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eee Berlitzenctisn Language for life. Berlitz Sescite INU 815910 Welcome to Berlitz Congratulations! You have chosen the fastest, the most effective, and the most enjoyable way to learn English. To get the most out of your English classes we urge you to... * attend all scheduled classes + do all homework assignments * practice speaking English at every opportunity * visit English sites on the Internet + read English magazines, books, and newspapers + watch movies and news programs in English * challenge yourself to speak better and better! If there is anything we can do to make your learning more successful and enjoyable, please let us know. We'll do everything we can to help you reach your goal. We wish you the very best of success in your English studies! the GERIED start i Nice to meet you! Bi Id like the steak, please. Bi What do you do? How much is it? i Havea nice trip! 1 Review + Introductions + Introducing yourself * Countries and nationalities + Numbers 0-10 + The alphabet + Saying where you're from + Giving your phone number and address + Introducing yourself and others * Spelling your name ent ‘Numbers 1100 + Ordering in a restaurant + Meals and | + Talking about food and mealtimes rinks + Menus and + Telting time ordering + Ordering a meal wT | + Jobs = Saying where you work + The office + Talking about jobs += Dally work + Describing your office activities “+ Talking about what people + Numbers: do and where they work 101,000,000 18-23 Colors. + Asking about a price + Clothing + Talking about colors and Seiree clothes cies + Asking about sizes and prices 24-29 | = Travel plans + Talking about travel plans + Calendar: days of ‘the week, months, and dates * Seasons and weather ‘+ Talking about the calendar, seasons, and weather * Making travel plans 30-35 GRAMMAR _ + Simple present to be * Subject pronouns /, you, he/she, it, we, they + Possessive pronouns my, your, his, her, our, their + Possessive 's + Requests with would like * Questions with What Kind of + Indefinite articles: a, an + Regular plurals: “5, -es ‘in, on, under, next to + Simple present tense + always, usually, sometimes, never + Present progressive tense + this, that, these, those + Which one? + Present progressive ‘tense (future meaning) + would like, want TLE, How do | get there? My husband's name is Steve. What can you do? Let's meet at 6:30! What's the matter? Review Homework ‘Answer key Audio script PAGES Topics _—OBJECTIVES _ 36-41 42-47 48-53 54-59 60-65 66-71 72-91 92-98 99-105 + Places ina city + Asking for directions + Directions + Saying where places are + Locations + Giving directions + Reading a map People ‘Talking about your +Family family = Personal + Describing people descriptions += Talking about yourself and others + Work skills and abilities * Talking about your job + Talking about your ‘company and your work experience + Talking about skills and ast work experiences + Job experience + Company organization ‘Leisure activities * Inviting someone out + The week's * Talking about your schedule favorite activities + Making plans to go out ‘liness and = Asking about someone’s ailments health + Parts of the body ‘+ Medicines and remedies ‘Talking about health + Showing concern + Asking for advice + Concern and advice Verb conjugations 106-107 Map of world 108-109 CD-ROM instructions 10-111 About Berlitz English 2-113 _GRAMMAR _ + Imperatives + then, again, after + there is/there are + Irregular plurals, e.g men + have + from... to, for, until, ago + Simple past to be + Simple past regular verbs + can + Past tense: irregular vers * anything, something, nothing + should + Object pronouns + Past progressive tense Nice to meet you! : Introductions Countries and nationalities Numbers 0-10 The alphabet Introducing yourself Saying where you're from Giving your phone number and address Introducing yourself and others Spelling your name Simple present to be Subject pronouns J, you, he, she, it, we, they Languages, Ine Possessive pronouns my, \ your, his, her, our, their = Possessive ‘s John: Hello. My name is John Rollings. Maria: I'm Maria Santos. Nice to meet you John: Nice to meet you, too, Ms. Santos. Where are you from? | FOLLOW-UP Maria: I'm from Los Angeles. And you? ae ona lactiromecstont 1. Where is Maria from? > 2. Where is John from? | Chapter 1 SE ml Me OC Bi Countries, cities, nationalities UE) eC ATU ELE) RENCE ony ~ What city are you — What country are - Where are you from? from? you from? - I'm from Rio de = I'm from Washington. — I'm from England. Janeiro. BL 0 zero 1 one 2 two 3 three 4 four 6 six 7 seven 8 eight 9 nine 10 ten ing your phone number and address GI Phone number and address = What's your first name? ~ My first name is Liz. = What's your last name? ~ My last name is Henderson. = What's your address? = It’s 100 Universal,City Plaza. ~ What's your phone number? ~ It's 818-555-8550. So LCS TOM EEL) ~ What nationality - I'm Japanese. Chapter 1 1 Focusing on language Gi Subject pronouns + be S Amt lam. 