UNIT 1 Meeting People

Vocabulary

Word Box
city interest name
college live number
country meet spell

A. Unscramble the letters to form words from the word box.

1. itcy CITY

2. enmrbu NUMBER

3. veli LIVE

4. eamn NAME

5. gloclee COLLEGE

6. plels SPELL

B. Read each sentence. Circle the correct answer.

1. China is a very large (city / country).

2. Beijing is a busy (city / country).

3. When I (spell / meet) someone, I say “Hello.”

4. My house (number / name) is 332.

5. It is easy to (live / spell) short words.

6. What are your (interests / numbers)?

C. Complete the sentences using words from the word box.

1. The Institute of Telecommunications is the name of our college.

2. Where do you live your friends?

3. My best friend and I have the same interest!

4. Chiang Mai is a big city in Thailand.

5. Where do your country?

6. Please spell the name of your college.

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 Grammar

Simple Present of the verb Be

A. Complete the sentences with the simple present of the verb be (am, is, or are).
1. I'm a student.

2. We are on the soccer team.

3. My sister is on the swim team.

4. You are in my English class.

5. I am Joe’s best friend.

6. Pizza is my favorite food.

B. Look at the pictures. Choose the sentence that best describes each picture.
1.
a. You are a basketball player.
b. We are on the train.
c. They are students.
d. I am happy.

2.
a. It is a rainy night.
b. We are happy.
c. I am your friend.
d. You are at home.

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Simple Present Tense of Action Verbs
C. Read each sentence. Circle the correct answer.

1. My mom (don’t / doesn’t) cook dinner every night.

2. I (travel / travels) to a different country every summer.

3. My dog (play / plays) all day.

4. You (ride / rides) your bike everywhere!

5. Do they (live / lives) in Bangkok?

6. (Do / Does) Lee talk on his cell phone all the time?

7. We (don’t / doesn’t) play in the soccer team.

8. Candy doesn’t (meet / meets) her friends after college classes.

D. Write about things you and your friends do or don’t do. Use the correct form of the action verbs
play, cook, carry, walk, and read.

1. I don't cook for my family I need to read the recipes more .

I always take a walk to clear my mind .
I like to play whenever I can .
2. My friends cook when he visited them .
She reads a lot of science fiction and adventure books .
He likes to play god of war a lot .
3. My friend and I always carry memories of what we share .
We cook when we visit .
We play from time to time .

E. Write about your daily routine using the simple present.

I usually wake up at 2 or 3 in the morning

I get up, drink a glass of water

I don't usually have breakfast. I prefer to eat later in the day

I take a shower. I change and get ready to wait for the route

I get to work and start my homework

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 Conversation

Speaking Strategy: Greetings and saying goodbye

A. Complete the conversations using these expressions.
Hi Bye Goodbye

Hello See you later

Conversation 1

Panit: (1) Hello Lawan. How are you?

Lawan: (2) Hi Panit. I’m fine. Do you want to have lunch with me?

Panit: No, thanks, I have to go to class now.

Lawan: OK, another time. (3) Bye .

Panit: Yes, (4) Goodbye, See you later .

Conversation 2

Hathai: (5) Hello Kanda.

Are you in this class?

Kanda: (6) Hi Hathai. Yes, I am. Now we can

study together.
Hathai: Yes, that is a good idea. I will text you.

Kanda: That’s a good idea. I have to go now.

(7) Bye .

Hathai: So do I. (8) Goodbye, See you later .

B. Write a short conversation about meeting your friend at the mall. Use
expressions from Activity A.

A: Hi Andrea, how are you?

B: Hi Carlos, I'm fine and you?

A: not very well I have an exam with the English teacher

B: not very well I have an exam with the English teacher

A: mr carlos guevara

B: I'm sure you'll win it, bye

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 Reading

Reading Strategy: Read for specific information

Before Reading
A. What do you say or do when you greet someone at school?
Hello, hi, good morning, good night, good afternoon, reach out, smile

B. Look at the pictures and read the text. Underline specific information about saying hello in each
country.

More Ways to Say Hello Around the World

In China, people bow or nod their heads to each In India, people put their hands together. They nod their heads
other. and say namaste.

