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I'd Like to Book a Flight Booking a flight Likes / Dislikes Wants / Hopes Everyday greetings Sense Verbs Measurement of food items College Majors Injuries Problems Quantities: Using the

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bP A Conversation Course for High Bias

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As a follow-up to Start Up English, Speed Up English is a conversational textbook for English learners who are at a high beginner level The lessons and activities in each unit of this book will give learners opportunities to understand the basics of English structure and become familiar with beginner-level vocabulary and expressions This book will enable students to build up a strong foundation in the fundamentals of conversational English and develop higher-level speaking skills

There are 20 units in this book and each unit consists of the following subsections

Talk | is a short dialogue that includes the target structures of each unit This shows learners how the words and

grammatical points they have covered in the subsections 1 and 2 can be used in an actual conversation Students

are expected to study the given dialogue first and then make use of the cue words presented under each picture

to familiarize themselves with the expressions After a sufficient number of drill practices, teachers are expected

to encourage learners to close their books and have a similar conversation

4 Talk 2

Talk 2 provides a more challenging conversation script with additional expressions Learners are not only expected to repeat the structures that they practiced with Talk 1, but also to become familiar with some other useful expressions

5 Activity 1

This section is designed to stimulate learners to practice a conversation with their peers by applying what they have learned in each unit By exchanging information, students have many chances to use real communication Easy instructions help students understand what to do

6 Activity 2

Activity 2 provides some authentic materials and cloze quizzes It also challenges the learners to use reading and writing skills This activity allows the students to check their understanding of each unit as way to wrap-up the

section

This edition could not have been completed without the valuable comments we received from the

instructors at Pagoda Academy

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CONTENTS

| unit 9 I'd Like to Book a Flight 54

Where Is the Park?

If the Weather Is Good

Before I Leave, II Call You

Good Luck on Your Exam!

I Wish I Were a Bird

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Speed Up English

SCOPE AND SEQUENCE

Good to See You Again

This Book Looks

Interesting

| Need to Go Shopping

Will You Leave Tonight?

What Were You

Doing Last Night?

Have You Ever Been

to Paris?

You Should See

a Doctor

May | Take Your Order?

I'd Like to Book a Flight

Booking a flight

Likes / Dislikes Wants / Hopes

Everyday greetings

Sense Verbs

Measurement of food items

College Majors

Injuries Problems

Quantities: Using the units

of measurement

Future: Will, be going to-, Present Progressive

Past Progressive Adverb clause : while ~

Present Perfect Past participle forms of verbs

The Modal: Should for

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| Was Born in Paris

This Book Is Cheaper

Jerry Is the Brightest

Person

Boil the Water, Please

Where Is the Park?

If the Weather Is Good

Wishes

The Modals: Could, Would,

Can for requests

Do (Would) you mind~?

Passive forms of the Simple Present and Simple Past

Comparatives, Equatives

Superlatives

Imperatives

Prepositions of place Directions

Conditionals: if, if not, unless

Adverb clauses:

before, after, because

Wishes and Regrets

Conditional Sentences

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€TN Everyday Greetings

Write the possible responses to each greeting Use the expressions on the list below

Nice to meet you

How are you?

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Good morning Good afternoon Good evening Good night

How are you? How's it going? How are you doing?

Excuse me Pardon? I'm sorry

| I'd like you to meet Grace This is my sister, Grace

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y

A: Hi, Jane Good to see you again

B: Same here, Chris How are you?

A:1'm fine, thanks How about you?

B: Not too bad

Practice the dialogue with your partner using the different expressions

below

| Not bad | Okay | How are you doing?

| ’'m good | ’'m Okay

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A: Hey, Jason Long time no see

B: Yeah, it’s good to see you again

How’s everything going?

How are you doing?

( How is it going? )

A: Not bad How's your work?

B: It's going well

Practice the dialogue with your partner using the given expressions

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about your partner in the chart

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\) Can I have your name?

@ Where are you from?

(8) what do you do for a living?

Who do you work for?

What do you like to do in your free time?

@ Where do you live?

(2) When is your birthday?

Interview Your Classmates

) Work in pairs Take turns asking and answering the following questions Write the information

Hi, everyone I’d like you to meet my partner, Nancy

She is from Thailand She is a high school math teacher

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Meet Mother Teresa

(2 Where was she born? She was born in

@) When was she born?

