GET TO KNOW NEW PEOPLE UNIT 2

1. Vocabulary

An architect an artist an assistant

A businesswoman a cashier a doctor
An engineer a flight attendant a graphic designer
A musician a teacher a waiter
Nurse Police Officer Postman
Assistant Manager Actor Builder
Roommates Receptionist

2. Listen to the numbers and repeat

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

3. Listen and write the telephone and extension numbers you hear.

a) ___________________
b) ___________________
c) ___________________
d) ___________________
e) ___________________
f) ___________________

4. Listen and write the occupations under the names you hear.

Hello, I’m Hello, I’m Hello, I’m

Sonia Smith Christopher Boswell Jiro Nakamura
______________ _________________ ________________

Hello, I’m
Hello, I’m Hello, I’m Michele Amado
Kwang- Min Kim Regina Rebello ______________
_________________ ______________

Hello, I’m Hello, I’m Hello, I’m

Christine Samples Mike Amaral Tao Chang
_________________ ______________ ______________
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Grammar Review
1. Study the examples of the verb be in the simple present tense.

I’m a doctor. He’s an assistant manager. They’re friends

You’re an artist. She’s a teacher. We’re roommates

2. Look at the examples again. Complete the chart with the full forms of the verb be.

Be Simple Present

I _______________ We
You _______________ a musician You ______________ musicians.
He / she____________ They

NOTE: use full forms in formal writing. Use contractions in conversations and informal writing.

3. Look at the examples again. Complete the rules for indefinite articles in the chart.
Indefinite articles: a, an

Use _________ with singular nouns that begin with consonant sounds.
Use _________ with singular nouns that begin with vowel sounds.

4. Complete the sentences with a or an and the correct form of the verb be.
Use contractions when possible.

1. A: Hello. My name ____ Enrique Sousa. I ____ ____ Teacher in Argentina.

B: Nice to meet you. I _____ Sherry Pace. And this ____ Penny Jones.

We _____ teacher, too. But in New York City!

2. A: Excuse me. What’s your name?

B: I ____ Todd Danes.

A: What do you do?

B: I ____ ____ engineer in this department.

3. A: This ____ Tonia Michaels, and this ____ Sasha Rodriguez. They ____ graphics

Designers.

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 B: Nice to meet you.

4. A: John…?

B: Yes, I ____ John Johannsen. And you _____?

A: I ______ Eric Ross. And this ____ Janet Jones. We _____ assistant managers.

5. Additional Practice for a or an

apple
easy question
university
umbrella
uncle
unfriendly uncle
union
uncomfortable bed
uniform
ugly uniform
angry farmer
bad idea
email
UFO
orange
old house
useful book
underground train
half
half hour
hair
happy baby
fresh egg
island
honor
important idea
helping hand
hotel
honest businesswoman
hungry child

Now let’s do it with some phrases.

1. He is ____ boy
2. Yesterday I saw ____ animal.

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3. My father is ____ doctor.
4. Marsha is ____ honest girl.
5. The chicken laid ___ egg.
6. Jan ate ____ piece of pizza.
7. Sylvia put ___ old hairbrush in her bag.
8. Mexico is ____ large country.
9. I need ____ English dictionary please.
10. ___ apple a day keeps the doctor away!

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