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Unit 1 / Elementary
Meeting People

In the classroom

Teacher: Good morning, class.

Students: Good morning, ma’am.

Teacher: How are you today?

Students: Fine, thanks. And you?

Teacher: I’m very well, thanks. Sit down please. This is unit 2. Open your books to page 9.

Complete the conversation

A: Hello. ______ name`s George .What’s _______name?

B: Ann.

A: Where are you from, Ann?

B: _______ from Manchester .Where_______ you from?

A: ____ ____ ____, too!

B: Oh! Nice to meet you!

Put the dialogue in order (1-9)

___ And where are you from, John?

___ And what’s your surname?

__1_ Hello .What`s your first name?

___ Thank you very much.

___ John.
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___ Wilkens.

___ How do you spell that?

___ I’m from London .I`m English.

___ W-I-L-K-E-N-S.

THE ALPHABET

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

VOWELS

A E I O U

A OR AN?

We use A before words beginning with a consonant letter.

A book A car

A tree A doctor and a patient

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We use AN before words beginning with a vowel.

AN APPLE
AN ORANGE

AN ICE CREAM

AN EGG

AN UMBRELLA
AN OWL
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A or An

The SOUND of the letter is important, not the written letter!

 A house, but an hour. We don’t pronounce the h at the beginning of the word “hour.” It is silent.

An FBI agent An MBA An honest man.

 An umbrella, but a university. The “u” at the beginning of the word “university” is pronounced
like “you”

A European country A one-day conference

Write “A or An” in the blanks.

1. An hour
2. ___ engineer
3. ___driver
4. ___ pilot
5. ___ old man
6. ___city
7. ___ art gallery
8. ___ musician
9. ___ experienced teacher
10. ___ lawyer
11. ___ bus

SINGULAR –PLURAL

 For most nouns add –s to the noun to make plural.

A CAR Two CARS

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A SHOE SHOES

A MOTORBIKE MOTORBIKES

A WATERMELON WATERMELONS

Nouns ending in -s, -ss, -ch , -sh, -x, -o make the plural by adding –es

A BUS BUSES
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A WATCH WATCHES

A BRUSH BRUSHES

A TOMATO TOMATOES

A BOX BOXES
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A GLASS GLASSES

Nouns ending with “consonant + y” make their plural by dropping –y and adding –ies.

A BABY BABIES

A FLY FLIES

But if there is a vowel before –y, we just add –s

A BOY BOYS
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IRREGULAR PLURALS

A MAN MEN

A WOMAN WOMEN

A CHILD CHILDREN

FOOT FEET
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TOOTH TEETH

A PERSON PEOPLE

The verb “TO BE”: AM -IS- ARE.

AFFIRMATIVE/POSITIVE FORM:

SUBJECT FULL FORM CONTRACTED (SHORT)

PRONOUNS FORM
I AM I’M
YOU ARE YOU’RE
HE IS HE’S
SHE IS SHE’S
IT IS IT’S
WE ARE WE’RE
YOU ARE YOU’RE
THEY ARE THEY’RE

NEGATIVE FORM:

SUBJECT FULL FORM CONTRACTED (SHORT) FORM

PRONOUNS
I AM NOT I’M NOT --------
YOU ARE NOT YOU’RE NOT YOU AREN’T
HE IS NOT HE’S NOT HE ISN’T
SHE IS NOT SHE’S NOT SHE ISN’T
IT IS NOT IT’S NOT IT ISN’T
WE ARE NOT WE’RE NOT WE AREN’T
YOU ARE NOT YOU’RE NOT YOU AREN’T
THEY ARE NOT THEY’RE NOT THEY AREN’T
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QUESTION FORM:

AM I …?
ARE YOU …?
IS HE …?
IS SHE…?
IS IT …?
ARE WE …?
ARE YOU …?
ARE THEY …?

Short answer Long answer

Are you a student? Yes, I am. Yes, I’m a student/Yes, I am a student

Don’t say: Yes, I’m. Say: Yes, I am.

We don’t use contractions in positive answers.

Is he a dentist? Yes, he is. /Yes, he is a dentist. /Yes, he’s a dentist.

Is he a teacher? No, he isn’t. /No, he’s not a teacher. /No, he isn’t a teacher.
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Are they peaches? Yes, they are. / Yes, they are peaches. / Yes, they’re peaches.
Are they apples? No, they aren’t. / No, they’re not apples. / No, they aren’t apples.

