BRAINS 1

Liste ning • Spea king • Read ing • Writ ing

BRAIN S is a seven-level course for

students from Pre-A1 to B1. It is designed
to motivate students to enhance their
listening, speaking, reading, and writing
skills. List eni ng • Spe aki ng • Rea din g • Wr itin g
BRAIN S focuses on language
development through
• a captivating variety of lively topics
• stimulating texts, including
conversations, stories, and
informative paragraphs,
accompanied by attractive images
• highlighted key concepts and
relevant vocabulary for better
retention
• grammar seamlessly integrated into
real-life contexts
• engaging activities, challenging
tasks, enjoyable puzzles, intriguing
experiments, and dynamic
presentations
• convenient and easy-to-use
perforated worksheets for flexible
learning
• interactive whiteboard activities to
boost classroom engagement

Components:
• Coursebook with
perforated worksheets
• Printable answer key
UNIVERSAL ELT

at www.universalelt.com
• Audios at www.universalelt.com
Karen MILES
 by Karen Miles
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Artwork: Serkan Özay
First Published 2024
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 CONTENTS

Topic Unit Listening and Speaking Reading and Writing

Topic 1 Unit 1 Identify the letters of the Read single words
Hello! Hi, Animals! alphabet Write single words
p 4-21 p 6-13 Identify animals
Unit 2 Listen for numbers Ask one’s age
Hi, Friends! Count to 10 Read about birthdays
p 14-21 Ask one’s name Write a birthday card
Topic 2 Unit 3 Listen for colors Read and write about
My School Colors Identify shapes classroom objects
p 22-39 p 24-31
Unit 4 Listen to a rhyme Read a poem
My Classroom Talk about school Write about school
p 32-39
Topic 3 Unit 5 Listen for family members Read about family
My Home My Family Introduce family members Write about family
p 40-57 p 42-49
Unit 6 Identify toys Read a description
My House Listen for things in a house Describe a bedroom
p 50-57
Topic 4 Unit 7 Express likes Read about food
You and Me My Food Make, accept, and refuse Write about food
p 58-75 p 60-67 offers
Unit 8 Identify the body parts Read about clothes
My Body Express emotions Write about clothes
p 68-75
Picture Dictionary
p 76-79
Everyday Expressions
p 80
Worksheets
p 81-96

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 TOPIC 1
HELLO!

MY CORNER
Write your name.
Hello! I’m _____________.

4
MY MOTTO
Read the motto.
I LOVE ANIMALS!

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 UNIT 1 - HI, ANIMALS!
A Listen and B Look, listen, and repeat. 
repeat. 

ant bird

cat dog

elephant fish
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 LISTEN and LEARN

C Look, read, and match.

bird

elephant

ant

dog

cat

fish

D Read and trace.

ant bird cat

dog elephant fish

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 UNIT 1 - HI, ANIMALS!
A Listen and B Look, listen, and repeat. 
repeat. 

gorilla horse

iguana jellyfish

koala lion
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 LISTEN and SPEAK

C Look, listen, and repeat. 

Hi, Koala! Hi, Lion! Hi, Gorilla!

Hi, Horse! Hi, Iguana! Hi, Jellyfish!

D Read and trace.

gorilla horse iguana

jellyfish koala lion

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 UNIT 1 - HI, ANIMALS!
A Listen and B Look, listen, and repeat. 
repeat. 

monkey newt

owl panda queen bee

rabbit shark
10
 READ AND UNDERSTAND

C Look, listen, and repeat. 

Look! A queen bee! Look! A rabbit!

Look! An owl! Look! A shark! Look! A newt!

Look! A panda! Look! A monkey!

D Read and trace.

monkey newt owl panda

queen bee rabbit shark

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 UNIT 1 - HI, ANIMALS!
A Listen and B Look, listen, and repeat. 
repeat. 

tiger umbrellabird

vet whale fox

yak zebra
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 READ AND WRITE

C Look, read, and color.

tiger umbrellabird

vet whale fox

yak zebra
D Read and trace.

tiger umbrellabird vet

whale fox yak zebra

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 UNIT 4 - MY CLASSROOM
A Listen and B Listen and read. 
repeat. 
Hello! I’m Nina. I’m seven.
I’m a student. This is my
teacher.

school

classroom

teacher

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 LISTEN and LEARN

C Write the missing letters.

c a s o m
s u e t
t a h r
s h o

D Listen, read, and trace. 

