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Greetings

Formal Greeting Informal Greeting


o

o Hello, Mr/Mrs/Miss (Last name) o Hey


o Hello! o Hi / Hi, (First name)
o Good morning o Yo!
o Good afternoon o Hello there
o Good evening o Wassup
o What’s new

Asking how someone Expressing how you are


is o How are you? o (I’m) fine, thanks. And you?

o How are you doing (today)? o I’m doing well. How about you?

o How are things with you? o I’m (pretty) good

o How are you getting on? o Nothing much

o Same as usual

o Terrible

Hi o I’ve been under the weather

! Farewells

o Goodbye/ Bye

o See you (soon /later/tomorrow.)

o It was nice to meet you.

o I have to go now.

o Take care.

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WORKSHEET: Greetings

I. Match the answers in the box with the greetings:

a) Yes, nice to meet you. b) Hello Ahlam


c) Morning! d) My name’s Zakariae.
e) Hello Ahmed, Nice meeting you. f) Hi Ali, I’m good, how about you?

1. Hello, I’m Yossef. What’s your name? _________________________________________________

2. Good morning! _________________________________________________

3. Hello Zineb _________________________________________________

4. Are you Monsef? _________________________________________________

5. Hi Maria, how are you doing? _________________________________________________

6. Adil, this is Ahmed. _________________________________________________

II. Fill in the gaps:

A. Hi, I’m Ahmed. A. Good morning, Ahlam.


B. Hello, _____________ Adil. B. Morning, Zineb. ____________________?
A. Hi Adil, ___________to meet you. A. I’m fine, ____________________?

A. Hi Samir, A. ________you Adil?


B. ________Nabil, How_______________? B. No, _____not. _________name’s Zineb.
A. I’m great, ____________?

A. Tanya, _______is Marwan. A. Hello, ______Adil, your teacher.


B. _______ Marwan. Nice to ________you. What’s your _______?
B. Hello, I’m Karim.

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Speaking

Conversation 1:
A. Hello! I’m Ahmed.
B. I’m Ali.
A. Happy to meet you, Ali.
B. Glad to meet you, too.

Conversation 2:
A. Hello, Mary. How are you?
B. Very well, thank you. And you?
A. I’m fine. It’s good to see you again.
B. I’m very happy to see you, too.

Conversation 3:
A. Hi!
B. Hey. What’s up?
A. Not much. Good to see you. Are we in the same class?
B. Yeah, I think we are. See you later, then.
A. Bye.

Conversation 4:
A. Good morning. My name’s Monsef Jraid.
B. Pleased to meet you, Mr. Jraid.
A. Please, call me Monsef.

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Subject Pronouns

I You

She He

It

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We You

They

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Verb to-be (am/ is/ are)
Affirmative Negative Question answer

I am I’m I am not I’m not Am I?


Yes, I am
You are You’re You are not You aren’t Are you?
No, I am not
He is He’s He is not He isn’t Is he?

She is She’s She is not She isn’t Is she?

It is It’s It is not It isn’t Is it?

You are You’re You are not You aren’t Are you?

We are We’re We are not We aren’t Are we?

They are They’re They are not They aren’t Are they?

Personal Information
1. Name:

 I am Monsef.

 Is he Mohammed? ∼ Yes, he is.

 Are you Zakariae? ∼No, I am not

 She is not Fatima?

YOU → What’s your name? My name is___Monsef___________.

SHE → What’s her name? Her name is_____ Fatima__________.

HE → What’s his name? His name is______ Omar__________.

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2. Age:

 I am 23

 She is not 25.

 Is he 15? ∼ Yes, he is.

YOU → How old are you? I am __ 23__ years old.

SHE → How old is she? She is__25_ years old.

HE → How old is he? He is__15_ years old.

3. Location:

Subject + 'to-be' + from + Country/ City. Subject + 'to-be' + Nationality.

 I am from Morocco.  I am Moroccan.


 He is from London.  She is American.

YOU → Where are you from? I am from __ Morocco ___.

SHE → Where is she from? She is from _ France ____.

HE → Where is he from? He is from __ America __.

4. Job:

YOU → What’s your job? I am a____ teacher __.

SHE → What’s her job? She is a __ waitress _.

HE → What’s his job? He is a ___ doctor __.

5. Feelings:

YOU → How do you feel? I am ___ happy __.

SHE → How does she feel? She is __ angry ___.

HE → How does he feel? He is __ bored ___.

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1. One 11. Eleven 30. Thirty

2. Two 12. Twelve 40. Forty

3. Three 13. Thirteen 50. Fifty

4. Four 14. Fourteen 60. Sixty

5. Five 15. Fifteen 70. Seventy

6. Six 16. Sixteen 80. Eighty

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7. Seven 17. Seventeen 90. Ninety

8. Eight 18. Eighteen 100. One hundred


Cardinal Numbers

9. Nine 19. Nineteen 1000. One thousand

10. Ten 20. Twenty 1.000.000. One million

1.000.000.000. One billion

1.000.000.000.000. One trillion


Jobs vocabulary

Office worker Computer Veterinarian Street vendor Factory worker


programmer

Teacher Gas station Butcher Pharmacist Receptionist


attendant

Plumber Cashier Lawyer


Taxi driver
Chef

Baker Customs Doctor Judge Policeman


officer

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cold hungry shy in love

sleepy frustrated furious disgusted

hot surprised sad scared

exhausted angry happy bored

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WORKSHEET: Personal Information

III. Fill in the gaps:


A. My ______________ is John. What’s _____________ name?
B. _________________________. How ______________?
A. I’m doing__________. How about you?
B. I’m fine, thanks.
A. ____________ are you from, Maria?
B. I’m from __________________. _______________ are you from?
A. I’m _____________ San Francisco.
B. It’s ______________to meet you, Judy.

II. Answer these questions:


1. What’s his name? __________________________________________________

2. Where is John from? _________________________________________

3. Where is Maria from? _________________________________________

III. Fill in the gaps using words from the box:

1. How are you _______________ Feel?


2. I’m fine, ____________________ doing?
3. How do you_________________ Britain
4. He’s from ___________________ thanks
5. How old is__________________ name?
6. What’s your ________________ she?
7. Where are you _____________ from?
8. What’s ________________ job? her
9. I feel_________________________ excited

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WORKSHEET: Personal Information
(Listening)

I. Complete the gaps with a phrase from the box:

A: Hi! My name’s Carmen. _______________________?

B: I’m Paulo.

A: Are you a new student?

B: Yes, I am. __________ Brazil. ______________________?

A: ______________ Spain.

B: _______________________.

A: ______________________________.

II. Answer the following questions:

1. What is the woman’s name? ___________________________________________________.

2. What is the man’s name? ___________________________________________________.

3. Where is he from? ___________________________________________________.

4. Where is she from? ___________________________________________________.

III. Write the words in order to form sentences:


1. name your is What? ___________________________________________________________.

2. new Are you student a? ___________________________________________________________.

3. name Carmen is My. ___________________________________________________________.

4. meet you Nice to. ___________________________________________________________.

5. from you Where are? ___________________________________________________________.

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WORKSHEET: Personal Information
(Listening)

I. Complete the gaps with a phrase from the box:

Elizabeth: Hello, I’m Elizabeth___________.

Chuck: Hi! My ________ is Charles Chang. But __________ call me Chuck.

Elizabeth: Nice to __________ you, Chuck. You can call me Liz.

Chuck: ______. And what’s your _________name again?

Elizabeth: Mandel.

II. Complete the sentences/questions using am, are or is:


1. My name _________ Susan.

2. _________ you a doctor?

3. I _________ fine, thank you.

4. This _________ my best friend.

5. When _________ your birthday?

III. Match the questions and answers:


1. Are they friends? a. 25 John Way, Manchester.

2. Are you from France? b. I'm 27.

3. How old are you? c. Yes, they are.

4. Is he a vet? d. Yes, she is.

5. Is she single? e. Yes, I am.

6. What is your address? f. No, he isn't.

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WORKSHEET: Verb to-be

I. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate verb to-be:

1. _______they Italian? 2. ________you 14 years 3. ______she Mary?


