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UNIT 1

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EXPRESSIONS TO LEARN

Write the correct letters in the blanks. There are two wrong answers.Listen and check your answers.

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EXPRESSIONS TO LEARN

Audio Transcripts: No. 1 Meeting Friends

A: Hi, Luke. How are you?

B: Fine, thanks. How about you?

No. 2 Introducing Yourself

A: Hello. I’m Sylvia.

B: Hi, Sylvia. My name is Zack.

No. 3 Introducing People

A: Connie, this is Darren.

B: Good to meet you, Darren.

C: You too, Connie.

No. 4 Saying Good-bye

A: Bye, Colin.

B: See you tomorrow.

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EXPRESSIONS TO LEARN

Small Talk Work with a partner. Repeat the dialogues above using these expressions. p.2

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WORDS TO LEARN

Do you know how to say these majors? Listen and repeat.

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WORDS TO LEARN

A. Say It Right

Practice introducing your major to a partner.

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WORDS TO LEARN

B. Listen Up

Task IListen to the three speakers and write their majors.

journalism engineering history

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WORDS TO LEARN

B. Listen Up

Task IIListen again and circle the sentence you hear.

Speaker 1a. I’m a journalism major.

b. I major in journalism.

Speaker 2a. My name is Frank, and I’m an

engineering student.

b. I’m Frank, and I study engineering.

Speaker 3a. History is my major.

b. My major is history.

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WORDS TO LEARN

Audio Transcripts:

Speaker 1: Catherine

Hello, everyone. My name is Catherine. You can call me Cathy. I’m a

journalism major. I’m in my first year.

Speaker 2: Frank

My name is Frank, and I’m an engineering student. People think

engineering is boring, but I like it. What do you think?

Speaker 3: Yuki

My major is history. I’m studying English too. I like these subjects a lot.

By the way, please call me Yuki.

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CONVERSATION

Open with default media player

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CONVERSATION

Key Words

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CONVERSATION

Language Tips

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CONVERSATION

Language Tips

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CONVERSATION

Wrap Up

Listen to the audio. Complete the sentences with the words you hear.

1. ____________ ____________. You are Carol, right?

2. We are ____________ in your class.

3. ____________ you ____________ that?

4. Are you in the ____________ ____________?

5. It’s a good ____________.

6. It’s ____________ to talk to you. ____________.

Excuse me

both

repeat Could

tourism

major

nice

department

Good-bye

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CONVERSATION

Audio Transcripts:

Student: Good morning, Mr. Taylor.

Teacher: Good morning. Excuse me. You are Carol, right?

Student: No. She’s my sister. We are both in your class. I’m Eva.

Teacher: Sorry. Could you repeat that?

Student: Yes. My name is Eva.

Teacher: Eva. OK. Are you in the tourism department?

Student: Yes, I am.

Teacher: It’s a good major. It’s nice to talk to you. Good-bye.

Student: Good-bye, Mr. Taylor.

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GRAMMAR FOCUS

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GRAMMAR FOCUS

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GRAMMAR FOCUS

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GRAMMAR PRACTICE

A. Fill in the Blanks

Write the correct words. Use contractions if possible.

1. A: __________ your father happy with your score?

B: No, he __________.

2. A: Ellen, __________ you hungry?

B: Yes, __________ __________. Let’s order some pizza.

Is

isn’t

are

I am

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GRAMMAR PRACTICE

A. Fill in the Blanks

Write the correct words. Use contractions if possible.

3. A: __________ Sam’s Noodles a good place to eat?

B: Yes, __________ __________. The food there

__________ delicious. __________ my favorite restaurant.

4. A: __________ your school report about?

B: __________ about our parents.

Is

is

It’s

it

is

What’s

It’s

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GRAMMAR PRACTICE

A. Fill in the Blanks

Write the correct words. Use contractions if possible.

5. A: Hi, Josh. __________ Steve in his car?

B: Yes, __________ __________.

A: Good. My bag __________ in there.

6. A: My brothers __________ both students at Harvard.

B: __________ __________ in the same department?

A: No, __________ __________.

A: No, __________ __________.

Is

he is

is

are

Are they

they aren’t

they’re not

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GRAMMAR PRACTICE

B. Match

Match the question with the appropriate response.

