ENGLISH TEST - UNIT 1

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Supplementary Pronunciation Lessons

(Unit 1)

LETTERS OF THE ALPHABET AND THEIR PRONUNCIATION

A. Read and practice.

LETTER PRONUNCIATION

A /εɪ/
B /bi/
F /εf/
Y /waɪ/
O /ɔ/
Q /kyu//
R /ar/

B. Listen to the pronunciation of the letters of the alphabet on page 8. Group them
according to their pronunciation by completing the chart below.

/εɪɪ/ /i/ /ε// /aɪ/

/aɪ/ /ɔ/ /yu/ /a/
A B F Y O Q R

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Inductive Grammar Chart

(Unit 1, page 4)

GRAMMAR. Verb be: singular statements / Contractions

Look at these statements.

Affirmative statements Negative statements / Contractions

I am Ann. / I’m Ann. I am not Jen. / I’m not Jen.

You are an architect. / You’re an architect. You are not an artist. / You’re not an artist. /
You aren’t an artist.

He is a teacher. / He’s a teacher. He is not a student. / He’s not a student. /

He isn’t a student.

She is a singer. / She’s a singer. She is not a banker. / She’s not a banker. /
She isn’t a banker.

FIGURE IT OUT . . .
Answer these questions.
1. What form of be do we use with the pronoun I? ________
2. What form of be do we use with the singular pronoun you? ________
3. What form of be do we use with the pronouns he and she? ________
4. What’s the contraction of I am? ___________
5. What’s the contraction of You are? ___________
6. What’s the contraction of He is? ___________
7. What’s the contraction of She is? ___________

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FIGURE IT OUT . . .
Cross out the incorrect sentence.
1. a. He's not a banker. b. He is'nt a banker.
2. a. I'm not an artist. b. I amn't an artist.
3. a. She's no a student. b. She isn't a student.

Look at these articles.

Articles a / an
a teacher
an actor

FIGURE IT OUT . . .
Complete these grammar rules.
1. The article a is used in front of ___________ nouns.
singular / plural
2. The article an is used in front of ___________ nouns.
singular / plural
3. The article a is used in front of words that begin with _______________.
consonants / vowels
4. The article an is used in front of words that begin with _______________.
consonants / vowels

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Learning Strategy
(Unit 1, page 6, Vocabulary)

VOCABULARY-BUILDING STRATEGY: auditory representation

Mark the stress of new words to help you remember how to pronounce them.
For example:
•
engineer
•
lawyer

PRACTICE
Mark the stress on these words.

1. writer 9. actor

2. banker 10. pilot

3. artist 11. manager

4. athlete 12. architect

5. student 13. scientist

6. teacher 14. musician

7. singer 15. photographer

8. doctor 16. flight attendant

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Inductive Grammar Chart

(Unit 1, page 6)

GRAMMAR. Singular and plural nouns / Be: plural statements

Look at these nouns.

Singular nouns Plural nouns

a chef 2 chefs
an athlete 3 athletes

FIGURE IT OUT . . .
Complete these grammar rules.
1. Use _________ or __________ before a singular noun.
2. Add an __________ to a singular noun to make it plural.

Look at these statements.

Affirmative statements / Contractions Negative statements / Contractions

We are photographers. / We’re photographers. We are not chefs. / We’re not chefs. /
We aren’t chefs.
You are scientists. / You’re scientists. You are not pilots. / You’re not pilots. /
You aren’t pilots.
They are writers. / They’re writers. They are not artists. / They’re not
artists. / They aren’t artists.

FIGURE IT OUT . . .
Answer these questions.
1. What are the three plural subject pronouns? ______ ______ ______
2. What form of the verb be do we use with plural subjects? ___________________

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Inductive Grammar Chart

(Unit 1, page 7)

GRAMMAR. Be: yes / no questions and short answers

Look at these questions and short answers.

Yes / no questions Short answers

Are you Yes, I am. No, I’m not.

Is he an architect? he he’s
Is Tanya Yes, she is. No, she’s not.

Are you we we’re

Are they musicians? Yes, are. No, not.
Are Ted and Jane they they’re

FIGURE IT OUT . . .
Circle the correct answers.
1. In yes / no questions with be, what comes after be?
a. the subject b. the verb

2. What’s the answer to this question: Are you a student?

a. Yes, I’m. b. Yes, I am.

