A continuación le exponemos un listado de fórmulas de saludo y de

presentación. ¿Sabría qué responder a cada una de ellas? ¿Podría ordenarlas

de más a menos formal?

1. Pleased to meet you. ___________________________________________

Pleased to meet you, too.

2. How are you? ___________________________________________

Fine, thanks. And you?

3. How do you do? ___________________________________________

How do you do?

4. Hi! ___________________________________________
Hi! / Hello!

3
Orden de más a menos formal: 1 ____ 1
2 ____ 2
3 ____ 4
4 ____
¿Qué profesiones obtenemos de las siguientes palabras?

act actor
_______________ paint painter
_______________

manage manager
_______________ fire fireman
_______________

politics politician
_______________ chemistry chemist
_______________

play player
_______________ music musician
_______________
Diga el adjetivo correspondiente a los siguientes países:

Vietnam Vietnamese
_______________ Russia Russian
_______________

Argentina Argentinian
_______________ Poland Polish
_______________

Java Javanese
_______________ Norway Norwegian
_______________

Yugoslavia Yugoslavian
_______________
2. Put 'a' or 'an' before the following nouns:

A stamp
1. ___ An egg
2. ___ A bag
3. ___

A notebook
4. ___ An orange
5. ___ An English book
6. ___

A key
7. ___ An envelope
8. ___ A dictionary
9. ___

A newspaper
10. ___ A letter
11. ___ An umbrella
12. ___
3. Put 'am', 'is', 'are', 'my', 'your', 'his', 'her', 'our' or 'their' into the gaps.

Example: My name is Claire.

1. Where ________
are you from?

2. She ________
is from Italy.

3. What’s ________
your name?

4. Christina ________
is 21 years old.

5. Mike and Rosie ________

are from London but ________
their parents ________
are from Glasgow.

6. Clara ________
is married. ________
Her husband ________
is a hotel manager.

7. What’s ________
his name?

8. ________
His name is Stephen.

9. ________
My friend and I ________
are doctors. ________
Our profession is very interesting.
5. Complete the following sentences with 'there is' / 'there isn't' / 'is there?' /
'there are' / 'there aren't' / 'are there?'.

is
1. There ________ is
a big park in our town. There ________ there
a lake and ________
are
________ a lot of trees.

Is
2. ________ there a library in your school? Yes, ________
________ is
there ________ one.

Are
3. ________ there
________ there
ten players in a football team? No, ________ aren't
________.
________ are
There ________ eleven players.

Is
4. ________ ________ there
there a train to the airport from the city centre? Yes, ________
is
________ a train and ________ are
there ________ two buses: number 7 and 27.

Are
5. ________ there thirty-one days in November?
________

Is
6. ________ ________ are
there ________
there a computer in your home? Yes, ________ two: one for
me and one for my sister.

isn't any sugar in it.

there ________
7. Is your coffee all right? No, ________
1. Make true sentences using am / is / are / ‘m not / isn’t / aren’t:

am at work.
1. I ______

2. It ______
is Wednesday today.

3. My father’s name _____

is Peter.

are at home.
4. My parents _____

5. I _______
am married.

is a drink from Catalonia.

6. Cava ____

7. Lidia and John _____

are friends. They aren´t married.

8. Lidia _____
is English.

9. A dog _____
isn't a plant. It _____
is an animal.

10. Diamonds ______

aren't cheap. They _____
are expensive.
2. Listening. Listen and tick the correct sentences as in the example:

1. He's from Greece. ✔

His from Greece. ___

2. She's a teacher. ___

✔
She's teacher. ___

3. Where she from? ___

Where's she from? ___

✔

4. What's her name? ___

✔
What's she's name? ___

5. I'm a student. ___

✔
I'm student. ___

6. She is twenty-one. ___

✔
She has twenty-one. ___

7. He's a doctor. ___

✔
His a doctor. ___

8. Their from Japan. ___

They're from Japan. ✔

___

9. Her surname is Smith. ___

✔
Her surname it's Smith. ___

10. He's name's Bruno. ___

His name's Bruno. ✔

___
4. Writing. Now write the following numbers:

1 one

22 twenty-two

34 thirty-four

17 seventeen

8 eight

55 fifty-five

63 sixty-three

12 twelve

76 seventy-six
7. Grammar practice. Choose the right option to complete the following
sentences.

Example: He's a / an accountant.

a
1. She's _____ housekeeper.

is thirty years old

2. John ___________________.

not married.
3. I'm _____

is
4. My sister _____ very beautiful.

are rich.
5. My parents _____

is
6. There _____ a restaurant and two bars in the hotel.
1. What’s your name? Complete the conversations:

1.

A: Hello. What’s your name?

name
your ______?
B: Claire. What’s ______

is
A: My name ______ are
George. Where ______ from Claire?
you ______

am
B: I ______ from Dublin. ______ are
Where ______ you from, John?

am
A: I ______ from New York.
______

2.

My
ROXANNE: Hello. ______ ______ is
name ______ am
Roxanne. I ______ a student. And
you?

My name is (for example, Mary). I am a (for example, doctor).

