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Example 1
Can you tell me your full name please ?

Can I see your I.D card please ?

Do you work or are you a student ?
Tell me about your job.
What do you like most about your job ?
Are there any things you don't like about your job ?
Do you have any plans to change your job in the future ?

When do you have free time ?
What do you like doing in your free time ?
What free time activities are most popular where you live ?
How important is free time in peoples' lives ?

Where did you grow up ?
Was it a good place to grow up for children ?
Where did you usually play ?
Do you think childhood is different today from when you were a child ?


You will have to talk about the topic for 1 to 2 minutes. You have one minute to think about what you are going to say. You can make some notes to help you if you wish.

Describe a teacher who has influenced you in your education.
You should say:
- where you met them
- what subject they taught
- what was special about them
and explain why this person influenced you so much.

How has education changed in your country in the last 10 years ?
What changes do you foresee in the next 50 years ?
What method of learning works best for you ?
How beneficial do you think it is to group students according to their level of ability ?




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Wind Power in the US
Prompted by the oil crises of the 1970s, a wind-power industry flourished briefly in the United States. But then world oil prices dropped, and funding for research into renewable energy was cut. By the mid 1980s US interest in wind energy as a large-scale source of energy had almost disappeared. The development of wind power at this time suffered not only from badly designed equipment, but also from poor long-term planning, economic projections that were too optimistic and the difficulty of finding suitable locations for the wind turbines.
Only now are technological advances beginning to offer hope that wind power will come to be accepted as a reliable and important source of electricity. There have been significant successes in California, in particular, where wind farms now have a capacity of 1500 megawatts, comparable to a large nuclear or fossil-fuelled power station, and produce 1.5 per cent of the state's electricity.
Nevertheless, in the U.S., the image of wind power is still distorted by early failures. One of the most persistent criticisms is that wind power is not a significant energy resource. Researchers at the Battelle Northwest Laboratory, however, estimate that today wind turbine technology could supply 20 per cent of the electrical power the country needs. As a local resource, wind power has even greater potential. Minnesota's energy commission calculates that a wind farm on one of the state's south western ridges could supply almost all that state's electricity. North Dakota alone has enough sites suitable for wind farms to supply more than a third of all electricity consumed in the continental US.
The prevailing notion that wind power is too costly results largely from early research which focused on turbines with huge blades that stood hundreds of metres tall. These machines were not designed for ease of production or maintenance, and they were enormously expensive. Because the major factors influencing the overall cost of wind power are the cost of the turbine and its supporting systems, including land, as well as operating and maintenance costs, it is hardly surprising that it was thought at the time that wind energy could not be supplied at a commercially competitive price. More recent developments such as those seen on California wind farms have dramatically changed the economic picture for wind energy. These systems, like installations in Hawaii and several European countries, have benefited from the economies of scale that come through standardised manufacturing and purchasing. The result has been a dramatic drop in capital costs: the installed cost of new wind turbines stood at $1000 per kilowatt in 1993, down from about $4000 per kilowatt in 1980, and continues to fall. Design improvements and more efficient maintenance programs for large numbers of turbines have reduced operating costs as well. The cost of electricity delivered by wind farm turbines has decreased from about 30 cents per kilowatt-hour to between 7 and 9 cents, which is generally less than the cost of electricity from conventional power stations. Reliability has also improved dramatically. The latest turbines run more than 95 per cent of the time, compared with around 60 per cent in the early 1980s. Another misconception is that improved designs are needed to make wind power feasible. Out of the numerous wind turbine designs proposed or built by inventors or developers, the propeller-blade type, which is based on detailed analytical models as well as extensive experimental data, has emerged as predominant among the more than 20,000 machines now in commercial operation world-wide. Like the gas-driven turbines that power jet aircraft, these are sophisticated pieces of rotating machinery. They are already highly efficient, and there is no reason to believe that other configurations will produce major benefits. Like other ways of generating electricity, wind power does not leave the environment entirely unharmed. There are many potential problems, ranging from interference with telecommunications to impact on wildlife and natural habitats. But these effects must be balanced against those associated with other forms of electricity generation. Conventional power stations impose hidden costs on society, such as the control of air pollution, the management of nuclear waste and global warming. As wind power has been ignored in the US over the past few years, expertise and commercial exploitation in the field have shifted to Europe. The European Union spends 10 times as much as the US government on research and development of wind energy. It estimates that at least 10 per cent of Europe's electrical power could be supplied by land-based wind-turbines using current technology. Indeed, according to the American Wind Energy Association, an independent organisation based in Washington, Denmark, Britain, Spain and the Netherlands will each surpass the US in the generating capacity of wind turbines installed during the rest of the decade.
Glossary
fossil fuel: coal, oil and natural gaskilowatt: 1,000 watts; a watt is a unit of powerkilowatt-hour: one kilowatt for a period of one hourmegawatt: one million wattswind farm: a group of wind turbines in one location producing a large amount of electricitywind turbine: a machine which produces energy when the wind turns its blades
Questions 1 - 5
Complete the summary below using words from the box. Write your answers in boxes 1-5 on your answer sheet.
NB There are more words or phrases than you will need to fill the gaps. You may use any word or phrase more than once.
Example
The failure during the late 1970s and early 1980s of an attempt to establish a widespread wind power industry in the United States resulted largely from the ...(1)... in oil prices during this period. The industry is now experiencing a steady ...(2)... due to improvements in technology and an increased awareness of the potential in the power of wind. The wind turbines that are now being made, based in part on the ...(3)... of wide-ranging research in Europe, are easier to manufacture and maintain than their predecessors. This has led wind-turbine makers to be able to standardise and thus minimise ...(4)... . There has been growing ...(5)... of the importance of wind power as an energy source.

