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Talk a Lot Spoken English Course Elementary Book 3 Unit 1: Learning English (28 pages) Note: all activities include full answers. For detailed instructions on how to use each activity, please see the Talk a Lot Elementary Handbook, which is available as a free download from www.englishbanana.com. Contents Sentence Focus Activities Sentence Blocks + Extensions Connected Sentence Cards Connected Speech Template Word Focus Activities Discussion Words + IPA Version Discussion Words Question Sheet Information Exchange Multi-Purpose Text: • • • • Original Text + Spot the Difference Gap-Fill + Multiple Choice Questions Comprehension Questions + True, False, or Unknown? Glossary of New Words .pdf file users: Click this icon (left) to access the contents! Free Practice Activities Discussion Questions Agree or Disagree? Role Plays + Extensions Continuous Assessment Tests Vocabulary Test Lesson Test You may freely print, copy, distribute, sell, and give away these materials, subject to our Free Copying Licence. (Please visit www.englishbanana.com for more details.) Talk a Lot Learning English Sentence Blocks Where here, What (Present Simple) Ala is an English student at the smallest language school in Torun. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. (Present Continuous) We’re studying past perfect verbs after break. When (Past Simple) of revision. Leroy passed his exam last month because he did a lot Why (Past Continuous) Kenneth and Maria were writing the vowels and consonants of the English alphabet in their notebooks. Who (Present Perfect) I’ve finished both of my assignments. How many (Modal Verbs) Hayley has to do her homework before she goes to work tonight. What (Future Forms) Next week we’re going to start Unit Three. When (First Conditional) If Ali passes his speaking exam, he will move up to level five. Which For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! Talk a Lot Elementary Book 3 © English Banana.com Talk a Lot Learning English Sentence Blocks Note: the last two lines of each sentence block will vary. Below there are examples given for each sentence block, but students should think of their own way to get the negative forms in the last line. See the Talk a Lot Elementary Handbook for full instructions (available free from www.englishbanana.com). Answers 1. (Present Simple) Ala is an English student at the smallest language school in Torun. / Where is Ala an English student? / At the smallest language school in Torun. / Is Ala an English student at the smallest language school in Torun? / Yes, she is. / Is Ala an English student at the largest language school in Gdansk? / No, she isn’t. Ala isn’t an English student at the largest language school in Gdansk. 2. (Present Continuous) We’re studying past perfect verbs after break. / When are we studying past perfect verbs? / After break. / Are we studying past perfect verbs after break? / Yes, we are. / Are we studying past perfect verbs tomorrow morning? / No, we aren’t. We aren’t studying past perfect verbs tomorrow morning. 3. (Past Simple) Leroy passed his exam last month because he did a lot of revision. / Why did Leroy pass his exam last month? / Because he did a lot of revision. / Did Leroy pass his exam last month because he did a lot of revision? / Yes, he did. / Did Leroy pass his exam last month because he was lucky? / No, he didn’t. Leroy didn’t pass his exam last month because he was lucky. 4. (Past Continuous) Kenneth and Maria were writing the vowels and consonants of the English alphabet in their notebooks. / Who was writing the vowels and consonants of the English alphabet in their notebooks? / Kenneth and Maria were. / Were Kenneth and Maria writing the vowels and consonants of the English alphabet in their notebooks? / Yes, they were. / Were Daria and Jacob writing the vowels and consonants of the English alphabet in their notebooks? / No, they weren’t. Daria and Jacob weren’t writing the vowels and consonants of the English alphabet in their notebooks. 5. (Present Perfect) I’ve finished both of my assignments. / How many of your assignments have you finished? / Both of them. / Have you finished both of your assignments? / Yes, I have. / Have you finished only one of your assignments? / No, I haven’t. I haven’t finished only one of my assignments. 6. (Modal Verbs) Hayley has to do her homework before she goes to work tonight. / What does Hayley have to do before she goes to work tonight? / Her homework. / Does Hayley have to do her homework before she goes to work tonight? / Yes, she does. / Does Hayley have to make a birthday cake before she goes to work tonight? / No, she doesn’t. Hayley doesn’t have to make a birthday cake before she goes to work tonight. 7. (Future Forms) Next week we’re going to start Unit Three. / When are we going to start Unit Three? / Next week. / Are we going to start Unit Three next week? / Yes, we are. / Are we going to start Unit Three in a fortnight? / No, we aren’t. We aren’t going to start Unit Three in a fortnight. 