American English File STARTER Student eBook

GRAMMAR

Circle a or b.

__________ 'syour name?
a. who       b. What
1. Are you right now? 
a. work      b. working 
2. She staying in a very good hotel.
a. isn't       b. doesn't 
3. He _______ his homework now. 
a. doing     b. is doing 
4. A _______ raining? 
B  No, it isn't. 
a. Is it        b. It's 
a Is it b It's 
5. Can you talk now, or _______? 
a. are you driving    b. do you drive 
6. _______ to work by train?
a. Do you usually go
b. Are you usually going
7. I usually wear jeans, but today _______ a skirt.
8. _______ two beds in the room.
a. There is        b. There are
9. There aren't _______ windows.
a. some       b. any
10. _______ any towels in the bathroom?
a. Are there       b. There are
11. Is there a swmming pool? Yes, _______
a. there's     b. there is
12 It _______ very hot last summer.
a. was       b. were
13. where _______  you yesterday at six o'clock?
a. was       b. were
14. karen _______  at school yesterday.
a. wasn't     b. not was
15. _______ at home last night?
a. They were     b. Were they

 

VOCABULARY

a. Complete the phrases with a verb from the list.

arriving calling carring staying waiting wearing

We're staying in a beautiful hotel in the mountains.

1. A: What are you doing here?
B: I'm ______ for my girlfriend. She's late.

2. A: Who are you ______ ?
B: My mother. It's her birthday.

3. Go and help that woman. she's ______ a very big suitcase.

4. Look! The train's ______. Can you see it?

5. Why are you ______ sunglasses? It's 11:00 in the evening!

b. Write the clothes.

c. Complete the words.

Would you like to have dinner in the hotel restaurant?

1. When you arrive at a hotel you go to r______ to check in.

2. you're in room 1122. Take the e_______ to the 11th floor.

3. I want to buy some presents. Is there a g_______ sh_______ ?

4. The b_______'s small. There's a shower, but there isn't a bathtub.

5. You can leave your car in the hotel p______ I______.

look at the picture. Complete the sentences with in, on, or under.

The book is on the chair.

1. The suitcase is ______ the bed.

2. The laptop is ______ the bed.

3. The lamps are ______ the tables.

4. The boots are ______ the chair.

5. The suitcases are ______ the closet.

e. Complete with at, in or on.

Oh no! The keys are in my car.

1. A: Where's your mother? B: I think she's ______ the kichen.

2. A: Mike? It's Tim. B: Sorry, I can't hear you. I'm ______ a train.

3. A: Is John here today?
B: No, he's ______ home. One of his children isn't well.

PRONUNCIATION

a. Write the words for the sound pictures.

		bike
1
2
3
4
5

b. Pp. 134-5 Sound Bank look at more words with the sounds in a, and these sounds:

practice saying the example words.

bike: (i*: I, hi, nice)
(y: bye, my)
(igh: night, right)

bird: (er: person, verb)  (work, word)
(ir: thirsty, girl)  (world)
(ur: nurse, Turkey)

e: (spell, ten, seven, twenty, Mexico, bread, friend, breakfast)

chair: (air: airport, repair)  (their)
(ere: where, there)  (careful)

ear: (eer: cheer)  (cereal)
ere: (here we're)
ear: (near, year)

train: (a*: name, late)  (eight, they)
ai: (email, Spain)  (great)
ay: (day, say)

c. underline the stressed syllable.

swea|ter        1. tra|vel      2. a|rrive     3. re|staurant    4. clo|set     5. re|cep|tion

CAN YOU understand this text?

a. John and Max are going to New Orleans for the weekend. Read Jenna's tweets and number them 1-6.

Our first dinner! We're having an amazing dinner in a restaurant in the French Quarter, near the hoteI. I Iove the "gumbo" (a thick fish soup) and the rice and beans.

Our last morning! I don't want to go home! Maybe I can get a job in New Orleans?

We're now at the hotel. Our room's great. There's a balcony and a view Of Loise Armstrong Park! I'm taking photos of everything for My blog.

We're in the NOMA sculpture garden, looking at Robert Indiana's "love" sculpture. I love it! Then we're going to the river for lunch!

The gumbo was great. We're now lying on our bed watching a football game - the New Orleans Saints and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Come on, New Orleans! But Max prefers Tampa Bay ...

We're waiting for the taxi to arrive and feeling a little nervous! Our flight's at 10:30. Please hurry, taxi driver! New Orleans, here we come!

b. Match the photos to the highlighted phrases in the tweets.

CAN YOU understand this text?

10.19 Watch or listen and answer the questions.

 

1. Today Daniel is ______ in New york.
a. seeying a friend
b. visiting a museum
c. doing some work

2. Julie usually wears ______ for work.
a. shorts and a top
b. a skirt and a sweater
c. a skirt and a top

3. Jayna would like to live in England because she liks ______.
a. it's people
b. it's weather
c. it's history

4. Rytis's hotel is ______.
a. in a great location
b. not very nice
c. quiet and clean

5. Last night at 10 o'clock Spencer was ______.
a. at home
b. in a hotel
c. in a pub

CAN YOU say this in English?

Check ($\checkmark$) the boxes.

Can you ...?                                 Yes, I can.

1. Talk about what you're doing now   (  )

2. say what you're wearing                  (  )

3. say what you would like to do        (  )

4. identify things in a hotel room        (  )

5.ask facilities in a hotel                     (  )

6. say where you were yesterday, last night, etc. (  )