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BASIC 1 yond? Mol és q xX Wy B BASIC 1 CONTENTS Verb To Be .. Verb To Be (continued) ; Negative Form And Questions .... This / That / These / Those ..... This / That / These / Those (continued) Object Pronouns .. Possessive Adjectives Possessive Form Of Nouns .. a Numbers 9 Ordinal Numbers Objects In The Classroom... There Is/There Are . Days, Months, Seasons A Busy Day In Rockville .... Present Progressive 16 Present Progressive (continued) Present Progressive (continued) Present Progressive Discovery Questions... Parts Of The Body Like / Don't Like... Simple Present...... Simple Present (continued) ..... Discovery Questions For Simple Present Will (Future) . Going To (Future) . Idioms Level 1 . Final Test .. Listening Activitie VERB TO BE Present Tense lam We are Youare Youare She is He is They are itis Supply the correct form of the present tense of to be as in the example. 1.She____a good student. (She is a good student.) 2.They____old friends. 3. |____astudent. 4. John absent from class today. 5. We____both students. 6. The weather today good. 7. The sky clear. 8. HenryandJohn____brothers. 9. She and | cousins 10.1 sick today. 11.She a businesswoman. 12.You a lawyer. 13.Today Wednesday. 14.She and John__both good students. 15. The policeman on the corner busy with the traffic. 16.You old friends. g& VERB TO BE Negative Form and Questions Form the negative of to be by placing not after the verb. lam a student. Jam not a student. Form questions with to be by placing the verb before the subject. They are absent from class today. Are they absent from class today? Why are they absent from class today? Change the following sentences from affirmative to negative as in the example. Example: She is in Europe now. She isn't in Europe now. 1. You are angry. 2. He and she are cousins. 3. He is very serious. 4. Both sisters are tall 5. She isa clever git 6. They are members of the country club. 7. He is a good tennis player. 8. Elaine is a pilot with American Airlines. 9. The sky is very cloudy today 10. The principal's office is on the first floor. g& THIS / THAT / THESE / THOSE mse" Write sentences using the pictures below. this that these those fat) & eb | sf © 7 THIS / THAT / THESE / THOSE SINGULAR —-» PLURAL Write the sentences in the plural form. . This hat is red. These hats are red .. That skirt is short. . This watch is gold. . This necklace isn't expensive. . That dress is beautiful . This woman is rich. . This is my child. . That isn't your pencil. . Is that your glove? 0. This isn't my sock. a OMmroannron a PLURAL —+ SINGULAR Write the sentences in the singular. 1. These bracelets are silver. This bracelet is silver 2. Those exercises are easy. 3. Are these your friends? 4. Are those your books? 5. These are Sally's blouses . 6. These men are my neighbors. 7. These aren't my mittens. 8. Those aren't my shoes. 9. Those churches are nearby. 10. Those are George's pets. LA OBJECT PRONOUNS | — > Me You ——* You He ——> Him She —— Her i-—* We —~* Us They —> Them Object pronouns are used as direct objects, indirect objects, and objects of prepositions. She knows me well. We give her our homework every day. They give itto us. Underline the correct object pronoun form, 1. loften see (they, them) after work. . She lives near (we, Us) . We always go to lunch with (she, her) together. . He teaches (we, us) English. . She sits near (I, me) during class. I know both of (they, them) well . lalways speak to (he, him) in English. ONOnAkON . What is the matter with (he, him) today? 9. He explains the lesson to (we, us) each morning 10. There are some letters here for you and (I, me). 11.We want to divide the money between (we, us). 12. The Venezuelan lady knows (they, them) both well. 13.1 know her sister and (she, her). 14.Mr. Johnson often helps Susan and (I, me). 