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A complete learning guide designed for
helping complete beginners achieve an
independent level of English usage

George
Petre

Contents
A1 - Beginners level quick description........................................................................................2
Level I. Talking about myself..........................................................................................................3
1. What is your name?.................................................................................................................4
Aim:.........................................................................................................................................4
Competencies:..........................................................................................................................4
Lesson progression:.................................................................................................................4
Homework...............................................................................................................................5
Review.....................................................................................................................................5
2. Where are you from?...............................................................................................................6
Aim:.........................................................................................................................................6
Competencies:..........................................................................................................................6
Lesson progression:.................................................................................................................6
Homework...............................................................................................................................7
Review.....................................................................................................................................8
3. How old are you?.....................................................................................................................9
Aim:.........................................................................................................................................9
Competencies:..........................................................................................................................9
Lesson progression:.................................................................................................................9
Review...................................................................................................................................10
4. Do you have any siblings?.....................................................................................................11
5. What is your occupation?......................................................................................................13
6. What hobbies do you have?...................................................................................................15
7. Review...................................................................................................................................18
8. Evaluation..............................................................................................................................19

A1 - Beginners level quick description

Basic knowledge of the language, familiar everyday expressions and simple phrases:
Listening

I can recognize familiar words and very basic phrases concerning myself, my
family and immediate concrete surroundings when people speak slowly and
clearly.

Reading

I can understand familiar names, words and very simple sentences, for example
on notices and posters or in catalogues.

Spoken
interaction

I can interact in a simple way provided the other person is prepared to repeat or
rephrase things at a slower rate of speech and help me formulate what I'm trying
to say. I can ask and answer simple questions in areas of immediate need or on
very familiar topics.

Spoken
production

I can use simple phrases and sentences to describe where I live and people I
know.
Pronounce the English sounds correctly.

Writing

I can write a short, simple postcard, for example sending holiday greetings. I
can fill in forms with personal details, for example entering my name,
nationality and address on a hotel registration form.

A1 focus:
includes absolute zero beginners
verb 'to be'
present simple affirmative
present simple interrogative
present simple negative
there is, there are
possessive 's'

Part I. Talking about myself

The focus of this unit is on learning a basic vocabulary that will allow the student to have the
simplest of conversations on general topics of personal interest, and also to learn the correct
pronunciation of each English sounds. As for grammar, the students will be able to use the
simple present in all of its forms (to form affirmative/negative statement, and questions), as well
as expressing possession.

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At the end of this unit, the student will be able to ask & answer questions on the
following topics:

What is your name?

Where are you from?
How old are you?
Do you have any siblings?
What is your occupation?
What hobbies do you have?
Review
Evaluation

Also, the students will learn the following words:

1. Nouns:
name, first name, surname, last name, family name, thanks, class, country names, nationality,
father, city, stuff, age, faculty, student, day, sibling, brother, sister, apartment, university, job,
occupation, arts, engineer, actor, personality, thing, cornerback, safety, defense, field, video
games, hobby, time, activity, park, Sunday, break, water, neck, arm, leg, team, offense, console.
2. Wh- words:
what, who, where, which, when
3. Pronouns:
I, you, my, your, he/she/it
4. Verbs:
to be, to meet, to remember, to look, to have, to go, to see, to live, to apologize, to forget, to
know, to be afraid, to be born, to study, to play, to like, to stay, to meet, to apologize, to warm up,
to jog, to start, to stop, to run, to take, to drink, to continue, to stretch, to change, to say, to rain,
to get bored.
5. Adjectives:
good, first, last, full, complete, nice, funny, old, young, first, excited, big, different, common,
both, same, free, every, late, quick, fast, ready, large, great.
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6. Adverbs:
too, now, later, sure, yeah, so, indeed, there, right, today, really, before, totally, very,
usually, best, next, usually, anymore, outside, some.
7. Preposition:
in, from.
8. Conjunction:
if, but, and, so, or.

1. What is your name?

Aim:
At the end of this lesson, the student will be able to greet someone and introduce him/herself.
Competencies:
- The student will be able to understand the common meaning of the following questions and
choose the appropriate answer for them:
What is your name/surname/full name/complete name?
My name/surname/full name/complete is ...
Whats your name/surname?
My names/surname/full name/complete names ...
Who are you?
I am ...
Whore you?
Im ...
- The student will be able to use basic parting expressions (good bye, bye).
Lesson progression:
a. Introducing new content
- teach the alphabet;

- practice spelling individual letters.

- introduce the questions step by step.
- stop every time to explain any new words, pronunciation, and the phonetic transcription.
Highlight the structure of the present tense.
b. Controlled practice
1. Practice asking about famous peoples names (google: famous people)
2. Practice spelling famous peoples names.
b.1) Put the following lines in the correct order:
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- Hi, George. Im .... Nice to meet you.

- Hi, Im George.
- Nice to meet you, too.
- What is your name?
- Hello!
- Nice to meet you, George.
- George.
- Hi!
- Nice to meet you, too, ....
- My names ....
- Whats your name?
b.2) Complete the following dialogue:
- ..... !
- Hello... Who are you?
- Im George.
- George who?
- George Petre.
- Oh! George Petre! Now I remember you!
- Yeah. So, how are you, ...?
- Im ....., thanks. How about ....., George?
- Im ..... too. Look, I have to go to class now. See you later, ok?!
- Yeah, sure, George. ..... !
- ..... bye!
2) Spell the following names: (5) examples.
c. Individual practice
c.1) Translate the new (bolded) words from the text.
c.2) Translate the text.
c.3) Play out the conversation (using the right intonation).
Homework
- write two names that start with each letter of the English alphabet (26 max), one boyish, one
girlish.
- write the new words in your notebook.
Review
a. New vocabulary
Nouns (identity): name, first name, surname, last name, family name, thanks, class.
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Wh- words: what, who.

