UNIT 1 GETTING TO KNOW YOU

Grammar: Present of BE
Vocabulary: Greetings and farewell, countries and nationalities and the alphabet.

1.1 Meeting new people

Look at the picture.

a) What do you see?
b) Are they teachers or students?
c) Do they know each other?

Warm-up
1. Match the greetings and farewells in Column A with their appropriate responses in
Column B.

A. Greetings & Farewells B. Responses

a) Good morning! 1) Fine, thanks. And you?

b) Hi! How are you? 2) Bye! See you soon!
c) What’s up? 3) Not much, just relaxing.
d) Goodbye! 4) Good morning! How are you?
e) See you later! 5) Yeah, see you!

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Gap-Fill Dialogue

2. Fill in the blanks with the correct greeting or farewell from the box.

Goodbye, Nice to meet you, Hello, See you, Good morning

Lucy: ______! My name is Lucy.

Mark: Hi! I’m Mark. ______!
Lucy: How are you?
Mark: I’m fine, thanks. How about you?
Lucy: I’m good too.
Mark: Alright, I have to go now. ______!
Lucy: ______, Mark!

Listening Comprehension
3. Listen to a short conversation. Then, answer the following questions.

Conversation:
John: Good morning, Alice! How are you?
Alice: Hi, John! I’m fine, thanks. How about you?
John: I’m great. By the way, this is my friend, Mike.
Alice: Nice to meet you, Mike!
Mike: Nice to meet you too.
Alice: Well, I have to go now. See you later!
John: See you!

Questions:

1. How does Alice respond to John’s greeting?

2. Who introduces a new person in the conversation?
3. What farewell does Alice use?

Writing Task
4. Write a short dialogue between two people using at least three greetings and two
farewells.

Example:
Tom: Hello! My name is Tom.
Lisa: Hi, Tom! I’m Lisa. Nice to meet you.

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Tom: Nice to meet you too. How are you?
Lisa: I’m good, thanks! And you?
Tom: I’m fine. Well, I have to go now. Goodbye!
Lisa: Bye, Tom! See you later!

Speaking
5. Work with a partner and create a short conversation using greetings and farewells.
You can use the following scenarios:

1. Meeting a new classmate

2. Greeting a teacher in the morning
3. Saying goodbye to a friend after school

Example Dialogue:
A: Hi! How are you?
B: I’m great, thanks! How about you?
A: I’m good too. Where are you from?
B: I’m from Spain. And you?
A: I’m from Brazil.
B: Nice to meet you!
A: Nice to meet you too. See you later!
B: Bye!

1.2 This is me

Grammar: present of verb to be (I / you) and personal pronouns.

Vocabulary: Countries and nationalities.

 Where are you from?

 Do you know people from other countries? What nationalities are they?
 Why do you think English is important in different countries?

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1. Match the countries in the vocabulary box with the pictures a-h.

a b c d

e f g h

2. Complete the vocabulary box with the nationalities.

Country Nationality
 China
 Brazil

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  Mexico
 Japan
 Germany
 France
 Spain
 Russia

Listening
3. Listen to the dialogue and write the missing words.

Audio Script (Teacher reads or plays a recording):

A: Hello! My name is Marco. I ___ from Italy. I ___ Italian.
B: Hi, Marco! I’m Sofia. I ___ from Spain. I ___ Spanish.
A: Nice to meet you, Sofia!
B: Nice to meet you too!

Exercise (Fill in the blanks):

A. My name is Marco. I ___ from Italy. I ___ Italian.

B. Hi, Marco! I’m Sofia. I ___ from Spain. I ___ Spanish.

4. Complete the grammar box with the correct form of the verb be.

Full form Contracted form

+ I am Mexican. I___ Mexican.
You are British. You___ British.
- I am not American. I _______ American.
You are not american. You ______ American.
? ____ I in class 1B?
____ you in class 1B?
Y/N Yes I am./ No, I´m ____.
Yes, you are./ No, you´re not. / No, you aren´t.

