BOOK 1

LISTEN / The Characters

UNIT 1

This is Leonard Rosen, age 34. This is Frances Wagner, age 33.
Hello. I’m Leonard Rosen. Hello. I’m Fran Wagner.
I’m a psychiatrist. I’m a television talk-show hostess.
I’m thirty-four years old. I am thirty-three years old.
I work in an office. I work at a television station.

This is Kathryn Martell, age 33. This is Lyle Falk, age 35.
Hi. My name is Kathryn Martell. Hi, I’m Lyle Falk.
I’m a veterinarian. I am an advertising executive and a writer.
I am thirty-three years old. I’m thirty-five years old.
I work in an animal clinic. I work at home.

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PRONOUNCE SPEAK

Listen to the pronunciation of th and d in the following words and repeat in the spaces
provided.

There They
Dare Day
There Dare
There Day

HE

They
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 STRUCTURE & VOCABULARY LEARN
1. PERSONAL PRONOUNS & POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES

PERSONAL PRONOUNS POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES

I my
You your
We our
They their
He his
She her
It its

Affirmative Negative
Affirmative Negative Question
Contracted Contracted
(‘ ) ( +not ) (inverted)
I am I’m I am not ** I´m not Am I?
You are You’re You are not You aren´t Are you?
2. The verb TO BE He is He’s He is not He isn´t Are we?

* Do not confuse the possessive

She is She’s She is not She isn´t Are they?
its with it’s = it is It is It’s * It is not It isn´t Is he?
** am not is only possible to We are We’re We are not We aren´t Is she?
contract as I´m not .
They are They´re They are They aren´t Is it?

To be is a verb used to describe people, objects, situations, etc.

He is smart She is gorgeous

We are friends They are great people

It is also used to mention the location of an object in the space.

My shoes are in my closet

Keith is in Manchester

Verb To be also expresses age, sensations and feelings.

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3. THE INDEFINITE ARTICLE: a / an

Use an before vowel sounds a, e, i, o and u and silent h. Use a before all consonant sounds.
an accountant a doctor
an electrician a lawyer
an interpreter a manager
a university (consonant sound)
an optician
a waiter
an undertaker (vowel sound)

Note: an hour (silent h) but a housekeeper (aspirated h)

STRUCTURE & VOCABULARY LEARN

4. VOCABULARY: PROFESSIONS

1. An accountant: Person in charge of the financial accounts of a company.

2. An administrator: Person in charge of the administration of a business.
3. An advertising executive: Person in charge of the publicity of a product.
4. An architect: Person in charge of the design and construction of buildings.
5. An assistant: Person in charge of giving support and help.
6. An astronaut: Person trained for traveling in space.
7. A bartender: Person in charge of the drinks at a bar.
8. A beautician: Person in charge of making other people look better.
9. A bookkeeper: Person in charge of the records and transactions of a company.
10. A bus boy: Person in charge of helping the waiter.
11. A carpenter: Person in charge of working with wood.
12. A cashier: Person in charge of the cash register.
13. A computer programmer: Person in charge of the programming of computers.
14. A cook: Person in charge of cooking.
15. A data processor: Person in charge of the data processing.
16. A dentist: Person in charge of the treatment of teeth.
17. A designer: Person in charge of the design of any specific area.
18. A doctor: Person in charge of the treatment of diseases.
19. A driver: Person in charge of the conduction of any land transportation.

