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S p e a k
High Tech Languages

Basic Book
By Christian Castilla
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Lesson 1 2

The Mercury Family

This is the Mercury family

Mr. James Mercury ⮚ IS THE FATHER

Mrs. Florence Mercury ⮚ IS THE MOTHER
Mrs. Dolores Mercury ⮚ IS THE
GRANDMOTHER
Mr. Freddy Mercury ⮚ IS THE
GRANDFATHER
Alex Mercury ⮚ IS THE SON
Shirley Mercury ⮚ IS THE DAUGHTER
Brian ⮚ IS THE DOG
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Lesson 1 3

James Mercury is the Father Florence Mercury is the Mother

Who is (Who’s) James Mercury? Who is (Who’s) Florence Mercury?
He is (He’s) the Father She is (She’s) the Mother

Dolores Mercury is the Grandmother Freddy Mercury is the Grandfather

Who’s Dolores Mercury? Who’s Freddy Mercury?
She’s the Grandmother He’s the Grandfather

Alex Mercury is the Son Shirley Mercury is the Daughter

Who’s Shirley? Brian is the dog
Who’s Alex?
She’s the Daughter Who’s Brian?
He’s the son
He’s the dog

QUESTIONS
Who’s James Mercury?

Who’s Florence Mercury?

Who’s Dolores Mercury?

Who’s Freddy Mercury?

Who’s Alex Mercury?

Who’s Shirley Mercury?

Who’s Brian?
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Lesson 1 4

This is a CHAIR This is a CLOCK

This is a LAMP
What’s this? What’s this?
What’s this?
This is a CHAIR This is a CLOCK
This is a lamp

This is a FAN This is a SOFA This is a CAP

What’s this? What’s this? What’s this?
___________________ __________________________ __________________________

This is a TABLE This is a COMPUTER This is a VASE

___________________ ___________________ ___________________
___________________ ___________________ ___________________

This is a MIRROR This is a RUG

___________________ ___________________ This is a T.V. SET
___________________ ___________________ ___________________
___________________
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Lesson 1 5

Is this a NEWSPAPER? Is this a CAR? Is this a DOOR?

Yes, it is. Yes, it is. Yes, it is.
Is it a CAR? Is it a DOOR? Is it a FLOWER?
No, it is not (isn’t) No, it isn’t. No, it isn’t.
It is (It’s) a NEWSPAPER It’s a CAR It’s a DOOR

Is this a FLOWER? Is this a PILLOW? Is this a WINDOW?

_______________ _______________ _______________
Is it a PILLOW? Is it a WINDOW? Is it a BOAT?
_______________ _______________ _______________
_______________ _______________ _______________

Is this a BOAT? Is this a CELL PHONE? Is this a CURTAIN?

_______________ _______________ _______________
Is it a CELL PHONE? Is it a CURTAIN? Is it a BALL?
_______________ _______________ _______________
_______________ _______________ _______________

Is this a BALL? Is this a HOUSE?

_______________ _______________
Is it a HOUSE? Is it a NEWSPAPER?
_______________ _______________
_______________ _______________
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Lesson 16

That is a CAR
What’s that?
It’s a CAR

That’s a CAKE
What’s that?
It’s a CAKE

That’s a MOTORBIKE
What’s that?
_________________

That’s a BALL
________________
_________________

That’s a FLOWERPOT
________________
_________________

That’s a NEWSPAPER
________________
_________________
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Lesson 1

Is that a T.V. SET?

Yes, it is.
Is it a LAMP?
No, it isn’t.
It’s a T.V. SET

Is that a LAMP?
Yes, it is.
Is it a TABLE?
No, it isn’t.
It’s a LAMP

Is that a TABLE?
_________________
Is it a CHAIR?
________________
________________

Is that a CHAIR?
_________________
Is it a SOFA?
________________
________________

Is that a SOFA?
_________________
Is it a FAN?
________________
________________

Is that a FAN?
_________________
Is it a T.V. SET?
________________
________________
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Lesson 18

The alphabet

A B C D E F

G H I J K L
M N OP Q R

S T U V W Note:
Vowels: a, e, i, o, u, y

X Y Z
Consonants: the rest.
Capital letters: A, B, C, D…
Small letters: a, b, c, d…
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Lesson 1 9

Practice
Example:

What’s your ________ name?

My surname name is Mercury

My name is Freddy
My middle name is Paul
My surname is Mercury
My last name is Bulsara
My nick name is Fred
My full name is Freddy Paul Mercury Bulsara

Relatives

Who’s your____________?

Mother (Mom) is:

Father (Dad):
Sister:
Brother:
Grandmother (Grandma):
Grandfather (Grandpa):
Aunt:
Uncle:
Cousin:
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Masculine gender
•Grandfather, father, son, brother,
uncle, cousin.

Feminine gender
•Granfather, mother, sister, aunt,
cousin.

Neuter gender
•TV. Set, chair, house, table, etc.

HE: Masculine gender (singular): He is Alex, he is the son.

SHE: Feminine gender (singular): She is Shirley, she is the
daughter.
IT: Neuter gender (singular): It is a base, it is a clock

She is = she’s
He is = He’s
CONTRACTION
S
It is = It’s
That is = That’s
Is not = isn’t
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Lesson 2
The classroom
Chalkboard

Mrs. Sharon
Clock

desk

Jessie Lindsay John

Alex Wendy Nick

This is the classroom. It’s in the school. Mrs. Sharon is the teacher. Jessie,
Lindsay, John, Alex, Wendy, and Nick are in the classroom. They are the
students. There is a chalkboard on the wall, the wall is yellow, and there’s a
clock on the wall too. There are books on the desk. There is an eraser on
the chalkboard, the eraser is color pink.