Yes, __________. old? No, she ________.
They_______Italian. No, I ________. 4. She ________French.
They ________Spanish. I ________ 15 years old.

5. ________it a pen? 6. ______he from France? 7. ________you sad?


Yes, it ________. No, he ________. No, we ________.
It ________ a pen. He ________French. 8. We ________happy.

II. Write the correct sentences : II. Change the forms of the following sentences:
1. I isn’t at the cinema. 1. It’s his dog. (?) Is it his dog?
_______________________________________
2. He isn’t Spanish. (✓) He’s Spanish.
2. He’re 20 years old.
_______________________________________ 3. They’re ten years old. (✗) They aren’t ten years old.
3. Are she your English teacher? 4. We aren’t from France. (?) _____________________________
_______________________________________
5. It isn’t fun. (✓) _____________________________
4. We isn’t at school.
_______________________________________ 6. She’s 13 years old. (?) _____________________________
5. You’s at home. 7. I’m Italian. (✗) _____________________________
_______________________________________ (?)
8. You’re my best friend. _____________________________
9. He’s my French teacher. (✗)_____________________________

IV. Re-arrange the sentence.


1. She / 14 years old _________________________ 2. it / my pen? _________________________
3. They / not / French _________________________ 4. I / happy _________________________
5. we / at home? _________________________ 6. We / not / at school _________________________
7. He / not / my friend _________________________ 8. they / cousins? _________________________

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Subject Pronoun ²
A subject pronoun substitutes for a noun

NOUN SUBJECT PRONOUN


1. My father is a teacher. He is a teacher.

2. Mary is a student. She is a student.

3. Tim and Pam are friends. They are friends.

4. This door is red. It is red.

5. Fatima and I live in Fez. We live in Fez.

6. Dogs are pets. They are pets.

He (Male) She (Female) It (Thing)


 Mohammed  Amina  My dog
 Mr Allaoui  Mrs. Allaoui  A book
 Dr. Chakroune  Miss. Chakroune  An idea
 My father  My mother

(Group of people
You We They or things)

 Mohammed and you  Mohammed and I  Anass, Mona and my sister


 Anass, Mona and you  Anass, Mona and I  My parents
 Your sister and you  My father and I  Dr. Barns and Miss. Jones
 My sister, my brother and I  Dogs
 Dogs and cats

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WORKSHEET: Subject Pronouns

I. Rewrite these sentences using Personal Pronouns:

1. Peter is in the bathroom. 2. Daisy is a nice girl. 3. My brother is intelligent.


________________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________________
4. Sarah is a student. 5. Peter is my cousin. 6. The calculator is red.
________________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________________
7. Mary and I are friends. 8. Crayons are colorful. 9. The fire truck is red.
________________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________________
10. The school bus is yellow. 11. His pet is a dog. 12. These flowers are pink.
________________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________________
13. Mary loves computers. 14. Lucy is reading. 15. You and Mary are students.
________________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________________
16. John is carrying some books. 17. Tom and I are going home. 18. These chairs are comfortable.
___________________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________________

II. Fill in the blanks with right personal pronoun:

1. Mary is a girl.________ in my class.


2. Jack is my friend.________ in my class too.
3. My brother and I like cooking. __________ in the kitchen.
4. Jason loves flowers. __________ my best friend.
5. Jane, Sally and I are in the class. __________ students.
6. Jackie is my teacher. __________ twenty – seven years old.
7. Jack and Jim sit together. __________ my students.
8. Jenny is a student in my class. ________ my girlfriend too.
9. John is seventy years old. _________ my granddad.
10. Sally, Jane, Mary, Ashley and I live together._________ sisters.

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WORKSHEET: Subject Pronouns

II. Fill in the blanks using “HE, SHE, IT, WE, THEY”:

1. mother ___________ 2. Peter ____________ 3. children __________


4. Nick and I ___________ 5. car ____________ 6. Ann __________
7. you and Carl ___________ 8. ball ____________ 9. feet __________
10. five hamsters ___________ 11. sister ____________ 12. Your brother __________
13. mum and dad ___________ 14. dogs ____________ 15. a dog __________
16. Tim and Mary ___________ 17. house ____________ 18. a granny __________
19. Meg and Jane ___________ 20. rubber ____________ 21. an apple __________

III. Choose the right personal pronoun:


1. _______ is my friend. (I, he, they) 2. _______ is fat. (we, she, I)
3. _______ is a red skirt. (I, he, it) 4. _______ are very old. (he, they, I)
5. _______ are new pens. (we, I, they) 6. ________ am a queen. (he, I, we)
7. _______ are men. (he, they, she) 8. ________ are wild animals. (I, it, they)
9. ________ is an orange book. (I, he, it) 10. ________ are red apples. (we, he, they)

III. Write subject Pronouns instead of the underlined names:

1. Jane is a teacher. ___________ is a teacher.


2. Tom is not at school. ___________ is not at school.
3. Simon and I are teachers. ___________ are teachers.
4. Rose, Jane and I are close friends. ___________ are close friends.
5. The dog is under the table. ___________ is under the table.
6. Judy and Jim are doctors. ___________ are doctors.
7. How old is your mother? How old is ___________?
8. Where is the cat? Where is ___________?
9. Where is your notebook? Where is ___________?

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WORKSHEET: Subject Pronouns

Fill in the blanks using “HE, SHE, IT, WE, THEY”:

1. cat and horse___They___ 2. Mary_________________ 3. Tom ____________________

4. Jack and I ______________ 5. books ________________ 6. sister ___________________

7. You and Dave __________ 8. plane ________________ 9. sunshine __________

10. school ___________________ 11. daughter _________________ 12. parents _________________

13. milk _____________________ 14. flowers __________________ 15. piano ___________________

16. children _________________ 17. sugar _____________________ 18. sky ______________________

19. bicycle __________________ 20. Ann and Kate ____________ 21. tennis ___________________

22. son ______________________ 23. dolphin __________________ 24. friendship ______________

25. shop ____________________ 26. buses ____________________ 27. papers _________________

28. Mr.Green _______________ 29. brother-in-law __________ 30. picture _________________

Fill in the blanks using “HE, SHE, IT, WE, THEY”:

1. Joe, Scott, and Bob 2. My Aunt Jane 3. Nick and I


________They____________ _______________________ _______________________
4. The neighbor’s car 5. Jenny and Fatima 6. The little old lady
_______________________ _______________________ _______________________
7. Adam’s grandfather 8. The blue notebook 9. The pens and pencils
_______________________ _______________________ _______________________
10. The green apple 11. The sweet oranges 12. Sally and Jeff
________________________ _______________________ _______________________

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WORKSHEET: Subject Pronouns

I. Substitute these nouns. Use subject pronouns:

1. Paul and Sue ___________ 2. The dictionary ___________

3. The teachers ___________ 4. My classmates ___________

5. Sarah and you ___________ 6. Adrian ___________

7. My mother and I ___________ 8. The sandwiches ___________

9. The classroom ___________ 10. Diana ___________

11. Carol ___________ 12. The new student ___________

13. The newspaper ___________ 14. You and your brother ___________

II. Complete these sentences using Personal Pronouns:

1. Where is the cat? __________ is on the armchair.

2. Where are Mr. & Mrs. Brown? __________ are in the park.

3. This is Mary. ___________ is my best friends.

4. Where ‘s Sally? __________ is in bed.

5. The books are on the table. __________ are Mary’s books.

6. These are students. __________ are in class now.

7. Where’s the cow? __________ is in the fields.

8. This is our school. _________ is very big.

9. Are these cherries? No, _________ aren’t. _________ are strawberries.

10. “Is Tony with you, Paula?” “No, _________ isn’t”

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WORKSHEET: Verb to-be

Write in the correct Verb to be: Re-arrange the sentence.

