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Classroom Language
Exercise A: Match the instructions with the pictures. Write the numbers. Listen and repeat.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Listen
Sit down
Stand up
Open your book to page 6
Read

6. Repeat.
7. Close your book
8. Write
9. Look at the board
10. Work in pairs

Other expressions:
Excuse me.
What does _______ mean?
Bless you!

May I go to the toilet?

How do you say ______ in English?
Thank you!

May I come in?

Im sorry.
Youre welcome.

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Formal Titles
Examples
Mr.

Miss

Mrs.

Ms.

Mr. Durand.
Mr. Jos Rojas
Miss Diaz
Miss Laura Gil
Mrs. Loyola. (Husbands last name)
Mrs. Obama. (Husbands last name)
Ms. Andrews
Ms. Marcela Steward

Exercise A: Complete the conversations with the correct title.

Jaime Tirado
(Husband)

Marco Smith

Pamela Tirado
(Wife)

Manuel Miranda

Susana Palacios
(Single)

Marco: Good morning ... Tirado.

Manuel: Nice to meet you ... Palacios.

Pamela: Hello . Smith. How are you?

Susana: Nice to meet you too .. Miranda.

Hugo Romero

Carlos Gmez

Diana Alfaro

Andrs Mndez

Hugo: Good evening Carlos.

Andrs: Good night . Alfaro.

Carlos: Good evening ... Romero.

Carlos: Good bye .... Mendez.

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Parts of a Name
He is Mario Pedro Vargas Llosa
First name

Middle name
Last name

His friends call him Varguitas

Nickname

Exercise A: Complete the information:

1. His first name is .
2. His middle name is ..
3. His last name is .
4. His nickname is ..

Exercise B: Look at pictures and complete the information:

(A)

(B)

Gianmarco Javier
Zignago Alcver
Gasparn

Ins Sofa
Mulnovich
Aljovn
Gringa

1.

His first name is .

1.

Her first name is .

2.

His middle name is

2.

Her middle name is

3.

His last name is .

3.

Her last name is .

4.

His nickname is .

4.

Her nickname is .

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UNIT 1
GRAMMAR: Present tense be and possessive adjectives
A. MULTIPLE CHOICES: Read the sentences and circle the letter of the best answer for
each item.

1. I have a son. He _____ married.

a) is

b) are

c) am

d) re

c) am

d) re

c) I

d) she

c) My

d) His

c) She

d) his

2. He is an English teacher. His name ______ Mario

a) is

b) are

3. A: Good morning. Are ______ Mr. Sergio Rojas?

B: Yes, I am.
a) your

b) you

4. A: What is your home phone number?

B: _______ home phone number is 555-6454.
a) Her

b) Your

5. She is Susana. _____ last name is Delgado

a) He

b) her

B. FILL IN THE BLANKS: Complete the statements with one of these words: I, You, he, she, it, we,
they, my, your, his, her, our, their.

1. This is Linda, _________ is my teacher.

2. I am Mr. Sullivan and this is Karl. _________ are brothers.
3. Mr. Morita is a nice person. _________ is our doctor.
4. _________ names are Francis and Susan. They are my teachers at EL Cultural.
5. These are Mr. Bruno Silva and _______wife, Mrs. Giovanna Silva.
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GRAMMAR: be + adjective, questions with be , and short answers.

A. MULTIPLE CHOICES: Read the sentences and circle the letter of the best answer for each item.
1. A: Are you married?
B: _______________
a) Yes, youre.

b) Yes, you are.

c) Yes, I am.

d) Yes, Im.

b) short.

c) young.

d) married.

c) young

d) married

c) young

d) married

c) Yes, they are.

d) No, they are.

2. A: How old are your sisters?

B: 7 and 9.
A: Oh, Theyre _________
a) tall.
3. A: Is your sister ______?
B: Yes, she is. Shes almost 6 ft. (1.82 m)
a) tall

b) short

4. A: Is Junior _________?
B: Yes, his wifes names Laura.
a) tall

b) short

5. A: Are your mother and father young?

B: _____________
a) Yes, she is.

b) No, she isnt.

B. MATCHING: Write the LETTER of the best complement for each item.

1. Sebastian and Diego are young.

a. He is 10 months old

2. Mr. Gupta has a baby son.

b. Hes not married.

3. Mr. Rashid is single.

c. Shes old.

4. Kate is seventy-four years old

d. Theyre 10 and 8.

5. Jason and I not from Peru

e.

Were from India.

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VOCABULARY PRACTICE

Unit 1: Friends and family

A. Multiple choice: Circle the correct alternative.
1. A: Hi! Im John.
B: ...
a. Nice to meet you.

b. Im a student.