This is the school

Is this the school? Yes, it is
Is this a house? No, it isn’t. These are Alex and Shirley
It’s the school. Are these Alex and Shirley?
Yes, they are.
Are these Lindsay and John?
No, they aren’t
They are Alex and Shirley.

That is the teacher

Is that the teacher? Yes, she is.
Is that the student? No, she isn’t.
She’s the teacher.
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Lesson 2

Those are desks

These are desks
Are those desks?
Are these desks?
Yes, they are.
Yes, they are.
Are those tables?
Are these tables?
No, they aren’t.
No, they aren’t.
They’re desks.
They’re desks.

These are whiteboards Those are whiteboards

Are these whiteboards? Are those whiteboards?
__________________ __________________.
Are these cabinets? Are those cabinets?
_________________ __________________
__________________. ___________________.

These are cabinets

Those are cabinets
Are these cabinets?
Are those cabinets?
__________________
__________________.
Are these bookcases?
Are those bookcases?
__________________
__________________
__________________
___________________
.

These are bookcases

Are these bookcases?
_________________
Are these desks?
_________________
_________________
Those are bookcases
Are those bookcases?
__________________.
Are those desks?
__________________
___________________
.
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Lesson 2 13

These are envelopes

Are these envelopes? Those are envelopes
______________ Are those envelopes?
Are these erasers? __________________.
_______________ Are those erasers?
_______________ __________________
__________________.

These are erasers

Are these erasers? Those are erasers
______________ Are those erasers?
Are these sharpeners? __________________.
_______________ Are those sharpeners?
_______________ __________________
___________________.

These are sharpeners Those are sharpeners

Are these sharpeners? Are those sharpeners?
______________ __________________.
Are these wastebaskets? Are those wastebaskets?
_______________ __________________
_______________ ___________________.

Those are wastebaskets

These are wastebaskets
Are those wastebaskets?
Are these wastebaskets?
__________________.
______________
Are those envelopes?
Are these envelopes?
__________________
_______________
___________________.
_______________
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Lesson 2 14

ON
Singular
There is a book ON the table
Is there a book ON the table? Yes, there is.
Is there an eraser ON the table?
No, there isn’t. There is a book ON the table.

Plural
There are books ON the table
Are there books ON the table? Yes, there are.
Are there erasers ON the table?
No, there aren’t. There are books ON the table.

There’s a picture ON the wall There are pictures ON the wall

Is there a picture ON the wall?
____________________________
Is there an apple ON the wall?
____________________________
____________________________
Are there pictures ON the wall?
____________________________
Are there apples ON the wall?
____________________________
____________________________

There are numbers ON the whiteboard

Are there numbers ON the whiteboard?
____________________________________
Are there letters ON the whiteboard?
____________________________________
____________________________________
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IN Lesson 2

Singular
There is a book IN the drawer
Is there a book IN the drawer?
Yes, there is.
Is there a flower IN the drawer?
No, there isn’t.
There’s a book IN the drawer.
Plural
There are books IN the drawer
Are there books IN the drawer?
Yes, there are.
Are there flowers IN the drawer?
No, there aren’t.
There are books IN the drawer.

There is a cat IN the drawer

Is there a cat IN the drawer?
______________________
Is there a dog IN the drawer?
_____________________
_____________________

There are colors IN the drawers

Are there colors IN the drawers?
__________________________
Are there cats IN the drawers?
_________________________
_________________________

There is an apple IN the box There are colors IN the box

Is there an apple IN the box?
_______________________
Is there a color IN the box?
_____________________
_____________________.
Are there colors IN the box?
_______________________
Are there apples IN the box?
____________________
____________________
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Lesson 2 16

Where is (where’s) the dog? Where is (where’s) the flower?

It’s IN the box. It’s ON the table.

Practice
Where is the teacher?
⮚-
Where’s the dog?
⮚-
Where’s the apple?
⮚-

Where are the vases?

Where are the eggs? They’re ON the table .
They’re IN the box .
Where are the books? ⮚-
Where are the students? ⮚-
Where are you? ⮚-

That’s
excellent!
Very well!
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Lesson 2 17

Colors
RED PURPLE PINK ORANGE YELLOW

BLACK WHITE GREEN BLUE GREY

What color is the ball?

⮚ It’s orange

What color are the balls?

⮚ They’re orange

What color is the table? What color are the envelopes?

___________________ ________________________

What color are the pencils? What color is the ruler?

_____________________ ___________________

What’s your favorite color?

⮚ My favorite color is:_________
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THEY ARE – THEY’RE – AREN’T

• Plural: masculine, feminine, neuter gender

WHERE IS? WHERE’S?

• Singular position, location.

WHERE ARE?

a
• Plural position, location.

Vase
Lamp Consonant Words
Clock
Car

a
Regular
egg
eraser
apple
umbrella
Vowelized Words

n
nouns
Most plural forms are created by simply adding an -s

Cat → cats
Ball → balls
Dogs → Dogs

However, after sounds s, z, sh, ch, and j, we add –es:

class → classes
sash → sashes
fox → foxes
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19

Prepositions of place

ON
IN
Never give up!
You’re a champion!
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Professions and Lesson 3 20

occupations

CHEF TEACHER BUILDER ASTRONAUT

What’s you profession?

