Active English Student Book 1 Unit 4

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ACTIVE ENGLISH

STUDENT BOOK

Nigel Reid Gabriela G. Rujana Julieta Núñez

Active English is a five-level English course that takes learners from Beginners to Intermediate level (A1 to B1+ of the Common European Framework of Reference).

ISBN

Empowering Minds • Improving Lives

978-981-4370-28-8

9 789814 370288

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Nigel Reid, Gabriela G. Rujana, and Julieta Núñez

Components Student Book Student Audio CD Teacher’s Guide (includes answer key, worksheets, and tests) Class Audio CD Online Classroom Resources

STUDENT BOOK

Key Features Clear learning sequences that promote generic and communicative competencies Integrated approach that carefully develops students’ listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills Language concepts introduced through a wide range of interesting themes relevant in today’s world Controlled pace and careful recycling of grammar and vocabulary for effective learning Opportunities and support for differentiation in mixed-ability classrooms Numerous activities that promote collaborative learning Interesting Get Active assignments that motivate students and provide communicative and task-based learning experiences Vocabulary Booster that expands students’ vocabulary bank and encourages independent learning Useful study tips such as Recall, Learning Tip, and Writing Tip

STUDENT BOOK

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Nigel Reid Gabriela G. Rujana Julieta Núñez

STUDENT BOOK

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CONTENTS Let’s Go! Published by Alston Publishing House Pte Ltd 745 Lorong 5 Toa Payoh, #01-07, Singapore 319455 enquiry@alstonpublishinghouse.com www.alstonpublishinghouse.com © 2013 Alston Publishing House Pte Ltd All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of the copyright owner. First published 2013 ISBN 978-981-4370-28-8 Publisher: Sim Wee Chee Editorial Team: Ann Teo, Melissa Pang, Surya Emmylinda Design Team: Melissa Lee, Anna Glaiza, Raymond Tan, Stephanie Gracia Printed in Singapore

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Who I Am Unit 1 Myself 5 Unit 2 My Family 15 Unit 3 Fashion Fun 25

What I Do Unit 7 Active Days Unit 8 People at Work Unit 9 Likes and Dislikes

65 75 85

Grammar Notes List of Verbs Word List

95 101 102

Where I Live Unit 4 School Life 35 Unit 5 Home 45 Unit 6 Around My City 55


SCOPE AND SEQUENCE Units

Let’s Go page 1

1

Myself

Language Functions

Vocabulary

Who I Am

2

page 15

3

Fashion Fun page 25

4

School Life Where I Live

page 35

5

Home

Reading

Speaking

6

Active Days page 65

8

People at Work

Get Active

Listening for specific information: a dialogue among three classmates introducing themselves to one another

Reading and transferring information: a dialogue between two deejays about a celebrity

Asking for and giving personal information

Completing a description of a classmate Writing about a favorite singer or actor

Individual work: creating a game character

Introducing oneself and others Asking for and giving personal information (name, nationality, age, marital status, and vocation)

Countries and nationalities Personal profiles

Introducing and describing family members and relationships Describing possession Describing people and things

Family members and relationships Adjectives

Possessive adjectives and nouns The verb “to have” (negative sentences, contractions, questions, and short answers)

Listening for specific information: a description of family members

Reading for details: a description of a family

Introducing and describing oneself and others

Completing a description of a favorite family member Describing a family in a photo

Individual work: making a family tree

Identifying different clothes and accessories Identifying parts of the body Describing someone’s dressing and physical appearance

Things we wear Parts of the body

Singular and plural nouns Articles—a/an/the Question words Conjunction—and

Listening for specific information: a dialogue between a couple buying new clothes

Reading for details: a red carpet interview

Asking and answering questions

Completing a description of a shop’s poster Describing the clothes of two teenagers

Individual work: defining a personal fashion style

Identifying school subjects and facilities Identifying classroom items Describing one’s school Describing where things and people are in relation to oneself

Things in the classroom School subjects Days of the week

“There” and the verb “to be” Demonstratives—this/these, that/those (contractions, negative sentences, questions, and short answers)

