Touchstone checkpoint units 1-3

1 is it polite?

       A  Complete the questions with the correct forms of the verbs

1.       would you ever consider not tipping (not tip)a server in a restaurant?

2.       Do you remember staring (stare) at people when you where little?

3.       Do you its rude not saying (not say) hello to your neighbors?

4.       Is holding hand (hold hands) OK on a first date?

5.       Do you botner bargain (bargain) with street vendors when the items are already very cheap?

6.       Do you ever offer help to (help) people on the bus or subway with the bags?

7.       Have you and a friend ever ended up arguing (argue) in public?

8.       Have you ever offended someone  without intend to (intend) be (be) rude?

2 Think, Bob, think

       A Complete the conversation with the correct forms of the verbs

           Officer .have you seen (see) these people before?

               Bob .Yes, they’re my neighbors.They live (live) upstairs.

           Ofifcer. How long have they been living (live) there?

               Bob. I guess know.(know) them for six months.

                        They moved (move) here in August

            Officer. When did you last see (see) them?

               Bob. Um ,about a week ago ,i think .Last Tuesday.

            Officer. What where they doing (do) when you saw(see) them?

               Bob. Well ,as i came (come) home, they were carrying (carry) a big suitcase to the

                         car.

             Officer. Did you speak (speak) to them?

               Bob. I said (say) “Hi! Where are you going (go)?”

                        And they replied (reply) ,”On vacation,”

              Officer. What time did they finally leave (leave)?

               Bob. Oh ,um , it was pretty late ,around 11 at night, i guess,

             Officer. Can you remember what they wearing (wear)?

                Bob. Let me think ....

B. Write Bob’s answer to the police officer’s last question. How much detail can you give ? compare with a partner  

3 Can you complete this conversation?

     A  Completethe converstion with the words and expressions in the box. Practic the conversations

Definitely         don’t you think       now             of course           these             this                       to be honest     

                 Anna.   Bella used to live in Japan. You loved living there , right?

                  Bella.  Oh definitely .  I lived there for nine years , working for a Japanese              

                              advertising   company

                 Chris .   Nine years ? Wow ! Didn’t you get  homesick?

                  Bella.   Occasionally, But to be honest. I didn’t really miss living at home. I was too   

                               busy I mean  now   I missed my  family 

                  Chris.   Oh, I bet you did  don’t you think   how did you get  that job?

                               Did they bire you  over  here, or ...?

                   Bella. Actually, I was already in Japan on an exchange programm, staying whit this  

                              family. And the father starts bringing home all  these   documents from his   

                              work to translate into English, Anyway. Istarted helping him, and his  

                              company  ended up hiring me.    

                  Anna.  And they transferred her here . It’s a cool story  of course      

B   Pair work   choose a topic and have a conversation. Ask and answer questions.

       Something difficult you did once                              a time missed someone

       An interesting experience you had                           an unusual person you once met

                                                      

           

Exercise 4:

Baked poatoes:             A - Baked potatoes aren’t as tasty as french fries. Don’t you think?

     fries:                         B - Trust me, Baked potatoes are the best , and as tasty as french fries

Old buildings:                A - Now a days in Mongolian construction companies are as many as  

New buildings:                          everywhere. This could be a danger

                                       B - Exactly isn’t it little to much for them to be thinking of only profit                      

and avi as stubborn human being

Cheap watches :               A - Expensive watches look way different than cheap ones and      Expensive watches   :                                                   it’s not as breakable as cheap watches

                                        B - Don’t you think won’t break as  easy  you  think if you care for it

Exercise 5 

1.   Slurfees are eaten hot or cold ,which one is it?                                                                               - Ever since it came out, it was eaten cold

       2.    When is it healthy for your stomach to eat

           -I would say in the morning 

       3.   How is french fries cooked

                -I’ve seen it many times but never tried to make it

       4.  Kimbab what is it made with

                 - Rise, sea weed and some other vegetables

            5.   What is it served with

                 - I would consider kimbab as one of side dishes.

            6.  What is it called that round white thing you guys  live in ?

                 - Oh you mean her or it’s called yurt

                                 

WORK BOOK

UNIT-1   

  INTERESTING LIVES

Lesson A.  Interviews

1 Meet Alex

Claire: did you start

Alex: I’ve been taking

Claire: have you used

Alex: was showing

Claire: do you work

Alex: I was taking

Claire: have you been taking

Claire: have you been doing

Alex: have worked, I wasn’t winning

2 About you 1

1.      Do you like to take a lot of photos?

Yes, I take lots of photos. I bring my Camera to every special occasion.