Pronouns: I, you, my, your.
Verbs: to be, to meet, to remember, to look, to have, to go, to see.
Adjectives: good, first, last, full, complete, nice.
Adverbs: too, now, later, sure, yeah, so.
Preposition: Conjunction: b. Function: Greeting & Introductions
Hi, hello, bye, good bye, nice to meet you.

2. Where are you from?

Aim:
At the end of this lesson, the student will be able to tell where he/shes from (city & country).
Competencies:
- The student will be able to understand the common meaning of the following questions and
choose the appropriate answer for them:
Where are you from?
I am/Im from ....
Which is your hometown?
My hometown is ... .
What is/whats your nationality? (/nnlti/)
I am/Im ....
What is/Whats your ethnicity?
I am/Im ....
Where do you live/stay now?
I live in .....
Lesson progression:
a. Introducing new content
- introduce the questions step by step.
- stop every time to explain any new words, pronunciation, and the phonetic transcription.
Highlight the structure of the present tense.
b. Controlled practice
b.1) Match the halves of the words describing various nationalities:
Am
dian
Ch
glish
Ru
panese
Tur
manian
Ger
stralian
Ro
man
Ja
kish
En
ssian
In
erican
Au
inese

b.2) Put the letters in the correct order to obtain the correct countries.
CAMERIA
NAICH
SIARUS
KURTEY
NYMAREG
PAJNA
GLANDEN
DIANI
RALUSATIA
MARONIA
b.3) Place each country from above on the map below:

b.4) Complete the following text:

- .....!
- .....!
- How are you, George?
- ....., thanks. And you?
- Im fine ..... . Hey, I apologize, but I forgot which country you are from.
- Oh, thats OK. Im Romanian.
- Right, right, youre from ..... . What?
- Youre German right?!
- Who, .....? No, Im not ..... .
- Well, I am afraid I dont remember.
- Really?!
- Yeah.
- Turkey.
- Right, youre .....!
- But my father is ..... Russia.
- Really?
- Yeah, but we live in Turkey.
- Me too! Which city?
- Sakarya. Do you know it?
- If I know it?! I live there too!
- Wow!
- Wow indeed.
c. Individual practice
c.1) Translate the new (bolded) words from the text.
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c.2) Translate the text.

c.3) Play out the conversation (using the right intonation).
Homework
- write one country name that start with each letter of the English alphabet (26 max).
- for each country, write the respective nationality.
- write the new words in your notebook.
Review
a. New vocabulary
Nouns: country names, nationality, father, city, stuff.
Wh- words: where, which.
Pronouns: he/she/it.
Verbs: to live, to apologize, to forget, to know, to be afraid.
Adjectives: funny.
Adverbs: indeed, there, right.
Preposition: from.
Conjunction: but.
b. Function: Origin
Where are you from? Im from .....
Where do you live? I live in .....

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3. How old are you?

Aim:
At the end of this lesson, the student will be able to talk about his/her age, and learn a few basic
numbers in the process.
Competencies:
- The student will be able to understand the common meaning of the following questions and
choose the appropriate answer for them:
How old are you?
...
I am/Im ....
I am/Im .... years old.
What is/whats your age?
....
When were you born?
...
In ...
I was born in .....
Lesson progression:
a. Introducing new content
- introduce the questions step by step.
- stop every time to explain any new words, pronunciation, and the phonetic transcription.
Highlight the structure of the present tense.
b. Controlled practice
b.1) Read the following text and answer the questions.
Im Ronnie. I am a student in London, and I am 19 years old. Julie is a student, too. She is 20
years old. I am from Bucharest, and Julie is from Constanta. We are friends. Tom and Michael
are our new friends. They study here, too. Tom is from Liverpool, and Michael is from Romania,
Cluj. Today is our first day at the faculty. We are really excited about it.
(dont highlight the new words, so he can find them himself).
c. Individual practice
c.1) Find all the new words in this text.
c.2) Translate them using a dictionary.
c.3) Now translate the whole text.
c.4) Reading comprehension:
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Answer the following questions:

- Who studies in London?
- Who is British?
Answer true or false:
- Ronnie is older than Julie.
- Ronnie, Julie and Tom are Romanian.
- Julie and Michael are from the same city.
- Michael studies in Cluj.
Homework:
1. Numbers from 0 to 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 1000, 10000, 100000, 1000000.
2. Make a list of 10 friends. Write their age.
Review
a. New vocabulary
Nouns: age, faculty, student, day,
Wh- words: when.
Pronouns: Verbs: to be born.
Adjectives: old, young, first, excited.
Adverbs: today, really
Preposition: in, from,
Conjunction: or
b. Function: Age

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4. Do you have any siblings?

Aim:
At the end of this lesson, the student will be able to talk about his/her siblings.
Competencies:
- The student will be able to understand the common meaning of the following questions and
choose the appropriate answer for them:
Do you have any siblings?
Do you have any brothers or sisters/Sisters or brothers?
Yes/Yes, I do/Yes, I do, one brother and one sister/Yes. I have one brother and one sister.
No/No, I dont/No, I dont have any siblings..
What is/whats his/her name?
His/Her name is ...
Where is she/he now?
Now, she/he is in ...
How old is he/she?
She/He is ... years old.
Is he/she older than you?
Yes, he/she is ... years older than me.
No, she/he isnt. She/he is ... years younger than me.
Lesson progression:
a. Introducing new content
- introduce the questions step by step.
- stop every time to explain any new words, pronunciation, and the phonetic transcription.
Highlight the structure of the present tense.
b. Controlled practice
b.1) Read the following text and then answer the questions.
Hi, Im Jack. Im a student in New York. I live in a big apartment with my younger brother.
His name is Bill. I was born in 1990, four years before him. Hes a student, too, but we go to
different universities. I study English Literature, he studies Mechanical Engineering. I want to
become a teacher; he wants to be an engineer. We are busy at school during the day, so we
usually meet at home, in the evening. Sometimes, we watch movies. Star Wars is our favorite
series. We also play League of Legends together. We love video games, but we dont have much
time to play. We also meet with our friends. On Saturdays, we play football in the park together,
but on Sundays, if the weather is bad, we all gather at our home and play LoL all day.

