SKIING/ROLE PLAY-INSTRUCTIONS/VIDEO

In the video I´ve made a mistake.I said Freestyle-take stride basket.It should be just Freestyle -take a stride.Basket-is a part of ski pole.I apologize

Here some vocabulary:

Where usually they take place: Icy mountain slope and peaks,on level or bumpy runs and trails,steep terrain/"downhill"

Equipment:

helmets,goggles,gloves,skiis,ski poles,boots,bindings.Boots are attached to the skis with bindings,basket.

Ski lifts,chair lifts,gondolas,gates,mogules(snow bumps that groomed into a skirun for a freestyle challenge),snow-grooming machines.

"powder"-new snow has just laid on the ground

Styles:

Alpine

Nordic skiing-"cross country"-individual races,relays,sprints,combinedevents,races

Cross Country-Classical
Freestyle-take a stride
Biathlon
Slalom

"kickin chicken"


SKI EQUIPMENT

RUNNING AS HOBBY AND OLIMPICS/VIDEO

RUNNING AS A HOBBY

BANKING-ROLE PLAY/VIDEO

BANKING ROLE PLAY

Watch the video and get banking vocabulary.Also it could be helpful if during the speaking exam you´ll get banking role play

AUDIO OF THE SPEAKING SLP EXAM-SAMPLE

I´ve attached a sample speaking exam.There shouldn´t be any audio problem,and it will give an idea how is the speaking exam conducted.Good luck,

SLPEXAMSAMPLE.

CONCLUSION LECTURE/REVIEW OF THE COURSE

Ladies and Gentlemen here´s a wrap up of the course.

After you go through this course you´ll be able to:

Level 1 should be able to write the composition of 250 words,read simple text and answer the questions.Get through the listening and answer the questions,and be able to have a simple speaking conversation,mainly F.O.R.T.E.,discribe the picture and have some simple role play.The student will get:+1,+1,+1,+1.

Of course if you need my help in correcting your compositions I´ll be more then happy to help you.

Level 2 :should be able to explain B.O.R.E. using better vocabulary and respond in past and future tenses.Give instructions and describe the person using enriched vocabulary,use first and second conditionals,be able to talk about current affaires.The student will get +2,+2.+2.+2

Level 3:should be able first five,six minutes explain F.O.R.T.E.,then talk freely abstract issues using second and third conditionals,give instructions and be able to give his opinion and an argument.about current affairs or abstract themes,role playing,to write any composition of 450 words.

I hope this course will help you to acheive your goals.

ROLE PLAY 2

SITUATION

You have just arrived at a hotel in Alicante.You are taken to your room and you find that the hotel has given you a small single room with no bathroom.What´s more,the room has no balcony and only a small window facing the car park at the back of the hotel.This is very different from what was promised on the website where you made your booking: a double room with en suite bathroom and a balcony overlooking the beach.

Make a telephone call to the hotel duty manager.Explain the situation and demand the room that you reserved.

USEFUL WORDS AND PHRASES

I am ddisappoined with.../I refuse to stand for../I wish to make a change to../I am referring to../I would like an immediate answer../

Immediate compensation/booking reference number/online booking service/complaints form..

SITUATION 2

You are living and working in New York on a two-year assignment.You are living with your family in an apartment building near the city centre.Your neighbours seem very friendly and welcoming however,you have a problem with the elderly lady who lives in the apartment above yours.In the first place,when she waters the plants on her balcony the water ends up on your balcony dirtying the washing hung on your line.In the second place,the lady has the television so loud that you and your family find it hard to even have a conversation.

USEFUL WORDS AND PHRASES:

I´m sorry to bother you,but.../Why don´t you../We´d be really grateful if.../If you could just....that would really help/The last thing I want to do is speak to the building manager about this,but...

SITUATION 3

You arrive at Los Angeles International Airport and get held up at customs.You are taken to small room to be interrogated.You have recently been making many trips to Cuba because of your job.The officer begins asking you about all the countries you have visited over the last 5 years and what your motives were for visiting each country.As you travelled a lot,you have some difficulty remembering exact travel dates.You must give as much information as possible to the agents but also explain to them why you are unable to answer some of their questions.

