Apostila Inglês PROLINFO

Prévia do material em texto

SEVERINO CARLOS DA SILVA
ANUSKA KARLA VAZ DA SILVA
ENGLISH
FOR BRAZILIANS
1
 1 
Caros Alunos, 
 
 
 O compromisso com a educação de todos que compõem a sociedade 
reflete a prática fiel e cotidiana do exercício da cidadania. 
 
 Nós, que fazemos a Universidade de Pernambuco, buscamos, em nosso 
dia-a-dia, através da implantação de projetos e de outros procedimentos, honrar esse 
compromisso com vistas a inserir o homem em seu contexto social, celebrando a sua 
dignidade, promovendo ações que resultem na construção do homem pelo próprio 
homem. 
 
 Respaldada nesses propósitos e fundamentos, a Universidade de 
Pernambuco, através do Instituto de Apoio à Universidade de Pernambuco – IAUPE 
persiste numa caminhada crescente, voltada para ampliar conhecimentos, por estar 
ciente da relevância que estas assumem na contemporaneidade. 
 
 Considerado atividade de extensão universitária, o Programa de Línguas 
e Informática – PROLINFO, em seu décimo ano de existência, busca, através de seus 
objetivos e metas, perseverar nas vias da qualidade. 
 
 A oferta de cursos nas áreas de Inglês, Espanhol, Português e 
Informática comprova os princípios e a filosofia que permeiam o perfil de uma 
Universidade visivelmente comprometida com a excelência em todos os segmentos 
dos quais se julga partícipe. 
 
 Boa Sorte! 
 
 
 
Prof. MS. Carlos Silva 
Coordenador-Geral PROLINFO 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
SEVERINO CARLOS DA SILVA 
ANUSKA KARLA VAZ DA SILVA 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ENGLISH FOR 
BRAZILIANS 
 
1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EDUPE 2013 
 4 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 5 
 
C O N T E N T S 
 
 
Unit 1: First Class .................................................................................................................................. 9 
Vocabulary: Greetings ........................................................................................................................... 10 
Grammar: The Verb To Be ................................................................................................................... 13 
 
Unit 2: Introducing Friends ............................................................................................................ 14 
Vocabulary: Jobs ...................................................................................................................................... 15 
Grammar: Possessive Adjectives ...................................................................................................... 16 
 Articles: A/AN ........................................................................................................................ 17 
 Demonstratives Pronouns ................................................................................................ 18 
 Plural of Nouns ..................................................................................................................... 18 
 
Unit 3: I’m From Helsink, Finland ............................................................................................... 21 
Vocabulary: Countries and Nationalities ...................................................................................... 22 
Grammar: Prepositions of Place ....................................................................................................... 24 
 
Unit 4: What Are You Wearing? .................................................................................................... 25 
Vocabulary: Clothes ............................................................................................................................... 25 
 Colors .................................................................................................................................... 26 
Grammar: Present Continuous .......................................................................................................... 27 
Vocabulary: Weather Conditions ..................................................................................................... 28 
 
- Review of Units 1-4 .............................................................................................................................. 30 
 
Unit 5: The Sun Is Shining ................................................................................................................ 32 
Grammar: Possessive Nouns .............................................................................................................. 37 
Vocabulary: Days of the Week ........................................................................................................... 37 
 Grammar: Conjunctions ...................................................................................................................... 38 
Reading: Liza’s Illness ........................................................................................................................... 38 
 
Unit 6: Tuomas’ Home. ....................................................................................................................... 40 
Vocabulary: The Rooms of the House ............................................................................................ 41 
Grammar: The Verb There To Be ..................................................................................................... 41 
 Adjectives ................................................................................................................................. 42 
Reading: Liza’s Favorite Room .......................................................................................................... 43 
 
Unit 7: Means of Transportation ................................................................................................. 45 
Vocabulary: Transportation ............................................................................................................... 45 
Grammar: Simple Present ................................................................................................................... 46 
Text: Patch Adams’ Ordinary Day .................................................................................................... 50 
 
Unit 8: Hobbies ....................................................................................................................................... 51 
Vocabulary: Movies, Sports and Music .......................................................................................... 51 
Grammar: Adverbs of Frequency ..................................................................................................... 53 
 6 
 
- Review of Units 5-8 .............................................................................................................................. 55 
 
Unit 9: Can You Play Soccer? .......................................................................................................... 58 
Grammar: Can ........................................................................................................................................... 58 
 Know How and Be Good At ................................................................................................ 60 
Text: Job Interviews ............................................................................................................................... 62 
 
Lesson 10: Tarja Loves Fruit! .......................................................................................................63 
Vocabulary: Kinds of Food .................................................................................................................. 63 
Grammar: Some and Any ..................................................................................................................... 65 
Text: Dinnertime ..................................................................................................................................... 66 
 
Exercise Reinforcement .................................................................................................................... 67 
 
Lesson 1 ....................................................................................................................................................... 68 
 
Lesson 2 ....................................................................................................................................................... 70 
 
Lesson 3 ....................................................................................................................................................... 72 
 
Lesson 4 ....................................................................................................................................................... 75 
 
Lesson 5 ....................................................................................................................................................... 77 
 
Song: JOHN LENNON – Imagine ....................................................................................................... 79 
 
Lesson 6 ....................................................................................................................................................... 80 
 
Lesson 7 ....................................................................................................................................................... 82 
 
Lesson 8 ....................................................................................................................................................... 85 
 
Lesson 9 ....................................................................................................................................................... 87 
 
Lesson 10 .................................................................................................................................................... 89 
 
Song: LOUIS ARMSTRONG – What A Wonderful World ........................................................ 91 
 
 
 
 
 
 7 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 8 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 9 
 
Unit 1 
 
 
 
 
First Class 
 
 
 
Listen and Practice 
 
 
 
 
Teacher: Good morning, students! 
Students: Morning, teacher! 
Teacher: Hum! That’s OK. Let me introduce myself to all of you. My name is Markus 
Harlem, I am thirty years old and I live near here. And I am your new Spanish teacher. 
Students: Nice to meet you teacher. 
Student 1: My name is Tarja Turunen, I am thirteen years old and... I don’t like 
Spanish very much… 
Teacher: I don’t think that’s funny. 
Tarja: Sorry teacher, it’s a joke. 
Teacher: That’s OK. Is your last name Turunen? 
Tarja: Yes, teacher. 
Teacher: How do you spell your last name? 
Tarja: It’s T – U – R – U – N – E – N. 
Teacher: OK! Let’s start class. 
 
 
 
 
 10 
 
1. Greetings. Listen and repeat. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2. Structure. Introducing yourself and asking for names: 
 
 *I am Tarja Turunen. What’s your name? 
 *I’m Andrew. Nice to meet you. 
 Now do it in pairs! 
 
