English Capsule
Unit 1: Greetings and introductions
Learning outcome: Introduce yourself and family members.
VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT
Classroom language
The teacher says…
Hello, Let´s begin
Listen to
everyone our lesson
me / Let´s
now / Let´s
listen Look at the board,
work!
please.
Go to Can you
page 8 speak Answer Let´s
Exercise 2 louder, the check
please? question
Are you ready?
Work in pairs / Work with
Work alone your partner Work in groups
You say…
What Can you repeat When is the
Sorry, for being late page/exercise are that? / Can you homework for? How do you spell it?
we on? explain that again?
How do you say I don´t understand I am ready What´s _____ in English?
_____ in Can you help me?
English/Spanish?
Greetings and farewells Jobs and occupations
Hello / Hi Good bye / Bye Teacher A doctor
A nurse A salesperson
______________________
Good morning / Have a nice one
afternoon / evening
A waiter / A An assistant
waitress
______________________
How are you? Fine / Good
A lawyer A policeman / A
policewoman
_____________________
Numbers
A factory worker A student
Age Family relationships
Grandmother / Father / Mother
Grandfather
Aunt / Uncle Brother / Sister
Husband / Wife Son / Daughter
Countries and nationalities
GRAMMAR IN CONTEXT
Personal pronouns
Find the correct pronouns for the given nouns and write them into the gaps.
1. sister → ______________
2. boy → ______________
3. school → ______________
4. cars → ______________
5. Emily and Jack → ______________
6. bike → ______________
7. Sophia and I → ______________
8. dad → ______________
9. parents → ______________
10. teacher →______________
Use the correct personal pronouns. Watch the words in brackets.
1. ______________ is dreaming. (George)
2. ______________is green. (the blackboard)
3. ______________are on the wall. (the posters)
4. ______________is running. (the dog)
5. ______________are watching TV. (my mother and I)
6. ______________are in the garden. (the flowers)
7. ______________is riding his bike. (Tom)
8. ______________is from Bristol. (Victoria)
9. ______________has a brother. (Diana)
10. Where is ______________? (Mandy)
Verb to be
Fill in the blanks below to complete the sentences. Use the words in the above boxes.
1. I am from Canada and my classmate ___________ from Egypt.
2. A: ___________ your brother a teacher? B: Yes, he ___________.
3. Sarah and Jane ___________ at the restaurant.
4. They ___________ at work right now. Where ___________ they?
5. A: ___________ I late? B: No, you __________.
6. Paris ___________ the capital city of France.
7. These cookies ___________ delicious!
8. Where ___________ your classmates? ___________ they in the cafeteria?
9. I ___________ twenty-two years old. How old ___________ you?
10. Their names ___________ Susan and Jennifer.
11. A: ___________ you William? B: No, I ___________.
12. Grammar is easy. It ___________ difficult.
13. Elephants ___________ very big animals.
14. A: What time ___________ it? B: It ___________ three o’clock.
15. I ___________ very hungry. Let’s go eat!
Add the correct forms of be. Use the short form where possible.
Which use of be matches these contexts? Choose one example.
Question words
Who is calling? Where is the toilet? When is the test?
Which dish is better?
Make a question
using “be”
1. Where / John?
_______________Where is John? ________________________________
2. Why / they / hungry?
_______________Why are they hungry?__________________________
3. Where / we?
_______________________________________________________________
4. Who / you?
_______________________________________________________________
5. Why / he / late?
_______________________________________________________________
6. What / this?
_______________________________________________________________
7. Where / Jimmy?
_______________________________________________________________
8. How old / she?
_______________________________________________________________
9. How / you?
_______________________________________________________________
10. Where / the station?
_______________________________________________________________
Possessive adjectives
Fill in the blanks below to complete the sentences. Use the words in the above boxes.
1. Where is _______ classroom? We can’t find it.
2. Susan, is that _______ pen on the table?
3. A: What is _______ name? B: My name is Thomas.
4. _______ names are Kevin and Stewart. They are my friends.
5. He forgot to write _______ name on the test!
6. A: What is your phone number? B: _______ phone number is 555-9826.
7. The children are crying because they can’t find _______ toys.
2. Mariam and Jennifer like _______ new teacher.
3. I really like my new home, especially _______ location.
4. This is a picture of my friend. He is _______ best friend.
5. Do you think your father likes _______birthday present?
6. We still have twenty more minutes before _______ class begins.
7. Brazil is located in South America. _______ capital city is Brasilia.
8. When did Mr. and Mrs. Smith buy _______ new television?
9. Oh no! I can’t find _______ keys! Where are they?
10. A: Where is _______ brother? B: My brother is at school.
Possessive: -’s and -s’
Match the sentences below by using possessive forms. Study the boxes above.
1. The student has a pen. The pen is on the table.
______________The student´s pen is on the table_______________________
2. The man has a car. The car is in the garage.
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3. My friends had a party. The party was fun.
____________________________________________________________________
4. The women have kids. The kids are playing.
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5. India has a population. The population is very large.
____________________________________________________________________
6. The children have a mother. The mother is over there.
____________________________________________________________________
7. My sisters have friends. The friends are interesting.
____________________________________________________________________
8. The teachers had a meeting. The meeting was last week.
____________________________________________________________________
COMMUNICATIVE TASK
Fill in the blanks. Then, practice the conversation with your partner.
Now, it’s your turn!
Introduce yourself and your family in a text. Include the following information:
Name – age - phone number – nationality – job
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ROSETTA QUIZ
Complete the conversation with the sentences from the box. Follow the example:
Write the opposite of each word. Follow the example:
Girl ____boy_____
1) goodbye ____________
2) men ____________
3) he ____________
4) boys ____________
5) woman ____________
Circle the correct answer. Follow the example:
Fill in the blank with AM, IS, ARE, or I´M. Follow the example:
KEY corner
Match the definitions (1–6) with the family words (a–f).
Complete the conversation with the information from the boxes (a–d).
Librarian: You can join the library, but I need some information first.
Can you tell me your full name, please?
Elsa: (1) ................ Keywords
Librarian: Thank you. And where do you live, Elsa? Use this section to make notes about
Elsa: (2) ................ unknown words
Librarian: That’s fine. Now – what’s your date of birth? 1 _____________:_______________
Elsa: (3) ................ 2 _____________:_______________
Librarian: OK. And finally, what’s your phone number? 3 _____________:_______________
Elsa: (4) ................ 4 _____________:_______________
Librarian: Thank you, Elsa. Here’s your card and your book. 5 _____________:_______________
Now I’ll show you around the library.
This material has been compiled and adapted from the following:
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