Unit 1
Unit 1
please!
Student’s Book
9th
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FAST TRACK GRADE
Estamos seguros de que este material, junto con las estrategias definidas por cada uno de
los programas del Ministerio y las iniciativas que lideran los docentes y directivos docentes
en las instituciones educativas, nos permitirán continuar avanzando hacia una Educación de
Calidad para todos, hacia el fortalecimiento de los procesos curriculares en las instituciones
y hacia la equidad social por la que hacemos equipo con las familias, docentes y, en general,
con todas las comunidades.
De manera especial queremos invitar a los maestros a explorar este material y a trabajarlo
junto con sus estudiantes y las familias. Estamos convencidos de que los docentes son los
líderes de la transformación educativa y serán los protagonistas de este nuevo capítulo de
la historia y del futuro de la educación colombiana.
Cordialmente,
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Introducción
Esta serie de textos es una herramienta esencial con la que cuentas para lograr un nivel de
inglés Pre Intermedio al culminar grado 11, y con el cual podrás interactuar de forma sencilla
con tus compañeros, profesores y con personas de alrededor del mundo. Para lograrlo, te
ofrecemos proyectos y actividades amenas e integradoras relacionadas con tus vivencias
como joven, tu herencia cultural, los estilos de vida y de salud y la conciencia ambiental
(grado 9°); la cultura de los jóvenes, la manera de relacionarnos con la economía, el
reconocimiento de la diversidad como seres humanos y el ecoturismo (grado 10°), así como
sobre tu contribución para lograr cambios en el futuro, tu rol como ciudadano global, la
diversidad sexual y tu compromiso para salvar a nuestro planeta (grado 11°).
Deseamos que estos temas sean relevantes para ti y todos tus compañeros, pues el objetivo
es reconocer tus intereses particulares y relacionarlos con el mundo globalizado y cambiante
que estamos viviendo. Esperamos que esta ruta que inicias te lleve a lograr tus expectativas y
las de tus docentes, y que logres comunicarte en inglés con esta herramienta que potenciará
a futuro, tus capacidades como profesional, ser humano y ciudadano del mundo.
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Contents
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Module
Your world
▪ learn how to greet people and practise saying the alphabet, numbers,
colours and nationalities in
Unit 1 This is me!
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Module 1
You will also ...
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themselves and ▪ read a text
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asking for / forum written
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giving personal by students from
information around the world
▪ understand
people talking
about their
friends and family
members
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Write
A family collage
You will work together as a team of three students to create a family collage.
When you look at the work of your classmates or watch their presentations,
think about what went well and if you could use the same idea in another
presentation.
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1 Lesson 1
Read
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1. Listen and read the dialogues A–D. Match them to pictures 1–4.
A.
John: Hi, I’m John. What’s your name?
Sara: Hi, John, I’m Sara and this is my friend, Julie.
John: Nice to meet you both.
Julie: Nice to meet you, too.
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B.
Rufus: Hi, Luis, How’s it going?
Luis: Great, thanks. And you?
Rufus: Yeah, I’m fine, thanks.
C.
Dad: Bye, John.
Mum: See you later.
John: Bye. See you at 5:00.
Dad: See you!
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D.
Sally: Hello, Alicia. How are you?
Alicia: Not too good.
Sally: Sorry to hear that. Get well soon.
4 Alicia: Thanks.
Glossary 2
2. Say it!
How’s it going? = (informal) ¿Cómo te va?
Not too good. = No muy bien. Listen and repeat the words.
Sorry to hear that. = ¡Que lástima! Hi! Hello! How are you?
Get well soon. = ¡Que te mejores! Be careful when you pronounce words
beginning with the letter ‘h’ in English.
Listen
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3. Listen and repeat these sentences.
a. Hi! How are you? c. How are you, Helen?
b. Hello! My name is Helen. d. Sorry to hear that.
SPeAk Speak
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Focus on vocabulary
07:00 AM
Example: Good morning.
a.
04:00 PM
b.
Good morning Good afternoon
08:30 PM
c.
1 1:00 AM
d.
09:00 PM
e.
Good evening Good night 1 1:00 PM
Useful vocabulary
Good morning Good afternoon
Good evening Good night
Focus on language
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1 Lesson 1
Listen
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8. Listen and choose the correct response, A, B, or C.
1. 4.
A. Hello, Jack. A. I’m OK and you?
B. Goodbye, Jack. B. Pleased to meet you.
C. I’m fine, thank you. C. My name’s Marta.
2. 5.
A. Hi, Tom. Nice to meet you. A. Hi!
B. See you later. B. See you!
C. What’s your name? C. Sorry to hear that!
3. 6.
A. Pleased to meet you, too. A. How are you?
B. I’m fine, thanks. B. Sorry to hear that.
C. Get well soon. C. How’s it going?
Listening Tip
Don’t panic!
Understand the exercise
before you begin.
Read the options before
you begin.
Listen carefully.
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9. Now listen and check your answers.
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UNIT 1
Module 1
Speak
10. Look at the pictures. Use the phrases to practise three short conversations to meet
people, introduce yourself, and say goodbye.
1 Not bad.
How’s
it going?
Introduce yourself
Pleased to
meet you.
This is my
2 friend …
Goodbye.
A:
B:
A:
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B:
A:
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2 Lesson 2
Listen
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1. Listen to four students talking and match them to the ID cards A–D.
A Class:
B Class:
9B 11C
Name Name
Joshua Dean
Surname Surname
Adejokun Harrison
C Class:
D Class:
10A 8D
Name Name
Shirley Tina
Surname Surname
Perez Johnson
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Focus
FoCUS oN on vocabulary
voCABULARY 3. Say it!
