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Instructions to Students

1.The WEI Beginner’s English Course has been written by


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INTRODUCTION 2.You will begin your journey through the WEI Beginner’s
English course by studying Lesson One. Follow the instructions at
Welcome to World English Institute’s Beginner’s English Course. the end of the lesson and answer the questions on Lesson One at
This book may be used as a correspondence course when taught by the back of the book.
bilingual teachers OR as a classroom textbook. In Book One, you will learn 3.If you are studying with your teacher personally, go over the
the English alphabet, the sounds of English vowels and consonants, and answers to Lesson One with your teacher before proceeding to
more than 300 of the most commonly used English words. Lesson Two.
All English words can be classified in eight categories known as 4.If you are studying by correspondence, finish all seven lessons
“the parts of speech.” In this course, you will learn how to distinguish and answer the questions at the back of the book. Then, cut out
between these eight parts of speech and how to use them to express the Question and Answer Section and mail it to your teacher. It is
complete thoughts. best to mail all correspondence by air mail if possible. Letters
Each lesson in this course includes a number of new words. These sent by air mail usually arrive in about ten days. Letters sent by
words are pronounced for you on a cassette tape so that you can listen to surface mail can take months.
them and repeat them. Each vocabulary word is accompanied by American 5.You are embarking on a long, hard journey, but the rewards of
English phonetic symbols known as “diacritical marks.” After you have learning English are great. Don’t let yourself get discouraged.
learned how to use these symbols, you will be able to pronounce the words Keep working. Keep learning, and in the end, you will be glad
correctly even without listening to the cassette tape. you did.
As you memorize the vocabulary words, you will also learn how 6.We are your friends, and we want to help you learn English. We
to use them in sentences. In addition to the word studies, you will find are not able to offer our students money or material things, but
some simple exercises and/or helpful notes on English grammar. we are happy to teach you English, using truths from the Bible as
There are three books in the WEI Beginner’s English Course. By illustrations.
the time you finish Book Three, you will have about 1,200 words in your Welcome aboard. Have a pleasant trip.
English vocabulary and will be able to communicate with English-speaking
people on a basic level. You can then advance to level two of the WEI
English Course.
May God bless you as you begin your new adventure in learning.

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Beginner’s English Lesson One

Book One The English Alphabet

TABLE OF CONTENTS
40
Introduction
1
Lesson One
The English Alphabet
............................................... ...... 4

Lesson Two
Pronunciation Guide 8
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Lesson Three .12


Hellos and Goodbyes
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17
Lesson Four
Hellos and Goodbyes
(Continued) . 21
Lesson Five
Names and Addresses
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Lesson Six
Names and Addresses 3
(Continued)
1
Lesson Seven

Getting Around
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English Vocabulary .................................... 5

Question & Answer Section ........................


The English Alphabet is made up lette se Lower Case Sounds in English Local Language
of twenty-six letters. They are listed in r of Aa (a)
the chart below in upper and lower cases. the Bb (be)
The upper case letters are called “capital” alph Cc (se)
letters. The small letters are called “lower abet Dd (de)
case” letters. – Ee (e)
The sound of each letter is shown even F f (ef)
in parentheses. In order to learn these with Gg №
sounds, you should do two things. out Hh (ach)
(i)
1.Listen to Lesson One on the liste Ii
WEI cassette tape. You will hear ning Jj (ja)
each letter pronounced clearly. to Kk (ka)
Try to pronounce the letters as the L l (el)
you listen to the tape. cass Mm (em)
2.Study the Pronunciation Guide ette N n (en)
that follows each letter. Learn the tape Oo (Ç)
various diacritical marks and . Pp (p )
phonetic symbols. This will take Qq (ku)
some time and effort, but it will Up R r (är)
enable you to pronounce each per S s (es)
Ca

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Tt (te) Эl
(dub'
(ve) ExerciseNow,
B: Practice
practice Writing
writing the
thesmall
Lowerletters
Casein Letters.
the English alphabet until
Uu (й)
yû) writing them is second nature to you. Use an extra sheet of paper if needed.
Vv (eks)
Ww (wi) a b с
Xx (ze)
Yy dm en
Zz
Go over these letters again and again until you
g_______________ h_______________ i
can say them from memory– from “A” to “Z.” After you ________________
are able to say your ABC’s, practice writing them in the j_______________ к_______________ I_______________
following exercises.

Exercise A: Practice Writing the Capital Letters. о


On the line beside each capital letter, practice writing the letter
several times. As you write each letter, pronounce it to yourself so that the p_______________ q_______________ r______________
sound of the letter becomes clear in your mind.

A В______________ С_______________ t и

D E F v w x

G H y z _____________

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Exercise C: Put Words in Alphabetical Order.
M N О You may not know the meaning of the following words, but you
should be able, by now, to put them in alphabetical order. That is, a word
P Q beginning with “a” comes before a word beginning with “b.” If a word
begins with “c,” it comes before a word that starts with “d.”
s T и
R The words in the following list begin with the twenty-six letters
in the English alphabet. In the blanks on page 7, write the words in
V W X alphabetical order from “a” to “z.”

Y Z ink pear yard bicycle girl


If you need more practice, get a sheet of paper and write the wolf jam elephant zebra apple
letters again and again until writing and pronouncing them becomes fire rat valley xylophone cat
natural. lemon ocean dog toy hat
sister uncle night queen man
kite
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1.________________ 20
2.
5.
8.
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4. .. .6.
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Lesson Two
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Even though there are only twenty-six letters
16. . . in the English alphabet, these letters can make more than forty different
sounds. Therefore, you will not always know how to pronounce a word
19. unless you have help.
Helpful Tools
22. In this study, there are two helpful tools that will aid you in your
pronunciation:
25._______________ First, there is a cassette tape on which each vocabulary word is
pronounced slowly, not once, but twice. Listen carefully, and repeat each
Assignment word. Then, listen to the sentences in which the words are used, and
Congratulations. You have learned the English alphabet, and you repeat them. Try to memorize every word, and learn every sentence by
are on your way to mastering the English language. heart.
Turn to page 41 and answer the questions on Lesson One. Then, Second, in parentheses beside each vocabulary word, you will
study Lesson Two. Keep learning, and you will succeed. find diacritical marks and phonetic symbols that sound out the words for
you. These symbols will help you pronounce the words with a standard
American accent. In the parentheses, each vocabulary word will also be
divided into syllables. An accent mark ( 0 ) follows the syllable that is
stressed.
In the following charts, you will learn the diacritical marks and
phonetic symbols that are commonly used in American English dictionaries.

Pronunciation Guide for Vowels


There are only five vowels in the English alphabet: “a,” “e,” “i,” “o,”
and “u.” However, these five vowels may be pronounced in about twenty
different ways.
Study the pronunciation guide below while listening to the cassette
tape. Listen to the different vowel sounds and repeat them until you have
learned them well. You may not be familiar with the English words that are
used to illustrate the vowel sounds. Don’t be concerned about that. Many
of these words will appear on your vocabulary lists later.