Are they basketball players? Yes, they are. / Yes, they are basketball players. /Yes, they’re
basketball players.
Are they football players? No, they aren’t. / No, they’re not football players. /No, they aren’t
football players

Make the sentences A) question and then B) negative.

Example:

He’s a teacher. A) Is he a teacher? B) He isn’t a teacher.

1. She’s a housewife. A) ________ B) ________

2. They’re schoolchildren. A) ________ B) ________

3. It’s a dog. A) ________ B) ________

4. The women are tired. A) ________ B) ________

5. We’re friends. A) ________ B) ________

6. I’m a policeman A) ________ B) _________

7. You’re a postman. A) ________ B) _________

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Give short answers.

1. Is he a teacher? Yes, he is.

2. Is he a pilot? No, ________
3. Are the students at school? Yes, _______
4. Is the cat in the room? No, ________.
5. Are you happy? Yes._______
6. Is it a car? Yes, _________
7. Are they doctors? No, ________
8. Are you a student? Yes, ________

Make questions and give answers using the verb to be:

Example: engineer / William Is William an engineer? Yes, he is an engineer. (+)

1. good rider / Steve …………………….…… ? ….…………….…………(+)

2. lazy students / Mark and Lucy …………………………..? …………………..………(- )
3. soup / hot ……..………………….…? ……......…………………(+)
4. the baby / asleep ……………………………? ………………..………... (- )

Complete this postcard using “AM, IS, ARE, AM NOT, ISN’T, AREN’T”:

Hello!

My name ….is….. Jack, and this …..… Sue.

She ……. my sister. Sue …….. twelve years old and I …… sixteen.

We ……. adults. We …….. students. We ……… Canadians. We …………. Americans.

We ……….. from Chicago. Chicago ……….. in the United States.

Best regards,

Jack

Use the correct forms of “be”: (am, is are, am not, is not, are not)

1. A dog is an animal.

2. A potato __________ an animal. It is a vegetable.

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3. Roses __________ beautiful flowers.

4. Nancy and I __________ close friends. We know each other very well.

5. I’m a student. I ___________ a teacher.

6. My brother __________ a worker. He works for a company. His company __________ in

the town centre.

7.” Where ___________ your parents?” “ They are at home. “

8. “Is English difficult?”

“No, it __________. It __________ quite easy.”

9. “What _________ your mother’s job? _______ she a housewife?”

“No, she __________. She __________ a doctor. “

10. “_________ you Bill Jones?” “No, I ____________. I _______ John Smith.”

11.” Where __________ you from?” “I __________ from Ankara.

12.” __________ you Italian?” “No, I ____________ Italian. I __________ Turkish. “

13. “_________ your sister married?” “No, she ___________. She __________ single.”

14. “How old __________ you?” “I __________ 18 years old. “

15. “_________ it Sunday today?” “No, it __________. It __________ Monday. “

16. “__________ the students in the classroom?” “No, they ___________ in the classroom.
They __________ in the garden. “

17. My uncle’s children ___________ my cousins.

18. The weather _________ very cold. I need a sweater.

19. These exercises __________ long. They are short.

20. What __________ your phone number? It _______ 0 312 123 45 67.

Fill in the blanks with the correct words.

1. “Are they Japanese?” “ ________ _________ _________ They are Chinese.”

2. “________ __________ from England?” “No, I’m __________.”

3. “Is Donald Trump Canadian? “ “ No, ________ ________. He ________ American.”

4. “__________ it Sunday today?” “ Yes, ________ __________ .”

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5. “Are you at home?” “No, _______ _________. I’m at work.”

6.. “________ __________ your father?” “ __________, __________ isn’t.”

7. “How old ______ your brother?” “ ________ __________ 7 years old.”

Possessive adjectives

We use Possessive Adjectives to show who "possesses" something.

my
What’s your name/s?
his
her
its
our
your
their
This is house.

My car is very old.

How old is his sister?
You need to clean your teeth.

Use the correct possessive adjectives: (my, your, his, her, its, our, their)

1. Edward collects stamps. __________ collection is very big.

2.” Can I borrow __________ dictionary for a few minutes?” “Sure. _______ dictionary is on
the table. You can use it. “

3. “Is this Alice’s umbrella?”

“No, it isn’t __________ umbrella. It is my umbrella. “

4.”Whose teacher is she over there?”

“She is __________ teacher. We like her very much. “

5.” Where is __________ house?” “They live in the city centre. “

6. “Is she John’s girlfriend? “ “No, she isn’t __________ girlfriend. She is Peter’s girlfriend. “

7.” Whose car is this?” “It is my father’s car. It is__________ car. “

8. __________ house is very small. We need a large one.

