Putting english unit1

PUTTING ENGLISH TO WORK 1: UNIT 1

WHAT’S YOUR NAME? In this unit you will learn: THESE LIFE SKILLS: Use the alphabet Introductions

A, B, C, D Hi, my name is Jose.

THIS VOCABULARY: The classroom

book, paper, pencil

THIS GRAMMAR: Verb: BE

I am a student.

I am not a student.

Vocabulary: The Classroom Exercise 1: Match the words and pictures.

a.

b.

c.

d.

e.

f.

g.

h.

i.

j.

k.

l.

___ 1. board

___ 2. calendar

__ 3. pencil

___ 4. flag

___ 5. clock

___ 6. pen

__ 7. eraser

___ 8. chair

___ 9. book

___ 10. paper

__ 11. map

___ 12. backpack

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Listening from the Video

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Exercise 2: Point to the letters you hear.

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

X

Y

Z

Alphabet Practice Exercise 3: Fill in the upper case letters.

___ ___

E

___ ___ ___ ___

___ ___ ___ ___

R

___ ___ ___

___

B

V

J

___ ___

M

___ ___ ___ ___

Exercise 4: Copy the lower case letters.

a b c d e f g h i j k l m __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ n o p q r s t u v w x y z __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

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Exercise 5: Practice this conversation between Joe and Maria.

Joe:

My name is Joe Lopez. What’s your name?

Maria: My name is Maria Brown.

Joe:

Nice to meet you.

Maria: Nice to meet you, too.

Exercise 6: Unscramble the following sentences.

Put the conversation in the correct order. too. ___

meet

you,

to

____________________________________________ Marta Lopez.

1 ___

Nice

name

My

is

your

name? What is

My name is Marta Lopez. ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ meet

___

you.

to

____________________________________________ John Franklin.

___

Nice

is

name

My

____________________________________________

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Exercise 7: Circle the correct word.

2.

1.

4.

3.

paper

student

teacher

book

book

pen

pencil

teacher

pen

chair

book

pen

teacher

paper

paper

chair

Exercise 8: Answer the questions.

1.

2.

What is it? It’s a____________________ .

What is it? It’s a ___________________ .

3.

What is it? It’s a ___________________ .

4.

What is it? It’s a ___________________ .

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5.

What is it? It’s a _________________ .

6.

What is it? It’s a _________________ .

7.

What is it? It’s an ________________ .

8.

What is it? It’s a _________________ .

9.

What is it? It’s a _________________ .

10.

What is it? It’s a _________________ .

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Grammar: Verb “BE”

She is a student.

He is a student.

She is not a teacher.

He is not a teacher.

She’s Jane. She’s not Celia.

He’s Miguel. He’s not Ryan.

BE I

am ’m

He She

is ’s

It

is ’s

We You They

are ’re

BE + NOT

a student.

a book.

students.

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I

am ’m not

He She

is not ‘s not

It

is not ‘s not

We You They

7

are not ‘re not

a teacher.

a pencil.

teachers.

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Exercise 9: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of BE.

Example:

It is a book. It is not a pencil. Or, It’s a book. It’s not a pencil.

1.

It _______ a pen. It _____________ book.

2.

She ______ a teacher. She __________ a doctor.

3.

He _____ student. He ____________ a teacher.

4.

They ______ students. They ________________ teachers.

5.

It _______ a calendar. It ___________ a chair.

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ANSWERS

QUESTIONS Am

I

a student?

Yes, you

Is

he she

a student?

Yes, he she

Is

it

a book?

Yes, it

Are

we you they

Yes, we you they

students?

Examples: I am Ben.

are. No, you’re

not.

is.

No, he’s she’s

not.

is.

No, it’s

not.

No, we’re you’re they’re

not.

are.

I'm Ben.

I'm not Ted.

He is Juan.

He's Juan.

He’s not Charlie.

She is Nina.

She's Nina.

She’s not Carla.

It is a chair.

It's a chair.

It’s not a pen.

We are students.

We're students.

We’re not teachers.

Exercise 10: Look at the pictures. Circle the correct answer.

