Learning Support Materials
English for Speakers of Other Languages:
Everyday Communication (Access 2)
DV34 08
Student Notes
DV34 08: ESOL: Everyday Communication (Access 2) — Student Notes
Publishing information
First edition
Published date: November 2007
Publication code: CB4153
First Published 2007
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Lesson Outcomes Page
Introductions and greetings 1,2,3,4 5
Talking about jobs and exchanging personal information 1,2,3,4 9
Talking about family 1,2,3,4 12
Talking about likes and dislikes 1,2,3,4 17
Review — starting and finishing a conversation and 1,2,3,4 22
using a dictionary
Telling the time and talking about daily routine 1,2,3,4 25
Talking about daily routine and weekly activities 1,2,3,4 30
Talking about rooms and furniture 1,2,3,4 35
Talking about your house and neighbourhood 1,2,3,4 40
Talking about weekend activities using the past tense 1,2,3,4 44
Talking about weekend activities and holidays using the past tense 1,2,3,4 48
Review — talking about the weekend and holidays and writing a postcard 1,2,3,4 52
Using ‘can’ and ‘can’t’ to express ability and to make requests 1,2,3,4 55
Making, accepting and refusing invitations and making arrangements 1,3,4 60
Making suggestions, accepting and refusing suggestions and writing a thank–you note 1,2,3,4 63
Using the present continuous tense to talk about current activities 1,2,3,4 68
Describing people and explaining a basic problem 1,2,3,4 73
Writing simple instructions and using the phone 1,2,3,4 79
Talking about future plans, using the verb ‘going to’ 1,2,3,4 82
Review and talking about the weather 1,2,3,4 85
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Lesson
01
Introduce yourself to your partner and to other students at your table.
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Hello, my name’s ____________________. What’s your name?
My name’s _______________________.
Pleased to meet you.
Pleased to meet you too.
³ Track 2
Listen and fill in the gaps.
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Hello, __________ name’s Ming. __________________ your name?
My ________________ Razia.
Oh, pleased to _______________ you.
_______________ to meet you too.
And what language do you speak?
I speak _____________________.
What language do you speak?
Practise the conversation.
Write your full name: ______________________________________________
How do you spell that? Spell your name.
Write your partner’s name: __________________________________________
Talk to the other students. Write down their names and their languages.
Name Language
_______________________________________________________________
³ Track 3
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