VOCABULARY.

JOBS
1 A Write the jobs in the box under pictures 1-8.
a teacher a doctor a taxi driver a waiter
welcome to
an actor a businessman/ businesswoman
a singer an engineer

AIRPORT
~~... "llO:~~ is a student
from Italy. 'I'm a business
student at Columbia University.'
'Is it a good university?'
D
'Yes, it is. It's very good for
my English too. I love it.'

3 A Work in pairs. Look at the photos of people

B ~ 1.5 Listen and check. at JFK airport, New York. Who is a tourist?
C WORD STRESS Listen again and underline the B Read the texts and check your answer.
stressed syllable. Then listen and repeat.
C Complete the table with the correct information.
2 A Look at the conversation. Underline the correct
alternative in the rules. First time in
Name Job Country
New York
A: Are you a teacher?
B: No, I'm a student, an English student. Are you
an actor? Wei Zhang
A: No, I'm a singer, an Italian singer.

::a 1 Use a/ an with words starting with vowels

cr- (a, e, i, o, u). actor/ waiter
'"
en 2 Use a/ an with words starting with
consonants (b, c, d ...).

Brazil
B Work in pairs and take turns. Student A: say a job
and a nationality. Student B: say a or an.
A: doctor, Spanish
B: a Spanish doctor no
C Work with other students. Student A: mime a job.
Other students: guess the job.
B: Are you an engineer?
A: No, I'm not.
C: Are you a doctor?
A: Yes, I am.
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 ..................-.._.. is a Chinese ........................ ~~~ is from Brazil. She's ~,....i ......................
is an actor from
computer engineer. an English teacher. She's in New Sydney, Australia.
'I'm from Beijing but I'm not York for an International Teachers' 'I'm a TV actor in Australia, but
here on business. I'm here on Conference. 'It isn't my first time in here in New York I'm a waiter in
holiday. It's my first time in the US but it's my first t ime in New a restaurant. The people are nice.
New York.' York. I'm very happy to be here.' New York's a good city for actors.'

5 A Add 's (is) in ten places.

's
BE: HE/SHE/IT 1 Ellie Turnei;.(from Liverpool in the UK. She
4 A Underline the verb be in the sentences. a teacher at UCL. It a big university in London.
1 Wei Zhang~ a computer engineer. She in New York for a conference.
2 She's an English teacher.
2 Yong-Joon from Korea. He a taxi driver in Seoul,
3 It isn't my first time in England.
the capital. He in New York on holiday. He happy
4 Is it a good university? Yes, it is.
to be here.
B Complete the tables.
3 Monika a businesswoman from Ottawa in Canada.
is
's She in New York on business.
He She It from Italy.
is not B Add words to make questions.
isn't 1 Ellie I the UK? 4 Yong-Joon I Japan?
Is Ellie from the UK? 5 he I New York I on
from China?
2 she I doctor? holiday?
he/she/it a teacher?
3 UCL I New York? 6 Ottawa I Canada?
your first time here?
Yes, is.
C Match answers a)-f) with questions 1-6 above.
he/she/ it a) No, it isn't. d) No, he isn't.
No,
b) Yes, he is. e) Yes, it is.
I Where I he/ she/ it I from? c) Yes, she is. 1 f) No, she isn't.
D Cover the answers above. Work in pairs and ask
C ~ 1.6 Listen and write sentences 1-6. Then and answer questions 1-6.
listen and repeat.

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SPEAKING
6 Work in pairs and take turns. Student A: turn to
page 148. Student B: turn to page 150.