English for Everyone - Level 1 Beginner - Course Book

FILL IN THE GAPS TO COMPLETE THE SENTENCES

VOCABULARY ACTIVITIES

FILL IN THE GAPS TO COMPLETE SAY THE SENTENCES OUT
THE SENTENCES LOUD, FILLING IN THE GAPS

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VOCABULARY FREQUENCY PHRASES

Use frequency
phrases to say how
often something
normally happens.

HOW TO FORM USING FREQUENCY PHRASES

The frequency phrase PRESENT SIMPLE FREQUENCY
usually goes at the
end of the sentence.

FURTHER EXAMPLES FREQUENCY PHRASES

LISTEN TO THE AUDIO AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS

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PUT THE WORDS IN ORDER SAY THE SENTENCES OUT
TO FORM A CORRECT SENTENCE LOUD, FILLING IN THE GAPS

CHECKLIST Days of the week Talking about your weekly routine

Days and prepositions

REVIEW THE ENGLISH YOU HAVE LEARNED IN UNITS 10-14

NEW LANGUAGE SAMPLE SENTENCE UNIT

TALKING ABOUT JOBS 53

USING “WORK IN,” “WORK ON,”
AND “WORK WITH”

TELLING THE TIME

THE PRESENT SIMPLE
PREPOSITIONS AND DAYS
OF THE WEEK
FREQUENCY PHRASES

Negatives with “to be”

You make a sentence negative by using “not” or its short New language Negatives with “to be”
form “n’t.” Negative sentences with the verb “to be” have Vocabulary “Not”
different rules than negatives with other verbs. New skill Saying what things are not

KEY LANGUAGE NEGATIVES WITH THE VERB “TO BE”

Add “not” after “to be” to
make the sentence negative.

“Not” is added to make the
sentence negative.

FURTHER EXAMPLES NEGATIVES WITH THE VERB “TO BE”

HOW TO FORM NEGATIVES WITH THE VERB “TO BE”

The verb “to be” SUBJECT + VERB “NOT” REST OF SENTENCE
takes the same form
in positive and
negative sentences.
The only difference
is adding “not.”

A plural subject is usually
followed by a plural noun.

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REWRITE THE SENTENCES, PUTTING THE WORDS IN THE CORRECT ORDER

FILL IN THE GAPS TO MAKE LISTEN TO THE AUDIO, THEN
NEGATIVE SENTENCES NUMBER THE IMAGES IN THE
ORDER THEY ARE DESCRIBED

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KEY LANGUAGE NEGATIVE SHORT FORMS

You can contract “You are” contracts
“you are not” in to “you’re.”
two ways. You can
contract the
subject and verb,
or you can contract
the verb and “not.”

“Are not” contracts to “aren’t.”

FURTHER EXAMPLES NEGATIVE SHORT FORMS

You cannot say “I amn’t.”

REWRITE THE SENTENCES, CORRECTING THE ERRORS

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READ THE BLOG AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS

USE THE CHART TO CREATE 12 CORRECT SENTENCES
AND SAY THEM OUT LOUD

Start with Choose a Finish with a
a pronoun. negative form. noun or phrase.

CHECKLIST “Not” Saying what things are not

Negatives with “to be”

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More negatives

Add ‘“do not” or “does not” before most verbs New language Present simple negative
in English to make them negative. This is often Vocabulary Daily activities
shortened to “don’t” or “doesn’t.” New skill Saying what you don’t do

KEY LANGUAGE PRESENT SIMPLE NEGATIVE

Put “do not” The main verb
before the verb does not change.
to make the
negative for “I,”
“you,” “we,” or
“they.” After “he,”
“she,” or ”it,” use
“does not.”

FURTHER EXAMPLES PRESENT SIMPLE NEGATIVE

HOW TO FORM PRESENT SIMPLE NEGATIVE

Use “do” or “does” with “not” followed by the base
form of the main verb (the infinitive without “to”).

SUBJECT “DO / DOES” + “NOT” BASE FORM REST OF SENTENCE

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FILL IN THE GAPS USING LISTEN TO THE AUDIO AND
“DO NOT” OR “DOES NOT” ANSWER THE QUESTIONS

Frank talks about his daily
and weekly routines.