5. A) In pairs, rewrite the sentences. Use contracted form of verb be.

1. I am from Japan. I´m from Japan.

2. You are a student. ___________________________
3. You are from Italy. ___________________________
4. I am in class 1B. ___________________________
5. You are British. ___________________________

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B) Change the sentences in exercise 5 to the negative form. Use contracted form of verb
be.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

6. Make questions for your partner. Use the correct form of the verb to be.

1. I/ in your class? Am I in your class?

2. You/ my teacher? _____________________?
3. You/ from Brazil? _____________________?
4. I/ your classmate? _____________________?
5. You/ Helen? _____________________?

In pairs, ask and answer the questions. Use short yes/no answers.
Am I in your class? Yes, you are.

Speaking
7. In pairs, act out a conversation between the people in picture A and B repeat with
pictures C and D.

A B

Name: Natalia Name: Sean

Nacionality: Russian Nacionality: British

C D

Name: Carlos Name: Anna

Nacionality: Mexican Nacionality: Canadian

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1.3 Giving personal information

Grammar: present of Be (he, she, & it)

Vocabulary: numbers, and the alphabet.

Listening

Understand phone numbers

In phone numbers we say oh or zero.
06= oh six or zero six

We say the numbers individually.

311-246-40-23
(three, one, one, two, four, six, four, oh, two three)

1. Listen and write the numbers.

Alice: what´s your phone number?

Bruce: It´s 323-450-79-28. What´s your phone number?
Alice: It´s 552-3451___________.
Bruce: What´s the country code?
Alice: It´s ____ for Mexico.

Listen again and repeat.

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 2. In pairs, practice the conversation with your phone number.

Vocabulary:
Listen and repeat the numbers.

3. Read and listen to the conversations. Match them to pictures 1-3

A: How old is he?

B: She´s twenty. And how old is he?
1
A: He´s twenty-five.

A: How old is he?

B: She´s sixty-four. Is he your grandpa? 2
A: yes, he is.

A: How old is it? 3

B: She´s fifteen years old. Is it a Kia?
A: No, it isn´t. It´s a Ford.
B: OK. What´s the phone number?
A: It´s 311-112-32-45.

In pairs, practice the conversations

4. Ask your classmates the question below (at least 4 classmates).

How old are you? I´m twenty-five

Name Age
1.
2.
3.
4.

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 5. Complete the grammar box with the correct form of verb to be.

Full form Contracted form

+ He/she/it is twenty. He/she/it____ twenty.
- He/she/it is not thirty. He/she/it____ thirty.
? ____ he/she/it twenty-one?
Y/N Yes, he is./ No, he ______. No, he isn´t.

6. Match questions with answers.

a) How old is she? _____ It´s five years old.

b) Is he French? _____ Yes, she is.
c) How old is it? _____ No, he isn´t. He´s Canadian.
d) Is she a teacher? _____ It´s 311-331-12-45.
e) What´s your phone number? _____ She´s thirty-four.

Reading
7. Read the text and answer the questions.

Hi! My name is Julia. I am from Argentina. I am Argentinian. My best friend is from Italy.
She is Italian. We are students in an English class. Our teacher is from Canada. He is
Canadian.

Questions:

a) Where is Julia from?

b) What is her nationality?
c) Where is her best friend from?
d) What is the nationality of her teacher?
e) What do Julia and her friend do?

1.4 How do you spell that?

Speaking: asking for personal information.

1. Listen and repeat the letters of the alphabet.

Spelling
Excuse me
What´s your name?
How do you spell…?
How do you spell that?

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2. In pairs, put the conversation in order.

___ A-L-E-X-A.
___ Excuse me. What´s your name?
___ Thank you.
___ Alexa.
___ How do you spell that?

In pairs, practice the conversation with your name.