FIGURE IT OUT . . .
Answer these questions.
1. Can you contract affirmative short answers? _________
2. Can you contract negative short answers? __________

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Inductive Grammar Chart

(Unit 1, page 8)

GRAMMAR: Proper nouns and common nouns

Look at these examples of proper nouns and common nouns.

Proper nouns
Melanie Pepper New Delhi Nicaragua

Common nouns
morning doctor student Capital letters
ABC

Lowercase letters
abc

FIGURE IT OUT . . .
A. Choose the correct answer to complete the grammar rules.
1. Use a ____________ letter to begin a proper noun.
capital / lowercase

2. Use a ____________ letter to begin a common noun.

capital / lowercase

B. Check if these words are correct. If not, write the words again correctly.

1. school _________________

2. marissa santos _________________

3. santo domingo _________________

4. classmate _________________

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Graphic Organizer

(Unit 1, page T8, Grammar)

Common Noun Proper Noun

country

city

man

woman

restaurant

actor

singer

athlete

musician

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Graphic Organizer

(Unit 1, page T9)

1 Syllable 2 Syllables 3 Syllables 4 Syllables

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Pronunciation Activity
(Unit 1, page 9)

SYLLABLES

Take turns saying the words out loud. Write the number of syllables in each
word.

Student A Student B
1. managers _____ 6. musicians _____
2. athletes _____ 7. scientists _____
3. chefs _____ 8. lawyers _____
4. engineers _____ 9. actors _____
5. singers _____ 10. flight attendants _____

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Writing Process Worksheet

(Accompanies Unit 1, page 11)

SENTENCE PUNCTUATION

Use a capital letter at the beginning of a sentence.

Rose is an artist. NOT rose is an artist.
She is not a musician. NOT she is not a musician.
I’m Judy Miller. NOT i’m Judy Miller.
Use a period (.) at the end of a sentence.
Paul is a student. NOT Paul is a student
He is not a teacher. NOT He is not a teacher

PRACTICE
Write each sentence correctly.
1. i’m a student ________________________________________________
2. she’s from Brussels __________________________________________
3. he’s not Matt Damon __________________________________________
4. they’re from Santiago ___________________________________________
5. i’m Sam Smith _______________________________________________
6. we’re not bankers ____________________________________________

WRITING
Write affirmative and negative statements about the people in the picture on page 11
in your Student’s Book. Use a capital letter and a period.
For example:
Rose is an artist. She’s not an architect._____________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________

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UNIT 1
Sitcom: Nice to meet you.

✓ the occupations you hear in the video episode.

A. Check ❏
❏ chef ❏ nurse ❏ doctor ❏ engineer ❏ student ❏ singer
❏ architect ❏ pilot ❏ athlete ❏ teacher ❏ writer ❏ actor

B. Write a short answer to each question.

1. Is he the president? 2. Is he a tour guide? 3. Is she the receptionist?

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4. Is he the mailman? 5. Is she the office manager? 6. Is he the president?

C. Match the name with the correct occupation.

1. Mr. Evans a. receptionist
2. Marie b. tour guide
3. Paul c. president
4. Cheryl d. office manager

Top Notch TV Fundamentals, Second Edition Activity Worksheet 1

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UNIT 1
Interview: Hi. How are you today?

A. Match the pictures with the sentences.

a. b. c. d. e.
1. “I’m Dan.” 3. “My name’s Vanessa.” 5. “I’m Alvino.”
2. “My name’s Christiane.” 4. “My name’s Emma.”

B. Complete each sentence. Choose the correct words.

1. Vanessa is . a. a student b. a teacher c. a nurse
2. Emma is . a. a receptionist b. an architect c. a writer
3. Alvino is . a. a singer b. a businessman c. a doctor

C. Read what the interviewer said. Then circle the person’s response you
hear on the video.
1.
Good morning.
a. Good morning.
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b. Hello.

2.
Hi. How are you today?
a. Fine, thanks.
b. Good. How are you?

3.
It’s nice to meet you.
a. Nice to meet you, too.
b. Glad to meet you.

4.
Well, take care. a. See you later.
b. Bye-bye.

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