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Book 1 Teacher's
Book 1 Teacher's
Book 1
teacher's version
Q. What is my name ?
A. Your name is ...
What is it ?
n. a pencil n. a pen n. a book
It is a pencil. It is a pen. It is a book.
Q. What is it ?
A. It is a pencil.
Q. What is it ?
A. It is a pen.
Q. What is it ?
A. It is a book.
Q. What is it ?
A. It is a table.
Q. What is it ?
A. It is a ...
Q. What is it ?
A. It is a ...
Q. What is it ?
A. It is a ...
Q. Is it a book ?
A. Yes, it is a book.
Q. Is it a pen ?
A. Yes, it is a pen.
Q. Is it a ... ?
A. Yes, it is a ...
Q. What is my name ?
A. Your name is … .
Q. Is my name ... ?
A. Yes, your name is ...
I am I am a teacher.
You are You are a student.
He is He is a man.
She is She is a woman.
It is It is a pen.
Q. Am I a teacher ?
A. Yes, you are a teacher.
Q. Is he/she a student ?
A. Yes, he/she is a student.
Q. Is he a man ?
A. Yes, he is a man.
Q. Is she a woman ?
A. Yes, she is a woman.
numbers
n. number
1 one 6 six
2 two 7 seven
3 three 8 eight
4 four 9 nine
5 five 10 ten
plurals
Book = singular. (1 book)
Books = plural. (2,3,4 ... books)
Q. Table. Is it singular ?
A. Yes, it is singular.
Q. Books. Is it plural ?
A. Yes, it is plural.
singular plural
to be to be
I am we are We are in the classroom.
you are you are You are students.
he/she/it is they are They are chairs.
Q. What is it ?
A. It is your ... (x 4)
Q. What is it ?
A. It is my ...
Q. Is it my/your ... ?
A. Yes, it is my…
Q. What is it ?
A. It is your ... (x 6)
Q. Is it my/your ... ?
A. Yes, it is my …
Q. Am I a student ?
A. No, you are not a student.
Q. Is it a book ?
A. No, it is not a book.
but
Q. Is it a table ?
A. No, it isn’t a table, but it’s a chair.
Q. Is it a wall?
A. No, it isn’t a wall, but it’s a table.
Q. Am I a student ?
A. No, you aren’t a student but you’re a teacher.
Q. Is he a woman ?
A. No, he isn’t a woman but he’s a man.
Q. Is she a man ?
A. No, she isn’t a man
Q. Where am I from ?
A. You are from …
Q. Where is he from ?
A. He is from ...
Q. Where am I ?
A. You are in the classroom
or
Q. Is it a pen or a pencil ?
A. It’s a ...
Q. Am I a teacher or a student ?
A. You’re a teacher.
n. city n. country
n. London n. England
n. elephant n. mouse
adj. big adj. small
Q. Is an elephant big ?
A. Yes, an elephant’s big.
Q. Is a mouse small ?
A. Yes, a mouse’s small.
n. Brazil n. Scotland
adj. hot adj. cold
Q. What is it ?*
A. It is a board.
Q. Is it black or white?*
A. It is black.
the opposite of
books
Q. How many pens are there ?
windows
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
n. alphabet n. letter
“Book” is a word
“Dirty” is a word.
“Where” is a word.
There are four letters in the word “book”.
There are five letters in the word “dirty.”
n. sentence
Q. How many words are there in the sentence : “The book is on the
table”?
A. There are 6 words in the sentence : “The book is on the table”?
Q. How many words are there in the sentence : “London is a big city”?
A. There are 5 words in the sentence “London is a big city”?
Q. How many words are there in the sentence : “The students are in the
classroom”.?
A. There are 6 words in the sentence : “The students are in the
classroom”.
n. vowel n. consonant
v. to say
Q. Say my name.
A. Gale.
v. to spell
n. day n. week
n. today
Q. Is today Saturday ?
A. No, today isn’t Saturday.
and
between
Q. Is 5 between 4 and 6 ?
A. Yes, 5 is between 4 and 6.
Q. Is Y between X and Z ?
A. Yes, Y is between X and Z.
before after
Q. Is A before B ?
A. Yes, A is before B.
Q. Is C after B ?
A. Yes, C is after B.
Q. Is 14 after 13 ?
A. Yes, 14 is after 13.
which ?
Who ?
Q. Who am I ?
A. You are ... .
Q. Who is he/she ?
A. He is ... .
exercise
Yes or no ?
now
Q. Is it June now ?
A. No, it isn’t June now but it’s January now.
Q. Is it cold in summer ?
A. No, it isn’t cold in summer.
Q. Is January in winter ?
A. Yes, January is in winter.
Q. Is a mouse small ?
A. Yes, a mouse is small.
Q. Is an elephant big ?
A. Yes, an elephant is big.
A cat is an animal.
A dog is an animal
We say an before the word animal an animal
Q. Is a mouse an animal ?
A. Yes, a mouse is an animal.
Q. Is an elephant an animal ?
A. Yes, an elephant is an animal.
Q. Is a dog an animal ?
A. Yes, a dog is an animal.
Q. Is a cat an animal ?
A. Yes, a cat is an animal.
n. address
exercise
My address is:
o’clock
five to five past
ten to ten past
(a) quarter to (a) quarter past
twenty to twenty past
twentyfive to twentyfive past
half past
n. clock n. watch
Q. What time is it ?
A. It is three o’clock.
Q. What time is it ?*
A. It is ten past three.
Q. What time is it ?*
A. It is ten to four.
Q. What time is it ?*
A. It is …
Q. Is my book blue ?
A. Yes, your book is blue.
this that
here there
Q. Is it hot there ?
A. No, it isn’t hot there.
these those
Whose ?
