Cavan and Monaghan Education and Training Board
Cavan Adult Education Services
ESOL:
Everyday English for Beginners
Learner Workbook
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Contents
Introductions
Pages 2 – 3
Asking for personal information
Page 4
Personal Information – Twenty Interview Questions
Pages 5 – 6
Wh Questions
Page 7
Listening 1: Paulo and Maria
Page 8
Filling in a form: Cavan School of English
Page 9
Family
Page 10
The Alphabet
Page 11
Numbers
Page 12
To Be: Present Simple
Pages 13 – 14
Daily Routine
Pages 15 – 17
The Present Simple
Pages 18 – 19
Listening 2: Meet John and Helen
Pages 20 – 21
Prepositions of Time
Page 22
Subject Pronouns and Possessive Adjectives
Page 23
Reading a map
Pages 24 – 26
Listening 3: Understanding Directions
Page 27
There is/There are
Page 28
Prepositions of Place
Pages 29
Reading a poster
Pages 30 – 31
Some, any, much or many
Page 32
Adjectives
Pages 33 – 34
A and The
Page 35
The Past Simple
Page 36
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Introductions
1. Complete the following conversations with the correct words from the box.
too Okay Fine And What are morning you My How Very thanks you meet Nice
Conversation 1
A. Hello. ______ name is Mary. ______ is your name?
B. I’m John.
A. Nice to ______ you, John.
B. ______ to meet you too.
Conversation 2
A. Good ___________. ______ are you?
B. ______, thanks. And ______?
A. ______ well, thanks.
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Conversation 3
A. Hi, David. How ______ you?
B. Fine, ____________. ___________?
A. ____________, thanks.
2. Put the following conversation in the correct order:
Good morning. My name’s Henry. What’s your name?
Okay, thanks.
I’m fine, thanks. And you?
Hello, Susan. How are you?
Hello, Henry. I’m Susan.
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Asking for Personal Information
Complete the following questions using the words from the box.
occupation
surname
spell
live
children
age
siblings
married
nationality
date
hobbies
gender
1. What is your ____________?
2. Are you ____________?
3. How do you ____________your surname?
4. Do you have any ____________?
5. What ____________ are you?
6. Do you have any ____________?
7. What ____________ are you?
8. Where do you ____________?
9. What is your ____________?
10. What ____________ are you?
11. What is your ____________ of birth?
12. What are your ____________?
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Personal Information – Twenty Interview Questions
1. How are you?
Answer: _________________________________________________________________
2. What is your name?
Answer: _________________________________________________________________
3. Can you spell your surname, please?
Answer: _________________________________________________________________
4. What age are you?
Answer: _________________________________________________________________
5. What is your date of birth?
Answer: _________________________________________________________________
6. What nationality are you?
Answer: _________________________________________________________________
7. What is your address?
Answer: _________________________________________________________________
8. How long have you been living in Ireland?
Answer: _________________________________________________________________
9. What is your occupation/job?
Answer: _________________________________________________________________
10. Are you married?
Answer: _________________________________________________________________
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11. Who do you live with?
Answer: _________________________________________________________________
12. Do you have any children?
Answer: _________________________________________________________________
13. What are their names?
Answer: _________________________________________________________________
14. What age are they?
Answer: _________________________________________________________________
15. Do you have any siblings?
Answer: _________________________________________________________________
16. What is your phone number?
Answer: _________________________________________________________________
17. What is your mother tongue?
Answer: _________________________________________________________________
18. What other languages do you speak?
Answer: _________________________________________________________________
19. How long have you been learning English?
Answer: _________________________________________________________________
20. What are your hobbies?
Answer: _________________________________________________________________
Your tutor will ask you these questions as part of the interview section of this course.
Please note that this interview will be recorded.
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Wh Questions
Complete the following sentences using the correct ‘wh’ question word – who, what, when,
why, where or how
1. ____________ is your name? My name is Mary.
2. ____________ do you live? I live in Cavan.
3. ____________ long have you been living here? I have been living here for 5 years.
4. ____________ did you come to Ireland? I came to Ireland 5 years ago.
5. ____________ is he? He is my brother, John.
6. ____________ old are you? I’m 39 years old.
7. ____________ are you learning English? I want to communicate with Irish people.
8. ____________ is your date of birth? My date of birth is 12th April 1965.
9. ____________ were you born? I was born in 1965.