'm Are you you are. you're Is he he he's é o from Rome? | Yes, ae No, ae not. 5 Are we we are. we're ‘Are you you are. you're Are they they are. they're a ~ Are you from New York? = Yes, lam. iP! — Is Willem from Amsterdam? — Yes, he is. you're not you aren't = Are you from England or Ireland? ~ We're from Ireland. se tee = a ae ~ Are Mr. and Ms. Latour French? — No, they’re not. at EE. — What nationality are you? ~ I'm American. And you? we'renot = we aren't they're not = they aren't G Possessives Lam ... ——__+___—_—_—»> My names... se ite 253 ee er nee This is Gina, > Gina's last name is Cifelli. ———* Her last name is Cifelli. This is Paul, > pauls last name is Johnson. > His phone number is 213-554-3220. We are from Los Angeles. > Our address is 613 Basset Drive. You and Mark are from Boston. "> Your phone number is 617-228-5969. Mary and Peter are from Boston, too. ——» Their address is 225 Walnut Ave. ws, — What's your name, please? — What is Mr. Tanaka's first name? ~ My name is. ~ His st name is Toshio. = And what's your phone number? = What is Sonia's last name? = My phone number is... = Her last name is Campos. ~~ ad 2 Chapter 1 = Hello, I'm John Roberts. ~ Hi! My name's Janet. ~ Pleased to meet you, ~ I'm Sonia. Nice to meet you. Mr. Roberts. My name is — Nice to meet you, too. Toshio Tanaka. TIP! — Nice to meet you, Pleased to meet you. = Nice to meet you. Mr. Tanaka. — Mr. Burton, this is Mr. Pierce. ~ Teresa, this is Frank. — Pleased to meet you, Mr. Pierce. — Hello, Teresa. ra — Pleased to meet you, too, Mr. Burton. ~ Hi, Frank! Nice to meet you. Greetings from all over the world shake hands bow kiss Chapter1 3 PU a Um Lut Ellspelling your name ALPHABET ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ s abcdefghijkimnopgqrstuvwxyz “nm What's your phone number? ad Name Address Phone Number 100 Universal City Plaza Liz Henderson Universal City, CA 91608 _818-595-8550 wv (© ON THE PHONE Please leave a message. 1, Linda's number is 908-555-7784. TRUE FALSE Z : 2. Mr. Tanaka’s phone number is 312-555-8607. TRUE FALSE 3. Jim's message is for Mr. Tanaka, TRUE FALSE a 4 chapter Chapter Check ¥ Now you can ... ~— Ef Introduce yourself and others Ti Say where you are from G Spell your name and give your address and phone number What's your name? How do you spell that? he/ What's your phone number? What's your address? ~ a Berlitz We eens Seem eases ecole Chapter? 5 Numbers 11 - 100 Meals and mealtimes Menus and ordering Ordering in a restaurant Talking about food and drinks Telling time Ordering a meal Requests with would like Questions with What kind of...? Indefinite articles: a, an Regular plurals: -s, -es ; a © ORDERING IN A RESTAURANT ay Waiter: What would you like for dinner? i. | Mrs. Miller: I'd like the steak, please. FOLLOW-UP Waite! And for you, sir? T (true) or F (false) | Mr. Miller: I'd like the chicken with rice, A) (Mc/and|MrseMillerareatvalcotés |=. Tm | a . Mrs. Miller would like a hamburger. T 2 ht away. Set asta . Mr. Miller would like the chicken TF with rice, 6 Chapter 2 BOUT UR CC RE LC DEC Cc CCC my Bi Food and drinks = What would you like? - I'd like toast and coffee, please. Eq Numbers from 11 to 100 a, 12 13 eleven twelve thirteen 19 20 21 nineteen twenty twenty-one 50 55 60 fifty fifty-five sixty EI Telling time It's 9:15. — What would you like for dinner? —I'd like chicken, please. ~ May I take your order? - Yes, I'd like a hamburger. 14 15 16 7 18 fourteen fifteen sixteen seventeen __ eighteen 22 30 33 40 44 twenty-two thirty thirty-three _—_ forty forty-four 70 80 90 99 100 seventy _ eighty ninety ninety-nine one hundred It's 1:45. It's 11:25. It's 12 o'clock. Chapter 27 Focusing on language Ef What would you like? Gi what kind of 1 a glass of orange juice. I'd like ... He fish and chips. He'd like She would like 2 lass of water. She'd like We two small pizzas. We'd like They a salad. They'd like ... = Would you like a cup of tea? = Yes, please. — Would you like a piece of cake? = No, thank you. = What would you like? = Weld like some ice cream. Would you like apple pie? ——_—— No, thanks. What kind of pie would you like? ———» I'd like chocolate cream pie. Would you like some juice? ———___—» Yes, please. What kind of juice would you like? ————> I'd like some apple juice. An apple or a banana? an apple a salad an Italian restaurant a chocolate cake? = Would you like an egg sandwich? = No, thank you, I'd like a hamburger. EX one salad or two salads? 8 ‘one orange —————> two oranges ‘one napkin > two napkins ‘one sandwich > two sandwiches one glass >» two glasses one cherry > two cherries one knife > two knives = How many glasses of wine would you like? ~ Three, please. Chapter 2 ©2002 Berlitz Languages, Inc. BD We'd like... Waitress: May | take your order? Customer: Yes. We'd like a chicken salad sandwich, a hamburger, and a turkey sandwich. TIP Waiter / Waitress: May I take your order? = What would you like? (© What would they like? A: She'd like — orange juice. — pancakes: _— scrambled eggs. — toast. — coffee. tea He'd like _—— toast. — orange juice. — milk. —— scrambled eggs. — coffee. eeuiteay Chapter 2 9 Hl Are you ready to order? LUNCH AND DINNER appetizers GARLIC BREAD = TOMATO SALAD VEGETABLE SOUP salads FRESH FRUIT PLATTER CAESAR SALAD CAESAR SALAD WITH CHICKEN. GARDEN SALAD. entrees ROAST CHICKEN GRILLED SALMON SIRLOIN STEAK EGGPLANT PARMIGIANA side dishes FRENCH FRIES VEGETABLES CULTURE CORNER JOHNNY'S MOON 1.50 2.95 2.50 10.00 6.00 9.00 3.00 15.00 17.00 18.00 12.00 2.00 1.50 USA ss Breakfast: 7-8 am. Lunch: 12-1 p.m. Dinner: 6-7 pm. 10 Chapter 2 edit] 1 <1 ami ed TC Now you can... EN Tell time What time is it? LX Talk about food and drinks What would you like for What would you like for lunch? What would you like for dinner? breakfast? order a meal Gore May | take a your order? Berlitzncisn co-Rom www.berlitzenglish.com URN side keene) Emu e di eens ceria Chapter 2 11 UN What do you do? | Jobs The office Daily work activities Numbers 101 - 1,000,000 Saying where you work Talking about jobs Describing your office Talking about what people do and where they work jn, on, under, next to Simple present tense always, usually, sometimes, 2 Richard: Where do you work, Ellen? Ellen: | work at Gametime Software. Richard: What do you do? Ellen: I'm a programmer. Richard: Oh, how interesting! ( FOLLow-uP 1. Where does Ellen work? 2. What does she do? 12 Chapter 3 BCC eC oe eae tL LEC y EA What do you do? ~ ae ~ = What do you do? Where do you work? = I'ma reporter. =| work at The Daily Times. TIP! I Where is it? ~ i + - Where's the = Where's the - Where's my - Where are the = printer? newspaper? cell phone? pencils? - It's on the table. ~ It's under the desk. — ~ It's next to the printer. — They're in the cup. Chapter 3 13 eC mm eC tly Gi Simple present a _ a 1 He You She speaks German. We speak Japanese. . They Who speaks English? Do you speak Japanese? ; Does Cindy speak German? = Yes, | do. / No, | don’t. ~ Yes, she does. / No, she doesn't. Do you speak French? Does Michael speak Spanish? — — Yes, 1 do. / No, I don't speak French, Yes, he does. / No, he doesn't speak Spanish. ) A What do Carlos, Richard, and Jan do? Carlos Richard and Jan ! 