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MCM Life Languages SpA 2010

Colección: “The Global Guide to English”

“First Steps” Coursebook # 1

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The Global Guide to English

First Steps Course Book 1, Level Intro

Table of Contents

Unit Grammar Page

1 Introductions Possessive Adjectives, Pronouns 1

2 How Are You? Verb “To be”: Positive 7

3 Everyday Objects A/An, Some, Plural Nouns 14

4 What’s This? This/These (That/Those) 24

Self-Test 1 (Units 1-4) 32

5 Moods and Feelings Verb “To be”: Negative 36

6 Personal Information Verb “To be”: Yes/No Questions 41

7 Office Items/Computers Prepositions of Place 48

REVIEW 1 (Units 1-7) 54

8 Nationalities/Appearances Verb “To be” –Wh Questions 61

9 Possessions/Clothes Possessive ‘s, Possessive Adjectives 70


10 Activities Present Continuous 81

11 Weather Conjunctions: and, but 89

12 Seasons Present Continuous: 94

Yes/No Questions


13 What Time is It? Present Continuous: Wh- Questions 105

14 Everyday Activities Present Simple Positive 112


15 Family/Pastimes Present Simple Negative 123

16 Times of the Day Present Simple: Yes/No Questions 130


17 Jobs/Work Present Simple Questions 141

18 At Home There is/There are 148

19 Describing Things Adjectives 155


Test 166

Answers 179

Grammar Charts 214

Vocabulary Glossary 216

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Possessive Adjectives

Exercise 1.1 Look at the pictures. Fill in the blanks with the correct possessive adjective.

What is __her_ name? What is ______ name? 1. __Her_ name is Michelle. 2. ______ name is Alex.

What are _______ names? 3. ________ names are 4. Diane, Jennifer

and Stan.

Unit 1

Introductions

Singular (1) Plural (2+)

my our your your (all)

his(man/boy) her (woman/girl) its(thing/animal)

their

Hi, my name is Michael. What’s your name?

My name is Jacob. It’s nice to meet you.

What’s ______ name?

______ name is Lauren.

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Titles first name

Jeff Armstrong Mary Wells

first last last name name name

Read the dialogue below… Mary: Hi, my name’s Mary Wells. What’s your name? Jeff: Hello Ms. Wells, my name’s Jeff Armstrong. Mary: It’s nice to meet you, Mr. Armstrong. Please, call me Mary. Jeff: It’s nice to meet you, too, Mary. Mary Wells can be Mary (informal) or Ms. Wells (formal). Jeff Armstrong can be Jeff (informal) or Mr. Armstrong (formal).

Exercise 1.2 Write down three names. (Can be friends, family, colleagues) Then, write their title. Raymond Pollard Mr. Pollard Claudia Thompson Mrs. Thompson 1. ________________________________________ 2. ________________________________________ 3. ________________________________________ Now, write a dialogue similar to the one above with two of the people you wrote down. Use their names AND titles. ___________: ___________: ___________: ___________:

Miss_________ (single females) Ms.________ (single or married females) Mrs._________ (married females) Mr.________ (single or married males)

Tip: The first time you meet someone, use their title. (Mr. or Ms.)

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Subject Pronouns

Singular (1) Plural (2+) I we

you you (all) he(man/boy)

she(woman/girl) it(thing/animal)

they

We can use subject pronouns OR a name. For a man/boy, use HE. Joe is a businessman. David is young. He is a businessman. He is young. Joe David For a woman/girl, use SHE. Anne is friendly. Mary is happy. She is friendly. She is happy.

Anne Mary For 1 thing or animal, use IT. The car is fast. The tree is big. The horse is brown. It is fast. It is big. It is brown.

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For things (2+), people (2+) and animals (2+), use THEY. The pens are black. The buildings are tall. They are beautiful. They are black. They are tall. Exercise 1.3 Write the correct subject pronoun for the pictures below. 1. _they_____ 2. _________ 3. __________ 4. __________ 5. __________ 6.__________ 7.__________ 8._________ Exercise 1.4 Write he, she, it, we, you or they. 1. Adam ___he________ 9. cats ______________ 2. desk _____________ 10. boy ______________ 3. two people _____________ 11. radio ______________ 4. woman _____________ 12. Mary ______________ 5. train _____________ 13. cars ______________ 6. balls _____________ 14. Sam and I ______________ 7. elephant _____________ 15. cup ______________ 8. five girls _____________ 16. John ______________

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Exercise 1.5 Read the following information sheet. Fill in the correct subject pronoun (I, you, he/she/it, we, you, they) and possessive adjectives (my, your, his/her/its, our, your, their).

