English Language Secondary Stage Level Two
English Language
Secondary Stage
Credits System
Compulsory Program
Level Two
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Semester System
Preparation Course
English Language 2
Modules • Conversational English
• Phrases related to
communication
• Phrases describing like/dislike
• Free-time activities
• Words easily confused
• Personality adjectives
• Present Simple vs Present
Progressive
• Stative verbs
• Past Simple
• used to
• Prepositions of time
• Quantifiers
• Unstressed
words
• A magazine article:
From the letter box
to the inbox
• A magazine article:
Prince Abdulaziz
Al-Faisal and
Ed Stafford
Culture page:
King Abdulaziz University
page 18
• Adjectives ending in -ed and
-ing
• Adjectives describing food
• Adverbs and adverbial phrases
• The weather
• Phrases for letters/e-mails
• Past Progressive
• Past Simple vs Past
Progressive
• Time Clauses (when,
while, as, as soon as)
• Present Perfect Simple
• Present Perfect Simple vs
Past Simple
• The reduced
forms of did
you and have
you
• A magazine article:
A Strange Fruit
• A website: Have
you ever thought
of exploring the
desert?
Cross-curricular page:
A great explorer
page 32
• Words related to travelling by
plane
• Word building (nouns ending in
-ion, -ation, -ment, -ance, -al)
• Accommodation and facilities
• Geographical features
• Adjectives describing places
• can, could, may, be able to
• have to, don’t have to,
need to, don’t need to,
needn’t, must, mustn’t
• Indirect questions
• Comparisons
• Sentence
stress in
indirect
questions
• An interview with
a caver
• A brochure: Come
to Sichuan!
Culture page
Quiz: Famous Landmarks
page 46
• Words/phrases related to money
• Words easily confused
• Expressions with make
• Abbreviations
• Collocations related to
technology
• Word building (adjectives
ending in -ful, -less)
• Future will
• will have to, will be able to
• Time clauses (when, after,
before, until, as soon as)
• too-enough
• Relative clauses (whowhich-
that-where)
• Stress in
sentences
with too and
enough
• A magazine article
about predictions
• Four advertisements
about gadgets
Cross-curricular page:
Green Roofs page 60
Vocabulary Grammar Intonation Reading
Contents
• Words related to various
problems
• Phrasal verbs
• Prepositional phrases with ‘in’
• Words related to accidents
• Words easily confused
• Idioms describing feelings
• Infinitives
• -ing form
• should - had better
• Passive Voice (Present
Simple - Past Simple)
• Stress and
meaning
• A magazine article:
Sending out an SOS
• A newspaper article:
Train Derailed by
Sheep!
Culture page:
Call for help! page 74
• Words related to sports
• Collocations
• Compound nouns
• Words related to places of
entertainment
• Phrasal verbs
• Words related to books
• may, might, could
• Conditional Sentences
Type 1
• if vs when
• so / neither / too / either
• Present Perfect Progressive
• Present Perfect Progressive
vs Present Perfect Simple
• Sentence
stress in
Conditional
Sentences
Type 1
• A holiday itinerary:
Adventure! Mexican
Style
• Two advertisements:
The Dubai Airshow
and the Harlem
Globetrotters
Cross-curricular page:
Mango Festival in Jizan
page 88
• Opposites
• Words easily confused
• Words related to banks and
money
• Jobs
• Words related to employment
and qualifications
• Question tags
• Negative questions
• Exclamatory sentences
• Clauses of result
• Reflexive pronouns
• Past Perfect Simple
• Intonation of
question tags
• A magazine article:
Let’s get down to
business
• A job forum:
Someone’s got to
do it
Culture page:
Saudi Riyal vs Dollar
page 102
• Words easily confused
• Verbs + prepositions
• Words related to cooking
• Words related to celebrations
• Reported speech
(statements, questions,
commands, requests)
• Conditional Sentences
Type 2
• Wishes and unreal past
• Sentence
stress in
reported
speech
• A magazine article:
They do it
differently!
• A text about Alaska
natives
Cross-curricular page:
Installation art page 116
British and American English p. 117
Speaking Section - Pair work Activities p. 118
Writing Section p. 122
Poems p. 124
Grammar Reference p. 126
Irregular Verbs p. 135
Learning Tips p. 136
Word List p. 138
1
Youth culture
page 5
2
What an experience!