Sounds in Local Language


Vowel Sounds (in English)
a as in as, fat, hat, mat
~ as in ate, date, gate, late, mate
ä as in bar, car, far, father, tar
â as in all, ball, call, fall, tall, wall
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ã as in air, care, dare, fare, glare th as in they, that, then, mother
e as in bet, elf, get, debt, let, met v as in vat, very, visit, shovel
ё as in beat, feet, leap, meet, seat w as in wall, weather, wife, woman
ё as in another, her, mother, gather y as in yarn, yell, yet, yoke, yellow
i as in is, his, hit, sit, it, kit, bit z as in zebra, zest, zone, zoo, daze
l as in bind, dine, high, lie, pie, rise zh as in azure, pleasure, garage
о as in dot, cot, hot, lot, not, pot, õ as in anger, finger, drink, think
б as in adore, bore, four, vote
б as in born, horn, morning, or Exercise A: Vowels
oo as in book, cook, hook, look In the blanks below, list the vowels in alphabetical order and
66 as in moon, noon, spoon, tool pronounce them to yourself..
oi as in boil, foil, oil, point, toil 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
ou as in about, doubt, clout, out N ow, list all the vowel
u as in cut, bud, mud, rut, tub sounds, using diacritical marks and phonetic symbols in the blanks. As you
u as in cute, mute, duty, neuter write them down, pronounce them silently
û as in bull, full, pull “A” sounds:
Э This upside down “e” is called a “schwa..” It is the “a” sound in “U” sounds: The
“E” sounds:
“about,” the “e” sound in “agent,” the “i” sound in “vanity,” the “o” 1.,_______2. , 3.
“schwa”:
“I” sounds: 1. 1. , 2.
sound in “complete,” and the “u” sound in “us.” “O” sounds: 1.,_______2 ________,________3.
Consonant Sounds in English Sounds in Local Language _, 4._______, 5._______,
b as in about, bat, bet, but, bed, bad 6. , 7.
ch as in chair, China, chin, march as in 1.,_______2. , 3.
d day, danger, delight, bad as in far,
f fear, off, for, first, flute as in gather, Exercise B: Consonants
g get, give, go, guess as in ham, heaven, As a review, list all the consonants in alphabetical order while
h hill, hurt as in what, where, who, pronouncing them to yourself (mentally and silently).
h when as in jar, jelly, jolly, journey, 1. 3. 4. 5.
jury as in bake, keep, cat, bark, carry 2.
w
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
j as in lamp, left, lift, lot, flute as in
k man, men, mice,farm, film as in navy, 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
l nest, nice, notes, fun as in apple, pen, 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
m April, pond as in rat, red, road, 21.
n pardon as in sad, sell, sit, this, essay
p as in ash, trash, she, shy, bashful as in
r tall, tell, bat, fat, rat, cat as in thing,
s think, thin, truth Now, write down the consonant sounds in alphabetical
1. order.
sh 9 _______
6.______ 2.______ 3.______
8. 4.______
9. 5.______
10.
t _______ _______ _______
th 7.______

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11. ______ 12. _____ 13. _____ 14. _____ 15. ____ Lesson Three
16. _____ 17. _____ 18. _____ 19. _____ 20. ____
21 ______ 22. _____ 23. _____ 24. _____ 25. ____ Hellos & Goodbyes
In this lesson, you will learn some
Conclusion English words that are used in greetings and farewells.
By learning the English alphabet in Lesson One and the pronuncia- These words are spelled and pronounced for you and classified according
tion guide in Lesson Two, you have laid a strong foundation upon which to to their parts of speech. They are then used in sentences so that you will
build an excellent knowledge of the English language. know how they fit together.
You are now ready to begin building an English vocabulary and to There are eight parts of speech in the English language: nouns,
learn the basics of English grammar. If you feel that your foundation is pronouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and
weak, review Lessons One and Two. If you are confident you know the interjections. Every English word falls into one of these categories. You will
contents of the first two lessons, complete your assignment and proceed to learn more about the parts of speech later. But for now, let’s just learn how
Lesson Three. Review Lessons One and Two from time to time. to pronounce them.
English Translation
Your Assignment noun (noun)
Turn to page 42 and answer the questions on Lesson Two. Then pronoun (prÇ0 noun)
proceed to Lesson Three. adjective (aj0 ik tiv)
May God bless you as you continue to learn. verb (vërb)
adverb (ad0 vërb)
preposition (prep c zish0 cn)
conjunction (kcn junk0 shcn)
interjection (in tcr jek0 shcn)
From this point forward, each vocabulary word will be spelled
and pronounced (in parenthesis), and the part of speech to which it belongs
will be specified. To save space, these parts of speech will be abbreviated
as follows: n., pron., adj., v., adv., prep., conj., and interj.
Now, it is time for us to learn some conversational English. Let us
begin by listening to some common greetings and responses.
Dialogue 1
James and Tom are friends who meet on a street in downtown
Portland, Oregon one Tuesday morning.
English Translation
good (gûd) - adj.
morning (môr n) - n.
James (Jamz) - n.
Tom: Good morning, James.
hello (hel 6') - interj.
Tom (tom) - n.
James: Hello, Tom.
how (hou) - adv.

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is (iz) - v. isn’t (iz' ant) - “is not”
how’s (houz) -“how is” It’s warm today, isn’t it?
it (it) - pron. Mr. (mis' tar) - n.
going (go' rj) - v. Mary: Hello, Mr. Partlow.
How’s it going? no (no) - adv.
fine (fin) - adv. would (wûd) - v.
thanks (thanks) - interj. say (sa) - v.
Tom: Fine, hot (hot) - adj.
thanks.
and (and) - conj. No, I would say it’s hot.
are (är) - v. for (fôr) - prep.
you (u) - pron. the (thQ) - adj.
this (this) - adj. mail (mal) - n.
And how are you this morning? Thanks for the mail.
I (1) - pron. you’re (yûr) - you are
am (am) - v. welcome (wel' kam) - adj.
I’m (im) - “I am” Steve: You’re welcome.
well (wel) - adv. so long (so lôn') - interj.
thank (thank) - v. a (e) - adj.
James: I’m well, thank you. nice (nis) - adj.
it’s (its) - “it is” day (da) - n.
to (too) - prep. So long. Have a nice day.
see (se) - v.
It is good to see you. Dialogue 3: Don White a fifth grade boy, is reading a book in the city library
too (too) - adv. one evening when he is approached by his teacher, Jessie Smith.
Tom: It’s good to see you, too. hi (hi) - interj.
later (la' t8r) - adv. Miss (mis) - n.
See you later. Jessie (jes' e) - n.
goodbye (gûd bi') - interj. Don:: Hi, Miss Jessie.
around (c rownd0) - adv. evening (ev nirj) - n.
James: Goodbye. See you around. this evening (this ev' nirj) - adv.
Don (don) - n.
Dialogue 2 teacher (te' char) - n.
Steve Partlow, the regular mailman, is delivering some letters to the Teacher: Good evening, Don.
home of Mary Johnson on a hot summer afternoon. How are you this evening?
afternoon (aft tar noon') - n. doing (doo' in) - v.
Mrs. (mis' iz) - adj.Title your (yûr) - pron.
Johnson (jon' sun) - n. homework (hom' wërk) - n.
Steve: Good afternoon, Mrs. Johnson. Are you doing your homework?
warm (wôrm) - adj. yes (yes) - adv.
today (ta da') - adv. Don: Yes, I am.
not (not) - adv. student (stoo' dant) - n.

