Welcome to your Beginner Level.

We’re very happy to have you here, all you have to do now
is to enjoy your learning. Let’s get started practicing Greetings and Farewells by repeating
the following conversations.

Dialogue 1.
A: Good morning Mrs. Williams.
B: Good morning Mr. Brown. How are you?
A: I‟m fine, thank you. How about you?
B: Just fine, thanks.

A: Good bye Mrs. Williams.

B: So long Mr. Brown. See you later.
A: Ok. Have a nice one.
B: Thanks.

Dialogue 2.

A: Good afternoon Mr. Smith. How have

you been?
B: I‟ve been well, thank you Miss Parker.
And you?
A: Very well, thank you.

A: Ok. Bye Mr. Smith. Good to see you.

B: Thanks Miss Parker. See you tomorrow.

A: Good evening John.

B: Hi Charles. How are you doing?
A: Great! Thank you. What about you?
B: Good.

A: Bye John, see you around.

B: All right. Take care.
A: You too.

Mr. Mrs. Miss, Ms.

 Could / Can you repeat that, please?
Could / can you say that again, please?
Pardon me?
I‟m sorry, can you say that again?

 What's Spanish word in English?

in English is .
 What does English word mean in Spanish?
means in Spanish.
 How do you say Spanish expression or word in English?
in English is
 How do you spell English word?
It is spelled
 How do you pronounce English word?
It is pronounced English pronunciation.

 Excuse me, please.

 I'm sorry.
 Sorry I'm late.

I don't understand.
Can you help me, please?

Is this right?
Is this wrong?
Read these dialogues and then practice with your teacher and classmates. Exchange roles.

a.

Teacher Take out your book, please.

Student Could you repeat that again,
please?

Teacher Sure, I say… take out your book,

please.

b.

Teacher Hello students. Please get your

Beginner‟s Book and open Unit Intro.
Student Could you repeat that again please?
Teacher Yes, of course. Get your Beginner‟s
Book and open Unit Intro.
Student Thank you, teacher.

c.

Student What‟s “Ciudad” in English?

Teacher The word „ciudad‟ is “City” in English.
Student How do you spell “City”?
Teacher It is spelled C-I-T-Y.

d.

Student Teacher, I don‟t understand. Could

you help me, please?
Teacher Yes, how can I help you?
Student How do you say in English?

Teacher You say .

Match the sentences in the left column with the expressions in the right column.

1. You arrive late to class. a. Is this right?

2. You don’t know how to pronounce a word. b. How do you spell "(the word)"?

3. You don’t know how to spell a word. c. I don't understand.

4. You are confused in class. d. Could / Can you repeat that, please?

5. You don’t hear what the teacher says. e. How do you pronounce English word?

6. You want to check if your sentence is correct. f. Sorry I'm late.

The alphabet is filled with consonants and vowels. Well, we start with ABC.
We write them, we read them. We go all the way to Z.
Each letter makes a sound… The letters of the alphabet
Are fun for you and me

Now I know my ABC‟s Now I know my ABC‟s

Next time won‟t you sing with me. Next time won‟t you sing with me.
We start with ABC. Each letter makes a sound…
And we go all the way to Z. Let‟s sound them out now.
Practice The Alphabet by spelling the following words to your partner or teacher. Use the
expression; “How do you spell…?” Exchange roles with your partner or teacher.

a.

FAMILY SPELLING INTERNET INTRODUCTION

BOOKS SHARPENERS PENCIL RULER

b.

TEACHER EXCUSE ME LISTEN COMPUTER RIGHT LATE

REPEAT LETTER STUDENT CLASSROOM EXERCISE

Listen, repeat, and then answer in the lines with your personal information.

What is your full name?

Where are you from?

What is your nationality?

What is your occupation?

Where were you born?

How old are you?

When were you born?

When is your birthday?

What is your address?

Who do you live with?

How many members are

there in your family?

What is your telephone

number?

What is your e-mail address?

What is your marital status?

Listen to the conversations and answer the questions according to what you listen. Your
teacher will play the track for no more than 3 times.

 What is the woman‟s name? Her name is .

 What is the man‟s name? His name is .