page 19
3
Going places
page 33
4
Nowadays
page 47
5
Help
page 61
6
Time out
page 75
7
Good job
page 89
8
Diversity
page 103
Optional
Optional
Listening Speaking Writing Functions
• Part of a
competition
• A conversation
between two people
• People talking in
different situations
• Making plans
• Talking about past habits
• Discussing likes and dislikes
• Talking about friends and friendship
• Asking and answering about personal information
(questionnaire)
• A short text
presenting
oneself
• A description
of a person
• Talking about routines, habitual
actions and permanent situations in
the present and past
• Distinguishing between permanent
and temporary situations
• Describing people
• Expressing like and dislike
• A conversation
between two
friends about a
strange experience
• People talking
about living in a
foreign country
• People talking in
different situations
• Asking and answering about experiences
• Talking about strange food
• Telling a story based on visual prompts and
guessing the ending
• Discussing what helps when learning English
• Making up a story based on visual and verbal
prompts
• A story
• An e-mail
giving news
• Narrating events and stories
• Describing feelings
• Referring to time
• Giving news
• A conversation at
a hotel
• A conversation
between two
friends
• People talking in
different situations
• Simulating a conversation at a check-in desk
• Expressing obligation and prohibition (guessing
game)
• Asking for and giving information about
accommodation (information gap activity)
• Expressing preference and justifying
• Speculating, making a decision and justifying choices
• An e-mail
asking for
information
• A description
of a place
• Expressing ability, making requests
and asking for permission
• Expressing obligation, lack of
obligation and prohibition
• Making comparisons
• Describing places
• Giving opinion
• Asking for information
• People talking in
different situations
• People giving their
opinion about
mobile phones
• A conversation
between two
friends about gifts
• Speculating and making a decision
• Making predictions about the future
• Defining objects, jobs and places (guessing game)
• Discussing positive and negative aspects and
expressing opinion
• Notes and
messages
• A paragraph
expressing an
opinion
• Making predictions, promises, offers
and requests
• Talking about the future
• Understanding notes and messages
• Defining people, things and places
• Two conversations
about a problem at
work
• A conversation
between two
colleagues
• People talking in
different situations
• Simulating conversations at the doctor’s
• Stating a problem, asking for and giving advice
• Speculating about headlines
• Describing events based on visual and verbal
prompts
• Simulating a conversation between a reporter and
an eye-witness
• A letter asking
for or giving
advice
• An account of
a true event
• Stating a problem
• Asking for and giving advice
• Talking about accidents
• Narrating experiences
• Making appointments
• People giving
their opinion
about places of
entertainment
• A radio programme
with a book critic
• People talking in
different situations
• Comparing
• Discussing two f lyers
• Discussing places of entertainment
• Organising an advertisement and presenting it
• Discussing books
• Discussing advantages and disadvantages of an
issue (debate)
• A paragraph
expressing
preference
• A book review
• Describing actions and situations
and their consequences
• Referring to conditions and their
results
• Expressing possibility
• Agreeing and disagreeing
• Expressing preference and opinion
• People talking in
different situations
• A recorded message
and a dialogue with
a call centre agent
• Simulating conversations at the bank, at a cash
machine and at a bureau de change
• Discussing ideal working conditions
• Simulating a job interview
• Asking for and giving information
• Discussing past events
• Comparing jobs
• A curriculum
vitae (CV)
• An e-mail
giving
information
• Sequencing past actions and events
• Expressing interest and surprise
• Making exclamations
• Expressing result
• Asking for confirmation
• Talking about work and
qualifications
• Carrying out money transactions
• Understanding and using
advertisement language
• A conversation
about a recipe
• A conversation
between two
friends about a
festival
• People talking in
different situations
• Interviewing and reporting answers
• Giving instructions
• Speculating about unreal situations
• Inviting, accepting and refusing an invitation
• A recipe
• An e-mail
based on
prompts
• Reporting
• Giving and following instructions
• Talking about food and quantity
• Discussing customs
• Talking about imaginary situations
• Making wishes
• Inviting, accepting and refusing an
invitation
6 Time out
1 Youth culture
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2 What an experience!
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3 Going places
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7 Good job
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8 Diversity
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a page from a school yearbook
information about two role models for young people
conversations between young people on the phone
an article about a popular way to communicate
nowadays
a description of a new student at college
Flick through the module and find...
What are popular activities for
young people in your country?
How do young people today
keep in touch with friends and
family?
Discuss:
learn to talk about the present and past
learn to talk about past habits
discuss different ways of communicating
talk about what you and other people you know like and dislike
learn to use quantifiers
talk about friends and friendship
describe people (physical appearance, personality)
learn to write a description of a person
learn to present yourself
learn to link your ideas with and, but, so, because and or
In this module you will...
1 Youth culture
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• Do you talk with your friends on the phone a lot?
• What do you usually talk about?
B. Listen and number the pictures.
A. Discuss.
1.LISTENING & READING
Ed Hey, are you watching telly?
Paul Yeah, why?
Ed Switch over to SportPlus channel.
Paul No, thanks. I don’t want to watch sports
right now.
Ed Just do it.
Paul OK, hold on... Wow! Isn’t that your brother?
He’s quite good. I didn’t know he could play
football.
Steve …and what about Race Craze, the computer
game? I’m thinking of buying it.
Bob You can’t be serious! That game is about ten
years old!
Steve So what? It’s very popular.
Bob Well, why don’t you get Race Rage? It’s new
and it’s not very expensive.
Steve Good idea. I heard it’s pretty cool.
Bob At least we agree on something.
Saleh Hi, mate. What are you up to?
Mahmud Not much. I’m just sending a few e-mails.
Saleh You never send e-mails to me.
Mahmud time.
Saleh I suppose so. Do you fancy watching TV later?
Mahmud Sorry, I have other plans.
Saleh No problem.
Tom Hi, Ken, how’s it going?
Ken Not bad. Are you calling from work?
Tom No, I’m on the train home.
Ken But you usually finish late on Tuesdays.
Tom Yes, but I’m not working this week.
Ken Nice one! Do you want to go for coffee later?
Tom Sure, why not? Got to go! We’re going into a
tunnel.
Ken So?
Tom Mobiles don’t work in tunnels.
Ken Of course... Tom? ...Tom?
C. Read the dialogues and answer the questions.
1. What can you see on SportPlus channel now?
2. What does Steve think is cool?
3. What doesn’t Bob like about Race Craze?
4. Why doesn’t Mahmud send e-mails to Saleh?
5. Where is Tom calling from?
6. Why can’t Tom speak to Ken any longer?
That’s because we talk on the phone all the
1a What’s up?
4
3
2
1
a
b
c
d
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2.VOCABULARY
CONVERSATIONAL ENGLISH
Match the phrases 1-5 from the dialogues with
their synonyms a-e.
1. Hold on.
2. You can’t be serious!
3. What are you up to?
4. How’s it going?
5. Nice one!
3.GRAMMAR
Read the examples and match them with the
phrases a-d.
PRESENT SIMPLE vs
PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
Present Simple
1. We talk on the phone all the time.
2. Mobiles don’t work in tunnels.
Present Progressive
3. I’m just sending a few e-mails.
4. I’m not working this week.
a. right now
b. usually or repeatedly
c. as a general rule
d. this period of time
• I don’t want to watch sports right now.
• I like it.
Want and like are stative verbs. Which tense do
we usually use with stative verbs, the Present
Simple or the Present Progressive?
5.SPEAKING
Talk in pairs. Pretend to ring your partner and discuss
your plans for today. Use some of the phrases in the
boxes and the ideas given.
Hi, how’s it going?
Not bad.
What are you doing...?
Nothing much.
