Learning English - Unit 1

BEFORE READING

Who are the people in the picture?

What countries do they come from?
What languages can they speak?
Where are they?

The English Teacher

My name is Alison Smith.
I am an English teacher.
I am married and I have two children.
I come from Australia.
There are twenty-five students in my class.
They come from seven different countries.
They speak eleven different languages.
I teach them to listen, speak, read and write in English.
We have class on three days.
We have class on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Class starts at 9.30 am.
Class finishes at 3.00 pm.
Every class is five hours long.
I like teaching English.

The English Teacher

Fill in the blanks:
My __name_________ is Alison Smith.
I am an English _________________.
I am _________________ and I have two ________________.
I come from _________________.
There are twenty-five _________________ in my class.
They come from seven_________________ countries.
They speak eleven _________________ languages.
I teach them to _______________, speak, read and _______________ in
English.
We have class on _________________ days.
We have class on Monday, _________________ and Friday.
Class _____________ at 9.30 am.
Class _____________ at 3.00 pm.
Every class is five hours _________________.
I _________________ teaching English.

Draw a line:
2

languages

25

days

students

11

hours

countries

children

Draw a line
Australia

teacher

students

children

countries

Tick the box:

Monday
8.30 am
9.30 am
9.30 am
10.30 am
10.30 am
11.30
11.30
12.30
12.30

am
am
pm
pm

1.00pm
1.00 pm
2:00 pm
2:00 pm
3.00 pm
3:00 pm
4:00 pm

English Class Timetable

Wednesd
Tuesday
Thursday
ay

lunch

Friday

Pie Chart: Country of Birth

Burma; 2
Sudan; 5

Sri Lanka; 2
China; 10
Iran; 4
Korea; 1 Eritrea; 1

There are twenty-five students in the class.

They come from seven different countries.

1. How many students come from China?

____________________________
2. How many students come from Sudan?
____________________________
3. How many students come from Sri Lanka?
__________________________
4. How many students come from Korea?
____________________________
5.

Yes or No
Alison Smith is an English teacher.

Yes

No

She has five children.

Yes

No

She comes from England.

Yes

No

There are thirty-five students in the class.

Yes

No

The students come from seven different countries.

Yes

No

The students speak eleven different languages.

Yes

No

Class is on Monday, Tuesday and Friday.

Yes

No

Alison likes teaching English.

Yes

No

Put the words in order:

1. name / Alison / My / Smith. / is
__________________________________________
2. Australia. / I / from / come
______________________________________________
3. three / have / days. / class / We / on
____________________________________
4. starts / 9.30 am. / at / Class
_____________________________________________
5. finishes / Class / 3.00 pm. / at
___________________________________________
6. teaching / I / like / English.
______________________________________________
Number the sentences in order, 1-7:

I teach them to listen, speak, read and write in English.

They speak eleven different languages.
We have class on three days.

I am married and I have two children.

My name is Alison Smith.
I like teaching English.
There are twenty-five students in my class.

Learning English - Unit 2

BEFORE READING

Who are the people in the picture?

What countries do they come from?
What languages can they speak?
Where are they?

The Hazara Student

My name is Wasim Hazara.
I am not married.
I am single.
I am twenty-seven years old.
I come from Afghanistan but I live in Australia.
I speak Hazaragi.
I am a student.
I go to English classes at Perth TAFE.
There are eighteen students in my class.
I go to English classes from Monday to Friday.
I go to English classes every afternoon.
My classes start at one oclock and finish at four oclock.
Every class is three hours long.
I like living in Australia.
I like learning English.
I like reading in English.

The Hazara Student

Fill in the blanks:

My _______________ is Wasim Hazara.
I am not _________________.
I am _________________.
I am twenty-seven _________________ old.
I come from Afghanistan but I live in _________________.
I _________________ Hazaragi.
I am a _________________.
I _________________ to English classes at Perth TAFE.
There are _______________ students in my class.
I go to _________________ classes from Monday to Friday.
I go to English classes every _________________.
My classes _______________ at one oclock and finish at four
_______________.
_________________ class is three hours long.
I _________________ living in Australia.
I like _________________ English.
I like reading in _________________.

Draw a line:
1

years

oclock

students

27

oclock

18

hours

Draw a line:

Afghanistan

Australia

Tick the box:

Perth TAFE English Class Timetable
Wednesd
Monday
Tuesday
Thursday
ay
8.30 am
9.30 am
9.30 am
10.30 am
10.30 am
11.30
11.30
12.30
12.30

am
am
pm
pm

1.00pm
1.00 pm
2:00 pm
2:00 pm
3.00 pm
3:00 pm
4:00 pm

lunch

Friday

Yes or No
Wasim Hazara is married.

