BASIC INTRO ENGLISH COURSE

BASIC INTRO STUDENT BOOK

Juan Carlos Benavides Escobar

BASIC INTRODUCTORY LESSONS

CONTENTS

01. Introducing people

- Introducing yourself
- Introducing others
02. Greetings
03. Farewells
04. The alphabet
- Spelling
- Capital letter
05. Cardinal numbers
- Telephone numbers
- The age
- The year
- The time
06. Money
- coins
- bills
07. Math
- Arithmetic (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division)
- Fractions
- Percent
08. Ordinal numbers
09. The calendar
- Days of the week
- Months of the year
- Dates
10. Holydays and days off
11. Personal information
- First, middle, and last (surname) names
- address
- e-mail
- Date and place of birth
- Marital status and titles
12. Saying thanks
- Different ways to say thanks
- Answering a thanks
13. Colors
14. Review

01. Introducing people

Introducing yourself
Formal: Good morning, my name is Juan Carlos Benavides. Speaking.
Informal: Hi, I´m Juan Carlos Benavides. Introduce yourself to the class.
Introducing others
Juan: Mario, this is Marcia. Marcia, this is Mario. Phrases
Mario: Nice to meet you Marcia. Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you, too.
Marcia: Nice to meet you, too, Mario. Pleased to meet you. Pleased to meet you, too.
Glad to meet you. Glad to meet you, too
Speaking. Introduce each other. Happy to meet you. Happy to meet you, too.

02. Greetings

Hello Questions Answers

Hi How are you? Fine Very well
Good morning How do you do? Terrific So, so
Good afternoon What´s up? Terrible Pretty good
Good evening What´s going on? Not bad OK

Marco: Good evening, Norma. How do you do? Speaking. Greet each other.
Norma: Fine, thank you. And you?
Marco: Terrific, thanks.

Listening 1. Listen and read the conversations.

01. Li : Hi, I`m Li. What is your name? 04. Li : How are you?
Neela: My name is Neela. Neela: Fine, thanks. And you?
Li : Fine
02. Li : It`s nice to meet you, Neela.
Neela: Nice to meet you, too. 03. Li : Good evening, Neela.
Neela: Hello, Li.
03. Li : Hi, Neela.
Neela: Good morning, Li 04. Li : See you later, Neela.
Neela: Goodbye, Li.

Listening 2. Listen and read the conversation.

A: Hi. I´m Tim. What is your name?

B: My name is Asha. This is my friend Sara.
A: Can you repeat that, please?
B: Yes. I´m Asha, and this is Sara. It´s nice to meet you.
A: Nice to meet you, too. Who is your teacher?
B: Ms. Simpson.
A: Oh! She´s my teacher, too.

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03. Farewells

Good bye see you later bye see you on Monday

Take care see you soon nice seeing you keep in touch
good night see you next week talk to you later see you on weekend
see you see you next month good to see you see you on
see you tomorrow see you next year have a nice day I´m out of here

04. The alphabet

Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mn
ei bi ci di i ef yi eich ai yei kei el em

Nn Oo Pp Qq Rr Ss Tt Uu Vv Ww Xx Yy Zz
en oh pi quiu ar es ti iu vi dobliu ex wai zid

Spelling
c-a-r-l-o-s S-m-i-t-h C-a-r-o-l-i-n-a B-a-l-m-a-c-e-d-a Exercise 1. Spell your name.

Exercise 1. Listen and write the words spelled by the teacher.

01. _________________ 03. _________________ 05. _________________ 07. ___________________

02. _________________ 04. _________________ 06. _________________ 08. ____________________

Exercise 2. Which comes first?

01. friend, desk _____________________ 05. flag, eraser ______________________

02. ruler, table _____________________ 06. office, pen ______________________

03. snack, whiteboard _____________________ 07. teacher, student _____________________

04. map, scissors _____________________ 08. pencil, book _____________________

Listening. Listen and spell the names.

01. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 03. ___ ___ ___ 05. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

02. ___ ___ ___ 04. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 06. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

Capital letters
Capitalize:
- the first word of a sentence. - names of cities, states, countries, lakes, rivers, oceans.
M anuel
- names of people and pets. - holidays.
Capital small
- titles and abbreviations (Miss, Dr.). - days of the week and months.
letter letters
- particular places (American School). - T.V. programs, movies, books, poems, songs.
- the pronoun “I”.

Exercise. Rewrite the sentences below using capital letters where needed.

01. my cat`s name is bushy. My cat´s name is Bushy.

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02. her favorite teacher is miss angela. ___________________________________________________________________

03. our independence day is on september 15th. _____________________________________________________________

04. i like to go to the movies. __________________________________________________________________________

05. who is the author of moby dick? _____________________________________________________________________

06. we have our music class on tuesdays and fridays. _______________________________________________________

07. my aunt lives in matagalpa. _________________________________________________________________________

08. i am going with roberto to the aztec stadium. ___________________________________________________________

05. Cardinal numbers

0 zero/oh 10 ten 20 twenty 30 thirty

1 one 11 eleven 21 twenty-one 40 forty

2 two 12 twelve 22 twenty-two 50 fifty

3 three 13 thirteen 23 twenty-three 60 sixty

4 four 14 fourteen 24 twenty-four 70 seventy

5 five 15 fifteen 25 twenty-five 80 eighty

6 six 16 sixteen 26 twenty-six 90 ninety

7 seven 17 seventeen 27 twenty-seven 100 one hundred

8 eight 18 eighteen 28 twenty-eight 1,000 one thousand

9 nine 19 nineteen 29 twenty-nine 1,000,000 one million

Listening. Listen and circle the number you hear.

a. 13 30 c. 15 50 e. 17 70 g. 19 90

b. 14 40 d. 16 60 f. 18 80

Exercise 1. Write the next number in each line of numbers.

01. 33 35 37 39 41 forty-one 04. 0 7 14 21 _______ ____________________

02. 6 8 10 12 _______ _____________________ 05. 24 29 34 39 _______ ____________________

03. 60 70 80 90 _______ _____________________ 06. 100 85 70 65 _______ ____________________

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F U O N E X P F
Exercise 2. Write the word for each number. Then circle each of
these words in the puzzle. X I S K L B F O
01. ___________________ 07. ___________________ T H R E E I W U
02. ___________________ 08. ___________________ T W E L V E N R

W E E E E E I Z

O F T E N U N O

E I G H T I E Q
03. ___________________ 09. ___________________

04. ___________________ 10. ___________________

05. ___________________ 11. ___________________

06. ___________________ 12. ___________________

Exercise 3. Write and say the following numbers.

a. 38 ________________________________________ k. 19 ____________________________________

b. 6,874 ________________________________________ l. 100 ____________________________________

c. 46 ________________________________________ m. 717 ____________________________________

d. 12 ________________________________________ n. 955 ____________________________________

e. 97,412 ________________________________________ o. 2,876 ____________________________________

f. 139 ________________________________________ p. 1,419 ____________________________________

g. 7 ________________________________________ q. 613 ____________________________________

h. 465 ________________________________________ r. 14,365 ____________________________________

i. 81 ________________________________________ s. 712 ____________________________________

j. 9,884 ________________________________________ t. 128,499 _____________________________________

Listening. Listen and write the numbers.

01. ________________ 02. _______________ 03. _______________ 04. _______________

Telephone numbers
01. What´s your telephone (phone) number? 03. What´s his telephone number?
My telephone number is 81467726. His telephone number is 88804245

02. What´s her telephone number?

Her phone number is 82599798

Speaking 1. Ask and answer about phone numbers.

Speaking 2. Answer these questions.

01. What is your phone number? 04. What is your sister`s phone number?

02. What is your father`s phone number? 05. What is your best fiend`s phone number?

03. What is your mother`s phone number? 06. What is your English teacher`s phone number?
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Exercise. Say and write these phone numbers

01. 678390782 _____________________________ 03. 262487597 _____________________________

02. 004473065 _____________________________ 04. 171458842 _____________________________

The age
01. How old are you? 02. How old is your sister? 03. How old is Mario?
I am twenty seven years old. She is fifty one years old. He is eighteen years old.

Exercise. Answer these questions.

01. How old are you? ________________________________________________________

02. How old is Mr. Smith? ________________________________________________________

03. How old is your sister? ________________________________________________________

04. How old are they? ________________________________________________________

The year
01. When were you born? 03. When was Gerald born?
I was born in nineteen sixty-nine. He was born in nineteen ninety-seven.

02. When was Maria born? 04. When were they born?
She was born in nineteen fifty-five. They were born in nineteen seventy-two.

Exercise. Say and write these years.

a) 1970 ______________________________________ d) 1972

____________________________________

b) 1956 ______________________________________ e) 1963 ____________________________________

c) 1983 ______________________________________ f) 2012 ___________________________________

The time
What time is it? It´s five o´clock.

MEALS
breakfast
snack
lunch
dinner
eleven thirty six thirty-five two forty-five seven fifteen almost twelve supper
eleven half thirty-five after six forty-five past two seven quarter five to twelve brunch
thirty past eleven twenty-five to seven fifteen to three fifteen past seven eleven fifty-five
half past eleven a quarter to three a quarter past seven
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early morning in the early morning

morning in the morning
a.m.: from 12:00 midnight to 12:00 noon
noon at noon
p.m.: from 12:00 noon to 12:00 midnight
afternoon in the afternoon
evening in the evening
night at night
midnight at midnight
two twenty-five
twenty-five past two

Speaking. Answer these questions.

01. What time do you have breakfast? _________________________________________________________

02. What time do you have lunch? _________________________________________________________

03. What time do you have dinner? _________________________________________________________

04. What time do you get up? ________________________________________________________________

05. What time do you take a shower? __________________________________________________________

06. What time do you watch TV? _____________________________________________________________

07. What time do you study English?

__________________________________________________________

Exercise 1. Write the time for each clock.

01. _______________________________________________________________________________

02. _______________________________________________________________________________

03. _______________________________________________________________________________

04. _______________________________________________________________________________

Exercise 2. Match the sentences with the times.

_________ 01. It`s eight o`clock in the morning. a. 08:30 p.m.

_________ 02. It`s midnight. b. 09:45 p.m.

_________ 03. It`s eight thirty in the evening. c. 12:00 a.m.

_________ 04. It`s nine forty-five in the evening. d. 12:00 p.m.

_________ 05. It`s noon. e. 08:00 a.m.

Listening. Listen and write the words.

