UNIT 1 – INTRODUCTION, GREETINGS & PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION

General English
For Employee
BUKU 1 Foundation

A PTFI Handbook.
Published by Language & Literacy Training
Quality Management Services
PT Freeport Indonesia
Tembagapura, Papua
Indonesia

2nd Edition March 2006

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Table of Content

UNIT 1
Introduction, Greeting and Personal Identification _________ 1

UNIT 2
Alphabet and Numbers _________ 9

UNIT 3
Possessive Ajectives and Possessive Pronoun _________ 15

UNIT 4
Like and Dislikes _________ 23

UNIT 5
Object Around Us _________ 29

UNIT 6
Telling the Time _________ 33

UNIT 7
Preposition of Place _________ 37

UNIT 8
There is and There are _________ 41

UNIT 9
Daily Activities _________ 47

UNIT 10
Adverb of Frequency _________ 55
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UNIT 1

Introduction, Greetings & Personal

Identification
GRAMMAR

Language Usage
Expressions Responses
What’s your name? My name is John.
Is your name Bill? Yes, it is. / No, it isn’t.
How do you do? How do you do.
How are you? I am fine, thanks.
I am not feeling well.
So so.
Good morning/ afternoon / evening/ night. Good morning/ afternoon/ evening/ night.
Good bye. Good bye.
Person A: Let me introduce you to Mr. Iwan. Person B: How do you do. I am Alex.
Person C: How do you do. I am Iwan.
Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you too.

Where are you from? I am from Bandung.

Where do you live? I live in Tembagapura.
What is your address? It is at Street 5 number 112.
What is your phone number? It is 540-4341.
What is your job? I am a mechanic.
How old are you? I am 30 years old.

TASK 1
a. Complete the following dialogues!
1. A : Hello, My ____________ Bill. What’s ____________ name?
B : My ____________ John.
2. A : Where _______you from?
B : ____________ from Yogjakarta.
3. A : What is ____________ name?

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B : His name is Joko.

4. A : Where ____________ she from?
B : ____________ Yogjakarta. It ______in Central Java.
5. A : _________ they from ____________?
B : No, ____________.
A : Where ____________ they from?
B : ____________ from Medan.
6. “How ____________ you?” “I am fine, thank you.”
7. This ____________ a video.
8. What ____________ your name?

b. Rearrange the conversation!

1. ___ Fine, thanks. Ira, this is Maria.
2. ___ Hello, Ira.
3. _1_ Hello, My name’s Budi. What’s your name?
4. ___ Hello, Budi. How are you?
5. ___ Hello, Maria.
6. ___ My name’s Maria.

c. Complete the following dialogue!

1. A : What’s ___________?
2. B : John Dub.
3. A : Where ___________?
4. B : The United States.
5. A : What ___________?
6. B : Jalan Kasuari 10, Kuala Kencana.
7. A : What ___________?
8. B : 543-4356.
9. A : How ___________?
10. B : He is 23 years old.
11. A : What ___________?
12. B : He is a student.
13. A : Is he ___________?
14. B : No, he isn’t.

TASK 2
The use of be (am/is/are)
a. Put the be (am/is/are) in positive form.
Full Form Short Form
I am I’m
He _____ _________
She _____ _________
It _____ _________
You _____ _________
We _____ _________

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They _____ _________

b. Put the be (am/is/are) in negative form.

Full Form Short Form
I am not I’m not
He ____ _______
She ____ _______
It ____ _______
You ____ _______
We ____ _______
They ____ _______

TASK 3
a. Complete the positive sentences using appropriate be.
Example: They are from Indonesia.

1. We _________________ from Germany.

2. You _________________ from Poland.
3. She _________________ from Denmark.
4. They _________________ from Portugal.
5. He _________________ from Britain.
6. She _________________ from Italy.
7. I _________________ from Japan.
8. We _________________ from Burma.
9. Tom and Tim _________________ from America.
10. You _________________ from India.

b. Complete the negative sentences using appropriate be.

Example: They are not Indonesian.

1. We _________________ German.
2. You _________________ Polish.
3. She _________________ Danish.
4. They _________________ Portuguese.
5. He _________________ British.
6. She _________________ Italian.
7. I _________________ Japanese.
8. We _________________ Burmese.
9. Tom and Tim _________________ American.
10. You _________________ Indian.

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TASK 4
Complete the sentences. Use be (am/is/are), and followed by a noun (a student or students).
Example : We are students.

1. I _______________________
2. John _____________________
3. He _______________________
4. Mary _____________________
5. She ______________________
6. John and Mary _____________
7. They _____________________
8. We _______________________
9. You (one person) ____________
10. You (two persons) ___________
11. You and I _________________

TASK 5
Complete the sentences with: I, he, she, it, you, we, or they and the appropriate be.

1. Mary is a student. She is in my class.

2. John is a student. _________________ in my class.
3. I have one brother. _________________ twenty years old.
4. I have two sisters. _________________ students at the university.
5. I have a dictionary _________________ on my desk.
6. I like my classmates. _________________ friendly.
7. I have three books. _________________ on my desk.
8. My brother is twenty years old. _________________ married.
9. My sister is twenty one years old. _________________ single.
10. Mary and John are students. _________________ in my class.
11. I like my books. _________________ interesting.
12. I like grammar. _________________ easy.
13. My brother and sister live at home. _________________ students in high school.
14. My brother and I live in an apartment. _________________ students at the university.
15. Bob and I live in a dormitory. _________________ students.
16. I know Mr. Smith. _________________ a teacher.
17. Sue and I live in an apartment. _________________ roommates.
18. We live in an apartment. _________________ on Jalan Sudirman.
19. I go to school. _________________ a student.
20. I know you. _________________ in my English class.

SPEAKING

TASK 1
a. Practice the following dialogues.

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Introduction 1
Joko : Hello. My name’s Joko. What’s your name?
Budi : My name’s Budi.
Joko : How do you do, Budi.
Budi : How do you do, Joko.

Introduction 2
Joko : John, this is Budi. Budi, this is John.
John : Hello, Budi.
Budi : Hello, John. Nice to meet you.
John : Nice to meet you, too.

Greetings 1
Iwan : Hi, Toto. How are you?
Toto : Fine, and you?
Iwan : Well, not bad.

Greetings 2
Ross : Good morning, Miss Lina. How are you?
Lina : Very well, thank you. What about you?
Ross : I am fine, too.

b. Practice the following dialogue.

Budi : What’s your name?
Tina : My name’s Tina. And, what’s your name?
Bud : My name’s Budi. I am new here.
Tina : Oh… Where are you from, Budi?
Budi : I am from Yogjakarta, Central Java.
Tina : Really? I love Yogjakarta! What’s your job?
Budi : I am a mechanic.
Tina : What department do you work in?
Budi : I work in Grasberg Maintenance Department.
Tina : Where do you live?
Budi : I live in Barrack T 201.
Tina : What is your phone number?
Budi : It’s 540-5467.
Tina : How old are you?
Budi : I am 24 years old.
Tina : Budi, I have to go now. It’s nice talking to you.
Budi : Thanks. Nice talking to you too. See you.
Tina : See you.

TASK 2
Work in pairs to ask the following questions.
Name

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Origin
Job
Phone number
Residence
Hobby

READING

TASK 1
a. Read the following passage carefully.
These are Joko and Lina. Joko is from Yogjakarta and Lina is from Bandung. Joko is an
English teacher and Lina is a nurse. Joko is 25 years old and Lina is 22 years old. They work
at PT Freeport Indonesia in Tembagapura.

b. Answer the following questions based on the above passage!