8. (First Conditional) If Ali passes his speaking exam, he will move up to level five. / Which level will Ali move up to, if he passes his speaking exam? / Level five. / Will Ali move up to level five, if he passes his speaking exam? / Yes, he will. / Will Ali move up to level six, if he passes his speaking exam? / No, he won’t. Ali won’t move up to level six, if he passes his speaking exam. Sentence Block Extensions For all of the sentence block starting sentences there are at least two different wh- question words that can be used to make sentence blocks. In one case up to four different sentence blocks can be made from the same starting sentence when using different wh- question words. There isn’t room here to print in full all of the sentence block extensions from this unit. Hopefully, the answers given above will give you the teacher (or you the student) enough guidance to be able to make the sentence block extensions for this unit with confidence. For example, let’s look at the first starting sentence from this unit: Ala is an English student at the smallest language school in Torun. On the handout the wh- question word that is given is “Where”, but this starting sentence also works equally well with three other wh- question words: “What kind”, “Who”, and “Which”: For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! Talk a Lot Elementary Book 3 © English Banana.com Talk a Lot Learning English Sentence Blocks What kind of student is Ala at the smallest language school in Torun? Who is an English student at the smallest language school in Torun? At which language school in Torun is Ala an English student? The idea is easy. Change the wh- question word each time and you can make several completely different sentence blocks from the original starting sentence, simply by finding the relevant information for the answer in the starting sentence. As you can see, sometimes the same wh- question word can be used more than once to make different sentence blocks. You could cut out and give the section below to students: ------------------------------------------------------------Learning English ------------------------------------------------------------ Make new sentence blocks from the starting sentences in this unit using different “wh-” question words: WHAT 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. what kind what (x2) what kind WHERE WHEN WHO who who who WHY WHICH which which HOW what (x2) what (x2) what (x2) what (x2) what (x2) when where when when which who who who which Talk a Lot Elementary Book 3 from English Banana.com ------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! Talk a Lot Elementary Book 3 © English Banana.com Talk a Lot Learning English Connected Sentence Cards (Page 1/3) Ala is an English student at the smallest language school in Torun. We’re studying past perfect verbs after break. Leroy passed his exam last month because he did a lot of revision. Kenneth and Maria were writing the vowels and next page > For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! Talk a Lot Elementary Book 3 © English Banana.com Talk a Lot Learning English Connected Sentence Cards (Page 2/3) consonants of the English alphabet in their notebooks. I’ve finished both of my assignments. Hayley has to do her homework before she goes to work tonight. Next week we’re going to start Unit Three. If Ali passes his speaking exam, next page > For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! Talk a Lot Elementary Book 3 © English Banana.com Talk a Lot Learning English Connected Sentence Cards (Page 3/3) he will move up to level five. For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! Talk a Lot Elementary Book 3 © English Banana.com Talk a Lot Learning English 2. We’re studying past perfect verbs after break. 5 vowel sound: 4 stressed syllable: 1 content word: studying past perfect verbs break. 2 no. of syllables: 1 function word: We're after 7 6 8 connecting sounds: weak forms: features of C.S.: W W 9 missing/new sound: 10 3 3 example(s) with IPA: suffixes: compound nouns: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 7 cc cv vc vv connecting sounds: consonant sound to consonant sound consonant sound to vowel sound vowel sound to consonant sound vowel sound to vowel sound 8 features of connected speech: GLACIER: Glottal stops Linking Assimilation an empty space without sound syllables connect together a sound changes Contraction a word is shortened a new sound appears – a sound disappears syllables connect with L\L Intrusion Elision R-linking LïL==or LàL sound LêL Talk a Lot Elementary Book 3 © English Banana.com Talk a Lot Learning English 2. We’re studying past perfect verbs after break. 5 vowel sound: L¾L L^WL L‰WL L‰WL LÉfL 4 stressed syllable: º studying º past º perfect º verbs º break. 1 content word: 2 no. of syllables: ººº We're º ºº º after º 1 function word: 7 6 8 connecting sounds: weak forms: features of C.S.: W vc cc cc cc cv W vc L L E E L L 9 missing/new sound: LíL We’re studying: LíL LDé^WëDé‰WKÑfâDî‰WÄòL 10 3 3 7 cc cv vc vv example(s) with IPA: suffixes: compound nouns: connecting sounds: LïfDëí¾KÇfKàfÏL past perfect verbs: none none 8 features of connected speech: consonant sound to consonant sound consonant sound to vowel sound vowel sound to consonant sound vowel sound to vowel sound Glottal stops Linking Assimilation GLACIER: an empty space without sound syllables connect together a sound changes Contraction a word is shortened a new sound appears – a sound disappears syllables connect with L\L Intrusion Elision R-linking LïL==or LàL sound LêL Talk a Lot Elementary Book 3 © English Banana.com Talk a Lot Learning English Discussion Words word course student grammar partner auxiliary verb consonant qualification class answer letter vowel speaking school lesson question alphabet example vocabulary sentence noun writing teacher homework stress pronunciation verb listening language syllable dictionary reading test exercise examination adjective level break spelling sound For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! Talk a Lot Elementary Book 3 © English Banana.com Talk a Lot Learning English Discussion Words (with the IPA) Lï‰WÇL= = = LâlWëL= = = LDëíàìWKÇ]åíL= = = LDÖêôKã]L= = = LDé^WíKå]L= = = LlWâDòfäKà]êKáKî‰WÄL= = = LDâ?