 How is Jane? She is .

 How old is Laura? She is .

 Who is Sofia‟s friend? Her friend is .

 Where is Jim from? He is from .

 Where is Paul from? He is from .

 Where is Mariana from? She is from .

 Where is Yuko from? Yuko is from _ .

 What do they study? They study .

 How do you spell the woman‟s last name? It is .

Practice the conversations trying to give the most exact pronunciation. Your teacher will help
you to do your best.

Jennifer: Hello. My name is Jennifer. What‟s your name?

John: Hello. I‟m John. Nice to meet you.
Jennifer: Nice to meet you too.
John: Have a nice day!
Jennifer: You too!

Laura: Hello Jane, how are you?

Jane: Hi Laura, I‟m well thank you, and you?
Laura: Well, thanks.
Jane: How old are you?
Laura: I am twenty-two years old.

Paul: Hi! How are you both?

Sofia: Very well thanks. This is my friend, Jim.
Paul: Hi Jim, where are you from?
Jim: I am from London, England, and you?
Paul: I am from Vancouver, Canada.
Sofia: Nice to meet you Paul. See you soon.
Paul: Goodbye!

Yuko: Hello, I'm Yuko. I‟m from Tokyo, Japan.

Mariana: Hi Yuko, I‟m Mariana. I come from Rio
de Janeiro, Brazil.
Yuko: What do you study?
Mariana: I study English, and you?
Yuko: I study English too!

Mr. Parker: Good afternoon, Mrs. Moore. How are you?

Mrs. Moore: Very well, thank you.
Mr. Parker: Excuse me, how do you spell your
surname?
Mrs. Moore: M-O-O-R-E
Mr. Parker: Perfect, thank you Ma‟am.
Mrs. Moore: You‟re welcome, sir.
Listen to your teacher and then read loud the paragraphs below, circle the words you don´t
understand.

Their names are

Derrick and Sue. They
are from Australia, but
live in Toronto,
Canada. He is twenty-
four years old and she
is twenty-two years old.
They speak English.

Her name is Ana. She is

Swiss. Ana speaks four
languages: English, French,
German and Italian. She is
nineteen years old.

Hi! My name is Andrew. I am

eighteen years old. I am from
the Netherlands. I speak
English and Dutch.

Read the paragraphs again and answer the questions with the correct information.

 What is her name? Her name is .

 How old is Derrick? He is .
 What country is Ana from? she is from .
 How old is ana? She is .
 What is his name? His name is .
 What is his nationality? his nationality is .
Read the paragraph below about Edward. Follow the pattern to write a brief paragraph about
yourself.

Hi, my name is Edward. I am 27 years old and my birthday

is February 17th, 1991. I am English and I live in London,
England. I have 1 brother, Mathew. I am a singer, songwriter
and music producer.

Pay attention to the explanation the teacher will give about the GRAMMAR for this unit. Ask
questions whenever you do not understand something.

Personal Pronouns Possessive Adjectives

These elements are used to introduce These words are used to express
affirmative and Negative statements. They possession. Use the same form for
normally perform actions in sentences. singular or plural.

I My
You Your
He His
She Her
It Its
Examples:
We Our
You Your My mother
They Their My parents
Verb To Be – Forms.
These are the forms of the verb BE, in PRESENT SIMPLE and the corresponding subject.
I- Am/am
He/She/It- Is-is
You/We/You/They- Are-are

Verb To Be – Uses.
ClASSificationS (professions-occupations-family names)
DefinitionS (adjectives)
LocationS (places)
Origin (continents-countries-cities)
Age (years)
Weather (Weather conditions)
Time (the time-time tables)
EventS-CelebrationS (birthdays-anniversaries-etc.)

Verb To Be – Affirmative. Contraction.

I am I’m
He is He’s
She is She’s
It is It’s
You are You’re
We are We’re
You are You’re
They are They’re

Examples:
 I am in the school.
 I am Canadian.  They are sad.
 He is from Mexico.  Carlos is in Vancouver.
 We are from China.  I am 18 years old.
 Today is Monday.  Sarah is 23 years old.

