CHAPTER 1 SELF IDENTIFICATION

1.1. Matching questions and answers

Match the questions in A with the answers in B.
A B
Where were you born? A year ago.
What do you do? Three times a week.
Are you married? In Thailand.
Why are you learning English? Because I need it for my job.
When did you start learning English? I’m a teacher.
How often do you have English classes? No, I’m single.

1.2. Complete the text using the verbs in the box.

am enjoying am going to work live started

am studying come can speak went

My name is Maurizio Celi. I (1) _______________ from Bologna, a city

in the north of Italy. I am a student at the University of Bologna. I (2)
__________________ modern languages – English and Russian. I also
know a little Spanish, so I (3) _____________________four languages. I
(4) _______________________the course a lot, but it’s really hard work.
The course (5) ______________________ three years ago. I (6)
______________________ with my parents and my sister. My brother (7)
____________________ to work in the United States last year. After I
graduate, I (8) ________________________________ as a translator. I
hope so anyway.

1.3. Make questions about Maurizio Celi

1. ___________________________ come from?

2. _________________________________ live?
3. _________________________________ live with?
4. What _____________________________studying?
5. _________________________ enjoying the course?
6. How many _________________________________ speak?
7. ______________________ did his course start?
8. What _________________________ after he graduates?

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1.4. Grammar spot

1. Find examples of present, past, and future tenses in the text about
Maurizio.
2. Which tenses are the two verbs forms in these sentences? What is the
difference between them?
 He lives with his parents.
 She’s living with an English family for a month.

3. Write the possessive adjectives, possessive pronouns, and reflexive

pronouns in the table below.

Pronouns Possessive Reflexive

Subject Object Adjctive Pronoun pronoun
I
We
He
She
It
They
You

1.5. Match the question words and answers

What . . . ? Because I wanted to.

Who . . . ? Last night.
Where . . . ? $5.
When . . . ? A sandwich.
Why . . .? By bus.
How many . . . ? In New York.
How much . . . ? Jack.
How . . . ? The black one.
Whose . . . ? It’s mine.
Which . . . ? Four.
How often....? At seven
What time ....? Twice

PRACTICE

1. Write a paragraph about you. Use the text about Maurizio to help you.

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2. About you

Find a partner and then complete and practice these questions.

a) . . . . . . . your name?
b) How old . . . . . .?
c) . . . . . . . do you come from?
d) . . . . . . . you live?
e) . . . . . . . your hobby?
f) What . . . you . . .?
g) How many brothers and sisters ...?
h) What ... ... father’s job?
i) What is ... main ... ?

Interview three of your clasmates. Ask about his/her name, age, origin,
address, hobby, job, and main dream.
Name Age Origin Address Hobby Job Main dream

3. Write a paragraph about one of the classmates you have interviewed, then
report it to the class.

CHAPTER 2 TELLING DAILY ACTIVITY

2.1 Jack’s Daily Activity

Read Jack’s daily activity below, then answer the questions.

Hi! I am Jack. I am a business man, so I am a busy person. Every

day I have many activities to do. In the morning, when I get up, I directly
take shower, then have my brackfast while watching tv. After that, I read
newspaper for about half an hour, then go to my office that takes me 30
minutes by car.
In the office I coordinate all the jobs of my employees, meet clients,
attend the meeting, and sometimes have lunch with clients. I also read and
evaluate the report of the managers. I am always at the office from 09.00
a.m. to 06.00 p.m.
In the evening I and my family (my wife with three children) always
have dinner togather. After dinner, we have different activities. I am busy
with reading magazines, my children are busy with their homework or with
their lessons, and my wife is busy with her favorite program on tv. We all
go to bed at 10.00 p.m.

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 Answer these questions.

1. What does Jack do?

2. What does Jack do in the morning before he leaves home?
3. What does he do in the office during the day?
4. Does he always have dinner with his family?
5. What do they do in the evening?
6. What time do they go to bed?

2.2 Present Simple

1. Making Negatives
Example:
The sun rises in the west.
The sun doesn’t rise in the west. It rises in the east.
a) The Pope lives in Alaska.
______________________________________________________.
b) Manchester United footballers wear yellow shirts.
____________________________________________.
c) The sun shines at night.
_____________________________________________________.
d) In Britain people drive on the right.
_____________________________________________________.
2. Making questions

Write questions such as the eaxample.

a. I get up at ___________.
What time do you get up?
b. At the weekend I usually go to ________________.

c. The banks open at _____________________.

_____________________________________________________?
d. My mother comes from ___________________.
_____________________________________________________?
e. My children go to _________________ school.
Which _______________________________________________?
f. My brother works in ________________.
Where _______________________________________________?

g. My sister drives a _____________________.

What sort of __________________________________________?

3. Making short Answer

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 Answer the questions about you. Use short answer.
a. Do you smoke?
Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.
b. Do you like science fiction?
_______________________________.
c. Do you dream a lot?
_______________________________.
d. Do you work in the evening?
________________________________.
e. Does your English teacher give you a lot of homework?
__________________________________________________.
f. Do your parents read a lot?
________________________________.
g. Does it rain a lot here in September?
________________________________________.
2.3 Third singular persons

Write the third person singular of these verbs.

1 help _____________ 10 read ______________

2 watch _____________ 11 do ______________
3 want _____________ 12 fly ______________
4 go _____________ 13 study ______________
5 carry _____________ 14 kiss ______________
6 catch _____________ 15 eat ______________
7 think _____________ 16 have ______________
8 crash _____________ 17 cry ______________
9 wash _____________ 18 play __________________
2.4 Adverb of frequency

Put the words in the correct orders.

