NAME CLASS

American
3 Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation A ENGLISH FILE 1

GRAMMAR VOCABULARY
1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of 4 Complete the phrases with the correct word.
the verb in parentheses.
eat listen speak tea watch
Example: She reads (read) the newspaper every day.
housework sunglasses go sorry
1 We
W _______________ (not have) a car.
Example: watch TV
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2 The rrestaurant _______________ (close) at 10 p.m.
3 Luis
Luis _______________
_________
____ (not like) tea. 1 do __________
They
4 T _______________ (work) in an office.
hey _______
___________ 2 __________ to music
5 I _______________
_____________ (s(speak)
p German and English. 3 say __________
6 Tony
T _______________
_____________ (study)
(st at the university. 4 __________ French
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7 It _______________ llot
____________ (rain) a loo in Ireland. 5 wear __________
8 You
u _______________ play) computer
___________ (not p c games. 6 __________ to the movie theater
7 drink __________
8
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8 __________ fast food
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2 Complete the sentences
ntences
es with one word.
word
Example: Do they live in France?
nce
5 Write the jobs.
1 __________ your sister work in
n a school?
schoo Example: I work in a theater. I’m an actor.
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2 “Does Jim live near here?” “No,
No,, he __________.”
1 I make food in a restaurant. I’m a c__________.
3 What __________ your parents do?
2 I work in a hospital. I’m a n__________.
4 __________ you like Japanese food?
wo in a store. I’m a s__________.
3 I work
5 __________ this cell phone have a camera?
ra?
ag
p the guitar. I’m a m__________.
4 I play
6 “Do you speak Greek?” “Yes, I __________.””
5 I work
wo in a school.
s I’m a t__________.
6 6 I work
work for a magazine.
mag I’m a j__________.
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3 Order the words to make questions.
Example: want / what / you / do 6 Match the questions and
a the
th answers.
What do you want?
In thee evening Because
ecause I like it Jazz
J
en
1 you / live / do / where Georgee Clooneyney In a factory
factory 43 years
y old
______________________________ ineer
I’m an engineer
2 they / uniforms / do / wear
Example: Whatt kind off music do you lik
like? Jazz.
Ja
______________________________
tre
3 your / computer / you / use / do / when 1 What do you do? __________.
______________.
______________________________ 2 Where do you work? ______________.
______
4 car / what / he / have / of / does / kind 3 How old are you? ______________.
_________.
____.
______________________________ 4 When do you study English? ______________.
_________.
.ir
5 your / play / does / tennis / husband 5 Who is your favorite actor? ______________.
___________.
______.
______________________________ 6 Why do you play football? ______________.
_______.
__
6 old / like / your / movies / parents / do
______________________________ 6

6 Vocabulary total 20

Grammar total 20

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 NAME CLASS
American
3 Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation A ENGLISH FILE 1

PRONUNCIATION
7 Underline the stressed syllable.
Example: doc|tor
1 ad|mi|ni|stra|tor
j |na|list
2 jour
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po|lic
3 po lice|man
4 en|gi|neer
nee
5 pi|lot
5
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8 Underline he five words which contain the /ɜː/
nderline the
sound.
d
Example: fir
ffirst
st
la
1 worried pur
urse
6 purse
se
2 Tuesday 7 sh rt
shirt
shir
3 homework a tnerr
ar
partner
8 p
ng
4 engineer form
uniform
9 unif
5 thirteen fer
10 prefer
refer
5
ua
Pronunciation total
al 10
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Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation total 50

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 NAME CLASS
American
3 Reading and Writing A ENGLISH FILE 1

READING 2 Read the email again and complete the form.