 
 
 
 3. The alphabet. Listen and repeat. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4. Now, how do you spell your name? Do it in pairs. 
 
 
 Example: What’s your name? 
 I am Tarja. T – A – R – J - A. 
 
 
 *It’s nice to meet you. *Good morning. 
 *See you soon. *Good afternoon. 
 *See you tomorrow. *Good evening. 
 *See you later. *Good night. 
 *Goodbye. *So long 
 *Bye-bye. *Have a nice day 
 
A B C D E F G H I J K L M 
êi bi si di i éf dji êitch ái djei kêi él ém 
 
 
N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 
én ou pi kiu áre és ti iu vi dabôuiu éks wái zi 
 
 11 
5. Oral exercise. Spell the names below: 
 
 
 morning mankind dress garlic flower article 
 window deer prefer onion door wonderful 
 
 
 
6. Numbers. Listen and repeat. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7. Ages 
 
 How old are you? 
 I’m 17 years-old. 
 
 
8. Phone numbers 
 
 What’s your phone number? 
 It’s 3033-7384 
 
 
 
9. Oral exercise 
 
 Now, use the questions below to make a conversation with your partner. 
 
o What’s your name? 
o How do you spell your last name? 
o How old are you? 
o What’s your cell phone number? 
 
 1- one 11- eleven 30- thirty 
 2- two 12- twelve 40- forty 
 3- three 13- thirteen 50- fifty 
 4- four 14- fourteen 60- sixty 
 5- five 15- fifteen 70- seventy 
 6- six 16- sixteen 80- eighty 
 7- seven 17- seventeen 90- ninety 
 8- eight 18- eighteen 100- one hundred 
 9- nine 19- nineteen 1000-one thousand 
 10- ten 20- twenty 
 
 12 
- Same meaning 
 
How are you? = How are you doing? = Are you OK? 
You’re welcome. = That’s OK! = Don’t mention it. = Not at all. 
 
 
 10. Tarja Turunen. Listen and practice. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Answer these questions: 
 
o Is Tarja from England? 
o Is Tarja’s city small? 
o Is she a good singer? 
o What’s her favorite kind of music? 
o How old is she? 
o When is her birthday? 
 
 
Match according to Tarja: 
 
(1) Tarja is good at ( ) Finland 
(2) Tarja is her ( ) singing 
(3) Tarja is from ( ) her favorite kind of music 
(4) Classical music is ( ) first name 
 
 
 
Now do the same as Tarja did. Say a little about you out loud. 
 
 
Complete the following categories with information about yourself. 
NAME: 
 SURNAME: 
 AGE: 
 OCCUPATION: 
 PHONE NUMBER: 
 TOWN: 
 COUNTRY: 
 FRIENDS: 
 HOBBY: 
 PETS: 
 Hello! My name is Tarja Turunen. Just call me Tarja. I’m from Finland. My city is 
not so big. I’m 13 years old and my birthday is on August 17. I’m very good at 
singing. I like classical music very much. What about you? What are your interests? 
 
 13 
11. Grammar Box: The Verb To Beaffirmative negative interrogative 
 
 I am I am Am I 
 You are You are Are you 
 He He Is he 
 She | is | here She | is | not | here Is | she | here ? 
 It It Is it 
 We We Are we 
 You are You are Are you 
 They They Are they 
 
 
 Remember: contractions. 
 
 is + not = isn’t are + not = aren’t 
 
 
 
 
12. In pairs, ask your partner the questions below. Follow the 
examples. 
 
 
EXAMPLES: 
Student1: Are you an architect? 
Student2: No, I’m not an architect. 
 
Student2: Is your father clever? 
Student 1: Yes, he is very clever. 
 
 
 
 
QUESTIONS FOR STUDENT 1 
o Is your best friend a sailor? 
o Are you a nurse? 
o Is your mother a babysitter? 
o Are your friends students? 
o Are you a bartender? 
o Is Maurício de Souza a writer? 
o Are your parents nice? 
o Is your grandmother a maid? 
 
 QUESTIONS FOR STUDENT 2 
o Are your parents famous doctors? 
o Are you a bookseller? 
o Is your best friend a cashier? 
o Is Brad Pitt a good actor? 
o Are you a good cook? 
o Is your mother a housewife? 
o Are your relatives talkative? 
o Is your aunt adorable? 
 
 14 
 Unit 2 
 
 
Introducing Friends 
 
 
 
 Listen and Practice 
 
 
Tarja: Hello, Betty! How are you? 
Betty: Hi, my dear! I’m very well thanks! Tarja this is an old friend of mine! 
 His name is Jack. He is a doctor. 
 Jack: Hi, I’m glad to know you. 
Tarja: How do you do? It’s a pleasure to know you, too. I can’t believe, you 
 are a doctor, too! 
 Jack: Yes, I am. 
Betty: Please, don’t talk about any medicine, OK? 
Tarja: It’s a beautiful day, isn’t it? So, let’s take a walk around. 
 
 
 
1. Structure 
 
 Introducing someone, talking about peoples’ names, ages and professions. 
 
 
 Betty: This is Tarja. She’s my friend. 
 
 Jack: It’s nice to meet you! 
 
 Tarja: how are you? 
 
 Jack: Fine. 
 
 
 
2. Practice the conversation above in groups of three. 
 15 
 3. Vocabulary: Jobs. Listen and repeat. 
 
 
 
 
 Taxi Driver Receptionist Doctor 
 
 
 
 
 Postman Nurse Waiter 
 
 
 
 
 
Now, practice with a partner: 
 
 
o What do you do? 
o What’s your occupation? 
o Who is Jim Carrey? 
o What’s your best friend’s occupation? 
o What are your parents’ jobs? 
o Who is Katy Perry? 
o What does your father do? 
o Who are Kelly Clarkson and Britney Spears? 
o Who is Arnaldo Jabor? 
o Who is Dilma Rousseff? 
 
 
 
 16 
4. Oral review. Make a conversation with your partner using these 
questions below: 
 
o What’s your name? 
o Where do you live? 
o What do you do? 
o What’s your phone number? 
o How old are you? 
o How do you spell your last name? 
o How many brothers and sisters do you have? 
 
 
5. Grammar Box: possessive adjectives. See the relation between the personal 
pronoun and the possessive adjective. 
 
 
 
 I | have My 
 You Your 
 He His 
 She | has | a | house . Her | house | is | big. 
 It Its 
 We Our 
 You | have Your 
 They Their 
 
 
 Remember: you always have a noun after a possessive adjective. 
 