Listening for specific Reading for details: information: an interview with a comic strip about an international student a school

Describing a picture of a classroom

Describing one’s school Group work: designing Transferring information about a a dream school schedule

Identifying rooms and items in a house Describing the location of things and places Describing a home

Around the house Things in the house

Prepositions of place—in/on/ under/next to/behind/in front of

Listening for specific information: a description of a house

Reading for details: a description of the Buckingham Palace

Asking for the location of items in a room

Transferring information from an advertisement of a house for sale Writing about one’s home

Identifying modes of transport and different places in a city Asking for and giving directions Describing one’s neighborhood

Places Getting around

Prepositions of place—on/at/ between/along/beside/ across from Imperatives (affirmative and negative)

Listening for specific information: a couple asking for directions to a place

Reading for understanding: a description of a neighborhood

Asking for the location of places and giving general directions

Transferring information about a Group work: creating a city travel guide Writing a description of one’s neighborhood

Asking for and giving dates and times Expressing duration Using time expressions Describing activities and their frequency

Time Months Ordinal numbers

Present simple (negative sentences, questions, and short answers) Prepositions of time—in/at/on Adverbs of frequency

Listening and matching: an interview with a singer

Reading for understanding: a recount of how a teenager spends his vacation

Asking for and giving information on one’s activities

Writing about one’s weekend activities Writing short sentences about activities and their frequency

Expressing aspirations Understanding and identifying different jobs and skills Describing activities in progress Expressing ability

Jobs Skills

Present progressive (questions and short answers) Can/Cannot for ability (questions and short answers)

Listening and matching: a live report of a soccer match

Reading for understanding: a dialogue at an audition

Asking about abilities and matching them to jobs

Describing a picture of people at Individual work: work researching on an Writing about one’s dream job interesting job

Expressing opinions (likes and dislikes) Ordering food Comparing people and things using comparatives and superlatives

Food Movie genres

Gerunds Like/Dislike Comparatives Superlatives

Listening and transferring Reading for information: a couple ordering understanding: a food at a café description of twins

Expressing an opinion

Transferring information from a brochure and expressing personal preferences Writing about one’s hobby

page 55

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Writing

The alphabet Numbers Colors Basic phrases Classroom language

Personal pronouns

Personal pronouns and the verb “to be” (contractions, negative sentences, questions, and short answers)

page 45

Around My City

What I Do

Listening

Pronouncing letters in the alphabet, numbers, and colors Using personal pronouns Greetings and closing a conversation Using classroom language

page 5

My Family

Grammar

Individual work: designing a dream bedroom

Individual work: creating a scrapbook page about one’s day

page 75

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Likes and Dislikes

Individual work: researching on bizarre food

page 85 iv

Active English 1

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Acknowledgements We would like to thank Lic. Elodia Esther Peralta Torres and Mtra. Maria Irma Lerma Nolasco for their inspirational feedback and review of this book.


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School Life

UNIT

e Wher

Is there a cafeteria ?

Yes, there is.

is it? It’s over there.

Before We Star t

• What is your favorite place in school? • What do you do in school?

PREVIEW

Do you have these places in your school? Check the circles.

cafeteria

office gymnasium

library

computer lab

swimming pool soccer field

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4.1

VOCABULARY

RECALL

“There” and the Verb “to be”

Things in the Classroom A. Listen and repeat.

GRAMMAR

How do we make plural nouns?

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A. Fill in the blanks with “there is” or “there are.” computer chair

board

trash can

1.

a cafeteria.

2.

desks.

3.

a board.

Singular

Plural

4.

two computer labs.

There is a chair.

There are two chairs.

5.

trash cans.

B. Look at the picture on the right. Write sentences with “there is” or “there are.”

desk

B. Talk to a partner. Point to the items in the pictures and ask your partner what they are.

1. There is a ruler.

4.

2.

5.

3.

eraser scissors

What is this?

pencil

Questions and Short Answers

It’s a r

uler.

A. Complete the chart below with the plural form. RECALL Singular

ruler pen

?  Question Is there a computer?

