TRƯỜNG ĐẠI HỌC TRƯNG VƯƠNG

UNIT 1
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2 VOCABULARY 1 JOBS
I love my job
 Vocabulary
VOCABULARY 1: JOBS
A. Match each job with the appropriate picture.

1. _____ a teacher
2. _____ a singer
3. _____ a doctor
4. _____ a taxi driver
5. _____ a shop assistant
6. _____ a worker
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VOCABULARY 1: JOBS
A. Match each job with the appropriate picture.

(a) a teacher
1. _____
(d) a singer
2. _____
(b) a doctor
3. _____
(e) a taxi driver
4. _____
(f) a shop assistant
5. _____
(c) a worker
6. _____
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VOCABULARY 1: JOBS
B. Ask and answer questions with a partner
using the jobs in exercise A.
A: Are you a teacher?

B: No, I’m not. I’m a worker.

A: What’s your father’s job?

B: My father is a farmer.
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GRAMMAR
B Be:am / is / are
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B. Complete the table with the affirmative and negative forms
of the verb be.
Refer to the text in exercise A.
Be
Affirmative Negative
am
I 1 ________ … am not …
I 4 ________
is
He/ She/ It 2 ________ … isn’t …
He/ She/ It 5 ________
are
You/ We/ They 3 ________ … aren’t …
You/ We/ They 6 ________
Interrogative Short answers
Am I …? Yes, I am. / No, I’m not.
Is he/ she/ it…? Yes, he/ she/ it is.
No, he/ she/ it isn’t.
Are you/ we/ they…? Yes, you/ we/ they are.
No, you/ we/ they aren’t.
 Grammar
The verb “to be”

be

am is are

I He / She / It You / We / They

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TO BE
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TO BE
S = I / you / he / she / it / we / they

+ S + am / is / are + ……….

- S + am / is / are + not + ……….

? Am / Is / Are + S + ………. ?
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C. Complete the sentences with both the affirmative and
negative forms of the verb be.
1. My name _____ Tom.
My name is Tom. / My name isn’t Tom.
is/ isn’t in the kitchen.
2. Our mother _______
am/ am not hungry.
3. I _________
are in class now.
4. We _______
is/ isn’t new.
5. My motorbike _______
are/aren’t
6. My parents _____ from Manchester.
am/am not
7. I ______ 23 years old.
is/isn’tvery cold today.
8. It _____
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D. Make in
E. Work questions using
pairs. Ask and the interrogative
answer form in
the questions of exercise.
be.
1. Taylor Swift / your favourite singer?
Is Taylor Swift your favourite singer? - Yes, she is/ No, she isn’t.
2. they / from Malaysia? - Are they from Malaysia?
____________________________________.
3. your parents / at home? - Are your parents at home?
____________________________________.
4. our school / very new? - Is your school very new?
____________________________________.
5. your brother / tall? - Is your brother tall?
____________________________________.
6. you / 19 years old? - Are you 19 years old?
____________________________________.
7. you / thirsty? - Are you thirsty?
____________________________________.
8. your house / near here? - Is your house near here?
____________________________________.
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bricklayer
PRACTICE
from the US
Make the sentences with “be” and suggested words.
happy

They ____________
are happy . He ____________
is a bricklayer . I am
____________
from the US.
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PRACTICE young
Make the sentences with “be” and suggested words. busy
painters