1 Read Sue’s email to her new friend and check (✓)
Name Sue Manners
A, B, or C. 1
Age __________
2
Job __________
Hi Carmen
C 3
Town __________
I’m Sue Manners, I’m twenty-six years old, and I’m from
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4
Place of work __________
Maine. I liv
live in a small house in Portland with my best friend,
Ann,
n, and I’m a recept
receptionist. I work in a big hotel in downtown
Drives 5
YES ■ NO ■
Languages English, 6 __________
Portland and I we
wear a blu
blue and white uniform. I have a car
7
Favorite music __________
and
nd I drive to the ho
hotel every morning. I drink a lot of coffee
because
use I work long hou
hours, but I like my job because I meet
eople from
people m different parts of the world. 7
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What else do you want to know about m
me? Well, my parents
Reading total 15
ouse in Bangor,
have a house gor, northeast of
o here.
here I have two
ir names
sisters – their es are Jane and Wendy.
Wend Jane
Jan is a student
WRITING
lan
y is a chef in an Italian
in New York and Wendy Ita resta
restaurant in
s are retired
Bangor. My parents red now. Write an email to a new friend. Answer these
What do I do in my free time? Well, I don’t do a lot of sport
sports, questions. (75–100 words)
s with Ann. I love music – my
but I sometimes play tennis m 1 What’s your name?
n opera and I listen to it in my
favorite kind of music is Italian m
2 Where do you live?
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car and on my iPod. I also play the guitarr and the piano. On
3 What do you do?
age
ge school because I
Thursdays I study Spanish at a language
want to work in Spain. On the weekends,, I visit my family or I Where do you work?
4 W
nds.
stay in Portland and go to the movies with my friends. 5 How many people are there in your family? Who are
Write and tell me about yourself. they?
ag
Sue What
6 W hat do the people in your family do?
ha
What
7 W hat do
d you do in your free time?
Example: Sue lives with her family.
A True ■ B False ■ ✓ C Doesn’t say ■ Dear ______
_______
ec
1 Ann is a hotel receptionist. Myy name’s … . I’m ffrom … .
A True ■ B False ■ C Doesn’t say ■
2 Sue walks to work.
en
A True ■ B False ■ C Doesn’t say ■
3 Jane and Wendy are Sue’s friends.
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A True ■ B False ■ C Doesn’t say ■ Writing total

4 Sue’s parents live in Bangor. Reading and Writi

Writing total 25
tre
A True ■ B False ■ C Doesn’t say ■
5 Jane works in New York.
A True ■ B False ■ C Doesn’t say ■
6 Sue is a good tennis player.
.ir
A True ■ B False ■ C Doesn’t say ■
7 Sue studies Spanish.
A True ■ B False ■ C Doesn’t say ■
8 Sue goes to Bangor every weekend.
A True ■ B False ■ C Doesn’t say ■
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 NAME CLASS
American
3 Listening and Speaking A ENGLISH FILE 1

LISTENING SPEAKING
1 Nigel and Liz meet in a café. Listen to their 1 Ask your partner these questions.
conversation. Check (✓) A, B, or C. 1 Do you live near here?
1 A Liz is Nigel’s sister. ■ 2 What do you do?
B Vicky is Nigel’s sister. ■ 3 How do you travel to work/college?
C Vicky
V and Liz are sisters. ■ 4 What kind of films do you like?
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2 A Nigel’s
Niigel s parents
par live in Lowell. ■ 5 What languages do you speak?
B Nigel’s parent live in Boston. ■
Nigel’s parents 6 Do you do any sports?
C Nigel’s
Nigel’s parents
pare livlive in Somerville. ■ Now answer your partner’s questions.
3 A L
Liz
iz teaches music.
mu ■
B Liz teaches languages.
langua ■ 2 Read the information about Sandra and answer
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C Liz teaches film studies.
stu ■ your partner’s questions.
4 A Nigel works in a school. ■
B Nigel
el works
ks in a computer sh
shop. ■ Name:
Occupation:
Sandra Terry
dentist
n a music shop. ■
C Nigel works in
lan
Age: 40
movies. ■
5 A Nigel and Liz like the same kind of m
movies Children: 2 boys
B Nigel and Liz like music. ■
ike the same kind of mu Car: Yes (BMW)
me kind of food. ■
C Nigel and Liz like the same Languages: English and German
Sports: Tennis
5
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Speaking total
Speaker 4
Speaker 5 ■ Listening and Speaking total 25
A What do you do?
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B Where do you work?
C Do you work on weekends?
D Do you work with other people?
E Do you like your work?
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Listening total 10
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