Instituto Politcnico Nacional

Escuela Superior de Cmputo

CELEX-ESCOM

GUA DE ESTUDIO

BSICO 1 - MIDTERM
Teacher: Alfredo Salinas

TRAVELLER ELEMENTARY
UNIDAD 1
SOBRE ESTE NIVEL

COMPETENCIA MODULAR:
Presentarse a s mismo y presentar a terceros mencionando informacin
personal bsica durante el proceso; describir, de manera general, a s
mismo y a personas cercanas a su entorno; pedir y dar informacin
necesaria para satisfacer necesidades bsicas inmediatas; comprender
rdenes o instrucciones, orales o escritas, expresadas de manera simple
y directa.

GRAMMAR
Question words
Demonstrative adjectives
Imperative
Personal pronouns
Verb be
Plurals
Possessive adjectives
Possessive case
Verb can
Indefinite article

VOCABULARY
Greetings
Names
Countries, languages and
nationalities
Numbers
Classroom objects
Classroom language
Colours
Personal items
Jobs
Adjectives to describe
personality

FUNCTIONS
Greeting and saying good
bye
Introducing people
Exchanging information
Spelling
Describing personality
Expressing possession
Expressing abilities

VOCABULARY
A. Put the words in the correct category.
Italy
eighteen

flatmate
colleague

relationships

Polish
France

country

seventy

nationality

Mexican

numbers

B. Circle the correct words.

1.This is my boss Ms / Mr Lefort. Shes French.
2. Victor is my best classmate / friend.
3. I live in Peru / Peruvian.
4. Julia is a shop officer / assistant.
5. Happy Birthday. Heres your present / place.
6. Fred cant check out / look for information on the Internet. He cant use a
computer.
7. What times lunch? Im hungry / thirsty.
8. Its midnight / quarter. Lets go to bed.
9. My best friend is single / married. His wife is a wonderful person.
10. Sorry, I cant go shopping with you. Im rude / tired.

C. Whats the time? Write it in two ways.

1. 4:30 ___________________________________
2. 7:40 _________________________________
______________________________
3. 11:15 ________________________________
4. 3:43 _________________________________
5. 12:00 _________________________________
6. 6:50 __________________________________

_______________________________
______________________________
______________________________
______________________________
_____________________________

D. Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

expensive

wife

dictionary

1. This is my

beautiful

backpack

Linda.

2. A: Wheres my camera?
B: Its in your

3. Alice is a(n)

young woman.

4. This jacket is nice but its very

5. This word isnt in the

E. Cross out the odd word

1. orange

purple

short

green

2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

passport
girl
jacket
shoes
handsome

ticket
father
trendy
trainers
overweight

map
husband
horrible
boots
chubby

hair
brother
cheap
shirt
slim

COMMUNIC ATION
Choose a, b or c.
1. A: How are you?

2. A: Whats up?
B:

B:
a. Not bad.
b. And you?
c. Thanks.

a. Bye.
b. Not much.
c. See you.

3. A: See you later.

B:
a. Good morning.
b. Take care.

4. A: Hows it going?

c. Im very well.

B:
a. Great.
b. Good evening.

Match.

c. Have a nice weekend.

1. Whos got my mobile phone?

a. No, Ive got a sister.

2. Whose trainers are these?

b. Im your cousins flatmate.

3. Are you an only child?

c. Ben.

4. How old is your father?

d. Im so sorry.

5. Thats my jacket, it isnt your jacket.

e. Theyre Kellys.

6. You look familiar.

f. Hes in his fifties.

Choose a, b or c.
1. A: What do you do?
B:

__________
a. Pleasure to meet you.
b. Im a musician.
c. Im hard-working.

2. A: What about pizza for lunch?

B:

_____________
a. Sounds good.
b. Me too.
c. Meet you there

3. A: Is ten oclock OK with you?

B:

________________
a. I see.
b. OK, then.
c. Of course.

4. A: Whats your best friend like?

B: _________________________
a. He really likes gadgets.
b. Hes polite and funny.
c. Hes a photographer.

GR AMM AR
A. Complete the questions with Who, What, Where or How.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

s your e-mail?
s your favourite teacher?
old are you?
are you from?
do you do?

akaren23@gmail.com
Mrs Turner.
Im fifteen years old.
Venezuela.
Im a firefighter.

B. Complete with the correct form of the verb be.

1. A:
B: No, he
2. A:

John from South Africa?

.
they actors?

B: No, they
3. Ted and I

.
twenty years old.

4. Amanda

our new neighbour

C. Write the sentences in the plural.

1.This umbrella is black and blue.

_______________________________________

2. That torch is new _____________________________________________________.

3. That woman has got long hair ___________________________________________.
4. Has Tina got a black dress? _____________________________________________

5. This passport is Canadian. ______________________________________________

D. Choose a or b.
1. Is

your camera?

a. This

b. these

2. My

has got a lot of T-shirts.

a. flatmate

b. flatmates

3. My eyes arent grey,

a. its

blue.
b. theyre

4. Dave has got a

a. blue suit

.
b. suit blue

5. This umbrella is
a. my father

.
b. my fathers

6. A: Im sorry but

my jumper.

B: Youre right. Im sorry.

a. That

b. thats

7. That is a very
a. dress beautiful

.
b. beautiful dress

E. Complete with the correct form of can and the verbs in brackets.
1. Mike

___(take) nice pictures with his new camera. Theyre great!

2. the boy

(ride) a bike?

3. My friends (play) basketball. Theyre good players.

4. We (speak) English very well. Were from the UK.
5. My sister (drive). Shes only 10!
F. Circle the correct words.
1. A: Is this your / his new motorbike, Mike?
B: No, it isnt. Its my brother / brothers.
2. My parents are in a band. Their / Theyre great musicians.
3. My best friends / friends favourite sport is football and they are in a team.
4. Stop talking and work! Your / Youre so lazy!
5. That is / isnt Tinas husband. Thats her / his brother.

RE AD
Read the blog and complete the sentences with Tyler, Vicky or Ethan.

BLOG
Hi! Im Tyler and Im 21. I live in Liverpool and Im a hairdresser.
Posted by Tyler Nickson at 12:00

.....................................
RE: Hello, Tyler! Im a hairdresser, too. My names Vicky and Im 28. I live in London
with my flatmate, Susan.
Posted by Vicky Manciny at 12:14

......................................
RE: My names Ethan and I live in Liverpool, too. Im 25 years old and Im a reporter.
Posted by Ethan Thomson at 12: 25

1.
2.
3.

is 28 years old.
and

live in Liverpool.
isnt a hairdresser.

WRITE
Complete the form about yourself. Then write sentences about yourself.

First name: ___________________________

Surname: ___________________________
Nationality: ___________________________
Age: ________________________________
Marital status: _________________________
Phone number: ________________________
E-mail: _______________________________
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