Student’s Manual

Beginner

Module 1
National English for Work Program
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 NATIONAL ENGLISH FOR WORK PROGRAM
EL SALVADOR

WELCOME!

To the learner:

Welcome to module one of the beginner level. This set of worksheets will accompany you throughout 56
hours of instruction. From day 1 you will acquire the competencies that are necessary to communicate
successfully in your workplace. All activities are oriented to develop listening comprehension, speaking,
reading, writing, pronunciation, grammar and vocabulary skills.

You will also see some suggested websites for extended practice on your own in your free time.

Congratulations for being a participant of this course and for giving your best to become competent in the
English language!
 Contents

Map of the book 6

UNIT 1 Get to Know Someone 9

UNIT 2 Daily Routines 19

UNIT 3 Where do you work? 29

UNIT 4 Addresses and Places 39

 Map of the book

UNIT COMPETENCIES VOCABULARY

Get to Know Someone Talk about what I do at my workplace and to say my Occupations, e.g.
occupation. supervisor, floor manager,
Talk about what me and other people do in different engineer, truck driver,
workplaces and say our occupations. secretary, etc.
Ask others about their names and their occupation in The alphabet
their workplaces.
Provide and request the spelling of names, last names,
and other information.

Daily Routines Describe my job position and the activities that I Job positions, e.g.
perform every day at work. software engineer,
Describe a partner’s daily routine at work. human resources
Ask partners questions about their daily routines and specialist, financial
give answers about my routine. analyst, insurance agent,
Ask partners questions about someone else’s daily book keeper, digital
routines and say what they do / don’t. marketing manager, and
the days of the week

Where do you work? Describe the different departments in your workplace Departments in
and what they do. a company, e.g.
Ask questions about someone else’s duties at the production, research and
workplace. development, purchasing,
Ask for and say the time of activities at our workplace. marketing, human
Tell different people the specific time and dates of resources manager,
activities I do in my workplace. accounting and finance.
Telling time: numbers

Addresses and Places Describe the location of my and other’s workplaces. Prepositions of place,
Ask and tell people the specific location of places and e.g. on, in at.
directions surrounding my workplace.
Describe how my and others’ working place and areas
look like.
Tell someone directions of where my workplace and
someone else’s are located.

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GRAMMAR LISTENING READING WRITING

Verb be: singular, plural, A conversation of five A conversation about An employee’s page
and questions. people talking about their asking names and information.
Possessive pronouns occupations. occupations.

Simple present positive/ A conversation of five Agenda with two My partner’s daily
negative sentences and people talking about their people’s daily routines. routine.
yes/no questions. daily routines.

Simple present: Wh- A person talking about Mrs. Robles agenda An agenda with the
questions. one’s daily routine. and her routine specific time and dates
Questions with “What of activities I do in my
time is ...? workplace.
Prepositions of time.

Prepositions of place. A conversation where A conversation about Employee’s information

There is / are people are saying asking and saying sheet.
Quantifiers addresses. addresses
Adjectives before nouns

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1 Let’s star t
I will be able to... 1
Think about some positions that people
Talk about what I do at my workplace and to say my
can find at your workplace. Also, mention
occupation.
yours.

1 Listen to your teacher read the following occupations. Then, check which ones people can at your
2
workplace.

Maintenance Supervisor Engineer

Floor Manager Truck Driver Secretary

1 In Context
3
Unscramble the following letters to discover the occupations.

1. EGENIREN ___________________ 2. ROLOF GRAMENA _______________________

3. TECARSEYR ___________________ 4. CRUKT VIRRED _______________________

5. PRURIVESOS ___________________ 6. NATANENIMEC _______________________

Listen to five different people talk about their occupations and complete the exercises.
https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening-skills-practice/work

Expand your listening comprehension.

http://www.esl-lab.com/eslbasic/jobhunting-2.htm

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1 How to use Be - singular statements
4

Affirmative statements Negative statements

I am Nataly / I’m Nataly
You are a secretary / You’re a secretary
He is an engineer / He’s an engineer
She is a floor manager / She’s a floor manager
I am not Nataly / I’m not Nataly
You are not a secretary / You’re not a secretary
He is not an engineer / He’s not an engineer
She is not a floor manager / She’s not a floor
manager

1 Complete the following sentences using the correct form of be and the occupations on
5 parenthesis.

1. Alan _______________________________ . 2. I _______________________________ .

(truck driver) (assembler)

3. Michelle _______________________________ . 4. My boss _______________________________ .

(floor manager) (not maintenance)

5. He _______________________________ . 6. Tina _______________________________ .

(not floor manager) (engineer)

1. Name: ______________________________________
1 Your turn Occupation: ________________________________
6 Not: ________________________________________
Complete the following information about
three different people and write extra 2. Name: ______________________________________
information using a negative statement. Occupation: ________________________________
Not: ________________________________________

3. Name: ______________________________________
Occupation: ________________________________
Not: ________________________________________

Self-assessment

Now I can talk about what I do at my workplace and to say my occupation...

c Independently c With occasional help c Only with help

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I will be able to... 1 Let’s star t
1
talk about what me and other people do in different Brainstorm about what you and other
workplaces and say our occupations. colleagues do in your workplace. Share
with the class.

