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Manual Pedagógico PRONACI
Inglês
Autor:Tim Wallis
Eurisko – Estudos, Projectos e Consultoria, S.A.
PRONACI – Programa Nacional de Qualificação de Chefias Intermédias
AEP – Associação Empresarial de Portugal
Março de 2003
Tiragem: 1000 exemplares
Depósito Legal: 195303/03
ISBN: 972-8702-11-6
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CONTENTS
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1.What’s your name? My name is Pedro Pinto
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2. My telephone number is 214 379058
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3. How do you spell “Coimbra”?
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4. Get me the green file
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5. Countries and nationalities
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6.There is a notebook next to the telephone
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7. Is there a good, small café near here?
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8. I can’t come today
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9. Can we meet on Friday?
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10. I’ve got twenty pink and green shirts!
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11. Don’t push that button!
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12.Which computer?
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13. I work in a shoe factory
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14. It does’t work!
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15. Can I leave a message?
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16.What tools do you use?
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17.We have to follow safety rules
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18. It’s big, it’s round and it’s made of iron
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19. I’d like vegetable soup and a white coffee, please
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20.This fax is to confirm our telephone conversation
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21.What are the dimensions?
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22.We’re producing 2,000 shirts a day
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1.WHAT’S YOUR NAME? MY NAME IS PEDRO PINTO
1) Listen to these conversations.
A.
Hello. I’m Richard Taylor. What’s your name?
B.
Oh hello. I’m Pedro Pinto. Pleased to meet you.
C.
Good morning. Are you Manuela Ribeiro?
D.
Yes, I am. Good morning.
C.
I’m Sara Tucker from Isotech.
D.
Welcome to Portugal.
E.
Excuse me. My name is José Campos. Are you Sara Tucker?
F.
Yes. Pleased to meet you.
E.
Welcome to Lusitex.
Now listen and repeat.
2) In pairs complete the dialogues using your names and companies.
A.
Hello. I’m ________________________. What’s your name?
B.
Oh hello. I’m _______________________. Pleased to meet you.
C.
Good morning. Are you ________________________?
D.
Yes, I am. Good morning.
C.
I’m ________________________from _____________________.
D.
Welcome to Portugal.
E.
Excuse me. My name is ____________. Are you _____________________?
F
Yes. Pleased to meet you.
E.
Welcome to __________________.
3) Now practise in pairs. Change partners and practise again.
POINT
LANGUAGE
Good morning
06:00 – 13:00 approx
Good afternoon
13:00 – 18:00 approx
Good evening
18:00 – 22:00 approx
Good night
Zzzzzzzzzzz!
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4) Numbers from 1 – 12:
1
=
one
won
7
=
seven
2
=
two
8
=
eight
3
=
three
9
=
nine
4
=
four
10
=
ten
5
=
five
11
=
eleven
6
=
six
12
=
twelve
Listen and repeat. What is the sound?
5) How many? Write the number.
6) Listen to the teacher. Write the number the teacher says.
2. MY TELEPHONE NUMBER IS 214 379058
1) Listen to these conversations.
A.
My telephone number is 214 379058. Call me.
B.
Let me check that. Two one four, three seven nine oh five eight.
A.
That’s right.
C.
Call me tonight. My mobile number is 96 3441290.
D.
Nine six, two double four one two nine zero?
C.
No. Nine six THREE double four one two nine zero.
E.
What’s your work phone number?
F.
It’s 22 3674498, extension 51.
E.
What’s the code for Portugal?
F.
00351 (oh oh three five one)
G.
What’s the international code for the UK?
H.
It's 0044 (oh oh four four)
Now listen again and repeat.
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(Language note: 0 = oh = zero)
2) Write all your phone numbers.
Home:
__________________________
Mobile:
__________________________
Work:
__________________________
Extension:
__________________________
Practise the dialogues with a colleague using your telephone numbers.
3) Listen to these telephone numbers and write them. You will hear them several times.
a)
d)
678 533914
______________
b)
______________
c)
_______________
e)
______________
f)
_______________
4) Ask your colleagues “What’s your home / work / mobile number?”
5) Who is number 4?
PORTUGAL 2004?
1. Ricardo
2. Paulo Ferreira
3. Fernando Meira
4. Fernando Couto
6. Costinha
11. Sérgio Conceição
5. Rui Jorge
7. Maniche
8. Rui Costa
10. Figo
9. Pauleta
Read the example.
A.Who is number 4?
B. It’s Fernando Couto. Is Petit number 6?
A. No, he isn’t. Costinha is number 6.
Now talk to your colleague. Ask about different players.
What about your team? Is it different?
In my team Postiga is number 9 and Ricardo Rocha is number 5.
Tell your colleagues.
6) What’s your address?
Listen to this conversation.
A.
What’s your address?
B.
It’s Avenida da República, number 6.
A.
Is it in Leiria?
B.
No, it isn’t. It’s in Marinha Grande.
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Now listen and repeat.
Practise in pairs, using your addresses.
3. HOW DO YOU SPELL “COIMBRA”?
1) The alphabet. Listen and repeat.
Aa
Bb
Cc
Dd
Ee
Ff
Gg
Hh
Ii
Jj
Kk
Ll
Mm
Nn
Oo
Pp
Qq
Rr
Ss
Tt
Uu
Vv
Ww
Xx
Yy
Zz
Listen again. Put the letters in the group with the same sound.
A (ei)
B (bi)
F (ef)
H
C
L
I (ai)
O (oh)
Q (kiu)
R (ar)
Where are d, e, g, j, k, m, n, p, s, t, u, v, w, x, y, z? Add them to the table. Say the different groups.
Listen to and practise these groups.
•a
e
i
o
u
• g and j
• h and k
• q and r
•w x y z
2) Listen to the dialogue.
A.
My company is called António Sousa & Filhos.
B.
How do you spell “Sousa”?
A.
It’s S-O-U-S-A.The production director is Mr Jaime Magalhães.That’s M-A-G-A-L-H-A-E-S.
B.
M-A-G-A-L-H-A-E-S. Is that right? And ‘Jaime’?
A.
Yes, that’s right. ‘Jaime’ is J-A-I-M-E.
B.
Let me check. It’s Mr. Jaime Magalhães at António Sousa & Filhos. My name is Tom Williams. That’s T-O-M W-I-double
L-I-A-M-S
A.
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W-I-L-I-A-M-S?
B.
No. Double L. W-I-L-L-I-A-M-S.
A.
Repeat that please.
B.
W-I-double L-I-A-M-S.
A.
OK, thank you. Goodbye Mr Williams.
B.
Goodbye.
Now listen and repeat.
Practise the dialogue with a partner.
3) Write some important names.
Your name:
__________________________________________________________
The name of your company:
__________________________________________________________
The production manager:
__________________________________________________________
Now practise the dialogue substituting your names.
4) Ask your partner how to spell these cities:
Paris
New York
Manchester
Stockholm
Birmingham
Guimarães
Coimbra
Berlin
Example:
A.
How do you spell Paris?
B.
P-A-R-I-S
A.
P-A-R-I-S?
B.
Yes, that’s right (or no, P-A-R-I-S.)
5) Numbers from 13 to 20
13 = thirteen
14 = fourteen
15 = fifteen
16 = sixteen
17 = seventeen
18 = eighteen
19 = nineteen
20 = twenty
Listen and repeat.
Your teacher will say some numbers. Point to them.
LANGUAGE NOTE – the verb ‘to be’ (singular)
Affirmative
Negative
Interrogative
Short answers
I
I am (I’m)
I’m not
Am I?
Yes, I am / no, I’m not
You
you are (you’re)
you aren’t
Are you?
Yes, you are / no, you aren’t
He
he is (he’s)
he isn’t
Is he?
Yes, he is / no, he isn’t
She
she is (she’s)
she isn’t
Is she?
Yes, she is / no, she isn’t
It
it is (it’s)
it isn’t
Is it?
Yes, it is / no, it isn’t
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6) Read this text, then answer the questions.
I am from International Products, a factory in Stuttgart, Germany.The director is Boris Schmidt. He isn’t from Stuttgart. He’s from
Austria.The chief designer is Margit Braun. She isn’t from Stuttgart. She is from Berlin.