Yes

No

Wasim Hazara is single.

Yes

No

Wasim lives in Afghanistan.

Yes

No

Wasim is a student.

Yes

No

There are nineteen students in Wasims class.

Yes

No

Wasim goes to English class every morning.

Yes

No

Classes start at four oclock.

Yes

No

Wasim likes learning English.

Yes

No

Put the words in order:

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

name / Wasim / Hazara. / My / is ______________________________________

not / I / married. / am ________________________________________________
old. / am / I / years / 27 _______________________________________________
student. / am / I / a ___________________________________________________
I / Australia. / like / in / living

____________________________________________
6. like / English. / learning / I
______________________________________________
Number the sentences in order, 1-7:

I go to English classes at Perth TAFE.

I am a student.
I like reading in English.
My name is Wasim Hazara.
I come from Afghanistan but I live in Australia.
Every class is three hours long.
I am twenty-seven years old.

Learning English - Unit 3

BEFORE READING

Who are the people in the picture?

What countries do they come from?
What nationalities are they?
What languages can they speak?
Where are they?

The Chinese Student

My name is Lee Ming.
I am married and I have four children.
I am thirty-eight years old.
I live in Australia but I come from China.
I speak Chinese and I need to learn English.
I go to English classes at Perth TAFE.
There are twenty-three students in my class.
They come from many different countries.
One student comes from Sudan.
Another student comes from Sri Lanka.
A different student comes from Burma.
We go to English classes three evenings a week.
We go to class on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Classes start at six thirty and finish at nine thirty.

The Chinese Student

______________ name is Lee Ming.
I am ______________ and I have four ______________.
I am thirty-______________ years old.
I ______________ in Australia but I come ______________China.
I ______________ Chinese and I need to ______________ English.
I go to ______________ classes at Perth TAFE.
There are ______________-three students in my class.
They come from many ______________ countries.
One ______________ comes from Sudan.
______________ student comes from Sri Lanka.
A ______________ student comes from Burma.
We go to English classes three ______________ a week.
We go to class on Tuesday, Wednesday and ______________.
Classes start at six ______________ and finish at ______________ thirty.

Draw a line:
4

finish

6.30

children

23

years

9.30

students

evenings

38

start

Draw a line
Burma

Sudan

China

Australia

Sri Lanka

Tick the box:

Perth TAFE English Evening Class Timetable
Wednesd
Monday
Tuesday
Thursday Friday
ay
3.30 pm
4.30 pm
4:30 pm
5:30 pm
5:30 pm
6:30 pm
6:30 pm
7:30 pm
7:30 pm
8:30 pm
8.30 pm
9:30 pm
9:30 pm
10:30 pm

Yes or No
Ming Lee is married and has four children.

Yes

No

She is thirty-eight years old.

Yes

No

Ming Lee speaks Chinese.

Yes

No

There are twenty-two students in her class.

Yes

No

One student comes from Sri Lanka.

Yes

No

They go to English classes four evenings a week.

Yes

No

Classes start at 7:30 pm and finish at 9:30 pm.

Yes

No

Put the words in order:

1. married / I have / I am / and / four children.
_____________________________________________________________________________
2. I / in Australia/ come from / I live / China. / but
_____________________________________________________________________________
3. student / from / One / Sudan / comes.
________________________________________
4. student / Another / comes / Sri Lanka. / from
__________________________________
5. Burma / different / A / student / from / comes.
________________________________

Number the sentences in order, 1-6:

There are twenty-three students in my class.

I speak Chinese and I need to learn English.
One student comes from Sudan.
My name is Lee Ming.
Classes start at six thirty and finish at nine thirty.
I am thirty-eight years old.

Learning English - Unit 4

BEFORE READING

Who are the people in the picture?

What countries do they come from?
What languages can they speak?
Where are they?

The Iraqi Student

My name is Abdul Arif.
I am married and I have five children.
I am thirty-five years old.
I have lived in Australia for two years.
I come from Iraq and I speak Arabic.
I am learning English.
I go to English classes at Perth TAFE.
There are twelve students in my class.
They come from many different countries.
They come from countries like Iran, Ethiopia, China and Poland.
We go to English class four days a week.
We go to English classes Monday to Thursday.
Classes start at half past nine and finish at half past twelve.
I do not go to class on Thursdays because I work at the post office.
I work at the post office two days a week.
I work at the post office on Thursday and Friday.