Do you want to...?
...
Sure, why not?
Of course. I’d love to.
Sounds brilliant!
Nice one!
That would be great.
How could I say no?
Sorry, I have other plans.
I’m afraid I’m busy.
Maybe some other time.
No, thanks.
I’d like to come, but...
I’m afraid I can’t make it
because...
museum
sports
festival
dinner
Read the examples and answer the question that
follows.
STATIVE VERBS
Grammar Reference p. 126
4.PRACTICE
1.
A: What (1) (you / do) here, Dave?
B: I (2) (wait) for the
underground, just like you.
A: I (3) (know) that.
I (4) (mean), where
(5) (you / go)? You
(6) (usually / not use)
the underground. You (7)
(have) a motorbike, right?
B: Yeah, but I (8) (want) to go
to the city centre and the underground is the best
way. No traffic!
A: Yeah, I (9) (hate) driving in
traffic, too.
2.
A: Where’s Gordon today?
B: He (10) (not work) in the office
this week.
A: I (11) (not understand).
B: Every year, Mr O’Brien (12)
(send) people to London for seminars.
A: That sounds interesting.
B: (13) (you / want) to go next
year? I can talk to Mr O’Brien for you.
A: Thanks.
a. Great!
b. How are you?
c. I don’t agree with you.
d. What are you doing at the moment?
e. Wait.
Complete with the Present Simple or the Present
Progressive of the verbs in brackets.
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1b Keep in touch
• Do you use the Internet to keep in touch with friends and family?
• How did people use to communicate in the past?
A. Discuss.
PHRASES RELATED TO COMMUNICATION
Read the sentences below and match the phrases in bold
with the definitions a-g.
1. I left university last year, but I try to
keep in touch with people through e-mail.
2. Give me a call when you get home, OK?
3. I left a message for Dave, but he hasn’t
returned my call.
4. I’m not sure what my cousin is up to. We’ve
lost touch.
5. I’m sorry I haven’t written to you.
I promise to drop you a line soon.
6. Can I have a word with you before the
meeting starts?
7. I sent a letter to Joe, but I didn’t receive a reply.
a. phone someone because they phoned you
b. get an answer
c. continue to communicate
d. speak to someone for a short time
e. send a short letter or note
f. stop communicating
g. phone someone
C. Read again and answer the questions. 2.VOCABULARY
1. What changed communication in
recent years?
2. How can Net users communicate with
each other?
3. Is it slow to contact friends who live far
away online?
4. Where did people use to keep their
photos?
E. Discuss.
• What do you think are the advantages and
disadvantages of technology?
D. Look at the highlighted words in the text and
choose the correct meaning a or b.
1. regularly
a. usually
b. suddenly
2. instantly
a. soon
b. immediately
3. online
a. on the phone
b. on the Internet
4. display
a. take
b. show
In the good old days, friends used to visit you when you were unwell.
These days, you’ll probably just receive a virtual ‘Get well’ card!
B. Read the text and compare the information in it with your answers.
From the letter box to the inbox
1.READING
A few decades ago, people
wrote letters, visited or called
in touch. Then the Internet
appeared, and communication
was never the same again.
With e-mails, Net users can
communicate with each other
phone calls are another option.
Whether you live next door or on the other side of the
world, it doesn’t take time to contact your friends or
family; it just takes a few clicks of the mouse.
Also, until very recently, people had to print their
can attach the pictures to an e-mail and send them.
It’s easy to keep in touch with friends online, but when
it comes to receiving gifts, real ones are better than
virtual ones!
each other regularly to keep
by sending and receiving e-mails instantly, while online
holiday pictures and display them in albums. Now, you
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A. Read the examples and match them with
the uses of the Past Simple.
PAST SIMPLE
Friends used to visit you when you were unwell.
a. Friends visited you when you were unwell in
the past and still do so today.
b. Friends visited you when you were unwell in
the past but they don’t any more.
Read the example below and choose the correct
meaning a or b.
USED TO
Grammar Reference p. 126
1. ... the Internet appeared and communication
was never the same again.
2. Α few decades ago, people wrote letters.
a. a habitual or repeated action in the past
b. in the past
B. Look at the text on page 8 and find the Past
Simple of the verbs below.
Affirmative Negative Question
used to didn’t use to Did ... use to?
have
be
call
write
A. Complete with the Past Simple of the verbs in
brackets.
A: (1) you (call)
Faisal about tomorrow?
B: What’s happening tomorrow?
A: We (2) (talk) about this yesterday.
B: When?
A: When we (3) (be) on the bus.
I (4) (tell) you all about it.
B: Sorry, I (5) (not can) hear you very
well on the bus. It (6) (be) quite
noisy.
A: But you (7) (not say) anything!
B: Look, I’m sorry, OK?
A: Let’s talk about it again.
B. Complete with the correct form of used to and the
verbs in the box.
be not drink play sleep call send
1. I computer games when I was
a teenager, but I’m bored of them now.
2. you a lot of
e-mails when you were at university?
3. I water at all, but now I try to
have eight glasses a day.
4. Harry for ten hours a night, but
now he doesn’t.
5. The baby’s hair dark brown, but
now it’s fair.
6. My teacher me Smithie at school.
mobile phone e-mail note
letter
face-to-face communication
Think of a few people that you know well (friends, parents, grandparents, etc.). Look at the different ways of
communication below and discuss the following questions with the class or talk in small groups.
• How do they usually keep in touch with others?
• How did they use to communicate in the past?
Why?
My parents used to communicate by sending letters.
Mine too, but now my mother sends e-mails.
an action that happened at a specific time
3.GRAMMAR 4.PRACTICE
5.SPEAKING
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1. Tom is a big fan of Manchester United. He never
misses a match.
2. Hamid can’t stand reading late at night.
3. Alice is interested in art. She has twenty paintings
in her house.
4. Huda is fond of children. She wants to become a
teacher.
5. Henry finds science-fiction books boring. He
rarely reads them.
6. Linda hates Geography. She never studies.
7. My brother and I are really into rock climbing.
We go rock climbing every year.
