Read the text and fill the gaps below.
Practice
Who does your team consist of?
Who else do you have to deal with on a weekly basis?
Who is responsible for hiring subcontractors on your current project?
Who pays for any delays to the project, your company or the subcontractors who cause the delay?
Look at pictures 1-5 and match them to the words.
(Listen below to check.)
Read the sentences in the picture and match the expressions with ‘look’ to the following definitions:
A) read something quickly
B) try to find a piece of information in a book or on a computer
C) try to find something
D) examine the facts about a problem or situation
E) take care of or be in charge of something
Look for: C) try to find something
Look up: B) try to find a piece of information in a book or on a computer
Look after: E) take care of or be in charge of something
Look through: A) read something quickly
Look into: D) examine the facts about a problem or situation
Now listen to the phrases
1. Choose the correct option to complete the 8 sentences.
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2. Gap Fill
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Which expression can be split by a pronoun?
Which expression is also a noun? Can any of the other combinations be nouns?
3. Answer the following questions using “look” + a particle:
When was the last time someone asked you to take care of something so they could pay attention to something else?
How good are you at accessing information you need from manuals or catalogues? What tips would you give to help someone find information quickly?
Have you ever been involved in a work investigation? What was the problem, and what was done to resolve the issue?
Are you ever asked to find a way to overcome a challenging technical situation? Do you find it easy or difficult to improvise solutions?
electrician
apprentice
clipboard, bucket, steel cap(ped)
work for
whole / hole
look after
fleet of vehicles / ships
make sure / deal with / report to / responsible for / consist of / divided into
bananas – You’re bananas!
gorilla – guerilla /gəˈrɪlə/
Where were we /weə ‘wɜ: wi:/
topic
It seems… (to me) that/like…
It seems… good / about right
I’m not sure about…
We’ll have to…
Let me check on…
I’ll get back to you.
quiz
trade
big – bigger – the biggest
dry – drier – the driest
bigger / drier than...
populated – more/the most populated
wide, narrow, long, short
pick someone up / drop someone off (car)
cousins /ˈkʌzənz/
older than (adj+er + than, more + adj + than)
further/farther
agree – agreement / treaty
about 3 a week
once a month
for about 6 months
I haven’t done any (thing) since then.
“all day long”
“a bit too much”
elevenses
Spain has the latest dinner time.
The latest edition
be aware of something
Book: Leisure Activities
pron: leisure, pleasure, measure, treasure
fancy (doing) something
their own
pron: costume / custom
Upbringing – bring up a child: “He wasn’t brought up well.”
pron: temperature
Homework: Answer “How often do you…?” for leisure activities in book.
e.g., ” I usually listen to YouTube videos about once a day, and lots of different styles.”
Film clip: A Few Good Men
to handle something – “You can’t handle the truth!”
“Do you have anything further for this witness?”
“I’d appreciate it if (he would address me as ‘Colonel’ or ‘Sir’; I think I deserve it.)”
“I beg your pardon?”
“I’m not through with my examination.”
I hope I’ll be able to…
It’s a bit like…
available / willing
SVO Subject-Verb-Object
Who are you? I am Luke.
What do you want? I want chocolate.
What was making that noise?
A mouse was making that noise / It was a mouse (making that noise).
Are you coming back? / Will you come back?
Yes/No questions
Do you / Can you / Will you + verb + object – “Do you think…?”
Are you + verb+ing + object – “Are you making…?”
Get/have something done -“I need to get my hair done/cut.” – “I need to get/have my teeth cleaned.”
-Website
-Level Test
-Intro to Pron
I wan_ta_napple
Tip: a small helpful piece of advice – “Can I give you a tip?”;
a small gift of money for good service – “Remember to… tip the waiter / give the waiter a tip.”;
place where rubbish is taken –
“The bin men took the rubbish to the municipal tip.”;
change the angle of something – “tip the cup of rice into the pan.”
played each – playe_deach
Homework: 6 Questions
Listen to the alphabet in English. (2 versions – Slow/Fast)
A-Z in English, by sounds.
Listen to the pronunciation in the sound groups.
H = /ei/ + ‘ch’;
J = the ‘J’ in ‘DJ”
E is identical to ‘e’ in ‘me’;
G is like ‘J’ but (pero) has vowel (vocal) sound /i:/.
F, L, M… similar to Spanish, but no ‘e’ sound at end.
X is ‘Ex’
Z is ‘zed’ in British English, but ‘zee’ in American English.
I, is identical to ‘eye’ (ojo) and ‘I’ (yo)
Y is identical to ‘Why?’ (¿Por qué?)
O is similar to Spanish, but longer (más largo) – y se centra más en la garganta.
R is the long vowel sound /a:/
Q is ‘K’ + the word ‘You’
U is the word ‘You’
W is ‘Double’ (du-bul) + ‘You’
