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Chapter I: Everyday Language

Lesson 1:

Personal Information

WORDS

Read the words and their defnitions and then use the words in sentences

1. name = the word that is used to identify that person

2. rst name = the name that was given to you when you were born

3. last name = the family name

4. middle name = the name that comes between your last name and your rst name

5. address = everything about the place that you live in: the number of the house orapartment the name of the street and the town

!. street = a trac" that people and tra#c can use to go from one place to another

$. num!er = a gure such as 1 2 or 3

%. "oor = a particular level of a building

&. apartment = a set of rooms for living in usually on one 'oor of a large building

1(. house = a building in which people live

11. to#n = a place with many streets and buildings where people live and wor"

12. $ity = a large town

13. %ip $ode = a se)uence of numbers at the end of your address which help thepost o#ce to sort the mail

14. $ountry = a particular area of land ruled by one government

15. $ounty = a region of a country

1!. date of !irth = the date on which you were born

1$.pla$e

of

!irth

= the place where you were born

1%. signature = your name written in your own characteristic way

&ER'S

Match each verb to its defnition

to spell = d

to sign =

to ll in =

to erase =

to name =

a. to give the written information you are as"ed for on an o#cial pieceof paper

b. to show where something is with your nger stretched out

c. to give a name to somebody or something

d. to say the letters that ma"e up a word

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to greet =

to meet =

to introduce=

to point =

to wont =

e. to wish to have something to need something

f. to welcome someone with words

g. to remove something from a paper using a rubber

h. to cause two people to meet each other for the rst time and telleach person the name of the other person

i. to write your name in your own characteristic way at the end of adocument

*. to be in the same place at the same time as someone else

S(OR)

(*++i (i++i (em!o

Anonymous

+nce upon a time in faraway ,hina there lived two brothers one named -am and onenamed i""i i""i embo embo /o -arimbo 0ari ari ush"i erry em o 0ai omom /i""i ono ara"o.

+ne day the two brothers were playing near the well in their garden when -am fell intothe well and i""i i""i embo embo /o -arimbo 0ari ari ush"i erry em o 0aiom om /i""i ono ara"o ran to his mother shouting 67uic" -am has fallen intothe well. 8hat shall we do96

68hat96 cried the mother 6-am has fallen into the well9 un and tell father;6

ogether they ran to the father and cried 67uic" -am has fallen into the well. 8hatshall we do96

6-am has fallen into the well9 cried the father. 6un and tell the gardener;6

hen they all ran to the gardener and shouted 67uic" -am has fallen into the well.8hat shall we do96

6-am has fallen into the well9 cried the gardener and then he )uic"ly too" a rope and

pulled the poor boy from the well who was wet and cold and frightened and happy tostill be alive.

-ome time afterward the two brothers were again playing near the well and this time i""i i""i embo embo /o -arimbo 0ah ari ush"i erry em o 0ai om om /i""iono ara"o fell into the well and -am ran to his mother shouting 67uic" i""i i""i

embo embo /o -arimbo 0ari ari ush"i erry em o 0ai om om /i""i onoara"o has fallen into the well. 8hat shall we do96

68hat96 cried the mother 6i""i i""i embo embo /o -arimbo 0ari ari ush"i erryem o 0ai om om /i""i ono ara"o has fallen into the well9 un and tell father;6

ogether they ran to the father and cried 67uic" i""i i""i embo embo /o -arimbo0ari ari ush"i erry em o 0ai om om /i""i ono ara"o has fallen into the well.8hat shall we do96

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6i""i i""i embo embo /o -arimbo 0ari ari ush"i erry em o 0ai om om /i""iono ara"o has fallen into the well96 cried the father. 6un and tell the gardener;6

hen they all ran to the gardener and shouted 67uic" i""i i""i embo embo /o-arimbo 0ari ari ush"i erry em o 0ai om om /i""i ono ara"o has fallen intothe well. 8hat shall we do96

6i""i i""i embo embo /o -arimbo 0ari ari ush"i erry em o 0ai om om /i""iono ara"o has fallen into the well96 cried the gardener and then he )uic"ly too" arope and pulled i""i i""i embo embo /o -arimbo 0ari ari ush"i erry em o 0aiom om /i""i ono ara"o from the well but the poor boy had been in the water solong that he had drowned. <nd from that time forth the ,hinese have given theirchildren short names.

,O-EWOR.

