Pre-Intermediate. Vocabulary revision

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Pre-Intermediate

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Vocabulary revision
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Listening practice.
Pre-Listening task
appointment
assignment
Missing a
class
know
links
test
term

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Task 1
1. Diana can’t come to class because ...
A she has a different class.
B she has a mid-term exam.
4. The deadline for the homework is ...
A Wednesday.
B Friday.
C she has a doctor’s appointment.
C Sunday.
2. For homework, she has to read ...
1. c
2. b
3. a
4. b
5. b
6. a
5. The teacher can give Diana the practice test ...
A chapters 17, 18, 19 and 20.
A on Friday.
B chapters17,19 and 20.
B by email.
C chapters 17 and 20.
C after the mid-term exam.
3. The articles and video are available ...
6. The office needs ...
A online.
A a note from the doctor.
B via email.
B an email from Diana.
C in the library.
C the mid-term exam.

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Listening practice.
Pre-Listening task
Who's who in the
office
A colleague
A department
Management
A printer
IT systems
To deal with

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False
True
Are the
sentences
true or false?
True
False
False
True

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Grammar Revision
https://test-english.com/grammarpoints/a2/asking-questions-inenglish/

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VOCABULARY

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Complete the table with the necessary derivatives.
Pay attention to the meaning of the words.
Verb
Noun
Adjective
to necessitate
necessity
necessary
to add
addition
additional
to require
requirement
required
to compare
comparison
comparable
to depend
dependence
dependent
to access
access
accessible
to be capable
capability
capable
to rely
reliance
reliable
performable
to perform
performance

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Reading
Before reading the
article discuss the
following questions.
1. Do you agree that it is quite
challenging to select a computer
system?
Why? Why not?
2. What parameters should a user take
into account to make the right
decision about selecting a computer
system?
Listening practice.
Pre-Listening task

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Go back to the text and find the words in bold
having a similar meaning to the following ones:
• 1. Improved
• 2. Hard drive
• 3. Compact
• 4. Correspond to the needs
• 5. External device
• 6. At the same time
• 7. Operation
8. Developed
9. Processing power
10. Performing
11. Available
12. Memory capacity
13. To guarantee
14. Routing

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Language focus
CONSTRUCTION
THERE IS / THERE ARE
There as a kind of preparatory subject and the verb to be in
the necessary form as a predicate are used in sentences
which say that something:
1. Exists (or does not exist) somewhere.
There are many programming languages (i.e. many
programming languages exist).
There will be a quantum computer with over 100 qubits of
processing capability in some years, (i.e. quantum computers
with over 100 qubits of processing capability will appear in
some years).
2. Is located somewhere. In this case, the verb to be
substitutes in meaning any verb of location (hang, lie, stand
Listening practice.
and so on).
There isPre-Listening
a computertask
with internet access in the laboratory
(i.e. A computer with internet access located in the
laboratory)?

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The introductory construction There + to be is
usually followed by different indefinite pronouns
(determiners), such as:

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Determiners Some, Any, No
• Some can also be used in requests.
Can you give me some information about quantum computers?
• Any can also be used in positive sentences with the meaning of ‘it does
not matter who / which / what’.
You can buy any smartphone you like.
There are some USB ports in any PC.

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Compound Indefinite Pronouns

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1. Choose the best word or phrase from the
options given below to fill in the gaps.
1. ___ a very powerful processor inside
this laptop.
A. there are B. is there C. there is
2. ___ at least one USB port in every
computer system?
A. there is B. are there C. is there
3. ___ a good lecture on physics
yesterday.
A. there were B. will be C. there was
4. ___ all the scientists at the conference?
A. there was B. were there C. are there
5. ___ a chance for you to check the
updates for your smartphone applications
tomorrow.
A. will there be B. there is C. there will be
2. Fill in many / much, a lot of / lots of /
few / little / a few / a little. Sometimes
more than one option is suitable.
1. There are a lot of/lots of/ a few/some various operating systems for
you to choose from.
2. There were not a lot of/many/any convenient means of
communication 20 years ago.
3. Is there a little/little/lots of/lots of/much difference between HDMI
cables and HDMI Ethernet switch?
4. There are only a few/ few applications supported by this OS.
5. There is very little battery charge left. Bring up the charge adapter
please.
6. You had better install a good anti-virus system because there are lots
of/a lot of phishing attacks on the Internet now.
7. There is too much free space on my memory stick to copy this
software. I need to use a different one.
8. There were quite a few/a lot of adequate ideas in his speech
regarding our project.
9. There used to be very little service at this company and it was very
bad.
10. There are a lot of/lots of/ a few useful laboratories equipped with
cutting-edge computing machines at the BNTU.
11. There were a lot of/lots of good gadgets in the shop, that quite a