Upper Intermediate Portfolio - Straightforward

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The way forward Hopefully you will now be ready to move on to <strong>Straightforward</strong> Advanced. What else can you do to help improve your English Reading • Try to read something in English every day (internet web pages, items on news websites, magazine articles). • Watch movies in your own language with English subtitles. I read the following regularly . . . Listening • Watch English movies and DVDs with English subtitles. • Listen to radio news items on internet radio. I listen to the following regularly . . . Writing • Write emails and text messages to your friends in English. • Write messages on internet forums. I have written these things in English recently . . . Vocabulary • Keep a vocabulary notebook. Write down interesting and useful new words that you meet when you read or listen to English. I practise vocabulary by . . . Grammar • Look back over the grammar in your Student’s Book and test yourself. • Practise trying to use more difficult structures when you speak English. I practise grammar by . . . 61
Goodbye To help you finish this <strong>Portfolio</strong> with a smile – here are a few puzzles. Absolutely anagrams Unscramble the words to find four ungradable adjectives. tillbrian hadutexse naigcitnfas solufaub How many words How many English words of three or more letters can you make from the letters of this word Each letter may be used only once, and no plurals. PERSONAL Example: person Target: 20–30 = fair 31–40 = good more than 40 = excellent! Odd one out Which word in each group is different from the others Why 1 hammer, saw, scissors, screwdriver 2 bus, taxi, car, tram 3 ham, cheese, milk, yoghurt 4 London, Madrid, Paris, Warsaw 5 deed, level, noon, limit Word puzzle Changing just one letter each time, change the word from READ to SEAT. R E A D S E A T 62
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Contents Welcome to your Straightfo
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Language passport My school/college
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My English My evaluation of my curr
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Needs analysis Tick the box which b
Page 11 and 12: 1a Consuming passions Can do (tick
Page 13 and 14: 1c Autograph hunters Date: Can do (
Page 15 and 16: 2a Wildlife Date: Can do (tick ✓)
Page 17 and 18: 2c Companions Date: Can do (tick
Page 19 and 20: 3a Fashion statements Date: Can do
Page 21 and 22: 3c Mirror images Date: Can do (tick
Page 23 and 24: 4a Living in fear Date: Can do (tic
Page 25 and 26: 4c The land of the brave Date: Can
Page 27 and 28: 5a Performance art Date: Can do (ti
Page 29 and 30: 5c A good read Date: Can do (tick
Page 31 and 32: 6a At the polls Date: Can do (tick
Page 33 and 34: 6c Politically incorrect Date: Can
Page 35 and 36: 7a Green issues Date: Can do (tick
Page 37 and 38: 7c Lifestyle changes Date: Can do (
Page 39 and 40: 8a Cold comfort Date: Can do (tick
Page 41 and 42: 8c Alternative therapies Date: Can
Page 43 and 44: 9a Celebrity heroes Date: Can do (t
Page 45 and 46: 9c Villains Date: Can do (tick ✓)
Page 47 and 48: 10a Good deeds Date: Can do (tick
Page 49 and 50: 10c Aid worker Date: Can do (tick
Page 51 and 52: 11a Globe-trotting Date: Can do (ti
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Page 55 and 56: 12a Loot Date: Can do (tick ✓) I
Page 57 and 58: 12c Scam Date: Can do (tick ✓) I
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