Write about a well-known story

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Lesson /:

S$hool

WORDS


1. $lass = a group of people who learn together

2. $lassroom = a room in which a class meets for a lesson

3. pupil = a person who is being taught at a school

4. student = a person who is learning at a school a college or a university

5. tea$her = a person who gives lessons in a school

!. des+ = a table for writing on often with space inside it for "eeping boo"s or pens

$. seat = a place to sit

%. map = a 'at drawing of a town a country or an area

&. $omputer = a machine that stores information

1(. !la$+!oard = a dar" board on the wall at the front of a class that the teacherwrites on

11. $hal+ 0 a thing that you use to write on the blac"board

12. duster 0 a sponge used for cleaning the blac"board

13. pen = a long narrow ob*ect which is lled with in" and is used to write or drawwith

14. pen$il = a long narrow wooden ob*ect lled with a blac" substance with which youdraw or write

15. ru!!er = a thing that you use to get rid of pencil mar"s

1!. ruler 0 a piece of wood plastic or metal with a straight edge used for measuringand for drawing straight lines

1$. sharpener = a thing that you use to sharpen pencils

1%. !oo+ = a set of sheets of paper fastened together and with writing on them forreading

1&. note!oo+ = a set of sheets of paper fastened together for writing on

2(. di$tionary = a boo" that tells you what words mean

21. letter = one of the signs we use to write words

22. alpha!et = the letters of a language in a special order

23. li!rary 0 a room or a building in which boo"s that people can borrow are "ept24. gym 0 a large room in a school that is used for doing eercises or training

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25. prin$ipal = the head of a school

&ER'S


to teach = b

to learn =

to study =

to dictate =

to chec" =

to correct =

to repeat =

to copy =to attend =

to graduate =

a. to go to a school regularly

b. to give people lessons in a school

c. to ma"e sure that something has been done well or is in good order

d. to ta"e and pass all the eams including the nal eamination at aschool or university

e. to get "nowledge of something or the ability to do something

f. to ma"e or to do something eactly the same as something else

g. to say something for someone else to write down

h. to say something or do something again

i. to learn about something

*. to ma"e something right

I(ERES(I2 34C(S

a. >i"e ngerprints everyone?s tongue print is di@erent;

b. here are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with: orange purple and month;

c. Aortune coo"ies were actually invented in <merica in 1&1% by ,harles Bung;

d. < gira@e can clean its ears with its 21Cinch tongue;

e. ,hewing gum while peeling onions will "eep you from crying;

POE-

Septem!er

by >ucille ,lifton

D already "now

where <frica is

and D already "now

how to count to ten and

D went to school

every day last year

why do D have

to go again9

5O.E

< man inserted an ?ad? in the classieds: 68ife wanted6.

he net day he received a hundred letters. hey all said the same thing: 6Eou canhave mine.6

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,O-EWOR.

Write a composition about your school

Lesson 6:

Weather

WORDS


17 season = one of the four parts of the year

27 #inter = the season when it is cold

37 spring 0 the season after winter when plants start to grow again

47 summer 0 the season after spring when it is hot

57 autumn 0 the season after summer when the leaves fall o@ the trees

!7 degree = a measurement used for temperatures

$7 sun 0 the large ball of re in the s"y which gives light and heat

&7 $loud = a mass of very small drops of water 'oating in the s"y

1(. rain 0 water that falls from the clouds in small drops

11. sno# = soft white pieces of froFen water which fall from the s"y and cover theground when it is cold

12. #ind 0 air which moves )uic"ly

13. fog = thic" cloud close to the ground that ma"es it di#cult to see

14. hot 0 having a lot of heat

15. $old 0 having little heat

1!. #arm 0 not cold but not hot

&ER'S


to rain = c

to snow =

to blow =

to s"i =

to s"ate =

to brea"

a. to bring things together in the same place

b. to ma"e something separate into pieces

c. Gused about waterH to fall from the s"y

d. to die under water because you cannot breathe

e. to travel on snow wearing long narrow pieces of wood plastic. or metalon your feet as a sport

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=

to beat =

to bend =

to collect=

to drown=

f. Gused of windH to move and ma"e noise

g. to move smoothly over ice or over ground wearing special shoes

h. to move something into a curved position

i. Gused about snowH to fall from the s"y

*. to hit someone or something many times

I(ERES(I2 34C(S

a. +wls are one of the only birds who can see the color blue;

b. he average <mericanI,anadian drin"s about !(( sodas a year;

c. Dt was once against the law to slam your car door in a city in -witFerland;

d. 0oneybees have a type of hair on their eyes;

e. Dn angladesh "ids as young as 15 can be *ailed for cheating on their nals;

POE-

3og

by ,arl -andburg

he fog comes

on little cat feet.

Dt sits loo"ing

over harbor and city

on silent haunches

and then moves on.

5O.E

he teacher spea"ing to a student said 6Bohn name two pronouns.6

Bohn who suddenly wo"e up said 68ho me96

,O-EWOR.