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tomorrow (t8 mor' 6) - adv. James, Steve, Mary, Don, and Jessie are nouns because they are names of
will (wil) - v.. people. The words morning, day, mail, evening, homework, student,
I’ll (ll) -“I will” tomorrow, and night are nouns because they are the names of things.
Teacher: You’re a good student, Don. A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun. In this lesson,
I’ll see you tomorrow. you have used the pronouns I, you, and it a number of times. When James
okay (6 ka') - interj. says, “I am well,” he uses the pronoun I instead of his name, James. When
night (nit) - n. he says, “Thank you,” he uses the pronoun you to take the place of the
Don: Okay, Miss Jessie. Good night. name, Tom. We will learn more about the pronoun it and other pronouns
later.
Present and Future Tense
In this lesson, you have seen examples of present and future tense verbs. Note:
A verb is a word that expresses action (hit, run, hide, fly) or state of being In conversational English, words that are understood or assumed are
(am, are, is). But what does “tense” mean? often left out. In two of the preceding sentences, “I will” is understood but
Tense is the form of a verb that lets us know when the action or state of not spoken. When Americans say, “See you later,” they mean, “I will see you
being takes place. There are three basic tenses: (1) past, (2) present, and (3) later,” or “We will see you later.”
future. You will learn more about verb tenses later.
In this lesson, you are introduced to simple present and future tenses. Exercise A:
Examples of present tense verbs: Practice the following greetings and responses:
English Translation 1. A. Good morning. B. Hi. A. How are you today? B. I’m fine, thanks.
1.How is it going? How are you? A. Fine, thank you.
2.How are you today? 2. A. Good afternoon. B. Hello. How’s it going? A. Fine thanks. How are
3.How are you this evening? you? B. I’m fine.
4.I am fine, thank you. 3. A. Good evening. How are you this evening? B. I’m well, thanks. How
5.I am well. are you? A. I’m well, too, thank you.
6.It is good to see you.
7.It is warm today. Exercise B:
8.It is hot. Practice the following farewells and responses:
9.Are you doing your homework? 1.A. Goodbye. Have a good day. B. Thanks. You too.
10. You are welcome. 2.A. See you later. B. Okay. Have a nice day.
3.A. See you tomorrow. B. Okay. Good night.
Examples of future tense verbs: 4.A. See you around. B. So long.
English Translation
1.(I will) see you later. Your Assignment
2.(I will) see you around. Congratulations. You’re off to a good start. In this lesson, you have
3.I will see you tomorrow. learned more than sixty English words.
Now, turn to page 43 and answer the questions on this lesson before
Nouns and Pronouns proceeding to Lesson Four.
In this lesson, you have also been introduced to some nouns and
pronouns. A noun is the name of a person, place, or thing. The names Tom,

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w Щш 4th fourth (forth) - adj.

ж 5th fifth (fifth) - adj.


Translatio
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Lesson Four

Hellos & Goodbyes


(Continued)
How do you know which greeting to use when you meet someone?
Here are some simple guidelines:
Say, “Hello” and “Hi” any time.
Say, “Good morning” between midnight and noon.
Say, “Good afternoon” between noon and 6:00 P.M.
Say, “Good evening” between 6:00 P.M. and midnight.
How do you know what to say when you are saying farewell to
someone? Note the following:
Say, “Goodbye, “So long,” “Bye,” or “See you later” any time.
Say, “Have a good day” during the daylight hours.
Say, “Good night” after dark.

Cardinals
There are two ways of counting. You can count by saying “one, two,
three.” These numbers are called “cardinals.”
English Translation
cardinals (kär0 dc ncl) - adj.
1. one (wun) - adj.
2. two (too) - adj.
3. three (thre) - adj.
4. four (for) - adj.
5. five (fiv) - adj. Answers I am
fine. He/she/it
Ordinals is fine. We are
Or you can count by saying, “first, second, third.” These numbers are fine. They are
called “ordinals.” Ordinals are written as follows: fine.
ordinals (ôr' da nal) - adj.
1st or first (fërst) - adj.
2nd second (sek' and) - adj.
3rd third (thërd) - adj.
Personal Pronouns Notice how these present tense “to be” verbs have different forms with
The personal different personal pronouns. Examples: I am. You (singular) are. He/she/it
English pronouns are as follows:
is. We are. You (plural) are. They are.
I (I) - 1st person singular
Questions How are
you (u) - 2nd person singular
he (he) - 3rd person singular you (singular)? How is
he/she/it? How are you
she (she) - 3rd person singular
(plural)? How are they?
it (it) - 3rd person singular
we (we) - 1st person plural New Words
you (u) - 2nd person plural When you ask someone, “How are you?” or “How are they?” or “How
they (tha) - 3rd person plural is she/he/it?,” you could get any number of answers. For example, the person
to whom you’re talking might respond by using one of the following
Present Tense “To Be” Verbs
adjectives:
The present tense “to be” verbs are as follows: am, are, and is.
Translation