 
 
 
6. Exercise. Fill in the blanks using a possessive adjective: 
 
 
a) Ann is 18. ______________ birthday is in June. 
b) I’m a kid. ______________ age is ten. 
c) Paul has a car. ______________ car is new. 
d) Mary has two children. _______________ names are Lígia and Daisy. 
e) My house is beautiful. _______________ colour is white. 
f) _______________ father is overseas. We miss him. 
g) You study at PROLINFO. _______________ English is good. 
h) She’s my mother. ________________ name is Diana. 
i) Joana has a boyfriend. ______________ eyes are brown. 
j) Recife is a multicultural city. ______________ people is wonderful. 
 
 17 
 
7. Answer these questions in pairs: 
 
o Is your teacher 48 years old? 
o Are you a student? 
o Are you an adult? 
o Is Billy Paul black? 
o Is Brazil in South America? 
o Are the Titas a rock group? 
o Are you 20 years old? 
o Is Xuxa a bad singer? 
o Is your mother a good cook? 
o Is Brad Pitt a good actor? 
 
 
 
 
8. Grammar Box: Articles a/an 
 
 
 
It’s a book. John is in a hotel 
 I am an English teacher. an hour ago 
 He is a student. 
 
Remember: use a before a consonant sound. 
 use an before a vowel sound. 
 
 
 
 
9. Complete with a or an: 
 
 a) He is ___________ president. 
 b) It is ___________ joke. 
 c) She is___________ actress. 
d) James is ___________ good boy. 
e) Recife is ___________ interesting place to visit. 
f) Prince William is ___________ heir. 
g) She called you ___________ hour ago. 
h) Will you stay in ___________ hotel? 
i) We have ________ hour left. 
j) There is __________ hostel near here. 
 
 
 
 18 
 
10. Grammar Box: Demonstratives 
 
 
 singular this/that 
 
 What’s this? What’s that? 
 It’s a pencil. It is a book 
 This is a pencil. That’s a book. 
 
 
 
 
 plural these/those 
 
 What are these? What are those? 
 They are pencils. They are books. 
 These are pencils. Those are books. 
 
 
 
 
 
11. Grammar Box: Plural of Nouns 
 
 
 student |s boy | s 
 
 tomato secretary | ies 
 bus 
 dish | es 
 beach 
 box 
 
 
 
 Remember: some irregular nouns. 
 
 man men wife wives 
 woman women leaf leaves 
 child | children ox oxen 
 person persons/people 
 foot feet 
 
 
 
 19 
 12. Vocabulary II: objects in the classroom. Listen and repeat. 
 
 
 
 Pen Door Pencil 
 
 
 
 Fan Wastebasket Scissors 
 
 
 
 
- Write the answers for these questions using the demonstratives 
 
 
 
a) What’s that? 
 
 
 ______________________________________________ 
 
 
b) What’s this? 
 
 ______________________________________________ 
 
 
c) What are these? 
 
 
_____________________________________________ 
 
 
 20 
 
 
 
d) What are those? 
 
_____________________________________________ 
 
 
 
 
e) What’s this? 
 
 _____________________________________________ 
 
 
 
 
f) What are these? 
 
 _____________________________________________ 
 
 
 
 
g)What’s that? 
 
 _____________________________________________ 
 
 
 
h)What’s this? 
 
 _____________________________________________ 
 
 
 
i)What are those? 
 
 _____________________________________________ 
 
 
 
 
 
Ask your partner two questions using this/that. 
 
 21 
Unit 3 
 
 
I’m from Helsinki, Finland 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Listen and Practice 
 
 
Today is the first Tarja’s singing class. She doesn’t know anybody and she is looking 
for some information. It’s 03:30 p.m. But at this moment someone is coming to greet 
her... 
 
 
Tuomas: Good afternoon, my name is Tuomas Holopainen, I am looking for 
 some information about the music course. 
Tarja: Good afternoon! Hey guy we are at the same situation, because I am 
 looking for some information, too. 
Tuomas: Hey girl! I bet you’re not from here cause your English has a French 
 accent. Where are you from? Are you from France? 
Tarja: I am from the Earth Planet, I am not a French girl. I am from 
 Finland! 
Tuomas: Don’t be nervous! 
Tarja: OK! But I can’t stand it anymore to answer always the same 
 question. Where are you from...? 
 
 
1. Structure 
 
Where are you from? Where is she from? 
 I’m from Peru. I’m Peruvian. She is from Scotland. She’s Scottish. 
 22 
 
 2. Country and Nationality. Listen and repeat. 
 
 
 
 COUNTRY NATIONALITY COUNTRY NATIONALITY 
 
 
 ARGENTINA 
 
 
ARGENTINIAN 
 RUSSIA 
 
 
RUSSIAN 
 PERU 
 
 
PERUVIAN 
 BOLIVIA 
 
 
BOLIVIAN 
 UNITED STATES 
 
 
AMERICAN 
 MEXICO 
 
 
MEXICAN 
 CHINA 
 
 
CHINESE 
 JAPAN 
 
 
JAPANESE 
 ITALY 
 
 
ITALIAN 
 SPAIN 
 
 
SPANISH 
 
 PORTUGAL 
 
 
PORTUGUESE 
 CANADA 
 
 
CANADIAN 
 
 CUBA 
 
 
CUBAN 
 GERMANY 
 
 
GERMAN 
 
 AUSTRALIA 
 
 
AUSTRALIAN 
 ENGLAND 
 
 
ENGLISH 
 FRANCE 
 
 
FRENCH 
 COLOMBIA 
 
 
COLOMBIAN 
 
 
 
 23 
 
Think of two famous people from different countries and say where 
they are from and their nationalities. Follow the example. 
 
 
 Shakira is from Colombia, so she is Colombian. 
 
 
 
 
3. Find out the nationalities for these celebrities below using the 
words in the box. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 a) Madonna 
 b) Mandela 
 c) Carlos Gardel 
 d) Gilberto Freyre 
 e) Jacques Costeau 
 f) Boris Yeltsin 
 g) Jackie Chan 
 h) Laura Pausini 
 i) Pedro Almodóvar 
 j) Beethoven 
 k) Beatles 
 l) Shakira 
 
 
 
 
4. Complete the conversation in pairs. 
 
 
 A: Where________________ you from? 
 B: _______________ from Canada. _______________ Canadian. 
 A: Where_________________ Canada exactly? 
 B: _________________ in North America. 
 A: Karen, where ________________ Zidane from? 
 B: He ________________ from France. 
 A: And where _______________ the Beatles from? 
 B: I think __________________ from England. 
 
 
 
 
French – African – Argentinian – American – Brazilian – Spanish 
 
Russian – Colombian – English – Italian – Chinese - German 
 
 24 
 Now, practice the conversation above in pairs. 
 
 
5. Grammar Box: Prepositions of Place. 
 
 
 on above 
 
 
 
 under next to 
 
 
 
 behind in front of 
 
 
 
 between 
 
 
 25 
Unit 4 
 
 
What are you wearing? 
 
