Unit 1 Myself
Lesson 1 Who Am I?
Ali: / Hello.Tom: / Hello.
Ali: / How are you?
Tom: / I'm fine thanks, and you?
Ali: / I'm fine thanks. My name is Ali. What is your name?
Tom: / My name is Tom.
Ali: / Nice to meet you Tom.
Tom: / Nice to meet you too Ali.
Ali: / Where do you come from?
Tom: / I come from England. What about you?
Ali: / I come from Qatar.
Tom: / I'm 16 years old. How old are you Ali?
Ali: / I'm 16 years old too.
Tom: / Where do you live?
Ali: / I live in North Maither. Where do you live Tom?
Tom: / I live in Muntazah, next to Muntazah Plaza.
Ali: / What school do you go to?
Tom: / I go to Doha School, and you?
Ali: / I go to Mohammed Bin Abdul Wahab Independent High School for Boys.
Tom: / How do you go to school?
Ali: / I go by bus, and you?
Tom: / I go by my father's car.
Ali: / How far is your school from home?
Tom: / It's 5 kilometers.
Ali: / My school is just one kilometer from my home.
Tom: / When do classes start and finish?
Ali: / They start at 7 A.M. in the morning, and finish at 2 P.M afternoon.
Tom: / Very nice meeting you Ali.
Ali: / Very nice meeting you Tom.
Tom: / Goodbye Ali.
Ali: / Goodbye Tom.
Questions:
A. Read the conversation and answer the following questions:
1. How old is Ali? ……………………………..
2. Where does Tom come from?......
3. Which school does Ali go to? ………………………………………………………………………
4. How does Tom go to school? ……………………………………..
5. How far is Tom's school from home? ………………………………………..
B. Complete the following dialogue about yourself:
Tom: / Hello.
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Tom: / I'm fine thanks, and you?
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Tom: / My name is Tom.
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Tom: / Nice to meet you too Ali.
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Tom: / I come from England. What about you?
……… / ………………………………………………………………………
Tom: / I'm 16 years old. How old are you Ali?
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Tom: / Where do you live?
……… / ………………………………………………………………………
Tom: / I live in Muntazah, next to Muntazah Plaza.
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Tom: / I go to Doha School, and you?
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Tom: / How do you go to school?
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Tom: / I go by my father's car.
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Tom: / It's 5 kilometers.
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Tom: / When do classes start and finish?
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Tom: / Very nice meeting you Ali.
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Tom: / Goodbye Ali.
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Verb to BE
(am/ is/ are) (was/ were)
Subject / PresentTo BE / Past
To BE / Example
I / am / was / I am a student.
He
She
It / is / He is a teacher.
She is a journalist.
It is a book.
We
You
They / are / were / We are students.
You are a good boy.
They are doctors.
Verb to BE is used as a principal and a helping verb.
1. As a principal verb:
Examples:
a. I was in Mecca last summer.
b. We are students.
c. My brother Ali is still in London.
d. My parents were in Dubai yesterday.
2. As a helping verb:
a. Sara is studying English at the moment.
b. We are learning English now.
c. I was watching TV when you went out.
d. While my mother was cooking, I did all my homework.
Verb to BE cases:
S V
Negative : / I am not a doctor.
Yes/ No Question: / Are you at school?
V S
WH- Question: / Where are you now?
V S
V = Verb S = Subject
Exercise (1)
Fill in the forms of the be (am, are, is).
Example: / He __ a boy.Answer: / He is a boy.
1. I ...... a girl.
2. My father ...... at work.
3. Trixi and Felix ...... my cats.
4. Trixi ...... in the garden.
5. Felix ...... on the floor.
6. My green pencil ...... on the floor, too.
7. The other pencils ...... in my pencil case.
8. My mother ...... in the kitchen.
9. Susan and Betty ...... good friends.
10.They ...... good at sports.
11...... they in London this week?
12.The pupils ...... not at school today.
13.It ...... Sunday.
14.I ...... at home.
15.We ...... friends.