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2. Listen and repeat. Listen and repeat.
Learn the vowels first. Listen and repeat.
The alphabet aeiou
Make groups of consonants with similar
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N sounds. Listen and repeat.
/i:/ b c d g p t v
O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z /e/ f l m n s x z
/e / h j k
/u:/ q w
/ɑ:/ r
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4. Listen and choose the name you hear.
1. A. Sara B. Sandra C. Sarah
2. A. John B. Jhon C. Johnny
3. A. Viviana B. Bibiana C. Biviana
4. A. Jan B. Yan C. Gan
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5. Listen and write the names of students 1–3 in your notebook.
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1. 2. 3.
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Focus on vocabulary
11–12
6. Listen and repeat the numbers.
0 nought / zero
1 one 11 eleven
2 two 12 twelve
3 three 13 thirteen
4 four 14 fourteen
5 five 15 fifteen
6 six 16 sixteen
7 seven 17 seventeen
8 eight 18 eighteen
9 nine 19 nineteen
10 ten 20 twenty
Useful expressions
▪ @ = at
▪ .com = dot com
▪ _ = underscore
LISTeNListen
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7. Listen and complete the forms in your notebook.
Student 1 Student 3
NAME: NAME:
SURNAME: SURNAME: Paez
CLASS: 8C CLASS:
PHONE NUMBER: PHONE NUMBER:
EMAIL: EMAIL:
Student 2 Student 4
NAME: NAME:
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SURNAME: SURNAME:
CLASS: CLASS:
PHONE NUMBER: 9542076 PHONE NUMBER:
EMAIL: EMAIL: Jan01520@[Link]
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2 Lesson 2
Read
8. Read the text and the sentences a-e. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?
a. Angélica is Megan’s penfriend. d. Patricio is Angélica’s brother.
b. Angélica and Lili are 13 years old. e. They are all at the same school.
c. Angélica and Lili are best friends.
Dear Megan,
I’m very pleased to ‘meet’ you. I’m happy you're my penfriend.
I’m Angélica Pérez and I’m 13 years old. At school I’m in Class 9F.
Here’s a photo – it is me and my friend. Her name is Liliana – or Lili
to her friends. She’s 14 years old. We’re in the school dance group.
Lili is my best friend. She’s very nice.
The other photo is my brother. His name is Jonás Pérez. He’s with
his classmate, Patricio. He’s from Chile. They’re in the school
baseball team. They’re both 15 years old.
We’re all at the same school. It’s The Columbus School.
My email address is angelip@[Link] and my mobile
number is 011 57 315 75364.
Please write soon.
Best wishes,
Angélica
Focus
FoCUS oN on language
LANGUAGe
9. Look at the text in exercise 8 again. Find examples of the words below.
I am I’m
You are You’re
She is She’s
He is He’s
It is It’s
We are We’re
They are They’re
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10. Listen and repeat the sentences.
a. I am Angélica. I’m a student. e. She is 14 years old. She’s my best friend.
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b. You are Megan. You’re my penfriend. f. We are in the school dance group.
c. It is me and my friend. It’s The We’re at the same school.
Columbus School. g. They are in the school baseball team.
d. He is with his classmate, Patricio. They’re 15 years old.
He’s from Chile.
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UNIT 1
Module 1
Write
11. Use am, is or are in the full form to complete the text.
Useful expressions
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3 Lesson 3
Focus on vocabulary
1. Look at the vocabulary box and say the colours in each flag.
Then write the name of the country for each flag.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Spain
6. 7. 8. 9.
Useful vocabulary
Colours
purple
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2. Match the adjectives to the countries in exercise 1. Then listen and check your answers.
LISTeNListen
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3. Listen and match the people to their nationalities
a. Connie 1. Brazilian
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b. Jan 2. French
c. Luc 3. Colombian
d. Thomas 4. Swiss
e. Bernhard 5. Chinese
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Focus on vocabulary
4. Look at the flags. Write sentences about the country and nationality of the person/people.
a. Juan is from Spain. He’s Spanish. d. Matt
5. In your notebook, write a chart with the nationalities in groups according to their ending.
Spanish
ReAD Read
6. Read the text and the sentences. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?
a. Riko is Chinese. c. Jude is in the music group.
b. Bernard is a student. d. Sara is in 10th grade.
7. Read the text again and complete the table in your notebook.
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3 Lesson 3
Focus on language
LISTeNListen
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10. Listen and choose the correct option A, B, or C.
1.
A. Jenny’s best friend is from the United States.
B. Jenny’s best friend isn’t American.
C. Jenny’s best friend isn’t Brazilian.
2.
A. Marco isn’t Spanish, he’s American.
B. Marco isn’t Colombian, he’s Mexican.
C. Marco isn’t Mexican, he’s from Venezuela.
3.
A. Jenny isn’t in 10th grade, but her brother is in 10th grade.
B. Jenny is in 9th grade and her brother is in 8th grade.
C. Jenny is in 10th grade and her brother is in 9th grade.
4.
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UNIT 1
Module 1
Write
11. Complete the text with the correct form of be (affirmative or negative).
12. Look at the Useful language box. Then choose and or but for sentences a-e.
a. My friend is in 8th grade and / but my brother
is in 8th grade too. Useful language
b. I am Colombian and / but my best friend and / but
is French. Use and to connect two
complementary ideas.
c. Tracey is 15 years old and / but her sister (addition)
is 15 years old too. Use but to connect two
d. Sam is from The United States and / but he contrasting ideas. (contrast)
is American.
e. My name is Helen and / but her name
is Sally.
13. In your notebook, complete the text with information about you. Then write some
sentences about your best friend. Use and and but to join sentences.
▪ Colour
▪ Email
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