NALC 1 - Booklet

BOOKLET # 1
This booklet is to be used to reinforce content seen in each class and have extra practice.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
LESSON 1 THE CLASSROOM ................................................................................................................ 3

LESSON 2 THIS IS MY CLOCK .............................................................................................................. 5
LESSON 3 THAT´S HIS PEN................................................................................................................. 8
LESSON 4 SUE´S A TEACHER. ........................................................................................................... 11
LESSON 5 THEY AREN´T MECHANICS. ............................................................................................... 14
LESSON 6 IS HE A STUDENT?............................................................................................................ 17
LESSON 7 WHAT TIME IS IT?. ........................................................................................................... 20
LESSON 8 IN THE CLASSROOM.......................................................................................................... 23
LESSON 9 THIS IS MY FRIEND… ........................................................................................................ 26
LESSON 10 HE´S HAPPY. .................................................................................................................. 29
LESSON 11 WHERE ARE THE BARRACKS?. ......................................................................................... 31
LESSON 12 THIS IS SGT RIVER´S BROTHER… ................................................................................... 34
LESSON 13 HE´S READING A BOOK .................................................................................................. 37
LESSON 14 WHAT IS SHE DOING? .................................................................................................... 41
LESSON 15 WHO´S THAT MAN? ........................................................................................................ 43
LESSON 16 THEY EAT LUNCH EVERY DAY .......................................................................................... 47
LESSON 17 WHERE ARE YOU GOING? ............................................................................................... 50
LESSON 18 WHO KNOWS THE ANSWER? ........................................................................................... 53
LESSON 19 WHEN DO THEY STUDY?. ................................................................................................ 56
LESSON 20 WHEN DOES THE BUS LEAVE? ......................................................................................... 59
LESSON 21 WHERE ARE YOU FROM?. ................................................................................................ 63
LESSON 22 SGT BROWN WAS HERE YESTERDAY................................................................................ 66
LESSON 23 CPT WILSON IS IN THE ARMY. ........................................................................................ 69
LESSON 24 WHERE WERE YOU YESTERDAY?. .................................................................................... 73
LESSON 25 SPORTS AND GAMES....................................................................................................... 76
LESSON 26 WE STUDIED ENGLISH TODAY. ....................................................................................... 80
LESSON 27 DID YOU TAKE A BREAK?. ............................................................................................... 85
LESSON 28 WHAT IS SHE WEARING?. ............................................................................................... 89
LESSON 29 YOU MUST SALUTE THE GENERAL ................................................................................... 94
LESSON 30 HOW MUCH IS THIS SHIRT? ........................................................................................... 99
LIST OF VERBS. ........................................................................................................... 104
STUDENT NOTES. ........................................................................................................ 107
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LESSON 1 THE CLASSROOM

FUNCTIONS: Starting a conversation
Grammar practice 1
IT’S A + noun (singular)

The form It’s a is singular and needs a Example:
noun (object) after that. (a) It’s a car
(b)It’s a pencil
Exercise 1: Please, complete the sentences with the correct noun.
Example: It’s a pen.
Lab / picture / letter / word / number / clock
a. It’s a _____ b. It’s a ________ c. It’s a _______ d. It’s __ _______ e. It’s __ _______ f. It’s __ _____
Grammar practice 2
Imperative Verb + Noun

An imperative verb uses the simple form Example:
of the verb at the beginning of a sentence (a) Close your books
to give orders, advice, and directions. (b) Go to class
Use don’t to make negative sentences (a) Don’t close your books
Imperative sentences are also called (a) Don’t listen to Rock music
commands
Exercise 1: Please, circle the correct word in parenthesis.
Example: (Write / Go / Open) the word
a. (Go / Look at / Circle) to the classroom. b. (Listen / Go / Open) the book.
c. (Do / Don’t / Not) close the door. d. (Repeat / How / It) the word.
Exercise 2:
Match the correct word of box A with box B. Make all possible sentences.
Example: Open→ the → book

A B
 Close  Word
 Look at THE  Teacher
 Listen to  Window
 Don’t open  Door
 Circle  Classroom -3-
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Please write your sentences here
1. ______________________________________ 2. ______________________________________
3. ______________________________________ 4. ______________________________________
5. ______________________________________ 6. ______________________________________
Vocabulary practice 1
Exercise 1: Look at the picture and write a sentence with the word given.
Example: Go to the board
1. 2. 3. 4.
______________ (teacher) _______________ (word) ____________ (pencil) ______________ (door)
Spelling
Spelling is to say a word letter by letter. Example:
(a) Car (C-A-R)
(b) Pencil (P-E-N-C-I-L)
Exercise 2: Organize the words in the correct spelling order and use capital and/or small letters
Example: [nep] Pen
a. [hrcia] _________ b. [onbkooet] _________ c. [elcinp] _________ d. [dowr] _________
e. [tucierp] _________ f. [renubm] _________ g. [klcco] _________ h. [nidwow] _________
Exercise 1: Read and complete the text with the correct word
Example: Hello, good afternoon!
Robert: Hello teacher!

Teacher: Good _________(word/book/morning), Robert!
Robert: How ________(is/are/name)you, teacher?
Teacher: I’m ________(thanks/bye/fine).
Robert: Teacher, _______(what’s/it’s/this) your name?
Teacher: Please, _______(listen to/go to/call) me Andres.
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CONSOLIDATION ACTIVITIES FOR LESSON 1
Part 1: Grammar
Please write what you see on the pictures (8 points, 2 each).
A. B. C. D.
_________________ ____________________ ________________ ____________________
Part 2: Vocabulary
Write the words in the correct spelling.
a. [aenm] _________ b. [eeathcr] _________ c. [irs] _________ d. [ttrlee] _________
e. [tkboo] _________ f. [tebla] _________ g. [nepo] _________ h. [esaple] _________
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LESSON 2 THIS IS MY CLOCK

Grammar practice 1
THIS / THAT + POSSESIVE ADJECTIVE + NOUN

This and that are demonstrative pronouns. Example:
This is used to talk about something near (a) This car
you; that is used to talk about things not (b) That pencil
near you. (c) That book
(d) This clock
Possessive adjectives are used to show Example:
possession: my & your (a) This is my book
(b) That is your book
Exercise 1: Please, organize the words, questions and answers.
Example: book/that/my/is. That is my book

1.
a. chair/this/is /your ___________________ b. chair/this/a/is ___________________
2.
a. that/your/a/ desk ___________________ b. desk/this/my/is/ ___________________
3.
a. This/my/is/picture___________________ b. picture/that/a/is ___________________
Grammar practice 2
Questions with WH- (What) + BE + This/That

What is the first question word we use Example:
to identify something. (a) What is this?
- This is a book
BE is the basic form of the verb To be. Example:

The basic conjugation of the verb: is (a) This is my car
(b) That is your pencil
Exercise 2: Please, write the question or the answer, use the word in parenthesis.
Example: What _____? (this) // - __________ (book)

- What is this? // - This is a book
a. What is this? ________________________ (clock)

b. ____________________? (that) - That is a chair.
c. What is that? ___________________________(notebook).
d. ____________________? -Yes, this is my classroom.
e. Is that your clock? - ________________________(clock)
f. ________________________? (my picture) - Yes, that is your picture.
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Numbers
Numbers can be written in Example:
number (2) or letters (two) (a) 2= Two
(b) 4= Four
Exercise 1: Look at the number and write it in letters

Example: 2 = two
a. 3: _________ b. 8:________ c. 9: ________ d. 11:________

e. 12: ________ f. 15: _______ g. 18: _______ h. 20: ________
Exercise 2:
Now write the number
Example: Two: 2
a. Zero: ______ b. four: ______ c. Six: ______ d. Seven: ______

e. Ten: ______ f. thirteen: ______ g. fifteen: ______ h. nineteen: ______
Part 1. Grammar/Vocabulary: Please write the correct order of the conversation

a. Excuse me, is this your book? 1. ______________________________
b. Good morning! 2. ______________________________
c. I’m Carlos. 3. ______________________________
d. Yes, this is my book. 4. ______________________________
e. Ok Charlie thanks, bye. 5. ______________________________
f. Please, call me Charlie. 6. ______________________________
g. Oh, ok! and what’s your name? 7. ______________________________
h. Bye! 8. ______________________________
i. Hello Carlos, how are you? 9. ______________________________
Part 2. Vocabulary: Write the numbers
15 __________________ 5 ___________________ 2 __________________
1 __________________ 3 ___________________ 8 __________________
10 _________________ 9 ___________________
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LESSON 3 THAT´S HIS PEN

Grammar practice 1
POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS HIS AND HER

Possessive adjectives are used to Example:
show possession: his & her (a) This is her book (for woman)
(b)This is his book (for man)
Exercise 1: Please write a sentence using That + my/your/his/her + the word in the picture
Example: 0) That ______ (her) = That is her book.
1) That is _____________(My) 2) That ______________(your) 3) ________________(his)
4) ___________________(her) 5) ___________________(his) 6) _________________(her)
Grammar practice 2
QUESTIONS WITH THIS AND THAT AND QUESTIONS WITH APOSTROPHE

Questions with this and that need the following Example:
order:
Is + this/that + possessive adjective + noun + ? (a) Is this her book?
Short answer: Yes, it is
Long answer: Yes, this is her book
Questions with apostrophes (´) are done with a Example:
person´s name + the symbol (‘) Is this Jhon’s book?
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Exercise 1: Write the question or the answer.
Example: what is his name? His name is Jhon

Is his name Jhon? Yes, his name is Jhon
a. Is that your book? __________________ ___________

b. Is this Mary’s classroom? ________________________
c. ________________________(Ann) Yes, this is her notebook.
d. _______________________(Peter) Yes, that is his picture.
e. What is her name? __________________________(Maria).
f. What is his name? __________________________(George).
PLURAL NOUNS
A noun is word that identifies a person, Example:
animal, place, or thing. They can be used (a) Book → books
in singular or plural. (b) Picture →Pictures
Exercise: Please, write the words in plural.

Example: Book → books
a. Clock ___________ b. Radio ___________ c. Lab __________

d. Pencil __________ e. Word ___________ d. window __________
Exercise: Convert the sentence from singular to plural. Use the numbers given.
Example: A book____ (2) → two books
a. A chair __________(6) b. A letter __________(11) c. A notebook __________(25)
d. A classroom __________(3) b. A pen __________(35) c. A radio ___________(34)
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Part 1. Grammar
Complete the sentences with the correct word
1. Is this Susana’s radio? Yes, this is ______ radio.

2. Is that ________ picture? Yes, that is my picture.
3. Is that my car? Yes, that is _______ car.
4. Is this _______ pencil (Maria)? Yes, this is her pencil.
5. Is that Peter’s pencil? Yes, this is ______ pencil.
Part 2. Vocabulary
Write the numbers in letters
69 ___________________________ 25 __________________________
33 ___________________________ 57 __________________________
100 _________________________ 81 __________________________
78 ___________________________ 92 __________________________
46. ___________________________ 109 _________________________
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LESSON 4 SUE´S A TEACHER!

Grammar practice 1
THESE AND THOSE + BE + NOUN/QUESTIONS

These and that are demonstrative Example:
pronouns. Those is used to talk (a)1 book=this book/3 books=
about something near us; those is these books
used to talk about things not near (b)1 car=that car/5 cars= those cars
us. These and those are used for
plural expressions.
The use of be with these and Example:
those needs the conjugation are. (a)These are books
(b) Those are chairs
A question with these and those Example:
use What + these/those + be (a)What are these?
(b)What are those?
Exercise 1: Please choose the best option to describe the picture
Example:
a. This is a pencil (X)

b. These are a pencil
c. Those are pencils
1. 2.
a. This is a pencil a. It’s a chair
b. These are pencils b. These is chairs
c. It is pencils c. Those are chairs
3. 4.
a. What’s this? a. What’s this?
b. What are these? b. What are these?
c. What are those? c. What are those?
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Exercise: Please write a sentence using the word presented in the picture
Example:
____This is a Book_____________ _____These are books____
1.
___________________ __________________
2.
___________________ ___________________
3.
___________________ ___________________
4.
_________________ ___________________
5.
__________________ ___________________
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Grammar practice 2
QUESTIONS ABOUT PROFESSIONS

To make a question about Example:
professions we use: (a)What is he?
What + be + pronoun/noun?
ANSWERS ABOUT PROFESSIONS

To make the answer use Example:
Pronoun + be + profession (a) He is a teacher
(b) I am a pilot.
Exercise: Choose the correct profession according to the picture and write a question and answer.
Example:
a. Teacher (X)
b. Pilot
c. cook
Question (Q) ____what is she?_________
Answer (A) _____She is a teacher_______
1. 2.
a. Teacher a. Teacher
b. Pilot b. Pilot
c. Cook c. Barber
Q:_________________________ Q:_________________________
A:_________________________ A:_________________________
3. 4.
a. Pilot a. Barber
b. Mechanic b. Mechanic
c. Barber c. doctor
Q:_________________________ Q:_________________________
A:_________________________ A:_________________________
Part 1. Grammar/Vocabulary: Complete the sentence with a word.
Example: Ted: Hi, what’s ___your_name?

