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English
Discoveries
WORKBOOK
English
Discoveries
STUDENT BOOK
Intermediate 1
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Dear Student,
Welcome to the English Discoveries Student Book for Intermediate 1. Using this Student
Book will help you practice your English.
Each unit of the Student Book corresponds directly to a unit in the English Discoveries
Intermediate 1 course. After completing a unit within the course, you should complete
the corresponding activities in the Student Book.
The units in this Student Book integrate all four language skills: Listening, Reading,
Speaking, and Writing. The Student Book units also provide a wide range of grammar
and vocabulary activities.
If you want to refer to the computer lesson texts while you are away from your computer,
you can find them in the Student Book Appendix.
Special emphasis has been given throughout the Student Book to speaking and writing
activities. You will see that you have many opportunities to express yourself in both
spoken and written English.
Unit 2
13
Away From Home
Unit 3
19
Celebrations
Unit 4
25
Bad Weather
Unit 5
33
Arts And Entertainment
Unit 6
41
At Work
Unit 7
47
Sending A Package
Unit 8
53
Emergency
Unit 9
Banking 61
Unit 10
Gadgets 69
Appendix
Lesson Texts 77
Intermediate 1 Unit 1
Unit 1
Education
Sports
a. Do you remember who said what in the radio interview between the presenter, Duke, and
the football hero, Joe Norse? Complete the table below.
Joe
Duke
Norse
b. Joe Norse’s football coach wrote a letter of recommendation to help Joe get into college.
Complete his letter, using the words below.
d. Write the dialogue for a radio interview between Duke and Coach Washington. Use the
words and phrases from activities a. and b. to help you.
Duke: Welcome to “Local Athletes.” Today’s guest is Coach Fraser Washington.
Coach Washington: _______________________________________________________
Duke: _______________________________________________________
Coach Washington: _______________________________________________________
Duke: _______________________________________________________
Coach Washington: _______________________________________________________
True False
2. Nowadays, parents teach their children 1-2-3 and A-B-C before they
start school.
6. Nowadays, children know much more than they did in the past.
b. “College for Kids?” discusses formal education for pre-school children. Mark whether the
statements below are for or against formal education for pre-school children.
For Against
d. Harriet Nelson, the author of the article, “College for Kids?” received many letters from the
parents of pre-school children. Below are two of the letters she received. Which letter do
you agree with? Complete the following sentence:
Sincerely,
Gordon Smith
Yours truly,
Lucy Cavendish
e. Write your own letter to Harriet Nelson. Use the words and phrases from activities a, b, and
c. to help you.
f. Read and discuss your letter with a partner. Do you agree or disagree with your partner’s
letter?
Math Test
a. Do you remember the dialogue, “Math Test”? Rewrite the dialogue by putting the words
below in the correct order.
b. Mark whether a teacher, or a student, or both might ask the following questions.
c. Write a dialogue between Mr. Pascal and one of his students. Use the sentences and
phrases in activities a. and b. to help you.
Sue: Hi, Tim. I haven’t seen you (1) ____________ such a long time, not (2) _____________
Tim: They’re fine. Clara has (3) _____________ started high school. What about your twins?
Sue: Well, they only started last week. But they have (5) ______________ made lots of
friends. What does Clara think of high school?
Tim: Actually she hasn’t made many friends (6) ______________ and she’s finding the
homework assignments really difficult.
Sue: Oh dear, I’m sure it will get better and anyway, grades and diplomas aren’t everything.
c. Here are some more questions that Duke asked, Joe Norse in his radio interview. Write the
answers that Joe might have given.