Easy way out

Starter

Baia Mare, Maramureș

5/29/2012
Foreword

There are lots of books that teach us to write, listen, read and speak English. Why the need
for another one? Why would this one be better than all the others?

The answer is easy. Everyone wants to learn English quickly, that is not possible. It cannot
happen in a week or in a month. Learners need time to absorb the information, use the
language and listen to it as much as possible. That is why ‘time is not money’ as far as the
English language is concerned. Galileo Galilei said "We cannot teach people anything; we
can only help them discover it within themselves." That’s what you need to do – discover your
abilities and use them in your benefit.

This book helps you do that – every step is guided by useful language and real situations, key
vocabulary and grammar. It is a basic English course for beginners (starter level) that will help
you get in touch with the English language in the easiest way possible.

So, take the Easy way out and start studying English.

Mirela Pura

"Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything
new."
(Albert Einstein)
BEGINNER ENGLISH COURSE
STARTER LEVEL

S.C. EDUCONS S.R.L. 2012

Contents

Unit 1 – GREETINGS …………………………………………………………………… 1

Unit 2 – MY LIFE ………………………………………………………………………… 6

Unit 3 – TRAVEL ………………………………………………........................... 13

Unit 4 – IN TOWN ……………………………………………………………………… 18

Unit 5 – MY HOUSE …………………………………………………………………… 23

Unit 6 – PEOPLE ………………………………………………………………………… 27

Unit 7 – WORK …………………………………………………………………………. 32

Unit 8 – HAVING FUN ……………………………………………………………….. 37

Listening scripts ……………………………………………………………………….. 40

Bibliography
 UNIT 1

GREETINGS

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VOCABULARY Numbers and the alphabet

Listen and repeat the numbers.

0 1 2 3 4
OH /∂u/ / ZERO ONE TWO THREE FOUR
(Br. E.) (Am. E.)

5 6 7 8 9
FIVE SIX SEVEN EIGHT NINE

Listen and repeat the alphabet.

A B C D E F
/ei/ /bi:/ /si:/ /di:/ /i:/ /ef/

G H I J K L
/dᶾi:/ /eitᶴ/ /ai/ /dᶾei/ /kei/ /el/
M N O P Q R
/em/ /en/ /∂u/ /pi:/ /kju:/ /a:/
S T U V W X
/es/ /ti:/ /ju:/ /vi:/ /dᴧbl’ju:/ /eks/
Y Z
/wai/ /zed/, /zi:/

Practise saying the numbers and the alphabet in the following exercises.

1. Work in pairs. Practise the conversations with the information below.

A: Good evening. B: Thank you. I’m Scott Wilson.

B: Good evening. A: Mr. Wilson. You’re in room 235.
A: Welcome to Hotel California. B: Thank you.

1 Carlos Santos __126__ 4 Lara Bezmel __108__

2 Elsa Richter __908__ 5 Luca Rosa __349__
3 Jane Cross __736__ 6 Maria Pop __525__

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2. Choose student A or student B. Practice the conversation on page 2.

Student A: you are a receptionist. Think of a name for your hotel. Find four guests. Write
their names below.

Student B: you are a guest. Find four different hotels. Check in to the hotels.

Room Name
504
319
428
716

COMMUNICATION Greetings. Introduce yourself and other people.

Cover the tapescript and listen. Complete the details.

1 Name: Stan ______________

From: ______________ (city) Tapescript

From: ___________ (country) Stan: Hello.

Nadine: Hello.
Stan: I’m Stan Allman. What’s your
2 Name: Nadine ____________ name?
Nadine: I’m Nadine Strong.
From: _______________ (city) Stan: Nice to meet you, Nadine.
Nadine: Nice to meet you too, Stan.
From: ____________ (country) Stan: This is Chris, Chris Hall.
Chris: Hello.
3 Name: Chris ______________ Nadine: Hello.
Stan: Where are you from, Nadine?
From: _______________ (city) Nadine: Pardon?
Stan: Where are you from?
From: ____________ (country) Nadine: Oh. I’m from the U.S.
Stan: Oh really? Where are you from in the
U.S.?
Nadine: Dallas. It’s in Texas.
Stan: Chris is from America.
Chris: No – I’m from Canada!
Stan: Oh, yes. Sorry.
Nadine: Where are you from in Canada, Chris?
Chris: Victoria. It’s in British Columbia.
Nadine: Where are you from, Stan? Canada,
too?
Stan: No – I’m from Brighton in the UK.
Nadine: Oh. OK. My mother is from the UK.

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GRAMMAR Verb TO BE (present simple)

She’s a doctor.

She isn’t a nurse.

It’s hot.

It isn’t cold.

They’re rich.

They aren’t poor.

Positive Negative Question

I am (I’m) I am not (I’m not) am I?
you are (you’re) you are not (you aren’t) are you?
he (he’s) he (he isn’t) he?
she is (she’s) she is not (she isn’t) is she?
it (it’s) it (it isn’t) it?
we (we’re) we (we aren’t) you?
you are (you’re) you are not (you aren’t) are we?
they (they’re) they (they aren’t they?

 Can you close the window, please? I’m cold.

 I’m 32 years old. My sister is 29.
 John is afraid of dogs.
 Ann and I are very good friends.
 My shoes are dirty.

