Beginner` Course (part1)

Instructions to Students 1.The WEI Beginner’s English Course has been written by

INTRODUCTION Welcome to World English Institute’s Beginner’s English Course. This book may be used as a correspondence course when taught by bilingual teachers OR as a classroom textbook. In Book One, you will learn the English alphabet, the sounds of English vowels and consonants, and more than 300 of the most commonly used English words. All English words can be classified in eight categories known as “the parts of speech.” In this course, you will learn how to distinguish between these eight parts of speech and how to use them to express complete thoughts. Each lesson in this course includes a number of new words. These words are pronounced for you on a cassette tape so that you can listen to them and repeat them. Each vocabulary word is accompanied by American English phonetic symbols known as “diacritical marks.” After you have learned how to use these symbols, you will be able to pronounce the words correctly even without listening to the cassette tape. As you memorize the vocabulary words, you will also learn how to use them in sentences. In addition to the word studies, you will find some simple exercises and/or helpful notes on English grammar. There are three books in the WEI Beginner’s English Course. By the time you finish Book Three, you will have about 1,200 words in your English vocabulary and will be able to communicate with English-speaking people on a basic level. You can then advance to level two of the WEI English Course. May God bless you as you begin your new adventure in learning.

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Richard N. Ady and copyrighted © 2001 by World English Institute, 1525 NW Division St., Gresham, Oregon 97030 USA. Telephone (503) 661-0348. Fax (503) 666-8309. E-mail [email protected]. Web site www.weiady.org. This 2006 edition can be used to teach English to any language group with the aid of a bilingual teacher. 2.You will begin your journey through the WEI Beginner’s English course by studying Lesson One. Follow the instructions at the end of the lesson and answer the questions on Lesson One at the back of the book. 3.If you are studying with your teacher personally, go over the answers to Lesson One with your teacher before proceeding to Lesson Two. 4.If you are studying by correspondence, finish all seven lessons and answer the questions at the back of the book. Then, cut out the Question and Answer Section and mail it to your teacher. It is best to mail all correspondence by air mail if possible. Letters sent by air mail usually arrive in about ten days. Letters sent by surface mail can take months. 5.You are embarking on a long, hard journey, but the rewards of learning English are great. Don’t let yourself get discouraged. Keep working. Keep learning, and in the end, you will be glad you did. 6.We are your friends, and we want to help you learn English. We are not able to offer our students money or material things, but we are happy to teach you English, using truths from the Bible as illustrations. Welcome aboard. Have a pleasant trip.

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Lesson One

Beginner’s English

The English Alphabet

Book One TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Introduction

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Lesson One The English Alphabet ............................................... ...... Lesson Two Pronunciation Guide ............................................... ...... Lesson Three Hellos and Goodbyes .............................. ...................... Lesson Four Hellos and Goodbyes (Continued) . Lesson Five Names and Addresses ................................................... . Lesson Six Names and Addresses (Continued)

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Lesson Seven Getting Around ............................................... ...... English Vocabulary .................................... Question & Answer Section ........................

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The English Alphabet is made up of twenty-six letters. They are listed in the chart below in upper and lower cases. The upper case letters are called “capital” letters. The small letters are called “lower case” letters. The sound of each letter is shown in parentheses. In order to learn these sounds, you should do two things. 1.Listen to Lesson One on the WEI cassette tape. You will hear each letter pronounced clearly. Try to pronounce the letters as you listen to the tape. 2.Study the Pronunciation Guide that follows each letter. Learn the various diacritical marks and phonetic symbols. This will take some time and effort, but it will enable you to pronounce each

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se Lower Case Sounds in English Aa (a) Bb (be) Cc (se) Dd (de) Ee (e) F f (ef) Gg № Hh (ach) (i) Ii Jj (ja) Kk (ka) L l (el) Mm (em) N n (en) Oo (Ç) Pp (p ) Qq (ku) R r (är) S s (es)

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Tt Uu Vv Ww Xx Yy Zz

ExerciseNow, B: Practice practice Writing writing the thesmall Lower letters Case in Letters. the English alphabet until writing them is second nature to you. Use an extra sheet of paper if needed.