Write a composition titled "The Four Seasons"

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Lesson 8:

Des$ri!ing (hings

WORDS


17 little 0 small

2. !ig0 large in siFe

37 fast 0 )uic"

47 slo# = ta"ing a long time not fast

57 hard 0 rm li"e roc" or metal

!. soft 0 moving inwards when pressed

$7 thi$+ = having a large distance between one side and the other

%7 fat 0 having a round body

&7 thin 0 narrow or not having much fat on your body

1(. plump 0 not fat but not thin either

11. full 0 containing as much as possible

12. empty 0 having nothing inside

13. noisy = ma"ing a lot of noise

14. 9uiet = ma"ing very little noise

15. heavy = weighing a lot

1!. light 0 easy to lift not heavy

1$. good = of a high standard of )ualityJ right for a particular purpose

1%. !ad 0 not good or nice

1&. epensive = costing a lot of money

2(. $heap = costing only a little money

21. !eautiful = very attractive and nice to loo" at

22. ugly = unpleasant to loo" at

23. di;$ult = hard to do or understand

24. easy 0 not di#cultJ done with no trouble

&ER'S


to be = * a. to copy someone

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to have =

to describe=

to accept =

to do=

to ma"e =

to li"e =

to imitate=

to improve=

to shout =

b. to produce something

c. to say what someone or something is li"e

d. to perform an activity

e. to nd someone or something pleasant

f. to receive or ta"e something that is o@ered to you or to agree

to do something

g. to spea" in a loud voice

h. to own to hold

i. to ma"e something better

*. to eist

I(ERES(I2 34C(S

a. he penguin is the only bird who can swim but not 'y;

b. 7 is the only letter in the alphabet that does not appear in the name of any of theKnited -tates;

c. +ne )uarter of the bones in your body are in your feet;

d. <merica once issued a 5Ccent bill;

e. Eou?ll eat about 35((( coo"ies in a lifetime;

RIDDLES

a. 8hy did the man throw a buc"et of water out the window9

b. 8hy did the man throw the butter out the window9

c. 8hy did the man throw his watch out of the window9

d. 8hy did the man put the cloc" in the safe9

POE- < 'eetles by onica -hannon

eetles must use polish

hey loo" so new and shiny

Bust li"e a freshly painted car

Lcept for being tiny.

5O.E

eacher: Eou must never begin a sentence 6D is ...6.

,lever student: lease sir what?s wrong with 6D is a vowel69

,O-EWOR.

escribe all the thin!s in your schoolba!

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Lesson =:

Colours

WORDS

ead the words and their denitions and then use the words in sentences

17 paint 0 a stic"y coloured substance that is used to ma"e pictures

27 dar+ = li"e night

37 light 0 not dar" in colour pale

47 red = the colour of blood

57 !lue = the colour of the s"y when there are no clouds

!7 yello# 0 the colour of the sun or the middle part of an egg

$7 #hite 0 the colour of snow

%7 !la$+ 0 the colour of the s"y at night

&7 grey = the colour of rain cloudsJ a miture of blac" and white

1(. orange = the colour of orangesJ a miture of red and yellow

11. purple = the colour made by miing red and blue together

12. green 0 the colour of leaves and grass

13. pin+ 0 the colour made by miing red and white

14. !ro#n = a dar" colour li"e co@ee

&ER'S


to colour =g

to paint =

to choose=

to admire=

to en*oy =

to happen=

to draw =

to compare=

a. to use your eyes to "now something

b. to thin" that a person or thing is very nice to loo" atJ to respect andapprove someone

c. to ma"e a picture

d. to give an answer that you feel may be right although you are not sure

e. to decide from a number of things or people the one you want

f. to decide in what way things are ali"e or di@erent

g. to put colour on to something

h. to ta"e place

i. to get pleasure or happiness from something

*. to ma"e a picture of someone or something using paint

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to guess =

to see =

I(ERES(I2 34C(Sa. ats always turn left when eiting a cave;

b. here are over 5% million dogs in the K.-;

c. Aingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails;

d. 0umans blin" over 1((((((( times a year;

e. < fetus develops ngerprints at eighteen wee"s;

POE- < What Is 'la$+> < y ary +?/eill

lac" is the night

8hen there isn?t a star

<nd you can?t tell by loo"ing

8here you are.

lac" is a panther

lac" is a cat

lac" is a raven

< high sil" hat.

he sound of blac" is

6oom; oom; oom;6

Lchoing in

<n empty room.

lac" is a feeling

0ard to eplain

>i"e su@ering but

8ithout the pain.

lac" is beauty

Dn its deepest form

he dar"est cloud

Dn a thunderstorm.

?hin" of what starlight

diamonds would lac"

if they couldn?t lean against

blac"...

5O.E

<: D have the perfect son.

: oes he smo"e9

<: /o he doesn?t.

: oes he drin" whis"ey9

<: /o he doesn?t.

: oes he ever come home late9

<: /o he doesn?t.

: D guess you really do have the perfect son. 0ow old is he9

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<: 0e will be si months old net 8ednesday.