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English
afraid (Э frad')
angry (an' gre)
bored (bord).
busy (bi' ze)
cold (kold)
great (grat)
happy (hap' e)
lonely (lon' le)
nervous (nërv0 cs)
sad (sad)
shy (shi)
sick (sik)
thankful (thank' fel) Exercise 2
tired (ti 3rd) Learn to ask and answer questions about dialogues in Lesson Three:
ugly (ug' le) English Translation
upset (up set0) where (whãr) - adv.
weary (wir e) did (did) - v.
meet (met) - v.
Contractions 1. Where did James and Tom meet?
Americans take as many shortcuts as possible in normal conversation. met (met) - v.
Instead of pronouncing every word, they often condense two words into one on (on) - prep.
by leaving out one or more letters. For example, “I am” becomes “I’m.” street (stret) - n.
“You are” becomes “you’re.” “They are” becomes “they’re.” Notice that an in (in) - prep.
apostrophe takes the place of the missing letter, and two syllables become Portland (port' land) - n.
one. These words are called “contractions.” Oregon (ôr0 c gcn) - n.
Answer: They met on a street in
Exercise 1 Portland, Oregon.
1.IThey
2.He
3.We
4.She
5.
6. It
amisare
isafraid.
cold.
busy.
are
angry.
bored.
cold.
In the blanks below, re-write each sentence using what (hwot) - adj.
contractions (I’m, you’re, he’s, she’s, we’re, they’re). time (tim) - n.
of (uv) - prep.
1. 2. What time of day did they meet?
2.________________________________ week (wek) - n.
3.________________________________ 3. What day of the week?
4.________________________________ Tuesday (tuz' da) - n.
5.________________________________
6.________________________________ Days of the Week
Questions and Answers Sunday (sun' da) - n.
When you greet people, they may ask you personal questions. For Monday (mun1 da) - n.
example, they may ask, “Are you busy?” You could answer by saying, Tuesday (tus' da) - n.
“Yes,” or “No.” But it is more polite to say, “Yes, I am,” or “No, I’m not.” Wednesday (wenz' da) - n.
In the blanks below, write both the affirmative and the negative answers Thursday (thërz' da) - n.
to the questions. Review the paragraph about verbs on page 18 before Friday (fri' da) - n.
doing this exercise. Saturday (sat' Эr da) - n.
Affirmative Negative
1.Are you (sg.) well? Yes, _____________ No,_____________
No, Your Assignment
2.Is she afraid? Yes, _____________ ________________ Practice saying the days of the week again and again until you know
3.Is he bored? Yes, _____________ No, them by heart. Being able to understand and say the days of the week
4.Are they angry? Yes, _____________ ________________ instantly will help you avoid confusion and keep you from making mistakes.
5.Are you (pl.) cold? Yes, _____________ No, Now, turn to page 44 and answer the questions on Lesson Four. Then,
6.Am I ugly? Yes, _____________ ________________ review Lessons One through Four before going on to Lesson Five.
No,
Notice: In questions, the “to be” verbs come before the pronouns.

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Lesson Five Ordinals
As we have noted, ordinals are written as first (1st), second (2nd), third
Names and Addresses (3 ), fourth (4th), fifth (5th), sixth (6th), seventh (7th), eighth (8th), ninth (9th), tenth
rd

Numbers (10th), etc. Most ordinals are pronounced exactly like their cardinal
In order to survive in America or any English-speaking counterparts, with the addition of a suffix “st,” “nd,” “rd,” or “th.” All
country, one ordinals above “third” end with “th.” Examples: fourth, fifteenth, twentieth,
must learn to understand and use numbers. In this lesson, we will study thirtieth, fortieth, one hundredth, one thousandth, one millionth.
numbers. The following numbers are called “cardinals.” All are adjectives. Notice that the “y” in “twenty, thirty, forty, fifty, sixty, seventy, eighty,
English Translation and ninety” is dropped and replaced by “ie” before adding “th.”
1(one) (wun)
2(two) (too) Dialogue.
3(three) (thre) Agron Skenderi and his wife, Ledia, have just immigrated from Tirana,
4(four) (for) Albania to America.. They are living in Los Angeles, California. Agron is in
5(five) (fiv) the Social Security office in downtown Los Angeles applying for a social
6(six) (siks) security number. Translation
7(seven) (sev' Эn) official (э fish' 9l) - n.
8(eight) (at) do (doo) - v.
9(nine) (nun) speak (spek) - v.
10(ten) (ten) English (in' lish) - n.
11(eleven) (e lev' Эn) Official: Do you speak English?
12(twelve) (twelv) little (lit'9l) - adj.
13(thirteen) (thër'ten1) very (ver e) - adv.
14(fourteen) (fôr ten') much (much) - adv.
15(fifteen) (fif ten1) Jose: A little. Not very much.
16(sixteen) (siks'ten') Spanish (span’ ish) - n..
17(seventeen) (sev'Эn ten') better (bet' 9r) - adv.
18(eighteen) (a' ten') I speak Spanish better.
19(nineteen) (nin' ten')
understand (un d9r stand') - v.
20(twenty) (twen1 te)
Official: Do you understand me?
21(twenty-one) (twen te wun')
but (but) - adv.
30 (thirty) (thër1 te)
please (plez) - adv.
40 (forty) (fôr te)
slower (slo' 9r) - adv.
50 (fifty) (fif te)
60 (sixty) (siks' te) Jose: Yes, I understand you, but
70 (seventy) (sev' Эn te) please speak a little slower.
80 (eighty) (e' te) last (last) - adj.
90 (ninety (nin' te) name (nam) - n.
100 (one hundred) (wun hun drid) Official: What is your last name?
1000 (one thousand) (wun thow' z9nd) Jose: Gonzalez.
1,000,000 (one million) (wun mil' yЭn) spell (spel) - v.
that (that) - adj.
Official: How do you spell that?

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Jose: G-O-N-Z-A-L-E-Z Official: Jose: I live on Vernont Avenue:
What is your first name? 7814 South Vermont Avenue.
Jose (Ho sa') also (âl so) - adv.
Jose: Jose need (ned) - v.
old (old) - adj. state (stat) - n.
Official: How old are you? zip code (zip' kod) - n.
Jose: I’m thirty-two. Official: We also need your city, state, zip
date (dat) - n. code, and country.
birth (bërth) - n. Los Angeles (lôs an'ja las) - n.
Official: What’s the date of your birth? California (kal Э for' nё э)-n
was (wäz) - v. USA (u es a') -n.
born (bôrn) - v. Jose: Los Angeles, California 90044, USA
June (j°°n) - n. telephone (tel' Э fon) - n.
Jose: I was born June 22, 1968. number (num1 bar) - n.
married (mar ed) - adj. Official: What is your telephone number?
Official: Are you married? Jose: 213-777-4138 congratulations (kэn
Jose: Yes, I am. grach э la' shans) - n.
wife (wif) - n. new (nu) - adj.
wife’s (wifs) social security (so' shal si kyûr' э te) - n.
Official: What is your wife’s first Official: Congratulations. Your new social
name? security number is 625-88-6105.
Maria (mä re’ ä) - n. sir (sër) - n.
Jose: Maria. Jose: Thank you, sir. Goodbye.
country (kun' tre) - n.
from (from) - prep. Possessive Nouns and Pronouns
Official: What country are you from? There are a number of possessive nouns and pronouns in this dialogue:
Mexico (mek’ si kо) - n. The official asked Jose for his “wife’s first name.” The word “wife” is a
Jose: I’m from Mexico. noun, and “wife’s” is a possessive noun. To show ownership, add an
city (sit' e) - n. apostrophe (’) and an “s” to the noun.
Official: What city in Mexico? Possessive pronouns, however, do not end with an apostrophe and “s.”
Tijuana (te hwä nä) - n. The possessive pronouns are as follows:
Jose: Tijuana. English Translation
address (Э dres') - n. 1 person singular my
st
(mi)
now (now) - adj. 2nd person singular your (ur)
Official: What is your street address now? 3rd per. sg. (male) his (hiz)
live (liv) - v. 3rd per. sg. (female) her (hër)
South (sowth) - n. 3 per. sg. (neurter) its
rd
(its)
Vermont (vër mont') - n. 1st per. plural our (our)
Avenue (av' Э nu) - n. 2nd per plural your (ur)

