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The Verb be
Colours Greetings
Hello The Verb have got Relationships Asking for & Giving
My Family Possessive Adjectives Countries / Information
Personal Profile The Verb can Nationalities Describing People
Happy Moments
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Present Continuous Ordinal Numbers Asking
king for & Giving
Unit 2 [pages 24-41]
Imperative
Days Direction
Directions
Flats for Rent Object Pronouns Months
Asking for & GGiving Specific
Where is the flat? Plurals Rooms / Furniture
Information
nformation
e
Apologising
This is the flat. Prepositions
G
Moving In
Simple Present -
PA
Time
Clothes
hes
Place
Places of
Accepting / Refusing an
Invitation
Asking for & Giving Information
the Odeon. Present Continuous ntert
Entertainment Buying Tickets at the Box Office
Possessive
essive Case
C Food & Drink Offering Something / Requesting
Unit 4 [pages 60-77]
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Simple Past - The Verb Transport Asking for & Giving Information
Unit 5 [pages
ages 78-95]
be
Prepositions
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GRAMMAR VOCABULARY FUNCTIONAL / SITUATIONAL
Simple Present Perfect Sports Persuading Somebody to do
Unit 7 [pages 114-131]
Comparative Form
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Articles City / Country Booking
oking a Table in a Restaurant
Unit 8 [pages 132-149]
Adverbs of Manner
G
On the Farm
Used to
Future
re Conti
Continuous Entertainment At the DVD Club
Unit 10 [pages 168-185]
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Aa astronaut Hh hamburger
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Bb basketball Ii igloo
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Cc cinema
PAJj Jeep
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Dd D
DVD Kk kangaroo
PL
M
E e elephant
elephan Ll lamp
SA
Ff football Mm mask
Gg golf Nn netbook
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Oo omelette Vv video
eo camera
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Pp piano Ww website
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Qq quiz
PA
Xx taxi
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Rr radio
dio Yy yo-yo
PL
M
Ss sandwich
wich
ch
h Zz zebra
SA
Tt television
Uu umbrella
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1
one 2 two 3 three 4 four 5five 6 six
90 ninety
UNIT 1
80 eighty
70
seventy
white
red
60 sixty
blue
green
yellow
50 fifty
orange
grey
pu
purple
40 forty
brown
black
pink
30 thirty
20
twenty
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100 one / a hundred 1.000
1,000 one / a thousand
7seven 8 eight 9 nine 10 ten 11 eleven 12 twelve
13
thirteen
14
fourteen
AG
Brother
er & Sister
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fifteen
sixteen
17
seventeen
18
eighteen
1,000,000
1.000.000 one / a million
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UNIT 1 Lesson A
This is Pierre.
Yugi Oko
Pierre is French.
is from Japan.
He is from
He is twenty-one.
Canada.
P
Pablo
M
email: pabmex@netm
pabmex@netmail.com
Hi!
i! Im Pablo and IIm from Mexico. Im thirty years old.
na
Lorena
email: llorena2@hotnet.com
Hello!
ello Im Lorena. Im nineteen years old and Im Spanish. Im from Barcelona.
Pierre Dupont
email: pidu@frogmail.com
Hi! Im Pierre Dupont. Im French but Im not from France. Im from Quebec.
Quebec is in Canada. Oh, Im forty-two!
Yugi Oko
email: yucha@japnet.com
Hi everyone! Im Yugi and Im from Japan. Sorry, Im not very good at English.
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Comprehension Check Numbers
Complete the sentences. Write the numbers, as in the example.
sixty-two
62: ............................
Mexico
Pablo is from ......................................... .
1 Lorena is from .................................. . 1 46: ............................ 5 39: ............................
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Affirmative [+] Negative [] Question
uestion [?]
I
I am / Im I am not / Im not
ot Am I?
You
You are / Youre You are not / Yo
You arent
rent Are you?
He
G
She He is / Hes He is not / He isn
isnt Is he?