 I’m tired, but I’m not hungry.

 Jane isn’t home right now. She’s at work.
 Those people aren’t Canadian. They’re Australian.

 ‘Is it cold in your room?’ ‘Yes, a little.’

 ‘Are these your shoes?’ ‘Yes, they are.’
 ‘Am I late?’ ‘No, you aren’t.’

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 Practice the verb To Be in the following exercises.

1. Put in am, is and are.

a. The weather …is…. very nice. e. I ………… not tired.

b. This bag …….. very heavy. f. The dog …….. asleep.
c. My brother and I …… good tennis players. g. Look! There ………. Carol.
d. I …… hot. Can you open the window, h. This bridge ……. one hundred
please? years old.

2. Circle the correct word.

a. He am/ is / /are from Russia. f. We am/ is/ are here.

b. I am/ is/ are a student. g. They am/ is/ are my friends.
c. It am/ is/ are my car. h. You am/ is/ are 34.
d. You am/ is/ are a good singer. i. John and Mary am/ is/ are there.
e. She am/ is/ are Moira. j. Pam and I am/ is/ are at work.

3. Put the sentences above in the negative.

a. ………………………………………………………………………
b. ………………………………………………………………………
c. ………………………………………………………………………
d. ……………………………………………………………………….
e. ……………………………………………………………………….
f. ………………………………………………………………………
g. ……………………………………………………………………….
h. ……………………………………………………………………….
i. ……………………………………………………………………….
j. ……………………………………………………………………….

4. Make questions and answer them according to the suggestions.

a. (they/ tired?) ………Are they tired?...........................................

(no) …………………No, they aren’t……………………………….
b. (she/ at home?) ……………………………………………………..
(yes) ………………………………………………………………….
c. (you/ from Spain?) …………………………………………………...
(no) ……………………………………………………………………
d. (the car/ red?) ……………………………………………………….
(yes) ………………………………………………………………….
e. (Mary and I/ your friends?) …………………………………………
(no) …………………………………………………………………...

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 UNIT 2

MY LIFE

VOCABULARY Numbers (11 – 100)

11 12 13 14 15
ELEVEN TWELVE THIRTEEN FOURTEEN FIFTEEN
16 17 18 19 20
SIXTEEN SEVENTEEN EIGHTEEN NINETEEN TWENTY
Listen and repeat.

Listen and repeat.

20 twenty 21 twenty-one

30 thirty 33 thirty-three

40 forty 49 forty-nine

50 fifty 56 fifty-six

60 sixty 67 sixty-seven

70 seventy 74 seventy-four

80 eighty 88 eighty-eight

90 ninety 99 ninety-nine

Listen. Circle the correct number.

1 He’s my brother. He’s a) 13 b) 30

2 Carol’s my sister. She’s a) 14 b) 40

3 She’s Helen. She’s a) 18 b) 80

4 My son’s a) 15 b) 50

5 He’s my husband. He’s a) 16 b) 60

6 Roberto’s a) 17 b) 70.

Write a list of five names from your family or friends. Explain to your partner who the
people on the list are.

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Look at the photos of Sabrina and her family. How are the people related to Sabrina?
Write a name next to each word below.

a mother ________ e son _________

b father ________ f daughter _________

c brother ________ g husband _________

d sister ________

Listen and check your answers.

Listen again. Write the correct ages next to the names in the photos.
26 32 3 37 1 57 60 40

Write about your family members (name, age, occupation).

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 Jobs – What do you do?

Identify the photos below. Complete the words to spell the jobs.

1 photographer 7 sales assistant

2 painter 8 policeman

3 surgeon 9 director

4 accountant 10 fireman

5 pilot 11 student

6 engineer

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COMMUNICATION Ask for and give basic information about yourself and your
family

Complete the family tree with the name, age and job of each person.

Cover the tapescript below and listen. Complete the details.

First name:
Surname:
Address:

Phone number:

Tapescript

Woman: What’s your name, please?

Man: I’m Brett Ellis.
Woman: How do you spell that?
Man: Brett. B-R-E-T-T. Ellis. E-L-L-I-S.
Woman: Thank you. What’s your address?
Man: 33 Peel Street, Newcastle.
Woman: How do you spell that, please?
Man: Peel Street. P-E-E-L. Newcastle.
N-E-W-C-A-S-T-L-E.
Woman: And what’s your phone number?
Man: Double oh, double four, one-nine-one,
two-oh-two, one-four-nine.
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GRAMMAR Indefinite article

• a = with consonants

She has a dog. Do you want a cup of tea?

I work in a factory. I want to ask a question.

Bali is a large island in Indonesia.
Alice works in a bank.
• an = with vowels (a, e, i, o, u)
Can I have an apple? A mouse is an animal.
She is an English teacher. This is an interesting book.
Can you give me an example, please?
They live in an old house.
also an hour (h is not pronounced)
but a university a European country
(these words sound like “yuniversity”, “yuropean”)

We use a/ an for jobs: another (an + other) is one word (not ‘an other’)
 ‘What’s your job?’ ‘I’m a dentist.’ Can I have another cup of coffee?
 ‘What does she do?’ ‘She’s an engineer.’ Open another window. It’s very hot.
 Are you a student?

