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STUDENT HANDOUT
Unit 1 – LISTENING & WRITING

LESSON OBJECTIVES:
⮚ Listening: Listen for names and places

;identify the letters of the alphabet ●

;common abbreviations ●
.name of places ●

⮚ Writing: Understand and write basic sentences

Learn how to write correct simple sentences ●

Learn about Parts of a Sentence: Subjects, Verbs, and Objects ●
Recognise a Fragment – An Incomplete Statement ●
Learn about Capitalization and Punctuation in a Sentence ●
Learn about Capital Letters for Proper Nouns ●
Learn about ending a Sentence with a Question Mark or Exclamation Point ●
Learn about prepositions of place ●
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LISTENING:

Names and places

In the IELTS Listening test, candidates are required to write people’s names or geographical
.names. Therefore, you should familiarize yourself with the 26 English alphabetical letters

:This unit will help you to practice

listening and writing the English alphabetical letters together with some common ●
abbreviations
listening and writing common names of people and places ●
listening and writing down the answers quickly and accurately ●

Identifying the letters of the alphabet EXERCISE 1

.Listen to the recording and repeat these letters after the speaker .A

.Listen to the recording and write down the letters .B

_________ .13 _________ .7 _________ .1

_________ .14 _________ .8 _________ .2

_________ .15 _________ .9 _________ .3

_________ .16 _________ .10 _________ .4

_________ .17 _________ .11 _________ .5

_________ .18 _________ .12 _________ .6

.Circle the letters you hear .C

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EXERCISE 2 Common abbreviations

 .Listen to some common abbreviations and write them down in the spaces provided
?Do you know what each one stands for

1. _____________ 6. _____________

2. _____________ 7. _____________

3. _____________ 8. _____________

4. _____________ 9. _____________

5. _____________ 10. _____________

EXERCISE 3 ?What is his/her name

.Listen to the conversations and answer the questions

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EXERCISE 4
.Listen to the conversations and complete the information about each person

EXERCISE 5
Listen to the recording and fill in the blank with a proper name.

.comes from Edinburgh  _______________________.1

.comes from Newcastle _______________________ .2

.is from Liverpool _______________________ .3

.is from Glasgow _______________________ .4

.is from Cardiff _______________________ .5

.teaches in London _______________________ .6

.comes from Manchester University _______________________ .7

.is from Belfast _______________________ .8

.is from Nottingham University _______________________ .9

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.is from Cambridge University _______________________ .10

WRITING:

?What is a sentence
 .A sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete thought

.For example:     Joe likes basketball

.The weather is cold today                            

 .Words can go together to make sentences

 .Sentences can go together to make a paragraph
.Finally, paragraphs can be combined into an essay

Grammar for Writing

Parts of a Sentence: Subjects, Verbs, and Objects ❖
.In English, every sentence has two main parts: the subject and the verb ●
.Sometimes there is an object and/or other information after the verb ●

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Subject ❖

:The subject is the person or thing that does the action. The subject       
can be a noun or a pronoun •          
can be two (or more) nouns/ pronouns. However, the nouns /pronouns must •          
.share the same verb(s)

.For example:  Maria and her sister go to piano class every week          

Verb ❖

:The verb tells what the subject is doing. The verb    

is usually an action word, such as go, speak, write, swim, and watch •     
sometimes does not have much action, such as be (am, is, are, was, were), like, •     
want, and need
can have two (or more) actions for one subject •     

.For example:  They create and play beautiful music         

Object ❖

:The object is the thing or person after the main verb. The object    
receives the action of the verb •     
can be a noun or a pronoun •     
can be two (or more) nouns / pronouns •     
  
.For example:  Maria's brother plays guitar and violin         

Other information ❖

Sentences can contain other information after the verb and the object, such as time ●
.words/phrases or place phrases
When a sentence has a time word/phrase and a place phrase, the time word/phrase ●
.usually comes last
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.For example:  Maria and her sister practice the piano at home every day

Changing Words into Sentences

EXERCISE 1

.Unscramble the words to make correct sentences

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _/ My name / Angela / is .1

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _/ from Kearney, Nebraska / I / am .2

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _/ in the middle of the United States / a small city / Kearney / is .3

_________________________________________________

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _/have / two parents /I  .4

_ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _/ have / and one sister / I/ three brothers .5

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _/like to ride / I/ horses .6

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _/in the country / like to hike / I .7

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _/ am /I/ an / English teacher .8

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _/foreign languages / like to study /I .9

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _/ like / I/ my job / very much .10

Changing Words into Sentences

EXERCISE 2

.A. Write 5 sentences about yourself. Follow the examples in Activity 1

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . 1 

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . 2 

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . 3 

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . 4 

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B. Read your sentences to a classmate. Then your classmate will read his / her

.sentences to you. Write five things you learned about your classmate

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . 1 

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . 2 

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . 3 

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . 4 

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Grammar for Writing

A Fragment - An Incomplete Sentence

.Every sentence must have a subject and a verb ●

.A sentence without a subject or without a verb is called a fragment ●
.A fragment is a piece of a sentence. It is not a complete sentence ●
     
For example:         John is my brother. Works at Ames Bank. (no subject)   
.John is my brother. He works at Ames Bank 🡪
Many people a white car. (no verb)                      
.Many people have a white car 🡪

In writing, a fragment is a serious mistake. When you write, check each sentence to
.make sure that there is a subject and a verb

Editing: Sentence or FragmentEXERCISE 3

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Identify each group of words as a fragment (F) or a complete sentence (S). Then add the
.missing part of the sentence to the fragments to make them complete sentences

.Hans lives in a big apartment _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .1

.My brother breakfast every morning _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .2

.Is incredibly delicious _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .3

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.Karen has a car _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .4

.They my cousins from Miami _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .5

.You a student _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .6

.Michael likes classical music _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .7

.Nicole and Jean very best friends _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .8

.The girls play soccer after school _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .9

10. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I am from Colombia.