2. A: _____________. How are you?

B: Hi! Im fine, thanks.
a. Good morning
b. Fine, thank you

c. You are nice.

d. That is good.

c. Good night

d. So-so

3. This is my friend Robert. _______ last name is Lee.

a. Her
b. Their
c. His

d. My

4. Meet my _________. Her name is Karina and shes a student.

a. son
b. children
c. grandmother

d. daughter

5. My favorite ______ is Julia. She is my fathers sister.

a. cousin
b. aunt
c. grandfather

d. sister

6. A: Is your brother ________?

B: No, he isnt. Hes very tall.
a. short
b. young

c. pretty

d. old

7. A: Is her hair __________?

B: No, she has curly hair?
a. black
b. straight

c. old

d. pretty

8. David is ________. His wifes name is Vanessa.

a. tall
b. single
c. Peruvian

d. married

9. Yao Ming is very ________. He is 2.28 meters.

a. short
b. young
c. tall

d. old

10. Cameron Diaz has ________ hair.

a. married
b. blond

d. handsome

c. tall

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B. Look at the pictures and describe their appearance using words from your book.

1. She has _______,

________ hair.

2. She has ________,

_________ hair.

3. He is ________, and has

________ hair.

C. Complete the family tree. Use the words from the box.

father

aunt

- uncle

- grandfather

- cousin

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MANDATORY WRITING EXERCISE 1

A. Look at the sentences. Whats wrong?
1. rose is an artist.
___________________________________
2. she is not a musician.
___________________________________

W hen do w e use
capital letters?
Use a capital letter at the
beginning of a sentence
and with proper nouns.

3. im Judy Miller.
___________________________________

B. Look at the sentences. Whats wrong?

W hen do w e use a period?

1. Paul is a student
___________________________________
2. He is not a teacher

Use a period (.) at the end

of a sentence.

___________________________________

PRACTICE
1. Write 4 affirmative and 4 negative statements about people in your book.

Use capital letters and a period.

1. ___________________________________
2. ___________________________________
3. ___________________________________
4. ___________________________________
5. ___________________________________
6. ___________________________________
7. ___________________________________
8. ___________________________________

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MANDATORY WRITING EXERCISE 2

THE APOSTROPHE
I.

II.

Use an apostrophe with a contraction.

Shes from Vancouver.

My friends a doctor.

Use an apostrophe with a possessive noun.

Josie is Ellens boss.

Josie is Ellens boss.

THE QUESTION MARK

I.

Use a question mark at the end of a question.

What is your last name?

Are you Diana?

Who is she?

W hat is = W hats

PRACTICE
A. Add apostrophes and question marks to words in the sentences
below.

1. Mike s from New York

2. Where s our classmate from
3. What s his last name
4. They re from Peru
5. Are they from France

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SUBJECT AND VERB AGREEMENT

A sentence has a subject and a verb.

Subject

verb

Com plem ent

am

a doctor.

Mike

is

my friend.

Pia

is

her classmate.

George and Kathy

are

teachers.

They

arent

engineers.

She

isnt

a lawyer.

PRACTICE
1. Circle the subjects in the statements below. Then underline the verbs.

1. My classmate is very intelligent.

2. They are my friends.
3. Mr. Park is an architect.
4. Actors are so good-looking.
5. Ana is Peters neighbor.
6. Mr. Smith is our boss.
7. Rose and Joseph are Ms. Silvas students.
8. You are Elizabeths colleague.

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2. Correct the sentences adding the correct form of the verb TO BE

(am-is-are).

1. She my sister. : _______________________________________________

2. My mother and father chefs. : ___________________________________
3. My friends students. : __________________________________________
4. Mr. and Mrs. Yu my neighbors. : __________________________________
5. Her email address rodrigza@gmail.com : ___________________________
6. They pilots.____________________________________________________
7. He from the United States. : ______________________________________
8. Our address 456 Ayacucho Street. : ________________________________

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WRITING MODEL
FOR THE DAY OF THE GRADED P RACTI CE 1

W hos he?
W hat does he do?
W heres he from ?
TASK:
A. Read, recognize and correct:

The 5 spelling mistakes

The 5 capitalization mistakes
4 forms of the verb TO BE (am-is-are)
1 article (a-an)

B. Fill in the blanks:

4 words (doctor, student, etc.)

1 formal title
4 periods and 1 apostrophe

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GRADED WRITING PRACTICE 1
NAME: ________________________________________ DATE: ____/_____/____
TEACHERS NAME: __________________ ROOM: _________ TIME: __________

TASK:

A.

Read the text, recognize, and correct:

B.

The 5 spelling mistakes

The 5 capitalization mistakes

Fill in the blanks with:

5
4
1
3
1
1

periods (.)
words (e.g. brother, teacher, etc)
formal title
forms of the verb TO BE (am, is, are)
possessive adjective (his, her, my, their)
indefinite article (a - an)

W hos he?
W hat does he do?