,O-EWOR.

Write a composition titled "My Favourite olour"

Lesson ?:

Prepositions

WORDS


17 in0 inside a place

27 on = used to show where something is

37 !et#een 0 in the space in the middle of two people or things

47 under 0 in or to a lower place

57 a!ove = at a higher place

!7 !elo# = at a lower place

$. !ehind = at the bac" of something

%7 net to 0 beside

&7 in front of 0 at the front of something or someone

1(. left = the opposite side to the hand that most people write with

11. right = the side on the same side as the hand most people write with

&ER'S


to put = e

to change =

to move =

to gather =

to as" =

to answer =

to arrange =

to calculate=

to bury =

to dance =

a. to ma"e something di@erent

b. to say something that is a )uestion

c. to put a dead body into the groundJ to put or hide something in theground

d. to move your body to music

e. to place or lay something in a particular position

f. to go from one place to anotherJ to go to a new home

g. to use numbers to nd the answer to a sum

h. to put things in a way which ma"es them loo" attractive

i. to come together in a groupJ to collect 'owers or crops

*. to say or write something after you have been as"ed a )uestion

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I(ERES(I2 34C(S

a. here are approimately fty ibles sold each minute across the world;

b. Lvery year "ids in /orth <merica spend close to half a million dollars on chewinggum;

c. ore money is spent on gardening than on any other hobby;

d. Dn 32 years there are about 1 billion seconds;

e. ice paper does not have any rice in it;

POE- < (his Is the 3lag of -y Country G<nonymousH

Dn that country

here is a city

Dn that city

here is a street

<long that street

here is a house

Dn that house

here is a room

Dn that room

here is a bed

+n that bed

here is a bas"et

Dn that bas"et

here is a cat.

,at in the bas"et

as"et on the bed

ed in the room

oom in the house

0ouse along the street

-treet in the city,ity in the country

<nd this is the 'ag of my country.

5O.E

< duc" wal"s into a bar and goes up to the bartender.

he bartender says 68hat can D get you96

uc": Kmm. o you have any grapes9

artender Gloo"ing surprised and nding the )uestion oddH: /o D?m afraid we don?t.

<nd the duc" waddles slowly out of the bar.

he net day at the same time the duc" waddles into the bar and hops up on a barstool.

artender: 0i; 8hat can D get for you9

uc": Kmm. o you have any grapes9

artender Ga little annoyedH: 0ey; 8eren?t you in here yesterday9 >oo" buddy we

don?t have any grapes. +9

he duc" hops o@ the stool and waddles out the door.

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he net day at the same time the bartender is cleaning some glasses when he hearsa familiar voice.

uc": Kmm.. o you have any grapes9

he bartender is really tic"ed o@.

artender: >oo". 8hat?s your problem9 Eou came in here yesterday as"ing for grapes D +> you 8L +/? 0<ML </E N<L-;;; /et time D see you in here D?m going to nailthose feet of yours to the 'oor. N+ me pal9O

<nd the duc" hops o@ the bar stool and waddles out.

he /LP day at the same time the duc" waddles into the bar wal"s up to thebartender and the bartender says 68hat the hec" do E+K want96

QKmm. do you have any nails9O

Q8hat;9 +A course not.O

Q+h. 8ell do you have any grapes9O

,O-EWOR.

escribe your room usin! as many prepositions as you know

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Lesson @:

(ime

WORDS


17 hour = a measure of timeJ there are 24 hours in a day

27 minute 0 a measure of timeJ there are !( minutes in an hour

37 se$ond = a very short length of timeJ there are !( seconds in one minute

47 morning 0 the time from when the sun rises until midday

57 noon = the middle of the dayJ 12 o?cloc"

!7 afternoon 0 the time between the middle of the day and evening

$7 evening = the end of the afternoon and the early part of night

%7 night = the time when it is dar" and the sun cannot be seen

&7 midnight = 12 o?cloc" at night

1(. 47-7 0 in the morning

11. P7-7 = in the afternoon or evening

12. early = before the usual or agreed timeJ near the beginning of a day

13. late 0 after the usual or agreed timeJ near the end of a day

&ER'S


to wait = c

to nish =

to epect =

to complain

=

to call =

to wal" =

to dress =

to go=

to come =

to leave =

a. to thin" that something will happen

b. to give someone a nameJ to shoutJ to telephone someone

c. to stay somewhere until someone comes or something happens

d. to move towards someone

e. to go away from a place or personJ to let a thing stay in a place

f. to endJ to complete something

g. to move towards a placeJ to travel somewhere

h. to put on and wear clothes

i. to move forward by putting one foot in front of the other

*. to say that something is not very good or that you are unhappy orangry with something

I(ERES(I2 34C(S

a. -aturday mail delivery in ,anada was eliminated by ,anada ost inl&!&;

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b. Dn o"yo a bicycle is faster than a car for most trips of less than 5( minutes;

c. -hould there be a crash. rince ,harles and rince 8illiam never travel on the sameairplane as a precaution;

d. Eour body is creating and "illing 15 million red blood cells per second;

e. he "ing of hearts is the only "ing without a moustache on a standard playing card;

POE- A Se$rets by Lmilie Aendall Bohnson

D had a little secret

y very very rstJ

D tried so hard to "eep it

D thought my heart would burst.

