Here you are. Thank you. Would you like smoking or non-smoking? Non-smoking, please. Would you like a window or an aisle seat? An aisle seat, please. Do you have any baggage? Yes, this suitcase and this carry-on bag. Here's your boarding pass. Have a nice flight. Thank you.
Passport Control 1. 2. 1. 2. 1. 2.
Good morning. Can I see your passport?
Here you are. Thank you very much. Are you a tourist or on business? I'm a tourist. That's fine. Have a pleasant stay. Thank you.
Key Vocabulary1 Can I have your ticket? smoking, non-smoking window, aisle seat baggage, suitcase, carry-on bag boarding pass flight Can I see your passport? tourist, business
EXTRA ACTIVITY: VIDEO http://www.engvid.com/travel-vocabulary/
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1.2 NATIONALITIES2 The word 'Nationality' is not often used in spoken English. It is a formal and official word and it appears more frequently in written English. You will find the word 'Nationality' is used a lot in the travel industry and for immigration. We almost never say: What is your nationality? We usually say: Where are you from? OR Where do you come from? To tell someone your nationality you DON'T say: My nationality is Romanian. You say: I'm Romanian. Remember I am from Chile. To Be + from + country I am Chilean. To Be + Nationality Singular
Plural
Country
Countries
Nationality Nationalities List of Countries, Nationalities and their Languages Below is a list of countries with the appropriate nationality. The Language that appears is the main language that is spoken in the country. We have not included all the languages that they may speak in that country. Country
Nationality
Language
Afghanistan
Afghan
Persian - Pashto
Argentina
Argentine
Spanish
Australia
Australian
English
Belgium
Belgian
French / Flemish
Bolivia
Bolivian
Spanish
Brazil
Brazilian
Portuguese
Cambodia
Cambodian
Cambodian
Cameroon
Cameroonian
French / English
Canada
Canadian
English / French
Chile
Chilean
Spanish
China
Chinese
Chinese
Colombia
Colombian
Spanish
http://www.vocabulary.cl/Basic/Nationalities.htm
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Costa Rica
Costa Rican
Spanish
Cuba
Cuban
Spanish
Denmark
Danish (Dane) Danish
Dominican Republic Dominican
Spanish
Ecuador
Ecuadorian
Spanish
Egypt
Egyptian
Arabic
El Salvador
Salvadorian
Spanish
England
English
English
Estonia
Estonian
Estonian
Ethiopia
Ethiopian
Amharic
Finland
Finnish
Finnish
France
French
French
Germany
German
German
Ghana
Ghanaian
English
Greece
Greek
Greek
Guatemala
Guatemalan
Spanish
Haiti
Haitian
French / Creole
Honduras
Honduran
Spanish
Indonesia
Indonesian
Indonesian
Iran
Iranian
Persian
Ireland
Irish
Irish / English
Israel
Israeli
Hebrew
Italy
Italian
Italian
Japan
Japanese
Japanese
Jordan
Jordanian
Arabic
Kenya
Kenyan
Swahili
Korea
Korean
Korean
Laos
Laotian
Laotian
Latvia
Latvian
Latvian
Lithuania
Lithuanian
Lithuanian
Malaysia
Malaysian
Malay / Malaysian
Mexico
Mexican
Spanish
Morocco
Moroccan
Arabic / French
Netherlands
Dutch
Dutch
New Zealand
New Zealander English / Maori
Nicaragua
Nicaraguan
Spanish
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Norway
Norwegian
Norwegian
Panama
Panamanian
Spanish
Paraguay
Paraguayan
Spanish
Peru
Peruvian
Spanish
Philippines
Filipino
Tagalog / Filipino
Poland
Polish
Polish
Portugal
Portuguese
Portuguese
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rican
Spanish
Romania
Romanian
Romanian
Russia
Russian
Russian
Saudi Arabia
Saudi
Arabic
Spain
Spanish
Spanish
Sweden
Swedish
Swedish
Switzerland
Swiss
Swiss
Taiwan
Taiwanese
Chinese
Tajikistan
Tajik
Tajik (Persian)
Thailand
Thai
Thai
Turkey
Turkish
Turkish
Ukraine
Ukrainian
Ukrainian
United States
American *
English
Uruguay
Uruguayan
Spanish
Venezuela
Venezuelan
Spanish
Vietnam
Vietnamese
Vietnamese
Wales Welsh Welsh / English *You will notice that people from United States have the nationality 'American'. Some people from other parts of the American continent (especially Central and South America) tend not to like the word American for people from the United States. You will find that they will call them North American.