Juan: My name is Juan!
1. Peter: what are these? 2. What´s his name? 3. Carlos: Is Robert a Doctor
Juan: _______ are lemons. _________ name is Carlos. Juan: Yes, ____________
4. Mary: What ___ that? 5. Hi, Jackson, what is______? 6. ______ is Enrique?
Molly: This is a radio. Jackson: This is a radio. He is a cook
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LESSON 5 THEY AREN´T MECHANICS.

FUNCTIONS: Giving information
Grammar practice 1
SUBJECT PRONOUNS + BE (NOT) + NOUN

Subject pronouns are: Example:
I, you, he, she, it, we, they. (a) I am a teacher
(b) You are a student
The conjugation of the verb to Example:
Be: (a) I am a Pilot
I + am (b) You are a doctor
He / she / it + is (c) She is a Mechanic
You / we / they + are
Negatives: The verb to BE only Example:
needs the word NOT. You can (a) I am not a doctor = I’m not a doctor
also put together the verb and (b) You are not a teacher = You aren’t a teacher
the negative. (c) He is not a pilot = He isn’t a pilot
Exercise: Convert the sentence from positive to negative or vice versa using the contraction.
Example: I am a teacher → I´m not a teacher
1. He is a pilot. → _______________________________
2. ______________________________. → She isn´t a Cook.
3. We are students. → _______________________________
4. ______________________________. → You aren´t a doctor.
5. They are barbers. → ________________________________
Exercise: Write sentences with isn’t and aren’t
Example: David’s a teacher: ___David isn’t a student___
1. You’re a mechanic _________________________________ (doctor)
2. She’s a pilot _____________________________________ (mechanic)
3. They’re students____________________________________ (barbers)
4. These are her pens ___________________my________________________
5. Those are my pencils ________________your_______________________
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Exercise: Word search
Please circle the words on the list; then make 5 sentences using the words.
S G RUO Y WR N D OC T OR DOCTOR HIS

C H L E A P U A R E AMG QI STUDENT HER
Z I Y E H T I Z R Y NC O OK TEACHER COOK
S S MVJ C WL P E OO S J A PEN CLASSROOM
E VE NY K A Y O WHE Q NV BOOK LAB
L GC S T U D E N T AH T YT PENCIL ARE
I KH C E T M I T D UF O HZ MECHANIC IS
C E A T K O O B E T ON E AM
NOTEBOOK HE
NS N Z A X O E U V GS J F B
PILOT SHE
E O I Z U WR H I L E C C OG
P HC Z L U S S G C T H O P P
THOSE THEY
E T Q XJ I S WS O HK WE W
THESE WE
NUR L A B A Y I V I MR YZ THIS
UZ D HMZ L S ML S P T UU THAT
OOMZ D G C F J H B X R P A MY
YOUR
Now write 5 sentences using the words from the previous word search exercise.
1. _______________________________________________________________________
2._______________________________________________________________________
3. _______________________________________________________________________
4. _______________________________________________________________________
5. _______________________________________________________________________
Exercise: Complete the sentences with the correct word, using the vocabulary learnt in this lesson.
Example: I go to the __classroom____
a. Look at the _____________ on the wall. b. Open the ________________.
c. We listen to tapes in the_____________. d. Seven is a ________________.
e. Mary has a pen. It’s _________ pen. f. The ___________is talking to the class.
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Part 1. Grammar
Write the negative form for the verb to be using contraction.
Example: You are not = ___You aren´t___.
1. I am not = ________________
2. He is not = ________________
3. She is not = ________________
4. We are not = ________________
5. They are not = ________________
6. It is not = ________________
Part 2. Grammar & vocabulary
Write a sentence to connect the two sentences.
Example: You are a student, and I am a student ___We are students___.
1. John is a teacher, and Mary is a Teacher ______________________________.
2. Tom is a mechanic, and I´m a mechanic. ______________________________.
3. He is a pilot, and she is a pilot. _____________________________________ .
4. Linda and Jan are cooks. __________________________________________.
5. You and Jules are students. _______________________________________.
Part 3. Vocabulary
Complete the sentence using the professions
Example: You are a __doctor____.
1. She is _________________.
2. They __________________________.
3. We _________________________.
4. Luis and Mary _____________________________.
5. He is a _______________________.
6. I ____________________________.
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LESSON 6 IS HE A STUDENT?
FUNCTIONS: Giving information
Grammar practice 1
YES/NO QUESTIONS + BE
Yes/No questions use this order: Example:
(a) Are you a teacher?
Am/is/are + pronoun + noun + ? (b) Is he a cook?
HOW TO ANSWER
Yes/No questions can be answered like Example:
this: Are you a Teacher?
Affirmative: Yes, pronoun + verb to be Affirmative: Yes, I am.
Negative: No, pronoun + verb to be NOT Negative: No, I am not.
Exercise: Please convert the following sentences into questions.
Example: This is a pencil→ Is this a pencil?
1. That’s a DVD player → ___________________________________?
2. I am a doctor → ________________________________________?
3. They’re barbers→ ______________________________________?
4. It’s a book→ __________________________________________?
5. He’s a student→ _______________________________________?
Exercise: Organize the sentences in the correct order-
Example: cook/he/is/a ______he is a cook_____.
1. Mechanic/is/a/she/? ______________________________.
2. that/radio/is/a __________________________________.
3. these/?/pencils/are/my ___________________________.
4. teachers/they/are _______________________________.
5. this/pencil/is/?/his _______________________________.
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MONEY
The American money system or Example:
currency is the American Dollar.
In American dollar, the metal (a) One penny or one cent
money is called coin. Coins are (b) One Nickel or 5 cents
distributed like this: (c) One dime or 10 cents
Penny =1 cent (d) One quarter or 25 cents
Nickel = 5 cents
Dime = 10 cents
Quarter = 25 cents
In American dollar, the paper Example:
money is called bill. Bills come in:
1 dollar bill (a) One dollar is 100 cents
5 dollar bill (b) 5 dollars are 500 cents
10 dollar bill (c) 10 dollars are 1000 cents
20 dollar bill
50 dollar bill
100 dollar bill
Exercise: Please write the name of each coin.

Example: This is a penny
1. 2. 3.
(1 cent) (5 cents) (10 cents)

_______________________ ________________________ _____________________
4. 5.
(25 cents)
______________________ ______________________________
Exercise: Write the coins you need for the following amount.
Example: 11 Cents → Two nickels and a penny
1. 31 cents → _________________________________
2. 20 cents→ _________________________________
3. 60 cents→ _________________________________
4. 75 cents→ _________________________________
5. 100 cents → ________________________________
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Part 1. Grammar/Vocabulary
Please write questions using the following words in the box. You can repeat words but not sentences.
These those are is penny books barber I He They mechanic teacher

nickels classroom listen to open pen table circle look at what picture
chair this that cook pilot aren’t isn’t We quarter clocks student
Example: __Are these dollars?
1. _____________________________________________?
2. _____________________________________________?
3. _____________________________________________?
4. _____________________________________________?
5. _____________________________________________?
6. _____________________________________________?
7. _____________________________________________?
8. _____________________________________________?
9. _____________________________________________?
10. ____________________________________________?
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LESSON 7 WHAT TIME IS IT?

FUNCTION: Telling the time
Grammar practice 1.
Yes, they are students. No, he is not a dentist.

Are they students? Yes, they’re students. Is Michael a dentist? No, he isn’t a dentist.
1. Answer the following yes/no questions in long forms.
Example: Are they married? (+) Yes, they are married.

(-) No, they aren’t married.
a. Is Anne from the United States? (+) ____________________________

b. Are they happy today? (-) _____________________________
c. Is he a nurse? (-) _____________________________
d. Are we Colombian? (+) ____________________________
e. Is it sunny today? (+) ____________________________
2. Complete the short conversations. Use the information from the box.
 Hi. Are you Ashley Summers?  Are you an engineer?
 Are you from the United States?  Yes, my phone number is 985 754361
 No, my middle name isn’t Susan  No, I am not angry today.
o A: Hi. Are you Ashley Summers?

B: Yes, I am Ashley Summers.
o A: Is your name Susan?

B: ____________________________________________________
o A: ____________________________________________________
B: Yes, I am from the United States.
o A: ____________________________________________________
B: No, I am not a teacher. I am a student.
o A: Is your phone number 985 754361?

B: _____________________________________________________
o A: Are you happy today?

B: ____________________________________________________
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3. Look at the pictures and write long answers.
Mary Peter
They
Jhon Dogs Classroom
Example:
a. Is Mary a doctor? Yes, She is a doctor. / Yes, she’s a doctor.

b. Is Peter a mechanics? _____________________________________________________
c. Are they police officers? _____________________________________________________
d. Is John a doctor? _____________________________________________________
e. Are they cats? _____________________________________________________
f. Is it a classroom? _____________________________________________________
Vocabulary Practice
1. Find the days of the week in the puzzle and write them on the lines.
M W Y A D I R F Y S a.____________________________
A O B C U D E F A A b.____________________________
c.____________________________
G H N I J K L M D T
d.____________________________
S U N D A Y O N S U
e.____________________________
T U V W A X Q P E R
f.____________________________
C C B A Z Y R S U D
g.____________________________
D Y A D S R U H T A
W E D N E S D A Y Y
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2. Look at the clocks and write the time.
a. It’s one twelve. / It’s twelve past one.
b. ________________________________________________
c. ________________________________________________
d. ________________________________________________
e. ________________________________________________

Part 1: Grammar
Are these answers correct or incorrect? Convert the incorrect answer in correct sentences the in the space.
Check the example.
Correct Incorrect
1. Are they pens?
No, they are pens.
 No, they aren’t pens.
2. Is he a nurse?
Yes, he is a nurse.
3. Are we students?
No, we aren’t students.
4. Is she a pilot?
Yes, she are a pilot.
5. Is it Monday?
No, it isn’t Monday.
Part 2: Vocabulary
Unscramble the letters to spell the days of the week.
1. ytruasad ______________ 5. sdythura ___________________

2. dfrayi ______________ 6. senyddwea ___________________
3. nuyads ______________ 7. damony ___________________
4. seyadut ______________
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LESSON 8 IN THE CLASSROOM

FUNCTION: Giving information
Vocabulary practice 1.
THAT’S A + NOUN
Use That to identify an item. The word Á´ Example:
is an indefinite article and accompanies a (a) That’s a box.
noun. (b) That’s a chair.
Noun: it is a word that represents a
person, animal, place, or thing. They can
be used in singular or plural.
Words to use Clock whiteboard desk wall map
computer chair
Exercise: Look at the picture and write the words for the objects indicated.
Example:
That’s a box
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Exercise: Please complete the conversation according to the vocabulary given in the parenthesis ( ).
Example: What’s this? This is a box.
1. What’s that? ____________________ (map) 2. What are those? _________________ (pencils)
3. What’s that? _____________________ (wall) 4. What are those? __________________ (desks)
5. What’s that? _____________________ (whiteboard) 6. What’s that? ____________________ (chair)
Grammar practice 1.
PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE
Under the table
The Book is On the desk
in the box
Exercise: Look at the picture and write the sentence that describes the picture.
Example:
The book is on the table
1. 2. 3.
_________________________ ________________________ _________________________
Grammar practice 2.
USE OF ´PUT´ + NOUN + LOCATION

Put Your book under the desk
Please put The picture on the wall
Put The box in that room
Don’t put The clock in the box
Exercise: Please write a sentence with the words given in parenthesis. Use mixed sentences.
Example: (0) ___Please put the book in the box (in/box)
1. ___________________________________ (under/table) 2. __________________________________ (in/box)
3. ___________________________________ (on/desk) 4. _________________________________ (in/classroom)
5. __________________________________ (on/table) 6. _________________________________ (under/chair)
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Exercise: Please write a sentence with the two pictures given.
Example:
__Please, go to the classroom.__
1. 2.
__________________________ _______________________________
Part 1. Grammar
Look at the pictures and answer the questions with the words on, in or under.
1. Where’s the clock?____________________________
2. Where’s the whiteboard?_______________________
_____________________________________.
3. Where are the chairs? _________________________
_____________________________________.
4. Where are the books?_________________________.
5. Where is the map?____________________________.
Part 2. Vocabulary
Use the words in the box and create sentences with them. You can repeat words but not sentences.
table that put box sit down pencil desk on clock is picture under whiteboard table notebook stand up to
at calendar go to what’s are what these the student classroom please window computer a am you cook
he I it dime penny pilot
1. __________________________________________. 2. ______________________________________.
3. __________________________________________. 4. ______________________________________.
5. __________________________________________. 6. ______________________________________.
7. __________________________________________. 8. ______________________________________.
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LESSON 9 THIS IS MY FRIEND

FUNCTION: *Informal introduction
*Make a suggestion
NUMBERS 100-999
Example:
You can say the number with ánd´ 775: Seven hundred and seventy-five
Example:
You can also say the number without ánd´ 775: Seven hundred seventy-five
Exercise: Look at the numbers and write the number using and.
Example: 354__three hundred and fifty-four__.
1. (839) ________________________________. 2. (674) ___________________________________.
3. (747) ________________________________. 4. (399) __________________________________.
5. (104) ________________________________. 6. (558) __________________________________.
7. (403) ________________________________. 8. (999) __________________________________.
THE FAMILY VOCABULARY

Father or Dad (man) Example:
Mother or mom (woman) She is my sister Mary
Sister (girl) This is his brother Jhon
Brother (boy)
Child
Exercise: Please complete the sentences according to the picture.

