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DEPARTURES
REVISED
BY
PETER VINEY
DEPARTURES
DEPARTURES
An intensive American English series for beginners
Student Book
REVISED
BY
PETER VINEY
OX FORD
UNIVERSITY PRESS
Costello,
Dee Deloy, John Edens, Sharon Hudak, Valerie
Marsella, Anthony Martin, Peg McGovern, Paddy
Mounter, Rebecca Perry, Tom Powers, Tim Raglin,
Jeff Seaver, Jeff Shelly Anne Stanley Stephan Van
Litsenborg
Hartley Bernard.
New American streamlinedepartures: an intensive
American English course for beginners: student book / Bernard
Hartley and Peter Viney. p. cm.
"Based on the American adaptation by Flamm/
Northam Authors and Publishers Services, Inc."
ISBN 0-19-434825-3 (student bk.). ISBN 0-19- 434827-X
(teacher's bk). ISBN 0-19-434828-8 (cassette). ISBN 0-19434847-4 (CD)
1. English languageTextbooks for foreign speakers.
2. English languageUnited States.
3. Americanisms. I. Viney, Peter.
PE1128.H375 1994
428.2'4dc20
93-23028
No unauthorized photocopying.
33Every day
34What's My Job?
35Karaoke
36A questionnaire
37What do they do every day?
38Well or badly?
39Leisure time
40Lost in Niagara Falls
41Personal information
42Where were vou?
Grammar
summaries
46 In the office
47 The Legend of Willy the Kid
48 Foreign vacations
49 Survivors
50 Fifth Avenue
51 Talking about the past
52 The Six O'clock News
53 Twins
54 Dinner with a star
55 An accident
56 An investigation
57 Pictures from the past
58 Miami Police Squad
59 Telephoning
60 Personal history
61 On the moon
62 Where's it gone?
63 What have you done?
64 City and country
65 Europa Tours
66 Elmer calls home
67 Have you ever...?
68 Dr. Finkel's invention
69 A hard life
70 The trivia game
71 CN Tower
72 I'll do it!
73 Comparing things
74 Something,
nothing,
everything
75 Four lives
76 An electronic world?
77 Battle of the Bands
78 The Weekly Gazette
79 Special occasions
80 ...The End
Vocabulary
Irregular
verbs
anything,
Exercise 1
Exercise 2
David Clark
Linda Rivera
Alan Lee
Susan Lee
John Green
Carol Green
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Is she a teacher?
No, she isnt.
Is she a student?
Yes, she is.
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you
from
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not,
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Fine
thaoKS,
And. you?
Exercise 3
Fvne
thanhs
Exercise 4
Are you a
teacher?
.
Are you a
student?
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Is he from the
United States?
No, he isnt.
Wheres he from?
Hes from Canada.
. . . France?
No, . . ..
. . . Brazil?
.
. . .?
. . .?
. . . Mexico.
. . . Japan.
Excuse
me!
I:
J:
I:
J:
Excuse me!
Yes?
Are you American?
Pardon me?
I: Are you from the
United States?
J: Yes, we are.
I: Oh. I'm American too.
Are you here on vacation? J:
No, we aren't. We're here on
business.
J: Coffee?
I: Yes, please.
J: Cream?
I: No, thanks. J: Sugar?
I: Yes, please.
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6. . . . .
. . . Mexican.
Spanish.
7.8. .
. . Brazilian.
9.............
. . . Australian.
10.. . ..
. . .Japanese
What is
it?
Anna: What is it? Is it a
fly? Mike: No, it isn't.
Anna: Is it a mosquito?
Mike: Uh.... Yes. Yes, it is.
Anna: Oh, no! It isn't a
mosquito,
Mike.
It's a bee!
Exercise 1
Example: a car . $ .
an egg . .
a glass . . . a
table . . . a bus ... an
apple . . . a
purse . . . a knife . . .
a key ... a chair ... a
train . . . an iron ... a
plate ... a cup . . . an
umbrella . . . a
window . . . a
watch ... a spoon
an orange a
fork . . . a shelf . . . a
truck . . . a pen
a door a lemon .
. . a taxi . . .
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Exercise 2
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3.. ..
4.. ..
5.
2.
6.
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7.. .. .
8.
.
1. What is it?
2. What are they?
Its a clock.
Theyre radios.
3. . . .?
. . . airplane.
5. . . .?
. . . beds.
. . . houses.
6. . . .?
. . . towel.
What's your
name?
Mr. Stem: Good evening. Desk
clerk: Good evening, sir.
What's your name?
Mr. Stem: Stem. My name's
Thomas Stern.
Desk clerk: Oh, yes, Mr. Stem.
Room 15. Here's your key. Mr.
Stem: Thank you.
Desk clerk: You're welcome.
Bell captain: Is this your
suitcase?
Mr. Stem: No, it isn't.
Bell captain: Oh, is that your
suitcase over there?
Mr. Stem: Yes, it is.
Exercise 1
Look at 13.