1. cinema/you/to/often/go/the/do?
__________________________________________________
2. meat/never/eat/I/because/don’t/I/it/like
__________________________________________________
3. listen/evening/the/to/parents/radio/the/my/always/in
__________________________________________________
4. holiday/how/do/have/often/a/you?
__________________________________________________
5. sometimes/restaurant/we/Japanese/go/a/to
__________________________________________________
6. for/late/never/am/school/I
__________________________________________________

PRACTICE

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a. Find a partner and practice these questions.

1. What do you usually do -

in the morning before going to he
campus?
- in the afternoon?
- in the evening?
- at the weekend?
2. What do you usually do in your free time?

Study the chart then write a paragraph about Nicole and a paragraph
about Jeff and Wendy.
3.
Name Town Family Occupatio Free Present
and age and n time/holiday activity
country
Nicole, 15 Texas, the two brothers student at listen to music getting
United States high school ready to go
out
Jeff, 54, Melbourne, One daughter  Officer  Tennis, Having a
and Australia and three swimming, barbecue
Wendy, 53 grandchildren  Hairdresser in the back
 Bali every yard
summer
b. Write questions to find the information about the people in your class.

1. Where . . . from?
2. . . . married?
3. Do/Does . . . children?
4. How many . . . ?
5. What . . . do?
6. What . . . free time?
7. What ... doing at the moment?

c. Job description

Match a job in A with a verb in B and a line in C.

A B C
A farmer helps fires.
A receptionist puts out legal advice.
An architect repairs medicine for patients.
A lawyer works guests
A soldier prescribes buildings
A firefighter welcomes on the land.
A decorator fights for the home and the children.
A mechanic provides room in a house
A housewife designs cars

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 A shop assistant paints customers
A doctor looks after his/her country.
CHAPTER 3 TELLING PAST EVENTS

3.1 Writing the past form of verbs

Write the past form of these verbs.

fall break spend

take save lose
find laugh leave
celebrate can’t need

3.2 Complete the text with the verbs above in the past form.

Gary Smith yesterday (1) ____________ his twentieth birthday, but he’s
lucky to be alive. In March this year, he was climbing Ben Nevis, Britain’s
highest mountain, when he (2) ____________ his way and (3) _________
sixteen hours in sub-zero temperatures. ‘My friends (4) ______ at me for
having so much survival equipment, but it (5) ___________ my life.’

On the first night, the weather was so bad that it tore his new mountain tent
to pieces, so he moved into a Youth Hostel. He (6) _________________ the
hostel at 10:00 the next morning, but that afternoon he was in trouble. ‘I (7)
____________ off a rock and (8) _________ my left leg. I (9)
__________move.’

Mountain rescue teams went out to look for Gary, and (10) ________ him at
9:00 the next morning. A helicopter (11) ________________ him to
hospital, where he (12) _________ several operations. ‘Next time I’ll go
with my friends, not on my own!’ he joked.

3.3 Past Simple

1. Making Negative
a) Gary Smith yesterday anttended a party.
Gary Smith yesterday didn’t attend a party. He celebrated his twentieth
birthday.
b) When he lost his way, he found his friends.
c) My friends were angry with me for having so much survival
equipment.
d) He arrived at the hostel at 10:00 the next morning.
e) I fell off a rock and broke my left leg. I could move, said Gary Smith.
f) Mountain rescue teams stayed at home.

2. Short answers

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 Answer the questions about Gary using short answers.
1) Did Gary get lost?
2) Did he have a lot of equipment?
3) Did he go with his friends?
4) Did he hurt his hand?
5) Did you do your homework last night?

3. Making Questions
a. I went to the United States in 19________.
b. I went there for ______________.
c. We stayed in _______________________.
d. We stayed there for _________________.
e. We had ________________ weather.
f. We travelled round by ________.
g. We had _____________ food.

4. Write down the activities you did last weekend, then tell class.

3.6 Reading Magazine Article

Divide the class into Group A, B and C. Then read the magazine article
below.

Group A Read about Roberto

Group B Read about Endre
Group C Read about Yuet Tung

a) Answer the questions.

1. Why and when did he/she come to the US?
2. What does he/she do?
3. What does he/she like about living in the US?
4. What was difficult at the beginning?

LIVING IN THE USA

The people of the United States are nearly all immigrants, or decendants of
immigrants. It is a young country, and much of the population has relatives
who live in the parts of the world.

But how do they find the US when they first arrive? What do they think of the
people, the culture, the way of life.
Jamie Peterson spoke to three of them.

