BASIC ENGLISH

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 UNIT ONE
INTRODUCTION

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The Written Alphabet ( Consonants & Vowels )
Write and say some examples with each letter.

A B C D E F G

H I J K L M N

O P Q R S T U

V W X Y Z

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 “LEARNING ENGLISH COMMERCIAL”

Two coastguards : conversation in german.

Radio : maday, maday !
Hello! Can you hear us?
Can you hear us?
Over.
We are sinking, we are sinking.
The young german coastguard : alo?
This is the german coastguard.
Radio : we are sinking , we’re sinking .

The young german coastguard :

What are you sinking about????

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LEARNING ENGLISH…………………… PRONUNTIATION CLASS.
LISTEN AND SEE THE PICTURE AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.

1. What is the problem with the german coastguard ?

2. Does the coastguard understand the situation?

3. What is the misunderstood word?

4. Do you think is it very important to learn English?

5. Do you think is it very important the pronuntiation?

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PRONUNTIATION EXERCISES :

A. /θ / B. / S /
1. Think 1. sink
2. Thing 2. sing
3. Thin 3. sin
4. Katherine 4. whisky
5. Thanks 5. sank
6. With 6. U S A
7. Without 7. movies
8. Both 8. boss
9. Bathroom 9. bass
10.Thursday 10. Tuesday

C. / æ / D. /ᴧ/

1. Cat 1. Cut

2. bat 2. But

3. stand 3. Study

4. bass 4. Bus

5. fan 5. Fun

6. man 6. Nanny

7. Sara 7. Sunny

8. bag 8. bug

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GREETINGS and FAREWELLS
Hello!

Hi !

Good morning !

Good afternoon !

Good evening !

Good night !

Good bye !

Bye !

I’m ……………….. How are you ? I’m fine thank you and you ?

Nice to meet you ! Nice to meet you too !

Great to see you !

See you ! See you later ! ( soon , tomorrow , next class , around )

USEFUL EXPRESIONS :

Excuse me. May I go to the toilet please ?

I´m sorry What time is it ?

Congratulations ! Welcome !

What’s your e-mail address ? My e-mail address is :

Frank_thomsom-307/uk @ gmail.com

FIRST ASSIGNMENT :

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Make a simple presentation using grettings and farewells .

You can use verb to be and demonstrative adjectives .

I am This is……………….

You are That is……………………………………..

He , she , it is These are………….

We are Those are………………………………..

You are

They are

Possesive Nouns .
I have a car...……. It’s my car.

You have a car……… It’s your car.

He has a car…….. It’s his car.

She has a car……… It’s her car.

It has a car…….. It’s its car.

We have a car…….. It’s our car.

You have a car…….. It’s your car.

They have a car…….. It’s their car.

•La cantidad de objetos no se refleja en la forma del adjetivo posesivo. Lo que

importa es cuantos propietarios hay:

Es mi coche …..It’s my car . /Son mis coches/ . These are my cars.

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 Possesive adjectives
Hay también una serie de pronombres posesivos que sustituyen a la construcción
adjetivo posesivo + nombre:

It’s my car……. It’s mine.

It’s your car…….. It’s yours.

It’s his car………It’s his.

It’s her car……… It’s hers.

It’s its car…….. It’s its.

It’s our car……. It’s ours.

It’s your car…… It’s yours.

It’s their car…….. It’s theirs.

EXERCISES :

Rellena los espacios con el adjetivo o el pronombre posesivo adecuado. Busca en el

contexto información sobre el proprietario de cada uno de los objetos aludidos
en las frases.

1. This is Jane. This is ……….. book. It's …………….

2. These are Tim and Tom . These are ……………. bikes.They're………………… .

3. You are French……………. Family lives in Paris.

4. This is my dog Spot. ……………… ball is under the table. It's …………….. .

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5. I am a teacher. …………students are from Spain. These students are………… .

6. Have you got…………… passport? Is this…………….. ?

7. James is a photographer. This is ……………… camera. It's…………….. .

8. We are students. These are…………… books. They're ……………

ACCUSATIVE PRONOUNS I
Completa las siguientes frases con el pronombre objetivo correcto :

me, you, him, her, them, us, it .

Example : Do you know these children ? Yes, I know them.

1. Do you like this book? Yes, I like .

2. Do you know this woman? Yes, I know .

3. Did you see that car? No, I didn't see .

4. Do you know those people? No, I don't know .

5. Did you write an email to your friend (man)? Yes, I wrote an email.

6. Did you call your brother? Yes, I called this morning.

7. Do you hate me? No, I don't hate .

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8. Do you understand this week's lesson? Yes, I understand .