<nd then D told my secret

<nd all the charm was lostJ

/et time D? DD "eep my secret

/o matter what the cost.

5O.E

< man goes to the doctor and says 6octor wherever D touch it hurts.6

he doctor as"s 68hat do you mean96

he man says 68hen D touch my shoulder it really hurts. Df D touch my "nee C +K,0;8hen D touch my forehead it really really hurts.6

he doctor says 6D "now what?s wrong with you C you?ve bro"en your nger;6

,B-EWOR.

Write about your secrets

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Lesson :

(he Calendar

WORDS


17 day = a period of 24 hours

2. #ee+ 0 a period of $ days

37 year = a measure of time 3!5 days

47 month = one of the 12 parts into which a year is divided

57 !irthday = the day of the year on which a person was born

!7 anniversary 0 the same date each year that something important happened in

the past

$7 holiday 0 a time when you don?t wor" or go to school

%. #ee+end = -aturday and -unday

&7 today = this day

1(. tomorro# = the day after this day

11. yesterday = the day before this day

12. Sunday = the rst day of the wee"

13. -onday 0 the second day of the wee"

14. (uesday = the third day of the wee"

15. Wednesday = the fourth day of the wee"

1!. (hursday = the fth day of the wee"

1$. 3riday = the sith day of the wee"

1%. Saturday 0 the seven day of the wee"

1&. 5anuary = the rst month of the year

2(. 3e!ruary = the second month of the year

21. -ar$h = the third month of the year

22. 4pril = the fourth month of the year

23. -ay = the fth month of the year

24. 5une = the sith month of the year

25. 5uly = the seventh month of the year

2!. 4ugust 0 the eighth month of the year

2$. Septem!er = the ninth month of the year

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2%. O$to!er = the tenth month of the year

2&. ovem!er = the eleventh month of the year

3(. De$em!er = the twelfth month of the year

&ER'S


to start = i

to appear =

to stop =

to wa"e =

to decide =

to marry =to divorce =

to congratulate=

to continue =

to fall =

a. to go on

b. to arrange by law for a marriage to end

c. to say you are pleased about a happy event

d. to stop sleeping

e. to come into sight suddenly

f. to end somethingJ to nish moving&. to drop to a lower place

h. to thin" that you will do somethingJ to choose what to do

i. to begin

*. to ta"e someone as a husband or wifeJ to *oin two people as ahusband and wife

I(ERES(I2 34C(S

a. here are no cloc"s in >as Megas gambling casinos;

b. he ona >isa has no eyebrows. Dt was the fashion in enaissance Alorence to shavethem o@;

c. Lvery day 2( ban"s are robbed. he average ta"e is R25((;

d. he most popular rst name in the world is uhammad;

e. ablecloths were originally meant to be served as towels with which dinner guestscould wipe their hands and faces after eating;

POE- < (he pall by ussell Ldson

here was a man who found two leaves

and came indoors holding them out

saying to his parents that he was a tree.

o which they said

Then !o into the yard

and don#t !row in the livin!-room

as your roots may ruin the carpet$

0e said % was &oolin!$

% am not a tree and he dropped his leaves.

ut his parents said 'ook( %t is &all(

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5O.E

atient: octor D have a pain in my eye whenever D drin" tea.

octor: a"e the spoon out of the mug before you drin".

,O-EWOR.

Write a composition titled "My Favourite Month o& the )ear"

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Lesson :

Shopping

WORDS


17 shop = a place where you can buy things

27 $ustomer = a person who buys things from a shop

37 shop<assistan$e = a person who wor"s in a shop serving customers

47 !an+ note 0 a piece of paper money

57 $oin 0 a piece of money made of metal

!7 money = coins and paper ban" note used to buy things

$7 pri$e = the money that you must pay to buy something

%7 $hange = money that you get bac" when you give too much for something

&ER'S


to cost = f

to sell =

to buy=

to pay=

to give =

to "eep =

to return =

to echange=

to count =

to hesitate =

a. to give something to someone in return for something else

b. to stop what you are doing for a short time

c. to come or go bac"J to give something bac"

d. to hand or pass something to someone

e. to continue to have something which you don?t need to give to

anyoneJ to store something in a particular place

f. to have a particular amount as a price

g. to say numbers in the right order

h. to get something by paying money for it

i. to give money to someone for something you have bought from

them or wor" they have done for you

*. to give something in echange for money

I(ERES(I2 34C(S

a. ourists visiting Dceland should "now that tipping at a restaurant is considered aninsult;

b. 8hen glass brea"s the crac"s move faster than 3((( miles per hour;

c. < ooing $4$ airliner holds 5$2%5 gallons of fuel; G1 gallon is approimately 4 litersH

d. < violin contains about $( separate pieces of wood;

