Unit 1

Unit 1 Beginner (A0-A1)

Lesson 1A: Names and introductions Lesson 2A: Numbers of things

Greetings, basic actions. Asking how people feel, numbers 0-10

Lesson 1B: All about me Lesson 2B: What's your number?

Writing a self introduction, saying goodbye. Saying phone numbers, short phone conversations

Lesson 3A: Letters and words Lesson 4A: Things in class

The alphabet, numbers 11-20. Classroom objects, numbers 21-100.

Lesson 3B: Asking questions Lesson 4B: Rules & help

Exchanging personal information, using pronouns. Class rules, asking for help.

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 Unit 1: Lesson 1A Beginner (A0-A1)

Objectives
In this lesson you say hello to students in your class and introduce yourself.

After completing this lesson you should be able to:

Say hello. Talk about things and actions.

Say your name and introduce yourself. Compare nouns and verbs.

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 A
Names and introductions

Introductions

A Speaking.

Look at the photo.

D
Stand up and introduce
yourself to the students
in your class.

Example

Hello. My name’s Dieter.

Nice to meet you.

Hi there. I’m Kendra.

Nice to meet you too.

E Write your name on the

board.

'Read what the people are saying. Then say the words.

B Say the words below.

Hi there. I’m Jennifer.

Take one minute. Remember the
names on the board.

Then remove the names from the

board.

Hello. I’m Adinda.

F Point and say the
names of people in your
class.

C Say hello and tell the class your name.

Hello. My name’s Julie.

Hello. My name’s Hakim. Mm … that’s Julie …

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 B
Names and introductions

People and things

A Task preparation.

Say these words. C Listen to the words. TEACHer

D
teacher student classroom pen
pencil notebook picture Say the words again.

teacher student classroom pen

pencil notebook picture

E Point at a picture in A.
Say the words again.

Example
This is a student.

Match each word to a thing in a picture.

F Work with a partner.
Point and say the names of people
and things in A.

Say the words again.

G Work with a different partner.

Ask and answer questions.

B
Work as a class.
Example
Match the two parts of each word on the
What’s this?
board.

A teacher…what’s this?

A _____. What’s this?

H Ask your teacher questions.

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 C
Names and introductions

Classroom actions

A E
Work with a partner.
Task.
Say these words. Use words from the boxes.
Combine the words.

point draw read write speak listen teacher

point
student
draw

B
classroom
read
Match the words to a picture. pen
write
pencil
speak
notebook
listen
picture

Example
Read a pencil.

No! Not possible.

Read a notebook.

Yes. That’s good.

F Use a notebook.
Write your sentences.*

Read your sentences.

Agree or disagree.

Are they possible?

C Say the words again.

*See last page for suggested answers.

G Count your possible sentences.

D
Hide the words. Who has the most?
Work with a partner.
Do some of the things you wrote.
Point to a picture. Say the words.

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 D
Names and introductions

That was good!

A
Task feedback.
SPEAKING LISTENING WRITING READING
What is difficult for you? sounds sounds letters
Tell your teacher. words words words
sentences sentences sentences

FEEDBACK
Listen to your teacher’s ideas on:

✓ What you can do better

✓ How to do these things

✓ How to make notes

Example

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 E
Names and introductions

Language key

LANGUAGE KEY A Look at the structures. Add ‘s’ where

necessary or “X” if no ‘s’ is required.

Words for things Words for things: Words for actions:

A NOUN is a type of word. Names of One dog ___ I eat ___

people, places, things and animals are
Three pen ___ You drop ___
nouns.
Fourteen cup ___ He run ___
Nouns can have two forms.
Yang is a student Ø. (One student) A computer ___ She speak ___

Yang and Fa are students. (More Eight boy ___ We paint ___
students) Thirty-four chair ___ They meet ___

Zero window ___ Mary never drink ___ tea.

Words for actions

B
A VERB is a different type of word. Look at the sentences. Write the correct form
Words for things people and things do of the word in brackets. Sometimes the word
are called verbs. Verbs can have doesn’t change.
different forms.
1. Tony is a __________ (teacher).
Read a book. (One student)
2. Erika __________ (like) playing video __________
Yang reads books.
(game).
Fa is reading a book.
3. We __________ (cook) dinner together every day.

4. The cat __________ (be) playing with a ________

STUDY TIP (ball).

