PUTTING ENGLISH TO WORK 1: UNIT 3
THE CALENDAR In this unit you will learn: THESE LIFE SKILLS: Give days and dates Give addresses Give telephone messages
It’s March second. His address is 8427 1st Street. Please tell her to call Ryan.
THIS VOCABULARY: Days and months Places
Monday, September cafe, market, park
THIS GRAMMAR: Verb “BE” – negative form Ordinal numbers
He isn’t at home. first, twenty-second
Vocabulary: Places in the Community Review the vocabulary from the video:
cafe
home
market
park
school
More Places in the Community
bakery
bank
bookstore
laundromat
gas station
post office
Exercise 1: Circle the correct word. 1.
2.
3.
4.
home
bookstore
market
park
gas station
post office
cafe
gas station
bakery
school
park
bank
laundromat
bank
home
post office
Exercise 2: Unscramble the following words.
cafe 1. a e f c _________________________________________ 2. o o s l h c _______________________________________ 3. a e t k r m ______________________________________ 4. p k r a _________________________________________ 5. o s o r e k o t b __________________________________ 6. a s g i t t s n o a __________ Putting English to Work 1 [ rev. 11/07]
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Listening from the Video Exercise 3: Watch the second “It’s Your Turn.” Point to the answers. Circle the answers.
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1. Is Bob at work? a. Yes, he is.
b. No, he’s not. He’s at home.
2. Is Bob at home now? a. Yes, he is.
b. No, he’s not. He’s at work.
3. Is Bob at the park? a. Yes, he is.
b. No, he’s not. He’s at the cafe.
4. Is Bob at the park now? a. Yes, he is.
b. No, he’s not. He’s at the cafe.
5. Is Bob at the market? a. Yes, he is.
b. No, he’s not. He’s at home.
6. Is Bob at the market now? a. Yes, he is.
b. No, he’s not. He’s at home.
Exercise 4: Watch “It’s Your Turn” again. Write the information from the video.
PHONE MESSAGE DATE: _________________________________________ TIME: _________________________________________ FOR: _________________________________________ FROM: _________________________________________ MESSAGE: _________________________________________ _________________________________________
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Days of the Week Sunday
Monday Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Months of the Year January July
February August
March
April
September
October
May
June
November December
Exercise 5: Complete the spaces below with the days and months. Sunday ______ _______ ___________ ______
_____
______
January ___________ _______ _______ May ______ _______ _________ September __________ _____________ __________
Numbers CARDINAL
ORDINAL
CARDINAL
ORDINAL
1
one
first
1st
17
seventeen
seventeenth
17th
2
two
second
2nd
18
eighteen
eighteenth
18th
3
three
third
3rd
19
nineteen
nineteenth
19th
4
four
fourth
4th
20
twenty
twentieth
20th
5
five
fifth
5th
21
twenty-one
twenty-first
21st
6
six
sixth
6th
22
twenty-two
twenty-second
22nd
7
seven
seventh
7th
23
twenty-three
twenty-third
23rd
8
eight
eighth
8th
24
twenty-four
twenty-fourth
24th
9
nine
ninth
9th
25
twenty-five
twenty-fifth
25th
10
ten
tenth
10th
26
twenty-six
twenty-sixth
26th
11
eleven
eleventh
11th
27
twenty-seven
twenty-seventh 27th
12
twelve
twelfth
12th
28
twenty-eight
twenty-eighth
28th
13
thirteen thirteenth
13th
29
twenty-nine
twenty-ninth
29th
14
fourteen fourteenth
14th
30
thirty
thirtieth
30th
15
fifteen
fifteenth
15th
31
thirty-one
thirty-first
31st
16
sixteen
sixteenth
16th
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Exercise 6: Write the ordinal numbers. 3rd 20th
third
23rd 31st
8th
10th
4th
21st
11th
12th
1st
9th
We use ordinal numbers to give a date
Example. What’s the date? It’s May 8th. (May eighth) When’s your birthday? It’s March 2nd. (March second) Exercise 7: Practice reading the following dates. 1. April 10th
2. June 4th
3. November 22nd
4. January 4th
5. August 1st
6. October 25th
We write the date in this order: month/day/year
Example: September 14, 2002 or 9/14/02 Exercise 8: Write the following dates in another way.
March 9, 2004 1. 3/9/04___________________________________________ 2. 7/12/95 __________________________________________ 3. 10/11/01__________________________________________ 4. 5/28/06__________________________________________
11/4/97 5. November 4, 1997 __________________________________ 6. May 8, 2003 _______________________________________ 7. December 2, 2005 __________________________________ 8. January 18, 1999 ___________________________________ Putting English to Work 1 [ rev. 11/07]
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Address Street
Road
Place
Avenue
Boulevard
Abbreviations Street = St.
Road = Rd.
Place = Pl.
Avenue = Ave.
Boulevard = Blvd.
Exercise 9: Write the word next to the abbreviation. a. Blvd. __________________
b. Rd. ___________________
c. Ave. ___________________
d. St. ___________________
e. Pl. ____________________
Leave a Phone Message
pick up
dial
leave a message
hang up
Exercise 10: Put the actions in the correct order from 1 to 4. _____
____
____
____
dial
hang up
leave a message
pick up
Exercise 11: Put the following conversation in order. ___
What’s your number?
___
No, she’s not.
___
Thank you. Bye.
___
Please tell her to call John.
___ 1
Is Linda there?
___
It’s 555-7491.