USEFUL WORDS AND PHRASES:

For business purposes../For pleasure./I´m afraid I can´t remember exactly...

GIVE ME YOUR OPINION,ARGUMENTS,SPECULATIONS ABOUT THIS 2

Iran has agreed to curb some of its nuclear activities in return for about $7bn (£4.3bn) in sanctions relief, after days of intense talks in Geneva.

US President Barack Obama welcomed the deal, saying it included "substantial limitations which will help prevent Iran from building a nuclear weapon".

Iran agreed to give better access to inspectors and halt some of its work on uranium enrichment.

President Hassan Rouhani said the deal recognised Iran's nuclear "rights".

But he repeated, in a nationwide broadcast, that his country would never seek a nuclear weapon.

Tehran denies repeated claims by Western governments that it is seeking to develop nuclear weapons. It insists it must be allowed to enrich uranium to use in power stations.

Continue reading the main story

Analysis

James ReynoldsBBC Iran correspondent

The first announcement of the most important agreement between Iran and the West in more than a decade was made on Twitter. Shortly before three in the morning in Geneva, the EU posted: "We have reached agreement between the E3+3 and Iran." Minutes later, Iran's chief negotiator, Mohammad Javad Zarif followed: "We have reached an agreement."

The immediate origins of this deal date to 14 June 2013, when Hassan Rouhani was elected president of Iran. Mr Rouhani promised to end his country's repeated confrontations with the outside world, beginning with the argument over its nuclear programme.

To bring about a deal, Mr Rouhani pursued two key policies. Firstly, he secured the public backing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei for his diplomatic efforts. Secondly, the new president and his foreign minister broke precedent and pursued direct high-level contact with Iran's long time enemy, the US.

If there is to be a lasting nuclear agreement, it may spring from a reconciliation between these two countries.

The deal comes just months after Iran elected Mr Rouhani - regarded as a relative moderate - as its new president, in place of the hard-line Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

It has also been backed by Iran's Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

After four days of negotiations, representatives of the so-called P5+1 group of nations - the US, the UK, Russia, China, France and Germany - reached an agreement with Iran in the early hours of Sunday.

The specifics of the deal have yet to be released, but negotiators indicated the broad outlines:

• Iran will stop enriching uranium beyond 5%, the level at which it can be used for weapons research, and reduce its stockpile of uranium enriched beyond this point
• Iran will give greater access to inspectors including daily access at Natanz and Fordo nuclear sites
• In return, there will be no new nuclear-related sanctions for six months
• Iran will also receive sanctions relief worth about $7bn (£4.3bn) on sectors including precious metals

US Secretary of State John Kerry said the agreement would make the region safer for its allies, including Israel.

But the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told his cabinet it was a "historic mistake" and that his country reserved the right to defend itself.

"Today the world became a much more dangerous place because the most dangerous regime in the world made a significant step in obtaining the most dangerous weapons in the world," he said.

The Israeli comments came as it was revealed that the US and Iran had held a series of face-to-face talks over the past year that were kept secret even from their allies.

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said it was an opportunity for the "removal of any doubts about the exclusively peaceful nature of Iran's nuclear programme".

President Hassan Rouhani said the deal recognised Iran's nuclear "rights"

But he insisted that Iran had not given up its right to enrich uranium.

"We believe that the current agreement, the current plan of action as we call it, in two distinct places has a very clear reference to the fact that Iranian enrichment programme will continue and will be a part of any agreement, now and in the future," he said.

The US denied any such right had been conceded, while UK Foreign Secretary William Hague said the agreement was "good news for the whole world".

'Significant agreement'

The US state department gave more details of the deal, insisting that most sanctions would remain in place.

Restrictions on Iran's petrochemical exports and some other sectors would be suspended, bringing in $1.5bn in revenue.

Obama: "Agreed to provide Iran with modest relief"

But Mr Obama warned that if Iran fail to keep its commitments, "we will turn off the relief and ratchet up the pressure".

This deal may be the most significant agreement between the world powers and Iran for a decade, says the BBC's James Reynolds in Geneva.

Negotiators had been working since Wednesday to reach an agreement that was acceptable to both sides.

As hopes of a deal grew stronger, foreign ministers of the P5+1 joined them in Geneva.

