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GREETINGS AND INTROS

UNIT 1 PART I Getting to know you
VOCABULARY
A. Unscramble the words.

1. A-C-H-T-R-E-E _____________ 6. S-L-A-T M-A-N-E ______________

2. S-E-D-R-A-S-D _____________ 7. O-M-O-R ______________
3. L-E-A-M _____________ 8. N-E-P-H-O B-R-E-U-N-M_________
4. S-T-R-I-F E-M-A-N ___________
5. S-L-A-C-S _____________ 9. M-A-L-F-E-E _____________

B. Write the words from activity A in the spaces.

1. ___________: Vásquez
2. ___________: Anna
3. Male _______
4. E-mail _______:
vasquez@gmail.com
5. ___________: Mr. Pérez.
6. ___________: 206

7. ___________: Augusto
8. ___________: Becker
9. ___________: 723 - 4892
10. ___________: English conversation 1
11. ___________: 12

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CONVERSATION
A. Number the sentences in order to make conversations.

1. ______ Hi, my name is Edward. What’s your name?

______ okay Ginny. It’s nice to meet you. Are you a student?
______ Hi, Edward. My name is Ginevra, but please call me Ginny.
______ Yes, I am. I’m in your class.

2. _______ It’s 993-431-781

_______ Welcome to English class, Carl. What’s your phone number?
_______ It’s carl_1@gmail.com
_______ Thank you.
_______ and what’s your e-mail address?

B. Now write two conversations.

YOU ………………………………………………………………………………………..

YOUR CLASSMATE ………………………………………………………………..….

YOU …………………………………………………………………………………….……

YOUR CLASSMATE ………………………………………………………………......

YOU ………………………………………………………………………………………..

YOUR CLASSMATE ………………………………………………………………..….

YOU …………………………………………………………………………………….……

YOUR CLASSMATE ………………………………………………………………......

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WHAT’S YOUR PHONE NUMBER?

A. Read the information and write the phone numbers in the contact list.

1. Maria: eight four nine two seven six

2. David: three nine one four oh eight

3. Brent: seven five six oh three one

4. Diane: six eight five four nine five

B. Write the phone numbers in words.

1. 472-0318 ______________________________________
2. 987-630 ______________________________________
3. 3324-5625 ______________________________________
4. 01-573-7843 ______________________________________
5. Your phone number ___________________________________

C. Asking for repetition.

a. What’s your phone number?

b. It’s 934-781-906
a. Sorry, can you _________ that again?
b. Yes, it’s 934-781-906. And my home telephone number is 076-8199
a. Sorry, could you _______ that?
b. Yes, it’s _________________
c. Thanks!

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USE OF LANGUAGE
A. Re-write the sentences using the contractions with be.

1. He is a student. _________________________________
2. You are my classmate. ___________________________
3. She is our teacher. _______________________________
4. Yes. It is my phone number. ________________________
5. I am your English teacher. _________________________

B. Complete the conversation. Use the words from the box.

you your my I’m My

A. ______ Samuel. What’s _________ name?

B. Hi Samuel. ________ name is Carlos Antonio, but please call me Tony.
It’s ________ nickname.
A. It´s nice to meet _______.
B. It’s nice to meet you, too.

C. Match the questions and answers. Write the letter of the answer on the line.

1. What’s your name? ________

2. What’s your last name? ________
3. What’s your e-mail address? ________
4. Are you a student or a teacher? ________
5. What’s your partner’s name? ________

a. Her name is Rose.

b. It’s giancool@gmail.com
c. My name is Isaac.
d. I’m an English student.
e. It’s Watson.

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GREETINGS AND INTROS

UNIT 1 PART II People we like
VOCABULARY
A. Write the words in the correct spaces. Then complete the chart with your own
examples.

Athlete Female Actor Artist

Singer
JOB MALE (A) ________

(B) ___________

(C) ___________ Pablo Picasso

(D) ___________

(E) ___________ Ines Melchor

B. Write the sentences. Follow the example.

Example: My favorite male singer is Justin Bieber.

1. My favorite female actress is __________________________

2. My favorite male actor ____ _________________________
3. My favorite male ________ ______ ___________________
4. My favorite ______ ______ _______ __________________
5. _________________________________________________

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READING AND WRITING.

A. Read the article.
People English nicknames
His real name is William Arthur Philip Louis of Wales,
but his family calls him Wills.

His real name is Henry Charles Albert David of Wales,

but everyone calls him Prince Harry.

Nicknames are very popular in English!

Some nicknames are female.

Cathy is a nickname for Catherine. Sue is a nickname for Susan. Liz,

Lizzie, Beth, Bess and Betty are all nicknames for Elizabeth.

Men also have nicknames. Bob and Rob are nicknames for Robert, and
Mike is a nickname for Michael.