Write the type of word when you write 5. I __________ (be) holding six __________. (pen)
vocabulary in your notebook.
6. Maria __________ (play) tennis on Mondays.
read (verb)
7. The police officer _____ (be) driving a __________
Write examples. (car).

Yang reads books in Chinese. 8. My father __________ (work) in an __________

(office).
She reads Harry Potter books.
9. New York _________ (be) an exciting __________
(city).

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 Names and introductions

Summing up
In this lesson you did Homework Ideas
these things…
 say hello and introduce yourself.  Write the names of the people in your class.
Write their first name and where they are from.
 say words for people, things and actions.

 make sentences about actions and things.

 learn about nouns and verbs.

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 Names and introductions

Answers
Answers from page C:
Point at a teacher. Write in a notebook
Point at a student. Etc. Write with a pen.
Point to a teacher. Etc. Write a word.
Write ‘teacher’.
Draw a teacher. Etc.
Draw a picture of a teacher. Etc. Speak to a student.
Draw with a pencil. Speak to a teacher.

Read a notebook. Listen to the teacher.

Listen to a student.
PLUS LEARNER SUGGESTIONS

Answers from page E:

Words for things: Words for actions: 1. Tony is a teacher.
One dog X I eat X 2. Erika likes playing video games.
Three pens You drop X 3. We cook dinner together every day.
Fourteen cups He runs 4. The cat is playing with a ball.
A computer X She speaks 5. I am holding six pens.
Eight boys We paint X 6. Maria plays tennis on Mondays.
Thirty-four chairs They meet X 7. The police officer is driving a car.
Zero windows Mary never drinks tea. 8. My father works in an office.

9. New York is an exciting city.

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 Unit 1: Lesson 1B Beginner (A0-A1)

Objectives
In this lesson you read about some students and write about yourself. You also practice saying
goodbye.

After completing this lesson you should be able to:

Have short conversations with your Use different phrases to say goodbye.
classmates.

Write an introduction about yourself.

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 A
All about me

Reading and writing

A C
Task follow on. Make some changes to the text.
Write a text about you.
Say hello to a student.
Here is an example.

This is Sasha. Sasha is a

student. She’s in a classroom.

Say ‘hello’ to Sasha.

B Read about Sasha.

Nice to meet you. My name is Sasha. I am

in Russia. I am a student and I am learning
English. My teacher is Helen. She’s nice. I Hello. Nice to meet you. My name is
learn to speak, listen, read and write in a Adinda. I am in Indonesia. My teacher is
classroom. I have a notebook. I write new Permata. She’s nice. I learn to read, write,
words in my notebook. It’s difficult to listen speak and listen in the classroom and at
to sentences in English. I draw pictures and home. I have a computer at home. I write
write the words in Russian. Here is one of new vocabulary on my computer. It’s
my pictures and my vocabulary notes. difficult to listen to sounds in English. I write
words in English and in Bahasa Indonesian.

D
student (noun) студе́нт
Display your text in the classroom.
sit (verb) сиде́ть,
сесть, присе́сть Read the texts that the other students wrote.
chair (noun) стул
desk (noun) па́рта
classroom (noun) класс
EXAMPLE Students sit
in chairs at desks in
classrooms.

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 B
All about me

English you know

A B
Lexis. Give your poster to another
group.
Work in groups.
Write more words on their
poster. 4
You have 4 minutes to do
this.

C
Give your poster to another
group.

Write more words on their

poster. 3
You have 3 minutes to do
Take one big sheet of paper. this.

Draw a frame on your paper.

D Continue with all the posters.

E
Look at your poster.

Choose 10 words.

Write these in your notebook.

Write all the words in English you

know on your group’s poster.

5 You have 5 minutes to do this.

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 C
All about me

Say goodbye

A C
Speaking.
Look at the items in the box.
Look at the photo.

Hi. My name’s Aisha.

Bye. See you later.
See you soon. I’m Hakim.
Nice to meet you. See you next time.

Say the words.

Read what the students say.

Say the words. D Work with another student.

Look at the items in the box again.

Are the items used to say hello, introduce yourself

or say goodbye?

Bye for now. See you next time.

E Say goodbye to the other students in your
class.

Example

B Make a note of ways to say ‘goodbye’.

Bye Dieter.
See you next time.

Bye for now.

See you soon.

Say goodbye to your teacher.