 
Listen and Practice 
 
 
 Kevin: It’s nice to talk to you on the phone. I am really very exciting for 
 this date. 
Eduarda: Me, too. Kevin, I am so shy. I can’t believe that I am talking to 
 you... 
 Kevin: Wow! My honey, don’t get anxious to meet me. 
Eduarda: OK, darling. 
 Kevin: Eduarda, please, tell me what are you wearing, now? 
Eduarda: I am wearing a tight black dress, and you? 
 Kevin: I am wearing black pants and... 
 
 
 
1. Vocabulary: Clothes. Listen and repeat. 
 
 
Shoe Pants 
 Socks 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Shorts Jacket 
 Dress 
 26 
2. Colors. 
 
 
 
 
Make up two questions using the information below. Follow the 
example. 
 
Example: pants/yellow.  Are these pants yellow? 
 
o blouse/dark blue 
o hat/black 
o belt/silver 
o shorts/light green 
o t-shirt/gray 
 
 
 
 3. Ask your partner: 
 
o What color his/her T-shirt is. 
o What color he/she likes the most. 
o What color his/her shoes are. 
o What color his/her belt is. 
o What color his/her house is. 
o What color his/her pants are. 
o What color his/her house is. 
o What color his/her cell phone is. 
 
 
 
4. Ask your partner what he/she is wearing. (Do not forget to 
include the colors!) Follow the example: 
 
 
Student 1: What are you wearing? 
 
Student 2: I’m wearing an orange blouse, a black skirt, a colorful belt and orange 
sandals. 
 
 27 
5. Grammar Box: Present Continuous 
 
 
 
 affirmative statementsnegative statements 
 
 I am I am 
 You are You are 
 He He 
 She | is | drink | ing ? She | is | not | drink | ing 
 It It 
 We We 
 You are You are 
 They They 
 
 
 
 yes/no questions information questions 
 
 Am I am I 
 Are you are you 
 he What he 
 Is | she | play | ing ? Why | is | she | do | ing 
 It How often it 
 We we 
 Are you are you 
 They they 
 
 
 Remember: you use the present continuous to refer about actions that are 
 happening right now. 
 
 
 
 
6. Grammar Box: Present Continuous 
 Some Verb Spelling Rules 
 
 
 
 wear - wearing carry - carrrying 
 have - having stop - stopping 
 be - being forget - forgetting 
 buy - buying visit - visiting 
 lie - lying 
 
 
 
 28 
7. Ask your partner these questions and then take notes of the 
answers. 
 
o Are you wearing a jacket? 
o What is your friend wearing? 
o What are you doing right now? 
o Why are you studying English? 
o Where are you studying? 
o How are you doing at PROLINFO? 
o What is your classmate doing in this moment? 
o What is your teacher wearing? 
o Who are you talking to? 
o Where is your father? 
 
 
 
 
8. Weather Conditions 
 
 What’s the weather like? 
 
 
 
 It’s cloudy and warm. It’s sunny and hot. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 It’s raining and cool It’s snowing and cold 
 
 
 29 
 
9. Describe the weather conditions. 
 
a. b.
c. d. 
 e. 
 
a. _______________________________________________________________________ 
b. _______________________________________________________________________ 
c. _______________________________________________________________________ 
d. _______________________________________________________________________ 
e. _______________________________________________________________________ 
 
 
10. Ask your partner: 
 
o What the weather is like today. 
o What the weather was like yesterday. 
o His/her favorite kind of weather. 
o What the weather is like in Alaska. 
o The best weather to go to the beach. 
 
 30 
Review from Lesson 1 to 4 
 
1- Match the questions to the answers: 
 
 a) What’s your name? ( ) It’s blue and black. 
 b) Where are you from? ( ) It’s an address book. 
 c) Where is the TV? ( ) They are notebooks 
 d) What do you do? ( ) It’s sunny and warm 
 e) How do you spell Patch? ( ) I’m Patch Adams 
 f) What are you wearing today? ( ) I’m from Cuba 
 g) What’s the weather like? ( ) I’m a movie actor 
 h) What are these? ( ) It’s P- A- T- C- H 
 i) What’s this? ( ) I’m wearing blouse and shorts 
 j) What color is your blouse? ( ) It’s next to the sofa. 
 
 
2- Complete the sentences. 
 
 a) I’m from ___________________, so I am Cubanese. 
 b) I’m from Italy, so I’m________________________. 
 c) Paul is from_____________________, so he’s Spanish. 
 d) Jane is from England, so she is ________________________. 
 
 
3- Fill in the blanks with the words from the box. 
 
 
 
 
 
Hi, I’m Patch Adams. I’m a _______________________ and I _________________ in The U.S.A. 
My _____________________ hobby is ___________________ people. I live with my wife. 
__________________ name is Linda. ___________________is very beautiful. I 
__________________58 years old. 
 
 
4- Change to negative and interrogative forms: 
 
 a) I am wearing shoes. 
 __________________________________________________________________________________ 
 __________________________________________________________________________________ 
 
 b) She is wearing boots and shorts. 
 __________________________________________________________________________________ 
 __________________________________________________________________________________ 
 
 c) They are from England. 
 __________________________________________________________________________________ 
 __________________________________________________________________________________ 
 
am – live – she – her – favorite – doctor – helping 
 31 
5- Make sentences using the information below. Add the nationality. 
 
 Who is that girl? (Karen – Canada) 
 She is Karen. She’s from Canada and she is Canadian. 
 
 a) Who’s that boy? (Alex / England) 
 _____________________________________________________________________________ 
 _____________________________________________________________________________ 
 
 b) Who’s that woman? (Meg / Australia) 
 _____________________________________________________________________________ 
 _____________________________________________________________________________ 
 
 c) Who are those people? (Fred and Bill / Canada) 
 _____________________________________________________________________________ 
 _____________________________________________________________________________ 
 
 d) Who are those students? (My relatives / Brazil) 
 _____________________________________________________________________________ 
 _____________________________________________________________________________ 
 
 
6- Unscramble the words to write sentences. 
 
 a) ______________________________________________________________________________________ 
(her- not- is- actress- mother- an) 
 
 b) ______________________________________________________________________________________ 
(your - a computer programmer? - is- sister) 
 
 
 
7- Make questions to the answers: 
 
 
 a) ______________________________________________________________________________________? 
 Tony is wearing boots. 
 
 
 b) ______________________________________________________________________________________?Jim’s watching TV in the bedroom. 
 
 
 c) ______________________________________________________________________________________? 
 I’m going home. 
 
 
 d) ______________________________________________________________________________________? 
 They are Polish 
 
 32 
 Unit 5 
 
 
 
The sun is shining 
 
 
 Listen and Practice 
 
 
Tarja and Tuomas are good friends. They agree a picnic this afternoon ’cause 
there is a beautiful day outside. Do you agree? 
 
