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 1 ALL ABOUT YOU 1.1 Meet People

1.1 VOCABULARY BANK

Letters of the Alphabet

A B C D E F G H I J K L M
[eı] [bi:] [si:] [di:] [i:] [ef] [dʒi:] [eitʃ] [ai] [dʒei] [kei] [el] [em]

N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
[en] [oʊ] [pi:] [kju:] [a:r] [es] [ti:] [ju:] [vi:] [dʌbl [eks] [waı] [zed]
ju:] [zi:]

1.1 GRAMMAR BANK

Verb Be

We use verb Be to...

... tell the names of things and people.

My name is Ted.
My dog is called Smoke.

... introduce things or people

It is an umbrella.
This is my uncle Yusuf.
They are my colleagues.

... give personal information: age, job, hometown, etc.

I am a doctor, and my wife is a teacher.
Nelly is only 12 years old.
We are from Baku.

... give time, location or description of things or people

The match is at eight o’clock.
Your keys are on the table.
This t-shirt is modern and fashionable, but it isn’t
expensive.
I am not a very tall person.

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Subject Pronouns

I You He She It
Greg Jane Garfield
Mr. Anderson Mrs. Wyatt My cat
My brother My sister Our car
Your father Your mother Bursa
Kate’s father Alvin’s mother The weather
My uncle’s brother My aunt’s sister
Our school director The new school director

We You They
Brad and I Alper and you Jack and Julia
My brother and I My brother and you Selin and your sister
Your boss and I Your sister and you The man and the woman
All my family and I Your classmates and you The couple
The Adams family
The children
The apples on the table
People in India

Subjects & Verb Be

Subject Positive Negative

Pronouns Long form Short Form Long Form Short Form

I I am a lawyer I’m a lawyer. I am not at home I’m not at home

He, She, It He is a quiet boy. He’s a quiet boy. She is not from Tokyo. She isn’t from Tokyo.
We, You, They We are good friends. We’re good friends. They are not Turkish. They aren’t Turkish.

Be careful!
We use you for one person (singular) Tom, you are a good student.
and more than one person (plural). Nelly and Kelly! You are too late!

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1.1 LANGUAGE BANK

Greet People Say Goodbye

More Hello! Goodbye!

More
Formal
morning! Formal Good night! *
Good afternoon! Bye (for now)!
evening! (later).
See you
Less Hi! Less
(soon).
Formal * Say it when you leave
Hey! Formal
in the evening/at night.

Meeting/Introducing Someone

More
Formal My name is It’s a pleasure.
I’m Carol Watson. (I’m) happy to meet you.
My friend’s name is Carol. (It’s) nice to meet you.
Less
This is Hi! How’re you (doing)?
Formal

More
Formal (very) well,
How are you? fine, what about you?
I’m thank you,
How’re you doing? (pretty) good, and you?
We’re thanks,
How’s it going? OK, you?
Less
Formal not bad,

Personal Titles

Mr. Mrs. Miss. Ms.

/’mistə(r)/ /’misiz/ /mis/ /miz/

Married?
Married? Married? Married?
Unknown
Unknown Yes No
(mostly in writing)

How to Spell

I my
you your
he his name(s)?
Can she spell her surname?
it its email(s)?
we our
they their

F-R-E-D.
It’s
N-I-E-L-S-E-N.
My ~ is
y-o-u-n-g-s-t-e-r-0-3-@-g-m-a-i-l-.-c-o-m.

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 1 ALL ABOUT YOU 1.2 Talk About Origins

1.2 VOCABULARY BANK

Flags - Countries – Nationalities – Languages

Flags Countries Nationalities Languages

Brazil Brazilian Portuguese

China Chinese Chinese

Egypt Egyptian Arabic

France French French

Germany German German

Italy Italian Italian

Russia Russian Russian

Spain Spanish Spanish

The UK British English

The USA American English

1.2 GRAMMAR BANK

Yes / No Questions with Verb Be

POSITIVE NEGATIVE
QUESTION
SHORT ANSWER SHORT ANSWER
Am I in this class? Yes, you are. No, you aren’t.
Are you a student? Yes, I am. No, I’m not.
Is he/she/it Chinese? Yes, he/she/it is. No, he/she/it isn’t.
Are we relatives? Yes, you are. No, you aren’t.
Are you friends? Yes, we are. No, we aren’t.
Are they from Bulgaria? Yes, they are. No, they aren’t.

