CEF level: A2

Skills Booklet
pre-intermediate

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Contents
Useful expressions: Questions about a city; Expressing interest Useful expressions: Asking about someones current activities; Giving news

Pre-intermediate index 2009 2010

Unit Page
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City Sight Vocabulary: In the city Language structures: To be, have got, There is / There are Celebrity Alert Vocabulary: Describing people Language structures: The Present Simple Useful expressions: Asking about someone; Expressing surprise Friends Reunited Vocabulary: Friends & relationships Language structures: The Present Continuous Past Blast Vocabulary: People in power Language structures: The past of to be
Useful expressions: Asking about someone from the past; Follow-up questions

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Lets Go Shopping! Vocabulary: Clothing Language structures: The Past Simple

Useful expressions: Expressing anger; Apologising

Job Jaunt Vocabulary: Work Language structures: The Present Simple & Continuous Useful expressions: Asking about someones job; Asking how someone is doing Help at Hand Vocabulary: Problems Language structures: Modal verbs Useful expressions: Giving advice; Accepting/Rejecting advice Free Time Fun Vocabulary: Hobbies & pastimes Language structures: The future with will
Useful expressions: Responding to an answer; Making a prediction

Food Fun Vocabulary: Food Language structures: Quantifiers

Useful expressions: Explaining a process; Asking questions about a recipe

Revision / Progress Test

Social Splash Vocabulary: Socialising Language structures: Conversational features
Useful expressions: Making small talk; Showing interest

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Party Passion Vocabulary: Festivals & carnivals Language structures: The future with
be + going to Useful expressions: Outlining a proposal; Asking questions about a proposal

Corporate Events Vocabulary: Team-building Language structures: The Present Continuous for future plans Useful expressions: Reacting to information; Selling an idea Story Teller Vocabulary: Anecdotes Language structures: The Past Continuous Useful expressions: Storytelling markers; Asking questions about a story Home Sweet Home Vocabulary: The home Language structures: Comparatives & Superlatives
Useful expressions: Selling something; Expressing doubts

Wandering Souls Vocabulary: Travel Language structures: The Present Perfect Useful expressions: Commenting on something; Follow-up questions Green Times Vocabulary: Environmental issues Language structures: The First Conditional Useful expressions: Offering suggestions; Being negative Appliance Science Vocabulary: How things work Language structures: The Present Simple Passive Useful expressions: Describing what something is for; Explaining how something works Advertising Adventure Vocabulary: Advertising Language structures: The Second Conditional Useful expressions: Expressing opinions; Commenting on something

Revision / Progress Test Resource Section

The Phonetic Table Irregular Verbs Telephone English Writing a Letter A CV A Cover letter Writing E-mails Abbreviations & Acronyms Giving a Presentation Punctuation

Self-Assessment
Welcome to the Hot English Method, consisting of the Skills Booklets and Hot English magazine. Before starting the course, take some time to reflect on your own personal language needs.
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General objectives

What are your personal objectives for this year? a. To improve my speaking skills. b. To improve my listening skills. c. To improve my reading skills. d. To improve my pronunciation. e. To improve my writing skills. Other?
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D What do you do to improve your English outside the class?

a. I listen to songs in English. b. I travel to English-speaking countries and

Language experiences

Complete the sentences / choose the correct options. a. Ive been studying for _______ years. b. Im good at ______________ but I need to improve ____________. c. Ive studied abroad / in a language academy / at school / at work / other. d. Ive lived in an English-speaking country (name of country: ___________) for ______ years. e. I find listening / speaking / writing / English pronunciation / reading difficult.
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practise English there. c. I read books / magazines / newspapers / online news sites, etc. in English. d. I watch films in English. e. I listen to MP3s / CDs in English. f. I speak to work colleagues in English. Other?
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English in use.

Language objectives

Complete the sentences. a. I would like to learn how to ______________________________________. b. I need to know how to ______________________________________. c. It is important in my job to know how to ______________________________________. d. I have difficulty with ______________________________________. e. I need to improve ______________________________________. Other?