’s
n. thing
n. person
Q. Is it person or a thing ?
A. It is a thing.
regular plurals
1 book 3 books
1 chair 7 chairs
1 student 12 students
!! Books, chairs and students are regular plurals.
Q. How old is he ?
A. He is 55.
Q. Am I old ?
A. No, you aren’t old.
Q. Are we adults ?
A. Yes, we are adults.
big numbers
100 = a hundred
135 = a hundred and thirtyfive
1,000 = a thousand
5,372 = five thousand three hundred and seventy two
1,000,000 = a million
about
Q. = question A. = answer
v. to ask with
We ask a question.
We ask questions with the words : what, where, which, who, how
many, how old.
eg. What is your name ?
Where are you from ?
How many students are there in the classroom ?
v. to have
I have
you have
he / she has
it has
we have
you have
they have
We ask questions with the word ‘do’ (I, you, we, they)
Q. Do I have a book ?
Q. Do you have an umbrella ?
Q. Do we have pens ?
Q. Do they have bags ?
Q. Do I have a book ?
A. Yes, you have a book.
Q. Do we have chairs ?
A. Yes, we have chairs.
negative answers
Q. Do I have an umbrella ?
A. No, you don’t have an umbrella.
n. house n. garden
n. flat n. swimming pool
n. home n. school
at home = in your house at school = in the school
Q. Where is it ?*
A. It’s at home.
n. sister n. brother
exercise
1. I am from ..Poland.......................... .
2. He is ......from...................... Italy.
3. Brazil is a .....hot....................... country.
4. London is a ....big........................ city.
5. The opposite of hot is ....cold........................ .
6. The opposite of ......clean...................... is dirty.
7. The five vowels are .a...., e..... , ..i...., .o...., .u.... .
8. The days of the week are .Monday, ...Tuesday., ....Wednesday,
....Thursday, ..Friday, .....Saturday, ...Sunday.
9. Today is ..Tuesday.......................... .
10. B is between A and C.
11. Monday is ..before Tuesday.
12. Wednesday.... is after Tuesday.
exercise
1. He is ....a......... man.
2. It is ...an.......... umbrella.
3. A.. mouse is ..an. animal.
4. An elephant is ...a.... big animal.
5. My shirt ...is.......... white.
n. job
n. teacher n. policeman (police officer)
n. doctor n. dentist
n. taxi driver n. secretary
Q. Do I have a job ?
A. Yes, you have a job.
Q. What is my job ?
A. You are a teacher.
I use
you use
he/she uses
it uses
we use
you use
they use
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eg. I am a teacher. I use a pen, a book and a board in the
classroom.
My mother is a secretary . She uses a computer, a telephone and
a fax in her job.
My father is a policeman. He uses a gun in his job.
v. to like
I like
you like
he/she likes
we like
you like
they like
v. to prefer
v. to eat v. to drink
n. food n. water
n. bread n. wine
n. rice
v. to think
very quite
n. flag*
Q. What colour is it ?
A. It is … and … .
Q. Which flag is it ?
A. It is the flag of … .
v. to speak
I speak English.
He speaks French.
An English person speaks English.
A Colombian person speaks Spanish.
so
n. music
rock heavy metal classical
pop jazz opera
teacher / student
usually (favourite) ..I usually listen to pop music.............. He usually
listens to ………
sometimes ............. I sometimes listen to classical music. .He
sometimes listens to …..
sometimes ..............I sometimes listen to jazz music..........He
sometimes listens to …..
never ......................I never listen to heavy metal...……….He never
listens to ………...
eg. English and American people are different, but they speak the
same language.
I don’t speak the same language as you but I speak a different
language.
n. noun
n. action
To listen is an action.
To eat is an action.
To drink is an action.
Q. Is to listen an action ?
A. Yes, to listen is an action.
Q. Is to drink an action ?
A. Yes, to drink is an action.
Q. Is to speak an action ?
A. Yes, to speak is an action.
Q. Is to listen a verb ?
A. Yes, to listen is a verb.
Q. Is to eat a verb ?
A. Yes, to eat is a verb.
Q. So, what is it ?
A. It is a noun.
The words big and small, clean and dirty, hot and cold are
adjectives.
exercise
Which of these words are adjectives, verbs or nouns ?
v. to teach v. to study
Q. Do I study English ?
A. No, you don’t study English.
present continuous
Q. Am I speaking English ?
A. Yes, you are speaking English.
v. to sit v. to stand
Q. Am I sitting or standing ?
A. You’re standing.
Q. Is he using a computer ?
A. No, he isn’t using a computer.
I speak English.
A. Simple.
A is after B.
A. Wrong.
C is after B.
A. Right
I am speaking English.
A. Right.
I am sit on a chair.
A. Wrong.
I am sitting on a chair.
A. Right.
Q. Where is Tokyo ?
A. Tokyo is in Japan.
Q. Is he/she right ?
A. Yes, he is right.
why ? because
I am teach English ?
Q. Is that right ?
A. No, it is wrong.
Q. Why is it wrong ?
A. Because we say : I am teaching English.
kinds of food
b. tomatoes
A. Tomatoes are red.
c. lemons
A. Lemons are yellow.
v. to read
n. newspaper n. magazine
v. to write (to)
n. letter n. postcard n. friend
v. to live (in)
v. to put
n. key n. money n. pocket n. wallet
b. on your cereal ?
A. I put milk on my cereal.
c. in your fridge ?
