English Elementary

Unit 2: Personal Relations

 How to use English in the Classroom

How to introduce your family

Objectives How to describe people

How to talk about the time

Writing a Message of Introduction

How to use English in the Classroom
A. Vocabulary: English in the classroom
1. Match the words with things a-m in the photo.
Example: a = board
bag

board

laptop

chair

desk

door

pen

pen

mug

poster

clock

paper

window
 2. Listen and repeat.

Audio 2A.1

3. Look at the picture on slide 3. Ask and answer.

Example: A: What’s that in English?
B: Window.
A: How do you spell it?

4. Pronunciation: Write words from Things in the Classroom in the table.

one-syllable words ● two-syllable words ●●

bag pencil
 B
D
A Can you
Can you say
repeat that, E
C that slowly,
What’s that in please?
English? please?
How do you Can you write
spell that? that, please?

Actions in the classroom

close listen look open read say write

B. Ask questions about English

5. Read questions A-E on slide 5. Listen to the conversations and say which question.
Example: 1 = question A

Audio 2A.2 2A.2- Audio script

1 4

Ana Jim? Jim Now, open your . .

Jim Yes, Ana? ………...dictionary, please.

6. Look at the audio script. Underline the questions. Pablo Sorry? Open what?
Ana What's that in English?
Jim That's a window. Jim Your dictionary.

Ana Ah, OK. Window. Pablo Can you repeat that,

7. Pronunciation: Listen and repeat the questions. 2 please?

Pablo Sorry? Jim Dictionary.

Example: in English
Jim Window.
Audio 2A.3 that in English Pablo How do you spell that?

What’s that in English? Jim Window. W-l·N-D-0-W.

Pablo Oh, OK. Thanks. 5
Ana Sorry? Can you say

3 that slowly, please?

Satomi Can you write that, Jim Yes. Dic-tion-ary. OK?

please? Ana Yes. Dictionary.

8. Ask the teacher about three more things in the classroom.
Jim Yes, sure. W-I-N-D-O-W.
Example: What’s that in English?
C. Grammar: imperatives
9. Look at Actions in the classroom on slide 5. Match the verbs with photos 1-7.
Example: 1 = write

10. Write the verbs in these sentences.

1. __Close__ the door.

2. _________ the conversation with a partner.

3. _________ at the picture.

4. _________ the timetable.

5. _________ to the CD.

6. _________ your books at page 20.

7. _________ your name on the board.

D. Read a timetable
1. When’s Basic Italian? On Tuesday and Thursday evening.
12. Pronunciation: Listen. Which day has
2. When’s Basic French?
three syllables?
3. When’s Intensive English?
Audio 2A.4 Monday, Tuesday
4. When’s the multi-media center closed?
Wednesday, Thursday
5. When’s Basic English?
Friday, Saturday
Sunday, Monday
15. Listen and complete the conversation.
13. Listen again and repeat.
Audio 2A.5
14. Read the timetable and answer the questions. Jim: OK, that’s all for today. See 1__________.
Pablo: No, 2__________ Saturday!
MERIDIAN SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES
Jim: Oh yes. 3__________ on Monday!
Basic English Mon & Wed or Tue & Thu morning Pablo: 4__________ ‘fin de semana’ in English?
Intensive English Wed-Fri afternoon & Sat morning Jim: 5__________.
Basic French Mon & Wed evening Pablo: 6__________ a good weekend!
Basic Italian Tue & Thu evening Jim: Oh 7__________. You too!

Multi-media center: Mon-Sat, all day (closed Sun)

16. Practise saying the conversation.
 The family
ABCD. Put it all together mother This is Bob Marley

17. Look at the photo below and answer your teacher’s sister
questions.
father
Examples: A: Number 1: What’s that in English?
brother
B: Map.
B: Number 2: What’s that in English? daughter son
A: Clock.
wife husband
B: How do you spell it?
A: C-L-O-C-K.