åKë]Kå]åíL= = = Lâï?äKfÑKfDâÉfKpåL= = = Lâä^WëL= = = LD^WåKë]L= = = LDäÉKí]L= = = Lî~r]äL= = = LDëéáWKâfÏL= = = LëâìWäL= = LfâëD^WãKéäL= = LDê~fKífÏL= = Léê]Kå¾åKëáDÉfKpåL= = LDëfäK]KÄäL= = = = = = = = LDäÉëK]åL= = Lî]rDâôKÄà]Kä]KêáL= = LDíáWKíp]L= = Lî‰WÄL= = LDÇfâKpåK]êKáL= = LfâKòôãKfåDÉfKpåL= = LDëéÉäKfÏL= = = = = = = = LDâïÉëKípåL= = LDëÉåKí]åëL= = LDÜ]rãKï‰WâL= = LDäfKëåKfÏL== = = = = = = = LDôäKÑ]KÄÉíL= = = Lå~råL= = = LëíêÉëL= = = LDäôÏKÖïfÇwL= = = LDêáWÇKfÏL= LíÉëíL= = = LDÉâëK]Kë~fòL= = LÄêÉfâL= = LDô\KÇwfâKífîL= = Lë~råÇL= = LDäÉîKäL= = = For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! Talk a Lot Elementary Book 3 © English Banana.com Talk a Lot Learning English General Questions 1. Are there any words or phrases that you don’t know? Find them in a dictionary. 2. Take some cards. Describe the word or phrase on a card without saying it. 3. How many words and phrases have… a) 1 syllable, b) 2 syllables, c) 3 syllables, d) 4 syllables, e) 5 syllables? 4. Put words and phrases with more than one syllable into groups according to where the strong stress falls. 5. Put the words and phrases into alphabetical order. 6. Find and put into groups… a) compound nouns, b) words with suffixes. 7. Put together words and phrases that have the same number of letters. 8. Put together words and phrases that start with the same letter. 9. How many words and phrases can you remember when they are all turned over? 10. Put words and phrases that contain the same sounds into groups, using the IPA. Lesson Questions 1. Which word sounds like… a) round, b) curb, c) bird, d) owl, e) better, f) fighting? 2. Which word or phrase means a verb that has no meaning in a sentence? 3. Which word or phrase has twenty six letters? 4. Put all of the different parts of a sentence together into a group, and give five examples of each. 5. This book contains thousands of words in alphabetical order. 6. a) Put all of the different skills into a group. b) Put them into order depending on how important they are when you are learning English. 7. This is something that you can’t do in the classroom. 8. Find all of the people and say what each one does. 9. This is something that students and teachers all look forward to from time to time! 10. Almost every word in English contains at least one of these. 11. Put all of the words and phrases that begin with a vowel sound into a group, then group them by vowel sound. For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! Talk a Lot Elementary Book 3 © English Banana.com Talk a Lot Learning English Discussion Words Question Sheet Answers General Questions 1. Answers will vary. 2. Answers will vary. 3. a) 11 words have 1 syllable: word, course, class, vowel, school, noun, stress, verb, test, break, sound. b) 16 words have 2 syllables: student, grammar, partner, answer, letter, speaking, lesson, question, sentence, writing, teacher, homework, language, reading, level, spelling. c) 7 words have 3 syllables: consonant, alphabet, example, listening, syllable, exercise, adjective. d) 1 word has 4 syllables: dictionary. e) 5 words and phrases have 5 syllables: auxiliary verb, qualification, vocabulary, pronunciation, examination. 4. 2 syllables: all of the words have the strong stress on the first syllable: student, grammar, partner, answer, letter, speaking, lesson, question, sentence, writing, teacher, homework, language, reading, level, spelling. 3 syllables: these words have the strong stress on the first syllable: consonant, alphabet, listening, syllable, adjective, exercise; this word has the strong stress on the middle syllable: example. 4 syllables: this word has the strong stress on the first syllable: dictionary. 5 syllables: these words and phrases have the strong stress on the second syllable: auxiliary verb, vocabulary; these words have the strong stress on the fourth syllable: qualification, pronunciation, examination. 5. Adjective, alphabet, answer, auxiliary verb, break, class, consonant, course, dictionary, examination, example, exercise, grammar, homework, language, lesson, letter, level, listening, noun, partner, pronunciation, qualification, question, reading, school, sentence, sound, speaking, spelling, stress, student, syllable, teacher, test, verb, vocabulary, vowel, word, writing. 6. a) The following word is a compound noun: homework (home + work). b) The following words contain suffixes: speaking, writing, listening, reading, spelling; qualification, question, pronunciation, examination; partner, answer, letter, teacher; vocabulary, dictionary; example, syllable; consonant; grammar; lesson; exercise; adjective. 7. 4 letters: noun, test, verb, word. 5 letters: break, class, level, sound, vowel. 6 letters: answer, course, lesson, letter, school, stress. 7 letters: example, grammar, partner, reading, student, teacher, writing. 8 letters: alphabet, exercise, homework, language, question, sentence, speaking, spelling, syllable. 9 letters: adjective, consonant, listening. 10 letters: dictionary, vocabulary. 11 letters: examination. 13 letters: auxiliary verb, pronunciation, qualification. 8. See answer to number 5 above. 9. Answers will vary. 10. There are many possible answers to this question; for example, “grammar”, “alphabet”, and “adjective” all contain the vowel sound LôL. Use the phonetic chart on p.18.6 of the Talk a Lot Elementary Handbook (available free from www.englishbanana.com) and the phonetic spellings of the vocabulary words on the Discussion Words (with the IPA) handout to help your students put the words into sound groups. Lesson Questions 1. a) sound. b) verb. c) word. d) vowel. e) letter. f) writing. 