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Exercise A: Practice Writing the Capital Letters. On the line beside each capital letter, practice writing the letter several times. As you write each letter, pronounce it to yourself so that the sound of the letter becomes clear in your mind. A

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You may not know the meaning of the following words, but you should be able, by now, to put them in alphabetical order. That is, a word beginning with “a” comes before a word beginning with “b.” If a word begins with “c,” it comes before a word that starts with “d.” The words in the following list begin with the twenty-six letters in the English alphabet. In the blanks on page 7, write the words in alphabetical order from “a” to “z.” ink wolf fire lemon sister kite

pear jam rat ocean uncle

yard elephant valley dog night

bicycle zebra xylophone toy queen

girl apple cat hat man

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19. 22. 25._______________ Assignment Congratulations. You have learned the English alphabet, and you are on your way to mastering the English language. Turn to page 41 and answer the questions on Lesson One. Then, study Lesson Two. Keep learning, and you will succeed.

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Lesson Two

Pronunciation Guide Even though there are only twenty-six letters in the English alphabet, these letters can make more than forty different sounds. Therefore, you will not always know how to pronounce a word unless you have help. Helpful Tools In this study, there are two helpful tools that will aid you in your pronunciation: First, there is a cassette tape on which each vocabulary word is pronounced slowly, not once, but twice. Listen carefully, and repeat each word. Then, listen to the sentences in which the words are used, and repeat them. Try to memorize every word, and learn every sentence by heart. Second, in parentheses beside each vocabulary word, you will find diacritical marks and phonetic symbols that sound out the words for you. These symbols will help you pronounce the words with a standard American accent. In the parentheses, each vocabulary word will also be divided into syllables. An accent mark ( 0 ) follows the syllable that is stressed. In the following charts, you will learn the diacritical marks and phonetic symbols that are commonly used in American English dictionaries. Pronunciation Guide for Vowels There are only five vowels in the English alphabet: “a,” “e,” “i,” “o,” and “u.” However, these five vowels may be pronounced in about twenty different ways. Study the pronunciation guide below while listening to the cassette tape. Listen to the different vowel sounds and repeat them until you have learned them well. You may not be familiar with the English words that are used to illustrate the vowel sounds. Don’t be concerned about that. Many of these words will appear on your vocabulary lists later. Sounds in Local Language

Vowel a ~ ä â 7

Sounds (in English) as in as, fat, hat, mat as in ate, date, gate, late, mate as in bar, car, far, father, tar as in all, ball, call, fall, tall, wall 8

ã e ё ё i l о б б oo 66 oi ou u u û Э

as in air, care, dare, fare, glare as in bet, elf, get, debt, let, met as in beat, feet, leap, meet, seat as in another, her, mother, gather as in is, his, hit, sit, it, kit, bit as in bind, dine, high, lie, pie, rise as in dot, cot, hot, lot, not, pot, as in adore, bore, four, vote as in born, horn, morning, or as in book, cook, hook, look as in moon, noon, spoon, tool as in boil, foil, oil, point, toil as in about, doubt, clout, out as in cut, bud, mud, rut, tub as in cute, mute, duty, neuter as in bull, full, pull This upside down “e” is called a “schwa..” It is the “a” sound in “about,” the “e” sound in “agent,” the “i” sound in “vanity,” the “o” sound in “complete,” and the “u” sound in “us.”

Consonant Sounds in English Sounds in Local Language as in about, bat, bet, but, bed, bad b as in chair, China, chin, march as in ch day, danger, delight, bad as in far, d fear, off, for, first, flute as in gather, f get, give, go, guess as in ham, heaven, g hill, hurt as in what, where, who, h when as in jar, jelly, jolly, journey, h jury as in bake, keep, cat, bark, carry w as in lamp, left, lift, lot, flute as in j man, men, mice,farm, film as in navy, k nest, nice, notes, fun as in apple, pen, l April, pond as in rat, red, road, m pardon as in sad, sell, sit, this, essay n as in ash, trash, she, shy, bashful as in p tall, tell, bat, fat, rat, cat as in thing, r think, thin, truth s 9 sh t th

