TAKING OFF: BEGINNING ENGLISH

UNIT SAMMERIES AND PRACTICE

UNIT ONE

*Greeting and introducing oneself :

Hi, I' Paul.

Hello, my name is Paul.

Nice to meet you.

*What' your name?

My name is Carlos.

*Where are you from?

I'm from Brazil

I come from Brazil

*What's your phone number?

My phone number is (981) 555-23 05

*What' your address?

My address is 7 Paper Street

*What' your e-mail address?

My e-mail address is glee93@takingoff.edu.

UNIT TWO

**Where is Carlos from? { He's from Brazil }

**Where is Isabel from? { She's from Colombia }

**What do you speak? => I speak Spanish.

**Tien is from Vietnam. What does she speak? => She speaks Vietnamese

***Write about yourself:

My name is Ahmed. I'm from Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. I speak Arabic.

***Write about a friend:

His name is Carlos. He is from Brazil. He speaks Portuguese.

**** Look at the following chart and talk about Carlos, Tien, Ben, and Maria.

Name Country SpeaksCarlos Brazil PortugueseTien Vietnam VietnameseBen China ChineseMaria Mexico Spanish

A. ____________ is from ____________. What does ____________ speak?(Name) (Country) (he / she)

B. _____________ speaks _____________. (He / She) ( language )

***Marital Status : Single / Married / Divorced / Widowed

***Paul is 1.99 m height. Paul is tall.

***Sandy is 1.70m height. Sandy is average height.

***Maria is 1.60 m height. Maria is short.

DESCRIBING PEOPLE: Eyes / Hair***I have brown eyes. ***I have red / black hair.***Leo has green eyes. ***Ben and Tien have brown hair.***Isabel has blue eyes. ***Leo has gray hair.***Tien has glasses. ***Isabel has blond hair.

***Exercise 1.

1. He ________ tall.2. We ________ young.3. You ________ average height.4. He and I _____ tall5. You and I ______ middle-aged.6. They ______ old.7. She _____ short.8. I _____ average height.9. You _____ young.10. I _____ old.

***Exercise 2.

1. Tien and Paul _______ brown eyes.2. You and I ______ black hair.3. My sister ______ brown eyes.4. Isabel ______ blond hair.5. Ann ______ blue eyes.6. Carlos ______ brown eyes.7. Will ______ gray hair.8. I ______ green eyes.9. They ______ black hair.10. We ______ red hair.

PRESENT TENSE OF BEI am tall. He She is tall.ItWe You are tallThey

PRESENT TENSE OF HAVEHeShe has blue eyesItIWeYou have blue eyesThey

UNIT THREE

*The family : Grandparents: Grandfather + Grandmother

Parents: Father ( husband ) + Mother ( wife )

Children: Son ( boy ) + Daughter ( girl )

( Brother ) ( Sister )

** old / middle-aged / young.

1. My grandfather is 60 years old. He is old.2. My father is 40 years old. He is middle-aged.3. My brother is 15 years old. He is young.

** How old are you? I'm 21 years old.

** How old is your brother? He's 10 years old.

** Read the following conversation.

A. Are you married?B. Yes, I am. / No I'm not.A. Do you have children?B. Yes, I do. I have two sons and one daughter.

No, I don't.

** Now write about yourself.

A. Are you married?B. ………………….A. Do you have children?B. …………………………………………………………………………………..

**Grammar: My / His / Her / Your / Their

My name is Ahmed. His name is Ali. Her name is Isabel. Your name is Leo. Their names are Nadira and Ben.

Exercise: Complete with the right word from the list.

________ family is in Haiti. This is my father. _______ name is Franz. This is my mother. ______ name is Jaclin. I have two sisters. _______ names are Jesi and Mariz.

Exercise: Complete with words from the list.

familyIMy

___________ name is Maria Cruz. _____________ am from Mexico. My ___________ lives in the United States now.

childrendaughtersson

I have three _____________. I have one ___________ and two ______________.

Fourtheiryoung

___________ names are Nestor, Ana, and Elena. My children are _____________. I have ____________ people in my family.

** Now write about yourself.

My name is _______________________. I am from ___________________. My family lives in ________________ now.

I have ______________________________________________________________

I have ___________________ people in my family.

Her His My Their

Review for Units 1-3

Exercise 1. Complete with words from the lists.

