PART 1

NICE TO MEET YOU AND TRAVEL LIGHT

Do you like to meet new people?

1) Put the conversation in the correct order (A-D).

1 Nice to meet you, Nick.
2 Hi, Susanna, I’m Nick.
3 You too.
4 Hello, my name’s Susanna.

2) Look at these expressions from the listening. Write N (a new person) or F (a friend or someone you
know)
1 How are you?
2 How are things?
3 Great./Fine./ Good. / OK. / Alright. / Not bad.
4 Nice to meet you.
5 Good to see you.
6 Pleased to meet you.

3) Do you know that there are different levels of formality when introduce yourself and others? Write F for
phrases that are more formal and I for the ones that are more informal.
I just wanted to introduce myself. I’m… [your name]
I don’t think we’ve met before. My name’s… [your name]
This is…
I’d like you to meet…
Have you met… ?
I’d like to introduce you to…
Nice to meet you.
It’s a pleasure to meet you.
Likewise.
And you.
Let me introduce myself ,
I'd like you to meet Mr./Mrs./Miss/Ms./Dr. (last name).
I don't think we've met. May I introduce myself?
Hello. My name is
I'm (pleased, happy, glad) to meet you.

4) Check the context and let’s talk.

a) Introduce yourself to the Head of the Company.
b) Introduce your husband to your best friend.
c) Introduce you mother to your boss.
d) Can you introduce me to your family members?

Present simple: be

The verb be as the main verb can be used in the following situations:
Before adjectives – Mary is beautiful.
Indication of position or place – Mom is not here. I am at the office.
Nationality - Paul is not British.
Age – Sara is fifteen.
Identity – I am Silvia/ I am her sister.
Can you create other examples of sentences orally?
1) Read the text underline the verb be and write the questions.

My name is James and I am from Bedford, in the UK. I live in Holland now – I’m a student at the
University of Utrecht. I’m a science student. These are my friends Ali and Jess. They’re scientists too –
they’re also at my University but they’re not from Britain. They’re French. We’re in the same year – the
second year of University.

1 / James / from / Holland ?

2 / he / scientist ?
3 / his friends / scientists / too?
4 / they / year three / university / too ?
2) Complete with the Verb Be
My name (be) ________(1) John. I (be) ________(2) fifteen years old. I live on a farm. It (be)
________(3) in the country. It is quiet in the country. It (be, not) ____ ____(4) loud in the country. I wake
up early. Sometimes, I wake up before the sun rises. Sometimes, it (be) ________(5) still dark when I
wake up. But I don’t mind. I like waking up that early. I like the way the country looks in the morning. The
first thing I do after I wake up is milk the cow. After I (be) ________(6) finished milking the cow, I bring
the milk to my mom. I think she uses it to make breakfast. She makes a delicious breakfast. My mom (be)
________(7) a really good cook. Next, I feed the pigs. One time, I asked my mom how come my little
sister doesn’t feed them. She said it is because my sister (be, not) ____ ____(8) strong enough. But I still
don’t understand. She is almost as strong as me! I guess my mom doesn’t want my sister to get hurt. After
all, the pigs can (be) ________(9) pretty rough, especially when they (be) ________(10) hungry. The last
thing I do (be) ________(11) feed the chickens. That (be) ________(12) easy. I just throw some food down
on the ground and they run out and eat it. While the chickens (be) ________(13) eating, I go into their
house to collect their eggs. Chicken eggs (be) ________(14) really good to eat. They (be) ________(15)
easy to cook too. That is what I do in the mornings. I (be) ________(16) pretty busy.

1) Use the verb be to create sentences using the phrases from the box.
Eg. My best friend is not at school in the morning.
adjectives position or place Nationality Age Identity

Promiscuous At school British At the age of Mr. Jackson

Calm At the office Scottish thirty Maria
Tall At the doctor’s Danish Fifty. Janet’s sister
Short Inside the house Austrian Thirty-four years Your brother-in-
Quiet On the street German old law
Magical At the beach Italian A toddler My nephew
White In the car American A young adult Ms. Carol Jenkins
Blue On the boat Canadian mid-forties Susan’s brother
Bad In hospital Mexican About twenties Katy
Bored At the hospital Polish In his fifties Peter and Son
Hot In prison Greek Early seventies Siblings
Cold Here Spanish Late sixties Brothers and
Rainy Home Chinese Four. sister
Small At Julia’s Portuguese Nineteen years Grandparents
Huge At my friend’s Brazilian old. Godfather
Large At the bakery French Elderly Aunt
Johnny’s cousin

1) Listen and write the correct verb be (Listening 1)

1 a Jenny and Omar friends.
2 Omar a student,
3 Chris from the UK.
4 It first time in Hong Kong.
5 Andrea an Italian name.
6 Andrea from Italy.

