Subject: English

Book: Inside out (Beginner)

Unit 1

Teacher
Dr. Jaup Zenuni
 TOPICS
1.Introduction
2.Phonetic Symbols
3.The English Alphabet, spelling
4.Greetings
5.What’s your name, who are you, where
are you from, where do you come from?
6.Present simple of “BE”
7.Numbers
8.Possessive adjectives my, your, his, her
9.Vocabulary
 1. PHONETIC SYMBOLS
VOWELS
ʌ a CUP, LUCK AM
ɑ: a: ARM, FATHER AM BR
æ e CAT, BLACK AM
e e MET, BED AM
ə ë AWAY, CINEMA AM
ɜ:ʳ ë e gjatë TURN, LEARN AM BR
ɪ i HIT, SITTING AM
i: i: SEE, HEAT AM
ɒ o HOT, ROCK AM BR
ɔ: o: CALL, FOUR AM BR
ʊ u PUT, COULD AM
u: u: BLUE, FOOD AM
 DIPHTONGS
aɪ ai FIVE, EYE AM

aʊ au NOW, OUT AM

eɪ ei SAY, EIGHT AM

oʊ Ou GO, HOME AM

ɔɪ oi BOY, JOIN AM

eəʳ ea WHERE, AIR AM BR

ɪəʳ ië NEAR, HERE AM BR

ʊəʳ uë PURE, AM BR
TOURIST
 CONSONANTS
b b BAD, LAB AM
d d DID, LADY AM
f f FIND, IF AM
g g GIVE, FLAG AM
h h HOW, HELLO AM
j j YES, YELLOW AM
k k CAT, BACK AM
l l LEG, LITTLE AM
m m MAN, LEMON AM
n n NO, TEN AM
ŋ ng SING, FINGER AM
p p PET, MAP AM
r r RED, TRY AM
 CONSONANTS
s S SUN, MISS AM

ʃ Sh SHE, CRASH AM
t T TEA, GETTING AM
tʃ Ç CHECK, CHURCH AM
θ Th THINK, BOTH AM
ð Dh THIS, MOTHER AM
v V VOICE, FIVE AM
w U WET, WINDOW AM
z Z ZOO, LAZY AM
ʒ Zh PLEASURE, VISION AM
dʒ Xh JUST, LARGE AM
 EXERCISES

Exercise 1: What symbol is this?

Ѳ Ʒ ɜ: ʊ ɔ dƷ
ə t∫ ∫ ð ˄ æ
Exercise 2: Read these words

[‘riŋ] [‘wɒ t∫] [‘lei Ʒə] [‘maðə] [‘dƷɅmp]

[‘wɒ∫] [‘Ѳiŋk] [re’vɒlu ∫ən] [‘hæt] [‘Weə]
 2. The English Alphabet
 ENGLISH HAS 26 LETTERS
 FIVE VOWELS
 TWENTY-ONE CONSONANTS
 ENGLISH BELONGS TO INDO-EUROPEAN
FAMILY OF LANGUAGES AND IS A GERMANIC
LANGUAGE.
 ENGLISH IS SPOKEN IN MORE THAN 50
COUNTRIES AND BY MORE THAN 375
MILLION PEOPLE.
2. The English Alphabet
 EXERCISES

Exercise 1: Identify the following English letters

i v y L j g r z

T m e p s h o q

Exercise 2: Spell the following words

Matter rubber children eye face

Hut nest umbrella orange lip

 3. GREETINGS

1.Hello/Hi
2.Good morning/morning
3.Good afternoon
4.Good evening
5.Goodbye/Bye-Bye
6.Good night
7.Have a good day
8.See you/ See you later/in the evening/in
the afternoon/tomorrow/at the theatre
 3. INTRODUCTION
A. WHAT’S YOUR NAME?
B. MY NAME’S______________
A. Who are you?
B. I’m ____________
A. Where are you from?
B. I’m from_________.
A. Where do you come from?
B. I come from ___________
 3. COUNTRIES/NATIONALITIES
COUNTRIES NATIONALITIES

ALBANIA ALBANIAN

ENGLAND ENGLISH

USA/AMERICA AMERICAN

FRANCE FRENCH

GERMANY GERMAN

ITALY ITALIAN

HOLLAND DUTCH

GREECE GREEK

JAPAN JAPANESE

RUSSIA RUSSIAN
 EXERCISES

Fill in the blank spaces the appropriate country or nationality

1. She is from Greece, she is ___________.

2. Are you from _______, are you Dutch?
3. They are from France, they are ________.
4. We are not from __________, we are not Italian.
5. Tom is from the USA, he is _________.
6. Hans is from __________, he is German.
7. Is Komiko from Japan, is she _________?
8. Arbër and Vjollca are from ________, they are Albanian.
9. Vladimir is from Russia, he is ________.
 4. PRESENT SIMPLE OF “BE”