What's her job? She's a hotel
manager.
Look at 14.
What's his job? He's a cashier.
Look at 15.
What are their jobs?
They're waiters.
Look at 16.
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e.
Look at 17.
. .
Look at 18.
. . .?
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Look at 19.
. . .?
.
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Exercise 2
Look at 20.
What's
his
job? He's a
pilot.
21. . . . ?
22. . . .?
23.
24.
Use these
words: police
officers flight
attendants taxi
driver mechanic
Exercise 3
Whats your
name?
Whats your job?
I'm cold
Exercise
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2. Hes
3. Shes
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Exercise 4
Where are the compact discs?
They're on the coffee table.
Wheres the rug?
It's in the living room.
Answer the questions:
1. Wheres the television?
2.
3.
4.
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Exercise 4
Describe these people.
Use these words:
cape/tights/dress/apron/boots/mask
Dan: It's a
1936 Cord.
Erica:
It's
beautiful! Is
your
car?
Dan:
No.. .no, it
isn't.
Erica:
Whose car
it?
Dan:
It's
Jessica
Montana's
car. Erica:
Jessica
Montana?
Who's
she?
Dan: She's
boss.
Exercise 1
Who is it? It's Erica.
Write sentences for B and C.
it
is
my
Exercise 2
What is it? It's a
backpack.
What are they?
They're sunglasses.
Write sentences for 3-12.
Exercise 3
Whose backpack is it ?
It's Erica's backpack.
2. Whose sunglasses arc
they? They're
Jessica's sunglasses.
Write sentences for 3-12.
Look at this:
Look at Dick.
Hes Annes husband.
Hes Johns father.
Look at Anne.
Shes Dicks wife.
Shes Sues mother.
Look at John.
Hes their son.
Hes Sues brother.
Look at Sue.
Shes their daughter.
Shes Johns sister.
Kelly: What?
Kelly: There's some oil right there.. .in the bottle on the shelf.
Steve: OK. Sorry.
Steve: Where's the oil? There isn't any oil in the cabinet.
oil/bottle
sugar/bowl
water/pitcher honey/jar
rice/box
milk/glass
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A: How much is the steak?
B: Its fourteen dollars and eighty
cents.
A: How much are the mushrooms?
B: Theyre four dollars and thirty
cents.
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Ask and answer about the menu.
Exercise 2
A: Which soup would you like?
B: Id like the onion soup.
Ask and answer about the menu.
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Exercise 1
Dont look at the instructions. Look at
the picture above. Work with a partner.
Give her/him instructions.
Exercise 2
Work with a partner. Your partner is a
robot. Give her/him instructions.
Exercise
Zachs a rock star.
Zach's famous. Zach's house is
large. He'd like a family. Continue.
English teacher.
Sally:
Exercise
Cook? No,
Example:
he can't.
/ can swim, but l
Annie: My
can't ski. Write ten
dad is a
sentences.
wonderful
cook.
Sally: Really?
Annie: Yes, and he can paint and play the
piano, too.
Sally: Oh. My dad can't do that. But my mom is
beautiful and smart and she can....
Questions
1. Is
Sallys
father big?
2. Is he ugly?
3. Can he play
football?
4. Can he play
the piano?
5. Can he ski?
6.
7.
8.
9.
Can he cook?
Is Annies father athletic?
Is he smart?
Can he speak Arabic?
a cup of coffee a
cup of tea a glass
of water a glass of
milk a can of soda
a bottle of mineral
water
I: Excuse me....
J: Yes, can I help you?
I: I'd like a pair of shoes,
please. J: What color would
you like?
I: Brown.
J: What size are you?
I: Seven. Can I try them on?
J: Sure.
a pair of shoes a
pair of sneakers a
pair of jeans a pair
of boots
a frozen yogurt an
ice-cream cone a
milk shake an icecream float
a cookie a
sandwich a piece
of cake a piece of
candy a piece of
fruit
a sweater a jacket
a raincoat
in a cup/in a sugar
cone
to stay (eat in)/ to
go (take out) in a
paper cup/ in a
glass
$1.95/$1.85/
$2.25/$2.35
Look at the picture and make conversations.
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three children
Exercise 2
Example: a job
Does he have a job? No, he doesn't.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
a house
a car
a TV
any money
any children
Exercise 3
Example:
brother
1 have a brother.
Mercedes 1 don't have a Mercedes.
Exercise 4
Answer these questions with Yes, I do or No, I
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
don't.
Questions
1. What are their names?
2. Where are they from?
3. What are their jobs?
4. Does Chuck have a new car?
5. Does he have a Chevrolet or a Honda?
6. Do they have an apartment?
7. Do they have any children?
Exercise 5
Write questions. Ask a partner the questions.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
computer?
calculator?
VCR?
any compact discs?
any videocassettes?
1. .
2. .
3. .
4. .
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
gold .
.
.?
money
. ..?
rings .
. .?
watches .
..?
Which one?
Exercise 1
cookie
pens