I’m a:_______________
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Lesson 3 21

I am Justin
I’m a man
I’m a singer

She is Serena
She’s a woman
She’s a tennis player

He is Cristiano
He’s a man
He’s a soccer player

She’s Lisa
She’s a girl
She’s a student

We are Nico and Mike

We are boys / kids
We’re volley-ball players
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Lesson 3 22

Practice
Are you a student or a soccer ⮚-
player?
Are you George? ⮚-
Who’s your teacher? ⮚-

Who is he?
⮚-
Is he a basketball player?
⮚-
Is he a man?
⮚-

Who am I?
⮚ - You are:
Am I a woman?
⮚-
Am I a man?
⮚-

Are we women?
⮚-
Are we men?
⮚-
What are we?
⮚-
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Lesson 3 23

Where are you

from?
Identification I.D
My name is Liu Wen
I’m a model
I’m from China
I’m Chinese China’s
Flag

Who’s she? ⮚ - She is Liu Wen.

Is she a Doctor? ⮚-
Is she a model? ⮚-

Where’s she from? ⮚-

Is she Chinese? ⮚-

Identification I.D
My name is:__________
I’m a:_______________
I’m from:_____________
I’m:_________________
You…
Who are you?
Are you a Builder?
Where are you from?
Are you from U.S.A?
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BE
Questions
Singular Plural
She You
He We
It They
Is This
That
? Are These
Tose
?
There There

Answers
Afirmative
Singular Plural
She You
He We
It They
Yes, This
Is Yes, These
Are
That Those
There There

Negative
Singular Plural
She You
He We
They
No, It
Isn’ No, These
Aren’t
This
That t Those
There There

Note: Are you? Yes, I am – Are you? No, I am not

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Lesson 4

The City
Colin St .

AIRPORT ABBEY Rd.

skyscraper
Saint Av.

SCHOOL

Sidewalk

There are buildings in the picture of the city. Grandpa

and grandma Mercury are at the restaurant. The
restaurant is beside the bakery. There’s a hospital on
Collin St. The nurses, and doctors are at the hospital.
There’s a car in front of the hospital. There’s a red car
on Saint Av. Mr. Mercury is in the red car. Brian is at
the park and Shirley is at the toy store.The airport is
behind the school. The Train station is between Abbey
Rd. and Saint Av. Mrs. Florence is at the airport. The
park is behind the Zoo, there are animals at the Zoo,
and at the park too. The streets are wide, and the
sidewalks are narrow. The skyscraper is a large
building. The school is a big building, but the
restaurant, the library, and the drugstore are small.
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Lesson 4 26

Colin
St .

AIRPOR ABBEY
T skyscrap Rd.
er Saint
Av.

SCHOO
L
Sidewalk

Are there buildings in the picture of the city?

⮚-
Where are Grandpa and Grandma?
⮚-
Where is the restaurant?
⮚-
Is there a hospital on Colin Street?
⮚-
Who is at the hospital?
⮚-
Are the doctors at the cinema?
⮚-
Is there a car on Saint Avenue?
⮚-
What color is the car?
⮚-
Who is in the car?
⮚-
Who is at the park?
⮚-
Where is Shirley?
⮚-
Where is the airport?
⮚-
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Lesson 4 27

SQUARE CIRCLE RECTANGLE

TRIANGLE

Is the triangle in front or behind the square?

SQUARE Is the square in front or behind the triangle?

TRIANGLE

The square is behind the triangle

The triangle is in front of the square.

Is the circle beside the rectangle?

⮚-
What’s next to the rectangle? CIRCLE RECTANGLE

The circle is beside the rectangle

The rectangle is next to the circle
I’m between Brian and
Alex

Is the teacher between Alex and Brian?

⮚-
Is Grandma between Alex an Brian?
⮚ -
Who’s between Alex and Brian?
⮚-

The rectangle is among the circles

It is among them
Is the rectangle among or between the circles?
⮚-
Where are you?
⮚-
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Lesson 4 28

Where’s the square?

Beside /Next to
In front of

Behind
Among
Far from
Near

Between
Practice
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Lesson 429

On the left On the right

Small
Wide

BIG/LARGE
Narrow

ON
Collin Street.
✔ Saint Av.
✔ Motorbike
✔ Bus (Big Cars)

IN
✔ Car
✔ Truck
✔ Taxi (Small Cars)

AT
✔ THE Airport
✔ THE School
✔ THE Restaurant
Grammar Key
30
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Lesson 5 31

The House

BED ROOM

BATH ROOM BED ROOM

LIVING ROOM

KITCHEN

BASEMENT LAUNDYROOM GARAGE

WARDROBE

This is a house. It’s the house of the Mercury family.

The house is big. There are three trees in front of
the house. There are ten rooms in the house. The
living room is yellow. The kitchen is beside the living
room. There are two bedrooms in the house. There’s
a garage, it’s color green. The laundry room is
TREE between the basement and wardrobe. The bathroom
is blue, and it’s between the bedrooms.

Is this a house?
⮚-
Is the house big or small?
⮚-
Are there trees in front of the house?
⮚-
What color are the trees?

How many trees are there in front of the house?

