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Words in English
Lesson code: IB62-EZUB-CRDD-3

PRE-INTERMEDIATE

1 Letters of the alphabet

Listen to your teacher and circle the letter that you hear.
1. E / I
2. G / J
3. V / W
4. C / K
5. K / Q
6. B / P
7. M / N
8. B / V
9. A / E
Now work in pairs. Spell your name for your partner.

2 How do you say ...?

In pairs read the dialogue below.
French speaker: How do you say `bonjour' in English?
English speaker: You say `hello'.
French speaker: How do you spell it?
English speaker: H-E-L-L-O
French speaker: Thanks. What's the English for `bonne nuit'?
English speaker: `Goodnight'.
French speaker: How do you spell it?

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English speaker: G-O-O-D-N-I-G-H-T

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3 Dialogue
Now complete the dialogue below.
1

Japanese speaker:
English speaker:

You say `goodbye'.

2

Japanese speaker:
English speaker:

`sayonara' in English?
?

G-O-O-D-B-Y-E
3

Japanese speaker: Thanks.

English speaker:

`konnichiwa'?

`Hello'.

Japanese speaker: How do you spell it?

English speaker:

H-E-L-L-O

On a piece of paper, write down two simple words in your own language together with their English
translations. Give your partner the piece of paper and have a conversation like the dialogue above.

4 What do you call this in English?

Study the following dialogue:
A:

What do you call this in English?

B:

You call it a `laptop'.

A:

How do you spell `laptop'?

B:

L-A-P-T-O-P

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In pairs. have a similar dialogue about things you can find in the office. Student A, ask Student B about
the objects below. Student B, ask Student A about the pictures on page 3.

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Student B, ask Student A about the objects below.

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5 Parts of speech
A part of speech is a category of words. Complete the table below with the following words.
adjective

adverb

noun

preposition

pronoun

part of speech

function

examples

verb

action or state

go, come, be, drive, can, do

person or thing

man, dog, house, car, England

describes a noun

English, small, some, dangerous

describes a verb or adjective

well, badly, very, often, really

replaces a noun

I, you, he, her, him, they, us

links a word to a noun

to, on, at, in, over

Cross out one word which does not belong to each list and explain why. Example:
boring, funny, intelligence, crazy (`Intelligence' is a noun. The rest are all adjectives.)
1. at, in, go, on
2. cleanly, easily, badly, early
3. sit, get, sleep, eat, food
4. boat, bus, car, arrive
5. I, you, she, him, my

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6. love, drink, eat, work

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Student A, use the words below for Exercise 4.

1. a mug
2. a plug
3. a bin
4. a photocopier
5. an air conditioner
6. a microwave
7. a filing cabinet

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8. a monitor

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Student B, use the words below for Exercise 4.

1. a printer
2. a projector
3. a router
4. a stapler
5. a water cooler
6. a whiteboard
7. a plant

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8. a sofa

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1- Letters of the alphabet

Read the letters from the key below. Students can work individually and check in pairs. Go through the answers
and have the students pronounce each pair of letters.

1. E

2. J

3. V

4. C

5. Q

6. P

7. N

8. B

9. A

2- How do you say ...?

Students read the dialogue in pairs. Point out that we have two ways of asking what words mean. `How do you
say ....?' and `What's the English for ...?' Also point out that the `you' in `How do you say ...?' has an impersonal
meaning.
3- Dialogue
Students work alone and check in pairs. For the pairwork activity, demonstrate with a strong student.

1. How do you say

2. How do you spell it

3. What's the English for

4- What do you call this in English?

Students can work alone or in pairs, using a dictionary. For the pairwork activity, demonstrate with a strong
student.
Hand out page 4 to Student A and page 5 to Student B. Students take turns to ask and answer questions about
each set of pictures. Student A should provide answers to questions about the pictures on page 2. Student B
should provide answers to questions about the pictures on page 3. For object names that consist of two words,
have students say `second word' before spelling the second word.

1. printer
5. a water cooler

2. a projector
6. a whiteboard

3. a router
7. a plant

4. a stapler
8. a sofa

1. a mug
5. an air conditioner

2. a plug
6. a microwave

3. a bin
7. a cabinet

4. a photocopier
8. a monitor

5- Parts of speech
Students work alone and check in pairs. Go through the answers with the class.

1. noun

3. adverb

4. pronoun

5. preposition

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'Go' is a verb. The rest are all prepositions.

`Early' is an adjective or adverb. The rest are all adverbs.
`food' is a noun. The rest are all verbs.
`Arrive' is a verb. The rest are all nouns.
`My' is an adjective. The rest are all pronouns.
`Eat' is only a verb. The rest can be verbs or nouns.

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2. adjective

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