Lesson

WHAT'S THAT?

I. Things in the class.

II. Conversations
A. The teacher is asking his student, Dika about things in the class. Teacher Dika Teacher Dika Teacher : Whats this? : Its a ruler. : And that? : Its a picture. : OK. Now. Is that a sharpener? Dika Teacher : Oh No, its an eraser. : Very good.

B. Mrs Rohimah and her daughter, Dini are on the pavement. Dini : What's that, Mom? Mrs Rohimah : That's a hotel. Dini : Is that a school?

Mrs Rohimah : No, that's a library. Dini : And what's that?

Mrs Rohimah : That's an apartment. Useful expressions: Whats this in English? - A dictionary. - I dont know. 1

III. Grammar Focus

1. Whats this? It's a dictionary. It's an eraser. 2. Whats that? It's a mango. It's an orange. 3. Is this an apple? 4. Is this an apple? Yes, it is. No, it isn't. It's a tomato. No, it's a tomato. 5. Is this a duster or a rubber? 6. Is that a chair or a stool? It's a duster. It's a stool.

Note: We use "a" before a consonant. We use "an" before a vowel.

IV. Exercises
A. Answer the following questions. Example: Whats this? Its a book.

1. Whats this?

2. Whats that?

3. Whats this?

4. Whats that?

5. Whats this?

6. Whats that?

B. Answer the following questions with Yes, it is or No, it isnt based on the pictures.

1. Is this a flag?

2. Is that a bottle?

3. Is this a bus?

4. Is that a cap?

5. Is this a clock?

6. Is that a glass?

7. Is this a Holy Qur'an?

Dictionary

8. Is that a chair?

9. Is this a mosque?

10. Is that a box?

C. Answer the following questions. Example: Is this a ring or a bracelet? Its a bracelet.

1. Is this a radio or a television?

2. Is that a clock or a watch?

3. Is this a calendar or a picture?

4. Is that a rubber or a duster?

5. Is this a cap or a hat?

6. Is that a newspaper or a magazine?

7. Is this a fork or a spoon?

8. Is that a dress or a shirt?

9. Is this a tray or a plate?

10. Is that a tie or a belt?

D. Put in "a" or "an" in the blank spaces. 1. This is......................... marker. 2. Thats ........................ jug. 3. Is that ......................... horse? 4. Is this ......................... iron? 5. Thats ........................ ant. 6. This is ........................ flower. 7. Is that ......................... umbrella? 8. Is this ......................... ruler? 9. Thats ........................ egg. 10. Thats ........................ university.

E. Write "T" if the sentence is true and "F" if it is false. 1. Thats an office. 2. This is a elephant. 3. Is that a handkerchief? 4. Is this a eraser? 5. Thats an axe. 6. This is an dog. 7. Is that an ashtray? 8. Thats an typewriter. 9. This is a cupboard. 10. Is this a case?

V. Pronunciation
1. a bag 2. an iron 3. that 4. this 5. what 6. whats 7. apartment 8. pavement 9. calendar : / bg/ : /n in/ : /t/ : /is/ : /wot/ : /wots/ : /'pa:tmnt/ : /'peivment/ : /'klindr/

VI. Reading Comprehension

This is a classroom. There are many things in the classroom. Thats a whiteboard. This is the teachers table and those are the students desks. There are twenty desks. Thats a fan and thats a clock. This is a picture. There are five pictures on the wall. The pictures are beautiful.

Understand the text above and write "T" if the sentence is true and "F" if it is false. 1. This is an office. 2. There is a fan in the class. 3. There isn't a clock in the class. 4. There are twenty-two desks. 5. The pictures are on the wall.

Lesson

WHO ARE YOU?

I. Look at the picture and tell what they say.

II. Conversations
A. Robert and Linda meet for the first time. They are introducing each other. Robert Linda Robert Linda : Who are you? : I'm Linda. And you? : I'm Robert. Are you a new student? : Yes, I am.

B. Surya and Eddy are talking about a man they see. Surya Eddy Surya Eddy : Look! Who is that man? : Which one? : That one. : Oh, that's Mr Johan. He's our English teacher.

C. Sarah and Anita are students. They are in front of the classroom. Sarah Anita Sarah Anita : Anita, who is that girl? : The one in the office? : Yes. : That's Miss Zahra. She's a secretary.

Useful Expressions: Excuse me. Are you Aldho? Yes, I am. No, Im not. Sorry, what's your name again? Peter. Peter Brown. My names Suryanto. Please call me Surya. How do you spell it? S-U-R-Y -A

III. Greetings
Informal: Hi! Hello! Bye! Formal: Good morning. Good afternoon. Good evening. Good night. Goodbye.

IV. Grammar Focus

A. Look at the Personal Pronoun and the Possessive Adjective in the column. Personal Pronoun I You They We He She It Am Possessive Adjective My Your Their Our His Her Its

Are

Is

B. Understand the following examples: 1. Who are you? 2. Who is that boy? 3. Is that girl Rani? 4. Where are the children? 5. Where is the dictionary? I am Imas. He is Andre. Yes, she is. They are in the yard. It is on the table.

6. Teacher : What are you doing? Students : We are reading. 7. Whats your name? My names Maria.

8. Whats your brothers name? His names Ivan. 9. Whats your sisters name? Her names Jamilah. 8

V. Exercises:
A. Change the underlined word (s) into the correct personal pronoun. 1. The boys are in the yard. .......................................... are playing football. 2. Shinta is in the class. ................................................ is reading. 3. Johan is in the office. ............................................... is typing. 4. You and I are students. ............................................. are in class three. 5. I have got a new book. ............................................. is in my bag. 6. Mr and Mrs John are farmers. .................................. are on the farm. 7. My brother and I are in the living room. .................. are watching TV. 8. Your mother is in the kitchen. .................................. is cooking lunch. 9. His uncle is a manager. ............................................ is at work. 10. Our brother and sister are at the hospital. ................ are visiting their teacher.

B. Fill in the blanks with the right Possessive Adjective. 1. I have a cat. This is ................................................... cat. 2. You have a cup. This is ............................................ cup. 3. Helen has a hen. This is ............................................ hen. 4. Amran has a kite. Thats .......................................... kite. 5. Mr and Mrs Nugraha have horses. Those are .......... horses. 6. My brother and I have a room. This is ..................... room. 7. That bird has a beak. Thats ..................................... beak.

C. Fill in the blanks with "is" or "are". 1. Where ............................ you from? 2. Cristiana ........................ twenty-three years old. 3. Jhon and Mary ............... from London. 4. Zaenab ........................... married. 5. Two girls ....................... in the kitchen. 6. ........................................ Clara all right this morning? 7. ........................................ your parents very well ? 8. How .................................... Mr and Mrs Robinson tonight? 9. My father ....................... an entrepreneur. 10. Where ............................ your children? They are at school.

VI. Pronunciation
1. adjective 2. Brazil 3. England : /'d ktiv/ : /br'zil/ : /iglnd/ 5. possessive : /p'zesiv/ 6. Robert 7. thank you : /robt/ : /kyu/

4. entrepreneur : /ontrpr'n:/

VII. Reading Comprehension

My names Nova Amelia and I am a nurse. Im nineteen years old. Im not married. I have two brothers and a sister. I live in a house in Neglasari, Tangerang. I want to learn English for my job.

