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BEC Answer Key -Workbook exercises - TEST PREP

Unit 6
Vocabulary
Exercise 1
1.e, 2.a, 3. f, 4. c, 5.b, 6.d
Exercise 2
1. rent, 2.afford, 3. pay, 4. buy, 5. spend, 6. cost

Grammar

Exercise 1

B: why don't you
B: how about
A: let's
B: maybe you could
B: why don't we
A:how about
B: but let's not
A: how about
B: why don't

Grammar
exercise 4

how about having; let's not use; why don't we use; maybe you could reserve; how about getting crackers; why don't we talk to Amy; let's set up; maybe you could email her; why don't I tell; let's take him

Unit 7.
Vocabulary exercises - TOO EASY! you can figure it out yourself.


Grammar

Exercise 3

1. is, 2. is, 3. has, 4. is, 5. is, 6. is, 7. has, 8.is, 9. is, 10. is, 11. is, 12. has, 13. has

Exercise 4
1. s' young , 2. 's tall, 3. he's, 4. 's slim, 5. he's , 6. has blond hair, 7. has blue eyes, 8. 's young,
9. 's, 10. she's tall, 11. is, 12. has long bronw hair, 13. has hazel eyes

UNIT 8

vocabulary

exercise 2
1. comedy, 2. good, 3. amazing, 4. excellent, 5. actor, 6. slow, 7. action, 8. science fiction, 9. romantic, 10. fantastic, 11. director

Grammar
Exercise 3
1. said, 2. told, 3. told, 4. said, 5. said, 6. told, 7. told, 8. said, 9. said, 10. told

exercise 4
1. Adam said/was; 2. Matt said / he loved ; 3. Sue said/ she liked
4. jane said / she wanted; 5. Jeff said/ had amazing; 6. ben said / they planned; 7. inez said/ was fantastic

Unit 9

Vocabulary
Exercise 1
1. napkin, 2. cappucino, 3. sauce, 4. raspberry sorbet, 5. menu, 6. shrimp, 7. mixed vegetables
exercise 2
1. napkin, 2. raspberry sorbet, 3. mixed vegetables, 4. cappucino, 5. menu, 6. shrimp, 7. sauce

Grammar 3
1. prefer
2. prefer
3 'd prefer/ would prefer
4. preferes
5. 'd prefer/would prefer
6. 'd prfer/ would prefer
7 Would prefer

Grammar 4

1. Would you like
2. I like
3. I'd like
4. Do you like
5. We'd like
6. I'd like
7. He likes

IEC. Workbook Answer key (prep. for the TEST)

Unit 6

VOCABULARY
Ex. 1.
1. big, enormous; 2. tired, exhauste; 3. bad, awful; 4. cold, freezing; 5. good, fantastic; 6. crowded, packed; 7. hot, boiling

Ex. 2.
1. really; 2. absolutely; 3. very, really; 4. very, really; 5. absolutely; 6. absolutely, really; 7. absolutely
GRAMMAR

Ex. 3
1. were travelling; 2. was snowing; 3. went; 4. began; 5. became; 6. was carrying; 7. was digging; 8. felt; 9. stopped; 10. realized; 11. were shouting; 12. was blowing; 13. did not hear; 14. began; 15. heard; 16. thought; 17. came; 18. found; 19: shouted (was shouting)

ex. 4
1 were travelling; 2. was snowing; 3. was carrying 4. were shouting 5. shouted

UNIT 7
VOCABULARY
ex. 1.
1. formal 2 rude 3 romantic 4 spicy 5 courteous

ex. 2
1. elegant, 2. romantic, 3. low fat, 4. healthful, 5. casual, 6. rude, 7. bland, 8. courteous

GRAMMAR
ex. 3
1 wasnt' cold enough to drink
2 too spicy for the children
3. too greasy for me
4 do enough exercise
5 quiet enought for a business lunch
6. too strong for me to drink
7. not formal enough for a business dinner

ex. 4
isn't enough room, fresh enough, enough salt, hot enough, much too expensive, enough waiters, attentive enough, strict enough

UNIT 8
vocabulary ex. 1

1. a job, 2 the bills 3 a decision 4 an agreemnt 5 danger 6 an agreement 7 a decision 8 problems
ex 2.
1. exchange wedding rings
2. take care of our financial obligations
3. do the housework
4. loses his temper
5. sign a prenuptial agreement
6. sign a contract

GRAMMAR

ex.3
1. you can't buy... 2 have to get up 3. don't have to buy, 4. do you have to get up 5. has to sign 6. you can't get married 7. has to be written
ex. 4.
1. you can't talk
2. you must turn right here
3. you can't ride a bicycle
4. you must stop
5. you can't park here
6. you can't fish here
7. you can't enter
8. you must buckle your seat belt

UNIT 9

Vocabulary ex. 1

1. broke down, 2. head out, 3. put us up, 4. show us around, 5. went on, 6. started off, 7. got off

ex. 2.
1. head out, 2. broke down, 3. got off, 4. show us around, 5. put us up, 6. went on

GRAMMAR

ex. 3
1. are you doing, 2. am going, 3. are you seeing, 4. starts 5. am working 6. am leaving, 7. are you coming, 8. doesn't leave, 9. are you landing. 10. is someone meeting

exercise 4.
i'm going, we're taking, leaves, we arrive, we're staying, we're taking, we're eating, we're meeting, we're visiting, we're having

BEC. WEEK OF JUNE 4-8. About Final Exam

IMPORTANT: Answer key to workbook exercise is under the entry BEC - Answer Key Workbook exercises - Exam Prep

WRITTEN EXAM SCHEDULE

Day Class: Wednesday, June 13th, regular time, regular classroom. 1,5 hours
Day Class IMPORTANT NOTICE : No class on Tuesday, June 12th

Night Class: Tuesday, June 12th, regular classroom, regular time. 1,5 hours

ORAL EXAM SCHEDULE:

Day Class: Wednesday, June 20th, regular time, regular classroom.
Day Class: No class on Tuesday, June 19th.

