UNIT

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INTRODUCE
YOURSELF

One, Two, Three..

A. All about you.

B. The Alphabet
C. Greetings and farewells
D. The cardinal numbers
E. What time is it?

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INTRODUCE YOURSELF

My name is........................
............................

I am from .................................

I am______ years old.

THE ALPHABET

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 GREETINGS AND FAREWELLS

Formal greetings:

Informal Greetings:

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Vocabulary

Useful Phrases (Frases útiles)

What is your name? (¿Cómo te llamas?)

 Hello, my name is... (Hola, me llamo...)
 Pleased to meet you. / Nice to meet you. (Encantado / Mucho
gusto)
 How are you? (¿Cómo estás?/¿Qué tal?)
 What's happening? / What's up? (¿Qué pasa?)
 I'm fine, thank you. (Estoy bien, gracias.)
 And you? (¿Y tú?)
 How old are you? (¿Cuántos años tienes?)
 I am ... years old. (Tengo ... años.)
 Where are you from? (¿De dónde eres?)
 Where do you live? (¿Dónde vives?)
 What do you do? / What do you do for a living? (¿Qué haces? /
¿En qué trabajas?)
 Do you speak Spanish? (¿Hablas español?)
 Excuse me. (Perdón.)
 I don't understand. (No entiendo.)
 Can you repeat, please? (¿Puedes repetir por favor?)
 Can you speak slower, please? (¿Puedes hablar más despacio por
favor?)
 Thank you very much! (¡Muchas gracias!)
 You're welcome. (De nada.)
 See you later! (¡Hasta luego!)
 Have a nice day! (¡Que pase un buen día!)
 Same to you. (Igualmente.)

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 CARDINAL NUMBERS

Write the number in the gap. Write the numbers in words:

Six hundred and twelve
Two hundred and ninety-four
Seven hundred and seventy
Three hundred and twenty-nine
Eight hundred and fifty-five
a.- 45
_________________ b.- 324
_________________
c.- 847
_________________
d.- 1.000
_________________
e.- 913 __________________________
_________________

Four hundred and ninety-one _________________

Two hundred and ninety-four _________________

Three hundred and twenty-nine _________________

A hundred and twelve __________________

Eight hundred and fifty five __________________

Four hundred and ninety-one __________________

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Unscramble

__________ W O T
__________ N T E
__________ O F R U
__________ O E N
__________ V N S E E
__________ R H E E T
__________ V E I F
__________ N E N I
__________ E T H I G
__________ X S I

Write number plates, ID, etc.

(board)

THE TIME
What time is it?

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 Draw the times on the clocks

Write the times

_______________ _______________ _______________ ________________

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 UNIT 2
Grammar and structure
A. Verb to be
B. Simple Present Tense
C. Simple Present Continuous
D. Demonstrative adjectives
E. Where are you from?
F. Definite and Indefinite articles
G. There is there are
H. Prepositions of Place
I. Possessive Adjectives
J. Words and expressions to learn

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The verb to be: The verb to be is the most important verb in the English
language. it is an irregular verb in almost all of its forms. In the simple present tense, to be
is conjugated as follows:

Affirmative forms of the verb to be

Subject Pronouns Full Form Contracted Form

I am 'm
You are 're
he/she/it is 's
We are 're
You are 're
They are 're

Interrogative forms of the verb to

be: Negative Forms of the verb to be:

Subject Full Contracted

Pronouns Form Form
Am I? I am not 'm not
Are you? you are not aren't
Is he/she/it? he/she/it is not isn't
Are we? we are not aren't
Are you? you are not aren't
Are they? they are not aren't
Use of the simple present of to be

The principal use of the simple present is to refer to  She is helpful.

an action or event that takes place habitually, but
with the verb "to be" the simple present tense also The verb to be in the simple present can be
refers to a present or general state, whether also used to refer to something that is true at
temporary, permanent or habitual. the present moment.

-I am happy. -She is 20 years old. –He is a student.

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SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

We use the present tense:

1. For repeated or regular actions in the

present time period:

- I take the train to the office.

- The train to Berlin leaves every hour.
- John sleeps eight hours every night during
the week.

2. For facts:

- The President of The USA lives in The

White House.
- A dog has four legs.
- We come from Switzerland.

3. For habits:

- I get up early every day.