Pablo he om Greece.
- Is Pablo twenty-one?
Lorena she is is Maria. She is from Spain.
This
- No, he isnt.
PL
a is b are
2 ............. you FFrench?
................
2 Where is Barcelona?
3 I ................
............... Tony
Tony.
........... is in Spain.
4 ................ Lorena Spanish?
....... Lo a It b She
5 They ................ from Mexico. 3 Hello. I ........... Stella.
a am b is
2 Fill in m not, isnt or arent. 4 Is Yugi from Japan?
1 They ................ from Japan. Yes, ........... .
a is b he is
2 Pierre ................ nineteen.
5 Alex ........... Spanish.
3 I ................ very good at English. a isnt b arent
4 These people ................ in our club. 6 Pablo ........... from Quebec.
5 Quebec ................ in France. a is not b not is
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Vocabulary Development
COUNTRIES & NATIONALITIES
1 Match the countries with the people and then write their nationalities, as in the example.
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Australia
............................ ............................ ............................
.. ............................
......
....
Australian
She is ............................ . She is ............................ . ............
........... .
He is ............................ She is ............................ .
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2 Match each country with the correct flag and nationality, as in
n the
he example.
Sweden
2 a
Egypt Scotland
PA Switzer
Switzerland Wales
1 2 3 4 5
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PL
Practical English
1a Listen and Read
M
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2 Choose the correct answer.
1 How are you? 3 Its good to meet you.
a Nice to meet you. a Hi! Im Paul.
b Fine, thanks. b Im all right, thanks.
c Hello. c Its nice to meet you, too.
2 Im thirty-six. What about you? 4 Are you all right?
a How about you? a Yes. Im great.
b Im twenty-five. b What about you?
c Oh, fine thanks. c Bye.
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1 Hi. Im
G
Nice
ice to meet
Jacob Miller.
2 you, Sylvia
ou, Jacob. Im Sylv
Dudek.
3
Im from Perth,
in Scotland.
PA
Where are you from?
Im from
4 Warsaw, in
Poland.
5 How old are
you, Sylvia?
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Im twenty-four.
6
How about you?
PL
7 Im eighteen.
Writing
SA
Mr Mrs Miss Ms
First Name:
Last Name:
Age:
From (town/city): Country:
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UNIT 1 Lesson B
Juan Rosa
(grandfather) (grandmother)
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Comprehension Check
Read the sentences and then write the names in the correct places to complete this family tree.
I am David.
Henry is my brother and Ann is his wife. 1 2
Laura is my mother.
Jane is my niece.
Mary is my daughter. 3 David 4 5
Ron is my son.
Bill is my father.
Sarah is my wife. 6 7 8
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Grammar
The verb have got
G
Affirmative [+] Negative [] Question [?] Possessive Adjectives
I have got / ve got I have not got / havent got PA Have I go
got? my
your
You have got / ve got You have not got / havent
avent got Have you got?
their
PL
1 Complete
plete the sentences,
sente as in the examples. 2 Fill in the correct possessive adjective.
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Vocabulary Development
1 Put each word in the correct box.
Male: grandson,
Female: mother,
Both: parent,
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2 Fill in the correct word: hair, person, eyes.
} } }
brown
blue tall
G
long
brown sshort
1 ..................... 2 blonde .....................
.......
.... 3 .....................
green thin
short PA
dark fat
black
moustache
ustache bald beard
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PL
M
1 ................................
........... .. 2 ................................ 3 ................................
Listening
Listen to the
he descriptions and then write the correct name under each picture.
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Speaking: Pair Work
1a Choose a picture. Your partner must ask you questions about the hair and eyes of the person in the picture
and then guess who it is.
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Example:
A: Has she got black hair? A: Has she got blue eyes?
B: No, shes got blonde hair. B: Yes, she has.
s.
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A: Is it short? A: Is it Tina
Tina?
B: No, it isnt. B: Yes, itt is
is.