KEY LANGUAGE CONTRACTED NEGATIVES

In English, “do not”
and “does not” are
often contracted
to “don’t”
and “doesn’t.”

FURTHER EXAMPLES PRESENT SIMPLE NEGATIVE: SHORT FORMS

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FILL IN THE GAPS TO WRITE EACH SENTENCE THREE DIFFERENT WAYS
REWRITE THE SENTENCES, CORRECTING THE ERRORS

USE THE CHART TO CREATE 12 CORRECT SENTENCES AND SAY
THEM OUT LOUD

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READ THE ARTICLE AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS

CHECKLIST Daily activities Saying what you don’t do

Present simple negative

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Simple questions

To form simple questions with the verb “to be,” you New language Simple questions
change the order of the subject and verb. The answer Vocabulary Jobs and routine activities
to a simple question usually starts with “yes” or “no.” New skill Asking simple questions

KEY LANGUAGE QUESTIONS WITH “TO BE”

To make a question In a statement, the subject
using the verb “to be,” comes before the verb.
put the verb before
the subject.

In a question, the verb moves The subject comes after the verb.
to the start of the sentence.

FURTHER EXAMPLES QUESTIONS WITH “TO BE”

HOW TO FORM QUESTIONS WITH “TO BE”

“TO BE” SUBJECT REST OF SENTENCE

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REWRITE THE SENTENCES AS QUESTIONS

LISTEN TO THE AUDIO AND INTONATION SIMPLE QUESTIONS
CIRCLE THE CORRECT ANSWER
TO EACH QUESTION The tone of the voice usually rises at
the end of a simple question in English.

The tone falls at the
end of statements.

The tone goes up at
the end of questions.

SAY THESE SENTENCES OUT
LOUD, FILLING IN THE GAPS

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KEY LANGUAGE QUESTIONS WITH “DO” AND “DOES”

For questions
without the verb
“to be,” start the
question with
“do” or “does.”

Add “do” to questions Add “does” to The main verb is
with “I,” “you,” “we,” questions with in its base form
and “they.” “he,” “she,” and “it.” (the infinitive without “to”).

FURTHER EXAMPLES QUESTIONS WITH “DO” AND “DOES”

HOW TO FORM QUESTIONS WITH “DO” AND “DOES”

“DO” / “DOES” SUBJECT BASE FORM OF VERB REST OF SENTENCE

FILL IN THE GAPS IN THE QUESTIONS USING “DO” OR “DOES”

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REWRITE THE QUESTIONS, PUTTING THE WORDS IN THE CORRECT ORDER

REWRITE THE SENTENCES SAY THE SENTENCES OUT
AS QUESTIONS LOUD, FILLING IN THE GAPS

CHECKLIST Jobs and routine activities Asking simple questions

Simple questions

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Answering questions

When answering questions in English, you can often New language Short answers
leave out words to shorten your response. These short Vocabulary Jobs and routines
answers are often used in spoken English. New skill Answering spoken questions

KEY LANGUAGE SHORT ANSWERS

When the Question uses “to be.”
question uses the You don’t need to repeat “a doctor” in your answer.
verb “to be,” use
“to be” in the short Question uses “do.”
answer. If the
question uses “do”
or “does,” so does
the short answer.

The rest of the sentence is implied.

FURTHER EXAMPLES SHORT ANSWERS

Question uses “does.”

LISTEN TO THE AUDIO AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS

Maria Kowalski goes
for a job interview.

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MARK THE CORRECT REPLY ANSWER THE QUESTIONS,
TO EACH QUESTION SPEAKING OUT LOUD

CHECKLIST Jobs and routines Answering spoken questions

Short answers

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Asking questions

Use question words such as “what,” “who,” “when,” New language Open questions
and “where” to ask open questions that can’t be Vocabulary Question words
answered with “yes” or “no.” New skill Asking for details

KEY LANGUAGE OPEN QUESTIONS WITH THE VERB “TO BE”

The question word
goes at the beginning
of the question. It is
usually followed by
the verb “to be.”