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Grammar: Verb “BE” — Negative Form Negative I
am not
He She
is not
It
is not
We You They
Exercise 12:
Negative Contraction I
at the bank.
at home.
‘m not
He She
isn’t
It
isn’t
at the bank.
at home.
We are not
You They
at the park.
aren’t
at the park.
Look at the model. Fill in the blanks. Use the contraction.
1.
He isn’t at home. He’s at school.
2.
She ___________________________ ________________________________________________
You ___________________________
3.
_________________________________________________
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4.
I _____________________________ ________________________________________________
5.
They _________________________ ________________________________________________
Review: Verb “BE” QUESTION
CONTRACTION 1
CONTRACTION 2
Am I at home?
No, you're not.
No, you aren't.
Is he at the park?
No, he's not.
No, he isn't.
Is she at the bank?
No, she's not.
No, she isn't.
Is it at school?
No, it's not.
No, it isn't.
Are we at the market?
No, you're not.
No, you aren't.
Are you at the post office? Are they at the cafe?
No, I'm not. No, we’re not.
No, we aren’t.
No, they're not.
No, they aren't.
Exercise 13: Answer the following questions. 1. Am I at home?
No, _________________________ . you aren’t.
2. Is he at work?
No, _________________________ .
3. Are you at the cafe?
No, _________________________ .
4. Is she at the market?
No, _________________________ .
5. Is today Sunday?
No, _________________________ .
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Life Skill: Reading a Calendar Exercise 14: Write the following information on the calendar. 1. My birthday is on Thursday, April 5th. 2. The days of the week 3. School is on Monday, April 9th at 6:30 p.m. 4. Lunch at the cafe is on Saturday, April 7th at 12:30 p.m. 5. Call Ramon on Wednesday, April 11th at 5:30 p.m.
APRIL Thursday 1
2
3
4
8
9
10
11
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6
7
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Life Skill: Reading a Phone Message Exercise 15: Read the phone message below. Circle the answers to the questions.
PHONE MESSAGE DATE: _________________________ October 10th TIME:__________________________ 3:15 p.m. FOR: __________________________ Paul FROM: _________________________ Carlos MESSAGE: ______________________ Call back. _______________________________ Carlos is at the market. _______________________________ Phone number: 555-7810
1. Who is the message from? a. Paul
b. Call
c. Carlos
2. Who is the message for? a. Paul
b. Call
c. Carlos
3. What is the phone number? a. 555-7810
b. 555-7180
c. 555-7801
b. at school
c. at the market
4. Where is Carlos? a. at home
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Writing Exercise 16: Put these words in the correct category.
· 2417 First St.
· February
· Sunday
· park
· school
· 123 Fourth St. · home
· leave a message
· dial
· pick up
· Thursday
· 3437 Park Ave.
· April
· work
· 8946 Oak Pl.
ADDRESS
PLACE
CALENDAR
· hang up
PHONE CALL
2417 First St.
Street Exercise 17: Answer the these questions with YOUR information. 1. What’s your name? _________________________________ 2. What’s the date today? _____________________________ 3. When’s your birthday? ______________________________ 4. What’s your address? _______________________________ 5. What’s your phone number? __________________________ 6. Where are you? ___________________________________
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Narrative Reading ”This is Juan Perez”
This is Juan Perez
. This is Juan’s house
. His
address is 3427 First Street and his phone number is . Juan works at
(626) 555-5499. Juan lives near the park Nidia’s Cafe
. He works there Monday to Friday. Right now,
Juan isn’t at home. He is at the market
.
Exercise 18: Answer the following questions. 1. What is Juan’s address? _____________________________ 2. What is Juan’s phone number? _______________________ 3. Does Juan live near the park? _________________________ 4. Does Juan work at the bank?__________________________ 5. Where does he work? ______________________________ 6. Does he work there on Monday? _______________________ 7. Does he work there on Saturday? ______________________ 8. Is Juan at home right now? ___________________________ 9. Is Juan at work?___________________________________ 10. Is Juan at the market? ______________________________
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UNIT REVIEW
(Each item+ 1 point)
Circle the correct answers.
1. Where is she? ____________ the supermarket. a. She’s at b. She is on c. We are near d. She are in
2. Where are they? _______________ a. They park. b. They’re at the park. c. They are park.
3. Where is she? _______________ a. She’s at the bank. b. She’s at the gas station. c. She laundromat. d. He’s at the supermarket. 4. Is he at home? No, _________. a. isn’t b. he is c. he isn’t 5. Are you at the market? No, _________. a. I am b. I’m not c. I not
Follow the directions. 6. Fill in the letter in the word next to the abbreviation. a. Blvd. --- Boule__ard b. Ave. --- Ave__ue
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 _______
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7. Complete the list of the days of the week Use the words in the box. Saturday
Tuesday
Monday
Sunday
Friday
Wednesday
Thursday
8. Put the following conversation in order. _____ No, he’s not. May I take a message? _____ 555-2187. I’m at school. _____ Please tell him to call Sophia. _____ Yes. Is Peter there? _____ What’s your phone number? _____ Hello. May I help you?
Read the phone message below and circle the answer to the questions. PHONE MESSAGE Date: Time: For:
January 15th 10:15 a.m. Carrie
From:
Olivia
Message:
Call back. Olivia is at the bank.
Phone number:
555-6553
10. Fill in the missing letters for the ordinal numbers. a. 1 --- fir__ __ b. 5 --- fif__ __ c. 2 --- twentie __ __
9. Who is the message for? a. Carrie b. January c. Olivia d. Call back