2. Auxiliary verb. 3. Alphabet. 4. Answers will vary. Sample answer: auxiliary verb (be, do, have, can, must); noun (coat, dog, house, pencil, shop); verb (go, eat, read, have, be); adjective (big, small, hot, cold, purple). Note: students may also suggest that other words are technically part of a sentence too, such as “word”, “letter”, “consonant”, “vowel”, etc. 5. Dictionary. 6. a) grammar, speaking, spelling, writing, listening, reading, pronunciation, vocabulary. b) Answers will vary. For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! Talk a Lot Elementary Book 3 © English Banana.com Talk a Lot Learning English Discussion Words Question Sheet 7. Homework. (It should be done at home!) 8. Teacher – prepares and teaches lessons; partner – somebody with whom you can work during a lesson; student – a person who has lessons in order to learn something. 9. Break. 10. Vowel. 11. The following words and phrases begin with a vowel sound: LlWL auxiliary verb; L^WL=answer; LôL=alphabet, adjective; LÉL example, exercise, examination. For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! Talk a Lot Elementary Book 3 © English Banana.com Talk a Lot Learning English – Who would you sit next to? Student A Ask and answer questions to complete the gaps, and find out information about four students at a language school in Bath. Who would you sit next to in an English class? Why? STUDENT A Javier / Juárez 22.11.64 / 44 STUDENT B First Name / Surname Date of Birth / Age Address Phone Number Country / First Language Level # Years Learning English Reason for Learning English 19 Inglesbatch Avenue Mexico / Mexican Belgium / Belgian advanced husband STUDENT C STUDENT D work First Name / Surname Date of Birth / Age Address Phone Number Country / First Language Level # Years Learning English Reason for Learning English 06.09.85 / 23 07228 6190870 (mobile) 18 Southdown Way none Japan / Japanese 4 6 travel ------------------------------------------------------------ -----------------------------------------------------------Student B Ask and answer questions to complete the gaps, and find out information about four students at a language school in Bath. Who would you sit next to in an English class? Why? STUDENT A First Name / Surname Date of Birth / Age Address Phone Number Country / First Language Level # Years Learning English Reason for Learning English STUDENT B Suzanne / Gillain 13.06.77 / 31 07864 5492332 (mobile) Flat 2, Lower Bristol Street 01749 5549871 (home) intermediate 23 15 First Name / Surname Date of Birth / Age Address Phone Number Country / First Language Level # Years Learning English Reason for Learning English STUDENT C Gabriela / de Ramon 447 Nailwell Road Chile / Chilean pre-intermediate STUDENT D Haruki / Akiyama 31.01.91 / 18 elementary university For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! Talk a Lot Elementary Book 3 © English Banana.com Talk a Lot Learning English Information Exchange Answers Learning English – Who would you sit next to? Task: “Ask and answer questions to complete the gaps, and find out information about four students at a language school in Bath. Who would you sit next to in an English class? Why?” STUDENT A [male] Javier / Juárez 22.11.64 / 44 Flat 2, Lower Bristol Street 01749 5549871 (home) Mexico / Mexican intermediate 23 work STUDENT C [female] Gabriela / de Ramon 06.09.85 / 23 447 Nailwell Road 07228 6190870 (mobile) Chile / Chilean pre-intermediate 6 travel STUDENT B [female] Suzanne / Gillain 13.06.77 / 31 19 Inglesbatch Avenue 07864 5492332 (mobile) Belgium / Belgian advanced 15 husband STUDENT D [male] Haruki / Akiyama 31.01.91 / 18 18 Southdown Way none Japan / Japanese elementary 4 university First Name / Surname Date of Birth / Age Address Phone Number Country / First Language Level # Years Learning English Reason for Learning English First Name / Surname Date of Birth / Age Address Phone Number Country / First Language Level # Years Learning English Reason for Learning English “Who would you sit next to…?” Answers will vary. Ensure that students produce reasons why they would prefer to sit next to one student rather than another. For example: “I would sit next to Haruki, because we’re the same age...” etc. Sample Questions What is Student __________’s first name? What is Student __________’s surname? What is Student __________’s date of birth? How old is Student __________? What is Student __________’s address? What is Student __________’s phone number? Which country is Student __________ from? What is Student __________’s first language? What level is Student __________ at? How many years has Student __________ been learning English? Why is Student __________ learning English? Examples What is Student B’s first name? What is Student A’s date of birth? How many years has Student C been learning English? Why is Student D learning English? [etc.] Extension: you could try to encourage some comparative/superlative questions too, if you have time. For example: Is Haruki younger than Gabriela? Which student has been learning English the longest? [etc.] Yes, he is. Javier has. Her first name is Suzanne. nd His date of birth is 22 November 1964. She has been learning English for six years. Because he needs it to get into university. Sample Answers His/her first name is __________. His/her surname is __________. His/her date of birth is __________. He/she is __________ years old. His/her address is __________. His/her phone number is __________. He/she is from __________. His/her first language is __________. He/she is at __________ level. He/she has been learning English for __________ years. He/she is learning English because __________. For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! Talk a Lot Elementary Book 3 © English Banana.com Talk a Lot Learning English Multi-Purpose Text Introductions (Original Text) Line 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Kathleen Jones is a lecturer in ESOL at a small further education college in Matlock Bath, Derbyshire. ESOL is short for English for Speakers of Other Languages. Kathleen teaches students from all over the world, who have decided to make their home in north Derbyshire. Kathleen was forty earlier this year, and her husband Rob, who is two years older than her, organised a big family party in their garden. Rob is a lorry driver and often works away from home. He drives up and down the country, delivering large loads of paper, bricks, and wood to many different companies. Rob and Kathleen have two children. Dennis is nineteen and has been working as a trainee mechanic since he left college. Maggie is still at school and is currently studying hard for her GCSEs, which she will take next summer. Kathleen works part-time at the college, on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday mornings. She really enjoys her job because she gets to meet some really interesting people, and has the opportunity to find out about their lives and cultures. She often asks students to prepare presentations on the subject of their home country. Kathleen has been teaching English for about ten years. Before that she worked in a solicitor’s office in Alfreton. (211 words) ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ Introductions (Text with 20 Differences) Kathleen 1. Smith (Jones) is a lecturer in ESOL at a 2. large (small) further education college in Matlock Bath, Derbyshire. ESOL 3. stands (is short) for English for Speakers of Other Languages. Kathleen teaches students from all over the 4. country (world), who have decided to 5. live (make their home) in north Derbyshire. Kathleen was 6. sixty (forty) earlier this year, and her husband Rob, who is 7. a few (two) years older than her, organised a big family party in their garden. Rob is a lorry driver and 8. sometimes (often) works away from home. He drives 9. around (up and down) the country, delivering large loads of paper, bricks, and wood to many different companies. Rob and 10. Kathy (Kathleen) have two children. Dennis is nineteen and has been working as a trainee mechanic since he left 11. school (college). Maggie is still at school and is currently studying hard for her GCSEs, which she will 12. make (take) next summer. Kathleen works 13. full-time (part-time) at the college, on Tuesday, Wednesday, and 14. Friday (Thursday) mornings. She really enjoys her job because she gets to 15. see (meet) some really interesting people, and has the opportunity to find out about their 16. wives (lives) and cultures. She often asks students to 17. write (prepare) presentations on the subject of 18. the (their) home country. 19. Maggie (Kathleen) has been teaching English for about ten years. Before that she worked in a solicitor’s office in 20. Galveston (Alfreton). For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! Talk a Lot Elementary Book 3 © English Banana.com Talk a Lot Learning English Multi-Purpose Text Introductions (Gap-Fill – Prepositions) Kathleen Jones is a lecturer in ESOL 1. ________________ a small further education college in Matlock Bath, Derbyshire. ESOL is short 2. ________________ English for Speakers 3. ________________ Other Languages. Kathleen teaches students 4. ________________ all over the world, who have decided to make their home 5. ________________north Derbyshire. Kathleen was forty earlier this year, and her husband Rob, who is two years older than her, organised a big family party 6. ________________ their garden. Rob is a lorry driver and often works away 7. ________________ home. He drives up and down the country, delivering large loads 8. ________________ paper, bricks, and wood 9. ________________ many different companies. Rob and Kathleen have two children. Dennis is nineteen and has been working 10. ________________ a trainee mechanic since he left college. Maggie is still 11. ________________ school and is currently studying hard 12. ________________ her GCSEs, which she will take next summer. Kathleen works part-time at the college, 13. ________________ Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday mornings. She really enjoys her job because she gets to meet some really interesting people, and has the opportunity to find out 14. ________________ their lives and cultures. She often asks students to prepare presentations on the subject of their home country. Kathleen has been teaching English 15. ________________ about ten years. Before that she worked in a solicitor’s office in Alfreton. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Introductions (Multiple Choice – Use of English) Kathleen Jones is a 1. a) teaches, b) lecturer, c) cleaner in ESOL at a small further education college in Matlock Bath, Derbyshire. ESOL is short for English for Speakers of Other Languages. Kathleen 2. a) learns, b) studies, c) teaches students from all over the 3. a) world, b) place, c) road, who have decided to make their home in 4. a) north, b) the, c) country Derbyshire. Kathleen was forty 5. a) early, b) earliest, c) earlier this year, and her husband Rob, who 6. a) be, b) is, c) has two years older than her, organised a big family party in 7. a) their, b) his, c) our garden. Rob is a lorry driver and often works away 8. a) with, b) to, c) from home. He drives up and down the country, 9. a) delivers, b) delivering, c) delivered large loads of paper, bricks, 10. a) and, b) an, c) but wood to many different companies. Rob and Kathleen have 11. a) children, b) a, c) two children. Dennis is nineteen and 12. a) has, b) he, c) have been working as a trainee mechanic since he left college. Maggie is still at school and is currently studying hard for her GCSEs, which she will take next summer. Kathleen works part-time at the college, on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday mornings. She really enjoys her job 13. a) while, b) when, c) because she gets to meet some really interesting people, and has the opportunity to find out about their lives and cultures. She often 14. a) informs, b) asks, c) makes students to prepare presentations on the subject of their home country. Kathleen has been teaching English for about ten 15. a) days, b) minutes, c) years. Before that she worked in a solicitor’s office in Alfreton. For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! Talk a Lot Elementary Book 3 © English Banana.com Talk a Lot Learning English Multi-Purpose Text Introductions (Comprehension Questions) 1. How old is Dennis? 2. Is Matlock Bath in south Derbyshire? 3. What is Dennis’s job? 4. How old is Kathleen? 5. Is Dennis a qualified mechanic? 6. What does ESOL mean? 7. What is Maggie doing at school? 8. What does Rob deliver? 9. Where does Kathleen teach ESOL? 10. When will Maggie take her GCSEs? 11. How long has Dennis been doing his current job? 12. Does Kathleen work on Tuesday afternoons? 13. Where did Kathleen used to work? 14. What did Rob organise earlier this year? 15. Does Kathleen work on Mondays? 16. What subject does Kathleen teach? -----------------------------------------------------------17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. Why does Kathleen enjoy her job? Who is Dennis? What is Kathleen’s husband called? How old is Rob? What does Rob do for a living? How long has Kathleen been teaching English? How many children have Rob and Kathleen got? Name two towns mentioned in the text. Is Maggie still at school? What kind of college does Kathleen work at? Where is Matlock Bath? What does Kathleen do on Wednesday mornings? What are GCSEs? What does Kathleen often ask students to prepare? ------------------------------------------------------------ Introductions (True, False, or Unknown?) 1. Kathleen works on Wednesday afternoons. 2. Kathleen finds her job a bit boring. 3. Kathleen has a happy family. 4. Kathleen used to work in a solicitor’s office as a clerk. 5. Dennis is very busy at work. 6. Rob is a bus driver. 7. Kathleen and Rob haven’t got any children. 8. Dennis was nineteen in February. 9. Dennis is ninety years old. 10. Kathleen teaches students from the UK. 11. Rob is two years older than Kathleen. 12. Kathleen is a cleaner. 13. Kathleen enjoyed her birthday party. 14. Maggie is a trainee mechanic. 15. Dennis is a trainee mechanic. 16. Kathleen works in Derby. 17. Rob is forty three years old. 18. Kathleen teaches students from all over the world. 19. Kathleen starts work at 9.30am. 20. Maggie is still at school. 21. Kathleen teaches German. 22. Dennis left college two years ago. 23. ESOL is short for English for Speakers of Other Languages. 24. Rob delivers paper, bricks, and cardboard. 25. Kathleen was forty earlier this year. 26. Kathleen enjoys her job. 27. Rob delivers to a few different companies. 28. Kathleen teaches students from France. 29. Kathleen has been teaching English for two years. 30. Rob delivers paper and bricks on Tuesdays. For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! Talk a Lot Elementary Book 3 © English Banana.com Talk a Lot Learning English Multi-Purpose Text Glossary of New Words Here are some words and phrases from the text that may be new to students. You could either pre-teach them, or encourage your students to find translations in a bi-lingual dictionary and write them in the gaps below. Stressed syllables are underlined. 1. lecturer (noun: teacher for adults) _____________________________ 2. Matlock Bath LDãôíKä?âDÄ^WqL= (place: town in Derbyshire, UK) ______________________ 3. decide (verb: make a decision) 4. organise (verb: arrange) 5. deliver (verb: take) 6. wood (noun: material from trees) 8. GCSEs LÇwáWKëáWKÉëDáWòL _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ 7. trainee mechanic (noun: person who is learning to be a mechanic) _____________________ (noun: school exams taken by 16 year olds in the UK) ______________ 9. part-time (adverbial: fewer hours than full-time) _____________________________ 10. opportunity (noun: possibility) 11. culture (noun: customs and traditions) 12. prepare (verb: plan) 13. presentation (noun: short talk) 14. solicitor (noun: lawyer in the UK) 15. Alfreton LDôäKÑê]Kí]åL Answers Introductions (Gap-Fill – Prepositions) 1. at 2. for 3. of 4. from 5. in 6. in 7. from 8. of 9. to 10. as 11. at 12. for 13. on 14. about 15. for (place: town in Derbyshire, UK) _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ Introductions (Multiple Choice – Use of English) 1. b) 2. c) 3. a) 4. a) 5. c) 6. b) 7. a) 8. c) 9. b) 10. a) 11. c) 12. a) 13. c) 14. b) 15. c) For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! Talk a Lot Elementary Book 3 © English Banana.com Talk a Lot Learning English Multi-Purpose Text Introductions (Comprehension Questions) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Nineteen. No, it’s in north Derbyshire. Trainee mechanic. Forty. No, he’s a trainee mechanic. English for Speakers of Other Languages. Studying for her GCSEs. Large loads of paper, bricks, and wood. At a small further education college in Matlock Bath, Derbyshire. Next summer. Since he left college. No. In a solicitor’s office in Alfreton. A big family party for Kathleen’s fortieth birthday. No. 16. ESOL or English. 