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Classroom Language
Exercise A: Match the instructions with the pictures. Write the numbers. Listen and repeat.

1. Listen 6. Repeat.
2. Sit down 7. Close your book
3. Stand up 8. Write
4. Open your book to page 6 9. Look at the board
5. Read 10. Work in pairs

A B C

D E F

H I
G

Other expressions:

Excuse me. May I go to the toilet? May I come in?

What does _______ mean? How do you say ______ in English? I’m sorry.
Bless you! Thank you! You’re welcome.

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2 3

5
4

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Formal Titles
Examples

Mr. Durand.
Mr. √ √ √ Mr. José Rojas
√ √ Miss Diaz
Miss Miss Laura Gil
√ √ Mrs. Loyola. (Husband’s last name)
Mrs. Mrs. Obama. (Husband’s last name)
√ ? ? Ms. Andrews
Ms. Ms. Marcela Steward

Exercise A: Complete the conversations with the correct title.

1 2

Jaime Tirado Pamela Tirado Marco Smith Manuel Miranda Susana Palacios
(Husband) (Wife) (Single)

Marco: Good morning ……... Tirado. Manuel: Nice to meet you ….….. Palacios.
Pamela: Hello …….… Smith. How are you? Susana: Nice to meet you too …….. Miranda.

3 4

Hugo Romero Carlos Gómez Diana Alfaro Andrés Méndez

Hugo: Good evening Carlos. Andrés: 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
name
Last name
name
His friends call him “Varguitas”
Nickname
Exercise A: Complete the information:
name
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 Inés Sofía

Zignago Alcóver Mulánovich
“Gasparín” Aljovín
“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

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

a) is b) are c) am d) ‘re

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

B: Yes, I am.

a) your b) you c) I d) she

4. A: What is your home phone number?

B: _______ home phone number is 555-6454.

a) Her b) Your c) My d) His

5. She is Susana. _____ last name is Delgado

a) He b) her c) She d) his

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, you’re. b) Yes, you are. c) Yes, I am. d) Yes, I’m.

2. A: How old are your sisters?

B: 7 and 9.

A: Oh, They’re _________

a) tall. b) short. c) young. d) married.

3. A: Is your sister ______?

B: Yes, she is. She’s almost 6 ft. (1.82 m)

a) tall b) short c) young d) married

4. A: Is Junior _________?

B: Yes, his wife’s name’s Laura.

a) tall b) short c) young d) married

5. A: Are your mother and father young?

B: _____________

a) Yes, she is. b) No, she isn’t. c) Yes, they are. d) No, they are.

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. He’s not married.

3. Mr. Rashid is single. ( ) c. She’s old.

4. Kate is seventy-four years old ( ) d. They’re 10 and 8.

5. Jason and I not from Peru ( ) e. We’re from India.

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VOCABULARY PRACTICE

Unit 1: Friends and family

A. Multiple choice: Circle the correct alternative.

1. A: Hi! I’m John.

B: ……………………...
a. Nice to meet you. b. I’m a student. c. You are nice. d. That is good.

2. A: _____________. How are you?

B: Hi! I’m fine, thanks.
a. Good morning b. Fine, thank you 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 she’s a student.

a. son b. children c. grandmother d. daughter

5. My favorite ______ is Julia. She is my father’s sister.

a. cousin b. aunt c. grandfather d. sister

6. A: Is your brother ________?

B: No, he isn’t. He’s 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 wife’s 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 c. tall d. handsome

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

1. She has _______, 2. She has ________, 3. He is ________, and has

________ hair. _________ hair. ________ 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. What’s wrong?

When do we use
1. rose is an artist.
capital letters?
___________________________________

2. she is not a musician. Use a capital letter at the

beginning of a sentence
___________________________________
and with proper nouns.
3. i’m Judy Miller.
___________________________________

B. Look at the sentences. What’s wrong?

When do we use a period?
1. Paul is a student
___________________________________ Use a period (.) at the end
of a sentence.
2. He is not a teacher
___________________________________

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. Use an apostrophe with a contraction.

• She’s from Vancouver.
• My friend’s a doctor.

II. Use an apostrophe with a possessive noun.

• Josie is Ellen’s 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?

What is = What’s

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 Complement

I am a doctor.

Mike is my friend.

Pia is her classmate.

George and Kathy are teachers.

They aren’t engineers.

She isn’t 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 Peter’s neighbor.
6. Mr. Smith is our boss.
7. Rose and Joseph are Ms. Silva’s students.
8. You are Elizabeth’s 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 [email protected] : ___________________________

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 PRACTICE 1

Who’s he?