This is Bob’s wife, This is Bob’s son, This is Bob’s daughter,

Rita Steve Stephanie
Celebrity Quiz
Who are these people?

Want a clue?
Who are these people? Here are their names!
Yoko Ono

Natasha Kinski

Diego Rivera

Kate Hudson

Caetano Veloso

Lauren Bacall

Julio Iglesias
How to introduce your family How to introduce your family
A. Vocabulary: family 3. Write the possessives in these phrases.
1. Look at The Marley family on slide 9. Write the names. her his your my their our

1. Bob’s wife = Rita 1. Me and ___my___ brother

2. Rita’s husband = 2. My class and _________ teacher
3. Stephanie’s mother = 3. You and _________ sister
4. Steve’s father = 4. Mr. Simpson and _________ son, Bart
5. Steve’s sister = 5. Mrs. Einstein and _________ son, Albert
6. Stephanie’s brother = 6. Me and _________ sister, and _________ mother
7. Bob’s daughter = 7. Mr. and Mrs. Presley and _________ son, Elvis
8. Rita’s son =

2. Listen and repeat.

Father, mother,
Sister, brother,
Audio 2B.1
Wife and husband,
Daughter, son
B. Grammar: possessive ‘s; demonstratives 7. Write these sentences in the grammar box.

4. Add ‘s to the sentences in the grammar box. These are my children. That’s my brother.
This is my sister. Those are my children.
possessive ‘s
Example: The wife of Bob. x Bob’s wife. ✓

1. Rita’s Bob wife. x Rita’s Bob’s wife. ✓ demonstratives

2. Steve’s Rita son. x

3. Stephanie’s Bob daughter. x

4. Steve’s Stephanie brother. x

5. What is the ‘s – is it possessive or is? This is my sister.

1. Bob’s married. __is__

2. Rita’s Bob’s wife. _____ _____ 8. Look at Celebrity Quiz. Match the people in the photos with
these sentences.
3. Bob’s from Jamaica. _____

4. Rita’s a singer. _____ 1. These people are singers. John Lennon …

2. Those people are singers.
5. Stephanie’s brother’s Steve. _____ _____
3. These people are actors / actresses.
6. Tell your partner the names of three people in your 4. Those people are actors / actresses.

family. Example: My mother’s name is Maria.

9. Work with a partner. Say sentences with this or that.
Example: A: This is Enrique Iglesias.
B: Yes, and that’s his father, Julio Iglesias.
A: And who’s that?
B: I don’t know.

C. Listen for key words

10. Two people are doing the quiz. Read and complete.
A: OK, so this is the English singer, John Lennon …
B: Yeah, John Lennon, yeah, and number __________ -- that’s his wife, __________ __________.

11. Listen and check.

Audio 2B.2

12. Listen to the people doing the quiz. Check your answers to exercise 9.

Audio 2B.3
13. Read the audio script to check again.
2B.3
A OK. so this is the English singer, John A Yeah, he's a Brazilian singer, and this is his B Ehm. 1 don't know them. But this man, he’s

Lennon sister Maria Bethania ... Humphrey Bogart, the American actor.

B Yeah, John Lennon, yeah, and number B Number 2? A Yeah, and number 8, that's his wife, the

14 – A Uh huh, yeah, Maria Bethania. She's a actress Lauren Bacall.

that’s his wife Yoko Ono. singer too. B Uh huh, yeah. And this is Goldie Hawn, and

A Yeah. She's a singer too, and ehm. OK, B OK, so this is Enrique Iglesias, the Spanish number 9 - that's her daughter Kate Hudson.

that’s Caetano Veloso ... singer A They're American actresses, mother and

B Caetano Veloso? A Right, and that's his father, number 11 – Julio daughter, right?

Iglesias. B Uh huh. OK, and the last one, l guess this is

B Uh huh. Klaus Kinski.