Roberto Solan Endre Boros Yuet Tung

Aged 24, from Mexico Aged 45, from Hungary Aged 31, from Hong Kong

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 Roberto came from Acapulco to Endre is a mathematician at Yuet Tung is her Chinese name,
New York ten years ago. At first Rutgers University, New Jersey. He but in English she’s known as
he missed everything - the came from Budapest thirteen years Clara. She came to the US eight
sunshine, the food, his girlfriend. ago. ‘I had an opportunity to come years ago and studied fine art. Now
But now he is a successful here for two years.’ After a year, she works on Madison Avenue for
business with his three brothers his wife came to join him, and a publisher. She married a
and his sister. They run a soccer since then they’ve had a daughter, Vietnamese American three years
store in New Brunswick. so they decided to stay. ago, and they live in Long Island.
Roberto’s girlfriend is now his They don’t have any children yet.
wife, and they have two children ‘At first it was very strange.
who go to American schools. Everything is so big here,’ he says. What does she think of living in
‘I started to feel happy when I New York? ‘It’s very similar to
When asked why he came to the bought a car. Now I go everywhere Hong Kong. It’s a busy city, very
US, Roberto says without by car. In Hungary, we only use the exciting, and people walk very fast!
hesitation, ‘Because I want to car at the weekends, but here your I like the stores here. They’re huge,
work hard and be successful.’ He car is part of your life. Nobody and it’s cheaper than Hong Kong.
certainly works hard. He’s at the walks anywhere.’ But you need a car here. In Hong
store all day, then works as a Kong everyone uses public
driver in the evening. ‘That’s why How does he find the people? ‘Very transportation, because it’s good
I like America,’ he says. ‘You can friendly. The first question and it’s cheap. At first I hated
be what you want.’ everybody ask you is ”Where are driving here, but it’s OK now.’
you from?” People talk to you here,
‘When I first came here, I didn’t they start conversations. I like the What does she like best? ‘The
speak the language, and it was fact that there are people from all space. Here I live in a house with a
Winter. It was so cold! There was over the world. yard. In Hong Kong it’s so crowded.
snow! Now nearly all my family And the people are friendly. When
are here, not only in New York, What about the way of life? ‘The I go jogging, everyone says “Hi!”
but also in California, and in thing I like best is the And the food is from every country
Texas. We meet about once a independence. Nobody tells me in the world.’
month and have a huge Mexican what to do. Here you can do what
meal that takes about five hours! you want, so you learn to make
We’re all happy here.’ decisions for yourself. I feel in
control.’

b) Read the article again then answer these questions.

1. What do the people have in common in America?
2. Are they happy living in the US?
3. Who has other members of their family living there?
4. Do they all have children?
5. Who married someone from their own country?
6. What do Roberto and Endre like about the US?
7. What do they say about their own country?
8. Do they like the people?
9. What do they say about Americans and their cars?
c) What do you think?
 What do you like the best about living in your country? What would you
miss if you lived abroad?

PRACTICE
1. Ask and answer these questions.
1) What activities did you do last night?
2) What time did you get up this morning?
3) Did you eat breakfast before leaving home?
4) What did you do when get up this morning?
5) What time did you leave home this morning?
6) How did you come to the campus?

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 7) Where did you go last weekend?
2. Choose the correct verb form.
1) I ______________ (see) a very good program on TV last night.
2) I _______________ (not want) to get up this morning. It _______ (is) cold.
3) Last week the police _______________ (stop) me in my car because I drove
at over eighty miles an hour.
4) I _________________ (go) on holiday to Bali last year.
5) I ________________ (say) hello to the children, but they __________ (not
say anything because they were watching TV.
CHAPTER 4 TELLING FUTURE
4.1 Reading comprehension

Read the following two opinions about two candidates of governor election.
‘I’m voting for Greta Monroe. She’s the best ‘I’m not voting. I used to vote in every election
candidate. She’s honest, hard working, and and nothing changed. I’m not going to waste my
itelligent. Just think, we are going to have time anymore. In fact, I’m leaving for Chicago
our first woman governor! I’m sure that the day before the election, so I’m not even
she’ll do a great job. For one thing, she’s going to be there. Besides, I’m sure Overmeyer
fair. She wants to help poor people, but she is going to win. He’s not a politician; he is a
isn’t going to raise taxes for the rest of us. businesman. He started his own company and
She’s also very interested in education, and now it’s one of the state’s largest employers. All
that’s important to me. ‘ (Diane Marshall, the business people will vote for him. The others
67, retired teacher) don’t have a chance.’ (Richard Chen, 26,
acountant)

Answer these questions.

a) Who is Diane Marshell?
b) What is her opinion about Greta Monroe?
c) Why is she sure that Greta Monroe will do a great job?
d) Who is Richard Chen?
e) Why is he not voting?
f) Who is going to win the election according to him?
g) If you are a voter, who are you voting for? Why?
h) According to you, who is going to win the election, Greta Monroe or
Overmeyer? Your reasons?

4.2 Discussing future

a) Future with plan
S + be + verb-ing + Future Complement
Example:
- I’m leaving for Jakarta tonight.
- Herman and Ira are not inviting many people to their wedding party.
- I am finishing my report next Saturday.

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 b) Future with intention and prediction
Express your intention and prediction with BE + GOING + TO.
(S + be going to (am/is/are going to) + stem verb + complement)
Example:
- I am going to meet you tonight.
- Do you have money? Are you going to treat me after this class?
- This place is not going to be suitable for you.
- Ayu is going to be a star.
- You are not going to pay your debt on time.
- Are they going to visit us here?
- In fifty years later, many islands in Indonesia are going to sink
because of the global warming.
c) Future with quick decision
S + will/shall + stem verb + complement
Example:
- A: This room is hot.
B: Don’t worry, Sir. I’ll help you with it. I’ll turn on the AC.
- Many students asked about the result of the test.
Ok, I’ll announce the result of the test soon.
- A: Humaira! We don’t have any salt.
B: Wait mom! I’ll go out and buy some.
4.3 Grammar spot

Read the text again then find all statements that express:

1) future with plan;

2) future with intention;
3) future with prediction;
4) future with quick decision.

