American English File STARTER Student eBook

GRAMMAR

Circle a or b.

________ 's your name?
a. Who      b. What

1. In Japan, we _______ rice for breakfast.
a. have      b. has

2. They _______ meat.
a. don't eat   b. not eat

3. You ______ a lot of fast food. It isn't good for you.
a. eats     b. eat

4. I ______ tea. I prefer coffee.
a. don't drink   b. 'm not drink

5. ______ you want a hot chocolate?
a.Are   b. Do

6.  A: Do they live near here?
B: Yes, they __ .
a. do        b. live 

7. _______ Mexican food?
a. Like you   b. Do you like

8. A: What time _______?
B: At 5:30.
a. do we arrive   b. we arrive

9. _______ she speak Spanish?
a. Do   b. Does

10. He _______ for a fashion magazine.
a. works   b. work

11. My brother _______ children.
a. don't have   b. doesn't have

12. She _______ to the gym after work.
a. gos    b. goes

13. He _______ a shower before breakfast.
a. always takes   b. takes always

14. I _______ to bed before 12:00.
a. don't never go   b. never go

15. What time _______ lunch?
a. you have usually   b. do you usually have

VOCABULARY

a. Write the words.

b. Complete the verbs.

take a shower
1. r_______ the newspaper
2. I_______ to the radio
3. g_______ shopping
4. I_______ in an apartment
5. g_______ up in the morning
6. w_______ TV
7. d_______ housework
8. sp_______ English
9. h_______ two children
10. dr_______ tea

c. Complete the words.

My wife's a teacher in a school in the city.
1. I don't have a job. I'm u______.
2. He's aw______. He works in a restaurant.
3. My grandfather doesn't work now. He's r______.
4. My sister's a n______.  She works in a big hospital.
5. He's a j______. .He writes for the New York Times.

d. Write the times.

(a) quarter after ten

PRONUNCIATION

a. Write the words for the sound pictures.

bike

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

Practice saying the example words.

c. Underline the stressed syllable.

|break|fast    1. po|ta|toes   2. po|lice|man   3. al|waye   4. u|su|a|ly   5. cer|e|al

CAN YOU understand this text?

a. Read the text and complete it with words from the list.

coffee  diet  don't  every  good  hamburgers  meat potatoes  small  stop  vegetables

b. Do you eat "the Japanese way"?

CAN YOU understand these people?

6.20 Watch or listen and answer the questions.

1. For breakfast John usually has _____.
a. tea and cereal
b. tea and toast
c. coffee and toast

2. Josh lives in _____.
a. a house in Chinatown
b. a house near Chinatown
c. an apartment in Chinatown

3. Lisa's son is _____.
a. 1
b. 6
c. 16

4. Susan _____.
a. doesn't work
b. is a taxi driver
c. works in an office

5. Shreink gets up at _____ during the week.
a. 5:50 a.m.
b. 6:50 a.m.
c. 7:50 a.m.

CAN YOU say this in English?

Check ($/checkmarks/$) the boxes.

Can you ...?                              Yes I can

1. say what you do (your job or activity)   (  )

2. ask what other people do                      (  )

3. say what you have for breakfast          (  )

4. say what people eat in your country     (  )

5. ask and say what what time is it          (  )

6. say what you do on a typical day          (  )

7. ask about other people's days              (  )