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Dialogue 1
Brian: Hello, what are you doing here?

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This is the story about Linda and Brian. Read how they get to know each other in 10 edutaining lessons.

Linda: Hello, I am Linda! This is my younger sister, and we are waiting here for our friend Carla. She is in the department store over there, and we are already tired. Who are you? Brian: Oh, I am Brian. Yes, I am also waiting for a friend. He is in the department store, too. Are you here often? Linda: We are here every day. Hahaha. Brian: Yes, the department store is very big! Hahaha. Linda: Look! There she is. Brian: My friend is there too! Hey, what are you doing tonight? Linda: We are going to the cinema! And you? Brian: First, we are drinking something and then we do not know yet. My friend is here since this morning. He is just on vacation here. Linda: Are you also new here? Brian: Yes, I am actually from Germany, and my friend is from Sweden. My father, however, is British. Linda: Oh, that is interesting. Unfortunately, I have to go. You are very nice. Brian: Thanks! You are too! Maybe I will see you around!
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Grammar 1: Personal Pronouns, Forms of to be Present Tense


Singular: 1. I am 2. You are 3. He is, she is, it is Plural: 1. We are 2. You are 3. They are

Exercise 1 A

Fill in the correct form of to be. Choose from this box: am am am am Are are Are are are are are are are are are are is is is is is is is is is is is

This ________ the story about Linda and Brian. Read how they get to know each other in 10 edutaining lessons. Brian: Hello, what ______ you doing here? Linda: Hello, I ____ Linda! This is my younger sister and we ______ waiting here for our friend Carla. She ____ in the department store over there and we ______ already tired. Who ______ you? Brian: Oh I ____ Brian. Yes, I ____ waiting for a friend. He ____ in the department store, too. ______ you here often? Linda: We ______ here every day. Hahaha. Brian: Yes, the department store ____ very big! Hahaha. Linda: Look! There she ____ . Brian: My friend ____ there too! And what ______ you doing tonight? Linda: We _____ going to the cinema! And you? Brian: First, we ______ drinking something and then we do not know yet. My friend ____ here since this morning. He ____ just on vacation here. Linda: ______ you also new here? Brian: Yes, I ____ actually from Germany and my friend ____ from Sweden. My father, however, ____ British. Linda: Oh, that _____ interesting. Unfortunately, I have to go. You ______ very nice. Brian: Thanks! You ______ too! Maybe I will see you around!

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Exercise 1 B

Fill in the correct personal pronoun. Choose from this box: He He I I I I I I She she they we We we we We we you You You you you You you

This is the story about Linda and Brian. Read how ______ get to know each other in 10 edutaining lessons. Brian: Hello, what are ______ doing here? Linda: Hello, __ am Linda! This is my younger sister and ____ are waiting here for our friend Carla. ______ is in the department store over there, and ____ are already tired. Who are ______ ? Brian: Oh, __ am Brian. Yes, __ am also waiting for a friend. ____ is in the department store, too. Are ______ here often? Linda: ____ are here every day. Hahaha. Brian: Yes, the department store is very big! Hahaha. Linda: Look! There ______ is. Brian: My friend is there too! And what are ______ doing tonight? Linda: _____ are going to the cinema! And where are you? Brian: First, ____ are drinking something and then ____ do not know yet. My friend is here since this morning. ____ is just on vacation here. Linda: Are ______ also new here? Brian: Yes, ____ am actually from Germany and my friend is from Sweden. My father, however, is British. Linda: Oh, that is interesting. Unfortunately, __ have to go. ______ are very nice. Brian: Thanks! ______ are too! Maybe __ will see you around!

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At the Bus Station

Dialogue 2
Linda: Hello, Brandon! Brian: Hello, Linda, but actually, my name is not Brandon!

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Linda: Oh sorry - ooops, your name is... Brian. Right? What are you doing here? Brian: I am going straight to the university. What are you doing now? Linda: I am waiting for the bus and, meanwhile, reading this book! Brian: I can wait with you. Linda: Oh, that is so nice of you! And what is your friend doing now? Brian: He is lying in bed, watching television, and eating my donuts.... Linda: Haha... my sister is also still sleeping. But we are both working and studying... Brian: Too bad, I know! Which company do you work for? Linda: I have an office job at a large company, and I drive to many customers. Brian: What do you do in your spare time? Linda: I read, as you see, I go to the cinema with my sister, and we like to go to parties. I travel a lot and like to see the world. My sister also likes to travel however, she just does not have enough money. Sometimes I like to just simply lie on my sofa and watch TV. And what do you do? Brian: I study and live here. I study quite a lot and work in a department store. And I make music. My friend makes music too. We often do live-stuff!

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Brian: I play the guitar! And my friend plays the saxophone! Linda: Oh, thats my bus! I really like talking to you! Brian: See you later!