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as in they, that, then, mother as in vat, very, visit, shovel as in wall, weather, wife, woman as in yarn, yell, yet, yoke, yellow as in zebra, zest, zone, zoo, daze as in azure, pleasure, garage as in anger, finger, drink, think

Exercise A: Vowels In the blanks below, list the vowels in alphabetical order and pronounce them to yourself.. 2. 3. 4. 5. 1. N ow, list all the vowel sounds, using diacritical marks and phonetic symbols in the blanks. As you write them down, pronounce them silently “A” sounds: “U” sounds: The “E” sounds: “schwa”: “I” sounds: 1. “O” sounds:

1.,_______2. , 3. 1. , 2. 1.,_______2 ________,________3. _, 4._______, 5._______, 6. , 7. 1.,_______2. , 3.

Exercise B: Consonants As a review, list all the consonants in alphabetical order while pronouncing them to yourself (mentally and silently). 1. 6. 11. 16. 21.

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2. 7. 12. 17.

3. 8. 13. 18.

4. 9. 14. 19.

5. 10. 15. 20.

Now, write down the consonant sounds in alphabetical order. 3.______ 4.______ 5.______ 8. 9. 10. 2.______ _______ _______ _______ 7.______ 10

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Conclusion By learning the English alphabet in Lesson One and the pronunciation guide in Lesson Two, you have laid a strong foundation upon which to build an excellent knowledge of the English language. You are now ready to begin building an English vocabulary and to learn the basics of English grammar. If you feel that your foundation is weak, review Lessons One and Two. If you are confident you know the contents of the first two lessons, complete your assignment and proceed to Lesson Three. Review Lessons One and Two from time to time. Your Assignment Turn to page 42 and answer the questions on Lesson Two. Then proceed to Lesson Three. May God bless you as you continue to learn.

Lesson Three

Hellos & Goodbyes In this lesson, you will learn some English words that are used in greetings and farewells. These words are spelled and pronounced for you and classified according to their parts of speech. They are then used in sentences so that you will know how they fit together. There are eight parts of speech in the English language: nouns, pronouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections. Every English word falls into one of these categories. You will learn more about the parts of speech later. But for now, let’s just learn how to pronounce them. English Translation noun (noun) pronoun (prÇ0 noun) adjective (aj0 ik tiv) verb (vërb) adverb (ad0 vërb) preposition (prep c zish0 cn) conjunction (kcn junk0 shcn) interjection (in tcr jek0 shcn) From this point forward, each vocabulary word will be spelled and pronounced (in parenthesis), and the part of speech to which it belongs will be specified. To save space, these parts of speech will be abbreviated as follows: n., pron., adj., v., adv., prep., conj., and interj. Now, it is time for us to learn some conversational English. Let us begin by listening to some common greetings and responses. Dialogue 1 James and Tom are friends who meet on a street in downtown Portland, Oregon one Tuesday morning. English Translation good (gûd) - adj. morning (môr n) - n. James (Jamz) - n. Tom: Good morning, James. hello (hel 6') - interj. Tom (tom) - n. James: Hello, Tom. how (hou) - adv.

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is (iz) - v. how’s (houz) -“how is” it (it) - pron. going (go' rj) - v. How’s it going? fine (fin) - adv. thanks (thanks) - interj. Tom: Fine, thanks. and (and) - conj. are (är) - v. you (u) - pron. this (this) - adj. And how are you this morning? I (1) - pron. am (am) - v. I’m (im) - “I am” well (wel) - adv. thank (thank) - v. James: I’m well, thank you. it’s (its) - “it is” to (too) - prep. see (se) - v. It is good to see you. too (too) - adv. Tom: It’s good to see you, too. later (la' t8r) - adv. See you later. goodbye (gûd bi') - interj. around (c rownd0) - adv. James: Goodbye. See you around. Dialogue 2 Steve Partlow, the regular mailman, is delivering some letters to the home of Mary Johnson on a hot summer afternoon. afternoon (aft tar noon') - n. Mrs. (mis' iz) - adj.Title Johnson (jon' sun) - n. Steve: Good afternoon, Mrs. Johnson. warm (wôrm) - adj. today (ta da') - adv. not (not) - adv. 13