A. I put eggs in my fridge.
Q. In this country ?
A. We call 997 in this country.
Q. What am I doing ?
A. You are giving me your book.
n. example (of)
Q. Give me an example of :
a. a fruit
A. An apple is an example of a fruit.
b. a vegetable
A. A carrot is an example of a vegetable.
Q. Give me an example of :
a. a verb
A. To study is an example of a verb.
b. a noun
A. Dog is an example of a noun.
c. an adjective.
A. Big is an example of an adjective.
to know
Q. Say it.
A. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z.
Q. What is it ?
A. BREAKFAST.
Q. What is it ?
A. The plural of that is those.
Q. What is it ?
A. It is 8 Denmark Street, London WC2H 8LS.
We use the gerund after the verb ‘to like’ and the verb ‘to prefer’.
eg. I like drinking wine but I prefer drinking beer.
I don’t like watching television in the morning. I prefer listening to
the radio.
adv. often
b. have a shower ?
A.I stand up when I have a shower.
n. day n. night
during at
v. to cook n. cook
Q. And rice ?
A. I cook rice for about 20 min.
b. money ?
A. I keep my money in my wallet.
c. wallet ?
A. I keep my wallet in my pocket.
b. coffee
A. I use a cup for coffee.
c. beer
A. I use a glass for beer.
d. milk ?
A. I use a glass for milk.
n. cupboard n. drawer
n. clothes n. wardrobe
adjective adverb
adj. bad adv. badly
adj. quick adv. quickly
adj. slow adv. slowly
irregular adverbs
adjective adverb
good well
You can speak your language well. I can’t speak your language
well.
I can use a computer. My mother can’t use a computer.
The verb can is irregular we do not use an ‘s’ for he, she or it.
eg. He can speak 3 different languages.
She can sing very well.
b. fruit in a bowl ?
A. We can keep fruit in a bowl for about a week.
v. to make
b. computers ?
A. Japan makes a lot of computers.
c. cameras ?
A. Taiwan makes a lot of cameras.
Before, after, in, on, with, without, of, from and for are
prepositions.
When there is a verb after a preposition we use the gerund.
Q. In a house, which rooms are usually upstairs and which rooms are
usually downstairs?
A. In a house, the bathroom and the bedrooms are usually upstairs and
the kitchen and the living room are usually downstairs.
n. top n. bottom
at the top of at the bottom of
n. infinitive
Q. Give me an example of :
a. an infinitive.
A. ‘To be’ is an example of an infinitive.
d. a gerund.
A. ‘Studying’ is an example of a gerund.
v. to want + infinitive
We can use a noun or the infinitive after the verb ‘to want’.
v. to walk
prep. to prep. by
n. train n. bus n. plane
n. underground n. bike / bicycle n. ship
Q. Stand up please.
Q. Do you want to sit down now ?
A. Yes, I want to sit down now.
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n. foot (pl. feet) n. finger n. thumb n. toe
b. read ?
A. Yes, I wear glasses to read.
v. to mean n. meaning
c. parents
A. Parents means your mother and father.
d. weekend*
A. Weekend means Saturday and Sunday.
e. penguin*
A. Penguin means a small animal from Antarctica.
b. USA ?
A. USA means the United States of America.
c. UN?
A. UN means the United Nations.
b. tiny
A. What does the word tiny mean ?
A./Q. Tiny means very small.
.....c. dislike
A. What does the word dislike mean ?
A./Q. Dislike means don’t like.
adj. new
!! We use new for things and young for people and animals.
The opposite of new is old.
Q. When you go shopping for clothes, do you like going with a friend ?
A. Yes, when I go shopping for clothes, I like going with a friend.
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v. to buy v. to sell
n. supermarket n. department store
n. newsagent n. market
Q. Give me an example.
A. Debenhams.
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Q. Is there a market in this city ?
A. Yes, there is a market in this city.
b. a market ?
A. They sell food in a market.
c. a department store ?
A. They sell a lot of things in a department store.
b. stamps ?
A. I can buy stamps from a newsagent.
c. soap* ?
A. I can buy soap from a chemist.
Q. Give me an example of :
a. a cheap car.
A. A Larder is a cheap car.
b. an expensive car.
A. A Ferrari is an expensive car.
v. to open v. to close
I am closing my book.
I am opening my book.
Q. What am I doing ?
A. You’re opening the door.
Q. What am I doing ?
A. You’re closing the door.
Q. Is my book open ?
A. Yes, your book is open.
Q. Is my book closed ?
A. No, your book isn’t closed.
Q. Where can you buy food when the supermarkets are closed ?
A. I can buy food from a corner shop when the supermarkets are closed.
pronouns
He is a subject pronoun.
The subject pronouns are : I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they.
exercise
Write the answers to the questions using subject pronouns.
eg. Q. Is London a big city ?
A. Yes, it is a big city.
1. Is Paris in France ?
....Yes, it is in France.
................................................................................................…
2. Does your father have a job ?
....Yes, he has a job.
.......................................................................................................
3. Does your mother have a car ?
....Yes, she has a car.
......................................................................................................
Q. Is it clean or dirty ?
A. It is dirty.
Q. Is she nice ?
A. Yes, she is very nice.
Unit 6
Q. What kind of food is hard before cooking and soft after cooking ?
A. Pasta is hard before cooking and soft after cooking.
v. to add (to)
Q. Give me an example.
A. Book – books.
b. child
A. We add the letters ‘ren’.
c. potato
A. We add the letters ‘es’.
b. colou...
A. We add the letter ‘r’.
c. orang...