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 All about me

Summing up
In this lesson you did Homework Ideas
these things…
 say goodbye.  Make a note of new vocabulary from this lesson.
Choose 8 to 10 new items.
 read about a student and write about yourself. Check that you can say them.
 write new vocabulary in a notebook.

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 Unit 1: Lesson 2A Beginner (A0-A1)

Objectives
In this lesson you ask how people are feeling and say how many things there are.

After completing this lesson you should be able to:

Ask how people are and say how you Use the plural ‘s’.
feel.

Say the numbers 1-10 clearly and use

them to say how many things there are.

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 Language review

A Say hello to the students in your class.

Hello. I’m Jennifer.

E Say these sentences.

Point at the teacher.

Point at a student.
Introduce the
Point at a pen, etc.
person next
to you.
Read your notebook.
Write in your notebook.
This is Sasha. Speak to the teacher.

B
Speak to a student.

Say these words.

Listen to the teacher.
Listen to a student.

teacher
student Now do the things.

board
pen

pencil
notebook
F Choose one of these things.
Draw a picture on the board.

picture Draw a teacher.

chair Draw a student.

desk Draw a chair.

Draw a desk.

C Work with a partner.

Take turns. Point and ask questions.
Draw a picture of
your teacher.

Example What’s this?

A pencil.
G Say what the pictures show.

D
Come to the board. Write new words on the
board. Example It’s a teacher in a classroom.
Write some new words in your notebook.

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 A
Numbers of things

How are you?

A Speaking.

Look at this photo. C Say these sentences.

I’m fine. Which is the right question?

I’m good.
I’m great. What’s your name?
Not very well. How do you write that?
I’m OK. How are you?
I’m fine, thanks. Who’s this?

Read this conversation. D Work with a partner.

Put the sentences in order; positive at the top

and negative at the bottom.*
Hello Duncan. How are you?

Hi there Sandra. I’m fine. How are you?

I’m great. Who’s this?

E Check your order as a class.

*See last page for suggested answers.

Oh. This is Pete.

Hi Pete. Nice to meet you.

Write the sentences
on the board.
Hello Sandra. Nice to meet you.
How are you?

Good. How are you?

B
Work in groups of three people.
Practice the conversation.

F
Next change roles and practice again.
Stand up.
Then change again.
Ask people how they are today.
Use your own names and practice again. Say how you are.

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 B
Numbers of things

Numbers 1-10

A D
Lexis.
Look at these pictures.
Work with a partner.
Match each symbol to a word.
Use your notebooks.

0 nine Say these numbers,

1 seven
0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10
2 three
3 five
4 one 1, 3, 5, 7, 9
5 six
6 two 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3,
7 ten 2, 1, 0

8 eight Say how many things,

people or animals there
9 four 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, are in each picture.

10 zero 10 Use the words below.

B Write five numbers.

Say your five numbers.
cats
chairs
Example

There are two

feet feet in this

C Write the numbers your partner says. friends picture.

pencils
Check the numbers are the same.

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 C
Numbers of things

How many?

A B
Speaking.
Use your chart.
Work in groups. Say things about your classroom.
Complete this chart about people and things
in your classroom.
Examples
There are
Things / People How many? ten students
in the
students classroom.

boys
There’s one
teacher in
girls
the
classroom.
teachers

chairs

computers

whiteboards

cats

pens and pencils

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 D
Numbers of things

Language key

LANGUAGE KEY A Write the answers below.

Grammar  1 x cat = one cat  He ___ __ pilot.

 2 x pen = ___________  She ___ __ nurse.
one teacher Ø  3 x tree = ___________  It ____ ___ pen.
ten students  It ____ ___ egg.
 4 x cap = ___________
three friends  They ____ happy.
 5 x apple = ___________
 We ____ teachers.
 6 x toe = ___________
 There ____ twelve

REMEMBER 7 x desk = ___________
people in this
 8 x cup = ___________ room.
A NOUN is a type of word. Names  9 x shoe = ___________  There ___ ___
of people, places, things and mouse under my
 10 x girl = ___________
animals are nouns. chair.