2.      How long have you been using a camera?

I have been using a camera 5 years.

3.      Did your parents taking many photos of you when you were a child?

Yes, there had been taking my photo when my child.

3Questions and answers.

1.      Ben: what kinds of movies have you been watching latterly?

Kumi: well, mostly I was watching horror movies. I usually have watching there or four horror movies a month. Actually, I didn’t watching a great horror movie last night.

2.      Ana: have you ever lived in another country?

Joel: yes, I lived in two other countries. I was living in Canada for three years after I left college, and I lived in Kenya until last June.

3.      Christa: you look great. What’s your secret?

Jalila: Thanks I’m eating a lot of vegetables and whole grains lately. And I always eating six small meals a day. I just eat a salad for lunch.

4.      Vito: how long have you writing poetry?

Kim: um, I guess I’m writing poetry for about four years. I wrote almost every day if I can. Yesterday, I have been writing for almost three hours nonstop.

4   About you 2

1.      I’ve been studying English for five years.

2.      I lived in two other countries. In South Korea, Russian.

3.      I’m listening country music these day.

4.      I’ve never watched TV shows.

5.      I went home and during a big party.

6.      Maybe I was doing homework.

Lesson B.      

 It’s a long story.

2. How I ended up living in New York City.

A lot of people ask me I ended up living in New York city. Well, actually, I wasn’t planning on have been here. It’s just that the opportunity came up when my friend Samuela happened to move here for college. She needed a roommate, so I agreed sharing an apartment with her in the city.

We were only in the apartment a couple of months when Samuela started to miss home. She said missed have been with her family. I guess couldn’t imagine to stay three more years and was happy. So, she decided to complete the semester, and then she transferred to college back home. Anyway, I kept the apartment and found a great job. I’ve been here for over six years now, but Samuela and I are still great friends. We’ve never stopped to write each other, and we call each other all the time. We just live in different cities-that’s all.

3.      About you

1.      I think I’ll end up living in Paris after I finish school.

2.      I plan on learning Korean language course.

3.      I started reading a new book.

4.      I remember going to Ulaanbaatar with my parents.

5.      I can’t imagine eating horse meal. 

 

Lesson C.   We’re both getting scared

1    When I was little,...

Freda:    This pie reminds me of the time my sister made me eat a mud pie.

Chris:     You’re kidding! What happened?

Freda:    Well, when I was very little, she and I used to play together, and we would always play

              outside, you know?

Chris:     Yeah, we always played outside, too. Not like kids nowadays.

Freda:    Well, anyway, one day, I’m in the yard, and she made me eat a mud pie. Here she is,

               seven years old, in the yard with three beautiful mud pies. She said, “Freda, try this. It’s

               so good.” And she act liking she put some in her mouth. I was three years old, what did

               I know?

Chris:     Oh, no! What did it taste like?

Freda:    Actually, I don’t remember.

Chris:     Really?

Freda:     No, But I remember being sick afterward.

2  I’ll never forget…

Sarah:   Did I ever tell you about the time I ran out of cash in South Korea?

Lisa:     No. What happened?

Sarah:   Well, I was travelling through South Korea, way out in the middle of nowhere, and I

              realize that I had no cash left and no way of getting back to Seoul.

Unit 12
A-2A

1. The first thing to do, what i would do, what my friend did
2. One thing you can do, the main reason to do, the good thing about that
3. What you really need, what i`d do, the advantage of that
4. What i`d do first, the good thing about that, the main thing you need

B-1B

1.    Construction industry-civil engineer
2.    Financial services-financial analyst
3. Media and communication-journalist
4.  Medicine and health care-pediatrician, doctor 

B-2A

1. A - be doing
    B - be working, have passed
    A - be graduating, have started, have finished
2. B - have found, have bought, have started, have took, be working
3. A - be doing
    B - be working, have retired, be enjoying,
    A - have bought, be sailing

C-2A

1-d, 2-c, 3-b, 4-a, 5-f, 6-e

C-3B

• I think an ideal job for me is diplomacy, because i really like it
• Yes, i really wouldn`t want to be doctor, because i m afraid of it
• No, not really i never had any unusual job experience
• No, i haven`t applied any job recently
• Well, i would like to have my own business but i don`t know what to do 