But it only became clear that a breakthrough had been made in Geneva shortly before 03:00 local time (02:00 GMT) on Sunday.

FILMS/MOVIES/GOING TO(PREDICTIONS)

Imagine during the exam you´ll say:Well I´like going to the cinema.And the examiner will ask you:

What kind of movies do you like seeing?Who´s your favourite actor/actress?Who´s your favorite director?.etc.,

Here´re some vocabulary:

Most of us we like going to the cinema or simply sit at home and watch nice movie on TV.But each of us we have our preferences.Some of us like watching comedies and action movies,others horror and science fiction or thriller or even cartoons, and we don´t want to forget about epic and romance.But also we like to go to the theatre and see plays.But in the process of making movie/film there are a lot of people and professions involved.

Let me give you some vocabulary related to this subject.I´ve already mentioned some types of story,but here´re other ones:

Detective film;Documentary film,Educational film,Full-length film,Western and so on.

Professions:Actor,Actress,Cameraman,Cast,Film Star,Screenwriter,Director,Producer,etc..

Film Quiz:

We all know the Movie/film Cleopatra.What´s going to happen to two main characters Marc Anthony and Cleopatra after death of Julius Cesar?

a The Romans are going to arrest Cleopatra

b Cleopatra and marc Anthony are going to become lovers.

c Marc Anthony is going to kill Cleopatra

Can you match the types of story with these meanings:

An example: a long story about a time in history __an epic:

A very frightening story,about vampires,for example________________

An exciting story about crime,etc.._____________

A film with a lot of fast action________

A funny story_________

A love story____________

A story for the theatre________

A book with a fictional story_______

Now: Did you notice above I used several times: Going to...that refers to(predictions).Use going to..to predict the future based on what you can see.Example: He´s going to fall; I´m going to be late.They´re going to kiss.Are they going to kiss?

LISTENING 3

Listening 3

1. The information about Mr Karadic was provided by …

A. SFOR

B. Secret Service

C. local people

2. President Putin …

A. doesn’t object to US Forces in Georgia

B. wants to increase Russian forces in Georgia

C. fears the loss of Russian influence in Georgia

3. 21 Cubans …

A. were removed from the Embassy

B. were given Mexican visas

C. were arrested by Security Forces

4. The new German bill …

A. has been rejected by the Lower House

B. changes the rules for immigration

C. will not affect the labour market

5. The purpose of the conference in Brussels is to …

A. arrange the end of the conflict

B. raise money for a devastated country

C. discuss arrangements for amnesty

Listening 4

1. Mr. Suharto was originally in detention for …

A. murder

B. corruption

C. possessing weapons

2. A controversy in Mexico started after the church …

A. refused to canonize Juan Diego

B. published a misleading picture of Juan Diego

C. said Juan Diego had no such vision

3. The Haida Indians …

A. are challenging the government in court

B. have signed a treaty with the government

C. will share resources with the government

4. Recent economic problems in Japan were caused mainly by …

A. a drop in business investment

B. low consumer spending

C. speculations on stock market

5. A Sierra Leone rebel leader was detained for …

A. opposing the peace plan

B. murder and other crimes

C. defying the state of emergency

SLPKARADJITS

PRESENT PASSIVE/PAST SIMPLE PASSIVE

We use Present Passive when we don´t know who does an action,or when the action is more important than the person who does it.

Some examples.

The ties are made from the best silk.

The plates are washed and put away.

Tuna fish is sold in cans.

Water is sold in bottles

People make cars from the steel.(active)The cars are made from the steel.(passive).

A person makes suits from the best wool.The suits are made from the best wool.

People make furniture from the wood.The furniture is made from the wood.

Think of some examples and say it loudly.

Now let´s talk about Past Simple Passive.

Use the Past Passive when you don´t know who did an action,or when the action was more important than the person who did it.Also.

In a passive sentence,we can say what happened without saying who did it,because the person who did the action isn´t important,we don´t know who did the action.

Was-singular noun in subject position;

Were-plural noun in subject position,

and we use past participle as verb form;

Examples:

We were told to meet downstairs.

He was given a hotel suite to sleep in-Was he given a place to sleep?