A. Read the text carefully and answer these questions. 1. Whats the girls name? 2. Whats her job? 3. How old is she? 4. Is she married? 5. Where does she live?

B. Decide whether each of the statements is true or false. 1. Nova is fifteen years old. 2. Shes single. 3. She has two brothers and two sisters. 4. She lives in Neglasari, Tangerang. 5. She doesnt want to learn English for her job.

C. Look at the above text again and answer these questions on your own. 1. Whats your name? 2. What are you? 3. How old are you? 4. Are you married? 5. How many brothers and sisters do you have? 6. Where do you live? 7. Why do you want to learn English? 10

Lesson

WHERE IS MY BAG?

I. Look at the picture and tell where things are.

II. Conversations
A. A boy is asking his mother where his bag is. A : Mom, wheres my bag? B : Your bag? Isnt it on your desk? A : No, its not there. Where is it? B : Oh I remember. Its in your sisters bedroom. Go and see it. A : Thanks, Mom.

B. Mother is trying to find her daughter and her husband. A : Para! B : Yes, Mom. A : Where are you? B : Im here, in the veranda. A : And wheres your father? B : Oh, hes in the garden.

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C. In the class the teacher is asking one of his students where things are. Teacher Ricky Teacher Teacher Ricky Teacher Ricky Teacher Ricky Teacher Ricky : Come forward, please, Ricky. : Yes, sir. : Now. Answer my questions. : Wheres the clock? : Its on the wall. : And the lamps? Where are they? : Theyre on the ceiling. : And where are your books? : Theyre in my bag. : Very good. Please sit down. : Thank you, Sir.

Useful Expressions: Where's your brother? Is Ridwan in the class? I think he's in his study room. I think so.

III. Grammar Focus

A. Understand the examples of asking where things or people are. 1. Wheres the marker? 2. Where are the children? 3. Is the ball under the table? 4. Are the boys in the yard? Its on the shelf. Theyre in the class. Yes, it is. Yes, they are.

B. Preposition: in on under in front of behind beside between in the middle near here there

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IV. Exercises
A. Look at the following picture and answer the questions.

1. Wheres the woman? 2. Wheres her bag? 3. Wheres the chair? 4. Wheres the baby? 5. Where are the spoons? 6. Wheres the mop? B. Now look at the following picture and answer the questions.

1. Where are they? 2. Is the woman in front of the boy? 3. Is the boy behind the man? 4. Is the man between the boy and the girl? 5. Is the girl in front of the boy? 13

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Pronunciation
1. Behind : /bi 'haind/ 2. Conversation : /konv'seiSn/ 3. Daughter : /'d :t:/ 4. Husband 5. In front of : /'hzbnd/ : /in frnt v/

VI. Reading Comprehension

A. Look at the picture and understand the text.

Source: First Things First Page 25

Mrs Dodis kitchen is small. There is a refrigerator in the kitchen. The refrigerator is white. It is on the right, There is an electric cooker in the kitchen. The cooker is blue. It is on the left. There is a table in the middle of the room. There are three bottles on the table. The bottles are empty. There are six glasses on the table, too. The glasses are clean.

B. Answer these questions correctly. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Wheres the refrigerator? Wheres the table? Where are the bottles? Is the cooker on the left? Are the glasses on the refrigerator?

C. Decide whether each of the statements is true or false. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. The refrigerator is on the left. The table is in the middle of the room. The glasses and the bottles are on the table. The cooker is white. The bottles are full. 14

Lesson

4
Maya

WHOSE MAGAZINES ARE THESE?

I. Look at the picture and tell whose things these are.

Indri Yuni Tommy David

Alwi

Rudi

Fitri

Mary

Cindy

II. Conversations
A. Behind the house two girls are pointing to the washing on the line. Shinta Linda Shinta Linda : Whose dress is that? : Oh, its mine. : And that? : Its Marys dress.

B. A boy is looking for his socks in the cupboard. Bobby Mother Bobby Mother Bobby : Mom, where are my socks? : Theyre in the cupboard on the bottom shelf. : Are these socks mine? : No, theyre Cindys. The grey socks are yours. : Oh, yes. These are my socks.

C. A teacher is asking his student about whose things they are. Teacher Tiara Teacher : Whose magazines are these? : Theyre Eddys. : And whose are those? Are they yours? Tiara : Yes, theyre mine. 15

III. Grammar Focus

A. Pronouns Personal Pronoun as Subject I You They We He She It Personal Pronoun as Object Me you them us him her it Possessive Adjective My Your Their Our His Her Its Possessive Pronoun mine yours theirs ours his hers its

Examples: 1. This is my book. This book is mine. 2. Thats your ballpoint. That ballpoint is yours. 3. Is that pencil yours or Marias? Thats Marias. Its hers. 4. This pen belongs to me. It's mine.

B. Demonstrative Pronouns This that These those This refers to something near. That refers to something at a distance. These is the plural of this. Those is the plural of that.

Examples: 1. What are these? 2. What are those? 3. Whose dictionary is this? 4. Whose glasses are these? These are books. (They are books). Those are caps. (They are caps). Its Helens. Theyre mine.

5. Those shoes belong to you. Theyre yours. 16

C. Singular and Plural Forms When a noun stands for one thing it is called singular. When it stands for more than one thing it is called plural.

Nouns make their plurals in many ways. Here are some of the ways. 1. By adding s. apple .................. apples aunt ................... aunts book .................. books boy .................... boys 2. By adding s to nouns ending in s, - sh, - ch, - x. box .................... boxes brush ................. brushes class .................. classes dish ................... dishes 3. By adding es to nouns ending in o. buffalo .............. buffaloes mango ............... mangoes 4. By changing y into into ies. baby .................. babies fly ..................... flies lady ...................... ladies story ..................... stories mosquito .............. mosquitoes potato ................... potatoes fox ........................ foxes glass ..................... glasses match ................... matches watch ................... watches cat ........................ cats dog ....................... dogs girl ....................... girls

5. By adding s to some nouns ending in y. day .................... days key .................... keys 6. By changing f or fe into ves. knife ................. knives leaf .................... leaves life .................... lives 7. By adding s to some nouns ending in f. hoof .................. hoofs roof ...................... roofs shelf ..................... shelves thief ...................... thieves wife ...................... wives monkey ................ monkeys way ...................... ways

8. Some nouns are formed in a different way. child .................. children foot ................... feet goose ................ geese man ................... men mouse ................... mice ox ......................... oxen tooth ..................... teeth woman ................. women 17

IV. Exercises
A. Answer these questions. Example: Whose purse is this? (Rani) Its Rani's purse. It's hers. Whose marbles are those? (my) They're my marbles. They're mine.

1. Whose bag is it? (Ivan) 2. Whose pencil is it? (your) 3. Whose classroom is this? (their) 4. Whose beads are these? (my) 5. Whose balls are those? (the boys) 6. Whose vase is that? (Zaenab) 7. Whose map is that? (our)

B. Change the form of the sentences by using the verb to be and the correct possessive pronoun. Example: This book belongs to me. This book is mine. Those spectacles belong to you. Those spectacles are yours.