15.He sends (she, her) a lot of presents. 16.She seldom speaks to (we, us) in Spanish. 17.He looks at (she, her) during the class. 18.She always helps (I, me) with my clients. & POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES i—> My You Your He— His She—— Her t— tts We” Our They Their Complete the following sentences with the possessive adjective that refers to the subject of the sentence. She knows _her _ lesson well. J also know lesson well Gail likes__ vegetables very much. Ido____ crossword puzzles on the bus every day. You always get good grades on__ examinations. Both girls prepare__ vegetables well Mr. Bach drives to work in____car. Mary and | do homework together. Oo enone ona Grace writes a letter to__ aunt every week. 10. Thedogwags___tailwhenit sees _dinner dish. 11. The children take_____toys to the park. 12. Iwrite the new words in___notebook. 13. Each cat has___own dish for food and water. 14. Both boys ride 15. You and Henry spend a lot of time on crossword puzzles. bicycles to work. 16. Weenjoy____ movies 17. She always does well on all____ examinations. 18. lalwayskiss___ mom before | go to school. 19. ____dogbites girls on__legs 20. Susan and friends go to the movies in car. © 7 POSSESSIVE FORM OF NOUNS rs" When a noun does not end with an “s”, form the singular and sometimes the plural possessive by adding an apostrophe s (‘s). the boy —> the boy's hat the girl —> the gir's ball the lady —> the lady 's purse the children —> the children’s games When a noun already ends in “s", form the singular possessive by adding an apostrophe s(s) and form the plural possessive by adding only an apostrophe (’). the boss —> the boss's chair the boys —> the boys’ hats Charles —> Charles shook the ladies —> the /adies' purses Note that the possessive is used even when the noun modified is not expressed She went to Jonathan's. (Jonathan's home) Ihave an appointment at the doctor's. (the doctor's office) Insert the apostrophe in the correct places in the following sentence: 1. Mrs. Reagans car is outside. (Mrs. Reagan's car is outside.) She buys her clothes in Chicagos best shops. The mens room is just down the hall The teachers book was full of notes. The childs toys are all broken. They sell childrens toys in this store. There is a lot of competition between Bobs two sisters. He goes to the doctors office once a week. © MPNDBARON Dr. Smiths secretary is Mexican. 10. Lincolns Birthday is February 12. 11, Henry and Sallys father is in Europe. 12. Mrs, Jacksons daughter is eight years old. R NUMBERS a Write the following numbers: 46 18 122 12 567 1933 8920 1095 Dictation. Listen to the numbers your teacher says and write them down. What is your telephone number? Ask your classmates for their telephone numbers and write them down. NAME PHONE NUMBER g& ORDINAL NUMBERS Ordinal Numbers from 1 through 1,000,000 1 | st | first 11|th|eleventh | 21| st | twenty-first | 31 st | thirty-first 2 | nd| second | 12 th | twelfth 22) nd | twentysecond | 40 th | fortieth 3 |rd|third [13] th] thirteenth | 23) rd | twentythird | 50 th | fiftieth 4 | th [fourth [14] th] fourteenth | 24) th | twentyfourth | 60 th | sixtieth 5 | th | fifth 15} th | fifteenth 25) th | twenty-fifth | 70 th| seventieth 6 | th |sixth [16] th| sixteenth | 26] th | twentysixth | 80 th’ eightieth 7 | th | seventh | 17] th | seventeenth | 27| th | twentyseventh| 90 th| Ninetieth 8 | th [eighth [18] th|eighteenth | 28) th | twentyeighth | 100 th] one hundredth 9 | th [ninth [19] th}nineteenth | 29] th | twentyninth | 1,000 th) one thousandth 10 |th |tenth | 20/th| twentieth | 30 th | thirtieth 1,000,000 | th | one millionth Complete the following sentences with the corresponding ordinal number. + May is the month of the year. (5) + This composer wrote his music in the + March is the + Brazil won the World Cup for the + George Washington was the + The Berlin Wall fell near the end of