Grammar 2 A: Present Tense Simple


Singular: 1. I play 2. You play 3. He plays, she plays, it plays Plural: 1. We play 2. You play 3. They play

Grammar 2 B: Present Tense Progressive


Singular: 1. I am playing 2. You are playing 3. He is playing, she is playing, it is playing Plural: 1. We are playing 2. You are playing 3. They are playing

Grammar 2 C: Present Simple vs. Progressive


When to use the present simple? When something happens regularly or is a permanent situation or to show a schedule or fixed timetable in the future (present simple with a future meaning)

When to use the present progressive? For actions happening at or around the moment of speaking or for a longer action which is currently in progress or for individual plans already in place

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Exercise 2

Fill in the correct present form of the verb. Choose from this box: am am are are are can do do do do do do do does doing doing doing drive eating go go going have have is is is is is is is is know lie like like like like likes live lying make makes play play plays read reading see see see sleeping study study studying talking travel travel waiting wait watching watch work work working

Linda: Hello, Brandon! Brian: Hello, Linda, but actually, my name ________ not Brandon! Linda: Oh sorry - ooops, your name ________... Brian. Right? What ________ you ________ here? Brian: I ________ ________ straight to the university. What ________ you ________ now? Linda: I ________ ________ for the bus and, meanwhile, ________ this book! Brian: I ________ ________ with you. Linda: Oh, that ________ so nice of you! And what ________ your friend ________ now? Brian: He ________ ________ in bed, ________ television, and ________ my donuts.... Linda: Haha... my sister ________ also still ________. But we ________ both ________ and ________... Brian: Too bad, I ________! Which company ________ you ________ for? Linda: I ________ an office job at a large company, and I ________ to many customers. Brian: What ________ you ________ in your spare time? Linda: I ________, as you ________, I ________ to the cinema with my sister, and we ________ to ________ to parties. I ________ a lot and ________ to ________ the world. My sister also ________ to ________ however, she just ________ not ________ enough money. Sometimes I ________ to just simply ________ on my sofa and ________ TV. And what ________ you ________? Brian: I ________ and ________ here. I ________ quite a lot and ________ in a department store. And I ________ music. My friend ________ music too. We often ________ live-stuff! Linda: That ________ cool! Which instrument ________ you ________? Brian: I ________ the guitar! And my friend ________ the saxophone! Linda: Oh, that ________ my bus! I really ________ ________ to you! Brian: ________ you later!

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At the Party

Dialogue 3
Linda: Oh, that was great!

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Brian: Linda, you are also here? Our performance was not bad, but our bassist, unfortunately, was sick. Linda: Your sound is very mad! My sister and I were very much impressed! Brian: You are so nice! So is your dress... Linda: Oh, thanks. My sister gave it to me. Brian: Your sister has very good taste. Your taste in music is also very good! Hahaha... Are you friends with the Fischers? Linda: Yes, the Fishers are good friends of mine. My sister and Britney Fisher are team mates. And the Fishers are our neighbours. Brian: Super! Pete Fisher is my friend. I also know his parents. My father and his parents play Bridge together. Our families know each other very well. Linda: Do your parents live in London? Brian: My father does. My parents are actually divorced; my Mum lives with my brother in Germany, and our father lives with his wife here in London. Their house is beautiful. He is a lawyer and his wife works as a teacher. Linda: My mother is also a teacher and my father works as an actor. My younger brother goes to school, but he is at home today. My brother is an actor too. Do you know an actor by the name of Paul Marifa?
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Brian: Paul Marifa! Of course. I like Sundays, because I can always watch his show then. A good series, one hour long around seven, an exciting hour. Linda: Wait until summer, the show always continues then! Do you play another instrument? Brian: I play the piano and the guitar. Linda: By the way, what time is it? Brian: One second, it is nine! No, wait! It is five past ten. Linda: Oh, I thought it was only a quarter to ten. Brian: Do you have to get up early tomorrow? Linda: Yes, unfortunately around half past six! Oh, finally, the dinner is over! They wanted to begin around eight, and now, it is nearly a quarter past ten and I have to be back home around eleven. It will be twelve soon, I think. Brian: Let me give you my number. I would like to invite you to my next concert:zero five two one three three two zero . Linda: Oh. Ill call you! Would you like some wine and a piece of bread? Brian: No thanks! I already had enough bread and I cannot drink too much wine, because I have to sing again... Many people here have already had too much! Hahaha. Linda: Well then, good luck!

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Grammar 3 A: Possessive Pronouns


with noun:
Singular: my your His, her, its Plural: our your their

Grammar 3 B: Possessive Pronouns


without noun:
Plural: ours yours theirs Singular: mine yours His, hers, its

Grammar 3 C: Articles
Articles A / an (indefinite article): depends on the initial sound of the adjective that immediately follows the article (e. g. a banana, an apple) The (definite article)

General use (there are some exceptions!) with: countable nouns; nouns indicating nationality, profession, religion, membership; some phrases (e. g. what a pity)

No article

with: plural names of people and places; when there is only one of something (e. g. the last samurai); specific people and things with: uncountable nouns; names of people; names of places; names of meals, days, months and seasons; persons and things in general (e. g. Children are not little adults)

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Grammar 3 D: Numbers
Cardinal Numbers:
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 20 21 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 101 110 200 1000 1001 2000 1.000.000
1.000.000.000

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Ordinal Numbers:
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th ... 1x 2x 3x 4x ... first second third fourth fifth sixth seventh eighth ninth tenth ... once twice three times four times ... a half a third two thirds three quarters two fifths four tenths one and a half two point five one point twenty-five

zero one two three four five six seven eight nine ten eleven twelve thirteen fourteen twenty twenty-one thirty forty fifty sixty seventy eighty ninety a hundred a hundred and one a hundred and ten two hundred one thousand one thousand and one two thousand one million one billion

Other numeral expressions:

Fractions:
1/2 1/3 2/3 3/4 2/5 4/10 1 1/2

Decimals:
2.5 1.25 single double threefold ...