Be careful!
In positive short answers, we A: Are you friends?
don’t use the short forms. B: Yes, we are. NOT Yes, we’re.

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1.2 LANGUAGE BANK

Talk About Hometown Talk About Nationality

am I my
is you from? your
are he his
Where she What ’s her nationality?
do it its
we come from? our
does
they their

I ‘m I
you ‘s You
Gürün, Sivas.
he ‘re He ’m Turkish.
Bursa.
she from She ’s Italian.
Cairo, Egypt.
it come It ’re Bulgarian.
the UK.
we comes We
they They

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1.3 VOCABULARY BANK

Numbers 0-100 0
zero

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
one two three four five six seven eight nine ten

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
eleven twelve thirteen fourteen fifteen sixteen seventeen eighteen nineteen twenty

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
twenty-one twenty-two twenty-three twenty-four twenty-five twenty-six twenty-seven twenty-eight twenty-nine thirty

31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
thirty-one thirty-two thirty-three thirty-four thirty-five thirty-six thirty-seven thirty-eight thirty-nine forty

41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
forty-one forty-two forty-three forty-four forty-five forty-six forty-seven forty-eight forty-nine fifty

51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
fifty-one fifty-two fifty-three fifty-four fifty-five fifty-six fifty-seven fifty-eight fifty-nine sixty

61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70
sixty-one sixty-two sixty-three sixty-four sixty-five sixty-six sixty-seven sixty-eight sixty-nine seventy

71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80
seventy-one seventy-two seventy-three seventy-four seventy-five seventy-six seventy-seven seventy-eight seventy-nine eighty

81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90
eighty-one eighty-two eighty-three eighty-four eighty-five eighty-six eighty-seven eighty-eight eighty-nine ninety

91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100
ninety-one ninety-two ninety-three ninety-four ninety-five ninety-six ninety-seven ninety-eight ninety-nine one hundred

Be careful!
When you tell the number “0” in phone or My phone number is two-one-two, five-oh-seven- one -eight-
card numbers, you say “oh”. nine-five.

Jobs (1)
an accountant an architect a carpenter a doctor an engineer a hairdresser

look after design buildings make or repair look after design and cut and style
finances objects from people’s health build machines, people’s hair
wood bridges etc.
a journalist a lawyer a mechanic a police officer a scientist a teacher

look after work on cases look after and watch security study and work teach learners
finances in the court repair machines and catch in science
and cars criminals
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1.3 GRAMMAR BANK

WH- Questions with Verb Be

We form Present Simple wh- questions with Verb Be in a similar way to yes/no questions,
but we start with a question word.

Question Word Be Subject

ask for more information
What is your name?
about things or activities
ask about a person Who am I?
ask about time When is the exam?
ask about places Where are you from?
ask for a reason Why is it early?
ask about frequency How often is your boss in the office?

1.3 LANGUAGE BANK

Talk About Age Talk About Jobs

I my
you your
he his
am job
she What is her ?
How old is ? occupation
it its
are
we our
you their
they
I
I You
you He
am carpenter
he She
am is a(n) doctor .
she 15 It
is . are teacher
it 21 years old We
are
we You
you They
they

Talk About Contact Information

my
your
his
phone number?
her
What is email?
its
instagram ID?
our
your
their

five-oh-five, four-eight-one, three-three (double three), nine-two.

It is mark, dash(-) hobson at (@) gmail dot (.) com
insta-greg23
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1.4 VOCABULARY BANK

Personal Belongings

a backpack a charger a credit card headphones keys a laptop

a mobile phone sunglasses a tablet an umbrella a wallet a watch

1.4 GRAMMAR BANK

A/An

We use a with singular nouns that begin with a...