1 Listen to your teacher read the conversation. Then, take turns to practice it with a partner.
2

Mary: Good morning, I am Ms. Mary Garcia. I’m

the new secretary. Nice to meet you.
Romeo: Nice to meet you, too. I am Mr. Romeo
Lovos, and they are Mr. Rodrigo Campos
and Mr. Luis Perez.
Rodrigo: Welcome! We are from the marketing
department.
Romeo: No, I am not. I am from the quality
department. They are marketing
managers.
Rodrigo: Yes, we aren’t from the same department,
but we are colleagues.
Mary: Thank you so much for the information.

1 Pair work
3 Complete the sentences using some information from the conversation above.

1. Rodrigo and Luis ________ marketing managers. 2. Romeo and Rodrigo ________ from the same
department.

3. We ________ colleagues. 4. They ________ in the same company.

Listen to a conversation about three people introducing others.

http://www.learning-english-online.net/speaking/dialogues/introducing-yourself-and-
others/
Expand your vocabulary about different positions in a company.
https://www.extension.iastate.edu/agdm/wholefarm/html/c5-111.html

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1 How to use Be - plural subjects
4

Affirmative statements Negative statements

We are Irene and Cindy/We’re Irene and Cindy We are not Irene and Cindy/We’re not Irene and
Cindy
You are managers / You’re managers You are not managers / You’re not managers

They are colleagues / They’re colleagues They are not colleagues / They’re not colleagues

1 Complete the statements using the plural of “Be” and the information on parenthesis.
5 Then, compare the answers with a partner.

1. They ____________________________ . 2. You ____________________________ .

(receptionists) (not / supervisors)

3. Susana and Marcos ____________________________ . 4. We ____________________________ .

not / colleagues) (accountants)

5. We __________ Karla and Sandra. 6. They __________ Ms. Herrera and Ms. Mejía.
(be) (Be)

1 Your turn
6 A: Hello, I am ___________ .
Complete and practice the conversation with
two new classmates, using your own names
and information in the guide.
Continue the conversation in your own way.
1 Share
7
Take turns sharing your conversation to
another group or to the whole class.
B: Hi, nice to meet you. We _________
__________________________________.
C: We __________ (occupations).
A: Really? I’m ______________ .
B: ______________________________________
A: ______________________________________
C: ______________________________________

Self-assessment

Now I can provide information about myself and others’ names and occupations...

c Independently c With occasional help c Only with help

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I will be able to... Let’s star t
1
ask others about their names and their occupation in 1 Ask a classmate What is your name?
their workplaces. Where do you work? What do you do at
the company?

1 Listen to your teacher read the conversation. Then, practice with a partner.
2

Ana: Hello, I’m Ana Trujillo

Carlos: Hi, Ana. I’m Mr. Carlos Lopez, nice to

meet you.
Ana: Nice to meet you too. Excuse me.
Is she Ms. Diana Andrade?
Carlos: No, she isn’t. She is Mrs. Diana
Aguilar. She is the manager of the
company.
Ana: OK. And are you the supervisor?

Carlos: No, I am not. I am a sales person.

Ana: Thank you so much, Mr. Lopez.

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3 Pair work
Read the conversation again to answer the questions.

1. Is Mrs. Diana Aguilar the manager of the company?

.................................................................................................................................

2. Are Ana and Carlos supervisors?

...............................................................................................................................

Listen to a conversation about two people introducing themselves.

http://www.esl-lab.com/intro2/intro2.htm
Expand your listening comprehension.
http://www.esl-lab.com/intro2/intr2fra.htm

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4 How to use Yes / No questions and short answers
with the verb Be

Yes / No Questions Short Answers

Are you Carlos? Yes, I am. / No, I’m not

Is she a manager? Yes, she is. / No, she isn’t. [No, she’s not.]
Is he a supervisor? Yes, he is. / No, he isn’t. [No, he’s not.]
Are you collegues? Yes, we are. / No, we aren’t. [No, we’re not.]
Are they service providers? Yes, they are. / No, they aren’t. [No, they’re not.]
Are your bosses here? Yes, they are. / No, they aren’t. [No, they’re not.]

1 Complete the questions and answers. Then, compare the answers with a partner.
5

1. A: Is she Jessica? 4. A: _______ they Francisco and Alan?

B: No, _______ not. She _______ Linda. B: Yes, _________ .

2. A: ________ a manager? 5. A: _______ you Marcela and Karla?

B:Yes, I _______ . B: No, we ________ . _________ Maria
and Camila.
3. A: Is _______ Tomas?
B: _______ , he’ _______ . He ______ José.

1 Your turn
6
Complete and practice the conversation with A: Excuse me. Are you __________?

a new classmate, using your own names and
information in the guide.
Continue the conversation in your own way.
1
7 Share
Take turns sharing your conversation with
two classmates or with the whole class.
B: No, I’m not. I’m __________ . That’s
__________.
A: Where?
B: Right over there. And are you
__________?
A: Yes, I am...
B: ______________________________________
A: ______________________________________
B: ______________________________________

Self-assessment

Now I can introduce and provide information about myself and others...

c Independently c With occasional help c Only with help

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1 Let’s star t
I will be able to... 1
Ask a partner what is his/her name and
provide and request the spelling of names, last
last name? And how do they spell it?
names, and other information.
Share the information with the class.

