General English Pre-Intermediate Modules 1-4 Teacher's Guide (2.1 ...

3.6 - What does Mel like
I like walking, especially in cold weather. I really like
travelling – going to different places. I love coconut
juice. I love spending time with my mum, but I don’t
get to see her very often. I like dogs. I don’t like selfish
people. I hate durian, and I hate pollution. I don’t mind
washing dishes – it’s very boring, but it’s OK.
3.7 - What resources do you have
I’ve got a radio at home, and I always listen to the news
in English. At school there’s a television, but there aren’t
any English programmes. We sometimes watch English
movies on DVD. There’s a video camera there, too.
Sometimes we get to make our own videos. Last year
the first year students made a video of the school. It’s
very funny to watch. There are no computers at school at
the moment – last year we had one but it broke. Maybe
we’ll get a new one. I hope we can get a computer
because I want to use the internet. I’ve never seen
the internet. But actually we couldn’t get the internet
anyway because you need a telephone line and there
isn’t one at the school.
Sometimes I go to my friend’s house and listen to
English songs on his cassette player. That’s really fun,
and useful, too. I can sing about 20 English songs now.
He has some English story books, too. There are also
a lot of books at school – story books and grammar
books. I like to read newspapers in English – sometimes
they’ve got English newspapers in the shop. I want to
get English music magazines but I don’t know where
to get them. Oh, also I’ve got an English-English
dictionary. I want to get a dictionary in my language
too. I probably learn the most English when I talk to
my neighbour. She’s from India and she likes to speak
English with me. This is very useful practice.
4.1 - Dee Dee and the Kangaroo
Dee Dee found a kangaroo outside his front door. He
took the kangaroo to the police station. The policeman
told him to take the kangaroo to the zoo. That evening,
the policeman saw Dee Dee with the kangaroo again,
at a bus stop. The policeman said, ‘I told you to take
that kangaroo to the zoo.’ Dee Dee replied, ‘I took him
the zoo. He really enjoyed it. Now we’re going to the
cinema.’
4.2 - An interview about yesterday
A: Excuse me, I’m doing some research. Could you
answer some questions, please
B: Yes, of course.
A: Did you drink coffee yesterday
B: Umm, yes, I did.
A: OK, and did you go to the cinema
B: No, I didn’t. I spent most of the day in the library.
A: Did you visit your aunt
B: No, I didn’t. I haven’t got any aunts here. They all
live in Hpa-an.
A: Uh-huh. Did you eat fishpaste
B: Yes, I had fishpaste for breakfast.
A: Did you listen to the news
B: Yes… uh, no, no, I didn’t. Not yesterday.
A: Did you do the dishes yesterday
B: Yes, I did them after breakfast.
A: And… did you go shopping
B: Yes, I went shopping in the afternoon.
A: Did you speak Mon
B: Yes, I did.
A: OK, and did you have a wash
B: Yesterday Umm, no, I didn’t. It was too cold.
A: OK. And did you play football
B: No, I didn’t. I really enjoy playing football though.
A: One last question. Were you bored yesterday
B: Ummm, no, I wasn’t. It was quite an interesting day.
A: Thank you very much.
4.3 - Wangari Maathai
Wangari Maathai received the Nobel Peace Prize in
2004. She was born in Kenya in 1940. She taught
biology at university, and joined the National Council of
Women of Kenya. In 1976 she founded the ‘Green Belt’
movement. The Green Belt movement encouraged poor
women in Africa to plant 30 million trees. She spoke at
the United Nations about environmental issues several
times, and became an MP in 2002.
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