A OK, so next one. This is Frida Kahlo. A Yes, he's a German actor, and number 12,

B Frida Kahlo? that's his daughter Natasha Kinski.

A Yeah, you know the film Frida? Mexican artist. B Natasha Kinski, yeah. OK, so that's it then.

B Oh.

A And that's her husband Diego Rivera, number

10. He's an artist too.

D. Ask questions to show interest

14. Your teacher draws their family on the board. Look at your teacher’s family and ask questions.
Examples: Is that your mother? What’s her name?
Who’s that?

15. What do you remember? Tell your partner.

ABCD. Put it all together

16. Draw your family. Ask about your partner’s family.

Example: A: Who’s this?
B: My sister.
A: What’s her name?
Then tell another student about your partner’s family.
People
a baby
a grandfather
a child
an old man
a boy
a woman
a girl
a man
a married couple
a teenager
grandparents
a boyfriend
a grandmother
a girlfriend

Jobs
a designer
a housewife
a doctor
an office worker
an engineer
a shop assistant
a factory worker
a vet
a farmer
Who’s the driver?
Drivers of red cars aren’t all young men! Who are the drivers of these red cars?

Here are some descriptions from our readers. Can you match them with the cars?!
The Family of Five – The driver is a woman. She’s 35 years old and she’s married. She’s a housewife and a mother of three young children. Her husband is an
office worker.
The Grandparents – The drivers are an old couple. The man is a retired factory worker. The woman is a shop assistant. They’re grandparents.
The Footballer – The driver is a young man. He’s a footballer and he’s rich. He isn’t married. His girlfriend is a model.
The Doctors – The drivers are a married couple. She’s a doctor and he’s a vet. They aren’t young. Their children are teenagers.
The English Teacher – The driver is an English teacher. She’s 28. She’s married and her son is five. He’s at primary school. Her husband is a taxi driver.
The Student – The driver is a woman. She’s 20. Her parents are divorced. She isn’t married. She’s a student.
The Farmer – The driver is a man. He’s a farmer. He’s a husband and a father of four children. He isn’t rich. He’s 50.
The Young Couple – The driver is an engineer. He’s 30 and he’s married. His wife’s a designer. They aren’t parents.
How to describe people
A. Vocabulary: people; jobs
1. Look at People and Jobs on slide 16. Match the words with the people in photos a-o.
Example: a = a child, a boy

2. Listen and check. Listen again and repeat.

Audio 2C.1

3. Write these words in the table.

1
baby boy ____girl____
wife
child
man
teenager
boyfriend
2
adult __________ woman
grandmother
3
couple __________ girlfriend
parent 4
husband __________
girl 5
__________ father mother
6
grandparent grandfather __________
B. Read for detail
4. Look at Who’s the driver?. Choose a car you like. Tell your partner.
5. Read and match photos 1-8 with the texts. More than one answer is possible.
6. Compare your answers with other students.
Example: I think the driver of car 7 is the woman in ‘The Family of Five’.

C. Grammar: adjectives; articles a, an

7. Read the grammar box. Then put the words in order to make sentences.

1. old he’s man an He’s an old man.

2. woman she’s a young

3. young that ‘s woman A: be + article + adjective + noun B: be + adjective

4. rich a footballer he’s She’s a rich woman. She’s rich.

5. that ‘s footballer rich

6. grandparents old are my

8. Underline the adjectives old, young, and rich in Who’s the driver? Are they A or B in the grammar box above?
9. Complete the grammar box with these words.

teacher a before a consonant sound an before a vowel sound

a doctor an engineer
English teacher
a farmer an office worker
old man
man

10. Complete with a or an.

1. She’s __an__ old woman.

2. He’s ______ rich man.
3. You’re ______ adult.
4. He’s ______ married man.
5. I’m ______ English teacher.
6. She’s ______ young girl.
7. He’s ______ office worker.

