OTC 2 AACB 2021

Unit 8: Time Out

(Unit 3 Speakout Pre-intermediate)

READING

1) Read the e-mail and complete the sentences.

Hi Ryan,
I’m just writing to check that everything’s OK for your visit.
I think you’ll like Oxford. On Saturday morning we’re doing a bus tour with my parents because they really
want to show you the city. We’ll be free in the afternoon, so we’ll probably meet some of my friends, and we
could either walk around the town or go to the museum. It’s up to you. I expect we’ll end up in one of the
cafés in the shopping centre.
On Sunday, maybe we could catch a bus or a train somewhere. There are some typical English villages
around here, like Swinbrook and Burford. There isn’t much to do there, but they’re nice places. I’ll get some
photos and you can have a look.
We’re going to meet you at the railway station tomorrow, so can you remind me what time your train gets in?
Looking forward to seeing you.
Dean
Adapted from English Plus SB

their parents
a) Ryan and Dean are going on a bus tour with _________________ on Saturday morning.
museum
b) They will probably go to a _________________ on Saturday afternoon.
villages
c) They might go to some typical English _________________ on Sunday.
train
d) Dean is coming by _________________.
VOCABULARY

1) Complete the sentences with HAVE – GO – GET – SEE – GO TO.

1- I'm going to see a jazz band tonight. My sister says they're really good.
get
2- I usually_____________ the bus to work because it's easy and it's cheap.
go
3- We like to ________________to a museum at the weekend. You can learn new things, and it's better
than watching television.
go to
4- Did you ____________the photographic exhibition in the Sainsbury Centre? It was brilliant.
get
5- I'm really hungry. Can we stop and ____________a snack from this café?
have
6- We're going to ________________ a drink in the bar later. Do you want to meet us there?
go
7- I really want to _________dancing. I haven't been for ages!
go
8- Why don't we ________________sightseeing? We can spend the whole day walking around the city.
have
9- Where do you want to ________________ dinner? There's a nice restaurant around the corner.

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2) Cross out the word which is not possible in each sentence.

a) I went to a jazz/ rock / band concert.

b) He is one of the greatest painters / sculptures / songwriters of the twentieth century.
c) We went to the theatre and watched a great performance / concert hall / play.
d) We saw a wonderful exhibition / performance / art gallery of her work.
e) I love concert / pop / classical music.
f) I spend some time talking to the audience / play/ artist.
g) I just bought a very unusual painting / sculpture / jazz.
h) Lots of famous singers / actors / paintings live in Los Angeles.
i) She's a very talented composer/ songwriter / sculpture.

3) Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

classical exhibition composer performance painter

sculptor songwriter paintings concert (x2)

a) Rembrandt is my favourite __________.

concert
b) I couldn’t see the band at all because I was at the back of the __________hall .
paintings are worth millions.
c) Most of Van Gogh's_______
composer
d) I like Beethoven but Mozart is my favourite_________
classical music. I prefer more modern styles.
e) I don’t really like________
sculptor
f) Rodin is my favourite____________ I love his sculpture, The Thinker.
songwriter His words and music are always excellent.
g) Kanye West is a really great________
h) We saw an exhibition
_________of Cyndy Sherman's photos. I can't remember the name of the gallery.
concert
i) The _________ in Rio de Janeiro was U2's greatest. Millions of people saw it.

PRESENT CONTINUOUS / BE GOING TO FOR FUTURE

1) Put the words in the correct order to make questions.

1. going / holiday / are / you / away / year / this / on?
Are you going away on holiday this year?
___________________________________________________________________________
2. is / dinner / evening / who / your / cooking / this?
Who is cooking your dinner this evening?
___________________________________________________________________________
3. are / going / to / dentist’s / when / the / you?
When are you going to the dentist's?
___________________________________________________________________________
4. weekend / are / this / doing / you / what?
What are you doing this weekend?
___________________________________________________________________________
5. play / are/ sport/ you/ to/ this/ any / going / week?
Are you going to play any sport this week?
___________________________________________________________________________
6. you / marry / are / to / going / Roberto?
Are you going to marry Roberto?
___________________________________________________________________________

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7. what / meeting / you / time / your /are / sister?