We were given an hour for breakfast.

How long were you given to finish the homework?

I was invited to Paris.

I was met at the railway station.

SHOPPING FOR CLOTHES+VIDEO

In this lesson we´re going to talk about Shopping and Buying Clothes.Firstly some vocabulary:

A dress,a top.a skirt,a shirt,,a belt,a T-shirt,a sweater,a suit,a coat,a tie,a scarf,a tracksuit,a jacket,a hat,a cap,a blouse:

Plural clothes: Pyjamas,trousers,jeans,shorts,shoes,boots,trainers,socks,tights:

To describe clothes we can use these adjectives:Big,casual,comfortable,long,nice,small,short,smart,tight,warm:

Some examples: a long dress,a warm jacket,comfortable shoes::

Here some verbs we use with clothes:

The man is wearing a white hat;

Take off your shoes,please:

It´s cold outside.Put your jacket on;

Where can I try on this shirt?

I get dressed at 7:00 o´clock

Look below and learn the phrases with the same meanings:

The jacket is exactly your size-The jacket´s a really good fit.

It looks very good on you-It really suits you.

Do you like the shirt?-What do you think of the shirt?

The man who´s wearing a blue shirt-The man in the blue shirt.

I´m not wearing anything-I haven´t got anything on!

Now read a little dialogue:Buying trousers

Shop assistant vs Customer;

ShA: Can I help you?

C: Yes,I´m looking for a pair of trousers;

ShA: Do you like these ones?

C: Yes,How much are they?

ShA: 52.65

C. Can I try a pair on?

ShA. Yes,of course.What size are you?

C: I´m not sure.

ShA. OK,try this pair on.The changing room´s over there.

ShA: How are they?

C: They´re a bit small.

ShA. OK;try the next size.Here you are.

C: Thanks

ShA. What do you think?

C: Yes,they´re fine.I´ll take them.

ShA: How would you like to pay?

C: I´ll pay in cash.

SHOPPING FOR CLOTHES

DISCUSSION,TOPICS AND QUESTIONS 2

TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS

Our world is developing very fast. Look at the list below. Discuss the following developments and try to agree which is the most and the least beneficial. Be ready to justify your choice.

antibiotics mobile phone spaceship television

• Technological progress does more harm than good. Do you agree?
• What should be done to protect children from the negative influence of technological development?

CRIME

There are many reasons why young people turn to crime now. Look at the list below. Discuss the following reasons and decide which is the most and the least important. Be ready to justify your choice.

peer pressure poverty violence in media not enough parents’ attention

• Violence at school has become a serious problem now. Do you agree?
• What might be done to prevent young people from committing crime?

MILITARY PROBLEMS

Due to recent budget cuts, there are some areas in the military in which money can be saved. Look at the list below. Discuss the following and decide where money saving will be the most and the least controversial. Be ready to justify your choice.

foreign missions equipment salaries training and exercises

• Conscription should not be abolished. Do you agree?
• How should the system of military training be changed?

READING 3

NASA and the U.S. Department of Defense are negotiating new rules that will govern who

can have access to data produced during a 1999 space shuttle Endeavor mission to map the majority

of the Earth's surface, according to a NASA scientist. "We agreed with the National Imagery and

Mapping Agency (NIMA) to take a look around and make sure we were not publishing something that

could be used by evildoers," said Michael Kobrick, a project scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion

Laboratory, Pasadena, California. "We have given NASA and NIMA more time to work out the

distribution details."

Kobrick acknowledged that the negotiations between NASA and NIMA have not been the only

problem delaying release of data from the mission. "Our original thinking was that we would be done

by the end of 2001," Kobrick said. "But it turned out that calibrating and verifying the data was

trickier than we thought. That work is proceeding, but it's a slow process. “Data will be released

incrementally throughout 2002, he said. NASA released some data in late January, but the work will

not be completed until the end of the year, Kobrick added.