D: Pronunciation: linking words together

11. Listen.
consonant sound
‘an old woman’ sound like ‘anold woman’
Audio 2C.2 vowel sound
 12. Listen and draw the .
1. You aren’t old.
Audio 2C.3 2. He isn’t an adult.

3. My son isn’t an engineer.

13. Listen again and repeat.

Audio 2C.4

14. What’s your job? And your family and friends? Write four sentences.

Examples: I’m a designer.

My mother’s a dentist.
My boyfriend’s an engineer.
ABCD. Put it all together

15. Look at the photos of houses and imagine the people the people who live there. Answer these
questions.

Are they old? Are they young?

Are they married? Are they parents?
Doctors? Students?
Engineers?

16. Work with a different partner/ teacher.

Student A: Describe the people in one of the houses.

Student B: Guess which house it is.

Anila & Paul

What’s the time?

five past one two o’clock
five to two one o’clock
half past one quarter past one
ten past one quarter to two
ten to two twenty-five past one
twenty past one twenty-five to two
twenty to two
How to talk about the time
A. Read and complete the conversation

1. Read Anila and Paul opposite. Underline the times.

2. Read the story again. Complete it with these sentences.

Ten to nine? My watch says ten to five! And what time is it now? Four fifteen?

3. Listen and check. Listen again and repeat.

Audio 2D.1

4. Say the conversation with a partner.

B. Pronunciation: stress in corrections

5. Listen and repeat.

A thirteen fourteen fifteen sixteen seventeen eighteen nineteen

Audio 2D.2 B thirty forty fifty sixty seventy eighty ninety

 6. Listen and say A or B.

Audio 2D.3

7. Listen and underline the stressed syllable. 2D.4

1. A: Thirteen. P: Thirty? A: No, thirteen! 1

Audio 2D.4 2. A: Forty. P: Fourteen? A: No, forty! A Thirteen.

P Thirty?
3. A: Fifty. P: Fifteen? A: No, fifty!
A No, thirteen!
2
8. Say the conversations in exercise 7. A Forty.
P Fourteen?
C. Listen for detail A No, forty!
3
A Fifty
9. Look at What’s the time? Listen and say which clock.
P Fifteen?
Example: Audio: Five past one. You: b!
A No, fifty! .
Audio 2D.5

10. Listen again and repeat.

 11. Listen and follow the times from start to end. 14. Play a memory game with a partner.
1. Take 12 pieces of paper. Write a different time on each one.

Audio 2D.6 2. Put them on the desk and look at them for a minute.

3. Turn them over.

4. Point at a piece of paper and ask your partner.

Example: A: What time is it?

B: It’s half past three …

A: Yes, that’s right.

12. Say another way from start to end.

Example: Start – five past one – five to nine …

13. Use a different way to tell the time.

1. ten to five = four fifty
2. half past ten
3. quarter past nine
4. quarter to one
5. twenty to twelve
D. Grammar: prepositions of time at, on

15. Read the grammar box.

at + time on + day no preposition

at five thirty on Wednesday tomorrow morning

at ten to ten on Friday morning this evening

Complete the phrases with at, on, or –.

_____ Tuesday _____ six o’clock _____ 10:30
_____ this morning _____ today _____ Wednesday

16. Complete the conversation.

Paul: When’s Celebrity Quiz on TV?
Anila: It’s 1_____ Friday 2_____ seven o’clock.
Paul: And when’s the tennis?
Anila: This evening.
Paul: And what time’s the football?
Anila: It’s 3_____ 9:30 4_____ Thursday.
ABCD. Put it all together
17. Have conversations with a partner. Take turns to be A or B.
Student A:

What time’s the news on TV?

When’s the end of the lesson?

the next lesson?

Student B:

It’s at six o’clock this evening.

at half past seven tomorrow morning.

at eight fifteen on Thursday.

on Monday.

Example: A: What time’s the end of the lesson?