1. Where is Joko from? _____________________________
2. Where is Lina from? _____________________________
3. How old is Joko? _____________________________
4. Is Lina 23 years old? _____________________________
5. How old is she? _____________________________
6. What’s Lina’s job? _____________________________
7. What’s Joko’s job? _____________________________
8. Where do they work? _____________________________

WRITING

TASK 1
Write about your personal identification on a piece of paper. You can use the following
information as a guideline.
1. Name
2. Age
3. Job
4. Department
5. Address
6. Origin
7. Phone number
8. Hobby (hobbies)
9. Marital status

VOCABULARY

name ________________ repeat _______________

origin ________________ work _______________
age ________________ use _______________

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residence ________________ order _______________

address ________________ know _______________
marital status ________________ live _______________
phone number ________________ like _______________
job ________________ date _______________
this ________________ day _______________
these ________________ week _______________
that ________________ month _______________
those ________________ year _______________
what ________________ about _______________
where ________________ operator _______________
who ________________ nurse _______________
when ________________ driver _______________
why ________________ miner _______________
how ________________ mechanic _______________
how many ________________ engineer _______________
how much ________________ administrator _______________
How do you do? ________________ summary _______________
How are you? ________________ the following dialogue _______________
listen ________________ sentence _______________
word _______________

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UNIT 2

Alphabet & Numbers

GRAMMAR

Language Usage
Singular Plural
Remarks
SUBJECT +BE +NOUN SUBJECT +BE +NOUN
I am a student. We are students. Singular = one
You are a student. You are students. Plural = more than
John is a student. Jo and Ma are students. one or (two/ three or
He is a student. They are students. more)
Mary is a student.
She is a student.
A rose is a flower.
It is a flower.

TASK 1
Complete the words by adding the vowels a/ e/ i/ o/ u.
1. l__tt__r
2. n__mb__r
3. wr__t__
4. sp__ll
5. t__l__ph__n__
6. b__s__n__ss
7. l__st__n
8. r__st__ __r__nt
9. __ddr__ss
10. t__l__x

TASK 2
Write the numbers in words.
3 _______________________________________________________________________
9 _______________________________________________________________________
14 _______________________________________________________________________

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17 _______________________________________________________________________
31 _______________________________________________________________________
57 _______________________________________________________________________
89 _______________________________________________________________________
69 _______________________________________________________________________
77 _______________________________________________________________________
201 _______________________________________________________________________
323 _______________________________________________________________________
456 _______________________________________________________________________
211 _______________________________________________________________________
769 _______________________________________________________________________
895 _______________________________________________________________________
145 _______________________________________________________________________
279 _______________________________________________________________________
890 _______________________________________________________________________
345 _______________________________________________________________________
998 _______________________________________________________________________

TASK 3
a. Write days of the week.
1. ____________________ 4. __________________ 7. _________________
2. ____________________ 5. __________________
3. ____________________ 6. __________________

b. Write months of the year.

1. ____________________ 7. _________________
2. ____________________ 8. _________________
3. ____________________ 9. _________________
4. ____________________ 10. _________________
5. ____________________ 11. _________________
6. ____________________ 12. _________________

TASK 4
Write these dates in full.
Example:
12/12/92 12th December 1992

1. 29/11/93 ___________________________________________________________
2. 18/7/94 ___________________________________________________________
3. 2/2/95 ___________________________________________________________
4. 31/05/93 ___________________________________________________________
5. 03/01/92 ___________________________________________________________
6. 13/4/90 ___________________________________________________________
7. 22/9/94 ___________________________________________________________
8. 30/06/71 ___________________________________________________________

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9. 11/3/91 ___________________________________________________________
10. 12/11/67 ___________________________________________________________

SPEAKING

TASK 1
Say theses letters!
Sound Letter(s)
ei A H J K
i B C D E G P T V
e F L M N S X Z
ai I Y
ou O
iu Q U W
ar R

TASK 2
a. Practice the dialogue!
A: What is your name?
B: My name is Arifin.
A: How do you spell your name?
B: It’s A-R-I-F-I-N.
A: Sorry, could you repeat, please?
B: A-R-I-F-I-N.
A: Thank you.
B: You are welcome.

b. Work in pairs like the following example.

Example:
A: How do you spell Freeport?
B: It’s F-R-E-E-P-O-R-T.
A: Could you repeat please?
B: It’s F-R-E-E-P-O-R-T
A: Thank you.
B: You are welcome.

How do you spell…

Monday January August
Tuesday February September
Wednesday March October
Thursday April November
Friday May December
Saturday June Tembagapura
Sunday July Timika

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Cardinal Numbers
TASK 1
a. Pronounce these numbers correctly
1 one 11 eleven 21 twenty one
2 two 12 twelve 22 twenty two
3 three 13 thirteen 23 twenty three
4 four 14 fourteen 24 twenty four
5 five 15 fifteen 25 twenty five
6 six 16 sixteen 26 twenty six
7 seven 17 seventeen 27 twenty seven
8 eight 18 eighteen 28 twenty eight
9 nine 19 nineteen 29 twenty nine
10 ten 20 twenty 30 thirty

40 forty 101 one hundred one

50 fifty 105 one hundred five
52 fifty two 110 one hundred ten
60 sixty 135 one hundred thirty five
64 sixty four 200 two hundred
70 seventy 357 three hundred and fifty seven
71 seventy one 400 four hundred
80 eighty 500 five hundred
90 ninety 800 eight hundred
100 one hundred 1000 one thousand

Ordinal Numbers
TASK 1
a. Pronounce the dates correctly.

Indonesian Phrase
1st First 11th Eleventh 21st Twenty first
2nd Second 12th Twelfth 22nd Twenty second
3rd Third 13th Thirteenth 23rd Twenty third
4th Fourth1 4th Fourteenth 24th Twenty fourth
5th Fifth 15th Fifteenth 25th Twenty sixth
6th Sixth 16th Sixteenth 26th Twenty seventh
7th Seventh 17th Seventeenth 27th Twenty eighth
8th Eighth 18th Eighteenth 28th Twenty eighth
9th Ninth 19th Nineteenth 29th Twenty ninth
10thTenth 20th Twentieth 30th Thirtieth
31st Thirty first

b. Make a dialog like the example!

A : What is your date of hire?
B : My date of hire is on the fourteenth of March 1995.

1. 03/14/95 My date of hire is on the fourteenth of March 1995.

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2. 06/25/76 ______________________________________________________________
3. 12/03/90 ______________________________________________________________
4. 11/21/77 ______________________________________________________________
5. 07/17/99 ______________________________________________________________
6. 10/30/00 ______________________________________________________________
7. 04/04/79 ______________________________________________________________
8. 08/29/92 ______________________________________________________________
9. 05/09/89 ______________________________________________________________
10. 02/24/77 ______________________________________________________________

READING

TASK 1
a. Read this passage carefully.
This is Tom Blunder and his family. Tom Blunder is a mechanic from the United States. He
is thirty-two. He works at Grasberg Maintenance Department. His wife’s name is Nicole
Libby. She is from Australia and she is a housewife. Their daughter’s name is Isabella. She is
one year old.

b. Answer the questions

1. Where is Tom Blunder from? __________________________________________________
2. What’s his job? __________________________________________________
3. How old is he? __________________________________________________
4. What’s his wife’s name? __________________________________________________
5. What’s her job? __________________________________________________
6. Who is Isabella? __________________________________________________
7. How old is she? __________________________________________________

TASK 2
a. Read this passage carefully.
A secretary writes letters, answers the telephone, and meets people. She uses a computer
every day. She puts papers away in the file cabinet. She stands between her boss and his
visitors. She helps her boss to plan his time and to finish his work.

b. Write True or False

1. Secretary writes books. ( )
2. Secretary meets people. ( )
3. She puts computer away. ( )
4. She stands between her boss and his visitors. ( )
5. She helps her boss to spoil his work. ( )

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WRITING

Write about your best friend personal identification. You can use the following guideline for
your writing.
(Name, Job, Department, Age, Address, Origin, Phone number, Marital status)

VOCABULARY

write _________________ put ____________________

read _________________ plan ____________________
listen _________________ help ____________________
speak _________________ say ____________________
pronounce _________________ meet ____________________
spell _________________ make ____________________
Ask _________________ spoil ____________________
answer _________________ cabinet ____________________
stand _________________ everyday ____________________
finish _________________ wife ____________________
between _________________ under ____________________
can/could _________________ paper ____________________
visitor _________________ guideline ____________________

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UNIT 3

Possessive Adjectives & Possessive

Pronoun
GRAMMAR

Language Usage
Possessive Pronouns

I have a book. ÆMy book is red. We have a book. ÆOur book is red.
You have a book. ÆYour book is red. They have a book. ÆTheir book is red.
He has a book. ÆHis book is red. It is a flower. ÆIts colour is nice.
She has a book. ÆHer book is red.

