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Time Together
English Together

Time Together matches local people
with refugees in one-to-one mentoring
relationships.
Time Together mentors spend around
five hours per month with their mentee,
supporting and encouraging them as they
seek to achieve their goals in education,
employment and integration.
Mentoring is one of the most effective ways
of overcoming the difficulties andbarriers
faced by refugees in the UK.
www.timetogether.org.uk

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Using the Handbook
This handbook is for mentors and mentees
to use together when they meet to help
mentees to practice and improve their
English and to facilitate overall better
communication between mentors and
mentees.
The main aim is to improve mentees’
ability to communicate in everyday
conversations. As thehandbook is intended
to supplement a formal ESOL course, there
is no grammar focus in any of the activities.
For mentees who particularly want to work
on this complex area, the textbook Essential
Grammar in Use by Raymond Murphy is
recommended, or English Grammar in Use
for higher level students.
The handbook is divided into two
sections, the second more difficult than
the first, in the hopethat there will be
appropriate material for a wide range of
English learners. If you’re not sure which
half you should use with your mentee, it’s
better to start with the easier first half, as it’s
motivating to go up a level, but demotivating
to go down.
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The
Basics
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BASIC PHRASES
PERSONALINFORMATION
NUMBERS
TIME/DAYS
VERBS I
DATE/SEASONS
FAMILY
APPEARANCE
COLOURS/SHAPES
FOOD
CLOTHES/SHOPPING
HOME/ROOMS
TRANSPORT
PLACES
BASIC ADJECTIVES
WEATHER
FREE TIME
VERBS II
JOBS
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MOVING ON
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About ‘The Basics‘
Although the aim of the handbook is to
improve your mentee’s conversation skills, in
the first half of the book there is also a strong
focus onvocabulary. It can be argued that
vocabulary is more important than grammar
for basic communication. Making a grammar
mistake could lead to a communication
breakdown, but not knowing an important
word definitely will. There is space after each
word in the vocabulary list to write down the
translation in your mentee’s language. This
along with the illustrations may help them to
remember thewords better.
Throughout the first half of the book
there are tips and ideas for activities at the
end of each topic. After you’ve done the
activities, and your mentee has become
more familiar with the vocabulary, try to have
a conversation together about the topic.
You can use the questions to get started,
and try to develop from there into a natural
conversation.

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Basic PhRasesVocabulary
Hello

Morning

Great!

Hi

Congratulations!
Here you are.

Thanks

This is James

Cheers
See you

Bye

Nice to meet you

Excuse me
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Brilliant!

Sorry

Phrases and Questions
I’ll talk to you later.
See you on Monday.
Have a nice weekend.
Q: How are you?
Anne: Fine.
Q: How’s it going?
Brian: Not bad.

Q: Did you have a good
weekend?
Chris:Yes, it was good.
David: Yes. I met an old friend.
Elaine: It was OK.

Tips and Activities
This part of the page is for
mentors. There are ideas for ways
to support your mentee with
English, and a lot of vocabulary
activities.

For every topic area, there is space
for mentees to write translations
of words or phrases in their own
language. Ask your mentee to do
this with the phraseson the left.
It’s hoped that there is enough
vocabulary to give mentees
a range of new words, but
not so much that it seems
overwhelming.

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PeRsONaL
iNFORMaTiON
Vocabulary

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Phrases and Questions
Please fill in this form.
Write in block capitals.
Could you sign here, please.
Q: What’s your phone number?
Anne: 0787 123456.
Q: Where do you live?
Brian: Manchester.

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