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CONVERSATION HANDOUT
BPM TOPIC 1
VERB TO BE
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb.

I.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

A:
B:
A:
B:
A:
B:
A:
B:

Hello! I _____ Robert.

Hello! Nice to meet you, Robert.
How _____ you?
I _____ fine, thanks.
What _____ your name?
My name _____ Elizabeth.
How old _____ you?
I _____ nineteen years old.

8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.

A:
B:
A:
B:
A:
B:

14. A:
15. B:

What nationality _____ you?

I _____ Chilean.
Where _____ you from?
I _____ from Santiago.
What _____ you studying?
I _____ studying Business
Administration.
Where _____ you studying?
I _____ a student at the university.

II.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

Her name _____ Elizabeth.

She _____ nineteen years old.
She _____ Chilean.
She _____ from Santiago.
She _____ a student.
She _____ studying Business
Administration.
She _____ intelligent.
She _____ pretty.

9.

We ____ not ugly!

10. We _____ intelligent.

11. We _____ modern.
12. We _____ friendly.
13. We _____ a lot of fun.
14. We _____ in love with them.
15. But they _____ not
interested in us.

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CONVERSATION HANDOUT
BPM TOPIC 3
COLORS
Identify the objects below according to their color.
For example:

Bananas are yellow

Three YELLOW things:

The sun is yellow

Wheat is yellow

Now it's your turn ...

1. Two green things

Look at the illustration and mention

3. Two white things

5. Two orange things

cabbages

a blackboard

2. Two brown things

4. Two red things

chocolates

carrots
Christmas trees

oranges

a snowman

apples

strawberries

ham

pumpkins

clouds

tea

turtles

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CONVERSATION HANDOUT
BPM TOPIC 5
THE IDEAL OFFICE

Pete and Larry

Mr. Davis
Carol
Barbra

Lucy

Joseph

Claire and Bob

Chuck
Linda

Complete the following sentences. Use verbs from the balloon.

sleep
eat

read

drink

talk

smoke

Mr. Davis is upset because ...

1.

Linda is

2.

Lucy and Barbra are

3.

Chuck is

4.

Claire and Bob are

5.

Pete and Larry are

6.

Joseph is

7.

Carol is

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CONVERSATION HANDOUT
BPM TOPIC 7
THE ALPHABET

ei

bi

si

di

ef

yi

eich

ai

yei

kei

el

em

en

ou

pi

kiu

ar

es

ti

iu

vi

dabliu

eks

uai

zi/zed

Vowels: A,E, I, O, U
I.

Consonants: All other letters

Can you spell your name?

Last name? ___________________________________________________________________
Teachers name? _______________________________________________________________

II.

Look at the scene. Spell the names of the objects you see.

III. How many words can you make up from these words? Spell them.
e.g. MACHINE
TRONWELL
WATERMELON

(e.g. IN, CHINA, MAN, HEN, etc.)

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CONVERSATION HANDOUT
BPM TOPIC 9
WHAT ARE THEY DOING?
Billy

Tony

Mr. Brown

Bob

Jenny and Tom

Lisa and Caroline

Julie

Give complete answer to the following questions.

1.

What is Mr. Brown doing?

2.

Who is answering the phone?

3.

What is Billy doing?

4.

Who is drinking juice?

5.

What are Lisa and Caroline doing?

6.

What is Tony doing?

7.

What is Bob doing?

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CONVERSATION HANDOUT
BPM TOPIC 11(A)
PROFESSIONS & ACTIVITIES

What do these people do? What are they doing now?

Laura

Phil

Peter

Ernest

Fiona

George and Max

Elena

Write sentences using the names and the information given in parentheses.

Example : Larry is a bus driver. He is driving a bus.

1. _________________________ is a secretary.