10. ____________ do you live with? I live with my family.
11. ____________ nationality are you? I’m Irish.
12. ____________ are you? I’m fine, thanks.
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Listening 1: Paulo and Maria
Listen to the following conversations and complete the table:
First Name:
Surname:
Maria
Paulo
Country:
City/Town:
Phone number:
Age:
Job:
Married:
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Cavan School of English
Complete the following application form in BLOCK CAPITALS.
PERSONAL DETAILS
Surname: ______________________
First name: _______________________
Address: ___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
Phone number: __________________
Email: ___________________________
Nationality: _____________________
Date of birth: ______/_______/_______
Gender: ________________________
Marital status: ____________________
Dependents: ____________________
Occupation: ______________________
Mother tongue: _________________
Other language(s): _________________
Next of kin: _____________________
Hobbies: _________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
Signature: __________________________
Date: ______/_______/_______
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Family
1. Use the following family tree to complete the text.
The Smith family
Peter (54)
Simon (17)
Mary (52)
Lisa (18)
Sam (21)
Peter Smith is married to ____________. Peter is Mary’s ____________. Peter and Mary
are ____________ of three children. They have 2 ____________ and one ____________.
____________is 17 years and ____________ is 21. Lisa is Simon and Sam’s ____________.
She is 18. Peter is Simon’s ____________. Mary is Lisa’s ____________. Simon, Lisa and
Sam are ____________.
2. Complete the following sentences with the correct word from the box.
nephews
granddaughter
father-in-law
1. Your wife’s father is your ____________.
2. Your son’s daughter is your ____________.
3. Your father’s sister is your ____________.
4. Your uncle’s sons are your ____________.
5. Your sister’s daughter is your ____________.
6. Your brother’s sons are your ____________.
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niece
aunt
cousins
The Alphabet
1. How many letters are there in the English alphabet?
_____________________________________________________________________
2. How many vowels are there in English? List the vowels.
_____________________________________________________________________
3. How many consonants are there? List the consonants.
_____________________________________________________________________
4. Which of the following letters have long sounds and which have short sounds?
Write L for long and S for short beside each letter.
5.
A ___
Z___
C___
L___
I___
W___
P___
X___
H___
M___
S___
Q___
Listen to your tutor spell the first name and surname of 5 people. Write the names.
The first one is done as an example
1. ____
__________
2. ____
__________
3. ____
__________
4. ____
__________
5. ____
__________
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Numbers
1. Dictation
Your tutor will read out a list of numbers. Listen to your tutor and write down the
numbers that you hear:
a. ____
__________
b. ____
__________
c. ____
__________
d. ____
__________
e. ____
__________
f. ____
__________
g. ____
__________
h. ____
__________
i. ____
__________
j. ____
__________
2. Spelling
Write the following numbers in words:
a. 4
_____________
b. 12
_____________
c. 1
_____________
d. 30
_____________
e. 55
_____________
f. 15
_____________
g. 2
_____________
h. 21
_____________
i. 66
_____________
j. 10
_____________
k. 8
_____________
l. 40
_____________
m. 70
_____________
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The Present Simple - ‘To Be’
1. Complete the table with the correct form of the verb.
Positive
Negative
Short form
I am
Interrogative
Short forms
I am not
Are you …?
She is
It is not
We are not
Are we …?
2. Complete the following sentences with the correct forms of the verb to be – am, is or
are. Remember to use the short forms where appropriate.
1. ________very cold today.
2. Mary ________ not very old.
3. My brother is ill. He ________ in bed.
4. I ________ a doctor.
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5. We ________ not hungry, but we ________ thirsty.
6. Peter’s grandmother is very old. She ________ 99.
7. These chairs aren’t very comfortable, but ________ beautiful.
8. Sue isn’t at work today. ________ in Dublin.
9. The windows in the kitchen ________ open.
10. I ________ very tired this evening.
11. The bus ________ late.
12. What ________ your job? I ________ a doctor.
13. Where ________ they from? ________ from Paris.
14. The book ________ on the table.
15. The books ________ on the table.
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Daily Routine
1. Mark’s day
Read about Mark’s day and answer the questions that follow using full sentences.
Mark is a mechanic in Virginia. During the week he gets up at 6 o’clock. He has a shower
and then he has breakfast with his fiancée, Lisa. After breakfast he brushes his teeth and
gets dressed. He goes to work by car and he starts work at 8:30.