- Carol brushes her teeth twice a day.
- They travel to their country house every
weekend.

4. For things that are always / generally

true:

- It rains a lot in winter.

- The Queen of England lives in
Buckingham Palace.
- They speak English at

 The train to Berlin leaves every

hour.
 John sleeps eight hours every
night during the week.

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Simple present tense exercises

Complete the following sentences using the appropriate simple present tense form of the
verb given in the brackets. In the case of questions, use the indicated subject as well.

1. He …………………… (work) best in the 7. Where …………………… (you / live)?

evening.
8. He ……………………. (play) tennis on
2. The train ……………………. (arrive) at Sundays.
4.15.
9. He …………………… (not work) hard.
3. How often …………………….. (you / visit)
your grandparents? 10. Jack ………………… (not speak) English.

4. She …………………….. (be) from 11. ……………………. (you / know) English?

Malaysia.
12. How …………………….. (you / start) a
5. James ……………………. (not smoke). washing machine?

6. How often ……………………. (he / go) to

the gym?

TASK # 2

VERB: to be

Put in the following forms of be (am, are, is) into the gaps in the text. Do not use short/contracted
forms.

Peter Baker _____ from Manchester, but Paul and John _____ from London. Manchester and

London _____ cities in England. Hamburg _____ a city in Germany. Sandra _____ at school today. Jack

and Peter _____ her friends. They _____ in the same class. Mr and Mrs Baker _____ on a trip to the

USA to visit their cousin Anne. She _____ a nice girl. Peter says: "My grandfather _____ in hospital.

I _____ at home with my grandmother." What time _____ it? It _____ 8 o'clock. _____ you tired? No,

I _____ not.

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Demonstrative Adjectives
We use demonstrative adjectives to point out specific people or things.

This and that These and Those

This and that modify singular nouns.
This is used to point out something that is
nearby:
"This book I'm holding is very old."
That is used to point out something that is
farther away:
"That mountain looks small because it is so
far away."
These and those are used for plural nouns.
These is similar to this, but it is used for
nearby plurals:
"These keys are all the wrong size for this
door."
Those is similar to that, but it is used for far
away plurals:
"Those taxi drivers we had on holiday were
dangerous drivers.

TASK
1 - Can you move ___ books into the other 6 - Look at ___ plane flying high above us.
room?
that
those
this
them
7 - ___ is my favourite type of ice-cream.
2 - Please pass me ___ cards.
These
This
those
8 - I don't know any of ___ people.
that

3 - I have to take ___ DVDs back to the Them

store.
Those
these
9 - ___ mice are so cute!
that

4 - ___ airport is 50 miles away from here. That

That These

This 10 - I don't know where the files are. I

haven't seen ___.
5 - May I borrow some of ___ boxes?

them
that
those
these

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 WHERE ARE YOU FROM?

 Argentina - Argentine  Italy - Italian

 Australia - Australian  Japan - Japanese
 Austria - Austrian  Peru - Peruvian
 Canada - Canadian  Scotland - Scottish
 Chile - Chilean  South Africa - South African
 China - Chinese  Spain - Spanish
 Ecuador - Ecuadorian  Switzerland - Swiss
 France - French  Rusia - Russian
 Germany - German  USA - American
 Holland - Dutch  Uruguay - Uruguayan
 India - Indian  Great Britain - British
 Ireland - Irish

Countries and nationalities

I am from Australia I am from China

I am _____________ I am __________

I am from USA I am from Spain

I am ___________ I am __________

Task #2

Read and complete the chart.

Dear ( your name)

Welcome to the Friends Club. It’s for english learners and friends around
the world.

Martina, Pepe, kate, Dunya, Mary, Paul and Bernd are members of the Club:
Martina is from Italy . She is twelve. Pepe is Spanish. He is nine. Kathe and
Mary are twins from Great Britain. They are thirteen years old. Dunya is from
Russia. She is ten. Paul is French and he is eleven. Bernd is from Germany
and he is eight years old. How old are you?

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 NAME AGE COUNTRY NATIONALITY

Martina

Pepe

Kate

Dunya

Mary

Paul

Bernd

You

DEFINITE AND INDEFINITE ARTICLES

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Prepositions of Place

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1. The clock is___________ the Wall.
2. The ball is ___________ the table.
3. The cat is __________ the
armchair.
4. The table is ________ the
armchair.
5. The carpet is ________the floor.
6. The lamp is ________ the table.
7. The flowers are _________ the
base.
8. The table is __________ the chair
and the armchair.

