American English File 1 Student eBook

1. VOCABULARY: countries 

a. 1.17 Listen and match the music to the countries.    

(__) Brazil
(__) Mexico
(__) China
(__) Russia

b. Vocabulary Bank: Countries

1. CONTINENTS

Exercise a: Match the words and continents 1 - 6. 

	Continent	Adjective
(__)	Africa /'æfrɪkə/	African /'æfrɪkən/
(__)	Asia /'eɪʒə/	Asian /'eɪʒn/
(__)	Australia /ɔ'streɪlyə/	Australian /ɔ'streɪlyən/
(__)	Euope /'yʊrəp/	Euopean /yʊrə'piən/
(1)	North America /nɔrθ ə'mɛrɪkə/	North American /nɔrθ ə'mɛrɪkən/
(__)	South America /saʊθ ə'mɛrɪkə/	South American /saʊθ ə'mɛrɪkən/

Exercise b: 1.18 Listen and check.

Exercise c: Cover the words and look at the map. Can you remember the continents and their adjectives? 

 

2. COUNTRIES AND NATIONALITIES

Exercise a: 1.19 Match the countries and flags. Then listen and check. 

	Country  /'kʌntri/	Nationality adjective
(__)	England  /'ɪŋglənd/	English  /'ɪŋglɪʃ/
(__)	Ireland /'aɪərlənd/	Irish /'aɪrɪʃ/
(1)	Spain /speɪn/	Spanish /'spænɪʃ/
(__)	Turkey /'tərki/	Turkish /'tərkɪʃ/

	Country  /'kʌntri/	Nationality adjective
(__)	Germany /'dʒərməni/	German /'dʒərməni/
(__)	Mexico /'mɛksɪkoʊ/	Mexican /'mɛksɪkən/
(__)	Morocco /mə'rɑkoʊ/	Moroccan /mə'rɑkən/
(__)	the United States (or the US)	American /ə'merɪkn/

	Country  /'kʌntri/	Nationality adjective
(__)	Argentina  /ɑrdʒən'tinə/	Argentinian /ɑrdʒən'tɪniən/
(__)	Brazil /brə'zɪl/	Brazilian /brə'zɪlyən/
(__)	Canada /'kænedə/	Canadian /'kə'neɪdiən/
(__)	Egypt /'idʒɪpt/	Egyptian /i'dʒɪpʃn/
(__)	Russia /'rʌʃə/	Russian /'rʌʃn/

	Country  /'kʌntri/	Nationality adjective
(__)	China /'tʃaɪnə/	Chinese /'tʃaɪ'niz/
(__)	Japan /dʒə'pæn/	Japanese /dʒæpə'niz/
(__)	Vietnam /viɛt'næm/	Vietnamese /viɛtnə'miz/

	Country  /'kʌntri/	Nationality adjective
(__)	the Czech Republic /,tʃɛk rɪ'pʌblɪk/	Czech /tʃɛk/
(__)	France /fræns/	French /frɛn(t)ʃ/
(__)	Thailand /'taɪlænd/	Thai /taɪ/

Exercise b: Cover the words and look at the flags. Can you remember the countries and nationalities?

ACTIVATION Choose six countries. Say the continent.

c. In groups, do The World Quiz. Answer with a continent, country, or nationality from Vocabulary Bank Countries.

2. PRONUNCIATION: /ə/, /tʃ/, /ʃ/, /dʒ/

The /ə/ sound is the most common vowel sound in English. The /ə/ sound has many different spellings, e.g., pasta, Morocco, Argentina.

a. 1.20 Listen to the words and sounds. Then listen and repeat.

computer

American   Brazilian   Canada   China

Consonant sounds
Many consonants (e.g.j) and combinations of consonants (e.g., sh) only have one pronunciation (e.g., Japan / jazz, she / English). Some consonants can be pronounced in different ways (e.g., g can be /g/England or /dʒ/German).

b. 1.21 Listen to the words, sounds, and sentences. Then listen and repeat. Practice with a partner.

	chess	Charles isn't Czech, he's French.
	shower	ls she Turkish or Russian?
	Jazz	We're German and they're Japanese.

c. 1.22 Listen. Say the nationality.

 

1. Name the continents.

a: __________    b: __________
c: __________    d: __________
e: __________     f: __________   

2. What country are the sports teams from?

a: Toronto Maple Leafs ____________
b: Hanshin Tigers ____________
c: Galatasaray ____________
d: Limoges CSP ____________
e: Dallas Cowboys ____________
f: Mekong Raptors ____________

3. What are the countries in English?

a: Deutschland  ____________
b: España ____________
c: Eire ____________
d: Россия ____________
e: Méjico ____________
f: Zhōngguó ____________

4. What nationality are the flags?

3. GRAMMAR: verb be negative and question

a. 1.23 Read and listen to three interviews at the Olympics. Fill in the blanks with a country or a nationality.

1  A Hi. Where are you from?
    B We're from Fortaleza, in ______.
    A OK. Good luck to the ______ team!
    B Thank you!

2 A Hello. I'm Mike from USA News. Where are you from?
   B I'm from _____.
   A Are you from Sydney?
   B No, I'm not. I'm from Cairns.
   A Where's Cairns? Is it near Sydney?
   B No, it isn't. It's north. Am I on TV?
   A  yes, you are.
   B Wow!

