TECH TALK Elementary and Pre-intermediate supplementary worksheets (1) Tests + Key (2) Listening Scripts (3) Sample Pages Tech Talk Elementary TEST A (Units 1–3) Choose the correct phrase to complete the conversations [6 marks] A: B: A: B: Hello I’m Lara Benini (1) Are you / You are Carlos? Yes that’s right Nice to meet you (2) Thank you / Nice to meet you, too C: D: C: D: Welcome to Madrid, Mr Johnson (3) You’re welcome / Thank you Do you speak Spanish? (4) No, I’m sorry / No problem E: F: E: F: E: Excuse me Are you here to see Sven Nielsen? (5) Yes, I am / Yes, it is I’m Sven’s assistant Here’s his office Thank you (6) Thanks / You’re welcome Match the words (1–10) with their meanings (a–j) [10 marks] an alarm clock a You read this every morning an English dictionary b You need this when you travel to another country a key c You use this to start your car a manual d You need this when it’s dark a mobile phone e This keeps you dry when it rains a newspaper a passport f You can talk to the office with this when you are travelling g This tells you the time and wakes you up in the morning a ticket h You can look up English words in this a torch i You read this to find out how a machine works 10 an umbrella j You need this to travel on a plane or train Put the letters in order to make words for different types of equipment [8 marks] tolb okho ngipsr shawre acmpl naulam pore glup Photocopiable © Oxford University Press Tech Talk Elementary Complete the sentences with a word from the list Use each word once only [6 marks] burger coffee doughnut fries juice sandwich Would you like orange or apple ? I want with my burger I never drink tea or late at night–it keeps me awake Do you want a chicken or ham ? I sometimes have a or a hot dog for lunch Do you want a with your coffee? Put the words in the correct order to make sentences [6 marks] to / call / assistant / my / want / I your / read / newspaper / I / Can? use / Can / I / office / tomorrow / this? have / Do / you / computer / password / a / for / your? a / you / Do / break / to / want / have? messages / to / I / listen / want / voicemail / my / to Match 1–8 with a–h [8 marks] a thirteen-amp a guarantee a two-year b hard drive a two-metre c engine a twelve-gigabyte d ladder a ten-dollar e pump a two-litre f ruler a six-inch g bill a five-tonne h fuse Complete the sentences with a word from the list Use each word once only [6 marks] battery bulb lead storeroom tank truck We need a hundred-watt to light up this room I want to move my computer on to the next desk, but the is very short This holds fifteen litres of water We need a two-tonne for the delivery The new engine needs a 24-volt Do you have a ladder in the ? Photocopiable © Oxford University Press Tech Talk Elementary TEST B (Units 4–6) Choose the correct options in this conversation [5 marks] A: B: A: B: A: B: A: B: A: B: A: B: A: B: (1) Can I / Can you speak to David, please? I’m afraid he’s not here Oh Can you (2) take / have a message, please? Sure Please ask him to call me This is Alice Frommer How you (3) spell / say that? F-R-O-M-M-E-R Right My number is 021 567 5589 (4) Please? / Sorry? 021 567 5589 OK Got it Thanks very much (5) Goodbye / You’re welcome Put the words in the correct order to make sentences [6 marks] afraid / have / I’m / a / problem / we two / have / Do / we / leads ? have / don’t / sockets / We / enough one / we / only / No / have only / We / three / we / have / need / six / but cables / think / four / I / we / need Complete the sentences [6 marks] In the on the left there is an LCD display At the bottom on the right there are At the on the there are two gauges At the top on the right there is In the on the there are four switches At the bottom on the left there is a Match 1–5 with a–e [5 marks] Open a the microphone Remove and replace b the cover Plug in c the lever Turn on d the lead Pull e the fuse Complete the sentences with words from the list [1/2 mark per item = marks] car park coffee bar reception desk room service stairs telephone restaurant elevator What time does the open in the evening? Your room is on the tenth floor, but you can take the I want to drive to the hotel Do you have a ? The is open for drinks and snacks between 11 a.m and p.m I want to eat in my room Is there ? Please return