1 Listen to your teacher say the pronunciation of each letter of the alphabet and repeat.
2 Then, take turns to say the alphabet with a classmate.

A B C D E F

G H I J K L

M N O P Q R

S T U V W X Y Z

1 In Context
3
Listen to your teacher and circle the letter you hear.

1. M D 4. R S 7. T C 10. I U

2. P V 5. B Z 8. D L 11. E I

3. B K 6. F X 9. E A 12. J G

Listen to a woman spell her name and last name.

http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening-skills-practice/spelling-
names
Complete the missing letters of some words.
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/languages/spelling.htm

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Possessive Adjectives Possessive Nouns

I = My
You = Your Our teacher’s name
He = His
She = Her Pedro’s address
It = Its
We = Our Melisa and Dora’s last name
They = Their

1 Ask a partner to spell the following information and write it on the spaces.
5
Use capital letters for proper nouns.

1. Your teacher’s name: 3. A classmate’s occupation:

______________________ ______________________

2. Your classmate’s name: 4. A classmate’s last name:

______________________ ______________________

1 Your turn
6
Fill-in the blanks with a classmate’s information.
First name: _________________________________________ . Middle name: __________________________________ .

Last name:__________________________________________ .

Occupation: _________________________________________ .

Boss’s name:_________________________________________ .

Workplace: _________________________________________ .

Self-assessment

Now I can provide and request spelling of names, last names, and other information...

c Independently c With occasional help c Only with help

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1 Vocabular y Practice
1
Ask six different partners their names and their occupations.

Name Occupation

1 Spelling Bee
2
Get in teams with your classmates. Write
a list of words to tell the other team, so
they spell them.

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1 Be : Singular and plural statements

3
Look for the mistake in each sentence, circle it and rewrite the correct sentence.

1. We’am marketing managers.

________________________________________________________________________________ .

2. She aren’t Margarita Marroquin.

________________________________________________________________________________ .

3. Natalia and Sarai is the new supervisors.

________________________________________________________________________________ .

4. My boss are Jorge Sandoval.

________________________________________________________________________________ .

5. Their secretary aren’t Laura Miranda.

________________________________________________________________________________ .

1 Yes / No questions and short answers with Be

4
Complete the questions using different subjects and ask them to a partner. Write his/her answer.

1. Are ______________________________ ?
Answer: _______________________________________ .

2. Is ______________________________ ?
Answer:_______________________________________ .

3. Are ______________________________ ?
Answer:_______________________________________ .

4. Am ______________________________ ?
Answer:_______________________________________ .

5. Is ______________________________ ?
Answer:_______________________________________ .

6. Are ______________________________ ?
Answer:_______________________________________ .

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1 Let’s star t
I will be able to... 1
Brainstorm about job positions at your
describe my job position and the activities that I
workplace and say three activities you do
perform every day at work.
there.

1 Listen to your teacher read the following job positions.

2 Then, match them with the activities they perform.

a. Bookkeeper c. Human Resource Specialist e. Insurance Agent

b. Financial Analyst d. Digital Marketing Manager f. Software Engineer

1. ____ Keep track of the financial accounts of 2. ____ Help people and businesses manage their
companies. finances.

3. ____ Know the policies and regulations involved in 4. ____ Create and advertise the company over the
the management of employees. social media.

5. ____ Help people and companies against financial 6. ____ Design and develop different softwares.
loss and manage risks.

1 In Context
3
Choose 4 job positions from the previous exercise and write the person’s name on that
position. Then, write other tasks that they do .

Name Job Position Other tasks

1.

2.

3.

4.

Listen to five different people talk about their occupations and complete the exercises.
https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening-skills-practice/work
Expand your listening comprehension.
http://www.esl-lab.com/eslbasic/jobhunting-2.htm

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1 How to use simple present
4

Affirmative statements Negative statements

I keep track of the financial account I don’t keep track of the financial account
You know the policies and regulations You don’t know the policies and regulations
We advertise the company We don’t advertise the company
They help companies against financial loss They don’t help companies against financial loss

1 Unscramble the sentences with the words provided using the simple present.
5

1. keep / they / companies / track / financial accounts / of (2)

______________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. don’t / on internet / the company / advertise / we

______________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. I / every day / notes / in the meetings / take

______________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. at the reception / Carlos and Mauricio / phone / answer /

______________________________________________________________________________________________________

Your turn Activities I do

1
6 Complete and practice the conversation with
1. _______________________________________
a new classmate, using your own names and
information in the guide. 2. _______________________________________
Continue the conversation in your own way.
3. _______________________________________

1 Share 4. _______________________________________
7
Share your activities to some classmates. Look
for people who do the same and present those 5. _______________________________________
activities to the class later.

Self-assessment

Now I can describe the activities I and others do or don’t do...

c Independently c With occasional help c Only with help

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I will be able to... 1 Let’s star t
1
describe a partner’s daily routine at work. Ask a classmate What is your daily
routine? What do you do on weekends?