PHRASES DESCRIBING LIKE AND DISLIKE
Read the sentences. Which of the phrases in bold
mean like and which dislike?
SPEAKING
1c That’s me
Read the dialogue and underline the
prepositions of time. Then complete the table
below with on, in or at.
PREPOSITIONS OF TIME
nine o’clock / the weekend
noon / night / midday / midnight
the age of five
the morning / the afternoon / the evening
August / autumn / 2008 / the 21st century
Tuesday / 4 July
a winter’s night / a cold morning
a Sunday afternoon
Andy Let’s meet tomorrow at 6:00.
Keith I’m afraid I can’t. On Wednesdays I work
from 10:30 till 6:30.
Andy OK, then. Do you want to meet in the
evening, at around 8:00?
Keith Sure, and we can go to the new Italian
restaurant. I went there two weeks ago and
the food was delicious.
A. Listen and repeat. What do you notice about the
stressing of in and at in the two sentences?
I sometimes read books in the evenings.
Let’s visit Salman at the weekend.
B. Listen and repeat.
1. Saud worked from eight to seven last year.
2. There were no mobile phones in the 19th century.
3. I usually do housework on Mondays.
4. Jack called at noon.
Complete the sentences with prepositions of time.
1. Nasir is meeting Ali noon.
2. Paul always reads newspapers
Sunday afternoon.
3. I usually drink a warm cup of milk
the morning.
4. Hashim takes lots of photos his
holiday.
5. Susan’s graduation is June.
6. I was in Spain 29 January.
7. My brother left ten minutes .
4.INTONATION
Talk in pairs about the things you like and don’t like.
Use some of the ideas in the box.
football table tennis
jogging swimming
Maths History
1.VOCABULARY
Grammar Reference p. 127
3.PRACTICE
2.GRAMMAR
5.SPEAKING
Other prepositions of time:
during from ... to / till / until before after ago
I’m fond of jogging.
How often do you go jogging?
About four times a week.
When do you find the time to go?
I usually go in the morning before I go to work.
What about you?
Oh, I hate jogging. I find it boring.
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A. Discuss.
• Have you ever taken part in a competition?
• What kind of competition was it?
• Do you have any special skills or talents?
B. Listen to three people introducing themselves and
decide what kind of competition they are taking
part in. Choose a, b or c.
a. general knowledge competition
b. poetry competition
c. spelling competition
A. Read a student’s entry in his school’s yearbook and answer the questions.
7.WRITING A SHORT TEXT PRESENTING YOURSELF
WRITING TASK
C. Now write an entry for your school’s yearbook
and say a few things about yourself. Expand on
the ideas you have ticked in activity B. Your reply
should be between 80-100 words.
When writing a paragraph presenting yourself:
include only relevant information.
use the appropriate tenses. Use the Present Simple
for routines, the Present Progressive for temporary
situations and the Past Simple for past events.
link your ideas. Use - and to join similar ideas.
- but to join two opposite ideas.
- so to express result / consequence.
- because to show reason.
- or to show alternative.
6.LISTENING
C. Listen again and write T for True or F for False.
1. Sunil is studying at a university in Bangalore,
India.
2. Sunil thinks poetry is boring.
3. James works part-time at a barber’s shop.
4. James can’t stand art galleries.
5. The man didn’t know Julian’s name.
6. Julian is a Mathematics teacher.
B. Imagine that you’ve decided to write something
similar. Tick which of the following you would
include.
name
age
your life story
what you’re studying
interests
what you did last week
things you don’t like
where your parents live
where you’re going on holiday
My name is Abdullah and I’m an 18-year-old Saudi student.
I can’t believe school is over! Now it’s time to get ready
for university and I can’t wait! I will study Engineering at
the University of Bristol, in England. My Greek friend, John,
will also study in Bristol, so he is going to be my flatmate,
because I don’t like being alone. We are both looking for
someone to share the expenses with. I am a big fan of
sports, especially football. So, my friends and I practise
three times a week. I am into reading and going for walks
in my free time. Another thing I am interested in is poetry,
so I recently joined a poetry group. I think my poems are
nice and I’m improving. I usually study for my classes in the
afternoon or late at night, but I always get up early.
1. Who is writing this entry?
2. Who is going to read it?
3. What words does the writer use to link his ideas?
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• What’s a role model?
• Which of the famous people you know are good role models?
Why?
A. Discuss.
1.READING
1d Good role models
B. Read the texts and find out why the two people are good role models.
Saudi Prince Abdulaziz Al-Faisal is the rising star of the
GT3 racing scene. With the Al-Faisal racing team and
the Prince behind the wheel, the sport has become more
popular, especially with people in Saudi Arabia and other
Middle-Eastern countries.
Prince Abdulaziz began racing in 2005 in Formula BMW
as a hobby. One thing was clear. He was very talented and
he soon won races and championships.
Today, the Prince doesn’t have much free time on his
hands because he spends many hours racing every day.
Few people know that race car drivers need to train hard and
be very fit. They need to have strong, muscular bodies and
very little body fat.
In 2011 he became the first Saudi driver to win the FIA GT3
European championship in Portugal and in 2012 he won a
Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge in Qatar. The future is bright
for the Prince.
Ed Stafford is a well-known English explorer and a former
army captain. In August 2010, he became the first man in
history to walk the entire length of the Amazon River. Ed
Stafford has led many expeditions all over the world and
he always wanted to try things that seemed impossible to
others.
During his expeditions, Ed came across many difficulties
since he spent a lot of time in the wild. He also became
aware of the environmental problems our planet faces. He
realised that he was in a position to use his experience to
educate people. In fact, in 2009 he started writing a blog
about the Prince’s Rainforests Project aiming at children and
schools and he intends to do much more.
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C. Read again and complete with
the names Abdulaziz or Ed.
1.
has made people of his
country love what he does.
2.
achieved something that
nobody else from his country
has ever done.
3.
tries to make people aware
of environmental issues.
4.
turned a hobby into a career.