Possessive Adjectives

John has a book. Æ John’s book is expensive.

My brother has a car. Æ It is my brother’s car.
Donny and Maria have a big house. Æ That is Donny and Maria’s house.

TASK 1
Write down the following sentences like the example:
Example:
Joko has a book. It is his book. It is Joko’s book.

1. Ida has a car. _________________ _______________________

2. Budi has a cat. _________________ _______________________
3. Toni has a book. _________________ _______________________
4. Tom and Tim have a house. _________________ _______________________
5. My father has a good pen. _________________ _______________________
6. My mother has good shoes. _________________ _______________________
7. You have a computer. _________________ _______________________

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8. I have a ball. _________________ _______________________

9. We have some pencils. _________________ _______________________
10. Rudi has a bike. _________________ _______________________

TASK 2
Please fill in the following sentences with:
Subject: I, You, He, She, They, We and It
Possessive pronoun: my, your, his, her, their, our, and its

1. Tini has a very good car. _____ car is red.

2. I have a friend. ____ name is Imam.
3. John and Tina are my friends. _____ live in Bandung. _____ house is big.
4. Tono and I are 20 years old. _____ are from the same country.
5. Do _____ have an eraser? Yes, I do.
6. I have a dog. _____ tail is long.
7. ‘Do you like apples?’ ‘No, _____ don’t like them.
8. _____ names are Tagor and Dicky. _____ are from Medan.
9. What’s _____ name? Siti.
10. Bill is from Australia. _____ works at Training Department. _____ wife’s name is Judith.

TASK 3
Fill in the blanks with: my, his, her, its, our, your, and their.
1. I am fixing my sink.
2. We are cleaning _____________ yard.
3. Nancy is washing _____________ car.
4. Magai and Beanal are doing _____________ exercises.
5. Henry is feeding _____________ cat.
6. The dog is eating _____________ dinner.
7. You are doing _____________ homework.
8. Albert is brushing _____________ teeth.
9. You are fixing _____________ bicycle.
10. Maria is cleaning _____________ room.
11. The cat is eating _____________ breakfast.
12. Jim and John are painting _____________ living room.
13. I am washing _____________ hair.
14. We are washing _____________ windows.
15. They are talking about_____________ jobs.

TASK 4
Complete the sentences. Use my, your, his, her, our, or their.
1. I have a pen. My pen is blue.
2. You have a pen. __________ pen is black.
3. Mary has a pen. __________ pen is green.
4. John has a pen. __________ pen is yellow.

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5. John and I have pens. __________ pens are gray.

6. John and you have pens. ___________ pens are red.
7. John and Mary have pens. __________ pens are orange.
8. I have a sister. __________ sister is twenty-one years old.
9. Mary has a car. __________ car is Ford.
10. You have a pen. __________ pen is a ballpoint.
11. Jim and you have moustaches. __________ moustaches are dark.
12. Ann and Bob have a baby. __________ baby is eight months old.
13. Alice and I have notebooks. __________ notebooks are green.
14. Ann has a brother. __________ brother is in high school.
15. Jim has a coat. __________ coat is brown.

TASK 5
Complete these sentences. Use have or has. Use my, your, his, her, our, or their.
Example: I have a book. My book is interesting.

1. Bob __________ a bag. __________ bag is green.

2. You __________ a raincoat. __________ raincoat is brown.
3. She __________ a raincoat. __________ raincoat is red.
4. Ann and Bob are married. They __________ a baby. __________ baby is six months old.
5. Dick and Sue ___________ a daughter. __________ daughter is ten years old.
6. Bob and I __________ a son. __________ son is seven years old.
7. I __________a brother. ___________ brother is sixteen.
8. We __________ grammar books. __________ grammar books are red.
9. Tom and you __________ book bags. __________ book bags are green.
10. Ann __________ a dictionary. __________ dictionary is red.

TASK 6
Complete the sentences with my, your, his, her, our, or, their.
1. Bob __________ a bag. __________ bag is green.
2. You __________ a raincoat. __________ raincoat is brown.
3. She __________ a raincoat. __________ raincoat is red.
4. Ann and Bob are married. They __________ a baby. __________ baby is six months old.
5. Dick and Sue ___________ a daughter. __________ daughter is ten years old.
6. Bob and I __________ a son. __________ son is seven years old.
7. I __________a brother. ___________ brother is sixteen.
8. We __________ grammar books. __________ grammar books are red.
9. Tom and you __________ book bags. __________ book bags are green.
10. Ann __________ a dictionary. __________ dictionary is red.

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TASK 7
a. Study this family tree
Lucy + Iwan

Dudun Tina Tono

Tika Toni

b. Fill in the blanks with the following words. Choose the best answer!
Husband wife mother father son grandson
Daughter sister parents children brother grandfather
Grandmother granddaughter

1. Lucy is Iwan’s wife.

2. Iwan is Lucy’s ________________________________
3. Lucy is Dudun and Tina’s ______________________
4. Iwan is Dudun and Tina’s ______________________
5. Tina is Lucy and Iwan’s ________________________
6. Dudun is Lucy and Iwan’s ______________________
7. Tina is Dudun’s ______________________________
8. Dudun is Tina’s ______________________________
9. Dudun and Tina are Lucy and Iwan’s _____________
10. Lucy and Iwan are Dudun and Tina’s _____________
11. Lucy is Tika’s ________________________________
12. Iwan is Tika’s ________________________________
13. Tika is Lucy and Iwan’s ________________________
14. Toni is Lucy and Iwan’s ________________________

TASK 8
a. Study this family tree.
Alex + Ida

Yacobus Philipus Erina

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b. Complete the questions!

1. Who is Yacobus’ father? Alex
2. Who are Alex’s ____________? Yacobus and Philipus
3. Who is Philipus’____________ ? Ida
4. Who is ____________ and ____________ sister? Erina
5. Who is____________’s husband? Alex
6. Who is Ida’s ____________? Erina
7. Who are ________ and ________’s children? Yacobus, Philipus and Erina

SPEAKING

TASK 1
Look at the family tree above. Make question and answer with your friends like the
following example:
A :Who is Yacobus?
B :Yacobus is Philipus’ brother.

1. Philipus
2. Erina
3. Alex
4. Ida

READING

TASK 1
a. Read this text carefully.
Alex is a mechanic at Grasberg Maintenance Department. He is from Jayapura. He is 49
years old. His wife’s name is Ida. She is 46 years old and she is from Ambon. Ida is a
housewife. She takes care of the children.

Alex and Ida have three children. They are Yacobus, Philipus and Erina. Yacobus is 23 years
old. He studies at a university in Surabaya. Philipus is 20 years old. He studies at a
university in Yogjakarta. The last one is Erina. She is only 10 years old. She lives with her
parents. She is at the 4th grade of Elementary School in her hometown, Jayapura.

b. Answer the following questions.

1. What is Alex’s job? _________________________________________
2. Where is he from? _________________________________________
3. How old is he? _________________________________________
4. Is his wife’s name Shinta? _________________________________________
5. Where is she from? _________________________________________
6. How many children does he have? _________________________________________
7. Where does Yacobus study? _________________________________________
8. Is Philipus the youngest son? _________________________________________

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9. How old is Erina? _________________________________________

10. Where does Erina live? _________________________________________

TASK 2
a. Read this passage carefully.
Teachers work in school. They help their students to learn. They order books, explain
lessons, give homework, and correct students’ homework. At the end of every term, they
grade their students.

b. Answer True (T) or False (F).

1. Teachers order books and give homework. ( )
2. They explain the lessons to their students. ( )
3. They correct their students’ homework. ( )
4. Students grade their teachers. ( )
5. Teachers give grades at the beginning of the term. ( )

WRITING

TASK 1
Write a composition about your family. You can use the above format to write your
composition.

