UNIT 2 WHO’S THAT?

LESSON 1 VOCABULARY
Look at the chart. Complete the sentences. Use words from the box.

Marian John Rita Al

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Ella Brad Jenny Daniel Paul
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Lily Miles
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brother father-in-law grandfather grandson mother-in-law
brother-in-law grandchildren grandmother husband sister-in-law
father granddaughter grandparents mother wife
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1. Daniel is Jenny’s . 8. Al is Jenny’s .
2. Ella is Jenny’s . 9. Marian and John are Lily’s .
3. Marian is Jenny’s . 10. Jenny is Daniel’s .
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4. John is Jenny’s . 11. Miles is John’s .
5. Rita is Jenny’s . 12. John is Lily’s .
6. Brad is Jenny’s . 13. Marian is Lily’s .
7. Paul is Jenny’s . 14. Miles and Lily are John’s .

Complete the sentences. Circle the correct answer.

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1. My sister loves to meet new people. She’s very shy / outgoing.
2. Everyone invites my brother to parties because he’s so outgoing and funny / serious.
3. Pia is a good nurse because she’s always mean / kind.
4. Sometimes people think Lucas is sad because he doesn’t smile a lot, but he’s just a very
serious / funny person.
5. Please don’t be kind / mean to other people.
6. Sara never goes to parties. She’s very shy / outgoing.

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 LESSON 1 GRAMMAR
Complete the conversations. Circle the correct answer.

1. A: What / Who is that?

B: That’s / That my brother-in-law.
A: That’s / What’s he like?
B: He / He’s very serious.

2. A: Who is / are they?

B: He’s / They’re my grandparents.
A: They seem / seems nice.
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B: They are really nice. They / They’re also very happy.

Unscramble the words in parentheses to write statements or questions. Use correct

capitalization.

1. A: Who is she? (she / is / who)

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B: She’s my sister.

2. A: ? (who / they / are)

B: They’re my brothers.
A: ? (what / they / are / like)
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B: They’re very funny. They like to laugh.

3. A: ? (that / is / who)
B: That’s my wife.
A: . (looks / she / kind)
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4. A: ? (that / your sister / is)
B: No, she’s my sister-in-law.
A: ? (she / like / is / what)
B: She’s happy and outgoing.
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5. A: ? (your parents / are / those)
B: Yes, they are.
A: . (really nice / seem / they)

6. A: ? (she / who / is)

B: That’s my sister.
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A: . (seems / really funny / she)

7. A: ? (your uncle / that / is )

B: Yes. That is my mom’s brother.
A: ? (he / like / is / what )
B: He is really serious. He is not funny.

8. A: ? (those / are / cousins / your)

B: Yes, they are.
A: . (seem / outgoing / they )
B: They are. They have many friends.

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 LESSON 2 VOCABULARY
Look at the pictures. Read the questions. Check (✓) all the correct answers.

1. Which sentences describe the woman? 5. Which sentences describe the woman?
a. She has curly hair. a. She has brown hair.
b. She has blond hair. b. She has short hair.
c. She has short hair. c. She has curly hair.
d. She’s thin. d. She has brown eyes.
e. She has gray hair. e. She has gray hair.
2. Which sentences describe the man on 6. Which sentences describe the woman?
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the left? a. She has curly hair.
a. He has blond hair. b. She has black hair.
b. He has curly hair. c. She has long hair.
c. He’s short. d. She has blue eyes.
d. He’s thin. e. She has straight hair.
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e. He’s average weight. 7. Which sentences describe the man?
3. Which sentences describe the man on a. He has brown eyes.
the right? b. He has gray hair.
a. He has blond hair. c. He has short hair.
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b. He’s heavy. d. He has curly hair.
c. He has long hair. e. He has green eyes.
d. He’s average height.
e. He has short gray hair.
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4. Which sentences describe the woman?
a. She has curly hair.
b. She has blond hair.
c. She has long hair.
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d. She has black hair.
e. She has blue eyes.