5.
needs to be very fit for his job.
6.
used to be in the army.
English Language
Secondary Stage
Credits System
Compulsory Program
Level Two
Published by
Semester System
Preparation Course
English Language 2
Modules • Conversational English
• Phrases related to
communication
• Phrases describing like/dislike
• Free-time activities
• Words easily confused
• Personality adjectives
• Present Simple vs Present
Progressive
• Stative verbs
• Past Simple
• used to
• Prepositions of time
• Quantifiers
• Unstressed
words
• A magazine article:
From the letter box
to the inbox
• A magazine article:
Prince Abdulaziz
Al-Faisal and
Ed Stafford
Culture page:
King Abdulaziz University
page 18
• Adjectives ending in -ed and
-ing
• Adjectives describing food
• Adverbs and adverbial phrases
• The weather
• Phrases for letters/e-mails
• Past Progressive
• Past Simple vs Past
Progressive
• Time Clauses (when,
while, as, as soon as)
• Present Perfect Simple
• Present Perfect Simple vs
Past Simple
• The reduced
forms of did
you and have
you
• A magazine article:
A Strange Fruit
• A website: Have
you ever thought
of exploring the
desert?
Cross-curricular page:
A great explorer
page 32
• Words related to travelling by
plane
• Word building (nouns ending in
-ion, -ation, -ment, -ance, -al)
• Accommodation and facilities
• Geographical features
• Adjectives describing places
• can, could, may, be able to
• have to, don’t have to,
need to, don’t need to,
needn’t, must, mustn’t
• Indirect questions
• Comparisons
• Sentence
stress in
indirect
questions
• An interview with
a caver
• A brochure: Come
to Sichuan!
Culture page
Quiz: Famous Landmarks
page 46
• Words/phrases related to money
• Words easily confused
• Expressions with make
• Abbreviations
• Collocations related to
technology
• Word building (adjectives
ending in -ful, -less)
• Future will
• will have to, will be able to
• Time clauses (when, after,
before, until, as soon as)
• too-enough
• Relative clauses (whowhich-
that-where)
• Stress in
sentences
with too and
enough
• A magazine article
about predictions
• Four advertisements
about gadgets
Cross-curricular page:
Green Roofs page 60
Vocabulary Grammar Intonation Reading
Contents
• Words related to various
problems
• Phrasal verbs
• Prepositional phrases with ‘in’
• Words related to accidents
• Words easily confused
• Idioms describing feelings
• Infinitives
• -ing form
• should - had better
• Passive Voice (Present
Simple - Past Simple)
• Stress and
meaning
• A magazine article:
Sending out an SOS
• A newspaper article:
Train Derailed by
Sheep!
Culture page:
Call for help! page 74
• Words related to sports
• Collocations
• Compound nouns
• Words related to places of
entertainment
• Phrasal verbs
• Words related to books
• may, might, could
• Conditional Sentences
Type 1
• if vs when
• so / neither / too / either
• Present Perfect Progressive
• Present Perfect Progressive
vs Present Perfect Simple
• Sentence
stress in
Conditional
Sentences
Type 1
• A holiday itinerary:
Adventure! Mexican
Style
• Two advertisements:
The Dubai Airshow
and the Harlem
Globetrotters
Cross-curricular page:
Mango Festival in Jizan
page 88
• Opposites
• Words easily confused
• Words related to banks and
money
• Jobs
• Words related to employment
and qualifications
• Question tags
• Negative questions
• Exclamatory sentences
• Clauses of result
• Reflexive pronouns
• Past Perfect Simple
• Intonation of
question tags
• A magazine article:
Let’s get down to
business
• A job forum:
Someone’s got to
do it
Culture page:
Saudi Riyal vs Dollar
page 102
• Words easily confused
• Verbs + prepositions
• Words related to cooking
• Words related to celebrations
• Reported speech
(statements, questions,
commands, requests)
• Conditional Sentences
Type 2
• Wishes and unreal past
• Sentence
stress in
reported
speech
• A magazine article:
They do it
differently!
• A text about Alaska
natives
Cross-curricular page:
Installation art page 116
British and American English p. 117
Speaking Section - Pair work Activities p. 118
Writing Section p. 122
Poems p. 124
Grammar Reference p. 126
Irregular Verbs p. 135
Learning Tips p. 136
Word List p. 138
1
Youth culture
page 5
2
What an experience!