9. Are you in love with your boyfriend? Yes, I'm in love with .

10. Do you like this singer (woman)? No, I don't like .

ACCUSATIVE PRONOUNS II
1. I saw my brother. I saw ________.

Her him

2. I understood the tourists. I understood ________.

Them it

3. My parents brought my hat. My parents brought ________.

He it

4. My parents took me and my sister to a restaurant. They took ________ to a

restaurant.

Them us

5. I met the new teacher, Robert Wilson. I met ________.

Him her

6. I saw her at the airport, and she saw ________ too.

You me

7. You saw her at the airport, and she saw ________ too.

You her

8. I don't understand this lesson. I don't understand ________.

It him

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9. He told me and my friends the truth. He told ________ the truth.

Him us

10. She brought the money. She brought ________ .

Them it

“Don’t take my sunshine away” ( Carly Simon )

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You a……. my sunshine my only sunshine

You make m…. happy when skies are gray

You'll n…………. know dear how much I l………… you

Please don't take m… sunshine away.

T…… other night dear as I lay sleeping

I dreamed I held y…….. in my arms

When I awoke dear I was mistaken

Please don't take m….. sunshine away

Please don't take my sunshine away.

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 UNIT TWO
CONVERSATION

1-I'M CALLING FROM AUSTRALIA

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2-WHERE ARE YOU FROM?

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3- I'M STAYING IN BED

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4-MY CAR ISN'T WORKING

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5- SHE'S GOOD AT LANGUAGES

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6-HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

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7-I'M FEELING BETTER ALREADY

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8-WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM?

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9-CAN YOU HELP ME, PLEASE?

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10-WHAT ABOUT YOUR WEEKEND?

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11-WE HAD A GREAT TIME

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12-AT THE HAIRDRESSERS'S

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 UNIT THREE
COMPREHENSION

Do you have a good memory?

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 A. REGULAR VERBS LISTEN TO THE FINAL SOUNDS AND MARK.

/ T/ / d/ /Id/

1. Sara cleaned the house yesterday a b c

2. I have already finished my classes a b c

3. Mark moved to Lima two years ago a b c

4. We added spaghetti to the soup a b c

5. The car crashed into the store a b c

6. Our teacher accepted the new students a b c

7. He registered my name a b c

8. she needed a new chance a b c

9. The train stopped inmediatly a b c

10. the new boy operated the machine a b c

B. READING “ Happy birthday to you ”

Philip is twenty years old but he is going to be twenty one on August fifth and Katherine is
gonna take him to a restaurant and probably she is going to order a birthday cake and the
waiters are probably gonna sing “Happy birthday”. Philip says: “It’s so embarrasing” .
Emy’s birthday is next september seventeenth and it is on a Saturday and she’s gonna have a
party and she has invited Philip.

TRUE FALSE

1. Philip is going to be twenty two. a b

2. Katherine is preparing a celebration in a restaurant a b

3. The waiters are gonna keep silence a b

4. Singing “happy birthday” is very embarrasing for Philip a b

5. Emy hasn’t invited Philip to her party . a b

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C. LISTENING

1. LISTEN TO THE WORDS YOUR TEACHER WILL READ AND MARK “a” FOR / / AND “b” FOR / /.

6. a b

7. a b

8. a b

9. a b

10. a b

2. Select the correct pronuntiation of the article “THE” and mark “a ” for /da/ and “b ” for /
di/.

11. a b It’s four o’clock in the morning.

12. a b there are restrooms on the basement.

13. a b The hour is exact, don’t be late.

14. a b The university is closed.

15. a b The weekend was fantastic.

D. DICTATION.

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48. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

49. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

50. ………………………………………………………………..……………………………………………….

Listening and pay attention

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 Commercial : “BEAUTY IS NOTHING WITHOUT BRAINS”

THE BLOND GIRL : Hello! I’d like to order French frieds , a burger and
a milkshake.

THE LIBRARIAN : This is a library !

THE BLOND GIRL : (Quietly) …………I’d like to order French frieds , a

burger and a milkshake.

1. Where did the blond girl get in ?

2. Who did she talk to ?
3. What did she ask for?
4. What did the librarian answer ?
5. Did the blond girl notice she was in the wrong place?
6. What did she say?

FINAL BOARDING CALL AT THE AIRPORT

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LOUDSPEAKER : This is the final call for passengers Sarah and Gregory

Walkings.

Booked on flight 248 to Atlantic City.

Please preceed to gate 4 inmediatly.

The final checks are being completed and the captain

Will order for the doors of the aircraft to close in

Approximately 5 minutes

I repeat this is the final boarding call for Sarah and

Gregory Walkings.