She ____________
is young . We ____________
are painters . He ____________
is busy .
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1 Complete the sentences with the affirmative and negative forms of
the verb to be. Make them true for you.
My name _____ Matt. My name is Matt. / My name isn’t Matt.
is / isn’t in the classroom.
1 Our teacher__________
am / am notthirsty.
2 I __________
are / aren’t at home now.
3 We __________
are / aren’t from Istanbul.
4 My parents __________
5 I __________
am / am not10 years old.
6 It __________
is / isn’t very hot today.
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2 Write affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences.
1 the pizza/ hot
2 I/ right
3 Joana/ 17
4 they/ from Argentina
5 you/ at home
6 Michael/ in the classroom
4. (+) They Eg:
are 1. (+) The
from pizza is hot. 5. (+) You
Argentina. 2. (+)
areIatamhome. 3. (+)isJoana
right. 6. (+) Michael in theisclassroom.
17.
(-) They aren’t(-) TheArgentina.
from pizza isn’t hot. (-) You (-) I’m at
aren’t right. (-) Michael isn’t in (-)
nothome. Joana is
the classroom.
(?) Is
(?) Are they from the pizza hot?
Argentina? (?) Are (?)
youAm I right?
at home? (?) Is Michael in the classroom?
(?) Is Joana 17?
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3 Write questions. Use the interrogative form of to be. Then ask
and answer the questions.
1 Adele/ your favorite singer? Is Adele your favorite singer?
2 we/ from Hungary? Are we from Hungary?
3 your friends/ at home? Are your friends at home?
4 our teacher/ very tall? Is our teacher very tall?
5 you/ 16 years old? Are you 16 years old?
6 you/ hungry? Are you hungry?
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GRAMMAR
F Possessive adjectives
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1 Underline three possessive adjectives in the text.

My name’s Karl. I’m 17 years old. My home is in

Manchester, in England- I’m from Ireland. This is a photo of
me and my two sisters. Their names are Ruth and Sorcha.
Ruth is 15 years old. We are at the same school, but we aren’t
in the same class. Sorcha isn’t at our school. She’s at
university in London.
Posted 17.51 23rd September
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Possessive adjectives
Subject pronoun (S) Possessive adjective (PA)
I my
you your
he his
she
it her
we its
they our
their

PA + Noun
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PRACTICE

She’s reading ______

her book.
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PRACTICE

This is ______
his motorbike.
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PRACTICE

They plant vegetables in

______
their garden.
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PRACTICE

We love ______
our school.
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PRACTICE

The cat is eating ______

its food.
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2 Complete the sentences with possessive adjectives.
my
1 I’m in ________ bedroom.
their
2 They’re in ­_________ bedroom.
our
3 We’re in ________ classroom.
her
4 She’s in _________ car.
his
5 He’s in _________ house.
your
6 You’re in _________ school.
its
7 The dog’s in ________ basket.
 sister in law
niece
uncle
cousins
dark
tall

family f a t
S i s t e r i n l a w
N i e c e
U n c l e
C o u s i n s
d a r k
T a l l
F a m i l y
 Listening
D. Answer the questions about yourself.
1. What are your mother’s and father’s names? _________________________
2. How many brothers and sisters do you have? __________________________
3. How many cousins do you have? __________________________
4. Do you have any aunts and uncles? __________________________
5. How old are your grandparents? __________________________
6. Who is your favourite person? __________________________
5 SPEAKING
I can introduce myself
6 READING
I can read and understand short paragraph
 He is

1. He is a musician, he is 26 years old, he lives in

Southampton
2. Danny is Richard’s best friend
3. They try to find him a partner
4. He goes on a date with the two girls to see which
one he likes best
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VOCABULARY 2: COMMON VERBS, ACTIVITIES
A. Put the verb in correct place.
go have play study do eat work

eat chocolate, meat, beefsteak

1._____
play video games, the guitar, football
2. _____
go camping, swimming, to school
3. _____
do homework, karate, an exercise
4. _____
study English, hard, mathematics
5. _____
work for a company, part-time, late
6. _____
have a sister, freedom, a big house
7. _____
8 GRAMMAR 2 Present simple
I can talk about facts and things that
happen regularly.
 Grammar
THE PRESENT SIMPLE
 Use

Regular activities General truths

I get up at 6 o’clock everyday. Monday comes before Tuesday.

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THE PRESENT SIMPLE
 Form

+ S + V (s/es) + ….