Night Class: Tuesday, June 19th, regular time, regular classroom

WRITTEN EXAM

Prepare Lessons 6-9 and handout

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THE EXAM HAS THREE PARTS: listening, vocabulary and grammar

PART ONE: LISTENING

a) Listening to the unknown text and circling multiple-choice questions.

Example: You hear: "She plays the piano."
Question: What does she do?
a) plays poker; b) plays badminton; c) plays the piano

B) Listening to the known, previously heard text, and answering questions with one or two words

Example: You hear: "She is a doctor."
Question: What is her job?
Answer: a doctor



PART TWO, VOCABULARY

To prepare for the vocabulary part, please review all the vocabulary pages in your workbook, all the handouts you were given, and pages 38 and 52 [ only 52 A, unit 9] in your workbook.

Vocabulary testing will be in any of the following forms:

a) fill out the blanks with the correct words.

*use your money to buy or pay for something ______________________[spend]
*have a particular price ________________________________[cost]
* the man is 2m. He is very __________[tall]. He weighs only 50 kg. He is very _______________[thin]

b) Complete the conversation using the red words rent, cost, pay, spend, etc.

We're going to ____________[rent] a car and drive up the coast.

c) provide the correct expression for the definitions below
a movie that makes you laugh is a __________________[comedy]

d) provide the opposite word
fat ____________[slim,thin]
tall ____________[short]

e) name vocabulary
5 desserts: _______________[cake, cookies, ice cream, pie, sorbet]
4 types of hair found on a man's head [mustache, beard, goatee, eyebrows, eyelashes]

f) circle the word which does not belong in the group

coffee espresso tea {sauce }
comedy drama action {camera}

GRAMMAR:

a) making suggestions with How about/ let's (not)/ why don't we-you/ you-we could.

*You and your friend want to improve your English. Make suggestions about learning English using different suggestion-making expressions in each sentence (how about, why don't, let's (not), maybe __could)

Let's speak with foreigners.
Why don't we watch movies in English?

*Circling the correct expressions to complete the conversation or correcting mistakes. Loook at page 30 in your workbooks)

b) be and have for descriptions

She ____ tall and she _____ dark-haired. She _______ slim body and she ______not fat. (see page 33)

c) said and told in indirect speech

*Complete the sentences with said or told:
1. She ________ that she wanted to go to the movie.
2. She ________Peter that she wanted to go to the movies.

*Look at the dialog and then use the speakers words in the indirect speech. (page 39D)
Example:
Ben: "My favourite movie is Titanic.
Jerry: " Oh, really? I hate it"

Ben ________[said] that his favourite movie was Titanic
Jerry ______ [told] Ben that he hated it.

d) Forms of prefer/would prefer and like/ would like

*fill out the blanks with the correct form
Waiter: And for you, sir? Can I get you soup or salad?
Customer: I _______________[would prefer] salad, please.
*circle the correct phrases to complete the conversation
1. Waiter: Do you like/would you like to see the menu?
Customer: Yes, please.

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ORAL AND EXAM STEPS:

1. you and a partner will write a short one page dialog (see examples on the handout I gave you)
2. you must use 10 expressions that you learned in class and use at least 3 times grammar that you used in class.
3. you will give me your dialog script before your performance
4. memorize your lines - learn them by heart
5. prepare props, costumes, special effects
6. act out (NOT READ!!) in front of the class

IF YOU NEED HELP WITH PREPARING FOR EITHER YOUR WRITTEN OR YOUR ORAL EXAM, PLEASE, CONTACT ME!
DO NOT BE SHY OR EMBARASSED.

Good luck. Have fun with your 'drama'

PRES. Week of June 3rd. POWER POINT do's and dont's

Hints for a successful presentation:

Plan carefully

Do your research

Know your audience

Time your presentation

Practice your presentation

Speak comfortably and clearly

Effective PowerPoint Slides

Use design templates

Standardize position, colors and styles

Include only necessary information

Limit the information to essentials

Content should be self-evident

Use colors that contrast

Be consistent with effects, transitions and animation

Too many slides can lose your audience

Text guidelines

Generally no more than 6 words a line

Generally no more than 6 lines a slide

Avoid long sentences

Fifteen text slides maximum

Larger font indicates more important information

Font size generally ranges from 18 to 48 point
Be sure text contrasts with background

Fancy fonts can be hard to read

Words in all capital letters are hard to read

Avoid abbreviations and acronyms

Limit punctuation marks

Clip Art and Graphics

Should balance the slide

Should enhance and complement the text, not overwhelm

No more than two graphics per slide

AND HERE IS THE POWER POINT PRESENTATION ABOUT POWER POINT PRESENTATIONS
http://www.research.ucla.edu/era/present/