Example: They are brother and sister
1. 2. 3.
________________________ _________________________ __________________________
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4. 5. 6.
_________________________ ________________________ __________________________
Grammar practice 1.
ADVERB: TOO
Example:
You can use ´too´ when the other situation or I am a pilot. You are a pilot, too.
object is similar.
The map is on the wall. The clock is on the wall,
too.
Exercise: Complete the sentences using too.
Example: I am a student. = ___I am a student, too. __
1. I am a teacher. You _______________________. 2. Maria is cold. Carlos ____________________.
3. The book is under the table. The pen ________________. 4. Mike is a mechanic. Lisa _______________________.
5. The clock is on the wall. The whiteboard ___________________________.
Grammar practice 2.
IRREGULAR PLURALS
When the noun ends in: Example:
o Consonant + Y = -IES Family = Families

o Vowel + Y = -S Boy = boys
o –FE = -VES Wife = wives
o -SS, -X, -CH, -SH = -ES Class = classes
o Vowel + O = -S Radio = radios
o Consonant + O = -ES Tomato = tomatoes
Note: Singular - Plural

man – men One man = two men
woman – women One woman = two women
child – children One child = two children
person - people One person = two people
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Exercise: Look at the pictures and write the correct plural.
Example:
One book → two books
1. One box: _____________________ 2. One person: ______________________

3. One clock: ____________________ 4. One child: ________________________
5. One man: ____________________ 6. One woman: ______________________
Grammar practice 3.
LET’S + INFINITIVE (VERB)

Example:
LET’S is used commonly to make a
suggestion then use the infinitive form of Let’s go to the classroom.
a verb.
Let´s + verb + complement.
Exercise: Complete the sentence with the correct form, use the words in parenthesis.
Example: Let’s __go to the classroom.
1. Let’s _____________________________________ (write/ notebook)

2. Let’s _____________________________________ (open/door)
3. Let’s _____________________________________ (close/window)
4. Let’s _____________________________________ (look at/book)
5. Let’s _____________________________________ (repeat/number)
Part 1. Grammar: Complete the conversation with words in the box.
Notebook is brother sister go to it it’s let’s that that’s
1. Andrea: Hello Mike, what time ______? 2. Glenn: What is ______?

Mike: Hello Andrea. ___ 8:45 Alan: That’s my ___________.
Andrea: oh ok, thanks
3. Peter: Good morning students 4. Sally: Who are they?
Student: Teacher, ___ _____the lab! 5. Fred: _____ ____ my _________and ____ __________
Peter: Not today.
Part 2. Vocabulary
Please convert the following words into plurals
1. Wife:_____________ 2. Man:__________________ 3. Woman:_____________________

4. Person:____________ 5. Child: _________________ 6. Penny:_______________________
Please write the numbers in letters.
1. (201):________________ 2. (111):_________________ 3. (333):__________________

4. (911):________________ 5. (527):_________________ 6. (713):__________________
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LESSON 10 HE´S HAPPY!

Grammar practice 1.
QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS WITH ´BE´ USING ADJECTIVES

Affirmative statements: Example:
Subject + BE + adjective I am happy.
Questions:
BE + subject + adjective + ? Are you happy?
Negative statements
Subject + BE + adjective I am not happy.
Exercise: Use the following adjectives to complete the sentences.

Example: __Mary isn’t tired__(not/tired)
1. ___________________________(not/sick) 2. ________________________________(old)
3. ___________________________(angry) 4. ________________________________(not/young)
5. ___________________________(hot) 6. ________________________________(not/sad)
Exercise: Now write questions with the sentences you wrote.

Example: Mary isn’t tired → Is Mary tired?
1. ____________________________? (sick) 2. __________________________________? (old)

3. ____________________________? (angry) 4. __________________________________? (young)
5. ____________________________? (hot) 6. __________________________________? (sad)
Exercise: Now write the negative statements for the questions

Example: Is Mary tired? → No, she isn’t tired.
1. _______________________________ (sick) 2. __________________________________ (old)

3. _______________________________ (angry) 4. __________________________________ (young)
5. _______________________________ (hot) 6. __________________________________ (sad)
Exercise: Now write the examples using very

Example: She is tired → She is very tired.
1. _______________________________ (sick) 2. ___________________________________ (old)

3. _______________________________ (angry) 4. ___________________________________ (young)
5. _______________________________ (hot) 6. ___________________________________ (sad)
Grammar practice 2.
CONJUCTIONS: AND, OR
The conjunction ÁND´ is used to put two Example:
sentences or subjects together. Carlos and I are from Colombia
You are a Student and I am a teacher.
The conjunction ÓR´ is used to make a contrast Is your name Peter or Michael?
in the sentence. Is this room 12 or 11?
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Exercise: Write the two sentences together, in one sentence.
Example: Dave is a student. Susan is a student, too. → Dave and Susan are students.
1. Carl is old. Dave is old, too. 2. The teacher is young. The student is young, too.
___________________________ __________________________________________
3. She is happy. He is sad. 4. Mr. Calitri is a mechanic. He is a cook.
___________________________ __________________________________________
5. Jan is angry. I am angry, too. 6. Mary is angry. She is old.
___________________________ __________________________________________
Exercise: Make sentences using or to make contrast.

Example: __Is he in the classroom or in the lab? (classroom - lab)
1. ___________________________________? (brother-sister) 2. ___________________________________? (old-young)

3. ___________________________________? (nickel-dime) 4. __________________________________? (desk-table)
5. ___________________________________? (happy-sad) 6. ___________________________________? (man-boy)
Part 1. Vocabulary
Match the words on the left with the words on the right
Example: (0) one aa. hundred
1. Put a. days
2. Five pennies b. is young
3. Mary is c. angry
4. I am old and he d. your book on the desk
5. Saturday and Sunday are e. 5 cents
Part 2. Grammar
Use and or in the sentences that correspond.
Example: Mary _and_ I are from Colombia.
1. Is Carl ____ Greg the teacher? 2. Are the books in the lab ______ in the classroom?
3. Mary is a cook _______a mechanic. 4. My father is happy ______ my mother is sad.
5. Is today Monday ______ Tuesday? 6. My brother ______sister are pilots.
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LESSON 11 WHERE ARE THE BARRACKS?

Exercise: Choose the correct word from the box according to the picture.
Example:
__this is a book__
Barracks bus stop room bed building air force base barracks
1. 2. 3.
_______________________ ______________________ ______________________
4. 5. 6.
________________________ _______________________ _____________________
Grammar practice 1.
QUESTIONS WITH ´WHERE´

Where is the word to use in a question to Example:
know the location of a person, object or place. Luis: Where is the map?
This is the correct use of where: Yaneth: It’s on the wall.
Where + BE + (person, object or place)
Exercise: Write questions (Q) and answers (A) using the word in parenthesis.
Example: Q: Where is the book?_(book). A: It’s in the box_
1. Q: ______________________________________________? (pen)→ A: ________________________________

2. Q: ______________________________________________? (students)→ A: ____________________________
3. Q: ______________________________________________? (box)→ A: ________________________________
4. Q: ______________________________________________? (men)→ A: _______________________________
5. Q: ______________________________________________? (picture)→ A: _____________________________
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NUMBERS FROM 1,000—999,999

To express numbers from 1,000 to Example:
999,999 we use them like this: 5,500 = Five thousand five hundred
1,000 = one thousand 15,500 = Fifteen thousand five hundred
10,000 = ten thousand 115,000 = One hundred fifteen thousand
100,000 = one hundred thousand
Exercise: Look at the number and write the number in letters

Example: 100→_one hundred_
1. (5,625) ___________________________________ 2. (22,280) __________________________________________

3. (225,438)_________________________________ 4. (496,825) _________________________________________
5. (777,444) _________________________________ 6. (999,999) _________________________________________
Grammar practice 2.
DESCRIPTIVE ADJECTIVE (BIG, SMALL)

Example:
Big & Small are descriptive adjectives and This book is small.
help to describe noun and pronouns. This is a small book.
Exercise: Look at the picture and write two examples using the word in parenthesis.
Example:
(small): This book is small / This is a small book__
1.
___ (small): ____________________ / ____________________.
2.
(big): ____________________ / ____________________.
3.
(small): ____________________ / ____________________.
4.
(big): ____________________ / ____________________.
5. (big): ____________________ / ____________________.
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Part 1. Grammar
Write the answers for the sentences given.
1. Is the chair small? → (big) _No, It’s a big chair_ / _No, the chair isn’t big .
2. Is the whiteboard big?→ (small) ______________________ / ___________________.

3. Is the picture small?→ (big) _________________________ / ___________________.
4. Are the desks big?→ (small) ________________________ / ____________________.
5. Is the building small? → (big) _______________________ / ____________________.
6. Are the barracks big? → (small) _____________________ / ____________________.
Part 2. Vocabulary
Write the number in letters or in numbers as it corresponds.
1. (654) ___________________________________. 2. (Five hundred twenty-five) _____________.

3. (4,575) _________________________________. 4. (Fifteen thousand sixteen) ______________.
5. (45,358) ________________________________. 6. (One hundred thousand and six) _____________.
Now write a sentence using big or small with the following pictures:
1. 2. 3.
_________________________ _______________________ __________________________
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LESSON 12 THIS IS SGT RIVER´S BROTHER.

FUNCTION: Asking about and expressing ownership
Exercise: Look at the pictures and write a sentence using the words in the box.
Example:
→ __This is a notebook__
Base Exchange Hospital Mess hall Library Commissary
1.
→ ______________________________________.
2.
→ ______________________________________.
3.
→ ______________________________________.
4.
→ ______________________________________.
5.
→ _____________________________________.
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Grammar practice 1.
QUESTIONS USING ´WHOSE´

Whose is a wh- question used to express Example:
possession. The use is:
Whose + noun + BE + complement + ? Whose notebook is this? It’s my notebook.
Exercise: Write the questions to the answers.

Example: __Whose notebook is this?_ ← It’s my notebook.
1. ______________________________ ← They’re Mike’s pens.

2. ______________________________← I’m Steve’s brother.
3. ______________________________← That’s Maria’s book.
4. ______________________________← It’s his pencil.
5. ______________________________← This is Sgt. Cooper’s bed.
POSSESSIVE NOUNS AND ADJECTIVES

Example:
A possessive noun is used to express This is Maria’s book.
possession over a noun. Mike → Mike’s. That’s Ana’s pencil.
It’s Erika’s bed.
A possessive adjective is used before
nouns.
You→ your She’s our teacher.
We → our This is your classroom.
They → their That’s their window.
Exercise: Answer the questions. Use the example.

Example: Whose books are these? → (Erika) _They’re Erika’s books__
1. Whose pen is this? → (your) ______________________________________________.

2. Whose desks are those? → (our) ___________________________________________.
3 Whose TV is this? → (Peter) _______________________________________________.
4. Whose teacher is that? → (Sandra) _________________________________________.
5. Whose chairs are these? → (their) __________________________________________.
Exercise: Organize the sentence given using inside and outside complete the sentences with the necessary complements.
Example: inside / classroom / students: __The students are inside the classroom___.
1. teachers / building / inside ______________________________________________.

2. students / classroom / outside ___________________________________________.
3. outside / Linda / hospital _______________________________________________.
4. Barracks /Seargent /inside ______________________________________________.
5. Karla and Jhon / commissary / inside ______________________________________.
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Part 1. Vocabulary
Organize the words in the correct column.
Seargent put library BX dispensary girl box sit down write

building man barracks child radio look at air base bus pilot
Person Place Object Action
Part 2. Grammar: Use of at
Write sentences using át´ according to the vocabulary given in parenthesis ( ).
1. (Students / library) ________________________________________________.
2. (Doctor / hospital) ________________________________________________.
3. (Seargent / dispensary) ____________________________________________.
4. (Teachers / snack bar) ____________________________________________.
5. (Mr. Bennett / clinic) ______________________________________________.
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LESSON 13 HE´S READING A BOOK.