Personal Information ___________ name is Elaine Matthews. __________ is 36 years old. Mr. Ms. Mrs. X __________ is married. Name:__Matthews__, ___Elaine___ __________ is an accountant. (last) (first)

Date of Birth: _18_/__06_/_1972_ Age: _36_ Married X Single Job:___accountant______________

Now, fill in your information and write sentences like the ones above. (Use I and my)

Personal Information _______________________________ Mr. Ms. Mrs. _______________________________ Name:____________, ___________ _______________________________ (last) (first) _______________________________

Date of Birth: ____/____/_____ Age: ____ Married Single Job:__________________________

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Vocabulary List Unit 1 1. my 2. your 3. his 4. her 5. its 6. our 7. their 8. first name 9. last name 10. title 11. Miss 12. Mrs. 13. Ms. 14. Mr. 15. I 16. you 17. he 18. she 19. it 20. we 21. you(all) 22. they 23. age 24. married 25. single Important Phrases/Sentences to Remember: Hi, my name is…/I’m…(introductions) What’s your name? (introductions) It’s nice to meet you, Mr. Armstrong. (introductions) It’s nice to meet you, too. (introductions) Please, call me Mary. (introductions) I’m _____ years old. (age)

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Present Continuous Present Continuous-something happening NOW

He’s riding the bus. They’re dancing. He’s calling his friend.

Present Continuous is BE + verb(ing)

PAST NOW FUTURE

Pronoun Present Continuous Contraction

I I am sitting in the chair. I’m sitting in the chair you You are sitting in the chair. You’re sitting in the chair. he she it

He is sitting in the chair. She is sitting in the chair. It is sitting in the chair.

He’s sitting in the chair. She’s sitting in the chair. It’s sitting in the chair.

we We are sitting in the chair. We’re sitting in the chair. you(all) You are sitting in the chair. You’re sitting in the chair. they They are sitting in the chair. They’re sitting in the chair. Please be quiet. I’m working. (not I work) Take an umbrella with you. It’s raining. You can use the computer. I’m not using it. What are you doing? Do you want to go to lunch? I’m talking to a client. Can you call me back?

Unit 10

Activities

Remember: Its is a possessive adjective. For example: This is my computer. This is its case. It’s is the contraction for it is. For example: It’s a beautiful car! or It’s sending now.

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Exercise 10.1 Look at the following pictures. Use the verbs in the box to write a present continuous sentence. Answer the question, “What are they doing?”. For example: They’re eating dinner. 1. 2. 3. _______________________ ________________________ _______________________ 4. 5. 6. ______________________ _______________________ ________________________

to eat dinner to work to write an email to read a book to call a friend to sing to drive

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We also use the present continuous to talk about current, temporary activities. I’m reading a good book now. Past Future They’re working in a big project. She’s learning to cook. We’re changing our office. NOW

Exercise 10.2 Fill in the blanks with the present continuous of the verb in parentheses. 1. The baby __is sleeping____. (sleep)

2. I_____________ a new sweater today. (wear)

3. They_______________ for the bus. (wait)

4. We________________ lunch in the café. (eat)

5. Look! It________________ to rain. (begin)

6. Someone ________________ on the door. (knock)

7. My colleagues________________to the meeting now. (drive)

8. He_________________the presentation to the clients. (give)

9. Excuse me. My boss________________. (call)

10. I______________English. (study)

Exercise 10.3 Fill in the blanks with a verb from the box. 1. A lot of stores are having_______ big sales.

2. They__________________in Europe.

3. We_________________ very healthy foods these days.

4. They___________________a new shopping center.

build watch eat have change increase swim learn work travel

Tip! These are some time expressions used with present continuous: now, right now, at the moment, these days, at present

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5. My team and I________________on a new project.

6. He___________________to play tennis.

7. The transportation system_________________.

8. Laura__________________at the pool these days.

9. The population________________.

10. I_________________a lot of TV these days.

Present Continuous Negatives The negative is made by adding “not”. I’m drinking a glass of water.-------I’m not drinking a glass of water. Positive Negative Negative Contraction

I am working. I am not working. I’m not working. You are working. You are not working. You’re not working. or

You aren’t working. He is working. She is working. It is working.