The question word goes The question is “open”
at the beginning. because it can’t be
answered “yes” or “no.”

FURTHER EXAMPLES OPEN QUESTIONS WITH THE VERB “TO BE”

CROSS OUT THE INCORRECT WORDS IN EACH SENTENCE

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VOCABULARY MATCH THE QUESTIONS TO
QUESTION WORDS THE CORRECT ANSWERS

FURTHER EXAMPLES FILL IN THE GAPS USING THE
QUESTION WORDS WORDS IN THE PANEL

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KEY LANGUAGE OPEN QUESTIONS USING “DO” AND “DOES”

With most verbs “Do” or “does” follows the question word.
other than “to be”
you use the The question word Main verb changes
question word goes at the beginning. to its base form.
followed by “do”
or “does” to make
a question.

HOW TO FORM OPEN QUESTIONS USING “DO” AND “DOES”

QUESTION WORD “DO / DOES” SUBJECT VERB + OBJECT

FURTHER EXAMPLES OPEN QUESTIONS USING “DO” AND “DOES”

FILL IN THE GAPS TO COMPLETE THE QUESTIONS

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REWRITE THE SENTENCES, LISTEN TO THE AUDIO AND
PUTTING THE WORDS IN THE MARK THE QUESTIONS YOU HEAR
CORRECT ORDER
Ben talks about his
life as a student.

SAY THE QUESTIONS OUT LOUD, FILLING IN THE GAPS USING THE
WORDS IN THE PANEL

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READ THE EMAIL AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS

USE THE CHART TO CREATE 12 CORRECT SENTENCES
AND SAY THEM OUT LOUD

Start with a Choose the correct Choose a Finish with the main
question word. form “do” or “does.” pronoun or name. verb and object.

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REWRITE THE SENTENCES, FILL IN THE GAPS TO
CORRECTING THE ERRORS COMPLETE THE QUESTIONS

CHECKLIST Question words Asking for details

Open questions

REVIEW THE ENGLISH YOU HAVE LEARNED IN UNITS 15-19

NEW LANGUAGE SAMPLE SENTENCE UNIT

NEGATIVES WITH “TO BE” 73

PRESENT SIMPLE NEGATIVE

SIMPLE QUESTIONS

SHORT ANSWERS

OPEN QUESTIONS WITH “TO BE”
OPEN QUESTIONS USING
“DO” AND “DOES”

Vocabulary

AROUND TOWN

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Talking about your town

When you talk about things, you can use “there New language “There is” and “there are”
is” for one and “there are” for more than one. Vocabulary Towns and buildings
“There isn’t” and “there aren’t” are the negatives. New skill Describing a town

KEY LANGUAGE “THERE IS” AND “THERE ARE”

Use “there is” to talk about one thing (singular).

Use “there are” to talk about more than one (plural).

FURTHER EXAMPLES “THERE IS” AND “THERE ARE”

FILL IN THE GAPS USING SAY THESE PLURALS
“THERE IS” AND “THERE ARE” OUT LOUD

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LOOK AT THE PICTURES AND FILL IN THE GAPS TO COMPLETE
THE SENTENCES

KEY LANGUAGE “THERE IS NOT” AND “THERE ARE NOT ANY”

Add “not” to make a Add “not any” to make a
singular sentence negative. plural sentence negative.

You can shorten You can shorten
“is not” to “isn’t.” “are not” to “aren’t.”

CROSS OUT THE INCORRECT WORD IN EACH SENTENCE

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ANOTHER WAY TO SAY LISTEN TO THE AUDIO, THEN
“THERE AREN’T ANY” NUMBER THE PICTURES IN THE
ORDER THEY ARE DESCRIBED
You can use “are no” instead of
“aren’t any.” It means the same thing.

This is the contracted
form of “are not.”