your keys to the before you leave I need to call the office Is there a in my room? There’s a smoking area down the from the meeting room Photocopiable © Oxford University Press Tech Talk Elementary Complete the sentences with the plural of the word in brackets [6 marks] There are two at the back of the car (person) There aren’t any in the restaurant (child) Where are the for my car? (key) Are there any left to eat? (sandwich) There aren’t any for my radio (battery) He sent me eight yesterday (fax) Match 1–8 with a–h [8 marks] air a transmission automatic b steering brake c locking central d tank steering e pedal electric f bag fuel g wheel power h windows Correct the mistakes in these sentences [5 marks] The car have four wheels It has a lot advanced features It doesn’t has a CD player It has a lots of windows It has a heater or air conditioning? Complete the table [1/2 mark per item = marks] Object Shape Material football It’s a (1) It’s made of (2) or (3) radio It’s a (4) It’s made of (5) and (6) bottle It’s a (7) It’s made of (8) disk It’s a (9) It’s made of (10) Photocopiable © Oxford University Press Tech Talk Elementary TEST C (Units 7–9) Complete the text with words from the list [6 marks] It can it can it can’t It’s It’s a It has This is our new robot: Manu-Car III It’s designed to make cars (1) six arms so (2) a lot of jobs at the same time (3) very strong - it can lift up to 2000 kg (4) fantastic machine (5) nearly everything, but (6) drive the car! Find twelve parts of the body in the word puzzle [1/2 mark per item = marks] R O H A N D J S D Y N O S E M N E C K U P F 10 11 12 F L E G O P A T A B A C K M W E R I T U F O O T I A X T E E T H G C O U T S E P D E Complete the table [6 marks] Specifications Questions Answers Height: 87 cm (1) It’s 87cm high Length: 120 cm How long is it? (2) (3) : 40 cm How wide is it? It’s 40 cm wide Weight: kg (4) ? It’s kg (5) : $200 (6) ? It’s $200 Choose the correct option to complete the dialogue [6 marks] A: B: A: B: A: B: A: B: Stefan, I need more 13-amp fuses and cables Can you order some? OK (1) I order / I’ll order them today And some goggles (2) I order / I’ll order (3) it / them too Great And Cathy needs (4) have / to have some American dollars for her trip to New York Right (5) I phone / I’ll phone the bank after lunch Thanks And one more thing – I (6) need / needs a cup of tea I’ll get it now Write the words in the puzzle [1/2 mark per item = marks] H E C_R_ R E_ P_ _ _T_ _ W_ _ _ _ H H_ _ _ _ H_ _ _ _ P_ _ _ _ B_ _ _ _ P_ _ _ _ S T_ _ _ M_ _ _ _ _ _ 10 F_ N_ _ _ 11 S_ _ _ _O_ _ Photocopiable © Oxford University Press 12 S_ _ _ L _ _ Tech Talk Elementary Match the questions 1–5 with the answers a–e [5 marks] a b c d e About 1.5 metres Metal, plastic and rubber Just two Of course not It’s a bicycle Its top speed is about 25 kph a b c d e the door carefully careful! Slippery floor your hands mobile phones children in here Match 1–5 with a–e [5 marks] How fast is it? How long is it? What’s it made of? How many wheels does it have? Can it really fly? Be Don’t bring Open Turn off Wash Correct the mistakes Use should [5 marks] Example: open plugged in tight on full clear Example: The door should be open The microphone The switches The road The bolt The tank Correct the mistakes in these sentences [5 marks] She works by IBM Are you work here? She’s technician He’s a electrician You are an architect? Photocopiable © Oxford University Press Tech Talk Elementary TEST D (Units 10–12) Choose the correct words to complete the sentences [5 marks] The car park is between / in front of the office Can I put the tool box next to / under the wall? The goggles are on / in his head Can you put your coat behind / under the door, please? The chair is on / between the desk and the door Match the pictures 1–6 with the questions a–f [6 marks] wallet a How long is that cable? dictionary b Can you check the number for me? watch c Can you lend me £10? tape measure d Where’s my wrench? telephone book e What’s the time, please? tool box f What does this word mean? Choose the correct words to complete the sentences [4 marks] What’s this / that over there behind the desk? These are my keys These / Those are your keys on the table over there That / This is my coffee, here Your coffee is in the other room Look in