Countries, Nationality and Languages

Word Stress
1) Listen, write and underline the stressed syllable from the countries and their nationalities. (Listening 2)
1) Poland Polish
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
7|
8)
9)
10)

Vowel Pronunciation

SOUNDS and SPELLING: /ə/ (Starter)

Did you know?

Schwa is the name for the most common sound in English. It is a weak, unstressed sound and it occurs in many
words. It is often the sound in grammar words such as articles and prepositions. Getting the schwa sound
correct is a good way of making your pronunciation more accurate and natural.

Look at some different spellings of the sound. Then listen and repeat the sound and words.

1.5 Listen and write the words with this sound. Then listen again and say the words with the speakers.

PART 2

CAPITAL LETTERS
Use capital letters for the first letter of:

• The first word in a sentence – My brother is a doctor

• The days of the week – Wednesday
• Months of the year – July
• Names of people and places – Mary J ones, the Louvre
• Countries and cities – France, Rome
• Languages and nationalities – Spanish
• The word I – I am from London

1) Complete the sentences with the words in the box. Use capital letters in the correct way.

1 The capital of is Madrid.

2 this your camera?
3 My birthday is in .
4 Marc and Albert are .
5 I play tennis every .
6 My favourite food is sushi. love it.
7 The is in Paris.
8 Susan and are sisters.

2) Rewrite the sentences using capital letters in the correct way.

1 she is from manchester.

2 mark isn’t French.
3 are you sophie’s brother?
4 berlin is the capital of germany.
5 burgers are very popular in the USA.
6 is sally at home on wednesday?
7 it is very cold in january.
8 peter and i are from edinburgh.

Demonstrative and Possessives

1) Underline the correct alternative in the extracts below.

A) S: Is this/these your bag?

W: Yes, it is.
S: Could you open it, please?
W: What's the problem?
S: This/Those is the problem.
W: These/That's my shampoo,
B) S: What's that/those in your pocket?
M: Ah, sorry, these/those are my keys.
S: OK, go ahead.

C) M: Excuse me, that’s/those are my friend/friend's bags. Can l...?

W: Sorry, this is/that’s my bag. The black one. In your hand.
M: No, *this/these is my friend’s/friend.
W: Look, my name's on it. It’s my/mine.
M: Oh, sorry, you’re right. It’s your/yours.

2) Correct the sentences.

1 That's the bag of my friend. X That's my friend's bag. Ok
2 This is the mobile of John. X
3 That's mine bag. X
4 It's my. X
5 They're yours bags. X
6 They’re your. X
7 This bag is Sally. X
What are the five thins you always carry in your bag at an airplane? Why are they important?

Read an article about the things people lose on public transport in London.

LOST PROPERTY
Every day millions of people travel around London on buses, trains and in taxis. And every day lots of
people lose things on their trip! When it rains, they leave their umbrellas. In winter they forget their hats.
In summer they lose their sunglasses. Lots of people forget their phones. And some even lose their laptops!

Some of these things are lost forever. But not all of them. Every day, public transport workers take more
than 600 lost objects to the Lost Property Office. They keep the things at the office for three months and
wait for their owners to come and find them.

So, what do people lose? A lot of people lose books, wallets and keys. Other passengers leave their
supermarket shopping. Some people forget some very strange things! Do you know one person forgot their
cat! And another person lost their mountain bike! And the strangest thing of all? One person forgot a large
toy dinosaur. It was 1.80m tall! How can you forget something like that?
1) Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)? Correct the false sentences.
1 People lose different things at different times of year.
2 People always lose small objects.
3 All of the objects are cheap.
4 All the things that people lose go to the Lost Property Office.
5 These things stay in the office for about twelve weeks.
6 People lose a lot of strange things, but they never lose animals.

SYLLABLES
Listen and repeat the words in the table. (Listening 3)

Listen and write the words in the correct group in the table below( Listening 4)
blue yellow understand purple black capital white favourite birthday Italy Spain Poland

One syllable Two Syllables Three syllables

WORD STRESS: numbers

Listen and underline the stress in the following numbers. (Listening 5)

Thirteen thirty fifteen fifty sixteen sixty twenty twenty-eight seventy-five ninety-nine a
hundred

Look at the table. Listen and circle the numbers you hear. (Listening 6)

sixteen thirteen seventy eighteen sixty fifteen thirty seventeen fifty fourteen nineteen
thirteen forty ninety seventeen eighty
SOUNDS and SPELLING: /e/ /eɪ/ /aɪ/ (Listening 7)