Jane: Hello. I'm ____________.

David: Hi, Jane. I'm David. Nice to _________ you.

Jane: ___________ to meet you too, __________.

Alex: ___________. I'm ____________. I'm _____________ Mexico.

Mei: Hello. My name is Mei. ____________ from _____________.

first how last spell what's

Eva: Hello. I'm Eva Martinez. ____________ your name?

Ivan: My name is Ivan Stoli.

Eva: ___________ do you ___________ that?

Ivan: My _____________ name is I-V-A-N.

My _____________ name is S-T-O-L-I.

You Spanish speak What

Mei: I __________ Chinese. ____________ do ____________ speak?

Marco: I speak ______________.

Jane meet nice David

Alex China from Hi I'm

Children daughter Do don't I No three

David: Do you have ______________?

Kim: No, I _________________.

Ly: Yes, I have a son and a _____________________.

Alex: _________________ you have children?

Jane: _______________, I don't.

Luna: Yes, _______________ have _______________ sons.

Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks with: am, is, are.

1. Mei ________ from China.2. I ________ from Colombia.3. Luna and Erik ________ from Brazil.4. You __________ from Haiti.5. Ivan ________ from Russia.

Exercise 3: Write has or have in the spaces provided.

1. Luna __________ black hair.2. You ________ blue eyes.3. Thomas _________ brown eyes.4. I _________ gray hair.5. They _______ blond hair.

Exercise 4: Fill in the blanks with: am, is, are, has, have.

1. David ___________ from Vietnam.2. Alex and Anita __________ from Mexico.3. Jane and Ivan _____________ green eyes.4. Mei _________ black hair.5. Luna _________ brown eyes.6. We ________ from Vietnam.

Exercise 5: Complete the paragraph with: is, are, has, have.

Two new students ________ in Sandy Johnson's class. Nadira Shaheed _________ from Somalia. Tien Lam ______ from Vietnam. Nadira _________ average height. Tien _______ short. They both _______ brown eyes. Tien _____ glasses. Tien ______ brown hair, but Nadira ______ black hair. Both students _________ happy in their new class!

Exercise 6: Write about yourself.

1. My name is ____________________________.2. I speak _________________________.3. I am from _________________________________.4. I am ____________________________. ( tall, average height, short )5. I have _____________ eyes and ________________ hair.

Exercise7: Write about a classmate.

1. My classmate's name is ______________________.2. My classmate is from ______________________.3. My classmate speaks ____________________.4. My classmate is ___________________. ( tall, average height, short )5. My classmate has __________________ eyes and _______________ hair.

UNIT FOUR

* Rooms in the house: Living / sitting room (watch TV), Bedroom (sleep), Dining room (eat), Bathroom (shower), Kitchen (Kitchen), Backyard (sit, drink tea or coffee, read newspaper).

* Where: Ask questions about the place.

Ex: Where is Justin? He is in the living room.

Where are Ann and Arthur? They're in the backyard.

** House Furniture:

Living room: fireplace, sofa, TV, lamp, air conditioner, rug, carpet. Bedroom: bed, closet, dresser. Dining room: table, chairs. Bathroom: shower, tub, toilet. Kitchen: stove, microwave, sink, refrigerator.

** Is there a fireplace in the living room? Yes, there is.

** Is there a rug in the bathroom? No, there isn't.

*** Where do you live?

I live in a house.

I live in a rented room.

I live in an apartment.

*** My dream house is : in the city.

in the country.

In the suburb.

at the beach.

Grammar: Singular and Plural Nouns.

Singular noun + s Plural noun

Ex: One sofa Two sofas

One bed Two beds

** The indefinite articles a / an:

_ Use "a" before a singular noun that starts with a consonant sound._ Use "an" before a singular noun that starts with a vowel (a, e, i, o, u)

Ex: _ Paul lives in a house.

_ Maria lives in an apartment.

UNIT FIVE** Activities you do every day:

- I read the newspaper.- I work on my computer.- I comb my hair.- I brush my teeth.- I listen to music.- I eat breakfast.- I talk on the phone.

** Days of the week: Sunday / Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday / Saturday.

** Months: January (Jan.) / February (Feb.) / March (Mar.) / April (Apr.) / May (May) / June (Jun.) / July (Jul.) / August (Aug.) / September (Sept.) / October (Oct.) / November (Nov.)