W heres he from ?

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Punctuation

Vocabulary

Capitalization

Spelling

Grammar

Total

25

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WRITING MODEL
FOR THE DAY OF THE GRADED P RACTI CE 2

THE PARAGRAPH

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TOPIC: MY FAVORITE CLASSMATE

TASK: M aking an outline

A. Use a graphic organizer to get ideas about your favorite classmate.

Decide on an order for the ideas.
B. Choose a topic sentence.
C. Use the information in the graphic organizer to write at least five
supporting sentences in a logical order.
D. Choose a concluding sentence.

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A. Use a graphic organizer to get ideas about your favorite classmate.

Decide on an order for the ideas.

B. Choose a topic sentence for your paragraph:

1. __________________________________________

a. This is my favorite classmate.

b. Meet my favorite classmate.
c. Let me introduce my favorite classmate.

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C. Use the information in the graphic organizer to write at least five

supporting sentences in a logical order.

2. Her first name is Ana.

3. ________________________________________________
4. ________________________________________________
5. ________________________________________________
6. ________________________________________________
7. ________________________________________________
8. ________________________________________________

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D. Choose a concluding sentence.

10. _____________________________________________

a. Ana is my favorite classmate.

b. I love my classmate, she is great.
c. Ana is a nice classmate, and I like her so much.

Id like you to meet my favorite classmate.

Her first name is Ana. Her last name is Smith.
Her nickname is nena. She is 19 years old. She
is from New York in the U.S. Her phone number
is 949 170213. Her e-mail address is
anni_s@gmail.com. My friend is an engineering
student at The National University. I love my
classmate Ana, she is great.

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BASIC 1

GRADED WRITING PRACTICE 2

NAME: _________________________________________ DATE: ____/_____/____
TEACHERS NAME: ____________________ ROOM: _________ TIME: __________

TOPIC: My best friend.

TASK: Completing an outline

A.

Look at the graphic organizer. Complete it with the correct words. Decide on an
order for the ideas.

B.

Choose a topic sentence.

C.

Use the information in the graphic organizer to write at least five supporting
sentences in a logical order.

D.

Choose a concluding sentence.

A. Look at the graphic organizer. Complete it with the correct words.

Decide on an order for the ideas.

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B. Choose
a topic
sentence:

(Write it in the
blank)

1.

a.

This is my best friend.

b.

Meet my best friend.

c.

Let me introduce my best friend.

___________________________________________________________________

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
C. Look at the
graphic
organizer.
Use the
ideas there
to write at
least 5
supporting
sentences
in a logical
order:

2.

___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________

3.

___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________

4.

___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________

5.

___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________

6.

___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________

7.

___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________

8.

___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________

9.

___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
D. Choose a
concluding
sentence:

10. ___________________________________________________________________

(Write it in the
blank)

a.

Vicky is my best friend.

b. I love my best friend, she is great.

c.

Victoria is a good friend, and I love her so much.

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Vocabulary

Capitalization

Spelling

Grammar

Total

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UNIT 2
GRAMMAR: Be (negative) and indefinite article
A. MULTIPLE CHOICES: Read the sentences and circle the letter of the best
answer for each item.
1. He is a teacher. He _____ a doctor.
a) not is

b) s not

c) are

d) not

b) a

c) are

d) not

b) Yes, Im

c) Yes, I am

d) No, Im not

b) Yes, you are.

c) Yes, Im.

d) Yes, I am.

b) a

c) the

d) is

2. He is ______ English teacher.

a) an
3. A: Are you married?
B: __________. Im single
a) No, Im no
4. A: Are you an engineer?
B: _______________
a) Yes, youre.
5. A: Whats your job?
B: Im _____ banker.
a) an

B. UNSCRAMBLING: Unscramble the following sentences and write them on the right.
1. He /not/ is/a/ doctor
_________________________________________________.
2. Asia/a/not/small/continent/is
_________________________________________________.
3. Moscow/not/is/Japan/in
_________________________________________________.
4. in/Brazil/North/ America/is/not/
_________________________________________________.
5. capital/city/is/of/Korea/not/Tokyo/the/
_________________________________________________.

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GRAMMAR: Be + adjective + noun

A. MULTIPLE CHOICES: Read the sentences and circle the letter of the best answer for each item.

1. Is China _______________?
a) a country big

b) country big

c) a big country

d) big country

c) tall man

d) a tall man

b) kids happy

c) happys kids

d) a happy kids

b) city hot

c) a city hot

d) a hot city

c) beautiful picture

d) picture beautiful

2. Andrea Bocelli is a singer. Hes ____________.

a) a man tall

b) man tall

3. A: How are the children?

B: Theyre good. Theyre ___________________.
a) happy kids
4. A: Is Piura ___________?
B: Yes, it is
a) a city hot

5. This is _____________ of Machu Picchu

a) a picture beautiful

b) a beautiful picture

B. FILL IN THE BLANKS: Complete the statements with one of the words in the box.
Write the correct word in the blanks.

Chile, is, South Am erica, from , very

John: Where do 1you come from, Karen?