4 — speaks Spanish. — speak Dutch. speak English and — lives in New York. = live in Amsterdam. Japanese. - works at The Wall Street Journal. - work in an office building. — live in Kyoto. — writes newspaper articles. = read The Financial Times. - work at Sony. — uses a laptop. — use cell phones. — read Newsweek. — use a computer. TG How often do you speak English? always. 100% ——» | always speak English at school. usually ——> | usually speak English at .. ‘i wt sometimes ——» | sometimes speak English at work. never 0% ——» I never speak English at home. Do you always work at the office? My boss sometimes writes reports. 2s | never use my cell phone in a restaurant. Numbers 101 to 1 million 101 S500 1,000 10,000 1,000,000 ~ a/one hundred and one five hundred —a/one thousand —_ten thousand —_one million 14 Chapter 3 BEC Re Laila Ct MCMC MCCS mL S EX Where do they work? Jim: What do you do, Monika? Monika: I'm a marketing manager. Jim: Really? Where do you work? Monika: | work at Birch Consulting. What company do you work for? Jim: | work for Austrian Airlines. Monika: That sounds exciting! BI (>) What do they do? 1, Beatrizis __tu. a.a teacher 2. Brianis a. a teacher 3. Theresa is a.a bank manager 4. Marco is . a. an engineer where do they work? TIP! Where do you work? —> I work at Birch Consulting. Who do you work for?—>1 work for Birch Consulting. b. a reporter b. an engineer b. a doctor b. areporter c. a programmer c.a doctor c. a housewife c. a programmer Nancy N. Kuehnoe! Marae ; ] eyataouecon Marcia Calloway 7 | Sister Ciba ie descent AX Weyerhaeuser cieceetive Rec vtiy — | LO er ee A Fax 408 526806 I What do you do? read e-mail write e-mail meet clients use a computer books reports with co-workers. a cell phone magazines memos my boss the internet newspapers letters I always read I never write | sometimes meet | usually use e-mail. reports. with clients. a computer. Chapter 3. 15 (> ON THE PHONE Clerk: Good afternoon, ae ichtree Computesservice. Can | help you? Caller: Yes. Da you sell I Clerk: Yes, we do. Caller: Great! What are your hours? Clerk: We're open from 9 to 6. Caller: What's your address? Clerk: 6210 Main Street. Caller: Thanks a lot. Bye. Do you sell Tvs? AUDIO PERFORMANCE We sell only top quality: SF Stereos ~ ‘= —* Speakers : CD players, DVD players | Open 10 to 8 » 7383 Madison St. * 213-921-8500 « www.ap.com wm MEDIA MIX Internet sites and e-mail addresses www.berlitz.com scampos@sterling.com .com = commercial co.uk = company (in Britain) org = organization gov = government edu = educational institution 16 Chapter 3 Now you can — EN Say where you work = ~ sy | i / What company i do you work for? \ What do you do? BI Describe your office ~ Where's my pen? Where are my pencils? Where's the printer? ~ G Talk about what people do at work 1S What do you read? What do you write? —- Who do you meet? What do you use? —_ Berlitzineuish cb-RoM www.berlitzenglish.com Ueto sae nee eimai Ne atic Chapter3 17 Ce ce a ee Oe ae How much is it? Colors Clothing Sizes Prices Asking about a price Talking about colors and clothes Asking about sizes and prices Present progressive tense this, that, these, those Which one? Salesperson: Can | help you? Ms. Taylor: Yes, I'm looking for this } suit in a size 12. |= Salesperson: Here you are. i FOLLOW-UP Ms. Taylor: How much is it? Salesperson: £195.00. . |. Ms. Taylor is at work. 2. She's looking for a e suit in size 10. . The suit is £195.00. 18 Chapter 4 ~ Talking about colors and clothes brown red-orange yellow beige green blue purple white gray black. Ey What are they wearing? ~ hat scarf. She's wearing a red suit. He's wearing gray pants. A pair of ... shoes socks gloves shorts pants earrings Gi What is Mr. Monroe doing? Tr 5 7 I'm looking ag How much for a green is f sweater. He's paying for the sweater. He's giving the sweater to his wife. Chapter 4 19 Focusing on language Present progressive tam You are He is She is buying a suit. We are You are They are this and that What is Mr. Monroe doing? = He's shopping. Is Melissa buying a shirt? = No, she isn’t. Are you paying with a credit card? ~ No, I'm paying cash. What are they wearing? ~ They're wearing shorts. this blouse > this one that blouse > that one Is this briefcase old? What kind of? ‘these blouses ——» these those blouses ——> those Are those gloves red? What color is this briefcase? 20 What kind of briefcase? —_A leather one. What kind of gloves? Which briefcase? The black one. Which gloves? ~ What Kind of briefcase would - A cheap one. — Which gloves are expensive? — The beige ones. = Which shoes would you like, the black leather ‘ones or the brown ones? ~The black ones. Chapter 4 you like? Cotton ones. The cheap ones. Oe me MC ett) Ey What size is it? How much is it? — What size is it? — How much is it? = It's a (size) 6. ~ Twenty-five dollars. (a PRONUNCIATION PLUS Saying Prices 100 cents (¢) = 1 dollar ($) | 100 pence (p) = 1 pound (£) | $5.95 = _ five ninety-five or five dollars and ninety-five cents | £15.80 = fifteen eighty or fifteen pounds eighty pence 1 I'll take it. Salesperson:—May | help you? Customer: Yes. How much is this necklace? Salesperson: $275.00. Customer: How about that one? Salesperson: This one? Customer: Yes. Salesperson: Let's see... This one is $89. Would you like to try it on? Customer: Yes, thank you. Oh, it’s very nice. Vl take itt TIP! = May |help you? = Can | help you? — No, thanks. Just looking! Chapter 4. | | | | 2 1 Ordering over the phone ‘New! Drop-necdle Mock oe acd is one heartwarming Halide) gift ha heary 10.307 les you wea ike oweathite, Petfec for wine! I bbe to0, for extra exture, Gives you the sporry mock look, lon 100% cotton kn and banded ‘entra comfort and suetch. Machine wash, Imported Color a Mens Repulse MXXL 72040 ‘Wemen Repular SX 79 Sorry no "3 or move” pricing — Do you take credit cards? — Yes, we do. ( (©) ON THE PHONE 1. Mrs, Almeida is calling ——. a, a sweater company bp Land's End a True Red skirt a sweater a large size 2. She would like a b 3. She's ordering —__ a She's paying ——. 