isn’t (iz' ant) - “is not” It’s warm today, isn’t it? Mr. (mis' tar) - n. Mary: Hello, Mr. Partlow. no (no) - adv. would (wûd) - v. say (sa) - v. hot (hot) - adj. No, I would say it’s hot. for (fôr) - prep. the (thQ) - adj. mail (mal) - n. Thanks for the mail. you’re (yûr) - you are welcome (wel' kam) - adj. Steve: You’re welcome. so long (so lôn') - interj. a (e) - adj. nice (nis) - adj. day (da) - n. So long. Have a nice day. Dialogue 3: Don White a fifth grade boy, is reading a book in the city library one evening when he is approached by his teacher, Jessie Smith. hi (hi) - interj. Miss (mis) - n. Jessie (jes' e) - n. Don:: Hi, Miss Jessie. evening (ev nirj) - n. this evening (this ev' nirj) - adv. Don (don) - n. teacher (te' char) - n. Teacher: Good evening, Don. How are you this evening? doing (doo' in) - v. your (yûr) - pron. homework (hom' wërk) - n. Are you doing your homework? yes (yes) - adv. Don: Yes, I am. student (stoo' dant) - n. 14

tomorrow (t8 mor' 6) - adv. will (wil) - v.. I’ll (ll) -“I will” Teacher: You’re a good student, Don. I’ll see you tomorrow. okay (6 ka') - interj. night (nit) - n. Don: Okay, Miss Jessie. Good night. Present and Future Tense In this lesson, you have seen examples of present and future tense verbs. A verb is a word that expresses action (hit, run, hide, fly) or state of being (am, are, is). But what does “tense” mean? Tense is the form of a verb that lets us know when the action or state of being takes place. There are three basic tenses: (1) past, (2) present, and (3) future. You will learn more about verb tenses later. In this lesson, you are introduced to simple present and future tenses. Examples of present tense verbs: English Translation 1.How is it going? 2.How are you today? 3.How are you this evening? 4.I am fine, thank you. 5.I am well. 6.It is good to see you. 7.It is warm today. 8.It is hot. 9.Are you doing your homework? 10. You are welcome. Examples of future tense verbs: English 1.(I will) see you later. 2.(I will) see you around. 3.I will see you tomorrow.

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Nouns and Pronouns In this lesson, you have also been introduced to some nouns and pronouns. A noun is the name of a person, place, or thing. The names Tom, 15

James, Steve, Mary, Don, and Jessie are nouns because they are names of people. The words morning, day, mail, evening, homework, student, tomorrow, and night are nouns because they are the names of things. A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun. In this lesson, you have used the pronouns I, you, and it a number of times. When James says, “I am well,” he uses the pronoun I instead of his name, James. When he says, “Thank you,” he uses the pronoun you to take the place of the name, Tom. We will learn more about the pronoun it and other pronouns later. Note: In conversational English, words that are understood or assumed are often left out. In two of the preceding sentences, “I will” is understood but not spoken. When Americans say, “See you later,” they mean, “I will see you later,” or “We will see you later.” Exercise A: Practice the following greetings and responses: 1. A. Good morning. B. Hi. A. How are you today? B. I’m fine, thanks. How are you? A. Fine, thank you. 2. A. Good afternoon. B. Hello. How’s it going? A. Fine thanks. How are you? B. I’m fine. 3. A. Good evening. How are you this evening? B. I’m well, thanks. How are you? A. I’m well, too, thank you. Exercise B: Practice the following farewells and responses: 1.A. Goodbye. Have a good day. B. Thanks. You too. 2.A. See you later. B. Okay. Have a nice day. 3.A. See you tomorrow. B. Okay. Good night. 4.A. See you around. B. So long. Your Assignment Congratulations. You’re off to a good start. In this lesson, you have learned more than sixty English words. Now, turn to page 43 and answer the questions on this lesson before proceeding to Lesson Four.