A. We add the letter ‘e’.
The alphabet begins with the letter A and ends with letter Z.
possessive adjectives
adj. possessive
my This is my shirt.
your That is your book
his/her That is his/her pen
its
our This is our classroom
your I am your teacher
their I am their teacher
Q. Is this my arm ?
A. Yes, that is your arm.
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Q. Is this my leg ?
A. Yes, that is your leg.
Q. Am I their teacher ?
A. No, you’re not their teacher.
v. to belong (to)
n. husband n. wife*
n. son n. daughter
n. syllable
n. comparatives
prep. than
adjective comparative
adjective comparative
NB. We use the letters ier and not yer for these comparatives.
adjective comparative
b. pop music ?
A. People play guitars and drums in pop music.
thing pronouns
pron. anything pron. something
But when you don’t use a noun we use the pronoun anything.
eg. Q. Do you have anything in your bag ?
b. ugly.
A. A pig is ugly.
Q. Give me an example of :
a. something you want to buy.
A. I want to buy a car.
Q. Is there anyone in the classroom who can speak English very well ?
A. Yes, you can speak English very well.
to see v. to hear
Q. What is the first thing you see when you open your eyes in the
morning ?
A. The first thing I see when I open my eyes in the morning is the ceiling.
eg. When I listen, I can hear the cars in the street and people
talking.
Q. What shape is :
a. a ball ?
A. A ball is round.
b. a plate ?
A. A plate is round.
c. a teabag ?
A. A teabag is square.
But sometimes we use the word got to make a question with the
verb to have :
n. contraction
b. he is not ?
A. The contraction of ‘he is not’ is ‘he isn’t’.
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they cannot ?
A. The contraction of ‘they cannot’ is ‘they can’t’.
d. he does not ?
A. The contraction of ‘he does not’ is ‘he doesn’t’.
to be good at something
n. holiday to go on holiday
adv. abroad
b. cheap ?
A. Holidays in my own country are cheap.
n. passport n. visa
n. beach n. mountains
b. to the mountains ?
A. People often go on holiday to the mountains in winter.
b. in the mountains ?
A. People wear jumpers and coats in the mountains.
v. to ski
b. a pair of skiboots ?
A. A pair of skiboots means two skiboots.
c. water skiing ?
A. Water skiing means skiing on water.
Q. Do people swim in it ?
A. No, people don’t swim in it.
to enjoy + gerund
Q. Is it raining ?
A. No, it isn’t raining.
Q. In which season ?
A. In autumn.
Q. Is it cloudy today ?
A. Yes, it’s cloudy today.
Q. Is it windy today ?
A. Yes, it’s windy today.
did
exercise
Write the past tense of these verbs.
irregular verbs
Some verbs are regular in the past and some are irregular.
have had
go went
come came
wear wore
speak spoke
adv. ago
I was
you were
he/she was
it was
we were
you were
they were
Q. Was it good ?
A. No, it wasn’t good.
eg. The first time I had Chinese food was three years ago.
The last time I cooked dinner was on Saturday night.
n. subject
n. science n. maths (mathematics) n. geography
n. history n. English
think thought
understand understood
teach taught
read read
b. book.
A. ‘Oliver Twist’ is an example of an interesting book.
v. to remember v. to forget
know knew
write wrote
forget forgot
spell spelt
Q. When was the last time you forgot your English books ?
A. The last time I forgot my English books was yesterday.
Q. Spell my name.
A. GAYLE.
exercise
Write the past tense of these verbs.
make made
sing sang
drink drank
buy bought
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Q. Do you ever make dinner at home ?
A. Yes, I sometimes make dinner at home.
Q. Who sang :
a. Imagine ?
A. John Lennon sang ‘Imagine’.
b. Help!
A. The Beatles sang ‘Help!’.
number adjective
n. the year
n. the date
b. 1st January
A. The first of January.
c. 19th November
A. The nineteenth of November.
d. 14th February
A. The fourteenth of February.
Q. When is Christmas ?
A. Christmas is on the 25th of December.
n. life n. death
Q. Was it good ?
A. Yes, it was very good.
keep kept
sell sold
put put
give gave
sleep slept
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mean meant
run ran
b. sell ?
A. The past of sell is sold.
c. put ?
A. The past of put is put.
d. give ?
A. The past of give is gave.
e. sleep ?
A. the past of sleep is slept.
f. mean ?
A. The past of mean is meant.
run ?
A. The past of run is ran.
v. to happen
b. now ?
A. We use the present continuous for an action that happens now.
v. to get up
got up
v. to go to bed
went to bed
Q. Yesterday ?
A. No, I wasn’t late for school yesterday.
Q. Last week ?
A. Yes, I was late for school last week.
Q. Is it good to be alive ?
A. Yes, it’s good to be alive.
adv. still
Q. What is opposite:
a. this school ?
A. A shop is opposite this school.
b. your house ?
A. A pub is opposite my house.
Q. Is there a garden :
a. in front of your house ?
A. No, there isn’t a garden in front of my house.
n. future n. tomorrow
adj. next
We use last for the past : last week, last month, last year.
We use next for the future : next week, next month, next year.
Q. Do you think there will always be rich people and poor people ?
A. Yes, I think there’ll always be rich people and poor people.
Q. Do you think rich people are usually happier than poor people ?
A. Yes, I think rich people are usually happier than poor people.
adj. famous
Q. Which famous person wrote, ‘To be or not to be, that is the question.’
A. William Shakespeare wrote, ‘To be or not to be that is the question.’
Q. Who am I talking to ?
A. You’re talking to me.
Q. Do you think men and women talk about the same things ?
A. No, I don’t think men and women talk about the same things.
adv. soon
Q. How soon ?
A. In … time.
Q. How soon ?
A. In … time.
Q. How soon ?
A. In about...time.
adjective comparative
big bigger
small smaller
nice nicer
adjective comparative
happy happier
easy easier
dirty dirtier
n. object
b. the verb ?