1. This camera belongs to Fajar. 2. That ruler belongs to Maria. 3. These erasers belong to us. 4. Those chairs belong to them. 5. That sweater belongs to you. 6. This bracelet belongs to her. 7. This picture belongs to me.

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C. Decide whether each of Demonstrative Pronouns in these sentences is true or false. 1. This is not a good car. 2. That glass is full of water. 3. Is this your handkerchief? 4. Those cows are not his. 5. That isnt a wallet. 6. Are that tables brown? 7. That dictionary is old. 8. This girl is beautiful. 9. Those boys are students. 10. Is that an aeroplane?

V.

Pronunciation
1. demonstrative : /di'monstrtiv/ 2. theirs 3. these 4. theyre 5. those 6. whose : /ez/ : /i : z/ : /eia(r)/ : /euz/ : /hu:z/

VI. Reading Comprehension

A. Read the text carefully.

AT MY UNCLES HOUSE Mr David is my uncle. He lives in Bogor. I often visit him there. Beside my uncles house there is a pond. There are some ducks in the pond. I like playing with my cousin, Rudy, in the pond. We make a little boat of big leaves and sail them in the water. Our boats sail very well. At the back of the house there is a small river. There are a lot of fish in the river. Rudy and I try to catch some fish, but my aunt says they are too small to eat. We put them back into the water. We also like playing in the cool water and come home with wet feet.

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B. Answer these questions correctly. 1. Where does Uncle David live? 2. Whats beside Uncle Davids house? 3. Who is Rudy? 4. Is there a river at the back of the house? 5. Are there many fish in the river?

C. Decide whether each of the statements is true or false. 1. Rudy is my Uncles son. 2. Uncle David lives with his family in Bogor. 3. There arent any ducks in the pond. 4. The children make their boats of wood. 5. Aunt David forbids the children to catch fish in the river.

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Lesson

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

I. Look at the picture and tell what they are doing.

II. Conversations
A. Andre is in his room. His mother is trying to find him. Mother Andre Mother Andre : Andre! Where are you? : Im here, Mom. In my room. : What are you doing there? : Im doing my homework.

B. Two boys are talking about a girl and a boy they see. George Ferry George Ferry George Ferry : Look! Who is that girl? : Thats Lucy. : What is she doing? : I think she is drawing. : And who is the boy beside her? : Oh, thats her brother.

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C. Janet sees her friend Dina doing something. Janet Dina : What are you doing, Dina? : Im busy at the moment. Im writing a letter. Janet Dina Janet Dina : Who are you writing to? : Im writing to a friend of mine in Medan. : Whats your friends name? : Her names Julia.

III. Grammar Focus

The Present Continuous Tense is used for an action that is still going on at the time of speaking.

Understand these examples: 1. They are talking about TV programs. 2. She is reading a comic at the moment. 3. He isnt writing anything. 4. The teacher isnt teaching right now. 5. Are you waiting for your friend? 6. Where are you going? 7. What are you doing? I'm not doing anything at the moment. 8. What's your sister doing in her room? I'm not sure. I think she's doing her homework.

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IV. Exercises
A. Complete the following sentences based on the pictures. 1. The girl is ...................................

2.

He is ..........................................some biscuits.

3.

They are ..................................... on the ground.

4.

They are ..................................... a beautiful song.

5.

They are ..................................... a picture.

6.

She is .......................................... James because he didnt do his homework.

7.

He is ........................................... the floor because it is dirty.

8.

She is .......................................... the dishes right now.

9.

My family and I are ................... television.

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The boy is ................................... his teeth. 23

B. Answer these questions with the words in brackets. Example: Where is the boy swimming? (across the river). Hes swimming across the river. 1. Where is the man going? (into the shop) 2. Where is the woman going? (out of the shop) 3. Where is the boy sitting? (beside his mother) 4. Where are they walking? (across the street) 5. Where are the cats running? (along the wall) 6. Where is the girl hiding? (behind the tree) 7. Where is the aeroplane flying? (over the bridge)

C. Look at the example and do the same. Example: Miss Joan / shutting the door / opening the window.

Whats Miss Joan doing? Is she shutting the door? No, she isnt shutting the door. Shes opening the window.

1. Mr Richards / brushing his teeth / washing his hair ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 2. The dog / drinking its milk / eating a bone ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 3. Ann / making the bed / sweeping the floor ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 24

4. Tommy / Making a magazine / sharpening a pencil ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 5. Mrs Ford / dusting the dressing-table / cooking lunch ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ D. Write a simple paragraph describing what people around you are doing. Example: MY FAMILY Now my family are in the living room. They are my mother, my father, my sister Rani, and my brother Iwan. My father is reading a newspaper. My mother is sewing on a button. Rani is doing her homework. Iwan is playing with his toy car.

____________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

V.

Pronunciation
1. aeroplane 2. anything 3. continuous 4. homework 5. interrogative 6. moment 7. sure : /'erplin/ : /'enii/ : /kn'tinjus/ : /'humw k/ : /int'rogtiv/ : /'mumnt/ : / u/

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VI. Reading Comprehension

A. Look at the picture and understand the text.

It is a fine day today. There are some clouds in the sky, but the sun is shining. Mr Jones is with his family. They are walking over the bridge. There are some boats on the river. Mr Jones and his wife are looking at them. Sally is looking at a big ship. The ship is going under the bridge. Tim is looking at an aeroplane. The aeroplane is flying over the river.

B. Answer these questions correctly. 1 How is the weather today? 2 Is the sun shining now? 3 With whom is Mr Jones? 4 Where are they walking? 5 What are Mr and Mrs Jones looking at?

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C.

Decide whether each of the statements is true or false. 1. The weather is good. 2. Mr Jones is alone. 3. The river is big. 4. There arent any boats on the river. 5. Mr Jones and his wife are looking at a big ship.

D.

Choose the correct answer. 1. The weather isnt ...................................................... a. good b. fine c. bad d. bright

2. Mr Jones is with ........................................................ a. his children b. his wife and his children c. his son and his daughter d. his wife

3. Sally is Mr Jones ..................................................... a. sister b. wife c. aunt d. daughter

4. Mr Jones and his wife are looking at ........................ a. a big ship b. an aeroplane c. some clouds d. some boats

5. Mr Jones and his family are at .................................. a. the big river b. the airport c. the station d. the beach

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Lesson

ONE, TWO, THREE

I. Look at the picture and tell what the man is doing.

II. Conversations
A. In the class the teacher is asking one of his students to count numbers. Teacher Jalal Teacher Jalal Teacher Jalal : Jalal, please count from one to ten. : Certainly, Sir. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten. : What are you doing? : Im counting from one to ten. : Very Good! : Thank you, Sir.

B. In the other class the teacher is asking one of her students about his bag. Teacher Rahmat Teacher Rahmat Teacher Rahmat : Is that your bag, Rahmat? : Yes, Madam. : Your bag is big. Whats in it? : There are many books. : How many books are there? : There are twelve.

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C. A little girl is asking her father about her mathematical problem. Zaenab Father Zaenab Father Zaenab Father Zaenab : Can you help me, Dad? : Of course. : How much is three plus five? : Its eight, Dear. : And nine minus two? : Its seven. : Thank you, Dad.