22 Chapter 4 @ her address b. her phone number a. by credit card = Do you accept American Express? — American Express, Visa, and MasterCard. small size L Cod sFey oh -¥ am ost -te4.4 Now you can... \ EX Talk about colors and clothes ~ ~ What are they wearing? i Ask about sizes and prices Can I help you? G order over the phone May I take your order www.berlitzenglish.com URN Resi u Relee UmeSe iccaite Chapter 4 23 a Ean Have a nice trip! 4 Travel plans porree days of the week, months, and dates Seasons and weather Talking about travel plans Talking about the calendar, seasons, and weather Making travel plans Present progressive tense (future meaning) would like, want Peter: Hi, Carla! How are you? Carla: Great! I'm going on vacation. Peter: 9 FOLLOW-UP Carla: To Madrid. I'm leaving on Friday. |. Carla is at the office. That's wonderfull Have a nice trip! 2. She's going on a business trip. 3. She's going to Spain. |. She's leaving on Friday. 24 Chapter 5 i: Talking about the calendar, seasons, and weather iCalendar = JANUARY ; Thursday, March 22nd |’ a 4314 20 21 @h2a 24 27 28 % 30 31 = ‘AUGUST tutwres ba 4 8 NOVEMBER suTwres 123 2345067 456789140 90 1 2 13 14 15 2 13 14 15 1817 18 17 18 19 20 21 22 1B 19 20 21 22 25 24 2328 25 28 77 28 29 25 26 27 2829 30 = a ts Sunday T = Thursday | M= Monday F = Friday What day is it today? ~ Today is Monday, January 1st. |T = Tuesday $= Saturday | W= Wednesda w is What's the weather like? ~ eae g : 3 ~[ rainy windy snowy sunny cloudy — What's the weather like today? — When do you go on vacation? ~ It's raining. — Lalways go in the summer. ChapterS 25 rtm meh rel (sy El Present progressive (future meaning) lam working in New York next week. 4 You are going to Brazil on Monday. He is buyinganewcoat ~ next month. She is selling her computer in February. > We are going to the bank in the afternoon. They are leaving the office tomorrow at 3:00. - What are you doing tomorrow? = I'm going to work. 3 J Bi would like; want | would like some coffee. ————» | want some coffee. Jerry would like to go to London. > Jerry wants to go to London. Gi How are you going to New York? I'm going ... + by plane by bus 3 'm.. 2 + What's the date? Ist 2nd 3rd sth nth first second third fifth eleventh 12th 13th twelfth thirteenth 20th 30th twentieth thirtieth We are leaving on June 4th. We are coming back on June 8th. 26 chapter 5 Making travel plans Bh (9 How about Thailand? Paul: Where are you going on vacation, Sumi? Sumi: Oh, I don't know, I'd like to go to a warm country. Paul: How about Thailand? Sumi: What's the weather like in Thailand? Paul: In the summer, it's hot and rainy. ‘Sumi: | like hot weather, but | don't like rain! Paul: Well, what about Rio? Sumi: Hmm. That's not a bad idea. TIP! Soo on vacation AXE g0 on holiday He's going on a business trip. They're going on vacation. Chapter5 27 1 Travel specials Where do you want to go on vacation? How would you like to travel? How much Is the trip? 1 Mr. Webster's travel plans “Qisundean Travel Winrar for Mr: Paul Webtor London - Toronto Departure - July 29 ‘Return ~ August 11 Fgh cara Flgt 58-Al Cana ep LoncanHeatvew 65am, ep Tomo Paarson 6:15pm TwowoPeason 20pm a Lesdon Heathrow 6253 Great Fares for '| Nong Kong & Bangkok Starting at $735! When is Mr. Webster leaving? What's the flight number? MEDIA MIX 28 Chapter 5 Chapter Check Now you can... BY Talk about the calendar JANUARY 23456 12:13 19 20 28 27 When are you leaving? i Talk about the weather How's the weather? B Talk about travel plans M112 13 14 15 16 49 20 21 When is it sunny and hot? Where are we going next year? www.berlitzenglish.com Berlitzenc.ise cb-RoM Use the website and CD-ROM for more activi Cel lela Chapter 5 29 oO Ask about a price O Describe your office O Talk about jobs @ Say where you work © order a meal O Tell time O Talk about food and drinks © order ina restaurant oO Spell your name O Give your phone number and address i Say where you're from O Introduce yourself and others 30 Chapter 6 © Make travel plans © Talk about the calendar, seasons, and weather Oo Talk about travel plans (> Ask about sizes and prices © Talk about colors and clothes O Talk about what people do and where they work c 2002 Beriitz Languages, c ( (92002 Berlitz Languages, Ine ( ACTION MODULE 1 ROLE CARD A A First Meeting You are in your office. Someone is here to see you. Introduce yourself f to him / her. Use some of the following language: Hello. My name is I'm from Nice to meet you (too). What city / country are you from? Here's my card. a ae ROLE CARD A At a Restaurant You are a waiter / waitress in a restaurant. A customer wants to order lunch. Take the customer's order. Use some of the following language: May I take your order? What would you like to drink? Would you like anything else? ACTION MODULE 3 ie] aee A Social Gathering A friend invites you to his house. There are other people there. You don't know them. You sit down next to a person. Introduce yourself and talk to the person about his / her work. Use some of the following language: Hello. I'm . What's your name? Where are you from? Do you speak What do you do? What company do you work for? i} Chapter 6 31 ACTION MODULE 1 ~ ROLE CARD B A First Meeting You are