And you? Are you from Portugal? What is your company? Is it a textile company? Is it in Lisbon?
a)
Is International Products in Stuttgart?
b)
Is Boris Schmidt the director?
______________
c)
Is Margit Braun from Stuttgart?
______________
d)
Are you from Portugal?
______________
e)
Is your company international?
______________
f)
Is it a textile company?
______________
g)
Is it in Lisbon?
______________
Yes, it is.
7) Complete the sentences.
a)
Yes, I _____ Steve Perkins.
b)
_____ you Maria João?
c)
______ he Luís Figo? Yes, he is.
d)
I (-)______ from Porto; I (+)______ from Beja.
e)
She ______ Dulce Pontes, the singer.
4. GET ME THE GREEN FILE
1) Match the words to the pictures.
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• telephone
• file
• chair
• desk
• keys
• filing cabinet
• pens
• pencils
• computer
• walls
• shelves
• books
• printer
• door
• drawer
2) Listen to the teacher. Point to the object they say.
3) Look at these dialogues.
A: What is it?
C: What are they?
E: Is it a television?
B: It’s a telephone.
D: They are books.
F: No, it isn’t. It’s a computer.
Point to one of the objects in the book (or the classroom). Ask your partner:
What is it? or What are they?
4) Look at these colours.
RED
YELLOW
GREEN
BLUE
BLACK
WHITE
LIGHT
BLUE
DARK
BLUE
BROWN
ORANGE
PURPLE
GREY
Listen to the teacher. Point to the colour they say.
5) Look again at the classroom objects. What colours are they?
A:
What colour is the file?
B:
It’s green. What colour are the pens?
A:
They are blue.
Practise with your partner.
6) Look at some objects in the classroom. Ask your teacher what they are.
YOU:
What’s lâmpada in English?
TEACHER:
It’s lamp.
YOU:
What are marcadores in English?
TEACHER:
They are marker pens.
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7) Look at the office. Are the sentences TRUE or FALSE?
a.
The chairs are purple.
b.
The computer is white.
c.
The printer is orange.
False
d.
The telephone is black and white.
e.
There are four blue pens.
f.
In the drawer there are two keys and three pens.
g.
The desk is yellow.
8) Write four sentences (two true and two false) about things in your classroom.
9) Read your sentences to your colleagues. They say TRUE or FALSE.
5. COUNTRIES AND NATIONALITIES
1) Where are your company’s customers from? What about your suppliers? Look at the list of countries.
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• Portugal
• Germany
• France
• Holland
• Spain
• United Kingdom
• Belgium
• Ireland
• Luxembourg
• Italy
• Austria
• Denmark
• Greece
• Switzerland
• Sweden
• Norway
• Finland
• Russia
• South Africa
• China
• Japan
• Brazil
• Turkey
• United States
2) Ask your partner where places are. Ask about Lisbon, Rome, Berlin, Beijing, New York,Amsterdam, Moscow,
Rio de Janeiro.
Where’s Paris?
It’s in France.
3) Read and listen to this dialogue.
A: Where are your customers from? Are they from Portugal?
B: One or two are from Portugal, but most are from Germany, Holland and the United States.What about your clients?
A: They are from Spain, France and Italy. Where are your suppliers from?
B: The machines are from Belgium and the materials are from China. The computers are from Japan.
A: Are they? Our equipment is all from Europe.
Ask your teacher about anything you don’t understand.
What’s customer in Portuguese? What’s supplier?
Now listen again and repeat; then practise with your partner.
4) Where are your company’s customers from? And the suppliers? Tell your colleagues.
5) Look at the lists of countries and nationalities and connect the two columns.
• Portugal
• American
• Germany
• Russian
• France
• Greek
• Holland
• Belgian
• Spain
• French
• Great Britain
• German
• Belgium
• Japanese
• England
• Swedish
• Ireland
• Italian
• Italy
• English
• Denmark
• British
• Greece
• Brazilian
• Switzerland
• Norwegian
• Sweden
• Danish
• Norway
• Chinese
• Russia
• Swiss
• China
• Irish
• Japan
• Spanish
• Brazil
• Portuguese
• United States
• Dutch (be careful!)
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6. Look at this dialogue and complete the spaces with the correct nationality.
A:
Are you from France?
B:
Yes, we are. We’re ____________. What nationality are they?
A:
They’re from New York. They’re ____________.
B:
What about Sally and Steven? Are they from the USA?
A:
No, they aren’t. They’re from London. They’re ____________.
B:
And you, Maria. Are you from Spain?
A:
No, I’m not ____________. I’m ____________. I love Portugal.
Your factory is in Hamburg. Is the company ____________?
B:
No, the headquarters are in Tokyo. It’s ____________.
LANGUAGE NOTE – the verb ‘to be’ (plural)
Affirmative
Negative
Short answers
Interrogative
We
we are (we’re)
we aren’t
Are we?
Yes, we are / no, we aren’t
You
you are (you’re)
you aren’t
Are you?
Yes, you are / no, you aren’t
They
they are (they’re)
they aren’t
Are they?
Yes, they are / no, they aren’t
7) Read the text and then complete the dialogue using the verb ‘to be’.
Twelve people are at a conference. Pedro and Mónica are Portuguese, Juan and Teresa are Spanish, Carol and Donald are American,
Yoko and Tomoko are Japanese, Fu-Chi and Ling are Chinese, and Bernard and Chantal are French.
PEDRO:
Hello, Mónica and I are Portuguese. Where ______ you from?
FU-CHI:
I’m Fu-Chi and this is Ling. __________ Chinese.
MÓNICA:
What about Yoko and Tomoko? __________ Chinese too?
LING:
No, __________. __________ Japanese.
TERESA:
Good afternoon. I’m Teresa and this is Juan.We _______ Portuguese. __________ from Vigo, in Spain. Who
are they?
PEDRO:
__________ Bernard, Chantal, Carol and Donald. Bernard and Chantal ______ French. Carol and Donald
______ French. _______ American.
LANGUAGE NOTE – possessive forms
• I’m Lisa
= My name is Lisa
• You’re Paul
= Your name is Paul
• He’s Jardel
= His name is Jardel
• She’s Madonna
= Her name is Madonna
• It’s Bobby
= Its name is Bobby
• We’re Spanish
= Our nationality is Spanish
• They’re American = Their nationality is American
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6.THERE IS A NOTEBOOK NEXT TO THE TELEPHONE
1) Look at these diagrams.
a.The key is in the box.
b.The key is on the box.
c.The key is under the box.
d.The key is above the box.
e.The key is in front of the box.
f.The key is behind the box.
g.The key is on the right of the box
h.The key is near the box
i.The key is on the left of the box
j.The key is next to the box
2) Now look at these diagrams. Where is the pen?
The pen is ________ the drawer.
The pen is ________ the computer.
The pen is ________ the cat.
The pen is __________the phone.
The pen is ________ the desk.
The pen is ________ the door.
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3) Ask your colleague: “Where is the phone?”, “Where are the books?”
Someone leaves the room for a few seconds. Hide an object. They come in and guess where it is. Tell them if they are near or far.
4) Look at these controls.
a switch
a button
a knob / a dial
5) Now look at this control panel.
Now practise these questions with a partner.
a.
Where is the on / off button?
It’s above the forward switch and on the left of the emergency stop switch.
b.
Where is the speed control?
c.
Where is the emergency stop switch?
d.
Where is the reverse switch?
e.
Where is the forward switch?
6) Look around the room. Where is the light switch? Where are the electric sockets? Where is the clock? The
phone? Ask your colleague.
7) Numbers from 21 to 1000:
• 20 = twenty
• 30 = thirty
• 40 = forty
• 50 = fifty
• 60 = sixty
• 70 = seventy
• 80 = eighty
• 90 = ninety
• 100 = a hundred
• 21 = twenty one
• 22 = twenty two
• 23 = twenty three
• 24 = twenty four
• 25 = twenty five
• 26 = twenty six
• 27 = twenty seven
• 28 = twenty eight
• 29 = twenty nine
• 101 = a hundred and one
• 220 = two hundred and twenty
• 1000 = a thousand
Now listen and repeat.
