Intermediate 1 Unit 2

Unit 2
Away From Home

How do you like it here?

a. Justin, from the video, introduces Yavor to Sara, a co-worker. Complete the conversation
with the words or phrases below.

opportunity • department • so far • transferred • finance • in training

Justin: Hi Sara, I want you to meet Yavor. Yavor is from Bulgaria. He just (1) _______________
from the European office.

Sara: Welcome, Yavor. How’s it going?

Yavor: Really well (2) ________________. But as I told Justin, I haven’t had a regular work day
yet. I’m still (3) ________________.

Sara: Which (4) ________________ will you be in?

Yavor: I’ll be working in the (5) ________________ department.

Sara: That’s interesting. I’m also in the finance department. So if you’re working here, does
that mean there’s an (6) ________________ for me in the European office?

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b. Match the responses to the questions and statements, based on the video conversation
between Justin and Yavor.

Question or Statement Response

a. What kind of work are you doing here? c 1. It’s great. Everyone is so friendly.

b. What brought you to the States? d 2. Bulgaria.

a. How do you like living here so far? a 3. For now I’m still in training.

b. So where are you from? e 4. Oh, thanks.

c. Let me help you with that. b 5. I asked for a transfer.

c. Yavor goes out to lunch with Sara. Complete the dialogue below.

Sara: So, what’s it like moving to a different country?

Yavor: ______________________________________________________________

Sara: ______________________________________________________________

Yarov: ______________________________________________________________

Sara: ______________________________________________________________

Yarov: ______________________________________________________________

Sara: ______________________________________________________________

Yarov: ______________________________________________________________

d. In class, practice your dialogue with a partner.

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Study Exchange
a. Pat Miller, the author of “Study Exchange,” interviewed the exchange student, Kim Bankes,
before she wrote her article. Match the questions she asked to Kim’s answers.

Questions

e 1. “Has your French improved?”

f 2. “How often do you speak to your parents?”
b 3. “Do you miss your family?”
c 4. “Have you made any friends?”
d 5. “What is your roommate’s name?”
a 6. “How long do you think you will stay in Paris?”

Kim’s Answers

a. “I don’t even feel like going home.”

b. “I haven’t been homesick even once.”
c. “I’ve made several new friends.”
d. “Her name’s Chantal.”
e. “I hardly have an accent.”
f. “My mother phones me once a week.”

b. Write three more questions to ask Kim.

1. _____________________________________________________________________

2. _____________________________________________________________________

3. _____________________________________________________________________

c. With a partner, practice the interview between Pat and Kim. Use the questions and
answers from activities a. and b. to help you.

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d. Read the postcard that Kim’s mother sent her. Imagine you are Kim and write a reply. Use
the words and phrases from activity a. to help you.

Dear Kim,

I hope you are having a good time in Paris and aren’t

feeling homesick. I expect your French is really
improving. Have you made any nice friends? How is
your roommate? Do you feel like coming home yet?
Kim Bankes
____________________________
We all miss you here.
International School
I’ll phone you next week. ____________________________
Paris, France
____________________________
Lots of love,
Mum

Dear Mum,

______________________________________

______________________________________

______________________________________

______________________________________ Mrs. Bankes

6 South Road
Love, Glasgow
Kim Scotland

e. Exchange postcards with your partner.

f. Design a poster advertising Craighouse School’s exchange program. Include the following
information.
• How long the program has been running
• How long the program lasts
• Where the students stay during the program
• How old the students have to be
• The effects of the program on the students’ French

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Enjoying Your Stay

a. Do you remember the dialogue, “Enjoying Your Stay”? Here are two alternative dialogues.
Separate the jumbled sentences to make two alternative dialogues.

Yes, I am. I love it here.

No, I’m not. Everything is so strange.
Why do things seem strange?
Where have you been?
People aren’t very friendly to me.
Do you have any more family in the United States?
I’m being friendly to you, aren’t I?
No. Only my cousins. But they’ve been very nice to me.
Yes, you are. I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to be rude.
I have cousins in Florida. I went to visit them.

Dialogue 1

Woman: Well, Akiko, are you enjoying your stay in the U.S.?

Akiko: yes, I am. I love it there

_______________________________________________________________

Woman: _______________________________________________________________

Akiko: I have cousins in Florida, I went to visit them

_______________________________________________________________
Do you have any more family in the US?
Woman: _______________________________________________________________

Akiko: No. Only my cousins. Bunt they've been very nice to me.
_______________________________________________________________

Dialogue 2

Woman: Well Akiko, are you enjoying your stay in the U.S.?

Akiko: No I'm not. Everthing is so strange.

_______________________________________________________________
Why do things seem strange
Woman: _______________________________________________________________

Akiko: People aren't very friendly to me

_______________________________________________________________
I'm being friendly to you aren't?
Woman: _______________________________________________________________

Akiko: Yes you are. I'm sorry. Ididn't mean to be roude

_______________________________________________________________

b. Choose one of the dialogues and practice it with a partner. Take turns reading the different
parts.

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Present Perfect: Progressive

a. Kim returns home from France at the end of the school year. She misses France a lot and
especially her roommate, Chantal. Complete Kim’s letter to Chantal with the correct form
present perfect of the verb in brackets.

Dear Chantal,
Well, here I am at home again in Scotland. I (1) _______________________ (work hard
at school. My French has improved a lot but I’ve missed a lot of material in subjects
such as mathematics and science.

My mum and I (2) ________________ (argue) a lot - she really missed me when I was
in Paris but now that I’m home she wants me to study harder and go out less. She’s also
not very happy about all th long-distance phone calls I (3) _______________________
(make) to you in Paris!

What about you? What (4) _______________________ (you/do)? Do you miss me?
I hope you (5) _____________________ (practice) your English so you’ll be able to
speak to my friends when you come to visit this summer!

Your true friend,

Kim

b. Imagine you are Chantal. Answer Kim’s letter, using the Present Perfect Progressive to write
about what you have been doing at home and at school.

c. Exchange letters with a partner. Has your partner used the Present Perfect Progressive
correctly?

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