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e. Dt ta"es glass one million years to decompose which means it never wears out andcan be recycled an innite amount of times;

RIDDLES

a. 8hat has two hands and a face but no arms and legs9

b. 8hat has a nec" but no head9

c. 8hat can?t be used until it?s bro"en9

d. Df you drop a white hat into the ed -ea what does it become9

e. 8hat is white when it?s dirty and blac" when it?s clean9

5O.E

wo boys were arguing when the teacher entered the room.

he teacher says 68hy are you arguing96

+ne boy answers 68e found a ten dollar bill and decided to give it to whoever tellsthe biggest lie.6

6Eou should be ashamed of yourselves6 said the teacher 68hen D was your age Ddidn?t even "now what a lie was.6

he boys gave the ten dollars to the teacher.

,O-EWOR.

Write a composition titled "At the Mall"

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Chapter II: People

Lesson 1B:

Physi$al Des$ription

WORDS


17 $hild 0 a young person

27 !a!y = a very young child

37 !oy 0 a male child

4. girl = a female child

57 teenager 0 a person who is between 13 and 1& years old

!7 adult = a grownCup person

$7 $iti%en = a person who lives in a country or town and has special rights there

%7 young 0 not having lived very long

&7 middle<aged 0 Gused about peopleH between about 4( and 5( years old

1(. old = having lived a long time

11. tall = higher than other people or other things

12. short 0 not a very long distance from one end to another

&ER'S


to eplain = e

to ght =

to announce=

to )uit =

to apologiFe=

to applaud =

to sha"e =

to shut =

to wonder =

to refuse =

a. to want to "now somethingJ to be surprised

b. to move something so that it is not open to close

c. to stop doing something

d. to move )uic"ly from side to side up and down etc

e. to ma"e something clear or give the reason for something

f. to say something in public

g. to say rmly that you are not willing to accept or do something

h. to use your body or weapons to try to hurt or "ill someone

i. to say that you are sorry about something you have done

*. to hit your hands together many times to show that you li"ed oren*oyed something

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I(ERES(I2 34C(S

a. Aorest res move faster uphill than downhill;

b. <lmost half the newspapers in the world are published in the Knited -tates and,anada;

c. ost lipstic" contains sh scales;

d. he rst product to have a bar code was 8rigleySs gum;

e. +ver 25(( left handed people a year are "illed from using products made for righthanded people;

POE- A Cats by Lleanor Aar*eon

,ats sleep

<nywhere

<ny table

<ny chair

op of piano

8indowCledge

Dn the middle

+n the edge

+pen drawer

Lmpty shoe

<nybody?s

>ap will do

Aitted in a

,ardboard bo

Dn the cupboard

8ith your froc"s T

<nywhere;

hey don?t care;

,ats sleep

<nywhere.

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atient: octor; Eou?ve got to help me; /obody ever listens to me. /o one ever pays

any attention to what D have to say.

octor: /et please;

,O-EWOR.

Write a composition about yoursel& titled "Me* Mysel& and %"



Lesson 11:

3amily and Daily Routines

WORDS


17 mother 0 a female parent

27 father = a male parent

37 grandmother = the mother of one of your parents

47 grandfather = the father of one of your parents

5. grandparents 0 the parents of your mother and father

!7 sister 0 a girl who has the same parents as you

$7 !rother = a boy who has the same parents as you

%7 aunt = the sister of one of your parents

&7 un$le = the brother of one of your parents

1(. $ousin = the child of your aunt or uncle

11. son = your male child

12. daughter 0 your female child

13. grandson 0 the son of your son or daughter

14. granddaughter 0 the daughter of your son or daughter

15. mother<in<la# 0 the mother of your wife or husband

1!. father<in<la# 0 the father of your wife or husband

1$. sister<in<la# 0 the sister of your wife or husbandJ the wife of your brother

1%. !rother<in<la# = the brother of your wife or husbandJ the husband of your sister

