NAME

CLASS New

1 Grammar, Vocabulary, Pronunciation, and Practical English ENGLISH FILE

Beginner

GRAMMAR V O C AB U L AR Y
1 Complete the sentences. Use contractions. 4 Complete the maths. Tick (✓) the correct answer.
Example:  He’s Turkish. Example:  four + five =
A  eight     B  nine  ✓    C  ten    
1 Hi. I _____ Stephanie Webb.
2 They _____ in room 9. 1 three + two =
3 We _____ in Paris. A  five     B  six     C  seven    
4 Sue is from the USA. She _____ American. 2 four + fifteen =
A  seventeen     B  nineteen     C  twenty    
5 A  You _____ late!
3 nine – seven =
B  Sorry.
A  one     B  two     C  three    
5 4 seven + eleven =
A  sixteen     B  seventeen     C  eighteen    
2 Complete the dialogues. Use contractions where
5 nineteen – seven =
possible.
A  eleven     B  twelve     C  thirteen    
Example:  A  Are you Italian? 6 thirteen + eighteen – twenty =
B  Yes, I am. A  eleven     B  fifteen     C  twelve    
1 A  Where _____ they from?
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B  Portugal.
5 Complete the nationalities.
2 A  Are you from England?
Example:  Italy  Italian
B  No, I _____.
3 A  What _____ your name? 1 Spain Span_____
B  Harry. 2 Brazil Brazil_____
4 A  Are they from France? 3 China Chin_____
B  Yes, they _____. 4 Turkey Turk_____
5 A  Is she Japanese? 5 Hungary Hungar_____
B  No, she _____. 6 the USA Americ_____

5 6
6 Write the words.
3 Underline the correct word(s).
Example:  a chair
Example:  Is he / they from Scotland?

1 Where are you / you are from? 1 a b_____ 5 a c_____

2 It is / Is it a good book?
3 What / What’s your name?
4 A  Are you from China? 2 the d_____ 6 the b_____
B  No, we not / aren’t.
5 A  Is she Russian?
3 a p_____ 7 a d_____
B  Yes, she is / she’s. of paper
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4 a l_____ 8 a w_____
Grammar total 15 8

Vocabulary total 20

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 NAME CLASS New

1 Grammar, Vocabulary, Pronunciation, and Practical English ENGLISH FILE

Beginner

P R O N U N C I ATI O N P R AC T I C AL E N G LI S H
7 Underline the stressed syllable. 9 Complete the dialogues with the words and phrases.
Example:  Russian Bye   Excuse me   S-U-double T-O-N   Sorry
Nice to meet you   Good morning
1 Brazil
2 Hungarian Example:  A  Goodbye!
3 hello B Bye
4 afternoon
1 A  ____________, are you Paul Sutton?
5 eighteen B  Yes, I am.
5 2 A  Hello Sally.
B  ____________, John.
8 Match the words with the same sound. 3 A  How do you spell your surname?
B  ____________.
Italy   coffee   breakfast   hello   meet   hi
4 A  My name’s Reginald.
Example:  not  coffee B  ____________?
1 no ________ A  Reginald. R-E-G-I-N-A-L-D.
2 six ________ 5 A  This is Sarah Cullen from Oxford.
3 five ________ B  Hello Sarah. ____________.

4 ten ________ 5
5 we ________
Grammar, Vocabulary, Pronunciation, and Practical English total 50
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Pronunciation total 10

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 NAME CLASS New

1 Reading and Writing ENGLISH FILE

Beginner

R EA D I N G Example:  Katie is…

A  American     B  English  ✓  
1 Read the emails and tick (✓) A, B, or C.
C  Spanish    
www.friendsinternational.com 1 Katie is…
Say hello to international friends!
A  eighteen     B  nineteen     C  twenty    
2 Jack is…
From: Friends International
A  eighteen     B  nineteen     C  twenty    
To: Katie
Subject: New penfriend! 3 Oscar is from…
Attachment: photo of Oscar A  Spain     B  England     C  Mexico    
Hello Katie! This is your new penfriend in the photo. His 4 Ana is from…
first name is Oscar and his surname is Gil. This is his A  Mexico     B  Spain     C  Brazil    
email: oscar@postit.co.mx. Have a nice day! 5 Fernando is…
A  Mexican     B  American     C  Spanish    
6 Ana is…
To: Oscar
A  eighteen     B  nineteen     C  twenty    
From: Katie
Subject: Hello 7 Jack is in…
Attachment: photo of Jack and Katie A  Manchester     B  Madrid     C  London    
Hi! My name’s Katie Steel. I’m English and I’m 18. I’m 8 Katie isn’t…
from Manchester in England. And this is my boyfriend A  English     B  on holiday     C  in London    
Jack Frost in the photo! He’s 19. Where are you from, 9 Jack is…
Oscar?
A  American     B  English      C  Mexican    

