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UNIT 1 IN THIS UNIT YOU learn language to give and ask for personal information read an online survay with informetion for a personal profile— recognizing cognates Se asking for personal informetion—using polite language listen t0 a voicemail message and identify information complete an online registration form with your personal details about giving mation A Look at the pictures, Who is asking for personal information? Who is giving personal 4a party information? Label the boxes A, give personal information B, or A/B if both are possible. (ask about personal information 2.a job interview 2. language institute give personal informatior D give versona| information (lask about personal information [last about pe-soral information Work in pairs. Role-play a conversation at a party. You meet someone you don't k Tell your partner about yourself and ask questions to find out about them. & Hello! My name's Anthony. B: Oh, hello, Anthony. Nice to meet you. I'm Jenne 1 Ce LIC ene LLL ©) A Look at this webpage. Who is it for? My AN INTERNATIONAL SOCIA! L SITE FOR STUDENTS OF ENGLISH Contact people in other countries. Communicate in English, Complete the registration form below and join us! First name Last name Country, Email address Tevephone number Username | Password Security question When is your birthday? | 0 March 19, 1981 B Complete the online registration with your personal information. ‘What's your username? What's your pi assword? rv) recognizing cognates ‘Many words are similar in different languages. Lock for these words when you read. Use them to help you understand the text. A. Read the survey on the next page.Gireld) the words you recognize. How many words are similar in your language? B Complete the survey. ee PERSONAL PROFILE SURVEY Find friends similar to you. We have students from all over the world. Complete the survey with information about yourself and click send. I'm an English student in ... a school. O college. ©) a language institute. OQ, Reason for studying English: academic studies () work O © fun ‘Academic or professional areas: art oO finance C management business geography mathematics economics history medicine education languages science engineering Mterature other Special interests: animals Q) dance history music sports an O ecology literature Politics © travel ©) | Send | Meany (01 Listen and repeat the questions. + Can you help me? + Can you speak more slowly? + How do you say that in English? + Can you spell tha? + Can you repea: that? + What does that mean? B G@ Some of these phrases are also useful outside the classroom. For pictures 1-4, say which questions are possible. Check with a partner. be—statements and yes/no questions A LANGUAGE IN CONTEXT Read this conversation. Complete the statements. Professor Brown: Hi, everyone. Welcome. | am Professor Brown. P ease say 3 fow words abour yourself Paul: Hi. I'm Paul. I'm from New York, and I'm 20 years ole: ana: Hello, everyone. I'm Ana I'm 21, anc I'm ‘rom Mexico. Professor Brown: “Are you from Mexico City, Ana? Anat No, I'm net. I'm from Leda. Professor Brown: 15 Le6n a big cty? Ava: Yes, itis It's vory big. Professor Browne Thanks, Next? 1 Pel is from - 2 Anais years old, NOTICE! 4 In statements, the verb be comes the subject. albefore by after 2 |n questions, she verb be comes the subject, a} before b) after B ANALYZE Read the conversation in Exercise A again, Form Complete the table. Statements with be Affirmative 1 mm) 7 rreMle're re) from You/We/They are (You're/We're/Theyre) 127" Ho/Sho/t @ (He's/She's/It's) Yes/No questions with be @ you/they from Mexico? Is he/she/it Negative 1 am not I'm not) from YousWe/They are not [You/\e/They aren't) Mexico City. Short answers Yes, Lam. / No, I'm rot. Yes, we/they are. / No, we/they aren't. Yes, he/she/itis. / No, ne/she/it isn’t. Function Choose the correct option to complete the sentence. We use the verb be to tak about ... 9} people and things end facts about ther, such as age, by things we da avery cay. © PRACTICE Girclthe correct option. 1 Jack and Madison are / 2m ir Europe. 2 Is/ Are you a music student? 3 John isn’t aren't here. 4 We are / is college students. 5 [s/Am she 19 years ole? 6 Ed and |sebelle isn’t / eren't from the U.S.A 2 Vara fam 22 1 Are Eva from Spain? name, otc. WATCH OUT! Ores, we are ® Yes, we're WATCH OUT! Olam 20 years old. ®) [have 20 years. D — now you bo IT work in pairs. Choose two of the people below. Role-play a conversation like the one in Exercise A. Stefano, 19 Maria, 24 Devesh, 23 Isabela, 21 Rome, Italy Ma New Debhi, India Séo Paulo, Brazil 402 Listen to the alphabet. Notice that some letters have similar sounds. Write each letter in the correct category. lea! li Jel fav fou! Jj var) 1 ° Q R B (Work in pairs. Choose a word from this unit, or another English word you know. Spell it for your partner to guess the word. Use excuse me, thank you, thonks, you're welcome, and please to ke polite in English ae A fos Listen to the - = conversation below. Underline the polite language. ise me. Can | get your ‘ormation, please’? What's your name? David: It’s David Whitfield. tueas Can you spell your last name please? Davids It's W-H-I-T-F tweas: Thanks. Now, wha email add-ess? Davide It's davidw@meil,cor wea And your phone number? Davide I's (338) 414-2870. teas: Thank you very much David: You're welcome Leas: -D. your B & Make a mini class directory in your notebook. Work in groups. Ask your classmates for their HOW TO SAY I information. Include their first name, last name, email address, and phone number. Use polite language. In email addresses: @ seyot sey dot A Write the correct ordinal number next to each word. frst e nineteenth seventh thivd eleventh teath, 10" purtecnth thértieth stacth twenty fifth fifteenth twelfth Z ° : cS HOW TO SAY ITE path second. 