Write a or an:
1. ……. book 11. …… bad accident
2. ……. old book 12. …… question
3. ……. window 13. …… important question
4. ……. horse 14. …… hamburger
5. ……. airport 15. …… hour
6. ……. university 16. …… economic problem
7. ……. organization 17. …… envelope
8. ……. restaurant 18. …… nice evening
9. ……. Indian restaurant 19. …… apple
10. ……. accident 20. …… computer

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 Possessive adjectives

Personal Possessive adjectives

pronoun
I She is my friend.
you Your house is modern.
he Rachel is his wife.
she Her mother is great.
it Its capital is Madrid.
we Your photos are beautiful.
you Andrea is our friend.
they Their daughter is in the car.

Circle the correct word.

1 Are they we’re/ our books?
2 He’s/ His wife is not happy.
3 We’re/ Our in Berlin.
4 They’re/ Their photos are great.
5 They’re/ Their from Romania.
6 We’re/ Our students.
7 I'm Jason. My/ Our parents are from Rome.
8 My/ Her name is Susan. She's from Australia.
9 Its/ Her name is River School.
10 The students are from Italy. They/ Their names are Marco and Roberta.

Complete the questions and answers.

1 Are you from China? 5 Are …….. students?

Yes, I ……………… No, they ……………
2 …….. it a cinema? 6 ……. the museum closed today?
No, it ……………… Yes, it ………………
3 …… she your sister? 7 …… they from the UK?
Yes, she …………. No, they ……………
4 ……. we near the bank? 8 ……… you in room 324?
Yes, we ……….. ... Yes, I ………………

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 UNIT 3

TRAVEL

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VOCABULARY All year round

Days of the week

1. Write the days in the right order:

Wednesday - Saturday - Monday - Friday - Tuesday - Sunday - Thursday

1. ………….Monday ……….

2. …………………………………… 3.. …………………………………..4.

……………………………………..

5. ………………………………….. 6. …………………………………..7.
……………………………………..

2. Unscramble and write the word.

Example: U S Y T E A D: Tuesday

A F R Y I D: ……………………………………………………….

U A N Y D S: ………………………………………………………

A Y W D E D E N S: ……………………………………………..

N A D Y O M: ……………………………………………………..

T S A R U Y A D: …………………………………………………

R H U D A T S Y: …………………………………………………

S E Y U T D A: ……………………………………………………

Months of the year

January February March April May June

July August September October November December

Seasons of the year

spring

summer

autumn

winter

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Clothes and colours

 Listen. Match a colour 1-9 to the clothes a-i.

a green T-shirt

1 green a) shoes

2 white b) skirt

3 orange c) coat

4 red d) trousers

5 yellow e) shirt

6 black f) dress

7 blue g) bag

8 brown h) hat

9 pink i) T-shirt

Work in pairs. What clothes and colours are in your classroom?

What’s in your suitcase?

Match a word in the box to a number in the pictures:

camera book skirt

pair of shoes suitcase

pair of trousers top

MP3 player map backpack

Listen. Match a conversation to a suitcase A – C.

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GRAMMAR Plural of nouns

Regular plural = noun + s

ticket – tickets; book – books; map – maps; shop – shops

Irregular plural

some nouns are irregular in the plural

child – children woman – women mouse - mice

man – men person – people tooth – teeth

words ending in –s, -ss, -sh, -ch, -o, -x = add –es

bus – buses bush – bushes tomato - tomatoes

kiss – kisses watch – watches box - boxes

words ending in consonant+y change the y into i = add –es

baby – babies but: toy - toys

country – countries boy - boys

words ending in –f, -fe change it into –ves

wife – wives half - halves

wolf – wolves knife – knives

Put the following nouns in the correct column.

hat, life, guy, cat, county, sandwich, baby, potato, nationality, wife,

woman, address, child, person

-s -es -ies -ves different form

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This, that, these, those

 singular plural

Here: this these

There: that those

Talk about prices

- How much is this?

- It’s four pounds fifty. (£4.50)

- How much are those?

- They’re six pounds each. (£6)

Question words

When? – today Who? – Maria

Where? – in Paris What? – a book

How? – by bus Why? – because…

Look at the picture. Complete the questions with this, that, these, those.

1 How much are ____________ white shirts?

2 How much are ____________ orange shirts?
3 How much are ____________ dresses?
4 How much are ____________ bags?
5 How much is _____________ blue hat?
6 How much is _____________ black hat?

COMMUNICATION

How do you travel?

We go on foot We ride a bike or a horse

We go, drive or travel by: car, plane, taxi, bus, helicopter, train, air, land, sea

Answer the following questions using the words above:

How do you travel to work? …………………………………………………………….

How do you travel when you go on holiday? ………………………………………..

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UNIT 4
 IN TOWN

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VOCABULARY Places in town

 Match the words in the box to the letters in the pictures.

chemist supermarket café bookshop train station bus stop bank

cinema newsagent car park restaurant cashpoint market

B E F

H I D

A J C

G M L

Listen and check your answers.

Food and drink

In a café

A: Can I help you?

B: Can I have _______, please?

A: Sure. Anything else?

