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Con ver s a tion

CONVERSATION HANDOUT
BPM TOPIC 1
VERB TO BE

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb.

I.

1. A: Hello! I _____ Robert. 8. A: What nationality _____ you?

B: Hello! Nice to meet you, Robert. 9. B: I _____ Chilean.
2. A: How _____ you? 10. A: Where _____ you from?
3. B: I _____ fine, thanks. 11. B: I _____ from Santiago.
4. A: What _____ your name? 12. A: What _____ you studying?
5. B: My name _____ Elizabeth. 13. B: I _____ studying Business
6. A: How old _____ you? Administration.
7. B: I _____ nineteen years old. 14. A: Where _____ you studying?
15. B: I _____ a student at the university.

II.

1. Her name _____ Elizabeth. 9. We ____ not ugly!

2. She _____ nineteen years old. 10. We _____ intelligent.
3. She _____ Chilean.
11. We _____ modern.
4. She _____ from Santiago.
5. She _____ a student. 12. We _____ friendly.
6. She _____ studying Business 13. We _____ a lot of fun.
Administration. 14. We _____ in love with them.
7. She _____ intelligent. 15. But they _____ not
8. She _____ pretty. interested in us.

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CONVERSATION HANDOUT
BPM TOPIC 3
COLORS

Identify the objects below according to their color.

For example: Three YELLOW things:

Bananas are yellow The sun is yellow Wheat is yellow

Now it's your turn ...

Look at the illustration and mention 1. Two green things 2. Two brown things
3. Two white things 4. Two red things
5. Two orange things

cabbages a blackboard
chocolates

carrots
Christmas trees apples
strawberries

oranges ham clouds tea

pumpkins turtles
a snowman

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CONVERSATION HANDOUT
BPM TOPIC 5
THE IDEAL OFFICE

Pete and Larry

Mr. Davis

Carol

Lucy Barbra
Joseph

Claire and Bob Chuck

Linda

Complete the following sentences. Use verbs from the balloon.

sleep drink talk

eat read 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

A B C D E F G
ei bi si di i ef yi

H I J K L M N
eich ai yei kei el em en

O P Q R S T U
ou pi kiu ar es ti iu

V W X Y Z
vi dabliu eks uai zi/zed

Vowels: A,E, I, O, U Consonants: All other letters

I. Can you spell your name?

Last name? ___________________________________________________________________
Teacher’s 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 (e.g. IN, CHINA, MAN, HEN, etc.)

TRONWELL
WATERMELON

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CONVERSATION HANDOUT
BPM TOPIC 9
WHAT ARE THEY DOING?

Billy

Mr. Brown Tony

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 Ernest Peter George and Max

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

Example: Jennifer is 5speakING on the phone.

(verb + ING)

- Hello. Yes, it’s me, Jennifer. Oh, hi, Betty.

- Merry Christmas to you, too! ....
- Oh, we’re fine, thanks .....
- Robert? Oh, he’s O.K. Right now, he’s (1) _______________
a Christmas present into the house .....
- Where’s the rest of the family? Well, Gary is out in the front yard (2) _______________ the

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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 .....

- My parents? Yes, they’re here ..... They’re 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.
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(*) Mom = Mother

(*) Dad = Father
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CONVERSATION HANDOUT KEY CHECK

BPM
Topic 1
I 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: in, China, man, hen, mine, chin, him, men, nice, cinema, hi, etc.
TRONWELL: well, tell, on, not, row, own, now, troll, net, owl, Ron, etc.
WATERMELON: 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
I 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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