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English with Games and Activities 1 is aimed at learners of varying age groups who are learning English as a foreign language and have an elementary level of English (A1-A2 on the CEFR). The activities in the book are based on a functional communicative approach, which helps learners to gradually acquire new vocabulary. There are 14 themed units introducing everyday vocabulary, followed by practice activities which can be done using the book or in digital format.
Each unit opens with the presentation of about 20 words. Pictures and audio recordings are used to facilitate comprehension and language acquisition. The words are then contextualized in a dialogue and practiced in the following 4 pages through graded games and activities such as crosswords, gap fills, word searches, anagrams and matching exercises. At the end of each unit there is a gap fill activity based on an audio recording, as well as a lexical map. Both these activities allow learners to gauge how much new vocabulary they have learned. The unit ends with a free production writing activity.
The appendix contains solutions to all the activities and transcriptions, so learners can check their answers autonomously. This means that it is ideal for self-learning.
The book is part of the English with Games and Activities series. There are 3 levels based on CEFR: A1-A2, A2-B1, B1-B2.
To download the digital book go to www.elionline.com/digitalbooks and follow the instructions to use the code.
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introduction
1 1 Listen and repeat.
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1 home
roof
garden
lift
entrance hall bathroom
terrace
door
wall
kitchen study
chimney
garage
stairs
hallway bedroom
balcony
window
floor living room basement
Architect: Well, there it is. Your new home. Mrs Jones: But… there’s a problem!
Architect: What problem? Don’t you like it? Mrs Jones: Yes, it’s a beautiful house, but…
Architect: Of course it’s beautiful… when you open the door there is an entrance hall
Mrs Jones: From there you can go into the kitchen and into the hallway which leads to the living room and study. It’s certainly…
Architect: The bedrooms are upstairs, with the bathroom… and there is also a lovely terrace! Mrs Jones: Yes, but…
Architect: You can see the garden from the windows Mrs Jones: That’s true, but there’s a problem!
Architect: Maybe it’s the garage? Is it too small? Mrs Jones: No, no…
Architect: Well, maybe the roof is the problem? Or you want to move a wall? Mrs Jones: No, that’s not it…, there’s a basement, a ground floor and a first floor.
Architect: Of course, like lots of houses. So what’s the problem? Mrs Jones: Well… where are the stairs?
Read the conversation and answer.
1 The architect has designed a house.
2 The house only has one floor.
3 There is a terrace overlooking the garden.
4 There are two bedrooms on the first floor.
5 Mrs Black is not very happy.
6 The architect has designed beautiful stairs.
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2 Listen to the conversation. True False Don’t know
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6 4 Look at the pictures and do the crossword. 1 2 3 7 6 9 13 14 15 16 17 19 20 18 12 11 10 8 5 4 10 4 11 3 6 20 19 1 13 8 12 7 16 17 18 5 15 2 14 9
Look at the picture and write the words.
6 Look at the pictures and complete the sentences.
Can you open the __________ ?
We are having a birthday party for our son in the .
John is taking his car out of the .
The wind has damaged the
Sam is hanging a picture on the
The is open in the bedroom.
There is smoke coming out of the __________ .
You can see the garden from the .
7 __________________ 1 4 5 2 3 __________________ 6 8 7
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1 5 2 6 3 7 4 8
Guess what it is and write the word.
1 They separate the rooms of a house.
2 It is on top of the house.
3 You walk on this inside the house.
4 You can use this to go up or down a floor in a building.
5 This room is under the house.
6 They are closed when it is cold. _________________________
3 Listen and complete.
My new home is a house. It has a beautiful . The is at the end of the ___________ . It has two ___________ and there is also a . There is a next to the with a beautiful __________ . You can see the ___________ from the ___________. At the top of the there are two and two
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at the
of the
Look
plan
flat and number the rooms.
kitchen living room study bathroom entrance hall bedroom
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9 10 11 Complete the vocabulary chart. Complete. Describe your house or flat. ____________________________________________________________ HOME Outside ________________ ________________ ________________ Inside Parts of the house ________________ ________________ To go up or down ________________
family
1 4 Listen and repeat.