Ex. When do you study English? - I study English on Thursday.

When is your birthday? - My birthday is in December.

** What time is it?

10.00 It's ten o'clock. 10.05 It's five past ten. 10.15 It's ten fifteen. / It's quarter past ten. / It's fifteen past ten. 10.30 It's ten thirty. / It's half past ten. 10.45 It's ten forty five. / It's quarter to eleven. 10.55 It's five to eleven.

** Exercise: Write about your daily routine.

1. I get up at __________.2. I go to work at _________.3. I go home at ___________.4. I go to school at _________.5. I eat lunch at _________.6. I go to bed at _________.

*** Making an appointment:

Grace: I'd like to make an appointment for a haircut.

Hairdresser: Can you come on Friday at 11:45?

Grace: Friday at 11:45? That' fine.

*** Ordinal Numbers:

First (1st) / second (2nd) / third (3rd) / fourth (4th) / fifth (5th) / sixth (6th) / seventh (7th) / eighth (8th) / ninth (9th) / tenth (10th) / eleventh (11th) / twelfth (12th) / thirteenth (13th) / fourteenth (14th)

Ex: - What is your date of birth? - March 16th, 1980.

GRAMMAR: SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

Ex: I take photo.

He take s photo.

UNIT SIX** Excuse me. I'm looking for a sweater.** I need a bathing suit.

Word Lista coata dressa shirta sweatera bathing suita skirta capa dress

PantsShoessocks

** What color is your jacket? - Green.Grace: What are you wearing to the party?Maria: I'm wearing a blue dress. What is Ben wearing?Grace: He's wearing a brown suit.

HeShe + verb + sItIWe + verbYouThey

** What's your favorite color? - My favorite color is blue.*** What size are you? - I'm small (S) / medium (M) / large (L).

Grammar: Adjectives and Nouns

ADJECTIVEA AND NOUNSAdjectives Nouns ExamplesBlue Shirt He has a blue shirt.Short Skirt She has a short skirt.Long Pants He has long pants.Big Hat She has a big hat.Small Shoes She has small shoes.

REVIEW FOR UNITS 4-6

Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with "a" or "an".

1. I live in ____ rented room. I want to live in ____ apartment. I need ____ kitchen, a living room, tow bedrooms, and ____ bathroom. I need ____ apartment building with ____ backyard, too.

2. David lives in ____ apartment in ____ city. His apartment has ____ bedroom, ____ bathroom, ____ kitchen, ____ living room, and ____ closet. It has ____ air conditioner, ____ stove, and ____ refrigerator.

Exercise 2: Circle the correct answer.

1. There is a stove in the ( bathroom / kitchen ).2. There is a closet in the ( backyard / bedroom ).3. There is a microwave in the ( kitchen / living room ).4. There is a tub in the ( bedroom / bathroom ).5. There is a refrigerator in the ( dining room / kitchen ).6. There is a sink in the ( bathroom / bedroom ).

Exercise 3: Use the words in the chart and as the example.

Ex: A: Where do study?

B: I study in the sitting room.

Places Bathroom bedroom living room kitchen backyard dining roomActivities Cook shower sleep eat watch TV read newspaper

1. A: __________________________________________________________________?B: __________________________________________________________________.

2. A: __________________________________________________________________?B: __________________________________________________________________.

3. A: __________________________________________________________________?B: __________________________________________________________________.

4. A: __________________________________________________________________?B: __________________________________________________________________.

5. A: __________________________________________________________________?B: __________________________________________________________________.

6. A: __________________________________________________________________?B: __________________________________________________________________.

Exercise 4: Read the text; Then check (√) Yes or No.

Mei lives in a city. She lives in an apartment building. Her apartment building has four floors. There are 14 apartments on a floor.

Mei lives in apartment 412. It has a bedroom, a living room, a bathroom, and a kitchen. Mei likes her kitchen. She cooks dinner in her kitchen every night. She eats in her kitchen. She studies in her kitchen, too.

Exercise 5: Put the verbs between brackets in the simple present.

1. I (eat) _____________ breakfast every day.2. Marco (cook) ______________ on Mondays.

Sentences Yes No1. Mei lives in the country.2. Mei lives in an apartment.3. Mei's apartment building has 4 floors.4. Mei's building has fourteen apartments.5. Mei's apartment has two bedrooms.6. Mei studies in the living room.7. Mei's apartment has a dining room.8. Mei eats in the kitchen.