01. ___________________________ 03. ___________________________ 05. ____________________________

02. ___________________________ 04. ___________________________ 06. ____________________________

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06. Money
Coins

penny=one cent nickel=five cents dime=ten cents quarter=twenty-five cents half dollar=fifty cents
silver dollar=one dollar

Bills

one dollar five dollars ten

dollars twenty dollars fifty dollars one hundred dollars

Exercise 1. Label each picture with the words below.

bills half dollar penny fifty dollars five dollars one dollar silver dollar
dime quarter twenty dollars one hundred nickel ten dollars coins

01. 02. 03. 04. 05.

______________ ____________ ____________ _______________ ____________

06. 07. 08. 09. 10.

________________ ___________ ______________ ___________ _____________

11. 12. 13. 14.

_____________ ______________ _______________ __________________

Exercise 2. Making change.

01. That comes to $ 16.00. Okay. Here´s $ 20.00. And your change is ____________________________.

02. That will be $ .85. I have $ 1.00. And your change is _______________________________________.

03. And the total is $ 45.00. Here´s $ 50.00. Your change is ____________________________________.

04. Your total is $ 8.00. I can give you __________________________. Fine. And your change is $ 2.00.

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05. That´s $ .20. I have $ .25. Okay. And your change is ______________________________________.
06. That comes to $ 99.00. Here´s ____________________________________. And here´s a dollar back.

Exercise 3. Listen to the conversation. Circle the correct amount.

01. $ 10.00 $ .10 03.$ 1.00 $ .01 05.$ 5.10 $ 51.00 07. $ 14.50 $ 40.60

02. $ 25.00 $ 2.50 04.$ 55.00 $ 5.50 06.$ 23.50 $ 25.30 08. $ 12.10 $ 20.10

Listening. Listen and write the words.

01. ____________________________________ 05. _____________________________________

02. ____________________________________ 06. _____________________________________

03. ____________________________________ 07. _____________________________________

04. ____________________________________ 08. _____________________________________

07. Mathematics

Arithmetic
addition 2 + 1 = 3 two plus one is three subtraction 8 - 3 = 5 eight minus three equal five
multiplication 4 x 2 = 8 four times two is eight division 10 / 2 = 5 ten divided by two equal five

How much is two plus one? (2 + 1 = 3) How much is ten minus three? (10 – 3 = 7)
Two plus one is three. Ten minus three is seven.

How much is five times five? (5 x 5 = 25) How much is nine divided by three? (9 / 3 = 3)
Five times five is twenty five. Nine divided by three is three.

Exercise 1. Match the words

_________ 1. plus a. multiplication

_________ 2. times b. division

_________ 3. minus c. addition

_________ 4. divided by d. subtraction

Exercise 2. Answer the math problems. Then write the questions and answers.

01. 4 + 5 = 9 How much is four plus five?

Four plus five is nine.

02. 11 + 25 = ______ _________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

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03. 100 – 7 = ______ __________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________

04. 16 * 2 = ______ __________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________

05. 84 / 4 = ______ __________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________

Listening 1. Listen for the stress.

thirteen fourteen fifteen sixteen seventeen eighteen nineteen

thirty forty fifty sixty seventy eighty ninety

Listening 2. Listen and repeat the numbers.

1. 40 2. 18 3. 14 4. 13 5. 90 6. 60

Fractions
Exercise. Match the words and fractions

________ 01.three fourths a. ¼ one quarter one third one half two thirds three quarters
one fourth half three fourths
________ 02.two thirds b. ½

________ 03.one quarter c. ¾

________ 04.one half d. 1/3

________ 05.one third e. 2/3

Percent

ten percent fifteen percent seventy-five percent fifty percent one hundred percent five percent thirty five percent
ninety percent twenty-five percent

Exercise. Answer these questions.

01. What discount do companies usually offer to their clients? _______________________________________________

02. What´s the tax percent? _______________________________________________

03. What discount are you usually offered? _______________________________________________

04. What percent is the credit card? _______________________________________________

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08. Ordinal numbers

1st first 11th eleventh 21st twenty first 40th fortieth

2nd second 12th twelfth 22nd twenty second 50th fiftieth

3rd third 13th thirteenth 23rd twenty third 60th sixtieth

4th fourth 14th fourteenth 24th twenty fourth 70th seventieth

5th fifth 15th fifteenth 25th twenty fifth 80th eightieth

6th sixth 16th sixteenth 26th twenty sixth 90th ninetieth

7th seventh 17th seventeenth 27th twenty seventh 100th one hundredth

8th eighth 18th eighteenth 28th twenty eighth

9th ninth 19th nineteenth 29th twenty ninth

10th tenth 20th twentieth 30th thirtieth

Listening 1. Listen and repeat the numbers.

first twenty first second twenty second third twenty third fourth twenty fourth

Listening 2. Listen and circle a or b.

01. a. 1st 02. a. 23rd 03. a. 7th 04. a. 4th 05. a. 1st 06. a. 3rd
b. 3rd b. 26th b. 2nd b. 14th b. 21st b. 23rd

Exercise 1. Unscramble the words.

01. drith third 05. tourfh __________________ 09. venseth ____________________

02. thent ____________________ 06. nosced __________________ 10. thighe ____________________

03. thiff ____________________ 07. thisx ___________________ 11. fhitfnee ____________________

04. thinn ____________________ 08. stirf ___________________ 12. twtheniet ____________________

Exercise 2. Fill in the numbers.

01. sixth, __________________, eighth 05. twentieth, thirtieth, ____________________

02. fourteenth, ___________________, sixteenth 06. ____________________, seventieth, eightieth

03. eleventh, _________________, thirteenth 07. seventeenth, ___________________, nineteenth

04. fifty-fourth, _________________, fifty-sixth 08. ____________________, sixty-third, sixty fourth

Exercise 3. Write and say the following ordinal numbers.

a. 12th ________________________________ h. 5th ________________________________

b. 3rd ________________________________ i. 92nd ________________________________

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c. 25th ________________________________ j. 11th ________________________________

d. 19th ________________________________ k. 34th ________________________________

e. 41st ________________________________ l. 86th ________________________________

f. 55th ________________________________ m. 77th ________________________________

g. 100th ________________________________ n. 69th ________________________________

09. The calendar

- A calendar shows the months, weeks, and days of a year.

- There are thirty or thirty one days in a month (except February).
- There are twelve months in a year.
- There are four weeks in a month.
- There are fifty two weeks in a year.
- There are seven days in a week.
- There are 365 days in a year.

Exercise. Answer the following questions.

01. What does a calendar show? _____________________________________________________

02. How many months are there in a year? _____________________________________________________

03. How many weeks are there in a year? _____________________________________________________

04. How many days are there in a year? _____________________________________________________

05. How many weeks are there in a month? _____________________________________________________

06. How many days are there in a month? ____________________________________________________

Days of the week

01. What day is today? 03. What day is tomorrow? 05. What days are weekend?
Today is Sunday. Tomorrow is Monday. Saturday and Sunday are weekend.

02. What day was yesterday? 04. What´s your favorite day of the week? 06. What is the first day of the week?
Yesterday was Saturday. It´s Thursday. It`s Sunday.

Exercise 1. Unscramble the letters and write the days correctly.

01. syadautr _________________ 05. tuhdyars _________________

Sunday Thursday
02. tedyusa _________________ 06. fyradi _________________ Monday Friday
Tuesday Saturday
03. mdoayn _________________ 07. wydadenes _________________ Wednesday

04. syuadn _________________

Exercise 2. Answer these questions.

01. What day comes before Wednesday? _____________________________

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02. What day comes after Monday? _____________________________

03. What is the first day of the week? _____________________________

04. What day comes after Wednesday? _____________________________

05. What days are weekend? _____________________________

06. What day comes before Friday? _____________________________

07. What is the seventh day of the week? _____________________________

08. What day comes after Tuesday? _____________________________

09. What is the middle day of the week? _____________________________

10. What is the second day of the week? _____________________________

Exercise 3. Find the days of the week in the puzzle.

N Y Z Y U K Y W V D J U M P C

Q A Q A U B H J P B W A U M R

P D I D H K F T T J H F O M C

O N Y I C R T M E X N N K F I

B U A R U Z Q V Y T D Q L B K

D S E F V Y T J Y A S K S B Y

T H M I F I Q A Y P D J K G A

Z J F N B Z D M A K J T K D D

H Z A P H S Z Y D E U D P S S

C Y A D R U T A S J H H Q D E

F T H U W J R N E T U L C X N

D D H F F Y J F U Y W F E D D

O T O N S V B C T Q W X W I E

P S N X I O P Y H W P D M V W

R O N U N Q O I Y N N E B Z R

Months of the year

January July
01. What´s this month? 03. What was the last month? February August
It´s November. It was October. March September
April October
02. What´s next month? 04. What´s your favorite month? May November
It´s December. It´s September. June December
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Exercise 1. Complete the sentences. Use ordinal number words.

01. January is the __________________ month of the year. 04. March is the _________________ month of the year.

02. July is the ____________________ month of the year. 05. August is the ________________ month of the year.

03. September is the __________________ month of the year. 06. May is the __________________ month of the year.

Exercise 2. Unscramble the words and write the months correctly.

01. uyjnara ____________________ 06. enju ____________________

02. ryfbeura ____________________ 07. yjlu ____________________

03. hcmra ____________________ 08. cedmeerb ____________________

04. lapir ____________________ 09. tcobore ____________________

05. yam ____________________ 10. gtsuua ____________________

Dates
Note
- First is the month
- Use ordinal numbers

01. When is your birthday? 02. When is your father`s birthday? 03. When is your mother`s birthday?
My birthday is on March 1st. It`s on September 3rd. It`s on October 30th.

Listening. Listen and repeat.

Ashley: Hello, Ed. It`s Ashley. What`s the date today?

Ed : It`s March second.
Ashley: Well, what day is today? Is it a special day?
Ed : It`s Wednesday.
Ashley: Wednesday, March 2nd.
Ed : Yes, that`s right. Oh! Happy birthday, Ashley!

Exercise 1. Write the dates using numbers.

01. September 3, 1949 ________________ 04. February 12 2012 _____________________

02. January 16 1970 ________________ 05. November 10 2015 _____________________

03. March 26 1983 ________________ 06. December 12 1912 _____________________

Exercise 2. Write the dates using words.

01. 4/16/78 ____________________________ 04. 7/20/95 ______________________________

02. 10/1/11 ____________________________ 05. 5/25/56 ______________________________

03. 8/26/80 ____________________________ 06. 9/3/10 ______________________________

Exercise 3. Look at the months October, November, and December in the 2023 calendar. Answer this question: What day
of the week is …

01. October 31st? _______________________ 04. December 16th? _________________________

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02. November 02nd? _______________________ 05. October 30th? _________________________

03. December 08th? _______________________ 06. November 11th? _________________________

10. Holydays and days off

International holidays

New Year Easter Holy Thursday Holy Friday International Workers Day Christmas
January 1st the dates vary according to the moon May 1st December 25th

National holidays

Revolution Day San Jacinto Battle Independence Day Virgin Mary conception
July 19 September 14 September 15 December 8

National days off

Easter Holy Wednesday Holy Saturday Mother´s Day Saint Dominic Patronal Festivities
the dates vary according to the moon May 30th August 1st and 10th (only in Managua)

All Souls´ Day The screaming Christmas´ Eve New Year´s Eve
November 2nd December 7th December 24th December 31st

More days off

Valentine´s day International women´s Day Children´s Day Father´s Day Teacher´s Day
February 14th March 8th June 1st June 23rd June 29th

Exercise 1. Answer these questions.

01. When is Christmas? _________________________________________________________

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02. When is father´s Day? ________________________________________________________

03. When is Easter? ________________________________________________________

04. What do people celebrate on February 14th? ________________________________________________________

05. What is your favorite holyday? ________________________________________________________

Exercise 2. Rewrite the following holidays using capital letters.

01. new year´s day New Year´s Day

02. valentine´s day _____________________________________________________________________

03. easter _____________________________________________________________________

04. mother´s day _____________________________________________________________________

05. independence day _____________________________________________________________________

11. Personal information

Names Pedro Mario Gaitan

First name Middle name Last name (surname)

01. What´s your first name? My first name is Pedro.

02. What´s your middle name? My middle name is Mario.
03. What´s your last name? My last name is Gaitan.
04. What´s your full name? My full name is Pedro Mario Gaitan.

Exercise. Ask your classmates about their first, middle, and surnames. Also ask about their relatives´ names.

Address

street block turn right to the left traffic circle crossing go back
Cardinal points
avenue city turn left to the right roundabout go down upper street
North East
highway country go straight side walk crossroads walk down neighborhood
South West
corner zip code go ahead traffic light junction turn back
What´s your address?
My address is Managua, Morazán neighborhood, Linda Vista traffic light two blocks north.

What´s his address? His address is Masaya, San Geronimo neighborhood, from the church five blocks east.

What´s her address? Her address is Managua, Villa Miguel Gutierrez neighborhood, La Virgen traffic light, two blocks
south, three blocks west.

Exercise. Ask you classmates about their addresses.

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E mails

vertical bar at asterisk comma dash back slash forward slash semi colon dot underscore

01. What´s your e-mail? My e-mail is [email protected]

02. What´s his e-mail? His e-mail is [email protected]
03. What´s her e-mail? Her e-mail is [email protected]

Exercise. Ask your classmates about their e-mails. Write them.

01. ______________________________________ 03. _____________________________________

02. ______________________________________ 04. _____________________________________

Listening. Listen to the teacher. Write the e-mails and web pages.

01. ______________________________________ 04. _____________________________________

02. ______________________________________ 05. _____________________________________

03. ______________________________________ 06. _____________________________________

Date and place of birth

01. When were you born? I was born in 1972. I was born on September 12 1972.
02. Where were you born? I was born in Managua.
03. When was your brother born? He was born in 1975. He was born on March 20 1975.
04. When was your sister born? She was born in 1983. She was born on June 17 1983.

Exercise. Ask your classmates about their date and place of birth.

Marital status and titles Titles

Mr. Albert incorrect Mr. (single and married man)
Marital status Miss (single woman) Mr. Albert Smith correct
single divorced widow Mrs. (married woman) Mr. Smith correct
married engaged widower Ms. (single and married woman)
ma´am

Listening 1. Listen and write the correct title for each name.

01. ________ Pat Tyson 03. _________ Terry Miller 05. _________ Jean Silver

02. ________ Pat Song 04. _________ Terry Farmer 06. _________ Gene Gold

Listening 2. Listen and read.

First name:
A: Can you help me with this form? __________________________________
B: Sure. Write your first name here. Last name:
A: OK. Lee
B: Are you married or single? Title: Ο Mr. Ο Ms. Ο Mrs.
A: I`m married. Marital status: Ο married Ο single
B: OK, Mrs. Lee. Fill in the “married” bubble. place of birth: China
A: Thank you. phone: (213) 555-2178
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Listening 3. Listen and write.
01. ____________________________ 03. ________________________ 05. _________________________

02. ____________________________ 04. _________________________ 06. _________________________

Exercise 1. Complete the form. Use your own information. Sing your name.

JOB REGISTRATION FORM

NAME: _________________________________________________________________
(first) (middle) (last)

DATE OF BIRTH: ________________________________________________________

(month) (date) (year)

TELEPHONES: __________________________________________________________
(house) (cell) (work)

ADDRESS: ______________________________________________________________
(department) (city) (neighborhood)

E-MAIL: ________________________________________________________________

POSITION: __________________________ SIGNATURE: _____________________

Exercise 2. Complete the questions with the words below.

surname name

01. What´s your _______________? John. 02. What´s your ____________ name? Thompson.

apartment social security phone

03. What´s your _________________ number? 5657937. 05. What´s your _________________ number? 602.

04. What´s your _________________ number? 450-78-5785.

06. What´s your ____________ code? 59633. 07. What´s your _____________ code? 212. (zip / area)

Exercise 3. Match the questions with the answers.

_______ 01. What´s your surname? a. 365 44th Avenue.

_______ 02. What´s your first name? b. W-A-T-T-E-R-S-O-N.

_______ 03. What´s your address? c. Joseph.

_______ 04. How do you spell that? d. Watterson.

_______ 05. What´s your apartment number? e. Philadelphia.

_______ 06. What´s your city? f. 435-68-5684.

_______ 07. What´s your telephone number? g. 690-6949.

_______ 08. What´s your social security number? h. 3B

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Listening 1. Listen and circle a or b.

01. a. Elm street 03. a. (323) 05. a. Jose

b. Ramirez b. 90011 b. Ramirez

02. a. 555-1224 04. a. 16 Elm Street 06. a. Los Angeles

b. 16 b. [email protected] b. Jose Ramirez

Listening 2. Listen and write the websites and emails addresses.

01. _______________________________________________________________________________

02. _______________________________________________________________________________

03. _______________________________________________________________________________

04. _______________________________________________________________________________

05. _______________________________________________________________________________

12. Saying and accepting thanks

Thank you!
Thanks! That´s all right! The pleasure is all mine.
Thanks a lot! You´re welcome. You´re very welcome.
Thank you very much! Don´t mention it. It´s my pleasure.
That´s very kind of you. Not at all. It wasn´t a problem at all.
You´re so helpful. It´s nothing. My pleasure.

Exercise. Complete the conversation with thank you or please.

01. A: Here´s your change. 03. A: Would you like some more soup?
B. ________________. B: Yes, ________________.

02. A: What would you like to drink? 04. A: Here´s your pizza.
B: Orange juice, ______________. B: Yummy, _______________.

13. Colors

Primary colors: red, blue, and yellow. Secondary colors: green, orange, and purple

black red blue yellow green pink gray gold

orangee brown beige purple white silver

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01. What´s your favorite color? My favorite color is brown. Speaking
02. What´s his favorite color? His favorite color is blue. Ask your classmates about
03. What´s her favorite color? Her favorite color is green. their favorite color.
04. What are the color of Nicaragua´s flag? They are blue and white.

Exercise 1. Complete with the missing words.

01. p ____ ____ k 04. r ____ ____ 07. ____ lu ____ 10. B ____ ____ ____ k

02. gr ____ ____ n 05. w ____ ____te 08. ____ r a ____ 11. b ____ ____ w ____

03. y ____ ll ____ ____ 06. ____ ____ r ____ l ____ 09.o ____ an ____ ____ 12. be ____ ____ ____

Exercise 2. What colors describe the following objects?

01. a lemon _____________ 03. the sky _______________ 05. snow _____________

02. a tomato _____________ 04. an orange _______________ 06. a canary _______________

Listening 1. Listen and read the sentences.

1. My name is Irma Chavez. 4. My date of birth is January 7th, 1988.

2. I live in California. 5. My favorite color is purple.
3. I´m from Mexico 6. I´m a student at City Community College.

Listening 2. Listen and complete the questions.

1. What´s your _________________? 3. What´s your _________________ of birth?

2. _________________ are you from? 4. What´s your favorite _________________?

INTRODUCTORY TOPICS REVIEW

Exercise 1. Put the lines of the conversations in order. Then write the conversations.

01. ________ I´m fine, thank you. And you, Mrs. Harris?

________ Good, thanks.

________ Hello, Mr. Salazar. How are you?

A: ____________________________________________________________________________

B: ____________________________________________________________________________

A: ____________________________________________________________________________

02. ________ O.K. How are you?

________ Hi, Harry.

________ Oh, not bad.

________ Hi, Pete. How are you?

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A: ____________________________________________________________________________

B: ____________________________________________________________________________

A: ____________________________________________________________________________

B: ____________________________________________________________________________

03. ________ Good, thank you.

________ Hello, Ms. Jacobs. How are you today?

________ Hello, Mr. Oshima.

________ Fine, thank you. How are you?

A: ____________________________________________________________________________

B: ____________________________________________________________________________

A: ____________________________________________________________________________

B: ____________________________________________________________________________

Exercise 2. Circle the correct words.

01. A: What´s ( my / you / your ) name, please?

B: Smith. Sylvester Smith.

A: S-M-I-T-H

B: Yes, ( it´s / I´m / that´s ) right.

A: Could you spell your ( first / last ) name, please?

B: S-Y-L-V-E-S-T-E-R

A: Thank you, ( Miss / Mr. / Mrs. ) Smith. Sign here, please.

02. A: ( Am / Are / Is ) you Elena Lopes?

B: Yes, I ( am / are / is )

A: I´m sorry, could you spell your ( first / last ) name, please?