Example:

Is it a pencil?

Yes, it is.

No, it’s not.

1.

Is it an eraser?

Yes, it is.

No, it’s not.

2.

Is it a notebook?

Yes, it is.

No, it’s not.

3.

Are they notebooks?

Yes, they are. No, they’re not.

4.

Are they students?

Yes, they are. No, they’re not.

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Life Skill: Reading a Form

Main Street Adult School REGISTRATION FORM CLASS

STUDENT LAST NAME

FIRST NAME

DATE

ESL 1

Nunez

Carlos

01/20/08

SECTION

TEACHER LAST NAME

FIRST NAME

ROOM #

500151

Cross

Frank

16

Exercise 11: Circle the correct answers.

1. What is the teacher’s first name? a. Teacher

b. Frank

c. Cross

2. What is the student’s last name? a. Nunez

b. Student

c. Carlos

3. What is the name of the school? a. Registration Form

b. Main Street Adult School

4. What is the class? a. ESL 1

b. 500151

c. 16

5. Who is this registration for? a. Frank Cross

b. Main Street Adult School

c. Carlos Nunez

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Writing Exercise 12: Read the conversation.

1. Are you ready for school, Peter?

2. Yes, I am.

4. A book, a pencil, a notebook, an eraser, a pen, and a dictionary.

3. What is in your backpack?

Exercise 13: What is in your backpack? Write the objects that you have in YOUR backpack or bag. ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________

Exercise 14: Fill in the correct words.

1. Hi. My name ____________ is Jose.

2. Hi, Jose. Nice ____ meet you.

3. Nice to __________ you, too.

4. What is ________ first name?

5. It _______ Vivian.

6. What _____ your last name?

7. My last name _______ Chan.

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Narrative Reading “Carlos Nunez is a Student”

Carlos Nunez

is a student at Main Street Adult School

. He’s in an English class

. His teacher is

Mr. Edwards

Mr. Edwards Exercise 15:

. Carlos’s friends are Maria and Luis

.

Answer the questions about the story.

1. What is Carlos’s last name? ___________________________ .

2. What is his teacher’s name? __________________________ .

3. What is the name of his school? _______________________ .

4. Is Carlos a student? ________________________________ .

5. What are his friends’ names? _________________________ _______________________________________________ .

Exercise 16: Answer the questions with YOUR information.

1. What is your name? ________________________________ .

2. What is the name of your school? ______________________ _______________________________________________ .

3. What is the name of your teacher? _____________________ .

4. What are the names of your friends? ___________________ _______________________________________________ .

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UNIT REVIEW

Circle the correct answers.

1. What is the first name? Martha Ortega 2. What is the last name? Sunny Choo 3.

What is it? It’s a ____________. a. flag

4.

b. We’re

b. It’s not

c. They’re

d. He’s

c. It’s no

d. No it

Is it a notebook? a. Yes, it is.

7.

d. map

It’s an eraser. _______ a book. a. It not

6.

c. book

What is it? __________ a desk. a. It’s

5.

b. chair

b. No, it’s not.

Are they teachers? a. Yes, they are.

b. No, they aren’t.

Turn page over Number correct and percentage score (circle one) 10=100% 9=90% 8=80% 7 or fewer: no credit

Student name _____________________ Date _____________ Initials _______

PE1/Unit 1

Unit 1

Putting English to Work 1

DOWNTOWN ADULT SCHOOL REGISTRATION FORM CLASS

STUDENT:

ESL 1

Nunez

Carlos

Last Name

First Name

16

t-, , ,",

SECTION TEACHER: Cross

Frank

500151

First Name

Last Name

Date: 1/20/08

c.,

8. What is the name of the school? a. class b. Downtown Adult School c. registration form d. Frank Cross 9. What is the teacher’s name? a. Frank Cross b. Cross Frank

c. Nunez Carlos

d. Teacher

10. Complete the alphabet below.

A B ___ ___ ___ F ___ ___ ___ J ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ P ___ ___ ___ ___ U ___ ___ ___ ___ Z