FUNCTION: Asking about and expressing ownership
Exercise 1: Identify the vocabulary for food and drinks and write a sentence using drink or eat
Example: This is chicken.
1. 2.
___________________
______________________ ______________________
3. 4.
__________________________ ______________________
5. 6.
_____________________________ _____________________________
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7. 8.
______________________ _____________________
9. 10.
_______________________ ______________________
Grammar practice 1.
PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
Use it to talk about something that is in Example:
progress now.
BE+ verb+ ing. I am listening to music.
Exercise: Write the sentence using the words given. Use present progressive.
Example: listen to / Alan / music → ___Alan is listening to music.
1. go / Peter / bus stop → ________________________________________________.
2. drink / You / juice → __________________________________________________.
3. study / Seargent Lee / English → _________________________________________.
4. talk / Robert / a student → _____________________________________________.
5. eat / Louis / lamb → __________________________________________________.
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Grammar practice 2.
INDEFINITE ARTICLES: A/AN

Use a before one singular countable Example:
nouns which begin with consonant I am eating a cherry
nouns.
Use an before one singular countable You are eating an apple

noun which begin with vowel nouns.
Exercise: Please write the correct indefinite article according to the noun.
Example: I am eating _a_ banana.
1. Mary is going to ____ office. 2. Alan and Mary are eating ___ salad.
3. Josh is eating ____ egg. 4. I am reading ___ book.
5. He is talking to ____ person. 6. Greg and Josh are going to ____ Lab.
Exercise: Please write a sentence using a or an as corresponds.
Example: write / letter → __I am writing a letter__
1. eat / apple → _________________________________.
2. read / book → ________________________________.
3. buy / pen → __________________________________.
4. go / class → __________________________________.
5. talk to / man → _______________________________.
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Part 1. Vocabulary and grammar

Look at the pictures and complete the sentences with the word that corresponds
1. 2.
The president is ___________coffee The woman is __________ an apple.
3. 4.
The students are __________in the classroom Sargeant Cooper is ___________ food at the supermarket.
Part 2. Grammar.
Complete the sentence with the correct indefinite article
1. Jhon is eating ___ apple 2. Josh is eating ___ pear 3. Marge is eating ___ egg
4. Jerry is eating ___ salad 5. Mary is going to ___ class 6. Darrel is looking at ___ pen
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LESSON 14 WHAT IS SHE DOING?

FUNCTION: Expressing what´s happening now.
Exercise: Unscramble the words in parenthesis.

Example: (okob)→__book__
1. (tsju)→_________________________. 2. (evmiso)→_________________________.
3. (mceo)→________________________. 4. (robde)→__________________________.
5. (cuhm)→________________________. 6. (eehr)→___________________________.
7. (gotninh)→______________________. 8. (ewn)→___________________________.
Grammar practice 1.
PRESENT PROGRESSIVE NEGATIVE STATEMENTS

The present progressive is a tense to Example:
describe an action that is happening now.
In this case we are practicing the negative
statements. This is the formula: Greg is not listening to music.
Maria is not repeating the words.
Pronoun + BE + NOT + Verb + ING
Also, it is possible to make sentences in My teacher isn’t coming to class today.

negative with contractions. They aren’t going to write the paper.
Exercise: Convert the following sentences into negative statements.
Example: Greg is listening to music → _Greg isn’t listening to music._
1. I am sitting down now→______________________________________________.
2. She is putting a box on the desk→_______________________________________.
3. The people are going outside→_________________________________________.
4. Larry and Barry are standing up→_______________________________________.
5. Karla and I are talking in the classroom→_________________________________.
6. The man is writing a letter→___________________________________________.
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Exercise: Answer the questions using the words in parenthesis.
Example: What are you doing? → (read / book) _I am reading a book._
1. What is Martha doing?→(go / class)__________________________________________________.
2. What is Karla doing?→(talk to / teacher) ______________________________________________.
3. What are Peter and Becky→(watch / t.v.)______________________________________________.
4. What are you doing?→(eat / breakfast)_______________________________________________.
5. What is Mike doing?→(study / library)________________________________________________.
6. What is Becky doing?→(drink / juice)_________________________________________________.
Part 1. Grammar: Look at the pictures and answer the questions
1. 2. 3.
Is he eating breakfast? Are they studying in the library? Is he studying English?

_________________________ ______________________________ _______________________
4. 5. 6.
Are they writing a book? Is he reading a book? Is he writing on a whiteboard?

_________________________ ______________________ ____________________________
Part 2. Vocabulary: Write the item you see on the picture
1. 2. 3.
_______________________ ___________________________
_____________ _____________ ________________
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LESSON 15 WHO´S THAT MAN?

Exercise: Look at the pictures and choose the correct option

Example:
a. Going to bed
b. Reading a book
c. watching TV
1. 2. 3.
a. going to bed a. going to sleep a. taking a shower
b. waking up b. cleaning his face b. getting dressed
c. swimming c. shaving c. waking up
4. 5. 6.
a. taking a shower a. going to sleep a. getting dressed
b. shaving b. cleaning his face b. Swimming
c. getting dressed c. swimming c. waking up
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Grammar practice 1.
QUESTIONS WITH WHO AND WHAT

Example:
Who is a word for questions asking for Who are you?
people. Who’s that?
What is a word for questions asking for What is that?

objects. What’s that?
*Don’t forget you can use contractions

like this:
Who + is = Who’s / What + is = What’s
Exercise: Complete the sentence with the correct question word.
Example: (what/who/whose) _Who_ is my teacher?
1. (what/who/where) ______ is my car? 2. (what/who/where) ______ is that?
3. (what/who/where) ______ that person? 4. (what/who/where) ______ is your father?
5. (what/who/whose) ______ are you? 6. (what/who/whose) ______ book is that?
THE FAMILY VOCABULARY

Husband Example:
Wife Homer is Marge’s husband
Daughter
Son
Brother
Sister
Mother
Father
Exercise:
Write the family vocabulary according to the pictures
Example:
Homer is__Marge’s husband.___
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1. 2.
Bart is___________________ Lisa is _____________________
3. 4.
Maggie is ________________ Lisa and Maggie are ___________
5. 6.
Marge is____________________ Marge is___________________________
Grammar practice 2.
Exercise:
Answer the questions, use the word in parenthesis.
Example: What are you reading?→(book)_I’m reading a book.__
1. What are they watching?→(T.V) ______________________________________________________.
2. What is Maria drinking?→(juice) ______________________________________________________.
3. What are Carlos and Jane studying?→(English)___________________________________________.
4. What is your brother doing?→(homework)_______________________________________________.
5. What is Larry eating?→(apple)_________________________________________________________.
6. What is the teacher writing?→(letter) ___________________________________________________.
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Part 1. Vocabulary
Complete the sentences and write the word in the boxes indicated.
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LESSON 16 THEY EAT LUNCH EVERY DAY

Grammar practice 1.
PRESENT SIMPLE, AFFIRMATIVE AND NEGATIVE SENTENCES

To make affirmative sentences Example: To make negative Example:
in present simple. You Singular and plural sentences in present Singular and plural
conjugate it in two options I eat meat simple, add: I don’t eat meat
Singular (I, you) and plural (We, You eat beef DO + NOT = don’t You don’t eat beef
They) We eat chicken We don’t eat chicken
They eat fruit They don’t eat fruit
Singular - third person (he, she, She eats meat Singular - third person, He doesn’t eat meat
it), you add –S to the verb. He eats beef you add: She doesn’t eat beef
It eats fruit DOES + NOT = doesn’t It doesn’t eat fruit
Exercise: Please write a positive and negative sentence using the word in parenthesis. You can use your own examples.
Complete with the necessary words.
Example: __Ana eats meat for lunch, Ana doesn’t eat meat for breakfast__(meat)
1. ____________________________________________________________________________________ (I/book)
2. __________________________________________________________________________________ (Karla and I/juice)
3. __________________________________________________________________________ (Jane & Josh /class/ 8am)
4. ____________________________________________________________________________ (you & I / Air Force base)
5. _________________________________________________________________________________ (Kim / English)
6. _________________________________________________________________________________ (You / TV)
Exercise: Write your own examples with the following complements.

Example: __I run __every morning.
1. ______________________ every Tuesday. 2. _____________________at 6 oćlock every day.

3. ______________________every night. 4. _____________________every morning.
5. ______________________every week. 6. ______________________every weekend.
Exercise: Answer the following questions

Example: When do you watch T.V.→ __I watch T.V every morning_
1. What do you do at 6 oćlock every morning? → __________________________________________________________.

2. What does your classmate eat before class? → __________________________________________________________.
3. What do you read in class? → ________________________________________________________________________.
4. When do you eat eggs? → ___________________________________________________________________________.
5. Where does your family live? → ______________________________________________________________________.
6. What does your teacher teach? → ____________________________________________________________________.
Exercise: Look at the question and answer the questions in present simple and present progressive
Example: What is he doing? →__He is taking a shower →_He takes a shower every morning_
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1. What is she doing?→(sleep)____________________________→__________________________________.
2. What are they doing?→(eat)___________________________→__________________________________.
3. What am I doing?→(study)_____________________________→__________________________________.
4. What is he doing?→(swim)_____________________________→__________________________________.
5. What are they doing?(get up)___________________________→__________________________________.
6. What is Josh doing?(drink)_____________________________→__________________________________.
Parts of the day
Exercise: Use the words in the box to best describe the time and the activity using a sentence in present simple.
In the morning at noon in the afternoon in the evening at night at midnight
Example:
__I go to class in the morning_
1.
______________________________________________
2.
_______________________________________________
3.
________________________________________________
4.
_________________________________________________
5.
__________________________________________________
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Part 1. Grammar
Get up get dressed go to bed shave sleep watch tv take a shower

eat breakfast lunch dinner study do homework swim
Use the words in the box to make sentences in the boxes. The first one has been done for you.
Morning Noon Afternoon

I get up in the morning.
Evening Night Midnight
Part 2. Vocabulary
Days of the week
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
Write an activity you do every day
1. On Monday I_________________________________________________________________.
2. ___________________________________________________________________________.
3. ___________________________________________________________________________.
4. ___________________________________________________________________________.
5. ___________________________________________________________________________.
6. ___________________________________________________________________________.
7. ___________________________________________________________________________.
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LESSON 17 WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

FUNCTION: Making suggestions.
Before after early late
Exercise: Complete the following sentences with one of the words in the box. Use at least one word once.
Example: I go to bed _before_ midnight.
1. Jhon goes to class _______ 2. Mario drinks water _______ going to the gym.
3. Larry doesn´t go to work on time, he goes______ 4. Karla doesn’t swim before class, she goes______ class.
5. Betty watches T.V. _______ going to work. 6. Maria does her homework ________ school.
Grammar practice 1.
PRESENT PROGRESSIVE, QUESTIONS WITH WHERE AND WHO

Questions with who in the present Example: Questions with where in the present Example:
progressive need the following progressive need the following
structure: Who is going to class structure: Where are you going
WHO + IS + VERB + ING + COMP. ? today? WHERE + BE + SUBJECT + VERB + ING? today?
Who is writing the Where is Mr. Jones
Who - asks about people. letter for the teacher? Where - asks for location. eating breakfast?
Exercise: Write the correct question for the sentence given using who or where.
Example: Robert is eating at the mess hall. → __Where is Robert eating?__
1. The students are studying at the library. → _____________________________________________________ ?
2. Larry is eating breakfast. → __________________________________________________________________?
3. Mary is going to the hospital. → ______________________________________________________________?
4. The teacher is going to the classroom. → _______________________________________________________?
5. Peter and Hanna are going to the movies. → ____________________________________________________?
6. Sgt. Cooper is going to the BX in the evening. → _________________________________________________?
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Grammar practice 2.
PRESENT SIMPLE, QUESTIONS WITH DO AND DOES

Questions with do are used Example: Questions with does are Example:
with I, you, we, they & plural Do I go to class today? used with he, she, it or Does she watch
subjects. This is the formula: Do we listen to Rock singular subjects. This is T.V. on Saturdays?
music? the formula:
DO + SUBJECT + VERB + COMP? Do Carl and Mary go to Does Robert do
work today? DOES + SUBJECT + VERB + homework on
COMP? Sundays?
To answer questions with do, Do we listen to Rock To answer questions with Does Robert do
we may use a long or short music? does, we may use a long or homework on
answer. short answer. Sundays?
Long answer:
Long answer: Yes, we listen to Rock Long answer: Long answer:
Yes, I drink coffee. music. Yes, she goes to school. Yes, he does
No, I don’t drink coffee No, she doesn’t go to homework on
Short answer: school. Sundays.
Short answer: Yes, we do.
Yes, I do. No, we don’t. Short answer: Short answer:
No, I don’t Yes, she does. Yes, he does.
No, she doesn’t. No, He doesn’t.
Exercise: Write the question to the sentence given.
Example: I go to work every day→ __Do you go to work every day?__
1. Alan works in the library every afternoon→ ________________________________________________________?
2. I don’t watch T.V. after class.→ __________________________________________________________________?
3. He doesn’t listen to the teacher. →_______________________________________________________________?
4. Sgt. Miller drinks coffee every day.→ _____________________________________________________________?
5. I work at the dispensary in the afternoons. →_______________________________________________________?
6. Bob and Lisa eat eggs for breakfast. → ____________________________________________________________?
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Part 1. Grammar
Write a Yes/No-answer to each question; the first one has been done for you.
1.
Does Private Patterson study in the morning?
__Yes, he studies in the morning. / Yes, he does.___
__No, he doesn’t study in the morning. / No, he, doesn’t.__
2.
Do Sergeant Miller and Captain Bennett talk every morning?
____________________________ /_________________________________
____________________________ /_________________________________
3.
Does Private Stevens eat lunch at noon?
___________________________ /__________________________________
__________________________ /___________________________________
4.
Do the students sleep in class?
_________________________ /____________________________________
________________________ /_____________________________________
5.
Does the man eat in the barracks?
_________________________ /____________________________________
_________________________ /____________________________________
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LESSON 18 WHO KNOWS THE ANSWER?

