Focus: Lexis

WEEK 1
Task 1
Match the words and the pictures.
A. Occupations
1. 2.

___ architect

___ doctor

___ housewife
3. 4.

___ actress

B. Verbs

1. 2. 3. 4.

___ listen ___ look ___ read ___ write

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Task 2: A letter to Mom
Instructions: Complete Lee’s letter to his mother with the words from the box. Use one
word twice (two times).

capital city country favorite languages name

Hi Mom,
I have two teachers. One is a man. His 1) _______________ is Aksel. He is from
Paris, France. Paris is the 2) _______________ of France. Alice is my 3) _______________
teacher. She is from Los Angeles. Los Angeles is not the 4) _______________ of the USA.
Los Angeles is a big 5) _______________. Alice’s parents don’t live in the USA. They live
in another 6) _______________: Mexico. Alice speaks two 7) _______________, English
and Spanish.

architect businessman family housewife

I am with the Johnson 8) _______________. They are great! Mrs Johnson is not a/an
9) _______________, but she works at home. She is a/an 10) _______________. Mr
Johnson goes to work. He is a/an 11) _______________.

bathrooms daughter grandparents helps kitchen really

Mr and Mrs Johnson have two children – a son and a 12) _______________. They
aren’t in school. Their 13) _______________ live here too. The grandfather works in the
garden and the grandmother 14) _______________ with the children. The family has a
15) _______________ big house – five bedrooms, three 16) ________________, a sitting
room, and a big 17) _______________.

bed bedroom big color full

I love my new 18) _______________ in their house. It isn’t 19) _______________,

but it is my favorite 20) _______________, blue. It has got a desk, a 21) _______________,
and shelves. The shelves are 22) _______________ of my books and CDs.
Love,
Lee

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Task 3: Make sentences
Instructions: Match the two parts of the sentences.
A B
1. Answer… a. repeat the words.
2. Check… b. the window.
3. Listen and… c. you are sorry.
4. Close… d. English.
5. Put the CD… e. the teacher’s question.
6. Learn… f. on the desk.
7. Come… g. your answers.
8. Now say… h. here.

9. Go… i. on the blackboard.

10. Follow… j. to school.
11. Find the word… k. your new friend’s age.
12. Guess… l. the instructions.
13. Copy the words … m. your homework before 12:00.
14. Give your teacher… n. me soon.
15. Mark the correct… o. in the dictionary.
16. Call… p. answers.

Task 4: Ask questions

Instructions: Ask your partner these questions. Write the answers here.
1. What is your phone number? _______________________________
2. Is your father an engineer? _______________________________
3. Are your answers true or false? _______________________________