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Guidelines ........................................................................................... 3
Clip 1 What do you do? ................................................................................. 4
Video length 2:02’

Clip 2 How old is he? . ................................................................................... 5


Video length 1:27’

Clip 3 Do you like sport? .............................................................................. 6


Video length 1:27’

Clip 4 What floor? . ........................................................................................ 7


Video length 1:48’

On view 1 Buckingham Palace . .................................................................... 8


Video length 1:42’

Clip 5 Where to? ............................................................................................ 9


Video length 1:36’

Clip 6 Ready to order? .................................................................................. 10


Video length 1:18’

Clip 7 What’s the weather like? . ................................................................ 11


Video length 1:45’

Clip 8 What happened to you? .................................................................... 12


Video length 1:24’

On view 2 New York ..................................................................................... 13


Video length 2:09’

Clip 9 What size do you wear? . .................................................................. 14


Video length 1:14’

Clip 10 I need a holiday . ............................................................................... 15


Video length 1:30’

On view 3 Endangered animals . ................................................................. 16


Video length 2:42’
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GUIDELINES
Introduction Activities
Pioneer Clips and Pioneer On View can be used as Each video from Pioneer Clips and Pioneer On View
a supplement to the Pioneer series. They thoroughly comes with a worksheet containing a variety of activities.
revise and consolidate the language (vocabulary, They include:
functions and structures) presented in the Student’s • pre-viewing
Book, providing additional listening and speaking The topic of the video is introduced through a discussion
practice. The videos have been designed so that they and/or simple vocabulary activities.
can be used effectively in class or by students working • prediction
individually or in small groups. Students look at images from the video and guess the
answers to given questions. The aim of the activity is
Videos to introduce the students to the topic and situation and
Pioneer Clips is based on the syllabus of Pioneer. also help them make predictions and have expectations
Each episode corresponds to a specific module of the about the video they are going to watch.
Student’s Book. Furthermore, each episode focuses
• while-viewing
on the vocabulary, functions and structures of the
There are various activities which are completed while
corresponding module. This is done through a wide
watching each video. The focus is on understanding gist
variety of video clips which present everyday situations
or main ideas.
through the use of humour.
• post-viewing
Pioneer On view consists of 3 factual videos presented
These activities are completed after students have
in a documentary style. Each episode corresponds to.
watched the video. Students practise the key language
2-4 modules of the Student’s Book. The episodes present
functions and structures introduced in the video.
cultural and cross-curricular information about various
topics such as sights, places, countries and animals. • oral practice
This is a pair work or group work activity which involves
All videos can be watched with or without subtitles,
students in meaningful communication. The focus is on
depending on the students’ needs.
practising the key language functions and structures
introduced in the video.
Particular attention has been paid to activities which are
specific to audio-visual media. The symbol on the
worksheets indicates that the video should be watched
in order to complete the activity.

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PIONEER BEGINNERS – 
ti p 1
What do you do?
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A. Unscramble the letters to C. Look at the picture below. What do you
find the jobs. think happens next? Watch the clip and find out.
Ac

1. e w t r i a .

2. r u n e s .

3. r a t o c .

4. e r f f i g r e t h i .

5. a c e r e t h .

D. Watch the clip and match.
6. d i t t e n s .
1. Bob Jenkins a. dentist

2. Jim Wilson b. bus driver


B. Write the jobs under the pictures. 3. Eric Olsen c. waiter

4. George Stone d. electrician

5. Tony Burton e. reporter

6. Ken Rawling f. firefighter

1. 2. E. Complete the dialogue. Then


watch and check your answers.
A: Hi, Bob Jenkins. .
What’s ?

B: Jim Wilson.

A: And what ?

B: Umm,... a waiter.

3. 4.
F. Go around the class
interviewing people.
‘ What’s your name?
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...
What do you do?
I’m a(n)... ’

5. 6.

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How old is he?

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A. Complete the table below.

male female

brother

mother

grandfather

daughter

husband

B. Look at the picture below. What do you think the relationship


between the two men in the picture is? Watch the clip and find out.