Begin with: I am a …
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VOCABULARY

father ___________________ grandson ________________

mother ___________________ granddaughter ________________
daughter ___________________ grandson ________________
son ___________________ composition ________________
children ___________________ housewife ________________
brother ___________________ take care ________________
sister ___________________ learn ________________
husband ___________________ term ________________
wife ___________________ explain ________________
grandfather ___________________ lesson ________________
grandmother ___________________

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UNIT 4

Likes & Dislikes

GRAMMAR

Have or has (positive and negative)

Subject Auxiliaries Noun Examples
has a wife
Kiki has a good job.
a husband
does not have Kiki does not have a good job.
He tail
ice cream
My mother likes you.
She likes fish
My mother does not like you.
It eating chocolate Amir likes playing basketball.
does not like listening to a “dangdut” Amir does not like playing
song basketball.
They children
have
an office We have a wise supervisor.
We a car We don’t have a lazy supervisor.
do not have
a small house
You like The students like studying English
eating chili
The students don’t like studying
do not like going to beach
I Math.
Note: does not like = dislikes ; do not like = dislike

TASK 1
Complete the sentences. Use have or has.
1. I have a dictionary.
2. We ____ grammar books.
3. Mary ____ a blue pen. She ____ a blue notebook too.
4. You ____ a pen in your pocket.
5. Bob ____ a notebook on his desk.
6. Mary and Bob ____ notebooks. They ____ pens too.
7. John is a student in our class. He ____a red grammar book.
8. I ____ a grammar book. It ____ twelve chapters.

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9. You and I are students. We ____ books on our desks.

10. John ____ a pen in his pocket. Mary ____ an Identity card in her purse.

Have or has (question)

Auxiliaries Subject Verb Noun Answers
have house? Yes, he has (does).
Does he, she, it like No, she does not
eating
like eating
chocolate?
chocolate.
have wife? Yes, I have (do)
Do they, we, you, I like No, we don’t like
mango?
mango.

SPEAKING

TASK 1
a. Ask your partner like the following questions!
Example:
Working at PT Freeport A: Do you like working at PT Freeport? B: Yes, I do
Jogging A: Do you like jogging? B: No, I don’t

No. Do you like…? Yes No

1. milk
2. pizza
3. salad
4. eating meat
5. eating chocolate
6. playing tennis
7. watching tv
8. drinking coke
9. drinking beer
10. swimming
11. bananas
12. chili sauce
13. Studying English
14. working here
15. going down to timika

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b. Report your answer to your friends!

Example: Jim likes milk but he doesn’t like pizza.

TASK 2
Find someone who likes …
Example: bananas Do you like bananas?

1. dogs ________________________
2. cats ________________________
3. working at the mine ________________________
4. playing football ________________________
5. listening to music ________________________
6. cartoon films ________________________
7. talking while working ________________________
8. going to lupa lelah club ________________________
9. chatting through computer ________________________
10. coffee without sugar ________________________

READING
a. Read this passage.
Hi! I am Badu. I am from Ujung Pandang, Sulawesi. I am 29 years old and I am still single.
I live in Tembagapura. I work in PT Freeport. I work as a miner. I like my job very much. It
is very interesting. I meet a lot of people there. I work everyday from Monday to Saturday.
I like Sundays because I don’t have to work. I like eating Bakso and chocolate. I like
jogging and swimming. I don’t like singing because I can’t. And I don’t like going down to
Timika, either.

b. Answer the following questions based on the above passage.

Questions Badu’s answers
1. What is your name? _________________________________________
2. How old are you? _________________________________________
3. Where are you from? _________________________________________
4. Where do you work? _________________________________________
5. What is your job? _________________________________________
6. Do you like your job? _________________________________________
7. Why do you like your job? _________________________________________
8. How many days a week do you work? _________________________________________
9. Why do you like Sundays? _________________________________________
10. Do you like eating Bakso? _________________________________________
11. What do you like? _________________________________________
12. What do you dislike? _________________________________________

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c. Answer the following questions based on the previous passage.

Questions Your answers
1. What is his name? _________________________________________
2. How old is he? _________________________________________
3. Where is he from? _________________________________________
4. Where does he work? _________________________________________
5. What is his job? _________________________________________
6. Does he like his job? _________________________________________
7. Why does he like his job? _________________________________________
8. How many days a week does he work? _________________________________________
9. Why does he like Sundays? _________________________________________
10. Does he like eating Bakso? _________________________________________
11. What does he like? _________________________________________
12. What does he dislike? _________________________________________

TASK 2
a. Read the passage.
Budi and Iwan are from Jakarta, but they live in Timika. They work for PT Airfast, an
airline company in Timika. Budi and Iwan like music and tennis. They don’t like football
and dancing. They just don’t like it.

b. Complete the sentences without looking the above reading passage.

Budi and Iwan _____ from Jakarta, but they _____ in Timika. They _____ for PT Airfast, an
airline company in Timika. Budi and Iwan _____ music and tennis. They _____ _____ football
and dancing. They _____ don’t like it.
c. Answer the following questions.
1. Where are Budi and Iwan from? _________________________________________
2. Where do they live? _________________________________________
3. Where do they work? _________________________________________
4. What do they like? _________________________________________
5. What do they dislike? _________________________________________

WRITING

TASK 1
Write about your hobbies or about your house. Your writing should cover topics that you
have learned from the previous lessons.
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VOCABULARY

want ________________ dancing ________________

study ________________ jogging ________________
play ________________ chatting ________________
meet ________________ singing ________________
throw away ________________ interesting ________________
like ________________ lazy ________________
dislike ________________ wise ________________
desk ________________ supervisor ________________
job ________________

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UNIT 5

Objects Around Us
GRAMMAR

TASK 1
Put a or an to the following words.
Example:
a car
an apple

_____ hospital _____ exercise

_____ television _____ question
_____ actor _____ hour
_____ answer _____ cassette
_____ assistant _____ address
_____ university _____ office
_____ umbrella _____ folder

TASK 2
Correct the mistakes.
1. This a orange. _________________________________________
2. I have two car. _________________________________________
3. They live in big house. _________________________________________
4. Have you dictionary? _________________________________________
5. I not know. _________________________________________
6. Dina has pen and Luna has pencil. _________________________________________
7. Do you have video? _________________________________________
8. Iwan has apple. _________________________________________
9. John has umbrella. _________________________________________
10. I want banana. _________________________________________

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TASK 3
Complete the sentences using one of the words below. Give a or an when necessary.
Big small new old
Cheap expensive interesting friendly
1. I like _________ cars.
2. I have _________ umbrella.
3. I live in_________ house.
4. I have _________ dictionary.
5. I am _________ person.

TASK 4
Matching the opposite. Write the correct letter in the blank on the left.
___________ 1. tall a. thin
___________ 2. heavy b. ugly
___________ 3. handsome c. single
___________ 4. rich d. cheap
___________ 5. married e. poor
___________ 6. easy f. short
___________ 7. expensive g. old
___________ 8. young h. noisy
___________ 9. large i. difficult
___________ 10. quiet j. small

SPEAKING

TASK 1
Pronounce these words correctly.
helmet car
screwdriver computer
axe nail
bolt nut
scissor hammer
files harpener
computer

TASK 2
Ask and answer like the following example:
A: What is this in English?
B: It’s a car.
A: How do you spell it?
B: It’s C-A-R
A: I’m sorry, could you repeat please?
B: Sure! It’s C-A-R.
A: Thank you.

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B: You are welcome

READING

TASK 1
a. Read the following letter carefully.
Dear Eva,
I like Tembagapura. It is a small town but beautiful. Budi and Iwan are here, too. They work in
Grasberg Maintenance Department. We live in different barracks. I live in S barrack and they
live in SQ barracks. Their barracks are better than my barrack. We work from seven in the
morning until five in the evening. Sometimes we work at nights. We all like our jobs here. Our
jobs are very interesting!

See you soon.

Love from Imam

P.S. How is your new job?

b. Answer the following questions.

1. Who is Eva? _________________________________________
2. Who sends this letter? _________________________________________
3. Where does Imam work now? _________________________________________
4. What does Tembagapura look like? _________________________________________
5. Where do Budi and Iwan live? _________________________________________
6. Where does Imam live? _________________________________________
7. How long do they work? _________________________________________
8. Do they always work at nights? _________________________________________
9. Do they like their job? _________________________________________
10. Why do they like their job? _________________________________________

TASK 2
a. Read the passage carefully.
An artist uses paper, pens, pencils, and paint to make pictures. She draws pictures for books
and magazines. Her pictures are easy to understand. The drawings help to explain the ideas
in the book.

b. Write True or False.