1. Cindy ______ my best friend. 1. I/ not/ a teacher. / am _______________________


2. Peter and Kate ______ classmates. 2. She / my mother. / is _______________________
3. Johnny _______ my brother.
3. The boys / playful. / are ______________________
4. You _______ a good student.
5. They ______ in the classroom. 4. The girl / in the room. / is _______________________
6. It ______ an apple. 5. We / not / are / at home. _______________________
7. Felicia and I ______ sisters. 6. My dad / smart. / is _______________________
8. I _____ her teacher.
9. It _______ a book bag. 7. My mother / a housewife. / is______________________
10. You _______ a doctor. 8. She/ not/ my sister. / is _______________________

Look at the pictures and answer the question:

1. Is he a teacher? No, he is not.____________


2. Is it an elephant? _______________________
3. Is it a pencil? _______________________ 1 2 3 4
4. Are they twins? _______________________
5. Is he in the park? _______________________
6. Is he a painter? _______________________
7. Is Ricky in the living room? __________________
5 6 7 8
8. Is mom in the kitchen? ___________________
9. Is your dad a postman? ___________________
10. Are the books on desk? __________________
11. Are you Mrs. Perkins? __________________
12. Is the broom behind the door? ________________ 9 10 11 12

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WORKSHEET: Personal Information

Fill in the gaps:


Conversation 1:

A. Hello. My name is ___________. What is your name?

B. My name is __________.

A. I am from the United States. What is your country?

B. My country is ________.

A. I speak English. What language do you speak?

B. I speak _________.

A. I am happy to meet you.

B. I am happy to meet you.

Conversation 2:
A. Hello. My name is ________________. What is your name?

B. My name is _______________.

A. What country are you from?

B. I’m from _____________. What country are you from?

A. I’m from _____________. What is your first language?

B. My first language is _____________. What is your first language?

A. My first language is _____________. Nice to meet you.

B. Nice to meet you, too.

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WORKSHEET: Personal Information
(Listening)

Complete the gaps with a phrase from the box.

married name address name telephone number occupation

have live come live telephone number

are got address come nationality

1. What's your ___________? My ___________ is Jenny.

2. Where do you ______ from? I ___________ from China.

3. Where do you ___________? I ___________ in Parramatta.

4. What's your ____________? My _______ is 54 Pine Street, Annandale.

5. What's your ____________? My _____________ is 9723 4444.

6. How old ___________ you? I'm 28 years old.

7. What's your ___________? I'm Indonesian.

8. Are you ______________ ? No, I'm not. I'm single.

Yes, I __________.
9. Have you ______ any children?

10. What's your ___________? I'm a doctor.

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WORKSHEET: Personal Information
(Listening)

I. Choose the correct answers, while you listen:

1. What is his name? a) Luke b) Peter c) John d) Mike

2. What is his nationality? a) English b) American c) Australian d) Irish

3. Where does he come from? a) Miami b) Sydney c) Washington d) London

4. How old is he? a) 14 b) 30 c) 40 d) 48

II. Answer these questions:

1. What’s your (last) name? My name is _______. / My last name is ________.

2. How old are you? I am ___ years old.

3. When were you born? I was born on (month/day/year).

4. Where do you live? I live in _________________.

5. Where do you come from? I come from __________________.

6. What’s your telephone number? My telephone number is (123)-456-7890.

7. What do you do? I am a teacher / student / electrician.

8. Where do you work? I work at _____________.

9. What is your marital status? I am married / single / divorced / in a relationship.

10. Who do you live with? I live alone / with my family / with a roommate.

11. Can you speak English? Yes, I can / No, I can't speak English.

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WORKSHEET: Verb ‘to-be’

I. Complete the sentences with the correct form of “to be”.


1. I ________ your new teacher. 2. The Smiths ________ at the shops.
3. Molly ________ my friend. 4. Chris ________ my uncle.
5. Larry and Tom ________ brothers. 6. This ________ my favourite game.
7. We ________ from Hong Kong. 8. Her name ________ Lilly.

II. Rewrite the sentence into a negative sentence:


1. I am fine. ______________________________

2. These are my father’s books. ______________________________

3. You are a nice boy. ______________________________

4. Mrs Rhodes is our teacher. ______________________________

5. There are six birds here. ______________________________

6. Mr Richardson is my grandpa. ______________________________

7. My first name is Mariah. ______________________________

8. We are at home. ______________________________

III. Rewrite into interrogative then give short answers:

1. My aunt’s surname is Horner. (N) _______________________________________ _________________________


2. Ms Peabody is married. (Y) _______________________________________ _________________________
3. There is an orange in your bag. (Y) _______________________________________ _________________________
4. Her middle name is Clark. (N) _______________________________________ _________________________
5. These are my pens and pencils. (Y) _______________________________________ _________________________
6. You are tired. (N) _______________________________________ _________________________
7. Linda is in the kitchen. (N) _______________________________________ _________________________
8. Fluffy is a great dog. (Y) _______________________________________ _________________________
9. My exercise book is in my bag. (N) _______________________________________ _________________________
10. Tim and Kim are at school. (Y) _______________________________________ _________________________

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WORKSHEET: Verb ‘to-be’

I. Complete the sentences/questions using am, are or is:


1. My name _________ Susan. 2. This _________ my best friend.
3. _________ you a doctor? 4. When _________ your birthday?
5. I _________ fine, thank you.

II. Match the questions and answers:


7. Are they friends? g. 25 John Way, Manchester.

8. Are you from France? h. I'm 27.

9. How old are you? i. Yes, they are.

10. Is he a vet? j. Yes, she is.

11. Is she single? k. Yes, I am.

12. What is your address? l. No, he isn't.

III. Correct the mistakes in the sentences:


1. How old is Mark and John? _____________________________________________
2. Are she married? _____________________________________________
3. He's husband’s name is John. _____________________________________________
4. She is no a teacher. _____________________________________________
5. You’re a very good friend. _____________________________________________

IV. Complete the sentences:


Example: I ____________ to work by car. = I go to work by car.

1. I ____________ Dutch and English. 2. I ____________ a dog called Scamp.

3. We ____________ like school. It's boring. 4. I ____________ reading and playing football.

5. Where ____________ you live? 6. We ____________TV every day.

7. I ____________ in London. 8. They ____________ married. They’re friends.

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Introductions

Introducing yourself: Responses


o My name is Monsef o How do you do? I’m Mohammed

o Hi, I’m Monsef. What’s your name? o Pleased to meet you. I’m Mohammed.

o Let me introduce myself; I'm ... o Hi, I’m Mohammed, but everyone calls me Simo.

Introducing others:
o I would like you to meet Zakariae.

o I would like to introduce you to Betty.

o This is my friend Mohammed.

o Mohammed, (this is) Zakariae. Zakariae, Mohammed.

o Zakariae, Mohammed is the one I was telling you about.

o Have you met before?  Yes, we have/ No, we haven’t.

o Do you know each other?  Yes, we do/ No, we don’t.

Responses A Responses B
o Glad to meet you. o Nice to meet you too

o Nice meeting you. o How do you do?

o How (very) nice to meet you. o The pleasure is mine

o What a pleasure to meet you. o I’ve heard so much about you

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Family tree

Grandfather Grandmother

Uncle Father Mother Aunt Uncle

Sister-in-law Brother Sister Cousin Cousin

Monsef

Nephew Niece

Son Daughter Son-in-law

Granddaughter Grandson

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WORKSHEET: Introductions
(Listening)

I. While you listen, Fill the blanks with the correct word:

Sumi: Hi, Pablo. _______________________?

Pablo: Hi, Sumi. ______________, thanks.

Sumi: Pablo, ___________________.

Pablo: Hi, Greta, I’m Pablo.

Greta: Hi, ______________________?

Pablo: _____________, thanks. __________________________, Greta?

Greta: I’m ____________________. ________________________?

Pablo: I’m from Argentina. _________________________.

Greta: _____________________________.