Questions 6 - 10
Look at the following issues (Questions 6-10) and the list of implications below (A-C). Match each issue with the correct implication. Write the correct letter A-C in boxes 6-10 on your answer sheet.
N.B. You may use any letter more than once.
Example
The current price of one wind-generated kilowatt... Answer A
Issues
6. The recent installation of systems taking advantage of economies of scale ...
7. The potential of meeting one fifth of current US energy requirements by wind power ...
8. The level of acceptance of current wind turbine technology ...

9. A comparison of costs between conventional and wind power sources ...
10. The view of wind power in the European Union ...

Implications
A provides evidence against claims that electricity produced from wind power is relatively expensive.
B supports claims that wind power is an important source of energy.
C opposes the view that wind power technology requires

PRESENT PERFECT

TEST: Present perfect - Conjugate the verbs:

1. Peter _____________ (steal) my trainers!
2. I ________________ (buy) this magazine.
3. We ______________ (write) three pages this afternoon.
4. _________________ (ever/you/be) to London?
5. I ________________ (finish) my work yet.

ANSWERS 1. Paul has stolen my trainers! 2. I have bought this magazine. 3. We have written three pages this afternoon. 4. Have you ever been to London? 5. I have not finshed my work yet. I haven't finished my work yet.

THE SIMPLE PAST vs. PRETERITE: BE + -ING

TEST

Choose the right tense (simple past / BE + -ING) :
a) Last week, I _________________ (buy) a new car.

b) Sarah _______________________ (do) her homework when you __________________________ (arrive).

c) What ________________ you ___________________ (do) last summer?

d) Peter ________________ (not to go) to school: he __________________ (be) too tired.

ANSWERS:

a) Last week, I BOUGHT a new car.

b) Sarah WAS DOING her homework when you ARRIVED.

c) What DID you DO last summer?

d) Peter DIDN'T GO to school: he WAS too tired.

Preterite: BE + -ING

TEST

Please choose the correct tense: simple past or BE+-ING?
I _____________ (1: have) a bath yesterday when the phone _____________ (2: ring). "That must be my mother," I _____________ (3: think). As I _____________ (4: get) out of the bath, I _____________ (5: put) my foot on my watch and I _____________ (6: break) it. The phone _____________ (7: still/ring). I _____________ (8: run) out of the bathroom and I _____________ (9: hit) my head on the door. It _____________ (10: hurt) terribly and I _____________ (11: want) to sit down for a moment, but the phone _____________ (12: still/ring). "Please wait a minute, mother," I _____________ (13: think). The cats _____________ (14: sit) at the top of the stairs. I _____________ (15: not/see) them and I _____________ (16: fall). At the bottom of the stairs I _____________ (17: get up). My right leg _____________ (18: hurt) more than my head. The phone _____________ (19: still/ring). At last I _____________ (20: answer) it. It _____________ (21: be) my mother. "Hello, dear. Is evrything all right?" she _____________ (22: say).