going into the office of someone you don't know. Introduce yourself. Hello. I'm Where are you from? Nice to meet you (too), What nationality are you? oe Here's my card. ade ACTION MODULE 2 - ROLE CARD B At a Restaurant You are a customer in a restaurant. You want to order lunch. Give your order to the waiter / waitress. coffee, Coke, a sandwich, chicken with rice 4 ‘es, please. Falke. Go noo thes No, thank you. : PC ee) Acree! A Social Gathering A friend invites you to his house. There are other people in the room. You don't know them. A person sits down next to you and introduces him- / herself. Talk about yourself and then ask the other person "| about him- / herself. My name's What do you « Where do you wo 32 Chapter 6 C Shopping for Clothes You work in a clothing store. You have these items: (MEN'S) SWEATERS, DRESSES small, medium and large Sizes: 6, 8, 10, 12 black, blue, green Colors: red, blue, black, gray wool Type: cotton $75 Price: $120 You don't have dresses in sizes 8 and 12 in red and blue. ‘A customer walks up to you. Begin the conversation. Use some of the following language: May | help you? What size would you like? What kind of would you like? Just a moment. This one is___. (price) CYa eC CL aaa} ROLE CARD A Business or Pleasure? You are going on vacation to Italy next week. You are flying to Rome, i then going by train to Florence and Venice. You are flying back in 10 days. The weather in Italy is usually hot and sunny at this time. You see a friend. Your friend is also planning a trip. Ask the friend about his / her trip and teff the friend about your trip. following language: Hi, How are you? I'm going on vacation! Where are you going? When are you leaving? How's the weather in Chapter6 33 ACTION MODULE 4 - ROLE CARD B Shopping for Clothes You are a customer in a clothing store. You are looking for these items: 1. brown or black wool sweater, medium size 2. red or blue cotton dress, size 12 sb Go to a salesperson in the store. Ask about the sweater and the dress. Ask about the size and the price. Buy them, if you like them. Use some of the following language: I'm looking for = How much is it / are they? How about that one? That's expensive. I'l take it, SS ACTION MODULE 5 - ROLE CARD B Business or Pleasure? You are going on a business trip next week. You are leaving on Monday. You are flying to Tokyo, Seoul, and Bangkok. The weather there is hot and rainy now. You are coming back in two weeks. You see a friend. Your friend is also planning a trip. Ask the friend about his / her trip and tell the friend about your trip. Use some of the following language: Hi, . How are you? I'm going on a business trip. When are you going to eI How are you going to ? How's the weather in 4 02 Beri Is 34 Chapter 6 4 EA: Introduce yourself. Give your name and spell your last name. Say where you are from. Give your address and telephone number. B: Introduce a classmate. Give his / her name and spell his / her last name. Say where he / she is from. Give his / her address and telephone number. BIA: Talk about food and drinks you like. What do you have for breakfast? What do you have for lunch? What do you have for dinner? B: Ask another student about foods and drinks he / she likes. Tell the class about the foods and drinks your classmate likes. EV A: Talk about your job. What do you do? What company do you work for? B: Talk with another student about his / her job. What does the person do? What company does he / she work for? Tell the class about your classmate's job. Ef A: Talk about the clothes you are wearing. What are the colors and what are the sizes? B: Talk about another student's clothes. Look at the student's / teacher's clothes and take notes. Ask the student / teacher about sizes. EV A: Talk about a trip you're taking soon. Is it a vacation or a business trip? Where are you going? When are you leaving? Are you going by train, car, plane, or bus? B: Talk with another student about a trip he / she is taking soon. Where is he / she going? When is he / she leaving? How is he / she traveling? Tell the class about your classmate's trip. Berlitzanouishco-Rom www.berlitzenglish.com eee a ie kee ON RC mu ac lad UCU Pease Chapter 6. 35 Chapter 7 How do | get there? Crs eaa hd cei et “Bad news travels fast." Excuse me. Is there a bank Yes, there's one next to Rosen's Department Store. How do | get there? Go straight ahead two blocks. It's on the right. : Thanks a lot. FOLLOW-UP ; You're welcome. 1. What is Kim looking for? 2. Where is it? MAIN STREET Deseo ~ 2 | - z | ( a wm = carn foe * ) ; Ny J | \ ~ Where's the train station? ~ Where's the gas station? ~ It's on Center Street. = It's across from the office building. = Where's the Grand Hotel? ~ Where's the restaurant? ~~ = It's next to the train station. _ I's between the parking lot and the supermarket. 4 ~ Where's the bank? Fy - It's behind the post office. i How do | get to the Grand Hotel? re n — Excuse me. How do I get to the I a I : Grand Hotel? 8 ~ Go down Spring Street to Center (a 7 | : Street. Turn left. It’s on the right Ess Ls next to the train station. ‘two blocks ~ Thank you very much. r 9 “ Go straight ahead. Turn right. Turn left. Y TIP! BS The hotel is on Center Street. The hotel is in Center Street. t peronetireentinetea ere tan’ Ws onthe right. It’s on the lett. >” Bere = The bank is opposite the train station. Chapter 7 37 Focusing on language Zl Imperatives Es I Turn left! Don't turn right! Take the number 47 bus. | Don't take the subway. Park behind the bank. Don’t park here! TIP! 5 Come here, please. Please don't come before 7:30. S subway Wear your new sui Don't wear that tie! AXE underground / tube El where's the bookstore? a J 1. Go straight ahead two blocks. ———» Go straight ahead two blocks 2. Turn left. ——— > and turn left. 3. Walk three blocks: > Then walk three blocks 4. Turn left. —___—_———————_»_ and turn left again. 