page 19
3
Going places
page 33
4
Nowadays
page 47
5
Help
page 61
6
Time out
page 75
7
Good job
page 89
8
Diversity
page 103
Optional
Optional
Listening Speaking Writing Functions
• Part of a
competition
• A conversation
between two people
• People talking in
different situations
• Making plans
• Talking about past habits
• Discussing likes and dislikes
• Talking about friends and friendship
• Asking and answering about personal information
(questionnaire)
• A short text
presenting
oneself
• A description
of a person
• Talking about routines, habitual
actions and permanent situations in
the present and past
• Distinguishing between permanent
and temporary situations
• Describing people
• Expressing like and dislike
• A conversation
between two
friends about a
strange experience
• People talking
about living in a
foreign country
• People talking in
different situations
• Asking and answering about experiences
• Talking about strange food
• Telling a story based on visual prompts and
guessing the ending
• Discussing what helps when learning English
• Making up a story based on visual and verbal
prompts
• A story
• An e-mail
giving news
• Narrating events and stories
• Describing feelings
• Referring to time
• Giving news
• A conversation at
a hotel
• A conversation
between two
friends
• People talking in
different situations
• Simulating a conversation at a check-in desk
• Expressing obligation and prohibition (guessing
game)
• Asking for and giving information about
accommodation (information gap activity)
• Expressing preference and justifying
• Speculating, making a decision and justifying choices
• An e-mail
asking for
information
• A description
of a place
• Expressing ability, making requests
and asking for permission
• Expressing obligation, lack of
obligation and prohibition
• Making comparisons
• Describing places
• Giving opinion
• Asking for information
• People talking in
different situations
• People giving their
opinion about
mobile phones
• A conversation
between two
friends about gifts
• Speculating and making a decision
• Making predictions about the future
• Defining objects, jobs and places (guessing game)
• Discussing positive and negative aspects and
expressing opinion
• Notes and
messages
• A paragraph
expressing an
opinion
• Making predictions, promises, offers
and requests
• Talking about the future
• Understanding notes and messages
• Defining people, things and places
• Two conversations
about a problem at
work
• A conversation
between two
colleagues
• People talking in
different situations
• Simulating conversations at the doctor’s
• Stating a problem, asking for and giving advice
• Speculating about headlines
• Describing events based on visual and verbal
prompts
• Simulating a conversation between a reporter and
an eye-witness
• A letter asking
for or giving
advice
• An account of
a true event
• Stating a problem
• Asking for and giving advice
• Talking about accidents
• Narrating experiences
• Making appointments
• People giving
their opinion
about places of
entertainment
• A radio programme
with a book critic
• People talking in
different situations
• Comparing
• Discussing two f lyers
• Discussing places of entertainment
• Organising an advertisement and presenting it
• Discussing books
• Discussing advantages and disadvantages of an
issue (debate)
• A paragraph
expressing
preference
• A book review
• Describing actions and situations
and their consequences
• Referring to conditions and their
results
• Expressing possibility
• Agreeing and disagreeing
• Expressing preference and opinion
• People talking in
different situations
• A recorded message
and a dialogue with
a call centre agent
• Simulating conversations at the bank, at a cash
machine and at a bureau de change
• Discussing ideal working conditions
• Simulating a job interview
• Asking for and giving information
• Discussing past events
• Comparing jobs
• A curriculum
vitae (CV)
• An e-mail
giving
information
• Sequencing past actions and events
• Expressing interest and surprise
• Making exclamations
• Expressing result
• Asking for confirmation
• Talking about work and
qualifications
• Carrying out money transactions
• Understanding and using
advertisement language
• A conversation
about a recipe
• A conversation
between two
friends about a
festival
• People talking in
different situations
• Interviewing and reporting answers
• Giving instructions
• Speculating about unreal situations
• Inviting, accepting and refusing an invitation
• A recipe
• An e-mail
based on
prompts
• Reporting
• Giving and following instructions
• Talking about food and quantity
• Discussing customs
• Talking about imaginary situations
• Making wishes
• Inviting, accepting and refusing an
invitation
6 Time out
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3 Going places
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a page from a school yearbook
information about two role models for young people
conversations between young people on the phone
an article about a popular way to communicate
nowadays
a description of a new student at college
Flick through the module and find...
What are popular activities for
young people in your country?
How do young people today
keep in touch with friends and
family?
Discuss:
learn to talk about the present and past
learn to talk about past habits
discuss different ways of communicating
talk about what you and other people you know like and dislike
learn to use quantifiers
talk about friends and friendship
describe people (physical appearance, personality)
learn to write a description of a person
learn to present yourself
learn to link your ideas with and, but, so, because and or
In this module you will...
1 Youth culture
5
• Do you talk with your friends on the phone a lot?
• What do you usually talk about?
B. Listen and number the pictures.
A. Discuss.
1.LISTENING & READING
Ed Hey, are you watching telly?
Paul Yeah, why?
Ed Switch over to SportPlus channel.
Paul No, thanks. I don’t want to watch sports
right now.
Ed Just do it.
Paul OK, hold on... Wow! Isn’t that your brother?
He’s quite good. I didn’t know he could play
football.
Steve …and what about Race Craze, the computer
game? I’m thinking of buying it.
Bob You can’t be serious! That game is about ten
years old!
Steve So what? It’s very popular.
Bob Well, why don’t you get Race Rage? It’s new
and it’s not very expensive.
Steve Good idea. I heard it’s pretty cool.
Bob At least we agree on something.
Saleh Hi, mate. What are you up to?
Mahmud Not much. I’m just sending a few e-mails.
Saleh You never send e-mails to me.
Mahmud time.
Saleh I suppose so. Do you fancy watching TV later?
Mahmud Sorry, I have other plans.
Saleh No problem.
Tom Hi, Ken, how’s it going?
Ken Not bad. Are you calling from work?
Tom No, I’m on the train home.
Ken But you usually finish late on Tuesdays.
Tom Yes, but I’m not working this week.
Ken Nice one! Do you want to go for coffee later?
Tom Sure, why not? Got to go! We’re going into a
tunnel.
Ken So?
Tom Mobiles don’t work in tunnels.
Ken Of course... Tom? ...Tom?
C. Read the dialogues and answer the questions.
1. What can you see on SportPlus channel now?
2. What does Steve think is cool?
3. What doesn’t Bob like about Race Craze?
4. Why doesn’t Mahmud send e-mails to Saleh?
5. Where is Tom calling from?
6. Why can’t Tom speak to Ken any longer?
That’s because we talk on the phone all the
1a What’s up?
4
3
2
1
a
b
c
d
6
2.VOCABULARY
CONVERSATIONAL ENGLISH
Match the phrases 1-5 from the dialogues with
their synonyms a-e.
1. Hold on.
2. You can’t be serious!
3. What are you up to?
4. How’s it going?
5. Nice one!
3.GRAMMAR
Read the examples and match them with the
phrases a-d.
PRESENT SIMPLE vs
PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
Present Simple
1. We talk on the phone all the time.
2. Mobiles don’t work in tunnels.
Present Progressive
3. I’m just sending a few e-mails.
4. I’m not working this week.
a. right now
b. usually or repeatedly
c. as a general rule
d. this period of time
• I don’t want to watch sports right now.
• I like it.
Want and like are stative verbs. Which tense do
we usually use with stative verbs, the Present
Simple or the Present Progressive?
5.SPEAKING
Talk in pairs. Pretend to ring your partner and discuss
your plans for today. Use some of the phrases in the
boxes and the ideas given.
Hi, how’s it going?
Not bad.
What are you doing...?
Nothing much.
Do you want to...?
...
Sure, why not?
Of course. I’d love to.
