American English file 1 Student eBook
unit 1C
1.VOCABULARY: classroom language
a. Match the words and pictures.
( ) a board /bɔrd/
( ) a chair /tʃɛr/
( ) a computer /kəm'pyutər/
( ) a desk /dɛsk/
( ) a door /dɔr/
( ) a picture /'pɪktʃər/
( ) a table /'teɪbl/
( ) a wall /wɔl/
( ) a window /'wɪndoʊ/
b. 1.31 Listen and check.
c. With a partner, ask about things in your classroom.
d. Match sentences 1-3 to A-C in the picture.
1. What page is it?
2. Sorry I'm late.
3. Look at the board, please.
e. 1.32 Listen and check.
f. p.150 Vocabulary Bank Classroom language
Exercise a: Match the phrases and pictures.
The teacher says
( ) Open your books, please.
( ) Go to page 84.
( ) Do exercise a.
( ) Read the text.
( 1) Look at the board.
( ) Close the door.
( ) Work in pairs (or groups).
( ) Answer the questions.
( ) Listen and repeat.
( ) Stand up.
( ) Sit down.
( ) Turn off your phone.
( ) Please stop talking!
Exercise b: 1.33 Listen and check.
Please
Use please at the beginning or end of a phrase to be polite. Please come here. OR Come here, please.
Exercise c: Match the phrases and pictures.
You say
( ) Sorry, can you repeat that, please?
(14) Sorry I'm late.
( ) I don't understand.
( ) Can I have a copy, please?
( ) How do you spell it?
( ) I don't know.
( ) How do you say gato in English?
( ) Can you help me, please?
( ) What page is it?
Exercise d: 1.34 Listen and check.
Exercise e: Cover the sentences and questions and look at the pictures. Say the sentences and questions.
ACTIVATION Try to use the You say language in your next English lesson.
g. 1.35 Listen and follow the instructions.
2. PRONUNCIATION: /oʊ /, /u/, /ɑr/, the alphabet
a. 1.36 Listen to the words and sounds. Then listen and repeat.
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phone | close go Mexico |
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boot | school do two |
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car | partner are Argentina |
b. 1.37 Listen and repeat the alphabet.
ABC DEF GHI JKL MNO POR STU VWX YZc.
1.38 Complete the alphabet chart with C, D, K, N, 0, S, U, and V. Listen and check.
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| train | tree | egg | bike | phone | boot | car |
| A | B | F | I | ___ | Q | R |
| H | ___ | L | Y | ___ | ||
| J | ___ | M | W | |||
| ___ | E | ___ | ||||
| G | ___ | |||||
| P | X | |||||
| T | ||||||
| ___ | ||||||
| Z |
d. 1. 39 Listen to the groups of letters.
1 EA I 3KO 5 VPB 7VW
2 GJ 4CS 6MN 8 YU
e 1.40 Listen and circle the letter you hear.
f. Practice saying the phrases below. Use abbreviations.
a Personal Computer
the United Kingdom
the European Union
World Wide Web
a Very Important Person
the United States of America
a Portable Document Format
the National Basketball Association
3. LISTENING and SPEAKING
a. 1.41 Micaela is an ESL student. Listen to her Skype interview with Mark, a teacher at a language school in the United States. Complete her form.
English House Language School
Student information
b. 🔊 1.42Listen. Complete Mark’s questions to Micaela.
- What’s your first name?
- your last name?
- do you spell it?
- old are you?
- Where are you ?
- your address?
- your zip code?
- What’s your address?
- What’s your phone ?
🔎 Sentence stress
In sentences we stress the important words.
What’s your first name? It’s Mark.
c Listen again and repeat the questions. Copy the rhythm.
d Ask your partner the questions. Write their answers.
@ = at. = dot4. GRAMMAR: possessive adjectives
a. Complete the questions with /, you, my, or your.
Where are 1_____ from? 2_____'mfrom Buenos Aires. What's 3_____ name? 4_____ name's Micaela.
b. Gp.124 Grammar Bank 1C
1.43
I'm Peruvian.
My family is from Cusco.
You're in Class 1.
This is your classroom.
He's the director.
His name is Michael.
She's your teacher.
Her name is Tina.
It's a language school.
Its name is English House.
We're an international school.
Our students are from South America and Asia.
They're French students.
Their names are Luc and Marie.
We use possessive adjectives for people and things. My family is from Peru. Mycar is Japanese.
his = of a man, her = of a woman, its = of a thing.
their = of people or things.
Possessive adjectives don't change with plural nouns. our students NOTours students
it's or its?
Be careful with it's and its.
it's = it is
It's a school.
It's American.
its = possessive
Its name is English House.
Its sign is red and yellow.
c. 1.44 Listen. Change the sentences.
d. 1.45 Look at the photos. Are they their real names? Listen and check.
e. cCommunication What's his / her real name? A p.102 B p.108 Complete information about some actors and singers.
WHAT'S HIS / HER REAL NAME?
Student A
Exercise a: Look at list 1. Read the names of your four people. Two are their real names and two aren't. Cross out (x) the names you think are not their real names.
Exercise b: Talk to B. Check your answers to a. Write the real name next to the photo.
Exercise c: Now look at list 2 and answer B's questions.
5. WRITING
wp.113 Writing Completing a form Complete an application for a visa and write a paragraph about you.
1 COMPLETING A FORM
Capital letters
In English, these words start with a CAPITAL letter.
► names and last names Melissa Rogers
► continents, countries, nationalities, and languages Asia, China, Chinese
► towns and cities New York
► days of the week Monday
► the first word in a sentence Her father is from Vancouver.
► the pronoun / She's Russian and I'm Mexican.
Exercise a: Read the information box.
Exercise b: Complete the on line form with your information.
Exercise c: Write this paragraph again with CAPITAL letters where necessary.
my name's omar. i'm from lima in peru, and i speak spanish, french, and a little english. my teacher is american. her name's kate. my english classes are on tuesdays and thursdays.