II. Write a similar conversation:


______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
 Greet each other:
______________________________________________________________________
 Introduce yourself: ______________________________________________________________________

 Introduce someone: ______________________________________________________________________


______________________________________________________________________
 Respond to an introduction:
______________________________________________________________________
 Make small talk: ______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
 Say good-bye:
______________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________.

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Speaking

Conversation 1:
Monsef: Hello!
Mustapha: Hi!
Monsef: How are you doing today?
Mustapha: I'm doing well. How about you?
Monsef: I'm pretty good. thanks!
Mustapha: I’d like to introduce you to my little brother Omar.
Monsef: Hi, what a pleasure to meet you!
Omar: The pleasure is mine. Thank you so much!
Monsef: What do you do?
Omar: I'm a cashier at Carrefour. And you?
Monsef: I'm a teacher.

Conversation 2:

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Affirmative Negative Questions

I have got I have not got Have I got?


You have got You have not got Have you got?
He has got He has not got Has he got?
She has got She has not got Has she got?
It has got It has not got Has it got?
We have got We have not got Have we got?
You have got You have not got Have you got?
They have got They have not got Have they got?

Short form: Short answers

You have got You’ve got Have you got Yes, I have /No, I have not
He has got He’s got Has he got Yes, he has /No, he has not
I have not got I haven’t got
She has not got She hasn’t got
Uses:
1. To possess things: 2. To have relationships:
o We have got a house in Spain. o Mark has got two friends.
o He hasn’t got a computer. o I haven’t got any brothers.
o Have you got a car? o Have you got any children?

3. To describe people:
Descriptive adjectives: oval face, square face,
o He has got blue eyes.
round face, long, black hair, straight hair, curly hair,
o Has your sister got long hair or
blue eyes, round face, long nose, fair skin, bushy
short hair?
eyebrows, regular teeth, crooked teeth, rosy cheeks...

4. To talk about health problems:


o He has got a cold. Health problems: a backache, a sore throat, a
o They have got a problem. scar, a black eye, the flu, a stiff neck, a toothache,
o I’ve got a headache. a stomach-ache, a cough, a high temperature…

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Personal Properties

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Health problems

A fever A toothache A stomach-ache A backache A cough

The flu A broken leg A sore throat A broken arm Asthma

A headache Sunburn A rush An earache A runny nose

Cough Sticking Eye Tablets Prescription Injection


syrup plaster drops

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WORKSHEET: Have/ Has got

1. Mike _________ a camera.


2. Mike ___________ a mobile phone. Mike
3. ______ Mike ______ a football?
4. ______ Mike ______ a bicycle?
5. Mike ____________ two umbrellas.

1. Anita_______ cassette recorder.


2. Anita _______ an umbrella.

Anita 3. ______ Anita _____ computer?


4. _______Anita _____ a dog?
5. Anita and Mike ________ a bicycle

1. Carl _______ a dog.


2. Carl _______ a computer. Carl
3. _____ Carl _____ a bicycle?
4. _____Carl ______ a bag?
5. Carl and Anita _______a mobile phone.

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WORKSHEET: Have got

I. Complete the sentences with the correct form of “have got”:


1. My mother ____________ a watch.
2. You ____________ an umbrella.
3. Jeff ____________ an MP3 player.
4. I ____________ dog.
5. Mr and Mrs Tomlin ____________ a car.
6. We ____________ a parrot.
7. Agnes ____________ a hamster.
8. I ____________ a spider.
9. Mr Tidwell ____________ a DVD player.
10. Victor and you ____________ a computer.

II. Rewrite the sentence into a Negative Sentence:

1. I have got a mobile phone. ______________________________


2. Terri has got a mug. ______________________________
3. Mr Weber has got sixteen students. ______________________________
4. You have got a badge. ______________________________
5. Darlene and Ben have got a new teacher. ______________________________
6. We have got a cat. ______________________________
7. Daniel has got a radio. ______________________________
8. My father has got two brothers. ______________________________
9. The child has got a bike. ______________________________
10. Grandma and grandpa have got a ______________________________
television.

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WORKSHEET: Have got

I. Fill in the gaps with the Positive Form of have got:


1. I _______________ a new camera.
2. She _______________ 4 cute dogs.
3. He _______________ a beautiful girlfriend.
4. We _______________ an old house.
5. That elephant _______________ very big ears.
6. They _______________a very good teacher.
7. She _______________ a very intelligent brother.

II. Fill in the gaps with the Negative form of haven’ got or hasn’t got:
1. She _______________ a new camera.
2. Nina and Ron _______________ cats.
3. I _______________ a girlfriend.
4. We _______________ a new house.
5. He _______________ big eyes.
6. Those students _______________a lot of homework.
7. He _______________ a cheap watch.

III. Ask questions with the correct form of have got:


1. They/a big house. Have they got a big house?
2. They/ a big garden _____________________________________
3. Ann/ a good job _____________________________________
4. Bill/ a big car _____________________________________
5. He/ a plane _____________________________________
6. They/ horses _____________________________________
7. She/ good friends _____________________________________
8. Ann and Bill/ children _____________________________________

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Common Expressions

Expressing “Thanks” Responding to “Thanks”


o Thank you! o You’re welcome
o (Many) thanks! o Anytime
o Thank you (ever) so much! o Don’t mention it
o Thanks a lot! o Glad to help
o I can’t thank you enough! o My pleasure
o Thanks a bunch! o No problem
o I am grateful! o No worries
o I am indebted to you! o Not at all

Ways to say “Hurry up” Asking someone to “Wait”


o Hurry up! o Wait a moment /minute!
o Let’s go faster o One sec!
o Get a move on! o Hold on!
o Let’s speed up! o Hang on a moment!
o There is no time to lose! o Half a moment!

Ways to say “Very good” Ways to say “Good luck” Ways to say “Just kidding”
o Very good o Best of luck o Just kidding
o Good job o Break a leg o Just joking
o Good for you o You’ll do great o Don’t take it seriously
o Superb o Knock them dead o It was only a joke
o Well done o Blow them away o I’m just having a laugh

Ways to say “I’m angry” Ways to say “Calm down” Ways to say “I don’t know”:
o I’m angry (at sb/ sth) o calm down o I have no idea
o I’m upset (with sb/ sth) o Steady on o It’s beyond me
o I’m annoyed (with sb/ sth) o Chill on o I have no clue
o Enraged (by sb/ sth) o Control yourself o I don’t know
o Furious (at sb/ sth) o Relax anything about it
o I’m bothered (by sb/ sth) o Go easy

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Plurals
NOUN RULE SOME EXAMPLES

Nouns: General rule Add “s” Car-Cars, bag-bags, book-books,


table-tables, house-houses, etc.

Nouns ending in: Add “es” Bus-buses, lunch-lunches, watch-


S, Ch, Sh, Z or X watches, Bruch-bruches, box-boxes,
waltz-waltzes.

Nouns ending in: Half-halves, calf-calves, leaf-leaves,


F or Fe Add “ves” thief-thieves, wolf-wolves, life-lives,
knife-knives, wife-wives

Exceptions
cliff-cliffs, proof-proofs, chef-chefs;
safe-safes

Add “es” Potato-potatoes, tomato-tomatoes,


Nouns ending in: O hero-heroes, mosquito-mosquitoes.

Add “s” Radio-radios, video-videos, piano-


pianos, photo-photos.

Consonant before Y
Nouns ending in: Y City-cities, country-countries, family-
Remove “Y” families, lady-ladies, party-parties.
Add “ies”
Vowel before Y
Day-days, holiday-holidays, toy-toys,
Add “s” key-keys, donkey-donkeys

Irregular plural: nouns that completely change when moving to the plural form.

Child-children man-men woman-women foot-feet


Tooth-teeth goose-geese louse-lice Person-people
mouse-mice ox-oxen Crisis-crises Curriculum-curricula

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Indefinite articles

a an
1. Vowels Vs. Consonants:
a) There are five vowels in the English alphabet. They are (a, e, i, o, u)
b) All the Other Letters in the English alphabet are consonants.

2. Form:

a) We use a/an with singular nouns.


