words.

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English for English Speakers Lesson 4: Taking a taxi

Exercise 2

How much is this? First say your answer, then write it.

1. £1 + £2 + 50 + 5

2. £5+ 20+5

3. £ 2 + £1 + 50 + 20+2+2+1

4. £1+ 50+ 10 + 5

5. £10 + £1+50+ 20+5

6 £2 + £1+£1+ 50+ 20+ 30

Well done, you have now finished the preparation for the speaking practice task.
English for English Speakers Lesson 20: Activities in the past

4.5 Task Sheet 5

Out there Task

You are going to practise some dialogues with your Out There conversation partners. They are going to
pretend to be a taxi driver and you are going to tell them where you want to go and ask them how much
it costs. You are also going to ask for a receipt at the end of the journey and have a general conversation
with them during your “journey” if you can. Use the language you have been practising in the self-study
material.

Before you call your Out There conversation partners:

1. Read the task again.

2. Do you understand it? If you do not, read it again.
3. Are you ready to call your partners?
4. Call and introduce yourself:
5. “Hi, my name is (insert your name here), I’m learning English. Can I ask you some
questions about taking a taxi?
6. Say ‘thank you’…and begin the task.
7. Remember to write your partners’ answers down and ask them to use the chat box to spell
words and phrases you don’t understand.

Ready?

Ask the ‘taxi driver’ to take you to the places below

e.g. Hello/Good morning. Can I go to The King’s Hotel, please?

The King’s Hotel

• The Green Dragon Restaurant

• Cambridge Road
• The airport
• The railway station

Copy instructions below for conversation partners to follow (send via text message before you start the
task):

You are going to practice some dialogues. You are going to pretend to be a taxi driver and have a general
conversation with them during your “journey” if you can.

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