The Iraqi Student

My ________________ is Abdul Arif.
I _____________ married and I have five ________________.
I am ________________ years old.
I have ________________ in Australia for ________________ years.
I ________________ from Iraq and I ________________ Arabic.
I am ________________ English.
I go to English classes at ________________ TAFE.
________________ are twelve students in ________________ class.
They come from ________________ different countries.
They come ________________ countries like Iran, Ethiopia, China and
Poland.
We go to English class four ________________ a week.
We ________________ to English classes Monday to ________________.
_______________ start at half past nine and finish at _____________ past
twelve.
I do _____________go to class on Thursdays because I work at the post
office.
I work at the ________________ office two days a week.
I work at the post ________________ on Thursday and ________________.

Draw a line:
12.30

start

finish

9.30

children

days

12

years old

35

students

Draw a line
Poland

Iraq

Ethiopia

Iran

China

Australia

Tick the box to show the days Abdul goes to English class:
Perth TAFE English Class Timetable
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
8.30 am
9.30 am
9.30 am
10.30 am
10.30 am
11.30
11.30
12.30
12.30

am
am
pm
pm

1.00pm
1.00 pm
2:00 pm
2:00 pm
3.00 pm

LUNCH

Fri

Yes or No
Abdul has four children.

Yes

No

He is thirty-five years old.

Yes

No

Abdul has lived in Australia for four years.

Yes

No

The students all come from the same country.

Yes

No

English classes are two days a week.

Yes

No

Abdul works at a post office.

Yes

No

Abdul works four days a week.

Yes

No

Answer the questions:

1. What is Abduls family name? ________________________________________
2. How old is Abdul? ___________________________________________________
3. Is Abdul married? ____________________________________________________
4. What country does he come from? ___________________________________
5. How many children does he have? ___________________________________
6. How many days does Abdul go to English class? _______________________

Number the sentences in order, 1-6:

They come from many different countries.

I am thirty-five years old.
I am learning English.
I work at the post office on Thursday and Friday
I have lived in Australia for two years.
My name is Abdul Arif.

Learning English - Unit 5

BEFORE READING

Who are the people in the picture?

What countries do they come from?
What languages can they speak?
How many people are in the picture?
Where are they?

The New Student

Mahmood Hussain is twenty-seven years old.
He is married and he has one child.
Today is Mahmoods first English class in Australia.
The teacher gives him a notebook, pen, pencil and eraser.
She says, Please sit down.
She gives him the English class timetable.
Mahmood has classes three days a week.
He has classes on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
Mahmoods classes start at 9:30 am and finish at 3:00 pm.
Mahmood likes learning English.
He looks around the class.
There are lots of students.
He says, Hello, my name is Mahmood. I am from Iran.
He says, I am a new student.
He says, Today is my first day in class.

The New Student

Mahmood Hussain is ______________________ years old.
He is __________________ and he has ________________ child.
Today is Mahmoods ________________English class in Australia.
The teacher ____________ him a notebook, pen, pencil and ______________.
She says, Please ________________.
She gives him the English class ________________.
Mahmood has classes three days a ________________.
He has classes on Monday, Tuesday and ________________.
Mahmoods ______________ start at 9:30 am and finish ____________ 3:00
pm.
Mahmood ________________ learning English.
He looks ________________ the class.
There are ________________ of students.
He __________, Hello, my name is Mahmood. I am ______________ Iran.
He says, I am a ________________ student.
He says, Today is my ________________ day in class.

Answer the questions:

1. What is Mahmoods full name? ________________________________________
2. How old is Mahmood? ________________________________________________
3. Is Mahmood married?
__________________________________________________
4. What country does he come from? ___________________________________
5. How many children does he have? ___________________________________
6. How many days does Mahmood go to English class? __________________

Perth TAFE English Class Timetable

Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
8.30 am
9.30 am
9.30 am
10.30 am
10.30 am
11.30
11.30
12.30
12.30

am
am
pm
pm

1.00pm
1.00 pm
2:00 pm
2:00 pm
3.00 pm
3:00 pm

Writing

Writing

Writing

Speaking

Reading

Speaking

Vocabulary

Listening

Speaking

Fri

LUNCH
Grammar

Speaking

Grammar

Listening

Vocabulary

Listening

4.00 pm

Answer the questions:

1. What is this?
___________________________________________________________________(2.1)
2. How many days does Mahmood go to English class? ____________________(2.2)
3. What days does Mahmood go to English class?
__________________________________(2.2)
4. What time do classes start? _____________________ (2.2)
5. What time do classes finish? _____________________ (2.2)
6. What time does lunch start? ____________________ (2.2)

CSWE I D Beginner listening and reading skills for information texts

Learning Outcome CSWE I D2: Demonstrate understanding of a written information text.