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Lesson Four

Hellos & Goodbyes (Continued) How do you know which greeting to use when you meet someone? Here are some simple guidelines: Say, “Hello” and “Hi” any time. Say, “Good morning” between midnight and noon. Say, “Good afternoon” between noon and 6:00 P.M. Say, “Good evening” between 6:00 P.M. and midnight. How do you know what to say when you are saying farewell to someone? Note the following: Say, “Goodbye, “So long,” “Bye,” or “See you later” any time. Say, “Have a good day” during the daylight hours. Say, “Good night” after dark. Cardinals There are two ways of counting. You can count by saying “one, two, three.” These numbers are called “cardinals.” English Translation cardinals (kär0 dc ncl) - adj. 1. one (wun) - adj. 2. two (too) - adj. 3. three (thre) - adj. 4. four (for) - adj. 5. five (fiv) - adj. Ordinals Or you can count by saying, “first, second, third.” These numbers are called “ordinals.” Ordinals are written as follows: ordinals (ôr' da nal) - adj. 1st or first (fërst) - adj. 2nd second (sek' and) - adj. 3rd third (thërd) - adj.

Answers I am fine. He/she/it is fine. We are fine. They are fine.

Personal Pronouns The personal English pronouns are as follows: I you he she it we you they

(I) - 1st person singular (u) - 2nd person singular (he) - 3rd person singular (she) - 3rd person singular (it) - 3rd person singular (we) - 1st person plural (u) - 2nd person plural (tha) - 3rd person plural

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Notice how these present tense “to be” verbs have different forms with different personal pronouns. Examples: I am. You (singular) are. He/she/it is. We are. You (plural) are. They are. Questions How are you (singular)? How is he/she/it? How are you (plural)? How are they? New Words When you ask someone, “How are you?” or “How are they?” or “How is she/he/it?,” you could get any number of answers. For example, the person to whom you’re talking might respond by using one of the following adjectives: Translation 18

English afraid angry bored busy cold great happy lonely nervous sad shy sick

(Э frad') (an' gre) (bord). (bi' ze) (kold) (grat) (hap' e) (lon' le) (nërv0 cs) (sad) (shi) (sik)

thankful tired ugly upset weary

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(ug' le) (up set0) (wir e)

Contractions Americans take as many shortcuts as possible in normal conversation. Instead of pronouncing every word, they often condense two words into one by leaving out one or more letters. For example, “I am” becomes “I’m.” “You are” becomes “you’re.” “They are” becomes “they’re.” Notice that an apostrophe takes the place of the missing letter, and two syllables become one. These words are called “contractions.” 1.IThey 2.He 3.We 4.She 5. 6. It amisare isafraid. cold. busy. are angry. bored. cold.

Exercise 1 In the blanks below, re-write each sentence using contractions (I’m, you’re, he’s, she’s, we’re, they’re). 1. 2.________________________________ 3.________________________________ 4.________________________________ 5.________________________________ 6.________________________________

Questions and Answers When you greet people, they may ask you personal questions. For example, they may ask, “Are you busy?” You could answer by saying, “Yes,” or “No.” But it is more polite to say, “Yes, I am,” or “No, I’m not.” In the blanks below, write both the affirmative and the negative answers to the questions. Review the paragraph about verbs on page 18 before doing this exercise. Affirmative Negative 1.Are you (sg.) well? Yes, _____________ No,_____________ No, 2.Is she afraid? Yes, _____________ ________________ 3.Is he bored? Yes, _____________ No, ________________ 4.Are they angry? Yes, _____________ No, 5.Are you (pl.) cold? Yes, _____________ ________________ 6.Am I ugly? Yes, _____________ No, Notice: In questions, the “to be” verbs come before the pronouns. 19

Exercise 2 Learn to ask and answer questions about dialogues in Lesson Three: English Translation where (whãr) - adv. did (did) - v. meet (met) - v. 1. Where did James and Tom meet? met (met) - v. on (on) - prep. street (stret) - n. in (in) - prep. Portland (port' land) - n. Oregon (ôr0 c gcn) - n. Answer: They met on a street in Portland, Oregon. what (hwot) - adj. (tim) - n. time of (uv) - prep. 2. What time of day did they meet? week (wek) - n. 3. What day of the week? Tuesday (tuz' da) - n. Days of the Week Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

(sun' da) - n. (mun1 da) - n. (tus' da) - n. (wenz' da) - n. (thërz' da) - n. (fri' da) - n. (sat' Эr da) - n.

