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A. Practice the Dialogue

Chief Engineer : Good morning, Captain. How do you do?

I am the new Chief Engineer.
Captain : Ah, good morning. Pleased to meet you.
Welcome on board.
Chief Engineer : Thank you.
Captain : Do you have your seaman’s book and passport?
Chief Engineer : Yes. Here you are.
Captain : Good. What is your family name?
Chief Engineer : Bruni.
Captain : OK. And what is your first name?
Chief Engineer : Pietro.
Captain : Where are you from, Pietro?
Chief Engineer : I’m from Genoa in Italy.
Captain : Of course. We have another Italian on board, the pump man. His
name is Depedri
Chief Engineer : Yes, I know him. He is a good worker.
Captain : What is your date of birth?
Chief Engineer : the 4th of February 1955
Captain : Are you married?
Chief Engineer : Yes, I am. My wife is at home in Italy.
Captain : Do you have children?
Chief Engineer : Yes, I have three, two boys and a girl.
Captain : What is your seaman’s book number?
Chief Engineer : It’s T65 7681.
Captain : OK. That’s all just now. The Second Engineer is in the office.
Speak to him as soon as possible, please.
Chief Engineer : OK. No problem.

B. Fill the blank based on your identity.

Good afternoon. Let me introduce myself. My name is
_________________________ and you can call me ___________. My family name is
___________. I come from_______________. I live at
__________________________. I was born on ____________________________. I
am _________ years old. I am (single / married). My last position was as
____________in ________ ship for ____________ (years/months). My hobby
is______________. That’s all about my self, thank you.

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C. Fill in the blank and practice

What is your name? ……………………

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What is your nick name?
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What are you from? ……………………

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Where do you live?
……

When were you born? ……………………

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Are you married? ……………………

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How old are you?
……

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What is your position?
……

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What is your last ……
ship?

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What is your hobby? ……

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D.

(positive)

1. I ____________ a sailor.
2. Peter __________ a sailor, too.
3. We ___________ both sailors at BPPTL ship.
4. Our captain ___________ a nice man.
5. His name ____________ Captain Anderson.
6. There ___________ 17 boys and 8 girls in this class.
7. Our classroom ____________ very nice.
8. It _________ quite new.
9. My parents __________ pleased with my job.
10. By the way, they ___________ from Canada.
11. Canada _________ north of the USA.
12. United States of America _________ south of Canada.
13. Do you know where the reports ________?
14. I put them on my desk. Now they __________ gone.
15. Everybody at school __________ looking forward to the holidays.
16. Where _________ you going next month?
17. I __________ going to the beach for a week.
18. __________ you sure?
19. Yes! It ___________ arranged.
20. Where __________ you from?
21. _________ everybody ready?
22. Never _________ a strong word.

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I am not We are not

You are not You are not
He is not They are not She is not
It is not

(negative)

1. It ________________ a super job!

2. He __________________an officer.
3. I ____________________a teacher.
4. She _________________a secretary.
5. Your brother ___________________twelve years old.
6. Alice and Mark _______________brother and sister.
7. It ________________ a large vessel.
8. I _________________ going to the port.
9. My neighbors _______________ Japanese.
10. Your girlfriend _______________very cute!
11. I ________________going to the office today.
12. Kate ______________ my friend.
13. I ____________________a student.
14. We __________________ in the classroom.
15. John ___________________ at home.
16. My father and my mother ______________________ very understanding.
17. Oporto _______________________ a very nice city.
18. Portugal ________________________ in Europe.
19. You __________________________ nice.
20. My chief engineer _____________________ great.
21. They ___________________ at work.
22. David and I _______________________ in the shipyard.
23. The cat _____________________ in the garden.
24. My dogs ____________________ black and white.
25. It ____________________a blue pen.
26. The sun ____________________yellow.
27. The life-jackets _____________________under the table.
28. It ___________________ my father.
29. I _________________________ at home.
30. We ________________________ Portuguese.