III. Cardinal Numbers

Take a look at the following numbers and practise saying them. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 One Two Three Four Five Six Seven Eight Nine Ten Eleven 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Twelve Thirteen Fourteen Fifteen Sixteen Seventeen Eighteen Nineteen Twenty Twenty-one Twenty-two 30 Thirty 31 Thirty-one 32 Thirty-two 40 Forty 41 Forty-one 42 Forty-two 50 Fifty 51 Fifty-one 52 Fifty-two 60 Sixty 61 Sixty-one 62 70 71 72 80 81 82 90 91 92 Sixty-two Seventy Seventy-one Seventy-two Eighty Eighty-one Eighty-two Ninety Ninety-one Ninety-two

100 One hundred

101 200 365 1.000 100.000 1.000.000 2.375.468

One hundred and one Two hundred Three hundred and sixty-five One thousand One hundred thousand One million Two million three hundred seventy-five thousand four hundred and sixty-eight

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IV. Grammar Focus

Understand the following sentences: 1. How many books have you got in your bag? Ive got ten books. 2. How many children have you got? Ive got two children, a boy and a girl. 3. How many chairs are there in this class? There are twenty. 4. How much is five plus seven? Five plus seven is twelve. 5. How much is twenty minus six? Its fourteen. 6. How much is three times two? Six. 7. How much is thirty divided by ten? Three.

V. Exercises
A. What numbers are these? 1. 78 2. 99 3. 114 4. 286 5. 361 6. 619 7. 6348 8. 124.010 9. 399.924 :_________________________________________________________ :_________________________________________________________ :_________________________________________________________ :_________________________________________________________ :_________________________________________________________ :_________________________________________________________ :_________________________________________________________ :_________________________________________________________ :_________________________________________________________

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B. How much?

1. How much is fifteen plus ten? 2. How much is fifteen minus twenty? 3. How much is six times five? 4. How much is thirty divided by three? 5. How much is twelve plus eighteen?

C. How many? 1. How many brothers and sisters have you got? 2. How many fingers have you got on each hand? 3. How many fingers have you got on both hands? 4. How many hours are there in a day? 5. How many days are there in a week? 6. How many months are there in a year? 7. How many planets are there in our solar system?

D. Match each number with its spelling. 1. 75 % 2. 85 kgs 3. 15.75 4. 25C 5. 1998 6. 750 m2 7. $ 35.50 ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) a. Seven hundred and fifty square meters b. Thirty-five dollars and fifty cents c. Seven eight three, five six seven oh d. Apartment number fifty-seven e. Eighty-five kilograms f. One hundred miles per hour g. Seventy-five percent h. Fifteen pounds seventy-five i. Twenty-five degrees Celsius j. Nineteen ninety-eight

8. Apt. # 57 ( 9. 100 mph ( 10. 783-5670 (

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VI. Pronunciation
1. Divided by : /di'vaidid bai/ 2. Eight 3. Eighteen 4. Eighty 5. Forty 6. Four : /eit/ : /ei'ti:n/ : /'eiti/ : /'fo:ti/ : /fo:/ 7. Fourteen 8. Thirteen 9. Thirty 10. Thousand 11. Three : /fo:ti:n/ : /:'ti:n/ : /':ti / : /'auznd/ : /ri:/

VII. Reading Comprehension

A. Read the text carefully.

MY BELOVED SISTER Andini is my sister. She studies at the kindergarten. She learns to count numbers at her school. She counts from one to ten. She has got five fingers on her right hand. She has also got five fingers on her left hand. She has got ten fingers on both her hands. She also learns how to add and subtract with her fingers. She can add and subtract up to ten very well.

B. Answer these questions correctly. 1. Where does Andini study? 2. What does she learn at her school? 3. How many fingers has she got each hand? 4. How many fingers has she got on both her hands? 5. With what does she learn how to add and subtract?

C. True or false? 1. My sister is a kindergarten pupil. 2. Andini learns to count up to ten. 3. She has got five fingers on each hand. 4. She also learns how to divide and multiply. 5. She cant add and subtract from one to ten very well. 32

Lesson

WHATS THE TIME?

I. Look at the picture and tell what they are talking about.

II. Conversations
A. Nita and Rika are students. Theyre talking about the time before the class begins. Nita Nita Nita : Whats the time? : Seven? : Dont you know its time for the lesson? Rika : Its seven oclock. Rika : Yes, thats right. Why? Rika : Oh! Lets come into the class, then. B. At the bus station a man is asking a woman about the time. A B A A C A : Excuse me. Can you tell me the time, please? : Im sorry. I dont know. I dont have a watch. : Its all right. (He asks another woman beside him). : Excuse me. Can you tell me the time, please? : Yes, of course. Its nine thirty. : Thank you.

C. Boby and Riko are at the airport. Theyre talking about the schedule of the flight. Boby : What time is it now? Riko : Its ten forty-five. Boby : And what time is our flight? Riko : Its at twelve oclock. Boby : We are early. 33

III. Useful Expressions

The ways of asking and telling time: 1. Whats the time? - Its six thirty. - Its half past six. - Its seven fifteen. - Its a quarter past seven. - Its seven forty-five. - Its a quarter to eight. - Its eight fifty. - Its ten to nine. - Yes, of course. Its ten twenty. - Its twenty past ten.

2. Whats the time, please?

3. What time is it?

4. What time is it, please?

5. Can you tell me the time, please?

IV. Grammar Focus

The Simple Present Tense is used to show that the action is a habit. Examples: 1. What time do you get up every morning? I get up at five oclock every morning. 2. What time do the children study English? They study English at seven thirty. 3. What time does your father go to work? He goes to work at eight oclock. 4. What time does your mother cook lunch? She cooks lunch at eleven thirty. 5. Do you finish your class at twelve thirty? Yes, we do No, we dont. We finish it at twelve oclock. 6. Does Helen go to her campus at eight twenty? Yes, she does. No she doesnt. She doesnt go to her campus at eight twenty. She goes to her campus at eight forty.

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V. Exercises
A. Look at the clocks. Write the times. Practise saying them. Example: Its three thirty. Its half past three.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

B. Draw the long hand and the short one for each of the clocks based on the time given. 1. 2. 3.

Its half past four.

Its a quarter to five.

Its a quarter past six.

4.

5.

6.

Its twenty past eleven.

Its half past seven.

Its ten to ten.

C. Write these times in numbers. Example: Three thirty in the morning. Seven oclock in the evening. 1. Ten forty-five in the evening. 2. Four fifty in the morning. 3. Ten twenty in the morning. 4. Three fifteen in the afternoon. 5. Two forty in the morning. 6. Seven oh five in the evening. 7. Five to seven in the evening. 3:30 am 7:00 pm _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ 35

D. Late or early? Example: Its seven twenty. His Computer class is at seven thirty. He is early. (He is ten minutes early) 1. Its twelve thirty. Her English class is at twelve fifteen. _______________________________________________ 2. Its three oh five. My appointment is at three oclock. _______________________________________________ 3. Its eight forty-five. Your flight is at nine forty-five. _______________________________________________ 4. Its nine fifty. Our bus is at nine forty. _______________________________________________ 5. Its ten oclock. His train is at ten ten. _______________________________________________ 6. Its one twenty. Their ship is at one thirty. _______________________________________________ 7. Its five thirty. My favourite programme is on at five forty. _______________________________________________

E. Answer these questions freely 1. What time do you go to bed? 2. What time do we have a break? 3. What time do they start their class? 4. What time does your sister go home? 5. Does Rudy study English at seven thirty? 6. Does Julia help her mother at three oclock? 7. Do the boys play football at four oclock?