B: No, thank you.

Yes, can I have _____, please?

A: Eat in or take away?

B: Eat in/ Take away, please.

A: That’s ________, please.

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Listen. Circle the correct prices in each conversation.

 1 a £1.00 b £1.10 c £1.20

2 a £2.98 b £3.89 c £3.98

3 a $1.19 b $1.90 c $1.99

4 a €4.34 b €3.34 c €4.43

5 a £3.13 b £3.19 c £3.39

Work in pairs. Say a price. Your partner writes the price.

Telling the time

Work in pairs. Say the times.

a 03:30 e 19:10 i 09:35

b 17:15 f 19:45 j 08:15

c 20:45 g 06:20 k 14:25

d 11:30 h 13:05 l 04:55

GRAMMAR Articles

Indefinite articles: a/ an (a + consonant; an + vowel)

Definite article: the (a specific object that both the person speaking and the listener know)

Can I have an apple? The car over there is fast.

She is an English teacher. The teacher is very good, isn't he?

I live in a house. The house is quite old.

I am in a Chinese restaurant. The restaurant is very good.

Complete the blank spaces with a, an, the.

Today is …….. very important day; it's my birthday! …….. birthday cake is on ……..
table. I can't wait for everyone to arrive. I look out …… window and see …… girl, but she's not
one of my friends. Where is everyone? ……. doorbell rings, I open …….. door but see only
…… present wrapped in pink paper with ……… orange bow.

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Can I have …..?/ Can/ Can’t

Can I have a cappuccino,

a piece of cake,

an espresso,

an orange juice, please?

a return ticket to Paris,

two mineral waters,

Certainly. / Sure.

Use can and can’t before the verb to show ability.

I can speak English. We can’t write an email in Italian.

He can read a book in Russian. They can’t say ‘hello’ in Japanese.

Can I go home?

Can you swim?

Write the sentences.

1 (They / - / dance) ………They can’t dance. ……………

2 (You / swim?) ………………………………………….

3 (He / + / speak Italian) ………………………………………….

4 (she / drive?) ………………………………………….

5 (you / play golf?) ………………………………………….

6 (I / - / play the piano) ………………………………………….

7 (We / + / cook) ………………………………………….

8 (they / use a computer?) ………………………………………….

Possessive‘s

Use ‘s to show possession.

That’s Herbie’s passport. Those are Josie’s tickets.

Mary is Dylan’s daughter. Claire and Emma are Damian’s friends.

Be careful not to confuse possessive ‘s (as in Jody’s ball) with contraction It is= It’s

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Rewrite the sentences with the name +’s.

 1 It’s his passport. (Kevin)

…………It’s Kevin’s passport. …………………..

2 They’re her shoes. (Rosie)

………………………………………………………

3 This is his email address. (Takumi)

………………………………………………………

4 What is her address? (Adele)

………………………………………………………

5 Are you her brother? (Teresa)

………………………………………………………

6 That is his suitcase. (Janek)

………………………………………………………

Read the sentences. What is the meaning of ‘s? Write P (possessive) and I (is).

1 Amando’s my brother. P 5 Who is Hilda’s friend?

2 Blanca’s brother is Claudio. 6 Johann’s not here today.
3 Where is Keiko’s bag? 7 Karla’s my friend.
4 Jake’s camera is great. 8 Is Suzanne’s surname Webber?

COMMUNICATION

Complete the conversation with the phrases in the box.

They can / I can / Can he / can / Can you speak / I can’t / can you / He can

A: So, Mrs Redwood, (1) …. can you …… speak Italian?

B: (2) Yes, …………… My mother and father are from Italy. (3) ……………… speak

Italian, English, French and German.

A: Great. (4) ………………… French and German?

B: I (5) ………………… speak German but (6) ………………. speak French.

A: That’s OK. Mr Ploton is the manager. (7) ………………… speak French.

B: (8) ……………… speak English?

A: No, he can’t.

What can you do? Answer the question using can and can’t.

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UNIT 5
 MY HOUSE

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VOCABULARY Home, Sweet Home

Types of houses

Definition

1 a house with two or more storeys that is not joined to another

2 a house with only one storey
3 a tall building with separate homes on each floor
4 a house that is joined to another house on one side
5 a house that is joined to another house on both sides

Rooms in a house

Look at the picture on page 23 and give a definition to each room.

A bedroom is the place where we sleep. etc

GRAMMAR

There is/ There are

Use there is/ isn’t/ are/ aren’t to say that something exists or doesn’t exist in a place.

There is a/an museum near here. There are two cafes in town.

There’s art gallery over there. some galleries in town.

a lot of museums in town.

There isn’t a cinema in this town. There aren’t any banks near here.

Is there a supermarket near here? Are there any tourist attractions near here?

Yes, there is. Yes, there are.

No, there isn’t. No, there aren’t.

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Complete the conversation with there’s, there is, there isn’t, there are, there aren’t,
Is there or Are there.

A: Good morning. (1) …… Is there ….. a bank near here?

B: Yes, (2) …………… It’s on Parliament Street.

A: And (3) ………….. any museums near here?

B: Yes, (4) ………….. (5) ……….. a small museum on Baker Street and (6) ………… a big

museum opposite the train station.