Karen: I am 2______ Santiago.
John: Santiago is in 3_______, right?
Karen: Yes, it is.
John: So tell me about Chile, Karen.
Karen: Its in 4__________
John: 5_________ Chile a dry country?
Karen: Yes, its 6__________ dry.

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VOCABULARY PRACTICE
UNIT 2: Jobs around the world

A. Circle the letter of the word that best completes the sentence.
1. My job is ________. Im about my job.
a. boring
b. interesting

c. black

d. old

2. Mike is a __________. He works for a school.

a. banker
b. hospital
c. artist

d. chef

3. A: What do you do?

B: Im an ________________. I design houses.
a. teacher
b. student
c. architect

d. musician

4. Canada is a big ___________.

a. city
b. continent

d. province

c. country

5. Piura is very _______. The temperature is 30 Celsius.

a. cold
b. wet
c. dry

d. hot

6. Marcus works at Regional Hospital. He is a ______________.

a. Chef
b. architect
c. doctor

d. engineer

7. A: My mother is ________ years old.

B: Wow! Shes very young.
a. eighty
b. six

d. thirteen

c. thirty

8. Trujillo is an important _________ in Peru.

a. country
b. continent
c. monument

d. city

9. My cousin has a small family. He has _______ children.

a. eight
b. two
c. twelve

d. ten

10. London is a very ____ city. An umbrella is necessary there.

a. large
b. wet
c. hot

d. small

B. Unscramble the words to write occupations.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

hcitracet
tirsat
rfmear
gerienen
herteac

_________________
_________________
_________________
_________________
_________________

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C. Write the names of the continents.

D. Match the adjectives with their opposites.

1. Big.

_____

a. Dry.

2. Humid. _____

b. South.

3. Cold.

_____

c.

4. North.

_____

d. Hot.

Small.

e. Short.

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B01 READING PRACTICE

..
Sally Campbell is a 32-year-old Scottish actress. Right now, shes living in Paris in a flat that
overlooks the Seine. Sallys mother is French, which means Sally can speak French perfectly. Sally is
very talented. She likes acting in films, but she can also sing and dance brilliantly. She can also play
the piano very well. In her free time, Sally likes to relax at home by watching romantic films. She
has no plans to return to Britain.
Tom Hammond is from Madrid, but he lives in New York. Hes 18 and hes a music student. Tom
can play the piano and the guitar very well. He also writes songs with his American friend John. John
is a music student, too. He is 19. Tom writes the music and John writes the lyrics. They would like to
have an audience and be in a band. Tom downloads his favorite music from the internet
A.

MAIN IDEA: Read the text and circle the letter of the best title for the text.
a. Peruvian artists living abroad.
b. Life abroad.
c.

B.

Artists from other countries

TRUE-FALSE: Read the article and circle T if the sentence is true, or

F if the sentence is false.
1. Sally is an artist.

2. Tom is a teenager.

4. Tom can play two musical instruments.

5. Sally speaks French thanks to her mother

6. Tom plays in a band.

3. Sallys mother is European.

C.

MULTIPLE CHOICES: Read the text again and circle the letter of the
best answer for each item.
1. Sally is from __________.
a. Canada

b. Scotland

c. Italy

d. France

c. graduate

d. writer

c. Europe

d. Scotland

2. Johns a _________.
a. composer

b. band singer

3. Sally is not living in________.

a. France

b. Paris

4. Romantic movies help her ________

a. write songs

b. relax

c. play the piano d. sing well

5. Sally doesnt want to go to _____________.

a. England

b. New York

c. France

d. Paris
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BO1 LISTENING PRACTICE

Practice 1: Listen and circle the best response for each statement.
1. a) Bye-bye Michael

b) Good night Michael

c) Hello. Im Roberto Smith

2. a) Its Roberto

b) Its Smith

c) Its Peru

3. a) Im Diana.

b) Its Diana

c) Its Luis

4. a) Its J-O-H-N

b) Its L-E-E

c) Yes, thank you

5. a) Nice to meet you

b) Fine, and you?

c) Its a pleasure

Practice 2: Listen and circle the letter of the picture that best answers each question.
1. Which picture shows the conversation?

2. Which picture shows his nephew and niece?

A
3. Who is Steve?

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4. Which picture shows Ann and her family?

5. What time is the conversation?

A
6. Who is that?

7. Who is that?

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8. Who is that?

9. Who is that?

10. Who is that?

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