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(dont highlight the new words, so he can find them himself).

c. Individual practice
c.1) Find all the new words in this text.
c.2) Translate them using a dictionary.
c.3) Now translate the whole text.
c.4) Reading comprehension. Answer with true or false:
1. My brother and I live in different places.
2. We study the same subject.
3. We meet with our friends every day.
4. We go to our friends place on weekends.
5. Our friends dont like football.
6. My brothers favorite movie is Lord of the Rings.
7. Our friends dont play video games.
Homework:
1. Make a list with the most common occupations.
Review
a. New vocabulary
Nouns: sibling, brother, sister, apartment, university
Wh- words: Pronouns: Verbs: Adjectives: big, different.
Adverbs: before.
Preposition: Conjunction:
b. Function: Siblings

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5. What is your occupation?

Aim:
At the end of this lesson, the student will be able to talk about his/her occupation.
Competencies:
- The student will be able to understand the common meaning of the following questions and
choose the appropriate answer for them:
What is/Whats your occupation?
I am/Im a ...
Do you have a job?
Yes, I do. I am a ...
No, I dont. Im unemployed.
What do you study?
I study ...
What job would you like to have?
I would like to become an/a ...
Lesson progression:
a. Introducing new content
- introduce the questions step by step.
- stop every time to explain any new words, pronunciation, and the phonetic transcription.
Highlight the structure of the present tense.
b. Controlled practice
b.1) Choose the correct form of the verb in parenthesis:
I ... Jim (to be). I ... in Boston with my family (to live). I ... two brothers and one sister, Pam
(to have). My sister ... Arts (to study). My younger brother ... an engineer (to be), and the older
one ... (to be) an actor. They ... totally different personalities (to have), but they ... one thing in
common (to have): both ... football (to like). Bernie, the younger one, ... cornerback (to play),
while Mark ... a safety (to be). Both ... in defense (to play), and they ... a very good team (to
make). I ... football (not/to like). So, when they ... with their friends (to meet) and ... to the field
(to go), I usually ... at home (to stay) and ... video games (to play).
c. Individual practice
c.1) Find all the new words in the text.
c.2) Translate them using a dictionary.
c.3) Now translate the whole text.
c.4) Reading comprehension:
Answer the following questions:
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1. How many siblings does Jim have?

2. What do Jims brothers do in their free time?
3. What does Jims sister do?
4. What position does Bernie play? What about Mark?
5. What does Jim do in his free time?
Answer with true or false. If the answer is false, give the correct one:
1. The brothers play football with their friends in the backyard.
2. Jim and Pam play video games together.
3. Mark is Jims younger brother.
4. Pam has three brothers.
5. Mark and Bernie have many things in common.
6. Bernie plays in offense.
Now, you make five sentences and ask your teacher if they are true or false.
Homework:
1. Make a list of the most common hobbies.
Review
a. New vocabulary
Nouns: job, occupation, arts, engineer, actor, personality, thing, cornerback, safety, defense, field,
video games.
Wh- words:
Pronouns:
Verbs: to study, to play, to like, to stay.
Adjectives: common, both, good,
Adverbs: totally, very, usually,
Preposition: Conjunction: b. Function: Occupation

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6. What hobbies do you have?

Aim:
At the end of this lesson, the student will be able to talk about his/her hobbies.
Competencies:
- The student will be able to understand the common meaning of the following questions and
choose the appropriate answer for them:
What do you do in your free time?
I ... in my free time.
Do you have any hobbies?
No, I dont have any hobbies.
Yes, I ...
What hobbies do you have?
I ...
What are your hobbies?
My hobbies are: ...
Lesson progression:
a. Introducing new content
- introduce the questions step by step.
- stop every time to explain any new words, pronunciation, and the phonetic transcription.
Highlight the structure of the present tense.
b. Controlled practice
b.1) Choose the correct answer:
1. watching something/someone
2. playing something/someone
3. reading something/someone
4. going out with something/someone.
b.2) Complete the activities:
1. watching ...
2. playing ...
3. reading ...
4. going out with ...
b.3) Chose the correct answer:
1. I like playing video games/food/novels.
2. I like reading video games/food/novels.
3. I like cooking video games/food/novels.
b.4) One activity is different. Find it:
1. reading a book, riding a horse, riding a bike.
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2. playing video games, playing cards, playing American football.

3. drawing, painting, jogging.
b.4) Complete the sentences:
In my free time, I like ...
My sister likes ...
I dont like ...
My sister doesnt like ...
c. Individual practice
c.1) Read the text and find all the new words.
c.2) Translate them.
Im Jimmie. Today I meet with my friends in the park. Rob, Bill, and Mike are my best
friends. We all like playing American football. We meet every Sunday. I see them and I go to
them. I am late, so I apologize.
We start to warm up. First, we go jogging for fifteen minutes. Next we start running faster,
for about five minutes. We stop, take a quick break and drink water. Then, we continue. We start
stretching: neck, arms, and legs. After stretching, we start playing. We make two teams: Bill and
I usually play offense, but today I want to change. Mike and Rob say its OK. We are ready, but it
starts to rain. We cannot play anymore, so we go to Mikes home. He has a big home, with a
large living room and a great Play Station console. Maybe we cannot play football outside, but
we can do it on Play Station. And when we get bored of playing, we can watch some football
games on TV. We love playing American football!
c.3) Now, translate the whole text.
c.4) Reading comprehension:
Answer the following questions:
1. What do the four friends like to do in their free time?
2. When do they usually meet?
3. Why cant they play football in the park anymore?
4. What do they usually do at home on weekend?
Answer with true or false. If the answer is false, give the correct one:
1. Jimmie meets with his friends on Saturday.
2. They meet at Robs home.
3. Today, Jimmie and Bill play offense.
4. When they get bored of playing football in the park, they start watching football games
on TV.
5. They usually go to Mikes home because he has enough space for everyone, and they can
play Madden or watch NFL comfortably.
Homework:
1. Review all the previous lessons.
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Review
a. New vocabulary
Nouns: hobby, time, activity, park, Sunday, break, water, neck, arm, leg, team, offense, console
Wh- words: Pronouns: Verbs: to meet, to apologize, to warm up, to jog, to start, to stop, to run, to take, to drink, to
continue, to stretch, to change, to say, to rain, to get bored
Adjectives: free, every, late, quick, fast, ready, large, great,
Adverbs: today, best, next, usually, anymore, outside, some,
Preposition:
Conjunction: if, but, and, so.
b. Function: Hobbies