At 12:30 he has lunch. He usually has a sandwich and some fruit in the garage. He finishes
work at 5:30 and collects his fiancée. He cooks dinner for himself and Lisa. In the evening
he usually watches TV or surfs the Internet, or he sometimes listens to music. He usually
goes to bed at 10 o’clock. Then he reads his book for about 40 minutes. He goes to sleep at
11:00.
Questions
1. What is Mark’s job?
_____________________________________________________________________
2. What time does he get up?
_____________________________________________________________________
3. How does he go to work?
_____________________________________________________________________
4. What time does he have lunch?
_____________________________________________________________________
5. Where does he have lunch?
6. _____________________________________________________________________
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7. What does he have for lunch?
_____________________________________________________________________
8. What does he do in the evening?
_____________________________________________________________________
9. What time does he go to bed?
_____________________________________________________________________
2. Words that go together
Match a verb in A with a line in B.
A
B
Go
dinner
Get up
TV
Listen to
early
Watch
music
Cook
to bed late
Work
in an office
Go
a shower
Have
shopping
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3. My daily routine
Use the box below to write about your daily routine. Use the following words in your answer:
always, usually, often, never, sometimes
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The Present Simple
1. Conjugating a verb
Using the table below conjugate the Present Simple of the verb ‘to work’ in the positive,
negative and interrogative forms.
To work
Positive
Negative
I work
Interrogative
Do I work?
You don’t work
It works
Do we work?
You work
They don’t work
2. Complete the gaps
Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. I __________ breakfast every morning. (eat)
2. Peter __________ in Cavan. (not live)
3. John __________ to work every day. (walk)
4. __________you __________ early in the morning? (get up)
5. She never __________ coffee in the morning. (drink)
6. Mary and I __________ playing tennis at the weekend. (like)
7. The bank __________ at 9 o’clock in the morning. (open)
8. The banks __________ at 4 o’clock in the afternoon. (close)
9. He __________ dinner in the evening. (not have)
10. John and Peter __________ in an office in Dublin. (work)
11. __________ John __________ in an office? (work)
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12. I __________TV in the morning. (not watch)
13. It __________a lot in Ireland. (rain)
14. __________ they __________ to the cinema every week? (go)
15. My brother __________ English in Spain. (teach)
16. We __________ golf every Friday evening. (play)
17. Julia __________ 20 cigarettes a day. (smoke)
18. I __________. (not smoke)
19. __________you __________? (smoke)
20. My parents __________ my wife and I every weekend. (visit)
21. My husband __________my new car. (not like)
22. Where __________ Mary __________? (work)
23. I __________ work at 9am. (start)
24. Hurry up! The library __________ at 6 o’clock. (close)
25. He __________ to Dublin every Friday. (go)
26. What __________ you _________ in your free time? (do)
27. Peter __________ breakfast every morning. (not eat)
28. Paul and Tom __________ English, Irish and French. (speak)
29. The supermarket __________ late at the weekend. (open)
30. We __________ going to the cinema. (enjoy)
31. __________ Sue __________ her job? (like)
32. I always __________ to work. (drive)
33. Frank and I never __________ work early on Monday. (finish)
34. They __________ dinner on Saturday. (not cook)
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Listening 2: Meet John and Helen
Listen to the recording and answer the following questions.
1. Where do John and Helen live?
_____________________________________________________________________
2. How many children do they have?
_____________________________________________________________________
3. What age are their children?
_____________________________________________________________________
4. Where do they work?
_____________________________________________________________________
5. What time do they usually get up at?
_____________________________________________________________________
6. How does Tom go to school?
_____________________________________________________________________
7. What is Sarah studying?
_____________________________________________________________________
8. What time do John and Helen arrive at work?
_____________________________________________________________________
9. What time do they start work?
_____________________________________________________________________
10. Where do they usually go for lunch?
_____________________________________________________________________
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11. What do they usually have for lunch?
_____________________________________________________________________
12. What do they have for lunch on Friday?
_____________________________________________________________________
13. What time do they finish work?
_____________________________________________________________________
14. What do they do when they return home from work?
_____________________________________________________________________
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Prepositions of Time
Complete the following sentences using the correct preposition of time – at, on or in, where
appropriate.