B: L-O-P-E-S

A: Sign here, please.

B: O.K.

A: Thank you, ( Mr. / Ms. / Elena ) Lopes.

Exercise 3. Choose a orb.

01. Thank you. 02. Is this 555-1037? 03. I´m sorry. 04. Is Susan there?
a. Yes, it is. a. That´s O.K. a. That´s O.K. a. No, I don´t.
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Exercise 4. Answer and write the math problems.

01. 3 + 2 = 5 Three plus two is five.

02. 4 * 5 = _______ ________________________________________________________________

03. 3 + 6 = _______ ________________________________________________________________

04. 5 – 5 = _______ ________________________________________________________________

05. 8 / 2 = _______ ________________________________________________________________

06. 10 – 3 = ______ ________________________________________________________________

07. 10 * 2 = ______ ________________________________________________________________

08. 1 + 6 = ______ ________________________________________________________________

09. 4 – 1 = ______ ________________________________________________________________

10. 9 / 3 = ______ ________________________________________________________________

Exercise 5. Complete the conversation with the appropriate questions.

A: ________________________________________________________________________________

B: Tony Stavros.

A: ________________________________________________________________________________

B: S-T-A-V-R-O-S.

A: ________________________________________________________________________________

B: It´s 555-7469.

A: ________________________________________________________________________________

B: It´s 950 Rockefeller Avenue.

Exercise 6. Match the numbers and words.

01. _______ eight divided by four equals two. a. addition

02. _______ four times three equals twelve. b. subtraction

03. _______ six plus two equals eight. c. multiplication

04. _______ nine minus six equals three. d. division

05. _______eight times two equals sixteen. e. 16 – 8 = 8

06. _______ sixteen divided by eight is two. f. 8 * 2 = 16

07. _______ sixteen minus eight equals eight. g. 8 + 8 = 16

08. _______ eight plus eight is sixteen. h. 16 / 8 = 2

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Exercise 7. Complete with the missing day of the week.

01. Monday __________________ Wednesday 04. Saturday __________________ Monday

02. Friday __________________ Sunday 05. Thursday _________________ Saturday

03. Tuesday __________________ Thursday 06. Sunday __________________ Tuesday

Exercise 8. Circle the word that doesn´t belong.

01. January May Monday April

02. Tuesday Saturday Sunday September

03. see you tomorrow hello good morning good evening

04. Friday February March October

05. her my they our

06. thanks you´re welcome thank you very much thanks a lot

07. nice to meet you glad to meet you happy to meet you good night

08. I he your you

09. see you on Monday good afternoon take care goodbye

10. dime one hundred dollar bill penny quarter

Exercise 9. Write the next month.

01. June July _________________ 04. April May ____________________

02. February March _________________ 05. October November ____________________

03. December January ________________ 06. August September ____________________

Exercise 10. Listen and write the time you hear.

01. _______________ 04. ______________ 07.____________ 10. ____________

02. _______________ 05. ______________ 08.____________ 11. ____________

03. _______________ 06. ______________ 09.____________ 12. ____________

Exercise 11. Circle the correct times.

01. a. It´s four o´clock. 02. a. It´s eleven thirteen. 03. a. It´s a quarter after nine.
b. It´s five o´clock. b. It´s eleven thirty. b. It´s three fifteen.
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04. a. It´s twelve o´clock. 05. a. It´s half past six. 06. a. It´s two fifteen.
b. It´s twelve five. b. It´s twelve half. b. It´s a quarter to three.

07. a. It´s one thirty. 08. a. It´s a quarter to seven. 09. a. It´s six thirty five.
b. It´s one forty five. b. It´s a quarter after seven. b. It´s six half.

Exercise 12. Interview a classmate or coworker. Report the information to the class.

INTERVIEW SHEET

INTERVIEWER: ___________________________________________________________________

INTERVIEWED: ___________________________________________________________________

POSITION: ___________________________ DATE: ____________________________________

01. When is your birthday?

02. What´s your telephone number?

03. What´s your e-mail?

04. What´s your address?

05. What´s your favorite day of the week?

06. What´s your favorite month of the year?

07. What time do you usually have lunch?

08. What´s your favorite color?

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Exercise: Read the sentences in this composition by Carlos.

My name is Carlos. I am from Mexico. I´m a student. I´m twenty years old.

My family lives in Mexico city. My father is a businessman. He is fifty-one years old. My mother is a
housewife. She is forty-nine years old.

I have two sisters and one brother. The names of my sisters are Rosa and Patricia. Rosa is a teacher.
She is twenty-eight years old. Patricia is a student. She is eighteen years old. The name of my brother
is Pedro. He is an engineer. He is married. He has two children.

I live in a dormitory. It is a tall building on Pine Street. My address is 3225 Pine Street. I live with my
roommate. His name is Bob. He is from Chicago. He is nineteen years old.

I like my English class. It is interesting. I like my classmates. They´re friendly.

VOCABULARY

01. Useful phrases

02. The factory
- The office
- The production area
- administrative site
03. Office supply and equipment
04. The machines
05. The house
- Things in a house
06. Means of transportation
- Prepositions of transportation
07. safety Clothing
08. Kind of wood

GRAMMAR

01. Subject pronouns

02. Simple present tense verb TO BE
- Affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences
- Short answers
03. Adjectives
- BE + adjective
04. Possessive adjectives
05. Imperatives or commands
06. Definite and indefinite articles
07. Demonstrative pronouns: This, that
08. Possessive `s or possessive nouns
09. Prepositions of place
10. There is, there are
- Affirmative, negative and interrogative sentences
- Short answers
11. Let's + verb
12. Simple present tense verb TO HAVE
- Affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences
- Short answers
13. Future: Be + going
14. Plural and singular nouns
15. Demonstrative pronouns: These, those
16. Questions words: What, where, who, whose, how much
17. Simple present tense verb TO LIKE
- Affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences
- Short answers
18. Modal auxiliary CAN
- Affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences
- Short answers

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE VERB TO BE

AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES

LONG CONTRACTED Examples: I'm an English teacher

FORM FORM I'm in class.
I am I’m
you are you’re You're a student.
he is he’s You're in class.
she is she’s
it is it’s Karla is a nurse.
we are we’re She's at the hospital.
you are you’re
they are they’re

EXERCISE 1. Complete the sentences. Use pronoun + BE.

01. Sara is a student. _______________ in my class.

02. Jim is a student. ____________ in my class.

03. I have one brother. ___________ twenty years old.

04. I have two sisters. ___________ students.

05. I have a dictionary. _________ on my desk.

06. I like my classmates. _____________ friendly.

07. I have three books. __________ on my desk.

08. My brother is twenty-six years old. ________ married.

09. My sister is twenty one years old. _________ single.

10. Yoko and Ali are students. _________ in my class.

11. I like my books. _________ interesting.

12. I like grammar. _________ easy.

13. Kate and I live in an apartment. _____________ roommates.

14. We live in an apartment. ____________ on Pine Street.

15. I go to school. ___________ a student.

16. I know you. __________ in my English class.

NEGATIVE SENTENCES

LONG CONTRACTED Examples: I'm not a doctor.

FORM FORM I'm not at the hospital.
I am not I’m not
you are not you’re not\you aren’t You aren't a teacher.
he is not he’s not\he isn’t You aren't at school
she is not she’s not\she isn’t
it is not It’s not\it isn’t Carlos isn't a mechanic.
we are not we’re not\we aren’t He isn't in the garage.
you are not you’re not\you aren’t
they are not they’re not\they aren’t

EXERCISE 2. Complete the sentences with the correct information.

artist (Jim) gardener (Mike) bus driver (Ms. Black)

doctor (sue) police officer (Mr. Rice) photographer (Ann)
01. Ann ________ a gardener. She _______________________________.

02. Mike _______ a gardener. He _____________ an artist.

03. Jim ______ a bus driver. He _________________________________.

04. sue ______ a photographer. She ______________________________.

05. Mr. Rice ________ a police officer. He _________________________.

06. Ms. Black isn’t a __________________. She ______________________.

07. I’m not a ________________________. I’m a _____________________.

INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES AND SHORT ANSWERS

NOTE
- Never contract affirmative short answers, always contract negative short answers.

SHORT ANSWERS
INTERROGATIVE AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE
Am I _________? Yes, I am. No, I’m not.
Are you _________? Yes, you are. No, you’re not.\No you aren’t.
Is he _________? Yes, he is. No, he’s not.\No, he isn’t.
Is she _________? Yes, she is. No, she’s not.\No she isn’t.
Is it _________? Yes, it is. No, it’s not.\No it isn’t.
Are we _________? Yes, we are. No, we’re not.\No, we aren’t
Are you _________? Yes, you are. No, you’re not.\No you aren’t.
Are they _________? Yes, they are. No, they’re not.\No they aren’t.

Examples:
01. Is Mary a nurse? 02. Are you an accountant? 03. Are Ronald and Mary married?
Yes, she is. Yes, I am. No, they aren´t.

04. Are you students? 05. Is the chair new? 06. Is your father at home?
Yes, we are. No, it isn´t. Yes, he is.

Exercise 3. Make questions and give short answers.

01. A: ____________________________________________________________________________

B: ___________________________ (I´m not married.)

02. A: ____________________________________________________________________________

B: ___________________________ (Anna is in my class.)

03. A: ____________________________________________________________________________

B: ___________________________ (I´m not homesick.)

04. A: ____________________________________________________________________________

B: __________________________ (Bob is homesick.)

05. A: ____________________________________________________________________________

B: __________________________ (Sue isn´t here today.)

06. A: ____________________________________________________________________________

B: __________________________ (The students in this class are intelligent.)

07. A: ____________________________________________________________________________

B: __________________________ (The chairs in this room aren´t comfortable.)

08. A: ____________________________________________________________________________

B: __________________________ (I´m not married.)

09. A: ____________________________________________________________________________

B: __________________________ (Tom and I are roommates.)

10. A: ____________________________________________________________________________

B: __________________________ (A butterfly is not a bird.)

BE + ADJECTIVE

- Adjectives often follows a form of be.