Put ticks. a. I use English in my job. b. I sometimes have meetings / make telephone calls / write e-mails in English. c. I sometimes travel to English-speaking countries as part of my job. d. I often deal with English-speakers as part of my job. e. I sometimes find myself in social situations with English-speakers. f. I mostly deal with native English-speakers. g. I mostly deal with non-native English-speakers. Other?
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Class activities

What do you find most effective in class? a. Developing speaking fluency. b. Working on listening skills. c. Interacting with other students in English. d. Discussing things with the teacher. e. Working on new vocabulary. f. Doing writing activities. g. Playing language games. Other?

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Unit 0
Welcome to the Hot English Pre-Intermediate Skills Booklet. Please complete these exercises before starting the course. Good luck!
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Write the time next to each digital time. 1. 19:00 2. 15:30 3. 18:15 4. 18:45 5. 21:20
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Clock Times

Write the next 5 numbers. 1. Four, five, six... 2. Thirteen, fourteen, fifteen... 3. First, second, third... 4. One hundred and twenty nine... 5. Two thousand and ninety eight...
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Numbers

d. The French would be Cest la vie! e. The German equivalent would be Ich habe zwei. f. Page sixty five. g. It means, Its your choice. / Its your decision. h. Try looking it up in a dictionary. i. No, Im sorry but I dont have one. j. Yes, it is. And I want you to do it for next week!
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cat. She (7) ________ (not) at work today because its a holiday. Her boyfriend (8) ___ his own business.
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Complete the e-mail with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple.

Grammar: past tenses

Answer the questions. 1. Whats your name? 2. Where are you from? 3. How old are you? 4. How are you? 5. What do you do? 6. Where do you work? 7. Have you got any brothers or sisters? 8. What type of house do you live in? 9. Where do you live? 10. Whats your phone number?
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Useful questions

Spell the names. 1. Abigail 2. Eleanor 3. Rupert 4. Andrew 5. Samuel

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Spelling

Jessica@yahoo.com my mobile phone

Match the questions (1 to 10) to the answers (a-j). 1. Can you repeat that, please? 2. Im sorry but I dont understand this word. 3. Can you spell it, please? 4. What does this expression mean, please? 5. How do you pronounce this word, please? 6. How do you say this expression in French? 7. Can I borrow a pen, please? 8. What page is it on, please? 9. Is this for homework? 10. How do you translate this expression into German? a. Its the same as the pronunciation of the colour red read. b. Yes, its A B S E N T. c. Yes, of course. My name is Helen.

Classroom language

Complete the vocabulary lists with two more words for each group. 1. Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday... 2. Spring, summer... 3. January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August... 4. T-shirt, trousers, socks... 5. Cinema, supermarket, park, restaurant... 6. ship, train, bicycle... 7. Mum, dad, brother... 8. Rainy, sunny, snowy... 9. Journalist, salesperson, vet, shop assistant... 10. Back, leg, arm, eye...

Vocabulary

Hi Jessica, How are you? Im fine. What did you do yesterday? We (1) __________ (go) to the country. We (2) __________ (get up) early and went in Hollys car. First, we went for a walk. We (3) _________ (walk) for six kilometres! Then we (4) ________ (eat) at a restaurant. We (5) ________ (have) some delicious food. We (6) _______ (leave) after lunch because it (7) ________ (start) to rain. We (8) __________ (arrive) home at about 6 pm. Later, I went to the cinema with Josh. What about your weekend? Speak soon, Ana.
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Complete the Blog with the correct form of to be or have got.

Grammar: present tenses

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Cool People.com
Profiles Phoebe

Home Photos Videos Friends Recent Posts

Say these website and e-mail addresses. 1. www.newfilms.com 2. www.historyfun.com 3. www.gamesgalore.com 4. ashton99@hotmail.com 5. georgina_bates@gmail.com 6. pat@yahoo.com
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Why I hate TV

Phoebe (1) _______ 29 years old. She (2) _________ two sisters and one brother. Her parents (3) _________ Irish and she is from Ireland too. She (4) ____________ a black motorbike. She (5) _____________ a dog, but she (6) ____________ (not) a

Say these numbers. 1. 34 2. 836 3. 905 4. 3,400 5. 14,905 6. 435,367

Numbers

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Unit 1 City Sights

Vocabulary: In the city Language structures: To be, have got, There is / There are Useful expressions: Questions about a city; Expressing interest

