NOTES for Module 1
NEW THAT’S ENGLISH. Module 1
001.11a Hello and goodbye
Grammatical aspects:
Introducing people
Vocabulary:
Greetings (formal and informal): Hi! , Hello!, Hello and welcome, goodbye, good morning/afternoon..., My name’s..., Pleased/nice to meet you,
What’s his name? Mr/Mrs/Ms, How are you?, Are you Ms Smith? Yes, I am, she’s here, Is she Ms Smith?, name and surname
Functions:
Asking for confirmation, spelling names (can you spell your name?), thanking people, introducing and meeting people
Park Hotel: Welcome to the Park Hotel, the cook, the porter, the receptionist, the new hotel manager, This way, please
002.11b Nice to meet you
Grammatical aspects:
Vocabulary:
More greetings: How are you? , good morning/afternoon/evening/night
Nice to meet you >> Nice to meet you, too.
Pork pies, Come on in! , married, single
THE ALPHABET
That’s Britain:
003.12a Where are you from?
Grammatical aspects:
Where are you from? Countries and nationalities.
What’s your telephone number? Numbers.
Vocabulary:
Jobs: a cleaner, a manager, a waiter, a tour guide, a receptionist, a porter, a chef
On your right/left, I want to leave a message for ....
Personal questions: What’s your email address?
Functions:
Introducing people: This is...
004.12b She’s Australian
Grammatical aspects:
Nationalities and countries
Presentations (nice to meet you)
Vocabulary:
A university student, I reckon so (= I think so)
Television advert, what is the advert for? Language course, reading www.lingo123.com (dot), mobile number, home number
That’s Britain:
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005.13a He’s my brother
Grammatical aspects:
Verb HAVE GOT
NUMBERS
Vocabulary:
Talking about the family: Family / Relatives >> divorced, married
Niece, nephew, mother, father, son, daughter, girlfriend, boyfriend, husband, wife, grandson, granddaughter, grandparents, pets, divorced
Describing s.o. (physical appearance) & talking about the age (How old is he? He is ten years old). He is 1 metre 80 cm tall. He’s got blue eyes and brown hair.
Functions:
Expressing possession: Saxon genitive, possessive adjectives / pronouns
006.13b He’s got red hair
Grammatical aspects:
Vocabulary:
Average British family: married, divorced
New Zealander or Kiwi, they look very different from each other, a beautiful vase, the bottle of wine is yours, fifty/fifteen
Physical appearance (Talking about stereotypes)
That’s Britain:
The British Royal Family: queen, prince
007.14a What time is it?
Grammatical aspects:
Telling the time.
Giving information about routines. PRESENT SIMPLE + FREQUENCY ADVERBS
Vocabulary:
Telling the time. It's time for That's English. What day is it today?
It's their anniversary. It's your night off.
We always eat out on our wedding anniversary. What do they usually do on their wedding anniversary? You don't go to the pub on Friday. Where do you usually go on Friday? How often do I forget our wedding anniversary?
008.14b I start work at nine o'clock
Grammatical aspects:
Times / Present Simple / Routines
Vocabulary:
I usually have a cup of coffee and some toast (UNCOUNTABLE NOUN >>> a piece of toast = tostada), I go out clubbing, surf the Internet
Big Ben >>> bell, clock
Traditional Britain / Modern Britain: Tea, Britain's national drink
How to make a cup of tea >>> a cup / a mug / tea bag / teapot / sugar / a kettle / some water / some milk / / to pour the tea into the cups, to boil the water, to warm the teapot
009.15a Does he work here?
Grammatical aspects:
TENSES: PRESENT SIMPLE
Vocabulary:
JOBS: journalist, police officer, engineer, doctor, teacher, hotel receptionist, waiter/waitress, pilot, bus/taxi driver, football player secretary, actor/actress, porter, business woman, doctor, nurse, university student, electrical engineer (he is a doctor)
Long holidays, she earns nothing, good/bad points, your dream job, the boss, is his job well-paid/boring/exciting?
How many bags have you got?
Functions:
Describing typical routines at work. (He sees ill people all day, what does a porter do?, Does he carry bags? She tells the people what to do)
010.15b She’s an engineer
Grammatical aspects:
PRESENT SIMPLE (routines) + FREQUENCY ADVERBS: three or four nights a week
Vocabulary:
Jobs: a TV presenter, actor, police officer, a student, a DJ, an artist, pilot, farmer, business woman, nurse, actress, bus driver, typist (to type, typewriter), bus conductor (collect the money for the tickets), chiropractor, IT technician (new technologies)
Museum, I need a different job, I love this job, boring, different, well-paid, interesting, exciting, easy, What time do you start/finish work?, How do you come to school?, working day, working hours, timetable, advert, I want to be a pilot
By bicycle, by tube, on foot, walk, drive to work
Functions:
Inviting: Would you like to come for a drink? I’d love to. Fifty pence (p)
011.16a There’s a sunny garden
Grammatical aspects:
THERE IS/ARE, adjectives to describe a house
Vocabulary:
HOUSES: flat, apartment, lift, upstairs, downstairs
PARTS OF THE HOUSE: bedroom, room, garden
Adjectives to describe a house: small, old, dark, lovely, nice, new, sunny, bright, colourful, large, next to a bus stop
FURNITURE: bed, desk, chair, fridge, freezer, dishwasher, cupboard, washing machine, wardrobe, bookshelf, lamp
For sale, to rent, to let, how much is it?
Functions:
Describing a flat or a house
012.16b He lives in a flat
Grammatical aspects:
Vocabulary:
Country, city, village, town, downtown Vancouver (Most people live in houses)
I live in the city, too.
Are the people happy with their houses? What about the children?