1 Listen to your teacher read the conversation. Then, practice with a partner.
2

Janet: Good morning Cindy! How are you?

Cindy: Fine! I have many things to do this week,

but Katy is very busy.
Janet: Really? Who is Katy?

Cindy: The new secretary. Her schedule is very

tight. On Monday, she makes many
phone calls. Later, she writes reports
about the production.
Janet: And what does she do the other days?

Cindy: On Wednesday, she sends some emails

to the bookkeeper, and on Friday she
arranges meetings.
Janet: She is so busy! And on weekends?

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3 Pair work
Read the conversation again to complete the chart with Katy’s information. Also, what other
activities you think Katy does in the other days of the week.

Katy’s Daily Routine

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

Listen to a conversation about two people talking about their daily routines.
http://www.esl-lab.com/school1/scholrd1.htm
Expand your listening comprehension.
http://www.esl-lab.com/exercise/exerciserd1.htm

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1 How to use simple present
4

Affirmative statements Negative statements

She makes many phone calls
He carries boxes into the truck
Cindy sends reports to other companies.
It helps workers be on time
My boss talks about the new rules
She doesn’t make many phone calls
He doesn’t carry boxes into the truck
Cindy doesn’t send reports to other companies.
It doesn’t help workers be on time
My boss doesn’t talk about the new rules

1 Complete the sentences with the verbs in parentheses.

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1. He ____________ (order) everything in the office. 2. Amy and Teresa ____________ (ask) for the
signatures every Friday.

3. Helen _________________ (not/call) the design 4. She ____________ (clean) our desks in the
department on weekends. mornings.

1. I ____________ (write) a list with the things we 1. Mario ________________ (not/keep) a record of the
need at 9:00 a.m. merchandise he ____________ (buy).

1 Your turn A: Hello! How are you?

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B: Hello. I’m __________ .
Create a conversation with a partner about
A: I have a question, what do you do on week
someone else’s daily activities at work. Also,
days?
don’t forget to mention the activities you do.
B: I ... What about you and your partner?
A: We.... And she/he ...
B: ______________________________________
A: ______________________________________
B: ______________________________________

Self-assessment

Now I can describe the activities that a partner does or doesn’t do...

c Independently c With occasional help c Only with help

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I will be able to... 1 Let’s star t

1
ask partners questions about their daily routines and Ask a classmate what he/she does every
give answers about my routine. day of the week at his workplace.

1 Read the information about each person’s activities at the workplace.

2

DO DO
Oneida Ricardo
Chicas >Create software
>Repair computers
Mata >Keep track on the sells
>Write reports
and >Install antivirus and >Buy new merchandise

Nely DON’T DON’T

Max
Pineda >Sell computer Pinto >Receive money from
programs sells
>Exchange information >Decide what to buy
about programs

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3 Pair work
Read the information again to answer the questions.
Compare with a partner.

1. Do Oneida and Nely work with softwares? 2. Do Oneida and Nely sell antivirus?
_____________________________________________. _____________________________________________.

3. Do Ricardo and Max get money from sells? 4. Do Ricardo and Max write reports?
_____________________________________________. _____________________________________________.

4. Do Ricardo and Max repair computers? 4. Do Oneida and Nely install programs?
_____________________________________________. _____________________________________________.

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1 How to use Yes / No questions in simple present
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Yes / No Questions Short Answers

Do I get up early? Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.
Do you call other companies? Yes, you do. / No, you don’t.
Do they transport the product? Yes, they do. / No, they don’t.
Do we check the policies? Yes, we do. / No, we don’t.

1 Create Yes / No questions, using the words in parentheses. Write the answers.
5

1. __________________________________________________________? Yes, _______________________.

(You / work / company)

2. __________________________________________________________? No, _______________________.

(They / check / product)

3. __________________________________________________________? Yes, _______________________.

(We / listen / customers)

4. __________________________________________________________? No, _______________________.

(I / buy / new material)

5. __________________________________________________________? Yes, _______________________.

(Milena and Pablo / design / logo)

1 Your turn
6
Create a questionnaire and ask the questions
to a different classmate. Write his / her
answers. Share with everybody.

Self-assessment

Now I can ask Yes / No questions to people to confirm information...

c Independently c With occasional help c Only with help

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1 Let’s star t
I will be able to... 1
ask partners questions about someone else’s daily Ask a partner about another partner Does
routines and say what they do / don’t. he /she work in ______? Does he / she
create software?

1
2 Ask five classmates about their daily routines at work. Then, share the information to
three different classmates.

Name Daily Activities

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

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3 Ask questions to confirm what your classmates do.

Example: Does Antonio ask for assistance every morning?

1. Does _________________________________________? 2. Does _________________________________________?

3. Does _________________________________________?

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1 How to use Yes / No questions in simple present

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Yes / No Questions Short Answers

Does she ask for assistance? Yes, she does. / No, she doesn’t.
Does he drive the truck on weekends? Yes, he does. / No, he doesn’t.
Does Elena make phone calls? Yes, she does. / No, she doesn’t.
Does our company check the policies? Yes, it does. / No, it doesn’t.

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5 Pair work
Create a question based on the answer.