A. ‘likes’ is the verb.
c. the object ?
A. ‘apples’ is the object.
Q. Which word is :
a. the subject ?
A. ‘Claire’ is the subject.
b. the verb ?
A. ‘ate’ is the verb.
c. the object ?
A. ‘banana’ is the object.
I me
you you
he/she him/her
it it
we us
you you
they them
He knows me.
Q. Which word is :
a. the subject pronoun ?
A. She is the subject pronoun.
Q. Which word is :
a. the subject pronoun ?
A. They is the subject pronoun.
c. he
A. Him is the object pronoun for he.
d. she
A. Her is the object pronoun for she.
e. it
A. It is the object pronoun for it.
f. we
A. Us is the object pronoun for we.
g. they ?
A. Them is the object pronoun for they.
We use come back when you come to a place you were before.
eg. I will go on holiday tomorrow but I will come back here next
Saturday.
Q. Do you usually go back to a restaurant when the food was bad the
first time ?
A. No, I don’t usually go back to a restaurant when the food was bad the
first time.
b. on the beach ?
A. I take sunglasses and swimming trunks on a holiday on the beach.
Q. Did you take your bag home after the lesson yesterday ?
A. Yes, I took my bag home after the lesson yesterday.
Q. Where do you keep your glasses when you are not using them ?
A. I keep my glasses in my pocket when I’m not using them.
v. to laugh v. to cry
laughed cried
my mine
your yours
his his
her hers
our ours
your yours
their theirs
verb forms
A verb form is the present, the past and the past participle of a
verb.
The past participle of a regular verb is the same as the past
simple.
So, the verb form of ‘to use’ is : use present
used past simple
used past participle
b. to like ?
A. The verb form of to like is : like liked liked.
c. to play ?
A. The verb form of to play is : play played played.
d. to walk ?
A. The verb form of to walk is : walk walked walked.
We make the present perfect with the verb to have and the past
participle:
We often use the present perfect when an action starts in the past
and is still happening in the present.
been
Q. Since when ?
A. Since … .
Q. Since when ?
A. Since …
b. to read ?
A. The verb form of to read is : read read read.
c. to make ?
A. The verb form of to make is : make made made.
We can use the present perfect to talk about the things we have
done in our life.
We often use the word ever to ask questions about people’s lives.
The word ever means ‘In your life’.
We use ever for questions but not in answers.
Q. When do people say when they meet for the first time ?
A. People say ‘How are you ?’ when they meet for the first time.
b. to drink
A. The verb form of to drink is : drink drank drunk.
c. to buy
A. The verb form of to buy is : buy bought bought.
v. to try
Q. What am I trying to do ?*
A. You’re trying to (open the door).
b. rabbit ?
A. No, I’ve never tried rabbit.
c. horse meat ?
A. No, I’ve never tried horse meat.
1. We use the present perfect to talk about an action in the past but
we do not say when it happened.
Q. Ask him/her a question about his/her life with the present perfect.
A. Have you ever been to Egypt ?
n. midday n. midnight
b. to sleep ?
A. The verb form of to sleep is : sleep slept slept.
c. to get up ?
A. The verb form of to get up is : get up got up got up.
b. a motorbike ?
A. Yes, I have ridden a motorbike.
c. an elephant ?
A. No. I’ve never ridden an elephant.
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Q. How old were you when you first rode a bicycle ?
A. I was … years old when I first rode a bicycle.
v. to learn
learnt
learnt*
b. learnt to write ?
A. I was … years old when I learnt to write.
v. to travel n. ticket
single / one way standard
return first class
b. by helicopter ?
A. No, I’ve never travelled by helicopter.
c. first class ?
A. Yes, I’ve travelled first class.
Q. In which part ?
A. In the north.
Q. Is the north of your country colder than the south of your country ?
A. Yes, the north of my country is colder than the south of my country.
n. capital
n. size
n. height n. weight
b. pounds ?
A. Yes, I’m (11stones 10 pounds).
Q. Is my friend here ?
A. No, your friend isn’t here.
Q. Why not ?
A. Because your friend has gone to New York.
superlatives
Q. Is it the capital ?
A. Yes, it’s the capital.
b. this school ?
A. (Tottenham Court Road) is the nearest station to this school.
b. in the world ?
A. The Nile is the longest river in the world.
b. in the world ?
A. Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world.
Q. Have you ever taken clothes back to a shop because you didn’t like
them ?
A. Yes, I have taken clothes back to a shop because I didn’t like them.
superlatives (2)
v. to think n. brain
thought
thought
Q. Do you think that the food in your country is nicer than English food ?
A. Yes, I think that the food in my country is nicer than English food.
Q. Do you think that English food is better or worse than the food from
your country ?
A. I think English food is … than the food from my country.
b. skiing ?
A. Jumpers and scarves are best for skiing.
b. to sing ?
A. The verb form of to sing is : sing sang sung.
c. to stand ?
A. The verb form of to stand is : stand stood stood.
eg. London isn’t the biggest city in the world but it is the biggest city
I have ever been to.
NB. When people aren’t sure about something they often use ‘I
think’.
eg. I’m not sure but I think Berlin is the capital of Germany.
