American English File 1 Student eBook
Unit 2B
1. VOCABULARY: colors, adjectives
a. What color is the American flag? Complete the words with vowels.
b. 2.6 Complete the colors. Listen and check.
bl__ck y__ll__w gr__y __r__ng__ br__wn p__nk gr____n p__rpl__ s__lv__r g__Id
c. With a partner, practice colors with things in the classroom or in your bag.
d. Vp.152 Vocabulary: Bank Adjectives
Exercise a: Match the words and pictures.
( ) beautiful /'byutəfl/ ugly /'ʌgli/
( ) big /bɪg/ small /smɔl/
( ) cheap /tʃip/ expensive /ɪk'spɛnsɪv/
( ) clean /klin/ dirty /'dərti/
( ) easy /'izi/ difficult /'dɪfɪ,kʌlt/
( ) fast /fæst/ slow /sloʊ/
( ) full /fʊl/ empty /'ɛm(p)ti/
( 1 ) good /gʊd/ bad /bæd/
( ) high /haɪ/ low /loʊ/
( ) hot /hɑt/ cold /koʊld/
( ) light /laɪt/ dark /dærk/
( ) long /lɔŋ/ short /ʃɔrt/
( ) old /oʊld/ new /nu/
( ) old /oʊld/ young /yʌŋ/
( ) rich /rɪtʃip/ poor /pɔr/
( ) right /raɪt/ left /lɛft/
( ) right /raɪt/ wrong /rɔŋ/
( ) safe /saɪf/ dangerous /'deɪndʒ(ə)rəs/
( ) the same /seɪm/ different /'dɪf(ə)rənt/
( ) strong /strɔŋ/ weak /wik/
( ) tall /tɔl/ short /ʃɔrt/
Exercise b: 2.7 Listen and check.
Exercise c: Test your partner. A say an adjective and B say the opposite.
Modifiers: very /really
We often use modifiers before adjectives. A Ferrari is very / reallyfast.
ACTIVATION Look at the things in the list. Say two adjectives for each one. Use modifiers.
a Ferrari Mount Everest Bill Gates the Mona Lisa the Pyramids Africa your town or city
Opinion adjectives
good: nice /naɪs/, great /greɪt/, fantastic /fæn'tæstɪk/
bad: awful /'ɔfl/, terrible /'tɛrəb(ə)l/
2. GRAMMAR:adjectives
a. Look at the American icons. What are they? Label the photos using adjective and a noun from each circle.
b. Circl the correct word or phrase.
1. Can I have a hot dog I dog hot, please?
2. In New York, the taxis are yellows/ yellow.
c. Gp.126 Grammar Bank 2B
adjectives
2.8
1. The White House is in Washington, D.C. It's a beautiful picture. It's an old book.
2. They're blue jeans. We're new students.
3. He's strong. We aren't rich. Is your car new?
4. It's a verybig city. We're reallytired.
1 Adjectives go before a noun.
It's a beautiful picture. NOTIt's a picture beautiful
• If an adjective begins with a vowel in an adjective + noun phrase, we use an. NOTIt's a old house
2. Adjectives don't change before a plural noun.
They're blue jeans. NOTThey're blues jeans.
3. We also use adjectives after the verb be. The word order is:
(+) or (-): subject, be, adjective, e.g., My car's new. The computer isn't cheap.
(?): be, subject, adjective, e.g., Is your car new? Is the computer cheap?
4. We often use very and really before adjectives.
a. He's very (or really) tall.
b. He's tail.
c. He isn't very tall.
Exercise a: Circle the correct sentence.
He's a rich man/ He's a man rich.
1. It's a very big house. / It's a house very big.
2. Is Louis French? / Is French Louis?
3. It's a watch expensive. / It's an expensive watch.
4. Is it an easy exercise?/ Is it an exercise easy?
5. Is Vietnamese your girlfriend?/ ls your girlfriend Vietnamese?
6. These questions are very difficult. / These questions are very difficults.
7. Are they tickets cheaps? / Are they cheap tickets?
8. My new glasses are very good. I My news glasses are very goods.
Exercise b: Put the words in the correct order.
d. Close your books. Can you remember the eight American icons?
ls Chinese he ? Is he Chinese?
1. a day very t's hot
2. your Australian ls teacher ?
3. car fast isn't That very
4. a idea bad It's
5. Are students you good ?
6. easy is English very
7. strong My is brother really
8. train slow is This a
3. PRONUNCIATION: long and short vowel sounds
a. 2.9 Listen to the words and sounds. Then listen and repeat.
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| fish | tree | clock |
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| saw | bull | boot |
b. 2.10 Listen and write two adjectives for each sound in the chart.
c,. In pairs, make phrases with an adjective and a noun with the same vowel sound. Use a / an with singular nouns.
Adjectivesbig black cheap good gray long new old short
Nouns bag book boots city day jeans photo song story
a big city
d. 2.11 Listen and check. Practice saying the phrases.
4. SPEAKING
a. Tell a partner about eight things you have. Use an adjective or a color.
b. cCommunication The same or different? A p.103 B p.109
Describe your pictures to a partner. Find the differences.
THE SAME OR DIFFERENT? Student A
Exercise a: Describe picture 1 to B. Is your picture the same or different? Write S or D on the picture. Then listen to B describe picture 2, etc. Find eight differences.
Exercise b: Compare your pictures and check.
2B THE SAME OR DIFFERENT? Student B
Exercise a: Listen to A describe picture 1. Is your picture the same or different? Write S or D on the picture. Then describe picture 2 to A, etc. Find eight differences.
Exercise b: Compare your pictures and check.
5. READING
American and British English -
the same. but different
American and British people speak the same language, English, but with some small differences.
1. Vocabulary Some words are different in British English, for example. they say postcode. not zip code; holiday. not vacation; and mobile phone. not cell phone. Some words have different meanings. far example. in American English. a purse is a woman's bag. In British English. a purse is a thing where women have their money and credit cards.
2. _____ Color favor. and other words that end in -or in American English end in -our in British English. Center, theater, and other words that end in -ter in American English end in -tre in British English.
3. _____ There are some small differences. especially prepositions. For example. British people say See you on Friday. but Americans say See you Friday. This is the really important difference between British and American English. American accents and British accents are very different. When a British person starts speaking. Americans know he or she is British. and vice versa.
a. Read the article once. Complete it with the headings.
Grammar Pronunciation Spelling Vocabulary
b. 2.12 Listen and read the article again. Check your answers to a.
c. Mark the sentences T (true) or F (false).
1. American English and British English are very different.
2. Holiday and postcode are the same in British and American English.
3. Purse has a different meaning in American and British English.
4. Kilometer is the British spelling.
5. British and American grammar are not very different.
6. It's difficult to know if a person is British or American from their accent.