the + My brother's birthday is on the + November is the century. (19) month of the year. (3) time in 1994. (4) President of the USA. (1) century. (20) of August. (22) month of the year. (11) 10 g CLOTHES ‘nee a Inswer the following questions according to the picture. $86.00 shoes $222.00 pants. $400 sweater How much is the shirt? Is the skirt $133,007 Are the pajamas $733.00? How much is the coat? How much are the shoes? Is the cap $ 5.007 eer enwn "1 coay a faincoat umbrella Pajamas $337 R OBJECTS IN THE CLASSROOM A. Where's the teacher? A. Where's the pen? B. The teacher is next to the board. B. The pen is on the desk. ra 1. teacher 10. book/textbook — 19. chalk 27. globe 2. teacher's aide 11. notebook 20. chalk tray 28. bookshelf 3. student 12. notebook paper 21. eraser 29. overhead projector 4, seat/chair 13. graph paper 22. PA. 30. TV 5. pen 44. ruler system/loudspeaker 31. (movie) screen 6. pencil 15. calculator 23. bulletin board 32. slide projector 7. eraser 16. clock 24. thumbtack 33. computer 8. desk 17. flag 25. map 34. (movie) projector 9. teacher's desk 18. board 26. pencil sharpener A. Is there a/an in your classroom? B. Yes. There's a/an next to/on the 7 A. Is there a/an in your classroom? B. No, there isn't. Describe your classroom. (There's a/an THERE IS/THERE ARE A BARBARA’S LIVING ROOM Inswer the questions using the options given in the box. No, there isn’t. there aren't Yes, there is. Yes, there are. No, | 1. Is there a TV in Barbara's living room? 2. Is there a fireplace in Barbara's living room? 3. Are there any windows? 4. Are there any books on the TV? 5, Are there any clothes in the closet? 6. Is there a dog in front of the fireplace? 7. Is there a cat in the closet? 8. Are there any photographs on the piano? 9. Are there any cards on the sofa? 10. Are there any pets in Barbara's living room? 11, Is there a closet next to the fireplace? Yes, there is . Days Months Monday January Friday December Saturday October Thursday February Sunday November Tuesday March Wednesdav August September June April May July Answer the following questions: What day is today? What day is tomorrow? What day is after Friday? What month is before June? DAYS, MONTHS, SEASONS Seasons Summer Spring Winter Fall What is the season after winter? : When is your birthday? When is Flag Day? When is Mother's Day? What is on September 16"? ; When is Teacher's Day? When is Constitution Day? What is on April 30"? When is your mother's birthday What is your favorite season? ; 14 g& A BUSY DAY IN ROCKVILLE Use the words in the box to complete the passage. restaurant fixing what's his Mr. _ clothes library playing where’s her Mrs. newspaper night club studying they're += are_-« «Miss _ bicycle laundromat (1) It's a busy day in Rockville. (2) Mr. and Mrs. Green are in the ' (3)____ eating dinner. (4) Charlie Haris isin the (5) He's the piano. (6) Nathan is reading the and Mr. (7) Rinaldi is doing exercises. 15 (9) Patty Williams and Johnson in the parking ot. (10) Patty is her (11) Johnson is washing car. (12) Bobby Davis? (13) He's in the. (14) he doing? (15)He's, mathematics. g& PRESENT PROGRESSIVE mee" Copy the true sentences under the picture. They are standing in the bedroom They are sitting on the sofa. They are talking He is watching TV She is watching TV. They are sitting on the sofa. He is eating a pizza. He is drinking a soda. She is reading a book She is writing a letter. They are relaxing 1 [am He She | is It reading We You | are They | 1 2. 3. 4, 5. Complete these sentences. 1.He __is washing _ the dishes. (wash) 2.1 my homework. (do) 3. She TV. (watch) 4. They to the teacher. (talk) 5. They a pizza. (eat) 6. She. in her bedroom. (sleep) 7. They in the park. (walk) 8.1 the laundry. (do) PRESENT PROGRESSIVE WHAT ARE THEY DOING? Write about each picture. PRESENT PROGRESSIVE Look at the picture, then, answer the questions. Yes, he is. Yes, she is. Yes, they are. No, he isn't. No, she isn’t. | No, they aren’. 