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8) Say these numbers:
36
49
70
27
100
120
61
98
34
99
200
231
55
82
40
63
303
1000
9) Be careful!
Which is it – 13 or 30?
Think of the stress
Listen. Which is it? Your teacher will say some numbers.
• 15 / 50
• 13 / 30
• 19 / 90
• 16 / 60
• 17 / 70
• 14 / 40
10) How many people are in your company?
How many people are in the offices?
How many people are in your section?
How many men? How many women?
7. IS THERE A GOOD, SMALL CAFÉ NEAR HERE?
1) Read and listen to this conversation.
A. This is my first time in Guimarães. What is there here?
B. Well, there are two cinemas and the university auditorium. There are a lot of restaurants and bars and there is one big
shopping centre.
A. I’m hungry. Is there an Italian restaurant? An Indian? Or a Chinese restaurant?
B. Yes, no and yes. There are two Italian restaurants and four Chinese.There isn’t an Indian restaurant in Guimarães, only in
Braga or Porto.
A. What about karaoke? Are there any karaoke bars?
B. No, I don’t think so. There aren’t any karaoke bars.
Now listen again and repeat.
2) Look at these examples. How would you say them in Portuguese?
There is a discotheque.
There are 11 churches.
There isn’t a theatre.
There aren’t any shops.
Is there a hotel near here?
Are there any gymnasiums?
What about your town or city? Tell your colleague about it. Ask them about another town.
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3) Make sentences about a place you know well. Write about cinemas, restaurants, sports stadiums, swimming
pools, factories, etc.. Include some sentences with isn’t or aren’t.
4) Match the adjectives to the diagrams and words.
• bad
99.9
100
• big
• good
• new
• old
1754
• small
72-44-UR
17
100
5) Find the opposites. You can use a dictionary.
• easy
• cold
• hot
• dirty
• good
• old
• clean
• bad
• heavy
• small
• light
• light
• new
• slow
• big
• difficult
• fast
• dark
• young
• old
6) Complete these sentences with one of the adjectives.
a. This box is a hundred and twenty kilograms. It is very ________.
b. My baby is only twelve weeks. She’s very ________.
c. A Mini is a ________ car. The machine is too ________: 2 metres by 1 metre.
d. The motor is very ________. Be careful – look at the oil.
e. It is very important that reception is ________.
f.
I don’t understand.This is __________! No, it isn’t. If you read the examples, it’s easy.
7) Now look at some objects in the classroom and describe them.
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8. I CAN’T COME TODAY
1) Read and listen to this telephone dialogue.
A. Hello. Is that Steve Thompson? This is Manuel Oliveira from Veratex.There is a problem with the cutting machine.
Can you help?
B. Hi Manuel. Maybe I can help you. What is the problem?
A. I can’t stop the machine. It’s terrible.
B. OK, stay calm. Look at the computer screen. Can you see the set-up icon? It’s a big green icon on the right.
A.Yes, I can see it. Now what?
B. Click on it. Now what can you see?
A.Three options. Emergency stop, pause or cancel. Which can I use – pause?
B. No, select emergency stop. But you can’t start the machine again, only I can.
A. Phew… it’s stopped. Can you come today? This machine is very important.
B. No, I can’t come today; I’m going to Salamanca.The best I can do is tomorrow morning.
A. Can I do it? I can read the manual.
B. It isn’t a good idea. I can set it in 30 minutes. See you tomorrow.
A. See you Steve. And thanks.
Go through the dialogue with your teacher. Then listen again and repeat.
2) Can has various translations into Portuguese. Can you think of any?
Look at the positive, negative and question forms. They are the same for any part, singular or plural.
Question
Negative
Positive
I
can
I
can’t
can I?
you
can
you
can’t
can you?
he / she / it
can
he / she / it
can’t
can he / she / it?
we
can
we
can’t
can we?
they
can
they
can’t
can they?
• Can you read Chinese?
No. I can’t, but I can read Arabic.
• Can the machine work 24 hours a day?
Yes, it can but I can’t!
3) Do you know any action words (verbs) in English? What do these words mean?
• read
• look
• listen
• start
• stop
• set
• come
• go
• understand
• tell
• call
• see
Complete these questions and answer them.
a. Can you ________ to Germany tomorrow?
No, I ________. I’m busy.
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b. Can you ________ the instruction manual?
Yes, I ________ read it but I ________ understand it.
c. Can Susana ________ the machine? It’s 8 o’clock in the evening.
Yes, she ________.
d. Can you ________ me about the problem?
I think I ________.
e. Can you ________ the suppliers? It’s very important.
No, I ________. They’re closed for Christmas.
4) Look at these phrases. Ask your colleagues what they can do.
• speak French
• play football
• swim 500 metres
• drive
• use a computer
• read English
• drive a lorry
• dance
5) What can your company do? What can’t it do?
9. CAN WE MEET ON FRIDAY?
1) Look at the days of the week. Listen to your teacher and repeat.
• Monday
• Tuesday
• Wednesday
• Thursday
• Friday
Now do the same with the weekend.
• Saturday
• Sunday
The months are easy to translate:
• January
• February
• March
• April
• May
• June
• July
• August
• September
• October
• November
• December
2) Which day do you start work?
Which day do you finish work?
Which is the best day?
Which is the worst day?
Which is your favourite month?
When is your birthday?
3) Find out what these words and expressions mean:
• meet
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• have lunch
• arrive
• have dinner
• go for a drink
Now read and listen to this telephone dialogue.
A. Hi Steve. I can meet you at the airport on Thursday. We can have lunch.What time can you be in Lisbon Portela airport?
B. Hello Manuel. I can’t be in Lisbon for lunch. The plane arrives at four o’clock. Can you meet me then? We can work on
your problem, then have dinner and go for a drink. Can you meet me in the Arrivals area? What is ‘Arrivals’ in Portuguese?
A. It’s ‘Chegada’. That sounds fine. See you at four o’clock in Arrivals.
B. Goodbye. See you on Thursday.
Now listen again and repeat. Then practise in pairs.
4) Now answer these questions about the dialogue.
1. Can Steve have lunch in Lisbon?
No, he ________.
2. Can Manuel meet Steve at 4 o’clock?
______________.
3. Can they have dinner? ____________.
4. Can Steve speak Portuguese?
____________.
5. What time does the plane arrive?
____________.
5) There are two ways to tell the time.
Method 1
Method 2
• 09:00
nine o’clock
09:00 nine o’clock
• 09:30
nine thirty
09:30 half past nine
• 09:15
nine fifteen
09:15 quarter past nine
• 09:45
nine forty five
09:45 quarter to ten
• 09:05
nine oh five
09:05 five past nine
• 09:10
nine ten
09:10 ten past nine
• 09:20
nine twenty
09:20 twenty past nine
• 09:25
nine twenty five
09:25 twenty five past nine
• 09:35
nine thirty five
09:35 twenty five to ten
• 09:40
nine forty
09:40 twenty to ten
• 09:50
nine fifty
09:50 ten to ten
• 09:55
nine fifty five
09:55 five to ten
Note: From 00:00 – 11.59 we can say in the morning or a.m. with both methods. After 12:00 we can say in the afternoon (until
about 6 p.m.), in the evening (until about 10 p.m.) or at night (after 10 p.m.).
Example: 09:30 is half past nine in the morning or nine thirty a.m.
Note: Timetables (planes, trains, buses, etc.) normally use a twenty four hour clock based on method one.
Example: 13:15 is thirteen fifteen, 16:00 is sixteen hundred hours.
6) Look at these times. Say what time it is.
• 09:00
• 11:30
• 06:15
• 10:45
• 08:05
• 14:55
• 15:35
• 02:25
• 12:00
• 23:50
• 07:40
• 17:30
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7) Let’s think about dates. We normally write 01 January, but we say the first of January.