VI. Pronunciation
1. airport 2. all right 3. early 4. excuse me 5. favourite : /'epo:t/ : /o:l rait/ : /:li/ : /ek 'skju:zmi :/ : /feivrit/ 6. flight 7. of course 8. quarter 9. schedule 10.talking : /flait/ : /ov ko:s/ : /'kwo:t/ : /sedju:l/'sked ul/ : /to:ki/ 36

VII. Reading Comprehension

A. Read the text carefully.

MY DAILY ACTIVITY My names Laila. Im a student. I usually get up at five oclock. I take a bath at five thirty. I have my breakfast at six fifteen. I go to school at six thirty. The lesson starts at seven oclock. I have a break at ten oclock. I always go home at twelve thirty. I have my lunch at one oclock. I sometimes take a nap after lunch. I help my mother to cook dinner at four oclock. I have dinner with my mother and father at seven oclock. I go to bed at nine oclock.

B. Answer these questions correctly. 1. What time does Laila get up? 2. What time does she take a bath? 3. What does she do after breakfast? 4. Does she have a break at ten oclock? 5. Does she help her mother after lunch? C. Rewrite the above text using the third person singular. LAILAS DAILY ACTIVITY Her names Laila. She is a student. She usually gets up at five oclock. ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________

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Lesson

WHAT DAY IS IT TODAY?

I. Look at the picture and tell everything about it.

II. Conversations
A. Mary and John are talking about days. Mary John Mary John Mary John : What day is it today? : Monday. : And yesterday? : Yesterday was Sunday. : What about tomorrow? : It's Tuesday.

B. Raka and Fiqi are talking about the schedule of English class. Raka Fiqi Raka Fiqi Raka Fiqi : When shall we start our English class? : We shall start on Wednesday. : Wednesday? What day is it today? : Today is Monday. : So our English class will start the day after tomorrow! : Right.

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C. Peter and Helen are in the office. They are talking before they start working. Peter Helen Peter Helen Peter Helen : How are you this morning, Helen? : Very well, thanks. And how are you? : Fine, thanks. What day is it today, Helen? : Today is Tuesday. : You weren't at work yesterday, were you? : No, I wasn't. I was ill yesterday.

III. Days of the Week and Months of the Year

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

January February March April May June July

August September October November December

IV. Grammar Focus

Study the following sentences: 1. Today is Thursday. Tomorrow is Friday. Yesterday was Wednesday. 2. What day is it today? It's Thursday. 3. What day is it tomorrow? It's Friday. 4. What day was it yesterday? It's Wednesday. 5. Saturday comes after Friday. 6. Friday comes before Thursday. 7. Mr Gondo is going to work now. It's Wednesday. 8. Mr Rice was here on Tuesday last week. 9. Yesterday was a public holiday so the shops were closed. They're open today.

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V. Exercises
A. Answer these questions freely and correctly. 1. What day is it today? 2. What day is it tomorrow? 3. What day was it yesterday? 4. What day will you visit me? 5. What days does your father work? 6. What days do you study English here? 7. Where was Miss Neni yesterday? 8. Today is Friday. What day is it tomorrow? 9. Today is Thursday. What day was it yesterday?

B. Fill in the blanks with is, are, was or were. 1. My father ............ at work today. 2. The girl ............... not here last week. 3. The children ....... in the garden yesterday morning. 4. ............................ the teacher in the class last night ? 5. My husband ........ in his office and my children . at school right now. 6. What .................... they doing now? 7. Where are the students? They .. in the library. 8. Where .................. you at 10 o'clock last Friday night? 9. This time last year I ............... in California.

C. Before or after? 1. Sunday comes..................... Monday. 2. Saturday comes .................. Friday. 3. Thursday comes ................. Friday. 4. Wednesday comes .............. Tuesday. 5. October comes.................... November. 6. March comes ...................... February. 7. August comes ..................... September.

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D. Use the right word from the list in the box.

tomorrow yesterday ago last

before a couple week this

on in after

1. Miss Kurniati is here now, but she wasn't here two days . 2. Sunday is the first day of the . 3. . month is November. Last month was October. 4. July comes . June. 5. Today is Friday and . is Saturday. 6. My brother was in Banten . of weeks ago. 7. Desmond was in London this week, but he wasn't in London . week. 8. I never get up early . Sundays. 9. Friday comes . Saturday. 10. His sister is . the office now. 11. Our English teacher was out .

VI. Pronunciation
1. April 2. Autumn : /'eiprl/ : /' :tm/

3. California : /'kli'f :ni/ 4. Desmond : /'dezmnd/ 5. November : /nu'vemb(r)/ 6. Thursday : /:zdei/ 7. Tuesday : /'tju:zdei/

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VII. Reading Comprehension

B. Read the following passage carefully. There are twenty-four hours in a day. Seven days make a week. Thirty or thirty-one days make a month and 365 days make a year. A week contains seven days, which are: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. The names of the months are: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, and December. Some of the months have thirty-one days, some have thirty, but February has twenty-eight only. Every fourth year, which is called a leap year, February has twenty-nine days. There are four seasons in a year: spring, summer, autumn, and winter. March, April, and May are in spring; June, July, and August are in summer; September, October, and November are the autumn months and winter contains the months of December, January, and February. In Indonesia we have only two seasons: dry season and rainy season. May, June, July, and August are the dry season months. Rainy season contains the months of September, October, November, December, January, February, March, and April. C. Answer these questions completely. 1. How many hours are there in a day? 2. How many days are there in a week? 3. What are the names of the days of the week? 4. How many months are there in a year? 5. What are the names of the months of the year?

D. True or false? 1. October precedes November. 2. We have winter in Indonesia. 3. February has twenty-nine days in a leap year. 4. January is the last month of the year. 5. We are in rainy season now. E. Choose the right answer. 1. A year has . weeks. A. 7 B. 12 2. Which season comes before winter? A. Spring. B. Summer. 3. In 2008 February has . days. A. 28 B. 29 4. The students do not go to school on . A. Mondays B. Tuesdays 5. The weather becomes very warm in . A. spring B. winter C. 365 C. Autumn. C. 30 C. Fridays C. summer D. 52 D. Wet. D. 31 D. Sundays D. autumn 42

Lesson

WHEN IS YOUR BIRTHDAY?

I. Tell the class where they are and what they are doing.

II. Conversations
A. Jane is asking her best friend's birthday. Jane Marcella Jane Marcella Jane Marcella Jane : When is your birthday? : It's on July the tenth. : And what's the date today? : It's July the third. : So your birthday will come next week. : That's right. Please come to my birthday party. : Of course. I will.