1. ___________________________________________________? 2. ___________________________________________________?
Yes he does. He fixes the AC on Friday. Yes she does. She sends many emails to customers.

3. ___________________________________________________? 4. ___________________________________________________?
No, she doesn’t. She cleans the first floor only. Yes he does. Erick keeps track on the sells.

1 Your turn
6
Ask questions to a partner about his / her daily routine, so you write a paragraph describing
what she / he does or doesn’t do.

__________________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

Self-assessment

Now I can ask questions about someone else’s daily routines ...

c Independently c With occasional help c Only with help

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1 Vocabular y Practice
1
Ask different partners what each of the occupations does at the workplace.
Pay attention to the question.

Occupations Name Answer

Software Engineer

Human Resource
Specialist

Financial Analyst

Insurance Agent

Bookkeeper

Digital Marketing
Manager

1 Vocabular y Practice
2
Write the days of the week in order.

1. ________________________ 2. ________________________

3. ________________________ 4. ________________________

5. ________________________ 6. ________________________

7. ________________________

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1 Simple Present
3
Write 6 activities you do in the box “My daily routine” and six about a partner in “My
partner’s daily routine”.

My daily routine My partner’s daily routine

1. ______________________________________________ 1. ______________________________________________

2. ______________________________________________ 2. ______________________________________________

3. ______________________________________________ 3. ______________________________________________

4. ______________________________________________ 4. ______________________________________________

5. ______________________________________________ 5. ______________________________________________

6. ______________________________________________ 6. ______________________________________________

1 Simple Present : Yes / No Questions

4
Create four questions with the auxiliary provided. Ask the questions and write the answers.

1. Does _________________________________________________? ____________________________________________.

2. Do ___________________________________________________? ____________________________________________.

3. Do ___________________________________________________? ____________________________________________.

4. Does _________________________________________________? ____________________________________________.

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1 Let’s star t
I will be able to... 1
Brainstorm about the different
describe the different departments in your workplace
departments in your workplace. Where
and what they do.
do you belong to? What do you do?

1 Listen to your teacher read the following departments in a company. Then, match them with the
2 activities they perform.

1. Production _____ Research and identify what customers want

and need at the right place.

2. Research and _____ Recruit, select and train new employees for
Development the right job in the company.

3. Purchasing _____ Keep the financial record of transactions

involving monetary inflows and outflows.

4. Marketing _____ Control and supervise the production

workforce and inventory.

5. Human Resources _____ Develop, design new or improve existing

Management products or processes

6. Accounting and _____ Buy and acquire raw materials, production

Finance equipment, etc. for the use of the organization.

1 In Context
3
Explain to a partner what activities you and a coworker do in your department.

Listen to a person talk about her daily routine and complete the exercises
http://www.learning-english-online.net/listening-comprehension/exercises/talking-about-
your-daily-life/
Expand your listening comprehension
http://www.mycaelab.com/daily-routine-listening-comprehension/

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1 How to use simple present information questions
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Information Questions Answers

What do I do?
Where do you work?
When do we go to meetings?
How do they plan the marketing?
What time do you take breakfast?
I supervise the production workforce.
I work in the accounting department.
We go to meetings two times at week.
They investigate the customers’ needs.
I take breakfast at 8 a.m.

1 Create questions based on the answers.

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1. ______________________________________________________? I have to write a report about the production

every Friday.
2. ______________________________________________________? I work in the blue building.

3. ______________________________________________________? Maria and I start working at 10 p.m.

4. ______________________________________________________? We design and others create the new product.

5. ______________________________________________________? They have a meeting because we have to talk

about the inflows and outflows.

1 Your turn
6
Create questions with the “Wh-
words”provided below. Then, ask the
questions to a partner.

What When Where Why Who

1 Share
7
Create a role play. Pretend you don’t know
each other, so you ask questions about your
department and duties.
Self-assessment

Now I can describe what duties I perform in my department ...

c Independently c With occasional help c Only with help

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I will be able to... 1 Let’s star t
1
ask questions about someone else’s duties at the Ask some classmates about the duties
workplace. they have to perform at their workplace.
Share.

1 Listen to your teacher read the conversation. Then, practice with a partner.
2

Kevin: What do you have to do on Thursday?

Albert: I just check the production for the new

product and write a report about it. Why?

Kevin: Because I need someone to help me

move some boxes. Can you do me a
favor?
Albert: Sure! What is it about?
Kevin: What does Mr. Ruiz have to do that day?

Albert: I’m not so sure...

Kevin: What time does he finish to work on
Thursday? or When does he have free
time?

1
3 Pair work
Read the conversation again to circle the correct word in bolds. Then, answer the question.

1. What do / does Albert have to do on Thursday?

_______________________________________________________________________________.

2. Why do / does Kevin need help?

_______________________________________________________________________________.

3. Who do / does you think is going to help Kevin?

_______________________________________________________________________________.

4. What do / does Mr. Ruiz do on Thursday?

_______________________________________________________________________________.

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Information Questions Answers

What does she do on Saturday and Sunday? She visits other companies and has meetings.
Where does he go on Tuesdays afternoon? He goes to the company’s headquarters.
Which department does our boss supervise? Our boss supervises the marketing department.
What time does Miguel start to work? Miguel starts to work at 9:00 o’clock.