ANSWERS:
1: was having | 2: rang | 3: thought | 4: was getting | 5: put | 6: broke | 7: was still ringing | 8: ran | 9: hit | 10: hurt | 11: wanted | 12: was still ringing | 13: thought | 14: were sitting | 15: didn't see | 16: fell | 17: got up | 18: was hurting | 19: was still ringing [ 20: answered | 21: was | 22: said

Irregular Verbs

Infinitive - Preterite - Past participle
be - was/were - been
bear - bore - born
become - became - become
begin - began - begun
bet - bet - bet
bite - bit - bitten
blow - blew - blown
break - broke - broken
bring - brought - brought
build - built - built
burn - burnt - burnt
buy - bought - bought
catch - caught - caught
choose - chose - chosen
come - came - come
cost - cost - cost
cut - cut - cut
do - did - done
draw - drew - drawn
dream - dreamt - dreamt
drink - drank - drunk
drive - drove - driven
eat - ate - eaten
fall - fell - fallen
feel - felt - felt - ressentir
fight - fought - fought
find - found - found
fly - flew - flown
forget - forgot - forgotten
forgive - forgave - forgiven
get - got - got
give - gave - given
go - went - gone
have -had - had
hear - heard - heard
keep - kept - kept
leave - left - left
know - knew - known
lose - lost - lost
make - made - made
meet - met - met
read - read - read
ring - rang - rung
say - said - said
see - saw - seen
sit - sat - sat
sleep - slept - slept
swim - swam - swum
take - took - taken
think - thought - thought
write - wrote - written

Past Simple (Preterite)

TEST - Fill in the gaps:

____________ (1: you/go) to London yesterday?
Yes, I ____________ (2): I ____________ (3: take) the Eurostar and I ____________ (4: arrive) at Waterloo Station. I ____________ (5: meet) old friends there. They ____________ (6: be) all very happy to see me. I ____________ (7: visit) the town with them and I even ____________ (8: see) Prince Charles! I ____________ (9: go) to Buckingham Palace too! It ____________ (10: be) a wonderful journey!

ANSWERS
1: did you go | 2: did | 3: took | 4: arrived | 5. met | 6. were | 7: visited | 8: saw | went | was
(GO, TAKE, MEET, BE, SEE are irregular).

Present simple or Present continuous?

Put the verbs into the correct tense (present simple OR present continuous):
The train always ________________(1: leave) on time.
"What's the matter? Why ________________(2: cry/you)?"
That's strange. They________________(3: not to watch) TV.
He________________(4: not to speak) very good English.
Please be quiet! I________________(5: do) my homework.
Where________________(6: live/they)?
Listen! John ________________ music! (7: play)
I never ________________(8: go) to the swimming pool.

Harold Black's a famous pianist. He________________(9: give) two or three concerts every week. He ________________(10: travel) a lot and this week he's in New York. He________________(11: stay) at an expensive hotel. He's at his hotel now. He________________(12: have) his breakfast in the dining-room. He________________(13: drink) a cup of coffee and he________________(14: read) a newspaper. Harold's always very busy. He________________(15: play) the piano regularly. He________________(16: practise) for four hours every day. He________________(17: go) to bed late and he always ________________(18: get up) early. But he sometimes________________(19: get) dressed too quickly, and this morning he________________(20: wear) one blue sock and one red one!

ANSWERS

1. leaves | 2. are you crying | 3. are not watching (= aren't watching) | 4. does not speak (= doesn't speak) | 5. am doing | 6. do they live | 7. is playing | 8. go
9. gives | 10. travels | 11. is staying (= he's staying) | 12. is having | 13. is drinking | 14. is reading | 15. plays | 16. practises | 17. doesn't go | 18. gets up | 19. gets | 20. is wearing

PRESENT CONTINUOUS (BE + -ING) vs PRESENT SIMPLE

	PRESENT (BE + -ING)	PRESENT SIMPLE
Main use	Action which is being done at the same moment	Permanent situations; regular habits and daily routine; feelings
Affirmative	AUXILIARY BE + verb ending in -ING eg: I am playing, you are playing, he/she/it is playing, we are playing, you are playing, they are playing	In the positive form, add an 's' to the base form of the 3rd person singular. eg : I play, you play, he/she/it plays, we play, you play, they play
Exceptions	1) If the verb ends in "-e", remove the "-e": smoke -> he is smoking 2) If the verb has one syllable AND if it ends in "consonant-vowel-consonant", double the final consonant: run -> running	1) If the verb ends in "ch", "s", "sh", "x", "z", "o", add "-es" to the base forme of the 3rd p sg: she goes, he catches 2) If the verb ends in -y preceded by a consonant, change the "-y" to "-ies": study -> he studies.
Negative	Use NOT eg: I am not playing	Use DO NOT / DON'T or DOES NOT / DOESN'T (3rd p sg) eg: I don't play, she doesn't play
Questions	Auxiliary BE at the beginning of the question eg: Are you playing football?	Auxiliary DO or DOES at the beginning of the question eg: Do you play football? Does he play football?
Short answers	Use BE eg: Yes, I am. No, he isn't.	Use DO or DOES eg: Yes, I do. No, he doesn't.

TEST : Fill in the gaps with the verb (choose the correct present):

1. We _______________ (not/think) that you should buy this dress.
2. At the moment, he _______________ (learn) German for his job.
3. We usually _______________ (take) a taxi to go to work.
4. How often _______________ (you go) to the swimming-pool?
5. The cinema _______________ (close) at 7 pm.
6. Look! She _______________ TV.
7. Courses generally _______________ (begin) on the third of September.
8. When _______________ (he arrive) home in the evenings?
9. What _______________ (you/read) at the moment?
10. They _______________ (not/live) in Washington; they _______________ (live) in New York.
11. We usually _______________ (take) a taxi to go to work.
12. It _______________ (work). I think it's broken.
13. He _______________ (get up) early on Mondays.
14. I _______________ (not/believe) in witches.
15. The Sun's rays _______________ (take) eight minutes to reach the Earth.
16. They _______________ (study) at the moment.

ANSWERS

1. We don't think that you should buy this dress.
2. At the moment, he is learning German for his job.
3. We usually take a taxi to go to work.
4. How often do you go to the swimming-pool?
5. The cinema closes at 7 pm.
6. Look! She is watching TV.
7. Courses generally begin on the third of September.
8. When do you arrive home in the evenings?
9. What are you reading at the moment?
10. They don't live in Washington; they live in New York.
11. We usually take a taxi to go to work.
12. It is not working. I think it's broken.
13. He doesn't get up early on Mondays.
14. I don't believe in witches.
15. The Sun's rays take eight minutes to reach the Earth.
16. They are studying at the moment.

Present Simple

Examples:
I wake up
You wake up
He/She/It wakeS up
We wake up
You wake up
They wake up

TEST

1. The cinema _______________ (close) at 7 pm.
2. The _______________ (not/think) that you should buy this dress.
3. We usually _______________ (take) a taxi to go to work.
4. How often _______________ (you go) to the swimming-pool?
5. Courses _______________ (begin) the third of September.
6. When _______________ (he arrive) home in the evenings?
7. They _______________ (not/live) in Washington, they _______________ (live) in New York.
8. We usually _______________ (take) a taxi to go to work.
9. He _______________ (get up) early on Mondays.
10. I _______________ (not/believe) in witches.
11. The Sun's rays _______________ (take) eight minutes to reach the Earth.

ANSWERS
1. closes - 2. do not think = don't think - 3. take - 4. do you go - 5. begin - 6. when does he arrive home? - 7. don't live | live - 8. take - 9. gets up - 10. don't believe - 11. take

Present (BE + -ING)

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Examples:

He/She/It is playing football.
We are playing football.
You are playing football.
They are playing football.

Negation: I am not playing football, you are not playing football...

Question: Am

I play

ing football? Are you playing football? Is he playing football? ...

Answers:

Are they playing football?

Long answers:	Yes, they're playing football.	No, they aren't playing football.
Short answers:	Yes, they are.	No, they aren't.