Example:

o This is a table.
o It’s an orange.
b) We use “an” with nouns beginning with a vowel (a, e, i, o, u):
a
Example:

o He is an actor.
o It is an individual course.
c) We use “a” with nouns beginning with a consonant:

an
Example:

o There is a man outside.


o He is a tall man.
Exceptions:

a) We say: a university. (Not an university)Because the U at the beginning of


university sounds like YOU.
Example: a uniform a union, etc.
b) We say: an hour. (Not a hour) Because the H at the beginning of hour is silent.
Example: an honest person an honor, etc.
c) We do NOT use a/an with plural nouns.
Example: These are tables. (NOT a tables)

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WORKSHEET: Plurals &
Indefinite articles

I. Write the right plural for each word:


1. Church _____________ 1. Fox _____________ 1. Class _____________
2. Story _____________ 2. Watch _____________ 2. Video _____________
3. Hero _____________ 3. Carrot _____________ 3. Cargo _____________
4. Box _____________ 4. Book _____________ 4. Zero _____________
5. Car _____________ 5. Watch _____________ 5. Doctor _____________
6. Baby _____________ 6. Fox _____________ 6. Computer _____________
7. Tax _____________ 7. Phone _____________ 7. Fish _____________
8. Dancer _____________ 8. Ox _____________ 8. Tomato _____________
9. Boy _____________ 9. Car _____________ 9. Chef _____________
10. Office _____________ 10. Pilot _____________ 10. Person _____________
11. Girl _____________ 11. Singer _____________ 11. Speaker _____________
12. Instrument _____________ 12. Street _____________ 12. Dragon _____________
13. Day _____________ 13. Song _____________ 13. Friend _____________
14. Taxi _____________ 14. Bank _____________ 14. Family _____________
15. Paper _____________ 15. Rule _____________ 15. Holiday _____________
16. Mango _____________ 16. Candy _____________ 16. Zebra _____________

II. Fill in a or an:

1. ______ English book. 2. ______ window. 3. __________orange. 4. _______ tomato.


5. _______ dog. 6. _______book. 7. _______ flower. 8. _______ eye.
9. ___________ apple. 10. ______ ruler. 11. ______ igloo. 12. ______ ear.
13. _____blue notebook. 14. ________door. 15. ______ octopus. 16. _____ big nose.
17. _______ baby. 18. _____ animal. 19. _____ pencil. 20. ______ alligator.
21. ______ red pencil. 22. _______ egg. 23. ______ potato. 24. _____ ice cream.
25. ________ ball. 26. _____ dinosaur. 27. ______ present. 28. _______ old car.

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How to Make a Conversation

I. Attracting attention:
1. Getting someone’s attention:
Formal Informal
o Pardon me. o Hey, you!
o Excuse me. o Yo!

2. Getting someone to listen to you: Responses


o I’m talking to you o Are you paying attention? o I hear you o I’m still here
o Listen/Listen here o Are you listening to me? o I’m listening o I’m all ears

II. Making the Conversation:


1. Inviting someone to talk:
o You got a minute? (Informal) o Can we talk?
o I need to talk. o Let’s have a word with you?

2. Starting a conversation:
o What’s up? o How’s your family?
o How’s it going? o . Did you hear the news?
o How’s your day going? o Nice/ Horrible weather we’re having
o How’s work/ school? o Guess what?

3. Ending a conversation:
Informal Formal
o Catch ya later o Wow! I’m late. Look, I’ll call you.
o I’m off / I’m out o Sorry, but I have to leave now.
o Peace / Peace out o It’s been fun talking to you.

4. Keeping in touch:
o Don’t forget to call. o Let’s get together sometime
o You’ve got my e-mail address? o Let’s keep in touch.
o Text me

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Demonstratives

Singular Plural

Near THIS THESE

Far THAT THOSE

Distance:
I. Demonstrative Adjectives:

this/ that/ these/ those + Noun

This chair These chairs

That chair Those chairs

Examples:
o This man is a teacher. (Singular/Near)

o That house is old. (Singular/ Far)

o These chocolates are delicious. (Plural/Near)

o Those flowers are beautiful. (Plural/Far)

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II. Demonstrative pronouns:

this/ that+ is + noun

these/ those + are+ noun

DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS
Singular Plural

THIS THESE

This is my schoolbag. These are my pencils.

THAT THOSE

That is my ruler. Those are my books.

Time:
We can also use ‘this / that / these / those’ to talk about things that are near to us
and far away from us in time.

1. ‘This’ and ‘these’ refer to things that are in the present:


o This week has been horrible. (The week has not ended yet.)
o This show is simply amazing. (we’re watching now).
2. ‘That’ and ‘those’ refer to things that are in the past:
o I will never forget that week. (The week is already over.)
o That show wasn't very interesting. (The show is already over.)

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WORKSHEET: Demonstratives

I. Complete with the correct demonstrative adjective:

THOSE COWS ________________ BOOK _______________ BABY ___________ T-SHIRT

__________ PHONES ____________FLOWER _______________SHOES ___________BACKBAG

II. Complete the sentences with the correct demonstrative pronoun:

1. _____________ is a phone.

2. ____________ is a camera.

3. _________ are _________.

4. ________ are__________.

5. ___________ are watches.

6. ____________ is a kite.

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WORKSHEET: Demonstratives

Complete the sentences below with the correct demonstrative:

1. ________vase belongs to my 2. _________is my sister’s new 3. ________are Monsef’s tortoise,


friend. guitar. Iggy.

4. ______are our new computers. 5. _______are my mum’s 6. ________are the blue envelopes
handbags I’m going to use today.

7. ________ watering cans are red. 8. _______ Basket is full of apples. 9. ________ are beautiful

butterflies.

10. _________is my favourite teddy. 11. _________is the deckchair I use 12. _______are the only Spanish
to Sunbathe. books I have.

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Understanding

1. When you do not understand:


o I don't understand.
o I don’t get it.
o I beg your pardon, but I don't understand.
o I’m not sure I get the point.
2. Asking for an explanation:
o What do you mean?
o What are you saying?
o Could you clarify that, please?
o Could you repeat that?

3. When someone does not understand you:


o I did not mean that.
o You have me wrong.
o That is not what I said.
4. Clarifying an idea:
o Let me clarify
o Let me explain.
o Let me repeat myself

5. Making Sure Others have Understood You:


o Are we all on the same page?
o Have I made everything clear?
o Are there any (more, further) questions?

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Demonstratives

Questions:

Things People

Near What is this ? Who is this ?

Singular

Far What is that ? Who is that ?

Near What are these ? Who are these ?

Plural

Far What are those ? Who are those ?

Responses:

With a Subject pronoun With a Demonstrative

He is my brother. This is my brother. (Singular/Near)

They are our children. These are our children. (Plural/Near)

It is our house. That is our house. (Singular/Far)

They are my shoes. Those are my shoes. (Plural/Far)

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Possessive case /'s/
I. Relationships between people:
Owner + /’s /+ Possession

Examples:
Having a Relationship with
 This is Peter ‘s father. (the father belongs to Peter)
 She’s Mary’s teacher. (the teacher belongs to Mary)
 I’m Ahmed’s brother. (I’m his brother)

Look at the family tree and fill in the blanks with the right family word:

Ronald Margaret
1. Ronald is Lucy’s _________________________________________________.
2. Margaret is Sara’s _______________________________________________.

Elizabeth John Mark Susan


3. John is Sara’s ______________________________. 5. Susan is Jack’s ______________________.
4. Elizabeth is Lucy’s ________________________. 6. Mark is Sara’s ______________________.
_

Sara Lucy Jack


7. Sara is Jack’s ____________________________.
8. Jack is Lucy’s ______________________.
9. Lucy’s is Jack’s ____________________.
_
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II. Something belongs to someone:

Owner + /’s /+ Possession

Examples:
Belonging to
o I stayed at my sister’s house. (the house belongs to my sister)
o Paul is a man’s name. (the name belongs to a man)
o Paula is a woman’s name. (the name belongs to a woman)
o Are you going to Jame’s party? (the party belongs to Jame)

III. Asking about ownership:

1. Whose + noun + Verb to-be + demonstrative?

o A: Whose father is this?