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PRACTICE

1. Look at Sally’s diary for next week. Then complete what she says she is doing
next week. Use the words in the box.
work meet do go see
AUGUST
Sunday 1 On Monday evening I’m going to a disco
4 with my friend Louice. On Tuesday
Monday 1 9.00 p.m. : go evening I (1) _____ ______. (2) On
5 to a disco with Wednesday _______ (not) anything. On
Louise Thursday evening I (3) _______ ________ my
Tuesday 1 Work late friend Julie at 7 o’clock. I’ve got an
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appoinment with the doctor on Friday
Wednesda 1 evening. I (4) ________________ him at 6.30.
y 7 Then on Saturday I (5) __________ to the
cinama with Peter. What about you? What
Thursday 1 7.00 p.m. :
8 meet Julie (7) __________________ (you) next week? (8)
_____________(you) anything special?
Friday 1 6.30 p.m. : see
9 doctor
Saturday 2 In the evening:
0 go to the
ciname with
Peter

2 Complete the sentences using be going to and the verbs in brackets.

Example:

‘I’ve made up my mind I’m going to change (change) my job?’ ‘What are you
going to do (you/do)’ ‘I’m not sure yet.’

1) ‘What ____________ (you/wear) at the party on Saturday?’ ‘I haven’t

decided yet’. What about you? __________ (you/wear) your new black
dress?’
2) ‘Why have you bought all that wallpapers? What __________ (you/do)?’
‘I _______________________ (decorate) the living room.’
3) He’s decided that he _________________ (not/leave) school this summer.
He ______________ (stay) on for another year.
4) ‘I _____________ (buy) a new motorbike.’ ‘How ___________
(you/pay) for it? You haven’t got enough money.’ ‘I _______________
(ask) my bank to lend me the money.’

3. Complete the sentences using I’ll or I won’t and the verbs in the box.

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 go answer not go put not have lend wait

Example:

I’m tired. I think I’ll go to bed early tonight.

1) ‘I haven’t got any money.’ ‘Have you?’

‘Oh, _________you _________ me some if you like?.’
2) ‘The telephone is ringing.’ ‘Oh, ___________ it.’
3) I’m a bit cold. I think __________ on a sweater.
4) ‘Would you like something to eat?’ ‘I _______ anything at the moment,
thank you. I’m not very hungry.’
5) ‘I’m going out for a walk.’ ‘It’s raining.’
‘Oh, is it?’ Well, ____________ out now, then _______________ until
it’s stop.

CHAPTER 5 MY GRANDFATHER

5.1 Forming Past participle

Present Perfect Tense

S + have + past participle + complement (+)
S + have not + past participle + complement (-)
Have + s + past participle + complement (?)
WH + have + s + past participle + complement (?)

They have just bought a new house in Jakarta.

We have had guests from Singapore since yesterday.
They haven’t submitted their report yet.
Have you ever visited one of Asian countries?
Where have you been? We han’t seen you for a week.

Present Past Past participle

-study studied have studied
-come came have come
-drive drove have driven

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 What is the past participle of these verbs?

ride ____________ hunt _____________ meet ______________

have ___________ get ______________ be ________________
travel_________ stay______________ see _______________
visit ___________ do _______________

5.2 Complete the text with suitable verbs from 5.1 above.

My grandfather is 96 years old, and he (1) _________________ a

long and iteresting life. He (2) _______________________ a lot. He (3)
________________the Tajmahal in India, and the Pyramids in Egypt. He
(4) ______________________ lions in Africa, and (5) ______________ a
camel across the Sahara dissert. He says that the most beautiful place he (6)
____________ to is Kathmandu in Nepal. He (7) ____________________
the Queen in several occations. In 1959 he was a soldier in New Zealand
when he came to visit, and in 1972 he went to a garden party at
Buckingham Palace.
He (8) ____________________ married twice. His first wife died
when she was 32. He met his second wife while he was travelling round
France by bike. He and his wife, Eleaner, (9) _____________________
married for 50 years, and they (10) ___________________ in the same
cottage in the country since they got married. He says that he (11)
_________________ never ________________ ill in his life. The secret of
good health, according to my grandfather, is exercise. He goes swimming
every day. He (12) _______________________ this since he was a boy. He
also has a glass of whisky every night. Perhaps that is his secret!

5.3 Present perfect

a. Positive and negative
Make sentences about these people.
1) Alice is a journalist.
meet/ a lot of famous people
She has met a lot of famous people.
not be on television
She hasn’t been on television.

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 2) Robert Swan is an explorer.
be/North Pole
________________________________________________________
see/polar bears
________________________________________________________
never/get lost

3) Bill and Sophie are unemployed.

not have/a job for six months
________________________________________________________
not have/a holiday since Chrismast
________________________________________________________
not be/the cinema for a year

4) Andra is a tennis player.

play tennis/since she was six
________________________________________________________
not win/a senior competition
________________________________________________________
never play/at Wimbeldon
________________________________________________________

b. Questinons
Ask these people questions about their experiences. Use have ever.
1. a racing driver – have an accident?
Have you ever had an accident?
2. an explorer – get lost?
_________________________________________________
3. an actress – forget your words?
_________________________________________________
4. a montaineer – climb Mount Everest?
_________________________________________________
5. a window cleaner – fall off your ladder?
_________________________________________________
6. a pop singer – have a number one song?
_________________________________________________
7. an electrician – have an electric shock?
_________________________________________________

c. Match these answers with the questions in b above.

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 A Yes, I have once! I was so embarassed!

B No, I haven’t yet, but I reached number 10 with my last one.

C No, I haven’t. I’ve always had a good team to help me.

D Yes, I have, lots of time! But not a serious crash.

E Yes, I have, unfortunately. I broke my leg.

F No, I haven’t fortunately. I’m very careful about safety.

G No, I haven’t yet, but I would like to.

d. Short answers

Answer the questions below about ‘My grandfather’ in Sub Unit 5.2.

1) Has your granfather been married for a long time?