5. Pass the post office. ___________» After you pass the post office, 6. It's on your right. > it's on your right. Gi there is / there are J ~ Is there a bank near here? ~ Are there any bookstores nearby? - Yes, there is. There’s one on Main Street. - Yes, there are. There's one on Spring Street. — No, there's no bank in the neighborhood. — No, there aren't. There aren’t any bookstores nearby. Is there a post office on Main Street? Are there any restaurants near the train station? Is there a map in the classroom? 38 chapter 7 ( 2002 Berlitz Languages, Ine. Giving directions; reading a map Ed (9 How do | get there? Do you know where the Where's City Hall? How do | get to 95 South? train station is? -2_ Turn right at the third — Turn right behind __ Make a left at the traffic light. the shopping center. traffic light. -3_ Go one block up 10th __ Turn left at the stop sign. __ Go 5 miles north on Street. _— Go down Broad Street. Route 31. 1 Go down Market Street. __ Make a right at the stop sign. By Take the E train Sy teano cere tasa7s) 3st) mast ast 2 nist — Excuse me. How do | get to Times Square? = Take the E train at 34th Street. — And where do | get off? = At 42nd Street. Times Square is at 42nd and Broadway. — Thanks a lot. — You're welcome. Chapter 7 39 ON THE PHONE ~ Kerim Export-Import. ~ Hi. Where are you located? ~ We're at 12 Spring Street. = And how do I get there from Union Square? = Do you know where the bus station is? = Yes, | do. — We're right across the street from it. Great. Thanks. TIP! Map abbreviations Ln, = lane Blvd. = boulevard Dr = drive St. = street Sq. = square Pl, = place road Ct. = court Ave. = avenue Ra. BD You are here. ‘hear Ryat oy, Feune gO Le anya hh & theatre >! fyi ‘G: ee as = mai @ te Sb eer & leStrand (a3) po o= Y “ oC Bay. Rove LQG 40 chapter 7 Chapter Check Now you can... “EN Ask for directions B Say where places are Where are you located? LI Read a map “THEATER Ww. pisTRICT 9) MBTOWN = < Grand Cent Teimi GARMENT DISTRICT Ny Public ibeary. Where is the Port Authority Bus Terminal? Berlitzencuisi cb-Rom www.berlitzenglish.com Use the website and CD-ROM for more activities and practice! Chapter 7 41 My husband's name is Steve. People —iiiaaisetal, Family GPP Personal des em a Talking about your family Describing people Talking about yourself and others Irregular plurals, e.g., men have James: Are you married? Karen: Yes, | am. My husband's name is Steve. ___ | ( FOLLOW-UP James: Do you have any child! Karen: W a son and a daughter. James: What are their names? 1. Steve is Karen's husband. TF Karen: Michael and Mary. Here's a picture of them. | 2, Karen has two children F a F 3. Michael is James’ son. 42 Chapter 8 ad Describing people E's she tall or short? ~ How many men are there? ~ There are three men. E\ The Grant Family RICHARD ary AND. MicHaEL, - Is that woman tall or short? - Is this man young or old? ~ She's tall. ~ He's young. Family Roles Richard and Beth are husband and wife. Richard and Steve are father and son. Karen and Mary are mother and daughter’ — yael and Mary are brother and sister. Beth and Michael are grandmother and grandson. Richard and Mary are grandfather and granddaughter. TIP! mother and father parents ‘grandmother and grandfather = grandparents ~ How old is your father? ~ He's seventy-five, b= How many people are there in your family? Seven, | have two brothers and two sisters. Chapters 43 Focusing on language Gi Irregular Plurals singular plural man men woman women child children wife wives Ei have/has ' He has a lant a laptop. You She Be We have a brother. They Who has my gloves? ee eh = Do you have a brother? — Yes, | do. / No, | don't. The Jacksons have three children. This book has twelve chapters. What kind of car does your wife have? Ihave two sisters and one brother. Gi What do they look like? = Does Michael have a laptop? és ~ ~ Yes, he does. / No, he doesn't. Sorry, | don’t have time. Who has the keys to the car? We have friends in New York. Do you have my ticket? Mario has long, Emma has short, Nadine and Lisa have straight hair. curly hair. 44 chapter 8 tong, blond hair. Benim ec me meu Ccd (©) what does she look like? A. — What does your brother look like? + What does your boss look like? — He has blond hair and green eyes. = She has gray hair and brown eyes. Is he tall or short? = Is she tall or short? — He's tal ~ She's short. — And how old is he? = And how old is she? ~ He's young. He's 21 years old. — | think st EI () Who is married? single? divorced? a = yp to thicago 3, ravars | rn | GE rit rom: Bill Mortis To: Robert Quinn ot || Subject: Trip to Chicago BD. Here's what | look like. Reply All [ | | Save | || Dear Robert Pm meetin Thave blond hair, and I wear ‘at 2:00 on Monday. I'm tal, See you next week! Chapters 45 © () ON THE PHONE 1, Mark's —— is calling, 2 mother —_b. grandmother 2. She would like to see her. a. children _b. grandchildren b. father . next: b. this 3. She's coming with her. ——. a, husband 4, They're coming - weekend. 2 H CULTURE CORNER In the US, many people get married in their 20s or 30s. When do people get married in your country? B Describing a family 46 Chapter 8 Chapter Check Now you can... BN Talk about your family Are you married? Do you have any children? How old are they? ~ Do you have any brothers and sisters? BI Describe people ~ What does. look like’ w~ ~~ Berlitzzwotish co-Rom www.berlitzenglish.com Wee noes ikea ORs eu nicadie a Chapters 47 CTT) a What can you do? co eee ind POU aC Ted: Nicole: Ted: Nicole: Do you still work at the help desk, Nicole? No, I'm an assistant Web designer now. Good for you! Thanks. | finished an art and design course last year. Then I got the FOLLOW-UP new job. That's great, Nicole! 