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To: Katie
From: Oscar 2 Read the emails again and complete the ID cards.
Subject: Good evening
Hello Katie! Good evening from Spain. My name’s Oscar First name: Oscar
Gil. I’m in Madrid in Spain, but I’m not Spanish. I’m Surname: Gil
Mexican. I’m from Puebla and I’m on holiday in Madrid. Nationality: 1 ________
My friends in Spain are Ana and Fernando García. They’re
Spanish. They’re from Valencia and they’re 19. I’m not 19.
I’m 20. Where are you? Are you in Manchester? Is Jack First name: Katie
English? Surname: 2 ________
Nationality: 3 ________

To: Oscar
From: Katie First name: Ana
We aren’t in Manchester. We’re in London. We aren’t on Surname: García
holiday!! And Jack isn’t English. He’s from the USA. It’s Nationality: 4 ________
late, Oscar. Nice to meet you! Thank you for the email.
Bye!

First name: 5 ________

Surname: 6 ________
To: Katie Nationality: American
From: Oscar
Subject: 6
Goodbye, Katie. Nice to meet you.
Reading total 15

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1 Reading and Writing ENGLISH FILE

Beginner

W R IT I N G
1 Answer the questions about you with complete
sentences.
Example:  Are you from England?
No, I’m not.

1 What’s your first name?

___________________.
2 What’s your surname?
___________________.
3 Where are you from?
___________________.
4 Are you American?
___________________.
5 Are you on holiday?
___________________.

2 Answer the questions about Tom with complete

sentences.

First name: Tom

Surname: Johnson
Nationality: American

1 What’s his first name?

___________________.
2 What’s his surname?
___________________.
3 Where is he from?
___________________.
4 Is he Russian?
___________________.
5 Is he from the US?
___________________.

Writing total 10

Reading and Writing total 25

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 NAME CLASS New

1 Listening and Speaking ENGLISH FILE

Beginner

LI S T E N I N G
1 Listen to Dan and Jenny talking to the receptionist. 4 Your partner has information about a different
Tick (✓) the correct information. person. Ask your partner these questions.
What / her first name?
Name: 1 A Dan Hughes     B Dan Howes     What / her surname?
Nationality: 2 A English     B American     How / spell it?
Room: 3 A fourteen     B fifteen     / she American / English / Spanish?
Where / she from?
Name: 4 A Jenny Kerr     B Jenny Carr    
Nationality: 5 A English     B American     Speaking total 15
Room: seven Listening and Speaking total 25

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Student B
2 Listen to five conversations. Tick (✓) the correct 1 Answer your partner’s questions about you.
answer.
1 Her name is… 2 Now ask your partner these questions.
A  Rachel Wells     B  Rachel Walls     1 What’s your first name?
2 Paul is in room… 2 How do you spell it?
A  fourteen     B  thirteen     3 What’s your surname?
3 Anna is from… 4 How do you spell it?
A  Hungary     B  Russia    
5 Where are you from?
4 Fiona is from…
A  Wootton     B  Wooten     3 Your partner has information about a famous
5 Go to page… person. Ask your partner these questions.
A  eight     B  eighteen     What / his first name?
5 What / his surname?
How / spell it?
Listening total 10
/ he American / English / Spanish?
Where / he from?
S P EA K I N G
Student A 4 Read the information about a different person and
answer your partner’s questions.
1 Ask your partner these questions.
1 What’s your first name?
Amy Winehouse   English
2 How do you spell it?
3 What’s your surname?
Speaking total 15
4 How do you spell it?
5 Where are you from? Listening and Speaking total 25

2 Now answer your partner’s questions.

3 Read the information about a famous person and

answer your partner’s questions.

Justin Timberlake   American

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