Intermediate 1 Unit 1

Bryan Paucar
Intermediate 1
Group 194 Norm
Unit 1-2

Unit 1
Education

Sports
a. Do you remember who said what in the radio interview between the presenter, Duke, and
the football hero, Joe Norse? Complete the table below.

Joe
Duke
Norse

1. Welcome to “Local Athletes.”

2. How does it feel to be playing on the same field as

those great players?
3. Our school has always had a great history of producing
famous athletes.
4. Coach Washington says that a team that is motivated is a
team that wins.
5. I’m thinking mostly about passing my exams and getting my
diploma.

6. You’ve made an intelligent decision.

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b. Joe Norse’s football coach wrote a letter of recommendation to help Joe get into college.
Complete his letter, using the words below.

attends • championship • coach • college • intelligent • mastered • motivated

The College Acceptance Committee,

college
I am happy to recommend Joe Norse as a student at your (1) ________________. At present he
attends Jefferson High, where he has helped his school football team win the city
(2) ________________
championship
(3) ________________ for the last three years.
coach
I have been Joe’s (4) ________________ for several years and in my opinion he has really
mastered
(5) ________________ motivaded
the game of football. He is a very (6) ________________ player and an
intelligent
(7) ________________ student.
Yours truly,
Fraser Washington, Football Coach

c. A few weeks later, Duke interviewed Joe Norse’s coach.

Which of the questions below do you think he asked him?
1. How does it feel to be coaching Joe Norse? ______
2. What is your opinion of Jefferson High? ______
3. How are your studies going? ______
4. Did you coach Hank Perry and Dick Verall? ______
5. Do you think it’s important for a football team to be motivated? ______
6. Have you accepted any college offers? ______

d. Write the dialogue for a radio interview between Duke and Coach Washington. Use the
words and phrases from activities a. and b. to help you.
Duke: Welcome to “Local Athletes.” Today’s guest is Coach Fraser Washington.
Hello Duke and listeners. I am very excited to be here.
Coach Washington: _______________________________________________________
Duke: _______________________________________________________
Me too. What are your future plans for the team?
In this days, I want to recruit new players.
Coach Washington: _______________________________________________________
What do you thing about Hank Perry and Dick Verall?
Duke: _______________________________________________________
This students are good players and they will have good future in sports.
Coach Washington: _______________________________________________________

e. Practice your dialogue with a partner.

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College for Kids?

a. Do you remember the article, “College for Kids?” Mark whether the following statements
are true or false, according to what you read in the article.

True False

1. Once, children learned to read and write in elementary school.

2. Nowadays, parents teach their children 1-2-3 and A-B-C before they
start school.

3. Today, many children must take entrance exams for kindergarten.

4. Today, some pre-school children are given homework

assignments.

5. Once, children just played in kindergarten.

6. Nowadays, children know much more than they did in the past.

b. “College for Kids?” discusses formal education for pre-school children. Mark whether the
statements below are for or against formal education for pre-school children.

For Against

1. Children today know more than children did years ago.

2. Children need to be children.
3. Children learn as they play.
4. Small children should be given homework assignments.
5. There should be entrance examinations for kindergarten.
6. Childhood programs should offer subjects that children do
well in naturally, like art and music.

7. Kindergartens should teach children the alphabet and

basic mathematics.

c. Do you agree with the statements above. Discuss with a partner.

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d. Harriet Nelson, the author of the article, “College for Kids?” received many letters from the
parents of pre-school children. Below are two of the letters she received. Which letter do
you agree with? Complete the following sentence:

a
I agree with letter ________________ because:__________________________________
Children should enjoy their childhood and be happy with signatures that help their ingenuity.
_______________________________________________________________________.

A Dear Ms Nelson, study

ne d a lo t at pr e- school. He doesn’t
has lear However,
I believe my child do ho m ework assigments.
y and he do es n’t
history or geograph p an d ho w to talk to others
. He is
to play in a gr ou
he has learned how
skills for life.
learning important

Sincerely,
Gordon Smith

B Dear Ms Nelson, ory and

ar n m or e. I th in k he will enjoy hist
ready to le ppy to
I believe my son is in te re st in g. I would also be ha
teacher mak es it ol,
geography, if the m en ts . M y ch ild plays after scho
homework as si gn
help my child with ol hours.
le ar n fo rm al su bjects during scho
so I want him to

Yours truly,
Lucy Cavendish

e. Write your own letter to Harriet Nelson. Use the words and phrases from activities a, b, and
c. to help you.
Good morning, I think children should have imagination and drawing and painting.
Which is important for the development of children.

f. Read and discuss your letter with a partner. Do you agree or disagree with your partner’s
letter?

