NAME

CLASS New

3 Grammar, Vocabulary, Pronunciation, and Practical English ENGLISH FILE

Beginner

GRAMMAR V O C AB U L AR Y
1 Complete the dialogues with do, does, don’t, or 3 Complete the phrases with the correct verb.
doesn’t.
read   drink   speak   listen to   live   eat   watch
Example:  A  Do you like coffee?
B No, I don’t. Example:  live in a house
1 A  _____ Colin live in London? 1 ________ TV
B  No, he _____. 2 ________ milk
2 A  What _____ you want for lunch? 3 ________ eggs
B  Oh, a sandwich, please. We _____ want pasta.
4 ________ music
3 A  What _____ Anna have for breakfast?
5 ________ French
B She has bread and butter but she _____ have tea or
coffee. 6 ________ newspapers

4 A  _____ people in your family drink a lot of tea? 6

B  Yes, they _____.
4 Complete the descriptions with the jobs in the list.
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administrator   teacher   retired   doctor  
2 Complete the email. Use the verbs in brackets in the factory worker   shop assistant   waiter   student  
present simple. taxi driver

Hi Sophie Example: Miriam works in an office in the city centre.

She writes emails and speaks on the phone.
Thanks for your email. Do you want to know about my She’s an administrator.
family? Well, we live (live) in a big house in the centre. My
mother 1 ________ (work) in an office near here and my 1 Joanne works in a shop. Every day, she speaks to a lot of
two sisters 2 ________ (have) jobs in the city. Me? I people in her job.
3 ________ (not work) in the city. My mother
She’s a ________________.
4 ________ (not like) her job, but I 5 ________ (like) my
2 Tony works in the city. He has a car. ‘Where do you
job very much. I’m a teacher! What 6 ________ you
________ (do)? 7 ________ your husband ________ want to go?’ he says.
(work)? He’s a ________________.
Bye for now 3 Tara doesn’t have a job. She’s at university and she
studies Japanese.
James
She’s a ________________.
4 Jessica has a job in a hospital. She has a white coat. She’s
7 a ________________.
5 Paula works in a school. In her job, she speaks a lot and
Grammar total 15
she listens to students.
She’s a ________________.
6 Stan has a job in a restaurant and works in the
evenings.
He’s a ________________.
7 Alan is 68. He doesn’t work now.
He’s ________________.
8 Ken works for Nissan. He makes car windows.
He’s a ________________.

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 NAME CLASS New

3 Grammar, Vocabulary, Pronunciation, and Practical English ENGLISH FILE

Beginner

P R AC T I C AL E N G LI S H
5 Complete the sentences with the correct word. 8 Complete the dialogues with words from the list.
Example:  Do you eat a lot of fast food? ten   past   to   half   quarter   o’clock
lunch   salad   fast
Example:  A  What time is it?
1 Today’s lunch is vegetable _____ and bread.
B It’s 6.10.
bacon   cereal   soup
A Sorry? What time?
2 Do you want _____ in your coffee?
B It’s ten past six.
sugar   butter   rice
3 At the hotel I have a _____ English breakfast. 1 A  What time is it?
prefer   traditional   strong B  It’s 7.20. That’s twenty ________ seven.
4 I like _____ sandwiches very much. 2 A  Is it 7.45?
water   cheese   pasta B  Yes, it is. It’s ________ to eight.
5 At dinner, I drink _____ or beer. 3 A  What time do you go to work?
salad   fish   wine B  Oh, at ________ past eight. That’s 8.30.
6 I have cereal and coffee _____ breakfast. 4 A  What time is it?
in   the   for B  Oh, it’s 7 p.m. That’s seven ________.
5 A  Oh no. It’s 7.35.
6 B  Twenty-five ________ eight! Oh no. We’re late!
Vocabulary total 20 5

P R O N U N C I ATI O N
Grammar, Vocabulary, Pronunciation, and Practical English total 50

6 Underline the stressed syllable.

Example:  coffee

1 chocolate 3 vegetables 5 teacher

2 potatoes 4 policeman

7 Match the words with the same sound.

lives   where   orange   food   eats   go

Example:  work   where

1 likes ________
2 does ________
3 juice ________
4 sugar ________
5 you ________
5

Pronunciation total 10

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 NAME CLASS New

3 Reading and Writing ENGLISH FILE

Beginner

R EA D I N G 4 What do people drink in Bob’s coffee shop?

A  coffee and hot chocolate    
1 Read the text and complete the sentences with the
correct name. B  tea and wine     C  beer and coffee    
5 What do people eat in Bob’s coffee shops?

