Vorland - A Four-Unit EFL Course for Adults

A Four-Unit EFL Course for Adults - Unit 1

Useful classroom English, Getting to know each other, Introduction quiz, Meeting someone, Write about yourself, What is your favorite...?, Pronunciation practice and quiz

Useful Classroom Sentences

I don`t understand.
I don`t know.
Pardon?
Once more, please.
What does ________________ mean?
How do you say ________________ in English?
How do you spell _______________?
Is this OK?

Getting To Know Each Other

What's your name?: My name is........................................................................
Where do you live?: I live ..................................................................................
Where were you born?: I was born in ....................................................................
How many brothers and sisters do you have?: I have...........................brother(s) and.........................sister(s). .
Where did you go to school?: I went to ............................................................................
Are you married?: Yes, I am. / No, I'm not.
Do you have any children?: Yes, I have ................................................. / No, I don't.
What do you do?: I work at a ...................... / I am a housewife. / I am a student.
What do you like to do?: I like to ..............................................................................
......................................................... ?: ............................................................................................
......................................................... ?: ............................................................................................

A Quiz . . . . . . . How Much Did You Understand?

Mr. Vorland lives in ______________________ . He lives with his wife, Yuri, his oldest daughter, ________________ , his youngest daughter, Maia, and his son, ________________. Mr. Vorland was born in _____________________ . He likes to ________________________ and _________________________ . Minnesota is unbelievably ________________ in winter. The Minnesota state bird is the ___________________ . There are about ________________ lakes there.

Meeting Someone For the First Time

A Hi, my name is ____________________ .
B Hello, I`m ____________________ . Where are you from?
A I live in Nagoya. How about you?
B I live in Nagoya, too.
A Are you married?
B Yes, I am. (No, I`m not.)
A Do you have any children?
B Yes, I have two children. One daughter is ten and the other is five.
A Nice to meet you.
B Nice to meet you, too.

Write About Yourself

______________________________________________________________________

What/Who Is Your Favorite . . . . . ?

My favorite fruit is .................. .	What is your favorite fruit?
I like ....................best.	What is your favorite color?
..................... is my favorite food.	What is your favorite food?
.............................................	What is your favorite sport?
.............................................	What is your favorite month?
.............................................	What is your favorite ice cream?
.............................................	Who is your favorite actor?
.............................................	Who is your favorite leader?
.............................................	Who is your favorite musician?
.............................................	Who is your favorite sportsman?
.............................................	Who is your favorite singer?

Pronunciation . . . . . . . Vowels

be     big   best    am    bus    do     book   all     clock  age	
need   did   bread   and   but    juice  could  caught  drop   cake	
clean  fish  dress   back  done   new    good   saw     got    day	

by     down  go      boy   first  born   are    clear   air    fire
five   how   hope    coin  girl   door   art    ear     chair  hire	
like   loud  road    toy   learn  more   hard   here    hair   tire

1.	a. eat	b. it	6.	a. dead	b. dad
2.	a. laid	b. led	7.	a. made	b. mad
3.	a. said	b. sad	8.	a. fun	b. fan
4.	a. not	b. note	9.	a. fond	b. found
5.	a. cot	b. caught	10.	a. book	b. back

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The Internet TESL Journal, Vol. III, No. 5, May 1997
http://www.aitech.ac.jp/~iteslj/