He is not working. She is not working. It is not working.

He She ’s not working. or isn’t working.

It We are working. We are not working.

We’re not working. or We aren’t working.

You are working. You are not working. You’re not working. or You aren’t working.

They are working. They are not working. They’re not working or They aren’t working.

Exercise 10.4 Change the following positive sentences to negative sentences. For example: I’m driving to the office. __I’m not driving to the office._____________ 1. I’m eating an orange. ____________________________________

2. Jane and I are going to the store. ____________________________________

3. Michael is calling his parents. ____________________________________

4. They’re taking the train here. ____________________________________

5. She’s working hard these days. ____________________________________

6. I’m watching TV right now. ____________________________________

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7. He’s buying a new cell phone. ____________________________________

8. They’re organizing the office. ____________________________________

9. My parents are walking in the park. ____________________________________

10. My boss is looking at the project. ____________________________________ Remember! (Unit 6) Answering yes/no questions with short answers. Question: Answer: Is this your credit card? Yes, it is. OR No, it isn’t

Are these your children? Yes, they are. OR No, they aren’t.

Is she your coworker? Yes, she is. OR No, she isn’t.

Short answers are also used for present continuous yes/no questions: Are you driving to the meeting? Yes, I am OR No, I’m not.

Is he writing a report? Yes, he is OR No, he isn’t

Are they coming to the party? Yes, they are OR No, they aren’t.

Exercise 10.5 Answer the following questions using short answers. For example: Are you talking to your boss? No, I’m not. 1. Are you wearing boots? _______________________

2. Is your coworker studying English? _______________________

3. Is your teacher speaking Italian? _______________________

4. Are you learning how to cook? _______________________

5. Are you reading a good book? _______________________

6. Is your family working hard these days? _______________________

7. Are your parents helping you study? _______________________

8. Is your boss travelling for business? _______________________

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Exercise 10.6 Look at the following pictures and answer the questions.

For example: Is she wearing pants? ____No, she isn’t._

1. 2. 3.

Is he wearing a suit? Is she wearing pajamas? Is he wearing a coat?

_____________________ _____________________ ________________________

4. 5. 6.

Is he wearing a tie? Are they wearing sweaters? Is she wearing pants?

_____________________ _____________________ ________________________

shirt blouse boots pajamas T-shirt cap swimsuit hat heels tie jeans gloves dress suit pants skirt coat shoes jacket sweater sneakers belt shorts socks scarf

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Exercise 10.7 Use the pictures above. Write one positive and one negative sentence for each picture. For example: __She’s wearing a dress.______ __She isn’t wearing pants.____ 1.______________________________ 2. ____________________________ ______________________________ ____________________________ 3.______________________________ 4. ____________________________ ______________________________ ____________________________ 5.______________________________ 6. ____________________________ ______________________________ ____________________________ Exercise 10.8 Write about some of your current activities. Try to use positive and negative present continuous sentences. For example: I’m learning to cook these days. I’m going to classes. I’m not practicing at home. ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________

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Vocabulary List Unit 10 1. to ride 2. to call 3. to dance 4. to sit 5. to sing 6. to eat 7. to drive 8. to work 9. to read 10. to write 11. to talk 12. to sleep 13. to wear 14. to wait 15. to begin 16. to give 17. to study 18. to learn 19. to build 20. to watch 21. to change 22. to increase 23. to travel 24. not 25. aren’t 26. isn’t Important Phrases to Remember What are you doing? What are you wearing?

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Review 2 Units 8-12

Review 2.1 Fill in the blanks with the correct question word- What, Where or Who. For example: __Where ___ is your office? 1. ______________ are you from?

2. ______________ is your name?

3. ______________ is your boss like?

4. ______________ are your classmates?

5. ______________ are you now?

6. ______________ are your colleagues?

7. ______________ is your job?

8. ______________ is your mother like?

9. ______________ is your family?

10. ______________ is your boss? Review 2.2 Write questions about the people below. Then answer the questions. Make sure to use the words for physical description in the first box and the words for character description in the second box below. For example: your husband--What is your husband like?

My husband is tall and a little heavy. He is handsome. He is shy and serious. He is funny sometimes.

1. your mother--___________________________________________________? 2. your friends--___________________________________________________?

quiet shy talkative serious funny friendly

tall short thin heavy handsome

pretty good-looking bad-looking

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3. your colleagues--________________________________________________? 4. your boss--_____________________________________________________? 5. your brother or your sister--_______________________________________? 6. you--___________________________________________________________? Review 2.3 Look at the pictures below. Match them with the people or names in the box and make three sentences. See example: For example: These are Sarah and Natalie’s dresses. These are their dresses. These dresses are theirs. dresses 1. swimsuit 2. board

__________________________________ ____________________________________

__________________________________ ____________________________________

__________________________________ ____________________________________

3. shoes 4. bikes

_________________________________ ____________________________________

_________________________________ ____________________________________

_________________________________ ____________________________________

Mary and Jeff Rebecca James David and Ted

Sarah and Natalie the students the teacher

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5. notebooks 6. ties

_________________________________ ____________________________________

_________________________________ ____________________________________

_________________________________ ____________________________________

Review 2.4 Look at the following pictures and use the verbs to write a present continuous sentence. (watch) For example: They’re watching TV. 1. (sing) 2. (wear) ____________________ _____________________ 3. (sleep) 4. (rain) _____________________ ____________________ Review 2.5 Use the verbs in the box to fill in the blanks with the present continuous. call write eat work drink ride drive read walk travel 1. He ’s__ __working____ at the office right now.

2. We _____ ______________ lunch at a restaurant.

3. I _____ _______________ my bike in the park.

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4. She ______ _____________ to Spain for business.

5. My boss ______ ____________ the newspaper.

6. My colleague and I ______ ______________ coffee.

7. His secretary ______ _______________ an email to the new client right now.

8. I _____ ________________ my wife now.

9. My children ______ _______________ to school.

10. He ______ _______________ to the office now.

Review 2.6 Change the sentences in the exercise above to negative sentences. 1. He isn’t working at the office right now.

2. ___________________________________________________

3. ___________________________________________________

4. ___________________________________________________

5. ___________________________________________________

6. ___________________________________________________

7. ___________________________________________________

8. ___________________________________________________

9. ___________________________________________________

10. ___________________________________________________ Review 2.7 Make a yes/no question from the following words. After, answer with yes/no short answers. (your father / talk on the phone)_Is your father talking on the phone? Yes, he is._ 1. (you / wear boots)

_________________________________________? ________________________

2. (you / talk to a friend)

_________________________________________? ________________________

3. (your boss / travel)

_________________________________________? ________________________

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4. (your mom / cook)

_________________________________________? ________________________

5. (your friends / have a party)

_________________________________________? ________________________

6. (you / sit in a chair)

_________________________________________? ________________________

7. (you / read a good book)

_________________________________________? ________________________

8. (your company / work hard)

_________________________________________? ________________________

9. (your family / play sports)

_________________________________________? ________________________

10. (you / study English)

_________________________________________? ________________________

Review 2.8 Fill in the blanks with “and” or “but”. For example: I’m wearing a hat, _______ I’m not wearing a scarf. 1. I’m short, _______ I’m not fat.

2. She’s talkative _______ friendly.

3. It’s cold, _______ it’s sunny.

4. She’s listening to the radio ________ working.

5. My sister’s reading a book, ________ she isn’t interested in it.

6. They’re very good-looking, ________ they aren’t very nice.

7. My office is working on a new project ________ finishing old projects.

8. It’s very cold, _______ I’m not wearing a coat.

9. Her skirt is green, blue ________ pink.

10. He’s very tall, _______ he isn’t very thin.

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Present Simple Questions- What, Where, When, How:

For questions using “what”, “where”, “when”, “why” and “how”, add the question word and “do” or “does” in front of the subject. Question: Answer:

Do you work? Yes, I do.

Where do you work? I work in an office building downtown.

What does your brother do? My brother designs office buildings.

When do you go to work? I go to work at 8:15 every morning.

Why do they take the bus. They take the bus because they don’t have cars.

How does he get to work? He takes the metro every morning.

Exercise 17.1 Fill in the blanks with “do” or “does”. Then match the questions on the left with the answers on the right. 1. Where _________ you live? a) They live downtown. 2. What _________ he do? b) I bring my laptop to work. 3. How ________ they get to work? c) Because I don’t have a car. 4. Why ________ he go home early? d) He is an engineer. 5. What ________ you bring to work? e) I go on holiday in the summer. 6. What ________ she do on weekends? f) I use the printer at reception. 7. When ________ you go on holiday? g) I live in an apartment on 1st St. 8. Where ________ your family live? h) They take the bus. 9. Why ________ you take the metro? i) She goes to parties. 10. How ________ print documents? j) Because he arrives early.

Unit 17

Jobs and Work

Remember! For yes/no questions, we add “do” or “does” in front of the subject. Positive: Question:

They drive to work every morning. Do they drive to work every morning?

She goes to the gym twice a week. Does she go to the gym twice a week?

Note: “Who” questions in the present simple are usually different. You usually do not need to use “do” or “does”: Who works in this office? David works in this office.

Who eats lunch at the cafeteria? My colleagues and I eat lunch at the cafeteria.

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Exercise 17.2 Read the following dialogue and fill in the blanks. For example: A: Where do you work?

B: I work in a tall office building downtown. 1. A: How much __________ you pay 2. A:_________ does your brother

for parking? _________?

B: I ________ $2 a day for parking. B: He is an accountant.

3. A: ________ do you work? 4. A: What ________ your wife

B: I _________ at a restaurant. _________?

A: What _______ you do? B: She’s a nurse.

B: I’m a waiter. A: ________ does she like it?

B: She loves it!

Exercise 17.3 Look at the following pictures and answers. Write the questions. For example: __Where do you live?____ We live in a house. 1. 2. ___________________________? __________________________? I am an architect. I wear glasses because I need them. ___________________________? __________________________? I love it! I buy them at the eyeglass store. 3. 4. ___________________________? ___________________________? She eats lunch at 12:30. They relax in the evenings.

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Exercise 17.4 Imagine you are meeting a new person. Write some questions for them using the following question words. 1. What______________________________________?

2. What______________________________________?

3. Where_____________________________________?

4. Where_____________________________________?

5. When _____________________________________?

6. When _____________________________________?

7. How ______________________________________?

8. How ______________________________________?

9. Why ______________________________________?

Now answer the questions above for yourself. Exercise 17.5 Look at the following pictures. Write the questions for the answers given below. 1. 2. doctors nurse lawyer judge What do they do_________________? _______________________________?

They are doctors and nurses. He’s a lawyer.

Where do they work______________? _______________________________?

They work in a hospital. She’s a judge.

What do they do every day_________? _______________________________?

They help people and give medicine. They work in a courthouse.

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3. 4. chef waitresses waiters _______________________________? ________________________________? He cooks food. We serve food. _______________________________? ________________________________? He works in a kitchen. We work in a restaurant. 5. 6. teacher actor actress ______________________________? _______________________________? She is a teacher. He is an actor. ______________________________? _______________________________? She works in a school. They are in movies and TV shows. 7. 8. flight attendants pilot policewoman policeman ______________________________? ________________________________? He’s a pilot. They’re police officers. ______________________________? ________________________________? They work on airplanes. They help and protect people. ______________________________? They serve food and help passengers.

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9. 10. businessman businesswomen receptionist/front desk person ______________________________? ________________________________? They’re businesspeople. She answers the phone and helps guests. ______________________________? ________________________________? They work in an office. She works at a hotel. 11. 12. cashier salesperson/shop assistant _______________________________? ___________________________? She’s a cashier. I’m a salesperson. _______________________________? ___________________________? She takes money and gives receipts. I help customers. Exercise 17.6 Write “Who” questions for the following work activities. Then use the jobs in Exercise 17.5 above to answer the question, Who______________?” (at work). 1. ____Who has clients____________________________? _______Lawyers, businesspeople and salespeople have clients._____________ 2. _____________________________________________?

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to have clients to help people to take money to make phone calls to work on the computer to wear a uniform to talk to people to work with food to serve people to wear formal clothes

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3. _____________________________________________?

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4. _____________________________________________?

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5. _____________________________________________?

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6. _____________________________________________?

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7. _____________________________________________?

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8. _____________________________________________?

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9. _____________________________________________?

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10. _______________________________?

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Exercise 17.7 Correct the mistakes in the following questions. Some of the questions are correct. For example: Does when your class start? When does your class start? 1. Where you work?

