English Proficiency 1

1. English Proficiency 1 3rd Meeting

2. UNIT 3 • Present Simple (1) • What time is it?

3. Present Simple (1) • Look at the photographs and read the texts. • Sister Mary comes from Ireland. She is a nun and she lives and works in a girls’ school in Cork. She teaches French and Spanish. She likes her job and she loves the green countryside of Ireland. She goes walking in her free time.

4. Hans Huser is a ski-instructor. He is Swiss and lives in Villars, a village in the mountains. In summer he works in a sports shop and in winter he teaches skiing. He speaks four languages, French, German, Italian, and English. He is married and has two sons. He plays football with them in his free time.

5. Complete the sentences about Sister Mary and Hans. • She comes from Ireland. He ___ ___ Switzerland. • He lives in a village, but she ___ ___ a town. • She works in a school. He ___ ___ a sports shop. • He ___ skiing. She ___ French and Spanish. • She ___ near the sea, but he ___ in the mountains. • He likes his job and she ___ ___ ___, too. • He ___ ___ sons. • She ___ walking in her free time. He ___ ___ with his sons. • He ___ four languages. She ___ three.

6. In pairs, talk about Keiko and Mark. Example: • Georges is a taxi drive. He comes from France and he lives in Paris. • He works … 3. He isn’t … 4. He has 5. ………… In his free time. • Georges Teste : a taxi driver Country : France Town : Paris Place of work : in the centre of Paris Married? : No Family : a dog Free time : walking with his dog and football

7. Keiko Wilson : an interpreter Country : Japan Town : New York Place of work : at the United Nations Languages : Japanese, English, and Russian Family : married to an American, two sons Free time : skiing • Mark King : a journalist for BBC Country : England Town : Moscow Place of work : in an office Languages : English, Russian, and German Family : married, three daughters Free time : tennis

8. Does She comes from Ireland. Where does she come She does not come from? from England? • Where does she come from? Where’s she from? • What does he do? What’s his job?

9. Exercise 1 Complete the questions and answers. • Where ___ Hans come from? Switzerland. • What ___ he ___? He’s a ski-instructor. • ___ he ___ French and German? Yes, he___. • ___ he ___ Spanish? No, he ___.

10. Exercise 2 Write questions about Georges, Keiko, and Mark. Example: Where/come from? Where does Georges come from? • Where/live? • What/do? • Where/work? • Does he/she speak French/Spanish …? • What … in his/her free time? • … play tennis? • How many children …? • … a dog?

11. A A pilot An interpreter A hairdresser A singer A nurse An actor A mechanic A journalist A receptionist A baker A shop assistant B makes bread looks after people in hospital . writes for a newspaper. works in a hospital. translates things. sells things. flies a plane. works in a night club. cuts hair. mends cars. makes films. Vocabulary and Pronunciation

12. What time is it? • What time is it? • Can you tell me the time, please? • 05.00 It’s five o’clock. • 05.30 It’s half past five. • 05.15 It’s quarter past five. • 05.45 It’s quarter to six. • 05.05 It’s five past five. • 05.25 It’s twenty-five past five. • 05.40 It’s twenty to six. • 05.50 It’s ten to six.