1. An artist uses pens, pencils, and paint. ( )
2. She draws pictures for books. ( )
3. She writes letters for magazines. ( )
4. Her pictures are hard to understand. ( )
5. Pictures help to explain the ideas in the books. ( )

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WRITING

Write a letter to a friend about your new place of work. Use the above letter as a model.
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VOCABULARY

helmet __________________ high __________________

screwdriver __________________ short __________________
axe __________________ heavy __________________
bolt __________________ light __________________
scissor __________________ handsome __________________
file __________________ beautiful __________________
sharpener __________________ ugly __________________
nail __________________ rich __________________
nut __________________ married __________________
big __________________ easy __________________
small __________________ hard __________________
cheap __________________ difficult __________________
expensive __________________ large __________________
interesting __________________ narrow __________________
boring __________________ thin __________________
old __________________ thick __________________
new __________________ noisy __________________
young __________________ quiet __________________
friendly __________________ necessary __________________
kind __________________ unnecessary __________________
nice __________________ understand __________________
tall __________________ explain __________________
poor __________________ (to) draw __________________
single __________________ drawing __________________

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UNIT 6

Telling the Time

GRAMMAR

Language Usage
It is one o’clock sharp. (1:00)
It is five past one. (1:05)
What time is it? It is ten past one. (1:10)
What’s the time? It is a quarter past one. (1:15)
Could you tell me the time, please? It is half past one. (1:30)
It is a quarter to two. (1:45)
It is five to two. (1:55)

TASK 1
Write the times below in words.
Example:
1:15 It’s fifteen past one. / It’s a quarter past one.
2:30 It’s half past two. / It’s two thirty.

a. 1:20 _________________________________________________________________
b. 1:45 _________________________________________________________________
c. 2:31 _________________________________________________________________
d. 2:35 _________________________________________________________________
e. 3:40 _________________________________________________________________
f. 4:55 _________________________________________________________________
g. 7:29 _________________________________________________________________
h. 12:02 _________________________________________________________________
i. 10:37 _________________________________________________________________
j. 8:11 _________________________________________________________________
k. 9:21 _________________________________________________________________
l. 5:17 _________________________________________________________________
m. 10:10 _________________________________________________________________
n. 12:14 _________________________________________________________________
o. 11:45 _________________________________________________________________

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SPEAKING

TASK 1
Work in pairs. Ask and answer these questions with your partner. Use question words “What
time…” or “How long…”.
Examples:
1) get up – 4:30
A: What time do you get up in the morning?
B: I get up at half past four (four – thirty).
2) have shower – 20 minutes
A: How long do you have shower?
B: I have shower for twenty minutes.

a. have shower – 4:45 _________________________________________

b. have breakfast – 5:15 _________________________________________
c. have breakfast – 30 minutes _________________________________________
d. go to work – 5:40 _________________________________________
e. arrive at work – 6:30 _________________________________________
f. have a coffee break – 15 minutes _________________________________________
g. have lunch – 11:30 _________________________________________
h. have lunch – 1 hour _________________________________________
i. finish working – 4 PM _________________________________________
j. get home – 5 PM _________________________________________
k. go to bed – 10 PM _________________________________________

READING

TASK 1
a. Read this passage carefully.
Herman is a mechanic. He is from East Java. He is married and he has one beautiful
daughter. Herman works at PT KPI. Everyday, he gets up at 4:50. He takes a shower at 5:00.
After that he has breakfast at 5:30. He goes to work at 5:45. He arrives at work at 6:00. He
starts work at 6:15. He has lunch at 11:30. After that he takes a rest until 1:00 sharp. He
goes back to work at 1:15. He finishes his work at 5:00.

b. Answer the following questions.

1. What is Herman’s job? _________________________________________
2. Where is he from? _________________________________________
3. Is he married? _________________________________________
4. How many children does he have? _________________________________________
5. Does he get up at 5:00? _________________________________________
6. What time does he take a shower? _________________________________________
7. What time does he have breakfast? _________________________________________
8. What time does he go to work? _________________________________________
9. What time does he have lunch? _________________________________________
10. What time does he finish work? _________________________________________

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WRITING
Write about your daily activities. You can use the above reading passage as a model.

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VOCABULARY

time _________________ get home _____________________

second _________________ go to bed _____________________
minute _________________ take a rest _____________________
hour _________________ daily _____________________
a quarter _________________ monthly _____________________
(a) half _________________ annually _____________________
past/ after _________________ hardworking _____________________
to/ before _________________ hungry _____________________
sharp _________________ thirsty _____________________
get up _________________ tired _____________________
have shower _________________ sleepy _____________________
get dressed _________________ windy _____________________
have breakfast _________________ rainy _____________________
have lunch _________________ foggy _____________________
have dinner _________________ cloudy _____________________
arrive _________________ humid _____________________
go home ____________ cold _____________________
warm _____________________

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UNIT 7

Preposition of Place
GRAMMAR

Language Usage
Where is the book? It is on the table.
It is under the table.
It is between the table and the chair.
It is in the drawer.
It is in the corner of the room.
It is on the left of the table.
It is on the right of the table.
It is near the table.
It is far from the table.
Where are the books? They are on the table.
They are under the table.
They are between the table and the chair.
They are in the drawer.
They are in the corner of the room.
They are on the left of the table.
They are on the right of the table.
They are near the table.
They are far from the table.

Yes and No questions

Is the book on the table? Yes, it is
No, it isn’t
Are the books on the table? Yes, they are
No, they aren’t

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TASK 1
Practice using preposition of place.
Example:
Under Put your hand under your chair. Where is your hand?
Response My hand is under my chair.

1. on Put your pen on your book. Where is your pen?

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2. in Put your pen in your pocket. Where is your pen?
___________________________________________________________
3. under Put your pen under your book. Where is your pen?
___________________________________________________________
4. next to Put your pen next to your book. Where is your pen?
___________________________________________________________
5. on Put your hand on your ear. Where is your hand?
___________________________________________________________
6. next to Put your hand next to your ear. Where is your hand?
___________________________________________________________
7. around Put your hand around your neck. Where is your hand?
___________________________________________________________
8. next to Stand next to (……). Where are you?
___________________________________________________________
9. between Stand between (……). Where are you?
___________________________________________________________
10. on the left Put your book on the left side. Where is your book?
___________________________________________________________

SPEAKING

TASK 1
Look around the classroom and ask the position of each object.
Example:
Flipchart. Where is the flipchart? It is in front of the teacher.

Name of object Questions Answers

1. ______________ _________________ _________________
2. ______________ _________________ _________________
3. ______________ _________________ _________________
4. ______________ _________________ _________________
5. ______________ _________________ _________________
6. ______________ _________________ _________________
7. ______________ _________________ _________________
8. ______________ _________________ _________________
9. ______________ _________________ _________________
10. ______________ _________________ _________________

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TASK 2
Look at the following picture. Please ask and answer the questions like the following
example.
Example: Where is the car? It is behind the man.

TASK 3
Still using the same picture, make a dialog like the following example.
Example:
A: Is the car in front of the man?
B: No, it isn’t.
A: Where is it?
B: It is behind the man.

WRITING

TASK 1
Imagine this is your house. Please write the position of each object in the room.

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VOCABULARY

in _______________________ far _______________________

on _______________________ near _______________________
at _______________________ on the left _______________________
around _______________________ on the right _______________________
next to _______________________ under _______________________
beside _______________________ in the corner _______________________
in front of _______________________ above _______________________
behind _______________________ below _______________________
between _______________________

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UNIT 8

There is & There are

GRAMMAR

Language Usage
Interrogative sentences
a house in this area?
a car in front of him?
Is there a book in your house?
a pen in your pocket?
a computer in your office?
Are there houses in this area?
cars in front of him?
books in your house?
pens in your pocket?
computers in your office?

Positive sentences
a house in this area.
a car in front of him.
There is a book in your house.
a pen in your pocket.
a computer in your office.
houses in this area.
cars in front of him.
There are books in your house.
pens in your pocket.
computers in your office.

Negative sentences
a house in this area.
a car in front of him.
There isn’t a book in your house.
a pen in your pocket.