9. We have a dog. __________ name is Karabaş.

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10.” What’s your sister’s name?” “__________ name is Kelly.”

11. “What are your brothers’ names? “ “__________ names are Jim and Jack. “

Complete the passage. Use these words.

my your his her its our their his

Hello. My name is Patrick. I’m nine. I have got a brother. His name is Andy and he’s
eleven. We are on holiday in Spain. The hotel is very good and _____ swimming-pool is
large. And I have got a sister. _____ name is Liz. She’s six years old. _____ mother and
father are in the restaurant now. Their friends, Mr. and Mrs. Bolton, are in the restaurant, too.
_____ sons are in the pool. Andy has got a girlfriend. _____ girlfriend’s name is Sandra.
She’s in _____ class at school. Where is your family? Is _____ family here, too?

Complete the dialogues with the correct possessive adjectives.

1. Timothy: Hi, __my__name's Timothy. What's ______name?

Helen :Helen.

Timothy :Who's that?

Helen: She's my sister. _____name's Ann.

2. Mark :This is my parents' house

Jill :Really?______ house is very big.

Mark:Yes, I know.

3. Albert: Are you all in the same team?

Susan: Yes, we are. ____team's called The Beavers.

Albert :Oh and is that the coach?

Susan :Yes. _______name is Mike Smith.

4. Phil: What’s ______ name?

Rosie: She is Ms Vincent. ____’s Helen’s new teacher.

Phill: Oh. What's _______teacher's name?

Rosie: My teacher is Ms Wilson

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Fill in the blanks with the correct subject pronouns or possessive adjectives.

1) Peter is a university student. He is twenty years old. His father is a businessman in Germany.
2) Heidi is twenty-four years old. _____ is from Switzerland. _____ parents are doctors.
3) Margareta is a housewife. ______ husband’s name is Gustav. _______ are Norwegian.
4) Antonio is an Italian racing-driver. ______ car is a Ferrari. ______ is red and very fast.
5) Vanita is from India. _____ is an actress. ______ surname is Patel.
6) Thomas is a farmer from Wales. _____ dog is a sheep-dog. _____ name is Shep.
7) ______ name is Juan Carlos. _____ is the King of Spain. ______ wife’s name is Sofia.
8) Louise and Gary are from South Africa. ______ are journalists. ______daughter’s name is
Shelley.
9) My sister and I are university students. _______ school is in Ankara, but ______ are from
Antalya.
10) “Are _______ Kay Wister?”
“No, _______ name is Katie Calder.”

Use “HE, SHE, IT, THEY, WE, HIS, HER, THEIR, OUR, ITS” for the underlined words

1. Jane’s father is very thin.

He is very thin.

2. Men’s trousers are very expensive.

___________________________________________

3. Jim’s shirt is very long.

___________________________________________

4. Is your brother a businessman?

___________________________________________

5. My mother and I would like some tea.

___________________________________________

6. These are Ayşe’s and my books.

___________________________________________

7. Mrs. Brown’s daughters are in the garden.

___________________________________________

8. Where is Gökçe’s mother?

___________________________________________
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9. My father’s car is blue.

___________________________________________

10. That rabbit is grey. The rabbit’s ears are long.

___________________________________________

Apostrophe `s showing possession

You use an apostrophe to show that a thing or person belongs or relates to someone or
something:

Ben’s party=His party

yesterday’s weather = the weather of yesterday

My wife`s name =her name = the name of my wife

Andy`s dictionary= his dictionary

Add 's to singular words to show possession.

Charles's sneakers Bess's dresses bus's tires

(Charles + 's) (Bess + 's) (bus + 's)

If a singular word ends in s, both “only apostrophe or apostrophe s” are correct.

Charles's sneakers Bess's dresses

(Charles's) (Bess's)
(Charles’) (Bess’)

Put into the possessive form using apostrophe .

1. The father of James -------- James’s father

2. The clothes of the boys -------- The boys’ clothes
3. The coat of the boy
4. The club of the women
5. The fur of the fox
6. The name of my sister
7. The poems of Shakespeare
8. The Park of St. James
9. The hats of ladies
10. The toys of my children
11. The music of Mozart
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Read Sandy`s profile and complete the blanks with the correct information.