Have hear know learn leave say see take want airplane
car French fries hamburger menu plane taxi train truck
Exercise: Complete the conversation with the words in the box; use the verbs in the conjugation that corresponds. Not all
words are necessary.
Example: The menu _has_ different options.
Ivan is a student at the school of languages, he _________ English; he _______ classes from Monday to Friday. Ivan
______ to learn English for his university graduation. Ivan gets up very early in the morning to go to class. He _________
home around 6 a.m. He _________ transport is very difficult in the city so he _________ the bus very early to be on time.
At 1pm he finishes classes and he ________ his classmate to go for lunch. They go together every day to eat a
____________ and _____________ but sometimes they have to _______ a __________ to return to class.
Exercise: Look at the picture and write a sentence that describes the picture.
Example:
(school) __I take a bus to school__
1.
(hospital) ______________________________
2.
(France) ______________________________
3.
(office) _______________________________
4.
(base) ________________________________
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5.
(New York) ____________________________
Grammar practice 1.
QUESTIONS WITH WHO + PRESENT SIMPLE

Who is a word for questions asking about people. Example:
The simple form of a question with who is used like
this:
Who has my book?
WHO + PRESENT TENSE VERB + COMPLEMENT ? Who learns English?
Who takes a taxi?
Exercise: Write the question to the answer using who-
Example: __who has my book?__→ The teacher has your book.
1. ___________________________________→ David swims after class.
2. ___________________________________→ Larry and Joe swim after class.
3. ___________________________________→ I take a taxi every morning.
4. ___________________________________→ Monica learns Russian.
5. ___________________________________→ Manny goes to bed at 9 pm
6. ___________________________________ → Mom and dad eat only vegetables.
Exercise: Write the question to the answers using who, what, where according to the section underlined.
Example: I know the answer. → __Who knows the answer.
1. Mary is studying → __________________________________________
2. Bill sees the plane → _________________________________________
3. Henry eats fish → ____________________________________________
4. Sarah takes a taxi → __________________________________________
5. Peter is in the classroom → ____________________________________
6. Maju eats lunch at the Mess hall → ______________________________
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Part 1.
Organize the sentences in the correct order. The first one has been done for you.
1. __3___ I go to bed 2. ______ Karla eats a salad

__2___ then, I eat dinner ______ Sam goes to lunch
__1___ At 6 pm I go home ______ After that, he goes to class
__4___ I sleep at 10 pm ______ He reads the menu.
3. ______ Manny goes swimming 4. ______ He eats a hamburger

______ He finishes class at noon ______ He sees the menu
______ Then, he takes a bus ______ Monica goes to a restaurant
______ Manny goes to class at 9am ______ and leaves the restaurant
5. ______ She calls Bob 6. ______ his friend Dave drives him home
______ Mary wants to swim on Tuesday ______ Larry wants to take a taxi
______ He says he can’t ______ He says he doesn’t get a taxi
______ Bob answers the phone and, ______ He tries in the street but it is not possible then,
Part 2.
Look at the menu and order a meal with drink. Make minimum five orders.
Hello, I want the BBQ chicken and iced tea please.
1. ________________________________________________________________________________
2. ________________________________________________________________________________
3. ________________________________________________________________________________
4. ________________________________________________________________________________
5. ________________________________________________________________________________
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LESSON 19 WHERE DO THEY STUDY?

Grammar practice 1.
QUESTIONS WITH WHERE/WHAT/WHEN + PRESENT SIMPLE

We must remember that we have the questions with: Example:
What = Object or general question. What do we do in the mornings?

Where = Location or place. Where do you work?
When = Moment or time. When do you go to class?
For structure we use:

Wh- + do/does + subject + complement + ?
Exercise: Write a question using the words in parenthesis.
Example: they/ eat for lunch → __What do they eat for lunch?
1. Wendy / go to class → ________________________________________________?
2. Mary / language / speak → ____________________________________________?
3. He / do in the morning → _____________________________________________?
4. You / go to the barracks → ____________________________________________?
5. Larry / get up in the morning → ________________________________________?
6. We / study the lesson → _____________________________________________?
Exercise: Write the question to the sentence given. Use the underlined words as reference to use what, where, who, or
when.
Example: Jhon eats an apple after lunch → __What does Jhon eat after lunch?__
1. Don eats at the dining hall → ______________________________________________?
2. Laura goes to class early in the morning → ____________________________________?
3. Steve gets dressed before breakfast → _______________________________________?
4. Tom takes a bus to the library →_____________________________________________?
5. Jane drinks milk for breakfast → _____________________________________________?
6. Judy studies at night → ____________________________________________________?
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Use the words in the box to make sentences.
Snack after truck hungry toast lesson late plane bus
Example: Snack __I eat a snack in the evening__

1. ________________________________________________________________________.
2. ________________________________________________________________________.
3. ________________________________________________________________________.
4. ________________________________________________________________________.
5. ________________________________________________________________________.
6. ________________________________________________________________________.
Exercise: Now, create questions for the sentences you made in the previous exercise.
Example: I eat a snack in the evening → __What do you eat in the evening?__
1. ________________________________________________________________________.
2. ________________________________________________________________________.
3. ________________________________________________________________________.
4. ________________________________________________________________________.
5. ________________________________________________________________________.
6. ________________________________________________________________________.
Part 1. Unscramble the words to make a sentence. The first one has been done for you.
1. evening / television / the / in / watch / I → __I watch television in the evening.__
2. noon / what / you / do/ at / do / you ? → ___________________________________________________________.
3. Commissary / food / the / they / buy / at → _________________________________________________________.
4. lunch / rice, / chicken, / salad / and / I / for / have → _________________________________________________.
5. sleep / barracks / the / officers / at / in / the / evening → ______________________________________________.
6. afternoon / what / they / the / in / do / do / ? → _____________________________________________________.
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Part 2. Follow the guidelines to solve the crossword
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LESSON 20 WHEN DOES THE BUS LEAVE?

FUNCTION: Seeking information and responding to questions about schedules.
COUNTRIES AND
LANGUAGES
Country Language
England → English
Spain → Spanish
France → French
Germany → German
China → Chinese
Russia → Russian
Mexico → Spanish
Egypt → Arabic
U.S.A → English
Exercise: Look at the picture and write a sentence with the language they speak in that country.
Example:
__In Colombia, people speak Spanish.__
1.
_________________________________________________
2.
___________________________________________________
3.
______________________________________________________
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4.
_______________________________________________________
5.
________________________________________________________
6.
_________________________________________________________
Grammar practice 1.
ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY
always sometimes never Example:
100% 50% 0%
Use it with verb to BE

Pronoun + Verb BE + Adverb Freq. + Complement. I am never early for class.
Use it with Present Simple verbs

Pronoun + Adverb Freq. + Verb + Complement. I always go to the doctor.
Use sometimes at the beginning or end of the

sentence. Formula:
Beginning: Sometimes, + pronoun + verb + compl. Sometimes, I speak English
End: Pronoun + verb + compl. + sometimes. I speak English sometimes.
Exercise: Answer the questions using the word in parenthesis.
Example: How often do you drink coffee?(sometimes) → __I sometimes drink coffee__
1. Do you have beef for dinner? (never) → _______________________________________________________.
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2. How often do you drink tea? (always) → _______________________________________________________.
3. Do you see your family at the weekend? (sometimes) → __________________________________________.
4. How often do you talk to your friends? (always) → _______________________________________________.
5. How often do you go to the movies? (sometimes) → _____________________________________________.
6. How often are you late for class? (never) → ____________________________________________________.
Exercise: Write questions using the word in parenthesis.

Example: Molly goes to the movies (when) → __When does Molly go to the movies?__
1. Tom never eats chicken (How often) → _______________________________________________________________.
2. Paul speaks English and German (what) → _____________________________________________________________.
3. The train to Atlanta leaves at 7 o’clock (when) → _______________________________________________________.
4. Fred studies at the library (where) → _________________________________________________________________.
5. Mary sometimes eats at the mess hall (how often) → ____________________________________________________.
6. I know the teacher’s name (who) → __________________________________________________________________.
Exercise: Write the correct third person conjugation for the following verbs
Example: go = goes
1. Do → ___________ 2. Dance → ________ 3. Close → ________
4. Watch → ________ 5. Exercise → ________ 6. Choose → ________
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Part 1. Vocabulary - Find the words in the word search
Part 2. Grammar
Now write 8 sentences using the adverbs of frequency and words from the word search.
1. ______________________________________________________________________________________________.
2. ______________________________________________________________________________________________.
3. ______________________________________________________________________________________________.
4. ______________________________________________________________________________________________.
5. ______________________________________________________________________________________________.
6. ______________________________________________________________________________________________.
7. ______________________________________________________________________________________________.
8. ______________________________________________________________________________________________.
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LESSON 21 WHERE ARE YOU FROM?

FUNCTION: Making a small talk.
Exercise: Complete this conversation with the words from the box
Hungry German Languages Speak Peru Student Name
Martha: Hi. My _______ is Martha
Elena: Hi Martha. I’m Elena Cooper. Are you a __________ here?
Martha: Yes, I’m studying English. I’m from ______. Are you a student here?
Elena: No, I’m not. I’m a teacher at the school. I _________ English & Spanish. What ___________ do you speak?
Molly: I speak Spanish and _________. What country are you from?
Elena: I’m from England.
Molly: It’s noon and I’m __________.
Elena: Yes, I am too. Let’s go eat _________.
Molly: Ok sure.
Exercise: Complete the following sentences with the words from the box.
Example: A minute has 60 _seconds_
Minutes hours week month seconds year
1. An hour has 60 ___________ 2. A day has 24 _______________
3. A _________ has 7 days 4. A ___________ has 4 weeks.
5. A _________has 12 months
Exercise: Unscramble the months of the year and write a sentence with each month.
Example: naujyar → _January_ / I don’t study in January
1. rsembpete → __________ / ______________________________________________.
2. tusgua → _____________/ _______________________________________________.
3. hcarm → _____________/ _______________________________________________.
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4. yferuabr → ___________/ _______________________________________________.
5. emdcerbe → ___________/ ______________________________________________.
6. lirpa → _____________/ _________________________________________________.
Grammar practice 1.
QUESTIONS WITH ´HOW MANY´

How many asks for quantity, we use it like this: Example:
How Many + noun + be/do + ? How many chairs are in the classroom?
How many teachers does the school have?
Exercise: Look at the sentences and make a question according to the sentence.
Example: There are 5 pencils on the desk. → _Hoy many pencils are on the desk?_
1. I have 2 brothers. → ________________________________________________________________________.
2. A day has 24 hours. → ______________________________________________________________________.
3. There is a chain in the classroom. → ___________________________________________________________.
4. Mary has three sisters. → ___________________________________________________________________.
5. We are 6 students in the classroom. → _________________________________________________________.
6. There are 180 seconds in 3 minutes. → _________________________________________________________.
Exercise: Create questions with the words given.
Example: pencils / you / have → _How many pencils do you have?_
1. dollars / you / have → ______________________________________________________.
2. languages / Molly / speak → _________________________________________________.
3. snack / you / eat / every day → _______________________________________________.
4. brothers / he / have → ______________________________________________________.
5. months / year / have → _____________________________________________________.
6. students / classroom → ______________________________________________________.
Exercise: Now answer the questions from the previous exercise.
Example: How many pencils do you have → _I have 3 pencils_
1. _____________________________________________________________________________.
2. _____________________________________________________________________________.
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3. _____________________________________________________________________________.
4. _____________________________________________________________________________.
5. _____________________________________________________________________________.
6. _____________________________________________________________________________.
Part 1. Grammar
Look at the picture and write a sentence with the words in parenthesis.
1.
(30 days) __June has 30 days._
2.
(weeks) ___________________________________________________________.
3.
(hours) ___________________________________________________________.
4.
(brothers) ________________________________________________________.
5.
(languages) _______________________________________________________.
6.
(country) __________________________________________________________.
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LESSON 22 SGT BROWN WAS HERE YESTERDAY

