English for B2 Students Unit 1

The World of English

Aim of this lesson: Practice some common questions and their replies and familiarise yourself with common adjectives and their dependent prepositions.

Question	Example answer
Where are you from?	I am from Ireland
What languages do you speak?	I speak English
What languages do you want to learn?	I want to learn Greek because I am interested in ancient history
What languages did you study at school?	I studied French and Spanish at school
What countries have you visited?	I have visited France, Italy and Poland

I have visited hk

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Grammar Focus - Answering Questions

It is often difficult in English to know which tense to use when having a conversation with somebody. We often don't have time to think about the uses of each tense and then make a decision. Look again at the questions at the start of this unit. What tenses are the questions in? Now look at the answers given - what tenses are they in?

I am from portugal=== Responding to questions ===

Where are you from? Present Simple
I am from Ireland. Present Simple
What countries have you visited? Present Perfect
What languages did you study at school? "Past Tense"
I have visited France, Italy and Poland. Present Perfect

When speaking with someone it is important to listen to the question as this will help you phrase your answer. We generally use the same tense in our reply as in the question.

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Vocabulary Focus - Adjectives with Prepositions

I am interested in ancient history
Is it possible to say 'I am interested at...?' or 'I am interested on...?

Many adjectives are used with specific prepositions. It is important to learn many of the most common adjective + preposition pairs as this will make you sound much more natural.

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Adjectives + Prepositions

Form	Example
interested + in	I am interested in history
good + at	I am good at football
keen + on	I am very keen on rock music
worry + about	I am worried about my cat
scared + of	I am scared of spiders

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Speaking about yourself

Now that you've studied the grammar and vocabulary above you should practice answering these questions. Remember to listen to (or read) the questions carefully as this will help you phrase your answer.