I am Canadian and I live in Toronto. It’s a beautiful city. I’m a chef in a French
restaurant. I can cook delicious French food!
Family and friends are very important to me. My best friend is Cheryl, she’s eighteen and
she’s a student at Toronto University. She’s very funny. She can’t cook like me but she is a
very good dancer. My boyfriend is Felipe. He’s from Argentina. He’s very handsome! He is a
musician in a rock band. He can sing and play the guitar.
I live with my mother, my father Harry and my sister, Susy. She is twenty and she’s
a shop assistant. I love my family!

1. Sandy is from_______________.

2. _________________is a student at Toronto University.

3. Sandy lives with _______________.

4. Sandy is a/an _______________in a French restaurant.
5. Cheryl is not a good cook, but she can ______________ well.
6. _______________is Argentinian.
7. Felipe is a ______________ in a rock band.

Fill in the blanks with only ONE WORD:

My name’s Rick Wilson and I’m _______ London. I’m 20 years old. I’m a student. I go
to Kingston University. I _______ basketball and I’m in the school team.

I have a brother and a sister. My brother, Ray, is 21 years old. He is very active. He can
ride a motorbike and he can ski. My sister is Rosie. She’s 23 years old and she
_______married.

I live with my parents and my brother in a house in West London. My father, Peter, is a
lawyer and my mother, Susanna, is a lawyer, too. They work together in _______ office. I’m
not married, but I have a girlfriend, Lily. She’s lovely! She can speak Chinese and French.
My family really like _______!
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Vocabulary

What’s your job?

Match the jobs with the pictures

doctor pilot engineer teacher artist

singer student dentist taxi driver vet

1 3
2

4
5

10
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Adjectives

Use an adjective in each blank.

big long small old fast

short expensive new slow cheap

1. Australia is a big country.

2. A Cheetah is a _____________ animal.

3. My grandfather is very ___________. He’s

about 90.

4. This diamond ring is very _____________

5. Jim’s hair is __________.

6. My house is _______________. It isn’t big.

7. The Nile is a ________________river.

8. A turtle is a _____________ animal.

9. I need ____________ shoes.

10. Formula cars are not _______________.

They are expensive.

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Write the opposite of the adjectives given in the sentences.

1. The town I live is not big. It is a __________ one.

2. This shop is very _____________. Let’s go to a cheaper one.
3. This old building needs restoration. After the restoration I’m sure it will look _______.
4. ________ people are more energetic than the old ones.
5. Some children are fast-learners. It’s easy to teach them. However, some children learn
slowly. They are ________-learners. It is __________ to train them.
6. I like hot weather. We’re in winter. It’s getting __________.
7. The food they serve in this restaurant is delicious. The restaurant opposite has
____________ meal. I never eat there.
8. Some students think English lessons are interesting. The others don’t have the same
opinion. For them English is __________.

Family and relatives

Complete the chart with the words given in the table

mother uncle grandmother son wife sister nephew

grandchild cousin husband brother father niece aunt

We have male and female relatives.

Grandmother

father

uncle

daughter

brother

niece

parents

cousin
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Nancy Rick

Kelly
Carol
Max me Nick

Bill David Alice

Fill in the blanks with the words from the family tree above.

1. Nancy and Rick are my ______________.

2. My father’s name is _____________.
3. Kelly is my _____________ and Max is my _____________.
4. Bill and David are my ______________.
5. Alice is my ______________.
6. Alice is Bill’s ______________.
7. Bill, David and Alice are ______________grandchildren.
8. Max is ______________ husband.
9. Nancy is ______________ mother.
10. Max is Alice’s ______________.
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______ ______

______
me
______ ______ ______

______ ______
_

Fill in the names in the family tree

11. My mother’s name is Mary.

12. I have a sister and a brother; Helen and Peter.
13. Peter has 2 children.
14. Helen and Harry are married.
15. Rob is Mary’s husband.
16. Harry and Helen are Sam’s parents.
17. Sam is Sue’s cousin.
18. Sally is my niece.
19. Catherine is Peter’s wife.
20. Mary has two daughters: Helen and Celine.
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Family Members

Use the correct words about Liz’s family.

Liz and Henry are married. Liz is Henry’s _____1______ and Henry is Liz’s _____2____.
They have two _____3______ Anne and Jane and a _____4_____ David. Liz and Henry are
the children’s _____5_____. Anne and Jane are David’s _____6______ and David is their
_____7_____. Liz has a sister, Deborah and a brother Richard. Deborah is Anne, Jane and
David’s ____8_______. Richard is their _____9______. Deborah’s and Richard’s children
are Anne, Jane and David’s ____10_______. David is Deborah and Richard’s
______11______, Anne and Jane are their _____12_____. Liz has an old mother. Her name
is Alice and she’s 89 years old. Alice has 3 grandchildren. Anne and Jane are her
________13________, and David is her _______14________. She is the ______15_______
of the 3 children. Alice is Henry’s _______16______ and Henry is her
_______17_________.