Capitalization and Punctuation in a Sentence

In addition to having a subject and verb, a correct sentence must have correct capitalization
.and punctuation

Beginning a Sentence with a Capital Letter ❖

.In English, there are two kinds of letters: capital letters (H,R) and lowercase letters (h,r)

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V X Y Z CAPITAL LETTERS

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v x y z lowercase letters

Most of the time, we use lowercase letters. However, we always begin a sentence with a
.CAPITAL letter

.X the boxes on the table are heavy

.The boxes on the table are heavy ✓
?X where do you live
?Where do you live ✓

Ending a sentence with a Period ❖

.).( The most common way to end a sentence is with a period

X Brazil is a large country (no period)

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.Brazil is a large country ✓

X I do not like coffee with sugar (no period)

.I do not like coffee with sugar ✓

Practicing Capitalization and Punctuation EXERCISE 4

Unscramble the words to write simple sentences. Use correct capitalization and
.punctuation

spaghetti / most kids / like .1

________________________ ____________

enjoy / they/ the taste of spaghetti .2

_____________________ ____________

tomato sauce / on their spaghetti / some kids / put .3

___________________ _________________ ____________

the color of spaghetti with the sauce / they/ love .4

___________________ _________________ ____________

like / on their spaghetti / cheese / other kids .5

___________________ _________________ ____________

Capital Letters for Proper Nouns ❖

A proper noun is a specific person, place, or thing. A proper noun always begins with
.a capital letter

Examples Proper Noun

.X One famous person in history is nelson mandela A Specific Person

.One famous person in history is Nelson Mandela ✓

.X My favorite city is new york city A Specific Place

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.My favorite city is New York City ✓

.X Paco watched the movie slumdog millionaire last night A Specific Thing

.Paco watched the movie Slumdog Millionaire last night ✓

.X The first sunday of july is an important day to me Days and Months

.The first Sunday of July is an important day to me ✓

.X In india, the most common languages are hindi and english Languages and
Countries
.In India, the most common languages are Hindi and English ✓

Ending a Sentence with a Question Mark or Exclamation Point ❖

Grammar for Writing

Prepositions of Place - At, On, and In ❖

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EXERCISE 5 Choosing the Correct Preposition

.Fill in each blank with the correct preposition. Use at, on, or in

.The Sahara is a desert region ________________ Africa .1

.My friend Tina works __________________ Washington Central Bank .2
.The Eiffel Tower is a famous landmark._____________ Paris .3
.There is a very popular sushi restaurant _______________ Pine Street .4
.Busan is an interesting city _____________ South Korea .5
.My friends and I attend classes _____________ a local university ___________ our city .6
.There are many theaters. ____________ Broadway Avenue ___________ New York .7
.The company meeting will be ______________ 1202 Waters Avenue .8

HOMEWORK
LISTENING:

ANSWER SHEET

:Exercise 6 :Exercise 1
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:Exercise 8 .1
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:Exercise 10 :Exercise 4
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WRITING:
Exercise 1: Read these sentences about making tuna salad. Identify the Subjects (S),
Verbs (V) and Objects (O)

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.First, I cut up the onion .5 .Tuna salad is easy to make .1

:S → :S →
:V     :V    
:O     :O    
Then I add the tuna fish and the .6 .The ingredients are simple and cheap .2
.mayonnaise :S →
:S → :V    
:V     :O    
:O    
Finally, I add some salt and a lot of .7 Two ingredients are tuna fish and .3
.pepper .mayonnaise
:S → :S →
:V     :V    
:O     :O    
Without a doubt, tuna salad is my .8 .I also use onions, salt, and pepper .4
!favorite food :S →
:S → :V    
:V     :O    
:O    

.Exercise 2: Unscramble the words to make correct sentences

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./ in Central America / a small country/ Costa Rica / is .1

 →

./ between Panama / and Nicaragua / It / is .0

 →

./ This country/between the Pacific Ocean / is / and the Caribbean Sea .0

 →

./ more than four million / is / The population / of Costa Rica .0

 →

./ Many tourists / there / go .0

 →

./ wild animals / They / all the time / see / in the jungle .0

 →

./is / in the world / the most beautiful country/ It .0

 →

./ hope to visit / one day /I/ this beautiful country .0

 →

Exercise 3: Using Subject-Verb Word order in a Paragraph. Fill in the missing subjects
and verbs from the word bank for each blank. You will use some words more than
.once. Some blanks can have more than one answer

is has       Anderson Supermarket  her lunch break  she    Caroline   

works likes                 enjoys attends          starts     wakes up 

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.a great job at Anderson Supermarket ______________ 1

there on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday. She does not go to work _________________ 2
there on Wednesday because 3 ________________  classes at Jefferson Community
 .College. On her workdays, 4 ____________ at 6 A.M
.her workday at 8 A.M ________________ 5

.from 8 A.M. to 5 P.M _________________ 6

.from 12:30 to 1:30 _________________ 7

.her job very much _________________ 8

 .her coworkers, too _________________ 9

.For Caroline, 10 ________________ a great place to work

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