Some nicknames are male and female. Chris is a nickname for Christine.
It’s also a nickname for Christopher.

What’s your nickname?

B. Write short answers.

Example: Is Elizabeth a female name? Yes, it is.

1. Is Michael a nickname? ___________

2. Are Liz and Cathy female nicknames? ____________
3. Is Robert a male name? ______________
4. Is Sue a nickname for Elizabeth? ____________
5. Are nicknames popular in your country? ____________

C. Write some nicknames that are popular in your country.

1. Alberto Beto 5. _________ ___________

2. _________ __________ 6. _________ ___________
3. _________ __________ 7. _________ ___________
4. _________ __________ 8. _________ ___________

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D. Circle the correct answers.

Her name am / is / are Emma Trump.

Everyone calls / what’s / meet her Emmy.
She’s / her / she a student.
She’s / her / she phone number is
993 028 128.
Her e-mail name / number / address is
emma@gmail.com.
Her favorite singer / actor / artist is Leonardo
Di Caprio.

E. Write a short description about your friend.

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COUNTRIES AND NATIONALITIES

UNIT 2 PART I Where are you from?
VOCABULARY

C. Complete the chart.

country Capital nationality
Tokyo

American
Paris
The U.K

Italian
Mexico

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CONVERSATION
A. Complete the conversations.

1. Japan / Tokyo
a. Where are you ______?
b. I’m Japanese. _________ from Tokyo.
a. Is that the capital of ________?
b. Yes, it _____

2. Italy / Rome
a. Where ______ ______ _______?
b. I’m _______ . I’m from Venice.
a. ___ ____ ____ capital of _______?
b. No, it _____ . Rome is the capital.

3. Canada / Toronto
a. ________________________?
b. _______________________
a. ________________________?
b. ________________________

4. Brazil / Rio de Janeiro

a. ______________________?
b. ______________________
a. ______________________?
b. ______________________

5. Your idea for a country or city.

a. ______________________?
b. ______________________
a. ______________________?
b. ______________________

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USE OF LANGUAGE
A. Match the questions (1 – 8) and the answers (a – h). Write the letter on the line.

1. Where is Caroline? ______ A. It’s in Japan.

2. Where is Vancouver? ______ B. I’m in Colombia.
3. Who is with you? ______ C. It’s in Mexico.
4. Where are you? ______ D. She is in London.
5. Where is Osaka? ______ E. I’m here with my friend.
6. Who is with Albert? ______ F. They are in Paris.
7. Where are Timmy and Jack? _____ G. It’s in Canada.
8. Where is Puerto Vallarta? _____ H. Carlos is with him.

B. Write questions to go with the answers.

1. A: _____________________?
B: The teacher is Mr. Perez.

2. A: ______________________?
B: She is from Colombia.

3. A: ______________________?
B: It’s Lima.

4. A: ______________________?
B: I’m with Sarah.

5. A: ______________________?
B: I’m from Peru.

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COUNTRIES AND NATIONALITIES

UNIT 2 PART II What’s your city like?
VOCABULARY AND LANGUAGE
A. Write the adjectives for cities in the chart. Use your opinion.

Beautiful old ugly expensive boring

Quiet big interesting noisy modern
Dirty clean small spacious cheap

It’s good. It’s okay. It’s bad.

B. What’s it like? Write sentences.

Example: Los Angeles. Los Angeles is big and interesting.

1. Tokyo __________________________
2. Paris __________________________
3. Sydney __________________________
4. Mexico City __________________________
5. Lima __________________________
6. Roma __________________________
7. London __________________________
8. San José __________________________
9. _______ __________________________
10. _______ __________________________

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READING AND WRITING.

A. Read the article. Match these cities with the descriptions in the article:
Brasilia, Rome, Oxford, New York.
NAME THE CITY
More and more people are moving to the world’s cities each day. Here are
some of the most famous cities in the world.

1. ______________________
This is a very busy city!
There are many art galleries
and famous shops.
It’s expensive but it’s
Interesting.

2 ____________________

It’s a new capital.

The buildings are modern
and spacious. There are
many parks.

3. _______________________

This city is small and quiet.

There’s a very old university
and 16 000 students from
many countries live here.

4. ________________

This city is very old. It’s

crowded and noisy, but
the buildings are very
beautiful. There are a lot
of interesting restaurants.

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B. Answer the questions. Use your own opinion.

1. Which city is good for vacation?

A good city that is good for vacation is_________________________

2. Why?
Because________________________________________________

3. Which city is bad for vacation?

A bad city ______________________________________________

4. Why?
_______________________________________________________

Buildings Parks

Museums Shops

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C. Read this travel ad. Cross out the seven spelling mistakes and correct them.
The first one Is done for you.

vacation
Visit Oslo for your Vacattion!