that box on the shelf What are these / those cables for? Write sentences about the underlined words Use the words in the box [5 marks] heavy small short long expensive hot Example: I only have $15 That watch costs $50 That watch is too expensive I can’t drink that coffee I’ll leave it there for a minute The ladder is only metres high – I can’t reach the cable The parcel weighs 250 kg, but the cart only carries 200 kg We need a metre roll This roll is 10 metres You can’t put all those things in this box Complete the dialogue with words and phrases from the list [5 marks] there’s no Then What’s the problem What’s wrong with Why don’t you A: (1) , Kiko? A: (4) use Philip’s computer? He’s out today B: This computer is no good B: Yes, but I don’t know the password A: (2) it? A: (5) use the one in my office B: I can’t log on to the Internet and (3) sound B: Oh, thanks very much Photocopiable © Oxford University Press Tech Talk Elementary Complete the sentences with can’t or have to [6 marks] It’s the wrong key – I open the door A: This electric drill doesn’t work B: You plug it in! I get up for work at 6.30 every morning You park where there is a ‘No parking’ sign In my country you wear a seat belt in a car You drive on the left in England Complete the dialogue with the correct form of the Present Continuous [8 marks] A: What (1) (you do)? B: I (2) (fix) the storeroom lights A: Why? B: They’re broken and I (3) (try) to work in there A: Are you sure they (4) (not work)? B: Yes That’s why I (5) (stand) on this ladder with a screwdriver in my hand I (6) (replace) this fuse here, you see Try it now A: Are you sure? B: Don’t worry, I know what I (7) (do) A: Whoops! Now none of the lights in the building (8) (work) Put the letters in order to make the correct word to complete each sentence [5 marks] You can use s (werscs) to hold pieces of wood together You can fasten your clothes with b (tubston) You can use a s (lapest) to hold pieces of paper together You can use a p (coldpak) to fasten a door You can use a b (lobt) to hold pieces of metal together Match 1–6 with a–f [6 marks] Are there any a cart for the delivery? There’s a b cement in the bag There’s some c tape measure on the desk Is there a d batteries in the storeroom? Is there any e chairs in my office There aren’t any f wood in the workshop? Photocopiable © Oxford University Press Tech Talk Elementary TEST E (Units 13–15) Use the words in brackets to say what each thing is for [6 marks] What’s a torch for? (see / at night) It’s for What’s an umbrella for? (stay / dry) It’s for What’s cement for? (build / walls) It’s for What’s a plastic bag for? (keep / things / dry) It’s for What’s a clock for? (tell / the time) It’s for What’s a camera for? (take / photographs) It’s for Complete the dialogue with words from the list [6 marks] does for How It it That’s A: What’s that button (1) ? B: Don’t touch that! It’s the alarm button A: Oh What (2) it do? B: (3) makes a loud noise and people come running to help A: Oh What about that one? B: (4) for checking the system A: (5) you make it work? B: You push this lever up and then (6) starts A: Then what I do? B: Nothing It’s not your job Complete the sentences with was or were [5 marks] She surprised that the order arrived late They very busy last week What wrong with the delivery? He (not) very happy about the damaged boxes One box was damaged but the other two (not) Match 1–5 with a–e [5 marks] a torn a mirror crushed b strap a rusty c pipe a cracked d boxes a leaking e nail Complete the time expressions with in, on, or at [5 marks] Wednesday November half past seven Christmas the beginning of the week Photocopiable © Oxford University Press B Sorry, but it can’t be done Tech Talk Pre-Intermediate Listening Script Tech Talk Listening script 21.1 A B A B A B A C B C A C A C A B C B A B C B C B C B C A C A B C A And here’s our next caller and he’s Tom Berkley from Boston, Massachusetts Tom, you’re on Science Questions Hi, I have a question about water I’m calling because I’ve been having a disagreement with my wife about this, so I’m hoping you can resolve it So you’re having a family argument about this question? That’s right We hope we can help What’s your question, Tom? My question is: can you boil water without heating it? Well, that’s an