B: He is Jane’s (father).

o A: Whose parents are those?

B: They are Mary’s (parents).

o A: Whose keys are these?

B: They are mine.

2. Whose + noun + Verb to-be + Subject pronouns?

o Whose father is he?

o Whose parents are they?

o Whose keys are they?

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Asking for a favor & help

I. Asking for a FAVOR:


1. Can I ask you to do me a favor?
2. Could you do me a favor?
3. I need to ask a favour.
4. Would you be able to do me a favor?

II. Asking for HELP:


1. Can you help me?
2. Could you give me a hand with this?
3. Can you show me how to + base verb?
e.g. Can you show me how to use this computer?
4. Can you help me out with + noun / verb-ing?
e.g. Can you help me out with this project?
Can you help me out cleaning this house?
5. I’m having a problem with + noun. Can you spare a moment?
e.g. I’m having a problem with this exercise. Can you spare a moment?

Positive Responses
o Of course. What is it?
o I’d be happy to help.
o It’s my pleasure.
o No problem. Negative Responses
o I’m afraid I can’t.
o Sorry, but I can’t help
o Unfortunately, I’m not able to help.

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WORKSHEET: Family tree

Carly's Family:
Carly has a large family. She lives Questions:
with four people. Carly also has two pets.
1. How many people are in Carly's family?
Carly’s mom is a doctor. Carly’s
a) Four
mom works at the hospital. Carly’s mom
b) Five
helps people who are sick.
c) Six
Carly’s dad works at home. Carly’s
2. Carly's mom works at the
dad cooks for the family. Carly’s dad drives
a) restaurant
the kids to soccer practice.
b) mall
Carly has two brothers. James is ten
c) hospital
years old. Scott is fourteen years old.
3. This passage is mostly about Carly's
Carly has two pets. Jinx is a small, a) family
black cat. Diego is a large, brown dog. b) pets
Carly loves her family! c) soccer team

4. Which of the following is most likely true?


a) Carly's mom coaches the soccer team.
b) James is the best soccer player in the family.
c) Jinx and Diego are part of Carly's family.

5. The oldest brother in Carly's family is


a) James
b) Scott
c) Diego

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WORKSHEET: Family (Listening)

I. First Listening: Complete the gaps with a phrase from the box.
large at manager lives works
flowers married bedrooms are looks

My family __________ in Melbourne. There ___________ six people in my family. My


mother and father live in a ___________ house. The house has four___________ and a big
backyard. There are ___________ in the front yard.
My older brother, Alan, is ___________ with two children. My younger brother,
Bill, and my sister, Sue, live ___________ home. My father ___________ in an office in Belmore.
He is a ___________. My mother works at home and___________ after the house.
I am very lucky to have a wonderful family.

II. Second Listening: Do this exercise while you listen.

1. The house has 2. The speaker’s brother is


a) Four a) Married
b) Five b) Divorced
c) Six c) Single

3. How many people are in the speaker’s family?


a) Four
b) Five
c) Six

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Possessive Pronouns/ Adjectives

Possessive Possessive
I. Possessive adjectives: adjectives pronouns
My Mine
Possessive Adjective + noun Your Yours
1. My shirt is green. ∼ (I have a green shirt) His His

2. Your book is new. ∼ (You have a new book.) Her Hers

3. His pillow is soft. ∼ (He has a soft pillow.)


Its ___*
Our Ours
4. Her dog is small. ∼ (She has a small dog.)
Your Yours
5. Its bone is old. ∼ (It has an old bone.)
Their Theirs
6. Our house is big. ∼ (We have a big house.)

7. Your bird is beautiful. ∼ (You have a beautiful bird.)

8. Their car is slow. ∼ (They have a slow car.)


II. Possessive pronouns:

Subject + Verb + Possessive pronoun


1. The shirt is mine.
A Possessive pronoun replaces a possessive
2. The book is yours.
adjective + noun to avoid repeating information
3. The pillow is his.
that is already clear:
4. The dog is hers.

6. The bird is ours. A. This book is [my book], not [your book]. (Repetitive)

7. The house is yours. B. This book is [mine], not [yours]. (Natural)

8. The car is theirs.

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Notes:

a) We can also use possessive pronouns after OF:


Monsef is a friend of mine. (One of my friends)

But not Monsef is a friend of my.

b) Possessive pronouns can act as subjects:

Look at these pictures. Mine is the big one.

(Subject = Mine = my picture.)

c) Possessive pronouns are not followed by a noun:

It is my car. OR It is mine.

But not It is mine car.

Exercise: Fill out the correct possessive pronoun:

1. I have a dog. That dog is Mine 7. This is my book. This book is mine

2. She has a cat. That cat is__________ 8. That is our car. ________________________

3. We have a car. That car is__________ 9. This is their ladder. ________________________

4. They have a bike. That bike is_________ 10. This is your ruler. ________________________

5. He has a key. That key is_________ 11. That is her scooter. ________________________

6. You have a hat. That hat is__________ 12. They are his photos. ________________________

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WORKSHEET: Possessive adjectives

Fill in with the correct possessive adjective:

1. I have a ruler. It’s my ruler.

2. You have a car. It is ______________ car.

3. John has a CD. It’s ______________ CD.

4. We have a pet. It’s ______________ pet.

5. Pam has a pen. It’s ______________ pen.

6. I have crayons. They’re ______________ crayons.

7. They have a house. It’s ______________ house.

8. She has a glue. It’s ______________ glue.

9. Maria has a desk. It’s ______________ desk.

Write my, your, his, her, its, our or their:

1. Marion and Helen are students. _____Their_________ school is big.


2. I’m a taxi driver. This is ______________ taxi.

3. You’re a musician. Is that ______________ piano?

4. The horse is brown. ______________ tail is black.

5. He’s a doctor. This is ______________ coat.

6. We are tennis players. These are ______________ tennis racquets.

7. Pam is a photographer. This is ______________ camera.

8. That is Jim and Mike. ______________ father is Welsh.

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WORKSHEET: Possessive adjectives

I. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate Possessive adjective:

1. ‘’What’s ______ favourite team, Tom?’’ “______ favourite team is Chelsea.”


2. ‘’Who’s that?’’ “She is _______ girlfriend. _______ name is Julie.
3. _______ name is Johanna.
4. _______ wife is middle-aged.
5. ‘’Are you a doctor?’’ ‘’Where is _______ hospital?’’

II. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate Possessive adjective:

1. She is from Russia. ______________ name is Svetlana.


2. I'm Japanese. ______________ parents are from Japan.
3. You are from Italy. ______________ name is Mario.
4. They are from Greece. ______________ names are Costas and Kimis.
5. We are English. ______________ parents are from London.
6. He isn't from China. ______________ family is from Vietnam.

III. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate Possessive adjective:

1. He has got a new computer. ______________ computer is very good.


2. I have got a house. _________ house is very big.
3. She has got a cat. __________ cat is black.
4. My brother has got a bicycle. He rides ___________ bicycle every afternoon.
5. We learn English at school. ___________ teacher of English is nice.
6. You go to a different school. How is ___________ school?
7. Mr. and Mrs. Brown have got a son. ____________ son's name is Michael.

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WORKSHEET: Possessive adjectives

Complete the sentences with the appropriate Possessive adjective:

1. I saw Liz with _____ husband, Jim. Liz = Jim


2. I saw Julia and Ted with _________ children.

3. I saw Ted with ___________ wife, Julia.


George Joe Julia = Ted
4. I saw George with __________ brother, Joe.

5. I saw Julia with ____________ brother, Joe.


Diana = Kevin
6. I saw Liz and Jim with ____________ son, Joe.

