People and Places

Module 1
PEOPLE AND PLACES
LANGUAGE FOCUS
To Be
Names & Countries
Jobs
The verb “Tobe”
Look at the examples:
I am a teacher
You are students
She is young
We are in the class

Am : I
TOBE Is: He, she, it, Singular Noun
Are: You, We, They, Plural Noun
GRAMMAR: THE VERB TO BE
1.1. Positive
1.2. Negative
1.3. The verb to be:
Questions
Saying names
Look at the examples:
A: What is your name?
B: My name is Lan / I’m Lan
A: What’s her name?
B: Her name’s Jane / She’s Lan
A: What are their names?
B: Their names are Jane and Tom/
They are Jane and Tom



Countries / Hometowns
Where are you from ?
I’m from Vietnam
Where is he from ?
He’s from China





Where + Tobe + S + from ?
S + Tobe + from…………
Practice
Ask and answer in pairs about countries
Where are they from?
They are from Argentina
Where is he from ?
He’s from the USA
Where are they from ?
They’re from Germany
Where are they from ?
They are from Thailand
Where’s he from ?
He’s from Egypt
Where is it from ?
It is from Poland
Where are they from ?
They are from China
Where is it from ?
It’s from Russia
Practice
1.a. Walk around the class. Ask and answer these questions.



b. Introduce a student to the class.
What`s your name?
Where are you from?
This is Ramon. He`s from ...
Practice
3. Where are these cities? Which are capital cities? Ask and answer with your partner.




Hamburg Bangkok San Diego Liverpool
Warsaw St Petersburg Beijing Buenos Aires
Cairo Barcelona Rome Monterrey
Where`s Hamburg?
Where`s Bangkok?
Hamburg`s in Germany.
Bangkok`s the capital
of Thailand.


Vocabulary: Nationalities
a Match the nationalities to the countries.
Country Nationality
1 Spain British
2 China American
3 the USA Japanese
4 Turkey Chinese
Italy Polish
Britain Italian
7 Poland Korean
8 Australia Russian
9 Japan French
10 Korea Spanish
France Turkish
Russia Australian

b. Listen & check
Reading and listening
Work in pairs. Do the general knowledge quiz.
A. Match the currencies to the countries. (4 marks)
Australia Japan France Turkey

euro lire yen dollar
B. Match the stamps to the countries. (4 marks)
Poland Egypt Thailand Britain

C. Which of these companies is: (4 marks)
Italian? Korean? German? Japanese?
1. Mercedes Benz-German
2. Hyundai-Korean
3. Sony-Japanese
4. Gucci-Italian
2.
4.
1.
3.
Reading and listening
D. Which word below is in: (5 marks)
1. Spanish
2. Arabic
3. Russian
4. Chinese
5. Italian
E. What nationality are these actresses?(3 marks)
Nicole Kidman-Australian
Penelope Cruz- Spanish
Jennifer Lopez-American

Listen & check your answers. Count your marks.
Nationalities
What is your nationality?
I’m Vietnamese
What is her nationality ?
She’s Chinese
What + To be + Possessive Adj. + nationality (nationalities)?
S + To be + Name of the nationality
What nationality are you ?
I’m Vietnamese
What nationality + To be + S ?
S + To be + Name of the nationality
Language focus 2:
be: personal information
Look at photos 1-3. Match the sentences below to the people.
Andrei: a, e, h, i, n
Marisol: b, f, j, k, m
Toshi & Mariko: c, d, g, l, o
2. Listen to Andrei, Marisol & Toshi. Check your answers
Grammar
We also short form with nouns
Eg: Maria’s a student.
We use ’s with what’s & where’s
(but we use what are and where are)
Note
Practice
Tick the sentences that are true for you. Correct the false ones.
a. You’re in an English lesson. √
b. You’re from China.
I’m not from China. I’m from …
c. You’re Italian.
d. Your school’s in New York.
e. Your classroom’s very small.
f. Your teacher’s from Scotland.
g. Your teacher’s married.
h. Your father’s a politician.
i. Your parents are on holiday.
j. Your English lessons are in the evening.
k. You’re thirty-five years old.
l. You’re at work.