Speaking

3. Read about Luisa and complete the form.

My first name is Luisa, and my last name is Perez.

My home phone number is 551-390-18-30, and my
cell-phone number is 551-3129-00-53.
My e-mail address is [email protected]

Contact information
1. _____ name is Luisa.
2. Last name: ________
3. ________ phone number: 551-390-18-30
4. ________ phone number: 551-3129-00-53
5. . Email ________: [email protected]

Notice:
In email addresses we say at for@ and dot for .
[email protected]
[email protected]

4. Listen and complete the conversation.

Receptionist: Good morning! How can I help you?

Patient: _____ ______. I have an appointment with Dr. Smith.
Receptionist: Great! What _____ your full name?
Patient: My ______ is Anna López.
Receptionist: Can you _______ your last name, please?
Patient: Yes, L-O-P-E-Z.
Receptionist: And what is your __________ number?
Patient: My phone number ____ 555-1234.

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Receptionist: what´s your __________ address?
Patient: My email address is [email protected]
Receptionist: Thank ______! Please take a seat.
Patient: ________ you!

5. Ask about your partner´s contact information. Use the previous conversation as a
model.

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UNIT 2 HOME AND FAMILY
Grammar: Simple present, there is and there are, possessive adjectives and possessive ´s.
Vocabulary: Parts of the house, family members and adjectives.

2.1 My dream home

1. Look at the picture and answer the questions.

 Where is the woman?
 Is she happy?

2. Listen to the audio and choose the correct answer.

a) Ana lives in a house/cabin.
b) She is the mountains/forest.
c) She is/isn’t happy.
d) It is/isn´t a good place to live.

3. In pairs, discuss the questions.

a) Where do you live?

b) Is it a good place to live?

I live in Guadalajara, it´s a beautiful place to live. And you?

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Parts of the house

1. Look at the pictures and label the parts of the house with the words in the box.

living room bathroom laundry room

kitchen dining room bedroom

2. Write the words in the correct column.

sofa stove bus stop fridge Living Kitchen Other Street

room room
table chairs sidewalk oven

café armchair washing machine

drugstore bookshelves mirror

traffic lights TV sink

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Lucy´s dream house

Lucy tells her family about her new house.

My new house is in the center of town, I often walk to work. It isn´t very big, but it´s really
beautiful! There´s just one bedroom, a living room and a small kitchen with a table in the
center. This is good because I love cooking. The living room is lovely with a big white sofa
and there are two windows. The room is always sunny.

There isn´t a garden, but there is a beautiful tree in the entrance.

3. Read and answer the questions.

a) Where is Lucy’s house located?

b) Why is the living room always sunny?
c) What does Lucy love doing in her kitchen?
d) Describe Lucy’s living room in one or two sentences.
e) Why do you think Lucy likes her house?

4. Complete the chart

Affirmative There _______ a big white sofa.

There ________ two windows.

Negative There ________ a garden.

There ________ any chairs.

questions _____ ______ a garage?

How many bedrooms ______. _______?

5. Look at the photo of the apartment. Describe the kitchen.

There is a sink.

There are some plates.

1. _______________
2. _______________
3. _______________
4. _______________
5. _______________

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 Speaking

6. Draw a plan of your home. Show the plan and describe your home to your partner.

In my living room there´s a …

2.2 My family

Grammar: present of be (we and they)

Vocabulary: parts of the house.

Look at the picture. What do you see?

1. Listen to and read about them. Answer the questions.

The Johnson Family

The Johnson family lives in New York. They

have a small house with a big garden. Mr.
Johnson works in an office, and Mrs. Johnson
teaches at a school. They have two children,
Emma and Jake. Emma loves to read books, and
Jake plays soccer every afternoon. Every
morning, they eat breakfast together. On
weekends, they visit the park or watch movies at
home. The family has a dog named Rocky. He
runs in the garden and plays with the children.
The Johnson family enjoys spending time
together. They are happy and love their simple
daily life.

a) Who are they?

b) Where do they live?
c) Do you have a big family or a small one?