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a computer in your office.

houses in this area.
cars in front of him.
There aren’t books in your house.
pens in your pocket.
computers in your office.

TASK 1
Make sentences with there is and there are. Use the phrases in italics in your sentences.
Example: on my desk/ a book There is a book on my desk.

1. some books/ on John’s desk. _________________________________________

2. on the wall/ a map. _________________________________________
3. some pictures/ on the wall. _________________________________________
4. in this room/ three windows. _________________________________________
5. fifteen students/ in this room. _________________________________________
6. in the refrigerator/ some milk. _________________________________________
7. a bus stop/ at the corner of Jalan K. _________________________________________
8. in Java/ six provinces. _________________________________________
9. on television tonight/ a good program. _________________________________________
10. under the car/ three dogs. _________________________________________

TASK 2
Look at the following pictures. There are some differences in the second picture from the
first one. Write the differences!

Example:
− There is a ball under the table in the second picture, but there isn’t a ball in the first
picture.
− There isn’t a bottle in the second picture.
Write other differences!
a. __________________________________________________________________________
b. __________________________________________________________________________

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c. __________________________________________________________________________
d. __________________________________________________________________________
e. . _________________________________________________________________________
f. . _________________________________________________________________________
g. . _________________________________________________________________________
h. . _________________________________________________________________________
i. . _________________________________________________________________________
j. . _________________________________________________________________________
k. . _________________________________________________________________________

TASK 3
Answer the following questions about your office.
Example:
Sofa/ office
A: Is there a sofa in your office?
B: Yes, there is. / No, there isn’t

1. dictionary 6. plants
2. computers 7. cups
3. television 8. helmet
4. photos 9. filling cabinet
5. books 10. car

TASK 4
Put the words in the correct order to make questions about houses and flats.
Example: telephone. Your/ in/ flat/ is/ there/ a Is there a telephone in your flat?

1. bedroom/ is/ color/ What/ your ___________________________________

2. plants/ Are/ your/ any/ there/ bathroom ___________________________________
3. a/ living room/ there/ table/ Is/ in/ your ___________________________________
4. color/ is/ What/ living room/ your ___________________________________
5. kitchen/ there/ your/ Are/ pictures/ any/ in ___________________________________

SPEAKING

TASK 1
Describe your office such as the following example.
Examples:
There is a book on the table.
There are two folders on the shelf.

1. __________________________________________________________________________
2. __________________________________________________________________________

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3. __________________________________________________________________________
4. __________________________________________________________________________
5. __________________________________________________________________________
6. __________________________________________________________________________

TASK 2
Make questions then ask your friend the contents of the refrigerator in the picture. Use the
nouns in the list in your questions. Use: “Is there …?” or “Are there…?”
Example:
A : Is there any (some) milk in the refrigerator?
B : Yes, there is.
1. onions 8. apples
2. cheese 9. potatoes
3. butter 10. oranges juice
4. eggs 11. strawberries
5. bread 12. oranges
6. fruit 13. meat
7. hamburgers 14. roses

TASK 3
Ask your friend questions about Tembagapura and Timika. Use : “ Is there …?” or “Are
there…?”
Example:
A: Is there a zoo in Tembagapura?
B: No, there isn’t

1. an airport 6. a cinema
2. an aquarium 7. a subway
3. any lakes 8. a post office
4. a swimming pool 9. any shopping centers
5. any good restaurants 10. any American banks

READING

TASK 1
a. Read the following text.
Sarah and Colin live in an old house in an English village. Sarah is a secretary. She drives five
miles to work everyday. Colin works at home. The village post office is one room in their
house and Colin works there. The people in the village buy their stamps in Colin and Sarah’s
house! The post box is there, too.
Their house is a lovely one. The living room is yellow. There are two blue sofas. There is an

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antique table and chairs. There is a big picture of Sarah and her daughter. Sarah’s mother is a
painter. There are usually flowers in the living room or the dining room. Sarah likes yellow
and white flowers. The kitchen and the bathroom are new.
Colin and Sarah are very happy in their house and I like visiting them.

b. Answer the following questions.

1. Where do Sarah and Colin live? ______________________________________
2. What does Sarah do? ______________________________________
3. How far does Sarah drive to work everyday? ______________________________________
4. Does Colin work at the bank? ______________________________________
5. Is there a post office in their house? ______________________________________
6. What are there in their living room? ______________________________________
7. What does Sarah’s mother do? ______________________________________
8. What does Sarah like? ______________________________________

WRITING

TASK 1
Describe your living room or barrack room like the following example.
Example:
There is a tape recorder on the table.
There are books on the shelf.
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_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________

VOCABULARY

there is _____________________ picture _____________________

there are _____________________ plant _____________________
rug _____________________ village _____________________
refrigerator _____________________ comfortable _____________________
shelf _____________________ noisy _____________________
sofa _____________________ quiet _____________________

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wardrobe _____________________ old _____________________

cupboard _____________________ new _____________________
sink _____________________ antique _____________________
boiler _____________________ big _____________________
kitchen _____________________ small _____________________
dining room _____________________ lovely _____________________
living room _____________________ nice _____________________
bedroom _____________________ good _____________________
terrace _____________________ happy _____________________
folder _____________________ sad _____________________
filling cabinet _____________________ loud _____________________
fax machine _____________________ slow _____________________
dictionary _____________________ wet _____________________
necktie _____________________ dry _____________________
wristwatch _____________________ drive _____________________
necklace _____________________ buy _____________________
sharp _____________________ sell _____________________
square _____________________ boots _____________________
flat _____________________ belt _____________________
funny _____________________ scarf _____________________
round _____________________ bright _____________________

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UNIT 9

Daily Activities
GRAMMAR

Language Usage
Interrogative sentences
you get up at 4? Yes, I do.
they have breakfast at home? No, they don’t.
we go to work by car? Yes, we do.
Do
I work for 7 hours? Yes, I do.
John and Anton eat hamburgers for lunch? No, they don’t.
the children have lunch with Iwan? Yes, they do.
she get up at 4? Yes, she does.
he have breakfast at home? Yes, he does.
it bite your friend? Yes it does.
Does
Amir work for 7 hours? No, he doesn’t.
the doctor eat hamburgers for lunch? No, he doesn’t.
your son have lunch with Iwan? No, he doesn’t.

Negative sentences
You get up at 4?
They have breakfast at home?
We go to work by car?
don’t
I work for 7 hours?
John and Anton eat hamburgers for lunch?
The children have lunch with Iwan?
She get up at 4?
He have breakfast at home?
It go to work by car?
doesn’t
Amir work for 7 hours?
The doctor eat hamburgers for lunch?
My son have lunch with Iwan?

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Positive sentences
You get up at 4.
They have breakfast at home.
We go to work by car.
I work for 7 hours.
John and Anton eat hamburgers for lunch.
have lunch with Iwan.
gets up at 4.
She has breakfast at home.
He works by car.
eats hamburgers for lunch.
has lunch with Iwan.
It works for 7 hours.

WH-Words questions
What time you get up?
Where they have breakfast ?
How do we go to work?
How long I work?
What John and Anton eat for lunch?
What time she get up?
Where he have breakfast?
How does it walk?
How long Parman work?
What your mother eat for lunch?

Answer
I get up at 4.
They have breakfast at home.
We go to work by car.
You work for 7 hours.
John and Anton eat hamburgers for lunch.
She gets up at 4.
He has breakfast at home.
It walks by its legs.
Parman works for 7 hours.
My mother eats hamburgers for lunch.

TASK 1
Complete the sentences. Use is, isn’t, are or aren’t!

1. A ball isn’t square.

2. Balls are round.

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3. A mouse ________big.
4. Lemons ________ yellow. Bananas________ yellow too.
5. A lemon ________ sweet. It sour.
6. A diamond ________ cheap.
7. Diamonds ________ expensive.
8. Apples ________ expensive.
9. The earth ________ flat. It ________ round.
10. My pen ________ heavy. It ________ light.
11. This room ________ dark. It ________ light.
12. A rock ________ hard. It ________ soft.
13. English grammar ________ hard. It ________ easy.
14. This exercise ________ difficult. It ________ easy.
15. My classmates ________ friendly.
16. A turtle ________ slow.
17. Airplanes ________ slow. They ________ fast.
18. The floor is in the classroom ________ clean. It ________ dirty.
19. The weather ________ cold today.
20. The sun ________ bright today.

TASK 2
a. Complete the sentences using the verbs in the brackets!
Example:
I have lunch at 12:30. (have)
He plays with his children every afternoon. (play)

1. He ________ to the mill at 7:00 every morning. (go)

2. They ________ home at weekend. (stay)
3. She ________ work at 5:00. (finish)
4. We________ visitors to our company every month. (invite)
5. My secretary ________ all the letters and ________ all the faxes. (type) (send)
6. The workshop________ the goods and we ________ them. (produce) (deliver)

b. Use negative forms!

Example:
I/coffee (drink) I don’t drink coffee

1. We/ breakfast (have) ______________________________________

2. They/ early (get up) ______________________________________
3. She/ work until 9.30 (start) ______________________________________
4. Their company/ a big profit (make) ______________________________________
5. This factory/ desks nowadays (manufacture) ______________________________________
6. My husband/ the housework (do) ______________________________________

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c. Complete the following sentences using do or does!

a. When ________ he start work in the morning?
b. Where ________ you have lunch?
c. ________ you know his telephone number?
d. What ________ your husband do?
e. When ________ this office close?
f. Where ________ your children go to school?
g. When ________ Charles and Sitompul get home in the evening?

TASK 3
Write the question form and answer the questions!
Example:
You/ in Grasberg? (work)
Do you work in Grasberg? Yes, I do

1. You/ the Timika Post? (read)

________________________________? Yes, I __________.
2. He/ his job? (like)
________________________________? Yes, he __________.
3. She/ clients everyday? (visit)
________________________________? Yes, She __________.
4. You/ the store at 8:30? (open)
________________________________? Yes, we __________.
5. The bus/ Timika at 11:30? (leave)
________________________________? No, it ________ at 12:50 (leave)
6. Your company/ a branch in Aceh? (have)
________________________________? No, it _____ but we ______a branch in
Jakarta. (have)
7. Your friends/ English? (speak)
________________________________? No, They ______, but Amir __________
Sundanese and Madurese. (speak)

TASK 4
Complete the following sentences using do, don’t, does, or doesn’t into the gaps.
1. ________ you like red roses? Yes, I ________.
2. ________ he work for Toyota? Yes, he ________
3. ________ she go to the supermarket on Sundays? No, she ________.
4. ________ they drive to work? Yes, they ________.
5. ________ he have a CD player? No, he ________.
6. ________ you learn English on Sundays? No, I ________.

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TASK 5
Match each question with an appropriate answer from column B.
A B
1. When does she arrive at work? a. No, she isn’t.
2. Does he like football? b. No, she doesn’t.
3. Is he married? c. No, he doesn’t.
4. Where does she live? d. It’s three o’clock.
5. Does she drink whisky? e. At half past eight.
6. What time is it? f. Yes, he is.
7. Is she a travel agent? g. In Athens.

TASK 6
Change the subject using she, he, or it and rewrite the sentences.
Example:
I live in Manchester. She lives in Manchester.

1. I don’t like winter. ______________________________________

2. Do you like working here? ______________________________________
3. They don’t often stay at home. ______________________________________
4. We sometimes go swimming. ______________________________________
5. The workers like watching HBO films. ______________________________________

TASK 7
Make questions based on the underlined phrases! You may use who, what,
when, why, or what time.
Example:
I am a computer operator.What is your job?

1. I go to work at half past eight. ___________________________________

2. I like my job because it is interesting. ___________________________________
3. I have fried rice for breakfast. ___________________________________
4. I finish work at five o’clock. ___________________________________
5. I watch television or read novel in the evenings. ___________________________________
6. I visit my parents at weekends. ___________________________________

SPEAKING

TASK 1
Work in pairs and ask your partner about the phrases below!.
Example:
Wake up
A:What time do you wake up?
B:I wake up at 4:00.

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Get up
A:What time do you get up?
B:I get up at 4:30.

1. take a bath 7. have lunch

2. brush teeth 8. go home
3. put on clothes 9. have dinner
4. have breakfast 10. watch tv
5. go to work 11. go to sleep
6. start work

READING

TASK 2
a. Read the passage carefully.
Hello. My names are Pius and Bertha. We are from Ambon. Our father’s a policeman and our
mother’s an English teacher. They work from Monday to Friday. We don’t work. We are
students. We go to school from Monday to Saturday. In the evenings we all like watching
television and listening to music. Pius and I like singing. We sing in a band at school. Our
parents do not like singing. They like dancing. They go dancing on Thursday evenings. At
weekends Pius and I are going out with our friends. On Sunday we all go to church.

b. Answer the following questions based on the above passage.

1. Who is Pius? ___________________________
2. Who is Bertha? ___________________________
3. Where are they from? ___________________________
4. What is their father’s job? ___________________________
5. Is their mother a nurse? ___________________________
6. How many days a week do their parents work? ___________________________
7. How many days a week do Pius and Bertha go to school? ___________________________
8. What do their parents like? ___________________________
9. Do Pius and Bertha like swimming? ___________________________
10. What do they like? ___________________________
11. What do they do at weekends? ___________________________
12. What do they do on Sundays? ___________________________

WRITING

TASK 1
Complete the sentences in this composition by Joko.
My name is Joko. I am from Surabaya. _____ _____ (1) a student. ____ _____ (2) twenty years
old.
My family live in Surabaya. _____(3)father _____(4) a businessman. _____ _____(5)fifty one
years old. _____(6) mother _____ _____ (7) a housewife. ______ ____ (8) forty-nine years old.

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_____ _____ (9) two sisters and one brother. My sisters’ names _____(10) Rosa and Patricia.
Rosa _______(11) a teacher. _____ _____ (12) twenty years old. Patricia _____(13) a student.
_____ _____ (14) eighteen years old. I ______(15) a brother. My brother’s name _____(16) Juan.
_____ _____ (17) an engineer. He____18) married. He has two children.
I live in a dormitory. It _____(19) a tall building. _____ _____ (20) on Sudirman street. My
address _______ (21)on Sudirman street. I live with my roommate. _______ (22) name is Bob.
_____ _____ (23) from Yogjakarta. _____ _____ (24) nineteen years old.
I like my English class. ______ ____ (25) interesting. I like _____(26) classmates.
_____ _____ (27) friendly.

TASK 2
Now write about yourself.
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________

VOCABULARY

wake up _____________________ breakfast _______________________

get up ____________________ lunch _______________________
have shower ____________________ brunch _______________________
get dressed ____________________ dinner _______________________
make dinner ____________________ bright _______________________
bite ____________________ dirty _______________________
fix ____________________ sweet _______________________
pay ____________________ fast _______________________
enjoy ____________________ slow _______________________
carry ____________________ turtle _______________________
shave ____________________ weekend _______________________
put on ____________________ evening _______________________
watch ___________________ rock _______________________
visit ___________________ iamond _______________________
arrive ___________________ floor _______________________
drink ___________________ attentio _______________________
leave ___________________ exercises _______________________
weather ___________________ factory _______________________
play ___________________ because _______________________

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UNIT 10

Adverbs of Frequency
GRAMMAR

Language Usage
Interrogative sentences
always
often
you/ they/ we/ I /
usually
Do the students take a bath?
sometimes
seldom
never
always
often
she/ he/ it/ Tika usually
Does take a bath?
sometimes
seldom
never

Positive sentences
You always
They often
We usually
take a bath.
I sometimes
The students seldom
never
She always
He often
It usually takes a bath.
Tika sometimes
never

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WH-Words questions
What time you get up?
Where they have breakfast ?
How do we usually go to work?
How long I work in your office ?
the students have lunch ?

What time she get up?

Where he have breakfast ?
How does it usually work?
How long the student have lunch?

Answer
You get up at 5.
They have breakfast at home. work in
We usually my office for 10 hours.
I go to work by car.
The student
She gets up at 4.
He has breakfast at home.
usually
It works slowly.
The student has lunch for one hour.

TASK 1
Use always, usually, often, sometimes, seldom, rarely, and never to talk about your activities
after 5:00 pm everyday.