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7. Review
Aim:
The aim of this lesson is for the students to remember, understand, and use the new content
of this unit better.
Competencies:
The students will be able to put together everything they have learned so far and talk about
their names, their residence city, age, siblings, occupation, and hobbies.
Lesson progression:
a. Introducing new content
- There is no new content in this lesson. The purpose is to review what has been taught so far.
The students take a few minutes to review the list of words they have learned throughout this
unit, and then they continue to solve the exercises.
1. Nouns:
name, first name, surname, last name, family name, thanks, class, country names, nationality,
father, city, stuff, age, faculty, student, day, sibling, brother, sister, apartment, university, job,
occupation, arts, engineer, actor, personality, thing, cornerback, safety, defense, field, video
games, hobby, time, activity, park, Sunday, break, water, neck, arm, leg, team, offense, console.
2. Wh- words:
what, who, where, which, when
3. Pronouns:
I, you, my, your, he/she/it,
4. Verbs:
to be, to meet, to remember, to look, to have, to go, to see, to live, to apologize, to forget, to
know, to be afraid, to be born, to study, to play, to like, to stay, to warm up, to jog, to start, to
stop, to run, to take, to drink, to continue, to stretch, to change, to say, to rain, to get bored.
5. Adjectives:
good, first, last, full, complete, nice, funny, old, young, excited, big, different, common, both,
same, free, every, late, quick, fast, ready, large, great.
6. Adverbs:
too, now, later, sure, yeah, so, indeed, there, right, today, really, before, totally, very, usually, best,
next, anymore, outside, some.
7. Preposition:
in, from.
8. Conjunction:
if, but, and, so, or.

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b. Controlled practice
1. Read the text. Fill in the blanks with the correct noun.
- Good ... (morning/evening), ladies and ... (boys/gentlemen). Tonight we have a special guest:
Victoria Lorinth, the youngest quarterback in the British Football League. She is a very
successful ... (actress/player), and she is a girl, too.
- Hi, Im Victoria, but people call me Vicky. You can call me the same.
- Hello, ... (Victoria/Vicky) ! Tell us about yourself. Where are you from, what is your ...
(occupation/career), why do you play American ... (football/basketball), stuff like that.
- Well, first, I want to thank you for inviting me to your talk-show. I am a big ... (fan/supporter)
of Young and Bold. I was born in Lonnshire, a small ... (country/city) in England. I have
three ... (sisters/brothers): Mike, Jim, and Ron; and two ... (sisters/brothers): Andrea and
Pamela. ... (four/all) of them are here, too. Only Jim is not here. He is in Tokyo right now. He has
an important boxing match tomorrow.
- What a big successful family!
- Yes, and Im the youngest!
- Well, I am sure your story is the most exciting. We take a short ... (pause/break) now, but we
continue in a few minutes.
2. Find the new words in the dictionary. Translate them.
3. Now, translate the text.
4. Answer the questions:
a) What is the name of the show?
b) What sport does Vicky play?
c) Why is she famous?
d) How many siblings does she have?
e) Why isnt Jim here, too?
5. Read the second part of the text. Choose the correct form of the verb in parenthesis.
- Welcome back, ladies and gentlemen. It ... Friday again (to be), and the first female quarterback
to play professional football in England ... here with us (to be), at Young and Bold. Vicky,
please continue your story.
- Sure. I ... 20 years old (to be), and I ... football since I was 12 (to play). My father was a
quarterback for Liverpool Knights. This ... how I started to like this sport (to be). My mother ...
it (not/to like), of course, but she ... (to know) how important football ... to me (to be), so she ...
me now (to support). And she ... every time I get sacked (to cry). She ... to every game (to come).
6. Answer with true or false.
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a) Vicky plays football for seven years.

b) Her oldest brother plays football too.
c) Her mother never goes to her games.
d) She is the first girl to play professional football in Europe.
e) Her mother is happy every time Vicky gets sacked.
7. Change the sentences from positive to negative.
a) Vicky is the second woman to play football in England.
b) She plays basketball since she was 12.
c) Her brother Jim is here tonight.
d) Vickys father is a fan of Liverpool Knights.
e) Her sisters play football, too.
8. Continue to read the text. Correct the sentences (plurals/singulars).
- Vicky, why do you play football/footballs? I think this/these is the answer/answers
everybody here wants to know.
- I started to play because my father/fathers showed me how great football can be. But I
continue to play because I think it is the best team sport/sports in the world/worlds.
- This is a big thing/things to say. What about soccer, rugby, or all the other team sport/sports?
- Well, every sport/sports has its challenge/challenges. But only in football you need to have a
perfect teamwork/teamworks. If one player/players doesnt do his job/jobs, then everything
goes down. Every man/men on the field, and on the sideline/sidelines, plays a very important
part/parts in this game/games. From the first practice to the last game, every player/players
and coach/coaches has to do its job as best as he can.
Homework:
1. Review again all the previous lessons. The next class, we will have a progress test.
Review
a. New vocabulary
No new vocabulary.
b. Function: Review