3 A Hi. Are you _____?
    B No, we aren't. We're from _____.
    A  Oh, sorry!

b. Read the interviews again and complete the chart.

(+)	I'm	you're	it's
(- )		you aren't
( ?)

c. Grammar Bank 1B: simple present verb be (-) and (?)

1.24
 

I'm not American.
She isn't from London.
They aren't Spanish.
"Are you Turkish?" "Yes, l am."
"Is she Russian?" "No, she isn't."
"Are we in class 2?" "No, we aren't."

(-) = negative form
full form	contraction	Canadian. Moroccan. American.
l am not	I'm not
You are not	You aren't
He/She/It is not	He/ She / It isn't
We are not	We aren't
You are not	You aren't
They are not	hey aren't

► We put not after the verb be to make negatives (-) I'm not Canadian.
► We can also contract are not and is not like this: You're not Canadian. She's not Spanish

(?) = question form
Am I Are you Is he / she / it Are  we Are you Are they	Brazilian? Turkish? Thai?

($\checkmark$) = affirmative short answer
Yes,	I am. you are. he / she / it is. we are. you are. they are.

(X) = negative short answer
No,	I'm not. you aren't. he / she / it isn't. we aren't. you aren't. they aren't.

► In questions we put am, are, is before /, you, he, etc.
Are you Brazilian? NOTYou are Brazilian?

Where are you from? NOTWhere you are from?

► We don't use contractions in affirmative short answers.

"Are you Turkish?" "Yes, l am." NOT "Yes, l'm."

Exercise a: Write negative sentences.

She's Australian.
She isn't Australian.

1. I'm American.
___________________________

2. They're Brazilian.
___________________________

3. It's in South America.
___________________________

4. You're French.
___________________________

Exercise b: Make questions and short answers.

/ you American?
Are you American?  ($\checkmark$)  Yes,  I am.

1. / I in room 10?
____________________  ($\checkmark$)  _______________

2. / it Spanish?
____________________  (X)  _______________

3. / they students?
____________________  (X)  _______________

4. / he from Peru?
____________________  ($\checkmark$)  _______________

5. / you Mike Bell?
____________________  (X)  _______________

Exercise c: Complete the conversation. Use contractions, e.g., 'm, 's, if possible.

A: Hi. I 'm Mark.
B: Hello, Mark. My name ¹______ Maria.
A: ²______ you Spanish, Maria?
B: No. I ³______ not. I ⁴______ from Mexico.
A: ⁵______ you from Mexico City?
B: No. I ⁶______ from Tijuana.
A: ⁷______ Yijuana near Mexico City?
B: No, it ⁸______. It ⁹______ north.
A: ¹⁰______ you in class 1?
B: No. I ¹¹______ in class 2.

d. 1.25 Listen and respond with a short answer.

e. With a partner, write three questions beginning ls...? or Are ... ? Ask them to another pair.

4. SPEAKING

a. Communication: Where are they from?
Ask and answer about people from different countries.

Student A

Exercise a: Look at the chart. Take turns to ask and answer the questions about each person. Ask about person 1. Then answer B about person 2.

Exercise b: Repeat for the other people.

Student B

Exercise a: Look at the chart. Take turns to ask and answer the questions about each person. Answer A about person 1. Then ask about person 2.

Exercise b: Repeat for the other people.

b. Imagine you're from a different country. Choose from VocabularyBank Countries p.149 and think of a city. Ask other students Where are you from?

5. VOCABULARY: numbers 21 - 100

a. 1.26 Answer the questions with numbers 1-20.

b. Vocabulary Bank: Days and numbers.

3NUMBERS 21-100

A. Write the numbers.

______ twenty-one  /ˈtwenti wʌn/

______ thirty  /ˈθərti/

______ thirty-five  /ˈθərti 'faɪv/

______ forty  /ˈfɔrti/

______ forty-three  /ˈfɔrti ˈθərti/

______ fifty  /ˈfɪfti/

______ fifty-nine  /ˈfɪfti 'naɪn/

______ sixty  /ˈsɪksti/

______ sixty-seven  /ˈsɪksti ˈsevn/

______ seventy  /ˈsevnti/

______ seventy-two  /ˈsevnti tu/

______ eighty  /ˈeɪti/

______ eighty-eight  /ˈeɪti eɪt/

______ ninety  /ˈnaɪnti/

______ ninety-four  /ˈnaɪnti ˈfɔr/

______ a hundred  /ə ˈhʌn.drəd/

b. 1.27 Listen and check.

ACTIVATION: Cover the words. Say the numbers.

c. 1.28 Listen and write the numbers.

 

d. Write ten numbers from 21-100. Dictate them to a partner.

6. PRONUNCIATIONand LISTENING: word stress

a. 1.29 Listen and repeat the pairs of numbers. How is the stress different?

1 a 13  b 30

2 a 14 b 40

3 a 15 b 50

4 a 16 b 60

5 a 17 b 70

6 a 18 b 80

7 a 19 b 90

b. 1.30 Listen to the conversations. Which number do you hear? Circle a or b above.

c. Play Bingo.