INTRODUCTION – How to survive an English class

TOPIC 1 - School Supplies

A. Label the pictures below. Pick a word from the box. Use a dictionary or Google to help you.

pen ruler book pencil glue color pencil eraser

scissors highlighter notebook pencil case tape

1. _____________________ 2. ________________________ 3. ______________________ 4. _____________________

5. _____________________ 6. ________________________ 7. ______________________ 8. _____________________

9. ___________________ 10. _______________________ 11. ______________________ 12. _____________________

B. Listen to the chant “Look! What´s this?” and number the school objects.

a) b) c)

( ) ( ) ( )

d) e) f)

( ) ( ) ( )
Audio extracted from MAIDMENT, S., ROBERTS, L. Happy Street. Ed. Oxford, 2007.

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C. Listen to Ted talking about his and his friend’s school objects. Complete his speech
with a word from the box, then write the boys’ names in the correct place.

ruler pencil book notebook pen

My name is Ted. This is a picture of my classroom. This is my desk with my

____________________¹, my _________________², and my ball.
This is my friend, Ben. This is his desk with his __________________³, his notebook, and
his pencil sharpener. This is my friend, Phil. And this is his desk with his
___________________4 , his __________________5 , and his book.

Extracted and adapted from AMOS, E. et al. Project Ace. ed. Pearson, 2008.

D. Match the people to the objects.

Name Objects

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 TOPIC 2: Classroom Language

A. Associate the expression/word to the picture.

1. Come in 4. Close your book 7. Repeat 10. Stand up

2. Sit down 5. Read 8. Write 11. Go out
3. Open your book 6. Listen 9. Be quiet 12. Work in pairs

a( ) b( ) c( ) d( ) e( ) f( )

g( ) h( ) i( ) j( ) k( ) l( )

B. Put the words in order and make sentences.

1. go / restroom? / the / I / to / May _________________________________________________

2. some / May /drink / I / water? ___________________________________________________
3. I / understand / don't ____________________________________________________
4. you / Can / please? / repeat, ___________________________________________________

C. Match the questions and answers.

1. How do you say “livro” in English? a. ( ) “Livro” in English is book.

2. What does book mean? b. ( ) No problem. Come in and sit down.
3. Sorry I´m late. May I come in? c. ( ) “Livro”

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 UNIT 1: How do you feel today?

A. Match the columns and learn how to greet people.

1. Hi/Hello a. ( ) Boa noite (ao se despedir)

2. Good morning b. ( ) Prazer em conhecê-lo
3. Good afternoon c. ( ) Tenha um bom dia
4. Good evening d. ( ) Tchau/Adeus
5. Good night e. ( ) Bom fim de semana
6. Nice to meet you f. ( ) Boa noite (ao chegar)
7. Bye/Goodbye g. ( ) Boa tarde
8. Have a nice weekend h. ( ) Até logo
9. See you later i. ( ) Oi/Olá
10. Have a nice day j. ( ) Bom dia

B. Look up the words below in the dictionary.

1. Happy ___________________ 6. Tired ___________________

2. Fine ___________________ 7. Sick ___________________
3. Hungry ___________________ 8. Sleepy ___________________
4. In love ___________________ 9. Angry ___________________
5. Thirsty ___________________ 10. Sad ___________________

C. Label the pictures. Use the words in activity B.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

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D. Read and understand the dialogue.

Students: Good morning!

Teacher: Good morning, everyone.
Students: How are you?
Teacher: Fine, thanks. How are you?
Students: Great!
Teacher: Come in, please.
Kate: Nice to meet you. My name is Kate.
Teacher: Nice to meet you, too.
Boy: Sit down, please.
Kate: Thank you.

E. Now, listen to/watch the video then practice the conversation with a peer.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xb3za6PAXQE

F. Extract from the dialogue the question we ask when we want to know how a person
is feeling:

I’m very happy!

________ ________ ________? I study at CILC
now.

G. Go around the classroom and ask your partners how they are feeling, then report it
to the class.

Suggestion for the teacher:

Check out Google Drive for more resources.

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 UNIT 2 - What´s in a name?

A. What’s your name? Who chose it? Do you know what it means? If not, google it and
then report it to the class.

B. Listen to/watch the video and learn how to pronounce the letters of the alphabet.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSKcUJOF-Dw

C. Read and practice.

Sue: What’s your name, Sir?