There can be one thing a noun

B
A student has written these sentences but
names or there can be more than they all have mistakes. Write the corrected
one thing it names. sentences.
Yang is a student Ø. (One student) 1. There is four windows in this classroom.
Yang and Fa are students. (More _________________________________________
students)
2. Yury is student and his parents is teachers.
_________________________________________

When there is more than one thing 3. A apple a day is good for your health.
-use an ‘s’.
_________________________________________
Do NOT use a/an when you use ‘s’
4. Maki has got a three sisters and an brother.
to say there is more than one
thing. ‘a’ and ‘an’ mean ‘one’! _________________________________________

There are a nine cats in the 5. In my bag are can of cola and a sandwich.
classroom. _________________________________________

6. Please pass me a rubbers.

_________________________________________

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 Numbers of things

Summing up
In this lesson you did Homework Ideas
these things…
 ask about how people feel and say how you are.  Make a note of new vocabulary from this lesson in
your notebook.
 use the numbers 1-10.
Remember to note information about how to say
 make sentences to say how many things or people
your new words.
there are in a place.

 understand how to use plurals. Write example sentences which include your new
words.

Answers from Answers from page D:

page A:  1 x cat = one cat  He is a pilot. 1. There are four windows
 2 x pen = two pens  She is a nurse. in this classroom.

How are you?  3 x tree = three trees  It is a pen. 2. Yury is a student and his
 It is an egg. parents are teachers.
 4 x cap = four caps
I’m great. 3. An apple a day is good
 5 x apple = five apples  They are happy.
I’m fine. for your health.
 We are teachers.
 6 x toe = 6 toes
I’m fine, thanks. 4. Maki has got three
 There are twelve
I’m OK.  7 x desk = seven desks sisters and a brother.
people in this room.
I’m good.  8 x cup = eight cups 5. In my bag is can of cola
 There is a mouse
Not very well.  9 x shoe = nine shoes under my chair. and a sandwich.
 10 x girl = ten girls 6. Please pass me a
rubber.

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 Unit 1: Lesson 2B Beginner (A0-A1)

Objectives
In this lesson you read and write about a classroom, exchange phone numbers and have a short
telephone conversation.

After completing this lesson you should be able to:

Write about your class. Have a short phone conversation.

Use numbers 1-10 to say and understand

phone numbers.

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 A
What's your number?

A number of things

A B
Writing.
Write the numbers in the text in letters.
Read this text.

Example Write a similar text about your

English class.

Show your teacher.

Read your text to the class.

MY CLASSROOM
My 2 friends, Yang and Fa, are at school
with me.
There are 11 students in my English class
at school.
There are 0 students in the classroom
today.
There is no English class today.
There are 5 blue chairs in the classroom.
We like the blue chairs. We sit on them a
lot!

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 B
What's your number?

Language key

LANGUAGE KEY A Write the answers below.

Grammar &  There ______ a pen on my desk.

Pronunciation  There ______ seven boys in this class.


There’s a teacher in the There ______ four TVs in my house but there

classroom. ________ only one radio.

To say how many of a thing you can

B
see in a place, use there is … /
there are… Write sentences similar to the ones in A.

There is a whiteboard in the

classroom. (ONE) 1. Write 4 sentences about things on your desk:

_________________________________________
There are eleven students in my
English class. (MORE THAN ONE) _________________________________________

_________________________________________

_________________________________________
It is easier to say there’s /z/
than there is
2. Write 4 sentences about things in your classroom:
There’s a green chair in the
_________________________________________
classroom.
_________________________________________
BUT it is not easy to say there’re.
_________________________________________

_________________________________________
Say and write there are
3. Write 4 sentences about things in your house:
For example,
_________________________________________
“There are three friends in this
_________________________________________
picture.”
_________________________________________

_________________________________________

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 C
What's your number?

Phone numbers

A D
Speaking. Work in groups.

Say these numbers quickly. Put this phone conversation in order.*

00351 214 558301

0044 21714936
987 585 686
01665 713485
0776 425 2233
That’s OK. Bye.

What are the numbers in the box above?

Hi there. Is that 987888521?
How do you say ‘zero’ with these numbers?
How do you say 11, 22, 33… with these numbers?
Katia? Who’s Katia?
What’s your home phone number?
What’s your mobile number? Oh! Is that Katia’s phone?

Hello. Carlos speaking.

B
Write your phone numbers.

Work with a partner. Katia…Katia Henriques.

Practice this conversation.
No. This is 987887521.
What’s your home phone
number? Sorry. No Katia here. You have the
wrong number.

It’s 21 345 876. The wrong number? I’m really sorry!

*See last page for suggested answers.

What’s your mobile number?

E
 Check your ideas as a class.
 Practice the conversation with a partner.
That’s 986 774 006.
 Change the names and the phone

C
numbers.
Practice with your phone numbers.  Practice again.
 Act out your conversation for the class.

