American English File STARTER Student eBook
Unit 1B
1. VOCABULARY: countries
a: Listen to the music. Where's it from? Write 1-5.
(__) Brazil
(__) China
(1) Mexico
(__) the US
(__) Turkey
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b: Listen and check.
c: COUNTRIES
Exercise a: Listen and repeat the countries.
| 1: Argentina /ɑrdʒənˈtinə/ 2: Brazil /brəˈzɪl/ 3: Canada /ˈkænədə/ 4: Chile /ˈtʃɪli/ 5: China /ˈtʃaɪnə/ 6: England /ˈɪŋɡlənd/ 7: Japan /dʒəˈpæn/ 8: Korea /kəˈriə/ |
9: Mexico /ˈmeksɪkoʊ/ 10: Peru /pəˈru/ 11: Saudi Arabia /'saʊdi əˈreɪbiə/ 12: Spain /speɪn/ 13: Turkey /ˈtərki/ 14: the United States (the US) /ðə yʊˈnaɪtəd steɪts/ 15: Vietnam /vietˈnɑm/ |
Exercise b: write your country: _______. Practice saying it.
ACTIVATION: Cover the words. Look at the photos. Say the countries.
d: Listen and repeat the conversation. Copy the rhythm.
A: Where are you from?
B: I'm from Lima.
A: Where's Lima?
B: It's in Peru.
e: Practice the conversation with your city and country.
f: Communication: Where is it?
Ask and answer questions about cities and countries.
Student A
Exercise a: Ask B questions for your cities.
1. Izmir is in turkey.
2. Atlanta is in the United States.
3. Hanoi is in Vietnam.
4. Curitiba is in Brazril.
5. Cusco is in Peru.
6. Montreal is in Canada.
7. Hong Kong is in China.
8. Salta is in Argentina.
Exercise b: Answer B's questions with a country.
Student B
Exercise a: Answer A's questions with a country.
Exercise b: Ask A questions for your cities.
1. Acapulco is in Mexico.
2. Las Vegas is in the United States.
3. Manchester is in England.
4. Busan is in Korea.
5. Osaka is in Japan.
6. Santiago is in Chile.
7. Riyadh is in Saudi Arabia.
8. Valencia is in Spain.
2. GRAMMAR: Verb be (singular): he, she, it
a: Listen to the conversation. Write the countries.
A: Wow! Caetano Veloso!
B: Where's he from?
A: He's from ____________.
B: Is Lila Downs from ____________, too?
A: No, she isn't .She's from ___________.
B: Is she good?
A: Yes, she is. Very good.
b: Listen again and repeat.
c: In pairs, practice the conversation.
d: Match the words with the photos
| (__) She |
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| (__) He |
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| (__) It |
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e: Complete the chart for be (singular)
| + | I am = I'm you are = you're he is = he___ she is = she___ it is = it___ |
- | I am not = I'm not you are not = you aren't he is not = he _____ she is not = she _____ it is not = it _____ |
f: verb be (singular): he, she, it
Listen and repeat the examples. Then read the rules.
| Full form | Contraction | |
| + | I am from the US. You are from Peru. He is from Brazil. She is from Spain. It is from China. |
I'm from the US. You're from Peru. He's from Brazil. She's form Spain. It's from China. |
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he = man |
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she = woman |
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it = thing |
Listen and repeat the examples. Then read the rules.
| Full form | Contraction | |
| - | I am not from Canada. You are not from Vietnam. He is not from Korea. Sheisnot from Japan. Itisnot from Mexico. |
I'm not from Canada. You aren't from Vietnam. Heisn't from Korea. Sheisn't from Japan. Itisn't from Mexico. |
Listen and repeat the examples. Then read the rules.
| ? | + | - |
| Am I in room 2? Are you from England? Is he from Chile? Is she from Turkey? Is it good? |
Yes, you are. Yes, I am. Yes, he is. Yes, she is. Yes, it is. |
No, you aren't. No, I'm not. No, heisn't. No, sheisn't. No, itisn't. |
Exercise a: Complete with He's, She's or It's.
A: Where's London?
B: It's in England.
A: Where's Lisa from?
B: ________ from Canada.
A: Where's Ankara?
B: ________ in Turkey.
A: Where's Mario from?
B: ________ from Brazil.
A: Where's Beijing?
B: ________ in China.
A: Where's Charles from?
B: ________ from England.
A: Where's Maria from?
B: ________ from Peru.
A: Where's Toronto?
B: ________ in Canada.
A: Where's Carlos from?
B: ________ from Mexico.
Exercise b: Complete with 's, is or isn't.
A: Is Ana from Mexico?
B: No, she isn't. She's from Spain.
A: Where ________ Osaka? ________ it in Japan?
B: Yes, it ________ .
A: ________ Mark from the US?
B: No, he ________ from Canada.
A: Where ________ she from?
B: She ________ from Rio.
A: ________ Robert from Canada?
B: No, he ________ . He ________ from England.
A: ________ Lima in Mexico?
B: No, it ________. It ________ in Peru.
Exercise c: Complete the conversations with the correct form of be. Use contractions where possible.
A: Are you from Turkey?
B: No, I'm not. I'm from Spain.
A: Where ________ Manchester? ________ it in the UK?
B: Yes, it ________.
A: Where ________ Alex from? ________ he from Mexico?
B: No, he ________. He ________ from the US.
A: Where ________ you from?
B: I ________ from Toronto.
A: What ________ your name?
B: My name ________ Ana. I ________ from Chicago.
A: You ________ from Chicago! I ________ from Chicago, too! It ________ a great city.
3: PRONUNCIATION: /ɪ/, /oʊ/, /s/, and /ʃ/
a: Listen and repeat the words and sounds.
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fish | it six isn't Brazil England |
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phone | no don't photo Mexico know |
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snake | say seven city nice |
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shower | she English |
b: Listen and repeat the sentences.
It's six in Mexico. It's a nice city.
I don't know. She speaks English.
4. LISTENING AND SPEAKING
a: Listen to the difference between he and she.
| 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. |
a: Is he from Vietnam? a: He's from Turkey. a: Where's he from? a: He's nice. a: Where's he? |
b: Is she from Vietnam? b: She's from Turkey. b: Where's she from? b: She's nice. b: Where's she? |
b. Practice saying sentences a and b.
c. Listen and check ($\checkmark$) the sentence you hear in a.
d. Listen and write six sentences or questions.
e. Look at the photos. Ask and answer questions with a partner about the artists or instruments.
f. Listen and check.
g. Test your partner. Point to a photo and a question with Is he/she/it from?
WORDS and PHRASES TO LEARN
Where are you from?
I'm from sapin.
Where's Izmir?
I think it's in Turkey.
It's a Nice city.
I don't now.
Very good.
Wow!