NAME
CLASS American
1
Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation
B
ENGLISH FILE
GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY
word. 1 Underline the correct word.
4 Complete the phrases with the correct verbs.
Example: Rome are / is the capital of Italy. Ita ly. 1 2 3 4 5 6
Do Close go Listen Look Sit speak Turn write
Her / His name is Marco. He’s Italian. What’s your / you name? My / I email address is
[email protected]. James and Lucy aren’t / isn’t students. They / Their mother isn’t from Scotland. Are / Is Jimmy and Tony Tony from America?
Example: Look at at the board.
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2 Complete the sentences. Use contractions where possible. Example: We’re from London. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
“Is Anna Anna English?” English?” “Yes, “Yes, ________ is.” ________ Magda your teacher? We ________ Portuguese. We’re We’re Brazilian. My name’s Deniz. I ________ from Turkey urkey.. The food isn’t Thai. ________ ’s Chinese. Chinese. “Are they from Italy?” “No, they ________ ________.” .” “Where are ______ from?” from?” “We’re “We’re from Australia.” “Is John in your your class?” class?” “No, ________ ________ isn’t.” 8
word. 3 Complete the sentences with the correct word. Example: Her name is Rebecca. She’s a teacher. His He Her 1 2 3 4 5 6
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Leo, please close __________ book. you’re you your I’m American. __________ family is from New York. My Your Their We’re students. __________ teacher teacher is Irish. Their Our Your Antonio’s Antoni o’s Brazilian, but but __________ __________ mother mother is Russian. his her she They’re teachers. teachers. __________ names are are Sam and Anna. Her His Their It’s a hotel. __________ ____ ______ name is The T he New York York Hotel. Its His Her 6
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__________ down. __________ and repeat. __________ exercises 3 and and 4. Don’t __________ Spanish. Please__________ to page 71. __________ the door. Don’t __________ in the book. __________ _______ ___ off your cell phone. 8
word. 5 Complete the lists with the correct word. Example: two, four, six, eight. nine eight ten 1 2 3 4 5 6
forty-seven, forty-eight, forty-seven, forty-eight, forty-nine, __________. sixty fifty seventy Sunday, Monday Monday,, Tuesday, Tuesday, _______ __________. ___. Wednesday Friday Thursday eight, nine, ten, __________. thirteen eleven twelve fifteen, twenty, twenty, twenty-fiv twenty-five, e, __________. __________. thirty-five thirteen thirty Tuesday, Wednesday Wednesday,, Thursd Thursday, ay, _______ __________. ___. Saturday Friday Monday sixty, seventy, eighty, ________ __________ __ one hundred one thousand ninety 6
6 Complete the chart. Example: Japan Japanese 1 2 3 4 5 6
__________ China __________ France __________ __________ _______ ___
African __________ German __________ Italian Turkish 6
Grammar total
20 Vocabulary total
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NAME
CLASS American
1
Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation
B
ENGLISH FILE
1
PRONUNCIATION
7 Underline the stressed syllable. Example: air|port 1 2 3 4 5
mu|se|um sand|wich toi|let good|bye ho|tel 5
8 Match the words with the same sound. tree bike you this no day Example: Bye bike 1 2 3 4 5
train be phone boot f ish
__________ __________ __________ __________ __________ 5 Pronunciation total
10
Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation total
50
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NAME
CLASS American
1
Reading and Writing
ENGLISH FILE
B
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2 Read the text again and answer the questions.
READING
Example: How old is Giorgio? Twenty-six years old.
1 Read the text and check (✓) A, B, or C.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
An Italian Teacher An Italian teacher talks about his life and his job. Hi, I’m Giorgio Salvatore. I’m twenty-six years old and I’m from Calabria in the south of Italy. My father is Italian and my mother is from Argentina. She’s a Spanish teacher in a school in Calabria. My best friend is Marco. He’s from Calabria, too, and he’s a student at the University of Rome. I’m a teacher at The Language Center in Rome. Students come here to learn different languages. My friends Jean-Paul and Domingo are also teachers at The Language Center. Jean-Paul is the French teacher and Domingo is the Spanish teacher. Domingo comes from Zaragoza in Spain.