What time are you meeting your sister?
___________________________________________________________________________
8. are / to / English / do / your / what / improve / going / you / to?
What are you going to do to improve your English?
___________________________________________________________________________
9. you / a / the / are / party / at / weekend / having?
Are you having a party at the weekend?
___________________________________________________________________________
10. gym / work / are / to / the / you / after / going?
Are you going to the gym after work? /// Are you going to work after the gym?
___________________________________________________________________________

4) Match questions 1- 10 with answers a) - j).

a) Nobody. I'm just going to eat some salad and fruit.

b) Six o'clock. We're going out for a meal.
c) Yes, we're getting married in the summer.
d) I'm going to read as much as possible in English.
e) Next Tuesday- in the morning.
f) No, I'm going to Greece next summer, but I'm not going anywhere this year.
g) Yes, I'm playing tennis with Jim on Friday.
h) Some friends are coming to stay, so we're taking them up to the mountains.
i) No, I'm going out for dinner.
j) Yes, do you want to come?

5) Complete the conversations with the phrases in the box bellow.

are you coming - going to look - are you going - 'm speaking - are you doing - ‘re going

are - meeting - ‘m staying

are you doing

1- A Hi Boris. What _________________________ later?
'm staying
B: Nothing much. I ____________________________ at home tonight?

2- A : What are your plans for the summer?+

going to look
B: I'm ___________________ for a job.

3- A: Have you seen Anita?

'm speaking
B: No, but I __________________ to her later.

4- A: When does your brother arrive?

are meeting
B: My parents _____________________ him at the station at 6:30 p.m

Are you coming

5- A: _____________________ to the party on Saturday?
B: I'm not sure. I haven't been invited.

are you going

6- A: Where__________________________ for your holiday?
're going
B: We __________________________ cycling in the Netherlands.

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QUESTIONS WITHOUT AUXILIARIES

6) Write questions for the underlined answers. Start your questions with WHO, WHAT / WHICH (MUSIC) or
WHOSE.

1. Who made drum and bass music popular in the 1990's ?

Goldie made drum and bass music popular in the 1990's.

What was invented by African Americans in the USA

2. _________________________________________________________________________?
The blues was invented by African Americans in the USA.

Who brought the blues to the north in the early twentieth century
3. _________________________________________________________________________?
African Americans from the South brought the blues to the north in the early twentieth century.

Whose song was the first blues recording

4. _________________________________________________________________________?
George Johnson's song Laughing Song (1895) was the first blues recording.

5. Whose nightclub played Afrobeat for many years

_________________________________________________________________________?
Fela Kuti's nightclub played Afrobeat for many years.

Who first played bhangra music to celebrate the spring?

6. _________________________________________________________________________?
Farmers first played bhangra music to celebrate the spring.

Whose album made bhangra music popular in the West

7. _________________________________________________________________________?
Jazzy Bains' album, Falk and Funky (1995), made bhangra music popular in the West.

Which mixes traditional Nigerian music with jazz and funk

8. _________________________________________________________________________?
Afrobeat music mixes traditional Nigerian music with jazz and funk.

9. Who made Afrobeat famous

_________________________________________________________________________?
Fela Kuti made Afrobeat famous.

10. Which music originally from the Punjab region in India, has become world-famous
________________________________________________________________________?
Bhangra music, originally from the Punjab region in India, has become world-famous.

7) Complete the question with the phrases from the box and match them with answers a) - j)

Who invented - Who earned - How many - Who uses - Which French - Which city -
Who spends- What country - Which painting - Which Caribbean

What country
A-___________________makes the most films every year?
Who invented
B-___________________the World Wide Web?
Which painting
C-___________________by Van Gogh cost more: Sunflowers or Portrait of Doctor Gachet?
Which Caribbean
D-___________________country invented the modern version of the dance called salsa?
Which French
E-___________________museum appears in the novel The Da Vinci Code?
Who spends
F--___________________more time outdoors: people in New Zealand or people in Canada?
How many
G-___________________people visit the Eiffel Tower every year?
Who uses
H-___________________the Internet more: Canadians or Americasns?
Who earned
I-___________________ $1 million for each episode of The Big Bang Theory in 2014?
Which city
J-___________________ has most famous carnival every year?

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a) The Louvre E
____ f) Jim Parsons, for his role as Sheldon Cooper I
____
b) Canadians H
____ g) Tim Berbers-Lee B
____
c) Portrait of Dr Gachet C____ h) People in New Zealand F
____
d) Cuba D
____ i) India A
____
e) Nearly seven million G
____ j) Rios De Janeiro J
____

WRITING

1) Read the following e-mail and write a reply similar to this e-mail.

Jack
Hi, thanks for your e-mail, how’re you? I’d love to meet up this weekend, I‘m in town.
Give me a ring or e-mail me.
Harry
Adapted from Matrix Pre-Intermediate SB

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