3. David (play) ______________ soccer on Saturdays.4. Linda and Alex (work) ______________ every day.5. My brother (need) ___________ a bike.6. Aziza (shop) ___________ for food once a week.7. Jane (get) __________ a haircut once a month.8. My wife and I (study) ____________ English every day.9. I (sleep) _____________ in the bedroom.10. Ly (talk) ____________ on the phone every day.

Exercise 6: Complete with am, is, or are.

1. Tien: You _________ happy today.Isabel: Yes, I ______. It ______ my birthday.

2. Leo: Hi. Is Ben at home?Grace: Yes, he ______ in the living room.

3. Will: Where are Ann and Arthur?Sandy: They _______ in the backyard.

4. Justin: What time is it?Andy: It ______ 8:15. We _____ late for school.

Exercise 7: Complete the letter with words from the list.

are Birthday eat give say are

Dear Mom and Dad, These __________ the photos from my birthday party with my classmates. ____________ parties in the United States ________ very nice. People _________ gifts and _________ cake. They also _____________, "Happy Birthday". Love, Isabel

UNIT SEVEN** There are three meals a day:

1. In the morning Breakfast. (Cereal, Milk, Coffee, Eggs, Butter, Jam, Bread, Juice…) 2. In the Afternoon Lunch. (Rice, Chicken, Meat, Fish, Soup, Vegetables, Salad, Tuna sandwich …) 3. In the Evening Dinner. (Rice, Chicken, Meat, Fish, Soup, Pizza, Vegetables, Salad …)

** Food Containers:

- A bottle of oil.- A can of tuna.- A bag of rice.- A box of cereal.- A carton of milk.- A jar of cheese.

** Grammar: Count / Non-count Nouns.

UNIT EIGHT**The seasons of the year: Winter / Spring / Summer / Fall

SEASONS WEATHER ActivitiesWinter

Cold, freezing, cloudy, rainy, snowy, foggy, wet

Watching TV, listening to music, reading, playing video games, surf the Net, Skiing, skating, winter sports.

Spring Sunny, warm, clear sky, lovely Walking, playing soccer (football), jogging, hiking, camping, window shopping

Summer Hot, sunny, humid, drySwimming, camping, playing beach ball, water surfing, diving, snorkeling

Fall Cloudy, windy, chilly, rainy, coolStay home and watch TV, Chatting with family, listening to music, reading

**What's the weather like in winter?

In winter, the weather is freezing.

COUNT NOUNS NON-COUNT NOUNSSingular Plural (-s or –es) Always Singular

One eggOne sandwich

Two eggsTwo sandwiches

Milk is white.Cereal is brown.

**What do you like doing in winter?

In winter, I like watching TV.

GRAMMAR: PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSEI am ('m) eatingHeSheIt

is ('s) eating

We YouThey

are ('re) eating

Exercise 1: Read the text; then the following question.

A Potluck Dinner

Once a month Sandy's class has a potluck dinner. Sandy brings coffee, milk, and tea. The students bring different foods. They bring fruit, vegetables, or meat. Carlos always brings ice cream. It's his favorite dessert. Sandy's students make special foods from their countries. The potluck dinners are fun, and the food is interesting.

**Write "T" if the sentence is true and "F" if it is false.

1. Sandy's class has a potluck dinner once a month. (_____)2. Sandy brings soda to the potluck dinners. (_____)3. All the students bring dessert. (_____)4. Ice cream is Carlos's favorite dessert. (_____)5. The students bring foods from their countries. (_____)6. The potluck lunches are fun. (_____)

Exercise 2: Write sentences in the present continuous tense.

1. Aziza / study / in the kitchen_______________________________________________________________.

2. David and Thomas / play / soccer

Subject + (am, is, are) + verb + ing

_______________________________________________________________.3. I / watch / TV

_______________________________________________________________.4. We / buy / food

_______________________________________________________________.5. Alex / cook / dinner

_______________________________________________________________.6. Ly and Van / eat / dinner

_______________________________________________________________.7. Eva / buy / milk

_______________________________________________________________.8. He / read / the newspaper

_______________________________________________________________.9. They / play / basketball

_______________________________________________________________.10. You / walk / home

_______________________________________________________________.