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3rd per plural thei Lesson Six
(thãr)
r
person (për0 scn) - n. Getting Acquainted
singular (sing0 gyc lcr) - adj.
plural (plûr00 cl) - adj. Jose and Maria Gonzales go next door to
male (m~l) - adj. meet their neighbors, Henry and Sadie Jones. Let’s listen to
their conversation.
female (f‘0 m~l) - adj.
Dialogue
hs
Months English Translatio
The twelve months of the year are neighbor (na' bar) - n. n
aJanuary (jan0 yû er ‘) - n. Jose: Hello. I’m Jose Gonzalez,
February (feb0 rÇÇ er ‘) - n. your new neighbor. And this
March (märch) - n. is my wife, Maria.
April (a' pral) - n. Henry (hin' re) - n.
May (ma) - n. Jones (jonz) - n.
June (jÇÇn) - n. Sadie (sa' de) - n.
July (ju И') - n. neighborhood (na' bar hood) - n.
August (â0 gcst) - n. Henry: Hi. I’m Henry Jones, and this
September (sep tem0 bcr) - n. is my wife, Sadie. Welcome to
October (ok tÇ0 bcr) - n. the neighborhood.
November (nÇ vem0 ber) - n. Jose: Thank you.
December (d‘ sem0 bcr) - n. children (chil' dran) n.
Maria: Do you have children,
Past Tense of “to be” Verbs Mrs. Jones?
were (wër) - v. son (sun) - n.
As we have seen, the present tense “to be” verbs are am, are, and is. In daughter (dâ0 tcr) - n.
this lesson, we saw an example of a past tense “to be” verb. Agron said, “I both (bÇth) - adj.
was born June 22, 1968.” Was is the past tense form of is. Examples: have (hav)- v.
The past tense forms of “to be” verbs are as follows: given (giv' Эn)- v.
I was tired. We were tired. us (us) - pron.
You (singular) were tired. You (plural) were tired. grandchildren (grand0 child rcn)- n. Sadie:
He/she/it was tired. They were tired. Yes, we have two–a son and a daughter.
(gërls) (boi) -
Both are married and have given us
n. (hir) - adv
Assignment grandchildren.
(kum) - v.
Now, turn to page 45 and answer the questions on Lesson Five. After many (man0 ‘) - adj.
you have answered the questions, you may proceed to Lesson Six. How many children do you
have, Maria?
girls n.
boy
here
come
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Maria: We have two girls and a boy. is my mother, Anna.
Here they come now. Pappa (pâ’ pâ) - n.
want (wänt) - v. Mamma (mâ’ mâ) - n.
Joseph (jo' s8f) - n. Pappa and Mamma, these are
Jose: Children, come here. I want you our neighbors, Henry and Sadie
to meet our neighbors. Mr. and Jones.
Mrs. Jones, this is our son Artan. wonderful (wun dar fal) - adj.
these (thez) - adj. family (fam' Э le) - n.
twin (twin) - n. Henry: You have a wonderful
Anita (ä ne' tä) - n. family, Jose.
Avita (ä ve' tä) - n. we’re (we1 Эr) - “we are”
And these are our twin girls, so (so) - adv.
Anita and Avita. glad (glad) - adj.
beautiful (bu ti fel) - adj. came (kam) - v.
Sadie: What beautiful children. How over (6' vër) - adv.
old are they? We’re so glad you came over.
grade (grad) - n. hate (hat) - v.
at (at) - prep. leave (lev) - v.
Lincoln (lir/ kэn) - n. must (must) - v.
Elementary (el Э ment' Э re) adj. Christmas (kris' m8s) - n
School (skool) - n. shopping (shop' ing) - n
twins (twinz) - n. Sadie: We hate to leave, but we
go (go) - v. must go now and do some
kindergarten (kin' d8r gär ten) - n. Christmas shopping for
Maria: Joseph is ten years old and is our grandchildren.
in the fifth grade at Lincoln then (then) - adv.
Elementary School. The girls church (chërch) - n.
are five years old. Bible (bib' Эl) - n.
parents (pãr ants) - n. study (stud' e) - n.
get (get) - v. Then we must go to church for
Grandpa (grand' pâ) - n. Bible study.
Grandma (grand' mâ) - n. love (luv) - v.
Jose: I want you to meet my parents, sometime (sum' tm) - adv.
too. Joseph, go get Grandpa classes (klas' is) - n.
and Grandma. all (âl) - adj.
father (fä thër) - n. ages (aj'is) - n.
Pedro (e' rek) - n. We would love to have you and
mother (muth' Эr) - n. your family go to Bible study
Anna (Ä’ nä) - n. with us sometime. We have
Jose: Mr. and Mrs. Jones, this is classes for all ages.
my father, Pedro, and this might (mit) - adv.

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learn (lërn) - v. 2.Do they have grandchildren? __________________________________
about (Э bout') - prep. 3.How many children do Jose and Maria have? _____________________
God (god) - n. 4.What is the boy’s name? _____________________________________
Maria: Thank you. We might do that. 5.How old is he? _____________________________________________
Our children need to learn more 6.What grade is he in? _________________________________________
about God. We all do. 7.What are the girls’ names? ____________________________________
like (lik) - v. 8.What is Jose’s father’s name? ________________________________
visit (viz' it) - v. 9.What is Jose’s mother’s name? _______________________________
as (az) - adv. 10. Where do the Jones’ have to go? _____________________________
often (af Эп) - adv. and ___________________________________________________
possible (pos' Э Ьэ1) - adj.
It’s good to meet you. We would Exercise B:
like for you to come over and Practice introducing yourself, your family, and your friends to an
visit us as often as possible. imaginary person. For example, “Hello. I’m Amado and this my wife
Sadie: We will. Henry: Goodbye. See Adriana. These are my friends Jose and Maria.”
you later. On the left, we have suggested a relative. In the blank on the right,
write, in English, an introduction, and practice it with a friend.
Supplementary Vocabulary: 1.Brother: ___________________________________________________
Other family relationships are as follows: 2.Sister: _____________________________________________________
3.Father: ____________________________________________________
He is my 4.Mother: ____________________________________________________
brother (bmth 'эг) - п. 5.Aunt: ______________________________________________________
nephew (nef' u) - n. 6.Uncle: _____________________________________________________
cousin (kuz' Эп) - п. 7.Grandfather: ________________________________________________
uncle (urj1 кэ1) - п. 8.Grandmother: _______________________________________________
grandfather (grand' fä thQr) - n. 9.Grandparents: _______________________________________________
grandson (grand' sun) - n. 10. Nephew: _________________________________________________
11. Niece: ____________________________________________________
She is my 12.Son: _____________________________________________________
sister (sis' tar) - n. 13.Daughter: _________________________________________________
niece (nes) - n.
cousin (kuz' Эп) - п. Your Assignment:
aunt (ant) - n. You have worked hard to learn new English words and thought
grandmother (grand' muth Эг) - п. patterns, and you are making progress. Keep up the good work.
granddaughter (grand' dôt Эг) - п. Now, answer the questions on page 46 before moving on to Lesson
Seven.
Exercise A:
Answer the following questions in English.
1. How many children do Henry and Sadie Jones have? ______________