Other numeral expressions:

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Exercise 3 A

Fill in the correct possessive pronoun. Choose from this box: his his his his mine My My My my my my My My My My My My my Our our our Our Our Their Your Your your your Your

Linda: Oh, that was great! Brian: Linda, you are also here? ____ performance was not bad, but ____ bassist, unfortunately, was sick. Linda: ____ sound is very mad! ____ sister and I were very much impressed! Brian: You are so nice! So is ____ dress... Linda: Oh, thanks. ____ sister gave it to me. Brian: ____ sister has very good taste. ____ taste in music is also very good! Hahaha... Are you friends with the Fischers? Linda: Yes, the Fishers are good friends of ____. ____ sister and Britney Fisher are team mates. And the Fishers are ____ neighbours. Brian: Super! Pete Fisher is ____ friend. I also know ____ parents. ____ father and ____ parents play Bridge together. ____ families know each other very well. Linda: Do ____ parents live in London? Brian: ____ father does. ____ parents are actually divorced; ____ Mum lives with ____ brother in Germany, and ____ father lives with ____ wife here in London. ____ house is beautiful. He is a lawyer and ____ wife works as a teacher. Linda: ____ mother is also a teacher and ____ father works as an actor. ____ younger brother goes to school, but he is at home today. ____ brother is an actor too. Do you know an actor by the name of Paul Marifa? Brian: Paul Marifa! Of course.

Exercise 3 B

Fill in the correct article, or leave blank if no preposition is needed. Choose from this box: - - A a a a an an an an the the the

He is ____ lawyer and his wife works as ____ teacher. Linda: My mother is also ____ teacher and my father works as ____ actor. My younger brother goes to school, but he is at home today. My brother is ____ actor too. Do you know ____ actor by the name of Paul Marifa? Brian: Paul Marifa! Of course.I like - Sundays, because I can always watch his show then. ____ good series, one hour long around seven, ____ exciting hour. Linda: Wait until - summer, ____ show always continues then! Do you play another instrument? Brian: I play ____ piano and ____ guitar.

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At the Supermarket

Dialogue 4

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Linda: Hello! You work here, dont you? I would like to buy a new blouse. Brian: Yes! I make money this way, apart from my studies! It is better to earn money on my own! Linda: Yes, and harder! Hahaha! Brian: Thats right. It is better to go shopping! Hahaha. Linda: Yes, but it is best to travel around the world. Brian: Yes, but doing that is the most expensive way, and the wages are getting lower. It is getting more and more difficult all the time. Linda: Thats why I am looking for a cheaper blouse. I have already seen most of the blouses here. Do you have a longer one also? Brian: Ill find the best one for you! Linda: That is so nice of you. I will continue to look for the right one too! Brian: What about these ones? Linda: Do you have a green one? I need a new one! Brian: Yes, look at these! For the price of one! Linda: They are beautiful! How much are they? Brian: Theyll cost you a kiss as a special offer on Valentines day just for my loveliest costumer!

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Linda: Hey! You are crazy! Hmmmm . Lets see . Ok! I will take these, and thats for you! (She blows him a little kiss with her fingers.) Brian: Hahaha! Thank you, would you like to watch todays soccer match with me? It is a very exciting one! Brian: I will call you. I have your number. Brian: Yes, the one from the party! Bye!

Grammar 4 A: Adjectives & Comparison


Adjectives modify nouns (pronouns) usually by providing description about them.

Examples: the old castle; I am fine, a good friend, He is as strong as his brother.

Comparison of Adjectives: Examples: 1. Water is cheaper than wine. You use the endings er 2. Whole-wheat bread is healthier (comparative) and est (superlative) than white bread. 1. for short words with one syllable 3. The buffalo is one of the most and dangerous animals in Africa. 2. for words that end in le, -er, -y 4. It is getting better every day. and ow You use more and most 3. for words with two and more syllables and adverbs ending in ly (exception early earlier earlies). 4. Some exceptions: good/well better best; bad/evil/ill worse worst; many/much more most; little less/smaller least/smallest

Grammar 4 B: one and ones

Use the indefinite pronouns one / ones instead of a noun which has already been mentioned to avoid repetition of the noun (one for singular nouns, ones for plural nouns).