In Thailand, you put your hands together, with your In the U.S., most people shake hands. Each person puts
arms down. Then you bow your head. This is called out his or her right hand. They hold hands and
wai. sometimes move the hands up and down.
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 After Reading
C. Read the sentences and circle T for True or F for False. Correct the false statements.
1. In the U.S., people say hongi! T F
In the U.S., most people shake hands.

2. In China, people put their hands together to say hello. T F

In China, people bow or nod their heads to each other

3. In India, people nod their heads. T F

In India, people put their hands together

4. In Thailand, people put their arms out straight. T F

In Thailand, you put your hands together, with your arms down. Then you bow your head

5. In the U.S., people shake hands. T F

6. In China, people say namaste. T F

In China, people bow or nod their heads to each other

Writing

Writing Strategy: Use capital letters correctly

Follow the steps to rewrite the sentences.

Steps
1. Use a capital letter to start the first word in each sentence.
2. Use capital letters for names of people and places.
3. Use capital letters for months and days of the week.

hello! my name is ming. I live in beijing, china. every year, i visit my friend cheng in new york. my plane
leaves on thursday.
Hello! My name is Ming. I live in Beijing, China. Every year, I visit my friend Cheng in New York. My plane leaves on
Thursday

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 UNIT 2 My Things

Vocabulary

Word Box
bike game present switch off
favorite laptop smartphone tablet
friend necklace swipe watch

A. Look at the pictures and write the words from the word box.
1. 3.

smartphone tablet

2. 4.

laptop watch

B. Read each sentence. Circle the correct answer.

1. My younger sister rides her (bike / tablet) to school every day.

2. (Swipe / Switch off) your tablet to look at your photos.

3. Dan and his (friend / laptop), Jin, play games together.

4. Fen reads her (favorite / smartphone) book on her tablet.

C. Complete the sentences using words from the word box.

1. Let’s play a present of tennis now.

2. You swipe the tablet screen to see the next page.

3. Kanda is wearing her grandmother’s gold favorite.

4. Somsak is buying a for his mother’s birthday.

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 Grammar

Demonstrative Pronouns: This / That / These / Those

A. Underline the demonstrative pronoun in each sentence. Then circle S for Singular or P for Plural.
1. That is the biggest star in the sky. S P

2. These are delicious cookies. S P

3. Do you like that? S P

4. This is a good movie. S P

5. Are those your books? S P

6. These are my friends, Kate and Ben. S P

B. Read each sentence. Circle the correct answer.

1. I have a new necklace. I can wear (this / these) to the party.

2. (That / Those) is Mom’s laptop.

3. (This / These) are my favorite games.

4. (That / Those) are the presents for Grandma.

5. (This / These) is a great smartphone.

6. (That / Those) isn’t an easy question!

C. Complete the sentences with this, that, these, or those.

1. I don’t usually like fish, but this is very nice!

2. Your clothes are in the living room. Please put that in your room.

3. Look at that. It’s a blog about the football team.

4. Look at that! It’s a very big star!

5. these are nice, sunny days.

6. Is these Tara over there?

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Articles: a, an
D. Circle a or an.
1. (a / an) book

2. (a / an) friend

3. (a / an) number

4. (a / an) aunt

5. (a / an) present

6. (a / an) elephant

E. Write a or an.

1. a smartphone

2. an orange

3. a school

4. an umbrella

5. a sister

6. a game

F. Make a list of your favorite things. Write a or an in front of each noun.

1. a dog 4. a play

2. an university 5. a comics
3. a music 6. a movies

G. Write four sentences about your things. Use demonstrative pronouns and the articles a and an.

I really like comics and science fiction movies.

Let's go to the other side? it's cold here

Do you want cherries? I think these are richer

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