A: Is he bald?
B: No, he isnt.
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A: Is it Victor?? VICTOR
B: Yes, it is.
SA
BEN HARRY
Writing
Answer the questions
stio about a person in your family.
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UNIT 1 Lesson C
Comprehension Check
Complete the sentences.
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Vocabulary Check
1 Choose the correct word. 2 Complete the following table.
PERSON VERB
1 You cant drive my car because you
havent got a driving lesson / licence. driver 1
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Grammar
The verb can
Affirmative [+] Negative [] Question [?]
Q
} }G }
I can I cannot / cant Can I
You can You cannot / cant Can you
He can
She can
sing / dance, etc.
He cannot / cant
She cannot / cant
PA sing / dance, etc.
Can he
Can she
sing / dance, etc.?
It can It cannot / cant Can it
We can We cannot / ca
cant Can we
You can You cannot
not / cant
ant Can you
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EXERCISES
1 Look at Lorenas
as personal profile again and fill in 2 Now answer the questions about you.
SA
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Vocabulary Development
1 Look at the pictures and fill in a word from the box.
dance
They can ...................... . 1 He cant ...................... the car. 2 She can ......................
...............
.............. th
the violin.
ES
G
3 She cant ...................... the computer. 4 They
hey can ..............
................
...................... Japanese.
a video
eo camera. a car.
2 She can ........................... a computer.
computer 4 He can ........................... a lorry.
PL
1 ...........................
....................... , Angela!
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Practical English
1a Use the sentences in the boxes (A-F), to complete the telephone conversations. There is one extra sentence
in each box which you do not need to use.
1 Carlos: Good morning, can I speak to 2 Lorena: (1) .......
Lorena Benitez, please? Man: No, he isnt, Lorena. Hes at the Internet caf
Woman: (1) ....... with his friends.
Carlos: Can you give her a message, please? Lorena: (2) .......
Woman: (2) ....... Man: Have you got his new mobile phone number?
Carlos: Great! Can you ask her to call me? Lorena: (3) .......
Woman: (3) ....... 6
Man: Of course. Its 0778 693687.
Carlos: Its Carlos. Er, Carlos Mendoza. Lorena: (4) .......
Woman: (4) ....... Man: 0-7-7-8-6-9-3-6-8-7.7.
Carlos: Yes. Its Carlos C-A-R-L-O-S Lorena: (5) .......
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Mendoza M-E-N-D-O-Z-A. ome,
Man: Youre welcome,me, Lorena. Goodb
Goodbye.
Woman: (5) ....... Lorena: Bye!
Carlos: Bye!
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A Yes, I can. A Can you repeat that,
B Thank you, Carlos. please?
Goodbye. B Can I leave a message?
C Im sorry; shes not C Oh, dear!
here at the moment. D Thank you very much,
D Can you spell that for Mr Mendoza.
me? E Hello, Mr Mendoza. Is
E Just a moment, please.
e. Carlos there, please?
F Certainly. Can you tell F No, I havent. Can you
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Writing
Write your personal profile.
prof Use
U
Lorenas profile
rofile on page 16
1 and .........................................................................
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UNIT 1 Lesson D
Lorena: Hows it going Miki? Have you still got a lot of work?
Miki: Yes, I have, but I can finish it later.
Lorena: Can I make a cup of tea, please?
Miki: Sure. You can make one for me too.
Lorena: OK. Hey, Miki, who is this in the photograph?
Miki: Its my brother, Rafu. Its a photo of his wedding.
Lorena: Oh, right. His wife is very attractive. Who is that next to
your brother?
Miki: Oh, thats his best friend. His name is Steve.
Lorena: Hes very good-looking. Is he married?
Miki: No, he isnt.
Lorena: Hmm, has he got a girlfriend?
Miki: Yes, he has Lorena, and youve got a boyfriend.
Lorena: Yeah, yeah, but my friends are all single. Are all your
friends single, Miki?