In business with mum and dad A  chicken sandwiches     B  chocolate 

C  cheese sandwiches    
  

Bob Wright and his wife Diane are from London but they live in
Cardiff with their 24 year-old twin daughters Gina and Molly, and 6 Why do students like Bob’s coffee shops?
their 19-year-old son Jack. A  his coffee is good    
Bob has four coffee shops in the cities of Cardiff and Swansea. B  his chocolate is fantastic    
People go to Bob’s coffee shops to drink coffee, tea, and hot C  his sandwiches are big    
chocolate, eat sandwiches, and read newspapers and magazines.
7 Where does Gina work?
He makes sandwiches with cheese and salad but not with meat
or chicken. His big sandwiches are very popular with students. A  in the office     B  in the coffee shops    
Bob isn’t the only person in his family in the restaurant business. C  in the magazine business    
He has two business partners and they are his daughters!
8 When does Molly start work?
‘Gina is an accountant, and she is good at numbers,’ says Bob.‘She
A  at 7.15     B  at 7.30     C  at 7.45    
doesn’t work in the coffee shops. She works in the office. Molly is
good with people. She goes to our coffee shops and speaks to our 9 What does Jack study at Cardiff University?
customers. My daughters work long hours.They start work at half A  medicine     B  business     C  doctor    
past seven in the morning and they finish late at night.’
Bob’s son is a student and he doesn’t work in the family business. 9
He studies medicine at Cardiff University and wants to be a
doctor. His dad says,‘My son Jack isn’t interested in the Reading total 15
restaurant business, but he works here at weekends. He’s a
waiter in one of our coffee shops.’ WRITING
1 Answer the questions about lunchtime when you’re
Example:  Bob and Diane are from London. at work/school.
What time do you have lunch when you’re at work?
1 ________ is Diane’s husband. __________________________
2 ________ is Gina’s sister. Where do you have lunch at work?
3 ________ works in the office. __________________________
4 ________ is good with people. What do you have for lunch?
5 ________ goes to university. __________________________
6 ________ is a waiter at weekends. Who do you have lunch with?
__________________________
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2 Read the text again and choose the correct answer to
the questions. 2 Now answer the questions about lunchtime at the
Example:  What is Bob’s surname? weekend.
A  Wright  ✓    B  Molly     C  Coffee  What time do you have lunch at the weekend?
__________________________
1 Where do Bob and Diane live?
Where do you have lunch on Saturday and Sunday?
A  in Swansea     B  in Cardiff    
C  in London  __________________________

2 How old is Molly? What do you have for lunch?

A  nineteen     B  twenty     C  twenty-four  __________________________
Who do you have lunch with? 5
3 Where are Bob’s coffee shops?
__________________________
A  in London and Cardiff     Writing total 10
B  in Swansea and Cardiff    
C  in Swansea and London  Reading and Writing total 25
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3 Grammar,and
Listening Vocabulary,
Speakingand Pronunciation ENGLISH FILE
Beginner

LI S T E N I N G S P EAKI N G
1 Listen to Nick and Hannah talking about Hannah’s Student A
job. Tick (✓) True or False.
1 Ask your partner these questions.
1 Hannah studies French at university.
1 Where do you live?
True     False    
2 What do you do?
2 Hannah works in a sandwich shop on Mondays.
3 What do you do in the evenings?
True     False    
4 What do you do at the weekend?
3 They have meat sandwiches in the sandwich shop.
True     False     5 What do you have for Sunday dinner?

4 They have wine in the shop. 2 Now answer your partner’s questions.
True     False    
5 Hannah likes her job. 3 Your partner has a fact file about Amy. Ask questions
True     False     and complete the fact file.
5 What / surname? What / like?
Where / live? What / do at the weekend?

2 Listen to five conversations and complete the What / do?

sentences. Tick (✓) A, B, or C.
name: Amy ________
1 Rob eats…for breakfast.
lives in: ________
A  bacon     B  cereal     C  eggs     job: ________
2 Gemma is a… likes: ________
A  doctor     B  student     C  teacher     weekend activities: ________
3 Karen starts work at…today.
A  7.45     B  8.15     C  8.30    
4 Read the fact file about Simon and answer your
4 Tim…in the evenings. partner’s questions.
A  listens to music     B  watches TV    
C  listens to the radio     name: Simon Bruce
5 Penny lives in… lives in: Cambridge
job: teacher
A  a small flat     B  a big house    
likes: cats, music
C  a small house     weekend activities: watch TV, read novels
5

Listening total 10 Speaking total 15

Listening and Speaking total 25

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3 Listening and Speaking ENGLISH FILE

Beginner

Student B
1 Answer your partner’s questions about you.

2 Now ask your partner these questions.

1 Where do you live?
2 What do you do?
3 What do you do in the evenings?
4 What do you do at the weekend?
5 What do you have for Sunday dinner?

3 Read the fact file about Amy and answer your

partner’s questions.

name: Amy Sessions

lives in: Banbury
job: lawyer
likes: dogs, football
weekend activities: listen to the radio, study French

4 Your partner has a fact file about Simon. Ask

questions and complete the fact file.
What / surname? What / like?
Where / live? What / do at the weekend?
What / do?

name: Simon ________

lives in: ________
job: ________
likes: ________
weekend activities: ________

Speaking total 15

Listening and Speaking total 25

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