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 What's your number?

Summing up
In this lesson you did Homework Ideas
these things…
 read about three friends in a class.  Write about another class you have at school.
Start like this … In my science class …
 write about your English class.
 Make a list of your friends’ and family members’
 use the numbers 1-10 to understand phone phone numbers. Practice saying the numbers.
numbers.

 have a short phone conversion.

Answers from page B: Answers from page C:

 There is a pen on my desk.
 Hello. Carlos speaking.
 There are seven boys in this class.
 Hi there. Is that 987888521?
 There are four TVs in my house but there is only  No. This is 987887521.
one radio.
 Oh! Is that Katia’s phone?
 Katia? Who’s Katia?
 Katia…Katia Henriques
 Sorry. No Katia here. You have the wrong
number.
 The wrong number? I’m really sorry!

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 Unit 1: Lesson 3A Beginner (A0-A1)

Objectives
In this lesson you spell words and exchange information with your classmates.

After completing this lesson you should be able to:

Say the numbers 11-20 clearly. Exchange personal information.

Say and understand the letters of the

English alphabet.

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 Language review

A D
Say hello to the students in your class. Work with a partner.
Ask how they are feeling today.
Say how you feel. Write 3 sentences about your class.
Then read your sentences to the class.
Use these words.

How are you?

I’m great.
E Say these numbers.

I’m fine.
0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
I’m fine, thanks.
I’m good. 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10
I’m OK.
1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11
Not very well.
11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0

B Look at this conversation.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10

F
Hello Bimali…how Invent 5 phone numbers.
are you today? Write them down.
Do not show your partner.
Hi there Susan.
I’m fine thanks. Example
And you?

Listen to your teacher ask how you feel.

Say how you feel.

Ask your teacher how he or she feels.

C Say these sentences.

 Say your numbers.

 Write your partner’s numbers.

There are 7 boys and 8 girls in my class.
 Check that they are the same.
There’s a whiteboard in the classroom.

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 A
Letters and words

Numbers 11-20

A D
Before you start.
Write six numbers from the number list in C
Work with a partner. into the squares of the grid.
Match each number to a word.
Use your notebooks.
Example

11 nineteen Say these numbers

eleven
12 seventeen
12, 14, 16, 18, 20
13 thirteen
14 fifteen 11, 13, 15, 17, 19

15 eleven
20, 19, 18, 17, 16,
16 sixteen  Listen to your teacher say some numbers.
15, 14, 13, 12, 11
17 twelve  Cross out the numbers on your grid when you hear
11, 12, 13, 14, 15, them.
18 twenty 16, 17, 18, 19, 20  Say BINGO if you cross out all of your numbers.
19 eighteen
20 fourteen
E Work in groups.

Play Bingo again!

B
Write five numbers.

 Say your five numbers.

 Write the numbers your partner says.
 Check the numbers are the same.

C
Use a piece of paper. eleven
twelve
Draw a grid.
thirteen
Example fourteen
fifteen
sixteen
seventeen
eighteen
nineteen
twenty

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 B
Letters and words

Letters and words

A D
Task preparation. Check your answers with your teacher.

Say these words. Give one point for each correct answer.

E
letter
Look at the symbols at the top of the table.
alphabet
capital letter Say the letters in each group.
upper case
lower case
vowel eɪ iː e aɪ əʊ u: ɑ:
consonant
A B F I O Q R

B Work in groups.

Write the numbers 1-7 on ONE piece of paper.

Write answers to these questions.
H
J
C
D
L
M
Y U
W

 How many letters are there in the English

K E N
alphabet?
G S
 How many vowels are there?

 How many consonants? T X

 Upper case letters are the same as
consonants. Is this true?
P Z
 Upper case letters are the same as capital V
letters. Is this true?

 Capital letters are big. Is this false? Are the symbols letters or sounds?

 Lower case letters are big. Is this true? Why are the letters in each group together?

C Pass your paper to another group.*

*See last page for suggested answers. F Say the letters again.

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Letters and words

How do you spell that?

A D
Task preparation. Work with your partner.

Say these words.  Ask and answer questions.