Language focus 3
Articles: a/an + jobs
A police officer
An engineer
A footballer
A businesswoman and a businessman
A doctor and a nurse
A musician
A lawyer
An actress and an actor
A PA ( personal assistant)
A shop assistant
A waiter and a waitress
A singer
An electrician
Ask and answer about jobs
What is your job ?
I am a student
What is her job ?
She is a doctor
What are their jobs ?
They are actors
What + TOBE + Possessive Adjective + job(s) ?
S + TOBE + name of a job
Article “a” and “an”
Eg:
- A doctor - An engineer
- A nurse - An actor
- A musician - An electrician
We use “a” before a singular noun beginning in a CONSONANT

We use “an” before a singular noun beginning in a VOWEL
Five vowels: A,E, I, O, U
Language focus 3
Articles: a/an + jobs
Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about the people in the pictures.
What `s his job?
He’s an actor.
Practice
Make four true sentences. Compare sentences
with a partner.
Examples:
I`m a law student. My mother`s a doctor.
My father`s an electrician. My friend Yusef`s a student.
Write a short paragraph about yourself.
My name’s …
I’m … years old
I’m a …
I’m from … in … .
I’m … (married).
My mother/husband is a …
Practice
Work in pairs.
Student A: Read about two famous people on page 138.
Student B: Read about two famous people on page 140.
Eg: What’s his/her name?
Where’s he/she from?
How old is he/she?
What’s his/her job?
Is he/she married?

Language focus 4: personal questions
Read the market research interview.
Which is the best answer to each question?
1. What`s your full name?
a. My name`s Will.
b. It`s William Anthony Barker.
2. Where are you from?
a. I`m from Wellington in New Zealand.
b. I`m French.
3. Are you here on holiday?
a. No, I`m a tourist. b. Yes, I am.
4. How old are you?
a. it`s thirty-two. b. I`m twenty-six
5. What`s your job?
a. I`m a musician. b. You`re a student.
6. Are you married?
a. Yes, I`m single. b. No, I`m not.
7. What`s your address in England?
a. It`s 25 Manor Road, London N10.
b. It`s [email protected].
8. What`s your telephone number?
a. It`s 020 7535 3555. b. No, it isn`t.

Listen to the interview and check.
Practice
1. Put the questions into the correct order.
a you / a student /are? Are you a student?
b you / are / twenty-one?
c from / is / Britain / your teacher?
d what / your / e-mail address / `s?
e old / how / is / your mother?
f where / from / Jennifer Lopez / `s?
g where / Manchester / `s?
h you / single / are?
i you / from / are / a big city?
j your father / a businessman / is?
Practice
2 Work in pairs. Choose five questions to ask your partner.
What`s your full name?
Are you from ...?
Task: Find information from documents
1 Read Hana`s employee card. Mark the sentences true (v) or false (X).
a Her first name`s Antonia.
b Her surname`s Vincent.
c Her mobile number`s 07711 681609,
d She`s thirty-three years old.
e She`s from Britain,
f Paul Vincent is her husband.
g His work number is 776544.
h Her doctor`s name is Dr Elm.
2 Work in pairs. Look at the questions in the Useful language box. Then ask and answer about Hana.
X It’s Hana
V
X It’s 0795 323561
X Depends on the current year
X She’s from the Czech Republic
V
V
X It’s Dr Jo Boxer
Task: speaking
Work in pairs. Student A: Look at Jamie`s documents on page15. Complete the table about Jamie. Student B: Look at Chrissie`s documents on page 139. Complete the table about Chrissie.

James Stuart Burden
DOB: 24.08.86
33b Park Street, Glasgow
Student
Britain
[email protected]
0141 228 4275
Christina Elizabeth Nagano
DOB: 10.10.82
4685 Sterling Drive
Boulder, Colorado 80301
Marketing Manager
The United States
[email protected]
324 809 6439
married
Follow up: writing
Write a short paragraph about Hana, Chrissie or Jamie.
His/Her name’s …
He`s/She`s ... years old.
He`s/She`s from ...
His/Her address’s ...
He`s/She`s ...
Useful language
a Questions
What`s his first name / surname /full name?
How do you spell it?
What`s her work / home / mobile number?
What`s his job?
How old is she?
Where`s he from?
Is she married?
b Other useful phrases
I don`t know.
Sorry, I don`t understand.
Full name: Shireen (a)
Address: (b)_______ Abbot`s Road, Colchester
C02 (c)_______
Phone numbers: home (d)_______
work (e) _______
E-mail: [email protected]
Nationality: (f)_________________
Married: (g) Yes _____ No _______
Occupation: (h)____________________
Age: (i) ___________________________
14
Rahman
7 CK
01206 879879
01206 765456
British
V
Medical student
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Study: Capital Letters
1 Which underlined letters need capital letters? Look back through Module 1 to help you correct the sentences.
a what`s your name?
b i`m here on business.
c this is emily.
d are you mrs ream?
2 Use your mini-dictionary to find which of these need capital letters.
english arabic
poland teacher
saturday notebook
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What’s your name?
I’m here on business.
This is Emily
Are you Mrs Ream?
English
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