Erick: Erick Ross.
Sue: Russ?
Erick: No, Ross.
Sue: Can you spell that, please?
Erick: R-O-S-S.
Sue: Oh, sorry. Thank you. My full name is Julia Santos Oliveira.

My first name is Julia.

My middle name is Santos.

My last name is Oliveira.

My nickname is Juju.

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D. Look at the ID cards, then complete the chart below.

FIRST NAME MIDDLE NAME LAST NAME

1. Silva

2. John

3. Souza

What’s your first name? My first name is…

What’s your middle name? My middle name is…

What’s your last name? My last name is…

What’s your nickname? My nickname is…

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 UNIT 3 – My Life Numbers

A. Write the numbers from 1 to 10.

1 2 3 4 5
_______________ ________________ _______________ _______________ _______________

6 7 8 9 10
_______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________

How do you say It’s easy! You

“zero” in English? say zero or oh!

B. Read Jennifer and Tyler’s conversation. Practice it with a partner.

Jen: Hi!
Tyler: Hello! What’s your name?
Jen: My name is Jennifer Smith, but call me Jen, that’s my nickname.
Tyler: Ok, Jen. I’m Tyler Rivera.
Jen: How do you spell your last name?
Tyler: R-I-V-E-R-A. It’s a Spanish name.
Jen: Cool! How are you today, Tyler?
Tyler: I’m tired. And you?
Jen: I’m tired too and I have a math test tomorrow. I have to study.
Tyler: Let’s study together!
Jen: That’s a great idea! Let’s meet after class.
Tyler: Ok. What’s your phone number?
Jen: It’s 3356 4490.
Tyler: Great! See you later.

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C. Listen to the conversation and write the phone numbers you hear.

Name Phone Number

David Medina
Sarah Connor
Steven Carson
Nicole Johnson

D. Write the numbers from 11 to 20.

11 12 13 14 15
_______________ ________________ _______________ _______________ _______________

16 17 18 19 20
_______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________

I’m 13 (years old).

How old are you?

E. Complete the information about yourself, then Interview 5 friends and complete the
chart below. Use the questions provided by your teacher.

First name Last name Feeling Age Phone number

You:

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 Unit 4 – Color my World

A. Listen to the words spelling, write them down, then color the pictures.

1. __________________ 2. __________________ 3. ___________________

4. ___________________ 5. __________________ 6.______________________

7. __________________ 8. __________________ 9. ___________________

10.___________________

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B. Listen to the song and fill in the blanks with the colors you hear.

What ____________1?

What colors do you like? What colors do you like?

I like _____________2 sky

I like _____________3 grass

I like _____________4 butterflies, if you should ask

I like _____________5 daisies, ___________6 daisies too

____________7 and _____________8 sunsets, watching them with you

I like ____________9 - snowy white

The ____________10 of the night

I like the ______________11 of the earth in the ground

What colors?

What colors do you like? What colors do you like?

I like __________12 - blueberry pie

____________13 cabbage and broccoli

I like ____________14 corn

_____________15 carrots too

_____________16 mashed potato

And a _____________17 gravy stew

I like ______________18 strawberries

_____________19 grapes

And I like ______________20 grapefruit

What color?

What colors do you like? What colors do you like?

C. What’s your favorite color?

My favorite color is ______________________.

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 Unit 5 – My Place in this World

A. With your teacher’s help, complete the chart below and learn the difference between
COUNTRY and NATIONALITY.

COUNTRY NATIONATILITY
Japan
France
South African
Canada
Australia
Italian
Germany
Mexican
Scotland
Spanish
The USA
India
English
Argentinian

B. Listen to Dave and Hannah talking about the place they’re from and complete the
sentences.

1. Dave is from _________________. He is _____________________.

2. Hannah is from _________________. She is ___________________.

C. Listen again and extract from the dialogue the question we ask when we want to
know where a person is from originally.

I’m from Brazil.

________________ ___________ I’m Brazilian.
_________ ____________?

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D. Look at the pictures and complete their lines with the correct country or nationality.

I’m from the United States. I’m from _______________2.

I’m ___________________1. I’m Canadian.

I’m from Argentina. I’m from Mexico.

I’m ________________3. I’m ________________4.

I’m from _______________5. I’m from ________________6.

I’m French. I’m ___________________.

I’m from Italy. I’m from ____________8.

I’m __________________7. I’m Japanese.

I’m from South Africa. I’m from Spain.

I’m __________________9. I’m __________________10.