Write the words from the box in the correct categories. Some words are used more than once.

long tall thin straight green gray brown

curly black blue heavy blond short average
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Hair Eyes Height Weight
blond
curly

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 LESSON 2 GRAMMAR
Complete the conversation. Use words from the box.

are   has   have   is   is it   is she   it’s   she is

A: I can’t find my daughter.

B: How old ? What does she look like?

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A:  twelve years old. She blond hair, and her eyes

2. 3.

green.
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4.

B: Does she straight or curly hair? And long or short?

5. 6.

A: Her hair curly, and very long.

7. 8.

B: OK. I’ll help you look for her.

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Complete the conversations with the correct form of be or have.

1. A: Can you help me find my sister?

B: Sure. What does she look like?

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She is in her twenties. She short and thin.
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She long black hair. Her hair straight. Her eyes

3. 4.

brown.
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5.

2. A: Hey, look over there. Is that Jim?

B:
No, it’s not. That man really tall. Jim isn’t very tall. And that man
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black hair. Jim’s hair brown.
2. 3.

Match the questions and answers.

1. Who is she? a. They are heavy and have long, curly hair.
2. Who are they? b. She is tall.
3. Is that your sister? c. Yes, they are.
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4. Are those your parents? d. No, that’s my aunt.
5. What is your aunt like? e. She’s my sister.
6. What does she look like? f. She’s very nice.
7. What do your brothers look like? g. He is about 30.
8. How old is he? h. They are my cousins.

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 LESSON 3 VOCABULARY
Unscramble the phrases about skills and abilities.

1. aipnt
2. wdar
3. ngsi
4. ncead
5. lpya het anopi
6. pkeas hcnFer
7. edri a otomrlccye
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8. ylpa eth loivni
9. lyap eht iutrag
10. edri a rseoh

Look at the pictures. Complete the sentences. Use the phrases from A.
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1. He can . 2. He can .
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3. She can . 4. He can .
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5. She can . 6. She can .
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7. He can . 8. She can .

9. She can . 10. He can .

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 LESSON 3 GRAMMAR
Complete the conversations. Use words from the boxes. Not all words are used. Use correct
capitalization.

can can’t ride speak

A: you speak Arabic?

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B: I can it a little, but I read or write in Arabic.

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can’t he can can he he play

A: Can the guitar?

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B: No, he . But play the violin.

5. 6.
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can can he can play play

A: He the piano a little. How about you?

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B: I play the piano, but I can’t the guitar or the violin.
8. 9.

Complete the conversations with can or can’t and the correct form of a verb from the box.
Use a pronoun when necessary.
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speak play ride

1. A: She can speak five 2. A: He is a musician.

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languages. B: the piano?
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B: Chinese? A:
Yes, .
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A:
No, . B: the guitar?
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B: Which languages ? A: Yes, .

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A:
 Arabic, Spanish, B:
Wow!
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English, French, and Portuguese.

3. A: a motorcycle?
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B:
No, I , but I a horse.
2. 3.

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 LESSON 4 READING READING SKILL  Find the topic

The topic is what the article is about. When

Read the Reading Skill. Then read the title and you know the topic before you begin, it is
subtitles. Look for repeated words. Read the easier to understand the article. One way to
questions. Circle the correct answer. find a topic is to look at the title and subtitles.
You can also look for repeated words.
1. Which words are repeated in the article?
a. glass, Barovier, company b. glass, visitors, Jacobello c. colors, famous, science
2. What is the topic of the article?
a. important glass companies in Italy b. a family of glassmakers in Italy
c. why glassmaking is a great family business
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A Seven-Century-Old Family Business
The island of Murano, Italy, is famous for its art work and knowledge of glass led to a very successful company.
glass. Visitors can watch artists from many different In the 1930s, the Barovier family business joined another
companies create beautiful glass products, such as important glass company, Ferro Toso. They called the company
vases, glasses, and artwork. The Barovier family is Barovier & Toso, and members of both families continue to
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an important part of this tradition. create their beautiful glass today.
New Methods for Making Glass
Jacobello Barovier began working with glass in the
thirteenth century and started the family company in
1295. Now the company is one of the oldest in the
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world. Over hundreds of years, the Baroviers
created new ways of making glass. Angelo Barovier
studied the science of glassmaking to make better
glass and created some of the most important ways
of making glass in the 1400s. Around 1450, he
figured out how to make clear glass. Most glass
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makers could not do this.
Moving into the Twenty-First Century
The Baroviers continued to improve their glass
products. In the 1900s, Ercole Barovier joined the
business. He was very creative, and he created new
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colors and more new ways of making glass. The
family kept their techniques secret, and their hard