Yes or No
Mahmood has two children.

Yes

No

Today is Mahmoods first English class in Australia.

Yes

No

The teacher gives him a pencil and a sharpener.

Yes

No

She says, Please stand up.

Yes

No

She gives him the English class timetable.

Yes

No

Mahmoods classes start at 8:30am.

Yes

No

Mahmood says, I am from Iraq..

Yes

No

Put these words in order:

1. Please / down. / She says, / sit / _____________________________________
2. class timetable. /the English / gives him / She
______________________________________________________________________
3. Hello, / my name / He says,./ from Iran. / I am / is Mahmood
_______________________________________________________________________
4. new student. / I am a / He says,
________________________________________________________________________
5. in class. /Today is / He says, / my first day
________________________________________________________________________
Number the sentences in order, 1-7:

He says, Hello, my name is Mahmood. I am from Iran.

Today is Mahmoods first English class in Australia.
She says, Please sit down.
Mahmood has classes three days a week.
He looks around the class.
She gives him the English class timetable.
He says, Today is my first day in class.

Learning English - Unit 6

BEFORE READING
Who are the people in the picture?
What countries do they come from?
What languages can they speak?
How many people are in the picture?
Where are they?

The Sri Lankan Students

These students are all from the same country.
They are from Sri Lanka.
The students are many different ages.
They learn English.
They learn reading, writing, speaking and listening.
In the class there are eleven students and one teacher.
Their teacher is from a different country.
She is from Australia.
She says, It is important to learn English.
She says, Sometimes learning English is easy.
She says, Sometimes learning English is difficult.
In the class there are nine men and three women.
They all go to class every week day.
They go to class Monday through to Friday.
They go to class in the morning, from 8.30 am. to 12.30 pm.

The Sri Lankan Students

These students are all from the _________________ country.
They are _________________ Sri Lanka.
The students are _________________ different ages.
They _________________ English.
They learn reading, _________________, speaking and _________________.
In the class there are eleven _______________ and _____________ teacher.
Their teacher is from a different _________________.
She is from _________________.
She says, It is _________________ to learn English.
She says, _________________ learning English is _________________.
She _________________, Sometimes learning English is _________________.
In the class there are _________________ men and three _________________.
They _________________ go to class _________________ week day.
They go to class Monday _________________ to Friday.
They go to class in the _________________, from 8.30 am. to 12.30 pm.

Draw a line:
8.30 am

students

teacher

12.30 pm

men

11

women

start

finish

Perth TAFE English Class Timetable

Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
8.30 am
9.30 am
9.30 am
10.30 am
10.30 am
11.30
11.30
12.30
12.30

am
am
pm
pm

Fri

Reading

Speaking

Reading

Listening

Speaking

Writing

Writing

Writing

Speaking

Listening

Speaking

Reading

Speaking

Reading

Speaking

Listening

Listening

Speaking

Speaking

Reading

1.00pm
1.00 pm
2:00 pm
2:00 pm

LUNCH

3.00 pm
3:00 pm
4.00 pm

Answer the questions:

7. What is this?
___________________________________________________________________(2.1)
8. How many days do the students go to English class?
____________________________(2.2)
9. What days do they go to English class?
_________________________________________(2.2)
10. What time do classes start? _____________________ (2.2)
11. What time do classes finish? _____________________ (2.2)
12. What time does lunch start? ____________________ (2.2)

CSWE I D Beginner listening and reading skills for information texts

Learning Outcome CSWE I D2: Demonstrate understanding of a written information text.

Look at the graphs and answer the questions:

Pie Chart: Country of Birth

Sri Lanka; 11

1. How many students come from Sri Lanka?

_________________________(1.1)

Pie Chart: Gender

Women; 3

Men; 9

2. How many men are in the class? ________________________________ (1.1)

3. How many women are in the class?______________________________ (1.1)

CSWE I M: Beginner numeracy skills for working with space and shapes in highly familiar
contexts.

Learning Outcome CSWE I M1: Demonstrate understanding of simple graphs/tables/charts

4.

Yes or No
The students come from different countries.

Yes

No

The students come from the same country.

Yes

No

They are from Sri Lanka.

Yes

No

The teacher is from Sri Lanka

Yes

No

She says It is important to learn English.

Yes

No

There are nine men in the class.

