PUTTING ENGLISH TO WORK 1:

UNIT 1

WHATS YOUR NAME?

In this unit you will learn:
THESE LIFE SKILLS:
Use the alphabet
Introductions

A, B, C, D
Hi, my name is Jose.

THIS VOCABULARY:
The classroom

book, paper, pencil

THIS GRAMMAR:
Verb: BE

I am a student.
I am not a student.

Vocabulary: The Classroom

Exercise 1: Match the words and pictures.

a.

b.

c.

d.

e.

f.

g.

h.

i.

j.

k.

l.

___ 1. board

___ 2. calendar

__ 3. pencil

___ 4. flag

___ 5. clock

___ 6. pen

__ 7. eraser

___ 8. chair

___ 9. book

___ 10. paper

__ 11. map

___ 12. backpack

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Listening from the Video

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Exercise 2: Point to the letters you hear.

Alphabet Practice
Exercise 3: Fill in the upper case letters.

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___ ___ ___ ___

___ ___ ___ ___

___ ___ ___

___

___ ___

___ ___ ___ ___

Exercise 4: Copy the lower case letters.

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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Exercise 5: Practice this conversation between Joe and Maria.

Joe:

My name is Joe Lopez. Whats your name?

Maria: My name is Maria Brown.

Joe:

Nice to meet you.

Maria: Nice to meet you, too.

Exercise 6: Unscramble the following sentences.

Put the conversation in the correct order.
too.
___

meet

you,

to

____________________________________________
Marta Lopez.

1
___

Nice

name

My

is

your

name? What is

My name is Marta Lopez.

____________________________________________
____________________________________________
meet

___

you.

to

____________________________________________
John Franklin.

___

Nice

is

name

My

____________________________________________

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Exercise 7: Circle the correct word.

2.

1.

4.

3.

paper

student

teacher

book

book

pen

pencil

teacher

pen

chair

book

pen

teacher

paper

paper

chair

Exercise 8: Answer the questions.

1.

2.

What is it? Its a____________________ .

What is it? Its a ___________________ .

3.

What is it? Its a ___________________ .

4.

What is it? Its a ___________________ .

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5.

What is it? Its a _________________ .

6.

What is it? Its a _________________ .

7.

What is it? Its an ________________ .

8.

What is it? Its a _________________ .

9.

What is it? Its a _________________ .

10.

What is it? Its a _________________ .

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Grammar: Verb BE

She is a student.

He is a student.

She is not a teacher.

He is not a teacher.

Shes Jane. Shes not Celia.

Hes Miguel. Hes not Ryan.

BE
I

am
m

He
She

is
s

It

is
s

We
You
They

are
re

BE + NOT

a student.

a book.

students.

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am
m not

He
She

is not
s not

It

is not
s not

We
You
They

are not
re not

a teacher.

a pencil.

teachers.

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Exercise 9: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of BE.

Example:

It is a book. It is not a pencil. Or,

Its a book. Its not a pencil.

1.

It _______ a pen. It _____________ book.

2.

She ______ a teacher. She __________ a doctor.

3.

He _____ student. He ____________ a teacher.

4.

They ______ students. They ________________

teachers.

5.

It _______ a calendar. It ___________ a chair.

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ANSWERS

QUESTIONS
Am

a student?

Yes, you

Is

he
she

a student?

Yes, he
she

Is

it

a book?

Yes, it

Are

we
you
they

Yes, we
you
they

students?

Examples: I am Ben.

are. No, youre

not.

is.

No, hes
shes

not.

is.

No, its

not.

No, were
youre
theyre

not.

are.

I'm Ben.

I'm not Ted.

He is Juan.

He's Juan.

Hes not Charlie.

She is Nina.

She's Nina.

Shes not Carla.

It is a chair.

It's a chair.

Its not a pen.

We are students.

We're students.

Were not teachers.

Exercise 10: Look at the pictures. Circle the correct answer.

Example:

Is it a pencil?

Yes, it is.