Where are you from?

Countries Nationalities
Turkey Turkish
Russia Russian
Italy Italian
England English
France French
Germany German
India Indian
Japan Japanese
China Chinese
Spain Spanish
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Where are the people from? And What nationality are they?
Fill in the country or nationality.
1. Mehmet is from Turkey. He is Turkish.
2. Anastasia_______________. She is Russian.
3. Fabrizio is from Italy. He is _______________.
4. Harry and Emily are from England.
They are_______________.
5. Louis is _______________. He is French.
6. Tanya and I are from India. We are _______________.
7. Natsumi is _______________. She is Japanese.
8. Chen is from China. He is _______________.
9. Manuel and Enrique are from _______________. They are Spanish.

Fill in the nationalities

1. Those people are _______. (Turkey) 2. They are __________ dancers. (Brazil)
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3. Gerard is _______________. (France)

4. They are ______________ SUMO wrestlers.

(Japan)

5. KEMENÇE is a ______________ instrument. (Turkey)

6. These are _______________ matryoshka dolls.

(Russia)
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7. They are _______________ cars. (Germany)

8. They are _______________gladiators. (Italy)

Everyday dialogues

Complete the conversation with verb “to be”.

Jane: Hello, Peter.

Peter: Hi, Jane.

Jane: How ________ you?

Peter: I _________ fine, thanks. And you?

Jane: Not bad. How _______ your mother?

Peter: She ________ very well, thanks.

Complete the dialogues. Use the sentences in the table.

1. Fine, thank you. And you?

2. Good afternoon. Can I help you?
3. See you on Monday.
4. No, thank you.
5. Bye Tessa. Have a good weekend.
6. That’s OK.
7. Good morning. Can I have a coffee, please?
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Conversation 1

A Thank goodness it’s Friday! Bye, Harry.

B ____________1___________________.
A Thanks! Same to you.
B _____________2__________________.

Conversation 2

A Hello, Mr Harrison. How are you?

B _____________3_____________
A Very well, thanks.

Conversation 3

A Good morning!
B ____________4 _____________
A Yes, of course! Anything else?
B ____________5_____________

Conversation 4
A ___________6_____________
B No, thank you. I’m just looking.
A ___________7______________

Reading comprehension

MY FAMILY

My name is Ayşe Soylu and I’m from Ankara, Turkey,

I’m 17 years old, and I’m a student. I go to Rıdvan Binnaz Ege High school and I’m in year
12. I have two sisters. Their names are Figen and Arzu. Figen is 25 and she is married. Arzu
is 8 and she is in primary school. I live with my parents and my sister in a flat in Balgat. My
father, Orhan, is an English teacher, and my mother Nuran is a housewife. I have a pet and
its name is Çakır. It’s a cat. We all love him very much.

A: Read the following sentences and write if they are true (T) or false (F).

1. Ayşe is a student at university. ___

2. She has three sisters. ___

3. Her mother is at home. ___

4. She loves animals. ___

5. She lives in a house. ___

6. There are five people in her family. ___

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7. Her father works in a bank. ___

B: Answer the following questions.

1. Who is Arzu? ______________________________________

2. Who is Figen? _____________________________________

3. What is Ayşe’s father’s job? __________________________

4. What is her mother’s job? ___________________________

Two Medical Students

Hello, my name is Mike and I am a medical student at Bristol University. I live in the school
campus in a dormitory. I share my room with George. We are in the same class at university
and he is my best friend. Medical school is very difficult and we spend most of our time
studying. We don’t have much free time but on Fridays I always go out with my girlfriend. We
sometimes go to a restaurant, or we watch a film at the cinema. We never go out at the
weekend. I always study in our room. I have a hobby. I love painting. But this year I don’t
have any free time to paint. My only exercise is jogging. I wake up at six o’clock every
morning and go jogging before breakfast. George doesn’t come jogging with me. He loves
sleeping!

Answer the following questions according to the passage above:

1. What is Mike studying?

2. Who does he share his room with?
3. When do they go out?
4. Do they have much free time?
5. What is Mike’s hobby?
6. What is George’s hobby?
7. What time does Mike wake up?
8. What does Mike do early in the morning?
9. Where do they live?