17. Because she gets to meet some really interesting people, and learn about their lives and cultures. 18. Kathleen and Rob’s son. 19. Rob. 20. Forty two. 21. Lorry driver. 22. Ten years. 23. Two. 24. Matlock Bath and Alfreton. 25. Yes. 26. A small further education college. 27. In Derbyshire, UK. 28. She teaches ESOL or English. 29. School exams taken by 16 year olds in the UK. 30. Presentations on the subject of their home country 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Introductions (True, False, or Unknown?) (T = True, F = False, U = Unknown) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. F F U U U F F U F F 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. T F U F T F F T U T 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. F U T F T T F U F U For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! Talk a Lot Elementary Book 3 © English Banana.com Talk a Lot Learning English Discussion Questions 1. Why are you learning English? Have you got any qualifications in English? Would you like to achieve a qualification? Which one(s)? Are you self-motivated, or do you have to study English? 2. When did you start learning English? Who was your first teacher? What did you do in your first lesson? How did you feel about it? 3. Who is your favourite English teacher, past or present? Why? How have they helped you? Describe a typical lesson. 4. Have you ever been to the UK? Tell me about it. Do you think you need to spend time in the UK or an English-speaking country to learn English well? Why? / Why not? 5. What kind of learner are you? Are you a kinetic learner, who learns by physically doing something practical; a language-orientated learner, who thinks in words and enjoys reading and listening; a visual learner, who thinks in pictures, and learns best by visualising concepts; or a logical learner, who thinks in terms of patterns and sequences, and enjoys puzzles and maths? Do you… a) speak in English with friends and relatives; b) watch English-language TV shows with subtitles; c) listen to music with English lyrics; d) use the internet in English, e.g. social-networking sites, Skype, etc.? If not, why not? 6. Do you use English outside the classroom? 7. Tell me about the other students in your English class. Who is your best friend in the class? Describe them. Who don’t you get on with? Why not? 8. What do you think about your level of English? Are you happy with it? What do you need to improve? Why? How will you achieve your goal? For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! Talk a Lot Elementary Book 3 © English Banana.com Talk a Lot Learning English Agree or Disagree? Do you agree or disagree with these statements? Say why. Find out what your partner thinks, and mark the boxes with for agree and x for disagree: Me: My Partner: 1. English is the most important language in the world. 2. Learning English is boring. 3. My English is getting better all the time. 4. “The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.” – Aristotle 5. I don’t like my English teacher. 6. I’m one of the best students in my class. 7. “Education is the movement from darkness to light.” – Allan Bloom 8. I prefer group discussion activities to working on my own. 9. It’s easier to learn English than my language. 10. I never forget to do my homework. 11. “The foundation of every state is the education of its youth.” – Diogenes 12. I feel confident enough to speak to strangers in English. 13. Life would be easier if everybody spoke the same language. 14. I will never get beyond this level of English! 15. “Education is what survives when what has been learned has been forgotten.” – B. F. Skinner 16. English grammar just doesn’t make sense! For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! Talk a Lot Elementary Book 3 © English Banana.com Talk a Lot Learning English Role Plays 1. “Give us a quick look at your exam!” A language school; during an important exam 1.30pm You and another student, then the school principal You are in an English language exam. You haven’t done any revision and it’s a sure thing that you will fail, unless you can copy all of the answers from the bright kid sat next to you i) The exam begins. You realise that you don’t know any of the answers. You try to copy from the student next to you, who isn’t happy about it. You get caught cheating by the teacher a few times ii) Half an hour later: the teacher has had enough and moves you to the front of the class. When the teacher has to leave the room for a moment you take the opportunity to sneak a look at the answer paper on their desk iii) 4pm. You have to talk to the school principal about your behaviour during the exam. You will have to take the exam again, on your own. Try to create some original reasons for your misbehaviour Place: Time: Characters: Situation: Scenes: If there are three people in the group the third character could be: a) The teacher during the exam b) The school principal c) One of your parents, who is called to the school 2. “Oh no! Look what’s happened…!” A fast food restaurant, just before it closes for the night 10.55pm You and another student You have to finish a class project by tomorrow morning, with your mate, who is by now almost fast