2. What does you do?

3. When do have you the meeting?

4. Who you work for?

5. How does she go to work?

6. How you likes it?

7. Do why you take the bus?

8. What do at work?

9. Where they do go for holidays?

10. Who drives your children to school?

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Vocabulary List Unit 17 1. architect 2. doctor 3. nurse 4. lawyer 5. judge 6. chef/cook 7. waiter 8. waitress 9. teacher 10. actor 11. actress 12. flight attendant 13. pilot 14. policewoman 15. policeman 16. police officer 17. businessman 18. businesswoman 19. businessperson 20. receptionist 21. front desk person 22. cashier 23. salesperson 24. shop assistant 25. hospital 26. medicine 27. courthouse 28. to serve 29. passenger 30. to protect 31. guest 32. receipt 33. customer 34. client 35. uniform Important Phrases to Remember What do you do? I am a waitress. Where do you work? I work at a/in a restaurant. What do you do every day? I serve food. What time do you ________?

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There is/There are We use “there is” and “there are” to say that something exists. “There is” or “There’s” - singular nouns (sofa, bed, table, book etc.) “There are” - plural nouns (chairs, doors, windows, lamps etc.) There are doors.

There is a sofa.

There are chairs.

There is a table.

Exercise 18.1 Fill in the blanks with “there is” or “there are”. For example: There are__ pillows on the sofa. 1. __________________ three cars in the garage.

2. __________________ a computer on the desk.

3. __________________ women in the cafe.

4. __________________ a dog in the park.

5. __________________ two sofas in the living room.

6. __________________ many lamps in the bedroom.

7. __________________ a refrigerator in the kitchen.

8. __________________ a lot of books on the bookshelf.

9. __________________ businesspeople in the conference room.

10. __________________ children in the yard.

Unit 18

At Home

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Negatives: There’s a woman in this picture.

There isn’t a man in the picture.

There are files in this picture.

There aren’t any books in this picture.

There is a chair. There isn’t a sofa.

Exercise 18.2 Circle the things that you see in this home office: Word bank:

kitchen lamp armchairs rug pictures clock

bathroom table desk chairs curtains books

computer mirrors printer shelves doors tree

Remember! The negative forms of the verb “to be”…

is – is not – isn’t are – are not – aren’t

Note: For “there are” negative, we use “any”: There aren’t any pictures on the wall. OR use “no” in front of the noun with the positive verb: There are no pictures on the wall.

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Now write positive sentences using “there is” and “there are” for the things you circled. For example: There’s a desk. ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Now write negative sentences using “there isn’t” and “there aren’t” for the other words in the word bank. For example: There aren’t any doors. OR There are no doors. ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Exercise 18.3 Answer the following questions: For example: Are there people in this room right now? __Yes, there are people in this room right now.__ 1. Is there a refrigerator in your kitchen? 2. Is there a bathroom in your office? 3. Are there many chairs in your office? 4. Is there a TV in your bedroom?

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5. Are there TVs in your conference room? 6. Is there a laptop in your office? 7. Are there many phones in your house? Exercise 18.4 Look at the following list of furniture and house items. Write a “there is” or “there are” sentence under the correct room. Some things can be in more than one room. Bedroom Living Room

There is a bed in the bedroom.________ _________________________________

________________________________ _________________________________

________________________________ _________________________________

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Kitchen/Dining Room Bathroom

________________________________ _________________________________

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bed chairs table pictures armchairs

bookcase toilet curtains shelf refrigerator

stove rug mirrors sink television

sofa shower dresser lamps coffee table

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Exercise 18.5 Look at the following pictures and write sentences about what you see. Use both positive and negative sentences with “there is” or “there are”. For example: There is a sofa, a chair, and a coffee

table. There are lamps and curtains. There aren’t any doors. There isn’t a bookshelf. There are no clocks.______

1. 2. _________________________________ ____________________________________

_________________________________ ____________________________________

_________________________________ ____________________________________

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3. 4. _________________________________ ____________________________________

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Exercise 18.6 Think about your own home. Write about what there is and what there isn’t in your house. For example: There are five rooms in my apartment. There is a bedroom, a living room, a dining room, a kitchen and a bathroom. There is a bed, a dresser and a closet in my bedroom. There are also many books, clothes and pictures in my bedroom, but there isn’t a television. ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________

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Vocabulary List Unit 18 1. living room 2. bedroom 3. bathroom 4. kitchen 5. dining room 6. office 7. lamp 8. armchair 9. door 10. rug 11. pictures 12. clock 13. table 14. curtains 15. mirror 16. tree 17. bed 18. bookcase 19. toilet 20. refrigerator 21. stove 22. sink 23. television 24. dresser 25. coffee table Important Phrases to Remember There is _________________. There isn’t ______________. There are ________________. There aren’t any ________________. There are no _______________.

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