C. Watch again and complete. D. Watch again. Which order do


you hear the following phrases?
1. Mr Fredericks is years old.
a. You’ve got a smartphone.
2. He’s got children.
b. He’s very old!
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3. He’s got grandchildren.


c. How old is he?
4. His brother is years old.
d. How are you?
5. His father is years old.
e. I’ve got a photo.

E. Talk in pairs. Describe Mr Fredericks and his


family.
Mr Fredericks is… years old. He’s got...

PIONEER BEGINNERS – 
ti p 3
Do you like sport?
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A. Look at the pictures and write the sports.
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1. 2. 3.

4. 5. 6. 7.

B. Look at the clocks and write sentences about D. Watch again. Complete
what you do at these times. Andy’s weekly schedule.
Day Activity

I get up at eight o’clock Saturday


1. .
Sunday

Monday —
2. .
Tuesday

Wednesday —
3. . Thursday

Friday

4. .
E. Watch again. Find the clocks and
complete the sentences with the missing
information.
5. . 1. On mornings, Andy plays .
at am.
2. On Sunday , Andy plays .
C. Look at the picture. What do you think
happens next? Watch the clip and find out. at pm.
3. On and , .
Andy goes at .
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pm.
4. On Friday , Andy plays .
.

F. Talk in pairs. Discuss.


• What’s your favourite spare-time activity?
• When do you do it?
• Who do you do it with?

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What floor?

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p 4 es
A. Do the crossword. C. Watch the clip again and
complete the form below.
1

2 4 5

Elektronics
shop shop
7

Name:  Mrs Williams


8
1 dishwasher

ACROSS DOWN Address:

2. 17th 1. 12th
Number Street 
7. 7th 3. 2nd
Town 
8. 3rd 4. 11th

5. 20th Floor

6. 1st

B. Look at the picture. Why is the man shocked? D. Watch the clip again. Check
Watch the clip and check your answers. which of the following you can see.

mirror
lamp
table
armchair
coffee table
washing
machine
cooker
microwave
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E. ROLE PLAY. Talk in pairs. Imagine you


are in a shop and want to have something
delivered to your home.

‘ OK, one new sofa. Where do you live?


I live... ’

PIONEER BEGINNERS – 
1. Buckingham Palace
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A. Look at the pictures and write the parts of the house.
A c ti

1.  2.  3.  4.  5. 

B. Look at the pictures. Can you name these sights? Which cities are they in?

1.  . 2.  . 3.  . 4.  . 5.  .
    

C. Look at the picture below. What do you know about this building?
Who lives there? Watch the video and check your answers.

D. Watch the video again and match. E. Complete the text. Then
watch and check your answers.
1. 775 a. windows
The grounds of the palace are quite .

2. 52 b. bedrooms for royals 1 and include .


and guests a 2 court, a lake and a place .
3. 92 for a helicopter to land. The palace has a post office, .
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c. offices
a 3 , a staff cafeteria, .
4. 78
d. doors a 4 and .
a 5 .
5. 1,514
e. clocks and watches
F. Talk in pairs. Discuss.
6. 760 f. rooms
• Would you like to visit Buckingham Palace?
• What other famous buildings would you like to visit?
7. 350 g. bathrooms

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Where to?

Cli tiviti
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p 5 es
A. Write the directions.

High
gh ST High
gh ST High
gh ST

1. 2. 3.

B. Read the directions. Where does the man want D. Watch again and answer
to go? the questions. Choose a or b.
1. Who has a mobile phone?
Go straight on, then turn left at the traffic lights.
Go down Gilbert Street and turn right at the petrol
station. Go straight on and then turn right again at
the café. Go straight on and it’s on your left opposite a b
the bank.

2. Where is the hotel?

a b

3. What’s the time?

a b

4. Where do the women find a taxi?


C. Watch the clip. What do the women do wrong?
a. They turn right at the café.
b. They turn right at the petrol station.
c. They turn right at the traffic lights.

a b
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E. Talk in pairs. Choose a place in your town/city,


and give directions to your school/college.

From the shopping centre go straight on, then turn...