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Exercise 4 A

Fill in the correct form of the adjective. Choose from this box: best better better cheaper difficult expensive harder longer lower more more most new right

Linda: Hello! You work here, dont you? I would like to buy a ________ blouse. Brian: Yes! I make money this way, apart from my studies! It is ____ to earn money on my own! Linda: Yes, and ________! Hahaha! Brian: Thats ________. It is ________ to go shopping! Hahaha. Linda: Yes, but it is ________ to travel around the world. Brian: Yes, but doing that is the ________ ________way, and the wages are getting ________. It is getting ________ and ________ ________ all the time. Linda: Thats why I am looking for a ________ blouse. I have already seen ________ of the blouses here. Do you have a ________ one also?

Exercise 4 B
Fill in one or ones. Choose from this box: one one one one one one one ones

Linda: Thats why I am looking for a cheaper blouse. I have already seen most of the blouses here. Do you have a longer ________ also? Brian: Ill find the best ________ for you! Linda: That is so nice of you. I will continue to look for the right ________ too! Brian: What about these ________? Linda: Do you have a green ________? I need a new ________! Brian: Yes, look at these! For the price of one! Linda: They are beautiful! How much are they? Brian: Theyll cost you a kiss as a special offer on Valentines day just for my loveliest costumer! Linda: Hey! You are crazy! Hmmmm . Lets see . Ok! I will take these, and thats for you! (She blows him a little kiss with her fingers.) Brian: Hahaha! Thank you, would you like to watch todays soccer match with me? It is a very exciting ________! Linda: I will call you. I have your number. Brian: Yes, the ________ from the party! Bye!

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At the Stadium

Dialogue 5

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Brian: The opponent plays well! Their fast offender is very dangerous. He aims very precisely and shoots very hard. Linda: Our team is not bad either. Our goalkeeper keeps the ball very safe. Brian: Exactly, you know this game very well! Would you like to have a delicious hot dog? Linda: Yes, together with a cold beer. That would be fantastic. Brian: I will bring you a beer. Linda: Hurry up, because our good sweeper hurt himself. Brian: Here is your beer. It is actually warm. Linda: And the hot dog is cold. Hahaha. It looks good though, and.... hmmmm.... tastes very good too! A wonderful goal has been scored. Unfortunately for the opposing team. Brian: Oh, I dont know if we have a chance. The opponent plays very hard and fast. It is getting very difficult. Linda: It does not seem to be easy, because our best defender seriously hurt himself. Brian: But our team must win, otherwise they cannot play in the World Cup. We cannot give the opponent so many chances. Linda: The coach should bring in a new player. Our midfield players cannot run anymore.
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Brian: You might be quite right. He is still allowed to exchange another player in. I would bring in a younger player! Linda: May I have another sip of beer? Brian: Of course... Oh, no! That cant be! 0:2! I think we should go! Linda: Yes... me too. I should not stay out so late tonight. I have to watch out for my little sister! Brian: But we can still go out on another date again, right?! Let us go to the cinema tomorrow! Linda: That would be nice! I do not want to miss "Love me, if you can"! Bye!

Grammar 5 A: Adverbs
Adverbs modify verbs (adverbs of manner), adjectives/past participle and other adverbs usually by providing information how something is done or the degree of an adjective/past participle (adverbs of degree) or adverb (adverbs of degree). Most adverbs are formed by adding ly or -ally to an adjective. There are also adverbs of place and time (e. g. there, yesterday), adverbs of frequency (e. g. sometimes, never) and sentence adverbials (e. g. actually).

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Some Exceptions: Good-well, fast-fast, hard-hard, early-early, late-late, highhigh, friendly in a friendly way Hardly means: almost not, Nearly means: almost but not quite Some adjectives can follow certain verbs (verbs of appearance and sense): e. g. forms of to be, get, grow, taste, smell, feel

Grammar 5 B: Modal Verbs /


Modal Verbs can (expressing ability or possibility) negative form: cannot or cant, may (asking for permission or expressing possibility) negative form: may not or must not (expressing strong forbiddance), Must (expressing necessity to do something) negative form: need not (neednt) or do not (dont) have to, Should (expressing advice and opinion or expectation) negative form: should not (shouldnt)

Alternative Forms: be able to (expressing ability), could (expressing general ability or permission) be allowed to (expressing permission), might (expressing possibility and/or that a situation is not real) have to (more impersonal than must)

ought to

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Exercise 5 A

Fill in the correct form: adverb or adjective. Choose from this box: actually bad best cold cold dangerous delicious difficult easy Exactly fantastic fast fast good good good hard hard precisely safe seriously Unfortunately warm well well wonderful

Brian: The opponent plays ________! Their ________ offender is very ________. He aims very ________ and shoots very ________. Linda: Our team is not ________ either. Our goalkeeper keeps the ball very ________. Brian: ________, you know this game very ________! Would you like to have a ________ hot dog? Linda: Yes, together with a ________ beer. That would be ________. Brian: I will bring you a beer. Linda: Hurry up, because our ________ sweeper hurt himself. Brian: Here is your beer. It is ________ ________. Linda: And the hot dog is ________. Hahaha. It looks ________ though, and.... hmmmm.... tastes very ________ too! A ________ goal has been scored. ________ for the opposing team. Brian: Oh, I dont know if we have a chance. The opponent plays very ________ and ________. It is getting very ________. Linda: It does not seem to be ________, because our ________ defender ________ hurt himself.