FUNCTION: Making a small talk.
Grammar practice 1.
PAST TENSE OF VERB TO BE: WAS / WERE

You use was/were to express the past of BE. Example:
Affirmative form - Negative form:

I am → I was → I wasn’t I was at the library yesterday.
You are→ You were → You weren’t You weren’t at the library yesterday.
He is → He was → He wasn’t He was in class at 6pm.
She is → She was → She wasn’t She wasn’t in Spain last year.
It is → It was → It wasn’t We were in Cancun last month.
We are → We were → We weren’t They weren’t at the Mess hall.
They are → They were → They weren’t
Questions: Was + I/He/She/It + compl. + ? Questions: Were you at the hospital yesterday?
Were + You/We/They + compl. + ?
Exercise: Complete the sentences with the present or past of BE according to the sentence.
Example: I _am_ at the library now.
1. I ___________ in Russia two years ago. 2. They _______ from Japan.
3. The food from Colombia _____ very good. 4. They ________at the hospital last week.
5. Larry ______ happy this morning. 6. Mary ________ sick last week.
Exercise: Use wasn’t or weren’t in the following sentences.
Example: He __wasn’t __at the library yesterday.
1. I ____________ in the U.S. last year. 2. Mary _________ bored in class yesterday.
3. Larry and Monica _________ in class yesterday. 4. Joshua ___________ in the BX in the morning.
5. It _________ my brother. It was my sister on the phone. 6. He _____________ at the dispensary in the evening.
Exercise: Write the questions using was/were. Use the words given for each sentence.
Example: Karla / hospital / yesterday. → __Was Karla in hospital yesterday?
1. Mary and Jhon / Miami / last week. → ____________________________________________________________.
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2. Greg and I / library / an hour ago. → ______________________________________________________________.
3. I / happy / yesterday. → _______________________________________________________________________.
4. Sally and Greg / teachers / London. → ____________________________________________________________.
5. Carlos / office / 9pm. → _______________________________________________________________________.
6. you / Cancun / 3 years ago. → __________________________________________________________________.
Circle the word of the group that doesn’t correspond
Example: Meat beef pork building
1. Today yesterday here tomorrow
2. Women sister daughter mother
3. Cent penny dollar week
4. Dispensary hospital French fries mess hall
5. Morning evening country afternoon
6. Tuesday November January April
DESCRIPTIVE ADJECTIVE + NOUN

Adjectives are used to describe or give information Example:
about things, ideas or people.
She is my young sister
We can use an adjective + noun. He is the tired boy
My father is a tall man.
Exercise: Use the words from the box and make sentences, use the word in parenthesis; make sure they make sense.
Example: He is a young man
Tired young old angry tall short new good bad
1. (Man)___________________________________________________________________________________.
2. (building)________________________________________________________________________________.
3. (class) ___________________________________________________________________________________.
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4. (woman) ________________________________________________________________________________.
5. (movie) _________________________________________________________________________________.
6. (teacher) ________________________________________________________________________________.
7. (Lunch) __________________________________________________________________________________.
8. (book) ___________________________________________________________________________________.
9. (boy) ____________________________________________________________________________________.
Write a sentence with the adjectives describe on the pictures
1.
________________________________
2.
________________________________
3.
_________________________________
4.
__________________________________
5.
___________________________________
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LESSON 23 CPT WILSON IS IN THE ARMY.

FUNCTION: Getting to know others.
Exercise: Write a sentence with the corresponding word from the box with the correct picture.
Example:
_I work for the Army._
fly salute airman officer sailor enlisted army civilian sailor military
1. 2.
______________________ _______________________
3. 4.
_______________________ ________________________
5. 6.
_____________________ ________________________
7. 8.
__________________________ ___________________________
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Exercise: Now make sentences with the words given.
Example: (Army) I work for the Army.
1. (enlisted)______________________________________________________________________________.
2. (fly) __________________________________________________________________________________.
3. (drive) ________________________________________________________________________________.
4. (salute) ________________________________________________________________________________.
5. (officer) ________________________________________________________________________________.
6. (airman) ________________________________________________________________________________.
Grammar practice 1.
USE OF WANT + INFINITIVE + AFFIRMATIVE/NEGATIVE STATEMENTS

Use want + infinitive like this: Example:
Affirmative
Pronoun + want to + verb + compl. I Want to read a book.
Negative
Pronoun + don’t / doesn´t + want to + verb + compl. I don’t want to read a book.
Exercise: Use the word given to make a sentence in affirmative and negative using want.
Example: (read)_I want to read a book. / I don’t want to read a book.
1. (study) _________________________________________ / __________________________________________.
2. (watch) _________________________________________ / __________________________________________.
3. (write) __________________________________________ / __________________________________________.
4. (sleep) __________________________________________ / _________________________________________.
5. (eat) ___________________________________________ / _________________________________________.
6. (swim) _________________________________________ / _________________________________________.
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Grammar practice 2.
USE OF WANT WITH YES/NO AND WH- QUESTIONS

Use want in questions like this: Example:
Yes/No Questions
Do / Does + Pronoun + want to + verb + compl. + ? Q: Do you want to drink beer tonight?
A: Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.
Wh- Questions
What + do / does + Pronoun + want to + verb + compl. + ? Q: What do you want to drink?
Where A: I want to drink beer.
When
Who Q: question
How A: answer
Exercise: Write questions and answers using the word in parenthesis.
Example: (do/go) _Do you want to go to the movies? = _Yes, I do.
1. (what/eat) ______________________________________________=________________________________________.
2. (does/read) _____________________________________________=________________________________________.
3. (where/go) _____________________________________________= ________________________________________.
4. (do/study) ______________________________________________= ________________________________________.
5. (where/walk) ____________________________________________= ________________________________________.
6. (does/drive) _____________________________________________= ________________________________________.
All right want to walk right now driver nice New York drives
Exercise: Complete the sentences with words from the box.
Example: Peter wants to go to the movies.
1. Larry is a truck _________ in ______________. 4. We __________ to class everyday.
2. Gary _________ his car to work every day. 5. My teacher is a __________ man. I like him.
3. I’m so hungry, I ___________ go to the snack bar 6. Peter: I want to go to watch t.v. Do you want to go with me?
Gary: _______________ _____________!
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Write sentences describing what is on the picture using want to. Use the word in parenthesis. The first one has been done
for you.
1.
(work)__He wants to walk to work.
2.
(plane)__________________________________________________________________.
3.
(officer) _________________________________________________________________.
4.
(Humvee) _______________________________________________________________.
5.
(sailor) ________________________________________________________________.
6.
(movies) _______________________________________________________________.
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LESSON 24 WHERE WERE YOU YESTERDAY?

FUNCTION: Getting to know others.
Grammar practice 1.
QUESTIONS WITH BE USING WHO-WHAT-WHEN-WHERE

Use the past of BE with questions who/what/when/where: Example:
With who
Who + was/were + complement + ? Who were they?
With what
What + was/were + complement + ? What was that noise?
With when
When + was/were + complement + ? When were you a teacher?
With where
Where + was/were + complement + ? Where was your classmate yesterday?
Exercise: Use the words given making a question using what-where-who-when, also answer the question.
Example: Peter / in New York / last month.
_Who was in New York last month? = _Peter was in New York last month_
1. in her room / last night → __________________________________ = ________________________________.
2. in the library / yesterday → __________________________________ = ________________________________.
3. On T.V. / last night → ________________________________________= ________________________________.
4. On my desk / yesterday → ____________________________________ = ________________________________.
5. We / in Spain → ____________________________________________ = ________________________________.
6. They / at the BX → ___________________________________________ = ________________________________.
7. You / last night → ___________________________________________ = _________________________________.
8. Sgt Miller / last month → ______________________________________ = _________________________________.
Exercise: Choose the best option for when, where, what, who
Example: __who_ were they?
1. ____________________ was at the bus stop yesterday?
2. ____________________ was on T.V. last night?
3. ____________________ were they in Cancun?
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4. ____________________ was he an hour ago?
5. ____________________ were they in class?
6. ____________________ was on the desk?
Exercise: Now answer questions, use the word in parenthesis.
Example: Where were you last night? → _I was at the barracks_
1. When were they in Brazil? → (November)_______________________________________________________________.
2. What was on that wall? → (whiteboard)________________________________________________________________.
3. Who was in the BX yesterday? → (Sgt. Miller)____________________________________________________________.
4. Where was your friend? → (dispensary)________________________________________________________________.
5. What was their names? → (Mary and Sally)_____________________________________________________________.
6. Where were the pencils? → (desk)____________________________________________________________________.
Exercise: Use the words in the box to make questions.
Example: eating dinner → What were you doing yesterday? → I was eating dinner yesterday.
1. (early to class) → __________________________________________________________________________________.
2. (sick) → __________________________________________________________________________________________.
3. (sad) → __________________________________________________________________________________________.
4. (watching a movie) → ______________________________________________________________________________.
5. ( tired) → ________________________________________________________________________________________.
6. (test) → __________________________________________________________________________________________.
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Part 1. Organize the sentences in the correct order. The first one has been done for you.
1. Cancun / yesterday / Larry / was → __Larry was in Cancun yesterday._
2. pencil / was / desk / on / the/ the → ___________________________________________________________________.
3. barracks / last / who / at / was / the / night?→ __________________________________________________________.
4. commissary / what / table / was / on / the/ at / the? → ___________________________________________________.
5. you / night /were / where / last? → ___________________________________________________________________.
6. were / army / you / the / in / when? → ________________________________________________________________.
Part 2. Complete the chart with words that correspond to the category.
PERSON PLACE MOMENT

My teacher Classroom Yesterday
My mother
house
Today
His friend
Now make sentences using the words from the previous chart.
1. ____My teacher was in the classroom yesterday____.
2. _________________________________________________________________________________________________.
3. _________________________________________________________________________________________________.
4. _________________________________________________________________________________________________.
5. _________________________________________________________________________________________________.
6. _________________________________________________________________________________________________.
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LESSON 25 SPORTS AND GAMES

FUNCTION: Talking about free time
Exercise: Look at the picture and write the name of the sport
Example:
_Basketball_
1. 2.
__________________ _____________________
3. 4.
___________________ ______________________
5. 6.
____________________ ______________________
Exercise: Use like and don’t like using the pictures shown above.
Example: I like basketball.
1. ____________________________________. 2. _______________________________________.
3. ____________________________________. 4. _______________________________________.
5. ____________________________________. 6. _______________________________________.
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Exercise: Look at the cities in the box and write the cities in the correct place.
New Orleans Dallas Las Vegas Los Angeles Houston San Antonio Detroit
New York Washington D.C. Orlando Philadelphia Chicago Atlanta
Example: Seattle
USE OF ALL- TIME WORD- LONG

We use all + time word + long Example:
Pronoun + verb + complement + all-word time-long We work at the library all morning long.
Time Words:
Morning All morning long
Day All day long
Night All night long
Evening All evening long
Week All week long
Year All year long
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Exercise: Use the verbs in the box and complete the sentences with them.
Verbs Time word

Study clean work stand speak play Night year day week evening morning
1. My sister ______________________ all ____________________ long.
2. Does your brother ______________ all ____________________ long?
3. My mom ______________________all ____________________ long.
4. The teacher ___________________ all ____________________ long.
5. The mechanic _________________ all _____________________ long.
6. The airman ___________________ all _____________________ long.
Exercise: Write where these people live
Example:
They live in New York.
1. 2.
___________________ ______________________
3. 4.
____________________ ______________________
5. 6.
_____________________ ______________________
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Part 1. Unscramble the sentences. The first one is an example.
1. lives / Las Vegas / in / She __She lives in Las Vegas.