Two different sets of topographic maps are being developed, Kobrick said. A set with

30-meter accuracy will be made for military use, such as providing more accurate terrain data for

cruise missiles and better navigation data for pilots. A second set of data, with 90-meter accuracy,

will be developed from that set for non-military users such as scientists, emergency relief planners

and commercial pilots. The 90-meter data will be available publicly through the U.S. archive at the

Earth Resources Observation Systems Data Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

1. NASA and NIMA are changing the rules of exchanging data due to …

A. security concerns

B. reorganization

C. technical limitations

2. It will take longer than expected …

A. for Endeavour to collect data

B. for NASA and NIMA to ensure security

C. for NASA to process the data

3. Maps for non-military use will be …

A. based on less accurate data

B. adapted from military maps

C. a basis for more accurate maps

Text 6

France Aims To Boost Use of Helios Spy Satellite

French defense authorities are preparing to loosen the classification restrictions on Helios

spy-satellite imagery to widen the distribution of those images among tactical French defense forces

and France's European allies.

They are also considering slashing the price of Helios imagery sold to the European Union's

satellite center outside Madrid. The center, which compiles images to verify treaties and monitor

refugee movements and troop concentrations, has been purchasing more imagery from the U.S.

commercial satellite Ikonos than Helios pictures, according to the center's former director.

Addressing a Feb. 13 symposium here at France's military academy, Gen. Bernard Molard, a

former director of the center, said the systematic classification of Helios imagery and its high price to

European allied governments have kept under wraps a program that should be a showcase of

European know-how. "Why has there been such silence? No one knows," Molard said. "It is not

surprising that we have difficulty persuading our political leaders to continue the space-based

reconnaissance effort when most people are not even aware of its success."

Gen. Gavoty, French MoD’s official, said that, after consulting with space-hardware

manufacturers, he had reached preliminary estimates of what it would cost for Europe to begin to

build a broad military-space capacity. According to his figures, it would cost about 750 million euros

per year over 11-12 years for the satellites and their related launch vehicles.

"That is about one-third of what European governments spend each year on the European

Space Agency," Gavoty said. "I am showing these figures to make the point that, if there is a real

demand for a military space capability in Europe, the money is there."

1. The EU’s satellite center buys more from Ikonos than from Helios because …

A. its products are cheaper

B. its images are clearer

C. it involves less bureaucracy

2. It is difficult to find ongoing funding for Helios project because …

A. few people know how good it is

B. it is not producing results

C. it is being replaced

3. Gen. Gavoty argues that …

A. Europe needs a stronger military presence in space

B. space-based military projects are affordable

C. the European Space Agency costs Europe too much

Text 7

Germany may delay its decision to help develop the Meteor medium-range air-to-air missile,

which could throw the six-nation program into disarray. Defense Ministry officials here say they have

not received enough technical data from the partner nations to make a decision. Lawmakers say they

may not fund the effort.

Five of the partners (United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Sweden) signed a

memorandum of understanding last summer, but German officials said – in a surprise move – that the

country would not join until contract details were fully negotiated. Still, the partners had hoped for the

final signature by April. But with the approach of the parliamentary summer recess and the September

elections, a final signature is unlikely before the year's end.

But lawmakers' schedules are not the only barrier to German participation. As Germany's

military struggles to make do with a 3.5-billion-euro procurement budget, Meteor's technical troubles

could make the radar-guided missile an easy target for cuts, the parliamentary source said. "This is

something that Europe has never done before, and it bears a significant risk," he said. "What happens

if we produce a multibillion-euro missile that might not work properly in the end? Perhaps we should

trust our U.S. partners in this case and buy some of their products instead."

The lead firm in the industry team professed astonishment. "We are very surprised by this

statement because we understand from the discussions to date and from public statements made by

the German parliamentary defence committee that Germany is committed to Meteor," said MBDA

spokeswoman Carol Reed in London. "We feel we have all the elements ready for a decision, and

contract, to be made this year. This program is extremely important to MBDA and to Europe's air

forces as well as to Germany's own defense industry, especially with regard to the ramjet technology

from Bayern Chemie."

1. The German government …

A. are keen to develop the Meteor missile

B. want more information about the Meteor project

C. want to abandon the Meteor project

2. A parliamentary source suggests …

A. Europe should ask U.S. for technical assistance

B. more money should be spent on the project

C. spending money on the project is taking a risk

3. MBDA …

A. understands the German position

B. thinks it has been misled

C. will make a decision this year