1. Does Nicole work at the help desk? 2. What does she do? Talking about your company and your work experience Bi Organization chart al Company Organization nt Francis Burke 0 President eae ered eae Miia le RS) tes om irivan Ee area ca nage reo Stephen Taylor J Taro Suzuki res Ee Pa — What do you do at your company? - | work in the Accounting Department. E] What experience does Mr. Sanchez have? Eric Sanchez was a salesman = from 1988 to 1990. Eric Sanch % He worked in Santa Monica 12 Lambert Drive until 1990. Culver City, CA 90035 Phone: 310-836-6057 - He was a sales manager at ‘email; ersan@ats.net_ _ Office Suites for five years. Where did Eric work ten PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE ——— years ago? 1997 — present Sales Director, Beyond Business How long did he work there? Los Angeles, CA, f je sales volume: $ e ifiere ard you workcten Manage domestic sales; 2001 sales voh 350M years ago? 1991-1996 Sales Manager, Office Suites, Inc, ia! Pasadena, CA. Managed sales team for West Coast operations y 1988 — 1990 Si an, Lowe's Home and Office = Santa Monica, CA. Sold both corporate and consumer markets Chapter9 49 etme ty Gi Past tense of be: was/were lam Iwas you are you were Today he/sheis at school. Yesterday he/she was at the office. we are we were they are they were = Was Eric at the office last week? ~ Yes, he was. / No, he wasn't. Were you in Berlin last year? ~ Yes, we were, / No, we weren't. — Where were you yesterday? — 1 was at home. Ei Past tense: regular verbs Yesterday | walked to work. Last week you called your boss. Two months ayo he / she worked at a car factory. Last year we lived in Spain. In1998 they opened a department store. — Who used my computer this morning? = Sandra did. — Did you walk to work yesterday? — Yes, | did. / No, | didn’ © What did you do at your first job? | worked at Sony for two years. | walked to the office every de | worked in the Accounting Department. | worked full time. |.used my laptop to write reports. I didn’t travel for my work. What can you do? What can't you do? Alberto is a chef. —______» He can cook. I'ma teacher, ______» | can teach. We are from England. > We can speak English, but we can't speak French. - —Can Colleen manage the department? _—_- Yes, she can. / No, she can't. 50 chapter 9 Talking about skills and past work experiences i Michael has a new job. {D What experience do you have? Marie: Michael, how are you? Michael: Great! I have a new job. I'm working at Elsup International now. Marie: — What do you do? Michael: I'ma sales manager. Marie: Congratulations! Wha your comp. 2 Michael: We make computers. Marie: Do you travel a lot? Michael: | travel all over the world. Last week | was in Europe. Interview questions Do you have any experience? How many years’ experience do you have? Can you use Excel? ¢ teen When can you start? — - Name Looking for a job as a Skills Toaw acite ve ecks Experience T \a~+¥sel af scnet M PRONUNCIATION PLUS Past tense of regular verbs: -ed pronunciation At Jaf Jed] red Mexico City. Eli worked in France. He studied in New York. | He vi talked, typed used, called wanted, needed owl Chapter 9 51 Connie: Toshi: Connie: Toshi: Connie: Toshi: Connie: Toshi: 1B Do you (@y ON THE PHONE Toshi! You weren't at the office yesterday. Where were you? 1 was out of town, in Philadelphia. Were you there on business? Yes,,| was there with my boss. We were at Celetex. Celetex? Celetex is our new client. We were there from, ten in the morning to eight at night! That's a long day! Yes, it sure was. And we're going back next week! have experience in management? Company is 3 TS cans nasa ‘can speak English and Japanese ‘can use Microsoft Office + have two to three years! work experience: How long do they work? Median years with current Number of jobs held by individuals (data for 1978-1998) employer (data for 2000) Age Yede ce Education level Total Age Age Age current job 18-24 25-29 30-34 4 16-17 6 combined total, average 92.56 30 24 1819 7 less than high school diploma BS. ee 3.0 24 ee ies igh school grad, no college an 5, 2. 24 i palighischos Id200 cole 35-44 48 less than bachelor’s degree ie Ss ea eee w 45-54 B2 bachelor's degree or higher 97 63° 30024 55-64 10.0 65+ 95 Source: Bureau of Labor Statisties US Government 52 Chapter 9 Chapter Check Now you can... EN Talk about your job BI Talk about your company Where do you work? Company oration BF tatk about skills Bi talk about past work experiences Where did you work befor ENGLISH CD-ROM (™) www.berlitzenglish.com ee erick a eames Unies Chapter9 53 aa suc bons Leisure activitie a The week - °“Inviting someone out Talking about your i . activities Making plans to go out Past tense: irregular verbs ~ anything, something, nothing 1@ - Bill: “Would you like to go to.the music fe tomorrow night? | have two tickets. Cindy: Sounds gregt! What time? Bill: It starts at 7 o'clock at Center FOLLOW-UP Stadium. Cindy: Let's meet in front of the stadium 1. When are Cindy and Bill going at 6:30. 5 to the music festival? | Bill: OK. See you then. 2. What time does it start? . Where are they meeting? What time are they meeting? 54 chapter 10 BCU ra anh Mera May What do you want to do? ~ Are you going out this weekend? ~ Yes, ing to a play. What did you do last weekend? Nand Sern Fi Yowont dg wa favorite — What do you want to do? ~ Let's co swimming. - What did you do last night? ~ | stayed home and watched TV. % «Great! * Good. HHH Ok. HH HH So-so. HH HHH Terrible! = What did you do on Sunday? — | worked in my garden. ~ How was the play? ~ It was great! — How's the food at King’s Steak House? - OK. But the service is terrible! Chapter 10 55 Focusing on language Ey Past Tense: Irregular Verbs Present Past Present come came make eat ate meet get got see 90 went speak have had take leave left write read read buy fly flew dos 5 sell sold wear 5 I Mr. Osborne's Schedule 18 Monday 645 Train to Boston 19 Texy 22 Friday write sales report 20 on Tam. go swivaing! 