Describe the picture

1.----------------------------------------------- 2.---------------------------------------------

3.----------------------------------------------- 4.--------------------------------------------

5.----------------------------------------------- 6.-------------------------------------------

7.----------------------------------------------- 8.-------------------------------------------

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Answer the questions.

Write a question for each answer.

Example: 1.- Where is the church?

2. ?
3. ?

4. ?

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Which is the correct

1. Mr Lemon’s __________ father.

3. Fluffy is __________ small
Cat.
a. our
a. she
b. we
b. her
2. Those are __________ bananas.
a. they
4. She is __________ new teacher.
b. their
a. I
b. my

5. He is __________ brother.

a. you
b. your

Replace the personal pronouns by possessive adjectives:

1. Where is (I) ______ book 5. (You) ______ laptop is very expensive.

2. Here is (we) ______
teacher.
3. She goes to school with
(she) ______ brother.
4.(They) _____ father works in
a car factory.
6. (He) ______ favorite hobby is tennis.
7. (I)______ husband and I want to go to
Paris.
8. We want to see (it) ______ historical
monuments.
9. Leila likes (she) ______ dog !
10.(It) ______ name is Bobby.

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 Words and expressions to learn:

Necesito atención médica urgente.

I need urgent medical assistance (Ai nid uryent medical asistans)

Necesito una ambulancia.

I need an ambulance (Ai nid an ambulans)

Necesito llegar al hospital.

I need to get to the hospital (ai nid tu guet tu de ospital)

Necesito hablar con la policía.

I need to talk to the police (Ai nid tu toc tu de polis)

He perdido mi pasaporte.

I have lost my passport ( Ai jab lost mai pasport)

Me han robado.

I have been robed (Ai jab bin robd)

Necesito llegar a mi embajada.

I need to get to my embassy (Ai nid to guet tu mai embasi)

Necesito encontrar una farmacia.

I need to find a pharmacy (Ai nid tu faind a farmacy)

Me está dando un ataque de asma.

I am having an asthma attack (Ai am jabing an asma atac)

¡Fuego! ¡Qué alguien llame a los bomberos!

Fire! Somebody call the fire fighters! (Faier! Sambadi col de polis!)

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 UNIT 3
How do I
get to the
airport?

A. Emergency Cars
B. Car Parts
C. Transit signs
D. Giving directions
E. How to get to….?

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Emergency Cars
An emergency vehicle is any vehicle that is designated and
authorized to respond to an emergency.
They are usually operated by designated agencies by the government,
charities, non-governmental organizations and some commercial companies.
Often emergency vehicles are permitted by law to break conventional road
rules in order to reach their destinations in the fastest possible time, such as:
 Driving through an intersection when the traffic light is red.
 Exceeding the speed limit.

TYPES OF EMERGENCY
CARS
Read the text about the emergency cars. You can use a
dictionary. Write at least 5 characteristics of each emergency
vehicle

Police Car

A police car is a ground vehicle used by police for transportation during

patrols and to enable them to respond to incidents.

The uses of a police car are:

 Transporting officers so they can reach the scene of an incident quickly.

 Transporting and temporarily detaining suspects in the back seats.
 Police cars typically have rooftop flashing lights.
 A siren
 Emblems or markings indicating that the vehicle is a police car.
 Some police cars may have reinforced bumpers and alley lights,
for illuminating darkened allies.

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 FireTruck

A quint truck does the work of both a pumper truck and a ladder truck.
The word "quint" means "five", and this truck has a water tank, pump hose,
ground ladders, and an aerial ladder.

All firefighters must always be sitting down and wearing a safety belt when the
fire truck is moving.

The ground ladders help firefighters climb from the ground to a porch or
window.

Hoses are used to put water on the

fire.

The Pump Panel is where you find the valves and gauges for the pump. From here
a firefighter can control the water coming from the tank or hydrant, through the
pump, and then to the hoses that the other firefighters are using to put out the fire.

Storage Compartments .Firefighters use storage compartments to store

equipment and tools.

Lights. Flashing lights let people know to make way for the fire
trucks.

Aerial Ladder. It is a metal ladder that can extend up in the air about 100 feet (10
stories) like a telescope.