Yes

No

There are four women in the class

Yes

No

Put these words in order:

1. ages. /are many / The students / different
______________________________________________________________________
2. learn / writing, / speaking and listening. / They / reading,
______________________________________________________________________
3. country. / a different / is from / Their teacher
_______________________________________________________________________
4. Sometimes / is easy. / She says, / learning English
________________________________________________________________________
5. She says, / learning / Sometimes / English / is difficult.
________________________________________________________________________
Number the sentences in order, 1-7:

The students are many different ages.

These students are all from the same country.
In the class there are eleven students and one teacher.
They learn English.
In the class there are nine men and three women.
She says, It is important to learn English.
She says, Sometimes learning English is difficult.

Learning English - Unit 7

BEFORE READING
Who are the people in the picture?
What countries do they come from?
How many people are in the picture?
Is the class big or small?

A Big English class

These students are all from different countries.
It is a big English class.
It is not small.
Most students come from China.
The students are many different ages.
Some students are young and some students are old.
They learn reading, writing, speaking and listening.
In the class there are forty-four students and one teacher.
Some students say, English is easy.
Some students say, English is difficult.
Everyone says, It is good to learn English.
In the class there are twenty-four women.
There are twenty-one men.
They go to class from Tuesday through to Saturday.
They go to class all day, from 9.00 am. to 4.00 pm.

A Big English Class

These students are all from different _________________.
It is a _________________ English class.
It is not _________________.
Most students _________________ from China.
The students are _________________ different _________________.
Some students are ________________ and some students are
_______________.
_______________ learn reading, writing, speaking ________________ listening.
In the class there are _______________students and ________________
teacher.
Some students say, English is _________________.
Some students say, English is _________________.
_________________ says, It is good to learn English.
In the class _________________ are twenty-four _________________.
There _________________ twenty-one men.
They go to class from Tuesday through to _________________.
They go to class _______________day, from 9.00 am. to 4.00 pm.
Yes or No
The students come from different countries.

Yes

No

It is a small English class.

Yes

No

Some students are old.

Yes

No

All the students are from China.

Yes

No

There are twenty-four women in this class.

Yes

No

They go to class on Monday.

Yes

No

They go to class on Saturday.

Yes

No

Draw a line
Poland

China

Malaysia

Thailand
Philippine
s
Indonesia

Ethiopia

Sri Lanka

Australia

Number the sentences in order, 1-8:

In the class there are forty-four students and one teacher.

They go to class all day, from 9.00 am. to 4.00 pm.
They go to class from Tuesday through to Saturday.
Some students are young and some students are old.
It is a big English class.
Most students come from China.
Some students say, English is difficult.
In the class there are twenty-four women.

Perth TAFE English Class Timetable

9:00 am
11:00 am

Mon
Tue
Wed
Thur
Fri
Sat
Sun

11:00 am
12:30 am

12:30 pm
1:30 pm

1:30 pm
3:00 pm

3:00 pm
4:00 pm

Writing

Writing

Speaking

Listening

Speaking

Reading

Reading

Speaking

Listening

Listening

Speaking

Reading

Reading

Listening

Reading

Speaking

Writing

Speaking

Speaking

Speaking

Lunch

Answer the questions:

1. What is this?
___________________________________________________________________(2.1)
2. How many days do the students go to English class?
____________________________(2.2)
3. What days do they go to English class?
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

_________________________________________(2.2)
What time do classes start? _____________________ (2.2)
What time do classes finish? _____________________ (2.2)
What time does lunch start? ____________________ (2.2)
What time does lunch finish? ____________________(2.2)
How long is lunch? _____________________________(2.2)

Draw a line to match the opposites:

good

small

big

different

same

bad

easy

young

old

difficult

CSWE I D Beginner listening and reading skills for information texts

Learning Outcome CSWE I D2: Demonstrate understanding of a written information text.

Look at the graphs and answer the questions:

Pie Chart: Country of Birth

Malaysia; 5 Ethiopia; 5

Poland; 4

Phillipines; 7

Thailand; 3
Sri Lanka; 4
China; 11 Indonesia; 5

1. How many different countries do the students come from? _________

(1.1)
2. How many students come from Sri Lanka?
_________________________(1.1)
3. How many students come from the Philippines? ____________________
(1.1)
4. Most students come from _________________ (1.1)

Pie Chart: Gender

Women
24

Men; 21

5. How many men are in the class? ________________________________ (1.1)

6. How many women are in the class?______________________________ (1.1)
7. There are more women than men.
YES NO
(1.1)

CSWE I M: Beginner numeracy skills for working with space and shapes in highly familiar
contexts.
Learning Outcome CSWE I M1: Demonstrate understanding of simple graphs/tables/charts