⮚ - there are three trees in front of the house.
How many sofas are there in the living room?
⮚-
How many rooms are there in the house?
⮚-
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Lesson 5
The living room
PICTURE LAMP
CURTAINS

SOFA

RUG

CHIMNEY

This is the living room, it’s color yellow. There are two sofas in
the living room. There is a lamp between the sofas. There is a T.V. Set
in front of the rug. The rug is on the floor. Mr. James is in the living room,
he’s watching television
What color is the living room?
⮚-
Are there sofas in the living room?
⮚-
Is there a blue lamp?
⮚-
What color is the lamp?
⮚-
Is there a t.v. set?
⮚-
Where is the t.v. set?
⮚-
Who is in the living room?
⮚-
What is mr. James doing?
he ‘s watching television.
Is there a clock in the living room?
⮚-
Where is the telephone?
⮚-
How many chairs are there in the living room?
⮚-
Is there a window in the living room?
⮚-
Is there a vase on the table?
⮚-
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Lesson 5 33

The kitchen

FRYING
PAN SAUCEPAN

STOVE
FRIDGE

This is the kitchen, it’s orange. There is a stove in the kitchen there is a
frying pan and a saucepan on the stove. There are two cabinets and three
drawers in the kitchen. There’s a fridge on the left. The fridge is white. Mrs.
Mercury is in the kitchen, she’s cooking..

Is this the kitchen?

What color is?

What is there on the stove?

How many cabinets are the in the kitchen?

What color are the cabinets?

Who’s in the kitchen?

What’s she doing?

Is she watching television?

Is there a fridge on the right?

Where’s the fridge?

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Lesson 5 34

The bedroom

CLOSET

This is the bedroom. It is small. There’s a chair in the bedroom, the chair is
orange, and there is a closet on the right. There is a window in the bedroom.
Alex is in the bedroom too, he’s studying.

What’s this?
⮚-
Is there a bed in the bedroom?
⮚-
What color is the wardrobe?
⮚-
Is there a chair in the bedroom?
⮚-
Who’s in the bedroom?
⮚-
What’s he doing?
⮚-
Is he cooking?
⮚-
What’s he doing?
⮚-
Is grandpa in the bedroom too?
⮚-
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Lesson 5 35

The bathroom
SHOWER MIRROR

SINK
TOWEL

TUB
RUG

This is the bathroom, it’s color green. Shirley is in the bathroom; she’s
taking a shower in the tub. There’s a sink; it’s beside the door.

Is this the living room?

⮚-
What’s this?
⮚-
What color is the bathroom?
⮚-
Where’s the mirror?
⮚-
Is there a window in the bathroom?
⮚-
What color is the sink?
⮚-
Name tree objects in the bathroom color orange:
⮚-
Who’s in the bathroom?
⮚-
What’s she doing?
⮚-
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Lesson 5 36

The Laundry Room

SHELF

DRYER WHASING MACHINE

IRON MACHINE

IRON BOARD

This is the laundry room. The laundry room is green. There is a

dryer and washing machine in the laundry room; there’s an iron
machine on the iron board, there’s a lamp over the iron board, and a
blue rug under the iron board. Grandma is doing the laundry.
What’s this?
⮚-
What color is?
⮚-
Where is the dryer?
⮚ -
Where is the washing machine?
⮚-
How many washing machines are there in the laundry room?
⮚-
What color is the iron board?
⮚-
What’s there on the iron board?
⮚-
Who’s in the laundry?
⮚-
Wha’s she doing?
⮚-
Is Brian in the laundry room too?
⮚-
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Present Continous Tense

MR. JAMES IS WATCHING TELEVISIÓN

Subject To be VerbING complement

Questions:
IS MR. JAMES WATCHING TELEVISIÓN ?

To be Subject VerbING complement

Answers:
Yes, MR. JAMES IS WATCHING TELEVISIÓN

Subject To be VerbING complement

NO, MR. JAMES IS not WATCHING TELEVISIÓN

Subject VerbING complement

To be
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Watch
Veronica is watching T.V.
Is Veronica watching T.V.?
Yes, she’s watching T.V.
No, she isn’t watching T.V.

Run
He is running at the park
Is he running at the park?
Yes, he is running at the park.
No, he is not running at the park.

Clean

Play

Listen to

If the verb ending in consonant, vowel, consonant we doublé the last consonant and add ING
Example: Sit – Sitting

CORRECT: SHE IS PLAYING TENNIS.

NO CORRECT: SHE IS TO PLAYING
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Lesson 6 39

At the beach

This is a family; they are enjoying a beautiful day at the beach. The family is playing
with a ball, the mother is sitting on a towel, and she’s laughing. The sea is blue. A
boy is swimming in the blue sea. The father and the children are playing on the
sand. The father is wearing blue shorts, and the daughter is wearing a pink dress,
there are birds far from the beach, the sun is shining, is very hot at the beach.
There’s a boat in the blue sea, too.

Hot Cold

Sitting
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40

Wear
She is wearing a bathing suit

Use

Work

Eat

Sing

Drink
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At the cinema Lesson 7

Today, the Mercury family is going

to the movies they’re going to
watch a movie. They are going to
watch a comedy. It’s about a funny
super dog.

The actress is Meryl Streep, she is

old, and the actor is Zack Efron he
is young.

Grandpa and grandma aren’t going

to the movies, Grandpa is going to
stay at home because he is going to
rest, but grandma is going to the
supermarket, she is going to buy
fruits and vegetables.

Before the movie, Mr. Mercury is Standing in line

going to stand in line; he’s going to
buy the tickets, then he’s going to
walk into the cinema with all the
family.

Old

Young
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Lesson 7 42

Vegetables

Going to buy

Rest Fruits
Where’s the Mercury family going?

Are they going to the park?

What’s the movie about?