What does he do?

Where’s 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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BASIC 1

GRADED WRITING PRACTICE 1

NAME: ________________________________________ DATE: ____/_____/____

TEACHER’S NAME: __________________ ROOM: _________ TIME: __________

TASK:

A. Read the text, recognize, and correct:

• The 5 spelling mistakes

• The 5 capitalization mistakes

B. Fill in the blanks with:

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

C. Rewrite the text in the space provided.

Who’s he?
What does he do?

Where’s he from?

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_____________________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________________

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Punctuation Vocabulary Capitalization Spelling Grammar Total

5 5 5 5 5 25

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WRITING MODEL

FOR THE DAY OF THE GRADED PRACTICE 2

THE PARAGRAPH

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TOPIC: MY FAVORITE CLASSMATE

TASK: Making 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.

I’d 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
[email protected]. My friend is an engineering
student at The National University. I love my
classmate Ana, she is great.

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GRADED WRITING PRACTICE 2

NAME: _________________________________________ DATE: ____/_____/____

TEACHER’S 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 a. This is my best friend.
sentence:
(Write it in the b. Meet my best friend.
blank) c. Let me introduce my best friend.

1. ___________________________________________________________________
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

C. Look at the
graphic
organizer. 2. ___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________
Use the
ideas there 3. ___________________________________________________________________
to write at
___________________________________________________________________
least 5
supporting 4. ___________________________________________________________________
sentences
in a logical ___________________________________________________________________
order:
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.

Punctuation Vocabulary Capitalization Spelling Grammar Total

5 5 5 5 5 25

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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

2. He is ______ English teacher.

a) an b) a c) are d) not

3. A: Are you married?

B: __________. I’m single

a) No, I’m no b) Yes, I’m c) Yes, I am d) No, I’m not

4. A: Are you an engineer?

B: _______________

a) Yes, you’re. b) Yes, you are. c) Yes, I’m. d) Yes, I am.

5. A: What’s your job?

B: I’m _____ banker.

a) an b) a c) the d) is

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

2. Andrea Bocelli is a singer. He’s ____________.

a) a man tall b) man tall c) tall man d) a tall man

3. A: How are the children?

B: They’re good. They’re ___________________.

a) happy kids b) kids happy c) happys kids d) a happy kids

4. A: Is Piura ___________?

B: Yes, it is

a) a city hot b) city hot c) a city hot d) a hot city

5. This is _____________ of Machu Picchu

a) a picture beautiful b) a beautiful picture c) beautiful picture d) picture beautiful

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 America, 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: It’s in 4__________

John: 5_________ Chile a dry country?

Karen: Yes, it’s 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 ________. I’m 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: I’m an ________________. I design houses.
a. teacher b. student c. architect d. musician

4. Canada is a big ___________.

a. city b. continent c. country d. province

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! She’s very young.
a. eighty b. six c. thirty d. thirteen

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. hcitracet _________________
2. tirsat _________________
3. rfmear _________________
4. gerienen _________________
5. 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. Small.
4. North. _____ d. Hot.
e. Short.

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B01 READING PRACTICE

……………………………………..

Sally Campbell is a 32-year-old Scottish actress. Right now, she’s living in Paris in a flat that
overlooks the Seine. Sally’s 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. He’s 18 and he’s 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. Artists from other countries

B. 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. T F
2. Tom is a teenager. T F
3. Sally’s mother is European. . T F
4. Tom can play two musical instruments. T F
5. Sally speaks French thanks to her mother T F
6. Tom plays in a band. . T F

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
2. John’s a _________.
a. composer b. band singer c. graduate d. writer
3. Sally is not living in________.
a. France b. Paris c. Europe d. Scotland
4. Romantic movies help her ________
a. write songs b. relax c. play the piano d. sing well
5. Sally doesn’t 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. I’m Roberto Smith

2. a) It’s Roberto b) It’s Smith c) It’s Peru

3. a) I’m Diana. b) It’s Diana c) It’s Luis

4. a) It’s J-O-H-N b) It’s L-E-E c) Yes, thank you

5. a) Nice to meet you b) Fine, and you? c) It’s a pleasure

Practice 2: Listen and circle the letter of the picture that best answers each question.

1. Which picture shows the conversation?

A B C

2. Which picture shows his nephew and niece?

A B C

3. Who is Steve?

A B C

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4. Which picture shows Ann and her family?

A B C

5. What time is the conversation?

A B C

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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