 Use this information.

name phone number
first name mobile phone number  Use the chart to help you.
surname email address
[email protected] What’s your email

B
address?
Work with a partner. [email protected]

Match items from the two boxes below to [email protected] It’s

make questions.* [email protected] [email protected]

What’s your … spell that? [email protected]

How do you spell
And your … email address? What’s that? that?
How do you … first name, please?
What about … your phone number?
And your … surname? V - C - double O -K at yahoo dot com

Check as a class. *See last page for suggested answers.

eɪ iː e aɪ əʊ u: ɑ:

C Say the questions.

Aa Bb Ff Ii Oo Qq Rr
Ha Cc Ll Yy Uu
Jj Dd Mm Ww
Kk Ee Nn
Gg Ss

LANGUAGE KEY Tt Xx
Intonation Pp Zz
Words at the end of these
questions go up. ↑ Vv

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 Letters and words

Summing up
In this lesson you did Homework Ideas
these things…
 listen to and say numbers from 11 to 20.  Write the first names and surnames of three people
you know.
 write and understand letters of the alphabet.
Write who they are.
 write names and other words using letters from the
alphabet.
For example, a family member, a friend, a famous
 ask for and say phone numbers and email person.
addresses.

Answers from page B: Answers from page C:

What’s your first name, please?
 There are 26 letters in the English alphabet.
And your surname?
 There are 5 vowels. How do you spell that?
What about your phone number?
 There are 21 consonants. And your email address? What’s that?
 No. It’s not true. Upper case letters are the
same as capital letters.

 True-see 4

 It is not false. It is true.

 No. Lower case letters are small.

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 Unit 1: Lesson 3B Beginner (A0-A1)

Objectives
In this lesson you ask questions in order to exchange personal information with your classmates.

After completing this lesson you should be able to:

Ask questions to find out information. Use pronouns when taking about your
family.
Exchange personal information.

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Asking questions

Personal information

A D
Task.  Stand up.

Note this information about yourself.*  Ask and answer questions.

Example  Complete your table.

 Use the chart below if you need to.

eɪ iː e aɪ əʊ u: ɑ:
Aa Bb Ff Ii Oo Qq Rr
*See note on last page.

B Practice saying your information.

Ha Cc
Jj Dd Mm
Ll Yy Uu
Ww
Kk Ee Nn
Peter-P-E-T-E-R
B-A-U-E-R Gg Ss
Oh-double seven-nine-
eight-five-four-double one-
two
Tt Xx
P-dot-B-A-U-E-R-at-yahoo-
dot-com Pp Zz

Ask your teacher if you have any problems. Vv

C Make a table like this one.

First Phone Email

Surname
name number address

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 B
Asking questions

That was great!

A
Task feedback.

Make a note of things to learn. LANGUAGE KEY

Words for people

Look at these words and
sentences;

I - Hello, I’m Michelle.

you - Nice to meet you. How are
you?

Show your teacher your notes. I - My surname is Lavelle.

you - What’s your first name?

B Complete the below.

STUDY TIP
FEEDBACK
Make a section in your notebook
Start a progress chart in your or your folder for GRAMMAR.
notebook

I can Write example sentences like

the ones above.
 say phone numbers and email
addresses Highlight the grammar words or
 spell my name and other words write them in a different
colour.
 ask people to spell words

 ask for names, phone numbers my - My surname is Bauer.

and email addresses

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Asking questions

Reading and speaking

A C
Task follow-on. Choose two people from your table from the
task.
Read these notes from a table.
 Prepare to tell the class about them.

First Phone  Tell the class about your classmates.

Surname Email address
name number

D
Sasha Massini 9866585 [email protected]
Choose another student.
021 Tell the class about your classmate.
Adinda Alatas [email protected]
598743

B Now read these sentences.

This is Sasha.
Her surname is Her name’s
Massini and her Alison
phone number is
Haycock.
9866585. Her
email address is
[email protected]

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 D
Asking questions

Language key

LANGUAGE KEY A Niklas is showing his classmates a photograph

of his family. Fill in the blanks.

Hello! ____ name is Niklas. I’m from Germany and

More words for people ____14 years old. This is ____ older sister. ____
name is Katrin and ____ is 16. ____ brother is 8 years
old and ____ name is Jannik. Here is ____ father.
Look at these sentences. ____ is a business man and ____ name is Stefan. And

Put a name at the end of each this is ____ mother. ____ is a lawyer and ____ name is
Sandra.
sentence.

Example

Her first name is _______.

B Prepare a similar speech about your family.
Write it below.

Her first name is Sasha.