- Adjectives describe or give information about a noun or pronoun that comes at the beginning of a sentence.
- Common adjectives:

beautiful expensive noisy short clean fast

old tall easy happy poor intelligent
round hungry young cold dangerous dry
flat funny hot important large/big small/little
sour square sweet wet sad rich
long dirty ugly cheap slow difficult
quiet heavy light friendly bright comfortable
safe dark hungry thirsty sleepy tired
homesick angry nervous lazy hardworking famous
sick healthy shy unfriendly crowded warm

examples: - A ball is round. - Mary is intelligent. - I am hungry.

- Balls are round. - Mary and Tom are intelligent. - She is young.

Exercise 1. Find the adjective in the first sentence. Then complete the second sentence with be + an adjective that has an
apposite meaning. Use the adjectives in the list. Use each adjective only once.

beautiful expensive noisy short clean fast old tall easy happy poor

01. I´m not sad. I ________________________________.

02. Mr. Thomas isn´t rich. He _________________________________.

03. My hair isn´t long. It _____________________________.

04. My clothes aren´t dirty. They __________________________________.

05. Flowers aren´t ugly. They _____________________________________.

06. Cars aren´t cheap. They _____________________________________.

07. Airplanes aren´t slow. They _____________________________________.

08. Grammar isn´t difficult. It ____________________________________.

09. My sister isn´t short. She _________________________________.

10. My grandparents aren´t young. They ______________________________.

11. The classroom isn´t quiet. It _____________________________.

Exercise 2. Write sentences using is or are and an adjective from the list. Use each adjective only once.

cold funny round sweet dangerous hot small/little wet dry important
sour flat large/big square

01. Fire is _____________________.

02. Ice and snow __________________________.

03. A box ___________________.

04. Balls and oranges _____________________________.

05. Sugar ________________________:

06. An elephant _______________________________, but a mouse __________________________.

07. A rain forest _____________________________, but a desert ________________________.

08. A joke ________________________.

09. Good health _____________________________.

10. Guns aren´t safe. They _____________________________:

11. A coin ______ small, round and _________________.

12. A lemon ___________________________.

Exercise 3. Complete the sentences. Use is, isn´t, are, or aren´t.

01. A ball ________________ square.

02. Balls ____________ round.

03. Lemons ______________ yellow.

04. Ripe bananas ___________ yellow too.

05. A lemon __________ sweet. It _________ sour.

06. My pen _________ heavy. It _________.

07. This room _______ dark. It ______ light.

08. My classmates ____________ friendly.

09. A turtle ___________ slow.

10. Airplanes __________ slow. They ___________ fast.

11. The floor in the classroom _________ clean. It __________ dirty.

12. The weather _________ cold today.

13. The sun _________ bright today.

14. My shoes __________ comfortable.

Exercise 4. Make two sentences for each picture. Use the given adjectives.

01. 02. 03. 04.

the girl/happy/sad the rose/beautiful/ugly the table/clean/dirty the little boy sick/well

05. 06. 07. 08.

the algebra problem easy/difficult the cars old/new the man friendly/unfriendly the coffee cold/hot

09. 10.

the woman tall/short Ken´s sister old/young

BE + NOUN

- NOUNS refer to people, animal, places, and things.

- Examples: - I am a student. - Rita is in my class. She is a student.
- Tom is in my class. He is a student. - They are students.

Exercise. Complete the sentences. Use a verb (am, is, or are). Use a noun (a student or students).

01. We _________________________________. 4. Rita and Tom _______________________________________.

02. I ___________________________________. 5. You (one person) _____________________________________.

03. Rita ________________________________. 6. You (two persons)

____________________________________.

QUESTIONS WITH BE: USING WHERE

- WHERE asks about places.

- WHERE comes at the beginning of the question, in front of be.
- Examples: - Where is the book? On the table.
- Where are the books? On the table.
Exercise. Make questions.

01. A: ___________________________________________________________________
B: Yes, she is. (Kate is at home.)

02. A: ___________________________________________________________________
B: At home. (Kate is at home.)

03. A: ___________________________________________________________________
B: Yes, it is. (Cairo is in Egypt.)

04. A: ___________________________________________________________________
B: In Egypt. (Cairo is in Egypt.)

05. A: ___________________________________________________________________
B: Yes, they are. (The students are in class today.)

06. A: ___________________________________________________________________
B: In class. (The students are in class today.)

07. A: ___________________________________________________________________
B: On Main Street. (The post office is on Main Street.)

08. A: ___________________________________________________________________
B: Yes, it is. (The train station is on Grand Avenue.)

09. A: ___________________________________________________________________
B: Over there. (The bus stop is over there.)

10. A: ___________________________________________________________________
B: At the zoo. (Sue and Ken are at the zoo.)

ASKING QUESTIONS WITH WHAT AND WHO + BE.

- WHAT asks about things.

- WHO asks about people.
- Examples: - What is this? It´s a pen. - What are those? They´re pens.
- Who is that man? That´s Mr. Lee. - Who are they? They´re Mr. and Mrs. Lee.
- Contractions: - What is = What´s - Who is = Who´s
- What´s this? - Who´s that man?

Exercise. Complete the questions with what or who and is or are.

01. A: ___________________________ that woman?

B: She´s my sister. Her name is Sonya.

02. A: ___________________________ those things?

B: They´re ballpoint pens.

03. A: ___________________________ that?

B: That´s Ms. Walenski.

04. A: ___________________________ this?

B: That´s my new notebook.

05. A: Look at those people over there. __________________________ they?

B: I´m not sure, but I think they´re new students from Thailand.
06. A: __________________________ your name?
B: Anita.

07. A: __________________________ your grammar teacher?

B: Mr. Cook.

08: A: __________________________ your favorite teachers?

B: Mr. Cook and Ms. Rosenberg.

09. A: __________________________ a rabbit?

B: It´s a small furry animal with big ears.

10. A: __________________________ bats?

B: They´re animals that can fly. They´re not birds.

INDEFINITE ARTICLES

NOTE
- They are used only with singular nouns
- Never use them with plural nouns.
- use an with nouns that begin with a vowel sound.
- use a with nouns that begin with a consonant sound.

Exercise 1. Complete the sentences. Use an article (A OR AN)

01. ______ horse is _____ animal. 06. _____ dictionary is ______ book.

02. English is _______ language. 07. _____ hotel is _____ building.

03. Tokyo is ______ city. 08. _____ bear is _____ animal.

04. Australia is ______ country. 09. _____ bee is _____ insect.

05. Red is ______ color. 10. _____ ant is _____ insect.

Exercise 2. Complete the sentences. Use A or AN and the words in the list.

animal country language city insect sport

01. Arabic is _______________________________. 07. Mexico is _____________________________.

02. Rome is ________________________________. 08. A cow is ______________________________.

03. A cat is _________________________________. 09. A fly is _______________________________.

04. Tennis is ________________________________. 10. Baseball is ____________________________.

05. Chicago is _______________________________. 11. China is ______________________________.

06. Spanish is _______________________________. 12. Russian is ____________________________.

Exercise 3. Change the singular sentences to plural sentences.

01. An ant is an insect. _______________________________________________________________________________.

02. A computer is a machine. __________________________________________________________________________.

03. A dictionary is a book. ____________________________________________________________________________.

04. A chicken is a bird. _______________________________________________________________________________.

05. A rose is a flower.

________________________________________________________________________________.

06. A carrot is a vegetable. ____________________________________________________________________________.

07. A rabbit is an animal. _____________________________________________________________________________.

08. Egypt is a country. Indonesia is a country. ____________________________________________________________.

09. Winter is a season. Summer is a season. ______________________________________________________________.

Exercise 4. Say the complete sentences.

01. A bear … 06. September and October… 11. China

02. An ant … 07. Mexico and Canada … 12. Winter and Summer…
03. London … 08. A dictionary… 13. Arabic…
04. Spring … 09. Chickens… 14. A computer…
05. A carrot 10. A fly… 15. Spanish…

POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES

SUBJECT POSSESSIVE
PRONOUNS ADJECTIVES Examples:
I my I have a book. My book is red
You your You have a book. Your book is red.
He his She has a book. Her book is red.
She her He has a book. His book is red.
It its The dog is black. Its name is blacky.
We our We have books. Our books are red.
You your You have books. Your books are red.
They their They have books. Their books are red.

NOTE
- Possessive adjectives indicate possessions.
- Possessive adjectives are followed by nouns.
- They have the same form in singular and plural.

Exercise. Complete the sentences with MY, YOUR, HER, HIS, OUR, OR THEIR.

01. Rita is wearing a blouse. ____________ blouse is light blue.

02. Tom is wearing a shirt. ___________ shirt is yellow and brown.

03. I am wearing jeans. _________ jeans are blue.

04. Bob and Tom are wearing boots. ________ boots are brown.

05. Sue and you are wearing dresses. ________ dresses are red.

06. Ann and I are wearing sweaters. ________ sweaters are green.

07. You are wearing shoes. ________ shoes are dark brown.

08. Sue is wearing a skirt. _______ skirt is black.

09. John is wearing a belt. ______ belt is white.

10. Sue and Ann are wearing socks. ________ socks are dark gray.

11. Tom is wearing pants. ________ pants are dark blue.

12. I am wearing earrings. _______ earrings are gold.

DEMOSTRATIVE PRONOUNS

NEAR FAR
SINGULAR PLURAL SINGULAR PLURAL

This is my book. These are my books. That is your book. Those are your books.
This is a pen. These are pens. That is a pencil. Those are pencils.

Exercise. Complete the sentences. Use the words in parentheses.

01. (This, These) _______________ books belong to me. (That, Those) ________________ belongs to Kate.

02. (This, These) _______________ coat is black. (That, Those) ________________ coats are tan.

03. (This, These) _______________ earrings are gold. (That, Those) _________________ earrings are silver.

04. (This, These) _______________ pencil belongs to Alex. (That, Those) ___________________ pencil belongs to Olga.

05. (This, These) _______________ sunglasses belong to me. (That, Those) ________________ sunglasses belong to you.

06. (This, These) _______________ exercise is easy. (That, Those) ____________________ exercises are hard.

07. Students are sitting at (This, These) _____________ desks, but (That, Those) ______________ desks are empty.

08. (This, These) ________________ book is on my desk. but (That, Those) _______________ books are on your desks.

PLURAL NOUNS

NOTE
- Nouns are words that refer to people, animals, and things.
- We have common nouns (student, car, doctor, dog, elephant, table, etc) and proper nouns (Robert, Martha, Raquel, etc.)
- Proper nouns don’t have plural form.