 
Tuomas: So, Tarja, here we are at this amazing place. The sun is shining so 
 bright, there are a lot of birds singing a special song to us and the 
 wind is blowing warmly. 
 
 Tarja: Mother Nature is fantastic. God knows how I love it! Take a 
 look right there. The waterfalls! We can feel the scent of life! 
 
Tuomas: How romantic this place is, but I am so hungry. Let’s have lunch. 
 
 Tarja: Good idea my darling. I am hungry, too. 
 
Tuomas: Can you help me with the basket? 
 
 Tarja: Yes, I can, Tuomas. 
 
Tuomas: Can you see the lake over there? 
 
 Tarja: Can we swim after having picnic? 
 
Tuomas: Why not? We can do what we want to do. 
 
 
(Tarja is smiling now) 
 
 
Tuomas: Ok! It’s time to have lunch. 
 
 Tarja: What time is it? 
 
Tuomas: It’s almost twelve o’clock. Let’s go! 
 
 
 
 33 
 1. Structure. What time is it? 
 
 
 
 
 It is four fifteen It is seven thirty
 
 It is four o’clock. It is a quarter past four It is half past seven 
 
 
 
 
 It is seven forty-five It is ten five. It is two-fifty. 
 It is fifteen to eight It is five past ten. It is ten to three. 
 It is a quarter to eight 
 
 
 
2. Now, what time is it? (write the time in English) 
 
 a) 02:15 ___________________________________________________ 
 b) 03:00 ___________________________________________________ 
 c) 06:25 ___________________________________________________ 
 d) 09:55 ___________________________________________________ 
 e) 09:45 ___________________________________________________ 
 f) 08:30 ___________________________________________________ 
 g) 01:05 ___________________________________________________ 
 h) 11:25 ___________________________________________________ 
 i) 12:00 ___________________________________________________ 
 j) 05:50 ___________________________________________________ 
 
 34 
 Ask your partner: 
 
o What time it is right now. 
o What time he/she has breakfast on weekends. 
o What time he/she has lunch everyday. 
o What time he/she has dinner. 
 
 
3. Grammar Box: Twelve o’clock. 
 
 
 
It is twelve o’clock 
 
 
*In this situation we have two possibilities: 
*12: 00 AM. Twelve o’clock at night. (Midnight) 
*12: 00 PM. Twelve o’clock in the afternoon. (Noon/Midday) 
 
 
 
4. Written exercise. Write the times according to the clocks. 
 
 
 
 ____________________________________ ____________________________________ 
 
 
5. Periods of the day: 
 
 
 
 
In the morning In the afternoon at night 
 
 
 35 
 6. Progressive Actions. Listen and repeat. 
 
I am studying I am walking I am sleeping I am dancing 
I am speaking I am getting up I am swimming I am cooking 
 
 
 Other progressive actions: 
 
 
 
 
He’s studying She’s walking the dog They’re having dinner 
 
 
 He’s running He’s taking a shower She’s sweeping the floor
 
 
He’s writing a poem He’s yelling They’re talking 
 
 
 
 
7. Pair work: Ask your partner questions including the information 
in the box. Follow the example: 
 
 
 
 
A: Is the teacher cleaning the house right now? 
B: No, he isn’t. He’s talking to a girl right now. 
 cleaning the house – going to school – visiting friends 
 
 watching TV – going to work – driving around 
 36 
8. Grammar Box: Present Continuous. 
 
 
 
 
affirmative/negative 
 
I am watching TV, but I’m not eating popcorn. 
You are studying. You’re not watching TV. 
He is having lunch. He’s not running out. 
She is watching a movie. She’s not talking on the phone. 
 
 
 
 
9. Exercise: 
 
 
I - Say affirmative and negative sentences using the verbs below 
and the present continuous tense. 
 
 
o walk / drink water 
o swim / wear bath suit 
o study / write 
o clean the house / listen to music 
o do the laundry / yell 
 
 
 
II - Unscramble the words to write sentences: 
 
 
 a) cooking / pie / mom / delicious / a / is / apple? 
 _____________________________________________________________________________________ 
 
 b) Helen / in the park / are / Joseph / running / and 
 _____________________________________________________________________________________ 
 
 c) now / not / My / is / father / in the computer / working 
 _____________________________________________________________________________________ 
 
 d) kissing / Elvis / the girl / is 
 _____________________________________________________________________________________ 
 
e) and / Carl / baking / not / Sue / a / are / cake 
_______________________________________________________________________________________ 
 
 
 37 
10. Grammar Box: Possessive Nouns. 
 
 
 
 singular nouns: add ’s Tino’s apartment 
 My father’s grandpa is a movie star 
 
 plural nouns: add ’ Your friends’ families live downtown 
 His cousins’ teachers are Brazilians 
 
 Plural irregular nouns: add ’s It’s a children’s game 
 People’s schedule is busy 
 
 
 
 
 
11. Exercise. Translate to English, using possessive nouns: 
 
 
 a) A blusa de Natália é verde escuro. 
 b) O carro de Williams é confortável. 
 c) A tia de Maria é Ana. 
 d) A casa dos meus pais fica em Goiana. 
 e) O nome da minha sogra é Luiza. 
 
 
 
 
 Grammar Box: possessive nouns. 
 
 
Remember: Fred and Barney’s car is old. 
 Fred’s and Barney’s cars are old. 
 
 
 
 
 
 12. Vocabulary: Days of the week. Listen and repeat. 
 
 
 
 
 
 38 
13. Grammar Box: Conjunctions.I’m dancing now, but I’m not drinking. 
 John’s reading and listening to music. 
 
 Remember: a conjunction is a kind of word that connects words, phrases, and 
 clauses in a sentence. 
 
 
 
 
Answer these questions about your activities during the week. Use 
conjunctions. 
 
o What are you doing on Saturdays? 
o What are you doing on Fridays night? 
o Are you watching a video on Saturday morning? 
o What are you doing on Monday afternoon? 
o Is your best friend dancing tonight? 
 
 
 
 
Ask your partner: 
 
o What his/her favorite day is. 
o What he/she is doing on Saturday morning. 
o What he/she is doing every night. 
o If he/she is cooking on Fridays. 
o If he/she is sleeping at 05:00am. 
 
 
 
 14 – Reading 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
and – also – but – after – because 
Liza’s Illness 
 
Liza is staying in Patch Adams’ hospital for about a month. She is 
working in the United States and she is living there alone. She had a terrible car 
accident and she almost died. Hope, her sister, is coming from Italy to visit her 
this weekend. Liza is looking forward to seeing her dear sister. 
 
 39 
 
15. Answer the questions: 
 
o How long is Liza staying in the hospital? 
o What’s Liza doing in the United States? 
o Is she with a friend? 
o When is her sister visiting her? 
o What’s her sister’s name? 
o What happened to Liza? 
o Is Liza missing Hope? 
o Who’s Hope? 
 