I think you are younger than me but I’m not sure.
When you say something will probably happen, you think it will
happen but you are not sure.
Q. Do you think plane tickets will get more expensive in the future ?
A. Yes, I think plane tickets will probably get more expensive in the
future.
v. to smoke n. smoking
n. cigarette n. cigar n. packet (of cigarettes)
Q. Do you smoke ?
A. Yes, I smoke.
Q. Is smoking healthy ?
A. No, smoking isn’t healthy.
Q. Do you think that the food in your country is healthier than English
food ?
A. Yes, I think that the food in my country is healthier than English food.
Q. Who ?
A. My (brother).
Q. Do you think that life in the city is better or worse than in the
countryside ?
A. I think that life in the city is … than in the countryside.
v. to choose n. choice
chose
chosen
Q. When you were a child, did you choose your clothes or did your
parents choose them?
A. When I was a child, my parents chose my clothes.
Q. Do you always try hard to choose good presents for your friends ?
A. Yes, I always try hard to choose good presents for my friends.
Q. What kind of place do you usually choose for your summer holiday ?
A. I usually choose a hot place for my summer holiday.
Q. When you go clothes shopping, do you usually choose what you want
quickly ?
A. No, when I go clothes shopping, I don’t usually choose what I want
quickly.
Q. When you have a choice of drinks with dinner, what do you usually
choose ?
A. When I have a choice of drinks with dinner, I usually choose water.
adj. important
Q. Why ?
A. Because I want it for my job.
b. be rich to be happy ?
A. No, I don’t think it’s necessary to be rich to be happy.
v. to have to
had to
Q. Do you know anyone who has to get up very early in the morning ?
A. Yes, my best friend has to get up very early in the morning.
b. to watch television ?
A. No, I don’t have to wear glasses to watch television.
c. to drive ?
A. Yes, I have to wear glasses to drive.
b. French ?
A. No, children in my country don’t have to study French.
c. Russian ?
A. No, children in my country don’t have to study Russian.
We use other and another when we talk about more of the same
thing.
We usually use another with singular nouns and other with plural
nouns.
Q. Which one ?
A. French.
Q. What is my name ?
A. Your name is (Gale).
Q. Are there any other countries where they speak your language ?
A. No, there aren’t any other countries where they speak my language.
b. get thirsty ?
A. I drink some water when I get thirsty.
c. get tired ?
A. I go to bed when I get tired.
Q. Do you get angry when you have to wait a long time for someone ?
A. Yes, I get angry when I have to wait a long time for someone.
Q. Until when ?
A. Until (10.30).
b. a bicycle ?
A. No, I haven’t got enough money to buy a bicycle.
c. a house ?
A. No, I haven’t got enough money to buy a house.
b. read a newspaper ?
A. No, I don’t know enough English to write a short letter.
c. write a book ?
A. No, I don’t know enough English to write a book.
b. 20 students ?
A. No, this classroom isn’t big enough for 20 students.
b. be an English teacher ?
A. No, I can’t speak English well enough to be an English teacher.
b. this book ?
A. No, I don’t have to be strong to carry this book.
We use too much and too many to say that there is more than
necessary and this is a bad thing.
Q. Is it healthy to :
a. drink too much beer ?
A. No, it isn’t healthy to drink too much beer.
Q. Are there ever too many people on the trains and buses ?
A. Yes, there’re sometimes too many people on the trains and buses.
too + adjective
Q. Have you ever tried reading a book that was too boring to finish ?
A. Yes, I’ve tried reading a book that was too boring to finish.
b. drive a car ?
A. Yes, I think 16 is old enough to drive a car.
Q. Do you get drunk if you drink more than two glasses of wine ?
A. Yes, I get drunk if I drink more than two glasses of wine.
We use if with the future when we think that an action will happen
in the future because of another action.
We are not sure the action will happen but we think it will probably
happen.
Q. Will you be sleepy in the morning if you go to bed very late tonight, ?
A. Yes, I will be sleepy in the morning if I go to bed very late tonight.
Q. Will you be happy or sad if you don’t get any presents for your
birthday ?
A. I will be sad if I don’t get any presents for my birthday.
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v. to pay n. bank n. account n. cheque
paid n. cash n. credit card n. cashpoint
paid
Q. Have you ever paid more than £100 for a pair of shoes ?
A. No, I’ve never paid more than £100 for a pair of shoes.
v. to lose v. to find
lost found
lost found
Q. How can you get in your house if you lose your keys ?
A. If I lose my keys, I have to climb through the window.
b. computers ?
A. IBM makes computers.
c. drinks ?
A. Cocacola makes drinks.
Q. Which company does he/she work for and where does he/she work ?
A. He works for Sony and he works in Japan.
b. in a factory or an office ?
A. I think it’s better to work in an office.
Q. Have you ever taken a day off work/school because you were very
tired ?
A. No, I’ve never taken a day off school because I was very tired.
Q. How many days off school have you taken this month ?
A. I’ve taken two days off school this month.
Q. Why not ?
A. Because I’m a very polite person.
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Q. Has anyone been rude to you today ?
A. No, no one has been rude to me today.
all every
v. to leave v. to arrive
left
left
Q. Have you ever left the cinema before the film finished ?
A. Yes, I’ve left the cinema before the film finished.
Q. Why ?
A. Because it was boring.
Q. Have you ever gone out and left your keys at home ?
A. No, I’ve never gone out and left my key at home.
both
We use all for more than two things.
For two things we use both.
b. in the lesson ?