_____ 1. What is their address?

_____ 2. When is your birthday?

_____ 3. Where are your parents?

_____ 4. What are their names?

_____ 5. Is the painting real?

_____ 6. Where is the park?

_____ 7. Who is that man?

_____ 8. Is the number correct?

a. He’s Professor Brown.

b. No, it’s not. It’s wrong.

c. It’s 216 Maple Street.

d. Yes, it is. It’s really old too.

e. They are called John and Kevin.

f. It’s tomorrow.

g. It’s near the school.

h. They are at a party.

c

f

h

e

d

g

a

b

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GRAMMAR PRACTICE

C. Complete the Passage

Fill in the blanks with be verbs.

My name 1. _________ Wen. I 2. _________ 24 years old, an

d I 3. _________ from Hong Kong. The city 4. _________ an

exciting place. It 5. _________ full of people. Hong Kong

6. _________ also a center of business.

is am

am

is

is

is

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GRAMMAR PRACTICE

Fill in the blanks with be verbs.

Banks 7. _________ everywhere. The people of Hong Kong

8. _________ really in love with food. Dim sum dishes

9. _________ delicious. Yung Kee 10. _________ my favorite

dim sum place. The waiters there 11. _________ nice. The fo

od 12. _________ great too! You 13. _________ welcome to t

ry it.

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are

are is

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C. Complete the Passage

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It is hard to choose a major. The top majors in Taiwan are eng

ineering, business, and health. Many students in Taiwan study

one of these subjects. Some majors make lots of money, and

some make less money. Doctors make the most money. They

make about $190,000 every year.

READING

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Is money important to you? Maybe it is more important to be

happy. Priests make less money, but they are happy workers.

People like doctors and managers make a lot of money, but

the stress is high. Is stress a problem for you? Think about the

right job for you when you choose a major.

READING

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READING

Extra Info

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AFTER YOU READ

A. Synonyms

Match the word in bold with its synonym.

hard choose top make stress job

• • • • • •

• • • • • • popular earn worries difficult work pick

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AFTER YOU READ

Use the words in bold (P.29) to fill in the blanks. P.29

1. The test question is not easy. It’s _____________.

2. She watches TV to relax and forget her _____________.

3. Jake needs to _____________ a new color for his room.

hard

stress

choose

A. Synonyms

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AFTER YOU READ

Use the words in bold (P.29) to fill in the blanks.

4. This is one of the _____________ museums in the

country.

5. I’m a student, but I have a _____________ at night too.

6. Alex works long hours, but he doesn’t _____________

very much money.

top

job

make

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A. Synonyms

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AFTER YOU READ

B. Classification

Write the job title under each picture.

artist

teacher

police officer

engineer

doctor

manager

taxi driver

priest

taxi driver police officer artist

teacher doctor engineer

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AFTER YOU READ

C. Multiple Choice

Circle the answers.

1. What are popular majors in Taiwan?

a. Business, health, and engineering

b. Tourism, engineering, and health

c. English, health, and nursing

d. Business, history, and health

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AFTER YOU READ

Circle the answers.

2. How much do doctors make every year?

a. $19,000

b. $190,000

c. Not much

d. It doesn’t say.

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C. Multiple Choice

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AFTER YOU READ

Circle the answers.

3. Who is the happiest at work?

a. A driver

b. A police officer

c. A dentist

d. A priest

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C. Multiple Choice

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AFTER YOU READ

Circle the answers.

4. Who has the most stress?

a. A teacher

b. An artist

c. A firefighter

d. All of them

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C. Multiple Choice

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WRITING

Look at the Web page and fill in the blanks.

Task I

favorite traveling tourism is

major stress both job

major

favorite

tourism traveling bothjob

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stress

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Hi!

I’m ________ (name) from ________ (country). I ________ (age).

I’m an ________ (major) student in / at ________ (school). I like

________, ________, and ________ (subjects). My goal is to be an

________ (job). This is an ________ (adj.) job.

WRITING

Write to your pen pal about your major. You can use a dictionary to help you.

Task II

Carl Germanyam 20 years old

engineering National Taiwan University

computer science

engineeringmath

airplane engineer exciting

(Sample Answer)

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WRITING

Write to your pen pal about your major. You can use a dictionary to help you.

Task II

What about you? Where is your school? What is your major?

What are your favorite classes? What are your plans for the future?

Best wishes,

________ (Name)Carl

(Sample Answer)

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