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Vocabulary

Families

2. Complete the chart. Listen and repeat.

Mother
Husband
Daughter
Brother
Aunt
Nephew
Grandmother
Cousin

Mother+ father = _____________________

Son + daughter = _____________________

3. Complete the sentences with the words in the vocabulary box.

1. My father´s mother is my __________________________________.

2. My father´s brother is my __________________________________.
3. Your uncle´s son is your ___________________________________.
4. Your daughter is your brother´s _____________________________.
5. Your mother is your cousin´s _______________________________.
6. Your brother´s son is your _________________________________.

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 4. Listen to the audio talking about the Smith family. Match the numbers with the
names in the box.

5
2
6

3
4

John Emily Robert Jake Anna Mary

1. __________________ 4. ___________________
2. __________________ 5. ___________________
3. __________________ 6. ___________________

5. Complete the sentences with the correct family member.

Grammar bites
a) John: My ________________ name is Anna.
b) Anna: My _______________ name is Mary.
We use ´s with names and nouns to
c) Jake: My ______________ name is Emily.
show possession.
d) Mary: My _____________ name is Robert.
Luis is Danna´s brother. (= the brother of
e) Robert: my _____________ name is Anna.
Danna)
6. In pairs, tell your partner about three people who are important to you.
My mother´s name is Alice.
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________

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 7. Match 1-5 with a-e to make sentences.

1. Do you have a. as a teacher.

2. Do you work b. kids. A boy and a girl.
3. We don´t live c. any children?
4. I have two d. as a doctor?
5. She works e. in New York.
6. She doesn´t f. live in Mexico.

8. Look at the sentences in exercise 7 and complete the grammar box.

Simple present
We use the simple present to talk about things we do regularly. We can also use it
for thing that are generally true.

+ I/You/We/They live in the U.S..

She/He/it lives in the U.S..

- I/You/We/They don´t live in Mexico.

She/He/It ________ live in Mexico.

?
Do I/you/we/they live in Mexico?
_______ she/he/it

Yes, I/you/we/they do
Y/N No, I/you/they/we don´t

Yes, she/he/it does.

No, she/he/it doesn´t.

9. Write true sentences about yourself. Use have/live and the words in the box.

A car. in Mexico. an apartment. the city. a bike. a laptop. a cat

0. I live in Mexico.
1. ________________________________ 5. ____________________________
2. ________________________________ 6. ____________________________
3. ________________________________
4. ________________________________

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 10. in pairs, ask and answer questions about the things in exercise 9.

Do you live in Mexico? Yes, I do.

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

2.3 A house or an apartment?

1. Match each adjective with the correct picture of a house. Write the letter of the house
next to the adjective.

1. ___ Big 4. ____ old

2. ___ Small 5. ____ cozy
3. ___ Modern 6. ____ ugly

A B C

D E F

2. Find the opposite adjectives

Big
Modern, new
Beautiful
Cheap

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Describe & Guess

3. In pairs, choose a house but don´t show it to your partner. Student A describes the house
(It’s a big, old house with a small garden). Student B draws it or find a similar picture.

Grammar: Position of Adjectives in English

In English, adjectives usually come before the noun they describe.

1. Adjective + Noun

✅It is a big house.

✅She has a beautiful garden.

❌It is a house big. (Incorrect)

2. Adjectives After Linking Verbs

Some adjectives come after the verb (especially after linking verbs like be, look, seem,
feel, taste).

✅The house is big.

✅The garden looks beautiful.
✅The room feels cozy.

Writing

4. Write a description of your house and your favorite room. Use adjectives to describe it.

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Unit 3. Food

Grammar: simple present, object pronouns

Vocabulary: food and drinks, free time activities and stores and places to eat.

1. look at the picture and answer the questions. Then, listen and check.

 Do you cook?