(3 How many brothers and sisters did she have?

How many people were in her family?

C ) What was her first language?

(2) what did she do?

\, When did she pass away?

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© The following shows some information about Albert Einstein, one of the most famous scientists in the 20th century Write a short story about Einstein using the given information Use the story you read in Activity 2 as a model

Family : Jewish Award : Nobel Prize for Physics, 1921

® Work in pairs Take turns asking and answering the questions below

When was he born?

—

|) Where was he born?

What was his job?

[6] Where did he come from?

| When did he pass away?

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Complete the sentences with the proper verbs from the list

@ smell © taste @& sound

It is/looks windy outside The fish fresh The chicken good

Mark is/feels/looks cold The cat hungry Peter satisfied

The TV program boring The music so good The dress wonderful

Kathy sleepy Jenny relaxed Mary happy

The class terrible The book interesting The suit tight

Nick disappointed It popular Carry uncomfortable

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A D>

» [like your dress It is wonderful It looks) wonderful

* Lworked until midnight lam tired (feel) tired

+ What is this food called? It is great It smells great

» Have some more This ice cream is good This ice cream tastes|good

» [like your idea It is great It’sounds great

A: Are you busy tonight?

B: No, I’m free Why?

A: I’m going to a party Do you want to come?

B: Of course That sounds great

Practice the dialogue with your partner

1 a magic show 2 a piano concert 3 a rock festival

4 a fashion show 5 the art gallery 6 the ballet

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A: How’s the chicken?

B: | love it It tastes wonderful

Practice the dialogue with your partner using one of the verbs : look, taste, and smell

4 ice cream 5 lotion 6 new house

A: How was the presentation?

B: It was terrible I felt so angry

A: How was the movie?

B: It was great | felt so touched

beach musical

disappointed uncomfortable

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+ Could you recommend a good restaurant? “ Yes, | know one

* What’s the name of the place?

« Where is it?

+ What do they serve?

It’s ABC restaurant

It's downtown

They have all kinds of Italian food

« How is the service? The service is great

« How is the food? Everything tastes perfect

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¢ What dish do you recommend? | recommend the pork chops They taste wonderful

The Restaurant My Partner Recommends

Name of the Restaurant

Location Downtown Victoria Food Type

Taste

Service Must Try

~ Now, your partner will ask you questions about the restaurant you want to recommend Answer your partner's questions based on the information given below

The Restaurant | Want to Recommend

Unit 2 This Book Looks fr

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_ Share Your Experience Us Student B

@ Your partner will ask you questions about the restaurant you want to recommend Answer your partner's questions based on the information given below

The Restaurant | Want to Recommend

Name of the Restaurant Stuart Steak House Location Downtown Victoria Food Type Steak

Taste Excellent

Must Try Beefsteak and Garden Salads

* Could you recommend a good restaurant? = Yes, | know one

« What’s the name of the place? ® It’s ABC restaurant

° Where is it? => It’s downtown

+ What do they serve? sò They have all kinds of Italian food

* How is the service? >

+ What dish do you recommend? >

The service is great

Everything tastes perfect

| recommend the pork chops They taste wonderful

®Now, you are looking for a nice restaurant for dinner with your family Ask your partner if he/she has a place to recommend Find out what the restaurant is like by asking the questions above and complete the chart

The Restaurant My Partner Recommends

Name of the Restaurant Location Downtown LA

Food Type

Taste Service Must Try

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First Impressions

What is your first impression of the following pictures? Choose proper adjectives from the list and make sentences using the verb ‘look’ See the example sentences You may use

other adjectives that you know

These shoes Those shoes

Unit 2 This Book Looks Interesting x 17

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Caz» Measurements of Food Items

Fill in the blanks using the expressions below

io a loaf of ® acup of -: a carton of ếồ a bag of

a box of ©@ apiece of | a pack of © acan of

a bottle of © a jar of “> ahead of ©® a bunch of

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aA

| Countable Nouns Uncountable Nouns

A bag of onions} A jar of jam

| Two) bagsj of onions) 'Twol jars| of jam |

B: Yes, please Do you have bananas? _B: Yes, please Do you have ground coffee?

B: | need a bunch of bananas B: I need a kilogram of ground coffee

B: No, thanks B: No, thanks

=

a bunch of three jars of 2ads

two boxes of four cans of two pieces of

Unit 3 | Need to Go Shopping « 19

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A: I'm going shopping Do you need anything from the supermarket?