01. To make most nouns plural add ‘s’. 02. Add ‘es’ to nouns ending in sh, ch, x, ss.
SINGULAR PLURAL SINGULAR PLURAL
bird birds dish dishes
street streets match matches
rose roses class classes
elephant elephants box boxes

03. Consonant + y change y to i and add ‘es’. Vowel + y only add ‘s’.
SINGULAR PLURAL SINGULAR PLURAL
baby babies boy boys
city cities key keys
lady ladies day days
country countries guy guys

04. Nouns ending in ‘f’ or ‘fe’ change to ‘ves’. 05. Irregular plural nouns
SINGULAR PLURAL SINGULAR PLURAL
knife knives child children
shelf shelves foot feet
wife wives goose geese
thief thieves man men

exceptions: woman women

belief beliefs mouse mice
chief chiefs tooth teeth
roof roofs person people
cuff cuffs

06. The plural form of some nouns is the same as the singular form.
SINGULAR PLURAL
deer deer
fish fish
sheep sheep
offspring offspring
species species

Exercise . Write the plural forms of the nouns.

SINGULAR PLURAL SINGULAR PLURAL

dormitory tax

child possibility

leaf thief

wish goose

fish attorney

opinion butterfly

mouse category

sandwich sheep

man wolf

woman stitch

flash foot

tooth belief

half apple

POSSESSIVE ‘S.

NOTE
- An apostrophe (‘) and an s are used with nouns to show possession.
- If the nouns that possess ends in s another s is not necessary, only add the ‘.

Examples: I know the student’s name.

I know the students’ names.
I know the children’s names.
Exercise. Use the correct possessive form of the noun in italics to complete the sentence.

01. student One student asked several questions. I answered the __________________________ questions.

02. students Many students had questions after the lecture. I answered the ______________________ questions.

03. daughter We have one child, a girl. Our ____________________________ bedroom is right next to ours.

04. daughters We have two children, both girls. They share a bedroom. Our ______________________ bedroom is
next to ours.

05. man Keith is a ______________ name.

06. woman Heidi is a ______________ name.

07. men Keith and Jeremy are _____________ names.

08. women Emily and Colette are ________________ names.

09. people It’s important to be sensitive to other _______________ feelings.

10. person I always look straight into a _______________ during a conversation.

11. earth The ____________ surface is about seventy percent water.

12. elephant An _____________ skin is gray and wrinkled.

13. teachers We have class in this building, but all of the ________________________ offices are in another building.

14. teacher My grammar ______________ husband is an engineer.

15. enemy Two soldiers, each faceless and nameless to the other, fought to the death on the muddy river bank. At the
end, the winner could not help but admire his _________________ courage and wonder why he’d had die.

16. enemies Through the years in public office, he made many political enemies. He made a list of his
__________________ names so that he could get revenge when he achieved political power.

Exercise 1. Write sentences using IS, ISN`T, ARE, and AREN`T and the given
information.

01. Africa/city/It/continent

___________________________________________________________________

02. Baghdad and Chicago/city/They/continent

___________________________________________________________________

03. Canada/country/It/city

___________________________________________________________________
04. Jakarta/country/It/city

___________________________________________________________________

05. Beijing and London/city/They/country

___________________________________________________________________

06. Asia/country/It/continent

___________________________________________________________________

07. Asia and America/continent/They/country

___________________________________________________________________

THE HOUSE
a) study the vocabulary

porch
garden garage living room kitchen dining room

study room
bathroom bedroom attic basement yard

pool baby room

RULES FOR THE THIRD SINGULAR PERSON (he, she, it)

01. Adds ‘s’ to the verb.

- I speak English. - My niece speaks English too.

02. Verbs ending in –sh, -ch, -ss, x add –es.

- Alice brushes her hair every morning. - You brush your teeth every day.

03. Verbs ending in –y change y to i, and add –es.

- Boris worries about his bills. - We carry our books to class every day.

If you have a vowel (a, e, i, o, u) + y only add –s.

- Laura stays home at night. - We enjoy parties.

04. Verbs go-goes, do-does, have-has.

- I go to the movies once a month. Mary goes to the gym every evening.
- My sister has two daughters. I have a daughter and two sons.
- Students do homework. Katy does her homework.

EXERCISE 1
WRITE THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB IN PARENTHESES.

01. A bird (sing) ___________________________________.

02. Birds (sing) ____________________________________.

03. Wood (float) ________________ on water.

04. Rivers (flow) ________________ toward the sea.

05. My mother (worry) ________________ about me.

06. A student (buy) _____________ a lot of books at the beginning of each term.

07. Airplanes (fly) _____________ all around the world.

08. Mr. Wong (teach) ________________ Chinese at the university.

09. The teacher (ask) _______________ a lot of questions in class every evening.

10. Mr. Smith (watch) _________________ game shows on TV every evening.

11. Music (consist) __________________ of pleasant sounds.

12. Pesticides (destroy) ______________________ insects.

13. Dust (travel) __________________ through the air.

14. The front page of a newspaper (contain) ___________________________ the most

important news of the day.

15. Water (freeze) ________________ at 32oF (0oC) and (boil) __________________

At 212oF (100oC).

16. Ms. Taylor never (cross) _______________ the street in the middle of a block. She

always (walk) ________________ to the corner and (use) _________________ the

pedestrian walkway.

17. Many parts of the world (enjoy) _______________ four seasons: spring, summer,

autumn, and winter. Each season (last) _________________ three months and
bring changes in the weather.

EXRECISE 2
COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE VERBS IN THE LIST. MAKE ALL OF THE
SENTENCES NEGATIVE. SOME VERBS MAY BE USED MORE THAN ONE TIME.

do go shave drink make smoke eat put on speak

01. Bob ____________________ to school every day.

02. My roommates are from Japan. They ____________________________ Spanish.

03. Roberto has a beard. He _____________________ in the morning.

04. We ____________________ to class on Sunday.

05. Sally is healthy. She ____________________ cigarettes.

06. Jane and Alex always have lunch at home. They _____________________ at the
cafeteria.

07. Sometimes I _______________ my homework in the evening. I watch TV instead.

08. My sister likes tea, but she _________________________ coffee.

09. Hamid is a careful writer. He ______________________ mistakes in spelling

when he writes.

10. I’m lazy. I ____________________ exercises in the morning.

11. Sometimes Ann ___________________ her shoes when she goes outside.

EXERCISE 3
USE THE WORDS IN ITALICS TO MAKE NEGATIVE SENTENCES.

01. like, not Ingrid _____________________ tea.

02. like, not I ____________ tea.

03. know, not Mary and Jim are strangers. Mary _______________ Jim.

04. need, not It’s a nice day today. You _______________ your umbrella.

05. snow, not It ________________ in Bangkok in the winter.

06. speak, not I ______________ French.

07. be, not I ______________ hungry.

08. live, not Butterflies ___________ long.

09. have, not A butterfly _____________ a long life.

10. be, not A butterfly __________ large.

11. be, not butterflies ___________ large.

12. have, not We ___________ class every day.

13. have, not This city ______________ nice weather in the summer.

14. be, not It _____________ cold today.

15. rain, not It _____________ every day.

EXERCISE 4
MAKE QUESTIONS. GIVE SHORT ANSWERS.
01. A: ______________________________________________________

B: __________________ (I like tea.)

02. A: ______________________________________________________

B: __________________ (I don’t like coffee.)

03. A: ______________________________________________________

B: __________________ (I don’t speak Chinese.)

04. A: ______________________________________________________

B: __________________ (Ann speaks Italian.)

05. A: ______________________________________________________

B: __________________ (Ann and Tom don’t speak Arabic.)

06. A: ______________________________________________________

B: __________________ (I do exercises every morning.)

07. A: ______________________________________________________

B: __________________ (Sue has a cold.)

08. A: ______________________________________________________

B: __________________ (Jim doesn’t do his homework every day.)

09. A: ______________________________________________________

B: __________________ (I’m not tired.)

10. A: ______________________________________________________

B: __________________ (Anna is in my class.)

11. A: ______________________________________________________

B: __________________ (It rains a lot in April.)

12. A: ______________________________________________________

B: __________________ (I’m not homesick.)

13. A: ______________________________________________________
B: __________________ (Bob is not homesick.)

14. A: _____________________________________________________

B: __________________ (Sue isn’t here today.)

15. A: _____________________________________________________

B: __________________ (Frogs don’t have tails.)

16. A: _____________________________________________________

B: __________________ (The students in this class are intelligent.)

EXERCISE 5
COMPLETE THE QUESTIONS IN THE WRITTEN CONVERSATIONS. USE IS, ARE, DOES, OR DO.

CONVERSATION ONE

A: What time _____________ the movie start?

B: Seven-fifteen. __________ you want to come with us?

A: Yes. What time ________ it now?

B: Almost seven o’clock. _________ you ready?

A: Yes, let’s go.

CONVERSATION TWO

A: Where __________ my keys to the car?

B: I don’t know. Where _________ you usually keep them?

A: In my purse. But they’re not there.

B: Are you sure?

A: Yes. ________ you see them?

B: No. _________ they in one of your pockets?

A: I don’t think so.

B: _________ your husband have them?

A: No. he has his own set of car keys.

B: Well, I hope you find them.

A: Thanks.

CONVERSTION THREE

A: ____________ you go to school?

B: Yes.

A: ________ your brother go to school too?

B: No. He quit school last semester. He has a job now.

A: _________it a good job?

B: not really.

A: Where __________ he work?

B: At a restaurant. He washes dishes.

A: ________ he live with you?

B: No, he lives with my parents.

A: _______ your parents unhappy that he quit school?

B: They’re very unhappy about it.

A: _______ they want him to return to school?

B: Of course. They have many dreams for him and his future.

VIII- THERE IS\THERE ARE

AFFIRMATIVENEGATIVEINTERROGATIVE
LONG CONTRACTED LONG CONTRACTED
FORM FORMFORMFORM
there is there’s there is not there’s not\there isn’t Is there _________?
there are X there are not there aren’t Are there

SHORT ANSWERS
AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE
Yes, there is. No, there’s not\there isn’t.
Yes, there are. No, there aren’t.

EXERCISE 4
FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH there is, there are, there isn’t, there aren’t, is there or
are there.