Your Assignment Practice saying the days of the week again and again until you know them by heart. Being able to understand and say the days of the week instantly will help you avoid confusion and keep you from making mistakes. Now, turn to page 44 and answer the questions on Lesson Four. Then, review Lessons One through Four before going on to Lesson Five.

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Lesson Five

Names and Addresses Numbers In order to survive in America or any English-speaking country, one must learn to understand and use numbers. In this lesson, we will study numbers. The following numbers are called “cardinals.” All are adjectives. English Translation 1(one) (wun) 2(two) (too) 3(three) (thre) 4(four) (for) 5(five) (fiv) 6(six) (siks) 7(seven) (sev' Эn) 8(eight) (at) 9(nine) (nun) 10(ten) (ten) 11(eleven) (e lev' Эn) 12(twelve) (twelv) 13(thirteen) (thër'ten1) 14(fourteen) (fôr ten') 15(fifteen) (fif ten1) 16(sixteen) (siks'ten') 17(seventeen) (sev'Эn ten') 18(eighteen) (a' ten') 19(nineteen) (nin' ten') 20(twenty) (twen1 te) 21(twenty-one) (twen te wun') 30 (thirty) (thër1 te) 40 (forty) (fôr te) 50 (fifty) (fif te) 60 (sixty) (siks' te) 70 (seventy) (sev' Эn te) 80 (eighty) (e' te) 90 (ninety (nin' te) 100 (one hundred) (wun hun drid) 1000 (one thousand) (wun thow' z9nd) 1,000,000 (one million) (wun mil' yЭn)

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Ordinals As we have noted, ordinals are written as first (1st), second (2nd), third rd (3 ), fourth (4th), fifth (5th), sixth (6th), seventh (7th), eighth (8th), ninth (9th), tenth (10th), etc. Most ordinals are pronounced exactly like their cardinal counterparts, with the addition of a suffix “st,” “nd,” “rd,” or “th.” All ordinals above “third” end with “th.” Examples: fourth, fifteenth, twentieth, thirtieth, fortieth, one hundredth, one thousandth, one millionth. Notice that the “y” in “twenty, thirty, forty, fifty, sixty, seventy, eighty, and ninety” is dropped and replaced by “ie” before adding “th.” Dialogue. Agron Skenderi and his wife, Ledia, have just immigrated from Tirana, Albania to America.. They are living in Los Angeles, California. Agron is in the Social Security office in downtown Los Angeles applying for a social security number. Translation official (э fish' 9l) - n. do (doo) - v. speak (spek) - v. English (in' lish) - n. Official: Do you speak English? little (lit'9l) - adj. very (ver e) - adv. much (much) - adv. Jose: A little. Not very much. Spanish (span’ ish) - n.. better (bet' 9r) - adv. I speak Spanish better. understand (un d9r stand') - v. Official: Do you understand me? but (but) - adv. please (plez) - adv. slower (slo' 9r) - adv. Jose: Yes, I understand you, but please speak a little slower. last (last) - adj. name (nam) - n. Official: What is your last name? Jose: Gonzalez. spell (spel) - v. that (that) - adj. Official: How do you spell that? 22

Jose: G-O-N-Z-A-L-E-Z Official: What is your first name? Jose (Ho sa') Jose: Jose old (old) - adj. Official: How old are you? Jose: I’m thirty-two. date (dat) - n. birth (bërth) - n. Official: What’s the date of your birth? was (wäz) - v. born (bôrn) - v. June (j°°n) - n. Jose: I was born June 22, 1968. married (mar ed) - adj. Official: Are you married? Jose: Yes, I am. wife (wif) - n. wife’s (wifs) Official: What is your wife’s first name? Maria (mä re’ ä) - n. Jose: Maria. country (kun' tre) - n. from (from) - prep. Official: What country are you from? Mexico (mek’ si kо) - n. Jose: I’m from Mexico. city (sit' e) - n. Official: What city in Mexico? Tijuana (te hwä nä) - n. Jose: Tijuana. address (Э dres') - n. now (now) - adj. Official: What is your street address now? live (liv) - v. South (sowth) - n. Vermont (vër mont') - n. Avenue (av' Э nu) - n. 23