... consonant sound (b, c, d, etc.)

a baby
a car
a day

We use an with singular nouns that begin with a...

... vowel sound (a, e, u, etc.)

an apple
an egg
an umbrella

Plural Nouns

We don’t use a/an with plural nouns. We...

... add -s to most regular plural nouns.

Singular Plural
pen pens
lamp lamps

... add -es to nouns that end -s or -ch.

Singular Plural
address addresses
watch watches

... change -y after a consonant to -ies.

Singular Plural
country countries
nationality nationalities

Some nouns are irregular.

Singular Plural
man men
woman women
child children
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This / That / These / Those

We use...

... this with a singular noun that is nearby. X

This is my bag here.
Take this money with you.

... that with a singular noun that is far. ------X

That is your car over there.
Look at that! It’s wonderful!

... these with a plural noun that is nearby. XXX

These are children Sam and Tim.
Can you give these flowers to your mother, please?

... those with a plural noun that is far. ------XXX

Those are your bags over there.
What are those? I think they are two rabbits.

Be careful!
In questions, the verb be Is that your bag?
comes before this, that, Are those two rabbits?
these or those.

1.4 LANGUAGE BANK

Identify Things & Introduce People

a smartwatch
This is an identity card
That Tom
my friend, Chen
.
scissors
These shoes
are
Those Gwen and Karim
my children

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Family Members

Jobs (2)
an actor a baker a butcher a chef a cleaner a dentist

act in a play or make and sell prepare and sell prepare and clean and tidy a look after
a movie bread and cakes meat cook food place people’s teeth
a driver an estate agent a farmer a pharmacist a nurse a vet

rent or sell help doctors

own and take prepare and sell look after
drive a vehicle buildings and and look after
care of a farm medicine animals’ health
land patients

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Immediate Family Members Extended Family Members

father (he) grandfather (he)
parents grandparents
mother (she) grandmother (she)
brother (he) grandson (he)
siblings grandchildren
sister (she) granddaughter (she)
son (he) uncle (he)
children
daughter (she) aunt (she)
husband (he) cousin s(he)
married couple
wife (she) nephew (he)
niece (she)

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Possessive Adjectives

We use possessive adjectives to tell...

... who or what relates or belongs to someone or

something.
Greg is my cousin.
Where is her new boyfriend?
Our new teacher is in the class.

Possessive
Noun
Adjective
my
your
his
her
cousin(s)
its
our
your
their

Be careful!
It’s and its are two It’s a small school.
different words. It’s Spanish.
It’s = It is Its name is Café Brown.
its = possessive Please send me its address.

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Possessive ’s

We also use possessive ’s to tell...

... who or what relates or belongs to someone or

something.
That is Alfred’s car.
Whose bag is it? It’s Ashley’s.
Dorna’s idea is great!

Be careful!
We only add ’s to the last Ivan and Hanna’s family is here.
name. NOT Ivan’s and Hanna’s
We use ’s for irregular The children’s names are Mora and Daryl.
plural nouns.
We use s’ for regular plural My grandparents’ names are Ed and Jilly.
nouns.

Whose

We use whose to ask...

... who or what relates or belongs to someone or

something.
Whose mobile phone is that? It’s Jack’s.
Whose sister is a pharmacist?
Whose parents aren’t from countryside?

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Talk About Family

my
three
his
There are four people in
her
five
their
family.
big
I
large
You
average-sized
We
have a small
They
has an
He
three
She family of four people.
It five

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Personality Adjectives

friendly funny tidy generous talkative hardworking

kind makes people laugh clean and organized spends time, likes talking to works hard and
energy or money other people regularly
for other people

X X X X X X

unfriendly serious messy stingy quiet lazy

never spends
doesn’t like
doesn’t often time, energy or doesn’t like
unkind dirty and untidy talking to the
smile or laugh money for working hard
other people
other people

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Adjectives

We use adjectives ...