1 Create questions with the words provided.

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1. Why / he / have / a meeting / ?

__________________________________________________________________________________

2. Where / she / process / the payments / ?

__________________________________________________________________________________

3. What / Ingrid / do / on Wednesdays / ?

__________________________________________________________________________________

4. When / employee / acquire / the raw material / ?

__________________________________________________________________________________

1 Your turn A: What do you do on weekdays?

6
Create a conversation with two partners
about their daily activities at work. Then,
ask questions for extra information about
someone else’s duties.
B: I start to work at 1 o’clock, I prepare the
machines and....
C: Wow! When does your supervisor check all
the things you do?
B: Actually, he checks once a month.
A: And what about you? What do you do?
C: Well...

Self-assessment

Now I can ask questions about what someone does in his / her daily routine...

c Independently c With occasional help c Only with help

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 Unit 3 Where do you work?

I will be able to... 1 Let’s star t

1
ask for and say the time of activities at our Ask a classmate the exact time he/she
workplace. does some activities at work.

1 Read Mrs. Robles agenda and tell a partner at what time she does some activities.
2

Mrs. Robles Agenda

7:15 Meeting with the marketing
Department

8:30 Video call with the supervisor

from West Company

9:00 Workshop to the Research and

Development Department to
improve the manufacturing
process.

12:00 Workshop’s lunch

1:45 Second part of the workshop

5:55 Send tomorrow’s schedule to Ms.

Lopez (new secretary) and leave

1 Pair work
3
Read the information again to answer the questions. Compare with a partner.

1. What time is the video call with the West Company?

_______________________________________________________________.

2. What time does the workshop with the Research Department start?
_______________________________________________________________.

3. What time does the company close?

_______________________________________________________________.

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What time ... ? Answer

What time is it? It’s 1:08.
What time does the meeting start? It starts at eleven o’clock.
What time do you arrive at work? (At) about 6:48 a.m.
What time do employees leave? Usually around 7:00 or 7:30.

1 Complete the questions using What time and do or does.

5
Practice the conversations with a classmate.

1. A: There is a recruitment of new employees on 2. A: Let’s meet for the meeting on Wednesday.
Tuesday. B: Great! ____________________________ you arrive?
B: Really? ____________________________ it start? A: I arrive at 8:15 a.m.
A: It starts at 9:00 a.m.

3. A: Tomorrow, I have to go to the photo copy 4. A: Wendy, Do you want to have dinner with me
center. after the workshop?.
B: Me too! ____________________________ the B: Yes! But ____________________________
photo copy center open? restaurants close here?
A: It opens at 6:50 a.m. A: Oh, around 7:25 p.m.

5. A: Amanda has to take some reports to many

departments on Monday.
B: And ____________________________ they open?
A: They open around 7:30 or 8:05.

1 Your turn
6
Create your schedule with all the things that you have to do during the
week. Then, go around the classroom, check other partners’ schedule
and ask the time about their activities.

Self-assessment

Now I can ask and tell people the time of activities at our workplace...

c Independently c With occasional help c Only with help

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1 Let’s star t
I will be able to... 1
Write down on your notebook a list of
tell different people the specific time and dates of activities that you have to do this week /
activities I do in my workplace. month / year. Share.

1
2 Ask three classmates about their schedules / activities specifying time and date.

Name Activities Date/Time

1.

_________________________ 2.

3.

1.

_________________________ 2.

3.

1.

_________________________ 2.

3.

1 Ask a different partner these questions and write the answers.

3

1. When is your next meting?

_________________________________________________________________________.

2. What time do you arrive to work?

_________________________________________________________________________.

3. When are your next vacation?

_________________________________________________________________________.

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ON IN AT
On Saturday In May At 2:30
On January 23rd In 2018 At noon
On Monday, February 5th In the summer At night
On Wednesday morning In the morning At midnight

1 Complete the e-mail, using prepositions of time. Compare answers with a classmate.
5

From: fati2018@email.com

To: mary_two@email.com

Subject: New product’s presentation

Hello Fatima,
Are you busy ______ Monday afternoon? Do you know about the new product that the company
launches? There’s a presentation about it and it sounds very interesting! It starts ______ 6:30. I work
until 5:45, but I can meet you ______ 6:00 on the corner of 1st avenue and main street. What do you
think? There’s another presentation, but it will be ______ March ______ Sunday, and I can’t that day.

Let me know, bye bye!

1 Your turn
6
Using the information from exercise 2 p.35 write what some of the activities that your classmates
have to do. Specifying time and date. Use “And” to connect your ideas.

___________________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________________
Self-assessment

Now I can tell people the specific time and date of activities that I do in my workplace...

c Independently c With occasional help c Only with help

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1 Vocabular y Practice Student A

1
Work with a partner. One is A and the other one is B.
A: work with the words from p.37.
B: work with the words from p.38.
Unscramble the words and describe them, so your partner guesses the name of the department .