Exercise 2
Fill in the forms of the be (was / were):
1. I …………not here yesterday.
2. The plane ………… landing slowly.
3. We……………playing tennis, when the bell rang.
4. They…………….advised to obey orders.
5. Sara……………..ten years old when she visited Syria.
Complete
name, Qatar, come, years, live, school, byMy ……………….is Ali. I …………………from ……………………. I am 16 ……….old. I go to Mohammed Bin Abdul Wahab High ………………. I …………….in Doha. I go to school ……….bus.
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Write a short paragraph about yourself. Answer the following questions - You can draw or do it on computer.
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LESSON 2 MY SCHOOL
Hello. My name is Ahmed. Today I’m going to talk about my school, Mohammed Bin Abdul Wahab Independent High School for Boys. It is located in South Maethir. In my school we have 25 classrooms : Grade 10, Grade 11 and Grade 12. I’m in Grade 10. We study many subjects at school. For example, we study Islam, Arabic, English, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Math, Computer and Physical Education. I am mostly interested in computer, because I like chatting with my friends and finding information on the Internet. // My school is modern. It has many facilities. We have new classrooms, new chairs, new desks, new whiteboards. Each student has his own locker. We usually work in groups. Team work is very interesting.
Classes begin at 7 A.M. and finish at 2 P.M. We have six lessons a day. We have to breaks. We usually have food and refreshments in each break. In the second break, we pray Noon Prayer. I feel very happy at my school. I never feel bored. It is really an interesting school. /
/ By the way, my school has a website on the Internet. It is full of useful information. For instance, you can download some lessons, exam samples, flash clips, PowerPoint lessons and read essays, news, and even search for any kind of information there. Please visit my school homepage: http://mbwschool.com
A. Read the passage and answer the following questions:
1. What is the name of Ahmed’s school?
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2. How many classrooms are available in the school?
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3. Which subject is Ahmed mostly interested in?
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4. When do classes begin?
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5. How does Ahmed feel at his school?
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B. Read the passage again and write (T) for true sentences and (F) for false ones:
1. Ahmed is mostly interested in physics. / ( )2. Students spend seven hours in the school every day. / ( )
3. Ahmed sometimes feel bored at school. / ( )
4. The school has a website on the internet. / ( )
C. Read the passage again and find out words that mean the following:
1 free ……………………………
2 The study of living things ……………………………
3 A world wide web (WWW) ……………………………
4 A small cabinet used to put things in ……………………………
5 midday ……………………………
D. Read the passage again and find out the opposites of these words:
1 dependent # ……………………………
2 sad # …………………………… J L
3 dislike # ……………………………
4 start # ……………………………
5 useless # ……………………………
A. Use:
1) Habitual Actions:
· I go to school every day except Friday and Saturday.
· Ali visits his relatives in Saudi Arabia every summer.
2) General Facts:
· The earth goes round the sun.
· Water floats on water.
· We inhale oxygen and exhale dioxide.
B. Forms and Key words:
1) Affirmative:
Subject / Verb / Key wordsI
You
We
They / Swim / every day
every year
every…….
always
sometimes
usually
often
He
She
It / Swims
I usually read books about medicine and engineering.
Ahmed often uses internet search engines to find information.
He/ she/ it à Add (es) to verbs ending with (ss, ch, sh, o, x, z):
He pushes She goes It searches Ali posses The fly buzzes He fixes
He/ she/ it à Add (s) to verbs ending with (Y) preceded by a vowel (a, e, i, o, u)
He stays at home. Sara plays tennis.
He/ she/ it à Delete (y) if it is preceded by a consonant and add (ies):
He cry à He cries The plane (fly) flies highly in the sky.
2) Negative:
Subject / do not / does not / Infinitive Verb / Key wordsI
You
We
They / do not
( don't ) / swim / every day
every year
every…….
always
sometimes
usually
often
He
She
It / does not
( doesn't )
I don't like smoking, because it causes cancer.
Sara doesn't like smoking, because it causes heart diseases.
3) Interrogative (Question):
Do/ Does / Subject / Infinitive Verb / ?Do / I
you
we
they / swim / ?
Does / he
she
it
Do you play tennis or football?