________________________________________________________
2) Has he ever met a queen?
________________________________________________________
3) Has he often been ill?
________________________________________________________
4) Have he and his wife lived in their house for a long time?
________________________________________________________
5) Has he had an interesting life?
________________________________________________________
6) Has he ridden lions in his life?

PRACTICE

1. Write Present Perfect

a) He/ see/ a ghost
b) She /eat/ a big pizza
c) They /buy/ a house/in Italy
d) My dad work for that company
e) We /watch/ this/ movie/twice
f) He/not/fall/from a tree
g) They/not/finish/their report
h) She/not /eat/anything today
i) We/not/be/Peru

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2. for or since

Complete the senteces with for or since.

1) I haven’t seen Keith ________________ a while.
2) He’s been in China _______________ January.
3) He works for a company called KAMP. He has worked for them
_______________ several years.
4) He and his wife have lived next to me ________ their son, Tom, was born.
5) I have known them ____________ many years.
6) We have been friends ____________ we were at the university togather.
7) His wife, Carrie, is a designer. She has had her own studio ___________
six months.
8) I’m looking after Tom today. He’s been at my house ______________
8.00 this morning.

Translate this dialogue into English

A: Kemana saja Kamu? Aku tidak melihatmu selama seminggu.

B: Oh, saya telah mengunjungi orang tua saya di kota asal saya.
A: Berapa lama Anda tinggal di sana?
B: Saya telah berada di sana sejak seminggu yang lalu.
A: Apakah Anda sudah menegerjakan laporan praktukum Anda?
B: Belum. Kapan saya harus menyetornya?
A: Seharusnya ke marin?

3. Using the correct tense

Put the verb in brackets in the correct tense, Present Perfect, Past Simple, or
Present Simple.

DANNIS HEAL

Dennis Heal (1) ___________________________________ (be) a

politician. He (2) ___________________ (go) to Oxford University in
1975, and in 1982 he (3) _________________________ (become) a
Member of Parlement (MP). He (4) ______________________________
(be) an MP since then. He (5) _______________________________ (be)
a Defence Minister from 1989-1995. He (6) _____________________
(write) three books, including his autobiography The Time of my Life, and
a spy story called The Time to Run. He is married to the artist Edna Heal,
and they have two children. They (7) _______________________ (live)
in Oxford for ten years, they (8) ___________________________ (move)
to London in 1995. They now (9) ____________________________

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 (live) in a house in Cadogan Square in central London.

4. Write the questions about Dennis Heal.

1 What ________________ he do? He’s a politician.

2 When ____________________? In 1975.
3 When ____________________? In 1982
4 How _____________________? Since 1982
5 When ____________________? From 1989 to 1995.
6 How many _________________? Three
7 _____ he ever ____ a spy story? Yes, he has. It’s called The Time to Run.
8 What _____________________? She’s an artist.
9 How many _________________? Two.
10 How long _________________? For ten years.
11 When ____________________? In 1995
12 Where ____________________? In a house in Cadogan Square in central
London
5. not yet and already
I have not finished my practicum report yet.
I have already done my home work.

Angela and Jean-Pierre are getting married. Look at their list of things to
do and complete the sentences. Use the Present Prefect with not yet
/already.
THINGS TO DO!!!

ANGELA
 Book the hotel for the reception √
 Order the cake x
 Order the flowers x
 Buy a dress √

JEAN-PIERRE
 Book the church √
 Order the champagne √
 Buy a suit x
 Buy the wedding rings x
BOTH
 Send the invitations x
 Decide where to go √
1. Angela ____________________ the hotel for the reception.
2. But she ______________________ the cake _______________.
3. Jean-Pierre __________________________________ the church.
4. But he ________________________ a suit ______________.
5. They _____________________ the invitation _________________.

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 6. But they ________________________________ where to go for
their honey moon.

S+have+past participle+complement (+)

S+have not+past participle+complement (-)
Have+s+past participle+comp. (?)
WH +s+past participle+comp. (?)

CHAPTER 6 HOW OLD AM I?

Comparative Degree of Adjective

Positive degree Comparative degree Superlative degree
-as + adjective +as -adjective + -er + than -adjective + -est + of all
-more + adjective -most + adjective

Ani is as beautiful as her mother.

Mahmoed is the same intelligent as his father.
I can run as fast as Jhon.

This room is colder than the next door room.

Today is hotter than yesterday
His car is more expensive than mine.

-not as ... as
The next door room is not as cold as this room.
My car is not as expensive as his.

Irwan is the most handsome student in this class.

My motorcycle is the biggest in this parking area.

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6.1 Forming comparative and superlative

Write the comparative and superlative forms of these adjectives.

-happy - happier -happiest -thin __________ ____________

-beautiful ___________ ____________ -busy __________ ____________
-new ___________ ____________ -patient __________ ____________
-lovely ___________ ____________ -young __________ ____________
-hot ___________ ____________ -bad __________ ____________
-good ___________ ____________ -comfortable __________ ____________
-handsome ___________ ____________ -rude __________ ____________
-mean ___________ ____________ -fit __________ ____________
-generous ___________ ____________ -large __________ ____________

6.2 Reading

Read the following text and answer the questions.

How old am I?
I have two sisters, Abigail and Jill, and two brothers, Graham and
Robert. Abigail is twenty. Jill is six years younger than Abigail, but she is two
years older than Robert. Robert is four years younger than me, and he is eight
years younger than Graham.