GRANDPARENTS
We have two children. We also have four grandchildren: two grandsons and two granddaughters.
Claire is my wife.
PARENTS
We have a nephew and a niece.
Robert is my husband.
Our son’s name is Robert and our daughter’s name is Rose.
Alice is our niece and Daniel is our nephew.
Daniel is my brother.
Daniel and Alice are siblings.
Alice is my sister.
Alice and Daniel are our cousins.
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CHILDREN COUSINS
AUNT AND UNCLE
Grandfather (Granddad) - Colin
Father (Dad) - Robert
ALICE
Aunt Rose
Grandmother (Grandma) - Ruby
Mother (Mum) - Claire
Alice’s brother, Daniel. Helen Luke
Uncle George
Mum: Max, your bedroom is a mess. Tidy it up, please.
Max: But Mum, do I have to?
Mum: Yes! Or I could ask your uncle’s mother to ask her husband, if his granddaughter’s brother can do it.
Max: Good idea! Who’s that?
Mum: Well, let me explain. Your uncle is your father’s brother, right?
Max: Right!
Mum: And who is his mother?
Max: My grandma Katherine.
Mum: Good. So her husband is...?
Max: Granddad Arthur! Grandma Katherine is his wife!
Mum: Well done! And who is your granddad’s granddaughter?
Max: That’s easy! It’s my sister, Emma.
Mum: Great! Well, her brother has to tidy up your room...Who is her brother?
Max: Oh, no! It’s me!
Mum: Exactly! So go and do it! The sooner you start, the sooner you finish!
Max: But... that’s not fair!
1 Max’s room is a mess.
2 Max’s mum asks him to tidy up the kitchen.
3 Max doesn’t want to tidy up his room.
4 Max’s grandmother is called Katherine.
5 Max’s grandfather is called Tom.
6 Max has got a cousin.
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3 2 5 Listen to the conversation.
Read the conversation and answer.
False Don’t know
True
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1 Robert is Alice’s...
2 Claire is Robert’s....
3 Helen is Alice’s...
4 Helen and Luke are...
5 Alice and Daniel are Colin and Ruby’s....
6 Robert is Claire’s...
7 George is Alice’s...
8 Ruby is Alice’s.....
9 Daniel is Rose and George’s...
10 Rose is Alice’s .....
11 Daniel is Robert and Claire’s...
Alice is Rose and George’s....
Luke is Colin and Ruby’s...
Claire is Alice’s...
Alice is Colin and Ruby’s...
Daniel is Alice’s...
Alice is Robert and Claire’s...
Colin is Alice’s...
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Alice is Daniel’s...
Helen Luke
ALICE Daniel
Robert Claire
Rose George
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4 Look at the pictures, read the sentences and do the crossword.
Colin Ruby
Make pairs. mother grandfather husband sister uncle son nephew
niece aunt daughter grandmother father wife brother
6 Do the crossword, then complete the sentence with the letters in the grey squares.
If you don’t have any brothers or sisters, you are an only __ __ __ __ __ .
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1 Alice is Luke’s...
2 Alice’s... is George.
3 Another word for “mum”.
4 A married woman.
5 A married man.
1 4 5 2 6 3 1 4 3 2 5 1 2 3 5 4
6 Another word for “dad”.
7 Look at the pictures and complete the sentences.
1 Mr and Mrs Andrews have got a . Her name is Jane.
2 Mary’s Philip always buys her ice cream. He is her dad’s brother.
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Guess who it is.
3 Mr and Mrs Smith have got three .
4 Mrs Brown’s __________ is really tall.
1 My brother’s son is my
2 My father’s mother is my
3 My uncle’s son is my
4 My mother’s parents are my
5 My mother’s sister is my
6 My son’s son is my
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6 Listen and complete.
My has a , my Margaret. She is married to my John. They have two _________ and a . They are my , Adam, Lewis and Ann.
My has a very young , my Lucy. She also has a , my Mark. He isn’t married and doesn’t have any , but he has one : me.
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Grandparents
FAMILY
Siblings
Parents ________________
11 Complete. Describe your family. I have
Their names are
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10 Complete the vocabulary chart.
________________________________________________
Children ________________