Verb To Be –
Short Answer.
Interrogative.
Positive Negative Short Form x 2
Am I…? Yes, I am. No, I am not. No, I’m not.
Is he…? Yes, he is. No, he is not. No, he’s not. No, he isn’t
Is she…? Yes, she is. No, she is not. No, she’s not. No, she isn’t
Is it…? Yes, it is. No, it is not. No, it’s not. No, it isn’t
Are you…? Yes, you are. No, you are not. No, you’re not. No, you aren’t.
Are we…? Yes, we are. No, we are not. No, we’re not. No, we aren’t.
Are you…? Yes, you are. No, you are not. No, you’re not. No, you aren’t.
Are they? Yes, they are. No, they are not. No, they’re not. No, they aren’t.
 Verb To Be – Negative. Contraction x 2.
I am not… I’m not…
He is not… He’s not… He isn’t…
She is not… She’s not… She isn’t…
It is not… It’s not… It isn’t…
You are not… You’re not… You aren’t…
We are not… We’re not… We aren’t…
You are not… You’re not… You aren’t…
They are not… They’re not… They aren’t…

Pay attention to the explanation the teacher will give about the GRAMMAR for this unit. Ask
questions whenever you do not understand something.
1. Match the personal pronoun to the correct possessive adjective.

My Your His Her Its Our Their

We They She You It I He

2. Replace the personal pronoun with a possessive adjective.

a. What is (you) name?

b. (He) name is John.
c. (They) names are Alex and Sandra.
d. (We) birthdays are on the same day.
e. (I) friend is from Peru.

4. Replace names with the correct personal pronoun (he/she/it/we/they). Follow the
example

(ex.) Donna and Ana They are from Ecuador.

a. Ana is from Spain.

b. Julie, Sue and Paula are Mexican.

c. Roberto and I are happy.

d. Julian is a student.

e. Carlos is Brazilian.

f. Tania and I are from Toronto.

g. The dog is big.

h. Philip and Pam are from Mexico City.

i. Eric, Jose, Karla and I are Chilean.

j. The cat is small.

5. Underline the correct form of the verb TO BE. Try not to check the GRAMMAR TABS to
complete this activity. Follow example a.

a. Sara [ am / is / are ] a teacher. f. His cat [ am / is / are ] black.

b. Jan and Sue [ am / is / are ] here. g. The students [ am / is / are ] sleepy.

c. I [ am / is / are ] at home. h. It [ am / is / are ] cold today.

d. A cat [ am / is / are ] soft. i. I [ am / is / are ] very busy.

e. My cat [ am / is / are ] gray. j. Hot dogs [ am / is / are ] tasty.

3. Write the correct form of the verb TO BE → AM, IS or ARE.

a. The weather nice e. Look! There Carol.

today.

b. I not tired. f. My brother and I good students.

c. This bag big. g. Anne at home. Her

children at school.

d. These bags big. h. I a taxi driver. My sister a

nurse.

Practice the vocabulary below with your teacher. You’ll be asked to answer questions.

Country-Nationality Country-Nationality
Argentina-Argentinian India-Indian
Australia-Australian Indonesia-Indonesian
Austria-Austrian Iran-Iranian
Bolivia-Bolivian Iraqi-Iraqi
Brazil-Brazilian Ireland-Irish
Great Britain-British Italy-Italian
Canada-Canadian Jamaica-Jamaican
Chile-Chilean Japan-Japanese
China-Chinese Mexico-Mexican
Colombia-Colombian Morocco-Moroccan
Costa Rica-Costa Rican Nicaragua-Nicaraguan
Cuba-Cuban Peru-Peruvian
Ecuador-Ecuadorean Russia-Russian
Egypt-Egyptian Saudi Arabia-Saudi or Saudi Arabian
El Salvador-Salvadorean Scotland-Scottish
France-French South Korea-South Korean
Germany-German Spain-Spanish
Greece-Greek Switzerland-Swiss
Guatemala-Guatemalan Thailand-Thai
Haiti-Haitian Turkey-Turkish
Netherlands-Dutch United States of America (USA)-American
Honduras-Honduran Uruguay-Uruguayan
Venezuela-Venezuelan