YOU: _________________________________________.
2. Vocabulary practice: I’m a doctor. Write sentences using the following
words:

Cameraman doctor scientist waiter artist singer

a. I’m a doctor. b. I'm an artist.

c. I'm a cameraman. d. I'm a waiter.

e. I'm a scientist. f. I'm a singer.

3. Writing: He’s from Australia. Write about the people as in the example:

SURNAME: Roberts. a. She’s Alice Roberts.

FIRST NAME: Alice.
b. She’s from the United States.
FROM: The United States.
c. She’s a dentist.
JOB: Dentist.
AGE: 25. d. She’s twenty-five.

SURNAME: Nolan. a. He's Tom Nolan. .

FIRST NAME: Tom.
b. He's from Australia. .
FROM: Australia.
c. He's a hairdresser. .
JOB: Hairdresser.
AGE: 32. d. He's thirty-two. .

SURNAME: Smith. a. They're Ann and Tina Smith. .

FIRST NAME: Ann and Tina.
b. They're from Scotland. .
FROM: Scotland.
c. They're students. .
JOB: Students.
AGE: 20. d. They're twenty. .
4. Language in use. Questions with questions words. Match a question in A
with an answer in B.

A B

Where's the Sagrada Familia? It's I'm

in Barcelona.
twenty-six.

How old are you? I'm twenty-six.

Fine, thanks.

What's your telephone number? 4559020.

It's in Barcelona.

How are you? Fine, thanks.

4559020.

Where are you from? I'm French.

I'm French.
5. Grammar practice. Making negatives. The following sentences are
wrong. Correct them:

1. Paris is the capital of Spain.

Paris isn't the capital of Spain.
_______________________________. Paris / It is the capital of France.
_______________________________.

2. You’re English.
You aren't English.
_______________________________. You are (Spanish or other nationality).
_______________________________.

3. Michael Jordan is white.

Michael Jordan isn't white.
_______________________________. He's black.
_______________________________.

4. Bananas are vegetables.

Bananas aren't vegetables.
_______________________________. Bananas / They are fruit.
_______________________________.

5. The month after June is September.

The month after June isn't September.
_______________________________. It is July.
_______________________________.
6. Grammar practice. Short and long forms. Write the long forms.

1. What’s your name?

What is your name?

__________________________________________________________________.

2. My name’s Tim.

My name is Tim.
__________________________________________________________________.

3. He’s married.

He is married.
__________________________________________________________________.

4. They’re from Belgium.

They are from Belgium.

__________________________________________________________________.

5. I’m eighteen.

I am eighteen.
__________________________________________________________________.

6. She’s a nurse.

She is a nurse.
__________________________________________________________________.

7. You’re Italian.

You are Italian.

__________________________________________________________________.

8. We’re teachers.

We are teachers.
__________________________________________________________________.
7. Possessive adjectives. Put 'my' and 'your' into the gaps.

1. Hello. _____
My name’s Sabina.

2. What’s _____
your name?

3. Is Lynn _____
your sister?

4. JENNY: Albert, this is _____

my brother, Darren.

ALBERT: Hello, Darren.

DARREN: Hello.
7. Possessive adjectives. Put 'my' and 'your' into the gaps.

1. Hello. _____
My name’s Sabina.

2. What’s _____
your name?

3. Is Lynn _____
your sister?

4. JENNY: Albert, this is _____

my brother, Darren.

ALBERT: Hello, Darren.

DARREN: Hello.
8. Listening. Countries and nationalities. Use your dictionary, write down the missing
nationalities, check for pronunciation, then listen and repeat.

Country Nationality

England English

Germany German

Italy Italian
_____________

Japan Japanese
_____________

Brazil Brazilian
_____________

Spain Spanish
_____________

Scotland Scottish
_____________

France French
_____________

The United States North American

_____________

Wales Welsh
_____________

Switzerland Swiss
_____________

China Chinese
_____________

Mexico Mexican
_____________

Portugal Portuguese
_____________

Ireland Irish
_____________

Turkey Turkish
_____________
9. What's this in English? Use your dictionary and write 'A' or 'An' and the
noun.

a. A boy. b. An apple. c. _______________

A watch.

d. _______________
An astronaut. e. _______________
A house. f. _______________
An eye.

g. _______________
An umbrella. h. _______________
A key. i. _______________
A train.

j. _______________
An eagle. k. _______________
A pen. l. _______________
A camera.
11. Grammar practice. 'There is' or 'There are'? Complete the sentences
below with a suitable form (affirmative, negative or interrogative) of there
is or there are.

There are twelve.

are there in a dozen? ____________
1. How many eggs ____________

There is
2. ____________ a man at the door. Who is he?

there is
3. In my town ____________ there are
a swimming pool and ____________ two cinemas but
there isn't a sports centre.
____________

is there
4. Excuse me, ____________ there is
a post office near here? Yes, ____________ one just round
the corner.

There are
5. Our hotel is very luxurious. ____________ ten suites, three restaurants and
there is
____________ also a sauna and a gym.

6. ____________ there aren't but ____________

Are there tigers in Africa? No, ____________ there are lions.