B: It’s at half past seven.
Writing: A message of introduction
A. Punctuation: the apostrophe (‘) B. Read for detail

1. Read the box. Write A or B. 3. Are these right ✓ or wrong x?

1. I’m single. My wife’s a factory worker. x
A ‘s = short for is My name’s Claire.
2. I’m a grandmother. My son’s baby’s one year old.
B ‘s = possessive Bob’s wife.
3. It’s seven o’clock. It’s nearly midnight.
4. It’s Tuesday today. Tomorrow’s Wednesday.
1. A He’s an engineer.
5. My grandfather’s young. He’s nearly ninety-five.
2. Our son’s five years old.
3. Our son’s name is Ben. 6. This is my mother. Her son’s my sister.

4. London’s in Britain.
5. My wife’s from London. 4. Correct the wrong x sentences in exercise 3.
6. This is our teacher’s bag. Example: 1. I’m married. My wife’s a factory worker.

2. Put eight more apostrophes in this text:

Hi! My name’s Max. Im from Canada. Im eighteen

years old and I live with my parents. My mothers
names Sara and shes a doctor. My fathers names
Jed and hes a driver.
5. Read the message. Which words are wrong? Underline one wrong word in the lines 1-5 and write
the correct word.

Welcome to the club!

Please write a message of introduction to our members.
Hi! My name’s Claire. I’m from France.
1. I’m a teacher. I’m twenty-five days old __years__
2. and I’m married. I live with my wife _________
3. and daughter. Her husband’s name is Stefan. _________
4. He’s an office worker. Our son’s _________
5. name is Sandra. He’s five years old. _________
I can speak a little English. This is me
and my husband in London.
AB. Put it all together

6. Write a message of introduction to the club. Begin like this:

Hi! My name’s __________. I’m from __________. I’m a __________. I’m __________ years old
and I’m __________. I live …

Include one wrong word.

7. Give your message to your partner/ teacher.

Unit 2 Review
A. Grammar
1. Imperatives: Find six classroom instructions.

1. Close 2. Listen to the 3. Write

your books, 4. Look conversation. your

5. Read please. at and name

the questions. The address. thirty.

Dorota
text the Picture on page
Agata Henryk
and answer 6. Open the window.
Aleksander Marta

Adam Sylwia
2. Possessive ‘s: Write sentences about the people in Marta’s family.
1. Marta’s husband’s name is _______ Aleksander.
2. _____________________________ Agata.
3. _____________________________ Henryk.
4. _____________________________ Dorota.
5. _____________________________ Adam.
6. _____________________________ Sylwia.
3. Demonstratives: Write about Marta’s family 4. Articles: Correct the text. Add a or an.
with this / that / these / those.
a
Marta and Aleksander are married couple. Marta is
office worker and Aleksander is engineer. Marta’s
grandmother is old and she’s retired. Her father’s
taxi driver and her mother’s English teacher.
Marta’s children are young – Adam’s six and
Sylwia’s eight.
1. Those are my parents. 2. ___________________

3. ___________________ 4. ___________________
B. Vocabulary
4. THU 12:10 ___________________________
5. Classroom English: Complete the conversation with 5. FRI 22:15 ___________________________
these words.
6. SAT 13:20 ___________________________
write slowly repeat spell What’s
1
7. SUN 17:25 ___________________________
A: __What’s__ that in English?
B: Umbrella.
A: Sorry, can you 2__________ that, please?
7. People and jobs: Find 15 more words.
B: Yes, sure. Umbrella.
A: Can you say that 3__________, please?
B: Umbrella.
A: How do you 4__________ it?
B: U-M-B-R-E-L-L-A.
A: Oh, OK. Thanks. Can you 5__________ it on the board, please?

6. Time: Write the times in full.

1. MON 6:45 At quarter to seven on Monday.__

On Monday at six forty-five.______

2. TUE 20:30 ___________________________

3. WED 11:15 ___________________________