Are they going to the cinema tomorrow?

When are they going to the cinema?

They are going to the cinema today.
Are grandpa, and grandma to the cinema, too?

Where’s grandma going?

What’s is she going to buy?

Where’s is grandpa mercury going?

Why?
Because he is going to rest.
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Inside the cinema Lesson 7 43

Now, they are inside the cinema. They’re Where are they now?
watching the movie. The cinema is full of
people. Meryl Streep is an old lady, but What are they doing?
Zack Efron is Young. There are famous
actors and actresses in the movie. Meryl Is the cinema full of people?
Streep is short, but Zack Efron is tall.
Is Meryl Streep an old lady?
All the people are laughing at the cinema.
They’re happy because the movie is Is Zack Efron old?
funny. All the people are wearing 3D-
Glasses. They’re eating popcorn and
What are the people doing?
drinking coke. The popcorn is delicious.

Mr. Mercury is going to the restroom he’s Are they happy?

going to clean the hands because they
are full of salt. Why?

The movie is going to finish; they’re going Are you happy?

home. Now, the popcorn box is empty.
They are going to sleep. Why?

Happy
☺

Sad
☹
Laughing
 Sentence: They are going to eat hot dogs tonight
Question: Are they going to eat hot dogs tonight?
44
Affirmative: Yes, they’re going to eat hot dogs

Practice tonight
Negative: No, they aren’t going to eat hot dogs
tonight

Time expressions: today, tonight, tomorrow, the day

after tomorrow, next week, next weekend, next
month, next year.
Travel
You were going to travel.
were you going to travel?
No, you weren’t going to travel
Yes, you were going to travel

Build
He was going to build his house.
was he going to build his house?
yes, he was going to build his house
No, he wasn’t going to build his house.

Send
Thought - Believed - Said.
She thought s

Sell
They sell my computer at the supermarket.
Do they my computer at the supermarket?
Yes, they sell my computer at the supermarket.
No, they don’t sell my computer at the supermarket.
 Grammar Key
Vocabulary

Funny

Sun glasses

3D - Glasses
Glasses
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Lesson 8
The Restaurant

Mr. And Mrs. Mercury are at the restaurant, they always have a special dinner
every Saturday evening. They like to go to different restaurants every weekend.
But Mr. And Mrs. Mercury favorite restaurant is JOE’S restaurant, because the
food is good.

JOE’S restaurant is popular. It’s an Italian restaurant, and the pasta is excellent.
The restaurant is downtown.

Mrs. Mercury likes to eat pasta very much, but she’s on a diet. Tonight, she is
going to eat Caprese salad and Cacciucco, which is a very delicious Italian dish.
She is going to drink a glass of water, because she's thirsty. But she wants a
glass of red wine with the dinner.

Mr. Mercury is hungry; he likes pizza, he’s going to eat seafood pizza, but he’s
going to eat an appetizer first and drink a mug of beer.

The appetizer is Crostini; they’re an Italian appetizer consisting of small slices of

toasted bread and toppings. The toppings sometimes are cheese, meats, and
vegetables.

When they go out with the kids, they like to eat hot dogs and burgers. Sherly
likes hot dogs and coke; she doesn’t like burgers.

Alex likes burgers very much, but he doesn’t like to drink coke, he prefers to
drink natural juice, and he likes lemonade.

Grandpa and grandma are at home with the kids; they don’t like to go out. They
prefer to stay at home watching T.V. Grandma is going to cook dinner; she’s
going to make hotcakes. She cooks very well.
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Food: Lesson 8

Caprese salad Fish Appetizer Slices

Hot cakes Toppings

Drinks
:
Glass of water Wine Mug of beer Limonade

Thirsty Hungry

Morning Afternoon Night

BREAKFAST LUNCH DINNER

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Lesson 8

He doesn’t He
like likes
coke coke
I DO you like coke? DOES he like coke?
YOU Yes, I like coke. SHE Yes, he likeS coke.
THEY HE

Practice: WE DO you like beer? IT DOES he like beer?

No, I DON’T like beer No, he DOESN’T like beer

Where are Mr. And Mrs. Mercury?

How often do they have a special dinner?

They have a special dinner every saturday evening.
Do you like to eat in restaurants?

How often do you go to restautants?

What’s your favorite restaurant?

What’s is Mr. And Mrs Mercury favorite restaurant?

Why?

Is JOE’S Restaurant popular?

Is the restaurant a Mexican restaurant?

What nationality is?

Where is the restaurant?

What does Mrs. Mercury like to eat?

Is she on a diet?

What is she going to eat and drink tonight?

That’s
excellent!
Very well!
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Practice:
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Is the Cacciucco chiken or fish?

Is it delicious?

What does Mrs. Mercury want with the dinner?

Is she thirsty?

Is Mr. Mercury hungry?

What does he likes?

What’s he going to eat?

Is he going to drink a limonade?

What’s he going to drink?

What’s the appetizer?

What type of restaurant do they like to go with the kids?

What does Sherly like?

What does Alex like?

Does he like coke?

Do the grandparents like to go out?

What do they like to do?

What do you like to watch on tv?

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Practice:
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DO I, YOU, THEY, WE.

Adverbs of frequency: always, every day, every week, every month, every year, frequently,
sometimes, occasionally, seldom, rarely, never.

They like to play soccer every day.

Do they like to play soccer?
Yes, they like to play soccer.
No, they don’t like to play soccer.