1. Are the boys watching TV in their bedroom? Yes, they are 2. Is Kevin doing his homework? 3. 3. Is dad reading? 4. 4. 1s Randy washing the dishes? 5. Are mom and Randy talking? 6. Is Jessy doing her homework? 7. Is Liz sleeping? 8. Are Kevin and Josh playing baseball? 9. Is mom making dinner? 10.1s mom drinking a cup of coffee? 11.Are mom and Randy in the kitchen? 12. 1s dad in the dining room? Look at the picture on the previous page and answer the following questions as in the example Example: Who is sitting in the living room? Dad is. What is Dad doing? He's reading the newspaper. Where is dad? He's in the living room. 1. What is Mom doing? She is writing a letter. 2. Where is Randy? 3. Who is sleeping? 4. What is Jessy doing? 5. Who is washing the dishes? 6. What are the boys doing? 7. Where is Jessy? 8. Where are the boys? 9. Who is reading the newspaper? 10. What is Randy doing? 41. Where is Liz? 12. Who is doing her homework? 19 g& PRESENT PROGRESSIVE ON THE PHONE Complete the dialogues with the words in the box. what her = my cleaning children what's his, our doing homework are their fixing sink 20 “sen PRESENT PROGRESSIVE DISCOVERY QUESTIONS ~ Make the questions for the following sentences. Julian is eating a hamburger at McDonalds now. What? (action) What? (object) Who? (person) Where? (place) When? (time) Mike and David are playing soccer at the Tequio park now. What? (action) What? (object) Who? (person) Where? (place) When? (time) Leticia is making sandwiches in the kitchen now. What? (action) What? (object) Who? (person) Where? (place) When? (time) 21 g& PARTS OF THE BODY g "Tse" | Write the parts of the body next to the corresponding line. ae LIKE / DON’T LIKE Answer the following questions. 1 Do you like apples in the morning? . Do you like soup at night? Vp 2 . Do you like spaghetti for lunch? x . Do you like pancakes in the morning? a . Do you like hot coffee in the afternoon? 2 . Do you like hot chocolate and bread in the morning? N Do you like watermelon at night? @ Doyoulikepeachesfordessert? 2 Do you like a sandwich in the morning? 10. Do you like rice and beans for breakfast? Answer the following questions, check the verb usage. 4. Do you like running in the morning? 2. Do you like playing basketball in the afternoon? 3. Do you like eating eggs and bacon in the morning? 4. Do you like to listen to “Banda el Recodo” in the morning? 23 SIMPLE PRESENT sosen SPELLING AND PRONUNCIATION OF FINAL -ES fe SPELLING PRONUNCIATION “sh @) push = pushes push/az Ending of verb: sh, ch 5% ch (b) teach = teaches _teach/az Spelling: add -es 85 (c) kiss — kisses kiss/az Pronunciation: /az/ “x (@) fix = fires Lislen Use the verbs to complete the sentences. Brush Anita___brushes __ her teeth every morning teach Alex English. fix ‘A mechanic. cars. watch Joann-Kate often television at night. kiss Peter his children at night. wash Eric seldom dishes. push Jessica her brother. ADDING FINAL -S / -ES TO WORDS THAT END IN -Y (a) cry = cries | End of verb: consonant + -y. uy = tries Spelling: change y to i, add -es. (b) pay — pays | End of verb: vowel + -y. enjoy — enjoys Spelling: add -s. cry Timmy for his toys. Pay My mom for my school. Fry The chef chicken. Stay Lucy in a hotel on vacation. Try English is difficult for her but she 24 SIMPLE PRESENT ween SIMPLE PRESENT er INTHE | EVERYDAY aa PARK IN THE (EVERY NIGHT DISCO IN THE | EVERY WEEKEND PATIO Complete the following sentences with the verbs it 15. Peter__talks (talk) about stickers. Mary (collect) cassettes. . Tom and Sue (buy) two comics. We (hide) behind a tree. . Uncle George (go) to the doctor's office. . Our friends (play) football in the park. . My mother (go) shopping. . He (call) my name. . They (sit) down. . Carol (say) goodbye. . She (help) Tom with the homework. . My sister (live) in a big house. . The children (eat) hamburgers. - Bill (have) nine posters. I (be) at home. 25 DISCOVERY QUESTIONS FOR SIMPLE PRESENT Make the questions for the following sentences. John buys 20 taquitos in the Llano Park every morning. What? (action) What? (object) Who? (person) Where? (place) When? (time) Mary and Jesus eat pizza at “Domino’s” every Friday night. What? (action) What? (object) Who? (person) Where? (place) When? (time) Allison writes reports at school every month. What? (action) What? (object) Who? (person) Where? (place) When? (time) 26 WILL (FUTURE) IN THE SCHOOL, TOMORROW WILL IN THE HOUSE NEXT WEEK IN_THE PATIO NEXT MONTH Write examples according to the place. 1. We will eat tamales inthe market next Sunday morning. in the pool next vacation. a car on the highway next weekend. arred bicycle in the park tomorrow morning. sushi in the restaurant next week. a horse in the mountains tomorrow morning. a romantic letter to my friend tonight my bed tomorrow morning. the dishes in my house tomorrow afternoon. 0. English at e-Max next Saturday. ZePrngeuson Answer the following questions: Will you come to e-Max tomorrow? Will you smoke twenty cigarettes tomorrow? Will your older brother come home for Christmas? Will Mary go with you to the movies next Saturday afternoon? Will it rain in Oaxaca tomorrow? Answer the following questions: . What will you do tomorrow? . What will you eat tomorrow? . Where will Rosy dance tomorrow night? |. When will Ted finish his house? . Why will Tony visit Japan? . Who will you kiss tomorrow? Oasona 27 GOING TO (FUTURE) ‘Tot 55 0899 ha GOING TO Is IN THE BEACH TOMORROW S) JaRE — IN MEXICO CITY NEXT SATURDAY AM IN THE MOUNTAINS |NEXT WEEKEND | Read the following story. PEARL'S BUSY DAY My friend Pearl is a very busy person; she is always doing something different. For example, tomorrow she is going to go to New York in the morning and she is going to buy a new apartment on Fifth Avenue; later, she is going to see her accountant at her office, then she is going to have dinner with her yoga teacher in Manhattan. They are going to eat only broccoli and vegetables because she is a vegetarian, after that she is going to visit her boyfriend Mike to talk about their next vacation in Aruba; finally she has to come back to Oaxaca to check the Mezeal factory in Matatlan. Talk about Pearl's busy day and write the corresponding answers. 1. Where is Pearl going to go tomorrow morning? 2. What is she going to buy? 3. What is she going to do in the office? 4, Who is she going to have dinner with? 5. Why is she going to eat only broccoli and vegetables? 6. Where is she planning to go on her next vacation? 7. Why is she coming back to Oaxaca? 28 g& WILL / GOING TO g Write down § things you will do on Sunday. ween Write down 5 things you are going to do tomorrow. Answer the following questi 1. Will you play volleyball next Sunday morning? 2. What are you going to eat for lunch today? 3. Where will you go on vacation next month? 4, When will you finish school? 5. Are you going to go to Oxford University? Unscramble the following sentences. 1. McDonald's / eat / we / a / are / at / going to! Big Mac! next Sunday. 2. Salsa/ next Saturday night/ Jessica/ at/ will/ Candela/ dance 3. Tomorrow! CD/ I! buy/ favorite/ will/ my/at/ “Mix-up”. 29 IDIOMS LEVEL 1 Little by little Once Ina Blue Moon Choose the appropriate idiom from above and fill in the blanks. . Many people will Igo to church NOQaRwoON = . Lam learning English in e-max. We Oaxaca. . After class | go to my house . The telephone is ringing. Please, answer this summer. . Is the test difficult? No, itis a . My friend , he does a lot of crazy things. 