interesting question Let’s ask our expert – Dr Carter Hi, Tom Hi, Dr Carter Tom, the answer to your question is ‘yes’ You can boil water without heating it? Yes How come? The boiling point of water is 100 °C at one atmospheric pressure That’s the average pressure at sea level But reducing the pressure makes the boiling point drop So you can boil water by adding heat, or by reducing the pressure So tell us about this disagreement you’re having with your wife, Tom Well, I say water boils faster if you reduce the air pressure You’re correct about that Exactly So that means we can cook spaghetti quicker if we reduce the pressure And what does your wife think, Tom? -She thinks that increasing the pressure makes food cook faster Tom, I have some bad news for you What’s that? You need to listen to your wife Ha! Really? Yes, if you reduce the pressure, the water boils faster But it doesn’t mean the water is hot when it boils It boils at a lower temperature So she’s right? I’m afraid so It’s a bad way to cook spaghetti, Tom If you increase the pressure, the boiling point rises and that’s why the food cooks faster Does that answer your question, Tom? Yes, it does Thank you, Dr Carter Not at all Nice talking to you, Tom Yes, thank you for calling, Tom Tech Talk Pre-Intermediate Listening Script What are the numbers? Project planning The speakers made a lot of estimates in the conversation Complete the words below B A B A Listen to some people planning a job Make a list of the things they’ll need What job is it? 3.1 How many boxes will we need? It’s hard to say e R speaking? A three hundred A How far is your new office? B A ten miles A Eight men and two trucks for one day Packing materials: You’re l at s l three thousand dollars B So in total, it’ll be $5,400? A Yes, a Time: 3.1 Now listen and check Vehicles and manpower: Practise making some estimates Roughly speaking: how far is it from your home to your workplace? Money: how long does it take you to get to work? how far will you travel this week? how much will you spend on petrol this month? how much will you spend on travelling will / won’t this year (cars, petrol, flights, trains, etc.)? We use will to give and ask for information about the future, and to offer help How many boxes will we need? The materials will be $2,400 I’ll send you some bubble wrap With words like I, you, we, etc use the contracted form, ‘ll Will not = won’t It’ll be $5,400 We’ll the packing It won’t fit into one truck Turn to page 120 and read the conversation with a partner Remember to use the contracted forms of will 12 Countable and uncountable nouns English nouns can be countable or uncountable How many boxes will we need? How much bubble wrap will we need? Countable nouns have a plural form box, boxes, truck, trucks, man, men Uncountable nouns are always singular equipment, equipments, money, moneys Uncountable nouns take a singular verb form The packaging costs a lot Some of our equipment is fragile Tech Talk Unit TECH TALK PRE-INTERMEDIATE STUDENT’S BOOK © Oxford University Press www.oup.com/elt Are these nouns countable [C] or uncountable [U]? equipment computer machine machinery packaging pack 10 11 12 fact news information data advice suggestion 13 14 15 16 17 18 defect waste pollution petrol* gas research 19 20 21 22 23 24 experiment test physics money dollar time petrol BrE – gas or gasoline AmE Tick (✓) the sentences that are correct Correct the sentences that are wrong Example much How many time will we need? I need some informations about train times How many times a year should we replace these filters? There are a lot of datas here that we don’t need How much new machines will you need next year? All our machinery are state of the art These equipment is very difficult to use If the tests is successful, we’ll start production in about six weeks Physics is the study of matter and energy How much dollars we need? 10 The goal is zero defects and zero wastes Work in teams Teams should sit in different parts of the room, if possible, so you can’t hear what other teams are saying Each team will plan a different job Discuss what you need to for your job Write a list of the equipment and manpower you will need, and estimate how long it will take, and how much it will cost When you have finished, present