C: Hello. (7) ……………….. any good restaurants in town?

D: Yes, (8) …………… (9) ………….. a good Japanese restaurant on Gatson Street and (10)
……. …………. two good Indian restaurants on Mile Road.

C: Great. And (11) ……………. a cashpoint in this hotel?

D: No, (12) ………………….

E: Good afternoon. (13) ………………. any supermarkets near here?

F: No, (14) ………………….

E: (15) …………………….. a newsagent near here?

F: Yes, (16) …………….. It’s next to the cinema.

Prepositions of place

Say where the objects are. Use the prepositions

on the right: The ball is under the table.

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 Ordinal numbers Add –th to make ordinal numbers.

1st first 11th eleventh 21st twenty-first

2nd second 12th twelfth 22nd twenty-second
3rd third 13th thirteenth
4th fourth 14th fourteenth
5th fifth 15th fifteenth
6th sixth 16th sixteenth
7th seventh 17th seventeenth
8th eighth 18th eighteenth
9th ninth 19th nineteenth
10th tenth 20th twentieth 30th thirtieth

Dates (we put the preposition of time on before the date in English)

Writing dates My holiday is from 21st August to 5th September.

Saying dates ‘My holiday is from the twenty-first of August to the fifth of
September’.

Talk to your partner about your birthday. Ask and answer the question.

- When’s your birthday?

- It’s on ………………………………

COMMUNICATION My dream home

Draw the plan of your dream home.

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UNIT 6
 PEOPLE

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VOCABULARY The way we are

 Describing people

Look at the adjectives in the box. Match them with the pictures on page 27. Listen and
repeat.
thin good-looking tall fat short not intelligent happy ugly rich old poor sad intelligent

Test your partner. Say a word. Your partner says the opposite. (short / tall)

Use the following words to intensify the adjectives: not very, very, quite - He’s very rich.

Likes and dislikes Use the verbs like, don’t like, love, hate + noun

I like Italian food. I hate black coffee. I love lemon tea.

Talk about the following categories using the verbs above.

Food Cars
Music Places
Famous people Colours

Verbs of routine

Read the sentences. Write the correct underlined verb phrase under each picture.

1 I start work at half past seven in the morning.

2 I don’t have a shower every day.
3 I eat salad every day.
4 I get up at eleven o’clock.
5 I don’t watch TV.
6 I eat fast food for breakfast.
7 I finish work at nine o’clock.
8 I don’t go to bed early.

Change the sentences in the exercise above

to make them true for you. Tell your partner.

1 I get up at half past seven every day.

2 ………………………………………….
3 ………………………………………….
4 ………………………………………….
5 ………………………………………….
6 ………………………………………….
7 ………………………………………….
8 ………………………………………….

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GRAMMAR The present simple

We use the present simple to speak about:

- habitual, repetitive actions I get up at 7.00 a.m. every morning.

- routine I go to English classes every Monday and Friday.
- general truth Heavy objects sink.

Read the text about Emma’s friend and family.

Underline the verbs and talk about them.

Elaine is my best friend. She’s a yoga teacher. She’s poor but she’s happy. She eats salad
every day. She doesn’t eat fast food and she doesn’t watch TV.

Frank is my brother and he’s a biker. He’s quite short and very intelligent. He eats fast food
for breakfast every day. He doesn’t have a shower every day.

Roberta is my aunt. She’s a sales rep. She starts work at half past seven in the morning and
she finishes work at nine o’clock in the evening. She’s not a happy person.

Adam is a musician. He gets up at eleven o’clock in the morning and he goes to bed at two
o’clock in the morning. He’s not very intelligent – but it’s OK – he’s good-looking and he’s
my husband. I love him!

The present simple is formed:

S + verb (I, you, we, you, they) They clean the house every week.

S + verb + -s/ -es (he, she, it She visits her grandparents at the weekend.

S + do + not + verb (don’t) They don’t clean the house every week.

S + does + not + verb (doesn’t) She doesn’t visit her grandparents at the weekend.
Do they clean the house every week?
Do/ Does + S + verb
Does she visit her grandparents at the weekend?
Yes, they do. / No, they don’t.
Yes, she does. / No, she doesn’t.
Underline the present simple verbs. Use them to make sentences about yourself.

1 He works very hard. He starts at 7:30 a.m. and finishes at 8 o’clock in the evening.
2 I drink coffee, but I don’t drink tea.
3 We do a lot of different things in our free time.
4 Does your sister work in Toronto?
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Write the he/ she/ it form of these verbs:

read ……………… listen …………….. push ……… kiss …………

repair …………… love ………………. do ………… buy ………….

watch ………….. cry ……………….. think ……… go …………..

Make these sentences interrogative and negative.

1 He eats chocolate.

…………………………………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………………………………………

2 I go to bed late.

…………………………………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………………………………………

3 They watch TV every day.

…………………………………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………………………………………

4 We finish work at 5 o’clock.

…………………………………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………………………………………

5 My husband eats fast food for breakfast.

…………………………………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………………………………………

Object pronouns They are the object of a verb and they come after the verb.

Subject pron. Object pron. Do you like me?

I me He likes her.

you you I like them.

he, she, it him, her, it She likes it.
we us
We like him.
you you
They like us.
they them

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Replace the bolded words with object pronouns.