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8. Evaluation
I. Vocabulary/parts of speech (100 points, 1 point for each correct
answer).
1. Fill in the blanks with the correct verb form (7 points):
a) He ... (to speak)
b) We ... (to run)
c) It ... (to be)
d) They ... (to like)
e) You ... (to drink)
f) I ... (to look)
g) She ... (to live)
2. Select the correct verb form (9 points):
a) He have/has three brothers.
b) They likes/like to play video games.
c) I dont /doesnt like video games, but I love/loves to play football.
d) My best friend plays/play with me.
e) We go/goes to the park every weekend.
f) My girlfriend doesnt/dont like football, but she comes/come with us anyway. She is/are
awesome!
3. Choose the correct noun form [(plural/singular (12 points)]:
I dont like tennis/tenni, but I love football/footballs. Every Sunday/Sundays, I meet with
all my friend/friends and watch the game/games together. After it, we go to a pub/pubs and
party. We drink some beer/beers. After, we want to eat something/somethings, so we go to a
fast-food/fast-foods. I can eat one big pizza/pizzas myself! Last, we leave home/homes. I go to
my rooms/room and jump in the beds/bed. I sleep immediately.
4. Choose the correct noun (9 points):
My name is Billie. I have two brothers/sisters/siblings: Mary and John. We live in Boston,
but we stay in different countries/apartments/cities. Why? Because I am still a
student/worker/teacher, so I stay in a city/dormitory/country. I finish my
learning/studies/programs in two years. My university/faculty/study is engineering. They are
not teachers/students/workers anymore. Mary is a teacher. She teaches music, and she loves
playing the piano/video games/football. And John is an actor. He plays in action
cinemas/stories/movies. We meet only on weekends; we have fun together.

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5. Complete the sentences with the correct adjective [nationalities

(15 points)]:
I love to travel and make new friends. For example, I am ___ , from Turkey. But I know
many people from many countries: from America, Sam, who is ___ ; from Russia, Dimitri, who
is ___ . I have other friends on other continents too. From Asia, I know a ___ guy from Tokyo,
another one, ___, from China, and an ___ girl from India. Next, I have more than five ___
friends from Sydney and Melbourne, in Australia. In Africa, there is Mamun, an ___ guy from
Egypt; Lumba, a ___ from Kenya, and Rashid, a ___ from Libya. Finally, in Europe I have
many-many friends: from Barcelona, a ___ girl, Julia; from Paris, a ___ guy, Pierre; from Italy,
an ___ guy, Luigi; from Germany, a ___ girl, Hilde; from England, two ___ guys: Mike from
London, and Edgar from Manchester. Phew! I have so many friends; I hope I can see them soon!
6. Choose the correct adjective (10 points):
a) Im Spencer. I am only 19, but I look older/younger; people think I am more than 25.
b) In my free/every time, I like to play football.
c) Im not big/great, so I dont play in defense.
d) Im a receiver: I am small/funny, very excited/fast, and I have really good/ready hands.
e) I play football for five years. I remember my first/last game. It was very nice/exciting.
f) I love this sport; it is so common/different from other sports. I think it is the best/first.
7. Fill in the blanks with one of the time adverbs: now, later, today,
before, next, anymore, after (7 points):
___ is Saturday! The first day of the summer holiday: I dont go to school, and I dont have to do
any homework ___; only relax. I have breakfast ___ . ___ lunch, I take my dog to the park. ___ ,
I come home, have lunch, and watch a movie or play some computer games. ___ in the evening,
I meet with my friends and go to cinema. We want to watch the next comedy movie with Jackie
Chan. ___ the movie, we go to a club and party until the morning. I love the summer holiday,
and this is only the first day!
8. Fill in the blanks with the correct subject pronouns: [I, you, he,
she, it, we, you, and they (9 points)]:
___ love American football; ___ is the best sport in the world. Every Sunday, ___ meet with
my friends: Jim, Bernie, and Russell, and ___ go to our favorite pub to watch the games together.
___ support different teams: Jim likes Oakland Raiders, Bernie likes the Patriots, Russell likes
the Bengals, and ___ support the 49ers. ___ get very excited about the games, and start to jump
and shout every time their teams are close to the end zone. But ___ am quieter, ___ prefer to stay
calm and enjoy all the matches.
9. Choose the correct conjunction [and, or, but, so, if (5 points)]:
Today, I go to school. It is my first day at the university, ___ I am very excited. I dont know
what is more exciting: starting the faculty ___ starting to live in a new city. ___ I am not alone,
my friends Lara ___ Paul are here, too. ___ we are together, I am not afraid of anything.
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10. Write the correct number (10 points):