1. I’m having a party ________ my birthday.
2. I always get up early ________ Sundays.
3. I went shopping ________ last weekend.
4. Mary likes going to the cinema ________the weekend.
5. Peter went to France ________ Christmas.
6. The price of electricity rose ________ January.
7. Tom and Mary are on their honeymoon ________the moment.
8. Peter’s grandmother died ________ 2005.
9. I have an appointment with the dentist ________ 11 o’clock ________Friday.
10. My sister moved to Canada ________ 28th March ________ last year.
11. Jane met her best friend in Dublin ________ Saturday afternoon.
12. Tom’s driving test is ________ two days.
13. Would you like to go to the cinema ________ next weekend?
14. Tom Cruise visited Ireland ________ last weekend.
15. My parents moved to Ireland ________ 1963.
16. I’m going to work ________ 5 minutes.
17. My English course started ________ 23rd January and will finish ________ 25th April.
18. Where did you go ________ Tuesday evening?
19. I got married ________ 2004.
20. Let’s meet ________ 2 o’clock ________ Saturday afternoon.
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Subject Pronouns and Possessive Adjectives
Complete the following sentences with either a subject pronoun (I, you, he, she…) or a
possessive adjective (my, your, his, her…). Use the hints in brackets to help you.
1. ________ name is Mary. ________ is 45. (My sister)
2. ________ house is very small. (Mary and Peter)
3. ________ live in a nice apartment in Cavan. (Susan and I)
4. ________ live in Spain. ________ names are Tom and Mary. (My parents)
5. ________ dog is very big. ________ name is Oscar. (Me)
6.
________ works in Bank of Ireland. (Philip)
7. ________ mother’s name is Helen. (Elizabeth)
8. Is ________ snowing?
9. Do ________ look tired? (Jane and I)
10. ________ are very old. (Her grandparents)
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Reading a map
Study the map and answer the questions that follows
NALA
Questions
1. Where is the school?
_____________________________________________________________________
2. What building is on Green Street?
_____________________________________________________________________
3. If you are walking along St. Mary’s Road, which building will you pass on your left?
_____________________________________________________________________
4. If you turn left on Paul’s Lane, which road will you be on?
_____________________________________________________________________
5. Mary is looking for directions to St. John’s Park Estate. Write the directions that you
would give Mary.
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_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
What do the following road signs mean?
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Listening 3: Understanding Directions
You are outside the library on First Street. Listen to the directions that your tutor gives
you.
Where do you arrive at?
_____________________________________________________________________
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There is and There are
Complete the following sentences with the correct words –there is or there are.
1. ____________ three books on the table.
2. ____________ a bus stop at the end of the street.
3. ____________ a swimming pool beside my house.
4. ____________ 3 hotels in Cavan Town.
5. ____________ 10 students in my English class.
6. ____________ a good film on TV this evening.
7. ____________ no milk left in the fridge.
8. ____________ no apples left in the fruit bowl.
9. ____________ a lot of money in the box.
10. ____________ a lot of people out of work in Ireland at the moment.
11. ____________ a green car parked outside my house.
12. ____________ 2 women standing over there.
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Prepositions of Place
Complete the following sentences with the correct preposition of place in brackets.
1. The book is ____________ the table. (on, in)
2. The cinema is ____________ the supermarket. (on, in front of)
3. I have to go ____________ the doctor this afternoon. (at, to)
4. My mobile phone is ____________ my pocket. (in, under)
5. Mary put her bag ____________ the two chairs. (in, between)
6. The river flows ____________ the bridge. (under, at)
7. The lamp is ____________the TV. (under, next to)
8. The man is sitting ____________ the chair. (in, on)
9. The sink is ____________ the mirror. (below, on)
10. Her shoes are ____________ the table. (in, under)
11. Paul’s office is ____________ the supermarket. (on, above)
12. We walked ____________ the bus stop. (to, in)
13. The dog is lying ____________the fire. (below, in front of)
14. They work ____________ Dublin. (at, in)
15. My sister is studying Spanish ____________ university. (on, at)
16. Where are they? They are ____________ work. (to, at)
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Reading a poster
Read the following poster and answer the questions that follow
English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
Registration for ESOL Classes
Monday 15th April 2013
7:30pm – 9:00pm
in
Cavan Library
You will be required to complete a short assessment, so please bring a pen.