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1.3 THE PRESENT INDICATIVE OF THE VERB TO BE
Affirmative I am You are He is She is It is We are You are They are Short Im, youre, forms hes, shes, its, were, youre, theyre
Negative
Interrogative( Negative) I am not Am I ( not) ? You are not Are you (not) ? He is not Is he ( not) ? She is not Is she ( not) ? It is not Is it ( not) ? We are not Are we ( not) ? You are not Are you ( not) ? They are not Are they ( not) ? Im not , youre not ( you Arent you ? isnt he? Isnt arent ), hes not ( he isnt), she? Isnt it? Arent we? shes not ( she isnt), its not ( Arent you? Arent they? it isnt), were not (we arent) youre not( you arent) , theyre not ( they arent)
1.4 THE PLURAL OF COUNTABLE NOUNS3
Nouns that you can count as separate items are called countable nouns. Take for example the word coin: you can have one coin, two coins, three coins, four coins and so on. The plural of most nouns is formed by adding an s to the end of the noun: one coin two coins one ticket two tickets one tourist three tourists one cat two cats one book three books one plane two planes one train two trains one car two cars There are some exceptions, however. There are nouns that end with the sound /d/ or /t/ as in sandwich, witch, the sound /s/ as in class, glass, the sound /z/ as in blouse or the sound /ks/ as inbox, fox. You can hear the sound endings when you say the words out loud. To form the plural for these words, add es to the end of the noun: one sandwich two sandwiches one match two matches one class two classes one box two boxes
f(e)->ves wife=> wives wolf=> wolves IRREGULARITIES AND CHANGES IN SPELLING Some nouns have special plural forms: for example one mouse man two men, one woman two women. Here is a list of the most important nouns that have an irregular plural:
two mice, one
Singular Plural child
children
man
men
woman
women
penny
pence
mouse
mice
tooth
teeth
foot
feet
If a noun ends with "y" after a consonant, it becomes "ie" when you form the two parties, a family plural (but dont forget the plural "s" at the end!): a party two families.
1.5 ARTICLES 1. The Definite Article Before it is possible to choose the right article to place before a noun, it is first necessary to determine the nature or category of the noun that is being used. As in other languages, nouns in English can be divided into two distinct categories, called: count nouns and non-count nouns. Count nouns are nouns referring to items that can be counted, for example: One car, two pencils, three people, four guitarists, five hotels etc. These nouns can be used in the singular or the plural In the singular, count nouns must be preceded by a determiner: The dog is happy. (or This dog is happy, etc: but not: Dog is happy ) I'm reading my book or I'm reading the book ; but not: I'm reading book In the plural, they may require a determiner, depending on context.
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Non-count nouns are nouns referring to abstractions, substances or generalizations, or example:
Oxygen, health, money, heat, astronomy In the singular, non-count nouns do not require a determiner. The plural is even easier: non-count nouns can NOT usually be used in the plural.
Generalisation or not? Sometimes it is not easy to decide if a plural noun is being used as a generalization, or in a restrictive context : often the speaker or writer can choose. Look at these two sentences: a) Tomatoes are red b) The tomatoes are red. In example (a), the writer is clearly implying a generalisation on the noun group "Tomatoes": i.e. All tomatoes . In example (b), he is referring to a restricted or defined category of the noun: "tomatoes", i.e. the tomatoes here in front of us are red; but some other tomatoes may be green or yellow .
In cases like these, one therefore has a choice; but the choice is not always completely free, as it often depends on context. Is it more important or more logical to imply a generalization, or a limitation? 2. The Indefinite Article English has two indefinite articles, a and an a is used before nouns starting with a consonant or a semivowel an is used before nouns starting with a phonetic vowel Examples: a dog, a cat, an apple, an orange, an uncle, but a university (because the word university starts with phonetic [ju:], which is not a vowel). Indefinite articles can only be used with count nouns. They are used when a count noun in the singular refers to a non-specified or non defined entity. Examples: a) There's a train (= unspecified) coming in 5 minutes. It's the train (= specified)for London. b) Look! I can see a hotel over there ! (= a non-identified hotel) It's the hotel (= specified) we're looking for !. There is no indefinite article in the plural. The word "some" is occasionally said to be a plural indefinite article, but really it is a quantifier (like many, few, etc.). By definition, plural nouns referring to non-specified entities are generalisations, therefore need no article4.
1.6 NUMBERS 1. The cardinal Numeral 1 one 2 two 3 three 4 four 5 five 6 six 7 seven 8 eight 9 nine 10 ten
3. 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
11 eleven 21 twenty-one 12 twelve 22 twenty- two 13 thirteen 23 twenty- three 14 fourteen 30 thirty 15 fifteen 40 forty 16 sixteen 50 fifty 17 seventeen 60 sixty 18 eighteen 70 seventy 19 nineteen 80 eighty 20 twenty 90 ninety 100 a (one) hundred 106 a (one) hundred and six 621 six hundred and twenty-one 1,000 a (one) thousand 3,749 three thound seven hundred and forty -nine 1,000,000 a (one) million
The ordinal Numeral
the first 11th the eleventh 21st the twenty-first th nd the second 12 the twelth 22 the twenty-second th rd the third 13 the thirteenth 23 the twenty-third th th the fourth 14 the fourteenth 30 the thirteth th th the fifth 15 the fifteenth 40 the fortieth th th the sixth 16 the sixteenth 50 the fiftieth th th the seventh 17 the seventeenth 60 the sixtieth th th the eighth 18 the eighteenth 70 the seventieth th th the ninth 19 the nineteenth 80 the eightieth th th the tenth 20 the twentieth 90 the ninetieth th 100 the (one) hundredth th 106 the (one) hundred and sixth 621st the six hundred and twenty-first 1,000th the(one) thounsandth 1,000,000th the(one)millionth