Harold: Maude, __________________ nothing to do in the city. Let’s go camping!

Maude: Camping? But _________________ any people our age in the mountains.

Harold: Sure _________________. And _______________ camping equipment in the

garage. Let’s see … I think _______________ a tent and _________________

two sleeping bags.

Maude: But _________________ a camp stove?

Harold: Yes, ___________________. But ___________________ no backpacks, and

____________________ any hiking boots.

Maude: That’s alright. I don’t want to hike anyway. __________________ bathrooms

and showers at the campground?

Harold: Of course _________________.

Maude: ________________ a hotel nearby? Just in case it rains…

Harold: I think ________________. Come on! Let’s go hiking! _________________

nothing to lose.

PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

NOTE
- Present progressive expresses the actions happening at the moment.
- Verb TO BE is used as auxiliary verb in affirmative, negative, interrogative
sentences, and short answers

SPELLING OF –ING FORM

01. Verbs ending in –e drop the –e and add –ing
smile smiling take taking
hope hoping write writing

02. If the verb has one syllable and ends in one vowel + one consonant, double the
consonant and add –ing.
stop stopping plan planning
hit hitting sit sitting

03. In two-syllable verbs ending in vowel + consonant, if the first syllable is stressed, do
not double the consonant.
visit visitingoffer offering

04. In two-syllable verbs ending in vowel + consonant, if the second syllable is stressed,
double the consonant.
prefer preferring admit admitting

05. Add –ing to all the verb that are not in the rules above.
help helping learn learning worry worrying
rain raining heat heating study studying

EXERCISE 1
WRITE THE –ING FORM TO THE FOLLOWING VERBS.

start hit win

wait write explain

shout cut burn

meet hope swim

hop help tame

sleep tape choose

rain run ride

remind enjoy begin

EXERCISED 2
USE THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE TO MAKE TWO SENTENCES ABOUT EACH SITUATION,
ONE NEGATIVE AND ONE AFFIRMATIVE.

01. (n) Nancy, stand up\(a) she, sit down

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

02. (n) Otto, watch the news\(a) he, talk on the phone
___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

03. (a) Anita, listen to music\(n) she, play the piano

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

04. (a) Sophia, read a magazine\(n) she, read a book

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

05. (n) the birds, fly\(a) they, sit on a telephone wire

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

EXERCISE 3
MAKE QUESTIONS
01. ___________________________________________________________ students?
Yes, she is. (The teacher is helping students.)

02. __________________________________________________________________?
Yes, he is. (John is riding a bicycle.)

03. __________________________________________________________________?
No, I’m not. (I’m not sleeping.)

04. _______________________________________________________________ TV?

No, they aren’t. (The students aren’t watching TV.)

05. ____________________________________________________________ outside?

No, it isn’t. (It isn’t raining outside.)

ADVERB OF FREQUENCY
NOTE
- Adverbs of frequency express how often you do something.
- Adverbs of frequency come after verb TO BE.
- Adverbs of frequency come before other verbs.
- sometimescan also come at the beginning or at the end of a sentence.

100% always Bob always eats breakfast.

90-99% usually Tom is usually late for class.
75-90% often Sally and Roger are often late for class.
25-75% sometimes Mary sometimes watches TV.
05-10% seldom I seldom watch TV.
01-10% rarely I rarely drink milk.
0% never Jahaira is never late for class.

EXERCISE 3
ADD THE FREQUENCY ADVERBS TO THE SENTENCES.

01. always Ann is on time for class. __________________________________

02. always Ann comes to class on time. __________________________________

03. often Maria is late for class. __________________________________

04. often Maria comes to class late. __________________________________

05. never It snows in my hometown. ___________________________________

06. never It is very cold in my hometown. ________________________________

07. usually Bob is at home in the evening. _________________________________

08. usually Bob stays at home in the evening. ______________________________

09. seldom Tom studies at the library in the evening. ________________________

10. seldom His classmates are in the library in the evening.

__________________________________________________________

11. sometimes I skip breakfast. ___________________________________________

12. rarely I have time for a big breakfast. _______________________________

OTHER ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY

NOTE
- We can express frequency by saying how many times something happen.
once (one time) I drink tea once a day.
twice (two times) I see my cousin Sam twice a year.
three times I see my grandparents three times a week.
four times Mary drinks coffee four times a day.
etc.

EXERCISE 4
HOW OFTEN DO THE PEOPLE TAKE THE BUS? USE THE NUMBER IN PARENTHESES TO
COMPLETE THE SENTENCES. THEN COMPLETE THE SECOND SENTENCE WITH AN
ADVERB OF FREQUENCY.

01. Hamid takes the bus (7) ________________ a week. That means he ___________
takes the bus.

02. Ann takes the bus (1) ______________ a week. That means she _______________
takes the bus.

03. Yoko takes the bus (2) ______________ a week. That means she ______________
takes the bus.

04. Marco takes the bus (6) ______________ a week. That means he ______________
takes the bus.

05. Joe takes the bus (5) ________________ a week. That means he ______________
takes the bus.

06. Mr. Wu (0) ___________________ takes the bus.

07. Mrs. Cook takes the bus (3) ________________________ a week. That means she

_______________ takes the bus.

SIMPLE PRESENT vs PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

SIMPLE PRESENT
- The simple present expresses daily habits or usual activities.
- the simple present expresses general statements of fact.
- In affirmative sentences apply the rules for the third singular person HE, SHE, IT.
- Auxiliary verb DO is used in negative, interrogative sentences, and short answers.
- In negative and interrogative sentences the verb is in the simple form.
PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
- Present progressive expresses the actions happening at the moment.
- Verb TO BE is used as auxiliary verb in affirmative, negative, interrogative
sentences, and short answers.
- Gerund –ing is added to the main verb.

EXRECISE 3
COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH AM, IS, ARE, DO, DOES.

01. __________ you ready? The bus _________ leaving right now.

02. __________ you have enough money for the bus?

03. Oh, no. It ______ raining again. _________ it rain often in this city?

04. Excuse me, what time _________ you have?

05. No one is here. _________ I early or late?

06. I ________ looking for the registration office. ________ you know where it is?

07. When ________ the registration office close?

08. Where _______ your school?

09. Where _______ you live?

10. _____ your classmates live near you?

EXERCISE 4
COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE WORDS IN PARENTHESES.

01. A: Tom is on the phone.

B: (he, talk) ____________________ to his wife?

A: Yes.

B: (he, talk) ____________________ to her often?

A: Yes, he (talk) ________________ to her every day during his lunch break.

02. A: I (walk) ____________ to school every day. I (take, not) _________________

the bus. (you, take) _______________________ the bus?

B: No, I don’t.

03. A: Anna is in the hallway.

B: (she, talk) ______________________ to her friends?

A: No, she isn’t. She (run) ________________________ to her next class.

04. A: I (read) ________________ the newspaper every day.

B: How about your grammar book? (you, read) ___________________________

your grammar book every day?

A: No, I don’t. I (read, not) __________________ my grammar book every day.

05. A: What (you, read) ___________________________ right now?

B: I (read) ______________________ my grammar book.

06. A: (you, want) ___________________________ your coat?

B: Yes.

A: (be, this) ____________________ your coat?

B: No, my coat (hang) ___________________________ in the cloet.

NONPREGRESSIVE VERBS

NOTE
- Nonprogressive verbs are verbs we don’t use in progressive tense.
- When think refers to believe is Nonprogressive, when it refers to the action of
thinking it can be used in progressive tense.
- When have refers to possess is Nonprogressive, with some expressions it can be
used in progressive tense.

hear see believe think understand know exist own have

belong need possess want remember like love hate forget
prefer smell taste dislike

EXERCISE 5
COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE WORDS IN PARENTHESES. USE THE SIMPLE
PRESENT OR THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE.

01. Right now Yoko (read) __________________ an article in the newspaper, but she

(understand, not) ____________________ it. Some of the vocabulary (be) ______

too difficult for her.

02. Right now I (look) _____________________ at the board. I (see) _____________

some words on the board.

03. I (need) ______________ to call my parents today and tell them about my new

apartment. They can’t call me because they (know, not) _____________________

my new telephone number.

04. This tea is good. I (like) __________ it. What kind is it? I (prefer) ____________
tea to coffee. How about you?

05. Right now the children (be) ______ at the beach. They (have) ________________

a good time. They (have) ________ a beach ball, and they (play) ______________

catch with it. They (like) _________ to play catch. Their parents (sunbathe) _____

SIMPLE PAST TENSE VERB TO BE

AFFIRMATIVENEGATIVEINTERROGATIVESHORT ANSWERS
AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE
I IIII
he was he was not Was he ______? Yes, he was. No, he wasn’t.
sheshe (wasn’t) she sheshe
ititititit

wewewewewe
you were you were not Were you _____? Yes, you were. No, you weren’t.
theythey (weren’t) they theythey

EXERCISE 1
CHANGE THE SENTENCES TO THE PAST TIME.

01. Bob is in class today. __________________________________________.

02. I’m in class today. __________________________________________.

03. Mary is at the library today. __________________________________________.

04. We’re in class today. __________________________________________.

05. You’re busy today. __________________________________________.

06. I’m happy today. __________________________________________.

07. The classroom is hot today. __________________________________________.

08. Ann is in her office today. __________________________________________.

09. Tom is in his office today. __________________________________________.

10. Ann and Tom are in their offices today. __________________________________.

EXERCISE 2
COMPLETE THE SENTENCES. USE WASN’T OR WEREN’T. USE A PAST TIME
EXPRESSION.

PRESENTPAST
today yesterday
this morning yesterday morning
this afternoon yesterday afternoon
tonight last night
this week last week

01. Ken is here today, but ________________________________________________.

02. I’m at home tonight, but ______________________________________________.

03. Olga is busy today, but _______________________________________________.

04. Tom is at the library tonight, but ________________________________________.

05. Alex and Rita are at work this afternoon, but ______________________________.

06. You’re here today, but ________________________________________________.

07. Dr. Ruckman is in her office this morning, but _____________________________.

08. It’s cold this week, but ________________________________________________.

EXERCISE 3
MAKE QUESTIONS AND GIVE SHORT ANSWERS.

