LR Basics 1 (Name_title).docx

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LESSON 1: NAMES AND TITLES
I. VOCABULARY
1. Are these first names or last names? Write them in the chart. Then add two more names to each
list.
David Kennedy Susan Cruise Nancy Bob
Brian Abrams Jackson Smith Wilson Tom
First names Last names
______David_______ _______Kennedy______
2. Look at the table below and fill in the blanks using the given words.
cathedral museum Tourist information Centre century
attraction main centre railway
castle interesting
1) He founded a ________________ of modern art in his home town.
2) The main ________________ of the place is the nightlife.
3) The ________________ course was roast lamb.
4) It was always ________________ to hear his stories.
5) ________________ is where tourists can get information on interesting things to see and do in the
local area.
6) Edinburgh ________________ was loyally held in the queen’s name.
7) The city’s population doubled during the 19th ________________
8) They are doing maintenance work on the ________________
9) The university is a major ________________ for scientific research.
10) The great Gothic ________________ dominates the city.

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Name:
Telephone:
Here’s the message:
 Please call.
 He/She will call you.
Name:
Telephone:
Here’s the message:
 Please call.
 He/She will call you.
Name:
Telephone:
Here’s the message:
 Please call.
 He/She will call you.
Name:
Telephone:
Here’s the message:
 Please call.
 He/She will call you.
II. LISTENING
1. What is the correct name of the hotel guest? Circle the correct answer.
2. Cindy’s father is taking phone messages for her. Listen and complete the forms.
1) 2)
4.
3) 4
3. What name does each person use? Circle the correct answer.
1) a. Mary Carter 4) a. Joseph Abrams
b. Maria Carter b. Joseph Abramson
2) a. Suzanna Smith 5) a. Louis Jackson
b. Susan Smith b. Louise Jackson
3) a. Harry Wilson 6) a. Marlene Cruise
b. Harvey Wilson b. Marley Cruise
1) a. Damien 3) a. Rob 5) a. Smith 7) a. Abrams
b. David b. Bob b. Schmidt b. Abraham
2) a. Jackson 4) a. Michelle 6) a. James 8) a. Steinway
b. Johnson b. Marcia b. John b. Steinberg
HERE’S WHO CALLED HERE’S WHO CALLED
HERE’S WHO CALLED HERE’S WHO CALLED

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III. READING
1. Look at the photograph of Lincoln, a city in the east of England. What can you say about
Lincoln from the photograph?
2. Read the text. Don't worry if there are some words you don't understand. Does it say what you
expected from the photograph?
LINCOLN
The city of Lincoln is 2,000 years old and there are a lot of interesting buildings to see. The cathedral is in
the north of the city just outside the main city centre. You can walk to many of Lincoln's other attractions
from the cathedral. It’s not far from the castle. There is a wonderful view of the city from there. Behind the
castle is The Lawn, an old hospital, which is now a museum with shops and a café. You can sit in the
beautiful gardens to have lunch or a coffee. There is a car park a few metres from the café.
During the summer, walking tours leave from the Tourist Information Centre, which is next to the castle.
They are not expensive, last about an hour and visit all the main attractions. There are some very interesting
museums. The Toy Museum is near the Tourist Information Centre and has children's toys and games from
the last century.
There are shops and a market in the old city centre. There are two shopping centres - one is Waterside
Centre opposite the market and the other is St Mark's Shopping Centre. St Mark's is newer than the
Waterside Centre and is just south of the main city centre. Go straight down the High Street from the city
centre and it is on the right.
In the middle of the city centre, there are some beautiful spots away from the crowds. For example, you can
walk by the river or take a boat trip. Trips leave from Bayford Pool.
You can travel to Lincoln by train, bus or car. It is 216 km from London. The bus station is beside the river
and the railway station is a few minutes' walk away from the bus station on the other side of St Marys Street.

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3. Mark the parts of the text which tell you about:
1) the cathedral
2) The Lawn
3) the Tourist Information Centre and St Mark's Shopping Centre
4) the Waterside Centre
5) the river
6) the railway station
4. Now look at this sentence: “The cathedral is near the castle.”
Read the part of the text about the cathedral again. Is the cathedral near the castle? Underline
the answer. Is the statement correct or incorrect? Write A for correct or B for incorrect.
5. Now look at these sentences. For each one, find the right part of the text. Decide if the text says
the same as the question. Is each sentence correct or incorrect? Write A for correct or B for
incorrect.
1) The cathedral is near the castle.
2) It takes an hour to walk from the Tourist Information Centre to the castle.
3) The Waterside Centre is older than St Mark's Shopping Centre.
4) The river goes through the centre of the city.
5) You need to cross the road to go from the bus station to the railway station.

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HOMEWORK
I. LISTENING
1. Listen to the conversation and fill in the blanks with what you hear.
1) A: What's Joseph's last name?
B: His last name is ____________________.
2) A: Sorry, what's your name again?
B: OK, my first name is _________________ my last name is spelled ________________
3) A: Excuse me, what's her name?
B: ____________________, and her last name is spelled ______________________
4) A: What is Ms. Smith's first name?
B: It's spelled _______________________
5) A: Who is the man in the middle?
B: He is my friend Paulo.
6) A: Where is he from?
B: He is from ____________________________.
II. READING
1. Read the articles about Debbie Sullivan. For questions 1-8, mark A, B or C on your answer
sheet.
Storyteller Debbie Sullivan's a very busy woman. She's got ten children. Every morning she wakes up at six
o'clock. The older children get up at six-thirty and start school at eight-thirty. Debbie spend most days at
home with her babies, cooking and cleaning. She doesn't have time to go out to work, but she doesn't mind
her life. She 'd like to have more children. Debbie's husband, Bob, works in an office. He doesn't enjoy it,
but he earns lots of money. Debbie spends most of it on food and clothes for the children.
Debbie likes the evening best. After dinner, she sits down in the living-room and tells the child story before
they go to bed. She doesn't read from a book, because these are her own stories week she tells a different
story that starts on Monday and ends on Sunday. Once the children are asleep, Debbie can relax. But she
doesn't sit and watch television with Bob. She writes her latest story in a notebook before she forgets it.
Bob sent one of Debbie's stories to a competition in a newspaper and it won. They said she should become a
writer, but Debbie wasn't sure that she was good enough. But the children though it was a great idea, so she
decided to try. She took them to a zoo. They liked the elephant best, so Debbie wrote a story about it. The
book company loved it. You can now buy this story in the shops.

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1) Debbie has
A six children. B eight children. C ten children.
2) Debbie would like to
A go out more. B get a job. C have another baby.
3) Debbie's husband
A earns very little money. B doesn't like his job. C goes shopping after work.
4) Debbie tells the children a story
A at dinner time. B before they go to bed. C to send them to sleep
5) Every night, Debbie
A reads from the same book. B starts a new story. C tells part of a story
6) After telling a story, Debbie
A tells Bob about it. B tries to remember it. C watches television.
7) Debbie decided to become a writer because
A her children wanted her to. B her husband asked her to. C she knew she could do it.
8) Debbie wrote a story about the elephant because
A it's her favourite animal. B her children liked it. C the company told her to