1
first
1st
11
eleventh
11th
21
twenty first
21st
2
second
2nd
12
twelfth
12th
22
twenty second
22nd
3
third
3rd
13
thirteenth
13th
23
twenty third
23rd
4
fourth
4th
14
fourteenth
14th
24
twenty fourth
24th
5
fifth
5th
15
fifteenth
15th
25
twenty fifth
25th
6
sixth
6th
16
sixteenth
16th
26
twenty sixth
26th
7
seventh
7th
17
seventeenth
17th
27
twenty seventh
27th
8
eighth
8th
18
eighteenth
18th
28
twenty eighth
28th
9
ninth
9th
19
nineteenth
19th
29
twenty ninth
29th
10
tenth
10th
20
twentieth
20th
30
thirtieth
30th
31
thirty first
31st
Christmas Day is the 25th of December. When is the anniversary of the Portuguese Revolution? When is your birthday? When
are your family’s birthdays? What is the date today?
8) Look at these groups of words.
in
on
at
MONTHS
DAYS
TIMES
PARTS OF THE DAY
DATES
Some other phrases
January
Tuesday
4 o’clock
March
Wednesday
midday
the morning
the 25th of April
midnight
the afternoon
the 1st of May
night
the evening
my birthday
the weekend
Now complete these phrases with a preposition: in, on or at.
1. I can meet you ____ 6:30 in the evening.
2. Can we go for a drink ____ the weekend?
3. My birthday is ____ July, ____ the 31st.
4. The factory is closed ____ August. It opens ____ 7 o’clock ____ the morning ____ the 2nd of September.
5. Steve arrives ____ Thursday.
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10. I’VE GOT TWENTY PINK AND GREEN SHIRTS!
1) Match the words and pictures of clothes.
• anorak
___
• gloves
___
• shoes
___
• tights
___
• belt
___
• hat
___
• shorts
___
• top
___
• blouse
___
• jacket
___
• socks
___
• track suit
___
• boots
___
• knickers ___
• suit
___
• trainers
___
• bra
___
• pullover ___
• sweat shirt
___
• trousers
___
• coat
___
• scarf
___
• skirt
___
• (under)pants
___
• dress
___
• shirt
___
• t–shirt
___
1
8
15
22
2
9
16
23
3
10
17
24
4
11
18
25
5
12
19
26
6
13
20
27
7
14
21
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2) Ask your teacher about any other clothes vocabulary. Say “How do you say_______ in English?”.
3) Read about the contents of these wardrobes.
I’ve got about 20 shirts and 5 pairs of trousers. I’ve got a jacket but I haven’t got a suit. I’ve got 3 pullovers, and lots of t-shirts,
pants and socks. I’ve got one pair of shoes and two pairs of trainers.
My wife has got a very big wardrobe. She’s got 150 pairs of shoes and boots, 75 tops and blouses, 37 dresses, 22 skirts and a lot
of jackets, but she hasn’t got anything to wear tonight!
Answer these questions about my wardrobe.
a) Have I got 20 shirts?
Yes, you have.
b) Have I got 20 pairs of trousers?
No, you haven’t.
c) Have I got a jacket?
d) Have I got a suit?
e) Have I got a lot of pullovers?
f) Have I got two pairs of trainers?
g) Has my wife got a lot of clothes?
Yes, she has.
h) Has she got a hundred and forty pairs of shoes?
i) Has she got 22 skirts?
j) Has she got anything to wear tonight?
4) Look at the different forms of have got.
singular
affirmative
negative
interrogative
short answers
I have got (I’ve got)
I haven’t got
Have I got?
Yes, I have.
you have got (you’ve got)
you haven’t got
Have you got?
No, you haven’t.
singular
he has got (he’s got)
he hasn’t got
Has he got?
Yes, he has.
(3rd person)
she has got (she’s got)
she hasn’t got
Has she got?
No, she hasn’t.
it has got (it’s got)
it hasn’t got
Has it got?
we have got (we’ve got)
we haven’t got
Have we got?
Yes, we have.
you have got (you’ve got)
you haven’t got
Have you got?
No, they haven’t.
they have got (they’ve got)
they haven’t got
Have they got?
plural
Now complete these sentences using the table.
a) ______ you ______ a jacket?
Yes, __________.
b) She (-) __________ a skirt but she (+) __________ a dress.
c) It’s very cold. _____ Catia ______ any gloves? No, __________.
d) This machine __________ two controls but the other two __________ three controls.
5) What have you got in your wardrobe? Have you got any shirts? How many shirts have you got? Have you got
any suits? How many? Have you got any mini-skirts? Tell your colleagues.
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6) Look at the stock check.
STOCK
CHECK
LIST
item
quantity
order (number)
shorts
12 boxes
No
t-shirts
2 boxes
Yes (25 boxes)
trainers
0
Yes (50 pairs)
trousers
33 pairs
No
short-sleeved shirts
47
Yes (10 XL, 6 M)
bikinis
96 blue / 89 red
No!
Are these sentences TRUE or FALSE?
1. They’ve got 12 boxes of shorts.
______
2. They’ve got a lot of trainers.
______
3. They’ve got 66 trousers.
______
4. They’ve got 16 short-sleeved shirts. ______
5. They’ve got a lot of bikinis.
______
7) Now listen to the telephone conversation as Diana orders more stock. Try not to read!
D. Hello Mafalda. This is our summer order for the beach shop. I hope you’ve got everything.
M. Don’t worry Diana. Tell me what is on your order list.
D. OK, have you got 25 boxes of t-shirts? A mix of sizes?
M. Sorry, we’ve got 50 boxes but they are reserved. Next?
D. We haven’t got any trainers. Have you got 50 pairs?
M. Bad luck. Maybe next week …
D. What about short-sleeved shirts? I hope you’ve got some.
M. We’ve got long-sleeved shirts, but none with short sleeves.We’ve got lots of beautiful bikinis – any good?
D. Mafalda, we’ve got nearly two hundred from last year. Congratulations.You are now our ex-supplier!
Look again at the stock check list. What can Mafalda’s company supply? Has Diana got a good supplier?
11. DON’T PUSH THAT BUTTON!
1) Try to understand these common instructions.
• Look at the diagrams.
• Push the button.
• Read the instructions.
• Pull the lever.
• Stop!
• Come here.
• Don’t touch it!
• Go away.
• Don’t stop.
• Call the maintenance engineer.
• Turn the speed control.
• Be careful.
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2) Look at this control panel.
power
button
forward
switch
reverse
switch
variable speed
control
emergency
stop button
This machine is very dangerous. Read instructions before operation.
Don’t use in combination with alcohol.
Write some instructions for these controls. Work with a partner. Use the words in the box.
push
turn
don’t touch
the emergency stop button
the power button
read
careful
alcohol
be
press
the reverse switch
the variable speed control
press
don’t drink
the forward switch
the instructions
When you use the machine, don’t drink alcohol.
______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
What other instructions do you see, hear or use yourself? Ask your teacher how to say them in English.
12.WHICH COMPUTER?
1) Read this information about four different computers in a magazine for non-technical readers.
KITIKUSHI LAPTOP SM 33D
• Very big memory
• Portable
• Light – only 8 kilos
• Battery operation for 3 hours
• Can’t attach to printer
• 999 US Dollars
√
√
√
X
X
?
SLB new generation
• Many extra facilities
• Big – not suitable for travel
• Complex instructions
• When it’s good, it’s GOOD; when it’s bad
• Price reductions due to financial problems –
only 500 US Dollars
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BUSH and SONS DESERT
• Sufficient memory for word processing and internet
• Heavy but portable – 25 kilos
• Batteries last for 24 hours
• Printer included
• 650 US Dollars
YUNKANG International Mk. 2
• Very user friendly
• Batteries easy to recharge
• Separate printer ($45 extra)
• Flexible computer with big memory – ideal for office work
and simple design
• 1250 US dollars
Mark the positive and negative features of each computer. The KITIKUSHI is done.
2) What is important for you or your company? Put these factors in order.
Factors
Order
Easy to use
Instructions
Portable
Battery duration
Memory / power
Extras
Price
Is your list the same as your colleagues? Can you agree? Which computer is best for you or your company?