Objectives

Match the cities (1 to 10) to the countries (a-j). Which ones do you know? What do you like/dislike about them? 1. Cape Town h 2. Copenhagen 3. Santander 4. Vienna 5. St Petersburg 6. Bristol 7. Seattle 8. Buenos Aires 1 9. Hong Kong 10. Melbourne

Top cities

a. Russia b. Argentina c. England d. Spain e. South Africa f. Austria g. the USA h. Denmark i. Australia j. China
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1. Have you visited any of these cities? Describe them. 2. Which city from above would you most like to visit? Why? 3. Which city would you like to live in? Why?
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Discussion

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Unit 1 City Sights

Vocabulary: In the City
Find the places in the wordsearch. Which of these places are near your house? museum, supermarket, sports centre, restaurant, cinema, swimming pool, harbour, park, hospital, library, school, gym, church, hotel, garage, castle
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Wordsearch

Complete the conversation with the words from below. Janet and Margaret are in Rome. sightseeing, monuments, map, restaurant, fountain, museum, town
Janet: So, what do you want to do on our first day in Rome? Margaret: I want to go to the Trevi (1) __________________ and then see the Spanish Steps. Janet: OK. I want to go to the Vatican (2) __________________. Margaret: Is it open today? Janet: I think so. Margaret: Great! I really want to see all the old churches. Janet: Oh, yes, there are a lot of churches here. Margaret: Yes, especially in the old part of (3) __________________. Janet: Yeah, the buildings are so old here, and so beautiful. Margaret: Do you have the (4) __________________ from the hotel with you? Janet: Yes. Its got all of the (5) __________________ on it. Margaret: Great. Theres so much to see! Janet: Hey, shall we have breakfast before we go (6) __________________? Margaret: OK. I really want some pizza. Theres a great (7) __________________ in this street. Janet: Pizza? For breakfast? Margaret: Yes, of course. When in Rome, do as the Romans do!

Vocabulary
Conversation completion

Work with a partner. Ask and answer the questions.

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Speaking questions My city

What can you buy at these shops?

bookshop, greengrocers, butchers, chemists, newsagents, bakery, florists, fishmongers, stationers, sweet shop, ironmongers (hardware store in US English), tailors

Descriptions

1. Whats the best thing about your town/city? 2. What could be done to improve your town/city? 3. Whats the most populous city in your country? 4. Whats the prettiest, most beautiful town/city in your country? 5. Why do you like/dislike about living in the city? 6. What are some of the advantages/disadvantages of living in a city?

Match the verbs from Box A to the words in Box B. Make 5 sentences about the things you can do in a town/city.

Collocations
Box A

Box B
sightseeing, a drink in a bar, people-watching, in a restaurant, a boat trip, swimming, the swimming pool, the park, the cinema, in the park, shopping, souvenirs, a museum, the sights

walk, visit, go, take, buy, go to, eat, do, have, see

For example: You can have a drink in a bar. You can eat in a restaurant.
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Unit 1 City Sights

Language Structures: To be, Have got, There is / There are
We use the verb to be to talk about our age, where we are from, etc. For example: a) Im Jessica. b) Shes from Slovenia. We use There is / There are to talk about the existence of something. For example: a) Theres a nice restaurant in this street. b) There are two castles in the town.

Grammar
To be
Affirmative
Im happy. Youre happy. Hes happy. Shes happy. Its happy. Were happy. Theyre happy.

Negative
Im not happy. You arent happy. He isnt happy. She isnt happy. It isnt happy. We arent happy. They arent happy.

Interrogative
Am I happy? Are you happy? Is he happy? Is she happy? Is it happy? Are we happy? Are they happy?

Have got

We can use have / has got to talk about possession. For example: a) Shes got a new car. b) Theyve got a beautiful house.

Affirmative
Ive got a car. Youve got a car. Hes got a car. Shes got a car. Its got a car. Weve got a car. Theyve got a car.

Negative
I havent got a car. You havent got a car. He hasnt got a car. She hasnt got a car. It hasnt got a car. We havent got a car. They havent got a car.