... to describe nouns

It is a beautiful picture.
I have blue jeans.
It’s an old book.

... after verb Be.

It is a nice photo.
The food is good.
My car’s new.

You can use “very” or “really” to intensify the adjective.

It is a very beautiful picture.
We are really tired.

Be careful!
Adjectives don’t change These are blue jeans. Not
before a plural noun. blues jeans.

When the adjective + noun It’s an easy exercise.

starts with a vowel use an.

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Talk About Personality

he
is she
it
What like ?
we
are you
they

I am

He
a talkative person
She is
friendly and hardworking
It .
not very generous
We
You are
They

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2.3 VOCABULARY BANK

Life Stages

a baby a child a teenager an adult a senior

(0-1 years old) (1-10 years old) (10-18 years old) (18-65 years old) (65+ years old)

Adjectives of Appearance

beautiful X ugly slim X large tall X short young X old

Face & Head Features

a moustache a beard glasses eyes no hair / be bald

long hair short hair straight hair wavy hair curly hair

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Have / Has Got

We use have / has got to talk about someone’s...

... possession.
I’ve got an Android phone.
She has got English books.
We haven’t got a lemon.

... appearance.
He’s got a beard and a moustache.
It has got green eyes.
They have got dark hair.

... family.
I’ve got a brother and a sister.
Have you got a nephew?
You haven’t got a sister.

Making Sentences

Positive Negative
I, you, we, they We have got some time. They haven’t got a car.
he, she, it He has got a big family. She hasn’t got a pet.
Question Short Answer
I, you, we, they Have you got a brother? Yes, I have. No, I haven’t.
he, she, it Has she got a watch? Yes, she has. No, she hasn’t.

Be careful!
Short forms are ’ve got, I’ve got two friends.
’s got She’s got some money.
We don’t use “got” or Yes, we have. Not Yes, we
“short forms” in the short have got. Or not Yes, we’ve.
answers.

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Talk About Appearance

he
does she
it
What I look like ?
we
do
you
they

tall
average-height
am short
is
are slim
large
bald
I
short
You
long
He
straight hair
She
wavy .
It
curly
We
You brown
They has (got)
green
have (got)
hazel eyes
dark
big

glasses.
a moustache.
a beard.

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2.4 VOCABULARY BANK

Film Genres

action animation comedy documentary drama

fantasy horror romance science fiction western

2.4 GRAMMAR BANK

Word Classes

A noun is a person, place, thing or a concept.

A pronoun is used in the place of a noun.

Nouns Pronouns
Steven I
student you
Kevin, our uncle he
Linda, my sister she
cat, Bursa, love it
my mother and Steven we
student and his/her friend you
people they

A verb is a word that describes an action or a state.

Verbs Examples
be (am, is, are) (state) We are very good friends.
go (action) I always go to school by bus.
want (state) They want ice-cream.
like (state) I like your shirt.
eat (action) We eat eggs with cheese.
have (state) I have seven cousins.
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An adjective describes nouns.

Adjectives Examples
good You are a very good student.
easy The exam is really easy.
expensive I like expensive restaurants.
big Big cars aren’t my style.
red The red coat is my favourite.
three They have three children.

An adverb describes verbs and adjectives.

Adverbs Examples
very You are a very good listener.
really This dish is really tasty.
never We never sleep late.
always She is always a happy person.
well I speak English well.
quickly Your big brothers walk very quickly.

A preposition is a word that shows the relationship between

a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence.

Prepositions Examples
in She is really interested in volleyball.
on Please turn on the lights.
at Martina is at school now.
from We are from a different country.
of My best friend isn’t afraid of dogs.
with We usually go on holiday in summer.

A conjunction connects words, phrases, or clauses.

Conjunctions Examples
and Drew and Luke are just married.
but I go to school but she is at home.
because I am so happy because life is a gift.
so It is Saturday so there is no school.
or Which is your favourite, red or blue?
for This is for you. Happy birthday!