Sounds brilliant!
Nice one!
That would be great.
How could I say no?
Sorry, I have other plans.
I’m afraid I’m busy.
Maybe some other time.
No, thanks.
I’d like to come, but...
I’m afraid I can’t make it
because...
museum
sports
festival
dinner
Read the examples and answer the question that
follows.
STATIVE VERBS
Grammar Reference p. 126
4.PRACTICE
1.
A: What (1) (you / do) here, Dave?
B: I (2) (wait) for the
underground, just like you.
A: I (3) (know) that.
I (4) (mean), where
(5) (you / go)? You
(6) (usually / not use)
the underground. You (7)
(have) a motorbike, right?
B: Yeah, but I (8) (want) to go
to the city centre and the underground is the best
way. No traffic!
A: Yeah, I (9) (hate) driving in
traffic, too.
2.
A: Where’s Gordon today?
B: He (10) (not work) in the office
this week.
A: I (11) (not understand).
B: Every year, Mr O’Brien (12)
(send) people to London for seminars.
A: That sounds interesting.
B: (13) (you / want) to go next
year? I can talk to Mr O’Brien for you.
A: Thanks.
a. Great!
b. How are you?
c. I don’t agree with you.
d. What are you doing at the moment?
e. Wait.
Complete with the Present Simple or the Present
Progressive of the verbs in brackets.
7
1b Keep in touch
• Do you use the Internet to keep in touch with friends and family?
• How did people use to communicate in the past?
A. Discuss.
PHRASES RELATED TO COMMUNICATION
Read the sentences below and match the phrases in bold
with the definitions a-g.
1. I left university last year, but I try to
keep in touch with people through e-mail.
2. Give me a call when you get home, OK?
3. I left a message for Dave, but he hasn’t
returned my call.
4. I’m not sure what my cousin is up to. We’ve
lost touch.
5. I’m sorry I haven’t written to you.
I promise to drop you a line soon.
6. Can I have a word with you before the
meeting starts?
7. I sent a letter to Joe, but I didn’t receive a reply.
a. phone someone because they phoned you
b. get an answer
c. continue to communicate
d. speak to someone for a short time
e. send a short letter or note
f. stop communicating
g. phone someone
C. Read again and answer the questions. 2.VOCABULARY
1. What changed communication in
recent years?
2. How can Net users communicate with
each other?
3. Is it slow to contact friends who live far
away online?
4. Where did people use to keep their
photos?
E. Discuss.
• What do you think are the advantages and
disadvantages of technology?
D. Look at the highlighted words in the text and
choose the correct meaning a or b.
1. regularly
a. usually
b. suddenly
2. instantly
a. soon
b. immediately
3. online
a. on the phone
b. on the Internet
4. display
a. take
b. show
In the good old days, friends used to visit you when you were unwell.
These days, you’ll probably just receive a virtual ‘Get well’ card!
B. Read the text and compare the information in it with your answers.
From the letter box to the inbox
1.READING
A few decades ago, people
wrote letters, visited or called
in touch. Then the Internet
appeared, and communication
was never the same again.
With e-mails, Net users can
communicate with each other
phone calls are another option.
Whether you live next door or on the other side of the
world, it doesn’t take time to contact your friends or
family; it just takes a few clicks of the mouse.
Also, until very recently, people had to print their
can attach the pictures to an e-mail and send them.
It’s easy to keep in touch with friends online, but when
it comes to receiving gifts, real ones are better than
virtual ones!
each other regularly to keep
by sending and receiving e-mails instantly, while online
holiday pictures and display them in albums. Now, you
8
A. Read the examples and match them with
the uses of the Past Simple.
PAST SIMPLE
Friends used to visit you when you were unwell.
a. Friends visited you when you were unwell in
the past and still do so today.
b. Friends visited you when you were unwell in
the past but they don’t any more.
Read the example below and choose the correct
meaning a or b.
USED TO
Grammar Reference p. 126
1. ... the Internet appeared and communication
was never the same again.
2. Α few decades ago, people wrote letters.
a. a habitual or repeated action in the past
b. in the past
B. Look at the text on page 8 and find the Past
Simple of the verbs below.
Affirmative Negative Question
used to didn’t use to Did ... use to?
have
be
call
write
A. Complete with the Past Simple of the verbs in
brackets.
A: (1) you (call)
Faisal about tomorrow?
B: What’s happening tomorrow?
A: We (2) (talk) about this yesterday.
B: When?
A: When we (3) (be) on the bus.
I (4) (tell) you all about it.
B: Sorry, I (5) (not can) hear you very
well on the bus. It (6) (be) quite
noisy.
A: But you (7) (not say) anything!
B: Look, I’m sorry, OK?
A: Let’s talk about it again.
B. Complete with the correct form of used to and the
verbs in the box.
be not drink play sleep call send
1. I computer games when I was
a teenager, but I’m bored of them now.
2. you a lot of
e-mails when you were at university?
3. I water at all, but now I try to
have eight glasses a day.
4. Harry for ten hours a night, but
now he doesn’t.
5. The baby’s hair dark brown, but
now it’s fair.
6. My teacher me Smithie at school.
mobile phone e-mail note
letter
face-to-face communication
Think of a few people that you know well (friends, parents, grandparents, etc.). Look at the different ways of
communication below and discuss the following questions with the class or talk in small groups.
• How do they usually keep in touch with others?
• How did they use to communicate in the past?
Why?
My parents used to communicate by sending letters.
Mine too, but now my mother sends e-mails.
an action that happened at a specific time
3.GRAMMAR 4.PRACTICE
5.SPEAKING
9
1. Tom is a big fan of Manchester United. He never
misses a match.
2. Hamid can’t stand reading late at night.
3. Alice is interested in art. She has twenty paintings
in her house.
4. Huda is fond of children. She wants to become a
teacher.
5. Henry finds science-fiction books boring. He
rarely reads them.
6. Linda hates Geography. She never studies.
7. My brother and I are really into rock climbing.
We go rock climbing every year.