Does Sara live in Doha?
C. Exercises:
Correct the words in brackets:
Ali never (like)…………………coffee; however, he (like)……………………….tea instead.
I (not – like)……………….only…………………………coffee, but I also (like)…………………………..tea.
Sara neither ( study)……………………French , nor (go)…………………………..to a French learning centre.
Both Ahmed and Sara (stay)………………………………in Doha.
I am not sure what Ahmed (like)…………………………….. I think he (prefer)……………………..riding horses to driving cars.
Circle the correct form:
I usually (stay – stays) at home in summer, but Ahmed always (go – goes- gos) to London. Babies often (cry – cries) when they are hungry, but Sara (push- pushs- pushes) her legs down.
Change into negative:
1. Ali studies English at ELS. ………………………………………………………………….
2. I prefer reading to watching TV ………………………………………………………………….
3. Sara usually watches TV in the evening. ………………………………………………………………….
Change into interrogative (Questions):
1. Ali studies English at ELS. ………………………………………………………………….
2. Sara usually watches TV in the evening. ………………………………………………………………….
Unit 1 Myself
Lesson 3 My Subjects
Hello again. It is me, Ahmed. Today I'm going to talk about some subjects I learn at school. Everyday we, Mohammed Bin Abdul Wahab Independent High School students, have six lessons. That means we have thirty lessons every week. Every week, we have five English lessons, five Arabic lessons, five math lessons, three Islam lessons, three social studies lessons, two biology lessons, two physics lessons, two chemistry lessons, two GYM lessons, and one computer lesson. As I said before, I am mostly interested in computer, but unfortunately we have only one computer lesson.
All the subjects we learn are very important. In Arabic and English, we learn how to speak and write formal languages. We learn reading, listening, speaking, writing, grammar and vocabulary. In science, we learn math, biology, physics and chemistry. Islamic and social studies are very important.
1. Use:
1) Actions happening at the moment of speaking
Peter is reading a book now.
2) Fixed plan in the near future
She is going to London on Saturday.
3) Temporary actions
His father is working in Dubai this month.
4) Actions happening around the moment of speaking (longer actions)
My friend is preparing for his exams.
5) Repeated actions which are irritating to the speaker (with always, constantly, forever)
Andrew is always coming late.
2. Forms:
1) Affirmative:
Subject / Helping verb ( am / is / are ) / V1 + ing / Key wordsI / am / reading / Now
At the moment
At the present
Look
Listen
You
We
They / are
He
She
It / is
Look! Sara (search)…………………………………..information on the Internet.
We (study)…………………………………….at school now.
We (learn)……………………………………..English at the moment.
2) Negative:
Subject / Helping verb (am/ is/ are) / not / V1 + ing / Key wordsI / am / reading / Now
At the moment
At the present
Look
Listen
You
We
They / are
He
She
It / is
I (not-study) …………………………math at the moment; I (study) ………………English.
Ali (not –go) ………………………………to study physics at the present, and he (not-go) ………………………………to study chemistry either.
3) Interrogative (Question):
Helping verb (am/ is/ are) / Subject / V1 + ing / Key words / ?Am / I / reading / Now
At the moment
At the present
Look
Listen
Are / You
We
They
Is / He
She
It
Change into question:
Ali is studying algebra now. ………………………………………………………………………
They are studying geometry at the moment. ……………………………………………………………………….
Finish the sentences like in the example. Use the long form of the auxiliary
Example: / Jane ………………………………. (to read a book)Answer: / Jane is reading a book.
1. Jane ………………………………………………………………. (to watch a film)
2. We ………………………………………………………………. (to buy a new house)
3. They ………………………………………………………………. (to play chess)
4. Peter ………………………………………………………………. (to feed his dog)
5. Mary ………………………………………………………………. (to wash her hair)
6. Max and Sue ……………………………………………………. (to help their father)
7. You ………………………………………………………………. (to learn the poem)
8. Peggy ………………………………………………………………. (to draw a picture)
9. Phil and Nick …………………………………………………………. (to sing a song)
10. I ………………………………………………………………. (to talk to John)