Exercise 5 B

Fill in the correct modal verb / auxiliary verb. Choose from this box: allowed can can cannot cannot cannot cannot have Let May might should should should would would

Brian: But our team ________ win, otherwise they ________ play in the World Cup. We ________ give the opponent so many chances. Linda: The coach ________ bring in a new player. Our midfield players ________ run anymore. Brian: You ________ be quite right. He is still ________ to exchange another player in. I ________ bring in a younger player! Linda: ________ I have another sip of beer? Brian: Of course... Oh, no! That ________ be! 0:2! I think we ________ go! Linda: Yes... me too. I ________ not stay out so late tonight. I ________ to watch out for my little sister! Brian: But we ________ still go out on another date again, right?! ________ us go to the cinema tomorrow! Linda: That ________ be nice! I do not want to miss "Love me, if you ________"! Bye!

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Dialogue 6
Brian: I tried to understand it, but I could not!

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Linda: Oh, I liked the movie very much! Did you like it too?

Linda: Yes, they used many slang words. The actors were really good though! Brian: By the way, I saw your sister, yesterday, after the match. Linda: Yes, she was at the match too. She liked it a lot. Brian: But afterwards, it started raining! What did you do then? Linda: I hurried home. What did you do afterwards? Brian: Hahaha....We played darts! Your sisters boyfriend is very nice! Linda: I preferred my sisters last boyfriend. He was also an actor. Brian: The actors achievements were really great, but the leading actors accent was terrible! Hahaha... Linda: You are right. I particularly liked the end of the film, but the seats at the cinema were, however, somewhat uncomfortable. Brian: Thats why I already look forward to my own couch. Hahahaha! Linda: Yes, it is certainly more comfortable. I already look forward to seeing your place! Brian: Ill pick you up tomorrow from your office! Linda: Great! See you tomorrow! Oh, it is raining again.

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Past Tense expresses that an action took place at a definite time in the past. Practice the irregular verbs! Singular: Plural: 1. I played 1. We played 2. You played 3. He played, she played, it played 2. You played 3. They played

Grammar 6 A: Past Tense Simple

Grammar 6 B: Possessive Case

Forms: Saxon genitive (noun + s or s): expressing possession or relationship: Add s to the noun (for nouns which do not end with s or ans (for plural nouns which end with s). The Saxon Genitive is usually used for persons (or animals): e. g. Marcs friends, My parents house Genitive with of is usually used for things (you can also use it for persons though): e. g. The colour of her hair is blonde.

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Exercise 6 A

Fill in the correct past form of the verb. Choose from this box: could did did Did hurried liked liked played saw started tried used was were

Linda: Oh, I ________ the movie very much! ________ you like it too? Brian: I ________ to understand it, but I ________ not! Linda: Yes, they ________ many slang words. The actors ________ really good though! Brian: By the way, I ________ your sister, yesterday, after the match. Linda: Yes, she ________ at the match too. She ________ it a lot. Brian: But afterwards, it ________ raining! What ________ you do then? Linda: I ________ home. What ________ you do afterwards? Brian: Hahaha....We ________ darts!

Exercise 6 B

Fill in the correct form of the possessive case. Choose from this box: actors actors of sisters sisters

Your ________boyfriend is very nice! Linda: I preferred my ________last boyfriend. He was also an actor. Brian: The ________achievements were really great, but the leading ________ accent was terrible! Hahaha... Linda: You are right. I particularly liked the end ________ the film, but the seats at the cinema were, however, somewhat uncomfortable.

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At the Office

Dialogue 7
Brian: Nice office! When did you begin to work here?

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Linda: Hello, thats very nice of you. It was so stressful at work today! But its over!

Linda: I applied for this job five years ago, and in 2002, I started to work here! Brian: I thought a lot about the film yesterday. I did not understand everything, but I had a really great time with you. Linda: I dreamed at night about it. How was your day at work? Brian: I was also very busy today. The customers had lots questions, but didnt buy very much! Hahaha! Linda: My boss was not very nice today. I came in late this morning, because my alarm did not go off. Or lets just say, I did not hear it... Hahaha Brian: Wow! When I was showering today, my alarm went off. I did not hear it either. While I was preparing breakfast, I was listening to the news and it suddenly occurred to me. Linda: Yes, while I was sleeping, I was dreaming a lot.... I just could not hear the alarm! I was not feeling very well, while I was sleeping. I caught a cold yesterday, while I was going home! Brian: When we were walking home from the cinema yesterday, it began to rain heavily. Lets drive home!