A. I prefer the SLB. It’s got many extra facilities.
B. No, I prefer the YUNKANG. It’s easy to use.
A. OK, but it’s very expensive. What about the Bush? The price isn’t bad.
B. No, but it’s very heavy. 25 kilograms isn’t really portable.
3) Language point: Which computer? This laptop or that PC?
This
That
These
Those
These men are here.
Those lions aren’t here.
They are over there.
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4) Complete these sentences with the words in the box.
here
there
this
that
these
those
a. OK, we are ________. This is the shop.
b. Come here. Look at ________ DVD writer.
c. Look over there. Can you see ________ laptops?
d. Try ________ ones. They are half the price of ________ one next to the door.
e. Go over ________ by the window. No, not here. By the window!
13. I WORK IN A SHOE FACTORY
1) Read about Oscar’s daily routine.
• 07:30
I get up and have breakfast.
• 08:30
I leave my house and drive to the factory.
• 09:00
We start work. On Mondays we have a production meeting.
• 11:00
Before the coffee break, the team produces two hundred pairs of shoes.
• 12:30
I eat my sandwiches and read the newspaper.
• 14:30
On Thursdays we have a forward planning meeting.
• 18:00
Most days we finish work at this time. Our target is 800 pairs a day.
• 20:30
On Fridays we have to work late. The delivery lorries go on Friday evening.
• 21:00
I have dinner; then I watch television with my family and go to bed.
What is your daily routine? Make sentences using these words.
a) (get up) EXAMPLE: I get up at 7 o’clock. __________________________________________________.
b) (have breakfast)________________________________________________________________________.
c) (go to work – how? By car, by bus, on foot?)________________________________________________.
d) (start work) __________________________________________________________________________.
e) (have lunch – where? In the factory canteen, a restaurant, the park?)_____________________________.
f) (finish work) __________________________________________________________________________.
g) (arrive home) _________________________________________________________________________.
h) (have dinner) _________________________________________________________________________.
i) (go to bed) ___________________________________________________________________________.
What other things do you do every day? Do you have a shower, kiss your wife / husband, play with your children,
read a newspaper, go to a café? Tell your colleagues about your daily routines.
2) Now read Oscar’s description of his family’s day.
I’ve got two children. My daughter, Carolina, is eight. She goes to a school very near our apartment. My son,Alexandre, is only three.
He stays at home with his grandmother. My wife, Sonia, works in the factory where I work. We go to work at the same time, at 9 a.m.
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Carolina gets up at 8 o’clock. She has breakfast, and goes to school at half past nine. She has lunch in school, and finishes classes
at four p.m. She comes home on foot and does her homework.Then she plays and watches TV until we come home. Alexandre
plays all day. What a good life!
Try to answer these questions from the text.
a) Does Carolina work in a factory? No, she goes to school.
b) Does Alexandre go to school?___________________________________________________________.
c) What time does Sonia start work? _______________________________________________________.
d) Where does Carolina have lunch? ________________________________________________________.
e) Does she come home by bus? ___________________________________________________________.
f) What does she do when she finishes her homework? ________________________________________.
g) Does Alexandre do homework?__________________________________________________________.
3) Look at this verb table.
I
Present Simple – basic forms
Present Simple – variations
work
finish
play
start
stay
go
have
do
you
he
she
works plays starts stays
finishes goes has
work
finish
does
it
we
you
play
start
stay
go
have
do
they
Now complete these sentences using verbs from the table. You don’t need all of them.
a) I ______ in a big factory in Felgueiras. We ______ at 7 in the morning and finish at 4 p.m. Then we all ______ home.
b) My father ______ football for the local team. He ______ to the club at ten in the morning. He ______ at half past one in
the afternoon and ______ lunch with his friends. In the afternoon he ______ to a café and ______ cards. He ______ there
until six thirty.
4) How often do you go to a restaurant?
Frequency
(Times per
30 days)
I go to a restaurant every day.
always
usually
often
sometimes
occasionally
never
30
24-29
16-23
07-15
1-6
0
approx.
approx.
approx.
approx.
I always have lunch in a restaurant. I often go to the shopping centre. I occasionally go to the
cinema. I never go to the gymnasium but I often go to the swimming pool. I usually go to my local café for a cup of coffee.
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What about you? Look at these phrases and tell your colleagues how often you do these things.
• go to church
• go to a café
• go to a swimming pool
• go to a gymnasium
• go to the cinema
• have lunch in a restaurant
• go to the theatre
• go to work
• go to a shopping centre
• get up before 7a.m.
• have breakfast in bed
• have dinner in a restaurant
14. IT DOESN’T WORK!
1) Listen to this dialogue. Don’t read it!
A. It’s a disaster. I can’t make it work.
B. Why? What doesn’t work? Maybe I can help.
A. There’s a problem with the starter motor. It often doesn’t turn over. The brakes don’t stop it on a hill. The lights don’t
work. I can’t change gears – I always drive in second gear.
B. Read the instruction manual.
A. OK clever. I don’t understand Arabic! My manual doesn’t have an English version – and the illustrations don’t help. I don’t
want to ride a camel!
What is a disaster? What are they talking about?
Now read the dialogue. How much do you understand? What do you think a starter motor is? Brakes? Lights?
Gears? An instruction manual? A camel?
2) Let’s look at negative verb forms.
I
don’t
you
he
understand
speak
doesn’t
like
she
work
it
go
we
start
you
they
don’t
finish
make
NOTE that the principal verb is always the same: it doesn’t change.
Now complete these sentences with don’t or doesn’t.
a) I ________ work on Saturdays. My girlfriend works on Sundays but she ________ work on Saturdays.
b) We like wine but we ________ like champagne.
c) Lea starts work at 6 a.m. but she ________ finish until 5 p.m.
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d) My son ________ go to school. He is only three years old.
e) I’m sorry. I ________ speak Japanese and you ________ understand English. Goodbye.
f) Maria and Mario ________ like football. Maria likes basketball but Mario ________ like any sport.
3) Think of equipment you use at work. What can go wrong?
• It doesn’t start / stop.
• It doesn’t cut straight.
• It isn’t regular.
• It makes things dirty.
• It leaks oil.
• It gets jammed.
• It needs a lot of maintenance.
• It always breaks down.
• It’s dangerous.
Ask your teacher about any of these phrases you don’t understand.
Do you have these problems? What other problems do you have?
4) Think about your car or motor bike (if you have one).
• Do you have a car or a motorbike?
• Yes, I do / No, I don’t
Which?
• Yes, I do / No, I don’t
• Do you drive / ride fast?
• Does your vehicle cause you problems?
• Describe the problems.
• Does anybody in your family use your car?
• Who?
• Do you want to change your vehicle?
• What do you want?
• Do you think you can change this year?
• Why? / Why not?
• Yes, it does / No, it doesn’t
• Yes, they do / No, they don’t
• Yes, I do / No, I don’t
• Yes, I do / No, I don’t
5) Here is a table of present simple question forms and short answers.
Present simple question forms
Short answers
Do
I
drive
fast?
Yes, I do
No, I don’t
Do
you
speak
Italian?
Yes, you do
No, you don’t
Does
he
love
me?
Yes, he does
No, he doesn’t
Does
she
do
judo?
Yes, she does
No, she doesn’t
Does
it
make
buttons?
Yes, it does
No, it doesn’t
Do
we
sell
tables?
Yes, we do
No, we don’t
Do
you
buy
old machines?
Yes, you do
No, you don’t
Do
they
supply
diesel fuel?
Yes, they do
No, they don’t
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Complete the sentence with do / does / don’t / doesn’t.
a. How ______ this rectifier work?
b. What ______ these controls do?
c. ______ you work here? No, I ______.
d. ______ the factory produce garden furniture? No, it ______.
6) Imagine you are going to interview candidates to work with you. Prepare some questions to ask them using
do / does / have got. Here are some examples.
Do you speak English? Do you know how to operate this finishing machine? How does this work? Can you write faxes?
Now practise asking the questions to your teacher and colleagues.
15. CAN I LEAVE A MESSAGE?
1) Here are some expressions you may here when you phone a company.What do you think they mean?
• Hello. Can I help you?
• I´ll put you through.
• Who’s speaking, please?
• I’m afraid the extension is engaged.
• Mr Blair isn’t here yet.
• They aren’t available.
• She’s in a meeting.
• Can I take a message?
• Please call again later.
• I’ll ask her to call you back.
• What’s your number, please?
2) Put these sentences in the correct order to make a telephone dialogue. There are three people in the
dialogue, A, B and C.
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A.
I’m sorry. He isn’t here yet. Can anyone else help?
B.
Yes please. Ask her to call me on 214 895 035.
A.
Yes, she’s here. I’ll put you through.
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C.
Let me check that. Mr Mendes on 214 895 035.
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A.
Good morning. Can I help you?
C.
Hello, this is extension 42, Ms Kennedy’s office.
B.
Hi, this is Bruno Mendes. Can I speak to Karen?
B.
Maybe Karen Kennedy – is she in her office?
B.
Good morning. I’d like to speak to James Munro.
C.
She’s in a meeting. Can I take a message?
B.
Yes, that’s right. Thank you.
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Does it feel correct? Try reading your order with two colleagues.
When you are finished, check the correct order with your teacher.
Repeat the dialogue after your teacher, and then practise with your colleagues.
Try substituting your name and phone number, and the other names in the dialogue.
4) Listen to this message on your answering machine. Fill in the message form. You can hear the message
several times.
MESSAGE FORM
Name
Company
Phone number
Message
Date / time
Now do the same with this message
MESSAGE FORM
Name
Company
Phone number
Message
Date / time
5) Plan a short message to leave on your colleague’s answering machine. Don’t forget to include your name,
number and company.
Read your message to the rest of the class. Take notes from your colleagues messages.
MESSAGE FORM
MESSAGE FORM
Name
Name
Company
Company
Phone number
Phone number
Message
Message
Date / time
Date / time
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16.WHAT TOOLS DO YOU USE?
1) How many English question words do you know? Match the question words with responses.
• who
• on Tuesday
• where
• the german printer
• which
• 75 in production
• what
• because it is urgent
• when
• in Rome
• why
• a new turbo
• how
• by planning carefully
• how many
• fifteen thousand euros
• how much
• the managing director
2) Discuss the answers to these questions with your colleagues.
• When does your company make deliveries?
• Who do you speak to about production problems?
• What do you do at work first every day?
• Which do you prefer – meetings or being on the shop floor?
• Where do you have meetings?
• How many people do you work with every day?
• How do you contact people from other companies?
Now work with a partner to make more questions like these.
• What ____________________________________________________?
• How many ________________________________________________?
Ask other members of the group.
3) What tools do you use? Look at these pictures and match them to the words.
a. hammer ___
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
b. spanner ___
c. saw ___
d. nail ___
e. screw ___
f. screwdriver ___
g. vice ___
h. nut ___
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4) What do these verbs mean? Ask your teacher or look in a dictionary.
• cut
• fix
• hit
• hold
• loosen
• make
• tighten
• turn
• join
5) Are these sentences TRUE or FALSE? ONE is FALSE.
• You use a hammer to hit a nail.
• You use a vice to hold something still.
• You use a screw to join two things.
• You use a screw to turn a screwdriver.
• You use a spanner to tighten or loosen a nut.
17.WE HAVE TO FOLLOW SAFETY RULES
1) What do these words or phrases mean? Check with your teacher.
• chemicals
• to concentrate
• eyes
• to follow
• a mask
• mouth
• protective clothing
• safety rules
• water resistant clothes
• to wear
2) Look at these safety rules. Put them in order from 1 (most important) to 7 (least important).
Workers must wear protective clothing.
Workers needn’t wear a mask.
Workers have to follow safety rules.
Workers need to concentrate on speed.
Workers don’t have to wear water resistant clothes.
Workers mustn’t put chemicals near eyes or mouth
Workers shouldn’t wear cosmetics.
3) Put these verbs into the right category.
• have to
• must
• need
• don’t have to
• mustn’t
• needn’t
• shoud
• shouldn’t
Strong positive obligation
Strong negative obligation
Weaker obligation
No obligation
1.
1.
1.
1.
2.
2.
2.
3.
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In your family life what do you have to do? What mustn’t you do? What don’t you have to do? What should you
do? Make a list and compare it with your colleagues.
• I have to____________________________________________________________________________________________.
• I don’t have to _______________________________________________________________________________________.
• I mustn’t ___________________________________________________________________________________________.
• I should ____________________________________________________________________________________________.
4) Read this text and look at the factory rules. How many rules does Marisa ignore?
FAROMÓVEIS
YOU MUST
1
RULES AND REGULATIONS
be at work by 9a.m.
2
clock in
3
follow all safety procedures
4
YOU MUSTN’T
6
YOU SHOULD
cover your hair
wear protective clothes
7
8
drink alcohol during work
put your hands near moving machinery
5
YOU SHOULDN’T
9
use a mobile phone
talk
On Mondays Marisa always arrives at ten past nine and goes straight to her work position. She talks non-stop to her friend Vera
and to her friends who phone her. Vera often admires her long blonde hair. At lunch time they go to a café for a sandwich and
two or three beers.
You are Marisa’s supervisor. Talk to her about the factory rules.
Example: You mustn’t be late. You must clock in by nine o’clock.
5) What rules does your company have? What rules would you make?
Make ten suggestions for a new rulebook.
1.___________________________________________________________________________________________________.
2.___________________________________________________________________________________________________.
3.___________________________________________________________________________________________________.
4.___________________________________________________________________________________________________.
5.___________________________________________________________________________________________________.
6.___________________________________________________________________________________________________.
7.___________________________________________________________________________________________________.
8.___________________________________________________________________________________________________.
9.___________________________________________________________________________________________________.
10.__________________________________________________________________________________________________.
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18. IT’S BIG, IT’S ROUND, AND IT’S MADE OF IRON
1) Look at these shapes and match them to the words.
1
2
3
4
• a circle
• a cube
• a rectangle
• a sphere
• a square
• a triangle
5
6
• A circle hasn’t got sides. It’s flat and round.
• A cube has got six faces. It has got three equal measurements (2x2x2).
All the angles are equal (90 degrees or a right angle).
• A rectangle has got four sides. Opposite sides are equal. All angles are 90 degrees.
It has got two measurements (6x4).
• A sphere is a globe. The sun and footballs are spheres.
• A square has got four equal sides and angles (5x5; 90º).
• A triangle has got three sides.The three angles add up to 180 degrees.
2) Look at these objects. What shape are they?
a tyre
a book
a pyramid
a dice
Look at other objects in the classroom. What shape are they?
3) These are types of materials. Do you know what they mean?
Metals:
Wood:
• gold
• silver
• bronze
• copper
• iron
• lead
• tin
• aluminium
• zinc
• oak
• walnut
• chipboard
• cork
• mahogany
• carbon
• cotton
• wool
• nylon
• polyester
• thread
• lycro
• silk
• leather
• pine
Textiles:
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Ceramics:
• clay
• porcelain
• pottery
• china
• earthenware
Some other
• plastic
• rubber
• polystyrene
materials:
• paper
• cardboard
• stone
A tyre is made of rubber. Books are made of paper. What are these objects made of? Make some sentences.
Chairs_______________________________________________________________________________________________.
A shirt ______________________________________________________________________________________________.
Shoes _______________________________________________________________________________________________.
Banknotes ___________________________________________________________________________________________.
A 2 Euro coin ________________________________________________________________________________________.
A car _______________________________________________________________________________________________.
4) Think of other ways to describe objects.
• It’s big.
• It’s small.
• It’s heavy.
• It’s expensive.
• It’s light.
• It’s green.
• It’s used for ……
Which of these objects are described?
• You use it to …..
(a mug, a car battery, a newspaper, a lightbulb)
• This thing is made of paper. It’s light and isn’t expensive. You use it to read the news. ________________________________
• This is made of glass with a small quantity of metal. It’s round. It’s used to help us see when it’s dark. ___________________
• It’s made of earthenware and we use it to drink from. Normally it’s round. It isn’t heavy. _____________________________
• It’s heavy. It’s square or a rectangle. It’s made of plastic, metal and it contains acid. __________________________________
5) The class should divide into two groups. Each group prepares five or more definitions of objects.
When the definitions are ready, read them to the other group. Do they understand what you are talking about?
19. I’D LIKE VEGETABLE SOUP AND A WHITE COFFEE, PLEASE
1) Put these food and drink words into the right categories.
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apple
banana
beef
beer
black coffee
brandy
bread
butter
cabbage
carrots
cereal
chicken
cod
fish
fruit salad
hake
ice cream
kid (goat)
lamb
lettuce
milk
onion
orange
pasta
pear
pizza
pork
potatoes
red wine
rice
salad
shellfish
soup
strawberries
sugar
tea
tomato
water
whisky
white coffee
white wine
yoghurt
Meat
chicken
Vegetables
potatoes
Fruit
pineapple
Others types of food
tomato soup
Drinks
black coffee
2) Listen to this dialogue but try not to read it. What does Lígia want?
MARTIN: Lígia, would you like a drink?
LÍGIA:Yes, please. I’m very cold.
MARTIN: OK, what about a glass of whisky?
LÍGIA: No, thanks, Martin. I’d like a coffee.
MARTIN: Do you take milk and sugar?
LÍGIA: Sugar, please, but no milk. I prefer black coffee.
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Now listen again, and repeat the dialogue.
3) Practise the dialogue with a colleague. Substitute different names and information. What would you want
on a hot day?
4) Look at the dialogue again. Martin asks “Lígia, would you like a drink?” and Lígia says “I’d like a coffee”. How would
you say this in Portuguese?
LANGUAGE POINT
Full answer
Short answer
Question form
Would you like a drink?
Yes, I would
I’d like a glass of white wine
Would he/she/they, etc?
No, we wouldn’t
We’d like a cup of tea, please
5) Use the words in the box to complete the dialogue.
• would
• apple
A.
B.
• wouldn’t
• pizza
• ‘d
• fruit
• yes
• peas
• no
• potatoes
__________ you like an omelette?
_____, I wouldn’t. I ______ like a __________.
A.
Would you like any vegetables?
B.
_____, I’d like __________ and _____________.
A.
And for dessert? Would you like a__________ salad?
B.
No, I __________. I’d prefer an ____________.
Practise the dialogue, substituting other types of food.
6) Language point: we use SOME or ANY when we don’t want to say a number.
SOME is normally used in the affirmative (+ve) and we usually use ANY in the negative (-ve) or interrogative (?ve). An exception
is when we offer something.
Look at these phrases. Are they right or wrong? Correct them if necessary.
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a.
Would you like some strawberries? Right (offer)
b.
I’d like any oranges, please.
c.
I wouldn’t eat any sausages because I’m vegetarian.
d.
I’d like some tomatoes, but I don’t want some potatoes.
7) Are you hungry? Look at this menu. Ask your teacher about anything you don’t understand.
The Black Lion Inn Restaurant – £25 Menu (everything is included)
Starters
Main courses
Desserts
Drinks
Vegetable Soup
Shellfish Salad
Garlic Mushrooms
Mixed Salad
Olives
Chicken and Chips
Cod and Chips
Spaghetti Bolognese
Roast Pork and Rice
Beef Curry
Fruit Salad
Ice Cream
Chocolate Mousse
Fresh Fruit
Cheese and Biscuits
Dry White Wine
Red Wine
Beer
Orange Juice
Water
All dishes include fresh vegetables and bread and butter.
What would you like to have? Choose one thing from each section, and prepare a dialogue with a colleague.
• What would you like for starters?
• And for your main course?
• Would you like any dessert?
• What would you like to drink?
20.THIS FAX IS TO CONFIRM OUR TELEPHONE CONVERSATION
1) Look at this price list for kitchen furniture.
MÓVEIS MEDEIROS – MEDEIROS FURNITURE (U.S. version – prices in U.S. Dollars)
Model MM T21
Model MM T22
Model MM T23
Round Table
Square Table
Rectangular Table
Black, white or natural
Light or dark wood
Natural pine
$125
$135
$175
Model MM C41
Model MM C42
Model MM C43
Chair with arms
Chair without arms
Set of 4 chairs
(1xC41, 3xC42)
Black, white or natural
Black, white or natural
Black, white or natural
$40
$30
$120
Model MM C44
Model MM C45
Chair without arms
Set of chairs C44
Light or dark wood
Light or dark wood
$45
$160
Model MM S99
Rectangular table + 6 chairs
Natural pine
$399
Model MM K11
Kitchen cupboard
(wall mounted)
Light or dark wood
Natural pine
$85
$95
Discount of 10 per cent for orders over $4,000
Delivery charges: please ask for quotation if order under $2,000.
Free for orders over $2,000
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2) Listen to two people deciding what to order for their kitchen. Then complete the order form. Don’t include
the example in the total order price.
(Don’t look at the dialogue)
Model
Description
Colour
Quantity
Price
Total
e.g. SS99
Rectangular table + 6 chairs
pine
1
399
399
TOTAL
ORDER
Did you hear all the information? If not, listen again.
Now check your order form against the dialogue.
3) Now read the dialogue to check your order form.
A. Which table do you prefer, John?
B. I like the round one.
A. Do you? It’s OK but I like dark wood.That’s the square table.
B. No problem. Let’s get a square table with dark wood.What’s the model number?
A. It’s MM T22 and it’s a hundred and thirty five dollars.
B. MM T22; 135 dollars. What about chairs? I’d like a chair with arms.
A. Bad luck.The dark wood chairs haven’t got arms. A set of 4 costs one hundred and sixty dollars.
B. But I like chairs with arms. Let’s get one black chair with arms and three dark wood chairs without arms.
A. If we must. So, your black chair with arms is MM C41 and it costs $40.
B. MM C41; 40 dollars. What about the 3 dark wood chairs without arms?
A. They’re $45 dollars each and the model number is MM C44.
B. MM C44; $45 each. So what’s the total.
A. Just a moment. A hundred and thirty five plus forty plus a hundred and thirty five. That’s three hundred and ten dollars.
C. 3 – 1 – 0 dollars. OK, I’ll send the form tomorrow.
4) Look how to say prices in different currencies
• fifty cents
• one euro
• two euros twenty
• thirty five pence
• ten pounds
• nineteen pounds ninety nine
• seventy five cents forty
• dollars
• five dollars sixty
How would you say these prices?
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• €100,00
• $61
• £99.99
• €12,25
• $14.10
• £22.50
• $0.85
• €134,00
• 78p
• £0.78
• €9,05
• $87.444
5) How much money have you got here?
How much in notes?
How much in coins?
6) Do you know the exchange rate between EUROS, DOLLARS and POUNDS? Are these numbers correct now?
One euro is about one dollar. One pound is about one euro sixty one. One euro is about sixty two pence.
7) How can you pay for things you buy? Make a list with your colleagues. Did you include these?
• cash
• cheque
• bank transfer
• credit card
8) Look at this fax. It’s confirming a telephone order.
To:
00351255432895
Date 16:28 13.01.03
From:
00442920383614
Sender: Jane Williams, Chief Buyer
WILLIAMS AND JONES KITCHEN FURNITURE SHOWROOM
Re:
Confirming our phone order of 13th Jan. 2003
Attn: Paula Machado
This fax is to confirm our telephone conversation this afternoon. We need the following items:
12 MM T21 black
@ $125
$1500
06 MM T21 natural
@ $125
$750
12 MM C41 black
@ $40
$480
36 MM C42 black
@ $30
$1080
06 MM C43 natural
@ $120
TOTAL BEFORE DISCOUNT
$720
$4530
Discount 10%
-$453
TOTAL INCLUDING DISCOUNT
$4077
We expect delivery on Friday 24th January 2003. I understand there is no charge for delivery. Payment will be by bank transfer
within 28 days of delivery.
Please contact me if there are any problems.
Best Regards
Jane Williams
WILLIAMS AND JONES KITCHEN FURNITURE SHOWROOM
8) Now look again at the price list on 20 Make an order in 3 stages:
a. Decide what to order
b. Make the order by phone (plan this phone call with a colleague).
c.Write a fax to confirm the order.