a) 21 = ___
132 = ___
2,804 = ___
23,071 = ___
540,509 = ___
b) thirty-seven = ___
nine hundred one = ___
one thousand five hundred sixty six = ___
ten thousand eight hundred and five = ___
one million two hundred and forty eight = ___
11. Choose the correct preposition (in, from)/no preposition (7
points):
Hello, Im Ahmet. I am in/from/no prep Istanbul, but I live in/from/no prep Sakarya. I am a
student in/from/no prep here. I study computer engineering. I also play football in/from/no
prep here, for Sakarya Tatankalar. My team mates come in/from/no prep all around Turkey. We
are a very diverse group. I stay in/from/no prep a dormitory, but I plan to move in/from/no
prep there, because I dont like it anymore: it is small and crowded.
II. Grammar (6x5 points=30 points)
1. Put the words in the correct order to make positive sentences
(S+V+O+P+T):
a) old/I/twenty/am/years.
b) Boston/is/my/from/friend/Jerry.
c) city/and/brothers/another/my/city/in/sisters/live.
d) my/University/friend/studies/best/at/Sakarya/engineering.
2. Make negative sentences from these positive sentences
(S+aux+neg+V+O+P+T):
a) Jane has three sisters.
b) Ron and Pam like to play card games.
c) Pauls best friend plays Ping-Pong with him.
d) Jack and Rose go to the cinema every weekend.
e) Billie plays the guitar and the violin.
3. Make positive questions with the sentences from exercise 2
(wh+O+aux+S+V+P+T):
a) Jane has three sisters.
_________________________________
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_________________________________
c) Pauls best friend plays Ping-Pong with him.
______________________________________
d) Jack and Rose go to the cinema every weekend.
________________________________________
e) Billie plays the guitar and the violin.
__________________________________
4. Make negative questions with the sentences from exercise 2
(aux+neg+S+V+O+P+T):
a) Jane has three sisters.
_________________________________
b) Ron and Pam like to play card games.
_________________________________
c) Pauls best friend plays Ping-Pong with him.
______________________________________
d) Jack and Rose go to the cinema every weekend.
________________________________________
e) Billie plays the guitar and the violin.
__________________________________
5. Make questions with wh- words for these answers
(wh+O+aux+S+V+P+T):
a) How many__________________ ?
Jane has three sisters.
b) What____________________________ ?
Ron and Pam like to play card games.
c) What_________________________________ ?
Pauls best friend plays Ping-Pong with him.
d) When__________________________________ ?
Jack and Rose go to the cinema every weekend.
e) Which_____________________________ ?
Billie plays the guitar and the violin.
6. Make yes/no questions for these answers (aux+S+V+O+P+T):
a) ____________________________?
Yes, she has three sisters.
b) ____________________________?
Yes, they like to play card games.
c) __________________________________?
Yes, he plays Ping-Pong with him.
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d) ____________________________________?
Yes, they go to the cinema every weekend.
e) ______________________________?
Yes, he plays the guitar and the violin.
III. Reading (25 points)
1. Translate the text (2x5 points=10 points):
a) I dont like tennis, but I love football. Every Sunday, I meet with all my friends and watch the
games together. After it, we go to a pub and party. We drink some beer. After, we want to eat
something, so we go to a fast-food. I can eat one big pizza myself! Last, we leave home. I go to
my room and jump in the bed. I sleep immediately.
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
b) My name is Billie. I have two siblings: Mary and John. We live in Boston, but we stay in
different apartments. Why? Because I am still a student, so I stay in a dormitory. I finish my
studies in two years. My faculty is engineering. They are not students anymore. Mary is a
teacher. She teaches music, and she loves playing the piano. And John is an actor. He plays in
action movies. We meet only on weekends; we have fun together.
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
2. Read the text and answer with true or false (10 points):
I love to travel and make new friends. For example, I am Turkish, from Turkey. But I know
many people, from many countries: from America, Sam, who is American; from Russia, Dimitri,
who is Russian. I have other friends on other continents too. From Asia, I know a Japanese guy
from Tokyo, another one, Chinese, from China, and an Indian girl from India. Next, I have more
than five Australian friends from Sydney and Melbourne, Australia. In Africa, there is Mamun,
an Egyptian guy from Egypt; Lumba, a Kenyan from Kenya, and Rashid, a Libyan from Libya.
Finally, in Europe I have very many friends: from Barcelona, a Spanish girl, Julia; from Paris, a
French guy, Pierre; from Italy, an Italian guy, Luigi; from Germany, a German girl, Hilde; from
England, two English guys: Mike from London, and Edgar from Manchester. Phew! I have so
many friends; I hope I can see them soon!
a) You have only Turkish friends.
b) Sam, Luigi, and Edgar are from Europe.
c) You know two Japanese guys, three Chinese ones, and two Indian girls.
d) Mamun is from Kenya and Rashid is from Egypt.
e) Pierre, Julia, and Hilde have the same nationality.
f) Mike and Lumba are from the same continent.
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g) You have four Asian friends and six African friends.

h) You have seven Australian friends.
i) You have five European friends.
j) You have more than fifteen friends all around the world.
3. Answer these questions (5 points):
a) Where are your friends from?
b) In which country do you have the most friends?
c) In which continent do you have the most friends?
d) In which continent do you have the least friends?
e) From which continent you dont have any friends?
jIV. Writing (45 points)
1. Put the correct punctuation marks in these sentences (21 points):
Today is Saturday __ The first day of the summer holiday __ I don__t go to school__ and I
don__t have to do any homework anymore__ only relax__ I have breakfast now__ Before
lunch__ I take my dog to the park__ Next__ I come home__ have lunch__ and watch a movie or
play some computer games__ Later in the evening__ I meet with my friends and go to cinema__
We want to watch the next comedy movie with Jackie Chan__ After the movie__ we go to a club
and party until the morning__ I love the summer holiday__ and this is only the first day__
2. Put the correct punctuation marks in these sentences (19 points):
a) Im Spencer I am only 19 but I look older
b) I play football for five years I remember my first game it was very exciting
c) Im not big so I dont play in defense
d) Im a receiver I am small very fast and I have really good hands
e) I dont like tennis but I love football
3. Talk about yourself in a short paragraph. Talk about your age,
your home town, and occupation; what you like to do and what you
dont like to do, and about siblings (5 points):
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
Grading system:
Maximum points: 200
Grades:
10 190-200 points: excellent, you have worked hard to master the basics.
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8
7
6
5
4
3
2
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175-189 points: great, you only need to be more careful

150-174 points: very good, you are making progress
125-149 points: good, you have learned the basics
100-124 points: you are doing well, but still need more practice
75-99 points: you know enough to continue
50-74 points: you are just above the limit
25-49 points: you need to practice again the basic
10-24 points: you must start from the beginning
>9 points: have you been sleeping all this time?

Part II. Talking about my family

Starting with this part and until the fourth one, each part is aimed at expanding each of the
topics introduced in part one.
The focus of the second part is on expanding the topic of family. The students will learn the
vocabulary related to the extended family (family, siblings, grandparents, uncles, godfathers) as
well as describing them in the simplest of terms (jobs, hobbies, place of birth and current
residence, as well as a basic physical description young (how old, when was he/she born), old
(whos younger/older), short/tall (whos shorter/taller), slim/fit/fat (how much does he/she
weigh?) hair & eye color. Also, at the beginning of this part, the student will be introduced to the
basic body parts, which shall be used later on in this part.
At the end of this unit, the student will be able to ask & answer questions on the following
topics:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

What languages do you speak?

What are the parts of the human body?
Describe your physical appearance.
Describe the physical appearance of your relatives.
Talk about your feelings (moral traits)
Describe your relatives (moral traits)
Describe your home (furniture + prepositions)
Review
Evaluation

New exercise types used: dictation, put the paragraphs in order (listening), paraphrase (select the
option which best summarizes the paragraph), connecting phrases, fill in the blanks (listening).

