Gateway A2

(KET)
Starter Unit
Classroom Objects
Match the numbers on the classroom
objects to the words in the box.

Make a sentence to say what colour

each object is in the picture.
Use the structure:
The ………….. is/are …………………..
Classroom Expressions and Numbers
Look at the following classroom expressions.
Can you translate them into your own language?
1. How do you spell that?
2. Can you repeat that please?
3. What does pencil case mean?
4. How do you say that in English?

Ask a partner to spell the following numbers, try to use the

classroom expressions above to make it more interesting.
Eg:
Student A:How do you spell 7?
Student B: S-E-V-E-N. How do you spell 15?
Student A : Can you repeat that please?
12 18
Student B: Okay. How do you spell 15?
Student A: Thanks. F-I-F-T-E-E-N.
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 English Speaking Countries & Nationalities
What does the word nationality mean?
A nation is another word for a county. Your nationality is the country
that you are a citizen of. It is the same word that describes something
that comes from your country.
I am a citizen of Australia, so I am Australian. What about you?
I am a citizen of ………, so I am ……………….. .
Complete the table below with the following words.

American Australian the United Kingdom Ireland Canadian

Speaking & Listening Greetings & Nationalities

Now, work with a partner and practice the dialogue.

Remember to place your names, nationalities and ages
where they should be to make it true for you.
Speaking & Listening Greetings & Nationalities
Grammar in context- The verb ‘to be’

Answer the following questions.

Use the verb ‘to be’.

Who are you?

How old are you?
What does your dad do?
Is your mum a teacher?
Are your classmates 17 years old?
Where are the desks in your school?
Grammar in context- The verb ‘to be’
Grammar in context- The verb ‘to be’
Fill in the gaps with the correct forms fo the verb
‘to be’.
Grammar in context- The verb ‘to be’
Look at the table and listen
to the dialogue. Who is ‘A’ ?

Now it’s your turn.

Choose the subject pronoun or the possessive
adjective to make the sentence correct.
 Telling The Time
• There are two common ways of telling the time.
• 1) Say the hour first and then the minutes. (Hour + Minutes)
• 6:25 - It's six twenty-five 8:05 - It's eight O-five (the O is said like the letter O)
• 9:11 - It's nine eleven 2:34 - It's two thirty-four

• 2) Say the minutes first and then the hour.  (Minutes + PAST / TO + Hour)
• For minutes 1-30 we use PAST after the minutes. For minutes 31-59 we use TO after the minutes.
• 2:35 - It's twenty-five to three 11:20 - It's twenty past eleven

• When it is 15 minutes past the hour we normally say: (a) quarter past
• 7:15 - It's (a) quarter past seven

• When it is 15 minutes before the hour we normally say: a quarter to

• 12:45 - It's (a) quarter to one

• When it is 30 minutes past the hour we normally say: half past

• 3:30 - It's half past three (but we can also say three-thirty)
•
O'clock
• We use o'clock when there are NO minutes.
• 10:00 - It's ten o'clock 5:00 - It's five o'clock 1:00 - It's one o'clock Sometimes it is written as
9 o'clock
• 12:00
• For 12:00 there are four expressions in English. twelve o'clock midday = noon midnight
Speaking- Telling the Time
 Grammar Dates Writing & Speaking
The number of the day

For dates in spoken English, we always use ordinal numbers, i.e. Fourth of July,

not Four of July.

Ordinal numbers = Numbers that show the order or sequence. Normally a -TH
appears at the end of the number. e.g. seven … seventh

In spoken English we ALWAYS use ordinal numbers for dates. However, in

written English you may write a normal (cardinal) number without the -TH or -
ST etc. after it.

Even if it is not written, the ordinal number is still said in spoken English.
  How to say the YEARS in English
Years are normally divided into two parts; the first two digits and the last two digits. **
2017 is divided into 20 and 17 so you would say twenty seventeen.
1982 = nineteen eighty-two
1999 = nineteen ninety-nine
2017 = twenty seventeen
2021 = twenty twenty-one
 
Writing the date in English
Be careful when writing the dates using only numbers.
For example, Christmas day is written:
12 / 25 / 17   in the United States (the month is first) and
25 / 12 / 17   in the rest of the world (the day is first).

To avoid confusion, when writing an email or any other written form of English, it is best to
write the month as its name (January, February, etc.) or its abbreviation (Jan. Feb. etc.) and NOT
as its number.

And remember, the first letter of the months are always written in Capital letters.
In US English, a comma is put after the day if it is followed by a year. Eg: March 17,
2016. December 22, 2012.
 
 How can you ask for the date in English?