7. I saw Julia with __________ parents.

8. I saw Diana and Kevin with ______________ parents.

Complete the sentences with the appropriate Possessive adjective:

1. Do you like ______ job?

2. I know Mr. Woods but I don't know __________ wife.

3. Mr. and Mrs. Fisher live in England. _________ son lives in Australia.

4. I like tennis. It's ________ favorite sport.

5. 'Is that _______ car? 'No, I haven't got a car.'

6. I want to call Catherine. Do you know ___________ phone number?

7. This is a beautiful tree. ________ leaves are beautiful color.

8. John has got a brother and a sister. ________ brother is 25 and _________ sister is 21.

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WORKSHEET: Possessive adjectives

I. Complete the sentences with ‘’Subject Pronouns’’ or ‘’Possessive


Adjectives’’
1. My mother is a teacher. _______ students are clever.
2. John isn’t in _______ house.
3. Jenny and _______ husband are from UK.
4. _______ is a good tennis player.
5. _______ is a tourist _______ name is Alex.

II. Complete the dialogue with ‘’Subject Pronouns’’ or ‘’Possessive


Adjectives’’
Aneta: What is ___________ name?

Carlo: ___________ name is Carlo. I'm from Italy.

Aneta: Nice to meet you, Carlo. I'm Aneta. Welcome to ___________ English class!

Carlo: Who are ___________?

Aneta: ___________ are students.

Carlo: What are ___________ names?

Aneta: ___________ names are Pablo and Maria.

Carlo: How old is Pablo?

Aneta: I think ___________ is about 30.

Carlo: And where is Maria from?

Aneta: ___________ is from Spain. ___________ hometown is Madrid.

Carlo: And who is that man?

Aneta: He’s ___________ English teacher. ___________ name is John.

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WORKSHEET: Possessive adjectives
Possessive pronoun

I. Fill in the gaps with possessive pronoun or adjective:


1. That car is not his. It's ________________ (my/mine).

2. Is that your notebook or _____________________ (my/mine)?

3. I don't like _____________________ (their/theirs) apartment.

4. That's not my problem. It's _____________________ (yours/your).

5. Your car is green, while _____________________ (my/mine) is black.

6. Isn't _____________________ (their/theirs) son older than you?

7. He's _____________________ (our/ours) doctor.

8. That's _____________________ (our/ours) house, not theirs.

9. Is he a friend of _____________________ (your/yours)?

II. Fill in the gaps with possessive pronoun or adjective:


1. This is john and this is ____________ brother.

2. This is Mary's car. It's __________________.

3. Your house is big but ___________ is small.

4. You can have this book. It's ______________.

5. This is Mike. _________ parents are kind and generous.

6. I love ________ family. They are wonderful.

7. Julie and Ann are sisters. _______ surname is Fox.

8. Is she __________ sister? No, he hasn't got a sister.

9. Whose book is this? It's _________. Thank you.

10. Their car is expensive but _________ is cheap.

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How to Schedule a Meeting!

Asking to meet:

 Are you open/ free this evening?

 Can we meet on Tuesday evening?

 Do you want to hang out this Weekend?

 I am thinking about going to Cinema. Do you want to come?

Accepting: Refusing:
 Oh that’s fine  I'm sorry, I can't on Thursday.

 Sure! Good idea!  I won't be able to make it on the 27th.

 I’d love to. Thanks.  I would love to, but I have something else to do.

Asking when: Suggesting when:


o Oh yes what time? o Would next Monday be ok?

o When is it? o What about next week?

o How about 3 o’clock

Responding:
o Yes, 3 o’clock is fine

o Next week would be fine.

o Monday evening suits me

o Next week does not suit me

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I. Asking about availability:
Informal:
o Are you free tonight/ next Saturday/ on July 15?
o Are you around this weekend?
o Do you have any plans this weekend/ next Wednesday/ after class?
o Do you have any times this afternoon?
o Do you have free time next week?
Formal:
o Are you available on Saturday, June 7/ Monday afternoon?
o Do you have any availability next week?
o Does the doctor have any availability in the next fez days?

II. Making plans with a friend:


o Let’s go to the movies this weekend.
o Let’s hang out this weekend.
o I need some help with my homework.
o I’d like to try that new Italian restaurant.

III. Making a professional Appointment:


o I’d like to make an appointment to see Dr. Smith.
o I’d like to meet about the report I’ve been working on.
o I would like to meet with you about my essay.

IV. Agreeing to meet:


o That works for me.
o I can do Thursday at 5PM.
o Sounds good!
o Sounds great! I’ll see you Friday night
o That’s perfect for me.

V. Finding a better time to meet!


o I’m not free on Saturday, but how about Monday?
o I’m not around this weekend. I already have plans. Can we try next week?
o I’m sorry, I’m not available at 4PM. I have another appointment.
o Thursday night doesn’t work for me. I have a previous commitment.
o I can’t make it at 3PM. Let’s try to meet at 4 instead.

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‘There is’ and ‘There are’
We use ‘there is’ and ‘there are’ to say that something exists.

I. How to Use:
1. Use “There is/ are” to say WHERE something is:
 There is a good restaurant at the end of the street.
 There are some keys in that box.
2. Use “There is/ are” to say WHEN something happens:
 There is a concert tonight.
 There are a lot of storms in summer.

II. How to Form:


1. Positive:

Singular: there is Plural: there are


 There is a tree in the yard.  There are two cats on the chair.
 There’s a pen on the table.  There’re two pens on the table.

2. Negative:

Singular: there is not Plural: there are not


 There is not a tree in the yard.  There are not two cats on the chair.
 There isn’t a pen on the table.  There aren’t (three) pens on the table.

3. Question:

Singular: is there? Plural: are there?


 Is there a tree in the yard?  Are there two cats on the chair?
 Is there a pen on the table?  Are there three pens on the table?

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III. Some/ Any:
Use some and any before plural nouns.

1. We normally use SOME in Positive sentences:


o There are some cornflakes on the table.
o There are some problems that we need to solve.
2. We normally use ANY in Negative or Interrogative sentences:
o A: Are there any people in the class? ~ B: Yes, there are. / No, there are not.
o A: Are there any cats? ~ B: Yes, there are. / No, there
o There are not any people in the class.
o There aren’t any cats.

Notes:
a) The past form of there is, there are is there was, there were.
 There is a car in the street. ⇒ There was a car in the street.
 There are some cars in the street. ⇒ There were some cars in the street.
a) How many:
 How many trees are there (in the yard)?
 How many cats are there (on the chair)?

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Prepositions of place
Prepositions of place allow you to be very specific when
talking about where action takes place.

On Under In Behind In front of

Between below Above Next to

Near Around Among

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Common sentence patterns:
1. Subject + verb + preposition + the noun.

 The Cookie is on the plate. (Singular)

 The strawberries are on the plate. (Plural)

2. There + is/are + (a/an) + noun + preposition + the noun.

 There is a cup of coffee on the table. (Singular)

 There are bananas on the table. (Plural)


3. Where + is/are + the/my + noun?

 Where is the table?

 Where are your children?

On vs. Above:
 The food is on the table. (touching the surface)
 The painting is above the sofa. (without touching the surface)
Under Vs. Below:
 Your legs are under the table. (touching the covering)
 Miners work below the surface of the Earth. (without touching the covering)
Near Vs. Next to:
 The receptionist is near the front door. (Short distance from another thing)
 Come and sit next to me. (At the side of another thing)
Between Vs. Among:
 There is a sea between England and France. (In the middle of two things)
 The green apple is among the red ones. (in the middle of many things)
In/ In front of/ Around:
 The book is in the bag.
 My son is sitting in front me at the cinema.
 They dance around the fire.

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WORKSHEET: Prepositions of place

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate preposition using “there are”
and “there is”:
1. ___________ a TV __________ the table.

2. __________ a dog _____the floor.

3. __________a cat ____________the flower.

4. __________some keys ______________the flower.

5. __________a flower ___________the vase.

6. ___________a big book ____________the flower.

7. ____________ a picture ______________the table.

8. ____________ a cat _____________the table.

9. ____________ a bird ______________the cage.