Living room, kitchen, bedroom, hall, dining room, sitting room, garage, bathroom, toilet, garden, upstairs/downstairs
Furniture, gift, doll, carpets, cupboards, washing machine, bookshelves, TV set, table, sofa, kitchen area, single/double bedroom, wardrobe, kettle, on the ground floor
Bus stops, banks, shops, pub, supermarket, coffee shop, swimming-pool, restaurant
I hang out with my friends, I’m currently living in a flat
Functions:
Describing a house or a town.
Culture: Typical English house (Victorian house)
013.17a I love surfing the internet
Grammatical aspects:
Like, love, enjoy, don’t like, hate, can’t stand....+ V-ing (Do you like/enjoy going to the cinema?, what does Brad like doing?, what do you like doing when you are on holidays?)
Vocabulary:
HOBBIES AND LIKES: Have you got a hobby? Watching TV, visiting friends, reading, listening to the radio, gardening, surfing the internet, eating out, sunbathing in the garden, playing rugby, shopping, going to the cinema, walking, dancing, meeting friends, going to the gym, playing tennis, internet dating
Sports centre
What else can we do in London?
She’s my date.
Functions:
Talking about their hobbies.
Expressing likes and dislikes.
014.17b Let’s go to the pub
Grammatical aspects:
On Saturday mornings I usually go.... / hang out in the park with my friends, I usually cook my own vegetables
Vocabulary:
FREE TIME:DIY (Do It Yourself), football team, gardening, cooking, e-books,socialize with my friends
Image, move, cent, a movie (moving pictures) pictures, actors, actresses
That’s Britain:
PUBS: A traditional pub (public house), the past, open/close, games, what do people do in a pub, they smoke in front of the pub, a pint/half a pint, at lunchtime, in the evening, from... to...., games are very popular in pubs
015.18a Food glorious food
Grammatical aspects:
Expressing quantity
Present Simple in the negative and interrogative form: what does this boy want to eat? Are there any vegetables, there are a lot of biscuits, do you like my food? You don’t like my food
Vocabulary:
FOOD: English food, yummy, sausages, fish and chips, orange, pears, apple juice, some tuna,ketchup,ch$$eese sandwich, salad, carrot, lettuce, tomato, omelette, tomato soup, apple, banana, some fruit, biscuits, for dessert, ice-cream, a hamburger, meat, butter, milk, mineral water, red wine, salt and pepper, orange juice, beans, eggs
I’m hungry, what would you like to eat?
Functions:
Talking about food and expressing quantity: How much / many....? COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
016.18b What do you have for breakfast?
Grammatical aspects:
Present simple + Frequency adverbs (I like having coffee with my family, we normally have a hot breakfast on Saturday)
Vocabulary:
Hot tea, favourite, a hot breakfast, full English breakfast, how many eggs?, apple/tomato/orange/pear...juice, two pieces of toast, mushrooms, a cup/mug of tea/coffee, sausages, baked beans, bacon, tomatoes
My favourite dish: pizza, fresh/smoked salmon, fish & chips, burger, spaghetti Bolognese, steak, chicken curry
You have ten minutes to make a meal, do you often cook?, cheese omelette, a van, sell/buy, vinegar, a take away (a take-away restaurant), salt and vinegar on their chips, Chinese food
That’s Britain:
Bed & Breakfast (B&B)
017.19a She’s wearing a skirt .... and socks
Grammatical aspects:
PRESENT CONTINUOUS (statements, questions, negative sentences)
Giving Directions
Vocabulary:
What’s this man’s job? A pilot, a teacher, a designer
CLOTHES: trousers (a pair of), boots, shoes, tracksuit, trainers, T-shirt, a uniform, a suit, socks, sunglasses, jeans, a top, pyjamas, sweater, shirt, underwear, scarf, handbag, a baseball hat/cap, tie, gloves, blouse, cardigan, pullover.
Describing clothes: COLOURS (purple, grey), STYLE (formal, casual, informal), PRICE (sale, half price), OPINION/LIKES (lovely, nice, that looks good, I don’t like tracksuits), SIZE (short, long).
I’m looking for a suit, it’s fine to go shopping, I wear it in the summer, casual business clothes.
Functions:
Talking about clothes: Yes, I think so, I hate uniforms
Giving directions
018.19b A very nice suit
Grammatical aspects:
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Vocabulary:
To change, I’m changing my shoes, business, meeting, Who’s wearing new clothes to the party?, striped suit, practical trousers, bright-coloured T-shirt, casual Friday, unusual, stripes
What’s it made of? Cotton, factory, miner, look for, strong, break/tear, jeans (Levi trousers), fashion designers
Cheers, mate!
Functions:
019.110a What are your favourite sports?
Grammatical aspects:
MODAL VERB CAN
Vocabulary:
SPORT: athlete, swimming-pool, tennis, volleyball, basketball, golf, football, rugby, gym, run to the river, sportsman/sportswoman, cool
TALKING ABOUT SPORTS: DO yoga, karate, pilates, exercises // GO skiing, cycling, surfing, windsurfing, walking (walking is healthy), swimming, sailing // PLAY cricket, table tennis
I give up, I’m sitting by the river and I’m fishing
Functions:
Expressing ability (I can play any sport, can you jog?)
020.110b Do you like watching football?
Grammatical aspects:
Enjoy, love, like, hate, can’t stand... + V-ing form
Vocabulary:
SPORT: fan, supporter, home stadium, water sports, national sport, ice-hockey
Exciting, a red and white shirt, shorts, socks
I guess I can play football well, let’s meet our contestants
Tennis court, horse racing (Ascott), Wales (the Millenium Stadium), Wimbledon (strawberries and cream)
Functions:
Doing sport: PLAY, DO & GO (play tennis // do yoga // go sailing, windsurfing)