Pump panel Aerial ladder Hoses

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 Ambulance Car

An ambulance is a vehicle specifically designed to transport critically sick or

injured people to a medical facility. Most ambulances are motor vehicles,
although helicopters, airplanes, and boats are also used. The interior of an
ambulance has room for one or more patients plus several emergency medical
personnel. It also contains a variety of supplies and equipment that are used
to stabilize the patient's condition while en route.

Ambulances may be fitted with a range of additional equipment which is used

in order to facilitate patient care. This could include:

Two-way radio can allow the crew to pass information back to control or
to the hospital.

Evidence gathering CCTV – Some ambulances are now being fitted

with video cameras used to record activity either inside or outside the vehicle.

Tail lift or ramp

Trauma lighting . In addition to normal working lighting, ambulances can

be fitted with special lighting (often blue or red) which is used when the
patient becomes photosensitive.

Air conditioning

Stretchers, Blood Pressure Cuff, Medical Kits

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 Armored car

The armored car is mostly utilized by the military, but many companies have
created armored cars for civilian use, usually to protect valuables and dignitaries.
The armored car is completely bullet proof and can withstand extreme degrees of
heat.

Police, Fire or Ambulance.

Match the car with the correct definition and with a partner dialogue a
recently situation witch each car:

a. It is an organization which has

the job of putting out fires;
used especially to refer to the
people who actually fight the fires.
b. It is also called a police

cruiser, cop car. It is a ground

vehicle used by police for
transportation during patrols and to
enable them to respond to
incidents.
c. It is a vehicle for transportation,

from or between places of

treatment,and in some instances
will also provide out of hospital
medical care to the patient.

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COMPLETE WITH THE CORRECT WORD

0.------------------------------1.-----------------------------.2---------------------------------

3.------------------------------4.-----------------------------5.---------------------------------

6.------------------------------7.-----------------------------8.---------------------------------

9.------------------------------10.---------------------------11.--------------------------------

12.----------------------------13.----------------------------14.--------------------------------

15.---------------------------16.------------------------------17.--------------------------------

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 PARTS OF A CAR

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 TRAFFIC
SIGNS
Traffic signs control the flow of traffic, warn you of hazards ahead, guide you
to your destination, and inform you of roadway services.

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 Write the correct sign according to the picture.

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GIVING DIRECTIONS

Useful expressions to give directions

Examples

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 Here is an example

How do you go from the school to the park?

First, you go out of the school, and you turn left. Then, go straight on. Pass
the theater and the newsagent, and then turn left on Queen Avenue. Go
straight on. Pass the police station and the hospital, and turn right on Palm
Street. The park is on the left, opposite the club and church.
How do you go from the park to the theater?

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 Write T (true) or F (false)

a. The jewelry store is behind the Italian restaurant

b. The bar is on Second Avenue
c. The police station is on the left from Fire Department
d. The toy store is across from the Chinese restaurant
e. The movie theater is opposite the Book store
f. The sporting goods store is behind the Furniture store
g. The bar is next to the Chinese restaurant

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 THERE IS & THERE ARE (hay, del verbo haber)

SINGULAR There is There isn´t Is there a-an ….?

PLURAL There are there aren´t Are there ……?

Read what says about Tayford. Fill in the gaps with there is or there are.

Tayford is a really great place to live. ______________ lots

of shops and _______________ a nice park near the
center. Lots of tourists visit the town in the summer.
____________________two or three good hotels and
some cheap bed and breakfasts.

_______________ also four of five very good restaurants.

On Saturdays and Sundays __________________ an
interesting market. _________ lots of beautiful houses in
Tayford. __________ a river, the River Tay, and
______________ two beautiful lakes five miles away.

ther

Describe the picture

_

There is a library.