PIONEER BEGINNERS – 
ti p 6
Ready to order?
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A. Match the words to make common combinations.
Ac

apple sandwich
banana sauce
tuna ice cream
chocolate pie
cheese juice
tomato salad
orange cake

B. Watch the clip. Who says the following? Write W for Waiter or C for Customer.
1. Are you ready to order? 4. Anything else?

2. No, I don’t like apple juice. 5. Is that all?

3. Yes, thank you. 6. Excuse me?

C. Watch the clip again. What does the man order? Choose a, b, c or d.

a b

c d

D. What is the waitress in the background carrying? E. Complete the dialogue. Then
Check, then watch and check your answers. watch and check your answers.

• chicken and chips • milkshake Waiter Are you to order?

• pineapple • chicken nuggets Customer Yes, what have you


got?
• slice of cake • pizza
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Waiter We’ve got cheese, .


and tomato, and
F. Act out the situation from the clip, using your own
dishes. mushroom, and cheese and cucumber.

‘ Are you ready to order? Customer I’d a cheese and

Yes, I’d like a chicken sandwich without lettuce cucumber sandwich without the cucumber,.

and bread. .

But... ’ Waiter Huh? But that’s just a cheese sandwich.

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What’s the weather like?

Cli tiviti
Ac
p 7 es
A. Look at the pictures and write what the weather is like.

1. 2. 3. 4.

5. 6. 7.

B. Look at the picture. What do you C. Watch again and match.


think each person is saying? Watch
the clip and check your answers. 1. Liz Ingleford windy

2. Harry Fairdon raining

3. Claire Sunnywell cloudy

4. Sonia Waterton cold

5. Jack Newthorpe sunny

D. Complete the dialogue. Then watch and check your answers.


TV Host Let’s take a look around the country. Liz is in. Harry It’s c-c-c-c-cold.
Waterton. What’s the weather like, Liz? TV Host I can see. Is everyone inside?
Liz It’s raining. Harry No, some people .
TV Host That’s not good. What are the people . around. And some people .
? down the street. Well, they ,.
Liz They’re all inside. They . anyway.
and their .
.
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TV Host Over to Harry in Ingleford. What’s it like there,.


Harry?

E. Talk in pairs. Discuss the following.


• What’s the weather like today?
• What are people doing?
• What do people usually do when it’s sunny?
• What do people usually do when it’s snowing?

PIONEER BEGINNERS – 11
ti p 8
What happened to you?
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A. Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
Ac

motorcycle hurt arm crash fall

1. Gary his 3. Rita always rides her to .


foot during the football match work.
yesterday. 4. Which did you break, .
2. Watch out! Don’t . the left or the right?
into that 5. Children usually off their bikes
tree! the first time they try to ride.

B. Look at the picture. What do you think happens? Watch the clip and find out.

C. Put the dialogue in order. Then watch and check your answers.

Yeah, I just hurt my arm. Hi, Steve. What happened to you?


How did it happen? Are you OK?
Well, I was on Herbert Street, near the I fell off my motorcycle yesterday morning.
supermarket, and I saw oranges and apples all
over the road.

D. Watch again and write E. Talk in pairs. Imagine you were outside the
T for True or F for False. supermarket and saw what happened. Describe the
accident to your partner.
1. Steve hurt his arm yesterday.
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2. Steve crashed into a car.

3. Steve fell off his motorcycle yesterday.

4. A man helped him get up.

5. Steve’s friend works on Herbert Street.

6. Steve’s friend walked into a woman.

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2. New York

On Acti
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A. Look at the pictures and write what they show.

2
1.  2.  3.  4.  5. 

B. Match. Then watch the video C. Watch the video again and
and check your answers. write T for True or F for False.
1. New York a. cab 1. 50 million people live in New York.
2. Empire State b. Building 2. The Empire State Building is 1,454 feet tall.
3. yellow c. Park 3. 24 million people visit Central Park every year.
4. Central d. City
4. Brooklyn Bridge is over 100 years old.
5. Brooklyn e. Square
5. The Metropolitan Museum of Art is also called .
6. Times f. Bridge the Met.