To like
they like to watch movies.
do they like to watch movies?
yes, they like to watch movies.
n, they don’t like to watch movies

To want

To like
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Practice:
DOES SHE, HE, IT

She likes to play soccer

Does she like to play soccer?
Yes, she likes to play soccer
No, she doesn’t like to play soccer

To like
she likes to eat chocolate.
does she like to eat chocolate
yes, she likes to eat chocolate
no, she doesn’t like to eatchocolate

To want

To like

To want
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Numbers
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
20 bucks

15 16 17 18 19
Fifteen Sixteen Seventeen Eighteen Nineteen

How many balls are there?

There are three balls

How much do the tables cost?

The tables cost $100
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Lesson 9

100 One hundred

20 Twenty 200 Two hundred

30 Thirty
300 Three hundred

40 Fourty 400 Four hundred

50 Fifty 500 Five hundred

60 Sixty
600 Six hundred

70 Seventy 700 Seven hundred

80 Eighty
800 Eight hundred

90 Ninety
900 Nine hundred

1.000 One thousand

1.000.000 One million

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Lesson 9
Practice
Write down the name of the numbers
Twelve
12
Twenty five
25
39
41
47
50
55
63
70
78
92
99
100
103
115
180
230
265
333
996
1001
1500
2000
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The cardinal numbers (one, two, three, etc.) are adjectives

referring to quantity, and the ordinal numbers (first, second,
third, etc.) refer to distribution.

NUMBER CARDINAL ORDINAL

1 ONE FIRST
2 TWO SECOND
3 THREE THIRD
4 FOUR FOURTH
5 FIVE FIFTH
6 SIX SIXTH
7 SEVEN SEVENTH
8 EIGHT EIGHTH
9 NINE NINETH
10 TEN TENTH

All the ordinal numbers end with the suffix TH, except the: first,
second and third.
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Lesson 10
The Toy Store

The Mercuries are going to visit the Toy

Store at the mall. Children’s day is coming;
they are excited. This is the toy store,
Mister Morgan is the owner. His wife is Mrs.
Mercury's sister. The Morgans have a son,
his name is Austin, and a baby daughter,
her name is Miley.
Mall
They love their store very much
because they like to Paint smiles on
children’s faces.

The store is beautiful and cute. They

have thousands of toys in the store. They
have board games, mini cars, Barbie dolls,
stuffed animals, Teddy bears, and many
other fun toys to have fun with. Toy
s
Mr. James is buying toys for his kids,
but he’s going to donate some toys to the
charity, and Mrs. Mercury is very proud of
him.

Mr. And Mrs. Mercury are calling the

children to ask them; what toys they want.
Store
Teddy
Bear
Board
Games
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Practice
Where are the Mercuries going?

Where is the store?

What type of store is?

Are they sad?

Who is the owner?

Who is his wife?

Do they have children?

How many children do they have?

What are their names?

Do they love their store?

Does you father have a store?

Do you love your house?

Is the store ugly?

Is it small?

Is Mr. Mercury going to donate some toys?

To whom is he going to donate some toys?

He is going to donate some toys to the charity.
Why?

Is Mrs. Mercury happy?

Why?

What’s Mr. And Mrs Mercury are calling their kids?

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Our dad is buying us toys
today, we are very happy, Lesson 10 58

we’re in our favorite Toy

Store.

This is my new red That’s my brother’s car,

it’s his and this is my
car, it’s cool. This
Barbie doll. It’s my new
car is mine. doll.

Where are Alex and Sherly?

Who’s buying them toys?

Whose car is that?

That’s Alex’s car.
Whose Barbie doll is that?

Is this their favorite store?

What does Alex think about his car?

Do you like toys?

Do you have toys?

What’s your favorite toy?

Do your mom and dad buy you toys?

Whose book are you reading?

Who’s your mother’s father?

Think
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Personal Objective Possessive Possessive

Pronouns Pronouns Adjectives Pronouns

I Me My Mine
You You Your Yours
He Him His His
She Her Her Hers
It It Its Its
We Us Our Ours
They Them Their Theirs

Objective
Pronouns
Example
She loves him
Possessive
Adjectives
Example
My name is
Possessive
Pronouns
Examples
This country is ours
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Congrats! You’re
doing
an excellent job
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Lesson 11

In some countries, there are four seasons, but in

The Seasons others, there are just two of them.

The seasons are; Spring, Summer, Autumn (or

Fall), and Winter. Spring is the first season; the
spring months are March, April, and May.

In Spring the trees and bushes that lose

their leaves during the winter, begin to
grow new leaves again, and also new
flowers bloom in spring. This happens because the
temperature of the air and soil starts to warm up,
and the hours of the days get longer.

Summer is the time of year that people

enjoy going outdoors, they travel to the
beach. Most children have long vacations from
school in the summer. Some children help their
families on their farms. In Summer the weather is
hot.

The Summer months are June, July, and August.

Autumn is the third season, the months in

Autumn; are September, October, and
November. In Autumn, the leaves start to fall off
the trees, that is why Autumn is also called the
Fall.

In Autumn, the weather starts to get cool. The

leaves fall off the trees in Autumn, so new trees
start to grow in the spring.

Autumn Winter is the cold season of the year (Winter does

not occur in most of the tropical zone). It occurs
after Autumn and before Spring each year. In
Winter some people celebrate Christmas and
decorate their homes.

The winter months are December, January, and

February. In winter people stay indoors almost all
the time.

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Practice
How many seasons are there in the world?

What’s the first season?

What does happen in Sping?

What are the Spring months?

What’s the wheather like in Spring?