- S + don’t/doesn’t + V +….
don’t = do not
doesn’t = does not
? Do/Does + S + V +…. ?
Yes, S + do/ does.
No, S + don’t/ doesn’t.
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THE PRESENT SIMPLE
 Example
play volleyball
(+) Affirmative (-) Negative (?) Interrogative
I I I
You You you
play don’t
We We Do we
play volleyball play volleyball?
volleyball
They They they
He He he
She plays She doesn’t Does she
play
It It it
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THE PRESENT SIMPLE
 Rules for 3rd person singular (he/she/it)
Most verbs Verbs ending in cons + y Verbs ending in o, sh, ch, s, x
+s y -> ies + es

work -> works study -> studies go -> goes

eat -> eats try -> tries wash -> washes
speak -> speaks cry -> cries catch -> catches
learn -> learns carry -> carries miss -> misses
write -> writes fly -> flies fix -> fixes
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PRACTICE

Jane/ surf/ Internet/ free time

Jane surfs the Internet in

her free time.
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PRACTICE

We/ go/ park/ afternoon

We go to the park in the
afternoon.
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PRACTICE

He/ not/ go/ school/ 7:30

He doesn’t go to school
at 7:30.
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PRACTICE

Karina/ put on make up/

everyday?

Does Karina put on make

up everyday?
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1 Look at the Learn this! box. Then complete the sentences with the
present simple affirmative forms of the verbs below.
go have live see
speak study watch work
1 We ____
see _ our cousins every weekend.
2 My younger sister _________
studies maths at university.
3 My uncle _________
lives in an apartment in London.
4 I _________
go to school by bus.
5 My aunt _________
works in a construction company.
6 My best friend _________
speaks four languages.
7 My mum _________
has lunch at work.
8 We _________
watch TV every evening.
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2 Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1 Laborers (do) ________
do a lot of manual work.
2 A carpenter (fix) ________
fixes floor joists, doors and windows.
3 A roofing contractor (lay) ________
lays roof covering.
4 A heating contractor (install) ________
installs heating equipment.
5 Decorators (do) ________
do decoration works.
6 tests
The team of electricians (test) ________ the electrical system.
7 hires subcontractors.
A general contractor always (hire) ________
8 lift and move loads but sometimes
Crane operators (lift and move) _______________
maintain cranes.
(maintain) ________
organizes and supervisesthe work
9 A foreman (organize and supervise) _____________________
of apprentices.
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3 Complete the sentences. Use the present simple negative form of
the verbs in brackets.
1 My grandparents ____________
don’t live (not live) in a flat.

2 My cousin ______________
doesn’t have (not have) an American accent.

3 Our stepdad ______________

doesn’t see (not see) his children a lot.

4 Your parents ______________

don’t speak (not speak) English.

5 I ______________
don’t go (not go) out a lot during the week.

6 Hugh Laurie ______________

doesn’t work (not work) in a construction company.
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4 Complete the sentences with don’t or doesn’t.

1 Mark doesn’t
______ live in an apartment. He lives in a house.
don’t finish laying concrete until lunch time.
2 We ______
3 My dad doesn’t
______ get up early at weekends.
4 I ______
don’t operate the crane. I build brickwork.
5 My sister doesn’t
______ design buildings. She designs bridges and roads.
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5 Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.

1 sister / go out / my / doesn’t / a lot

My sister doesn’t go out a lot.
2 New York / parents / live / in / don’t / Tom’s
Tom’s parents don’t live in New York.
3 pizza / brother / eat / doesn’t / my
My brother doesn’t eat pizza.
4 workers / our / don’t / work / Sunday / on
Our workers don’t work on Sunday.
5 Chinese / Sam / speak / doesn’t
Sam doesn’t speak Chinese.
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6 Listen to the first part of an interview with 17-year-old dancer
Alisha. Write the question a-d in the correct place.
a Does your partner enjoy them?
b Do you practise a lot?
c Do you like competitions?
d Does your mum watch you?
Interviewer: (1) ________________________
c
Alisha: Yes, I do. They’re really exciting.
Interviewer: (2) ________________________
a
Alisha: No, he doesn’t. He says they are scary.
Interviewer: (3) ________________________
d
Alisha: Yes, she does, but my dad doesn’t.
Interviewer: (4) ________________________
b
Alisha: Yes, we do. Every day.
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7 Complete the questions with Do or Does.

Does she speak French?

1 ________

Do
2 ________ your parents go out at the weekends?

Does Lionel Messi play football?

3 ________

Do
4 ________ your best friends go to your school?

Do
5 ________ you watch DVDs?

Does he work on site at weekends?