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Getting Acquainted Jose and Maria Gonzales go next door to meet their neighbors, Henry and Sadie Jones. Let’s listen to their conversation. Dialogue English neighbor (na' bar) - n. Jose: Hello. I’m Jose Gonzalez, your new neighbor. And this is my wife, Maria. Henry (hin' re) - n. Jones (jonz) - n. Sadie (sa' de) - n. neighborhood (na' bar hood) - n. Henry: Hi. I’m Henry Jones, and this is my wife, Sadie. Welcome to the neighborhood. Jose: Thank you. children (chil' dran) n. Maria: Do you have children, Mrs. Jones? son (sun) - n. daughter (dâ0 tcr) - n. both (bÇth) - adj. have (hav)- v. given (giv' Эn)- v. us (us) - pron. grandchildren (grand0 child rcn)- n. Sadie: Yes, we have two–a son and a daughter. Both are married and have given us grandchildren. many (man0 ‘) - adj. How many children do you have, Maria? girls n. boy here come

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2.Do they have grandchildren? __________________________________ 3.How many children do Jose and Maria have? _____________________ 4.What is the boy’s name? _____________________________________ 5.How old is he? _____________________________________________ 6.What grade is he in? _________________________________________ 7.What are the girls’ names? ____________________________________ 8.What is Jose’s father’s name? ________________________________ 9.What is Jose’s mother’s name? _______________________________ 10. Where do the Jones’ have to go? _____________________________ and ___________________________________________________ Exercise B: Practice introducing yourself, your family, and your friends to an imaginary person. For example, “Hello. I’m Amado and this my wife Adriana. These are my friends Jose and Maria.” On the left, we have suggested a relative. In the blank on the right, write, in English, an introduction, and practice it with a friend. 1.Brother: ___________________________________________________ 2.Sister: _____________________________________________________ 3.Father: ____________________________________________________ 4.Mother: ____________________________________________________ 5.Aunt: ______________________________________________________ 6.Uncle: _____________________________________________________ 7.Grandfather: ________________________________________________ 8.Grandmother: _______________________________________________ 9.Grandparents: _______________________________________________ 10. Nephew: _________________________________________________ 11. Niece: ____________________________________________________ 12.Son: _____________________________________________________ 13.Daughter: _________________________________________________ Your Assignment: You have worked hard to learn new English words and thought patterns, and you are making progress. Keep up the good work. Now, answer the questions on page 46 before moving on to Lesson Seven.

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Getting Around Those who are learning to speak a new language soon discover how hard it is to find their way around. This lesson teaches you some of the words and phrases that you will need to know in order to ask for directions. Translation farm (färm) - n. workers (wërk0 crs) n. arrived (Э rivd) - v. Gresham (Gres' Эm) - n. trying (tri' ing) - v. find (find) - v. approach (c prÇch0) - v. man (man) - n. Pedro Lopez and Rudy Montoya are two farm workers from Mexico. They have just arrived in Gresham, Oregon and are trying to find the post office. Pedro and Rudy approach a man on the street to ask him for directions. Dialogue: Let’s (lets) - “Let us) ask (ask) - v. directions (dc rek0 shcns) - n. nearest (nir0 cst) - adj. post office (pÇst0 of0 is) - n. Rudy: Let’s ask that man for directions to the nearest post office. excuse (ek skuz') - v. there (thãr) - adv. nearby (nir bi') - adj. letters (let' 8rs) - n. Pedro: Excuse us, sir. Is there a post office nearby? We need to mail some letters. straight (strat) - adj. ahead (Э hed') - adv. Powell (pow' Эl) - n. Man: Yes, there’s a post office straight 31