your lists to the other teams They will guess what the job is Team – look at file on page 103 Team – look at file 12 on page 105 Team – look at file 17 on page 107 Team – look at file 30 on page 112 What are the numbers? TECH TALK PRE-INTERMEDIATE STUDENT’S BOOK © Oxford University Press www.oup.com/elt 13 What are the numbers? Answers Packing materials: boxes, bubble wrap Time: one day Vehicles & manpower: two trucks and eight men Money: $5,400 Project planning will and won’t Countable and uncountable nouns Estimating quantities Making comparisons Comparative and superlative adjectives -er than, as as, (the) -est Specifications for vehicles Project planning Use questions with will to collect answers from the class, e.g How many packing materials will they need? How much time will they need? This section is the first of several that look at time, cost, and quality issues It is also the first section on uncountable nouns, which will receive further practice later in the syllabus It: • reviews will and won’t for discussing plans • provides practice in making approximations • introduces some uncountable nouns that commonly cause confusion 3.1 Warm up to the topic of project planning by asking the class some questions: Find out what projects class members are involved in: Are you working on any projects at the moment? (What?) What projects have you worked on in the past / will you work on in the future? Find out about the resources their projects need: How many people are working on the project? How long will it take? What resources you have / will you need? e.g special equipment, special skills Then explain that the students will hear some people discussing a project Check they understand the instructions, and play the recording once without stopping Check their answers, then play the recording again, pausing where necessary so the students can note down missing answers 3.1 See if the students can recall any of the missing words before playing the recording again Pause in appropriate places for the students to write answers Point out that we use these expressions to make approximations Answers B How many boxes will we need? A It’s hard to say exactly B Roughly speaking? A Around three hundred A How far is your new office? B About ten miles A Eight men and two trucks for one day You’re looking at something like three thousand dollars B So in total, it’ll be $5,400? A Yes, approximately It finishes with a very meaty discussion task, so be sure to leave plenty of time at the end of the lesson to complete it As in the Student’s Book For more ideas on ways to exploit listening scripts, see page 88 Demonstrate this activity with a student, encouraging them to use the different expressions from to estimate distances, time, costs, etc Then move on to pair practice Write these questions on the board How many kilometres is it? How much money will you spend? Ask the students why we say many in the first question and much in the second Elicit that money is an uncountable noun Ask the Unit TECH TALK PRE-INTERMEDIATE TEACHER’S BOOK © Oxford University Press www.oup.com/elt 17 students what other uncountable nouns they know and then review the language note The students can work alone or in pairs Review the answers with the whole class Answers U C C U U C C U be used with either singular or plural verb forms, e.g Our headquarters is / are in Zurich 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 U U U C C U U U 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Answers I need some informations information about train times ✓ There are a lot of datas There is a lot of data here that we don’t need How much many new machines will you need next year? All our machinery are is state of the art These This equipment is very difficult to use If the tests is are successful, we’ll start production in about six weeks ✓ How much dollars money we need? 10 The goal is zero defects and zero wastes waste C/U U C C U U C C/U Allow the students to work alone or in pairs, then check their answers with the class When checking answers: Be ready to point out that some nouns have countable and uncountable meanings, e.g How many times will you visit us? (occasions – times things happen) How much time will it take? (the passing of minutes, hours, etc.) Can you buy