Vocabulary notebook

Exercise-1
accounting-accountant
architecture-architector
carpentry-carpenter
counselling-counsellor
dentistry-dentist
editing-editor
engineering-engineer
financial analysis-financial analyst
interpreting-interpretor
law-lawyer
management-manager
nursing-nurse
photographing-photographer
physiotheraphy-physiotheraphist
plumbing-plumber
psychiatry-psychiateraphist
psychology-psychologist
publishing-publisher
sales-salesman
stochbroking-stockbrocker
surgery-surgeon
telemarketing-telemarketer
translating-translator
zoology-zoologist
pediatrics
psychiatry

Unit 11
A-1B

1. Fast - food chains have been forced to change their menus
2. Internet access is being made available all over
3. A lot of people have been laid off
4. We are not been given enough financial support

A-2A

1. A lot more organic foods are being sold in supermarkets now, supermarkets had been forced to stock healthy foods
2. Parts of the city has been totally rebuilt. Lots of new offices and hotels have been put up in the last 5 years, and a lot of older buildings have been knocked down. Parking problems haven`t been solved.
3. New tracking gadgets for cars are being advertised. GPS technology has been developed.

B-1C

1. in order to
2. in spite of
3. because of

B-1B

1.  Global warming: using energy-saving lighbulbs 
2.   Air Pollution: Using car-driving car
3. Drought: using water so much, using so much water
4. Landfill: losing garbage
5. Water consumption: washing car by clean water
6. Natural resource: using gold
7.  Global warning: burning garbage

B-2A

1. in order to, instead of
2. instead of
3. even though
4. because of
5. so that
6. because, due to
7. altough, in order to

C-2

1. and so on
2. and so forth
3. and so on
4. and things like that
5. and soforth
6. and things like that

 Vocabulary notebook 
exercise -1
1-e , 2 -f, 3-a, 4-h, 5-b, 6-d, 7-c, 8-g
 exercise - 2

1. A landfill is a place where losing garbage
2. Global warming means that the temperature of the Earth become warm
3. Toxic chemicals are substances that are generally harmful to the environment.
4. If a product is environment-friendly, that means it doesn`t contaminate rivers and oceans.
5. if something is biodegradable, it will decompose
6. Water consumption refers to how much conserve water
7. A drought is a period of time when water shortages and drought warnings
8. Air pollution means that air quality ...

Unit 10
A-1A
Russell Watson sang in a radio talent contest and  won and he became a famous singer.
A-1C

1. If Russell Watson had stayed in school, maybe he would had a very different career.
2. If he had`t won that talent contest, he might not have become a singer.

A-2A

1. had been, wouldn`t have taken, might not have wrote 
2. hadn`t been, had not made, might not have wrote
3. had continued, had not made, would not have became, hadn`t decided
4. wouldn`t   have became, could have enjoy

B-1B
Ways to become famous
- discovered by someome
- in the right place at the right time
- have had connectoins
When you are becoming famous
- taken off
 - up-and-coming/ in the headlines
- make headlines
When things don`t work out
- gone downhill
- get bad press
- dropped out of sight
B-3A
1. A haven`t you?
    B isn`t he?
    A aren`t they?
    B Are they?
    B did he?, doesn`t he?
2. A isn`t it?
    B didn`t she?
    A wasn`t she?, was she?
    B haven`t you?
    A isn`t it?
C-1B
1-c, 2-a, 3-b

 C-2

1.  No, i don`t think so. I would love to but i don` t know what to do
2. That`s a tough one, i haven`t got any talent i m afraid
3. I would like to act in a play, but i get scared when i perform front of people
4. Well, if i m a famous entertainer, i would rather be an actor 
5. Yes, i would like to be in charge of large company
6. No, i wouldn`t
7. Absolutely, i would keep all of my all friends forever
8. It`s hard to say, ofcourse my life would be completely different but i don`t know how different

D-3
My successful friend

One of my childhood friend became famous politician at the age of 28. He was grow up with his grandparents in our small town. We all had very nice childhood in that place with many funny and interesting memories. I met him last year about after 10 years. He is very famous and everyone know him but he didn`t changed at all, he is still same as he was a kid. I m really proud of him.

1. His success came quickly
2. He is a very confident person
3. He read books a lot
4. He is always kind and close with everyone 

Vocabulary notebook
exercise - 1

1. c
2. f
3. b
   
4. a
   
5. g
   
6. e
   
7. h
8. d