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Yes, am/is/are

No, am not/ isn’t/ aren’t

(question)

1. __________ you a gentleman? Yes, ____________

2. __________ he a student? No, ____________
3. __________ they teachers? Yes, ____________
4. __________you interested in football? No, ____________
5. __________ AB keen on painting? Yes, ____________
6. __________ they siblings? No, ____________
7. __________ Nicole your sister? No, ____________
8. __________ my brother at home? Yes, ____________
9. __________ this your passport? No, ____________
10. __________ that your mom’s car? Yes, ____________
11. __________ they your parents? No, ____________
12. __________ Ayu your wife? Yes, ____________
13. __________ Becky and Carl married? No, ____________
14. __________ you on holidays? Yes, ____________
15. __________ the chef with you? No, ____________
16. __________ they annoying Yes, ____________
17. __________ he at school? No, ____________
18. __________ it on board the vessel? Yes, ____________
19. __________ your car blue? No, ____________
20. __________ these your pens? Yes, ____________
21. __________ the engine room noisy? No, ____________
22. __________ I good at music? Yes, ____________
23. __________ she into music? No, ____________
24. __________ he smart? Yes, ____________
25. __________ they intelligent? No, ____________
26. __________ it interesting? Yes, ____________
27. __________ is Clare beautiful? No, ____________
28. __________ you brave? Yes, ____________
29. __________ I your best friend? Yes, ____________
30. __________ she a cadet? No, ____________

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1. Lisbon _______________ a great city.

2. The cabin door ______________ open.
3. The windows ____________ closed.
4. ___________your mother a teacher?
5. I _______________a nice and kind person.
6. You _______________a teacher.
7. The chief officer’s desk ________________ broken.
8. ___________Jake tall ?
9. ___________you Spanish?
10. ___________we friends?
11. you _________________a chef.
12. he __________________ an oilier.
13. she __________________________a model
14. ___________they happy?
15. Tom and I _______________________a couple
16. Mandy _______________________an amazing girl.
17. ___________sailors good?
18. it ___________________________raining
19. she ___________________________my mother
20. he ______________________________a fireman
21. Linda and Tom ___________________ on the bridge
22. ___________my dog small?
23. I ___________________________ at work today
24. Our grandmother_____________________ very smart
25. ___________Linda pretty?
26. My sister________________________ a generous person
27. You _____________________________a fantastic friend
28. They _____________________________positive people

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I am from Spain. I am from China.

I am Spanish. I am Chinese.

I am from France. I am from Portugal.

I am French. I am Portuguese.

I am from Argentina. I am from USA.

I am Argentine. I am American.

I am from Australia. I am from Germany.

I am Australian. I am German.

I am from England. I am from Italy.

I am English. I am Italian.

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Practicing ‘to be’ and

Countries/Nationalities
1. I........ from ....................... I ......... ....................................

2. He........ from ....................... He ......... ....................................

3. They........ from ....................... They ......... ....................................

4. She........ from ....................... She ......... ....................................

5. He........ from ....................... He ......... ....................................

6. We........ from ....................... We ......... ....................................

7. I........ from ....................... I ......... ....................................

8. The seconf officer ........ from ....................... She ......... ....................................

9. I........ from ....................... I ......... ....................................

10. They........ from ....................... They ......... ....................................

11. She........ from ....................... She ......... ....................................

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12. I........ from ....................... I ......... ....................................

13. You........ from ....................... You ......... ....................................

14. He........ from ....................... He ......... ....................................

15. I and Sarah........ from ....................... I and Sarah ......... ....................................

16. You........ from ....................... and we ......... ....................................

17. John........ from ....................... John ......... ....................................

18. I........ from ....................... I ......... ....................................

19. Nilay........ from ....................... Nilay ......... ....................................

20. The agent ....... from ....................... I ......... ....................................

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