asleep after eating junk food continuously for four hours and doing absolutely no work on the project i) Try to get your mate to help you finish the class project ii) After you are kicked out of the fast food restaurant, you go to your mate’s house to work, but there are so many distractions there… Eventually you both finish the project, and you sleep over at your mate’s house iii) 8am. Time to get going! You go and grab the project, but find that during the night your mate’s dog/cat/sister/elephant has completely destroyed it…! Place: Time: Characters: Situation: Scenes: If there are three people in the group the third character could be: a) The bad-tempered and sleep-deprived manager of the fast food restaurant b) Your mate’s dog/cat/sister/elephant, etc.! For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! Talk a Lot Elementary Book 3 © English Banana.com Talk a Lot Learning English Role Plays Role Play Extensions Here are some additional situations for students to use as starting points for new role plays based on the topic of “Learning English”: ------------------------------------------------------------Learning English 1. At a private language school: the school secretary finds out that you haven’t paid your school fees for the past two months. Instead you have spent the money on living the life of an international movie star/super spy. Things take a turn for the worse after the school principal finds out, as well as your parents, and your friends all desert you because you’re no longer throwing your money around… 2. It’s your first day at work as an English language teacher. You are nervous because you have faked your certificates and CV, and have, in fact, never taught an English lesson before in your life. What will you teach? And how will your class – and school – react when they find out the truth? If they find out… ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! Talk a Lot Elementary Book 3 © English Banana.com Talk a Lot _______________________ / Learning English Vocabulary Test First Language _______________________ _______________________ _______________________ _______________________ _______________________ _______________________ _______________________ _______________________ _______________________ _______________________ _______________________ _______________________ _______________________ _______________________ _______________________ _______________________ _______________________ _______________________ _______________________ _______________________ English word student consonant auxiliary verb letter school alphabet vocabulary sentence teacher noun pronunciation syllable dictionary language listening qualification vowel stress reading For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! Talk a Lot Elementary Book 3 © English Banana.com Talk a Lot Lesson Test – Learning English A) Sentence stress: write the content words from two starting sentences in the correct order (1, 2, 3, etc.): i) three ii) exam move up start Ali next five unit speaking week passes level B) Write the correct spelling for each of these words to do with learning English: 1. alfabet 2. exarmple 3. listeniing 4. lessun 5. langwidge 6. partnir __________________________________________________________________________ 7. werb 8. coarse 9. consanont 10. clars 11. homeowrk 12. stres __________________________________________________________________________ C) Read the starting sentences and cross out the unnecessary word(s) in each one: 1. Hayley will has to have do her homework before she goes to work tonight. 2. Kenneth and Maria were been writing on the vowels and consonants of the English alphabet in their notebooks. 3. Leroy passed his exam last month because he did a lot of studies revision. 4. We’re studying past perfect verbs and after break. Complete the sentence blocks: D) Verb Form: _________________________________ - I’ve finished both of my assignments. - 1. ______________________ of your assignments have you finished? - 2. ______________________ of them. - Have you 3. ______________________ both of your assignments? - 4. ______________________, I have. - Have you finished 5. ______________________ of your assignments? - 6. ______________________ haven’t. I haven’t finished only one of my assignments. E) Verb Form: _________________________________ - Ala is an English student at the smallest language school in Torun. - 7. ____________________ is Ala an English student? - At the smallest 8. _____________________ in Torun. - 9. ___________________ Ala an English student at the smallest language school in Torun? - Yes, she 10. ______________________. - 11. __________________ Ala an English student at the largest language school in Gdansk? - No, she 12. ______________________. Ala isn’t an English student at the largest language school in Gdansk. For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! Talk a Lot Elementary Book 3 © English Banana.com Talk a Lot Learning English Lesson Test Answers A) i) 1. next, 2. week, 3. start, 4. unit, 5. three. ii) 1. Ali, 2. passes, 3. speaking, 4. exam, 5. move up, 6. level, 7. five. B) 1. alphabet. 2. example. 3. listening. 4. lesson. 5. language. 6. partner. 7. verb. 8. course. 9. consonant. 10. class. 11. homework. 12. stress. C) 1. will, have. 2. been, on. 3. studies. 4. and. D) Verb form: present perfect. 1. How many. 2. Both. 3. finished. 4. Yes. 5. only one. 6. No, I. E) Verb form: present simple. 7. Where. 8. language school. 9. Is. 10. is. 11. Is. 12. isn’t. For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! Talk a Lot Elementary Book 3 © English Banana.com