B. Dani and Neni are talking about their teacher's children. Dani : Hey! Did you know this? Our teacher's children, Andika and Andini, were born on the same day, the same month, and nearly the same date. Neni Dani : That's not possible! : Yes, it is. They were born on Sunday. Andika was born on January the seventeenth, nineteen ninety-nine and Andini was born on January the eighteenth, two thousand and four. Neni Dani : So they always celebrate their birthdays together. : I think so.

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C. In the living room a husband is asking his wife about the date. Jack Mary : What's the date today, Mary? : Don't you know that, Jack? Today is November the twelfth, two thousand and seven. Jack : November the twelfth? Oh! I have a business meeting tonight.

III. Ordinal Numbers

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th 25th 26th 27th 28th 29th 30th Twenty-first Twenty-second Twenty-third Twenty-fourth Twenty-fifth Twenty-sixth Twenty-seventh Twenty-eighth Twenty-ninth Thirtieth

First Second Third Fourth Fifth Sixth Seventh Eighth Ninth Tenth

Eleventh Twelfth Thirteenth Fourteenth Fifteenth Sixteenth Seventeenth Eighteenth Nineteenth Twentieth

IV. Dates

Here are the ways how we write and say dates: We write: 3/5/1997 or 3 May 1997 We say: the third of May, nineteen ninety-seven or May the third, nineteen ninety-seven

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V. Grammar Focus
Time Expressions: the twenty-first century 2007 in winter/spring the morning/the afternoon November

7 March 2005 Idul Fitri day/ Christmas day on Saturday Sunday evening

Seven o'clock at weekends the end of the week

VI. Exercises
A. Practise saying these dates: 1. 10 April 2007 2. 2 March 1997 3. 18 January 2004 4. 10 November 1945 5. 22 Augusts 2001 6. 28/12/1969 7. 14/5/1983 8. 6/7/1971 9. 19/2/1959 10. 17/8/1945

B. Fill in the blanks with at, on, or in. 1. Goodbye! See you .......................... Friday. 2. Where were you ............................. 6 July? 3. I like getting up early ..................... the morning. 4. We often go away........................... the weekend. 5. My son was born ............................ January 1999. 45

6. I like to look at the stars ................. night. 7. Let's meet ....................................... 7.15 tomorrow evening. 8. We'll send you the money .............. the end of the month. 9. Our manager isn't in his office ....... the moment. 10. Do you work................................... Saturdays?

C. Use the ordinal number. Example: This is page two. This is the second page. 1. Where is book twenty-four? Where is the .. book? 2. Is that page twenty-four? Is that the . page? 3. I don't understand Lesson Twelve. I don't understand the .. lesson. 4. We shall have a discussion in room five. We shall have a discussion in the room. 5. Junsius got Place One in Speech Contest. Junsius got the .. place in Speech Contest. 6. Mr Robinson's office is on floor six. Mr. Robinson's office is on the . floor. 7. You are in class seven now. You are in the class.

D. Answer these questions correctly! 1. What's the date today? 2. When is your birthday? 3. When were you born? 4. When is our Independence Day? 5. When is Kartini Day? 6. When is Woman's Day? 7. When is National Revival Day? 8. When is Youth's Pledge Day? 9. When is Armed Forces Day? 10. When is Christmas Day? 11. When is Valentine's Day? 12. What century is it now?

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VII. Pronunciation
1. birthday 2. celebrate 3. century 4. contest 5. date : /b:dei/ : /'selibreit/ : /'sent ri/ : /kn'test(v)/'kontest (n)/ : /deit/ 6. forces 7. revival 8. national 9. valentine 10. independence : /f :siz/ : /ri'vaivl/ : /'n nal/ : /'vlntain/ : /indi'pendns/

VIII. Reading Comprehension

A. Read the following passage carefully. William Shakespeare was born on 23 April, 1564 at Stratford on-Avon in England. Shakespeare went to Stratford grammar School, where he learnt Latin, Scripture, and Mathematics. By the end of 1590 he joined a group of actors and started writing plays. During the next twenty years he wrote thirty-two plays. Shakespeare died on 23 April, 1616.

B. Answer these questions correctly. 1. When was Shakespeare born? 2. What school did he go to? 3. When did he join a group of actors? 4. When did he write thirty-two plays? 5. When did he die?

C. True or false? 1. Shakespeare was born in England. 2. Shakespeare's nationality is English. 3. Shakespeare studied Latin, Scripture, and Mathematic in Stratford Grammarschool. 4. He started writing plays when he was 16 years old. 5. He was born and died on the same date. 6. He died when he was 50 years old.

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Lesson

10

PLEASE GIVE IT TO ME

I.

Look at the picture and tell what the man says.

II. Conversations
Study the following dialogues and pay attention to the italicized words. A. A little girl is dancing in front of his father. Jane : Look at me, Dad. Mr Richard : OK. I'm looking at you. Jane : What am I doing?

Mr Richard : You're dancing. B. A lady and her son are in the shoe-shop. Mrs Robinson : Look at those shoes, Bob. I think they are nice for you. Bob : Yes, that's right. The shoes are beautiful. I like them. C. In the sitting room Intan is offering her friend, Yuni a cup of coffee. Intan : Coffee! Yuni : No, thank you. I don't drink coffee. I don't like it.

Intan : What do you want to drink? Yuni : Can you give me a cup of tea, please?

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III. Grammar Focus

A. Look at the following pronouns : Subject They We I You He She It Object them us me you him her it

B. Understand the following examples : 1. I don't want this book. You can have it. 2. I don't want those magazines. You can have them. 3. Yeyen is a nice girl. Everybody likes her. 4. Rudy is a boastful man. Everybody hates him. 5. I want that book. Please give it to me. 6. This letter isn't for me. It's for you. 7. We know that lady and she knows us. Note: The object pronoun is used after verbs and prepositions.

IV. Exercises
A. Complete the sentences with any suitable object pronoun. Pay attention to the underlined word(s). 1. I don't eat tomatoes. I dont like ................................................... 2. George is a very nice man. We like .............................................. 3. This jacket isnt very nice. I dont want to buy ............................. 4. Mrs. Glenda isnt very friendly. Most of people don't like............ 5. We're going out. You can come with ............................................ 6. I'm talking to you. Please listen to ................................................ 7. These are my new shoes. I like very much. 8. He doesn't likes dogs. He's afraid of . 9. Marcella likes music. She play ..a lot. 10. Cindy is our friend. We meet .everyday. 49

B. Complete the following simple dialogues with any suitable object pronoun. 1. A : Do you know that man? B : Yes, I work with ................................................................ 2. A : I dont know those girls. A : Do you know....................................................................? B : No, I don't. 3. A : What pets do you like? B : I like ducks. A : Do you have .....................................................................? B : Yes, I have ten ducks. 4. A : Where's Zaenab? B : She's in her class. A : I want to talk to .................................................................. B : OK. I'll tell ........................................................................ 5. A : This is my new car. Do you like .....................................? B : Oh. Yes, of course. 6. A : Where are Jim and Mary going? B : They're going to the cinema. B : Do you want to go with ..................................................? A : No, thank you. 7. A : I dont know Nugraha's wife. A : Do you know ...................................................................? B : Yes, her name's Soleha. 8. A : Where are the children? B : They're in the garden. A : Please ask ......................................to take a bath. It's late. B : Sure. 9. A : Gandana wants these pictures. Can you give ....................... to .........................., please? B : Certainly. 10. A : Do you take milk in your coffee? B : No, I don't. I don't like ...................................................... B : I like black coffee.