 1 I want that book. Please give …………… to me.
2 I need those shoes. Please bring ………….. to me.
3 Sue never drinks milk. She doesn’t like ……….
4 I never talk to your friend. I don’t fancy ……………..
5 Tania is my wife. I love …………… a lot.
6 We like Ann and she likes …………

Work in pairs. Read the list below and use the object pronouns to interact with your
partner.

1 the president 5 instant coffee

2 Angelina Jolie 6 The Beatles
3 beautiful beaches 7 your maths teacher
4 the weather 8 black T-shirts

- What do you think of the president?

- I don’t like him. / I like him.

COMMUNICATION

Work in groups. Express your preferences using the verbs like, don’t like, love, hate.

the countryside modern buildings American cars

white coffee computers comedies

children dogs football

Describe yourself. (Appearance and preferences)

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Listen. What does Cynthia like?

Draw or next to each word or phrase below.

Dublin AC Milan football team

Irish music American food

Brazilian music Indian food

half past nine in the morning German cars

football Italian fashion

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WORK

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VOCABULARY About work

What can you see in the photos?

Match a word in the box to one of the photos.

office / factory / shop / hospital / university / school / restaurant / call centre

Match a person 1-8 below to a place above.

1 a waiter 5 a sales assistant

2 a PA (personal assistant) 6 a lecturer
3 a factory worker 7 a call centre worker
4 a nurse 8 a teacher

Listen and check.

Add a word to complete each question.

1 What do you design? 4 …………… do you work for?

2 ………… do you do? 5 …………… do you work?
3 Where ………. you live?

Complete the conversation with question 1-5 from the exercise above.

Neil: Excuse me. Kate, this is Lance.

Kate: Hello Lance. Nice to meet you.

Lance: Nice to meet you, too.

Kate: (1) What do you do?

Lance: I’m a designer.

Kate: Oh really? (2) ……………………………..?

Lance: It’s a company called Confident Designs.

Kate: (3) ………………………………………….?

Lance: I design shoes and clothes.

Kate: Great! (4) …………………………………?

Lance: In a small office in Manchester.

Kate: (5) ………………………………………….?

Lance: In a house in a village near Manchester. What do you do?

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Listen to the people talking. What job does each man do?
 Work in pairs. Read the tapescript with your partner.

GRAMMAR More about the present simple

Adverbs of frequency - indicate the frequency of actions

ALWAYS→
USUALLY →
REGULARLY→
OFTEN→
SOMETIMES→
OCCASIONALLY→
SELDOM→
RARELY→
NEVER→

Put the adverbs in the right position.

1 It is warm in Lisbon. ( always)
2 It rains in the summer in Florida. (often)
3 I have a shower in the afternoon (always)
4 I go to bed late. (never)
Very important : we place the adverbs of frequency
- before the main verb I always have black coffee in the morning.
- after the verb to be You are never here!
Now try these. Put the word in brackets into the correct position.
1 I'm late. (never)

2 We don't see her. (often)

3 I take a long time in the shower. (always)

4 Sam arrives on time. (usually)

5 Our house isn't clean. (always)

6 Do you feel sad? (sometimes)

7 He brushes his teeth after lunch. (rarely)

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Have/ has got

As a main verb “to have” implies the meaning of possession.

For example: I have a job. I have a car. I don't have any time.

When it is used to indicate possession you can say ‘I have...’ or ‘I have got...’

When you are talking about actions, you only use "have". For example:

Possession: I have a shower in my bathroom. I have got a shower in my bathroom.

I don't have a bath. I haven't got a bath.

The action: I have a shower every day. - I'm having a shower now.

Note - it does not take the continuous form "I having" - for that you have to use the auxiliary
verb be.

For example: “I am having a shower.” “Are you having a good time?"

Complete the blank spaces with the forms: have, has, haven’t, hasn’t .

I live with my wife in a small house. We(1) …’ve… got a bedroom, a living room, a kitchen and
a bathroom. We (2) ……. got a small garden – it’s beautiful. But we (3) ……… got a garage.
My wife (4) …… got a car. She drives to work every day. I (5) …………. got a car. I can’t
drive. But I (6) …………. got a bicycle.

COMMUNICATION Keep on working

Make a business phone call

Listen to these business phone calls. Write in the missing phrases.

1 PA: Good morning. WP Graphics.

Woman: Good morning. (1) …. Can I speak to …. Andrew Holden, please?

PA: Certainly. (2) ……………………….

PA: Hello.

Woman: Hello.

PA: I’m sorry but Mr Holden (3) ………………………. at the moment.

Can I take a message?

Woman: No, thank you. I can call back later.

PA: OK. Thank you. Bye.

Woman: Bye.

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2 PA: Hello. Marshall and Smith Accountants.

 Mr Eames: Hello. Can I speak to Mrs Marshall, please?

PA: (4) …………………………………………………………………

Mrs Marshall: Hello. Sarah Marshall.

Mr Eames: Hello, Mrs Marshall. It’s Anthony Eames.

Mrs Marshall: Hello, Mr Eames. (5) ……………………………………………

Mr Eames: Well…..

