English in Common N°2 Unit 1 - Getting to know you WorkBook-1

Example: Castillo Aramayo María Alejandra

Last names Name(s)
Note: Use blue or bold letter for answers
LESSON 1 – Vocabulary 1a Complete the country names. What is the letter in the center?

A U S T R A L A
C O A
M C
S

b Complete the crossword with nationality words.

1 2
Across Down
3 4
J
5. Nicole Kidman 1. Paulo Cohelo 5
A
P
6. Will Smith 2. Gong Li 7
6
A
10. Gerard Depardieu 3. Hideki Matsui N
E
11. Gael García Bernal 4. Penélope Cruz 8
S
9
E
7. Andrea Bocelli
10
8. Helen Mirren
11

9. Ralf Schumacher

Grammar
2 Match the questions to the answers. Then match the answers to the photos.

D 1. Who is he? a. a sport car

_____ 2. Who is she? b. Antonio Banderas

_____ 3. What is it? c. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie

_____ 4. Who are they? d. Heidi Klum

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3 Complete the questions and answers with the words in the box.

Where / German / are / from / is / American / Spain / He’s / She’s

1. Where _________Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie from? They’re _________the United States. They’re
____________.

2. Where ____________ Antonio Banderas from? ____________ from ____________. He’s Spanish.

3. ____________ is Heidi Klum from? ____________ from Germany. She is a ____________ model.

Communication
4a Read the conversations. Complete the map below with the names in the box.

Map-Exercise 1
A: Hello. I’m Maria. I’m Mexican. I’m from Veracruz. What’s your name?
B: My name is Takumi. I’m from Tokyo. I’m Japanese.
Map-Exercise 2
A: Hi, I’m Claudio. I’m Italian. I’m from Rimini.
B: Hi, Claudio. We’re John and Liz.
C: We’re British. We’re from London.
Map-Exercise 3
A: Hello, my name is Elda. I’m from Sao Paolo. I’m Brazilian. What’s your name?
B: I’m Jean Pierre. I’m from Montreal. I’m Canadian.

Maria Takumi John and Liz Elda Claudio Jean Pierre

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b Correct the mistakes.

1. I’m Maria. I’m Portuguese. I’m from Veracruz. Mexican.

2. My name is Takumi. I’m from Tokyo. I’m Russian. ____________
3. I’m Claudio. I’m American. I’m from Rimini. ____________
4. We’re John and Liz. We’re British. We’re from Manchester. ____________
5. My name is Elda. I’m from Sao Paulo. I’m Argentinian.___________
6. I’m Jean Pierre. I’m from Montreal. I’m French. ___________

Grammar
5 Complete the questions.
Ex: What is it ? It’s a digital camera.

1. Where ______________________? He’s from Mexico.

2. Where ______________________? They’re from Korea.
3. What _______________________? It’s a sports car.
4. Who _______________________? She’s Jennifer Lopez.
5. What ______________________? They’re students.
6. Where _____________________? I’m from Colombia.
7. What ______________________? He’s a student.
8. What ______________________? They’re photos.

6 Write the full forms.

Ex: She’s she is

1. we’re __________ 2. I´m _____________ 3. He´s ______________

4. they’re __________ 5. You´re ____________ 6. It´s ______________

7 Correct the mistakes

Ex: He’s from Spain. He am Spanish. is

1. I’m Gia. I’m of Italy. _________________

2. We’re students; we is Japanese. _____________
3. Where be you from? ________________
4. It am a cell phone. ________________
5. Brad Pitt-who are he? _______________

LESSON 2 - Vocabulary
The Barone Family
Debra is Raymond’s wife.
Robert is Raymond’s brother.
Marie and Frank are Raymond and Robert’s parents.
Ally is Raymond and Debra’s daughter.
Geoffrey and Michael are Raymond and Debra’s sons.
Robert is Ally’s uncle.

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 1a Read about the Barone Family and complete the family tree.

Marie Frank

1. Debra Raymond 2.

3. 4. Michael

b Complete the sentences.

Ex: Ally is Michael’s sister.

1. Michael is _______________ bother.

2. Debra is _______________ sister in law.
3. Raymond is Debra’s_______________.
4. Ally is Robert’s _______________.
5. Ally, Geoffrey and Michael are Debra’s _______________.
6. Michael is Robert’s _______________.
7. Marie is _______________ mother in law.
8. _______________ is Debra’s father in law.
9. _______________ is Ally’s father.
10. Robert is Frank and Marie’s _______________.

Grammar

2a Complete the chart with family words.

FAMILY WORD FATHER’S OR MOTHER’S…

aunt 1. sister
uncle 2.
grandfather 3.
grandmother 4.

b Write sentences using the cues. Keep the words in the same order

Ex: Jack/Hilary/husband => Jack is Hilary´s husband.

1. Stefan/Ana/brother
_________________________________
2. Giorgio and Sophia/Mario/parents
_________________________________
3. Louisa/Mr. and Mrs. Moreno/daughter
_________________________________
4. Hana/Kwan/sister
_________________________________
5. Alejandro and Elena/Manu/children
_________________________________

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6. Jorge and Miguel/Claudia/sons
_________________________________
7. Stephanie/Pierre/niece
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3a Look at the picture. Match the conversations to the things in the picture.

Ex: B Is this your car? – Yes, it’s our car.