Read the article. What is unusual about the Barovier family’s company? Circle the
correct answer.
a. It is a family business. b. It is a glass company. c. It is very old.
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Read the article again. Match the beginnings and ends of the sentences.

1. There are many Italian art glass companies in a. the 1900s.

2. The Barovier company started in b. Murano.
3. Jacobello Barovier c. began making clear glass.
4. Around 1450, the Baroviers d. the 1930s.
5. Angelo Barovier e. studied the science of glassmaking.
6. Ercole joined the company in f. was the first Barovier glassmaker.
7. Ercole Barovier g. created new colors.
8. The Baroviers joined another company in h. 1295.

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 LESSON 5 WRITING
Complete the application. Use sentences from the box.

My music classes are a lot of fun! However, I do have a lot of teaching

I can speak English, Spanish,  experience.
  and Japanese. I can play guitar, piano, and violin.

Part-Time Teaching Application – Bayview School District

Why do you want to be a music teacher?
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Music is important! I want to help students with all kinds of music. Some
music teachers can play instruments or can sing, but they don’t have a

lot of teaching experience. ________________________________________

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I also play a lot of musical instruments.

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________________________________________ I speak three languages,
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too. ________________________________________ So, I can teach

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students from different countries. Finally, I'm a serious teacher, but I'm
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also funny and outgoing. ________________________________________
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Read the Writing Skill. Then read
WRITING SKILL  Use correct punctuation
the application. Underline the
correct punctuation. Use a period (.) at the end of a sentence. Use a question
mark (?) at the end of a question. Use a comma (,) after
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transition words and between things on a list. Use an
exclamation point (!) to show excitement.

Why do you want to be a summer teaching assistant . / ? / !

Theater is very important to me , / ? / ! I can act . / , / ! dance, and sing,

and I love helping children. I don’t have any job experience as a teacher.
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However , / ? / ! I do have experience with children’s theater. Every year
I volunteer at the school in my neighborhood . / , / ? I help the kids with
their winter play. I make costumes, help build the stage . / , / ? and help
with the music. The children like me because I’m friendly, funny . / , / !
and kind . / , / ? The teacher is always very happy to have my help.
Finally . / ? / , I am taking education classes at night because I want to
become a teacher, so this job is perfect for me ? / , / !

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 UNIT 2 SELF-QUIZ

1 VOCABULARY
Complete the sentences with words from the box. Not all words are used.

shy kind mean serious outgoing

1. Brad likes meeting people and talking with them. He is very .

2. Zoey doesn’t like meeting and talking to people. She’s quite .
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Look at the picture. Complete the sentences. Circle the correct answer.

1. Jan is .
a. short and heavy c. tall and heavy
b. short and thin d. tall and average weight
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2. Jan has hair.
a. curly, blond c. straight, grey
b. curly, brown d. straight, black
3. Leo has hair.
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a. long, black c. long, blond
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b. short, black d. short, grey
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Complete the sentences with words from the box. Not all words are used.

speak ride take play paint dance

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1. My sister can a horse.
2. Jenny can very well. Her pictures are beautiful.

2 GRAMMAR
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Complete the conversation with words from the box. Not all words are used. Use correct
capitalization.

who’s what’s who’re what’re

A: he? A: he like?
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1. 2.

B: He’s my grandfather. B: He’s very kind.

Complete the conversation. Use the correct form of the words in parentheses. Use correct
capitalization.
A: How old is your sister? A: Can she sing?

B: She (be) in B: No, (she / can).

1. 4.
her twenties. A: How about you? ?
5.
A: What (do) she look like? (you / can / sing)
2.
B: She (have) curly, brown hair. B: Yeah, I love singing.
3.
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