For more information contact:
Mary Jones
ESOL Co-Ordinator
049 - 4123456
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Questions
1. What does ESOL mean?
_____________________________________________________________________
2. What date is the registration for ESOL classes taking place?
_____________________________________________________________________
3. What time does the registration start at?
_____________________________________________________________________
4. What time does the registration finish at?
_____________________________________________________________________
5. Where is the registration taking place?
_____________________________________________________________________
6. Why do you need to bring a pen with you?
_____________________________________________________________________
7. Who should you contact for more information?
_____________________________________________________________________
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Some, Any, Much and Many
Complete the following sentences with the correct word – some, any, much or many
1. There is ____________ milk left in the fridge.
2. Do you have ____________ sugar?
3. How ____________ is this coat?
4. How ____________ brothers or sisters do you have?
5. There isn’t ____________ coffee in the cupboard.
6. There are ____________ people standing outside the door.
7. Are there ____________ people in your English class?
8. Is there ____________water in the glass?
9. There aren’t ____________ biscuits in the box.
10. There is ____________ cake left if you are hungry.
11. There isn’t ____________ money in the bag.
12. How ____________ is a one way ticket to Dublin?
13. How ____________ cars are there in the car park?
14. There are ____________ birds singing outside my office window.
15. There isn’t ____________ furniture in the room.
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Adjectives
Complete the following sentences with the correct adjective(s).
A. Put the words in the correct order.
1. small/lives in/house/she/a
_____________________________________________________________________
2. that/red/I/like/car
_____________________________________________________________________
3. you/do/music/like/pop?
_____________________________________________________________________
4. we/nice/a/holiday/had
_____________________________________________________________________
5. went/Chinese/they/a/restaurant/to
_____________________________________________________________________
6. speak/four/languages/they/foreign
_____________________________________________________________________
7. tastes/good/soup/this
_____________________________________________________________________
8. Mary/happy/sounds
_____________________________________________________________________
9. flowers/smell/nice/those
_____________________________________________________________________
10. tired/I/feel
_____________________________________________________________________
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B. Put the adjectives in the correct order.
1. John bought an /Italian, expensive/ car.
_____________________________________________________________________
2. Mary bought a /leather, black/ handbag.
_____________________________________________________________________
3. There is a /Spanish, friendly/ student in my English class.
_____________________________________________________________________
4. He bought an /Italian, silk, expensive/ scarf.
_____________________________________________________________________
5. That is a /old, beautiful, wooden/ chair.
_____________________________________________________________________
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A and The
Complete the following sentences with the correct word – a or the.
1. Peter is _______ builder.
2. Tom is working in _______ garden.
3. Excuse me, can you tell me how to get to _______ airport?
4. My brother bought _______ new car last week.
5. Can I ask _______ question?
6. Madrid is _______ capital of Spain.
7. Do you want _______ apple?
8. Mr Smith is _______ very nice man.
9. Can you open _______ door, please?
10. It’s _______ nice evening. Let’s go for _______ walk.
11. Where is _______ airport, please?
12. Turn off _______ light when you leave _______ room.
13. I bought _______ new coat in Dunnes Stores.
14. Mary likes to surf _______ Internet in her free time.
15. It’s raining outside, so you will need _______ umbrella.
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Past Simple
Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. I _______ breakfast yesterday morning. (eat)
2. Peter _______ to work yesterday. (not go)
3. John _______ to work when he was younger. (walk)
4. _______ you _______ early this morning? (get up)
5. She _______ a lot of coffee last night. (drink)
6. Mary and I _______ tennis last weekend. (play)
7. The bank _______ at 11 o’clock last Thursday. (open)
8. The banks _______ at 4 o’clock yesterday afternoon. (close)
9. He _______ dinner last Wednesday. (not have)
10. John and Peter _______ in an office in Dublin for 5 years (work)
11. _______ John _______ in an office in Dublin? (work)
12. I _______ TV this morning. (not watch)
13. It _______ a lot last night. (rain)
14. _______ they _______ to the cinema last month? (go)
15. My brother _______ English in Spain for 6 years. (teach)
16. We _______ golf yesterday evening. (play)
17. Julia ______________any cigarettes last week. (not smoke)
18. I _______ his name _______ Patrick. (think, be)
19. How much _______ your new coat cost? (cost)
20. My parents _______ me last Tuesday. (visit)
21. She _______ to visit her best friend last week. (forget)
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