3 PA: Good afternoon. North Stone University.

Ted: Hello. (6) ……………………………………………., please?

PA: Certainly. Hold the line, please.

Karen: Hello.

Ted: Hello, Karen. (7) ……………………………………………………….

Karen: Hello, Ted. How are you?

Ted: Fine, thanks. And you?

Karen: Not bad. Busy as always. (8) ……………………………………….

Ted: Well, I have a small problem and …..

Working women

Read the three texts. Then talk about your job to your colleagues.

Regina doesn’t work in an office. She talks to customers a lot but she doesn’t usually call them.
She never works from home and she doesn’t take work home. She always works on Saturdays. She
doesn’t give presentations or write reports and she doesn’t use a computer. (…………………..)

‘I like my job. I always start work at 9 and finish at 5. I don’t think about my job after 5 o’clock’

Darcy doesn’t work in an office and she doesn’t work in a school. She sometimes starts work in
the morning, sometimes in the afternoon and sometimes at night. She often works at weekends. In
Darcy’s job there aren’t any customers but she talks to people every day. (…………………..)

‘I love my job. I don’t take work home. I like the doctors but I don’t like the nights.’

Olivia doesn’t work in a factory or a call centre. She starts work at nine and finishes at five
every day. She never works on weekends. She doesn’t call customers but she often has meetings with
her manager and sends a lot of emails. She sometimes takes work home in the evenings. (…………...)

‘My job is OK. I don’t love it and I don’t hate it. My manager is quite nice.’

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UNIT 8
 HAVING FUN

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VOCABULARY Under the weather

 Match the words to the pictures on page 37.
hot cold fog rain snow cloud wind warm

What’s the weather like today? Answer the question following the example:

It’s raining. ………………..

Compass points: north, south, west, east.

GRAMMAR The Present Continuous

We use the present continuous to describe actions that are happening now, at the moment of
speaking. We form the tense this way:

S + to be (am, is, are) + verb + -ing I am looking for your hat right now.

S + to be + not + verb + -ing He isn’t listening to music.

to be (am, is, are) + S + verb + -ing Are they watching TV?

Spelling rules:

- with verbs that end in –e, remove the –e and add –ing
cycle → cycling, live → living
- with verbs of one syllable that end in one short vowel + consonant + -ing
dig → digging, cut → cutting
- the –y doesn’t change into –i when we add –ing
play → playing, try → trying

Put the verbs in the sentences below in the present continuous (affirmative):

1 Mike / clean / the house / …………………………………………………………………….

2 He / cook / an omelette / for dinner …………………………………………………………

3 Mike / smile at / me …………………………………………………………………………..

4 He / run / to catch / the bus ………………………………………………………………….

5 Mike / dance/ a / disco / in ……………………………………………………………………

6 He / sing ……………………………………………………………………………………….

7 He / laugh at / you …………………………………………………………………………….

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COMMUNICATION Give your opinion

Describe the picture using the words: square, children, fountains, father, happy, are playing.

…………………………………………….

…………………………………………….

…………………………………………….

…………………………………………….

…………………………………………….

…………………………………………….

…………………………………………….

…………………………………………….

Describe the picture using the words:

zoo

is raining

a group of children

a boy and a girl

a bird

under the table

Listen.

Take part in a conversation:

Giving your opinion: I think that it’s windy outside.

Agreeing: Yes, I agree.

Disagreeing: No, I don’t think so.

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Listening scripts
1. (2.4) ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen,
eighteen, nineteen, twenty

2. (2.5) twenty, twenty-one, thirty, thirty- three, forty, forty-nine, fifty, fifty-six,
sixty, sixty- seven, seventy, seventy-four, eighty, eighty-eight, ninety, ninety-nine

3. (2.6)
1 He’s my brother. He’s 13.
2 Carol’s my sister. She’s 40.
3 She’s Helen. She’s 80.
4 My son’s 15.
5 He’s my husband. He’s 60.
6 Roberto’s 17.

4. (2.3) L= Liz S= Sabrina

L: Ooh! Who’s he?
S: Carl? He’s my brother. He’s 26 years old.
L: Twenty-six? I’m twenty-six.
S: You’re thirty-six!
L: Oh, yes.
S: She’s my sister, Anna. She’s thirty-two. And he’s my father, Marek. He’s from
Poland. He’s sixty.
L: Who’s she?
S: She’s my mother, Sofia. She’s from Italy. She’s fifty-seven. And my daughter,
Sarah. She’s one. And my son, Tom. He’s three.
L: Ooh! Who’s he?
S: He’s my husband, James.
L: Oh! How old is he?
S: He’s forty.

5. (4.6) 1. a green T-shirt; 2. a white pair of shoes; 3. an orange dress; 4. a red coat
5.a yellow hat; 6. a black pair of trousers; 7. a blue bag; 8. a brown skirt;
9. a pink shirt

6. (3.4) R= Ravi D= Diane E= Eva

1 A: Hello, sir. What’s in your suitcase, please?

R: What’s in my suitcase? Um, a map, a camera, two books, a top and two pairs

of trousers. Oh, and a pair of shoes.

2 A: Hello Madam. What’s in your suitcase?

D: Oh, err. Let me see. A camera – no! Two cameras, an MP3 player, a pair of

shoes, two skirts, three tops, three books and a backpack.