______________________(type letters)

2. ___________________ is a cowboy. _____________________________(ride a horse)

3. __________________ is a painter. _____________________________(paint a house)
4. ___________________ is a chef. ________________________________(cook a stew)
5. _______________ are soccer players. ___________________________(play soccer)
6. _________________ is a baseball player. ________________________(play baseball)
7. ________________________ is a teacher. _________________________(teach math)

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CONVERSATION HANDOUT
BPM TOPIC 11(B)
WHAT ARE THEY SAYING?
Look at the pictures and write what you think they are saying.

1. ____________________________

2. ____________________________

3. ____________________________

4. ____________________________

5. ____________________________

6. ____________________________

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My parents? Yes, theyre here ..... Theyre fine, thanks. Mom (*) is (5) _______________ a cup
of coffee, and Dad (*) is (6) _______________ his pipe .....
Well, yes, and thank you for calling. Say hello to your family ..... Bye-bye.

Wheres the rest of the family? Well, Gary is out in the front yard (2) _______________ the
car. The boys are playing in the living-room ..... Yes, Bobby Junior is (3) _______________
his new little car, and little Sally is (4) _______________ her presents .....

Hello. Yes, its me, Jennifer. Oh, hi, Betty.

Merry Christmas to you, too! ....
Oh, were fine, thanks .....
Robert? Oh, hes O.K. Right now, hes (1) _______________
a Christmas present into the house .....

Jennifer is 5speakING on the phone.

(verb + ING)

(*) Mom = Mother

(*) Dad = Father

Example:

Fill in the empty spaces with the verbs that best describe what these people are
doing Remember to use this formula: verb + ING

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Conversation Keycheck
CONVERSATION HANDOUT KEY CHECK
BPM
Topic 1

1. am; 2. are; 3. am; 4. is; 5. is; 6. are; 7. am; 8. are; 9. am; 10. are; 11. am; 12. are; 13. am; 14. are;
15. am

II

1. is; 2. is; 3. is; 4. is; 5. is; 6. is; 7. is; 8. is; 9. are; 10. are; 11. are; 12. are; 13. are; 14. are; 15. are

Topic 3

1. Cabbages are green - Christmas trees are green; 2. Chocolate is brown - tea is brown; 3. Plain yogurt
is white - Paper is white; 4. Blood is red - Cherries are red; 5. Pumpkins are orange - Oranges are orange.
Topic 5

1. Linda is drinking coffee; 2. Lucy and Barbra are talking; 3. Chuck is eating donuts. 4. Claire and Bob
are smoking in the office; 5. Pete and Larry are talking; 6. Joseph is sleeping; 7. Carol is reading.
Topic 7

II

b - a - l - l - o - o - n; t - r - e - e; f - l - o - w - e - r - s; b - i - c - y - c - l - e;
s - u - i - t - c - a - s - e; w - a - l - l - e - t; u - m - b - r - e - l - l - a; b - u - s;
f-r-u-i-t-s-t-a-n-d

III

MACHINE:
TRONWELL:
WATERMELON:

in, China, man, hen, mine, chin, him, men, nice, cinema, hi, etc.
well, tell, on, not, row, own, now, troll, net, owl, Ron, etc.
water, melon, team, rat, meter, meet, real, eat, learn, etc.

Topic 9

1. Mr. Brown is reading the newspaper; 2. Julie is answering the phone; 3. Billy is watching TV; 4. Jenny and
Tom are
drinking juice; 5. Lisa and Caroline are buying clothes; 6. Tony is eating a hot dog; 7. Bob is listening to music.
Topic 11

1. Elena is a secretary. She is typing letters; 2. Ernest is a cowboy. He is riding a horse; 3. Phil is a painter.
He is painting a house; 4. Laura is a chef. She is cooking a stew; 5. George and Mike are soccer players.
They are playing soccer; 6. Peter is a baseball player. He is playing baseball; 7. Fiona is a teacher. She
is teaching math.

II

1. I am reading a book; 2. You are eating; 3. He is carrying a box; 4. They are opening the gate; 5. She
is drinking a soda; 6. They are dancing.

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