1. drocinotup 2. surphanicg 3. mhaun coreesur

__________________________________
Definition
What do they do?
__________________________________
__________________________________
__________________________________
Definition
What do they do?
__________________________________
__________________________________
magnenetam
__________________________________
Definition
What do they do?
__________________________________
__________________________________

1 Simple present: Information questions

2
Write 6 information questions, using the Wh-words provided.
Then. ask them to a friend and write down the information.

1. What _________________________________________________________ ?

__________________________________________________________________________________

2. When ________________________________________________________ ?
__________________________________________________________________________________

3. Where _______________________________________________________ ?
__________________________________________________________________________________

4. Why _________________________________________________________ ?
__________________________________________________________________________________

5. Which _______________________________________________________ ?
__________________________________________________________________________________

6. Who _______________________________________________________ ?
__________________________________________________________________________________

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1 Vocabular y Practice Student B
3
Work with a partner. One is A and the other one is B.
A: work with the words from p.37.
B: work with the words from p.38. Unscramble the words and describe them, so your partner
guesses the name of the department.

2. sacheerr dan 4. knartigem 6. cocunantig dan

veplementod
__________________________________
Definition
What do they do?
__________________________________
__________________________________
__________________________________
Definition
What do they do?
__________________________________
__________________________________
nanifce
__________________________________
Definition
What do they do?
__________________________________
__________________________________

1 Questions and Prepositions of time

4
Interview a partner about his or her activities on a typical day at work, using information questions
and prepositions of time.

In the morning In the afternoon In the evening

_________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________

_________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________

_________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________

_________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________

_________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________

_________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________

_________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________

_________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________

_________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________

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 Unit 4 Addresses and Places

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1 Let’s star t
I will be able to...
Ask some classmates where they work
describe the location of my and other’s workplace.
and the location of it. Also, mention
where you work and its location.

1 Listen to your teacher read the following places from the map.
2

l l
Bank l Mall l
l l Restaurant
l l
l l
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - First Avenue - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Roosevelt Street
Barrios Street

Sport Park Arrows

Palace Company
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
- - - - - - - - - Second Avenue
l l
School l Church City l Book
l Hall l World
l l

1 Pair work
3
Use the map to answer the questions below.

1. Which street is the restaurant on?

_________________________________________________________________________________________.

2. Which street is the city hall on?

_________________________________________________________________________________________.

3. Which street is the park on?

_________________________________________________________________________________________.

Listen to people saying where some places are located on a map. Complete the exercises.
http://www.esl-lab.com/dir4/dir4.htm
Expand your listening comprehension.
http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening-skills-practice/giving-directions

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1 How to use simple prepositions of place

4

ON IN AT
On Fourth Avenue In El Salvador At the meeting room
On the corner In San Salvador At work
On the street In the park At the bank
In the neighborhood

1 Complete the location of each item, using the correct preposition of place.
5
Compare with a partner.

1. I work in the bank that is ________ first Avenue 2. Their factory is located ________ La Libertad.
and Barrios street.

3. We see you ________ training room or ________ 4. Ana works in the company that is ________
the cafeteria. town.

5. My relatives go to the mall that is ________ 6. Tell him that we are ________ at the meeting
Roosvelt street. room with everybody.

Your turn
1
6 Create your own map with you workplace on
it and the places / buildings and others that
surround it. Show and explain your map to
other partners.

1
7 Share
Create a role play, in pairs, explaining where
you work, location (street, city, etc.) Present it
to the class.
Self-assessment

Now I can describe the location of my and other’s workplace ...

c Independently c With occasional help c Only with help

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I will be able to... 1 Let’s star t

1
Ask and tell people the specific location of places Ask some classmates where their
and directions surrounding my workplace. workplace is located.

1 Listen to your teacher read the conversation. Then, practice with a partner.
2

Will: Hello, can you help me? Where is the

Mellbourne building? I don’t live here.
Tania: Don’t worry! There are four buildings,
Which one do you need?
Will: A girl told me to go to the building on
Main Street.
Tania: I know it. It’s down the street on the left
side.
Will: Thanks! I have to ask you something else...
is there a training center?
Tania: There are a lot of training centers on the
building between Main and King street.
Will: I have some interviews there. Thank you
again! Bye, bye!

1
3 Pair work
Read the conversation again to answer the questions.

1. How many Melbourne buildings are there?

_______________________________________________________________________.

2. Where is the building where Will wants to go located??

______________________________________________________________________.

3. How many training centers are there? Where are they?

______________________________________________________________________.

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There is... (Singular) There are... (Plural)

There is an ATM across the street. There are a lot of companies down the street.
There’s a recruitment center on the corner of There are some supermarkets on the right and left
Roosevelt street and First Avenue. side of the street.
There’s no clothing factory around the corner. There are no hospitals on Barrios street.

1 Complete the exercises with There is or There are and a quantifier.

5

1. _________________________ marketing presentation 2. _________________________ business workshops

across the street in the morning. down the street. (some)

3. _________________________ recruitment centers 4. _________________________ store on the corner of

around my building. (no) Roosevelt street and Second Avenue. (no)

5. _________________________ banks behind the 1. _________________________ Aranza Building around

factory I work. the corner.