Thankyou.

EXERCISE TWO

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(Elementary / Pre-Intermediate)

a, an, the

1. Robert and Jessica went to ___ party last night.

2. Can you tell me how to get to ___ cinema from here?

3. ___ college is closed today.

4. Gregory is one of ___ strangest people I know.

5. I recommend you try ___ tomato soup at this restaurant.

6. Would you like to see ___ film?

7. ___ apple a day keeps ___ doctor away.

8. I can't believe I failed ___ yesterday's test!

9. Do you have ___ dictionary that I can borrow?

10. There were many dogs in the park. One dog was ___ Dalmatian

11. Pandas and ___ tigers are both endangered animals.

12. Magda is wearing ___ blue dress with red shoes.

13. Christmas comes once ___ year.

14. Jane went to the shop to buy ___ bread.

15. Tania broke ___ glass when she was washing-up.

16. Tom took___umbrella as it was raining heavilly.

17. May I ask you ___ question?

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18. This is ___ easy question.

19. May I have your ___ phone number?

20. I have never seen ___ UFO.

21. Astrid is ___ best teacher in our school.

22. What is ___ name of the next station?

23. My girlfriend has ___ my car today.

24. I went to ___ sea during my summer holiday.

25. Is there ___ cash machine near here?

26. This is Joanna. She's _____ doctor.

27. Simon is ____ engineer.

27. That's Sandra. She's ___ hairdresser.

28. Sean Connery is ___ actor.

29. John is ____ electrician.

30. Mr. Sanko is ___ teacher.

31. This is Shirley. She's ___ housewife.

31. That's Mark. He's ___ police officer.

33. I'm ____ student.

34. Kate Winslet is ____ actress.

QUESTION WORDS ( Wh………)

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 What , which , who , when , where, whose, why (because), how,

How old , how much , how many , how long.

1. are you so happy? Because I have a birthday party.

2. is sitting behind you? Rita.

3. do you go to school? By bus.

4. does the first lesson begin? At 8.00 o'clock.

5. is the police-station? In front of the park.

6. is the weather like in Israel? It's hot.

7. do the tickets cost? I don't know. Maybe 15 $.

8. does your mom go to work in the morning? by taxi.

9. does he usually have for lunch? Rice and fish.

10. wants to sing this song? Tamara .

11. book is that? It's Maria's.

12. do you have the longest holidays? in summer.

13. can translate this word in English? I can.

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14. is your address? Saint Rose street 206.

15. are you crying? Because I lost my keys.

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1. works in this school? My aunt.

2 does the boy come from? From Brazil.

3 are her brothers? sixteen .

4 is your test? On Monday

5 does this jacket cost? 200 dollars.

6 is reading a letter now? David.

7 do you go on Friday? to the swimming lesson.

8 water do you want? One glass of water,please.

9 does the museum open on Sundays? at nine o'clock .

10 can we buy milk here? at the supermarket.

11 are you doing now? Cooking spaghetti.

12 is your sister going to do today? to do her homework .

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13 is your English teacher? Mrs. Berry

14 is your favorite color? orange.

15 is his wedding? in September 12th

Table of Cardinal Numbers

Cardinal numbers from 1 through 1,000,000

1 one 11 eleven 21 twenty-one 31 thirty-one

2 two 12 twelve 22 twenty-two 40 forty

3 three 13 thirteen 23 twenty-three 50 fifty

4 four 14 fourteen 24 twenty-four 60 sixty

5 five 15 fifteen 25 twenty-five 70 seventy

6 six 16 sixteen 26 twenty-six 80 eighty

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7 seven 17 seventeen 27 twenty-seven 90 ninety

8 eight 18 eighteen 28 twenty-eight 100 a/one hundred

9 nine 19 nineteen 29 twenty-nine 1,000 a/one thousand

10 ten 20 twenty 30 thirty 1,000,000 a/one million

Separation between hundreds and tens

Hundreds and tens are usually separated by 'and' (in American English 'and' is not
necessary).

110 - one hundred and ten

1,250 - one thousand, two hundred and fifty
2,001 - two thousand and one

Hundreds

Use 100 always with 'a' or 'one'.

100 - a hundred / one hundred

'a' can only stand at the beginning of a number.

100 - a hundred / one hundred

2,100 - two thousand, one hundred

Thousands and Millions

Use 1,000 and 1,000,000 always with 'a' or 'one'.

1,000 - a thousand / one thousand

201,000 - two hundred and one thousand

Use commas as a separator.

57,458,302

The Number 1,000,000,000

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In English this number is a billion. This is very tricky for nations where 'a billion' has
12 zeros. 1,000,000,000,000 in English, however, is a trillion.

