English for General Purposes English for Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing
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ESSENTIALS
LEVELS
English for General Purposes Each book in the New Connection Essentials series is made up of twelve units. New Connection Essentials series is designed with such a natural flow in mind: listening → speaking → reading → writing, with the result that your English jumps levels without being aware of the effort you’ve spent. The aim is that with minimal friction, learners of all ages will assimilate this language with the same fluidity a child does in his or her native environment, thus removing the sense of foreignness and frustration that attends foreign language learning.
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Intro
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Book 2
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Book 3
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Student’s Book + CD-ROM/MP3 Teacher’s Book + PPT/Test Bank DVD-ROM
unit1 Meeting People Get It Started: How did you meet your best friend? What are some good places to meet people? Are you comfortable talking with people in English?
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VOCABULARY BUILDER Before listening: Look at the pictures below. Which activities do you think are fun? Share with the class.
School Clubs Listen and write the sentence number of the activity in the box.
basketball
mountain climbing
chess
guitar
in-line skating
break dancing
yoga
drama
swimming
movie
tennis
martial arts
Say It Out Loud! Practice these sentence patterns using the words above. • I’m in the ________________ club. • I want to join the ________________ club. • I’m a member of the ________________ club. • I participate in the ________________ club. 12
TRACK 01
CONVERSATION TRACK 02
Good to Meet You Nick and Laura meet for the first time. Nick: Hi. My name is Nick. Pleased to meet you. Laura: I’m Laura. Nice to meet you too. Are you a
newcomer1 to this university? Nick: Yes, I am. This is my first year here. How about you? Laura: I’m also new here. I really like it. Everyone is so friendly2. Nick: That’s true. I’m in two clubs already. Do you participate3 in any school clubs? Laura: Yes, I do. I’m in the chess club. My brother is the president4 of the club.
Meet the Coach Jenna introduces Mark to the new swimming coach.
Jenna: Hey, Mark. How are you doing?
Mark: I’m pretty good, Jenna. And you? Jenna: Not bad. Thanks. Do you want to meet someone? Mark: Sure. Who? Jenna: Hold on. (Jenna leaves the room and comes back in with a man.) Jenna: This is Mr. Mandt. He’s the new coach of our swimming
club. Mark: Hello. It’s a pleasure5 to meet you. I’m Mark. Mr. Mandt: Hi, Mark. You can call me Greg. I hope I can help you
improve6. Mark: I’m sure you can. Let’s get started!
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Key Words
TRACK 03
1. newcomer [`nju~k9m0] n. Do you know the newcomer’s name? 2. friendly [`fr5ndl6] adj. Everyone in this country is very friendly. 3. participate [p3r`t6s4~pet] v. Olivia participates in many activities and never seems tired. 4. president [`pr5z4d4nt] n. Margo is the president of the drama club. 5. pleasure [`pl5.0] n. It’s a pleasure to be invited to such a great party. 6. improve [6m`pruv] v. Seth’s French improves every day because he studies really hard.
Review A. Synonyms
Circle the synonym of the word or phrase in bold in the context of the conversations.
1. pleased
a. happy
b. sad
2. participate in
a. quit
b. take part in
3. president
a. leader
b. teacher
4. pretty
a. quite
b. beautiful
5. improve
a. become worse
b. become better
B. You Might Also Say . . .
Write the sentence from the conversations with the same meaning.
1. Are you new at this college?
2. And yourself?
= _________________________________________________________
8. My friends call me Greg.
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= _________________________________________________________
7. I’d like to introduce you to Mr. Mandt.
= _________________________________________________________
6. Wait a second.
= _________________________________________________________
5. How’s it going?
= _________________________________________________________
4. My brother is the club leader.
= _________________________________________________________
3. Are you signed up for any school clubs?
= _________________________________________________________
= _________________________________________________________
LANGUAGE CENTER A. Greeting People
Formal
Informal
Greeting
Response
Good morning.
Good morning.
How are you?
I’m pretty good. How about you? / Very well, thank you. And you?
Good / Nice / Pleased to meet you.
Good / Nice / Pleased to meet you too.
It’s a pleasure to meet you.
Likewise. / You too.
How’s it going? / How are you doing?
Great. / Fine. / Good. / All right. / OK. / Not bad.
What’s up? / What’s new?
Nothing. / Not much.
Hello. / Hi. / Hey.
Hello. / Hi. / Hey.
B. Making Introductions For Example:
This is . . . Would you like to meet . . .? I’d like you to meet . . . I’d like to introduce you to . . .
A: Hey, Bob. This is my good friend Amanda. B: It’s very nice to meet you, Amanda.