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Lesson Seven ahead on Powell.
far (fär) - adj.
Getting Around don’t (dont) - “do not”
Those who are learning to speak a new car (kär) - n.
language soon discover how hard it is to find their way around. This Pedro: Is it far? We don’t have a car.
lesson teaches you some of the words and phrases that you will need to mile (mil) - n.
know in order to ask for directions. west (west) - n.
Translation right (rit) - adj.
farm (färm) - n. side (sid) - n.
workers (wërk0 crs) n. Man: It’s about a mile west, on the
arrived (Э rivd) - v. right side of the street.
Gresham (Gres' Эm) - n. wonder (wun' d8r) - v.
trying (tri' ing) - v. if (if) - conj.
find (find) - v. Pedro: I wonder if this is it.
approach (c prÇch0) - v. woman (wom' 9n) - n.
man (man) - n. Let’s ask that woman.
Pedro Lopez and Rudy Montoya are two farm workers from Mexico. Excuse me, mam.
They have just arrived in Gresham, Oregon and are trying to find the post Is this the post office?
office. Pedro and Rudy approach a man on the street to ask him for title (ti t8l) - n.
directions. company (kum' pЭ nё) - n.
Woman: No, this is the Oregon
Dialogue: Title Company.
blocks (bloks) - n.
Let’s (lets) - “Let us)
just (just) - adj.
ask (ask) - v.
directions beyond (be yond') - prep.
(dc rek0 shcns) - n.
Arco (är kо) - n.
nearest (nir0 cst) - adj.
station (sta' shen) n.
post office (pÇst0 of0 is) - n.
The post office is about two
Rudy: Let’s ask that man for directions to
blocks west, just beyond the
the nearest post office. Arco station.
excuse (ek skuz') - v.
brick (brik) - n.
there (thãr) - adv.
build ng (bild0 ing) - n.
nearby (nir bi') - adj.
i (with) - prep.
letters (let' 8rs) - n.
with ca
an (an) - adj.
Pedro: Excuse us, sir. Is there a post
Ame n (c mer0 i kcn) - a
office nearby? We need to mail
flag (flag) - n. dj.
some letters.
flyin (fl§0 ing) - adj.
straight (strat) - adj.
g up (up) - adv.
ahead (Э hed') - adv.
front (frunt) - n.
Powell (pow' Эl) - n.
It’s a brick building with an
Man: Yes, there’s a post office straight A ic n flag flying up
mer a front
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when (hwen) - adv. train station (tran1 sta' shan) - n.
turn (tërn) - v. bus station (bus' sta' shan) - n.
open (б' pЭn) - v. super market (soo' par mär' kit) - n.
door (dor) - n church building (chërch' bild' ing) - n
When you get there, turn right theater (the' a tar) - n.
and open the door.
help (help) - n. Exercise A:
appreciate (Э pre' she at) - v. Answer the following questions in English.
Rudy: Thanks for your help. We 1.From what country have Pedro and Rudy come?
appreciate it. 2.Where do they now live?
more (mor) - adv. 3.What kind of work are they doing?
than (than) - conj. 4.What building are they trying to find?
Woman: You’re more than welcome. 5.On what street is the post office?
Pedro: Goodbye. 6.Is the post office east or west of them?

Directions Exercise B:
In order to find your way around in a new place, you need to know Fill in the blanks.
how to ask for directions and how to follow them. It is a good idea to buy 1.____________us, sir. Is there a__________________nearby?
a small compass and carry it with you when you are in unfamiliar 2.Yes, there is a post office_______________ahead on Powell.
surroundings. A compass will reduce the chances of your getting lost. 3.Is it___________? We don’t have a________________.
There are four main points of the compass and various points between. 4.It’s about a___________, on the____________hand side of the street.
Learn these directions well and you will be able to find your way around. 5.The post office is about two blocks_____________of Oregon Title Co.
north (nôrth) - n.
south (sowth) - n. Exercise C:
east (est) - n. Translate the following into English.
west (west) - n. 1.Pedro Lopez and Rudy Montoya are two farm workers from Mexico.
northeast (nôrth ‘st0) - n. 2.They have just arrived in Gresham, Oregon.
northwest (nôrth west0) - n. 3.They are trying to find the post office.
southeast (sowth ‘st0) - n. 4.Pedro and Rudy approach a man on the street to ask him for directions.
southwest (sowth west0) - n. 5.They were one mile east of the post office on Powell Street.
6.The post office was two blocks west of Oregon Title Company.
Supplementary Vocabulary 7.The post office was just west of the Arco station.
Where is the post office?
hospital (hos' pi tal) - n. Your Assignment
police station (pэ les' sta' shan) - n. You’re doing great! Keep up the good work.
city hall (sit' ё hâl) - n. Now, turn to page 47 and answer the questions on Lesson Seven.
restaurant (res' ta ränt) - n.
hotel (ho tel') - n.
airport (ãr pôrt) - n. English Vocabulary