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Grammar 7 A: Past Tense Progressive


Singular: 1. I was playing 2. You were playing 3. He was playing, she was playing, it was playing Plural: 1. We were playing 2. You were playing 3. They were playing

Grammar 7 B: Past Simple vs. Progressive

When to use the past simple? When to use the past progressive? expresses that an action took Expresses that somebody was place at a definite time in the past in the middle of an action at a (complete actions), certain time, and is used to express that one Indicates a past action in event happened after another, progress, when a new event happened. and is used for actions in progress simultaneously

Exercise 7

Fill in the correct past form of the verb. Choose from this box: applied began came caught could did did did did did did dreamed had occurred started thought was was was was was was was was was was was was went were Linda: Hello, thats very nice of you. It ________ so stressful at work today! But its over! Brian: Nice office! When ________ you begin to work here? Linda: I ________ for this job five years ago, and in 2002, I ________ to work here! Brian: I ________ a lot about the film yesterday. I ________ not understand everything, but I ________ a really great time with you. Linda: I ________ at night about it. How ________ your day at work? Brian: I ________ also very busy today. The customers ________ lots questions, but ________ not buy very much! Hahaha! Linda: My boss ________ not very nice today. I ________ in late this morning, because my alarm ________ not go off. Or lets just say, I ________ not hear it... Hahaha! Brian: Wow! When I ________ showering today, my alarm ________ off. I ________ not hear it either. While I ________ preparing breakfast, I ________ listening to the news and it suddenly ________ to me. Linda: Yes, while I ________ sleeping, I ________ dreaming a lot.... I just ________ not hear the alarm! I ________ not feeling very well, while I ________ sleeping. I ________ a cold yesterday, while I ________ going home! Brian: When we ________ walking home from the cinema yesterday, it ________ to rain heavily. Lets drive home!
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At Home

Dialogue 8
Brian: Oh it has rained up to now! Linda: How long have you been living here? It is very nice!

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Brian: I have been living here for 2 years and I have been studying for 1 year. Linda: And how long has your father been here? Brian: Dad has been working for 15 years in London and he has been married to his new wife for 13 years! Oh look, the new vase just broke. The dog hit it. Linda: You have a dog! Brian: Have you ever had a dog? Linda: I have never had a dog, but I had a cat for 5 years ! Brian: Tssss... I have not had the vase long. I just bought it... for you! Linda: Oh, that is very nice! But look, the flowers are still in the vase! Brian: Oh, but the dog has also hidden my glasses. Now I cannot see at all... Linda: You wear glasses? Brian: I have been wearing glasses for 2 weeks at home! I got them for Christmas! Can you help me look for them? Linda: We already have been looking for hmmm for 2 hours now. Maybe you forgot them at work?

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Brian: No, I always leave them at home... I have never taken them to work, because I only need my glasses in the morning and in the evening. And I saw them at noon. Linda: We have been looking for them since 8! In the cabinet, over the couch, under the couch, beside the couch, on the couch, on the shelf on the wall, in the corners.... Brian: Youre right, we began to search at eight o'clock. I am sorry. I still have not offered you a drink. Linda: It does not matter, I am actually rather tired. Brian: Do you have to work tomorrow? Linda: No, I do not have to work on Fridays.... Have you already checked in the bedroom, my sweet mole? Brian: Oh, good idea. Hahaha... Come on, the bedroom is up-stairs...

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Grammar 8 A: Present Perfect Simple


Singular: 1. I have played 2. You have played 3. He has played, she has played, it has played Practice the irregular verbs! Plural: 1. We have played 2. You have played 3. They have played

Grammar 8 B: Present Perfect Progressive


Singular: 1. I have been playing 2. You have been playing 3. He has been playing, she has been playing, it has been playing Plural: 1. We have been playing 2. You have been playing 3. They have been playing

Grammar 8 C: Present Simple vs. Progressive


When to use the present perfect simple? An action in the past has a result now. We are interested in the action itself and in the result of the action, for new and recent information. When to use the present perfect progressive?

When we want to express how long an action has been going on (unfinished actions or recently/just stopped actions).

Grammar 8 D: Prepositions
Types of Prepositions: Prepositions of place (Where?) Prepositions of time (When?) Other prepositions

Examples (there are no simple rules; study prepositions together with appropriate nouns/verbs)! On, at, over, under, next to, below, off, in front of, behind, in On, at, Till, until, after, from to, since, for, in With, without, about, against, from, for

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Exercise 8 A

Fill in the correct present perfect form of the verb. Choose from this box: been been been been been been been been been had had had has has has has has have Have have have have have have have have have hidden living living looking looking married rained studying taken wearing working Brian: Oh it ________ ________ up to now! Linda: How long________you ________ ________ here? It is very nice! Brian: I ________ ________ ________ here for 2 years and I________________ ________ for 1 year. Linda: And how long ________ your father ________ here? Brian: Dad ________ ________ ________ for 15 years in London and he ________ ________ ________ to his new wife for 13 years! Oh look, the new vase just broke. The dog hit it. Linda: You have a dog! Brian: ________ you ever ________ a dog? Linda: I ________ never ________ a dog, but I had a cat for 5 years! Brian: Tssss... I ________ not ________ the vase long. I just bought it... for you! Linda: Oh, that is very nice! But look, the flowers are still in the vase! Brian: Oh, but the dog ________ also ________ my glasses. Now I cannot see at all... Linda: You wear glasses? Brian: I ________ ________ ________ glasses for 2 weeks at home! I got them for Christmas! Can you help me look for them? Linda: We already ________ ________ ________ for hmmm for 2 hours now. Maybe you forgot them at work? Brian: No, I always leave them at home... I ________ never ________ them to work, because I only need my glasses in the morning and in the evening. And I saw them at noon. Linda: We ________ ________ ________ for them since 8!