1&. nephe# 0 the son of your brother or sister

2(. nie$e = the daughter of your brother or sister

21. married 0 having a husband or wife

22. single 0 not married

&ER'S


to adopt = d

to sip =

a. to drin" something by ta"ing very small amounts in your mouth

b. to have life not to be deadJ to have your home in a place



to *oin =

to become =

to rent =

to travel =

to slap =

to live =

to die =

to forgive =

c. to stop being angry with someone

d. to ta"e a child into your family and treat him or her as your own

e. to have the use of a house or let someone use a house in return for

money

f. to go from place to place

g. to begin to be something

h. to hit someone with the 'at inside part of the hand

i. to put or bring two or more things togetherJ to become a member ofsomething

*. to stop living

I(ERES(I2 34C(S

a. here are more than 1( million bric"s in the Lmpire -tate uilding;

b. Df you counted 24 hours a day it would ta"e 31!%% years to reach one trillion;

c. he sun is 33(33( times larger than the earth;

d. he sentence 6he )uic" brown fo *umps over a laFy dog.6 uses every letter of theLnglish alphabet;

e. he only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is6uncopyrightable6;

POE- < When I Was Lost by orothy <ldis

Knderneath my belt

y stomach was a stone.

-in"ing was the way D felt.

<nd hollow. <nd alone.

5O.E

< snail wal"s into a bar and the barman tells him there?s a strict policy about havingsnails in the bar and so "ic"s him out. < year later the same snail reCenters the bar andas"s the barman 68hat did you do that for96

,O-EWOR.

Write a composition about your &amily



Lesson 1/:

Life Events

WORDS


17 !irth $erti$ate = something which shows when someone was born

2. identi$ation 0 something which shows who someone is

37 diploma = a piece of paper given to someone to prove that they have graduatedfrom a school

4. driving li$en$e 0 something which shows that you are allowed to drive a car

57 passport = a small boo" which has in it your photograph and facts about you andwhich you must have if you are going to a foreign country

&ER'S

atch each verb to its denition

to spea"= g

to say =

to tell =

to tal" =

to read =

to write =

to hear =

to listen =

to open =

to close =

a. to loo" at words and understand them

b. to ma"e letters or words on paper with the help of a pen or pencil

c. to ma"e something openJ not shut

d. to spea" somethinge. to notice sounds through your ears

f. to spea" to someone or inform someone about something

g. to say words aloud

h. to shut something

i. to try to hear somethingJ to ta"e notice of what someone is saying

*. to have a conversation with someone

I(ERES(I2 34C(S

a. he longest recorded 'ight of a chic"en is 13 seconds;

b. he electric chair was invented by a dentist;

c. 8indmills always turn counterCcloc"wise. Lcept for the windmills in Dreland;

d. < hedgehog?s heart beats 3(( times a minute on average;

e. ,amels have three eyelids to protect themselves from blowing sand;

,O-EWOR.

Write a composition titled "My 'ast +irthday ,arty"



Lesson 16:

3eelings

WORDS


17 thirsty 0 wanting or needing to drin" something

27 sleepy 0 wanting to sleep

37 hungry = wanting or needing food

47 full = someone who has eaten enough

57 $omforta!le = pleasant to wear sit in or be in

!7 un$omforta!le = not pleasant to wear sit in or be in

$7 disgusted = feeling that something is very bad or unpleasant or not li"ed

%7 #orried 0 anious

&7 $alm = )uietJ peaceful

1(. nervous = worried or afraid

11. si$+ = ill

12. #ell = in a good or satisfactory way

13. relieved 0 happy after a period of aniety

14. hurt 0 damaged or feeling pain

15. lonely 0 unhappy because you are alone

1!.sad 0 unhappy

1$. happy 0 very pleased

1%. proud 0 feeling pleased or satised about you or someone close to you has done

1&. e$ited = having strong feelings of en*oyment or pleasure

2(. s$ared = someone who is afraid of something

21. em!arrassed 0 nervous or uncomfortable in front of other people

22. !ored = feeling tired and uninterested

23. $onfused 0 unsure about something

24. angry = feeling very annoyed

25. upset = feeling unhappy

2!. surprised = someone who sees that something unepected happens



2$. tired 0 needing rest or sleep

&ER'S


to feel = c

to starve =

to cut =

to "now =

to thin" =

to believe =

to mean =

to let =

to interrupt =

to lift =

a. to have something in your mind which you are sure is trueJ to havelearnt about something from studying or eperience

b. to allowJ to leave something somewhere

c. to touch something with your ngers to see what it is li"eJ toeperience something touching you

d. to pic" something up

e. to thin" that something is trueJ to thin" that someone is telling thetruth

f. to brea" or damage something with a "nife or something sharpJ toma"e something shorter

g. to represent something

h. to say something when someone else is already spea"ing andcause them to stop

i. to die of hunger

*. to use your mind to have ideasJ to have an opinion

POE- < What Someone Said When ,e Was Span+ed On the !ay 'efore ,is'irthday

by Bohn ,iardi

-ome day

D may

ac" my bag and run away.

-ome day

D mayC ut not today.

-ome night

D might

-lip away in the moonlight.

D might

-ome night

C ut not tonight.

-ome night-ome day.

D might D may.