LISTENING

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Active English 1

Yes, there is.

Negative No, there isn’t.

Plural

?  Question

Listen to Maria’s interview with an international student and circle the correct answers. 25 1. How old is Yi Han? 15 / 18 / 19 2. Where is Yi Han from? China / Japan / Brazil 3. How many computers are there? 20 / 2 / 100

Affirmative

How do we form questions?

4. How many classmates does Yi Han have? 38 / 39 / 40 5. What is in Yi Han’s classroom? Chairs and desks / Board / Computer 6. Are Maria and Yi Han classmates? Yes / No

Affirmative

Negative

B. Look at the picture on the right and write questions and answers. Use the words in parentheses to help you. 1. Q: Is there a teacher A: Yes, there is

? (teacher) .

4. Q: A:

? (computers) .

2. Q: A:

? (student) .

5. Q: A:

? (books) .

3. Q: A:

? (board) .

6. Q: A:

? (chairs) . Unit 4: School Life

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4.2

VOCABULARY Subjects and Days of the Week A. Listen.

Days

“Every” is used to show how often something happens, e.g., every Sunday.

Subjects ­— ­ — — — —

English History Gym Science English

We use “this” or “these” to refer to someone or something near us. Singular

1. When does Diego have Science?

3. What subjects does Diego have every Tuesday? 4. When does Diego have Math?

is our soccer field.

2.

are her erasers.

3.

aren’t his scissors.

This is my friend.

These are my friends.

your pen?

5.

offices are small.

6.

library is big.

5. What subjects does Diego have every Friday?

B. Write questions and answers using “this” and “these.”

do you What subjects ay? ond have every M

C. Talk to a partner. Ask your partner about his/her school schedule.

I have History and English.

1. Ben’s desk (yes) Is this Ben’s desk?

Read the comic strip and choose the correct answer.

5. their auditorium (yes)

No, they aren't.

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3. her favorite subject (no)

It is the first day of school. Percy shows the new students around. These are the computers in the computer lab.

4. your ruler (no)

Yes, it is. 2. my scissors (no) Are these my scissors?

READING This is the cafeteria. Every Wednesday, we have spaghetti.

1.

4. Is

No school!

This is the gymnasium. We have Gym class here.

A. Fill in the blanks with “this” or “these.”

Plural

2. When does Diego have Art?

Art Music Math English History

and and and and and

Demonstratives—this/these

B. Look at Diego’s schedule and fill in the blanks.

TIP

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Name: Diego Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

LEARNING

GRAMMAR

Those are our English teachers. They are Ms. Griffin and Mr. Avery.

That is Mr. Jackson over there. He is our principal.

6. our classrooms (no)

C. Talk to a partner. Ask your partner about the things on his/her desk.

What are these?

These are my books.

Demonstratives—that/those

We use “that” or “those” to refer to someone or something far from us. Singular 1. Where do the students have Gym class? a. Gymnasium b. Swimming pool c. Classroom ( 2. When do the students have spaghetti? a. Every Tuesday b. Every Wednesday c. Every Friday 3. What are in the computer labs? a. Pens and pencils b. A board and a trash can c. Computers and chairs 38

Active English 1

(

(

)

)

)

4. Who are the English teachers? a. Ms. Smith and Mr. Griffin b. Ms. Griffin and Mr. Avery c. Mr. Jackson and Mr. Avery 5. Who is the principal? a. Mr. Avery b. Ms. Griffin c. Mr. Jackson

Plural

Circle the correct answers. 1. ( That / Those ) is their cafeteria. 2. ( That / Those ) are blue trash cans.

(

3. Who is ( this / that ) teacher over there?

)

4. Which dress is nice? ( This / These ) or that? 5. ( That / Those ) are his brothers.

(

6. Look at ( that / those ) man. He is tall!

) That is my friend.

Those are my friends.

7. Are ( that / those ) your pens in the office? 8. Is ( that / these ) your favorite place? Unit 4: School Life

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4.3

SPEAKING Talk to a partner. Describe the picture below. Use all the words in the box.