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Expressing Interests

movie type
What is your favourite film ?
actor

My favourite film type is comedy .

I interested in
You
am action movies
We
is keen on sci fi films .
They
are documentaries
He
She a fan of

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3.1 VOCABULARY BANK

Common Daily Activities

start school /
get up have breakfast go to school/work finish school / work
work

hang out with

arrive home do exercise relax go to bed
friends

3.1 GRAMMAR BANK

Present Simple Tense Sentences

We use Present Simple for...

... things that are always true.

The sun rises in the east.
Two and two make four.
Humans don’t need carbon dioxide to live. They need
oxygen.

... things that are true for a long time

I work as a computer engineer in a company.
She lives in the city center.
All people in our family like outdoor activities.

... habits & routine activities

I get up at seven every day.
He doesn’t have breakfast in the mornings.
We sometimes stay up late in the evening.

Making Sentences

Positive Negative
We have breakfast every morning. We don’t have lunch every day.
I, you, we, they
They sometimes go out for dinner. I don’t eat fish.
He drinks a big bottle of water. She doesn’t have a lot of friends.
he, she, it
It always rains in England. It doesn’t feel cold.

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Spelling Rules

love He loves sci-fi movies.

Add -s to most verbs
play She plays video games.
Add -es to verbs that watch She never watches TV.
end -ss, -ch, -sh, -x, -o go He goes for a walk.
Change -y after a study He studies after lunch.
consonant to -ies

Be careful!
The he, she, it form of have is He has two sisters.
has.

3.1 LANGUAGE BANK

Ask About Daily Routine

Question Helping
Subject Main Verb
Word Verb

I
you
do
we do
What they
?
get up
What time he have breakfast
she
does
it

Talk About Daily Routine

the weekend
I night
at
You 8 o’clock
(don’t)
We half past three
They
Friday(s)
weekdays
get(s) up on
Wednesday afternoon
have/has breakfast .
go(es) to school rainy days

He morning
She (doesn’t) the afternoon
It evening
in
summer
June

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3.2 VOCABULARY BANK

Household Chores

do the cooking do the laundry do the cleaning tidy up the house

water the plants wash the dishes take out the trash feed the pet

3.2 GRAMMAR BANK

Present Simple Y/N Questions

Question Short Answer

Do you go to the gym? Yes, I do. No, I don’t.
I, you, we, they
Do they meet in the café? Yes, they do. No, they don’t.
Does she work in a hospital? Yes, she does. No, she doesn’t.
he, she, it
Does the lesson finish on time? Yes, it does. No, it doesn’t.

Remember Questions with Verb Be

Question Short Answer

I Am I a good person? Yes, I am. No, I’m not.
he, she, it Is it a good time? Yes, it is. No, it isn’t.
we, you, they Are we good friends? Yes, we are. No, we aren’t.

Present Simple WH- Questions

Question Answer
What do you do at the weekend? I stay at home and relax.
I, you, we, they
Where do you go shopping? I go to the supermarket in our street.
How often does she get up early? She usually gets up early.
he, she, it What time does he have dinner? He has dinner at around 7 o’clock.
Why doesn’t it sleep with you? Because it sleeps with its babies.

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Frequency Adverbs

We use frequency adverbs…

... to tell how often we do an activity.

I always wake up early.
We sometimes go to the cinema.
She never eats out.

Frequency adverbs come BEFORE the main verb.

I always wake up early.
We sometimes go to the cinema.
She never eats out.

Frequency adverbs come AFTER the main verb BE.

I am always hungry after the gym.
You are often tired in the evening.
He is rarely at home at the weekend.

We ask frequency with how often.

How often do you have lunch at home?
How often does she go to the gym?
How often is he ill in a year?
How often are they in their village?