 What is she cooking?

 What kind of ingredients do

you see in the picture?

 Do you like this kind of food?

2. Listen again and check ( ) the ingredients Alice uses to make lasagna.

Cheese Tomato sauce Salt and pepper

Chicken Ground beef Thyme
Onion Garlic

3. in pairs, discuss the questions.

 Do you like cooking?

 What´s your favorite food?
 What´s your favorite restaurant in your city?

3.1 Delicious food

A B C D

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 E F G H

Vocabulary

1. Look at the pictures. Do you like the foods?

2. Look at the vocabulary box and match the pictures A-H.

_______ fish and chips _____ fruit and yogurt
_______ cake _____ eggs, sausage and beans
_______ chicken and rice _____ spaghetti and meatballs
_______ hot cakes and bacon _____ salad

3. In pairs, talk to your partner about your favorite foods.

4. Listen to the meals in the vocabulary box (2). Look at the pictures and find a breakfast, a
lunch, a dinner and a snack.
a._______________________________
b._______________________________
c._______________________________
d. ______________________________

Food and drinks (2)

Meals
Breakfast (morning) Dinner (evening)
Lunch (afternoon) A snack (between meals)
Drinks

Orange juice coffee beer hot chocolate

Water milk tea wine

5. Listen and repeat.

6. Listen to Silvia and complete the chart. What does she eat and drink?

Silvia Breakfast Lunch Dinner

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 Notice:
We say I eat… for breakfast / lunch / dinner / a snack.
I eat eggs and bacon for breakfast.
Or
We say I have… for breakfast / lunch / dinner / a snack.
I have pasta and meatballs for lunch.

7. in pairs, discuss the questions. Say YES or NO and give more information.

a) Do you have yogurt and fruit for breakfast?

No, I don´t. I eat an omelette for breakfast.

b) Do you have a salad for lunch?

c) Do you eat fish for dinner?
d) What do you usually have for breakfast?
e) Do you have a snack every day?

3.2 Healthy lifestyle

a b c d e

f g h i

Vocabulary
1. look at the pictures and match them with the free time activities a-i.

Free-time activities
____ soccer _____cards ____ swimming
____ the guitar _____ dancing ____ eating out
____ computer games _____ shopping ____ running

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Listening

2. Which activities do you think Sarah and Susy like? Listen and check.
Sarah Susy

Sarah likes
_______________

Susy likes
_______________

3. complete the chart with free time activities.

I go

I play

Speaking
4. In teams, talk about

 Your free-time activities on weekdays.

 Your favorite free-time activities on the weekend
 Your favorite free-time activity with friends.

5. Look at the picture of Rihanna. Complete the chart. Listen and check.

PROFILE
Robyn Rihanna Fenty
Job: ______________________
Nationality: ________________
Food:
She eats _________ and _______ for
breakfast.
Her favorite dish is ______________
Free time activity:
She goes for __________ and she loves
____________.

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Additional resources:
Rihanna’s personal chef, Debbie Solomon interview.

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6. Underline the verbs in the sentences about Rihanna.

 Rihanna is a famous pop singer.
 She eats eggs and a toast for breakfast.
 She doesn´t live in Mexico.
 Does she like cooking?

Grammar: Simple present (he/she/it)

Positive statements
 We add _____ to the verb.
She eats eggs and toast for breakfast.

 With verbs that end in -CH, SH, X or O add _____

She watches TV.

Negative statements

 Use ___________ + base form

She doesn´t live in Mexico.

Questions

 Use _____ + subject + base form:

Does she cook?
Y/N Does she cook? Yes, she does.

Practice
7. Choose the correct verb form to complete each sentence. Circle the correct answer (A,
B, or C).

1. She ______ to school every day.

A) go B) goes C) going

2. Tom ______ breakfast at 7 a.m.

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 A) eat. B) eats C) eating

3. My brother ______ soccer on Saturdays.

A) do play B) doesn´t plays C) doesn´t play

4. _________Anna read a book before bed?