2 Ordinal numbers: \ We say: fri, second, tenth, twentieth We writes 1%, 2, 10%, 20" Hh) 5 Complete the sentences with names of days, months, P Dates: andordinal- numbers: We say: Tho sacand of October, 2016, + Halloween is October : Tuescy the second of October / October 2 Today is {the) secone! 3 Friday is We write: 10/02/16, Tuesday October 2 / October 2 4 Valentine's Dey is February " 5 New Year's Day is January In British English wa write: 2/10/16 6 My Tuesday is 2 October hday is on A Bos LANGUAGE IN CONTEXT Listen to the conversation. Complete the sentences below. Stlesperson: | need to take some personal information First of all, what's your name? Jordan: Jorden Turner Salesperson: And where are you from? Jerdan: Washington, D.C Selesperson: How old are you, Jordan? Jordan: I'm 34 Selesperson: And when is your birthday? Jordan: July 17" Selesperson: Thank you, Now, Ineed you to sign here 1 Jordan is yess old 2 His birthday is in the month of NOTICE! 1 Underline these wards and phrases in the : what where howold waen the verb be 2 They come abbelore ) alier B ANALYZE Read the conversation in Exercise A again. Form Girele)the correct answers below. Wh- question words and phrases came 1) af the beginning / ar the end ofa question. Then, we put (2) the verb be/ the subject of the senten Function Complete the table with words from the conversation, Question word Funetion Example (0 what things © your narne? @) places © you from? (3 dotes ” your birtrcay? a someone's age @ you? © PRACTICE Read these answers. Write questions. 4A: Whet's your lastname? &: My last name is Alvarez. 2a: 2 I'm 21. And you? aA 2 & September 8 an ? Br I'm from Argentina. What aout you? Sa 7: My brother? He's 30 years old ba 7 & His name is George. > &@ now You Do It Ask your classmates questions from Exercise C and complete this table. Find someone... Name with a birthday in the same month es yours. fram another town or country. with a last name beginning with the sarne letter as yours. OMe ress) 05 Listen to the voicemail message. Circldthe correct option to complete the sentences. 4 The message is from aj Laura. by Paula, e) Carla 2 Her birthday is on Aug 28" by) 18" 28". 3 Har parry is at the ... Club. a) Clinten ty Klir ‘on ¢) Clintemn ‘The party i oH Heat Be there ct 4 Her parry is at ... o'clock. afive b)aine «seven B (G work in pairs. Follow the instructions below. + Student A, it's your dirthday! Think shout the date, location, and time of yeur party. Call your friend and leave a message. + Student 8, listen to the massage and write the details + When you finish, switch rolas. Nice to meet you! lifeSkills UNDERSTANDING FORMS * Identify the type of form * Comelete the parts you understand © Ack for help with parts you don’t understand A Where do you complete forms in English? Match the phrases to the correct picture. ata hotel] gona website C] bat the arort] aeta language institute ©) 8 [joe Read these forms. Circlathe correct type of form. Then listen and complete the missing information. dept Pate Tok (858) 349-8620 vata xs sie 20 8 a Diogo, Calflora 98200-8568 Ena parbview eaborrianetcom FullName Yoicaf Mehuac } smoking room Date of Birth | Nersinoking room Date ot Arrval (tune 7 ] Stogteroorn | Date of Daparire } Pew com 41 This is 2 hotel registration form / a library application form, MAKE A PAYMENT Fall Na Card type ze Yau vai uy Email addrose Card rumbor youneni990amynail con Expiration date Security code MUSE © Look at this United Kingdom immigration form. Complete the information in items 1.4-1.6 and 1.11. x br vange or | 1.13 County of bem } D Work in pairs. Role-play asking each other questions about the other information on the form. rau oes CTT TIT ada Asking for help with forms Excuse me. ee ee q REFLECT ... wae does ... mean? How can the skill of understanding What do | put here? forms be useful to you in Work and Can you please tell me what ... means? Career and Study and Learning? Nice to meet you! (UNIT ITZ A Complete these conversations with words in the box. (5 points) help repent sey sloaly spelt 4 a:Can you me? This isvery cifficul., Yes, of course. 2c How da you thar # Faglish? You say, “Fecuse me” 2 &sCan you speak mera —___, ploaso? sm Ys, fm sorry. 4 asHow do you __ your name? mite PENELOPE 5 aeSory, canyou that, pense? Yes. PAP -NGF OPE 8 Complete the sentences with the ordinal numbers for the words in parentheses. (5 points) 1 Today ic August __. (ewerty-thirch 2 Tomarmw is December (fourtannth) 2 July ts Amarienn lndepancionce Day. (url) 4 On.anuay __.. peoplein the USA colodcate New Year's Day. (frst) 5 Woanessay is Mey (seconeh ere aad STS ‘Lesk egain at Sectons 3 and 7 on pages 11 and 14 10 ‘Mogan is fram the U.S. Sho is introducing herself to a new friend in Argentina. Read her email. Circ the correct options. (10 points) To: carolina_sorges@mymail. com From: megarbrown@mymall.com Subject 11: Hi carol ‘My name enn / is/are Megan, and I @ am /' Fare fom Chicago in the US 'm 19. my irtnday (yom /is/ s7030. Mazar /is/ wea seadantin collage. ana letudy tology My ends at schoo! (som /is/ 270 Jossica, Sophie, cx Hannah, jessica ana Sophie 1am /¢ [are 19, and Hannahis 18. ‘What about you? ry Wea: / Were ow eld are you? em What / Where / Whan is your bgthday? on Was (Where/ When exacty are you from in argentina eit Buenos Alzes? cy What / Where / Wham are the names of your filends? Thope you suswer ay emul! Sour new friend, Magen [BAO corrects en ues Eoin etotorrore and ack wh. quortions to getirformation abou: people. c 7 correct: tek agrin at Sections ar then pages 1? ond M4

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