What is Giorgio’s surname? __________________ Where is Giorgio from? ___________________________________________ What is his mother’s nationality? ___________________________________________ Who is a student in Rome? ___________________________________________ Where is The Language Center? ___________________________________________ Where are the students at the school from? ___________________________________________ Who is Jean-Paul? ___________________________________________
I’m the Italian teacher and my class has students from Africa, Asia, America, and Europe. It’s very interesting to
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meet different people and the class es are always fun. The students always speak Italian when t hey are together
Reading total
because it’s the best way to learn the language.
15
WRITING
Example: Giorgio is from Italy. ✓ B False ■ C Doesn’t say ■ A True ■ 1 Giorgio is from the north of Italy. A True ■ B False ■ C Doesn’t say ■ 2 His mother is Spanish. A True ■ B False ■ C Doesn’t say ■ 3 His father is Italian. A True ■ B False ■ C Doesn’t say ■ 4 Marco is a language student. A True ■ B False ■ C Doesn’t say ■ 5 Giorgio is the director of The Language Center. A True ■ B False ■ C Doesn’t say ■ 6 The Language Center is in Calabria. A True ■ B False ■ C Doesn’t say ■ 7 The teachers are from different countries. A True ■ B False ■ C Doesn’t say ■ 8 Jean-Paul is from Paris, the capital of France. A True ■ B False ■ C Doesn’t say ■ 8
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Answer the questions with complete sentences. Example: How old are you? I’m twenty-nine years old. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
What country are you from? ______________________________________________ What’s your surname? ______________________________________________ What’s your phone number? ______________________________________________ What’s your address? ______________________________________________ What’s your mother’s name? ______________________________________________ What nationality is your father? ______________________________________________ Is your country in Europe? ______________________________________________ When are your English classes? ______________________________________________ Is your teacher from the United States? ______________________________________________ Is your house near your language school? ______________________________________________ Writing total
10
Reading and Writing total
25
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NAME
CLASS American
1
Listening and Speaking
ENGLISH FILE
B
LISTENING
SPEAKING
1 Listen to a student talking to the receptionist of a language school. Check (✓) A, B, or C.
1 Answer your partner’s questions.
1 His surname is __________. A Emar ■ B Amar ■ C Omar ■ 2 He is __________. A 20 ■ B 22 ■ C 24 ■ 3 His nationality is __________. A German ■ B English ■ C Egyptian ■ 4 His address is __________. A 40 Ramsay Street ■ B 44 Ramsay Street ■ C 14 Ramsay Street ■ 5 His zip code is __________. A 11222 ■ B 11224 ■ C 01222 ■
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Now interview your partner. Use these questions. Ask your partner to spell any new words. 1 2 3 4 5
What’s your surname? What country are you from? What’s your address? What’s your phone number? Are you a student?
2 Your partner has information about a famous person. Ask your partner these questions. • Who / he / she? • What / real name? • How / spell?
• How old? • Where / from?
3 Now look at this information and answer your partner’s questions.
5 Brad Pitt (actor)
2 Listen to five conversations. Check (✓) A or B. 1 A B 2 A B 3 A B 4 A B 5 A B
Real name: William Bradley Pitt
Betty and Carlos are teachers. ■ Carlos is Betty’s friend. ■ Angela is the director of the school. ■ Betty is the director of the school. ■ Carlos comes from Sallta. ■ Carlos comes from Salta. ■ His email address is
[email protected]. ■ His email address is
[email protected]. ■ The party is tomorrow. ■ The party is on Monday. ■
Nationality: American Born: 1963
Speaking total
15
Listening and Speaking total
25
5 Listening total
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