1. eat dinner __________________________________________________

2. eat dinner at six o’clock __________________________________________________
3. eat dinner at eight o’clock __________________________________________________
4. watch TV __________________________________________________
5. listen to music __________________________________________________
6. go to a movie __________________________________________________
7. go shopping __________________________________________________
8. go dancing __________________________________________________
9. go swimming __________________________________________________
10. spend time with my friends __________________________________________________
11. talk on the phone __________________________________________________
12. speak English __________________________________________________
13. write a letter __________________________________________________
14. read a newspaper __________________________________________________
15. study __________________________________________________
16. study English grammar __________________________________________________

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17. drink beer __________________________________________________

18. play with my children __________________________________________________
19. have a snack __________________________________________________
20. dream __________________________________________________

TASK 2
Add the adverbs of frequency in parentheses to the sentences.
Example:
I eat breakfast. (always) I always eat breakfast.

1. I get up at 7:00. (usually) ___________________________

2. I drink two cups of coffee in the morning. (often) ___________________________
3. I eat bakso. (never) ___________________________
4. I go to work at 5:00. (seldom) ___________________________
5. I have tea with dinner. (sometimes) ___________________________
6. Bob eats lunch at Melati mess hall. (rarely) ___________________________
7. Ann drinks tea. (usually) ___________________________
8. I speak with Pak Bill. (always) ___________________________
9. We listen to music after dinner. (usually) ___________________________
10. I do my homework. (never) ___________________________
11. John and Sue watch TV in the afternoon. (sometimes) ___________________________
12. The students speak English in the afternoon. (always) ___________________________

TASK 3
Complete the sentences using the words in the bracket!
Example:
(pay, always)John always pays his bills on time.

1. (cry, seldom) Our baby _______________ at night.

2. (study, everyday) Paul _______________ at the library _______________.
3. (stay, usualy) Beanal _______________ home at night.
4. (fly, always) Bob is a pilot. He _______________ a plane.
5. (carry, always) Carol _______________ her books to class.
6. (pray, everyday) Jack _______________.
7. (buy, seldom) Ann _______________ new clothes.
8. (worry, often) Cindy is a good student, but she _______________ about her grades.
9. (speak, always) Budi _______________ English with his supervisor.
10. (help, never) Tono _______________ his mother preparing the food.

TASK 4
Complete the sentences using the words in the brackets.
Example:
The students (ask, often) often ask questions in class.

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1. Ron (study, usually) ________________ at the library every evening.

2. Jane (bite) ________________ her fingernails when she is nervous.
3. Don (wash, usually) ________________ the dishes after dinner.
4. I (worry, sometimes) ________________ about my grades at school.
5. Marry (worry, never) ________________ about her grades. She (study) __________ hard.
6. John (teach) __________ math at the local high school. Andreas (teach) __________ English.
7. Birds (fly) __________. They (have) __________ wings.
8. A bird (fly) __________. It (have) __________ wings.
9. A mechanic (fix) __________ cars. Bartender (mix) __________ drinks.
10. Mar (pay, always) __________ attention in class. She (answer, usually) __________ questions.

TASK 5
Use verbs from the list to complete the sentences. Make negative sentences using does + not/
do + not.
carry make do
put on drink shave
eat smoke go
speak
Example:
Bob doesn’t go to school everyday.

1. My roommates _______________ Spanish.

2. Fred has a beard. He _______________ in the morning.
3. Sue has a briefcase. She _______________ a book bag to class.
4. We _______________ to class on Sunday.
5. Sally takes care of her health. She _______________ cigarettes.
6. Jane and Alex always have lunch at home. They _______________ at the cafeteria.
7. Sometimes I _______________ my homework.
8. Jack is a careful writer. He _______________ mistakes in spelling when he writes.
9. My sister _______________ coffee.
10. Sometimes Ann _______________ her make-up.

TASK 6
Make the sentences into negative.
Example:
I like tea. I don’t like tea.

1. Bob likes tea. _________________________________________

2. We have class everyday. _________________________________________
3. Marry knows Jim. _________________________________________
4. I speak French. _________________________________________
5. He sits in the front row. _________________________________________
6. You need your umbrella today. _________________________________________
7. It snows in the city in the winter. _________________________________________
8. I live with my family. _________________________________________
9. I am hungry. _________________________________________

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10. I understand that sentence. _________________________________________

11. Dick is at home. _________________________________________
12. Dick lives in the dorm. _________________________________________
13. They are busy. _________________________________________
14. They work hard. _________________________________________
15. We have a homework assignment. _________________________________________
16. We are in class. _________________________________________
17. It is cold today. _________________________________________
18. It is raining today. _________________________________________
19. It rains everyday. _________________________________________
20. This city has nice weather in the summer. _________________________________________

SPEAKING

TASK 1
Make questions and answers.
Example:
go to work by train A: Do you go to work by train?
Seldom B: I seldom go to work by train.

1. get up early? _______________________________________________

always _______________________________________________
2. have tea for break fast? _______________________________________________
usually _______________________________________________
3. visit friends at weekends? _______________________________________________
never _______________________________________________
4. go shopping on Saturdays? _______________________________________________
sometimes _______________________________________________
5. go out in the evening? _______________________________________________
often _______________________________________________
6. drink coffee in the morning? _______________________________________________
usually _______________________________________________
7. cook dinner? _______________________________________________
never _______________________________________________
8. watch television? _______________________________________________
always _______________________________________________
9. work late? _______________________________________________
never _______________________________________________
10. go to work on foot? _______________________________________________
seldom _______________________________________________

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TASK 2
Ask your friend the following questions and also ask the answers and the reasons!

No. Question always usually often sometimes never

1. Do you go to work by train?
Why?
2. Do you get up early?
Why?
3. Do you have tea for
breakfast? Why?
4. Do you visit friends at
weekends? Why?
5. Do you go shopping on
Saturdays? Why?

TASK 3
Work in pairs and ask your partner to use adverb of frequency without looking the sentence!
Example:
Usually I usually go to work by bus.

1. always _____________________________________________________
2. usually _____________________________________________________
3. often _____________________________________________________
4. sometimes _____________________________________________________
5. seldom _____________________________________________________
6. never _____________________________________________________
7. always _____________________________________________________
8. usually _____________________________________________________
9. often _____________________________________________________
10. sometimes _____________________________________________________
11. seldom _____________________________________________________
12. never _____________________________________________________

READING
TASK 1
a. Read this passage carefully and underlined difficult words!
The PT Freeport Indonesia Lock-out and Tag-out Regulations are issued in accordance to the
company Safety Policy and the Indonesian Department of Mines regulations.
It is vital for your personal safety and protection and the safety and protection of your fellow
workers that you understand and consistently use the procedures outlines in this booklet.
These regulations apply to all persons including contractors and consultants working in any
location in the PT Freeport Indonesia area.

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b. Answer the following questions based on the above passage.

1. What is the passage about?
2. Why should employees understand the procedures?
3. Who do the regulations apply for?
4. What department issued the procedures?
5. All employees should work in accordance to the company policy. Do you agree? Give your
reasons!

WRITING
TASK 1
Write about your daily activities. You can start writing about your activities from morning to
evening. Use the adverb of frequency.
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________

TASK 2
Write about your best friend, sister or brother’s daily activities. You can start writing about
his or her activities from morning to evening. Use the adverb of frequency.
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________

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VOCABULARY

always ____________________ worry ____________________

usually ____________________ bite ____________________
sometimes ____________________ shave ____________________
seldom ____________________ shave ____________________
never ____________________ mistakes ____________________
help ____________________ beard ____________________
carry ____________________ briefcase ____________________
eat ____________________ careful ____________________
mke ____________________ fruit ____________________
cry ____________________ tonight ____________________
say ____________________ last night ____________________
put on ____________________ drugstore ____________________
speak ____________________ hats ____________________
fly ____________________ sign ____________________
answer ____________________ curtains ____________________
follow ____________________ a piece of ____________________
wash ____________________ a cup of ____________________
onions ____________________ a glass of ____________________
bread ____________________ a bowl of ____________________
lakes ____________________ meat ____________________
forks ____________________ spoons ____________________
spoons ____________________

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