29099 slo 90 9 ole oo 9 90 What did Mr. Osborne do last week? ~ He went to Boston on Monday. Past made met saw spoke took wrote bought did wore 21 Thusiay 1220 mest with Jim Blake 400 speak to Doug's teacher 24 ‘Sunday "Cats' Goodman Theater, 345 Word St. ( PRONUNCIATION PLUS Past Tense-Irregular Verbs Bill buys a new shirt every month. Ms, Ward eats a sandwich for lunch every day. My boss and | always fly to Mexico in April. | read the paper every morning. Carla and Jerry take the subway every day. | wear a suit to work almost every day. He bought new gloves this month. She ate a tuna sandwich yesterday. We flew to Canada last May. I read a new magazine on Monday. They took the bus last weekend. Iwore a skirt last Friday. 56 Chapter 10 Na) Making plans to go out EI anything, something, nothing anything — Are you doing anything Friday night? (= Are you busy Friday night?) = Yes, | am. / No, I'm not doing anything. something = Would you like to do something with me? ~ Yes, | would. nothing ~ | wanted to play tennis today, but it’s raining. There's nothing to do. = Let's go to the movies. Ed (» Let's do something tonight. Alan: Bess: Alan: Bess: Alan: Bess: Alan: 1 what Carol: Bess: Carol: Bess: Carol: Bess: Carol: Bess: Let's do something tonight! How about a movie? What's playing? Let’s see ... Summer Romance is at the Odeon, and Galactic Adventure is at the Rialto, Galactic Adventure sounds good, What time does it start? There are shows at seven and nine-thirty. Let's go to the seven o'clock show and get something to eat after the movie. Sounds good to me. did you do last night? What did you and Alan do last night? We went to the movies and had dinner. Where did you eat? We ate at La Hacienda. How was the food? Fantastic! | love Mexican food, And what movie did you see? We saw Galactic Adventure. It was great! Chapter10 57 ce Vals Be Qala m CULTURE CORNER How do you spend your free time? Going out Be area ain 9 SONG 2 om a beat, MEDIA MIX Taso oppose a> KX BRA EE Yippeeee!! ‘Classifeds RealEstate Yollow Popes Cars. Cig Contact Us XAct Wireless “My Yippeeee! MIX a. ‘Shopping. Ba My Hometown Clot Iectronice Home | lll Events Clubs News Saw ww | OF Do you use the Internet? At home, at work? How do you use it? 58 chapter 10 s\arcl in. V for information for fun ¥ for e-mail { | © for shopping J es edit Te-am edie 6 Now you can... —_ B Invite someone out betel ? BF Talk about your favorite activities be 1 Make plans to go out How about...? jiguaas w a Berlitzenouist cp-Rom " www.berlitzenglish.com en sine ae ECM ead Dna Chapter 10 59 What's the matter? , Illness and ailments Parts of the body Medicines and remedies Concern and advice fe Asking about someone's health Talking about health Showing concern | Asking for advice a should Object pronouns Past progressive tense | Martina: Are you OK, Jill? You look terrible! Jill: | feel terrible. Martina: What's the matter? Jill: Ihave a bad headache. fe ) Bi i FOLLOW-UP Martina: Did you take some aspirin? jill: Yes, | did, but it's not working. | 1. What's wrong with Jill? [hope you feel better soon! 2. What did she take? wie \ Martina: 3. Is it helping? 60 chapter 1 Bence CaCl EA How do you feel? ~ How do you feel — How are you? ~ How do you feel? today? ~ Fine, thanks. And ~ | feel terrible. - | fee! great. you? — | hope you feel better = I'm glad to hear that. — I'm OK, thanks. soon. EI Body parts Ailments ~ stomach - What's the matter? - What's wrong? y tooth hurts. ~ | have a stomachache. Chapter 11 61 Focusing on language El What should we do? Marsha has a bad cold. ——» She should stay home. ———> She shouldn’t go to work. It's snowing. > You should wear a coat. ——> You shouldn't wear a T-shirt. — | have a stomachache. What shouldn't | eat? - You shouldn't eat fried food. ~ My sister would like to visit Europe. When should she go there? = She should go there in the spring. Bi Object pronouns Ihave a headache. > Please give me an aspirin. You're hungry. — > I can make you a sandwich He's going to the store. >> Linda gave him a shopping list. ‘She went to Munich last week. ———» Henry gave her a map of the city. We're having breakfast. >» The waiter is bringing us coffee. They went to the movies. ——————» We gave them tickets for the movie. comPony. wh — Did Barbara take Toshio to the doctor? — Did you meet with the people at Celetex? — Yes, she took him there this morning. — Yes, we met with them last week. i G Past progressive tense I'm working at the office this week. ———> | was working at home last week. Jim and Sandy are feeling better now. ——> They were feeling sick yesterday. - Were you working at three o'clock yesterday afternoon? A — Yes, | was. = What were you doing at 10 a.m. ~1 was speaking to my doctor. - Where were you working ten years ago? 62 Chapter 11 Showing concern; asking for advice Tf Are you OK? Roberto: What's the matter? Are youpkay? ht \e¥s Sandy: Not really. | was playing tennis all day yesterday and now my arm hurts. Roberto: |I'm sorry to hear that. ey watching TV all night —_——_—__» eyes hurt working in the garden all day ——__» back hurts dancing all night —————____—> eqs hurt sitting in front of the computer all day —————» neck hurts ae Ey What should | do? = Ihave a headache. ihe \\ ~ You should take some aspirin. aheadache °” saatiocter ogy a toothache take some cold *ne acold take some aspirin a ara i ” buy some cough drops eee the flu see a dentist BI Home remedies gon? yy On EE se\\ Did you know that ACE K sls good for.2 2 ae E chicken soup a cold momile tea ‘a stomachache nee nic water leg cramps yo) wee a Spoonful of sugar hiccups Baer tea with lemon and honey a sore throat What “home remedies” do you know? What are they good for? Weare (taken from The People's Pharmacy Guide to Home and Herbal Remedies, Joe Graedon and Teresa Graedon, St. Martin’s Press, New York, 1999) Chapter 1 63

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