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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am ’m not
He She
is not ‘s not
It
is not ‘s not
We You They
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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? ___________________ _______________________________________________ . Putting English to Work 1 [rev. 11/07]
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Putting English to Work 1
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