Leaves Bushes

Temperature Warm

Wheather
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What’s the second season?

What are the summer months?

What’s the wheather like in Summer?

Do people go to the beach?

What’s the third season?

What are the Autumn months?

What’s the wheather like in Autumn?

Do the leaves fall off of the trees?

What’s the fourth season?

What are the winter months?

What does happen in winter?

Do stay outdoors?
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Puzzles
Word finder
 Crosswords

Horizontal Vertical
COUNTRY SUMMER
SEASONS HOT
DECEMBER LEAVES
MARCH COLD
TREE SPRING
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Lesson 12
67

At the Hospital

shelf

Grandpa and grandma are at

the doctor’s office; grandpa
doesn’t feel well; he is ill; and
suffers from migraines. The
doctor is Dr. Lucy; she’s
efficient and professional, the
nurse is Miss Olivia, she is
very kind and gentle. The
doctor’s office is very
comfortable. There is a
cabinet filled with medicines
there are pictures, books, and
plants on the wall. Grandpa is
explaining to the doctor how
he feels. The doctor is going to
prescribe him some medicine;
she thinks that grandpa has
the flu. On the wall, there’s a
picture that shows the parts of
the human body.
Who’s the nurse?

Is she kind?

Are you kind and gentle?

What’s there are the doctor’s office?

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Lesson 12
The Human Body

LIPS

Belly
button

Crotch/
groin

Limps
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The senses
Touch

Smell
Sight

Hearing Taste

We smell with our nose

We hear with our ears

We touch with our hands

We taste with our mouth

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CAN
Person + CAN + Verb + Complement

HE CAN SMELL WITH HER NOSE

AN SHE SMELL WITH HER NOSE?
ES, SHE CAN SMELL WITH HER NOSE.

O, SHE CAN’T SMEEL WITH HER NOSE.

Practice
When do you go to the doctor?

How often do you feel ill?

How many hands do you have?

What can you smell with?

I CAN SMELL WITH MY NOSE
What can you see with?
I can see with my eyes.
What can you eat with?
I can eat with my mouth
What can you work with?

Who are you in the classroom with?

¿Con quién estás tú en el salón?

at ¿A QUÉ HORA? WHAT TIME SO I SEE YOU AT?

with ¿Con quién vas tú al cine? who are you going to the movies with?
for ¿Para qué dices tú eso? What do you say that for?¿Para qué?
from ¿De dónde viene eso? Where does that come from?

Where is she from?

Where does she come from?

Who do you live with?

How many legs do you have?

What can you run with?

What are the parts of the face?

Where do you have hair?

What do you use your legs for?

I USE MY LEGS TO RUN
What do you use your lips for?
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Prepositions at the End of Question Clauses

Questions with prepositions at the end of the
clause can be challenging for students. The word
order of these questions is often different from the
word order students use in their native language.
This lesson makes students aware of these
questions, and also gives students the opportunity
to practice using the structure.

Write the following on the board, and practice with

your classmate, ask him to rearrange the words to
form grammatically correct questions:

1. the present is for who ?

2. they from where are ?

Ask him to identify the prepositions in these

questions. Obtain that the prepositions go at the
end of the clause in the two examples above.
Explain that some questions in English have a
preposition at the end of the clause. Observe that
each question in the next chart has a preposition at
the end of the clause.

EXAMPLES:

Who are you waiting for?

What are you working on?
What are you looking at?
Where is she from?
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Lesson 13
73

Shopping

It’s 10:00 am, and the Mercuries are at the mall. They want to
buy new clothes, Mrs. Mercury’s birthday is coming, and they
want to look nice; for this special occasion. Mr. James is at the
Men’s Store; he wants to buy a pair of new jeans. He’s now
talking to the salesman:

Hi my name is Edrick.
Welcome to Men’s Style
Store. Can I help you?

Hello, Edrick. Yes, you can

Salesman help me. I want to buy a new
pair of jeans.

Ok, perfect. Do you prefer

blue jeans or cargo pants?

Yes, blue
jeans.

What size do
you wear?
Well I think I
wear medium

Perfect,
follow me.
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Lesson 13
Mr. Mercury and the salesman are now in the pants
section; the salesman is showing him the pants.

Jeans Cargo Swearing Trousers

pants Pants

Ok Mr. We have different

types of pants, which one do
you prefer?

They are very nice, but I think

I like the jeans.
How much do they cost?

You’re very lucky, they’re on

sale, the price is very cheap.

That sounds good!

They cost just USD 20

Ok, I take them.

Are you going to pay in I’m going to pay in

cash or by check? cash, thanks.
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Where’s Mr. Mercury?

What’s he going to buy?

Why?

Is there a pair of jeans does he like?

Are they on sale?

Is he going to buy shirts?

Interview

Now interview a men friend and ask him

what he’s wearing…

What are you wearing?

What’s your favorite store?

What colors do you like to wear?

When do you buy new cloth?

What do you prefer to buy?

Are they expensive or cheap?

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Lesson 13
Men’s cloth
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Lesson 13
Mrs. Mercury is with the kids in the Family Department Store.
Sherly wants a new dress, Alex a jacket, but Mrs. Mercury wants a
pair of new shoes.
Hello Mrs. Can I help you?

Yeah, sure. I want a pair

of black heels

We have new arrivals this

morning.
Do you want to see them?

Yes, off course.

Ok, come with me. These

are the new shoes

What size do you wear?

I wear seven.

Try on this pair. Please put

some powder in them.