A) Does B) does reads C) doesn´t

5. The dog ______ in the backyard.

A) sleep B) sleeps C) sleeping

6. He ______ his car every weekend.

A) wash B) washes C) washs

7. __________Sarah do her homework in the afternoon?

A) do B) does C) doing

8. My mom ______ English very well.

A) speak B) speaks C) speaking

9. The baby ______________ when she is hungry.

A) doesn´t cry B) doesn´t cries C) cryes

10. John ______ TV in the evening.

A) watch B) watches C) watching

8. change the sentences to make them true for you.

a) My best friend works as a secretary.

My best friend doesn´t work as a secretary.

b) my best friend doesn´t like vegetables.

c) She lives in Canada

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d) she has 4 kids.

e) she doesn´t like video games.

9. Write questions. Use the verbs in brackets.

Your friend/soccer? (play)

Does your friend play soccer?

Your friend/ swimming? (go)

_________________________________?

Your friend/ a favorite meal? (have)

_________________________________?

Your friend/ coffee? (drink)

_________________________________?

Your friend/ good music? (listen to)

_________________________________?

10. in pairs, think about a friend. Ask and answer the questions about him or her.

Maria is my friend. Does she play soccer? Yes, she does. She likes Pumas.

3.3 Places to eat

In pairs, discuss the questions.

 Where do you buy food?

 Where do you eat out?"

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1. Classify the words in the box.

Restaurant Bakery Fast food restaurant Drugstore Food truck Clothing

store coffee shop Market Butcher

Types of stores Places to eat

2. Complete the sentences with words from the vocabulary box (types of stores and places
to eat).

a) I buy a delicious sandwich in a ________________ next to the park.

b) I meet my friends in a _______________ near the university.

c) I buy aspirins and drinks in the _________________.

d) I buy meat at the _____________________.

e) I love donuts. I go to the ____________ every day.

f) The local _____________ is really big, they sell everything, dairy products, cleaning
products, fruits and vegetables, meat, etc..

Reading

3. Read the blog post and complete it with the headings A-D

A. Family time
B. Where do we celebrate?
C. A special day
D. Delicious food

A Fun Family Party

Every year, my family has a big party for my grandmother’s birthday! We eat delicious
food, talk, and have a great time together.

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______________________________________

We always think about going to a restaurant. My uncle wants to go to a steakhouse, my

cousin likes the pizzeria, and my sister prefers a seafood restaurant. But in the end, we
have the party at home.

______________________________________

Everyone brings food! My aunt makes roast chicken with vegetables. My grandmother
cooks her special lasagna. My cousin buys fresh bread from the bakery. My mom
prepares a fruit salad with apples, bananas, and grapes.

For dessert, we have a big chocolate cake with candles. We also eat ice cream and
cookies. Everything tastes so good.

______________________________________

All my family comes—my parents, siblings, aunts, uncles, and cousins. My little nephew
dances, and my grandfather tells funny stories.

We take photos, laugh, and have fun. My grandmother feels very happy!

_____________________________________

After dinner, we talk and listen to music. Before we go, we hug my grandmother and say,
"Thank you! It is always a great day with family, food, and fun!

How do you celebrate with your family? 😊

Grammar

Subject pronouns Object pronouns Example sentence

I Me She calls me every day.
You You I see you at the store.
He Him She helps him with homework.
She Her I like her dress.
It It We watch it on TV.
We Us They invite us to the party.
They Them I talk to them at work.

How to Use Object Pronouns

 Object pronouns replace nouns in the object position of a sentence.

 They answer "Who?" or "What?" after the verb.

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😊 Example:
❌I love Sarah.
✅I love her.

4. Choose the correct object pronoun.

Replace the underlined words with the correct object pronoun (me, you, him, her, it, us,
them).