Miki: No. A couple of them are married and d my best friend,
frie
Kevin, is engaged. His fiance iss lovely. Their wed
wedding is
next month.
Lorena: Ooh, nice! You havent got a girlfriend at the
th moment so
can I go to the weddingg with you?
you
Miki: Well, its in England and I cant afford two plane tickets.
Lorena: Oh, well, never
er mind. You can take
ta photos and tell me all
nd can you ask Steve for his phone number?
about it. Oh, and
Miki: Lorena!!!
Lorena: Im only joking!
Comprehension Check
Tick () the correct box for each person.
Miki
Rafu
Steve
Kevin
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Vocabulary Check
Find three words in the dialogue that mean the same as pretty.
1 .........................................
2 .........................................
3 .........................................
Review
Choose the correct answer.
1 John and Emma ......... two sons. 5 ......... they from Russia?
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a have got b has got a Are b Is
2 The wedding ......... in July. 6 He ......... a girlfriend.
a is not b not is a not has gott b has not got
go
3 My daughter can ......... the guitar. 7 I ......... use the Internet.
nternet.
G
a to play b play a cannot no b cant
ca not
4 Is this your umbrella, Ann? 8 Alison and
d I ......... friends.
frie
Yes, ......... .
a she is b it is
PA a am b are
Vocabulary Development
1 Match the words with the pictures. a
b
1 Wedding ..........
...
2 Baptism ..........
......
3 Birthday party ..........
...
..
4 Anniversary ...........
.....
....
.
5 Engagement ...........
.
d
c
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2 Label the picture. best man bride groom bridesmaid
2 .............................
1 .............................
3 .............................
4 .............................
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3 Write the words under the correct picture.
1 ............................ 2 .............
............................ 3 ............................ 4 ............................ 5 ............................
SA
Practical Englis
English
1 Listen and Read
Liz: Hi Dave.
ave. Its
It good to see you again.
Dave: Its nice to see you too, Liz. Congratulations on your new baby!
Liz: Thanks very much. So, hows life?
Dave: Fine. Im engaged now, but still busy at work. How are things with you?
Liz: Not bad. Ive got a job interview tomorrow.
Dave: Really? Good luck. Oh, hows your little sister? Is she here?
Liz: Shes fine. Shes over there. Shes the bridesmaid!
Dave: Ah, shes lovely. Can I get you a drink, Liz?
Liz: Oh, yes please.
Dave: Here you are.
Liz: Thanks. Cheers!
Dave: Cheers!
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2 Look at the pictures and fill in the best greeting from the box.
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on the birth of your son! in yyour jjob interview!
inte
G
PA
4 ...................................... 5 Youre engaged!
e ed!
for the future! ......................................
......................
...... !
Speaking
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1 PAIR WORK
PL
2 Nick - Exams
3 Lucy - Engagement
2 GROUP WORK
Imagine you are old friends from university and you are all guests at a friends wedding. Greet each other and
act out dialogues using words / phrases from page 22.
Hi, ............. .
Example: Its nice to see you too,
Its good to see you.
............. . Hows life?
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PRACTICAL ENGLISH FOR ADULTS is a two-book series which has
been specially designed for adult learners with a basic knowledge of
the language. Starting with simple structures, learners will gradually
develop their reading, speaking, listening and writing skills, enabling
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them to use English naturally and effectively in everyday situations.
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The main features of PRACTICAL ENGLISH FOR ADULTS are::
topics and tasks relevant to the needs and interests of adult
lt learners
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motivating texts and dialogues from a variety of sources,
urces, including
ments and emails
magazine / newspaper articles, leaflets, advertisements em
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communicative exercises which focus on everyday
veryday situations
constant exposure to both situational and functional English
PA Eng
common phrases and expressionss to encourage natural-sounding
speech
clear and concise presentation of grammatical
mati structures
a wide variety of listening
ing activities
activ that will aid in the development
of aural comprehension on
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