American English File 1 Student eBook

1. VOCABULARY:  verb phrases

a. 3.1 Listen and match the sounds and verb phrases.

(  ) drink water
(  ) like animals
(  ) watch TV
(  ) play the guitar
(  ) speak German 

b. p.153 Vocabulary Bank Verb phrases

Exercise a: Match the verbs and photos.

(  ) cook  /kʊk/

(  ) (  ) (  ) do /du/

(  ) drink /drŋk/

(  ) drive /draɪv/

(  ) eat /it/

(  ) go /gʊ/

(  ) have /hæv/

(  ) like /laɪk/

(  ) listen /'lɪsn/

(  ) live /lɪv/

(  ) need /nid/

(  ) (  ) play /pleɪ/

(  ) read /rid/

(  ) say /seɪ/

(  ) speak /spik/

(  ) study /'stʌdi/

(  ) take /teɪk/

( 1 ) want /wɑnt/

(  ) watch /wɑtʃ/

(  ) wear /wɛr/

(  ) work /wərk/

Exercise b: 3.2 Listen and check.

ACTIVATION Cover the verbs and look at the photos. Test yourself or a partner.

c. 3.3 Listen. Say the phrases.

2. GRAMMAR simple present (+) and (-)

a. Read the article below. Complete the things Chela likes (1-8) with a word or phrase from the list.

coffee fast food freeways multiculturalism
sports the freedom the language the weather

1. multiculturalism . People from all over the world live in the US, and they live together happily. Usually.

2. ______. English is international. I speak English. You speak English. I don't have communication problems.

3. ______. I have a large cup of coffee every day. When I'm in a hurry, I go to the drive-thru and buy it from my car.

4. ______. I wear what I want. I say what I want. I do what I want.

5. ______.  ' like all kinds of sports, but I really like basketball. My favorite basketball team is the Golden State Warriors. I watch their games on TV.

6. ______. We drive a lot! The freeways are very fast and have a lot of car lanes. It's really easy to drive from one place to another.

7. ______. I love the fall weather. A good fall day is cool, but not too cold. Sometimes it rains in the fall, but it doesn't rain every day.

8. ______. My boyfriend cooks really good hamburgers, and the US is great for fast food!

b. 3.4 Listen and check.

c. Answer the questions with a partner.

1. Look at the highlighted phrases. How are the verbs different in phrases 7 and 8? Why?
2. Find the negative (-) forms in the article and complete the chart. How are they different? Why?

(+)	(-)
I have
It rains

d. Gp.128 Grammar Bank 3A

3A simple present (+) and (-)

3.5

l speak English.
Americans like fast food.
My mother cooks great food.
I don't drink tea.
We don't live in a large city.
He doesn't play the guitar.

( + )	( - )
I work
you work
He, She, It works.	He, She, It doesn't work.
We work.	We don't work.
You work.	You don't work.
They work.	They don't work.

 

► We use the simple present for things that are generally true or are habits.

► Contractions: don't = do not, doesn't = does not

► To make negatives, we use don't / doesn't + verb (base form). He doesn't work. He doesn't work. NOT He doesn't works.

spelling rules for he / she / it
I work / play / live	He works / plays / lives.
I watch / finish / go / do.	She watches / finishes/ goes / does.
l study	She studies.

► The spelling rules for the he / she / it forms are the same as for regular plurals (see Grammar Bank 2A p.126).

Be careful with some he / she / it forms
I have   he has /hæz/ NOT he haves
I go       he goes /goʊz/
I do       he does /dʌz/

Exercise a: Change the sentences. 

My mom drinks tea. I drink tea.

1. I go to the movies. She ______.

2. We live in a house. He ______.

3. She has two children. They ______.

4. My dad doesn't like cold weather. I _____.

5. The stores close at 9:00. The supermarket _____.

6. We don't study French. My sister ______.

7. My husband does housework. I _____.

8. I want a guitar. My son _____.

9. I don't work on Saturdays. My friend _____.

10. The show finishes at 5:00. Our classes _____.

Exercise b: Complete the sentences with a (+) or a (-) verb.

eat  have  listen  play  read  speak  study  wear  work

(+) They study economics.  