B: Yes, I need a bag of flour:

A: A bag of flour? Anything else?

B: Let's see Oh, I also need two cans of chicken soup

A: Is that all?

B: Yes, thank you

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Let’s Go Shopping! Student A

You and your partner are going grocery shopping this afternoon You want to shop at a

store where the food items are the cheapest So, by comparing the prices at the two stores (Grand Supermarket and April Store), you will decide which store you should go to

potato chips salsa steak sauce orange juice milk pizza

2 for $3.00 2 for $4.00 2 for $3.00 2 for $5.00 $1.50

A: We need two cartons of orange juice

B: Yes, right How much is orange juice at Grand Supermarket?

A: 5 dollars for two cartons How much is it at April Store?

B: 4 dollars and 75 cents for two cartons

price

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First, look at the pictures Write how much/many of each item on the list you need Then, check if the two of you made the same list of food items

potato chips salsa steak sauce orange juice — milk pizza

3 for $3.00 for $4.00 $2.00 2 for $4.75 $1.25

salad dressing muffins soup grapes watermelon

= %® @

2 for $3.69 3for$4.00 $4.00 $2.99/1b $8.09/1b

A: We need two cartons of orange juice

B: Yes, right How much is orange juice at Grand Supermarket?

A: 5 dollars for two cartons How much is it at April Store?

B: 4 dollars and 75 cents for two cartons

» Add up the prices of the items Decide which supermarket you will go to based on the total

price

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Food Preparation

+ a Sunday breakfast for your family

+ a Valentine’s Day dinner for you and your boy/ girlfriend

+ anice dinner for your parents

+ adish for a potluck party

* your favorite dish

+ a meal for someone who is sick

+ food for a picnic in the park

- a dish for a child’s birthday party

Decide what food your group is going to make based on what you’ve chosen above Write

a shopping list of the ingredients you will need to make the food

Shopping List for

See this example dialogue when you make a shopping list

A: So, we re going to make a chicken soup | think we need some carrots,

onions, and chicken

B: That’s right We also need some salt and pepper

C: Umm | can’t think of any other things

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CED cattege majors

Put each major in the proper category

~ Liberal Arts ~~ Science

~» Psychology @ Biology © Accounting

® Astronomy © Chemistry @® Sociology

“> Mathematics ® Social Work ©) Computer Science

@ Business “> Political Science ® Philosophy

> Film ® Architecture “> Design

® Linguistics “> Physics @ Economics

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I

you will she/he leave tonight?

we they

( EZ | 1 | Future Tense - will

you

I

Yes, she/he will

we they

No,

I she/he won't |

have dinner at 6? Yes, she/he is

A: Are you going to college next year?

B: Yes, I am

A: What are you going to study?

B: I'm going to study Engineering

5 Frank Journalism

6 Mia Philosophy

Unit 4 Will You Leave Tonight? « 25

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A: Fm studying for my math exam tonight Will you help me with it? B: m sorry, I can’t I'll be very busy tonight How about tomorrow?

A: Well, | have to work on my Physics paper

I'll ask someone else Thanks anyway

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Student À

You and your partner are planning to travel around the United States during the vacation,

so the two of you searched the Internet to find some package tours

You found a package tour to San Francisco Talk to your partner and give the information about the tour schedule based on what you found below Use be going to to express the future See the example below

Day 2: - go to Golden Gate Bridge

+ look around Alcatraz Island

Day 3: - leave for New York

A: | found a good package tour to San Francisco

B: What’s the schedule like?

A: It’s three days and two nights On the first day,

Travel to Pardon? How do you

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Student B

You and your partner are planning to travel around the United States during the vacation,

so the two of you searched the Internet to find some package tours

@ Your partner found a package tour to San Francisco Talk to your partner and get the information about the tour schedule Write down the information in the box See the example below

Travel to | Pardon? How do you

A-L-C-A-T-R-A-Z

A: | found a good package tour to San Francisco

B: What’s the schedule like?

A: It’s three days and two nights On the first day,

® You found a package tour to New York Talk to your partner and give the information about the tour schedule based on what you found below Use be going to to express the future

Day 1: - arrive at New York

+ visit the White House, Lincoln Memorial Museum

Day 2: - arrive at Buffalo

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® Write your own predictions about future What is likely to happen?