me a paper? (a newspaper) We’ll wrap it in paper (the material) How much gas escaped? (uncountable substance) Hydrogen and oxygen are gases (kinds of gases) Also be ready to explain that some uncountable nouns may look as if they are plural forms We use them with singular verb forms, e.g There isn’t any news Physics is an interesting subject Be prepared to explain other tricky plurals if questions arise For example: • words like scissors, jeans, goggles that might be singular in the students’ language • irregular plurals that don’t end with s, e.g people, men, women, children • words that end in s, that can be both singular or plural countables, e.g headquarters, series These words can 18 Allocate a stretch of time for this planning activity and set a time limit to ensure that teams finish at approximately the same time Tell teams to stand up at the front of the class when they present their information and to present it jointly Encourage questions from the class At the end you might like to take a vote on which team: • were the most economical • planned the project most thoroughly • gave the best presentation (why?) Extra activity Play The storeroom on page 93 of this book Making comparisons This is the first of several sections which involve the students in drawing comparisons between different products, options, systems, etc It focusses on comparative and superlative forms of adjectives At this point the key language teaching goals are: • short adjectives and -er and -est forms • long adjectives and more / the most and less / the least • irregular forms – good–better–best, bad–worse–worst, far–further–furthest Unit TECH TALK PRE-INTERMEDIATE TEACHER’S BOOK © Oxford University Press www.oup.com/elt Unit Match the questions about projects on the left with the answers on the right How much cement you think we’ll need? How long will it take to install and connect the new PCs to the network? Roughly how much paint you think we’ll need? Approximately how much will it cost? How many pumps you think we’ll need? How many kilometres of cable will we need? How many man-hours you think it will take? How long you think it’ll take to develop and test? a That’s difficult to say, but approximately five years b Well, that’s hard to say The last program took 8,000 man-hours, so let’s say 5,000 c It depends, but about three days d We think we’ll need at least two and a half thousand e Well, we’ll need two men for a day plus a lorry, so let’s say about £600 f About five tonnes g Well, the ground water is quite high here, so we’ll need at least two h I don’t think we’ll need more than 50 litres Read the conversations and underline the project they are talking about a How far is it? b About five hundred kilometres a So, we can ship the parts in a day a delivering goods to a customer b installing phone cables c building a road a How many tonnes we have to transport? b That’s difficult to say, but, roughly speaking, between four and five a OK, so we’ll need both the tipper trucks next week a constructing a new building a b a b b designing a new factory c planning a new bridge Roughly how much will it cost? You’re looking at something like €100 That’s OK And can you it today? Oh, yes No problem It’ll be ready by 5.00 a designing a new engine b equipping a laboratory c repairing a bicycle a How long you think it’ll take? b Approximately six months, but if the weather’s bad, it’ll take longer a So, we won’t be able to move in until September or October a servicing a machine b installing a computer network c building a house Unit TECH TALK PRE-INTERMEDIATE WORKBOOK © Oxford University Press www.oup.com/elt Read an email about a project and complete the sentences with will or won’t Peter Williamson cc From Tim Baxter; Paul Robins Date Subject Subject Moving to the new offices Subject Hello Peter won’t I’m afraid I be at the meeting to discuss the move to the new offices I be in Berlin all next week, so I am sending you the information you wanted ● All the construction work finish on April 19 and it take approximately another week to install the cables for the computer network ● We be able to pack and ship the furniture and equipment in one day It take two ● The shippers move everything from the old offices to the new ones at the weekend (April 28–29) ● We