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WORKSHEET: There is / There are

I. Write affirmative sentences using there is or there are:


1. ___________________ five shops.
2. ___________________ a lot of restaurants.
3. ___________________ a building.
4. ___________________ some parks.
5. ___________________a library.
6. ___________________a bus station.
7. ___________________a sports center.

II. Write the sentences in exercise 1 into the negative form:


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

III. Write the sentences in exercise 1 into the interrogative form:


Add short answers about your city:
1. ________________________________________in your city? _________________
2. ________________________________________in your city? _________________
3. ________________________________________in your city? _________________
4. ________________________________________in your city? _________________
5. ________________________________________in your city? _________________
6. ________________________________________in your city? _________________
7. ________________________________________in your city? _________________

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IV. Choose the correct words:
1. There’s / There are a TV.

2. There’s / There are four chairs in the living room.

3. Is there a / Are there any windows in the kitchen?

4. Is there a / Are there any teacher in the classroom?

5. There isn’t / There aren’t any pencils on the table.

6. There isn’t a / There aren´t any milk in the fridge.

7. Is there / Are there a bookcase?

V. Complete the questions and short answers using the correct form
of there is or there are:
1. ____________________a tree in this park? No, ________________

2. ____________________an internet café in your city? Yes, _______________

3. ____________________any hospitals near hear? No, ________________

4. ____________________any buildings next to your school? Yes, _________________

5. ____________________a shop in this street? No, ___________________

6. ____________________any cinema in your town? Yes, _______________

7. ____________________any students in the school? No, _______________

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Talking about likes and dislikes

Expressing likes: Expressing dislikes:


 I like…  I don’t like…

 I love...  I dislike...

 I adore…  I hate…

 I ‘m crazy about…  I abhor…

 I’m mad about…  I can’t bear/ stand…

 I enjoy…  I’m fed up with…

 I’m keen on…  I’m tired/ sick of ….

I. Expressing likes and dislikes towards Things or People:

 I hate spiders.

 I love my mother. I like


I hate NOUN
 I can't bear lazy people.
I’m tired of
 I ‘m crazy about vegetables.

 I’m sick of homework.

II. Expressing likes and dislikes towards Actions:

 I like listening to music.


I like
 I don’t like wearing sunglasses.
I detest VERB+ING
 I hate doing the housework.
I don't mind
 I can't bear eating onions.

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III. If you neither like nor dislike something:

 I don't mind doing the housework.

 I don't mind going home on foot.

Note:
" very much" & “a lot" always come after the things you like:

 I like basketball very much/a lot.

NOT" I like very much/a lot basketball.

Questions
I. Asking about likes & dislikes:
1. What do you like doing?
2. Do you like + Noun?
o Do you like Basketball?
o Do you like your name?
3. Do you like + Verb-ing?
o Do you like playing video games?
o Do you like listening to Pop music?

II. Making Choices & Preferences:


Limited number of choices:

1. Which do you like (better), + Noun + or + Noun? (talking about Things)


o Which do you like (better), coffee or tea?
o Which do you like (better), football or basketball?

2. Which + Noun + do you like? (talking about Things)


o Which car do you like?
o Which city do you like?

3. Who do you like (better), + Noun + or + Noun? (talking about People)


o Who do you like (better), your brother or your sister?
o Who do you like (better), Messi or Ronaldo?

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WORKSHEET: Likes and dislikes

I. Complete the conversation with the correct form of


the words in brackets:
Sara: Hi you two! What are you doing?
Steve: We’re playing basketball. Do you want to play?
Sara: No thanks. I ___________________ (don’t like / play) basketball.

Carl: Wow! I ________________________ (love / play) basketball, it’s great!

Steve: What do you ________________________ (like / do)?


Sara: Well, I ________________________ (be keen on / ride).

Carl: Yeah! That can be fun.


Sara: And I ____________________ (be crazy about / dance).

Steve: Dancing! Oh, I ____________________ (hate / dance). I can’t dance.


Sara: That’s not true. Everyone can dance.
Steve: Not me!
Sara: So I know you ___________________ (like / play) basketball, but what else do you
_____________________ (like / do)?

Steve: I ____________________ (like / play) chess.


Carl: Chess! That’s boring.

II. Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?

1. Carl likes playing basketball. TRUE FALSE

2. Sara likes playing basketball. TRUE FALSE

3. She likes riding. TRUE FALSE

4. Carl likes riding. TRUE FALSE

5. Steve doesn’t like dancing. TRUE FALSE

6. Carl likes playing chess. TRUE FALSE


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WORKSHEET: Likes and dislikes

Express your likes and dislikes:


eating
1. I _____________ (eat) Pizza on Sundays. /Verb/
mushroom (mushrooms). /Noun/
2. My sister _______________
s
3. She __________ (make) dinner on Mondays. /Verb/

4. Michael __________(eat) candies with his friends. /Verb/

5. I ______________ (chocolate). /Noun/

6. My aunt __________ (cook) on Friday nights. /Verb/

7. I ___________ (foreign films). /Noun/

8. Your cousins _________ (eat) hot dogs in their tents. /Verb/

9. I________________ (Brad Pitt). /Noun/

10. I ____________ (play) football with my friends on Sunday morning. /Verb/

11. Those children __________ (eat) ice-creams. /Verb/

12. These men __________ (go) to the supermarket with their wives. /Verb/

13. My mother __________ (read) recipe books. /Verb/

14. I ____________ (animals). /Noun/

15. I_______________(ski). /Verb/

16. I_____________(John). /Noun/

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WORKSHEET: Likes and dislikes

Express your likes and dislikes:

1. ______________________________________________. (play basketball)

2. ______________________________________________. (listen to music)

3. ______________________________________________. (talk on the phone)

4. ______________________________________________. (wash my car)

5. ______________________________________________. (go to the movies)

6. ______________________________________________. (exercise in the early morning)

7. ______________________________________________. (eat at restaurants)

8. ______________________________________________. (read novels)

9. ______________________________________________. (dream at night)

10. ______________________________________________. (wait in line)

11. ______________________________________________. (drink coffee)

12. ______________________________________________. (study English)

13. ______________________________________________. (go to the zoo)

14. ______________________________________________. (watch action films)

1. ______________________________________________. (swim in a pool)

2. ______________________________________________. (shop for clothes)

3. ______________________________________________. (meeting new people)

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WORKSHEET: Likes and dislikes

Express your likes and dislikes:

15. ______________________________________________. (get up early)

16. ______________________________________________. (babies)

17. ______________________________________________. (visit relatives)

18. ______________________________________________. (cold weather)

19. ______________________________________________. (do housework)

20. ______________________________________________. (spicy food)

21. ______________________________________________. (play computer games)

22. ______________________________________________. (cats)

23. ______________________________________________. (cycle home)

24. ______________________________________________. (go to the beach)

25. ______________________________________________. (fish at weekends)

26. ______________________________________________. (go to the dentist)

27. ______________________________________________. (hot weather)

28. ______________________________________________. (watch TV at night)

4. ______________________________________________. (read books)

5. ______________________________________________. (stay up late at night)

6. ______________________________________________. (chocolate)

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WORKSHEET: Likes and Dislikes
(Listening)

I. While you Listen, Complete the gaps with the correct word:

Amy: Do you like Lady Gaga?

Mark: Yes, I do. I ____________ like her. really


Amy: What do you think of ____________? don’t
think
Mark: I quite like it, but I ____________ Science.
singer
Amy: Do you like the ____________, Brad Pitt? at all

Mark: No, I ____________. I don’t like him ____________. Maths


singing
Amy: What do you ____________ of Linkin Park?
prefer
Mark: I like them. They’re my ____________ band. favourite

Amy: Do you like ____________? actor

Mark: Yes, I do. But I’m not a good ____________!

II. Circle true or false:


1. Mark likes Lady Gaga. TRUE FALSE

2. He prefers Maths to science. TRUE FALSE

3. Brad Pitt is his favorite actor. TRUE FALSE

4. He’s keen on singing. TRUE FALSE

5. He’s a good singer. TRUE FALSE

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