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The following vocabulary words are found in this book. The number don’t 32 good 13
to the right of each word indicates the page on which the word is introduced. door 33 goodbye13
English Translation bored 18 east 33 grade 27
a 14 born 23 eight 21 grandchildren 26
about 29 both 26 eighteen 21 granddaughter 29
address 23 boy 26 eighty 21 grandfather 29
adjective 12 brick 32 elementary 27 Grandma 27
adverb 12 brother 29 eleven 21 grandmother 29
afraid 18 building 32 English 22 Grandpa 27
afternoon 14 bus station 34 evening 14 grandson 29
ages 28 busy 18 excuse 31 great 18
ahead 31 but 22 family 28 Gresham 31
airport 34 California 24 far 32 happy18
all 28 came 28 father 27 hate 28
also 24 car 32 February 25 have 26
am 13 cardinals 17 fifteen 21 he 18
American 32 children 26 fifth 17 Hello 13
an 32 Christmas 28 fifty 21 help 33
and 13 church 28 find 31 her 24
angry 18 church building 34 fine 13 here 26
appreciate 33 city 23 first 17 Hi 14
approach 31 city hall 33 five 21 his 24
April 25 classes 28 flag 32 homework 15
Arco 32 cold 18 flying 32 hospital 33
are 13 college 31 for 14 hot 14
around 13 come 27 forty 21 hotel 33
arrived 31 Company 32 four 17 how 13
as 29 conjunction 12 fourteen 21 how’s13
ask 31 congratulations 24 fourth 17 I 13
at 27 country 23 Friday 20 I’ll 15
August 25 cousin 29 from 23 I’m 13
aunt 29 date 23 front 32 if 32
Avenue 23 daughter 26 get 27 in 20
beautiful 27 day 14 girls 26 interjection 12
better 22 December 25 given 26 is 13
beyond 32 did 20 glad 28 isn’t 14
Bible 28 directions 31 go 27 it 18
birth 18 do 22 God 29 it’s 13
blocks 32 doing 15 going 13 its 24
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January25 nearest 31 please 22 southeast 33
July 25 need 24 plural 25 southwest 33
June 23 neighbor 26 police station 33 speak 22
just 32 neighborhood 26 Portland 20 spell 22
kindergarten 27 nephew 29 possible 29 state 24
last 22 nervous 18 post office 31 station 32
later 13 new 24 Powell 31 straight 31
learn 29 nice 14 preposition 12 street 20
leave 28 niece 29 pronoun 12 student 15
Let’s 31 night 15 restaurant 33 study 28
letters 31 nine 21 right 32 Sunday 20
like 29 nineteen 21 sad 18 super market 34
Lincoln27 ninety 21 Saturday 20 teacher 15
little 22 no 14 say 14 telephone 24
live 23 north 33 school 27 ten 21
lonely 18 northeast 33 second 17 than 33
Los Angeles 24 northwest 33 see 13 thank 13
love 28 not 14 September 25 thankful 18
mail 14 noun 12 seven 21 Thanks 13
man 31 November 25 seventeen 21 that 22
March 25 now 23 seventy 21 the 14
married 23 number 24 she 18 theater 34
May 25 October 25 shopping 28 their 24
meet 30 of 20 shy 18 then 28
met 20 often 29 sick 18 there 31
might 29 okay 15 side 32 these 27
mile 32 old 23 singular 25 they 18
Miss 14 on 20 Sir 24 third 17
Monday 20 one 17 sister 29 thirteen 21
more 33 one hundred 21 six 21 thirty 21
morning 13 one million 21 sixteen 21 this 13
mother 27 one thousand 21 sixty 21 this evening 14
Mr. 14 open 33 slower 22 three 17
Mrs. 14 ordinals 17 so 28 Thursday 20
much 22 Oregon 20 So long 14 time 20
must 28 our 24 social security 24 tired 18
my 24 over 28 sometime 28 title 32
name 22 parents 27 son 26 to 13
nearby 31 person 25 south 33 today 14
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tomorrow 15 woman 31 BE1 QUESTION AND ANSWER SECTION
too 13 train wonder
station 34 32 wonderful Instructions for the Student:
trying 31 28 would This section of the WEI Beginner’s English course contains questions
Tuesday 20 14 yes 15 on each lesson in Book One. After you have studied each lesson carefully,
turn 33 you 13 answer the questions on the lesson. If you are not sure of the answer, review
twelve 21 the lesson until you find the answer. These questions are not so much a test
you’re 14
of your knowledge as they are a tool to help you learn. After answering the
twenty 21 your 15 zip questions on one lesson, go on to the next lesson.
twenty-one 21 code 24 If you are a correspondence student, finish all seven lessons. After
twin 27 two answering all the questions in this book, cut out the entire Question and
17 uncle 29 Answer Section and mail it to your teacher. Do not mail the lesson book.
understand 22 It is yours to keep.
up 32 upset Your teacher will check your answers and return them to you as soon
19 us 26 as possible along with Book Two of this Beginner’s English course.
USA 24 verb When you have completed all three books of this course, you will
12 Vermont 23 be ready to move on to the second level of the WEI English Course which
uses Bible stories as illustrations. Then, when you finish the second level,
very 22 visit
you will be ready for the advanced course.
29 want 27 We are happy to have you as a student. May God bless you for your
warm 14 was desire to learn.
23 we 18 Please print your name and address below:
We’re 28
weary19 Student’s Name and Address:
Wednesday 20
week 20
welcome 14
well 13 west Name:
32 what 20
when 33 Address:
where20 wife
23 wife’s City: _______________________ State (or province) _________________
23 will 15
with 32 Postal Code: _________________ Country: _________________________

Teacher’s Name and Address:

Name: ______________________ Address: _________________________

City: __________________________ State: _________________________

Zip Code: ___________________ Country: _________________________


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QUESTIONS ON LESSON ONE BE1 BE1 QUESTIONS ON LESSON TWO

I. Upper Case (Capital Letters) I. True-False Questions (Read each of the following
In the blanks below, print all twenty-six letters of questions. Draw a circle around “T” if it is true and
the English alphabet in alphabetical order using upper around “F” if it is false.) Example: T F “A” is the
case (capital) letters: first letter in the English alphabet.
1.T F There are twenty-six letters in the English
____________________________________________________________
alphabet.
____________________________________________________________
2.T F These twenty-six letters can make more than
____________________________________________________________
forty sounds.
____________________________________________________________
3.T F If you know how to spell an English word,
II. Lower Case (Small Letters) you will always know how to pronounce it.
Now print the letters of the English alphabet in 4.T F There are twenty vowels in the English
alphabetical order using lower case (small) letters: alphabet.
5.T F The upside down “e” (c) is called the
____________________________________________________________
“schwa..”
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
II. Vowel Sounds
____________________________________________________________
In the blanks below, write (print) the diacritical
III. Alphabetical Order marks and phonetic symbol that indicate the various
Rearrange the following words in alphabetical sounds that English vowels can make.
order: ____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
5.Pen
4.Table
3.Stove
2.Apple
1.Book
1. ____________________________________________________________
2.
III. Consonant Sounds
_________________________ In the blanks below, write (print) the diacritical
3. marks and phonetic symbol that indicate the various
_________________________ sounds that English consonants can make.
4.
____________________________________________________________
_________________________
____________________________________________________________
5.
____________________________________________________________
__________________
____________________________________________________________
Congratulations! You have learned to read, write, and
pronounce the English alphabet from A to Z. You have Good Job! By learning the diacritical marks and
laid a solid foundation on which to build your phonetic symbols in Lesson Two, you will now be able
knowledge of the English language. Now proceed to to pronounce any English word by using a standard
Lesson Two. American dictionary. Even though the diacritical
marks vary slightly from dictionary to dictionary, you
should have no problem pronouncing the words.
Now go to Lesson Three and start building your
vocabulary.
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QUESTIONS ON LESSON THREE BE1 BE1 QUESTIONS ON LESSON FOUR