 
 
 
 
Read the text below out loud. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Make up 5 questions about the text above and then answer them 
orally. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
John’s Illness 
 
John is not feeling well. This afternoon, his mother is talking him to the 
hospital for a checkup. His sister, Julie is also feeling bad. Julie is working too 
much while John is studying too much. Their mother, Molly is very worried 
about them. Molly believes they have to relax more and do other activities like, 
going to the movies, parks, theaters etc. Their father, Arnold is coming back 
home this weekend. Arnold is also worried and he’s planning to talk to his kids 
about all this. Molly is looking forward to seeing Arnold. 
 
 40 
 
Unit 6 
 
Tuomas’ Home 
 
 
 
 Listen and Practice 
 
 
Tuomas invited Tarja to know his home. They are on the road riding a bike to 
get there, and he is telling her how big his home is! 
 
 
 
Tuomas: I guess you’ll love my home and my lovely family, too. 
 
 Tarja: I hope so! I hope that your parents could like a Finn girl with 
 French accent. 
 
Tuomas: Hey girl I said that when I first met you. That situation was so 
 funny! Wasn’t it? 
 
 Tarja: Don’t say that my darling. It’s better to talk about your parents. 
 Tell me a little about your family’s home. What is it like? 
 
Tuomas: My home is very big, OK? There are five bedrooms, three 
 bathrooms, an attic, a kitchen, a living room, a dinning room, a 
 den, a garden, a backyard and a garage. My mother is very funny, 
 she likes a lot to read and watch TV, my father doesn’t . He is a 
 little boring, but he’s good at soccer and he loves to swim a lot. 
 
 Tarja: I don’t like soccer, but I love to read and watch a movie. 
 
Tuomas: Romantic movies? 
 
 Tarja: Action movies, my friend. 
 
Tuomas: When we get there, we can watch an old movie with Marilyn 
 Monroe. 
 
 Tarja: Please, it’s better to play cards. 
 
 
 
 41 
 
1. Vocabulary: the rooms of the house. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2. Grammar Box: The Verb There To Be. 
 
 
 
 singular: there is plural: there are 
 
 affirmative statements negative statements 
 There is a garage in my house. There isn’t a garage in my house. . 
 There are two dogs in the yard. There aren’t two dogs in the yard. 
 
 
 
 
3. Grammar Box: The Verb There To Be. 
 
 
 
 yes/no questions information questions 
 Is there a garage in your house? How many students are there here? 
 Yes, there is./No, there isn’t. There are twenty. 
 
 Are there many students here? How many teachers are there working? 
 Yes, there are./No, there aren’t. There’s just one. 
 
 
 
 
 42 
 
- Now, answer the questions about your house or apartment: 
 
o Is there a swimming pool? 
o Is there a basement? 
o Which is the best part of the house? 
o Are there gardens? 
o Is there a yard? 
o Are there many bathrooms? 
o Is there a garage? 
o How many bedrooms are there? 
 
 
 
 
 
4. Grammar Box: Adjectives. 
 
 
 
 
 comfortable………………uncomfortable 
 organized……………….…shabby 
 beautiful………………..….ugly 
 big ………………………..….small 
 spacious…………………...cramped 
 
 
 Examples: My house is comfortable. 
 I have a comfortable house 
 
 
 Remember: most adjective can go in two different places in a sentence. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5. Oral exercise. 
 
 Describe your house saying how many rooms there are. Use the 
adjectives from the box above. 
 
 
 
 
 
 43 
6. Vocabulary: Objects in the house. 
 
 
- Write B for bedroom, BA for bathroom, K for kitchen, L for living room and D for 
dinning room. 
 
bed ( ) TV set ( ) 
sofa ( ) microwave oven ( ) 
table ( ) bookcase ( ) 
curtains ( ) DVD ( ) 
rug/carpet ( ) wardrobe ( ) 
refrigerator ( ) closet ( ) 
sink ( ) alarm clock ( ) 
toilet ( ) chairs ( ) 
 
 
 
 
7. Unscramble the words making sentences. 
 
 
a) there / a / is/ refrigerator / in / kitchen. / the 
 _________________________________________________________________________________ 
 b) classroom. / 20 / are / girls / my / there / in 
 _________________________________________________________________________________ 
 c) supermarket / is / a / in front of / house. / there / my/ not 
 _________________________________________________________________________________ 
 d) is / a / gas station / there / next to / your house/ ? 
 _________________________________________________________________________________ 
 
 
 
 8. Reading 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liza’s favorite room 
 
My favorite room is the kitchen. I like cooking very much. I love preparing all 
kinds of food. I enjoy baking cakes especially chocolate cakes. I love making 
cookies, too. They are too delicious! 
 
 44 
9. Answer the questions about the text above. 
 
o What´s Liza’s favorite room? 
o What does Liza like to do? 
o Does Liza cook well? 
o Does she enjoy baking strawberry cakes? 
o What does she love doing? 
 
 
Ask your partner… 
 
o What his/her favorite room of the house/apartment. 
o Why he/she likes it. 
o How manyrooms there are in his/her house/apartment. 
o Which part of his/her house is safer. 
 
 
 
Describe these two rooms below: 
 
 
 
 
 
ROOM A ROOM B 
 
 
Writing. 
 
 
Write a paragraph similar to Liza’s. Write about your favorite room explaining the 
reasons for it. 
 
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 45 
Unit 7 
 
 
Means of Transportation 
 
 
 Listen and Practice 
 
 
Tarja: Hello, Jack. What’s the matter? 
 
 Jack: I have a flat tire! 
 
Tarja: How do you go to work now? 
 
 Jack: It’s so far to take a walk. I think I’m going to take the subway, or a 
 bus. I am not sure. 
 
Tarja: But I can help you with the tire. 
 
 Jack: Can you? Thank you very much. 
 
Tarja: That´s OK! 
 