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21.WHAT ARE THE DIMENSIONS?
1) This sofa is one metre 20 centimetres high.
Its height is 1 m 20 cm.
It’s 1 m 50 cms wide. Its width is 1 m 50 cm.
How heavy is it? It weighs 75 kilograms. Its weight is 75 kilos.
Now look at this box.
It’s 1 metre 30 centimetres long. Its length is 1m 30 cm.
It’s 60 cm wide. Its width is 60 cm.
It’s 80 cm high. Its height is 80 cm.
It weighs 132 kilograms. Its weight is 132 kilograms.
Listen to your teacher saying these measurements, and repeat them.
2) Look at your classroom and answer these questions.
a. How high is it? _____________________________________________________________________________________.
b. How long is it?______________________________________________________________________________________.
c. How wide is it? _____________________________________________________________________________________.
d. How thick are the walls?______________________________________________________________________________.
e. What is the area of the classroom? _____________________________________________________________________.
f. What are the height, length and width of the table? ________________________________________________________.
g. How heavy is your chair? _____________________________________________________________________________.
Think of equipment you work with. How big is it? How heavy? Describe its dimensions to your colleagues.
What about you? What is your height? What is your weight? What size trousers do you wear? What size shoes?
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3) Look in your wallet or your pockets. Answer these questions.
• How many euros have you got?
• How many coins? How many notes?
• How much money?
We ask HOW MANY? when we can count the number of things. Some things can’t be counted; I can’t say “I’ve
got 23 money”. In this case the question is HOW MUCH?
4) Which of these things can you count? Which are uncountable?
• computer
• plug
• electricity
• petrol
• litres
• people
• cotton
• metres
• wood
• cups
• hammers
• information
• bulbs
• light
• boxes
Language point: Some words are used in countable expressions and others in uncountable expressions.
Countable
Uncountable
Countable and
uncountable
how many…?
how much… ?
some, any
many
much
a lot of
a few
a little
none
REMEMBER: Some is used in affirmative sentences and offers.
Any is used in negative sentences and questions.
Many and much are normally only used in negative sentences and questions.
5) Complete these sentences with words from the box.
a. How __________ does this cost?
b. Do we need more bread?
No, we’ve got __________ of bread, but we haven’t got __________ wine, and we’ve only got a __________ potatoes.
c. My computer hasn’t got __________ memory.
d. A beer, please.
I’m sorry, I can’t give you a beer. We haven’t got __________.
e. We need to buy petrol. We’ve only got __________ litres left.
A few is better than __________!
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6) Read this letter and answer the questions.
HAETTENSCHWEILER ENGINEERING
KÖENIGSTRASSE, 32, 2643 BERLIN
Tel. 3167 9900 - Fax. 3167 9901
31 July 2003
The Marketing Director
Infotec Computer Systems Ltd.
Maia
Dear Sir,
I discovered your company in the July edition of What’s Engineering? Trade magazine. I would like to know more about your
company and its products. Please send me any information so we can consider making an order.
Haettenschweiler Engineering is a small German company. We make parts for many engineering processes.We have got clients
in more than 20 countries.
Have you got an agent in Germany? If you have, I would like to arrange a visit.
Thank you in anticipation.
Yours faithfully
Boris Schmidt (Managing Director)
a. Where is Haettenschweiler Engineering based?
b. Where is Infotec Computer Systems Ltd?
c. How does Mr Schmidt know about Infotec?
d. What does he want?
e. Have Infotec got an agent in Germany?
7) Put these sentences in order to make a letter.
• Please send us information about polishers and finishers.
• I saw an advertisement for your company in a trade magazine.
• We are a Portuguese company and we make cutlery for the Scandinavian market.
• Dear Sir,
• Have you got a representative in Portugal? If so, how can I make contact?
• Yours faithfully
• I would like to know more about your products.
• Emílio Costa (Scandicut)
8) How would you describe your company? What kind of information do you need? Write a letter to ask for the
information
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22.WE’RE PRODUCING 2,000 SHIRTS A DAY
1) Listen to this dialogue. Try not to read it yet.
A. Rodrigo, this is Stefan Freund from Sweden.
B. Good morning Stefan. Pleased to finally meet you!
C. Hello Rodrigo. Can you show me what you are all doing, please?
B. Sure, no problem. This is Ana. Ana is cutting the material to match the designer’s pattern; Bárbara and Cátia are sewing
the different parts together; Diana and Emília are adding the buttons and labels; Francisca is checking the quality and Graça
is packing the finished items.
C. All women! Are you the only man who is working on the shop floor?
B. I’m not that lucky! Aníbal is making the tea at the moment and José Pedro and Pedro José are trying to repair the conveyor
belt.
Now listen again and repeat.
2) Now answer these questions. You can read the dialogue this time.
1. How many women are working on the shop floor at the moment?
2. What is Ana doing? What are Diana and Emília doing?
3. Why can’t Stefan see Aníbal, José Pedro and Pedro José?
4. How many different production stages are there?
5. Who is checking the quality?
6. Are Bárbara and Cátia packing?
7. What is Rodrigo doing?
3) Language point:When we are describing actions that are happening now, we use the PRESENT CONTINUOUS,
example “I am writing”.
It is easy to form, just use VERB ‘TO BE’ + MAIN VERB + ING
Affirmative
Negative
Interrogative
Short answer
I am talking
I’m not listening
Am I working?
Yes, I am
You are listening
You aren’t talking
Are you reading?
No, you aren’t
He is working
He isn’t studying
Is he learning?
No, he isn’t
She is studying
She isn’t working
Is she writing?
Yes, she is
It is moving
It isn’t moving
Is it smoking?
No, it isn’t
We are planning
We aren’t drinking
Are we making progress?
Yes, we are
They are drinking
They aren’t planning
Are they going home?
No, they aren’t
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4) Now complete these sentences using the verbs in brackets.
1. Helena ______________ (cut) the sleeves.
2. Isabel and Joana ______________ (pack) the finished shirts.
3. What _____ Lucy ________ (do)? ______________ (talk) to her supervisor?
No, ______________ (talk) to him. ______________ (talk) to her boyfriend.
4. What _____ you ________ (drink)? ______________ (drink) vodka or water?
Don’t worry. It isn’t vodka. I ______________ (drink) water.
5) Look at these sentences about people’s jobs, and what they are doing at this moment.
• Martin is a designer but he isn’t working at the moment. He isn’t designing now; he’s reading A Bola!
• Paulo is a driver. At the moment he is driving on the Motorway.
• Mónica is a receptionist. She answers the telephones. She is talking on the phone but she isn’t working. She is talking to her
mother.
• Vasco works in the office. He is checking the accounts.
Now write sentences about these people:
Name
Job
Present activity
Júlia
Secretary
Typing letters
Marco
Manager
Playing tennis
• Júlia _________________________________________________________________________
• Marco ________________________________________________________________________
• What do you do normally? What are you doing at the moment? What about your family?
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
6) We can use a similar form to talk about future plans. Look at this conversation.
A. Are you going to be here on Friday?
B. No, I’m going to fly to China on Wednesday and I’m going to visit some factories near Nanking.
A. When are we going to arrange our meeting?
B. I’m going to return next Tuesday. Is a week Wednesday okay?
A. It isn’t going to be an easy week, but I think it’s the only day. I’m going to be away after Thursday.
We can use VERB ‘TO BE’ + GOING TO + MAIN VERB to talk about things that are planned in the future.
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Imagine you are trying to arrange a meeting. Complete your diary and only leave two spaces. Then talk to your
colleague. Can you arrange the meeting?
Monday morning
Monday afternoon
Visit suppliers in Spain
Return from Spain
Tuesday morning
Tuesday afternoon
Wednesday morning
Wednesday afternoon
Union negotiations
Thursday morning
Thursday afternoon
Friday morning
Friday afternoon
Play golf with clients
USEFUL LANGUAGE:
What are you doing on Thursday morning?
I’m sorry. I’m going to be busy.
What about Friday morning?
Are you going to be free on Wednesday?
Can’t you change that?
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