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20. An electrician: Person in charge of any job related with electricity.
21. A clerk: Person in charge of the filings.
22. A fireman, firewoman: Person in charge of extinguishing the fire.
23. A flight attendant: Person in charge of providing food and drinks on a plane.
24. A foreman: Person in charge of a group of workers.
25. A gardener: Person in charge of the caring of flowers.
26. A hair stylist: Person in charge of the aspect of people’s hair.
27. A handyman: Person in charge of different repair jobs and small maintenance.
28. A housekeeper: Person in charge of supervising the cleaning area at a hotel.
29. An interpreter: Person in charge of interpreting for speakers of different languages.
30. A janitor: Person in charge of the entrance at a building.
31. A joiner: Person in charge of the constructions of doors and paneling.
32. A lawyer: Person in charge of defending people with legal troubles.
33. A librarian: Person in charge of the loan of books at a library
34. A mail carrier (or postman / postwoman): Person in charge of delivering
correspondence.
35. A manager: Person in charge of directing a company.
36. A manicurist: Person in charge of taking care of the nails at a beauty parlor.
37. A mechanic: Person in charge of repairing cars and other mechanic equipment.
38. A model: Person in charge of modeling new clothing collections.
39. A nanny: Person in charge of taking care of children at home.
40. An optician: Person in charge of the prescription of glasses and lenses.
41. A painter: Person in charge of painting.
42. A pilot: Person in charge of flying planes.
43. A plumber: Person in charge of repairing and installing piping.
44. A policeman / policewoman: Person in charge of taking care of people’s security.
45. A psychiatrist: Person in charge of the treatment of mental diseases.
46. A reception clerk: Person in charge of helping at a reception desk.
47. A receptionist: Person in charge of the reception desk at a company.
48. A salesperson: Person in charge of selling products.
49. A secretary: Person in charge of records, correspondence, filing.
50. A security guard: Person in charge of the security of a person or company.
51. A talk-show host(ess): Person in charge of presenting tv programs of opinion.
52. A translator: Person in charge of the translation to another language.
53. A teacher: Person in charge of teaching.

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54. A travel agent: Person in charge of offering touristic plans.

55. An undertaker: Person in charge of funerals.
56. A veterinarian: Person in charge of the treatment of diseases in animals.
57. A waiter: Person in charge of providing foods and drinks at a restaurant - he -.
58. A waitress: Person in charge of providing foods and drinks at a restaurant - she -.
59. A writer: Person in charge of writing books, articles, magazines.

Another way of building a definition is by using verb to be

* An architect is a person (man, woman, professional) who designs buildings.

* Bartenders are people who serve alcoholic beverages and cocktails at licensed
establishments

A Policeman A fireman An astronaut: A Pilot

Others...

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 PITFALLS BEWARE

1. “ I ” is always written with a capital letter.

She is a veterinarian and I am a psychiatrist.

2. “You” is both singular and plural, formal and informal.

3. “ It ” has no equivalent in Spanish. It is used for animals, things and impersonal

expressions, like describing the climate.

4. The verb to be is almost always used in the contracted form.

I am an architect. I’m an architect.
He is a dentist. He’s a dentist.
She is a veterinarian. She’s a veterinarian.
It is an animal. It’s an animal.
We are writers. We’re writers.
They are doctors. They’re doctors.

5. Always use the indefinite article a / an

before the profession of a person.
He’s a comedian.
She is an actress.

Or before an adjective in a description

William is a happy person.

Samantha is an excellent doctor.

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WEATHER

hot sun partly cloudy rain

It’s hot. It’s sunny. It’s partly cloudy. It’s raining.

storm drizzle snow hail

It’s stormy. It’s drizzling. It’s snowing It’s hailing.

Lightnings. cloud wind

It’s cloudy. It’s windy.

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PRONOUNS READ

You are a talk-show hostess.

Your name is Frances.

She is a veterinarian.
Her name is Kathryn.

Our names are Lyle and Kathryn.

We aren’t lawyers.

He is a psychiatrist.
His name is Leonard.

Their names are Leonard and Frances.

They are not writers.

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INTRODUCE MYSELF AND TALK ABOUT MY PROFESSION

NOW
I CAN

Hi, I’m Leonard Rosen. Hello. I’m Lyle Falk.

I’m a psychiatrist. I’m a writer.
Hi, I’m Leonard Rosen. I work at home.

Hello, my name is Frances. Hi, I’m Kathryn.

I’m a talk-show hostess. I’m a veterinarian.
I work at a television station. I work in an animal clinic.

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