need a day to install and connect the phones, PCs, etc We be able to any work the next day because it’s Labour Day, so you and the rest of the staff 10 be able to move in until Wednesday, May 11 I hope there be any problems, but if there are, I 12 have a small team of troubleshooters and technicians ready to solve them Regards Louis Complete the phrases with How much or How many How much time information litres days problems 10 machinery money euros 11 tools work data 12 news Tick (✓) the sentences that are correct.Correct the sentences that are wrong 10 10 I’ll fax you the informations you wanted this afternoon How much weeks you think you’ll need to repair it? The machinery is very old I think we’ll need to replace most of it The news aren’t very good It’ll take about a week to get the parts we need I think it’ll cost approximately five hundred euro to replace Approximately how many litres of paint you think we’ll need? Roughly speaking, how much data we need to store? You’re looking at something like $100,000 to buy all these equipments How much work will you have to before it’s ready? We don’t have many time to finish this project Unit TECH TALK PRE-INTERMEDIATE WORKBOOK © Oxford University Press www.oup.com/elt Read the information about these electric vehicles and complete the table of specifications ZAP ZAPPY ELECTRIC SCOOTER NISSAN HYPERMINI ESTELLE COMFORT ELECTRIC BYCYCLE Price: €328.00 Price: Approx €30,000 Price: €1,759 Range: Up to 40 km Range: Range: Approx 27 km Weight: 16.7 kg Weight: Weight: 28 kg Battery charging time: Battery charging time: hrs Battery charging time: 2.5 hrs Top speed: Top speed: Top speed: 22 km/h Length: 104 cm Length: Length: 195 cm Width: 28 cm Width: 147.5 cm Width: – Height: Approx 100 cm Height: Height: – Wheels: Wheels: Wheels: The cheapest of these three vehicles has a range of up to 40 km; the most expensive has a range of about 115 km It can travel the furthest, but it is also the heaviest vehicle It weighs 840 kg The slowest vehicle has the slowest charging time, hours The lightest and cheapest vehicle is slower than the other vehicles It has a top speed of 20.8 km/h, that’s 79.2 km/h slower than the fastest vehicle The Hypermini is 162.5 cm longer than the scooter and 71.5 cm longer than the electric bicycle The fastest vehicle is 55 cm higher than the scooter and 119.5 cm wider The smallest vehicle has 11-inch wheels The bicycle has the largest wheels; they are 26 inches in diameter Look at these statements and the specifications in 6.Circle T (true) or F (false) The electric bicycle is much cheaper than the electric car The heaviest vehicle is also the fastest The longest vehicle is lighter than the bicycle It takes longer to charge the bike’s battery than it does to charge the scooter’s You can travel further with the bike’s battery than you can with the scooter’s The scooter is slower than the bike The bike is approximately ten times more expensive than the scooter The most expensive vehicle costs roughly 100 times more than the cheapest T/F T/F T/F T/F T/F T/F T/F T/F Unit TECH TALK PRE-INTERMEDIATE WORKBOOK © Oxford University Press www.oup.com/elt 11 Use the adjectives in brackets to talk about these ways of getting from one place to another Use a comparative (bigger, safer, more expensive) when comparing two things and a superlative (the biggest, the safest, the most expensive) when comparing three things I (safe) way to travel – by train, by boat, by plane I think the safest way to travel is by train (convenient) for me to get to work – by bus, by car It's more convenient for me to get to work by car than by bus (easy) way to go down a mountain – on skis, on foot, by bike (good) to travel around a big city – by bus, on foot (exciting) way to cross the Sahara Desert – by camel, by balloon, by bike (cheap) to transport a lot of large, heavy goods – by truck, by train (interesting) to go from Moscow to Beijing – by train, by car (expensive) to travel around my country – by train, by bus (bad) way of getting to the nearest airport from here – by train, by bus, by car 10 (fun) to go – cycling, skiing Complete the crossword Across A packing material.It’s made of air and plastic.(6, 4) Another word for lorry.(5) Another word for approximately or about.(7) The things you need to a special job.