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C. Add the object pronoun in the following sentences. Example: Send the report. (us) Send us the report. 1. I want to give the letters. (you) 2. Please buy a tin of milk. (her) 3. She's reading a story. (them) 4. They are going to write a letter. (him) 5. He's showing a new product. (me) 6. Please bring a cup of coffee. (him) 7. Please give some oranges. (us)

V. Pronunciation
1. boastful 2. George 3. italicized : /bustful/ : /d :d / : /i'tlisaizd/ 3. product 4. suitable 5. tomatoes : /'prod kt/ : /'su:tbl/ : /t'ma:tuz/

VI. Reading Comprehension

A. Read this letter carefully.

Wednesday, 19 December

Dear Hikmah, I plan to go to Yogya for a high school reunion on Monday. I want to visit some old friends and classmates, and eat in some fine restaurants there. I need to buy a new t-shirt, too. I like Dagadu. It's Yogya product. I like it very much. My train arrives at 04.15 pm on Sunday. Please meet me at the station. I have two suitcases: one is large and the other is small. Please help me to carry them. Do you want to have dinner with me in Malioboro one evening? I like fried pigeons. Do you? Give my regards to your parents. See you soon.

Your friend, Salsa

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C. Answer the questions completely. 1. Who writes the above letter? 2. Who is Hikmah? 3. What for does Salsa plan to go to Yogya? 4. Whom does salsa want to visit? 5. When does her train arrive at Yogya? 6. Where does Salsa want to have dinner with Hikmah? 7. What food does Salsa like?

C. True or false? 1. Salsa wants to have a university reunion. 2. Salsa needs to buy Dagadu t-shirt. 3. Salsa wants Hikmah to meet her at the bus station. 4. Salsa has two big suitcases. 5. Salsa's favourite food is fried pigeons.

D. Choose the best answer. 1. Salsa is the one who ......................................................... A. receives the letter B. writes the letter C. lives in Yogya D. picks up her friend at the station

2. Salsa arrives at Yogya ...................................................... the reunion. A. a day before B. two days before C. a week before D. on the same day as

3. Salsa's train arrives on ...................................................... A. Sunday morning B. Sunday afternoon C. Sunday evening D. Monday afternoon

4. Salsa leaves for Yogya ..................................................... A. by taxi B. by plane C. by bus D. by train

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Lesson

11

WHAT DO YOU DO?

I. Look at the pictures and tell what they do.

II. Conversations
A. Kathy is asking Barbara about a boy she sees. Kathy : Who is that boy over there? Barbara : Thats Eric. Kathy : Hes nice, isnt he? Where does he work?

Barbara : In a hotel.

B. Two young men are talking about jobs. Ronnie : Who are you? John : Im John Taylor. Im a student.

Ronnie : Im Ronnie. Im a salesman. And who is that girl over there? John : Thats Daisy. Shes a student, too.

Ronnie : Is that man a teacher? John : No, he isnt. Hes a doctor. Hes Dr. Mahendra.

C. Richard is showing his photo to his friend, Eliza. Richard : This is a photo of my wedding. This is Oliver. Hes my brother. Hes a pilot. Eliza : Oh. And this?

Richard : This is Brenda. Shes my sister. Shes a bank teller. Eliza Eliza : Really? Who is this? : Thats my mother. 53

III. Expressions about jobs

1. What are you? 2. What do you do? 3. What's your job? 4. What's your occupation? 5. What's the name of your company? 6. What's the name of your employer? I work for Lippo Bank / PT Sendikaetc I'm a teacher / doctor.etc

7. Where do you work? In a hotel. / In a bookshop .. etc

IV. Exercises
A. Look at the examples and do the same. Use his, her, he, she, a or an Examples: typist What's her job? Is she a typist? Yes, she is. engineer What' his job? Is he an engineer? Yes, he is. 1. policeman ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 2. policewoman ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 3. taxi-driver ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 4. air-hostess ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 5. postman ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 6. barber ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 54

7. newspaperman ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 8. butcher ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 9. housewife ________________________________________________________________ 10. midwife ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________

B. Make up questions and answers as the example. Example: Brenda/bank Where does Brenda work? She works in a bank.

1. you / supermarket ________________________________________________________________ 2. they / bookshop ________________________________________________________________ 3. your father / office ________________________________________________________________ 4. your aunt / travel agency ________________________________________________________________ 5. Peter / cassette shop ________________________________________________________________ 6. David / phone cellular counter ________________________________________________________________ 7. Emily / chemist ________________________________________________________________ 8. Mary / printing house ________________________________________________________________ 9. Stanley / copy centre ________________________________________________________________ 10. Emma / publishing house ________________________________________________________________

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C. Match the professions in group A with their descriptions in group B. A 1. Pilot 2. An in interpreter 3. A hairdresser 4. A singer 5. A nurse 6. An actor 7. A mechanic 8. A journalist 9. A receptionist 10. A shop-assistant B flies a plane. looks after patients in hospital. writes for a newspaper. works in a hotel. translates things. sells things. works in a night club. cuts hair. mends cars. makes films.

D. Change these sentences as the example. Example: Sutan Takdir is a very good writer. He writes very well. 1. Krisdayanti is a very good singer. 2. Yayuk Basuki is a very good tennis player. 3. Anatoly Carpove is a very good chess player. 4. My friend is a very good swimmer. 5. Valentino Rossi is a very good motor-bike rider. 6. Your employee is very good typist. 7. Nila Sari is a very good cook. 8. Tantowi Yahya is a very good quiz presenter. 9. Basuki Abdullah is a very good painter. 10. Ari Wibowo is a very good actor.

V. Pronunciation
1 2 3 4 5 agency air-hostess cassette interpreter journalist : /'eid nsi/ : /'e hustis/ : /k'set/ : /in't:prit(r)/ : /'d :nlist/ 6. mechanic 7. occupation 8. present(v) 9. receptionist 10. Richard : /mi'knik/ : /okju'pei n/ : /pri'zent/ : /ri'sep nist/ : /'rit d/

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VI. Reading Comprehension

Read the following two passages and answer the questions that follow. Passage 1: My name's Julia. I'm 23. I'm Indonesian. I'm from Jakarta. I'm an employee. I work for PT Andika Brilliant. My father is a journalist and my mother is a housewife. I'm not married. My favourite colour is blue. My favourite sports are badminton and swimming.

1. How old is Julia? 2. Where's she from? 3. What's her job? 4. What company does she work for? 5. What's her father's job? 6. What's her mother's job? 7. Is she married? 8. What's her favourite colour? 9. What are her favourite sports?

Passage 2: Hans Huser is a ski-instructor. He is Swiss and lives in Villars, a village in the mountains. In summer he works in sports shop and in winter he teaches skiing. He speaks four languages; French, German, Italian, and English. He is married and has two sons. He plays football with them in his free time.
(Headway, Oxford, page: 19)

1. What's Hans Huser's job? 2. What's his nationality? 3. Where does he live? 4. What does he do in summer and in winter? 5. How many languages does he speak? 6. How many children does he have? 7. What does he do in his free time?