They are very comfortable

and beautiful

How much do they cost

They’re Jimmy Choo, they

cost USD 300.

They’re expensive, but is

my birthday’s gift.
Where’s the cashier?

Right there, on the corner.

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Lesson 13
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Cashier Powder

Check
Cash

Credit Card Debit Card

Heels
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 Practice
Where’s Mrs. Mercury?

What’s she going to buy?

Why?

Is there a pair of shoes does she like?

Are they on sale?

Is he going to buy a dress?

Interview

Now interview a woman friend and ask her

what she’s wearing

What are you wearing?

What’s you favorite store?

What colors do you like to wear?

When do you buy new cloth?

What do you prefer to buy?

Are they expensive or cheap?

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Lesson 14
81

Today there’s a talent show at the children’s school. They’re inspired by the
famous T.V. Show America’s Got Talent. There’s a competition and there’s a
prize for the winner. The children are eager to show their parents, teachers,
and classmates their talent. Some children are going to sing, and others are
going to perform very interesting acts. Alex is going to sing with his band, he is
good at singing, and Shirley is going to do a fantastic magic show, they are
very talented.

This event is very important to them; their teachers, and parents are proud of
the kids because, they are doing a fantastic job. The kids feel motivated and
encouraged; they are always helping each other.

What’s there at the children’s school?

What T.V. show are they inspired by?

Do you like America's Got Talent?

What's your talent?

What is Alex good at?

He’s good AT SINGING
What are you good at?

What’s your favorite T.V. Show?

Is this an important event to them?

How do the teachers and the parents feel?

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Lesson 14

Vocabulary

Inspired Motivated

Competition Winner

Magic
Prize
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The stage is ready. The first participants are going to be Alex and his band, they’re are
going to play – This Love by Maroon Five - that’s Alex's favorite band.

The instruments are on the stage. The band is backstage, they are ready, but a little
nervous, because they are about to play.

Now, the band is playing, all the presents are exciting, they’re singing out loud. The
environment is good, all the people are happy, they’re clapping, and smiling. The band
is just going to play two songs, but all the people want another one.

Is the stage ready?

Who are the first participants?

What are they going to play?

Where are the instruments?

Where’s the band?

Are they nervious?

Why?

What are the presents doing?

Are you singing?

What are you doing?

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Lesson 14

Now is Shirley’s turn; she’s on the stage already. She likes magic. Magic is
her favorite hobby. She’s always doing special tricks for her friends, and
family.
Tonight, she’s going to take a rabbit out of her magician's hat. The rabbit is
her best friend’s pet. Its name is Mr. Bunny.

It’s time to decide who the winner is, the principal, and teachers are
deliberating, they have great expectations, but is a difficult decision to make,
because all the participants are really good.

The winner is Alex’s band, they’re celebrating, now they’re going to play
another song to finish the show.
Whose turn is now?

Where is she?

What’s her hobby?

What do you like?

Do you like magic?

Whose rabbit is the one Sherly is using on the stage?

Do you have a BF (best Friend)?

Who is the winner?

What are they doing?

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To be GOOD
AT...
When you want to express that you are well capable of doing something, the
usual collocation is “to be good at something”, Example:

✔ He is good at playing the piano. (correct)

X He is good in playing the piano. (wrong)

Always use the verb with gerund after say good at, Example: He’s good at
playing soccer, she’s good at singing.

To be ABOUT
TO…
To be going to happen or do something very soon:

Christian where are you going?

I’m about to go to the supermarket.

Vocabulary
Already: before or by now or the time in question.

Eager: strongly wanting to do or have something.

Environment: is everything that is around us. It can be living or non-living

things.

Expectation: a strong belief that something will happen or be the case.

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Lesson 15
Comparatives and superlatives
Let’s comparate...
Noun (subject) + verb + adjective + than + noun (object).

❖ We add ER to adjectives with one or two syllables

❖ We add IER to adjectives that end in Y
Example:

✔ The baby boy is

happiER than the
✔ She’s tallER than baby girl
her boyfriend.

❖ We add MORE to the adjectives with more than two

syllables
Example:

✔ She’s More beautiful

Than him.

❖ We duply the last consonats to adjectives that have

this structure in the last syllable:
consonat/vowel/consonant

Big - Bigger
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Adjectives Lesson 15

Lazy Strong
Tall

Fat Thin Fast

Slow
Dirt Clean
y

Loud
Intelligent Dumb

Young Old
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I’m Jenny I’m Gerald

⮚.

⮚.

⮚.

⮚.
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Comparatives and superlatives

Superlatives...
Noun (subject) + verb + adjective + preposition + place or group.

❖ We add EST to adjectives with one or two syllables

❖ We add IEST to adjectives that end in Y
Example:

✔ This is the
happiEST dog of
✔ He’s the tallEST man all.
in China

❖ We add THE MOST to the adjectives with more than

two syllables
Example:

✔ She’s the most beautiful

Woman on earth

❖ We duply the last consonants to adjectives that have this

structure in the last syllable: consonant/vowel/consonant

Big - Biggest
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Lesson 15
90

Bright

Short

Henry
Mike
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Index
The Mercury family 2
1

2 In the classroom 12

3 Professions and occupations 21

26
4 The city
32
5 The house

At the beach 40
6
42
7 At the cinema

8 At the restaurant 47

54
9 Numbers

57
10 At the toy store
62
11 The seasons
68
12 At the hospital
72
13 Shopping
82
14 The show talent

15 Comparatives and 85
superlatives