Interrogative
Have I got a car? Have you got a car? Has he got a car? Has she got a car? Has it got a car? Have we got a car? Have they got a car?

Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of the verb to be.
1. Phoebe __________________ at school. 2. Jasmine and Brandon __________________ in the garden. 3. You __________________ 29 years old, arent you? 4. I __________________ from Australia. 5. Rosie __________________ at the cinema. 6. We __________________ (not) at home. 7. They __________________ at the cinema. 8. She __________________ (not) in the library.

Sentence completion

Complete the e-mail with the correct form of a verb. Use to be or have got.

E-mail completion

Ryan@yahoo.com my trip to France

Circle the correct options.

Word choice

1. Theres / There are two museums in the city. 2. Theres / There are some great restaurants near here. 3. Theres / There are a castle just outside the town. 4. Theres / There are three statues in the main square. 5. There isnt / There arent a shopping centre near here. 6. There isnt / There arent any public toilets in the centre.

Hi Ryan, Im in a small town in the south of France. It (1) __________________ really beautiful. At the moment, I (2) __________________ sitting in a caf in the town square. Im doing a bit of people-watching and Im writing this e-mail from my computer. It (3) __________________ an incredible little town. It (4) __________________ (not) very big, but there (5) __________________ three museums and there (6) __________________ a castle you can visit just outside the town. It (7) __________________ a lot of great restaurants with delicious food, and they (8) __________________ (not) expensive at all. There (9) __________________ a beautiful fountain in the middle of the square. Ill take a photo of it and send it to you. Speak soon, Love from Rebecca.

Complete the sentences with the correct form of have got.

Sentence completion

1. The city __________________ a lot of Italian restaurants. 2. They __________________ (not) a map with them. 3. She __________________ long hair. 4. He __________________ (not) brown eyes. 5. The town __________________ a really old castle. 6. It __________________ a lot of museums in the centre. 7. You __________________ (not) a lot of work to do. 8. She __________________ a new car.

Work with a partner. Ask and answer the questions. Answer with: Yes, I have. / No, I havent. / Yes, there is/are. / No, there isnt / arent. 1. Have you got a house by the beach? 2. Are there many museums in your city? 3. Have you got a pet cat or dog? 4. Is there a swimming pool near your house? 5. Have you got three bedrooms in your house? 6. Are there any parks near your house? 7. Are there any statues of famous people near where you work? 8. Is there a post office near your house?
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Fluency practice

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Unit 2 Celebrity Alert

Vocabulary: Describing people Language structures: The Present Simple Useful expressions: Asking about someone; Expressing surprise

Objectives

Match the actors and actresses (1-10) to their films (a-j). 1. Scarlett Johansson e 2. Ben Stiller 3. Jennifer Aniston 4. Brad Pitt 5. Nicole Kidman 6. Robert De Niro 7. Bruce Willis 8. Gwyneth Paltrow 1 9. Clint Eastwood

Film stars

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a. Meet the Parents b. Shakespeare in Love c. Pulp Fiction d. Analyse This e. Lost in Translation f. Along Came Polly g. Oceans Twelve h. A Fistful of Dollars i. Australia
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1. What do you know about these actors/actresses? 2. Who are the most famous actors/actresses in your country? 3. Are any actors/actresses from your country worldfamous? Who?
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Discussion

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Unit 2 Celebrity Alert

Vocabulary: Describing people 1 Adjective matching
Use the adjectives below to describe famous people. Make 4 sentences. big, beautiful, thin, skinny, long, small, short, fat, attractive, pretty, good-looking, athletic, tall, funny, charming, intelligent, kind, ambitious, creative, healthy, cool, well-dressed, boring, friendly, hard-working, crazy, shy, sensitive, strange, weird, mysterious, wonderful, incredible, fantastic, talented
For example: Clint Eastwood is tall and talented.

Hes got (5) l_ _ _ brown hair and (6) gr_ _ _ eyes. Finley: And whos your least favourite person? Keira: Well, there isnt anyone who I hate, but I dont get on very well with my boss. Finley: Whats she like? Keira: Well, shes really (7) tale_ _ _ _ and hard-working, but she isnt very (8) frie_ _ _ _. Finley: What does she look like? Keira: Shes really (9) bea_ _ _ _ _ _, with long (10) da_ _ hair and cold (11) bl_ _ eyes. Finley: She sounds scary! Keira: Yes, she is a bit.