I’m a student.

This is my teacher.

This is my school.

This is my classroom.
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 UNIT 4 - MY CLASSROOM
A Listen and act out. 

John: What’s that?

Kate: A desk.
John: What’s that?
Kate: A bin.
John: What’s that?
Kate: A board.

B Listen again. Look and match. 

a desk a bin a board

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 LISTEN and SPEAK

C Ask and answer.

What’s that?
A plant.

D Read and trace.

What is that? A desk.

What is that? A bin.

What is that? A board.

What is that? A plant.

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 UNIT 4 - MY CLASSROOM
A Listen and B Listen and repeat the rhyme. 
repeat. 
What’s that? What’s that?
It’s a table.
What’s that? What’s that?
It’s a chair.
What’s that? What’s that?
table It’s a bookcase.
Let’s play again,
My teacher says.

C Read and trace.

chair
It’s a table.

It’s a chair.
bookcase
It’s a bookcase.
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 READ AND UNDERSTAND

D Look and match.

a bag a table a chair

a bookcase a map a plant

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 UNIT 4 - MY CLASSROOM
A Read and listen to the poem. 

My School
I like to read. I like to sing.
I like to write. I like to draw.
I like my school. I like my school.
It’s really cool! It’s really cool!

B Look and trace.

read read write write

sing sing draw draw

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 READ AND WRITE

C Complete the poem about you.

Write it in your notebook.

my classroom my teacher my friends

to sing to read to draw

My School

I like ___________.
I like ___________.
I like my school.
It’s really cool!

D Draw your classroom.

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 PICTURE DICTIONARY
UNIT 1 UNIT 2

__________ __________
__________ __________

__________ __________
__________ __________

__________ __________
__________ __________

__________ __________
__________ __________

__________ __________
__________ __________

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 EVERYDAY EXPRESSIONS
Hi! ____________________
Look! ____________________
What’s your name? ____________________
I’m Tom. ____________________
Nice to meet you. ____________________
This is my friend. ____________________
How old are you? ____________________
I’m seven. ____________________
Happy birthday! ____________________
Thanks! ____________________
Let’s play. ____________________
Good idea! ____________________
I’m hungry. ____________________
Some pizza? ____________________
Yes, please. ____________________
No, thanks. ____________________
I am happy. ____________________
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 WORKSHEET - 1
A Look, complete, and read.

a b c d e f

____nt ____ird ____at

____og ____lephant ____ish

B Read and color.

gorilla horse iguana

jellyfish koala lion
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 C Look and circle.

fox yak newt

lion whale iguana

rabbit zebra panda

owl tiger shark

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 WORKSHEET - 4
A Order and write.
student - I’m - a
______________________.
my - This - teacher - is
______________________.
is - that - What
______________________?
a - It’s - plant
______________________.

B Read and trace.

I like to write.

I like to sing.

I like to read.

I like to draw.
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 C Look and read. Circle Yes or No.

It’s a chair. It’s a bookcase. It’s a map.

Yes No Yes No Yes No

It’s a desk. It’s a board. It’s a table.

Yes No Yes No Yes No

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 BRAINS 1
Liste ning • Spea king • Read ing • Writ ing

BRAIN S is a seven-level course for

students from Pre-A1 to B1. It is designed
to motivate students to enhance their
listening, speaking, reading, and writing
skills. List eni ng • Spe aki ng • Rea din g • Wr itin g
BRAIN S focuses on language
development through
• a captivating variety of lively topics
• stimulating texts, including
conversations, stories, and
informative paragraphs,
accompanied by attractive images
• highlighted key concepts and
relevant vocabulary for better
retention
• grammar seamlessly integrated into
real-life contexts
• engaging activities, challenging
tasks, enjoyable puzzles, intriguing
experiments, and dynamic
presentations
• convenient and easy-to-use
perforated worksheets for flexible
learning
• interactive whiteboard activities to
boost classroom engagement

Components:
• Coursebook with
perforated worksheets
• Printable answer key
UNIVERSAL ELT

at www.universalelt.com
• Audios at www.universalelt.com
Karen MILES