PHRASES DESCRIBING LIKE AND DISLIKE
Read the sentences. Which of the phrases in bold
mean like and which dislike?
SPEAKING
1c That’s me
Read the dialogue and underline the
prepositions of time. Then complete the table
below with on, in or at.
PREPOSITIONS OF TIME
nine o’clock / the weekend
noon / night / midday / midnight
the age of five
the morning / the afternoon / the evening
August / autumn / 2008 / the 21st century
Tuesday / 4 July
a winter’s night / a cold morning
a Sunday afternoon
Andy Let’s meet tomorrow at 6:00.
Keith I’m afraid I can’t. On Wednesdays I work
from 10:30 till 6:30.
Andy OK, then. Do you want to meet in the
evening, at around 8:00?
Keith Sure, and we can go to the new Italian
restaurant. I went there two weeks ago and
the food was delicious.
A. Listen and repeat. What do you notice about the
stressing of in and at in the two sentences?
I sometimes read books in the evenings.
Let’s visit Salman at the weekend.
B. Listen and repeat.
1. Saud worked from eight to seven last year.
2. There were no mobile phones in the 19th century.
3. I usually do housework on Mondays.
4. Jack called at noon.
Complete the sentences with prepositions of time.
1. Nasir is meeting Ali noon.
2. Paul always reads newspapers
Sunday afternoon.
3. I usually drink a warm cup of milk
the morning.
4. Hashim takes lots of photos his
holiday.
5. Susan’s graduation is June.
6. I was in Spain 29 January.
7. My brother left ten minutes .
4.INTONATION
Talk in pairs about the things you like and don’t like.
Use some of the ideas in the box.
football table tennis
jogging swimming
Maths History
1.VOCABULARY
Grammar Reference p. 127
3.PRACTICE
2.GRAMMAR
5.SPEAKING
Other prepositions of time:
during from ... to / till / until before after ago
I’m fond of jogging.
How often do you go jogging?
About four times a week.
When do you find the time to go?
I usually go in the morning before I go to work.
What about you?
Oh, I hate jogging. I find it boring.
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A. Discuss.
• Have you ever taken part in a competition?
• What kind of competition was it?
• Do you have any special skills or talents?
B. Listen to three people introducing themselves and
decide what kind of competition they are taking
part in. Choose a, b or c.
a. general knowledge competition
b. poetry competition
c. spelling competition
A. Read a student’s entry in his school’s yearbook and answer the questions.
7.WRITING A SHORT TEXT PRESENTING YOURSELF
WRITING TASK
C. Now write an entry for your school’s yearbook
and say a few things about yourself. Expand on
the ideas you have ticked in activity B. Your reply
should be between 80-100 words.
When writing a paragraph presenting yourself:
include only relevant information.
use the appropriate tenses. Use the Present Simple
for routines, the Present Progressive for temporary
situations and the Past Simple for past events.
link your ideas. Use - and to join similar ideas.
- but to join two opposite ideas.
- so to express result / consequence.
- because to show reason.
- or to show alternative.
6.LISTENING
C. Listen again and write T for True or F for False.
1. Sunil is studying at a university in Bangalore,
India.
2. Sunil thinks poetry is boring.
3. James works part-time at a barber’s shop.
4. James can’t stand art galleries.
5. The man didn’t know Julian’s name.
6. Julian is a Mathematics teacher.
B. Imagine that you’ve decided to write something
similar. Tick which of the following you would
include.
name
age
your life story
what you’re studying
interests
what you did last week
things you don’t like
where your parents live
where you’re going on holiday
My name is Abdullah and I’m an 18-year-old Saudi student.
I can’t believe school is over! Now it’s time to get ready
for university and I can’t wait! I will study Engineering at
the University of Bristol, in England. My Greek friend, John,
will also study in Bristol, so he is going to be my flatmate,
because I don’t like being alone. We are both looking for
someone to share the expenses with. I am a big fan of
sports, especially football. So, my friends and I practise
three times a week. I am into reading and going for walks
in my free time. Another thing I am interested in is poetry,
so I recently joined a poetry group. I think my poems are
nice and I’m improving. I usually study for my classes in the
afternoon or late at night, but I always get up early.
1. Who is writing this entry?
2. Who is going to read it?
3. What words does the writer use to link his ideas?
11
• What’s a role model?
• Which of the famous people you know are good role models?
Why?
A. Discuss.
1.READING
1d Good role models
B. Read the texts and find out why the two people are good role models.
Saudi Prince Abdulaziz Al-Faisal is the rising star of the
GT3 racing scene. With the Al-Faisal racing team and
the Prince behind the wheel, the sport has become more
popular, especially with people in Saudi Arabia and other
Middle-Eastern countries.
Prince Abdulaziz began racing in 2005 in Formula BMW
as a hobby. One thing was clear. He was very talented and
he soon won races and championships.
Today, the Prince doesn’t have much free time on his
hands because he spends many hours racing every day.
Few people know that race car drivers need to train hard and
be very fit. They need to have strong, muscular bodies and
very little body fat.
In 2011 he became the first Saudi driver to win the FIA GT3
European championship in Portugal and in 2012 he won a
Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge in Qatar. The future is bright
for the Prince.
Ed Stafford is a well-known English explorer and a former
army captain. In August 2010, he became the first man in
history to walk the entire length of the Amazon River. Ed
Stafford has led many expeditions all over the world and
he always wanted to try things that seemed impossible to
others.
During his expeditions, Ed came across many difficulties
since he spent a lot of time in the wild. He also became
aware of the environmental problems our planet faces. He
realised that he was in a position to use his experience to
educate people. In fact, in 2009 he started writing a blog
about the Prince’s Rainforests Project aiming at children and
schools and he intends to do much more.
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C. Read again and complete with
the names Abdulaziz or Ed.
1.
has made people of his
country love what he does.
2.
achieved something that
nobody else from his country
has ever done.
3.
tries to make people aware
of environmental issues.
4.
turned a hobby into a career.
5.
needs to be very fit for his job.
6.
used to be in the army.
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