2. your / home / where’s / town? __________________________________________________________.
3. play / I / to / basketball / weekends / on / the / like __________________________________________.
4. restaurant / Mexican / there’s/ good / downtown / a_________________________________________.
5. grandmother / on / my/ I / Sundays / visit / always ___________________________________________.
6. my/ clean / I / my / room ________________________________________________________________.
Part 2. Write a sentence using like and don’t like. Use your own examples
1.
I like to play soccer
2.
____________________________________
3.
_____________________________________
4.
______________________________________
5.
_______________________________________
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LESSON 26 WE STUDIED ENGLISH TODAY

FUNCTION: Talking about free time
Grammar practice 1.
SIMPLE PAST TENSE
There are regular verbs and irregular verbs. The Present Past
regular verbs end in –ed when you use the past Work worked
simple. Walk walked
Play played
Want wanted
Example:
We use simple past to express an activity that They worked yesterday.

started and ended in the past. She walked to school.
My brother played football a year ago.
Exercise: Answer the following questions only in past tense.
Example: Where were you yesterday → _I was in class.
1. What did you want for dinner? → _______________________________________________________________.
2. Who cleaned the whiteboard? → _______________________________________________________________.
3. When did you start your tennis lessons? → _______________________________________________________.
4. Where did you live 10 years ago? → _____________________________________________________________.
5. How many lessons did you study this week? → ____________________________________________________.
6. Whose car did you clean yesterday? → ___________________________________________________________.
Exercise: Convert the sentences from present to past
Example: I study every day. → I studied yesterday.
1. I like to come to this class → _______________________________________________________________.
2. Tim visits Jamaica. → _____________________________________________________________________.
3. Larry and Greg play tennis every week. → ____________________________________________________.
4. Ben learns English in November → __________________________________________________________.
5. The student answers questions. → _________________________________________________________.
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6. Karen closes the door. → _________________________________________________________________.
Grammar practice 2.
SIMPLE PAST TENSE NEGATIVE STATEMENTS

To make negative statements using the past, you
need to use this structure: Example:
Pronoun + did not +verb + compl. They didn’t work yesterday

She didn’t walk to school
Note: My brother didn’t play football last night.
did + not = didn’t
Exercise: Convert the following sentences from affirmative to negative statements.
Example: I clean my room every day. → I didn’t clean my room yesterday.
1. I talked to my mother every day → __________________________________________________________________.
2. The bus stopped at the bus stop → __________________________________________________________________.
3. I wanted to eat a hamburger → _____________________________________________________________________.
4. I started my English classes at 6pm → ________________________________________________________________.
5. The teacher repeated the class → ___________________________________________________________________.
6. Mary closed the door → __________________________________________________________________________.
Exercise: Write a negative sentence in past with the words given
Example: (close / door) → My mother didn’t close the door.
1. (spell / word) → _________________________________________________________________________________.
2. (want / hamburger) → ____________________________________________________________________________.
3. (cry / all day long) → ______________________________________________________________________________.
4. (cook / spaguetti) → ______________________________________________________________________________.
5. (learn / French) → _______________________________________________________________________________.
6. (work / late) → __________________________________________________________________________________.
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Grammar practice 3.
SIMPLE PAST TENSE - QUESTIONS USING DID

To make questions in past simply use this Example:
structure:
Did + subject + verb + complement? Q: Did they watch T.V. yesterday?

A: No, I didn’t.
Q: Did you learn French last year?

A: Yes, I did.
Exercise: Look at the pictures and write questions with the words given
Example:
Q: Did Michael Jordan play soccer?
A: No, He didn’t.
Soccer/Michael Jordan
1.
Q: _________________________________________________________
A:_________________________________________________________
Soccer/ Lionel Messi
2.
Q: ___________________________________________________________
A: ___________________________________________________________
Football / Novak Djockovic
3.
Q: ___________________________________________________________
A: ___________________________________________________________
Baseball / Edgar Renteria
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4.
Q: _______________________________________________________________
A: _______________________________________________________________
Soccer / Dan Marino
5.
Q: ______________________________________________________________
A: ______________________________________________________________
Football / James Rodriguez
6.
Q: _______________________________________________________________
A: _______________________________________________________________
Baseball / the players
Exercise: Now write the past tenses of the following verbs and write a statement with each.
Example: Play → Played → I played football yesterday.
1. Stop → ___________ → __________________________________________________.
2. Shave → __________ → __________________________________________________.
3. Talk → ___________ → __________________________________________________.
4. Cry → ___________ → __________________________________________________.
5. Dry → ___________ → __________________________________________________.
6. Study → __________ → __________________________________________________.
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Part 1. Find the words in the word search
Part 2. Now make ten sentences using ten verbs from the previous exercise
1. _______________________________________________________________________________________.
2. _______________________________________________________________________________________.
3. _______________________________________________________________________________________.
4. _______________________________________________________________________________________.
5. _______________________________________________________________________________________.
6. _______________________________________________________________________________________.
7. _______________________________________________________________________________________.
8. _______________________________________________________________________________________.
9. _______________________________________________________________________________________.
10. ______________________________________________________________________________________.
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LESSON 27 DID YOU TAKE A BREAK?

FUNCTION: Asking for and giving information about past actions
Grammar practice 1.
IRREGULAR VERBS
In English, the past tense is used with regular Example:
verbs (-ed ending) and irregular verbs.
Irregular verbs don’t have a specific rule of

ending; they have to be learned one by one.
Begin → Began I began my English classes a month ago.

Do → did I did my homework yesterday.
Buy → bought I bought a sports car last week.
Go → went I went to Cancun last week.
Think → thought
Bring → brought
We recommend you to check the list of verbs at the end of this booklet to learn one by one
Exercise: Complete the list of verbs as corresponds
Present Past Present Past

Begin ___________ Know ___________
____________ brought ____________ left
Buy ___________ Put ___________
Choose ___________ ____________ read
____________ came Say ___________
Do ___________ ____________ saw
Drink ___________ Sit __________
____________ drove Sleep __________
____________ ate Speak __________
Fly ___________ ____________ stood
Get up ___________ ____________ swam
Go ___________ Take __________
____________ had Write __________
Hear ____________
Exercise: Correct the sentence using past and using the word in parenthesis.
Example: Larry didn’t eat fish (chicken) → _He ate chicken_
1. Sergeant Miller didn’t speak to her supervisor (teacher) → ________________________________________________.
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2. She didn’t go to bed (studio) → ______________________________________________________________________.
3. Mary and John didn’t drink orange juice (apple juice) → __________________________________________________.
4. The students didn’t come late to class (early) → _________________________________________________________.
5. The teacher didn’t bring the homework today (yesterday) → ______________________________________________.
6. Captain Moore didn’t swim yesterday (last week) → ______________________________________________________.
Exercise: Write negative sentences with the words given
Example: (I/eat /apple) → _I didn’t eat an apple.
1. (Peter/shave/today) → ___________________________________________.
2. (Robert/give/book) → ____________________________________________.
3. (Lyn and Joe/go/to class) → _______________________________________.
4. (My teacher/write/letter) → _______________________________________.
5. (Brenda/ fly/ Los Angeles) → _______________________________________.
6. (Greg and I/ read/ book) → ________________________________________.
Grammar practice 2.
WH- QUESTIONS WITH DID

To make questions with DID using Wh-words, we use Example:
the Wh- question before DID.
Wh- + did + pronoun + verb + compl. + ? Q: Where did you go yesterday?

A: I went to the movies.
WH-words: what, where, when, who, how, which.
Q: When did you take the exam?
A: I took it last Friday.
Exercise: Make the questions to the answers given. Use the word in parenthesis and eliminate any word when needed.
Example: I bought a new car last month →(what) What did you buy last month?
1. I ate a banana for dinner → (what)________________________________________________.
2. Larry wrote a note on the book → (who)___________________________________________.
3. I began classes last month → (when)______________________________________________.
4. Lyn went to Cancun last year → (where)___________________________________________.
5. He drove Maria’s car → (whose)__________________________________________________.
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6. He met Maria at work → (how)___________________________________________________.
Exercise: Complete the sentences with the correct past tense of the verb given.
Example: He went to Cancun yesterday.(go)
1. Gerald __________ class early.(leave)
2. Larry _______ 10 glasses of beer. (drink)
3. We ______ to the students. (speak)
4. He _______ it from before. (know)
5. I ________ this car. Not that one. (choose)
6. The airman _________ the plane all day long. (fly)
Exercise: Write the past tense of the verb in parenthesis
We ________________(begin) our class yesterday morning. All students _____________(know) our names. I __________
(have) to read their names. Our teacher ____________(teach) us new words in English. He _________(be) very nice and
patient. We __________(take) a break from 9 to 9:30. Then, the students ____________(go)outside to play football. We
___________(drink) water and ___________(eat) some snacks. Today I ____________(not/bring) my book. I __________
(write) notes on a piece of paper. Next class I have to bring my book. I __________ (like) my English class.
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Part 1. Complete the crossword puzzle
Part 2. Write five sentences using some verbs from the previous exercise
o ________________________________________________________________
o ________________________________________________________________
o ________________________________________________________________
o ________________________________________________________________
o ________________________________________________________________
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LESSON 28 WHAT IS SHE WEARING?

FUNCTION: Asking for and giving information
Exercise: Look at the pictures and write the item of clothing with the correct color. Use the words in the box for
reference.
Belt blouse boots cap coat dress gloves hat hose jacket
necktie pants scarf shirt shoes skirt suit sweater T-shirt.
Example:
This is a brown belt.
1. 2.
______________________ ____________________________
3. 4.
______________________ __________________________
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5. 6.
_______________________ __________________________
7. 8.
_______________________ __________________________
Exercise: Look at the picture and write the parts of the uniform. Use the words in the box
Belt blouse boots cap coat dress gloves hat hose jacket
necktie pants scarf shirt shoes skirt suit sweater T-shirt.
Exercise: Look at the pictures and write the correct word to describe the picture, use the words in the box.
Wear put on take off wake up fall asleep awake asleep

Example:
____Asleep____
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1. 2.
_________________ _______________________
3. 4.
__________________ ________________________
5. 6.
__________________ ________________________
Grammar practice 1.
CAN AS ABILITY
We use can to express ability. Can is often used
with a simple verb.
Example:
Affirmative structure:
Pronoun + CAN + verb + compl. I can drive a car
Question structure:
CAN + pronoun + verb + compl. + ? Can you dance salsa? Yes, I can.
Can Mary walk to work? No, she can’t.
Negative structure:
Pronoun + CAN NOT + verb + compl. Terry can´t read books every day.
Note:
CAN + NOT = CAN´T
CAN + NOT = CANNOT
Exercise: Write your own sentences using the examples given using can or can’t expressing your own ability.
Example: drive a bus → ___I can drive a bus.
1. fly a plane → _________________________ 2. Read in English → ______________________________
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3. Play soccer → _________________________ 4. Swim → ______________________________________
5. Cook lamb → __________________________ 6. Make coffee → ________________________________
Exercise: Write questions using can, also give an answer to that question. It can be affirmative or a negative answer.
Example: your wife / drive a car → _Can your wife drive a car? → No she can’t.
1. Your family / speak Chinese → _________________________________ → __________________________.
2. you / memorize words well → _________________________________ → __________________________.
3. you / remember the teacher’s name → ___________________________ → _________________________.
4. Your mother / cook chicken → _________________________________ → _________________________.
5. you / call your family in class → _________________________________ → _________________________.
6. your classmate / sleep in class → ________________________________ → ________________________.
Exercise: Mixed questions. Use am, is, are, do, does, can for the sentences below.
Example: What __is__ your name? → _My name is Juan.
1. _______ you from Peru? → __________________________________________.
2. _______ your sister like fruit? → ______________________________________.
3. _______ your classmates swim? → ____________________________________.
4. _______ your brother like to play soccer? → _____________________________.
5. _______ you learn French? → _________________________________________.
6. _______ you fly a plane? → ___________________________________________.
Part 1. Complete the sentences with verbs and complements. The information is related to your family. The first one is an
example for you.
1. I can _write songs 2. I can ___________________________________

3. I can’t _____________________________ 4. I can’t __________________________________
5. My mom can _______________________ 6. My dad can’t ____________________________
7. My teacher can _____________________ 8. My best friend can ________________________
9. Dogs can’t _________________________ 10. Birds can _______________________________
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Part 2. What are they wearing? Look at the pictures and describe what this woman is wearing. An example is written for
you.
1. She is wearing a brown jacket.
2. __________________________________________________________.
3. __________________________________________________________.
4. __________________________________________________________.
5. __________________________________________________________.
6. __________________________________________________________.
7. __________________________________________________________.
Exercise B: What is she NOT wearing?
Example: she is NOT wearing a black hat.
1. _______________________________________________________________
2. _______________________________________________________________
3. _______________________________________________________________
4. _______________________________________________________________
5. _______________________________________________________________
6. _______________________________________________________________
7. _______________________________________________________________
8. _______________________________________________________________
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LESSON 29 YOU MUST SALUTE THE GENERAL

FUNCTION: Ask and answer questions about a person´s ability or inability to perform an action.
US MILITARY OFFICER RANK INSIGNIA
Gra AIR FORCE ARMY MARINES NAVY

de
O-
10 GENERAL GENERAL GENERAL ADMIRAL
O-9
LIEUTENANT GENERAL LIEUTENANT GENERAL LIEUTENANT GENERAL VICE ADMIRAL
O-8
MAJOR GENERAL MAJOR GENERAL MAJOR GENERAL REAR ADMIRAL
O-7
BRIGADIER GENERAL BRIGADIER GENERAL BRIGADIER GENERAL REAR ADMIRAL
(lower half)
0-6
COLONEL COLONEL COLONEL CAPTAIN
O-5
LIEUTENANT LIEUTENANT LIEUTENANT COMMANDER
COLONEL COLONEL COLONEL
O-4
MAJOR MAJOR MAJOR LIEUTENANT
COMMANDER
O-3
CAPTAIN CAPTAIN CAPTAIN LIEUTENANT
O-2 1ST LIEUTENANT 1ST LIEUTENANT 1ST LIEUTENANT LIEUTENANT JUNIOR
O-1
2ND LIEUTENANT 2ND LIEUTENANT 2ND LIEUTENANT ENSIGN
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Exercise: Complete the chart with the ranks of the armed forces you are in.
Comparing military ranks and grades

US Air Force ranks Your country’s military ranks
O-7 General
O-6 Colonel
O-5 Lieutenant colonel
O-4 Major
O-3 Captain
O-2 First lieutenant
Military Time
Civilian Military Military time in words
1 am 0100 oh-one hundred hours
3 am 0300 oh-three hundred hours
10 am 1000 ten hundred hours
Noon 1200 twelve hundred hours
2 pm 1400 fourteen hundred hours
8 pm 2000 twenty hundred hours
Midnight 2400 twenty four hundred hours
Exercise: Write the hours given in military time in words.
Example: 0100 → Oh-one hundred hours
1. (225) → ________________________________ 2. (1430) → _____________________________________
3. (1645) → _______________________________ 4. (1850) → _____________________________________
5. (2105) → _______________________________ 6. (2215) → _____________________________________
Grammar practice 1.
MUST
Must is a word that expresses the necessity
or obligation to do an action. Must is used Example:
with a verb after, this verb does not use to
Pronoun + MUST + verb + compl. I must study to pass.

