Headway Level A
Lesson 15: Thank you and goodbye
THANK YOU AND GOOGBYE
A = Alice B =Barbara
A Hi Barbara! Did you and Raymond enjoy Margo`s dinner party?
B No, we didn`t. It was awful!
A What about the food?
B Oh, the food was disgusting! We hated it. We had Duck and Banana Curry! […]
Lesson 14: In my life
IN MY LIFE
A I`ve been to England. I haven`t been to Scotland.
B I`ve been to the United States. I`ve never been to Mexico.
C I haven`t been to any of the countries! […]
Lesson 13: Did you know that?
DID YOU KNOW THAT?
General Knowledge Quiz
A When did the Berlin Wall come down?
B 1989. […]
Lesson 12: Planning the future
PLANNING THE FUTURE
GEMMA (age 11)
When I grow up I`m going to be a ballet dancer. I love dancing, I go dancing three times a week. I`m going to travel all over the world and I`m going to learn French and Russian because I want to dance in Paris and Moscow. I`m not going to marry until I`m 35 and then I`m going to have two children. I`d like first a girl and then a boy ? but maybe I can`t plan that! I`m going to work until I`m 75. I`m going to teach dancing and I`m going to open a dance school. I like planning my future ? it`s very exciting! […]
Lesson 11: Describing People
DESCRIBING PEOPLE
P = Peter M = Mary
P Gosh! All these people, and I don`t know any of them!
M Don`t worry! First things first. What would you like to drink?
P A glass of wine, please. Thank you. Could you tell me one or two names? […]
Lesson 10: Describing places
DESCRIBING PLACES
The country is cheaper than the city.
The country is safer than the city.
The city is noisier than the country.
The country is healthier than the city.
The city is more expensive than the country.
The city is more interesting than the country.
The city is better than the country. […]
Lesson 09: Food and drink
FOOD AND DRINK
A I don`t like tea.
B Oh, I do. Well, sometimes. But coffee`s horrible.
A Yeah.
B I don`t like wine, either.
A My dad does, and my mum. They have it every day.
B I quite like apple juice, but it can be really sweet and yuk.
A I love beer! When my dad has some, I always take some.
B Milk, I like milk. […]
Lesson 08: How things began
HOW THINGS BEGAN
THE HAMBURGER
An American chef from Connecticut, Louis Lassen, made and sold the first hamburgers in 1895. He called them hamburgers because sailors from Hamburg in Germany gave him the recipe. Students from Yale University and businessmen loved them and bought them. Kenneth Lassen, Louis` grandson still sells hamburgers in Connecticut. […]
Lesson 07: Then and now
THEN AND NOW
Ellen Peel
Ellen`s father died in the war in 1915 and her mother died a year later. Ellen was twelve years old. Immediately she started work as a housemaid with a rich family in London. […]
Lesson 06: What can you do?
WHAT CAN YOU DO?
a
A Can you speak Japanese?
B No, I can`t.
b
I can`t hear you. The line`s bad.
c
A Can you use a word processor?
B Yes, I can.
d
I can`t spell your name.
e
Cats can see in the dark.
f
She can type fifty words a minute. […]