C. Titles and Names
Titles for Men
Mr., sir
Titles for Women
miss (Miss), Ms., Mrs., ma’am
First Name / Given Name
Greg
Nancy
Last Name / Surname
Mandt
Parker
Full Name
Mr. Greg Mandt
Miss Nancy Parker
Listen to the greetings and circle the appropriate responses.
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1. a. Not bad. You? b. How do you do?
4. a. Very well, thank you. b. Likewise.
2. a. Not much, Frank. b. I can’t complain.
5. a. Pleased to meet you too. b. Pretty good. Thanks. You?
3. a. Nice to meet you, Mrs. Johnson. b. Good to meet you, Miss Johnson.
6. a. No, that’s my first name. My last name is Asher. b. No, that’s my last name. My first name is Asher.
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GRAMMAR FOCUS Simple Present Tense I / You / We / They
He / She / It
Affirmative
I play sports.
She looks great.
Negative
They don’t live in Tainan.
He doesn’t eat vegetables.
Yes / No Questions
A: Do you like pizza? B: Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.
A: Does it waste a lot of money? B: Yes, it does. / No, it doesn’t.
Wh- Questions
A: What do we need for the dinner party? B: We need some beef and carrots.
A: Who does she help? B: She helps poor people.
A. Complete the Dialogues
Fill in the blanks. Use do / does or a be verb if needed. Some blanks have more than one word. 1.
______ his girlfriend good at art? No, _______________. ______ can’t draw at all.
4.
______ those students know how to break-dance?
Yes, _______________. ______ excellent.
2.
______ you members of the debate team?
5.
______ Megan like to wear designer clothes?
______, _______________. ______ practice every Friday.
______, _______________. ______ really fashionable.
3.
______ Mr. and Mrs. Morrison have any children?
6.
Excuse me. _______ smoking bother you?
______, _______________. ______ have two daughters.
______, _______________. Please go outside.
B. Complete the Passage
Write the correct form of the verbs in parentheses in the affirmative or negative. Mountain climbing 1. ____________ (help) people in many ways. First,
it 2. ______________ (cost) you much money. Actually, it 3. ____________
(be) free to climb most mountains. The activity also 4. ____________ (give) you a chance to enjoy beautiful views and fresh air. Most importantly, this type of exercise 5. ____________ (keep) you healthy. Some people
6. ______________ (like) exercise machines because they 7. ____________
(be) boring. They 8. ____________ (prefer) to go mountain climbing with their friends. This 9. ____________ (be) more fun and 10. ____________ (provide) them with peace of mind.
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Reading TRACK 05
BEFORE YOU READ Look at the men’s faces. What do they have in common? What do you think the reading is about?
Read the article and answer the following questions. 1. What do all the members of the club have? 2. What does the president of the club talk about in his speech?
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A Strange College Club
here is a very strange club here at Carleton College. Everyone in the club grows hair on their upper1 lip. Can you guess the club’s name? That’s right: the Mustache2 Club. There are even women in this club. The club isn’t just a joke3 though. The club sells T-shirts of a happy face with a mustache and gives the money to a women’s center. The group also helps out at an animal hospital and reads to children. The president of the club gives a speech4 every year and talks about great people from the past with mustaches. Do you want to be one of them? Start growing your mustache today!
Meet the Club’s Members Do you want to take part in the Carleton College Mustache Club? The club has a meeting at the student center at 2:00 on Saturday. You can watch a video and listen to a speech about the history of the club. The club provides5 free6 food and drinks. The student center is at 3234 University Street.
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WRITING Task I Below is a profile of Jenny and a short paragraph about her. Fill in the blanks. My name is _____________________. I’m
Name: Jenny Collins Sex: female Age: 18 School: New York University Major: nursing Year at school: freshman Languages: English, French
_____________________ (age). I’m a student in
my __________ year at ______________________.
I study ___________________. I love my school! I have a lot of hobbies. I’m a member of the
__________________________________. I like to _____________________, _____________________, ________________, and ______________________
Clubs: guitar, drama Hobbies: playing the guitar, acting, singing, playing tennis Favorite movie: Alice in Wonderland Favorite TV show: Glee Favorite singer / band: Radiohead Favorite song: “Karma Police” Future plans: work at a hospital
in my free time. I enjoy watching movies. I like ____________________ the most. I also watch
TV shows sometimes. My favorite program is
_____________. Music is very important to me. I usually listen to rock music. ______________ is
the best band in the world! I really love their song __________________. After I graduate, I want to ______________________.
Task II Fill in this profile. Write a short paragraph about yourself. Use Jenny’s paragraph as an example.
Name: ________________________
Put Photo Here
Sex: _____________
Age: ______
School: ___________________________________________________________ Major: ____________________
Year at school: _____________________
Language(s): _____________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________
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