Why?
. It’s the capital of our country.
. Our parks are big and beautiful.
. It’s not crowded, it’s very spacious.
. Our streets are safe and modern.
. Our restaurants are interesting.
. Our beaches are very clean.

Visit?
National museum.
Beautiful islands.
Amazing parks.

SEE YOU SOON!!!

D. Now write a travel ad for your favorite city.

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INTERESTING GADGETS
UNIT 3 PART I Personal objects
VOCABULARY
A. Fill in the blanks.

1. Name the items

_______________ _________________ _________________

__________________ ________________ _________________

2. Name the objects on the desk.

1. ________________
2. ________________
3. ________________
4. ________________
5. ________________
6. ________________

3. Name 8 items you have on your desk.

1. _____________ 5. ______________
2. _____________ 6. ______________
3. _____________ 7. ______________
4. _____________ 8. ______________
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CONVERSATION
A. Circle the correct phrase to each conversation.

1. A: Thanks so much!
B: Excuse me / No problem / No, it isn’t

2. A: Who is it? / Is this your dictionary? / What’s your name?

B: Yes, it is. Thanks!

3. A: Is that your umbrella? / Thanks for the gift. / What’s this?

B: I’m glad you like it.

4. A: Thank you / Excuse me. Are these your keys?

B: No, they aren’t.

5. A: Thanks so much. / Excuse me. / It´s a CD player.

B: My pleasure.

6. A: Sure, no problem. / Wow! What’s this? / Is this your cell phone?

B: No, it isn’t.

B. Write your own conversations.

1. A: ____________________________
B: My pleasure.

2. A: Let’s see. What’s this?

B: ____________________________

3. A: Excuse me, __________________?

B: My name ____________________
A: ____________________________

4. A: Is this your ___________________?

B: ____________________________

5. A: ____________________________?
B: No problem. __________________

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LANGUAGE WORKOUT.
A. Write the plurals.

1. Postcard ____________ 6. Dictionary _____________

2. Country ____________ 7. Watch _____________
3. Cell phone ____________ 8. Story _____________
4. Shop ____________ 9. Potato _____________
5. Dish ____________ 10. Bus _____________

B. Write each word in the correct box.

CD player sunglasses address book pictures tv

City books actor restaurants purse
Glasses teacher umbrella ID card camera
Exercise friends athlete eraser men

A AN PLURAL

C. Write questions and answers.

Example: sunglasses. What are these? They’re sunglasses.

1. Backpack. ________________? _________________

2. Key. ________________? _________________
3. Watch. ________________? _________________
4. Umbrella. ________________? _________________
5. Books. ________________? _________________
6. Scissors ________________? _________________

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INTERESTING GADGETS
UNIT 3 PART II Modern gadgets
VOCABULARY
A. Write sentences about the pictures. Use the words in the box.

_________________ ____________________

_________________ _____________

___________ ________________ __________________

B. Write the opposite of these words.

Example: old – new

1. Good ____________
2. Heavy ____________
3. Expensive ____________
4. Big ____________
5. Terrible ____________

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READING AND WRITING.

A. Read this catalog page and fill in the products. The first one is done for you.

SATURDAY CLASSIFIEDS

NEW products from Sunny Electronics!

Camera
Great pictures and a great new price! Now the digital CD260
Is only $400.
E-mail pictures to all your friends.

1._____________
Our new MV 12 is a great compact player for all your favorite DVDs.
And it also plays your favorite CD videos and audios CDs.

2._____________
Call your friends. Write e-mails. Play cool games – all with the new
GabbX!
It’s lightweight (only 100 grams) and inexpensive, too.

3.____________
It’s new. It’s beautiful, it’s big! And the picture is excellent!
All your favorite programs are more interesting on the BS24i.

4.___________
“Hello. I’m not home now…” It isn’t you – it’s your new TalkMate07,
With computer audio!

B. Circle true (T) or false (F). Rewrite the false sentences to make them true.

1. The BS24i is compact. T F

________________________________________

2. The GabbX is heavy T F

________________________________________

3. The CD260 is inexpensive. T F

________________________________________
4. The TalkMate 07 is old. T F
________________________________________

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C. Read this e-mail. Some words are scrambled. Unscramble them.

Subject: Cameras for you.

Date: 10/2
From: ozpv@gmail.com
To: ben@hotmail.com

Hi Ben!

My new (1) reamac________ is great! It’s a brand-new (2) crudtop ______

from Sunny. It’s called the CD260. It’s (3) yheva _________ (900 grams)
and a little (4) nepsiveex ___________ (about $ 700) but the pictures are
so beautiful. I think it’s an (5) entlexlec ___________ camera.

See you!
Daniel.

D. Write an e-mail to your friend about your favorite electronic product.

Subject: _____________________
Date: _____________________
From: _____________________
To: _____________________

__________

_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
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_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________

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