C ut right now D thin" D?ll stay.

5O.E

+ne -aturday afternoon the grasshopper the snail and the centipede were sitting

around the grasshopper?s house drin"ing beer.

hey ran out of beer before they were ready to )uit drin"ing so they decided one ofthem should go out for more beer.



he snail said 6D?d go but D?m "ind of slow. esides Nrasshopper this is yourneighborhood so you "now where to go.6

he grasshopper said 6D don?t mind going but my hopping will sha"e up the beer andwe? DD get sprayed every time we open one.6

-o they decided to send the centipedeJ and the grasshopper eplained how to get tothe nearest li)uor store.

<n hour or so passed and still the centipede hadn?t returned so the snail and thegrasshopper decided to go loo" for him.

hey got as far as the the front door and found the centipede sitting there putting onhis shoes.

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Write about your &eelin!s



Lesson 18:

Clothes and 4$$essories

WORDS


1. shirt = a piece of clothing with buttons down the front that covers the upper part of your body and your arms

2. (<shirt = a piece of clothing with a round nec" and short sleeves which you usuallywear in summer

3. $oat = a piece of clothing that you wear over your other clothes to "eep you warmwhen you go outside

4. !louse = a shirt for girls

5. s+irt = a piece of clothing wear by girls that hangs from her waist and covers partof her legs

!. dress = a piece of clothing covering the body and legs that is worn by girls

$. trousers 0 a piece of clothing that covers the lower part of your body with acovering for each of your legs

%. *eans = trousers made of a strong cotton cloth usually blue

&. suit = a set of clothes made from the same material including a short coat with

trousers or s"irt

1(. pullover 0 a garment usually made of wool that covers the top part of your body

11. shorts = trousers which stop above your "nee

12. uniform = clothes worn for a special *ob or for school

13. hat = a piece of clothing that you wear on your head

14. $ap = a soft hat

15. *a$+et 0 a short coat

1!. s$arf = a piece of clothe that you wear round your nec" to "eep warm

1$. gloves 0 pieces of clothing that you wear on your hands

1%. um!rella = a piece of cloth stretched over a frame which you can hold overyourself to "eep o@ the rain

1&. rain$oat = a light coat that "eeps out the rain

2(. sunglasses = glasses with dar" glass in them which you wear when it is verysunny or bright

21. !athing suit = a piece of clothing that you wear when you swim

22. py*amas = a loose shirt and trousers that you wear in bed



23. !athro!e = a type of loose coat that you put on after you have had a bath

24. so$+s = pieces of clothing you wear on your feet and the bottom part of your leg

25. under#ear = clothes that you wear net to your body under other clothes

2!. shoes = something you wear on your feet when you go outside

2$. sandals = open shoes that you wear in hot weather

2%. slippers = soft shoes that you wear inside your home

2&. !oots 0 shoes that cover your feet and an"les

3(. tie = a narrow band of cloth worn around the nec" by men

31. !elt = a piece of leather that you wear around the middle of your body

32. #allet = a small 'at case for cards and money

&ER'S


to wear = f

to share =

to use =

to fold =

to iron =

to dry=

to match =

to scratch =

to envy=

to hate =

a. to divide something so that two or more people can have someJ to

have or use something together with someone else

b. to become dryJ to ma"e something dry

c. to ma"e mar"s with something sharpJ to rub your nails lightly over

a part of your body

d. to wish that you had what someone else has got

e. to turn part of something over another part

f. to have or carry something on your body especially as clothing

g. not to li"e someone or something at all

h. to press clothes with a hot iron to ma"e them smooth

i. to do something with something

*. to be li"e something else in siFe shape or colour

POE- < What Is the Opposite of ,at> by ichard 8ilbur

8hat is the opposite of hat9

Dt isn?t hard to answer that.

Dt?s shoes for shoes and hat together

rotect our two etremes from weather.

etween these two etremes there lies

< middle which you would be wise

o clothe as well or you?ll be chilly

<nd run the ris" of loo"ing silly.



5O.E

here was a man who has two dogs named ?commonsense? and ?trouble?. 0e always

brought his dogs to the par" every evening. +ne day he only brought ?troubleS to the

par" and left ?commonsense? at home. 8hile the man was so happy playing ?frisbee?

with his friends ?commonsense? disappeared. he man was so sad and panic"y. 0e

loo"ed for his dog everywhere but could not nd it. < lady realised it and as"ed the

man 68hat are you loo"ing for96. he man replied 6D?m loo"ing for ?trouble?...6.

6ardonU6 said the lady. he man replied in a higher tone 6D am loo"ing for

?+K>L?6. he lady was annoyed and as"ed 68here?s your ,++/-L/-L96. he

man whose mind was only about his dogs answered 6<t home...6

,O-EWOR.

Write a composition titled "What % 'ike to Wear"

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