_______________________________

_______________________________

_______________________________
His first name is _______.
_______________________________
Her surname is _______.
_______________________________
His surname is _______. _______________________________

Pronouns so far: _______________________________

_______________________________

I - my - My surname is Bauer. _______________________________

he - his - His surname is Sullin.

she - her - What’s her name?

C
Work in small groups. Read your speech to
your group members. Show photos if you
have them.

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 Asking questions

Summing up
In this lesson you did Homework Ideas
these things…
 write names and other words using letters from the  Make a note of new grammar words from this
alphabet. lesson.

 ask for and say phone numbers and email Write example sentences.
addresses.

 say who people in your class are.

Note from page A: Answers from page D:

If this information is sensitive in your context, you’ll Hello! My name is Niklas. I’m from Germany and I’m
need to supply, or have students invent, alternative 14 years old. This is my older sister. Her name is
information.
Katrin and she is 16. My brother is 8 years old and his
name is Jannik. Here is my father. He is a business
man and his name is Stefan. And this is my mother.
She is a lawyer and her name is Sandra.

NOTE: If the next exercise is sensitive in your context,

you’ll need to supply, or have students invent,
alternative information.

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 Unit 1: Lesson 4A Beginner (A0-A1)

Objectives
In this lesson you practice numbers up to 100 and learn the names of things in your classroom.

After completing this lesson you should be able to:

Say and understand the numbers 21-100. Asking questions for help.

Say the names of things in your

classroom.

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 Language review

A Say the letters of the alphabet.

Go from top to bottom for each sound.
D Say these words.

first name Work as a class.

eɪ iː e aɪ əʊ u: ɑ: he
 Say a word.
whiteboard
A B F I O Q R pencil  Choose a classmate.
his

H C L Y U grammar
Ask your classmate to spell
your word.
she

J D M W alphabet
letter
pronunciation
K E N surname
her
G S
Example Jennifer. How do you spell
T X ‘pronunciation’?

P Z Pronunciation?

V That’s
P-R-O-N-U-N-C-I-A-T-I-O-N

B
Hakim.
Now say the letters from bottom to top for
each sound.

C Write difficult letters to remember on the

board.
E Work with a partner.
Put the words in pairs.*

 Check as a class.

 Add more words.*

Example
first name - surname - name

*See last page for suggestions.

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Things in class

Numbers 21-100

A C
Before you start. forty
Draw a grid.
Work with a partner. forty-one
Match each number to a word. forty-two
Use your notebooks. Example forty-three
forty-four
Say these numbers forty-five
21 twenty-six
forty-six
22 twenty-one 20, 20, 40, 50, 60, forty-seven
70, 80, 90 forty-eight
23 twenty-nine
forty-nine
24 twenty-five

D
40, 39, 38, 37, 36,
25 twenty-eight 35, 34, 33 Write six numbers from the numbers list in C
into the squares of the grid.
26 twenty-three 61, 59, 57, 55, 53,
27 twenty-four 51
Example
28 twenty-two 30, 32, 34, 36, 38,
40, 42 forty-four
29 twenty-seven

30 sixty Work with a partner.

40 thirty  Match each of the
50 ninety numbers to a
word.  Listen to your teacher say some numbers.
60 one hundred
 Note down the  Cross out the numbers on your grid when you hear
70 eighty words. them.
80 fifty
 Say BINGO if you cross out all of your numbers.
90 forty
100 seventy
E Work in groups.

Play Bingo again!

B
Write five numbers.

 Say your numbers.

 Write your partner’s numbers.

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 B
Things in class

Things in the classroom

A D
Lexis.
Read what this student says.
Listen to your teacher say some words.

1. a rubber 6. a teacher
2. a desk 7. a notebook
3. a waste bin 8. pencils
4. a pen 9. a whiteboard
5. a chair 10. a pencil case
Mm…Where’s my mobile
phone?

OK. I have my pencil case, my

notebook and a pen on my desk!
OK. I have pencils, a rubber, a
ruler and a different pen in my
pencil case. I have a dictionary
and some books in my bag…so
where’s my phone?

What’s her problem? Where can she look?

E Make a list of the things you have with you.

Ask your teacher questions to help.

What’s this in English?

B
How do you say ‘mochila’?
Say a number when you hear the name of a
thing. How do you spell that?

Example a teacher
six F Tell the class what you have with you and
where each thing is.

Yes! That´s right. Number 6 is a teacher. on your desk in your pencil case
in your bag in your coat

C Work with a partner.