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1. What languages can you speak?

Aim:
At the end of this lesson, the student will be able to talk about the languages he speaks.
Competencies:
- The student will be able to understand the common meaning of the following questions and
choose the appropriate answer for them:
What languages can you speak?
I can speak ...
Do you know English?
Yes, I do.
No, I dont.
Do/can you speak English?
Yes, I can speak English.
No, I cant speak English.
Do/can you understand English?
Yes, I understand English.
No, I dont understand
Can you read English?
Yes, I can read English.
No, I cant read English.
Can you write in English?
Yes, I can write in English.
No, I cant write in English.
Lesson progression:
a. Introducing new content
- introduce the questions step by step.
- stop every time to explain any new words, pronunciation, and the phonetic transcription.
Highlight the structure of the present tense.
b. Controlled practice
1. Listen to the teacher and write what you hear.
2. Check the spelling.
3. Listen again and fill in the blanks with the missing words.
- Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and ___ to another edition of Young & Bold, your
favorite ___ night show. Today, our guest is Remus Mendin. He is a polyglot.
- Good evening everyone!
- Remus, how many ___ do you know?
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- ___ .
- Wow! That is ... impressive. What languages?
- Well, my ___ language is Turkish. I can speak fluently ___ , ___ , and ___ . Also, I can
speak ___ and ___ very well.
- So, you can communicate in ___ languages.
- Yes.
- Your parents must be proud of you!
- They are, but more importantly, they encourage me to learn more languages.
- Even more?!
- For example, now I learn ___ and ___. I am a beginner, so I can understand only a little, but
in ___ - ___ months I will get better.
- Well, Remus, I wish you good luck with your studies.
- Thank you. Good luck to you, too, with your ___.
Homework
1. Find the new words. Translate them.
2. Translate the whole text.
3. Answer the following questions:
1. What foreign languages can Remus speak?
2. What is Remus native language?
3. How many foreign languages can Remus speak well?
4. Answer with true/false:
1. Remus is English.
2. He can speak fluently four languages.
3. Remus parents dont support him to learn new languages.
Review
a. New vocabulary
Nouns: language, polyglot, luck
Wh- words:
Pronouns:
Verbs: to know, to speak, to understand, to read, to write, to communicate, must, to encourage, to
learn,
Adjectives: other, a little, many, native, proud, beginner, foreign
Adverbs: fluently
Preposition:
Conjunction:
b. Function: Languages
Annex
Dialogue 1:
(dictation)
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- Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to another edition of Young & Bold, your
favorite Friday night show. Today, our guest is Remus Mendin. He is a polyglot.
- Good evening everyone!
- Remus, how many languages do you know?
- Six.
- Wow! That is ... impressive. Which languages?
- Well, my native language is Turkish. I can speak fluently English, German, and French. Also,
I can speak Russian and Arabic very well.
- So, you can communicate in six languages.
- Pretty much, yes.
- Your parents must be proud of you!
- They are, but more importantly, they encourage me to learn more languages.
- Even more languages?!
- Yes, for example, now I learn Chinese and Hindi. I am a beginner, so I can understand only a
little, but in six - seven months I will get better.
- Well, Remus, I wish you good luck with your studies.
- Thank you. Good luck to you, too, with your show.

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2. What are the parts of the human body?

Aim:
At the end of this lesson, the student will be able to talk about the human body.
Competencies:
- The student will be able to understand the common meaning of the following questions and
choose the appropriate answer for them:
What are the parts of the human body?
The parts of the human body are: head, torso, arms, and legs.
What are the body parts of a human?
The body parts of a human are: head, torso, arms, and legs.
What are the parts of the head?
The parts of the head are: eyes, nose, mouth, cheeks, ears, and hair.
What are the parts of the torso?
The body parts of the torso are: chest, abdomen, belly, back, and lower back.
What are the parts of an arm?
The parts of an arm are: shoulder, upper arm, elbow, forearm, wrist, hand, and fingers.
What are the parts of a leg?
The body parts of a leg are: thigh, knee, shin, calf, ankle, foot, and toes.
How many ... does a human have?
We have ...
Do we have ...?
Yes, we have ...
No, we dont have ... . We have ... .
Lesson progression:
a. Introducing new content
- introduce the questions step by step.
- stop every time to explain any new words, pronunciation, and the phonetic transcription.
Highlight the structure of the present tense.
b. Controlled practice
1. Write what you hear.
2. Draw what you hear.
3. Touch what you hear.
Homework:
Review the family
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Review
a. New vocabulary
Nouns: language, polyglot, luck
Wh- words:
Pronouns:
Verbs: to know, to speak, to understand, to read, to write, to communicate, must, to encourage, to
learn,
Adjectives: other, a little, many, native, proud, beginner, foreign
Adverbs: fluently
Preposition:
Conjunction:
b. Function: Languages
Annex

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3. Describe your physical appearance

Aim:
At the end of this lesson, the student will be able to describe his physical appearance, and
compare it with the teachers. Also, a new grammatical structure is introduced: the type 0
conditional.
Competencies:
1. The student can understand the meaning of the following questions and choose the
appropriate answer for them:
What is your height?
My height is ... meters/centimeters.
What is your weight?
My weight is ... kilos.
How tall are you?
I am ... m tall.
How much do you weigh?
I weigh ... kilos.
Who is taller/shorter, you or me?
I/You am/are taller/shorter than you/me.
Who weighs more/less, you or me?
I/You weigh more than you/me.
What color is/are your hair/skin/eyes?
My hair/skin/eyes is/are ...
What is the color of your hair/skin/eyes?
The color of my hair/skin/eyes is ...
What is the length of your hair?
My hair is short/long/average in length.
2. The student can compare his physical appearance with the teachers.
3. The student can use the type 0 conditional and be able to differentiate between the
condition and the result in an if conditional.
Lesson progression:
a. Introducing new content
- review the vocabulary related to physical appearance (hair, eyes, skin, colors, short, tall, fat,
skinny).
- ask the student to describe himself as best he/she can based.
- introduce the questions step by step.