Vocabulary

Add letters to complete the adjectives.

Finley: Keira: Finley: Keira:

Sentence completion

Work with a partner. Ask and answer the questions.

Speaking questions Personal information

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So, whos your best friend at work? Well, I really like Rob. Whats he like? Well, hes really (1) f_ n _ y and (2) int_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. Hes great to talk to and he always listens. Finley: What does he look like? Keira: Well, he isnt very (3) t_ _ _, but hes very (4) attr_ _ _ _ _ e.

1. Whos your favourite actor/actress? Describe him/her. 2. What kind of music do you like? 3. What do you do in your free time? 4. What do you do? / Whats your job? 5. What are you like as a person? 6. What do you look like? 7. What kind of films do you like? 8. What do you like to do at the weekends?

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Unit 2 Celebrity Alert

Language Structure: The Present Simple
Affirmative
I go. You go. He goes. She goes. It goes. We go. They go.
We use the Present Simple to describe regular habits and customs. We also use it to describe facts, to give opinions or to talk about things that are true. For example: a) She lives in Paris. b) The dog likes the park. Remember the third person s: She likes. He plays. etc. We can use adverbs of frequency with the Present Simple: always, often, usually, normally, sometimes, occasionally, hardly ever, never. We usually place the adverb directly before the verb. For example: a) He never arrives on time. b) She doesnt usually have any money.
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Negative

Grammar
Interrogative
Do I go? Do you go? Does he go? Does she go? Does it go? Do we go? Do they go?

I dont go. You dont go. He doesnt go. She doesnt go. It doesnt go. We dont go. They dont go.

Time expressions every Friday / on Mondays / once a week / twice a month / three times a day / in the morning / in the afternoon / in the evening / at the weekend / early / late / on time
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Complete the sentences/questions with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

Sentence completion

Conversation completion

1. She __________________ (like) to swim. 2. I __________________ (not go) to photography class. 3. We __________________ (play) tennis at the weekend. 4. He __________________ (read) a lot of books. 5. She __________________ (play) chess with her friends. 6. They __________________ (not like) cooking. 7. ___________ you __________________ (live) near here? 8. ___________ she __________________ (go) to the cinema very often?

Complete the sentences with your own ideas. Add adverbs of expression (always, sometimes, often, usually, normally, never)
1. I wake up at... I usually wake up at 7 in the morning. 2. I get up at... 3. I have breakfast at... 4. I leave home at... 5. I go to work by... 6. I go to work with... 7. I have lunch at... 8. I often eat... 9. I go home at... 10. I have dinner at... 11. I often... before going to bed. 12. I go to bed at...

Ideas completion

Molly: So, where (1) _______ you __________________ (work)? Ethan: I work in the centre of town. Molly: How long (2) ______ it __________________ (take) you to get to work? Ethan: Well, if there isnt much traffic, about 40 minutes. Molly: Do you go by car? Ethan: No, I (3) __________________ (not go) by car I take the bus and then I walk for about 10 minutes. Molly: What time do you have lunch? Ethan: I usually (4) __________________ (have) lunch at about 2 pm. Molly: How long is your lunch break? Ethan: Officially about one hour, but we can take longer if we want. Molly: And what (5) _____ you __________________ (have) for lunch? Ethan: I always go to the same restaurant with a colleague. Molly: Isnt that a bit boring? Ethan: Oh, no, there are a lot of dishes to choose from. Molly: What (6) _____ your colleague usually __________________ (have) to eat? Ethan: She always (7) __________________ (have) a salad and then a main course either fish or meat but she (8) __________________ (not have) a dessert. Molly: Very interesting.

Work with a partner. Ask and answer the questions. Use adverbs of frequency where appropriate.
1. What time do you get up? 2. When do you usually have breakfast? 3. Who do you go to work with? 4. What do you usually have for lunch? 5. What time do you leave work? 6. How often do you go to the cinema? 7. How long does it take you to get to work? 8. How often do you do exercise?

Fluency practice

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