What's your name?
How are you?
How old are you?
Where are you from?
Who do you live with? / Who lives in your house?
What is your dad's name?
Do you have any brothers or sisters?
What does your sister look like?
She's tall and has blonde hair and blue eyes.
Tell me about your house.
Do you live in a house or a flat?
How many rooms does it have?
Does it have a garden? / Is there a garden?
Where do you watch TV?
Where do you do your homework?
What's your favorite room?
What's in your bedroom?
There is a bed, a desk and chair, a wardrobe and a big rug n the floor next to my bed.
Are there any posters on the walls?
Yes, there is a poster of my favorite singer.
No, there aren't any posters in my room. Is there a dining room in your house?
No, there isn't. We have a very big kitchen. We eat there.
Is the table between the sofa and the armchair?
No, the table is in front of the sofa.
Here is a house. Is this the kitchen?
What is the room?
Do you have a bicycle?
Whose watch is this? It's your watch.
Is this your pen?
No, it isn't mine. It's yours.
Where is the pencil?
It's next to the clock. / behind /in front of / between the clock and the book
Are there any books under the table?
No, there aren't. There is a cat under the table.
What is this number?
Show me number 27.
This is 38.
No, it is 48.
What day is today?
When is your birthday?
When is your dad's birthday?
Does your mom work? Does she work on Monday morning?
What do you do on Saturday afternoon?
I go shopping. / I visit my grandparents. / I watch TV. / I play football.
When do you go on holiday?
When does school finish?
What days do you study English?
Are these cats? / Is this a dog?
Look, this is my cat.
Oh, it's very cute. How old is it?
She's two. Have you got a pet?
Yes, I have a dog. Her name is Cloe.
Yes, I have a cat, too. His name is Tigger.
No, I don't have any pets.
Tell me about your pet.
It's small and black. He has a long tail and short ears.
What are they doing?
Is she watching TV?
Is he listening to music?
Are they eating? No, they aren't eating, they are drinking.
***Remember to ask a question. If you don't, the examiner will ask you, "Have you got a question for me?"
Thursday, March 29, 2018
Tuesday, March 27, 2018
GESE 4 - Possible questions
Do you do any sports?
How often do you play volleyball / tennis / soccer
do karate /exercises / aerobics
go running / swimming / biking
Where do you go running / play football / do exercises ?
Who do you go hiking / play tennis / do martial arts with?
Are you good at it?
What type of sports do you like?
I don't like doing sports. I prefer reading or watching TV. Do you like to read?
What kind of books / TV programs do you like?
Does anyone in your family have a hobby? If so, what do they do?
My mom likes gardening. She grows lots of vegetables.
Do you like that hobby?
Do you have a hobby? If so, how often do you do it?
What type of holiday do you like? sightseeing / camping / a cruise / beach / a holiday in the mountains
Who do you go on holiday with?
What do you always pack in your bag/suitcase?
How often do you travel / go on holiday?
Where do you stay? hotel / tent / campsite / camper / chalet / hostel / at a resort
Let's talk about weekend and seasonal activities.
What do you do on weekends?
Do you use the Internet?
Do you ever go to the theater / cinema ? If so, who do you usually go with?
What was the last film you saw?
Which season do you like best?
What do you do each season in your country?
What's the weather like each season?
Where do you like going in the summer?
How do you get there?
Do you sometimes go there in the winter?
What do you like doing in the winter?
What do you hate doing when it's cold?
What do you like to do when it's rainy?
Who do you spend your weekends with?
What do you do on Sundays with your family?
What did you do last weekend?
How is your weekend different from your week?
(Do you stay up later? Stay in bed until late? Wake up later? Go out with your friends? Go to parties / the cinema? Spend more time with your family?)
Tell me about your last weekend.
Who did you spend it with?
Is there anything you don't like about weekends?
Do you like staying at home?
What are you going to do next weekend?
Have you got any plans for this summer?
Do you eat healthy food?
What did you eat for dinner yesterday?
Where did you eat last weekend?
What do you usually have for breakfast / lunch / dinner?
Who does the cooking in your family?
Do you like cooking?
Do you ever cook?