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- stop every time to explain any new words, pronunciation, and the phonetic transcription.
Highlight the structure of the present tense.
b. Controlled practice
Homework
1. Describe the physical appearance of your family members (five members). Talk about the
height, weight, hair color and length, eyes color, and skin color.
2. Put people into categories based on their common physical traits (to be practiced in detail next
time).
Review
a. New vocabulary
Nouns: appearance, height, weight, body-build, meter, centimeter, condition, result.
Wh- words:
Pronouns: yourself, our.
Verbs: describe, weigh.
Adjectives: physical, tall, short, skinny, average, fat, slim, athletic, solid, same, different, yellow,
blond, brown, chatain, red, redhead, black, brunet, bald, average, medium.
Adverbs: more, less.
Preposition: of
Conjunction:
b. Function: Physical appearance

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Annex

Traits
Skin
color

Height

Weight

Build

Hair
color
Hair
length

Eye
color

Family
members
White
Brown
Black
Short
Average
Tall
Skinny
Average
Fat
Slim
Athletic
Solid
Blond
Chatain
Redhead
Brunet
Short
Medium
Long
Brown
Green
Blue
Black

FM FM FM FM FM
1
2
3
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4. Describe the physical appearance of your relatives.

Aim:
At the end of this lesson, the student will be able to describe the physical appearance of his
relatives. Also, a new grammatical structure is introduced: the superlative.
Competencies:
1. The student can understand the meaning of the questions and choose the appropriate
answer for them:
Who is ...er/ more ...?
... is ...er/more ...
Who is the ...est/the most ...?
... is the ...est/the most ...
2. The student can use the comparatives and superlatives to compare the physical traits of
his relatives.
Lesson progression:
a. Introducing new content
- review the vocabulary related to physical appearance (hair, eyes, skin, and color, short, tall, fat,
and skinny).
- stop every time to explain any new words, pronunciation, and the phonetic transcription.
Highlight the structure of the present tense.
- check the table with physical traits.
- discuss the similarities and differences between people appearance. Use the comparatives and
superlatives.
b. Controlled practice
1. Choose the correct form of the comparative:
My brother is taller/more tall than my sister.
My sister is shorter/more short than my cousin.
My cousin is fatter/more fat than my uncle.
My uncle is older/more old than my siblings.
My siblings are younger/more young than me.
2. Choose the correct form of the comparative
BMW is more expensive/expensiver than Dacia.
Dacia is popularer/more popular than Opel.
Opel isnt more luxurious/luxuriouser than Mercedes.
Mercedes looks more elegant/eleganter than Skoda.
Skoda is cheaper/more cheap than BMW.
Elicit the situations where we use more and er. Move on to the superlative. Explain the form.
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3. Change the adjectives from exercises 1&2 into superlatives.

Homework
Solve the exercises in the worksheet (comparatives & superlatives).
Review
a. New vocabulary
Nouns: trait, characteristic, difference, similarity.
Wh- words:
Pronouns: their, they
Verbs: compare
Adjectives: comparatives and superlatives.
Adverbs:
Preposition:
Conjunction:
b. Function: Physical appearance of relatives/Review
Annex

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5. Talk about your feelings (moral traits)

Aim:
At the end of this lesson, the student will be able to describe the moral characteristics of
himself and his relatives.
Competencies:
3. The student can understand the meaning of the questions and choose the appropriate
answer for them:
Who is ...er/ more ...?
... is ...er/more ...
Who is the ...est/the most ...?
... is the ...est/the most ...
4. The student can use the comparatives and superlatives to compare the moral traits of his
people.
Lesson progression:
a. Introducing new content
- review the vocabulary related to physical appearance (hair, eyes, skin, and color, short, tall, fat,
and skinny).
- stop every time to explain any new words, pronunciation, and the phonetic transcription.
Highlight the structure of the present tense.
- check the table with physical traits.
- discuss the similarities and differences between people appearance. Use the comparatives and
superlatives.
b. Controlled practice
1. Choose the correct form of the comparative:
My brother is taller/more tall than my sister.
My sister is shorter/more short than my cousin.
My cousin is fatter/more fat than my uncle.
My uncle is older/more old than my siblings.
My siblings are younger/more young than me.
2. Choose the correct form of the comparative
BMW is more expensive/expensiver than Dacia.
Dacia is popularer/more popular than Opel.
Opel isnt more luxurious/luxuriouser than Mercedes.
Mercedes looks more elegant/eleganter than Skoda.
Skoda is cheaper/more cheap than BMW.
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Elicit the situations where we use more and er. Move on to the superlative. Explain the form.
3. Change the adjectives from exercises 1&2 into superlatives.
Homework
Solve the exercises in the worksheet (comparatives & superlatives).
Review
a. New vocabulary
Nouns: trait, characteristic, difference, similarity.
Wh- words:
Pronouns: their, they
Verbs: compare
Adjectives: comparatives and superlatives.
Adverbs:
Preposition:
Conjunction:
b. Function: Physical appearance of relatives/Review
Annex

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Part III. Talking about our neighborhood

At the end of this unit, the student will be able to ask & answer questions on the following
topics:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

friends/describe my friends
personality traits of the people I know (family & friends & acquaintances)
describe where i live (our neighborhood)
describe where i live (our neighborhood)
ask for & give directions
review
evaluation

connecting clauses
dont connect words with clauses

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Part IV. Talking about our world

The focus of this unit is on learning a basic vocabulary that will allow the student to have the
simplest of conversations on general topics of personal interest, and also to learn the correct
pronunciation of each English sounds. As for grammar, the students will be able to use the
simple present in all of its forms (to form affirmative/negative statement, and questions), as well
as expressing possession.
At the end of this unit, the student will be able to ask & answer questions on the following
topics:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

talk about time

food
animals
clothes
basic geography
write holiday greetings, fill in basic documents
review
evaluation

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