Answer these questions

1) How old am I?
________________________________________________________
2) Who is the youngest in the family?
_______________________________________________________
3) How old is Robert?
________________________________________________________
4) Is Jill older than me?
_______________________________________________________
5) Am I the oldest in the family?
_______________________________________________________
6) Who are the twins?
_______________________________________________________

6.3 Making opposite adjectives

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 Complete the sentences with an opposite adjective in its comparative or

superlative form.

1) Rober is the oldest in the family.

No, he isn’t. He’s the youngest.
2) Bob is more polite than his brother.
No, he isn’t. He’s _______________________________________.
3) I’m the tallest in this class!
No, you aren’t. You’re ____________________________________.
4) My homework was worse than yours.
No, it wasn’t. It was ______________________________________.
5) The weather today is colder than yesterday.
No, it isn’t. It’s _________________________________________.
6) She bought the cheapest watch in the shop.
No, she didn’t. She bought ________________________________.
7) Jack’s meanner than Alan.
No, he isn’t. He’s _______________________________________.
8) Janet arrived later than John.
No, she didn’t. She arrived _____________________________.
9) This is the easiest exercise in this book.
No, it isn’t. It’s _________________________________________.

6.4 Grammar spot

1. What are the comparative and superlative forms of the following

ajectives? What are the rulles?
A -small C -busy
-cold -noisy
-near -dry
B -big D beautiful
-hot interesting
-wet exciting
2. These adjactives are irregular. What are the comparative and superlative
forms?
-far -good -bad
3. Adjectives also combine with as . . . as
 Melbourn isn’t as cosmopolitan as Chicago.
 Bandung city is as cosmopolitan as Surabaya city.
PRACTICE

1. as or than

Complete the sentences with as or than.

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 1. Are you as tall ______________________ your brother?
2. She’s not as clever ______________________ her sister.
3. Was Joane’s party better _________________ Maria’s?
4. I’m studying the same subject __________ Emma.
5. Liz works much harder ________________ John.
6. I haven’t got as many cousins _______________ you.

2. as ... as / not as ... as

Rewrite the sentences with as ... as or not as ... as.
1) Bob’s taller than Jack.
Jack’s not as tall as Bob.
2) Bob got more presents than Jack.
Jack didn’t get as many present as Bob.
3) Jill’s more intelligent than Bill.
Bill _____________________________________________________.
4) The sun’s hotter than the moon.
The moon _______________________________________________.
5) Are you and your husband the same age?
Are you _________________________________________________?
6) You can read more quickly than I can.
I can not__________________________________________________.
7) Harry won more money than Bill.
Bill _____________________________________________________.
8) ‘Is Zwitzerland bigger than Luxemburg?’ ‘Yes, it is.’
‘Is Luxembourg __________________________________________?
9) Eva’s work is better than mine.
My work isn’t _____________________________________________.
10) Dogs are friendlier than cats.
Cats ____________________________________________________.

3. Making sentences about you and your family.

Write six sentences about you and your family (two comparatives, two
superlatives, and two with as ... as).

Examples:
o I’m more hard-working than my sister
o My grandfather is the oldest in the family.
o I’m not as patient as my mother.

1) ____________________________________________________________
2) ____________________________________________________________
3) ____________________________________________________________
4) ____________________________________________________________
5) ____________________________________________________________
6) ____________________________________________________________

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 CHAPTER 7 TELL ME WHAT IT’S LIKE
7.1 Starter

Write down two things that you like about your city or your village and two
things that you don’t like it. Tell the class.

7.2 Reading

You are going to read about two millionaires. One was very mean, the
another one was very generous. First read quickly about Milton Petrie. Can
you remember any examples of his kindness. Then read quickly about Hetty
Green and give examples of her meanness.

A TALE OF TWO MILLIONAIRES

Milton Petrie Hetty Green
The Most Generous Man in the World The Richest, Meannest Woman in the World
Every morning, billionaire Milton Petrie Henetta (Hetty) Green was a very spoilt, only child.
walked from his New York apartment and She was born in Massachusetts, USA, in 1835. Her father
bought a newspaper from the ragged old man was a millionaire businessman. Her mother was often ill,
on the street corner. One morning the man and so from the age of two her father took her with him to
wasn’t there. Petrie learned that he was very ill work and taught her about stocks and shares. At the age of
in the city hospital. Immediately he paid his six, she started reading the daily financial newspapers and
hospital bill and later, when the man died, he she opened her own bank account.
paid for his funeral.
The old man was just one of many Her father died when she was 21 and she inherited
people that Milton Petrie helped with his $7,5 million. She went to New York and invested on Wall
money. Whenever he read about personal Street. Hetty saved every penny, eating in the cheapest
disaster in his newspaper Petrie sent generous retaurants for 15 cents. She became one of the richest and
cheques, to the families of policemen or most hated women in the world. She was called ‘The
firemen injured at work. He also sent cheques Witch of Wall Street.’ At 33 she married Edward Green, a
to a mother who lost five children in a fire, and multimillionaireeen, and had two children, Ned and
a beautiful model, whose face was cut in a knife Sylvia.
attack. He said that he was lucky in business
and he wanted to help those less fortunate than Hetty’s meanness was legendary. She always argued
himself. ‘The nice thing is, the harder I work, about prices in shops. She walked to the local grocery
the more money I make, and the more people I store to buy broken cookies (biscuits) which were much
can help.’ cheaper, and to get a free bone for her much-loved dog,
Dewey. Once she lost a two cent-stamp and spent the
Milton Petrie died in 1994, when he night looking for it. She never bought clothes and always
was 92. His will was 120 pages long because he wore the same long, ragged black skirt. Worst of all, when
left $150 million to 383 people. His widow, her son Ned fell and injured his knee, she refused to pay
Carroll, his fourth and last wife, said his for a doctor and spent hours looking for free medical help.
generosity was a result of the poverty of his In the end Ned’s leg was amputated.
early years. His family were poor but kind-
hearted. His father was a Russian immigrant When she died in 1916 she left her children $100
who became a policeman, but he never arrested million (worth $9.3 billion today). Her daughter built a
anyone, he was too kind. He couldn’t give a hospital with her money.
parking ticket.