____ 1. Is this your car? – No, it’s his car.

____ 2. Is this your house? – Yes, it’s our house.

____ 3. Is this your house? – No, it’s her house.

b Circle the underlined word.

Ex: A is my/their house.

1. B is her/their car. 2. C is his/her car. 3. D is her/his house.

4 Correct underlined mistakes. Use possessive adjectives.

Ex: Is you sister married? your
1. Are he brothers and sisters Canadian? __________
2. Is she house in New York? __________
3. This is I dictionary. __________
4. Jennifer is we cousin. __________
5. Is this you cell phone? __________

5 Match the questions to the answers.

__d__1. Is Elizabeth your sister? a. Yes, I am.

____2. Are Sally and John your parents? b. Yes, we are.
____3. Is David your brother? c. No, they’re my sisters.
____4. Are you a student? d. Yes, she is.
____5. Are we in the same class? e. Yes, they are.
____6. Are Elizabeth and Marie your cousins? f. No he’s my boyfriend.
Communication
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6. Read the e-mail message. Then answer the questions.
Hi. I’m Amanda. I’m from Melbourne, in Australia. I’m Australian but my parents are from Greece. They’re
Greek. John is my husband. He’s Australian, but his parents are from the United States. Our house is in
Sydney. I’m a student at the University of Sydney.

Ex: Where is Amanda from? => She’s from Melbourne.

1. Is Amanda Australian?
____________________________
2. Where are her parents from?
____________________________
3. What is her husband’s name?
____________________________
4. Is he from the United States?
____________________________
5. Where are his parents from?
____________________________
6. Where is their house?
____________________________
7. Is Amanda a student?
____________________________

LESSON 3 - Vocabulary
1. Look at the pictures and the scrambled letters. Write the jobs.

1. T R E D I E R _______________ 5. M R O P G E M A R R _______________
2. D R I X A T V E R I _______________ 6. R E O C L O I P E F I C F _______________
3. S U N E R _______________ 7. N I N G E R E E _______________
4. S T I D E N T _______________ 8. H E R C A T E _______________

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Grammar

2 Underline the mistakes. Then correct them.

Ex: My brother is student. a student

Sam’s a electrician. an electrician

1. My cousin Julia’s an nurse. ____________

2. My grandfather is a retired. ____________
3. Pablo’s engineer in Bogotá. ____________
4. My father’s a unemployed. ____________
5. Lucia’s friend is lawyer in New York. ____________
6. I’m an clerk in my uncle’s store. ____________
7. Kim wants to be a architect. ____________
8. Is that police officer? ____________

3a Write true sentences using the chart.

Gerhard Richter Australian writer

1. Jorge Amado a American baseball player
2. Kylie Minogue is an Japanese artist
3. Johnny Depp Brazilian pop star
4. Ichiro Suzuki German actor
Ex: Gerhard Richter is a German artist.

1.______________________________________
2. ______________________________________
3. ______________________________________
4. ______________________________________

b Write more sentences using the jobs in the exercise 3a or the jobs in the box.

architect doctor police officer

journalist lawyer teacher

1.______________________________________
2. ______________________________________
3. ______________________________________
4. ______________________________________

4 Put the words in the correct order to make sentences. Use contracted forms.

Ex: Eduardo / not / married / Angela / are / and

Eduardo and Angela aren’t married.

1. My / 20 Cedar Dive / not / address / is

_______________________________________________
2. retired / grandparents / are / My / not
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3. little / tall / is / sister / My / not
_______________________________________________
4. from / not / Colombia / is / Eva
_______________________________________________
5. doctor / not / is / My / nephew / a
_______________________________________________
6. Canadian / not / My / are / parents
_______________________________________________

Reading and Writing

5a Read about Steven and fill in the blanks with the words in the box.

old email from manager

cell name phone married

Hello, my name is steven nagano. I’m 24 years ______(1), and I’m ______(2) concord in massachusetts. I
was born there. I’m the ______(3) of a little bookstore. I have a degree in english from Boston University.
I’m not ______(4).

My home is with my parents at 11 walden Road in concord. My ______(5) address is [email protected].

My home ______(6) number is 617-555-4472 and my ______(7) phone number is 617-555-2284.

b in English, we use capital letters at the beginning of people and places. Find six more mistakes with
capital letters in Steven’s story.

Ex: steven = Steven

1. _____________________________ 4. ______________________________
2. ______________________________ 5. ______________________________
3. ______________________________ 6. _______________________________

6a Read Steven’s story in Exercise 5a again and complete the website form for Steven.

Perfect Partners on the Net

1. First name: ____________________________

2. Last name: ____________________________
3. Age: ____________________________
4. Place of origin: ____________________________
5. Nationality: ____________________________
6. Married: Single:
7. Address: ____________________________
8. Email address: ____________________________

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 9. Telephone number (home): ____________________________
10. Telephone number (cell): ____________________________
11. Occupation: ____________________________

b Complete this form for yourself.

Perfect Partners on the Net

1. First name: ____________________________

2. Last name: ____________________________
3. Age: ____________________________
4. Place of origin: ____________________________
5. Nationality: ____________________________
6. Married: Single:
7. Address: ____________________________
8. Email address: ____________________________
9. Telephone number (home): ____________________________
10. Telephone number (cell): ____________________________
11. Occupation: ____________________________

7 Write an email response to Steven.

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