1. (-) Pedro _____ in an office.

2. (+) Eva _____ books in English.

3. (+) You _____ Arabic very well.

4. (-) I _____ games on my phone.

5. (+) Paolo _____ glasses.

6. (+) We _____ to music in the car. 

7. (-) They _____ fast food. 

8. (+) Julia _____ three children.

3. PRONUNCIATION: third person -s

Final -s or -es
The pronunciation rules for verbs ending in -s and -es are the same as for plural nouns.

a. How do you pronounce these plural nouns?

books  keys  watches

b. 3.6 Listen to the sounds and sentences. Then listen and repeat.

/s/ She speaks Arabic.
      He drinks a lot of coffee.
      She cooks every day.
/z/ It rains a lot.
       He has a cat.
       She does yoga.
        He goes out on Friday night.
/hz/ He watches American shows.
        The movie finishes in a minute.
        The bookstore closes at ten.

c. 3.7 Listen. Change the sentences.

d. Work in pairs. Tell your partner six true things about you, three (+) and three (-). Choose verb phrases from Vocabulary Bank Verb phrases p.153.

e. Change partners. Tell your new partner the six things about your old partner.

4. READING

a. Read the article on the right. Write $\checkmark$ if the person is positive about the country he or she lives in, x if he or she is negative, and $\checkmark$ X if he or she is positive and negative. Give reasons for your answers.

 

b. Read the article again. Complete the sentences with a name.

1. ______ likes the weather.
2. ______ and ______ don't like the weather.
3. ______ likes the food.
4. ______ doesn't like the food.
5. ______ and ______ think the people are friendly.
6. ______ thinks the food costs a lot.
7. ______ thinks Americans work very hard.

c. Look at two words from the article. Match them to their meanings. What do you think everywhere means?

everybody /'ɛvribɑdi/

everything /'ɛvri,θɪŋ/

1. all things ______
2. all people ______

5. SPEAKING

a. Complete the sentences under each heading in your own words. Think about why you like (or don't like) them.

Things I like about my country

My favorite thing about _____ is ...

I really love...

I also like..

Things I don't like about my country

One thing that I don't like is..

I also don't like...

b. Compare your sentences with a partner and say why. Do you like the same things?

Useful words: Why? and because
Use because to answer the question Why? I don't like the weather because it rains a lot.

 

Sarah, 36, is from New York. She lives in the UK. In the US, we work really hard. Sometimes we don't take vacations because we work so hard. British people are different. They only want to finish work and go home.

Amy, 22, is from Tennessee. She lives in Thailand. I really like the weather. It's very hot and it rains a lot from June to October. Also, the people are very friendly. Everybody smiles. I love it!

Jayne, 22, is from Connecticut. She lives in Argentina. Argentina is a beautiful country, and the people are very warm and friendly. They like to talk to foreigners and they are interested in other countries. Something I don't like is the weather in winter. Sometimes it's very cold.

Gaby, 30, is from Minnesota. She lives in Mexico. My favorite thing in Mexico is the tacos al pastor. We don't have tacos al pastor in the US. Some people think Mexican food is spicy, but I love it - Everything about Mexico is great except the traffic in Mexico City. It's very slow.

Eric, 28, is from New York. He lives in Iceland. Iceland can be very cold and gray. And it rains a lot! For me, food is a problem. They eat a lot of fish and seafood here, and I don't like fish or seafood.

Christina, 21, is from California. She lives in Morocco. I Hove Morocco. Why? Because I like the culture, the art. the history. It's a beautiful country, too, especially the Atlas Mountains. The only thing I don't lrke? It's difficult for a woman to travel alone.