30 Match the definitions tana 1. little by little In general, typical 2. to come from Very easy 3. once in a blue moon Very soon, immediately 4. piece of cake To begin to love 5. as usual Gradually, slowly 6. to be bananas Be crazy 7. fall in love Rarely, infrequently 8. right away To originate from, native from Idioms Reading LISA: Hi Luigi. How are you doing in your English class? LUIGI: I'm doing well and learning little by little. The teachers give us a lot of homework which we have to do every day. My teacher Linda checks our homework right away. She is very good at teaching. | like her class because it is a piece of cake for me. LISA: Where is she from? LUIGI: She is from New York. | think | am falling in love with her. She is very smart and beautiful. LISA: You are bananas! You always fall in love with one of your teachers. x 31 g& FINAL TEST SIMPLE PRESENT VS. PRESENT PROGRESSIVE wae plete the following sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brack It's 7:30 am; the Wilsons are in their kitchen. Mrs. Wilson (sit) at the breakfast table. She (read) a newspaper. She (read) the newspaper every morning. Mr. Wilson (pour) a cup of coffee. He (drink) two cups of coffee every morning before he (go) to work. There is a cartoon on TV, but their children (watch) it. They (Play) with their toys instead. They usually (watch) cartoons in the morning, but this morning they (pay) attention to the TV. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson often (watch) the news in the evening, but they (not watch) cartoons. Answer these questions 1. What is your name? 2. Where are you from? 3. Where do you live? 4. How old are you? 5. Do you have brothers/sisters? Write 5 examples using simple present and different pronouns (He, She. We, They, You, and |). Go Fly Run Play Dance Walk 32 Write 5 examples using present progressive and different pronouns (He, She, We, They. You, and |). Ride Smell Drink Write Listen Watch Answer the following questions according to your 4. What will you do tomorrow? 2. Where will you spend your next vacation? 3. What are you going to eat at night? 4. When do you play video games? 5. What do you eat in the morning? 6. When do you see your friends? Answer the following questions using the options given. What are you going to eat tomorrow? Chinese food Mexican food What are you going to do tomorrow? Play soccer Watch a movie What are you going to play tomorrow? Jenga Bingo 33 Practice writing the questions for the following examples. 1. Christopher drinks water when he plays basketball at the Tequio Park. What? What? Who? Where? When? 2. Patrick is taking a test in the classroom now. What? What? Who? Where? When? 34 & LISTENING & ACTIVITIES “@ 2. pp) tisten and look at the pictures above. Tick (v) any food they talk about. 3 ppy Listen again. Complete Andy's shopping lst. We need: some butter (1 packet) (1 kilo) (kilo) (bars) 7 ( ) inaamnaarh co ) What have Judy and Andy got in the fridge? Write four more sentences. Example: They/ve got some salad in the fridge. 1 ee 2 3 at 4 36 ( 5 )_PHOTOS 1.___Before you listen, write five questions about this picture. Use the words in the boxes. with long hair with her eyes shut? Who's the giet with his mouth open in front of Jack? Who's the boy in the hat standing in the middle? wearing glasses next to Jack? Example: Whale the gid in the hat newt sa lack? eee ere eee 2 3 4 5 3.___ Describe somebody in your class to your partner. Your partner has to guess who it is. Example: [Az I'm thinking of a giel with ehort dark hair. She wears glasses. 8: lo ft Lucia? 37 ( 17) FUN WITH NUMBERS 1,___Match the symbols with the words. Sa mon we > times equals divided by minus 5 442 4x2 4-2 442 one > Listen to Part 1 and write the sums. Then do the sums. four minus two Off four plus two four divided by two four times two A 545 ar ©) @Q Listen to Part 2 and write each sum next to the correct answer. F = one > 5: Usten to Part 3 and write the members jr figures. a 149 9) dN 5 e 5x3=15 F ___=35 s =36 " =40 XE 9 38

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