1. I love pizza. → I love ___.

2. She calls John every day. → She calls ___ every day.
3. We visit the new restaurant on weekends. → We visit ___ on weekends.
4. My mom buys fruits and vegetables at the market. → My mom buys ___ at the
market.
5. They invite my brother and me to dinner. → They invite ___ to dinner.
6. Can you help Anna with the menu? → Can you help ___ with the menu?
7. He gives the waiter a good tip. → He gives ___ a good tip.

5. Fill in the Blanks

Complete the sentences with the correct object pronoun.

1. I love burgers! Do you like ___?

2. We go to the café every morning. The waiter knows ___ well.
3. My mom makes a delicious cake. She gives ___ to my dad.
4. The chef prepares a special dish. He serves ___ to the customers.
5. My friends and I love Italian food. Our parents take ___ to a pizzeria every month.
6. The restaurant is famous. Many people visit ___ every day.

6. Match the Sentences

Match each sentence with the correct response.

1. Do you like sushi? ____

2. I have two extra sandwiches. ____
3. Maria is very kind. ____
4. The bakery makes fresh bread every morning. ____
5. My friends and I are hungry. ____
6. This pizza is amazing! _____

A. I always buy it there.

B. I will give them to you.
C. I agree! I want more of it.
D. Yes, I love it!
E. Let’s go to a restaurant!
F. I know her very well.

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7. Think about a special date for you and make some notes.

New year
People: my parents, my sister and my grandparents.
Activities: have dinner together
Eat 12 grapes and ask for wishes
Hug each other at midnight.
Food and drink: we eat a big meal - turkey

8. In pairs, tell your partner about your special day.

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Unit 4. A typical day for me

 What is your favorite time of day?

 What do you do at that time?

I love early morning because its quiet and peaceful. I drink some coffee and watch tv for a
while. Then, I have breakfast, and you?

4.1 Living my day, step by step

1. Write the correct verb phrase in the box under the picture.

go to bed do homework get up have breakfast have lunch

have dinner brush your teeth wake up have a shower
go to work go home go to school

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2. Write the best word to complete the sentences.

a. I usually _______________ up at 6.00 a.m. when my alarm clock goes off.

b. I _______________ lunch in the school cafeteria at 1 p.m.
c. In my family we usually _______________ dinner at about 6 p.m.
d. My school finishes at 3 p.m. and then I _______________ home by bus.
e. On the weekends, I _______________ to bed later than on weekdays.
f. My alarm clock goes off at 8 a.m. on Sunday but I don't _______________
up until 8.30 a.m.
g. I always _______________ my teeth before I go to bed. 8. On weekdays, I
_______________ to school with my friends at 9.00 a.m

3. Write a number (1–9) to put these actions in the order of a normal day.

…………. have breakfast …………. get up …………. wake up …………. have lunch …………. go
home …………. go to school …………. go to bed …………. do homework …………. have dinner

What time do you wake up on weekdays?

4. Look at the vocabulary box and answer the questions.

 What days are weekdays (days for work or school) in your country?
 When is the weekend?
 What days of the week you like? And what days of the week you don´t like? Why?

Days of the week

Monday. Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday. Friday. Saturday Sunday

I watch TV…

On Monday(s)/ Friday afternoon(s)/ weekend

At five o´clock/ night

In the morning/ the afternoon/ the evening

5. Look at Diana´s appointment book and answer the questions.

Morning Afternoon Evening

Monday College Go to the gym
Tuesday College
Wednesday Work Cooking lessons Go to the gym
Thursday College

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 Friday Work Italian Dancing

Saturday work
Sunday Visit my
parents

1. When does Diana go dancing? She goes dancing on Fridays

2. When does she work? ______________________________
3. When does she visit her parents?______________________
4. When does she take Italian class? _____________________
5. When does she go to the gym? _______________________
6. When does she go to college? ________________________

6. Listen to Alan talking about his daily routine. Complete the sentences

 I _________ up at 7:00 in the morning.