Exercise 8 B

Fill in the correct preposition, or leave blank if no preposition is needed. Choose from this box: at at at at beside for for In in in in in on on on on over since under upstairs to Linda: We already have been looking ________ hmmm ________ 2 hours now. Maybe you forgot them ________ work? Brian: No, I always leave them________home... I have never taken them ________ work, because I only need my glasses ________ the morning and ________ the evening. And I saw them ________ noon. Linda: We have been looking for them ________ 8! ________ the cabinet, ________ the couch, ________ the couch, ________ the couch, ________ the couch, ________ the shelf ________ the wall, ________ the corners.... Brian: Youre right, we began to search ________ eight o'clock. I am sorry. I still have not offered you a drink. Linda: It does not matter, I am actually rather tired. Brian: Do you have to work tomorrow? Linda: No, I do not have to work ________ Fridays.... Have you already checked ________ the bedroom, my sweet mole? Brian: Oh, good idea. Hahaha... Come on, the bedroom is ________...
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At the Restaurant

Dialogue 9
Brian: Oh take a look at the menu! Linda: Great! I will take the fish! And you? Brian: I will probably order the fish, too. I do not know yet!

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Linda: Let us talk a little bit about your future! What are your plans? Brian: I am going to become a doctor. Linda: Great! And what are you going to do after that? Brian: Afterwards, I am going to work in a hospital in England. Linda: And are you going to stay in London? Brian: Perhaps I will go back to Germany. Only time will tell. I would like to have family. Linda: Really? Brian: Yeah, why not? Hahahaha. And you? Linda: If you like, then I will tell you now about my feelings and plans! Brian: I would like to hear them! Tell me. Linda: If I had the chance to do everything again, I would just do it again. But if I had studied, I would have studied medicine or law. If I stay here in London, I will marry a nice young man. If I had the choice, we would have a big family. Brian: You are very honest and open, that is great.
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Linda: If I say something, I always mean it. Brian: And if I listen, I can always keep a secret. Linda: I hope so! Because if you couldnt, I would tear your head off. Hahahaha. Brian: But before that, you would kiss me, if I asked you! Linda: If you hadnt just said that, I probably would have! Hahaha. Oh look, the waiter is coming! Brian: We would like the fish and the best wine you have!

Grammar 9 A: Future Tense will


Singular: 1. I will play 2. You will play 3. He will play, she will play, it will play Plural: 1. We will play 2. You will play 3. They will play

Grammar 9 B: Future Tense going to


Singular: 1. I am going to play 2. You are going to play 3. He is going to play, she is going to play, it is going to play Plural: 1. We are going to play 2. You are going to play 3. They are going to play

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Grammar 9 C: Future Forms

Tenses with future meaning Examples 1. Use Future Tense will for 1. I think I will be back at seven. future events that cannot be 2. I am going to become a controlled and for spontaneous teacher. reactions, 3. I am playing chess with him 2. Future Tense going to for tomorrow. plans, intentions and the near 4. The train leaves at eight. future, 3. Present Simple for schedules (e. g. times of arrivals and departures), 4. Present Progressive for individual plans and intentions.

Grammar 9 D: Conditional Forms

Conditional Clauses Examples: Type 1 for a general fact or Type 1: If the rain stops, something that is always true: If + the game will continue. Simple Present, Future will (or Type 2: If he invited me to Simple Present for general facts). his party, I would come. Type 2 for imaginary or unreal Type 3: If he had taken events and actions: If + Simple better care, the accident Past, Conditional 1. would not have Type 3 for past situation that did not happened. happen: If + Past Perfect, Conditional 2.

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Exercise 9 A

Fill in the correct future form of the verb. Choose from this box: am am are are going to going to going to going to will will will will will

Brian: Oh take a look at the menu! Linda: Great! I ________ take the fish! And you? Brian: I ________ probably order the fish, too. I do not know yet! Linda: Let us talk a little bit about your future! What are your plans? Brian: I ________ ________become a doctor. Linda: Great! And what ________ you ________do after that? Brian: Afterwards, I ________ ________work in a hospital in England. Linda: And ________ you ________stay in London? Brian: Perhaps I ________ go back to Germany. Only time ________ tell. I would like to have family. Linda: Really? Brian: Yeah, why not? Hahahaha. And you?