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3.2 LANGUAGE BANK

Talk About Frequency of Events

I
you
do
we go shopping
they get up late
he eat out
does she
it
How often ?
am I

he
is she tired
it at home
in the office
we
are you
they

I
go shopping
you always
get up late
we usually
eat out
they often
sometimes
he rarely goes shopping
she never gets up late
it eats out

.
I am
always
he usually
tired
she is often
at home
it sometimes
in the office
rarely
we never
you are
they

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 3 DAILY LIFE 3.3 Talk About Hobbies

3.3 VOCABULARY BANK

Hobbies

cooking gardening hiking knitting

painting playing board games playing video games playing an instrument

playing / doing a sport reading taking photos watching TV series

3.3 GRAMMAR BANK

Verbs Followed by Gerunds (Verb -ing)

We use either a noun or a verb with –ing ending with the verbs below.

Verb
love
like chocolate. Noun
enjoy
(not) mind
recommend +
miss eating chocolate. Gerund
hate
start

Examples:
I really enjoy hiking with my friends.
We don’t mind walking in bad weather.
She misses spending time with her family.
Let’s start eating dinner.

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Verbs To Express Likes & Dislikes

We use the verbs love, like, not mind and hate to talk about likes and dislikes.

I, you, we, they he, she it

folk music. comedy films.
I love She loves
listening to folk music. seeing comedy films.
cartoons. TV series.
We like He likes
watching cartoons. watching TV series.
housework. the rain.
I don’t mind She doesn’t mind
doing housework walking in the rain.
horror movies. football.
I don’t like Tom doesn’t like
watching horror movies. playing football.
opera. history books.
I hate Kylie hates
listening to opera. reading history books.

Be careful!
After love, like, not mind and hate, Chris likes staying in at nights.
use: Andrew likes books.
- a verb in the -ing (gerund) form. Sue doesn’t mind waiting in a queue.
- a noun We don’t mind loud music.
They hate watching horror films.
Sam hates cigarettes.

3.3 LANGUAGE BANK

Talk About Hobbies

he
does she
it
What like doing ?
I
we
do
you
they

like cooking
I love gardening in your/my free time
You enjoy hiking at the weekend
We don’t like knitting
They don’t mind painting
hate playing board games
.
likes playing video games
loves playing an instrument
He playing/doing a sport
enjoys
She reading
doesn’t like
It taking photos
doesn’t mind
watching TV series
hates

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4.1 VOCABULARY BANK

Essential Life Skills

manage time manage money make your own

communicate well set realistic goals
efficiently carefully decisions

follow a plan solve problems work with other adapt to change

think critically
closely creatively people well easily

4.1 GRAMMAR BANK

Can / Can’t

We use either Can / Can’t to

... talk about someone’s ability.

Lydia can swim in the sea.
He can’t drive a truck.
Norman and Lorna can sing together really well.

... talk about what is possible.

We can change the plan at the weekend.
Can I go to the cinema?
She can’t come on Friday.

Making Sentences & Questions

We use can / can’t + verb:

Positive Negative
I, he, she, it He can run very fast. She can’t play an instrument.
we, you, they They can call a taxi. We can’t tell you the answer.
Question Short Answer
I, he, she, it Can I call you tomorrow? Yes, you can. No, you can’t.
we, you, they Can the meeting be online? Yes, it can. No, it can’t.

Be careful!
We don’t use -s after can or the main Christina can go out tonight.
verb. NOT, Christina cans go out tonight. OR,
NOT, Christina can goes out tonight.

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Useful Patterns

good Verb ing  I am good at solving problems. [+]

Subject be at .  We are not good at time management. [-]
bad Noun  Is Sandra good at communication? [?]

can  I can solve problems creatively. [+]

Subject Verb .  We can’t manage time well. [-]
can’t  Can Sandra communicate well? [?]

have  I have problem solving skills. [+]

Subject Noun skills .  We don’t have time management skills. [-]
has
 Does Sandra have good communication skills? [?]