These are students.

this these that those there is there are

This i sa mess .

W RITING TIP The days of the week and school subjects start with a capital letter.

WRITING Fill in the blanks to describe your school.

GET ACTIVE A Dream School

There are interesting schools around the world. What do you want in your school? Step 1

Let’s review! Fill in the boxes below.

Places in school •

Things in school •

Subjects •

Days of the week •

• • • •

• • • •

• • • •

• • • •

Step 2

Work in a group of four or five. Discuss and do research to get ideas for your dream school.

Step 3

Think of places and things you want in your dream school. Draw or find pictures from magazines or the Internet. Write sentences to describe these places and things.

Step 4

Work together to arrange your pictures and sentences on a piece of poster paper. You can also design your work on a computer.

Step 5

Present your dream school.

In the clas sroo ms, the re are com pute rs for stud ent s. The re is a sofa to rela x in bet wee n clas ses.

There are twenty classrooms,

in our school. In our classrooms,

there are I have

. There is and . It’s great here!

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Active English 1

every

. My favorite subject is

, too.

This is our dream school.

le comfortab There are s. study room

We want to study Music in our dream school. There is a music room. It has many musical instruments. We can practice our music there. Unit 4: School Life

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4.4

UNIT SUMMARY

Review

Look at the examples and write your notes in the chart.

Score:

A. Fill in the blanks. Use each word in the box once only. (7 marks) cafeteria

Demonstratives “There” and the verb “to be”

Near

Far

• there is •

• this •

• that •

Music

library

1. We have History

office

5. Throw it into the • Is there ... ? •

?

Affirmative

Negative

6. There are 20 computers in the

• Yes, •

• No, •

7. We study in the

Friday

every

trash can

Monday.

2. Alice and Tina eat in the 3. They sing in

computer lab

every day. class.

4. Jenna is late. She sees the principal in his Questions

/40

.

. . every

.

B. Look at the picture below. Write five more questions and answers. (10 marks) 1. Is there a computer?

VOCABULARY BOOSTER Write five words for each category. Do not use words from this unit. Subjects in School

People in School

Checklist I can ...

2.

Check (✔)

1. I can name different places in a school.

3.

2. I can name things in my school.

4.

3. I can name the days of the week. 4. I can name some subjects in school.

5. 6.

5. I can use “there” in sentences and questions. 6. I can use “this,” “that,” “these,” and “those” to talk about things.

Have a Break 42

Active English 1

In Cambodia, some people live in floating houses. There are also floating schools. These floating schools even have basketball courts!

No, there isn't.

C. Look at the pictures and complete the sentences with ”this,” ”these,” ”that,” or ”those.” (3 marks)

3. Mr. Jackson?

1. my family.

2. your books? Unit 4: School Life

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D. Look at the example. Rewrite the sentences using the words in parentheses. (5 marks) 1. This is a notebook. (notebooks)

4. These dresses are beautiful. (this)

These are notebooks.

2. Those desks are dirty. (that)

5. These are not my books. (book)

3. Those are my Chinese friends. (friend)

6. That office is big. (those)

E. Look at the example. Correct the underlined words. (10 marks) 1. This are my classmates.

These

7. My favorite subject is history.

2. I have english every Tuesday.

8. I have two pens and five ruler.

3. Those books is interesting.

9. I go to the library every Wedsday.

4. Is Pam in the auditorum?

10. These isn’t her glasses.

5. The cafeteria are over there.

11. Can I borrow the scissor?

6. Let’s go to the swiming pool!

F. Write about Maria’s school schedule. Use the questions below to help you. (5 marks)

Maria's Schedule Days Subjects Monday

English

Thursday

Science

History

✓ ✓

Gym

✓ ✓

1. How many subjects does Maria have? 2. What classes does Maria have every Tuesday? 3. When does Maria have English classes? 4. What classes does Maria have every Friday? 5. How many History classes does Maria have in a week? Active English 1

Art

Friday

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Music

✓ ✓

Tuesday Wednesday

Math


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