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Lesson

12
Rp 100,000,-

HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?

I. Look at the picture and tell how much each thing costs.
Rp 150,000,Rp 75,000,Rp 70,000,-

II. Conversations
A. At the stationery's. Assistant Customer Assistant Customer Assistant Customer Assistant : Can I help you, Sir? : Have you got any ballpoints, please? : Yes, here you are. : Thank you. How much does it cost? : Rp 5,000, please. : Here you are. : Thank you.

B. At the sports shop. Customer Assistant Customer Assistant Customer Assistant Customer Assistant Customer Assistant Customer Assistant : Excuse me? How much is this racket? : This one? : Yes. : It's one hundred twenty-five thousand rupiahs. : Can you make it one hundred thousand rupiahs? : I'm sorry, Sir. It's fixed price. : And how much is that racket? : That's more expensive. One hundred fifty thousand rupiahs. : I'll take this one, please. : Right. That's one hundred twenty-five thousand rupiahs. : Here you are. : Thank you. 58

C. Mrs Sally is at the grocer's. Mrs Sally : I want five eggs, please. Shopkeeper : They cost Rp 8,00 each. Mrs Sally : I want a tin of milk, please.

Shopkeeper : That costs Rp 7,500. Mrs Sally : I want two packets of sweets for my children, please.

Shopkeeper : They cost Rp 5,000 a packet. Mrs Sally : How much is that altogether?

Shopkeeper : Thats Rp 4,000 and Rp 7,500 and Rp 10,000. Thats Rp 21,500 altogether. Mrs Sally : Here you are.

Shopkeeper : Thank you.

III.

Useful Expressions
1. Thats too expensive. 2. Its cheap enough. 3. Its fixed price. 4. I cant afford to buy it. 5. I havent got enough money. 6. I want to buy something cheaper. 7. Do we get a bargain there? 8. Can you make it Rp 6,000? 9. They are not the same price.

IV. Grammar Focus

Understand the following sentences: 1. How much does that watch cost? 2. How much is that watch? 3. What's the price of that watch? 4. How much do these glasses cost? 5. How much are these glasses? 6. What's the price of these glasses? It costs Rp 425,000 It's Rp 425,000 It's Rp 425,000 They cost Rp 75,000 They are Rp 75,000 They are Rp 75,000

7. Oranges cost Rp 2,000 each. Apples cost Rp 1,500 each. Oranges cost more than apples. (Oranges are more expensive (dearer) than apples). Apples cost less than oranges. (Apples are cheaper than oranges). 59

V. Exercises
A. Look at the pictures and make up questions and answers as the examples. Examples: How much does the cup cost? It costs Rp 3,000 How much do the scissors cost? They cost Rp 5,000

1. Rp 2,000 2. Rp 500,000 3. Rp 250,000 4. Rp 30,000 5. Rp 1,250,000 6. Rp 2,000,000 7. Rp 75,000 8. Rp 45,000 9. Rp 89,000

______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________

10. ______________________________________________________ Rp 1,375,000 ______________________________________________________

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B. Look at the picture and write cost more or cost less in the blanks.

Examples: A tin of milk costs more than a bottle of ketchup. A packet of tea costs less than a packet of sweets. 1. Five eggs ........................................... than three packets of tea. 2. Three bottles of ketchup .................... than two tins of milk. 3. A tin of greensand ............................. than two packets of sweets. 4. Three tins of milk............................... than two tins of greensand. 5. A packet of sweets ............................. than three packets of tea. 6. Two bottles of ketchup ...................... than a tin of greensand. 7. Seven eggs ......................................... than a tin of ketchup.

C. Change these sentences using "dearer than" or "cheaper than". A car costs more than a motor-bike. A car is dearer than a motor-bike. A motor bike costs less than a car. A motor bike is cheaper than a car.

Examples:

1. A television costs more than a radio. ___________________________________ 2. A VCD player costs less than a computer. ______________________________ 3. A jacket costs more than a t-shirt. _____________________________________ 4. A sweater costs less than a vest. ______________________________________ 5. A hand phone costs more than a calculator ______________________________

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D. Which is cheaper? Which is dearer?

Rp 4.200.000,-

Rp 1.750.000,-

Rp 2.900.000,-

Rp 1.500.000,-

1. Which is cheaper a Nokia or a Samsung? 2. Which is cheaper a Sony Ericsson or a Motorola? 3. Which is dearer a Samsung or a Sony Ericsson? 4. Which is dearer a Motorola or a Nokia? 5. Which is dearer a Nokia or a Sony Ericsson?

VI. Pronunciation
1. afford 2. bargain 3. catalogue : / 'f :d / : / 'ba:gin / : / ktlog / 4. dearer 5. parcel 6. suit : / dir(r) / : / 'pa:sl / : / su:t /

VII. Reading Comprehension

A. Understand the text carefully. When my brother wants to buy a new suit he goes to the bank and he gets some money. Then he walks from shop to shop looking in the windows. When he sees a suit he likes, he goes in and buys it. I dont buy my suits this way. I look at the pictures in my mail order catalogue and send my order by post. A few days later the postman brings me a parcel. I dont pay at once. I send a little money every week.
Source: Starting English Chassell London, page 26

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B. Answer these questions correctly. 1. Where does my brother go to get some money? 2. What does he do when he has the money? 3. What does he do when he sees a suit that he likes? 4. Does the writer walk form shop to shop? 5. What does he look at? 6. How does he order his new clothes? 7. What does the postman bring? 8. What do you think is in the parcel? 9. Does the writer pay at once? 10. How does he pay?

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INTRODUCTION

The writer is completely aware that is merely with God's blessing and help to be able to design this book: Essential English Conversation Book 1. This book has two other books in the sequel.

This series of books is intended for English Learners from the beginning level up to the advanced level. It is suitable not only for students at an English Course but also for students at a formal school especially to train them in the English Conversation.

Although this series of books entitled Essential English Conversation, it covers four integrated skills: Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing. The basic aims of this series are: to train the students in those skills, to provide the students with essential material that enable them to use the language.

Since this book contains weaknesses and differences of opinion, the writer would be very delighted to receive any comments and criticism for the sake of its improvement.

Our acknowledgement is due to M. Ruston for his assistance of typing and computer design and Hamdani for his illustration. The writer hopes that, this series of books will be best useful help in learning English.

Tangerang, January 2008 M. Sobri Arjaya

CONTENTS

Page Introduction ........................................................................................................i Contents ............................................................................................................. ii Lesson 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. WHAT'S THAT? .........................................................................................1 WHO ARE YOU? .......................................................................................7 WHERE IS MY BAG? ..............................................................................11 WHOSE MAGAZINES ARE THESE? ....................................................15 WHAT ARE YOU DOING? .....................................................................21 ONE, TWO, THREE .............................................................................28 WHAT'S THE TIME? ...............................................................................33 WHAT DAY IS IT TODAY? ...................................................................38 WHEN IS YOUR BIRTHDAY? ...............................................................43

10. PLEASE GIVE IT TO ME ........................................................................48 11. WHAT DO YOU DO? ..............................................................................53 12. HOW MUCH DOES IT COST? ...............................................................58

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