01. (you\at home\last night)

A: ________________________________________________________________

B: No, ________________________

02. (Mr. Yamamoto\absent from class\yesterday)

A: ________________________________________________________________

B: Yes, ________________________

03. (Oscar and Anya\at home\last night)

A: ________________________________________________________________

B: Yes, ________________________

04. (you\nervous\the first day of class)

A: ________________________________________________________________

B: No, ________________________

05. (Ahmed\at the library\last night)

A: ________________________________________________________________

B: Yes, ________________________

06. (Mr. shin\in class\yesterday)

A: ________________________________________________________________

B: No, ________________________

A: Where __________________________________________________________
B: At home

07. (you and your family\in Canada\last year)

A: ________________________________________________________________

B: No, ________________________

A: Where __________________________________________________________
B: In Ireland.

08. (you\be\at the library\right now)

A: ________________________________________________________________

B: No, ________________________

A: Where __________________________________________________________
B: In class.

09. (you\in class\yesterday)

A: ________________________________________________________________

B: Yes, ________________________
10. (Anita\in class\today)

A: ________________________________________________________________

B: No, ________________________. She is absent.

11. (you\tired\last night)

A: ________________________________________________________________

B: Yes, ________________________. I went to bed early.

12. (you\hungry\right now)

A: ________________________________________________________________

B: No, ________________________, but I’m thirsty.

SIMPLE PAST TENSE

REGULAR VERBS
- Regular verbs form their simple past by adding –ed.
01. Verbs ending in –e just add -d
smile smiled hope hoped

02. If the verb has one syllable and ends in one vowel + one consonant, double the
consonant and add –ed.
stop stopped plan planned

03. In two-syllable verbs ending in vowel + consonant, if the first syllable is stressed, do
not double the consonant.
visit visitedoffer offered

04. In two-syllable verbs ending in vowel + consonant, if the second syllable is stressed,
double the consonant.
prefer preferred admit admitted

05. Verbs ending in –y change y to i, and add –ed.

worry worried study studied

If you have a vowel (a, e, i, o, u) + y only add –ed.

play played enjoy enjoyed

EXERCISE 1
WRITE THE –ED FORM TO THE FOLLOWING VERBS.

start open refer

wait occur explain

shout happen burn

step hope offer

hop help tame

tap tape carry

rain happen listen

remind enjoy admit

visit omit hurry

study reply stay

EXERCISE 2
FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE CORRECT SIMPLE PAST TENSE OF THE REGULAR
VERBS IN PARENTHESES.

When I was a child, we (not, stay) __________________ inside watching TV in hot

weather. We (not, own) ________________ an air conditioning, so on warm summer

evenings, we (stay) ________________ outside on the porch for hours. Children (play)

___________ games or (look) ____________ at comic books. My dad (relax) _______

in his chair and (smoke) _______________ his pipe. Sometimes he (try) ___________

to do a crossword puzzle in the newspaper. Occasionally some neighbors (visit) ______

us on the porch. Then dad (stop) ______________ reading the newspaper and (discuss)

___________ current events with them. They (argue) ____________ about politics or

the economy.

After my mom (wash) ____________ the dinner dishes, she usually (join) ___________

us on the porch. She and my father (talk) _______________________ about the house,

neighborhood, and kids. Sometimes she (peel) _________________ apples. My dad

usually (help) ______________ my mom. When they (finish) _______________ they

(hand) _______________ each of us an apple. My family always (enjoy) ___________

those summer evenings on the porch.

IRREGULAR VERBS

- Most irregular verbs change structure and pronunciation from present to past.
dream dreamt lose lost have had hear heard
make made begin began come came choose chose
drink drank drive drove eat ate fall fell
find found get got give gave grow grew
know knew ride rode ring rang run ran
sing sang take took throw threw win won
write wrote bring brought buy bought catch caught
do did fly flew go went keep kept
leave left pay paid say said sell sold
sleep slept teach taught tell told think thought

- Some irregular verbs have the same spelling and pronunciation in past
Costcost cut cut hit hit hurt hurt
Letlet put put quit quit shut shut

- Some irregular verbs that end in –d in past end in –t.

bend bent build built lend lent
send sent spend spent

- read has same spelling but different pronunciation: read read

EXERCISE 1
WRITE THE SIMPLE PAST OF THESE IRREGULAR VERBS.

see eat give

fall take shake

drive ride write

bite hide break

speak steal get

wear draw grow

throw blow fly

drink sing swim

go have make

build lend send

spend leave lose

sleep feel meet

EXERCISE 2
FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE PAST FORM OF THE VERB IN PARENTHESES.

Cambridge University (send) _____________ me the letter of acceptance on May 10th.

I (let) __________ my father read the letter first. The he (read) ____________ it aloud

to the whole family. I know he and my mother (be) ________ proud. I (be) _________

really excited. I (sleep) __________ badly that night. The next day I (take) _________

my parents downtown.

We (have) __________ dinner in a nice restaurant. Two days later, I (go) ___________

shopping for some new clothes with my mother. The clothes (cost) __________ a lot of

money, but my mother proudly (spend) _____________ the money.

The day before I (leave) ____________, my friends (throw) _____________ me a going

away party. It (be) _________ a great party. The next morning, my alarm clock (ring)

_____________ but I didn’t hear it. We had to hurry. I (get) ___________ ready

quickly and my parents (drive) _____________ me to the airport. I (catch) __________

the plane just in time.

On the airplane, I (think) ______________ about my home and my wonderful family

and friends. I (begin) _______________ to get a little homesick.

We (get) _________ to Heathrow Airport in London twelve hours later. After going

through immigration and customs, I (take) ___________ a train to Cambridge. Then I

(buy) __________ a newspaper and a map of the city at a shop near my hotel. I (know)

___________ I only (have) ____________ a week to find an apartment before school

(begin) ____________, so I (read) _____________ the classified adds.

I (make) ____________ a lot of telephone calls the first few days, but I didn’t have any
luck. Someone (tell) __________ me to go to an apartment rental agency. I (go) _____

to the agency, (pay) _________ them a fee, and they (give) ___________ me a list of

available apartments. A week later I (find) _______________a one-bedroom apartment

in a really nice building. I (meet) ____________ some nice neighbors on my first day

in my new apartment.

I still miss home, but I think I (make) ____________ the right decision when I decided
to come here.

EXERCISE 3
WRITE THE SIMPLE PAST OF THESE VERBS.

finish see go

have meet call

fall do know

fly come study

stay begin start

write teach eat

cut read learn

talk visit call

NEGATIVE AND INTERROGATIVE SENTENCESSHORT ANSWERS

AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE
I III
Youyouyouyou
Wewewewe
they did not (didn’t) Did they_______? Yes, they did. No, they didn’t.
hehehehe
sheshesheshe
itititit

EXERCISE 4
COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING DIALOGUES. USE THE WORDS IN PARENTHESES. GIVE
SHORT ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS WHERE NECESSARY.

01. A: (you, go) ________________________ to school yesterday?

B: No, _____________. I (stay) __________________ home because I (feel, not)

____________________ good.

02. A: (you, sleep) _________________________ well last night?

B: Yes, __________________. I (sleep) _______________ very well.

03. A: (Tom’s plane, arrive) ___________________________ on time yesterday?

B: Yes, ________________. It (get in) _______________ at 06:05 on the dot.

04. A: (you, stay) _________________ home and (study) ______________ last night?

B: No, _____________. I (go) ________ to a new movie, The valley of Vampires.

A: (you, like) __________________________________ it?

B: It was okay, I guess, but I don’t really like horror movies.

05. A: (Mary, study) _____________________________ last night?

B: No, _______________. She (watch) ___________________ TV.

06. A: (Mark Twain, write) _______________________________ Tom Sawyer?

B: Yes, __________. He also (write) __________________ Huckleberry Finn.

07. A: (the children, go) _____________________________ to the zoo yesterday?

B: Yes, _______________. And they (have) ___________ a wonderful time.

08. A: (you, eat) __________________________ breakfast this morning?

B: No, _____________. I (have, not) ___________________ enough time. I was

late for class because my alarm clock (ring, not) ______________________.

EXERCISE 5
COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE VERBS IN PARENTHESES. USE THE SIMPLE
PRESENT, THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE, OR THE SIMPLE PAST.

01. I (get) _____________ up at eight o’clock yesterday morning.

02. Mary (talk) _____________ to John on the phone last night.

03. Mary (talk) _____________ to John on the phone right now.

04. Mary (talk) _____________ to John on the phone every day.

05. Jim and I (eat) __________ lunch at the cafeteria two hours ago.

06. We (eat) _______ lunch at the cafeteria every day.

07. I (go) ___________ to bed early last night.

08. My roommate (study) ________________ Spanish last year.

09. Sue (write) ____________ an e-mail to her parents yesterday.

10. Sue (write) ____________ an e-mail to her parents every week.

11. Sue is in her room right now. She (sit) ___________________ at her desk.

12. Maria (do) __________ her homework last night.

13. Yesterday, I (see) ___________ Fumiko at the library.

14. I (have) ___________ a dream last night. I (dream) _____________ about my

friends. I (sleep) ______________ for eight hours.

15. A strange thing (happen) ______________ to me yesterday. I couldn’t remember

my own telephone number.

16. My wife (come) _____________ home around five every day.

17. Yesterday, she (come) _______________ home at 05:15.

18. Our teacher (stand) ____________________ in the middle of the room right now.

19. Our teacher (stand) _________________ in the front of the room yesterday.

20. Tom (put) __________ the butter in the refrigerator yesterday.

21. He (put) ________ the milk in the refrigerator every day.

22. Pablo usually (sit) ___________ in the front row. Today he (be) ________ absent.

He (be) __________ absent two days ago too.

EXERCISE 6
COMPLETE THE SENTENCES. USE THE WORDS IN PARENTHESES. USE SIMPLE
PRESENTE, SIMPLE PAST, OR PRESENT PROGRESSIVE.

01. Jasmin (come, not) ____________________ to the meeting yesterday. She (stay)

__________________ in her office.

02. I (go) _________ to a movie last night, but I (enjoy, not) _____________________

it. It (be, not) ________________ very good.

03. Sue (read) ___________ a magazine right now. She (watch, not) ______________

TV. She (like, not) ____________________________to watch TV during the day.

04. Toshi is a busy student. Sometimes he (eat, not) ____________ lunch because he

(have, not) ____________________ enough time between classes. Yesterday he

(have, not) ___________________ time for lunch. He (get) _______ hungry.