I’m from ____________________11.

I’m _________________________12.

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VOCABULARY – Our planet Earth

Continents: 1. North America 5. Africa

2. South America 6. Oceania/Australia
3. Europe 7. Antarctica
4. Asia

A. Watch the video and do what is asked.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dk8zDjQT0aE&t=17s

I. Write the names of the continents in the write place on the map.

II. Color the countries on the map according to what you see in the video.

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4
5

B. And you? Where are you from?

I’m from ___________________.
I’m ________________________.
__________________ is located in __________________________.
I speak ____________________________.

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 Unit 6 – Festivals and Holidays

A. Unscramble the words. What do they have in common?

CRHAM JNUE
CEMDBREE PLARI
LYJU ABUYREFR
AARJYUN UUAGST
PTSBEEMRE YMA
BNREEMOV OCBRETO

B. Now, write the months of the year in the correct order.

1. _______________________ 7. _____________________
2. _______________________ 8. _____________________
3. _______________________ 9. _____________________
4. _______________________ 10. _____________________
5. _______________________ 11. _____________________
6. _______________________ 12. _____________________

C. Match the holidays / festivals to the correct picture.

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D. Watch the video and match the columns.

1. January a. ( ) School begins

2. February b. ( ) St. Patrick’s Day

3. March c. ( ) Mother’s Day

4. April e. ( ) Christmas

5. May f. ( ) New Year’s Day

6. June g. ( ) Independence Day

7. July h. ( ) April Fool’s Day

8. August i. ( ) Father’s Day

9. September j. ( ) Valentine’s Day

10. October k. ( ) Thanksgiving Day

11. November l. ( ) Birthday

12. December m. ( ) Halloween

E. Listen to the conversations. Complete the sentences with Derrel or Kimberly.

1. ________________’s first day of school is in September.

2. ________________’s birthday is in December.
3. ________________ is always happy in September.
4. ________________’s best friend’s birthday is in September.
5. ________________’s last day of school is in December.
6. ________________’s favorite month is December.

F. Answer the questions:

1. When is your birthday? My birthday is in _______________________.

2. What’s your favorite month? Why? My favorite month is ________________________

because__________________________________________________________________________

SUGGESTIONS:

It´s my birthday. I don’t have to go to school.

I can sleep late. I can watch my favorite TV series (binge watch)
I’m on vacation. I wake up late.

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 Unit 7 – Mondays are great!

A. Match the adjectives to their meanings. B. Put the adjectives in activity A

Use a dictionary to help you. under the correct category.

1. Perfect a. ( ) Legal POSITIVE NEGATIVE

2. Relaxing b. ( ) Triste
3. Stressful c. ( ) Terrível
4. Happy d. ( ) Perfeito
5. Boring e. ( ) Calmo
6. Exciting f. ( ) Feliz
7. Hard g. ( ) Relaxante
8. Calm h. ( ) Animado
9. Busy i. ( ) Difícil
10. Sad j. ( ) Ocupado, cheio
11. Cool k. ( ) Chato, entediante
12. Terrible l. ( ) Estressante

C. Unscramble the words then put the days of the week in the correct order.

DUYTAHRS ________________________ 1. _________________________

NMDYOA _________________________ 2. _________________________
DRYIFA ___________________________ 3. _________________________
UADYSN __________________________ 4. _________________________
RSTAAUDY ________________________ 5. _________________________
YEATUDS _________________________ 6. _________________________
DDEEWYASN ______________________ 7. _________________________

D. Complete the sentences using a day of the week then share it with a partner.

1. Tomorrow is ___________________.
2. The day before Monday is ________________.
3. The day after tomorrow is _________________.
4. The day after Friday is ___________________.
5. The day before Tuesday is _________________.
6. The day after Saturday is _________________.
7. The day before Thursday is _________________.
8. The day after Wednesday is _________________.
9. The day before Saturday is __________________.
10. ________________ and _________________ form the weekend.

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E. Listen to the song and circle the word you hear.