___________________________________

___________________________________

___________________________________

___________________________________

___________________________________

___________________________________

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 CHOOSE THE CORRECT.
a.- There ( is- isn´t – are – aren´t ) a box under the bed

b.- There ( is- isn´t – are – aren´t ) a cat on the wardrobe

c.- There ( is- isn´t – are – aren´t ) two dogs in the room

d.- There ( is- isn´t – are – aren´t ) lots of CDs in the box

e. There ( is- isn´t – are – aren´t ) a computer on the desk

f.- There ( is- isn´t – are – aren´t ) a lamp near the bed

g.- There ( is- isn´t – are – aren´t ) three jackets in the wardrobe

h.- There ( is- isn´t – are – aren´t ) two pillows on the bed

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Annexes
SOCIAL EXPRESSIONS

Complete

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Reading Comprehension
Tom works at a bank. He is the manager. He starts work
every day at 8:00 am. He finishes work every day at 6:00
pm. He lives very close to the bank. He walks to work
every day. His brother and sister also work at the bank.
But, they do not live close to the bank. They drive cars to
work. They start work at 9:00 am. In the bank, Tom is the
boss. He helps all the workers and tells them what to do.
He likes his job. He is also very good at his job. Many
customers like Tom, and they say hello to him when they
come to the bank. Tom likes to talk to the customers and
make them feel happy. Tom really likes his job.
Circle the correct answer.

1. What time does Tom start work?

a) 8:00 am
b) 9:00 am

2. Does Tom drive a car to work?

a) Yes
b) No

3. Does Tom live close to the bank?

a) Yes
b) No

4. Does Tom talk to customers?

a) Yes
b) No

5. How does Tom feel about his job?

a) Good
b) Bad

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 I’m Sam. I’m eleven years old and I live in READ AND DRAW
the countryside. We get up really early, THE HANDS
at half past five. After breakfast I help
my father - We have a barn and a lot of
animals. At twelve o’clock we have lunch
and my lessons start at quarter to one. I
don’t go to school, I learn at home. My
mother is my teacher and we study 5
hour every day. I finish my lessons at
quarter to six and then I watch TV or GET UP
play computer games. At seven o’clock I
do my homework. We have dinner at half
past eight. I go to bed at half past nine.

TRUE OR FALSE
HAVE LUNCH
Sam studies during the morning True False
He studies at home with her sister True False
He watches TV at seven o’clock True False
He works with his father everyday True False
His mother is a teacher True False START LESSONS
He has dinner at half past nine True False

ANSWER THE QUESTIONS. COMPLETE ANSWERS.

What time does he wake up?

_____________________________________________ FINISH LESSONS
What does he do during the morning?
_____________________________________________
What time does he start his lessons?
_____________________________________________
Does he go to school? Who is his teacher?
HOMEWORK
_____________________________________________
What does he do after his lessons?
_____________________________________________

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What time does he do his homework?
_____________________________________________
What time do they have dinner?

A,Complete with the correct ARTICLE: A AN THE

1. What is ______ name of the hotel?

2. She works in ______ hospital.

3. New York is in _______ United States.

4. He has ______ red bike.

5. I want ______ orange and two apples.

6. Her father is _______ architect.

7. We live in ______ house. _______ house is small.

8. They live in _____ United States.

9. Do you remember ______ hotel we loved in New York?

B.Complete the sentences with a/an.

Paul goes to university every day. In his backpack there is ..... book,
..... pencil case, ..... apple and ..... egg and mayonnaise sandwich.
Some days he also buys ..... icecream for dessert. Today he has .....
English exam. The exam is not very difficult. He writes ..... short story
about ..... adventurer. The story begins like this: “It is ..... special day
for Oliver. At ten o´clock in the morning he gets on ..... plane. His
destination is Australia...”

C. Some of these phrases are wrong. Correct them.

a engineer
a house
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 a hour
an orange book
an expensive university
an uniform
A. Complete the sentences in PRESENT CONTINUOUS with the verbs given.

1. The birds ..................................... (sing).

2. My sister ............................ (watch) TV and I ............................... (read) a

great novel.

3. We ........................... (have) a very good time on holidays.

4. She ……………………............... (work) at the moment but she finishes at 6.

5. …........ it ………………..... (rain) now? Yes, it is.

6. James ........................ (play) football in the park now.

7. Harry and Anne ................................ (go) to the cinema.

8. They ............................ (clean) the whole house.

B. Ask questions as in the example.

1. Man / run Is the man running?

2. Mum / eat / cake .......................................................................................................

3. That man / read / the paper .....................................................................................

4. They / wear / T-shirts ...............................................................................................

5. The birds / fly ............................................................................................................

6. You / listen / to me ...................................................................................................

C. Write these sentences in the negative (short form)

1. That boy is eating an ice-cream......................................................................................

2. I´m going to the mountain. ...........................................................................................

3. They are making dinner. ...........................................................................................

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