But don't worry, these numbers are even a bit problematic for native speakers: for
a long time the British 'billion' had 12 zeros (a number with 9 zeros was called 'a
thousand million'). Now, however, also in British English 'a billion' has 9 zeros. But
from time to time this number still causes confusion (just like this paragraph, I'm
afraid). ;o)

Table of Ordinal Numbers

Ordinal Numbers from 1 through 1,000,000

1 st first 11 th eleventh 21 st twenty-first 31 st thirty-first

2 nd second 12 th twelfth 22 nd twenty-second 40 th fortieth

3 rd third 13 th thirteenth 23 rd twenty-third 50 th fiftieth

4 th fourth 14 th fourteenth 24 th twenty-fourth 60 th sixtieth

5 th fifth 15 th fifteenth 25 th twenty-fifth 70 th seventieth

6 th sixth 16 th sixteenth 26 th twenty-sixth 80 th eightieth

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7 th seventh 17 th seventeenth 27 th twenty-seventh 90 th ninetieth

8 th eighth 18 th eighteenth 28 th twenty-eighth 100 th one hundredth

9 th ninth 19 th nineteenth 29 th twenty-ninth 1,000 th one thousandth

10 th tenth 20 th twentieth 30 th thirtieth 1,000,000 th one millionth

Form

Spelling of Ordinal Numbers

Just add th to the cardinal number:

 four - fourth

 eleven - eleventh

Exceptions:

 one - first

 two - second

 three - third

 five - fifth

 eight - eighth

 nine - ninth

 twelve – twelfth

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Numbers 1 - 12 - Crossword
1 2 3

6 7

8 9

10

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Across Down

3) 1)
5) 2)

6) 3)
8) 4)
11) 7)
9)

10)

Forming the Simple Present Tense

Put the verb in brackets in the correct form (present simple or present continuous).

Mary and I (work) in the same office, but we're

completely different. She (like) coffee, but I (like) tea. She
(wash) her car every weekend, but I never (clean) mine.She (smile) all
the time at work, but I (feel) miserable. I (complain) about the boss all

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the time, but Mary (think)the boss is a nice person. When I (finish)
work, I like to drink beer with my friends, but Mary (study) at night school.
The boss (think) Mary is perfect, but she (drive) me nuts!

Simple Present: Negatives

Change each sentence into a negative

Type your answer in the box. For example: "John has red hair" becomes "John
doesn't have red hair".

1. This wine costs a lot of money.

2. I like eggs.

3. The Olympic champion comes from Victoria.

4. Mary has an expensive car.

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 5. Some insects carry serious diseases.

Simple Present: Yes/No Questions

Type your answer in the box. For example: "John has red hair." becomes "Does
John have red hair?".

1. He teaches physics.

2. She drinks coffee every day.

3. He plays in goal.

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 4. We get wool from sheep.

5. They live in teepees.

Simple Present: Wh- Questions

Change each sentence into a Wh- question using the question word in brackets.

Type your answer in the box. For example: "John lives in Victoria. (where)"
becomes "Where does John live?".

1. Wool comes from sheep. (where)

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 2. This car has two doors. (how many)

3. Raccoons come out at night. (when)

4. She takes two sugars in her coffee. (how many)

5. A fox lives in our garden. (what)

Present Continuous 1

Using the prompts, create a sentence in the present continuous tense.

For example: "She / eats/ cheese" becomes "She is eating cheese”

1. We / plan / our work

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2. It / rain / today

3. We / walk / to school

4. She / wear / earrings

5. The train / come

6. I / have / a good time

7. I / study

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 8. They / wait / for the train

Present Continuous: Negatives

Make the following sentences negative. Don't forget to include the period at the
end!

1. I am thinking.

2. You are singing.

3. He is eating jelly.

4. She is studying hard.

5. It is raining now.

6. We are having tea.

7. They are driving to Toronto.

Present Continuous: Questions ?

Change each sentence into a question in the present continuous tense. The
question type is in brackets. For example: "She is eating cheese. [WHAT]" becomes
"What is she eating?"

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1. It's raining hard. [YES/NO]

2. She is having a party. [YES/NO]

3. He's riding a bike. [WHAT]

4. He's cooking bacon for supper. [WHAT]

5. You're giving her flowers because it's her birthday. [WHY]

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 6. We are travelling by ship. [HOW]

7. She's going to work. [WHERE]

8. We are waiting because the bus is late. [WHY]

DICTATION.

1………………………………………………………………..

2…………………………………………………………………

3………………………………………………………………...

4………………………………………………………………..

5………………………………………………………………..

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