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 The kindness of Milton Peterie
1.
The meanness of Hetty Green
She always argued about prices in shops.
1. She walked to the local grocery store to buy broken cookies (biscuits)
which were much cheaper, and to get a free bone for her much-loved
dog, Dewey
2. Once she lost a two cent-stamp and spent the night looking for it.
3. She never bought clothes and always wore the same long, ragged
black skirt.
4. Worst of all, when her son Ned fell and injured his knee, she refused
to pay for a doctor and spent hours looking for free medical help. In
the end Ned’s leg was amputated.

Discuss these questions in small groups.

1) How were Milton and Hetty’s childhoods different?
2) How did their childhoods affect them later?
3) Why was Milton especially generous to policemen?
4) Why did Hatty’s daughter build a hospital? To remember what had
happened to his brother,
5) What was the kindest thing Milton did?
6) Who had the happeier life? Milton or Hetty?

7.3 Useful expressions

1) Match the questions and answers.

It’s beautiful.
Do you like Paris? Yes, I do.
What’s Paris like? It’s lots of good old buildings.
No. I don’t
2) Tell me about Paris.

PRACTICE

1) What’s Chicago like?

Complete the questions with is or are and the correct words from the box
below.
the restaurants the people the night-life the buildings

1 You What’s the weather like?

Todd Well, Chicago’s called ‘the windy city’ and it really can be
windy.
2 You What ......................... like?
Todd They’re very intresting. You meet people from all over the
world.
3 You What ................................. like?

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 Todd A lot of them are very tall. The Sears Tower is 11 storeys
high.
4 You What .................................. like?
Todd They’re very good. You can find food from every country in
the world.
5 You What .................................. like?
Todd Oh, it’s wonderful. There’s lots to do in Chicago at night.

2) Complete the conversations, using an adjective of similar meaning from the

box.

 fed up  generous  brilliant  messy  modern  wealthy

1) ‘Mary’s family is very rich.’

‘Well, I knew her uncle was very _____________.’
2) ‘Look at all these new buildings!’
‘Yes. Paris is much more ____________ than I expected.’
3) ‘Wasn’t that film wonderful!’
‘Yes, it was _______________.’
4) ‘George doesn’t earn much money, but he’s so kind.’
‘Isn’t he? He’s one of the most ___________ people.’
5) ‘Ann’s bedroom is really untidy again!’
‘Is it? I told her it was ______________ yesterday, and she promised to
clean it.’
6) ‘I’m bored with this lesson!’
‘I know, I’m really ____________ with it, too.

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3. Complete the description text below with these words.
- small islands - sea water - popular nature
- hidden destinations - beach - natural habitat
- tourist destination - beauty

Raja Ampat
Raja Ampat is one of (1)__________________in Papua, Indonesia. It is well-
known (2)_______________ for its beautiful beach, sea activities and wonderful
underwater views. It is a (3)_________________ of fish and sea animals.
Raja Ampat is said to be a (4)________________ paradise in Eastern Indonesia.
The (5)___________ is still very clear with many bright and beautiful marine
animals. Its (6)_________ has white sand, thus adding to the impression of the
(7)_________ of this place. It is also a group of (8)____________ that have may
steep and beautiful cliffs.
CHAPTER 8 LET’S GO SHOPPING

8.1 Playing the alphabet game

You plan to go shopping next Saturday. You note things you want to buy.
Tell things you have noted based aphabetical order. Continue around the class.
To help you, look at the lists below.

milk  cheese
potatoes  coke
butter  sausages
bread  wine
tomatoes  crisps
A Next Saturday I want to go shopping and I want to buy an apple.
B Next Saturday I want to go shopping and I want to buy an apple and some bread.
C Next Saturday I want to go shopping and I want to buy an apple, some bread, and
some cheese.
D Next Saturday ....................................................................................................

8.2 The weekend shop

Read the dialogues below.
Sarah (S) and Vicky (V) are two students who share a flat.

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 It is Saturday morning, and Sarah has written a shopping list.

Dialogue 1

V It says here milk. How much milk do we need?

S Two pints.
V And eggs? How many eggs?
S A dozen.
V And what about potatoes? How many potatoes?
S A kilo’s enough.
V And butter?
S Just one pocket.

Dialogue 2

V Do we need anything else?

S Let’s have a look. We’ve got some apples, but there aren’t any grapes.
And there isn’t any coffee, but we’ve got some tea.
V Is there any orange juice left? Or did somebody finish it?
S There’s a little, but there isn’t much, so we need some more.
V And vegetables? Have we got many vegetables?
S Well, I can see a few carrots, but there are many onions.
V Oh, and don’t forget we need a lot of crisps. Many nephews are coming
tomorrow!
S Right, then. I think that’s everything. Let’s go! By the way, how much
money have you got?

8.3 Grammar spot

1. Find count nouns (CNs) and uncount nouns (Ucns) from the dialogues.

2. Tick (√) the correct column.

We use . . . with with in positive in in negative

CNs Uns sentences questions sentences
-some
-any
-much
-many
-a lot/lots of
-a few

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 -a little
-something
-someone
-somebody
-anything
-anyone

8.4 Countable and uncountable nouns

1. a/an or some

Put a/an before the count nouns, and some before the uncount nouns.