Tell me about your favorite foods.
In your family, who eats the most at dinner time?
What is your favorite type of restaurant? Who do you usually go with?
When did you last go there?
Who did you go with?
What do you usually order?
How often do you go shopping?
What do you usually buy?
Who do you go shopping with?
Where do you go shopping?
Do you have a favorite shop (or website)?
What kind of shops do you like most?
(chain stores, boutiques, department stores, outlets?)
When was the last time you went shopping?
Where did you go?
Did you buy anything?
Do you like window shopping?
Do you ever buy anything online?
What do you buy?
What's good about shopping online?
Who does the shopping in your family?
What are you studying this year?
Which subjects are you good at?
Do you usually get good results at school?
Do you always do your homework carefully?
Do you always revise for your exams?
How many hours do you spend studying?
When do you study English?
What's the easiest thing about learning English? And the most difficult?
What did you like studying last year?
What are you going to do when you finish school?
Do your parents work?
Tell me about their jobs.
What do they like and dislike about their jobs?
What type of jobs do you like?
What would you like to do in the future?
REMEMBER:
How often do you play volleyball / tennis / soccer
do karate /exercises / aerobics
go running / swimming / biking
Where do you go running / play football / do exercises ?
Who do you go hiking / play tennis / do martial arts with?
Are you good at it?
What type of sports do you like?
I don't like doing sports. I prefer reading or watching TV. Do you like to read?
What kind of books / TV programs do you like?
Does anyone in your family have a hobby? If so, what do they do?
My mom likes gardening. She grows lots of vegetables.
Do you like that hobby?
Do you have a hobby? If so, how often do you do it?
What type of holiday do you like? sightseeing / camping / a cruise / beach / a holiday in the mountains
Who do you go on holiday with?
What do you always pack in your bag/suitcase?
How often do you travel / go on holiday?
Where do you stay? hotel / tent / campsite / camper / chalet / hostel / at a resort
Let's talk about weekend and seasonal activities.
What do you do on weekends?
Do you use the Internet?
Do you ever go to the theater / cinema ? If so, who do you usually go with?
What was the last film you saw?
Which season do you like best?
What do you do each season in your country?
What's the weather like each season?
Where do you like going in the summer?
How do you get there?
Do you sometimes go there in the winter?
What do you like doing in the winter?
What do you hate doing when it's cold?
What do you like to do when it's rainy?
Who do you spend your weekends with?
What do you do on Sundays with your family?
What did you do last weekend?
How is your weekend different from your week?
(Do you stay up later? Stay in bed until late? Wake up later? Go out with your friends? Go to parties / the cinema? Spend more time with your family?)
Tell me about your last weekend.
Who did you spend it with?
Is there anything you don't like about weekends?
Do you like staying at home?
What are you going to do next weekend?
Have you got any plans for this summer?
Do you eat healthy food?
What did you eat for dinner yesterday?
Where did you eat last weekend?
What do you usually have for breakfast / lunch / dinner?
Who does the cooking in your family?
Do you like cooking?
Do you ever cook?
Tell me about your favorite foods.
In your family, who eats the most at dinner time?
What is your favorite type of restaurant? Who do you usually go with?
When did you last go there?
Who did you go with?
What do you usually order?
How often do you go shopping?
What do you usually buy?
Who do you go shopping with?
Where do you go shopping?
Do you have a favorite shop (or website)?
What kind of shops do you like most?
(chain stores, boutiques, department stores, outlets?)
When was the last time you went shopping?
Where did you go?
Did you buy anything?
Do you like window shopping?
Do you ever buy anything online?
What do you buy?
What's good about shopping online?
Who does the shopping in your family?
What are you studying this year?
Which subjects are you good at?
Do you usually get good results at school?
Do you always do your homework carefully?
Do you always revise for your exams?
How many hours do you spend studying?
When do you study English?
What's the easiest thing about learning English? And the most difficult?
What did you like studying last year?
What are you going to do when you finish school?
Do your parents work?
Tell me about their jobs.
What do they like and dislike about their jobs?
What type of jobs do you like?
What would you like to do in the future?