Larry must wash his pants
Exercise: Look at the words given to make a sentence using Must
Example: Salute / captain → You must salute the captain.

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1. Pedro / go to class → _________________________ 2. The student / bring homework → ________________________
3. An airman / wear a name tag → ________________ 4. An officer / rank on his cap → ___________________________
5. Karla / wear a uniform → ______________________ 6. Mary / study hard → __________________________________
Grammar practice 2.
MUST NOT
Must NOT is the negative form. This expresses
the necessity of an action. Must is used with a Example:
verb.
Pronoun + MUST NOT + verb + compl. I must not eat potatoes.

Larry mustn’t watch TV in the living room.
Note: Mary mustn’t speak French in English class.
MUST NOT = MUSTN´T
Exercise: Write must or mustn’t on the lines given.
Example: We _must do homework every day.
1. Larry __________ speak French in English class.
2. Mary _________ take a shower every day.
3. Josh and Monica ____________ go to English class; they speak English.
4. Liz __________ go to work every day; she needs the money for her studies.
5. Greg ___________ work today; he’s on vacation.
6. Gilbert ____________ visit her mom today. She is sick.
Grammar practice 3.
MAY & CAN

Example:
MAY & CAN are used to express permission. I CAN go to the cinema with my friends
She MAY watch TV in the house
MAY is also used to ask for permission: May I go to the bathroom?

Q: May + pronoun + verb + compl. + ? May I open the window?
A+: Yes, pronoun + may. Yes, you may.

A-: No, pronoun + may not. No, you may not.
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Exercise: Write a question using can or may as it corresponds.
Example: I _can_ play tennis. I’m very good at it.
1. You / write / your name → _____________________________________________________________________.
2. Tom / sleep / in class → ________________________________________________________________________.
3. We / study / at the library → ____________________________________________________________________.
4. I / take off / my hat and scarf → __________________________________________________________________.
5. We / leave / class early → ________________________________________________________________________.
6. I / study / tonight → ____________________________________________________________________________.
Exercise: Write sentences using must, mustn’t, may use the words in parenthesis.
Example: (play soccer) → May I play soccer?
1. (read a book) → ____________________________________________________________________________.
2. (open the window) → _______________________________________________________________________.
3. (go to class) → _____________________________________________________________________________.
4. (smoke in class) → __________________________________________________________________________.
5. (eat in the classroom) → _____________________________________________________________________.
6. (salute his captain) → _______________________________________________________________________.
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Do the crossword puzzle with ranks of the military forces.
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LESSON 30 HOW MUCH IS THIS SHIRT?

FUNCTION: Ask and answer questions about buying and selling articles.
Grammar practice 1.
QUESTIONS WITH WHAT & HOW MUCH

Example:
We practiced different kinds of questions with
What . Remember that a regular question is
structured like this:
Q: What + did + pronoun + verb + compl. + ? What did you do yesterday?

I went to the movies.
Now, practice questions using a noun before the
auxiliary (DID):
Q: What + noun + did + pronoun + verb + comp. + ? Q: What movie did you see yesterday?
A: I saw Titanic.
How much is a question we use to express
quantity. In this case we are asking about prices of Example:
products. This question can be asked with do/does
using the verb cost or also with BE.
How much + does/do + noun + cost + ? Q: How much does the book cost?
A: It costs $20.00.
How much + is/are + noun + ? Q: How much is the book?

A: It’s $20.00
Exercise: Write questions using what with the words given.
Example: movie / see → What movie did you see?
1. car / buy → __________________________________________________.
2. sport / play → ________________________________________________.
3. game / see → _________________________________________________.
4. book / buy → _________________________________________________.
5. color / like → _________________________________________________.
6. color / car → __________________________________________________.
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Exercise: Write questions using how much and the words given
Example: (blue shirt) → How much is the blue shirt?
1. (suit/ cost) → _________________________________________________________________.
2. (car / cost) → _________________________________________________________________.
3. (magazine) → _________________________________________________________________.
4. (shoes) → ____________________________________________________________________.
5. (sodas / cost) → _______________________________________________________________.
6. (computers / cost) → ___________________________________________________________.
Exercise: Write questions and answers in past simple using what or how much. Use the words in parenthesis.
Example: (buy / hamburger) What hamburger did you buy? → I bought the big one.
1. (game / see) _____________________________________________ → __________________________________.
2. (sport/ play) _____________________________________________ → __________________________________.
3. (car / cost) ______________________________________________ → ___________________________________.
4. (shirt / be) ______________________________________________ → ___________________________________.
5. (sodas / be) _____________________________________________ → ___________________________________.
6. (book/ read) ____________________________________________ → ___________________________________.
Exercise: Read the conversation and complete it with the words or expressions in the box.
Over there the day after dance headphones music tomorrow store here you are
Example: Hi Maria!
Hi Pedro, did you dance yesterday?...
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Larry: Hey Greg, how are you?
Greg: I’m fine. What are you doing?
Larry: I’m listening to ___________
Greg: Hmmm, Use your ____________ your ________is too loud!
Larry: I don’t know where they are.
Greg: I can see them _____________ next to your bag.
Larry: Can you give them to me?
Greg: sure!
Larry: thanks, Hey Greg, can you come with me _____________ to a party?
Greg: Hmmm, I don’t think I can Larry, I have to go to the __________ to work.
Larry: Ok, How about _______________________ tomorrow, I have picnic with friends.
Greg: That sounds nice! Let’s talk later for the details, alright?
Larry: Sure let’s talk later on. See you alter
Greg: see you.
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Part 1. Write a short text telling what you did yesterday. Remember to use the correct tense for past events. We will
write the first sentence for you. (Write 80 words minimum)
Yesterday I woke up early in the morning. …___________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________
Part 2. Correct the sentences. Circle the mistake and write the correct sentence. The first one is an example.
1. How much are the book? → How much is the book?
2. What did you see movie? → ________________________________________________.
3. I can to go to class → ______________________________________________________.
4. May you open the window? → ______________________________________________.
5. My sister go to the movies yesterday → ______________________________________.
6. Do he watch T.V. every day? → _____________________________________________.
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 Oxford Practice Grammar
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 Fundamentals of English Grammar
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 Essential Grammar In use Elementary / Intermediate
Raymond Murphy
Cambridge University Press
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LIST OF REGULAR VERBS
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LIST OF IRREGULAR VERBS
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STUDENTS NOTES
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STUDENTS NOTES
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LESSON 1 THE CLASSROOM ................................................................................................................ 3

LESSON 1 THE CLASSROOM

IT’S A + noun (singular)

Exercise 1: Please, complete the sentences with the correct noun.

Example: It’s a pen.

Lab / picture / letter / word / number / clock

Imperative Verb + Noun

Exercise 1: Please, circle the correct word in parenthesis.

Example: (Write / Go / Open) the word

a. (Go / Look at / Circle) to the classroom. b. (Listen / Go / Open) the book.

Example: Open→ the → book

Example: Go to the board

______________ (teacher) _______________ (word) ____________ (pencil) ______________ (door)

Example: [nep] Pen

a. [hrcia] _________ b. [onbkooet] _________ c. [elcinp] _________ d. [dowr] _________

e. [tucierp] _________ f. [renubm] _________ g. [klcco] _________ h. [nidwow] _________

Example: Hello, good afternoon!

Robert: Hello teacher!

_________________ ____________________ ________________ ____________________

Write the words in the correct spelling.

a. [aenm] _________ b. [eeathcr] _________ c. [irs] _________ d. [ttrlee] _________

e. [tkboo] _________ f. [tebla] _________ g. [nepo] _________ h. [esaple] _________

LESSON 2 THIS IS MY CLOCK

THIS / THAT + POSSESIVE ADJECTIVE + NOUN

Exercise 1: Please, organize the words, questions and answers.

Example: book/that/my/is. That is my book

Questions with WH- (What) + BE + This/That

BE is the basic form of the verb To be. Example:

Example: What _____? (this) // - __________ (book)

a. What is this? ________________________ (clock)

Exercise 1: Look at the number and write it in letters

a. 3: _________ b. 8:________ c. 9: ________ d. 11:________

a. Zero: ______ b. four: ______ c. Six: ______ d. Seven: ______

CONSOLIDATION ACTIVITIES FOR LESSON 2

Part 1. Grammar/Vocabulary: Please write the correct order of the conversation

Part 2. Vocabulary: Write the numbers

15 __________________ 5 ___________________ 2 __________________

1 __________________ 3 ___________________ 8 __________________

LESSON 3 THAT´S HIS PEN

POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS HIS AND HER

Example: 0) That ______ (her) = That is her book.

1) That is _____________(My) 2) That ______________(your) 3) ________________(his)

4) ___________________(her) 5) ___________________(his) 6) _________________(her)

QUESTIONS WITH THIS AND THAT AND QUESTIONS WITH APOSTROPHE

Example: what is his name? His name is Jhon

a. Is that your book? __________________ ___________

Exercise: Please, write the words in plural.

a. Clock ___________ b. Radio ___________ c. Lab __________

a. A chair __________(6) b. A letter __________(11) c. A notebook __________(25)

d. A classroom __________(3) b. A pen __________(35) c. A radio ___________(34)

Complete the sentences with the correct word

1. Is this Susana’s radio? Yes, this is ______ radio.

100 _________________________ 81 __________________________

46. ___________________________ 109 _________________________

LESSON 4 SUE´S A TEACHER!

THESE AND THOSE + BE + NOUN/QUESTIONS

Exercise 1: Please choose the best option to describe the picture

a. This is a pencil (X)

____This is a Book_____________ _____These are books____

______ (teacher) _ (word) (pencil) ________ (door)

a. [hrcia] _____ b. [onbkooet] _ c. [elcinp] _ d. [dowr] _____

e. [tucierp] _____ f. [renubm] _ g. [klcco] _ h. [nidwow] _____

_ ____

a. [aenm] _____ b. [eeathcr] _ c. [irs] _ d. [ttrlee] _____

e. [tkboo] _____ f. [tebla] _ g. [nepo] _ h. [esaple] _____

Example: What _? (this) // - ______ (book)

a. 3: _ b. 8: c. 9: d. 11:

a. Zero: b. four: c. Six: d. Seven:

15 ________ 5 _ 2 __________

1 ________ 3 _ 8 __________

1) That is _(My) 2) That (your) 3) ______(his)

4) _________(her) 5) _(his) 6) _________(her)

a. Is that your book? ________ _

a. Clock _____ b. Radio _ c. Lab ______

a. A chair (6) b. A letter (11) c. A notebook __(25)

d. A classroom (3) b. A pen (35) c. A radio ___(34)

100 _ 81 __

46. ___ 109 _

This is a Book_______ _These are books__

Example: David’s a teacher: _David isn’t a student_

4. These are her pens _my______

5. Those are my pencils your_______

a. Look at the _ on the wall. b. Open the ____.

c. We listen to tapes in the_. d. Seven is a ____.

Example: You are not = _You aren´t_.

Example: You are a student, and I am a student _We are students_.

Example: You are a doctor__.

Example: cook/he/is/a __he is a cook_.