No, its not.

1.

Is it an eraser?

Yes, it is.

No, its not.

2.

Is it a notebook?

Yes, it is.

No, its not.

3.

Are they notebooks?

Yes, they are. No, theyre not.

4.

Are they students?

Yes, they are. No, theyre not.

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Life Skill: Reading a Form

Main Street Adult School

REGISTRATION FORM
CLASS

STUDENT LAST NAME

FIRST NAME

DATE

ESL 1

Nunez

Carlos

01/20/08

SECTION

TEACHER LAST NAME

FIRST NAME

ROOM #

500151

Cross

Frank

16

Exercise 11: Circle the correct answers.

1. What is the teachers first name?
a. Teacher

b. Frank

c. Cross

2. What is the students last name?

a. Nunez

b. Student

c. Carlos

3. What is the name of the school?

a. Registration Form

b. Main Street Adult School

4. What is the class?

a. ESL 1

b. 500151

c. 16

5. Who is this registration for?

a. Frank Cross

b. Main Street Adult School

c. Carlos Nunez

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Writing
Exercise 12: Read the conversation.
1. Are you ready for
school, Peter?

2. Yes, I am.

4. A book, a pencil,
a notebook, an
eraser, a pen,
and a dictionary.

3. What is in your
backpack?

Exercise 13: What is in your backpack? Write the objects that you
have in YOUR backpack or bag.
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________

Exercise 14: Fill in the correct words.

1. Hi. My name ____________
is Jose.
2. Hi, Jose. Nice ____ meet you.
3. Nice to __________ you, too.
4. What is ________ first name?
5. It _______ Vivian.
6. What _____ your last name?
7. My last name _______ Chan.

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Narrative Reading
Carlos Nunez is a Student

Carlos Nunez

is a student at Main Street Adult School

. Hes in an English class

. His teacher is

Mr. Edwards

Mr. Edwards
Exercise 15:

. Carloss friends are Maria and Luis

Answer the questions about the story.

1. What is Carloss last name? ___________________________ .

2. What is his teachers name? __________________________ .
3. What is the name of his school? _______________________ .
4. Is Carlos a student? ________________________________ .
5. What are his friends names? _________________________
_______________________________________________ .
Exercise 16: Answer the questions with YOUR information.
1. What is your name? ________________________________ .
2. What is the name of your school? ______________________
_______________________________________________ .
3. What is the name of your teacher? _____________________ .
4. What are the names of your friends? ___________________
_______________________________________________ .
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UNIT REVIEW

Circle the correct answers.

1. What is the first name? Martha Ortega
2. What is the last name? Sunny Choo
3.

What is it? Its a ____________.

a. flag

4.

b. Were

b. Its not

c. Theyre

d. Hes

c. Its no

d. No it

Is it a notebook?
a. Yes, it is.

7.

d. map

Its an eraser. _______ a book.

a. It not

6.

c. book

What is it? __________ a desk.

a. Its

5.

b. chair

b. No, its not.

Are they teachers?

a. Yes, they are.

b. No, they arent.

Turn page over

Number correct and percentage score (circle one)
10=100% 9=90% 8=80% 7 or fewer: no credit

Student name _____________________

Date _____________
Initials _______

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Putting English to Work 1

DOWNTOWN
ADULT SCHOOL
REGISTRATION FORM
CLASS

STUDENT:

ESL 1

Nunez

Carlos

Last Name

First Name

16

t-, , ,",

SECTION TEACHER: Cross

Frank

500151

First Name

Last Name

Date: 1/20/08

c.,

8. What is the name of the school?

a. class
b. Downtown Adult School
c. registration form d. Frank Cross
9. What is the teachers name?
a. Frank Cross b. Cross Frank

c. Nunez Carlos

d. Teacher

10. Complete the alphabet below.

A B ___ ___ ___ F ___ ___ ___ J ___ ___ ___ ___
___ P ___ ___ ___ ___ U ___ ___ ___ ___ Z