 
 
 1. Vocabulary: Transportation. Listen and repeat. 
 
 
 Car Bicycle Bus 
 
 
 Boat Train Airplane 
 
 
 46 
2. Grammar Box: Simple Present. 
 
 
 yes/no questions 
 
 I he 
 Do | you | like | English? Does | she | eat | a lot? 
 we it 
 they 
 
 short answers 
 I I he he 
 Yes, | you | do No, | you | don’t Yes, | she | does No, | she | doesn’t 
 we we it it 
 they they 
 
 
 
 3. Grammar Box: Simple Present. 
 
 
 complete answers 
 
 I he 
 Yes, | you | like | English Yes, | she | likes | English 
 we it 
 they 
 
 No, I he 
 | you | don’t like English No, | she | doesn’t like English 
 we it 
 they 
 
 
 
 
 
4. Now, complete the sentences using the correct verb form: 
 
 
 a) I________________ with my parents. (live / lives) 
 
 b) We_______________ downtown. (live / lives) 
 
 c) My parents_________________ an apartment. (has / have) 
 
 d) I________________ to work. (walk / walks) 
 
 
 
 47 
 
 
e) I________________ need a car. (doesn’t / don’t) 
 
 f) My mother __________________ walk to work. (don’t / doesn’t) 
 
 g) She _________________ public transportation. (use/ uses) 
 
 h) She _________________the subway. (take / takes) 
 
 i) My father is retired, so he__________________ have a job. (don’t / doesn’t) 
 
 j) He_________________ television all day. (watch / watches) 
 
 k) I__________________ two brothers and a sister. (has / have) 
 
 l) My sister__________________ a husband and five children. ( has / have) 
 
 m) They ____________________ in a house in the city. (live / lives) 
 
 n) Their children ___________________ to school by bus. (go / goes) 
 
 o) My brothers__________________ an apartment downtown. (have / has) 
 
 p) He__________________ live alone. (don’t / doesn’t) 
 
 q) He__________________ with his girlfriend. (live / lives) 
 
 r) He also__________________ public transportation. (uses / use) 
 
 s) He_________________ to work by bus. (go/ goes) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5.Follow the model below and say a little about your family: 
 
 
 
I’m Jim. I live with my parents downtown. I have two brothers and a sister. Their 
names are Michael, Paul and Michelle. Michelle has a car… 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 48 
6. Listen to your teacher and repeat the spelling pronunciation as 
many times as you need to learn: 
 
 
 
Spelling and pronunciation of the third person of singular: 
 
 
 /S/ /Z/ /IZ/ 
 walk - walks swim - swims close - closes 
 speak - speaks live - lives watch - watches 
 work - works open - opens use - uses 
 
 
 
7. Grammar Box: Simple Present information questions. 
 
 
 Who do you live with I live with my parents. 
 Why does Phil go walking Because the sun is shining. 
 What do they do at night ? They study music at night. 
 When does Anna watch TV She watches TV on Sundays. 
 Where do we work We work downtown. 
 How does Mary carry the bag She carries it in the arms. 
 
 
 
8. Grammar Box: Simple Present. Third Person endings of verbs. 
 
 
 work go Remember: You add s to most verbs 
 stop kiss 
 see | s wash | es We add es to verbs ending in 
 like watch o, s, sh, ch, x, z 
 read fix 
 dream buzz 
 
 
 
 9. Time Expressions. Listen and repeat. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
every day on weekdays 
every morning every sunday 
late tonight 
early 
 49 
 10 - Answer these questions: 
 
o What time do you have dinner? 
o What time do you go to sleep? 
o What time do you go to school? 
o Does your mother cook well? 
o Does she clean the house every day? 
o Do you watch a video on weekends? 
o Do you prepare some meals at home? 
o What time do you wake up? 
o Do you drink wine? 
o Does your father smoke? 
o Does your best friend livealone? 
o Do your friends call you a lot? 
 
 
 
11. Write the questions for these answers: 
 
 a) _____________________________________________________________________________________? 
I go to work at 8:00 am. 
 
 b) ______________________________________________________________________________________? 
No, I don’t play the piano. 
 
 c) _______________________________________________________________________________________? 
No, my mother doesn’t drive a car. 
 
 d) _______________________________________________________________________________________? 
Yes, she reads the newspaper on Sundays. 
 
 e) _______________________________________________________________________________________? 
Yes, the Black Eyed Peas play rock music. 
 
f)_______________________________________________________________________________________? 
I don’t know, she gets up very late on Sundays 
 
g)_______________________________________________________________________________________? 
They don’t like this kind of game. 
 
h)_______________________________________________________________________________________? 
No way! We hate all this. 
 
i)_______________________________________________________________________________________? 
Yes, he always listens to it. 
 
j)_______________________________________________________________________________________? 
I’m not sure. I just know he dances very well. 
 
 
 50 
 
12. Reading. Listen and practice. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Answer these questions: 
 
o What time does Patch Adams wake up? 
o What does he have for breakfast? 
o Where does he work? 
o Is his hospital different from others? 
o How does Patch Adams take care of his patients? 
o How do his patients feel in the hospital? 
o What time does he get back home? 
 
 
 
 
Now do like Patch Adams did. Talk about your routine. 
 
 
 
 
 
13. Ask your partner… 
 
o What time he/she wakes up. 
o If he/she works. 
o What time he/she studies/works. 
o Where he/she studies/works. 
o If he/she likes what he/she does. 
o What time he/she goes to sleep. 
 
 
 
 
 
Patch Adams’ Ordinary Day 
 
I wake up at six o’clock every day. I have a shower, brush my teeth and I have 
juice and some fruit for breakfast. After that I go to work. I work for the 
Gesundheit Institute. It’s a different kind of hospital. I always welcome my 
patients. I take care of them with love. They like to be here because they feel 
they are at home. I never get back home before 10:00 p.m. 
 
 51 
 
Unit 8 
 
 
Hobbies 
 
 
 Listen and Practice 
 
 
Joana: What do you do in your free time, Kevin? 
Kevin: I always like to walk in the Central Park. I also like to read and talk 
 to friends. What about you? 
Joana: I usually like to stay home helping my mom. She’s very old and 
 she really needs me . 
Kevin: Do you still live with her? 
Joana: Yes, I do and she’s a big friend of mine. 
Kevin: It’s good for you! I have no mother, anymore. 
Joana: I feel so sorry. 
 
 
 
1. Vocabulary. Listen and repeat. 
 
 
 
- Match the items in the box to the topics. 
 
 
 
 
 movies sports music 
 
_____________________ _______________________ _____________________ 
_____________________ _______________________ _____________________ 
_____________________ _______________________ _____________________ 
 
 
 horror – rap – volleyball – adventure – classical – 
 science fiction – soccer – rock – tennis 
 52 
 
 
 
2. Grammar Box: Simple Present. Third Person (he, she, it) special cases. 
 
 
 
 
 delay carry | carries have | has 
 stay | s study | studies 
 pay try tries 
 
 
Remember: -verbs ending in a vowel and y add s 
 
 -verbs ending in a consonant and y change y to i and add es 
 
 -have use always has 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3. Answer these Yes/No questions below giving complete answers. 
Follow the example: 
 
 
 
Example: Does your father live near here? 
 No, he doesn’t live near here. 
 
 
 
o Do you like to play soccer? 
o Do you like to listen to music at night? 
o Do you like to cook frequently? 
o Does your mother like to clean the house? 
o Does she like to watch TV after work? 
o Does your father like to watch the news? 
o Do you like to go out on Saturdays night? 
o Does Jane study Spanish? 
o Does Neymar live in Australia? 
o Does your best friend work everyday? 
o Do you speak English? 
o Do cats sleep a lot? 
 