Unit 4 Will You Leave Tonight? « 29

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A Choose the correct expression describing each picture below

bum one's hand ® break one’s leg > break one’s arm

Sylvia

B Write what happened to the person in each picture Use past forms of the verbs

Amanda broke her leg

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We were dancing What were they doing last night?

B: Lwas watching TV B: He was watching TV

B: Of course, I was B: Of course, he was

you Scott and Teresa Sylvia and her brother

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A: Amanda broke her leg

B: Oh, did she?

A: Yes, she broke her leg while she was skiing

B: That’s too bad

@ Sylvia @ Peter @® 0 = = Han

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Activi 4 _ What Were You Doing? Ầ Wo

1 i!

Think about what you did last night Try to write down the things you did in the box You may use the expressions listed below

| have a drink with co-workers | walk my dog | read a book

| meet girl / boyfriend | take a walk | sleep

| read the newspaper | study English | watch TV

| go clothes shopping | work out | check blogs

| make a phone call | watch a video

— With your partner, take turns asking and answering questions about what you were doing at the times below Write down your partner’s answers in the chart

A: What were you doing at 8:00 last night?

B: | was watching my favorite sitcom on TV

My partner was doing

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What Were You Doing? We

» Think about what you did last night Try to write down the things you did in the box You may use the expressions listed below

| have a drink with co-workers | walk my dog | read a book

| meet girl/ boyfriend | take a walk | sleep

| read the newspaper | study English | watch TV

| go clothes shopping | work out | check blogs

| make a phone call | watch a video

With your partner, take turns asking and answering questions about what you were doing at the times below Write down your partner's answers in the chart

Gas Tull

A: What were you doing at 8:00 last night?

B: | was watching my favorite sitcom on TV

My partner was doing

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Making Sentences Longer

Make new sentences by putting the sentences in box A and box B together Use ‘while’ and

change the verbs of the sentences in box B into past progressive forms See the example

| have dinner with my boy/ girlfriend

| watch TV in the living room

| ride a bicycle

| think about him/her

| talk on the cellphone

| read a book in the bedroom

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) You Ever to Paris?

(Centing Roady) Tour )

Fill in the blanks with the proper words from the list

The of Liberty Fountain

Complete the chart with the right form of the verb

Present Past Past Participle Present Past Past Participle

stay | visit |

@® Past Participle - Irregular Verbs

Present Past Past Participle Present Past Past Participle

see seen made made /

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[ nà Present Perfect - Past Experiences \

| Has she/he (ever) seen theEiffelTowe? Yes, she/he has

A: Have you ever been to Paris?

B: No, I haven’t Have you?

A: Sure, I have Have you ever been to New York?

B: No, I've never been there

see the Eiffel Tower eat real Italian pizza

be late for the train write a poem see a hockey game

be late for the flight write a music see a basketball game

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B: Really? Isn't he traveling China now? _B: Really? Aren't they traveling China now?

many interesting places many interesting places

visit some old palaces

> 5 Mary and Sean

Turkey see some famous local festivals

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I’ve Been in New York Bo Student A

“You are in New York on vacation Write an e-mail to your friend about what you've done in New York so far Complete the e-mail with the things you've done listed below Use the present perfect forms of the verbs

What you’ve done in New York

See a famous » Go to the Empire State » See the Statue of » Visit the American Broadway musical building Liberty Museum of Natural See an old friend » Go to Yankee Stadium » Have dinner at History

China town » Go to Central Park

[To] :

[Subject] : I'm having a good time

Dear Daniel

How are you doing?

| have been in New York for five days Dear _

I’ve visited the Museum of Modern Art

| have seen a famous Broadway show,

and I’ve been to Central Park

Love, Sara

» Listen to your partner reading the e-mail he/she wrote about the things he/she has done in Paris Make a list of what he/she has done

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[ve Been in Paris g5 Student B

so far Complete the e-mail with the things you've done listed below Use the present perfect forms of the verbs

What you’ve done in Paris

1 Bà VIỆT" j pera t SỈ!

: Take a Senne River - Go to Sorbonne Cathedral - Go to Montmarte

cruise University Drink coffee at an old

cafe

): [To] : [CC]:

Dear Daniel

H doing? [Subject] : I'm having a good time

ow are you doing?

| have been in New York for five days Dear _

I’ve visited the Museum of Modern Art

| have seen a famous Broadway show,

and I’ve been to Central Park

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