The main ways of asking the date are:

What day is it today?
– People will probably respond with a day of the week (It’s Monday) or the
number (It’s the 19th).

What date is it?

– People may give you the number (It’s the 19th) or the day/month
(It’s 19th May or May 19th). They will not answer with a day of the week.
What is the date (today)? OR What is today’s date?

– This is another way where you will get a number as an answer.

The response to your question will most likely start with…
The date is …
The date today is …
Today is…
It is… (most common)
Vocabulary – Days Months & Ordinal Numbers
Vocabulary – Family
 Grammar- Possessive Nouns
What is a possessive noun, what does it mean?
A possessive noun is a noun showing ownership (possession) by ending
in 's with a singular noun or just an ‘ (apostrophe) with a plural noun or
a noun that ends in s.
Eg: boy’s book (one) boys’ books (many)
My cousin’s name is …… My cousins’ names are ……….

https://www.grammar-monster.com/
 Family Using Possessive Nouns & Possessive Pronouns
***Verb to be in yellow***
Hi, I’m Ted.
Let me tell you about my family.
Ted’s Family My father-in-law‘s name is Bob and my mother-in-law’s
name is Julia. They are my wife’s parents. My wife’s
name is Maria.
My wife’s brother’s name is Oliver. He is
my brother-in-law. His wife’s name is Lisa. Lisa is my
and my wife’s sister-in-law.
My wife and I have two children. Our daughter’s name
is Penny and our son’s name is Ben.
We also have two nieces, they are Oliver and Lisa’s
kids. Their names are Paula and Molly. Paula and Molly
are Penny and Ben’s cousins.
Penny, Ben, Paula and Molly are Bob and Julia’s
grandchildren. They have three granddaughters and
one grandson.
Oliver and Lisa’s nephew is my son, Ben. Their niece is
my daughter, Penny.
I am Paula and Molly’s uncle, and Maria is their aunt.
 Using Possessive Nouns & Possessive Pronouns Activity
Say the sentences by filling in the gaps to show the family relationship.
Use the verb to be, possessive proper nouns and the family members.

is ‘s grandfather. __ __________.

__ __________. __ __________.

__ __________. __ __________.

__ __________. __ __________.

__ __________. __ __________.

__ __________. __ _________.
 Tell us about your family.
*Tell us their names.
*Use possessive pronouns and possessive nouns.
*Include grandparents, parents, brothers, sisters, cousins, uncles and
aunts too.
*Remember to say if your siblings are older or younger than you.
*Use the verb to be and the verb to have in your sentences.
*Remember to put and s sounds on nouns that are plural.
*Remember to put an s sound onto possessive nouns.
*Remember to use is and are.

Let me tell you about my family.

I live with my…………… I have ……………… I also have…………….
His/Her/Their name/s is/are………..
Curly
 Describing People – Hair
Hair Colours
Black (Dark) Dark Brown (Dark) Light Brown (Fair) Red (Ginger)

Auburn (Dark) Blonde (Fair) Grey White

Hair Lengths & Shapes

Bald Short Medium-Length Long Straight Wavy Curly

Describe hair using adjectives in this order. He/She has (length), (shape), (colour) hair.
 Talking about hair

1 2 3 4

6 8
5 7

11 12
10
9

Describe hair using adjectives in this order. He/She has (length), (shape), (colour), hair.
 Describing People – Bodies
Body Types

Thin Athletic Muscular Normal/Average Overweight Obese

short medium-height (average-height) tall

 Body Shapes and Heights
Try to categorise these bodies by height and shape.

1 2 3 4 5

He/She is ___________ and _________.

10
9
6 7 8
Vocabulary – Describing People
Describe
yourself to the
class.
Include as many
of the terms
you see in the
last exercise
and also tell us
what you are
wearing
(including
colours) using
the present
continuous
tense.
Grammar in context- Have got/Has got
Grammar in context- Have got/Has got
Complete the questions and answers about
the pictures in 3 using the correct form
have got.

1. _____ Helen _____long brown hair?

_____ she _______.
2. _____ Helen _____ long red hair?
_____ she _______.
3. _____ Cathy ______ long brown hair?
_____ she ________.
4. _____ Cathy _____ short brown hair?
______ she _______.
5. _____ Helen and Anne ____ short hair?
_____ they _______.
6. ______ Anne and Cathy ____ brown hair?
_____ they _______.
7. ______ Cathy and Anne ____ red hair?
_____ they ________.
8. ______ Helen ______ short hair?
_____ she _______.
Grammar in context- Possessives
Grammar in context- Demonstrative Pronouns
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