FURTHER EXAMPLES “ARE NO”

FILL IN THE GAPS
USING “ARE” AND “AREN’T”

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READ THE EMAIL AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS

LOOK AT THE PICTURE, THEN SAY EACH SENTENCE
OUT LOUD, FILLING IN THE GAPS

CHECKLIST Towns and buildings Describing a town

“There is” and ”there are”

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Using “a” and “the”

Use the definite article (“the”) or indefinite article New language Definite and indefinite articles
(“a,” “an”) to talk about things in specific or general Vocabulary Places in town
terms. Use “some” to talk about more than one thing. New skill Using articles

KEY LANGUAGE “A / AN / THE” Use “a” because you are talking about your work
in general, not the specific place where you work.
Use “a” to talk
about a thing Use “the” because you are talking about
in general. Use the specific building where you work.
“the” to talk about
a place, person,
or thing that you
and the listener
both know about.

FURTHER EXAMPLES “A / AN / THE” Use “the” to talk about a particular doctor.

Use “a / an” to talk about jobs.

Use “an” before words
that start with a vowel.

Use “a” with “is there” Use “the” to talk about a particular bank.
and “there is.”

CROSS OUT THE INCORRECT WORDS IN EACH SENTENCE

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KEY LANGUAGE “A / SOME”

You can only use Use “a” and “an” to Singular.
“a” and “an” for talk about one thing.
singular nouns. Use
“some” for plurals.

Use “some” to talk about more than one thing. Plural.

FURTHER EXAMPLES “A / SOME”

FILL IN THE GAPS WITH REWRITE THE SENTENCES,
“A” OR “SOME” CORRECTING THE ERRORS

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KEY LANGUAGE QUESTIONS WITH “A / ANY”

Use “a” to find out if there Use “any” to find out if there
is one of something. is one or more of something.

FURTHER EXAMPLES QUESTIONS WITH “A / ANY”

CROSS OUT THE INCORRECT WORDS IN EACH QUESTION

REWRITE THE SENTENCES, PUTTING THE WORDS IN THE
CORRECT ORDER

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KEY LANGUAGE SHORT ANSWERS Short for: “Yes, there is
a hotel in the town.”
When answering questions in English, you don’t
have to repeat all the words from the question.

Short for: “No, there aren’t any hotels in the town.”

FILL IN THE GAPS WITH LOOK AT THE MAP AND
SHORT ANSWERS ANSWER THE QUESTIONS,
SPEAKING OUT LOUD

CHECKLIST Places in town Using articles

Definite and indefinite articles

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Orders and directions

Use imperatives to tell someone to do something. New language Imperatives
They are also useful to give a warning, or to give Vocabulary Directions
directions to someone. New skill Finding your way

KEY LANGUAGE IMPERATIVES

To make the imperative,
use the base form of
the verb (the infinitive
without “to”).

The base form of the
verb “to stop.”

FURTHER EXAMPLES IMPERATIVES

REWRITE THE INFINITIVES AS IMPERATIVES

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KEY LANGUAGE MARK THE DIRECTIONS THAT LEAD YOU TO
GIVING DIRECTIONS THE CORRECT PLACES ON THE MAP

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VOCABULARY DIRECTIONS
FILL IN THE GAPS USING DIRECTIONS

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KEY LANGUAGE NEGATIVE IMPERATIVE

Add “don’t” or “do not”
before the verb to make
an imperative negative.

FURTHER EXAMPLES NEGATIVE IMPERATIVE

REWRITE THE SENTENCES LISTEN AND MATCH THE
AS NEGATIVE IMPERATIVES DIRECTIONS TO THE PLACES

CHECKLIST Directions Finding your way

Imperatives

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Joining sentences

“And” and “but” are conjunctions: words that join statements New language Using “and” and “but”
together. “And” adds things to a sentence or links sentences Vocabulary Town, jobs, and family
together. “But” introduces a contrast to a sentence. New skill Joining sentences

KEY LANGUAGE USING “AND” TO JOIN SENTENCES

Use “and” to join two “There’s” is the same as “There is.”
sentences together.

You can drop the second “there’s”
when you join sentences using “and.”