A. Yes, we both speak the same language in the lesson.
n. church n. library
Q. Do you think old churches are more beautiful than new ones ?
A. Yes, I think old churches are more beautiful than new ones.
n. furniture
n. sofa n. chest of drawers adj. comfortable*
n. armchair n. coffee table adj. uncomfortable*
b. we sleep in ?
A. A bed is an example of furniture we sleep in.
c. we keep things in ?
A. A chest of drawers is an example of furniture we keep things in.
b. in America ?
A. No, not everyone speaks the same language in America.
v. to stop + gerund
stopped*
stopped
b. green ?
A. Cars have to go when a light is green.
Q. Is there anything you did when you were a child that you have stopped
doing now ?
A. Yes, I played with toys when I was a child.
Q. Which one ?
A. (Poland).
Q. Are the chairs here more comfortable than your chairs at home ?
A. No, the chairs here aren’t more comfortable than the chairs at
home.
adv. again
Q. What kind of job are you going to get when you go back to your
country ?
A. I’m going to be a policeman when I go back to my country.
Exercises 129
Unit 1
A. to be
1. I ..am..a student.
2. You are. a teacher.
3. He …is.. a man.
4. She .is… a woman.
5. It .is .. pencil.
6. We ..are… in the classroom.
7. They .are.. chairs.
B. in / on
D. how many ?
E. to be negative or positive.
5. Is the teacher a man ? No, the teacher is not a man but the teacher
is a woman. …
A B C … etc.
1...Monday........................................
2...Tuesday.........................................
3...Wednesday..................................
4....Thursday........................................
5...Friday.........................................
6....Saturday......................................
7...Sunday.........................................
1. ...January.................................... 2. ....February...................................
3. ...March................................…. ..4. ....April...................................
5. ...May..................................…… 6. ....June...................................
7. ...July..................................……. 8. ....August...................................
9. ...September...............................10. …October...................................
11. .November.................................12.....December..............................
B. A or an ?
E. Colours
1. The board is ..black... 2. The walls are ..white.... 3. The floor is .brown
4. The table is ...yellow.. 5. My chair is .....blue....... 6. My eyes are
...green.......
7. My hair is ......red......… 8. My shoes are ..black..........… 9. The door is
....white ........
H. to have
1. T _ _ _ _ r 2. P _ _ _ _ _ _ _ n
3. D _ _ _ _ r 4. D _ _ _ _ _ t
5. S _ _ _ _ _ _ _ y 6. T _ _ _ D _ _ _ _ _
1. He/brown hair/blue eyes. ……He has brown hair and blue eyes. ……
.....................
2. It/pencil. …………...................It is a pencil......................................…
…………..
3. I/a computer/home. …………..I have a computer at home.
...................................…
4. My mother/teacher. …………..My mother is a teacher.
........................................….
5. What/taxi driver/use/his job ? What does a taxi driver use in his job.
…………......
1. My house
My house ..has.… three bedrooms, one living room....… and ..one..…
bathroom. There ..is..… a bath in the bathroom, but .there..… isn’t a
shower. ? My house .has..… a small garden.
2. My room
My room ..has......… white walls. There are pictures ..on ......… the walls.
I have a television...and.......… a computer in my room. .There.......… is a
table between the bed and the door. There is a telephone ....on........…
the table.
a. Animals
1. I like ..dogs.................… .
2. I don’t like ....cats................… .
3. I prefer ...dogs................… to …...cats................… .
b. Food
1. I like ...white bread................… .
2. I don’t like ..brown bread.................… .
3. I prefer ...white bread................… to ...brown bread................… .
c. Drinks
1. I like ...coffee................… .
2. I don’t like ...milk................… .
3. I prefer ...coffee................… to ....milk...............… .
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Unit 3 spelling test
A.
1. teacher 2. bathroom 3. bedroom 4. without
5. bread 6. horrible 7. quite 8. England
9. speak 10. so
B.
1. chairs 2. adult 3. mouse 4. child
5. this 6. these 7. here 8. there
9. breakfast 10. language
C.
1. favourite 2. listen 3. watch 4. understand
5. easy 6. difficult 7. usually 8. different
9. restaurant 10. always
D.
1. secretary 2. adjective 3. thing 4. think
5. nationality 6. afternoon 7. sometimes 8. same
9. generally 10. bread
a. 16 sixteen
b. 33thirty three
c. 77seventy seven
d. 109one hundred and nine
d. 555five hundred and fifty five
F. Use a gerund
A. Prepositions
I like cooking .....at....... home. I have ....a........ nice, big kitchen with a
....lot........ of cupboards, a good cooker, a microwave ....and........ a small
table. I can eat in ..the.......... kitchen.
I ...usually......... eat my breakfast there, but I prefer ...eating......... dinner
in the living room. I don’t ..like..... doing the washing up.
I like playing chess, but I can’t play ...it......... well. I always play quite
slowly because .I........... think a lot ...during......... the game. I want
...to......... play well, so I am .reading...... some books about chess. I am
learning a lot ..of.... new things, but not very quickly, because ...it.........is
very difficult.
I. Infinitive verbs
Write 12 infinitive verbs.
small (1 ) dirty (2 )
beautiful (3 ) big (1 )
difficult (3 ) soft (1 )
hard (1 ) easy (2 )
1. I don’t have any time to study. ......I haven’t got any time to study.
...........................
2. Does she have long hair ? ..Has she got long hair ?
................................................….
3. He has a good job. ..He has got a good
job...........................................
4. I don’t have a visa for the U.S.A. ..I haven’t got a visa for the U.S.A.
.....................