Exercise 9 B

Fill in the correct form of the conditional forms. Choose from this box: asked can couldnt do had had had hadnt have have have keep kiss leave like like like listen marry mean said say stay studied studied tear tell will will would would would would would would would would

Linda: If you ________, then I ________ ________ you now about my feelings and plans! Brian: I ________ ________ to hear them! Tell me. Linda: If I ________ the chance to do everything again, I ________ just ________ it again. But if I ________ ________, I ________ ________ ________ medicine or law. If I ________ here in London, I ________ ________ a nice young man. If I ________ the choice, we ________ ________ a big family. Brian: You are very honest and open, that is great. Linda: If I ________ something, I always ________ it. Brian: And if I ________, I ________ always ________ a secret. Linda: I hope so! Because if you ________, I ________ ________ your head off. Hahahaha. Brian: But before that, you ________ ________ me, if I ________ you! Linda: If you ________ just ________ that, I probably ________ ________! Hahaha. Oh look, the waiter is coming! Brian: We ________ the fish and the best wine you have!

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The End

Dialogue 10
Brian: Linda, why do you look so sad?

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Linda: My sister is very sad. She says, she would like to break up with her boyfriend. He told her yesterday that he had met another girl three days ago on the set. He meant, he could not understand it, but he would still like to stay with my sister. Typical male! My sister thinks that he should leave her alone! Brian: My friend has a similar problem. We talked yesterday and he said that he missed his girlfriend friend from Sweden so much. He said that he had not heard anything from her in 3 days. They got to know each other just before his departure. My friend said that she had not been very happy about his journey to London. He asked her in his last SMS whether she still liked him... Linda: Hmmm I do not know, what could be done. Men are said to be very difficult. Hahaha... Brian: As a man you are not asked either ... You are simply born... Hahaha.... Linda: Stop! Men are still better educated today in many countries and served by women. For thousands of years, everything has been made for them by us. Brian: Thats now in the past! The doors are now opened for women and women have been lifted up... Hahaha. No, you are right. Some women are paid really badly. But what can be done, so that women are not discriminated against any more? Linda: I know that not a whole lot has changed, and still some mistakes are made. Women and men a never-ending story. That is how history began and no one knows, how it will finish!
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Grammar 10 A: Reported Speech


Direct Speech: Reporting verb is present in direct speech: e. g. Tim says: I am tired. Reporting verb is past in direct speech: e. g. Tim said: I am tired today.

Direct questions and direct orders (Examples): She asked me: Are you going to come to my party? He told me: Stop!

Indirect (Reported) Speech: Reporting verb is present in indirect speech: e. g. Tim says (that) he is tired (only pronoun changes!) Reporting verb is past in indirect speech: e. g. Tim said (that) he was tired that day (pronoun, adverb and tense change!). Present form in direct speech changes to past. Past form in direct speech changes to past perfect. Present perfect form in direct speech changes to past perfect. Future form in direct speech changes to conditional 1. Attention: If something is still true, you do not need to change the verb! Indirect questions and indirect orders (Examples): She asked me if I was going to her party. He told me to stop.

Grammar 10 B: Passive Forms


Active: An active verb is used to express what the subject does: Tenses with example: Present Tense: He opens the door. Present Perfect Tense: He has opened the door. Past Tense: He opened the door. Past Perfect Tense: He had opened the door. Future Tense will: He will open the door. Future Tense going to: He is going to open the door.

Passive: A passive verb is used to express what happens to the subject (form of to be + past participle): Tenses with example: Present Tense: The door is opened by him. Present Perfect Tense: The door has been opened by him. Past Tense: The door was opened by him. Past Perfect Tense: The door had been opened by him. Future Tense will: The door will be opened by him. Future Tense going to: The door is going to be opened by him.

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Exercise 10 A

Fill in the correct form of the reported speech. Choose from this box: been could had had had heard leave like like liked met missed should would would

Brian: Linda, why do you look so sad? Linda: My sister is very sad. She says, she ________ ________ to break up with her boyfriend. He told her yesterday that he ________ ________ another girl three days ago on the set. He meant, he ________ not understand it, but he ________ still ________ to stay with my sister. Typical male! My sister thinks that he ________ ________ her alone! Brian: My friend has a similar problem. We talked yesterday and he said that he ________ his girlfriend friend from Sweden so much. He said that he ________ not ________ anything from her in 3 days. They got to know each other just before his departure. My friend said that she ________ not ________ very happy about his journey to London. He asked her in his last SMS whether she still ________ him...

Exercise 10 B

Fill in the correct passive form of the verb. Choose from this box: are are are are are are are are asked be be been been born can could discriminated done done educated have has lifted made made opened paid said served

Linda: Hmmm I do not know, what ________ ________ ________. Men ________ ________ to be very difficult. Hahaha... Brian: As a man you ________ not ________ either ... You ________ simply ________... Hahaha.... Linda: Stop! Men ________ still better ________ today in many countries and ________ by women. For thousands of years, everything ________ ________ ________ for them by us. Brian: Thats now in the past! The doors ________ now ________ for women and women ________ ________ ________ up... Hahaha. No, you are right. Some women ________ ________ really badly. But what ________ ________ ________, so that women ________ not ________ against any more? Linda: I know that not a whole lot has changed, and still some mistakes ________ ________. Women and men a never-ending story. That is how history began and no one knows, how it will finish!

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