Where there's a will, there's a way, kind of beautiful/stressful1

And every night has its day so terrible/magical2
And if there's love/friends3 in this life, there's no obstacle
That can't be defeated
For every tyrant a tear for the vulnerable
In every lost soul the bones of a miracle
For every dreamer a dream we're unstoppable
With something to believe in

(Chorus)

Wednesday/Monday4 left me broken

Tuesday/Friday5 I was through with hoping
Sunday/Wednesday6 my empty arms were open/close7
Monday/Thursday8 waiting for love, waiting for love
Thank the stars it’s Saturday/Friday9
I'm burning like a fire gone wild on Saturday/Sunday10
Guess I won't be coming to church on Wednesday/Sunday11
I'll be waiting for love, waiting for love/life12
To come around

F. According to the lyrics:

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G. What is your week like? Complete with an adjective from activity A.

Mondays are _____________________________________________

Tuesdays are ______________________________________________
Wednesdays are __________________________________________
Thursdays are _____________________________________________
Fridays are ________________________________________________
Saturdays are _____________________________________________
Sundays are _______________________________________________

H. Share your ideas with a partner then with the whole group.

I. What’s your favorite day of the week? Why?

My favorite day of the week is __________________ because____________________________.

SUGGESTIONS:
Because I go to church.
I come to CILC.
I watch movies/series.
I play games.
I (don´t) go to school.
I visit my family.
I eat pizza/sushi/French fries
I can wake up late.

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 Unit 8 – Everybody is Different

A. Look up the words below in the dictionary and write their meaning.

1. curly 11. chubby

2. wavy 12. skinny
3. long 13. hair
4. short 14. eyes
5. spiky 15. fringe
6. shy 16. glasses
7. blonde 17. freckles
8. tall 18. funny
9. strong 19. talkative
10. braces 20. curious

B. Search for the words from activity A in the word search below.

blonde hair
braces long
chubby short
curious shy
curly skinny
eyes spiky
freckles strong
fringe talkative
funny tall
glasses wavy

C. Listen to your teacher and complete the sentences below.

1
My hair is ___________________, _______________________ and __________________.

My eyes are ___________________ and _____________________.

2
My hair is ___________________, _______________________ and __________________.

My eyes are ___________________ and _____________________.

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3
My hair is ___________________, _____________________ and _________________.

My eyes are ___________________ and _____________________.

4
My hair is ___________________, _______________________ and __________________.

My eyes are ___________________ and _____________________.

5
My hair is ___________________, _______________________ and __________________.

My eyes are ___________________ and _____________________.

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10

I have ________________ skin.

I have a ____________________.
7

I have ________________ skin.

8 11

I wear __________________. I have _____________________.

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D. What’s the difference
between IS and ARE?
I wear __________________.

E. Label the pictures. Use an adjective from activity A.

1 2 3 4 5 6

______________ ______________ ____________ ______________ ______________ ______________

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F. Listen to the song and fill in the blanks with a word from the box.

skinny freckles glasses short strong

chubby curly long blonde braces spiky

Everybody is Different

_____________1 hair, wavy or ______________2,

Straight or ______________3, brown or ______________4

Tall or ____________5. ____________6 or weak, ______________7 or _____________8, That is me!

Everybody’s different, And that’s ok.

Everybody’s different. Hooray!

Fringe or ______________ 9 chubby cheeks, _____________10, ____________11, Look good on me!

Dark or brown, lightly tanned, fair skin is what I’ve got!

Everybody’s different! And that’s ok.

Everybody’s different. Hooray!

G. Read and understand the information below.

H. And you? What are you like?

________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________

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 PROGRESS CHECK

A. Read and understand the text. Fill in the gaps with a word from the box.

twelve student hair name big friends number

happy curly nickname best color Scotland talkative

Hello, everyone. How are you? I am really ___________________1 today because it’s my first
English class. My _____________2 is Elizabeth Clark, but you can call me
Lizzie because that’s my ___________________3. I am _______________4 years
old and I am from __________________5. My telephone _______________6 is 555
4780 and my favorite ______________7 is pink. I love pink! I am a
_____________________8 at Ames High School. I have many
___________________9 there. My __________________10 friend is Mel. My
_____________11 is black, _________________12 and short. My eyes are
__________________13 and brown. I’m funny and _______________________14.

B. Let’s play a T (true) or F (false) game? Read the text again if necessary.

1. ( ) Lizzie is my nickname.
2. ( ) I am 20 years old.
3. ( ) My first name is Elizabeth.
4. ( ) I’m Scottish.
5. ( ) My favorite color is red.
6. ( ) I am a student.
7. ( ) My hair is blonde and curly.
8. ( ) Mel is my best friend.
9. ( ) My eyes are big and blue.

C. Look at the text in activity A and write a similar one ABOUT YOU.

________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________

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