Man: How did it go?
Woman: Umm, I think it _________
quite well. I did a lot of research and _________ a lot. I was in there for ...
I don't know ... half an hour?
Man: And? What _______
they say?
Woman: Nothing much. At the
end I _________ them, 'What happens now?', and the woman said, 'We'll call you
back with news in three or four days.'
Man: Really?
Woman: Yeah, I think I've
got the job. There _________ a lot of other people there. I was the only
interview that day, you know?
Man: Well, good luck with
it.
B - nouns
Room
It
Photos
flash
Photographs
Museum
things
Man: Anyway, you were
saying ...
Woman: Oh, yeah, um
... let's see. Yes, so I was in the _________ and there were, I don't know, a
hundred people waiting to get into the________. Finally, I got in, and I tried
to see the Mona Lisa but I couldn't look at ________ .
Man: Why not?
Woman: Because the
room was filled with people taking ___________ of it!
Man: Oh, right.
Woman: Yes! And
selfies.
Man: Wait a
minute. You can take _________ while you're in there?
Woman: Yes, but you
can't use ________. I don't know ... Why do we take photos of everything
we see when we travel?
Man: I know. And
we never look at the photos after.
Woman: Exactly! I'm
tired of always taking photos. I don't feel I'm enjoying ________.
C- adjectives
Young
funny
long
nice
nice
polite
Man: Who took this?
Woman: I can't remember.
Hmmm ...
Man: What am I doing?
Woman: You're sitting on
the sofa, watching TV and eating chocolates. Nothing changes!
Man: Ha! Very_________ .
You look very _______, though.
Woman: I know. Look at my
hair – it was so________!
Man: Mine too, look at me!
Hey … I think I know who took this photo.
Woman: Umm … who? Was
it Dad?
Man: No, it wasn’t Dad or
Mum. Do you remember Barry?
Woman: No.
Man: Yes, YES! You do
remember. Barry, your boyfriend at high school. You were seventeen and he was
sixteen and he was so very________: 'Hello, I'm Barry. It's very ________ to
meet you ...'
Woman: Stop it! He was_________.
Man: Yeah, well, he
took the photo.
D- prepositions
About
In
To
of
of
with
Woman: Let's see. OK. I'm
glad we could talk ________ this. It's not easy to say.
Man: What?
Woman: Well, you're not _______
our group – for the class project.
Man: What do you mean? You
know I'm always in a group ______ you.
Woman: I know. It's just
that this time … this time we made the group differently and because you were
late ...
Man: I see. You don't want
me in the group?
Woman: No, no. It isn't
that. It's that we've already made the group, see? There's four ______ us
already.
Man: So? We can't be a
group _______ five?
Woman: Well, the teacher
said four people per group.
Man: Oh.
Woman: It's not about you
or your work or anything like that. It's ... errrr ... well, we already have
the group.
Man: So I have _______ find
another group.
Woman: I'm sorry.
Maths and numbers
- Do you like maths? Why / why not?
- Which is easier for you: numbers or words?
- Do you ever use maths when shopping?
- What is you favourite number?
Number patterns
- Look at these numbers: 2, 4, 6, 8. What comes next?
- Look at these numbers: 5, 10, 15, 20. What is the
pattern?
3.
1, 2, 4, 8, 16, ___, ___
4.
100, 50, 25, 12.5, ___, ___
5.
1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, ___,_____
Following an explanation
- Is it easy or difficult for you to follow
explanations in English?
- What can you do if you don't understand?
- Which questions can you ask when you need
clarification?
- Which is easier: reading an explanation or
listening to one?
Useful questions
Can
do
don't
understand
give
say
does
- _____ you explain?
- I ______ understand.
- What _____ “depressed” mean?
- Could you ______ an example?
- Can you ______ that again?
- What _____ you mean?
- I'm not sure I ________.
continue
understand
want
bring
hope
explain
mean
were
Is
get
give
See
see
works
go
Professor: OK, before we_________, does anybody have
a question? Oh, lots of questions, I see. OK, we'll ________one at a time.
Yes?
Student: Thank you. You talked about Fibonacci
numbers in the lecture. Sorry, I don't_________. Can you explain?
Professor: Of course. What do you __________to
know?
Student: OK … I __________ this isn't a silly
question, but what does Fibonacci actually___________?
Professor: No question _________ ever silly –
it's always good to ask. OK, it's the name of a person. Fibonacci was a
European mathematician in the Middle Ages.
Student: Ah, OK. Thanks. So, we know he was a
person, but what are the Fibonacci numbers? I don't __________ it.
Professor: The Fibonacci numbers are a sequence
of numbers. They go 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8 and so on. Do you see the sequence? Do you
_________ how it works?
Student: I'm not sure.
Professor: OK. This is how it_________. The first
number is 1, then 1 again, then 2. The third number is the first number plus
the second number. The fourth number is the second number plus the third
number: 1 plus 2 is 3. The fifth number is the third number, 2, plus the
fourth number, 3. So the fifth number in a Fibonacci sequence is 5.
Student: Ah! I think I understand now. But what
about their importance? You said these __________ very important.
Professor: Yes, let me__________. This sequence
of numbers is important because we see it in many things. Fibonacci numbers are
common in geometry, they are common in nature, for example in plants. We __________
the sequence everywhere.
Student: Could you _________ us some more
examples?
Professor: OK ... well, we don't have time
right now but I can _________ more examples in for next class, OK?