 I _________ my teeth and have breakfast.
 I _________ to ________, I work in an office.
 At luch time I _________ a sandwich.
 I go to bed at _________.

7. Write an appointment book for you. Write five or more activities.

Morning Afternoon Evening

Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

8. Look at your appointment book from exercise 6. Talk about what you do during your
day.

1. On weekdays

2. On weekends

9. write at least four sentences about your partner.

Sergio goes to school from Monday to Friday, in the afternoons he walks his dog in
the park. He doesn´t walk his dog on weekends. He wakes up at 6 am on weekdays.

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 4.2 Wh-question words

Grammar

Lots of question words start with ‘wh’:

 who is for people

 where is for places
 what is for things
 when is for time
 why is for reasons
 how is for feelings and the way something is done.

1. Complete the conversation using wh-question words.

Simon: ________ do you live?

Erick: I live in the center of town.
Simon: ________ do you live there.
Erick: Because it´s near my job.
Simon: ______ lives at home with you?
Erick: I live with my wife and my two kids.
Simon: ______ do you do?
Erick: I work in a bank.
Simon: _____ _____ do you go home from work?
Erick: I go home at 5 pm
Simon: ______ do you relax in the afternoon?
Erick: I go to the gym and watch series.

Speaking

2. In pairs, ask and answer the questions in exercise 1.

4.3 A perfect day

Reading

Rachel and Jason’s Jobs and Routines

Rachel is a waitress. She always wakes up at 6 a.m. and has breakfast. She usually starts
work at 7 a.m. in a small café. She often serves coffee and cakes to customers. In the
afternoon, she sometimes has a break and drinks tea. She never works at night because the
café closes at 5 p.m.

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Jason is a delivery man. He usually starts work at 9 a.m. He always rides his bike to deliver
packages. He often eats lunch in a park. In the evening, he sometimes watches TV or plays
video games. He never goes to bed late because he is very tired after work.

Rachel and Jason sometimes meet on weekends to have coffee and talk about their jobs.

1. Read the text and answer the questions with Rachel, Jason or both

Who…

1. watches TV or play videogames? ___________

2. starts work early in the morning? ___________

3. is really tired after work? ____________

4. drinks tea during breaks? ____________

5. rides a bike at work? ____________

6. drinks coffee? ____________

2. In pairs, discuss the questions.

 Do you prefer Rachel´s or Jason´s day at work?

 Do you stay in on weekends? Or do you go out?

3. Underline these words in the text.

Always Often Sometimes Usually Never

Grammar

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Frequency adverbs

We use frequency adverbs to say how often we do things.

100% Always

Usually

Often

Sometimes

0% Never

4. Look at the text and choose the correct option.

 Frequency adverbs go before/ after most verbs.

 Frequency adverbs go before/ after the verb to be.

5. Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of the verb from box A and a word from
box B.

A be go stay play

B never usually often always sometimes

I always stay at home on weekends. I never go out.

I usually watch TV in the evenings, but I __________ __________videogames on-line with

my friends.

I work in a café, so I ____________ ____________ late, I always try to arrive on time.

I _______ __________ to the same supermarket, but sometimes I buy fresh fruit and
vegetables in a farmers’ market.

6. Are the sentences in exercise 5 true for your partner? Ask and answer questions to check.

Do you often arrive late to work? No, I am always on time.

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7. Make the sentences true for you with the correct adverb of frequency: always, usually,
often, sometimes, or never.

1. I _______ wake up at 7 a.m.

2. I _______ eat vegetables.
3. I _______ go to the beach in summer, but not every weekend.
4. I _______ drink coffee because I don´t like it.
5. We _______ visit our grandparents on Sundays.

8. in pairs, take turns to talk about your activities. Report it to the class.

Writing

9. Write about your daily routine using adverbs of frequency. Example: "I usually eat
breakfast at 8 a.m."

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