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Math Test
a. Do you remember the dialogue, “Math Test”? Rewrite the dialogue by putting the words
below in the correct order.

yesterday? / do / did / test / on / math / How / you / that

How did you do on that math test yesterday?
_______________________________________________________________________
ever / the / test / was / I’ve / That / hardest / taken.
That was the hardest test I've ever taken.
_______________________________________________________________________
yet. / has / I / Mr. Pascal / if / them / wonder / graded / Yeah.
Yeah. I wonder if Mr. Pascal has graded them yet.
_______________________________________________________________________
sure / has. / he / I’m
I’m sure he has.
_______________________________________________________________________
so / can / How / sure? / you / be
How can you be so sure?
_______________________________________________________________________
morning / I / this / him / saw / and / all. / wasn’t / at / happy / he
I saw him this morning, and he wasn’t very happy at all.
_______________________________________________________________________

b. Mark whether a teacher, or a student, or both might ask the following questions.

Teacher Student Both

1. What did you think of the math test?

2. Was the material very hard?

3. Can you explain the material again?.

4. Did you spend enough time preparing for the test?.

5. Does this mark count towards our final grade?

6. Would you like to take the test again?

c. Write a dialogue between Mr. Pascal and one of his students. Use the sentences and
phrases in activities a. and b. to help you.
Mr. Pascal: I have bad new for your.
Students: What happend?
Mr. Pascal: You have bad grades.
Students: Oh no!
Mr. ©
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Present Prefect: Statements Q And A

a. Complete the dialogue between two parents with the adverbs: since, yet, already, for, and
just. For some of the answers there is more than one correct choice.

Sue: for
Hi, Tim. I haven’t seen you (1) ____________ since
such a long time, not (2) _____________

María’s birthday party. How are María and the kids?

just
Tim: They’re fine. Clara has (3) _____________ started high school. What about your twins?

Sue: already
Oh they’re great – they’ve (4) ______________ started kindergarten.

Tim: That’s nice, are they enjoying themselves?

already
Sue: Well, they only started last week. But they have (5) ______________ made lots of
friends. What does Clara think of high school?
yet
Tim: Actually she hasn’t made many friends (6) ______________ and she’s finding the
homework assignments really difficult.

Sue: Oh dear, I’m sure it will get better and anyway, grades and diplomas aren’t everything.

Tim: That’s true.

b. Practice the dialogue from activity a. with a partner.

c. Here are some more questions that Duke asked, Joe Norse in his radio interview. Write the
answers that Joe might have given.

1. How long have you been a student at Jefferson High?

I have studied for 3 years.
______________________________________________________________________
2. Have you visited any colleges yet?
______________________________________________________________________
I haven't visited any colleges, because I have a lot tests.
3. Have you ever met Hank “The Tank”?
______________________________________________________________________
Yes, I have ever meet sometimes the Hank "The Tank".

4. How long have you known Coach Washington?

Yes, I have known Coach Washington for 3 years.
______________________________________________________________________

5. Have you ever been interviewed on the radio before?

No, I have never been interviewed on the radio before.
______________________________________________________________________
d. In class, read your answers to activity c. to a partner and then practice the dialogue.

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Unit 2
Away From Home

How do you like it here?

a. Justin, from the video, introduces Yavor to Sara, a co-worker. Complete the conversation
with the words or phrases below.

opportunity • department • so far • transferred • finance • in training

transferred
Justin: Hi Sara, I want you to meet Yavor. Yavor is from Bulgaria. He just (1) _______________
from the European office.

Sara: Welcome, Yavor. How’s it going?

so far
Yavor: Really well (2) ________________. But as I told Justin, I haven’t had a regular work day
in training
yet. I’m still (3) ________________.

department
Sara: Which (4) ________________ will you be in?

finance
Yavor: I’ll be working in the (5) ________________ department.

Sara: That’s interesting. I’m also in the finance department. So if you’re working here, does
opportunity
that mean there’s an (6) ________________ for me in the European office?

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b. Match the responses to the questions and statements, based on the video conversation
between Justin and Yavor.

Question or Statement Response

a. What kind of work are you doing here? a 1. It’s great. Everyone is so friendly.

b. What brought you to the States? b 2. Bulgaria.

a. How do you like living here so far? a 3. For now I’m still in training.

b. So where are you from? c 4. Oh, thanks.

c. Let me help you with that. b 5. I asked for a transfer.

c. Yavor goes out to lunch with Sara. Complete the dialogue below.

Sara: So, what’s it like moving to a different country?

Yavor: Because, I want a new opportunity to improve my life.

______________________________________________________________

Sara: Oh! That is so interesting.

______________________________________________________________

Yarov: And What is your name?

______________________________________________________________

Sara: My name is Sara.

______________________________________________________________
Nice to meet you Sara, my name is Yarov.
Yarov: ______________________________________________________________
Do you like some coffee?
Sara: ______________________________________________________________
Yes, of course.
Yarov: ______________________________________________________________

d. In class, practice your dialogue with a partner.

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Study Exchange
a. Pat Miller, the author of “Study Exchange,” interviewed the exchange student, Kim Bankes,
before she wrote her article. Match the questions she asked to Kim’s answers.