Say a number. Say the word. Example I have a pen in my pencil case.

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 Things in class

Summing up
In this lesson you did Homework Ideas
these things…
 use the numbers 21-100 and understand them.  Make a note of new vocabulary from this lesson in
your notebook.
 make sentences to say what you have with you and
what is in your classroom. Write the questions from the lesson today.
 use questions to ask about words.
Try to memorise them.

 Write sentences about what you have, or what

there is, in another place.

Examples: your house, a place you go to often,

your bedroom.

Answers from Language review:

 Words in pairs shown in bold.
 Additional words shown in italics.

first name - surname - name

he - his - I - my - you - your
whiteboard - pencil - chair - desk
grammar - pronunciation - vocabulary
alphabet - letter - sound - symbol
she - her - he - his - I - my - you - your

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 Unit 1: Lesson 4B Beginner (A0-A1)

Objectives
In this lesson you write and agree classroom rules. You also ask your classmates and teacher
questions for help.

After completing this lesson you should be able to:

Understand your class rules. Understand when to use the articles “a”
and “an”.
Ask your teacher for help and give other
students help.

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 A
Rules & help

Classroom rules

A C
Study skills. Work in small groups.

Say these words and phrases. Decide if the things in the two lists are:
Match each one to a photo.
 a good thing in a class (√)
 not a good thing in a class (X)
 eat  throw things
 drink  be on time
 sleep  put your hand up Eat in class…mmm…
 chew gum  bring your notebook

That’s not a good thing.

I agree. Eat in class…that’s not a good thing.

D
Compare your ideas as a class.

Make a poster like this.

You should You shouldn’t

Arrive on time Throw things in class

Respect the teacher… Use your mobile phone

… Eat or drink in lessons

B Now say these phrases. …

use a mobile phone Is it a good idea to use a Sign and display your poster.
use English mobile phone in class?
be tidy
Is it a good idea to use
English if you can? REMEMBER
What about being tidy? Is
it a good idea? Follow the rules!

Think of more rules!

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 B
Rules & help

Classroom language

A Speaking. Example
What’s this in English?

‘ordinateur’?
Say these questions.
ordinateur That’s ‘computer’.
What’s this in English?
How do you spell that?
What are these in English?

B
How do you say ___ in English?
Write five words in your first language.
How do you pronounce that?
 The words should be names of things in
How do spell that?
the classroom.
How do you spell ‘whiteboard’?
 Stand up.
Can I have a pen please?
 Ask other students questions.
Please.
 Make a note of new words.
Thank you.

REMEMBER
Ask your teacher for help.
Ask your classmates too!

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 C
Rules & help

Language key

LANGUAGE KEY A Write a or an below.

Pronunciation and Grammar ____ cake ____ odd story

a (?) and an (?) + noun ____ elephant ____ very strange insect

____ hotel ____ unbelievable dream

There’s a computer in the classroom. ____ angry teacher ____ hour

____ university student ____ one day trip

‘computer’ has a consonant sound at
____ big umbrella ____ interesting project
the beginning

B
/kəmˈpjuː·tər/ /k/
Write six more words starting with
Say the first sound in a noun. (Sounds consonants including a or an.

are different from the letters of the

____________________________________________
alphabet).
____________________________________________
/k/ - a computer
____________________________________________
If it is a consonant sound, use ‘a’. ____________________________________________

____________________________________________
Here some other consonant sounds.
/p/ /b/ /g/ /f/ /v/ /t/ /d/ /s/ /z/ ____________________________________________

C
If the word starts with a vowel Write six more words starting with vowels
sound, use ‘an’. including a or an.
/ʌmˈbrel·ə/ /ʌ/ umbrella
/ʌ/ - an umbrella ____________________________________________

____________________________________________
Here are some other vowel sounds in
____________________________________________
English.
____________________________________________
/ɪ/ /iː/ /æ/ /ɑː/ /ɒ/ /ɔː/ /a/
____________________________________________

____________________________________________

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 Rules & help

Summing up
In this lesson you did Homework Ideas
these things…
 agree and understand classroom rules.  Memorise the questions for help and use them in
your next lesson.
 use questions to ask about words.

 ask your teacher for help.

Answers from page C:

a cake an odd story

an elephant a very strange insect

a hotel an unbelievable dream

an angry teacher an hour

a university student a one day trip

a big umbrella an interesting project

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