Module 11

TASK 1

How many legs does each of the animals below have?

Which of them is the biggest animal? Which is the smallest?

Parrot, tuna, wolf, lion, ant, camel

Which of these animals could be a pet? Which animal is too dangerous to have at home?

TASK 2

Which of the following words cannot be a noun? Use a dictionary to help you (but only after you have tried to guess if a word can be both a verb and a noun).

Paint sleep limit earn speed guide breed hunt

Rewrite the sentences using one of the words above.

1. He showed me the way to the bank.

2. A police officer stopped him for driving too fast.

3. The maximum speed on this road is 90 km an hour.

4. What kind of dog have you got?

5. The cat tried to catch the bird.

TASK 3

What is the difference between the words in each pair?

1. earn spend

2. hundred thousand

3. clean wash

4. animal pet

5. cat kitten

MODULE 12

WORD	Part of speech	Pronunciation	Synonyms Opposites	HOW TO USE	Translation
Museum
Exhibition
Castle
Garden
Architecture
Pack
Catch a plane
Pick someone up
Beach
Harbour
Coast
View
Busy
Quiet
Wet
Foggy
Windy
Cloudy
Excellent
Average
Break	noun

Now write 2 more words you think you need to learn

TASK 1

1. Look at the table again. Find the words connected with water.

Beach, _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. Now find the words you can use when you talk about the weather.

Weather, _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. Which words did you write in both 1 and 2?

TASK 2

Match a word from the left column with a word from the right column to make meaningful phrases. It is possible to make more than six phrases.

Average coast

Wet street

Excellent temperature

Busy weather

West exhibition

Beautiful view

TASK 3

Match a word from the left column with a word from the right column to make meaningful phrases.

Have someone up

Pick a suitcase

Pack a plane

Catch a break

TASK 4

Write sentences using the following words.

Example.

Pack, catch. I’m packing my suitcase now because I’m going to catch a plane to Spain tonight.

Castle, architecture _____________________________________________________________

Break, garden _________________________________________________________________

MODULE 13

WORD	Part of speech	Pronunciation	Synonyms Opposites	HOW TO USE	Translation
Typewriter
Keyboard
Assassination
Message
Mail
Arrival
Invention
Reach
Send
Receive
Note
Appear
Break	verb
Keep in touch
Quickly
Promise
Competition
The best way
Next door
Probably

Now write 3 more words you think you need to learn

REVISION. MODULES 7-13

TASK 1

Write sentences to illustrate the difference between the words in each pair.

Example: message, note. The ship sent a radio message asking for help. He wrote me a short note.

1. Arrive, appear. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. Send, receive ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. Quiet, busy ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. Hundred, thousand: write the numbers. ___________________________________________________________________________________

5. Invent, discover _____________________________________________________________________________________________________

6. Wake up, get up______________________________________________________________________________________________________

7. Awful, excellent______________________________________________________________________________________________________

8. Tie, tights _____________________________________________________________________________________________________

TASK 2

Write five words under each of the following headings.

Adjectives to describe people	Things you can wear	Words connected with money	Kinds of shops

TASK 3

There is a vocabulary mistake in each sentence. Correct it.

1. I started interested in photography when I was 18.

2. I’ll become my new job next week.

3. I’ve bought a couple of last CDs in the shop.

4. The latest time I was in Italy I bought a wonderful dress.

5. I went to the chemistry to buy some aspirin.

MODULE 14

WORD	Part of speech	Pronunciation	Synonyms Opposites	HOW TO USE	Translation
Bridge
Statue
Stadium
Hill
Gallery
Pedestrian street
Historic centre
Scenery
Permit
Prohibit
Stairs
Out of
Over
Through
Along
Across
Past
Into
Down
From… to…

Now write 3 more words you think you need to learn

TASK 1

1. Draw arrows in the picture to illustrate each of the following prepositions: down, across, into, out of, along, past, over, through. An example is given.

2. Draw some figures to illustrate the following prepositions: under, between, behind, near, in front of. You can draw people, animals, birds, cars, and even a UFO and aliens.

3. Write some sentences describing the picture. Example: There is a cat under the tree. A mouse is going across the road.

TASK 2

Write some sentences about the historic centre of your city (or the city you have visited recently). Use the words from the chart.

Example: There are some souvenir shops in the city centre.

MODULE 15

WORD	Part of speech	Pronunciation	Synonyms Opposites	HOW TO USE	Translation
Mathematics
Art
Science
Technology
Subject
Primary school
Secondary school
Qualification
Graduate
Course
Full-time course
Fail an exam
Own	verb
Go sightseeing
According to
Mean
Exist
Instead
Disappear
Software
Leisure

Now write 3 more words you think you need to learn

TASK 1

Hook 8 words connected with the word in the circle. Are there any words connected with both school and leisure? There must be!

TASK 2

What subjects did you study at school?

Which one was your favourite?

Which subjects were not you very good at?

Have you ever failed an exam?

What subjects would you like to study at university?

TASK 3

Do you remember a word to use instead of ‘computer programs’?

What is the opposite to appear?

We say: ‘he finished school’. Which verb do we use with ‘university’? He __________________ from university.

SPELLING TRAINING

English spelling is really difficult. Everybody has problems with spelling when they begin learning English. So, you are not the first. The following exercises can help you improve your spelling. They will teach you to notice and remember the problematic letters in words you want to learn.

STEP 1: Look at the words in column A. Do you think you can remember them?

S TEP 2: Close over the words in A. You cannot see them now. Fill in the gaps in the words in column B only. Write one letter in each gap:

S TEP 3: Open column A. Compare the words in A with what you have got in B.

STEP 4: Close over the words in A and B. Fill in the gaps in column C. Write one letter in each square.

STEP 5: Open columns A, B. Compare the words in A with what you have got in C.

STEP 6: Close over the words in A, B, C. Write the words in the spaces in column D.