Questions

e 1. “Has your French improved?”

f 2. “How often do you speak to your parents?”

b 3. “Do you miss your family?”
c 4. “Have you made any friends?”
d 5. “What is your roommate’s name?”
a 6. “How long do you think you will stay in Paris?”

Kim’s Answers

a. “I don’t even feel like going home.”

b. “I haven’t been homesick even once.”
c. “I’ve made several new friends.”
d. “Her name’s Chantal.”
e. “I hardly have an accent.”
f. “My mother phones me once a week.”

b. Write three more questions to ask Kim.

Do you miss your home?

1. _____________________________________________________________________
Do you like the exchage program?
2. _____________________________________________________________________
Do you improve your accent?
3. _____________________________________________________________________

c. With a partner, practice the interview between Pat and Kim. Use the questions and
answers from activities a. and b. to help you.
Do you miss your home? I haven't been homesick even once.

Do you like the exchage program? Yes, I have made new friends.

Do you improve your accent? I hardly have an accent.

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d. Read the postcard that Kim’s mother sent her. Imagine you are Kim and write a reply. Use
the words and phrases from activity a. to help you.

Dear Kim,

I hope you are having a good time in Paris and aren’t

feeling homesick. I expect your French is really
improving. Have you made any nice friends? How is
your roommate? Do you feel like coming home yet?
Kim Bankes
____________________________
We all miss you here.
International School
I’ll phone you next week. ____________________________
Paris, France
____________________________
Lots of love,
Mum

Dear Mum,

I______________________________________
miss you so much, I hope to see you on Monday.

Because I bought many presents for you.

______________________________________
I______________________________________
send you many kisses from France.

______________________________________ Mrs. Bankes

6 South Road
Love, Glasgow
Kim Scotland

e. Exchange postcards with your partner.

f. Design a poster advertising Craighouse School’s exchange program. Include the following
information.
• How long the program has been running
• How long the program lasts
• Where the students stay during the program
• How old the students have to be
• The effects of the program on the students’ French

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Enjoying Your Stay

a. Do you remember the dialogue, “Enjoying Your Stay”? Here are two alternative dialogues.
Separate the jumbled sentences to make two alternative dialogues.

Yes, I am. I love it here.

No, I’m not. Everything is so strange.
Why do things seem strange?
Where have you been?
People aren’t very friendly to me.
Do you have any more family in the United States?
I’m being friendly to you, aren’t I?
No. Only my cousins. But they’ve been very nice to me.
Yes, you are. I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to be rude.
I have cousins in Florida. I went to visit them.

Dialogue 1

Woman: Well, Akiko, are you enjoying your stay in the U.S.?

Akiko: No, I’m not. Everything is so strange.

_______________________________________________________________
Why do things seem strange?
Woman: _______________________________________________________________

Akiko: People aren’t very friendly to me.

_______________________________________________________________
I’m being friendly to you, aren´t I?
Woman: _______________________________________________________________

Akiko: Yes, you are. I’m sorry. I didn´t mean to be rude.

_______________________________________________________________

Dialogue 2

Woman: Well Akiko, are you enjoying your stay in the U.S.?

Akiko: Yes, I am. I love it there.

_______________________________________________________________
Where have you been?
Woman: _______________________________________________________________

Akiko: I have cousins in Florida. I went to visit them.

_______________________________________________________________
Do you have any family in the United States?
Woman: _______________________________________________________________

Akiko: No, Only my cousins. But they’ve been very nice to me.
_______________________________________________________________

b. Choose one of the dialogues and practice it with a partner. Take turns reading the different
parts.

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Present Perfect: Progressive

a. Kim returns home from France at the end of the school year. She misses France a lot and
especially her roommate, Chantal. Complete Kim’s letter to Chantal with the correct form
present perfect of the verb in brackets.

Dear Chantal,
have been working
Well, here I am at home again in Scotland. I (1) _______________________ (work hard
at school. My French has improved a lot but I’ve missed a lot of material in subjects
such as mathematics and science.
have been arguing
My mum and I (2) ________________ (argue) a lot - she really missed me when I was
in Paris but now that I’m home she wants me to study harder and go out less. She’s also
have been making
not very happy about all th long-distance phone calls I (3) _______________________
(make) to you in Paris!
have you been doing
What about you? What (4) _______________________ (you/do)? Do you miss me?
have been practicing
I hope you (5) _____________________ (practice) your English so you’ll be able to
speak to my friends when you come to visit this summer!

Your true friend,

Kim

b. Imagine you are Chantal. Answer Kim’s letter, using the Present Perfect Progressive to write
about what you have been doing at home and at school.

c. Exchange letters with a partner. Has your partner used the Present Perfect Progressive
correctly?
Dear Kim,
I've been missing you so much. I'm glad you've been to several places in Paris. I
would like you to tell me if you have thought about staying there or going home.
I wish you the best and that your life has many achievements.
I send you kisses
Chantal

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