1 Your turn
6
A: Tell me where do you work?
Create a conversation with a partner
B: I work in________________________.
describing the places that are around the
A: Where is it?.
building, using the grammar.
B: It is ____________________________. And you,
where do you work?
A: Well...
1
7 Share

Present your role play to the rest of the class

based on the real place where you work.

Self-assessment

Now I can ask and tell people about the places surrounding my workplace...

c Independently c With occasional help c Only with help

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I will be able to... 1 Let’s star t

1
describe how my and others working places and Ask a classmate Which places are in your
areas look like. working place? How does your working
area look like? Share

1 Read the description of Mr. Paz and Mrs. Aguilar’s workplaces. Can you guess where they work?
2

-There is a beautiful lobby.

-There are comfortable rooms.

-There’s a huge parking lot.

-There are three high-tech elevators.

Mr. Paz

-There is a narrow reception area

-There are two dirty dinning rooms.

-There is an ugly photo copy center.

-There are small offices.

Mr. Aguilar

1 Pair work
3
Read the information again to answer the questions. Compare with a partner.

1. How does Mr. Paz describe his workplace?

_________________________________________________________________________________.

1. What does Mrs. Aguilar think about her workplace?

_________________________________________________________________________________.

1. On which of the two paces do you want to work? Why?

_________________________________________________________________________________.

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Positive Adjectives Negative Adjectives

There are comfortable rooms. There is a narrow reception area.
There is a huge parking lot. There are small offices.
There are nice places to rest. There is a disgusting kitchen area.
There is an illuminated training room. There is a smelly living room.

1 Complete the sentences using the words provided and the correct verb.
5

1.___________________________________________________. 2.___________________________________________________.
(small/gym) (new/training rooms)

2.___________________________________________________. 4.___________________________________________________.
(clean/cafeterias) (smart/meeting room)

5.___________________________________________________. 6.___________________________________________________.
(unpleasant/bathrooms) (tiny/cubicle)

1 Your turn
6
Tell a partner a description of all the areas
in your workplace. Take notes about your
classmate’s description to share later to the
class.

Self-assessment

Now I can ask for and give directions to my and other’s workplace’s addresses...

c Independently c With occasional help c Only with help

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1 Let’s star t
I will be able to... 1
Ask a partner where he/she works and
tell someone directions of where my workplace and what the address is. Share
someone else’s are located.

1
2 Read the following information about an employee.

Employee’s Information

Name: Mauricio Quintanilla

Office/Main phone: 7203-9164
Workplace: Arrows Technology Company
Address: on Roosevelt street and First
Avenue, #853, Santa Cecilia, SS.
Job position: Software Designer
Department: Production
ID: MQ108359

1 Read again the employee’s information and circle which of the alternate directions
3
bellow is the correct one. Look at the map p. 39.

1. It is located in front of the mall on First Avenue.

2. It is located across First Avenue behind the restaurant.

3. It is located on Roosevelt street, between the restaurant and book world.

4. It is located along Roosevelt street, next to the city hall and the park.

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Prepositions of place
Where is the Park located? It is located among many places
Where is the Sport Palace located? It’s located on Barrios street in front of the park
Where is the mall located? It’s located near the restaurant
Where is the church? It’s located past the school.

1 Complete the conversations using a preposition from the box. Go to p.39 and look at the
5
map.

Along In front of Behind Next to Between Across Past Under

1. The sport palace is ____________________________ the 2. The city hall is ____________________________ the
bank. church and book world.
3. The restaurant is ____________________________ First 4. The church and the city hall are
Avenue. ____________________________ the park.

1 Your turn
6
Complete the following employee’s information about someone else.

Employee’s Information

Name: ____________________________________________ Office/Main phone: _____________________________

Workplace: ______________________________________ Job position: ____________________________________

Department: ________________________________________

Address: _________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________

ID: _______________________________________________________

Self-assessment

Now I can tell people the specific time and date of activities that I do in my workplace...

c Independently c With occasional help c Only with help

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1 Vocabular y Practice
1
Write sentences about the places around your workplace. Use prepositions of place to describe
their location.

1. ________________ _____________________________________________________________ .

2. ________________ _____________________________________________________________ .

3. ________________ _____________________________________________________________ .

4. ________________ _____________________________________________________________ .

5. ________________ _____________________________________________________________ .

1 Vocabular y Practice
2
Create a map of your workplace and describe which places are around it. Show it to a partner and
explain where it is located using adjectives, prepositions of place, and there is/are.

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3 Simple prepositions of place

Complete the conversations with the correct preposition of place.

1. He has a presentation _______ the meeting room. 2. The laptop is _______ the main table.

3. The exhibition is _______ San Miguel. 4. Where is your boss? My boss is _______ work.

5. Human Resources is _______ the third floor. 6. Juan is _______ the photo copy center.

1 There is, there are, and adjectives

4
Write a list of places that are in your workplace. Then ask a partner to describe his / hers and write
down the ideas.

My workplace
There is ... There are ...

________________________________________________ ________________________________________________
________________________________________________ ________________________________________________
________________________________________________ ________________________________________________
________________________________________________ ________________________________________________

My partner’s workplace
There is ... There are ...

________________________________________________ ________________________________________________
________________________________________________ ________________________________________________
________________________________________________ ________________________________________________
________________________________________________ ________________________________________________

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