5. Do we have any rice at home ? ...Have we got any rice at home ?
........................…
6. Does she have any friends in London. ...Has she got any friends in
London ? ...........
7. He doesn’t have any brothers or sisters. .He hasn’t got any brothers
or sisters. ...….
K. Do you know these things from the first six units of Book One ?
Correct these sentences.
1. He doesn’t like the colour of the shirt. .He didn’t like the colour of the
shirt.
2. Does he live with you ? ..Did he live with you ? ...................................
3. Do they cook a lot of pasta ? ..Did they cook a lot of pasta ?..............
4. I don’t listen to the radio. ..I didn’t listen to the radio. ..........................
5. Does he walk to school ? ..Did she walk to school ? ...........................
6. Where does she work ? .....Where did he work ? ................................
A. Future Simple
These sentences with will are wrong. Make them right.
B. Different Tenses
Make sentences from these words. Put them in the right tense Present
Simple, Past Simple, or Future Simple. The words in bold will help you.
1. He/eat/a lot of chips/last night. ..She ate a lot of chips last night.
............................
2. She/come/to school/tomorrow. ..She will come to school tomorrow.
...................…
3. It/always/rain/my birthday. .........It always rains on my birthday.
........................…
4. She/often/forget/people’s names. She often forgets people’s
names............................
5. He/ask/us/some questions/soon. ..He will soon ask us some
questions........................
E. Comparatives
Write the right comparative form.
e.g. big bigger than expensive more expensive than
1. Pedro gave me his pen during the lesson, but I forgot to ...give.... it
back.
2. I have bought you a shirt. If you don’t like it, you can .......take... it back
to the shop.
3. I love this city, and I want to ....go........ back here one day.
4. She is very happy here, and doesn’t want to ...go... back to her old job.
5. I went to Milton Keynes last year. I will never ...go........ back.
6. You can use my calculator for your exam, but don’t forget to
......give......... it back.
M. Opposites
What is the opposite of …
1. I was not wake at 9.00 this morning, but I was asleep. awake
2. He asleep for six hours last night. slept
3. Mozart was die more than 200 years ago. died
4. There is a pub nearly my house. near
5. There are two televisions to my house. in
6. I think you will be cry when you watch that film.
7. He is very funny. I am always laugh when I am with him.
8. I don’t have my book today. I don’t bring it. didn’t
Q. Different tenses
Make sentences from these words. Put them in the right tense Present
Simple, Past Simple, Future Simple. The words in bold will help you.
1. We/make/a pizza/for her/a week ago. ....We made a pizza for her a
week ago. ...........
2. I/often/eat/apple/lunch. ………………...I often eat an apple for lunch.
..................…
3. My sister/late/dinner/yesterday. ……….My sister ate her dinner late
yesterday .......
4. You/come/ school/tomorrow? .………..Will you come to school
tomorrow ? ............
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Unit 8 spelling tests
A.
early asleep awake alive
dead opposite almost tomorrow
famous through
B.
across difference brought laugh
bigger tunnel apostrophe nearly
heard kilometre
A. Verb Forms
What are these verb forms ?
C. For or Since ?
E. Past Participles
1. People say that film is good, but I haven’t ....seen.............. it. (see)
2. People say she’s a horrible person, but I have never ...met. her. (meet)
3. I have never .....done............. anything very difficult in my life. (do)
4. She’s an old friend. I have ......known............ her for ten years. (know)
5. He has ..forgotten........ his English, because he hasn’t studied for ten
years. (forget)
6. He has ...written............... thirteen letters to me since last year. (write)
7. I have not ...read............... any of his books. (read)
8. I haven’t .made............. a cake since your last birthday. (make)
9. She is very famous, and she has ....had.............. four husbands.
(have)
10. That has .been...... our favourite restaurant for twenty years. (be)
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K. Corrections
Correct these questions and answers in the Present Perfect.
1. How long you have studied here ? ......How long have you studied
here ? .................
I have been study here for two months. ..I have studied here for two
months. ..............
2. How long do you know John ? ...........How long have you known
John ? ..............…
I have known him since five years. ........I have known him for five years.
................….
3. How long have you be in London ? ....How long have you been in
London ? .........….
I was be for three weeks here. .................I have been here for three
weeks. ...............….
4. How long have she worked there ? .....How long has she worked
there ? ................….
She has worked there in January. ............She has worked there since
January. ......……
A. Probably
Answer these questions, using the word probably.
B. A life story
Complete these sentences with verbs in the Past Simple.
C. Adjectives
Make sentences with these words. Use the adjectives below.
important, necessary, nice, healthy, easier, dangerous, safe, polite
1. It isn’t ...healthy to..... eat a lot of chocolate, crisps, and fizzy drinks.
2. It ..is important..... for me to learn English.
3. It isn’t ..safe............ for children to play in the streets.
4. It.. is necessary to.............to take your passport when you go to
another country.
5. It ..is polite to.................. say ‘please’ when you ask for something.
6. It ..is dangerous to............. ride a motorbike without a seatbelt.
7. It ..is easier to................. to learn to swim than to ski.
1. I can go to bed late tonight, because I .don’t have to.... get up early
tomorrow.
2. Everyone ..has to..... eat, but not everyone ..has to..... work.
3. You ..don’t have to.... wear a coat in summer.
4. Students ..have to... answer with a sentence, not one or two words.
5. People who work in shops usually ...have to.. work on Saturday.
6. After a comparative we ..have to...... use ‘than’.
7. My little sister ..has to...... go to school, but she doesn’t like it.
8. My grandfather ..doesn’t have to. pay for new glasses, because old
people can get them free.