Talk About Skills

managing time (Verb)
am time management (Noun)
I good at
is communicating (Verb)
He bad at
are communication (Noun)
She
It .
You manage time efficiently
We can
communicate well
They
have time management
skills
has communication

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 4 QUALICIFACTIONS 4.2 Talk About Education

4.2 VOCABULARY BANK

School & Study

primary school secondary school high school university

study (v) study abroad (v) graduate from school (v) have a degree

Fields of Study

Business
Agriculture Biology Chemistry Computer Science
Management

Engineering &
Economics Education History Law
Technology

Language and
Medicine Physics Psychology
Literature

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4.2 GRAMMAR BANK

Verbs Followed by Infinitives (to Verb)

We use either a noun or a verb with to with the verbs below.

Verb
want
need chocolate. Noun
hope
plan
decide +
learn (not ) to eat chocolate. Infinitive
promise
offer

Examples:
I really want to go hiking with my friends.
We need to study hard before the exam.
She hopes to be a pharmacist in the future.
George learns to do a lot of things from YouTube.
She promised not to smoke again.

4.2 LANGUAGE BANK

Talk About Education

he
does she
it
want
What I to do ?
hope
we
do
you
they

I
You
(don’t)
We
They want(s) to study abroad
.
hope(s) go to university
He
She (doesn’t)
It

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4.3 VOCABULARY BANK

Common Work Tasks

answer the phones have meetings deal with customers travel for work

work overtime do paperwork make schedules send emails

Adjectives to Describe a Job

A job in which you work about 35–40 hours a week.
full-time
Lisa has a full-time job as a teacher.
A job in which you work fewer hours than full-time.
part-time
John has a part-time job in a coffee shop.
A job that is not fun or interesting.
boring
Sitting at a desk all day is a boring job.
A job with lots of work to do.
busy
Being a nurse is a busy job.
A job with good money.
well-paid
Software engineers have well-paid jobs.
A job with little money.
low-paid
Many internships are low-paid jobs.
A hard job that needs effort.
challenging
Starting a business is a challenging job.
A simple job that isn’t hard to do.
easy
Organizing files is an easy job.

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4.3 GRAMMAR BANK

Have to / Has to
(It IS NECESSARY TO DO)

We use have to to talk about...

... rules.
Drivers have to stop at the red lights.
An employee has to come to work on time.
We have to wear a suit in the office.

... things we need to do.

I have to see the doctor tomorrow.
Tim has to go abroad for work.
You have to listen to your parents.

After have / has to we use an infinitive (verb).

We have to have a meeting urgently.
Dylan has to call the customer immediately.
I have to change the tires of the car.

Don’t / Doesn’t Have to

(It IS NOT NECESSARY TO DO)

We use not have to to talk about...

... things that are NOT necessary to do.

As a teach, I don’t have to wear a suit in the class. I can wear jeans and t-shirt.
Sam doesn’t have to bring his laptop to the office. We have desktop computers.
I just need a phone. It doesn’t have to be new.

Making Sentences
Positive Negative
It is NECESSARY to do It is NOT necessary to do
We have to contact the customer. I don’t have to work at the weekends.
I, you, we, they
They have to wear a uniform at school. They don’t have to take the exam again.
He has to take the bus to work. She doesn’t have to cook tonight.
he, she, it
She has to clean her room before dinner. A good phone doesn’t have to be expensive.

Making Questions
Question
Short Answer
IS IT necessary to do?
Do you have to work at the weekend? Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.
I, you, we, they
Do they have to pay? Yes, they do. / No, they don’t.
Does she have to get up early? Yes, she does. / No, she doesn’t.
he, she, it
Does it have to be tomorrow? Yes, it does. / No, it doesn’t.

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4.3 LANGUAGE BANK

Useful Patterns

Subject have to Verb .  They have to wake up early tomorrow. [+]

 He doesn’t have to go to work on Saturday. [-]
 Do you have to work overtime? [?]

 We need to finish this project by Friday. [+]

Subject need to Verb .
 She doesn’t need to bring anything to the party. [-]
 Do I need to call the customer? [?]

Talk About Job Responsibilities

he
does she
it
What have to do at work ?
I
we
do
you
they

I
You
(don’t)
We
wear a uniform
They have
to work overtime .
need
He make schedules
She (doesn’t)
It

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