(9) A number – it’s more than one and less than ten.(3) 12 We use how many with nouns, such as days, people, metres, etc.(9) 13 How much you think it’ll cost? (2) 14 We normally the parts by road or rail.(4) 16 The of the Eiffel Tower is approximately 320 metres.(6) 18 A is about 3.8 litres.(6) 19 The of this table are 1.60 m x 1.0 m x 0.7 m.(10) Down Good, , the best.(6) Bad, , the worst.(5) One or both sides of a piece of paper in a book, magazine, etc.(4) will it cost so much? (3) Sand, cement, and bricks are all building .(9) 10 The noun of wide.(5) 11 Cars, buses, and lorries are all .(8) 14 The top of this car is 240 km/h.(5) 15 The amount of money you have to pay to buy something.(5) 17 1,000 kg is a .(5) 12 Unit TECH TALK PRE-INTERMEDIATE WORKBOOK © Oxford University Press www.oup.com/elt Oxford University Press | Tech Talk contact us | where to order | help | job vacancies | site map | view basket English Language Teaching Russian Federation Search this site Go ● ● ● ● ● ● Home About OUP Catalogue Teachers' Club Oxford ELT Worldwide I'm Learning English Online Practice! Supporting your language teaching Browse the catalogue Please select Go http://www.oup.com/elt/catalogue/isbn/5290?cc=ru (1 of 8)02.12.2006 15:00:39 Oxford University Press | Tech Talk Sample pages Tech Talk English level: Elementary and Pre-Intermediate Vicki Hollett (Elementary) Vicki Hollett and John Sydes (Pre-Intermediate) http://www.oup.com/elt/catalogue/isbn/5290?cc=ru (5 of 8)02.12.2006 15:00:39 Oxford University Press | Tech Talk Description A practical course for adult learners working in the international technical sector Who is it for? ● ● ● ● ● Adult learners working in technical jobs in an international context In-work learners who are technicians, engineers, supervisors, or team leaders People who need to communicate with co-workers (frequently also non-native users of English) about very practical technical subjects – installations, working practices, processes, problems, etc People who need to communicate by e-mail, make telephone calls, and read and understand manuals written in English Above all, people whose main aim is to communicate effectively in English to get the job done Key features ● ● ● ● ● ● Simple, needs-related language presented clearly and logically, on a need-to-know basis, to help learners start communicating immediately Vocabulary relevant to technical applications Short, practical speaking tasks enable learners to use new language in hands-on contexts such as explaining purpose, giving instructions, and describing what things Frequent recycling to continually review and consolidate learning Real help in telephoning, e-mailing, and reading technical information Survival skills such as getting directions, changing money, and ordering food, plus games and other fun activities Sample pages | Components | ISBN index | Teacher's site | Sample pages Tech Talk Pre-Intermediate ● ● ● Student's Book, Unit 3, What are the Numbers? pages 12-13 (PDF 215 KB) Teacher's Book, Unit 3, What are the Numbers? pages 17-18 (PDF 58 KB) Workbook, Unit 3, pages 9-12 (PDF 149 KB) Components Student's Book ● ● ● 21 topic-based units regular 'Review and Remember' units listening scripts http://www.oup.com/elt/catalogue/isbn/5290?cc=ru (6 of 8)02.12.2006 15:00:39 Oxford University Press | Tech Talk Workbook ● ● ● additional exercises and activities answer key for class use or self-study Teacher's Book ● ● ● unit-by-unit teaching notes information and ideas for non-specialist teachers full answer key Cassette / CD ● recordings of the dialogues Forthcoming ● website with extra activities, wordlists, and tests ISBN index Tech Talk Elementary Student's Book 978-0-19-457453-2 ( 0-19-457453-9 ) Workbook 978-0-19-457455-6 ( 0-19-457455-5 ) Teacher's Book 978-0-19-457454-9 ( 0-19-457454-7 ) Class Cassette 978-0-19-457457-0 ( 0-19-457457-1 ) Class Audio CD 978-0-19-457456-3 ( 0-19-457456-3 ) Tech Talk Pre-Intermediate Student's Book 978-0-19-457458-7 ( 0-19-457458-X ) Workbook 978-0-19-457460-0 ( 0-19-457460-1 ) Teacher's Book 978-0-19-457459-4 ( 0-19-457459-8 ) Class Cassette 978-0-19-457462-4 ( 0-19-457462-8 ) Class Audio CD 978-0-19-457461-7 ( 0-19-457461-X ) Why has the ISBN changed? 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