 
 
 
 53 
 
 
 4. Grammar Box: Adverbs of Frequency. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
always 
almost 
often 
usually/generally 
 
 
 
sometimes 
never 
seldom 
 
 
 Example: Sometimes I read the newspaper. 
 She usually prepares the lunch for her family. 
 Peter is always at home. 
 
 
 Remember: adverb is a word that describes or gives more information about 
 another word. 
 
 
 
 
 
5. Write answers for these questions: 
 
 
o What do you always do at home? 
o What do you often do every day? 
o What do you sometimes do in your routine? 
o What do you seldom do on Sundays? 
o What do you never do on your weekend? 
 
 
 
 
 
6. Ask your partner… 
 
 
o What he/she always does at night. 
o Where he/she always goes on the weekends. 
o Who he/she always sees in the morning. 
o When he/she has dinner out. 
o When he/she goes to the movies. 
 
 
 
 54 
 
7. Write the verbs in parentheses in the third person of singular. 
 
 
Sarah ___________________ (get up) at 6 o’clock. She ___________________ (have) breakfast 
and then she ___________________ (go) to the bathroom. She ___________________ (take) a 
shower and __________________ (brush) her teeth. Then, she __________________ (put) on 
her clothes. 
 
Sarah __________________ (leave) her house and __________________ (close) the door. She 
____________________ (go) to the bus stop and __________________ (wait) for the number 
32 bus. When the bus ____________________ (arrive), she __________________ (get on) the 
bus and _____________________ (go) to her job at the hospital. 
 
 
 
8. Now, in pairs, make up a text likeSarah did using your partner’s 
information. 
 
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 
 
 
9. Ask your partner the questions below and then write his/her 
answers. 
 
 
 a.Where do you go on Friday night? 
 b.What do you do after getting home at night? 
 c.Do you call friends everyday? 
 d.Do you sing in the shower? 
 e.When do you go to Chinese restaurants? 
 
 
a.________________________________________________________________________________________ 
b.________________________________________________________________________________________ 
c.________________________________________________________________________________________ 
d.________________________________________________________________________________________ 
e.________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 
 
 
 55 
REVIEW OF THE LESSONS 5 to 8 
 
 
 
1. Order the words to make sentences: 
 
 a) doing / what / you / Jack / are / ? 
 _______________________________________________________________________________ 
 b) making / who / the / is / dinner? 
 _______________________________________________________________________________ 
 c) the / where / girls / are / today / going /? 
 _______________________________________________________________________________ 
 
 
 
2. Complete the sentences with is, are or am: 
 
 a) Alex_____________ doing his homework. 
 
 b) I _____________ listening to some music. 
 
 c) We _____________ making the lunch. 
 
 d) Our parents_____________ having dinner in a restaurant. 
 
 e) Who____________ making the noise? 
 
 f) ____________ you talking to me? 
 
 
 
3. Read about the kids and answer the questions. Listen and repeat. 
 
 
After dinner at Adams’ house, it is free time. Child usually plays with his 
computer, but tonight he’s watching Titanic on TV. Sonny is watching TV too, 
but not Titanic. He is in his bedroom upstairs. They generally do their 
homework in their bedrooms without noise. They sometimes are dancing and 
listening to music. After cleaning the kitchen, Mrs. Adams is working in his office 
downstairs. 
 
 
 
a) When is free time at Adams’ house? 
 
 ________________________________________________________ 
 
 
 
 56 
b) What is Child doing tonight? 
 
 ________________________________________________________ 
 
c) Is Sonny watching Titanic? 
 
 ________________________________________________________ 
 
d) Where is he? 
 
 ________________________________________________________ 
 
e) What is Mrs. Adams doing right now? 
 
 ________________________________________________________ 
 
 
4. Match the verbs and nouns: 
 
 a) do ( ) volleyball 
 b) drink ( ) on an airplane 
 c) drive ( ) a postcard 
 d) read ( ) my homework 
 e) have ( ) a photographer 
 f) fly ( ) a video 
 g) make ( ) lunch 
 h) paint ( ) a car 
 i) watch ( ) a magazine 
 j) write ( ) a picture 
 k) take ( ) a beer 
 l) play ( ) the dinner 
 
 
 
 5. Read the description of the city and answer the questions. Listen 
 and practice. 
 
There is a cinema on Main Street. It is between a small hotel and the supermarket. 
There is a church on Texas Avenue and there is a new restaurant behind the 
cinema. Opposite the cinema, there is a gas station with a park behind it. There are 
two hospitals in the city – one is on Texas Street next to the church and the other is 
on Old Street, opposite the small hotel. There is a big hotel beside the hospital on 
Texas Street, too. 
 
 
 
a) Is there a cinema in the city? 
 
 ______________________________________________________ 
 
 57 
 
b) Is there a hospital near the church? 
 
 _____________________________________________________ 
 
c) Is there a park near Main Street? 
 
 _____________________________________________________ 
 
d) Where is the new restaurant? 
 
 _____________________________________________________ 
 
 
 
6. Read the text about the Adams’ house. Then write (T) for true and (F) for 
false: 
 
 
The Adams have a typical American house. There are three bedrooms and two 
bathrooms. There is one bathroom upstairs near the bedrooms, and there is 
another one downstairs. There is a living room, a dinning room and a 
kitchen downstairs. There is a front yard and a back yard. There is also a 
garage. Child’s and Sonny’s rooms are quite large. They’re white. They have big 
windows. 
 
 
a) There are eight rooms in the Adams’ house ( ) 
b) There isn’t a window in Child’s bedroom. ( ) 
c) The kitchen is upstairs. ( ) 
d) The bedrooms have big windows ( ) 
e) There is a garage downstairs. ( ) 
 
 
 
7. Complete this text with appropriate verbs from the box: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sonny usually________________ to school at eight o’clock in the morning and 
he_________________ from 8:30am to 3:00pm. He__________________ dinner at 6:00 pm 
and he________________ TV sometimes. He generally_______________ at 10:00 o’clock p.m. 
 
 
 
sleep – watch – go – study - have 
 58 
Unit 9 
 
 
Can you play soccer? 
 
 
 
 Listen and Practice 
 
 
Tuomas: Can you play soccer, Jack? 
 
 Jack: Yes, I can. But I am not very good at this. What about you? 
 
Tuomas: I can’t. But I like to watch it on TV. 
 
 Jack: What about tennis, Tuomas? Can you play tennis? 
 
Tuomas: Yes, I can. I’m very good at tennis. I love it! 
 
 Jack: I think I can’t. I’m terrible at this. 
 
 
1. Grammar Box: Can for ability. 
 
 
 I I I 
 you you you 
 he Yes, he can Yes, he can 
 Can | she | swim ? No, | she | can’t No, she | can’t | swim 
 It it it 
 we