D. Read what the people want to do in New York. Watch the video and write where they should go.
I want to take nice photographs
of the whole city. I would like to see some art.
1.  .
 .
 .
4.  .

 .
 .
I would like to play baseball.


2.  .
 .
 .


I want to see a show and


I want to get to Brooklyn
get something to eat.
from Manhattan.
3.  .
5.  .
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 .
 .
 .
 .



E. Talk in pairs. Discuss the following.


• Would you like to visit New York?
• What would you like to do there?

PIONEER BEGINNERS – 13
ti p 9
What size do you wear?
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Cli
vi
A. Write the prices. B. Look at the picture. What do you think
is happening? Watch the clip and find out.
Ac

1. $7.58 .


2. £18.99 .


3. €103.76 .


4. $47.34 .


C. Watch the clip again and match. D. Complete the dialogue. Then
watch and check your answers.

1. 2. A: Excuse me. are these shoes?

B: They’re £59.99.

A: Hmm... these boots? How


much are they?
3. 4.
B: They’re more . They’re £69.99.
a b A: Have you got boots?

c d B: Yes, these are £30.

E. ROLE PLAY. Act out the situation shown in the clip. Take turns being the customer and the shop assistant.
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I need a holiday

Cli tivit
Ac
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A. Find 4 seasons and 4 holiday activities in the B. Look at the picture. Why do
grid below. you think the man is not happy?
Watch the clip and find out.
O B M F H D E I P V F A

F A L D V A U T U M N W

D S K I I N G I Y W U E

G K I F N Y U K A F S Z

X S V A H Q S P R I N G

D A M E W L U R B S T H

N I X G I H M J T H N X

P L C R N W M B S I K F

S I G H T S E E I N G B

W N J Q E L R G Y G E T

Z G P R R A O G L S M S

C. Watch again and write the friends’ names and D. Watch again. In which order do
what season they are going to go on holiday. you hear the following phrases?

What do you mean?


1. name  .
How about going skiing?
season 
That sounds cool.

I need a holiday.

Yes, maybe not.

2. name  . What’s up Keith?

season 

E. Talk in pairs. Discuss what


you and your friends are
going to do for your
holiday next year.
3. name  .

season 
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4. name  .

season 

PIONEER BEGINNERS – 15
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3. Endangered
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A. Look at the Asian elephant


pictures and
discuss.

• What do you know about Sumatran tiger


these animals?
• Where do they live?
• Are they endangered red panda
species?

B. Match the statements with the animals. C. Watch the video again and complete the sentences.
Write R for Red panda, S for Sumatran
1. The red panda’s is useful for climbing.
tiger or A for Asian elephant. Then watch
the video and check your answers.
2. Red pandas sometimes eat , .
1. There are only 400 animals left in . and small animals.
the wild.
2. They eat up to 300 pounds of food . 3. There are red pandas in the wild today.
a day.
4. Sumatran tigers usually find their food .
3. They sometimes eat small animals.
4. They’ve got long fur around their . 5. Hunters kill Sumatran tigers for their .
faces.
5. People use them in festivals. 6. Asian elephants are than African elephants.

6. They spend most of their lives in . 7. Asian elephants eat grass, , tree leaves and .
trees.
.

D. Watch again, pay attention to the details and answer the questions.
1. What colour legs have red pandas got?. 5. Which ocean is to the west of Sumatra?.
a. brown b. black a. Atlantic b. Indian
2. What is the red panda in the tree doing?. 6. What is one of the Asian elephants
a. sleeping b. eating eating?.
3. What does the red panda in the last a. grass b. fruit
scene walk under?. 7. How many baby elephants .
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a. a tree b. bamboo can you see from .


4. Which country is close to Sumatra?. the river scene?.
a. India b. Malaysia a. 3 b. 6

E. Discuss.
• Do you know of any other endangered animals?
• What should we do to protect them?

16 – PIONEER BEGINNERS
Pioneer Beginners
Clips & On view video activities
H. Q. Mitchell - Marileni Malkogianni

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