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3 A: Hello Madam. What’s in your suitcase, please?

 E: What’s in my suitcase? Umm, a camera, two maps, two books, three tops,

An MP3 player, a pair of trousers and a skirt and … err … five pairs of shoes.

7. (4.1) A café B cashpoint C train station D newsagent E cinema F car park

G bookshop H bank I chemist J restaurant K supermarket L bus stop M market
8. (4.5)
1 A: Can I help you?
B: Yes. Can I have an espresso please, to go.
A: Anything else?
B: No, thank you.
A: That’s one pound ten please.
2 A: Can I help you?
B: Can I have a cappuccino and a mineral water, please?
A: Anything else?
B: No, thank you.
A: That’s three eighty-nine, please.
3 A: Good morning. Can I help you?
B: Coffeeeeeeee!
A: Coffee. Err, black.
B: Coffeeeeeeee!
A: OK. One large black coffee. That’s one dollar nineteen cents.
4 A: Bonjour.
B: Hello. Can I have a cappuccino, please?
A: With sugar?
B: No, thank you.
A: Anything else?
B: A piece of chocolate cake, please.
A: Certainly. That’s four euros thirty-four.
5 A: Can I help you?
B: Can I have an iced coffee, please?
A: An iced coffee and … is that a chicken sandwich?
B: Yes.
A: That’s three thirty- nine, please.
9. (6.1) thin, good-looking, tall, fat, short, not intelligent, happy, ugly, young, rich,
old, poor, sad, intelligent
10. (6.2) DJ =Disk Jockey, CC= Cynthia Castro
DJ: Now it’s time for our 60-second interview. Today Cynthia Castro is in the studio.
Welcome to Radio Dublin Cynthia.
CC: Thank you.
DJ: Cynthia … your 60-second interview starts … now. What’s your job?
CC: I’m a singer.
DJ: Where are you from?
CC: I’m from Rio but Dublin is my home now. My husband is Irish.

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DJ: Do you like Dublin?

CC: Yes, I do.
 DJ: Do you like me?
CC: Sorry?
DJ: It’s a joke. Do you like Irish music?
CC: No, I don’t. I like Brazilian music.
DJ: What’s your favourite time of day?
CC: Half past nine in the morning. It’s time for my first coffee.
DJ: Do you like football?
CC: Of course. I’m Brazilian.
DJ: What’s your favourite football team?
CC: AC Millan.
DJ: Do you like American food?
CC: No, I don’t. I like Indian food.
DJ: What are your favourite things in life?
CC: I like Brazilian music, German cars, Italian fashion …
DJ: Ah! Time is up. Thank you Cynthia Castro!
CC: You’re welcome.
DJ: That was our 60-second interview!

11. (7.1)
1 I’m a waiter. I work in a restaurant.
2 I’m a PA. I work in an office.
3 I’m a factory worker. I work in a factory.
4 I’m a nurse. I work in a hospital.
5 I’m a sales assistant. I work in a shop.
6 I’m a lecturer. I work in a university.
7 I’m a call centre worker. I work in a call centre.
8 I’m a teacher. I work in a school.

12. (6.1) WB – F.A.= flight attendant

Man 1: Hi.
Man 2: Hello.
F.A: Drink, sir?
Man 1: Yes, can I have an orange juice, please?
F.A: And for you, sir?
Man 2: Can I have a mineral water, please, sparkling. And an orange juice for
my wife.
Man 1: Thanks.
Man 2: Thank you.
Man 1: First time to New York?
Man 2: Pardon?
Man 1: Is this your first time to New York?
Man 2: Oh, no, it isn’t. We go to New York a lot for work. This is my wife, err …
she’s asleep.

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Man 1: No problem. What do you do?

Man 2: We sell coffee machines. We have a small company, it’s our company,
 and we sell coffee machines to restaurants, galleries, cafes, those kinds
of places.
Man 1: I see.
Man 2: What do you do?
Man 1: I’m an accountant. I work for a big bank. Its offices are in the U.K. and
the U.S. – I travel a lot.
Man 2: Yes, I see. Where do you live?
Man 1: I live in New York with my family but a lot of time I live in hotels …

13. (8.8)

A: Hello there, how are you today?

B: I’m fine. The weather’s lovely, isn’t it?
A: Well, I’m not sure. I always get headaches when it’s very hot.
B: Really? Perhaps it’s the sun.
A: No, I don’t think so. I think that it’s the temperature. My body doesn’t like high
temperatures.
B: Oh dear! That’s a shame. I believe that the sun is good for us.
A: Yes, you’re right, but sometimes I feel very slow and heavy when it’s hot. It’s the
temperature, not the sun. It is so nice to see the sun – we have so much cloud
here.
B: Oh yes, I agree, we all like to see sunny weather.

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 BIBLIOGRAPHY
Books:

Total English – Starter – Students’ Book, Jonathan Bygrave, Longman

Total English – Starter – Workbook, Jonathan Bygrave, Longman

Basic grammar in use – Raymond Murphy, Cambridge University Press

Sites:

www.deepenglish.com

www.learnenglish.com

www.busyteacher.org

www.iteslj.org