REMEMBER:
JOBS
farmer - journalist (reporter) - mechanic - skipper / captain of a ship - mechanic - teacher - actor / actress - architect - astronaut
Do your parents work?
What do they do?
My mother does not work.
My father is not working at the moment. He is unemployed.
Sunday, March 25, 2018
PRONOUNS
SUBJECT pronoun-verb-OBJECT pronoun
I see you.
You see me.
She sees him.
He sees her.
She sees it.
It sees us.
We see them.
They see us.
Object pronouns are also used after a preposition:
Please give it to me.
Don't give them to us.
POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVE pronouns are used before a noun and can be before or after the verb:
That is my book.
Your book is on the table.
POSSESSIVE pronouns replace a noun:
Whose backpack is this? It's mine.
Whose backpack is this? It's mine.
Is that your sandwich? No, it's hers.
Those aren't my keys, they're yours..
Tuesday, March 13, 2018
GESE 2 Information
The exam is 6 minutes.
The examiner can ask you to talk about a photograph or other objects in the room.
Ask the examiner at least one question.
VOCABULARY:
The examiner can ask you to talk about a photograph or other objects in the room.
Ask the examiner at least one question.
VOCABULARY:
- rooms in the home
- household objects
- family and friends
- pets
- possessions
- days of the week
- months of the year
- cardinal numbers up to 50
You must understand and be able to use:
- the present simple
- the present continuous (yes/no answers are OK)
- questions words (who, what, when, where, why, how many, how old, which)
- some and any
- Do you have...? Have you got...?
- prepositions of place (in, on, under, between, next to) to indicate the position of people and objects (Where is the book? It is on the table.)
- pronouns (my, your, his, her, its, our, their; mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs)
- describe people, animals, objects and places
- ASK simple questions about personal details: Do you have any pets?
GESE 3 exam information and videos
The conversation with the examiner lasts 7 minutes.
The examiner will ask you questions.
You must also ask the examiner some simple questions.
Click HERE for question practice.
VOCABULARY you must know:
The examiner will ask you questions.
You must also ask the examiner some simple questions.
Click HERE for question practice.
VOCABULARY you must know:
- jobs
- places in the local area
- place of study
- home life
- weather
- free time
- times and dates
- ordinal numbers up to 31st for dates
You must be able to:
- describe your daily routine and times
- give dates
- use can and cannot; present tense; present continuous; past tense of to be
- give simple directions and locations
- describe your local area
- describe current activities of real people or those in pictures
- ask simple questions about every day life
- use prepositions of time (on, in, at)
- use prepositions of movement (from, to, up, down, along, across, through, past, under)
- use prepositions of place (near, in front of, behind, opposite, between, over, under)
- link words using and and then
Monday, March 12, 2018
ANIMALS and PETS
Do you have a pet? Yes, I do. / No, I don't.
Have you got a pet? Yes, I have. / No, I haven't.
Have you got a pet? Yes, I have. / No, I haven't.
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| What color is it? It is white with black spots. |
How old is it?
Is it ugly / beautiful / crazy / calm / friendly / unfriendly / noisy / nice / happy ?
Does it have a long tail ?
Are its ears long or short?
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| a dog |
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| 1 puppy / 10 puppies |
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| a cat |
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| a kitten |
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| a goldfish |
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| a fish |
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| a lizard |
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| a jellyfish |
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| crocodile |
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| a turtle Turtles have hard shells. |
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| Camels have humps. |
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| Zebras have stripes. My parrot has a white and black beak. It has red, yellow and blue wings. |
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| a horse |
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| bear |
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| Teddy bear |
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| a monkey |
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| a turkey |
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| 1 mouse / 2 mice |
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| a guinea pig |
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| a hamster |
FARM ANIMALS
What animals live on a farm?
dogs - cats - cows - pigs - ducks - horses - chickens - hens - 1 goose / 2 geese - turkeys - rabbits - sheep - donkeys - frogs
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What animals can you find at a zoo? 
Birds - spiders - snakes - elephants - giraffes - monkeys - lions - tigers - zebras - 1 wolf / 2 wolves - bears - pandas - hippos - penguins - dolphins - sharks - crocodiles 
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