6 ________
9 WRITING
I can learn more jobs
Writing
Introduce yourself
- What’s your name?
- Where are you from?
- How old are you?
- Where do you work?
- What do you like doing in your free time?
 Writing
A. Read the two short paragraphs about Peter and
Nga. Write P (Peter) or N (Nga) for the following
statement.
N 1. I live in Vietnam.
P 2. I live in a house.
P 3. I love football.
P 4. I study business.
N 5. I enjoy films.
N 6. I work for a company.
P 7. I work for a café.
N 8. I study English in the evening.
 Writing
B. Write a short paragraph about yourself. Include the
following information in your writing.
1. Your name and where you are from
2. Where you live and whom you live with
3. What you study and where you study
4. Your accommodation
5. Your job/ part-time job
6. Your hobbies
10 EXPANSION
I can learn more jobs
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farmer
/ˈfɑːmə(r)/
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hairdresser
/ˈheədresə(r)/
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mechanic
/məˈkænɪk/
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teacher
/ˈtiːtʃə(r)/
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engineer
/ˌendʒɪˈnɪə(r)/
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architect
/ˈɑːkɪtekt/
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doctor
/ˈdɒktə(r)/
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electrician
/ɪˌlekˈtrɪʃn/
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builder
/ˈbɪldə(r)/
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actor
/ˈæktə(r)/
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plumber
/ˈplʌmə(r)/
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shop assistant
/ˈʃɒp əsɪstənt/
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lawyer
/ˈlɔɪə(r)/
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scientist
/ˈsaɪəntɪst/
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musician
/mjuˈzɪʃn/
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secretary
/ˈsekrətri/
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artist
/ˈɑːtɪst/
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nurse
/nɜːs/
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receptionist
/rɪˈsepʃənɪst/
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taxi driver
/ˈtæksi draɪvə(r)/
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journalist
/ˈdʒɜːnəlɪst/
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programmer
/ˈprəʊɡræmə(r)/
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factory worker
/ˈfæktəri wɜːkə(r)/
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1 Label the photos with the words below.
actor lawyer builder electrician engineer mechanic
scientist architect teacher musician secretary artist
farmer nurse doctor receptionist hairdresser plumber
taxi driver journalist programmer shop assistant factory worker

farmer hairdresser mechanic teacher

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1 Label the photos with the words below.
actor lawyer builder electrician engineer mechanic
scientist architect teacher musician secretary artist
farmer nurse doctor receptionist hairdresser plumber
taxi driver journalist programmer shop assistant factory worker

engineer architect nurse electrician

 Expansion
1 Label the photos with the words below.
actor lawyer builder electrician engineer mechanic
scientist architect teacher musician secretary artist
farmer nurse doctor receptionist hairdresser plumber
taxi driver journalist programmer shop assistant factory worker

builder actor plumber factory worker

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LOOK OUT!
We use a or an when we say what somebody’s job is.

Examples
She’s an architect. He’s a plumber.
My father is an engineer and my uncle is a builder.
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2 Write three sentences about your friends and family and the jobs
they do.

My father is an architect.
My mother is a teacher.
My brother is a builder.
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 QUESTION 1
Tom _____ (tidy) his room every Saturday.

ANSWER

tidies

BACK
 QUESTION 2:
My cousin ______ (not know) English very well.

ANSWER

doesn’t know

BACK
 QUESTION 3
Maria and Jenifer like _____ new teacher.

ANSWER

their

BACK
 QUESTION 4
Who are ______ people over there?
(this/ that/ these/ those)

ANSWER

those

BACK
 QUESTION 5
Jone and I ______ (be) dating.

ANSWER

are

BACK
 QUESTION 6
Paul ______ (have) breakfast at 7:00.

ANSWER

has

BACK
 QUESTION 7
Put the words in the correct order:
often/TV/ do/ you/ after/ class/ watch/?

ANSWER

Do you often watch TV after class?

BACK
 QUESTION 8
My children ______ (take) a bath everyday.

ANSWER

take

BACK
 QUESTION 9
Carlos ____ (not eat) breakfast on Sundays because
he ___ (get up) late.

ANSWER

doesn’t eat – gets up

BACK