1 _____________ chair 10 _____________ music

2 _____________ sugar 11 _____________ job
3 _____________ stampt 12 _____________ work
4 _____________ book 13 _____________ apple
5 _____________ petrol 14 _____________ fruit
6 _____________ tree 15 _____________ tomatoe
7 _____________ air 16 _____________ tomato soup
8 _____________ money 17 _____________ problem
9 _____________ pound 18 _____________ information

2. some or any

Complete the sentences with some or any

1 I haven’t got _______ paper.

2 I’ll buy ______ paper when I go to the shops.
3 Is there ________ petrol in the car?
4 Yes, but I put ________ in yeterday.
5 I bought _________ fruit, but they didn’t have _________ vegetables.
6 Do you have _________ change? I need 50p.
7 I saw __________ change on the table a minute ago.
8 I need ______________ help with my homework.
9 I don’t have _________ free time today. Sorry.
10 Did you have _____________ problems with this exercise?

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3. much and many

Complete the sentences with much or many.

1) Have you got _____________ homework?

2) We don’t need _______________ eggs. Just half a dozen.
3) Is there _____________ traffic in your town?
4) I don’t know _______________ students in this class.
5) How _________________ people live in your house?

4. How much? or How many?

Write questions with How much? or How many?

1) We’ve got some eggs.

How many eggs have we got?
2) We need some flower.
____________________________________________
3) She has a lot of children.
____________________________________________
4) Can you buy some butter?
________________________________________ want?
5) Their house has a lot of bedrooms.
_____________________________________________
6) Some people are coming for a meal on Sunday.
_____________________________________________

7) Shaekespear wrote a lot of plays.

_____________________________________________
8) She earns a fortune.
_______________________________________________

5. a little, a few, or a lot of

Complete the sentences with a little, a few, or a lot of

1) I have ____________ close friends. Two or three.

2) He has _________________ money. He’s a millionaire.
3) ‘Do you take sugar in coffee?’ . ‘Just _____________. Half a spoonful.’
4) ‘Have you got _____________CDs?’ ‘Hundreds.’

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 5) I’ll be ready in _____________________ minutes.
6) She speaks good Spanish, but only _________________ Russian.

PRACTISE

1. Complete the sentences using one of the words below. Use a/an where
necessary.

-accident -biscuit -blood -coat -decision -electricity

-key -letter -moment -music -question -sugar
1 It wasn’t your fault. It was an accident.
2 Listen! Can you hear the music?
3 I couldn’t get into the house because I didn’t have ________________.
4 It’s very warm today. Why are you wearing ______________________.
5 Do you take _____________ in your coffee?
6 Are you hungry? Would you like ____________ with your coffee?
7 Our lives would be very difficult without _____________________.
8 I didn’t find them. I wrote ______________________ instead.
9 The hearts pumps ______________ through the body.
10 Excuse me, but can I ask __________________?
11 I am not ready yet. Can you wait _________________, please?
12 We can’t delay much longer. We have to make _________________.

2. Change the measurement or number of things in the sentences as follows. Use

many, some, several, a few, much, or a little.
Example:
There are 100 cassttes in my house.
There are many cassettes in my house.
1) I have just Rp 100,- here in my pocket.
______________________________________________________.
2) It’s the dry season now, there is a gallon of water there.
______________________________________________________.
3) It’s only four days before my birthday.
______________________________________________________.
4) Yes, I thinks we have three or four pens in the drawer.
______________________________________________________.
5) There are about six students waiting for you outsied.
______________________________________________________.
6) She is rich. She has IND [Link],- in cash in her bag.
______________________________________________________.
7) Don’t worry! We still have 2 kg of rice for tomorrow.
______________________________________________________.

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3. Singular and plural

There are mistakes in some of these sentences. Find the mistakes and correct
them.
1 How many persons live in your family?
2 Where is the scissors?
3 I’ve bought a new teethbrush.
4 Do you eat a lot of fish?
5 Are the children asleep yet?
6 Your hairs looks very nice. Have you just washed them?
7 Ten kilometre are a long way to walk.
8 Physics were my favorite subject at school.
9 I don’t like wearing pyjama in bed.
10 Do you like my jacket and trouser?

4. Town/village survey

Work in groups. Write about the good things and bad things about living in
your town/village. Make a list. Compare your list with the class.
Two things I like my city, Makassar:
Good things:
There are a lot of cafes and restaurants.
There are some good shops.
There are some good panoramas.
We can go on lots of walks.
It has a lot of supermakets.

Bad things:
But we don’t have any good clubs.
There isn’t any supermarket.
There’s only one coffee shop.
There isn’t anywhere that we can go at night.
It doesn’t have internet network.

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 TINJAUAN BUKU

Buku ajar Bahasa Inggris ini merupakan bahasa Inggris yang

diperuntukkan untuk mahsiswa semester 1. Topik-topik pembahasan yang dipilih

masih bersifat umum, yaitu berkaitan dengan daily English dengan menfokuskan

pada peningkatan pengetahuan keterampilan berbahasa Inggris dengan

menitikberatkan pada penguasaan grammar dan kemampuan berkomunikasi.

Buku ini diharapkan dapat menstimulasi dan memotivasi peningkatan

bahasa Inggris mahasiwa sehingga dapat mengakses informasi dan IPTEKS serta

dapat menguasai grammar dasar untuk dapat digunakan berkomunikasi dalam

bahasa Inggris yang bersifat umum.

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