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I. True-False Questions (Read each of the following I. Upper Case (Capital Letters) questions. Draw a circle around “T” if it is true and In the blanks below, print all twenty-six letters of around “F” if it is false.) Example: T F “A” is the the English alphabet in alphabetical order using upper first letter in the English alphabet. case (capital) letters: 1.T F There are twenty-six letters in the English ____________________________________________________________ alphabet. ____________________________________________________________ 2.T F These twenty-six letters can make more than ____________________________________________________________ forty sounds. ____________________________________________________________ 3.T F If you know how to spell an English word, you will always know how to pronounce it. II. Lower Case (Small Letters) 4.T F There are twenty vowels in the English Now print the letters of the English alphabet in alphabet. alphabetical order using lower case (small) letters: 5.T F The upside down “e” (c) is called the ____________________________________________________________ “schwa..” ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ II. Vowel Sounds ____________________________________________________________ In the blanks below, write (print) the diacritical marks and phonetic symbol that indicate the various III. Alphabetical Order sounds that English vowels can make. Rearrange the following words in alphabetical ____________________________________________________________ order: ____________________________________________________________ 5.Pen 4.Table 3.Stove 2.Apple 1.Book ____________________________________________________________ 1. 2. III. Consonant Sounds _________________________ In the blanks below, write (print) the diacritical 3. marks and phonetic symbol that indicate the various _________________________ sounds that English consonants can make. 4. ____________________________________________________________ _________________________ ____________________________________________________________ 5. ____________________________________________________________ __________________ ____________________________________________________________ Congratulations! You have learned to read, write, and Good Job! By learning the diacritical marks and pronounce the English alphabet from A to Z. You have phonetic symbols in Lesson Two, you will now be able laid a solid foundation on which to build your to pronounce any English word by using a standard knowledge of the English language. Now proceed to American dictionary. Even though the diacritical Lesson Two. marks vary slightly from dictionary to dictionary, you should have no problem pronouncing the words. Now go to Lesson Three and start building your vocabulary.

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4._____________________ Write (spell) the English cardinals from one to ten. 1. ___________________ 2. ___________________ 3._____________________ 5._____________________ 6._____________________ 7._____________________ 8._____________________ 9._____________________ 10____________________ 1. I ___________ II._____________________ 1. Ordinals Write (spell) the first four English 2. _____________________ ordinals. 3. _____________________ 4. _____________________ I. Cardinals

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IV. Contractions In the blanks below, write the contractions of the pronouns and verbs listed. 1. I am: ___________ . 2. You are: 3. _____________________________________________ __________________ . 4. __________________________________________________ 3. He is: __________ . 4. She is: ___________ . 5. __________________________________________________ 5. We are: ___________ . 6. They are: ____________________ . You are doing well. Keep up the good work. Step by step, you will learn how to communicate in the English V. Days of the Week language. May God bless you as you continue your List the seven days of the week: studies. 1. ________________ 2. _______________ 3. ________________ 4. ________________ 5. _______________ 6. ________________ 7. ________________ We commend you! You have worked

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In the blanks below, write in English the twelve months of the year. I. _____________________ 2. _____________________ 3. _____________________ 4. _____________________ 5. _____________________ 6. _____________________ 7. _____________________ 8. _____________________ 9. _____________________ 10. ____________________ II. ____________________ 12. ____________________ May God reward you for your effort. You are doing great! Keep it up and you will be fluent in English in due time. Never, never, never give up.

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III. Important Places In the blanks below, list twelve important places in any city. ______________________ 2. 1. 3._____________________ 11. ______________________ ______________________ 5._____________________ 4._____________________ 7._____________________ 6._____________________ 9._____________________ 8._____________________ 10.____________________ 12.____________________ Bravo! You have just taken another giant step toward becoming fluent in English. An old Chinese proverb says, “A journey of 1,000 miles begins with one step.” It is also true that a journey of 1,000 miles is made up of many steps, taken one at a time. Keep walking, and you will ultimately arrive at your destination. Congratulations for completing Book One of the Beginner’s English course. You are now ready for Book Two. 47

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