I. Parts of Speech I. Cardinals 4._____________________


In the blank spaces below, print in English the names Write (spell) the English cardinals from one to ten.
of the eight parts of speech: 1. ___________________ 2. ___________________
1. ______________________ 3._____________________
2. ______________________ 5._____________________6._____________________
3. ______________________ 7._____________________8._____________________
4. ______________________ 9._____________________ 10____________________
5. ______________________ 1. I ___________
6. ______________________ II._____________________
1. Ordinals
Write (spell) the first four English
2. _____________________
ordinals.
7. ______________________ 3. _____________________ 4. _____________________
8. ______________________

II. Greetings
tired.
Print in English some of the most common III. Verbs,
Fill inPronouns,
the blanksand
below
Adjectives
with the correct “to be” verb (am, are,
3. He
greetings. is).
1.___________________________________________________ _______________
2.___________________________________________________ bored. 2. You (singular)
3.___________________________________________________ 5. We _________ _________________________
4.___________________________________________________ busy. angry.
5.___________________________________________________ 7. They 4. She ________ nervous.
_________________ 6. You (plural)
afraid. _________________________
upset.
III. Farewells IV. Contractions
Print in English some of the most common In the blanks below, write the contractions of the
farewells. pronouns and verbs
1. __________________________________________________ listed.
2. __________________________________________________ 1. I am: ___________ . 2. You are:
3. _____________________________________________ __________________ .
4. __________________________________________________ 3. He is: __________ . 4. She is: ___________ .
5. __________________________________________________ 5. We are: ___________ . 6. They are:
____________________ .
You are doing well. Keep up the good work. Step by
step, you will learn how to communicate in the English V. Days of the Week
language. May God bless you as you continue your List the seven days of the week:
studies. 1. ________________ 2. _______________ 3. ________________
4. ________________ 5. _______________ 6. ________________
7. ________________
We commend you! You have worked
hard, and your work is paying off.
Think how much you have learned
already. Now review Lessons One
through Four before going to Lesson
Five.

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QUESTIONS ON LESSON FIVE BE1 BE1 QUESTIONS ON LESSON SIX

I. Answer the following questions in English: In the blanks below, write in English the twelve
1.Do you speak English? Answer: months of the year.
. I. _____________________ 2. _____________________
2.Do you understand English? 3. _____________________ 4. _____________________
. 5. _____________________ 6. _____________________
3.What’s your first name? 7. _____________________ 8. _____________________
. 9. _____________________ 10. ____________________
4.What’s your last name? II. ____________________ 12. ____________________
.
5.How old are you? May God reward you for your effort. You are doing great! Keep it up
. and you will be fluent in English in due time. Never, never, never give
6.What’s the date of your birth? up.
.
7.Are you married?
.
8.What country are you from?
.
9. What city are you from?
.
10.What is your street address now?
.
11.In what country do you live?
.
12.What is your telephone number?
.

II. Possessive Pronouns


Fill in the blanks below with the correct
possessive pronouns (my, your [singular], his, her, its,
our, your [plural], their).
1.1st person singular: This is __________ address?
2.2nd person singular: Is that ___________ address?
3.3rd per. sg. (male): __________ social security number
is 456-77-6789.
4.3rd person singular: (female): ________ telephone
number is 252-6431.
5.1st person plural: This is _____________ country.
6.2nd person plural: What are ______________ social
security numbers?
7.3rd person plural: _____________ zip code is 97308.

III. Months of the Year


I. Fill in the Blanks. s
Fill in the blanks below with words used e.
in the dialogue. And shopp
Jose: Hello. I’m Jose Gonzales, your new _________________ this ing
is my ____________ , Maria. Then
Henry: Welcome to our _______________________ . we
Maria: Do you have _____________ _, Mrs Jones? must
Sadie: and a B _grandchildren.
aunt(s)
niece(s)
brother(s).
______
______ go to
Yes ___________
and have given oth _ nephew(s)
sister(s).
__ ______
, us ____ _ study.
we grandparents. _
hav II. Your uncle(s) ____ Family
e In the first blank, put “no,” “a,”
two or a number. Answer by
–a saying, “His name is . . .”
are “Her name is . . . “ Or “Their
____ names are . . .” Then, write the
How many _and
_____a _______
do you have,
. This
Maria?
is our name(s). Example: I have a father. His name
Maria: We have two ___________ is George.
Joseph. girls, Anita and 1.I have ____ mother. Her name is
These are our ____ Avita. .
Sadie: How 2.I have
________________ 3.I have
are they? 4.I have
Maria:I We
Jose:
Henry:
Sadie: want
Joseph
Youmust
have
you
isgo
to
_______
a wonderful
now
meetand
my do
________
_______
some 5.I have
6.I have
7.I have
8.I have
9. I have _
years old and is in the Good job! You are expressing your thoughts in English
fifth very well. It’s still hard work for you, and it will be
too. hard work for some time to come. But won’t it be great
J when you wake up one morning and discover that you
o can speak, read, write, and understand English? That
will happen if you don’t give up.

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for
our for
QUESTIONS ON LESSON SEVEN ВЕ1 BE1 FOR TEACHER’S USE ONLY
(Please send this page to your teacher.)
I. Questions and Answers
Answer the following questions in English: 1. How far from the post
Score:
office were Rudy and Pedro when they first asked a man for directions?

2.Were they east or west of the post office at that time? _____________ Lesson One________________ Lesson Two_________________
3.How far were they from the post office when they asked a lady for Lesson Three________________ Lesson Four_________________
directions? ____________________________________________ Lesson Five_________________ Lesson Six__________________
4.Was the post office east or west of them? _____________________ Lesson Seven_____________
5.Was the post office on the right side of Powell as they walked west, or
on the left?

II. Directions
TEACHER’S MESSAGE FOR THE STUDENT
In the blanks below, list the eight main directions of the compass.
1. _____________________
2. _____________________
3. _____________________
4. _____________________
5. _____________________
6. _____________________
7. _____________________
8. _____________________

III. Important Places


In the blanks below, list twelve important places in any city.
1. ______________________ 2.
3._____________________
11. ______________________
______________________
5._____________________ 4._____________________
7._____________________ 6._____________________
9._____________________ 8._____________________
10.____________________
12.____________________

Bravo! You have just taken another giant step toward becoming fluent in
English. An old Chinese proverb says, “A journey of 1,000 miles begins
with one step.” It is also true that a journey of 1,000 miles is made up of
many steps, taken one at a time. Keep walking, and you will ultimately
arrive at your destination. Congratulations for completing Book One of
the Beginner’s English course. You are now ready for Book Two.

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