FURTHER EXAMPLES USING “AND” TO JOIN SENTENCES

REWRITE THESE STATEMENTS AS SINGLE SENTENCES USING “AND”

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LISTEN TO THE AUDIO AND MATCH THE PLACES MENTIONED
IN EACH “AND” STATEMENT

KEY LANGUAGE USING A COMMA INSTEAD OF “AND”

For lists of more than You can use a comma Use another comma
two items, you can to replace “and” in a list. before the “and.”
use commas instead
of “and.”

Keep the “and” between
the final two nouns.

MARK THE SENTENCES THAT USE COMMAS AND “AND” CORRECTLY

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KEY LANGUAGE USING “BUT” TO JOIN SENTENCES

Use “but” to join
a positive and a
negative statement.

You can use “but” to add something
negative to a positive sentence.
You can use “but” to add something
positive to a negative sentence.

MATCH THE BEGINNINGS OF THE SENTENCES TO THE CORRECT ENDINGS

REWRITE EACH PAIR OF STATEMENTS AS A SINGLE SENTENCE

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CROSS OUT THE INCORRECT WORD IN EACH SENTENCE
LOOK AT THE TABLE, THEN SAY “AND” AND “BUT” SENTENCES OUT LOUD

CHECKLIST Town, jobs, and family Joining sentences

Using “and” and “but”

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Describing places

Use adjectives to give more information New language Adjectives
about nouns, for example to describe Vocabulary Place adjectives and nouns
a person, building, or place. New skill Describing places

KEY LANGUAGE USING ADJECTIVES

Adjectives are usually placed before
the noun they describe.

Adjectives are the same Adjectives are the same
for male and female nouns. for singular and plural nouns.

VOCABULARY ADJECTIVES

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REWRITE THE SENTENCES, PUTTING THE WORDS IN THE CORRECT ORDER

OTHER WAYS TO USE ADJECTIVES READ THE PASSAGE
AND CIRCLE SEVEN ADJECTIVES
Sometimes, adjectives can be put
in different places in a sentence.

You can put the adjective at the end of
the sentence after the verb “to be.”

The adjective usually
comes before the noun.

You can replace the
noun with a pronoun.

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FILL IN THE GAPS TO WRITE EACH SENTENCE THREE DIFFERENT WAYS
VOCABULARY PLACES AND SCENERY

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READ THE POSTCARD AND CORRECT THE INCORRECTLY SPELLED WORDS
SAY THE SENTENCES OUT LOUD, FILLING IN THE GAPS

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KEY LANGUAGE USING QUANTITY PHRASES

English has many Use “some” when there is more than one,
different phrases but you don’t know exactly how many.
for quantities when
the exact number Use “a few” for
is not known. a small number.

Use “lots of ” for
a large number.

FURTHER EXAMPLES USING QUANTITY PHRASES

LISTEN TO THE AUDIO, THEN NUMBER THE PICTURES IN THE ORDER
THEY ARE DESCRIBED

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WRITE SENTENCES ABOUT THE IMAGE USING “A FEW,”
“SOME,” OR “LOTS OF”

LOOK AT THE TABLE, THEN SAY SENTENCES OUT LOUD
USING “A FEW,” “SOME,” AND “LOTS OF”

CHECKLIST Place adjectives and nouns Describing places

Adjectives

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Giving reasons Key language “Because”
Vocabulary Places and jobs
Use the conjunction “because” to give a reason New skill Giving reasons
for something. You can also use “because”
to answer the question “Why?” Use “because” before This is
you give the reason. the reason.
KEY LANGUAGE USING “BECAUSE”

This is the
main clause.

FURTHER EXAMPLES

LISTEN TO THE AUDIO AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS

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FILL IN THE GAPS USING THE PHRASES IN THE PANEL

CHECKLIST Places and jobs Giving reasons

“Because”

REVIEW THE ENGLISH YOU HAVE LEARNED IN UNITS 21–26

NEW LANGUAGE SAMPLE SENTENCE UNIT

USING “THERE IS” AND “THERE ARE” 99

ARTICLES

USING “ANY” AND “SOME”

IMPERATIVES

JOINING SENTENCES
USING ADJECTIVES
USING “BECAUSE”

Vocabulary

AROUND THE HOUSE

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