UNIT 1: GETTING TO KNOW YOU

TIEN GIANG UNIVERSITY
Designed by Nguyenthiutvi
Unit 1: Getting to know you
Tenses • Questions • Vocabulary • Social expressions 1
STARTER 1 Match the questions and answers.
1. What do you do?
2. Are you married or single?
3. Where were you born?
4. Why Are you learning English?
5. When did you start school?
6. How often do you have English classes?
- I’m single.
- In Vietnam.
- Because I need it for my job.
- I’m a student.
- Three times a week.
- At the age of 6.




Answers

What do you do?
I’m a student.
Are you married or single?
I’m single.
Where were you born?
In Vietnam.
Why are you learning English?
Because I need it for my job.
When did you start school?
At the age of 6.
How often do you have English classes?
Three times a week.

Ask and answer the questions with a partner.
A STUDENT
Tenses and questions
1 Read and listen to Maurizio. Then complete the text, using the verbs in the box.

’m enjoying can speak ’m studying come went live started ’m going to work
My name’s Maurizio Celi. I (1) _______ from
Bologna, a city in the north of Italy. I’m a student at
the university of Bologna. I (2) _______ modern
languages – English and Russian. I also know a little
Spanish, so I (3) ______ four languages. I (4)______
the course a lot, but it’s really hard work. The
course (5) _______ three years ago. I (6)_______ at
home with my parents and my sister. My brother (7)
_______ to work in the United States last year. After
I graduate, I (8) ______ as a translator. I hope so,
anyway.
My name’s Maurizio Celi. I (1) _______ from
Bologna, a city in the north of Italy. I’m a student at
the university of Bologna. I (2) _______ modern
languages – English and Russian. I also know a little
Spanish, so I (3) ______ four languages. I (4) ______ the course a lot, but it’s really hard
work. The course (5) _______ three years ago. I
(6)______ at home with my parents and my sister. My brother (7) _______ to work in the United States
last year. After I graduate, I (8) ___________
as a translator. I hope so, anyway.

come
‘s studying
can speak
‘m enjoying
started
live
went
’m going to work
1 Complete the questions about Maurizio Celi. Then take turns asking and answering them in pairs.
1 Where does he come from?
2 _____university does he go to?
3 What ____________ studying?
4 How many __________ speak?
5 ________ enjoying the course?
6 ________ did his course start?
7 __________________ live with?
8 ___________ his brother go to work last year?
9 What ________________ after he graduates
1 Complete the questions about Maurizio Celi. Then take turns asking and answering them in pairs.
1 Where does he come from?
2 _____ university does he go to?
3 What _______ studying?
4 How many __________ speak?
5 ______ enjoying the course?
6 ______did his course start?
7 ____________ live with?
8 ___________ his brother go to work last year?
9 What ________________ after he graduates?

Which
Is he
languages does he
Is he
When
Who does he
Where did

is he going to do
GRAMMAR SPOT

1. Find examples of present, past, and future tenses in the texts about Maurizio.
2. Which tenses are the two verb forms in these sentences? What is the difference between them?
She lives with his parents.
He’s living with an English family for a month.
Answers
The two verb forms are the Present Simple and the Present Continuous
They are formed differently. The third person of the Present Simple ends in – s.
The Present Continuous is formed with the verb to be + -ing.
More importantly, they mean different things. The Present Simple is used to express an action which is always true, or true for a long time. The Present Continuous is used to express an activity happening now, or around now.
3. Match the question words and answers.
What … ?
Who … ?
Where … ?
When … ?
Why … ?
How many … ?
How much … ?
How … ?
Whose … ?
Which … ?

Because I like it.
Last month.
$ 12.
A biscuit
By motorbike.
In Hanoi.
Mai.
The blue one.
It’s mine.
Five.

What … ? A biscuit
Who … ? Mai.
Where … ? In Hanoi.
When … ? Last month.
Why … ? Because I like it.
How many … ? Five.
How much … ? $ 12.
How … ? By motorbike.
Whose … ? It’s mine.
Which … ? The blue one.

Answers

PRACTICE
Talking about you and others

Ask and answer questions with a partner.
• Who’s this ? - It’s Uncle Ho.
• Where …. he born?
• When …...he die?
• Where …. you live
• ............ have any brothers or sisters ?
• What ...…. like doing at the weekend ?
• Where ….…. go for your last holiday ?
• ……. coat is yours ? The black one or the blue one.?
• Why …. ….. laughing ?
• How … …. this shirt cost ?
• How …. …. are there in your class ?
• What kind (s) of ..... do you like ?
• How …is it from your house to your school ?
Answers


• Who’s this ? - It’s President Ho Chi Minh.
• Where was he born?
• When did he die?
• Where do you live ?
• Do you have any brothers or sisters ?
• What do you like doing at the weekend ?
• Where did you go for your last holiday ?
• Which coat is yours ? The black one or the blue one?
• Why are you laughing ?
• How much does this shirt cost ?
• How many students/teachers are there in your class ?
• What kind(s) of music/flowers/food do you like ?
• How far is it from your house to your school ?
Make more questions. Use some of the question words in the Grammar Spot on p 7.
Ask your teacher some of the questions.