A.Tense concept
B.When do we use “Present Simple”?
To describe repeated actions or habits
To speak about unchangeable facts or states
To refer to the near future.
 4. PRESENT SIMPLE OF “BE”
POSITIVE QUESTION NEGATIVE
Long form Short form Long form Short Form
I am I’m Am I? I am not _
You are You’re Are you? You are not You aren’t
He is He’s Is he? He is not He isn’t
She is She’s Is she? She is not She isn’t
It is It’s Is it? It is not It isn’t
We are We’re Are we? We are not We aren’t
You are You’re Are you? You are not You aren’t
They are They’re Are they? They are not They aren’t
 EXERCISES
Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb BE in
present tense.
1. Where ___ you from?
2. How old _____ she?
3. My sister ____ not here.
4. I ____ twenty years old.
5. Ilona and Frank _____ not in class.

Exercise 2: Choose the correct form of the verb to fill in the blanks.
6. Our teacher ____ (am, is, are) at school today.
7. They _____ (am, is, are) not from Italy.
8. Where ___ (am, is, are) Helen now?
9. Jeffry and Jim ____ (am, is, are) good friends.
10. My brother ____ (am, is, are) not at home.
 EXERCISES
Exercise 3: Make the following sentences questions.
1. They are from Germany. _________________________?
2. Smith is her brother. ____________________________?
3. David and Susan are teachers. ____________________?
4. Tirana is a nosy city. ____________________________?
5. We are on holidays. ____________________________?

Exercise 4: Make the following sentences negative.

1. You are from France. _____________________.
2. Is he a student? _________________________.
3. Ilona and Timothy are American. ___________.
4. Our children are at school now. ____________.
5. Are we at the cinema? ___________________.
 5. NUMBERS

1=one [uan]
2=two [tu:]
3=three [θri:]
4=four [fɔ:]
5=five [faiv]
6=six [siks]
7=seven [sev ən]
8=eight [eit]
9=nine [nain]
10=ten [ten]
 EXERCISES
Match the numbers with the Albanian word.
1. Two nëntë
2. Seven dy
3. Zero gjashtë
4. One pesë
5. Eight shtatë
6. Ten një
7. Five zero
8. Three dhjetë
9. Six tetë
10. Nine tre
 6. POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES
SUBJECT PERSONAL POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES
PRONOUNS

I MY ~My book
YOU YOUR~Your book
HE HIS~His book
SHE HER~Her book
IT ITS~Its book
WE OUR~Our book
YOU YOUR~Your book
THEY THEIR~Their book
 EXERCISE
Exercise 1:Fill in the blanks with the correct possessive adjective.
1. Here is ___ class. (her, our, my). I am a new student here.
2. My sisters and I have ____ (our, his, its) own room.
3. Let’s have ____ (their, your, our) lunch now.
4. Join ____ (her, your, our) group to have a picnic.
5. Give me ____ (your, my, our) book, please!

Exercise 2: In the following sentences there are mistakes. Find

them and correct them.
1. I want its book now. ______________________.
2. That is not my house. They live in a big house. _________.
3. This is their friend Helen. We study in the same school. _____.
4. His son is five. I love him so much. _______.
5. Where are their bags? We can’t find them. ______.
 7. VOCABULARY
1. A BAG [ə bæg]= një çantë
2. A BOOK [ə bʊk]=një libër
3. A CAMERA [ə ‘kæmra]=një aparat fotografik
4. A COMPUTER [ə kɒmp’jutə]=një kompjuter
5. A DICTIONARY [ə ‘dikʃn əri]=një fjalor
6. A KEY [ə ki:]=një çelës
7. A MOBILE PHONE [ə ‘moʊbail ‘foʊn]=një telefon
celular
8. A PASSPORT [ə ‘pæspɒrt]=një pasaportë
9. A PEN [ə ‘pen]=një penë
 EXERCISE

Match the English word on the left with the appropriate

Albanian counterpart on the right.

1. A bag a. Një çelës

2. A passport b. Një kompjuter
3. A book c. Një çantë
4. A computer d. Një aparat fotografik
5. A pen e. Një pasaportë
6. A dictionary f. Një libër
7. A mobile phone g. Një fjalor
8. A camera h. Një stilolaps
9. A key i. Një telefon celular
 8. A DIALOGUE
Recepsionist: Welcome to our college. What’s your name?
Student: George
Recepsionist: Can you spell that, please?
Student: G-E-O-R-G-E
Recepsionist: And your surname?
Student: Smith. S-M-I-T-H.
Recepsionist: Sorry, Can you repeat that, please?
Student: Smith
Recepsionist: Thank you, Mr. Smith.
Student: Please, call me George.
Recepsionist: OK. Thank you, George.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH!