American English File 1 Student eBook

1. READING 

a. Think of a time when you went to another country or another city / region in your country for the first time. Was there anything that surprised you? 

b. Read some posts on a forum. Which topic don't they mention? 

clothes   exercise   food   health   money   transportation

c. Read the posts again. Match sentences 1-9 to the people who said them, L (Lena), R (Rahim), N (Natasha), T (Tara), or J (Julie). 

1. (__) People can earn good salaries without working hard. 
2. (__) Some people don't dress warmly in the winter. 
3. (__) The president isn't paid very well. 
4. (__) People don't always speak politely to older people. 
5. (__) People have really big serving sizes when they eat out. 
6. (__) Some hospitals are incredibly luxurious. 
7. (__) You can travel safely on public transportation. 
8. (__) Doctors speak very openly to their patients. 
9. (__) You pay people well to do their job, and then you give them more money.

d. Look again at sentences 1-9 about the US. Are they true in your country? If not, say why.

e. Learn these words and phrases related to money.What do they mean? How do you pronounce them?

salary /"sæləri/    insurance /ɪn'ʃʊrəns/   tip /tɪp/  earn money /ərn 'mʌni/       pay bills /peɪ bɪlz/    pay rent /peɪ rɛnt/

2. GRAMMAR: adverbs

a. Look at the highlighted phrases with adverbs in sentences 1-9 in 1c. Choose a or b to complete the rules. 

1. Regular adverbs 
An adverb is:
a. adjective + -ly.    b. adjective +-lly. 

2. Use of adverbs 
Adverbs describe:
a. nouns.      b. verbs, adjectives,or other adverbs. 

3. Position of adverbs 
Adverbs go:
a. before a verb or verb phrase.
b. after a verb or verb phrase. 
Adverbs go:
a. before another adverb or adjective. 
b. after another adverb or adjective. 

b. Grammar Bank: Adverbs (manner and modifiers)

adverbs of manner

11.1 

1. She wants to live independently.
Her children always speak politely.
She eats very quickly.
2. I work hard.
We speak English well.

► We use adverbs of manner to say how people do things. 
► Adverbs usually go after the verb or verb phrase. 
l speak English well.NOT I speak well English

1. We usually form adverbs by adding -ly to adjectives. 
2. Some adverbs are irregular. They can be the same as the adjective, e.g., fast, hard, or a different word, e.g., well. 

adjective	adverb	spelling
slow quick bad careful	slowly quickly badly carefully	+ -ly
healthy easy	healthily easily	consonant + y: y + -ily
possible	possibly	le - -ly
good fast hard	well fast hard	irregular

► Remember the difference between adjectives and adverbs. 
I'm a careful driver. (careful is an adjective. It describes the noun, driver.) 
I drive carefully. (carefully is an adverb. It describes the verb, drive.) 

very, really, etc. 

11.2 

It isn't very expensive.
She drives incredibly fast. 
They speak really slowly. 

► We use the adverbs very, really, etc., to modify adjectives or other adverbs. 
► They always go before the adjective or adverb. 

Exercise a: Adjective or adverb? Underline the correct form. 

People drive very dangerous / dangerously .
1. He wrote down her email careful / carefully. 
2. My neighbor's children aren't very polite / politely. 
3. My niece plays the piano beautiful / beautifully. 
4. Fast food is very unhealthy / unhealthily. 
5. Old people often walk very slow / slowly. 
6. I bought a real / really cheap bag at the sale. 
7. My friend sings very good / well. 
8. My sister speaks Spanish perfect / perfectly. 
9. We wear casual / casually clothes to work. 
10. The view from the top is incredible / incredibly beautiful.

Exercise b: Complete the sentences with adverbs from these adjectives.

bad   careful   easy   fast   good   hard   healthy   perfect   quiet

The trains in Sweden run perfectly even when it snows. 
1. Can you talk __________ please? I'm trying to sleep. 
2. Don't drive __________ when it's raining. 
3. I don't like being in the ocean because I can't swim very ___________.
4. She sat down ___________ because the chair only had three legs. 
5. We're working __________ because we need to finish the job. 
6. Professional soccer players usually eat very ___________.
7. We played __________ in the semi-final and we lost 5-1. 
8. She was the best student in the class and she passed the exam ___________.

c. 11.3 Listen and say what's happening. Use an adverb. 

1. They're speaking quietly. 

3. LISTENING & PRONUNCIATION: connected speech

a. 11.4 Listen to Jack talking about what surprised him when he arrived in Costa Rica. In general, is he positive, negative, or neutral about living there?

b. 11.5 You're going to hear seven three- and four-word phrases that Jack says, linking the words. Listen and write the phrases. 

1. how incredibly friendly

c. Listen to the whole interview again. Then with a partner, complete the sentences. 

The people (the ticos) 
1. They are much __________ than people in his home country. 
2. Pura vida really means "things __________  __________."
3. They are often __________  for appointments because they use "tico time." 
The weather 
4. The temperature is about __________ __________ all year round. 
5. In September and October, it really ___________ for two hours a day. 
The country 
6. The scenery is even __________ __________ than he expected. 
7. He was __________ __________ the first time a volcano erupted. 
The food 
8. The only things you can buy cheaply are __________, __________ ,and __________.
9. He really likes the __________.
San José
10. He thinks it's probably __________.
11. The roads are __________.

d. Would you like to go to Costa Rica for a vacation? Would you like to live there?

4. VOCABULARY & SPEAKING: common adverbs 

Answer the questions in small groups. If the answer is yes, give more details. If no, say how they do these things. How about you?

5. WRITING

Write three forum posts for people visiting your country, about habits that might surprise them. Use at least one adverb of manner or a modifier in each post.

We have our meals really late. We often have lunch at 2.30 and dinner at 10.00.