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To the Student:
Welcome to CANA and Welcome to English class for beginners!
Let me congratulate you for having the courage to learn another language. Maybe this will be
your second language or your third language. If so, by now you know it is not that easy.
But you have the determination to succeed. Remember there is no progress without work and
dedication. Be patience with yourself and don’t worry about making mistakes; mistakes are
necessary to learn.
You must believe you can learn English.
Persistence always wins.
This course is designed for adult students who have limited knowledge or just the basics of
the English language. We are confident that this textbook will help you improve your
English skills.
English class for beginners is a textbook intended to be used for oral practices in the class-
room with a partner or working in groups under the supervision of an instructor. Different
exercises will be given each week such as reading and listening exercises.
The material is divided in 12 lessons containing vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation
exercises. Each lessons are based on daily and practical situations such as shopping for
groceries, asking for
directions, introducing yourself, ordering a meal, etc.
All the exercises in English for beginners are designed to be functional. We are using practi-
cal and situational conversations that we believe will give you immediate tools to put in
practice right a way.
We think you’ll enjoy learning English and using this textbook at CANA. It is our firm belief
that you will improve. At the end of the course you will be speaking a functional English.
We wish you the best!
Your teacher
Miriam Susana Casado
Student’s book FIRST PART Beginners
Automne 2013 Student’s book FIRST PART Beginners
About Us:
CANA, “Assistance Crossroads for Newcomers”, is a community organization
favoring social and economic participation of immigrants to Quebec society.
CANA’s mission is to provide support and coaching for newcomers in their
individual or collective integration process.
CANA achieves its mission by:
Offering welcome, guidance and information services related to different
aspects of living in Quebec (accommodation, education, healthcare, work...);
Organizing integration activities aiming at the acquisition of the common
language, social and community actions and democratic practice;
Initiating opportunities for meetings and intercultural community actions;
Promoting citizen involvement in the choice, organization and accomplish-
ment of CANA’s activities.
Supporting the positive contribution of immigration to the human and
cultural prosperity.
Defending overtly immigrants and refugees acknowledged rights and
fighting racism and exclusion;
Developing links with local and national organizations.
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Lettre de la directrice:
Il me fait plaisir de vous présenter, au nom de l’équipe du CANA et
de Susana Casado, notre bénévole passionnée ce manuel d’apprentissage de l’an-
glais langue seconde.
Le CANA n’a pas changé de vocation et reste avant tout un organisme d’aide
aux personnes immigrantes et non un éditeur de manuels scolaires. Cependant,
nous avons trouvé important de créer un outil qui nous ressemble, qui ressemble
à la façon dont vous, participants du CANA, abordez l’apprentissage d’une 2e
ou 3e langue.
Réservé aux personnes qui maitrisent la langue française, langue commune du
Québec, ce manuel a pour but de vous guider dans, vos premières phrases en
Anglais. Vous y apprendrez à communiquer dans différents moments de la vie
quotidienne et à interagir entre vous en Anglais.
A l’image du CANA, ce manuel compte sur vous, vos suggestions et vos idées
pour s’améliorer et s’enrichir.
Let’s speak English !
Florence Bourdeau
Directrice CANA
Table of contents
LESSON 1 — HERE I AM – SUSAN
LESSON 2 — MEET MY FAMIY, FRIENDS, AND NEIGHBORS
LESSON 3 — THIS IS WHERE I LIVE: MY APARTMENT AND MY TOWN
LESSON 4 — WHAT I LIKE TO EAT: MEALS AND FOOD
LESSON 5 — LET’S GO BUY SOME CLOTHES FOR WINTER
LESSON 6 — A POSTCARD FROM QUEBEC
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Student’s book FIRST PART Beginners
HELLO! How are you? My name is Susan. I’m so happy to be here. I’m fifteen
years old and I live in Montreal but I’m from Vancouver, British Columbia.
I’m Canadian. I have brown eyes and also I have brown hair. My friends tell me
that I’m friendly and kind, but my parents think that I’m a little bit lazy but also
intelligent. I’m in second year of high school. I’m learning French as a second
language.
LESSON 1
HERE I AM – SUSAN
What about you?
How are you?
How old are you?
What is your name?
What is your nationality?
HERE I AM – SUSAN LESSON 1
Countries Nationalities
Colombia Colombian
Africa African
Italy Italian
Japan Japanese
Ireland Irish
England English
United States American
Canada Canadian
Spain Spaniard
Latin America Latin American
China Chinese
France French
Mexico Mexican
India Indian
Algeria Algerian
Morocco Moroccan
Let’s see which nationalities have in your classroom:
Examples
William is Canadian Heather is American
My friend is English My cousin is Irish
Exercise 1: What about You?
I’m Quebecer . I’m from Quebec.
Let’s practice with a partner!
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EXERCISE 2:
FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH ENGLISH WORDS YOU KNOW BY NOW.
__________________________________________.
(Je m’appelle Susana)
2. ____________________________________________.
(J’ai quatorce ans)
3. _____________________________________________.
(Je suis espagnole)
4. _____________________________________________.
(Bonjour! Ca va?)
Grammar focus:
If you want to talk about other people, you will need to know how to conjugate verbs. But
you need to learn pronouns first. These are:
SINGULAR PLURAL
I (first person of singular) WE (first person of plural)
YOU (second person of singular ) YOU (second person of plural)
HE SHE (THIRD PERSON of singular )
IT
THEY (Third person of plural)
HERE I AM – SUSAN LESSON 1
Here are the verb TO BE (être) and to have (avoir)
TO BE
TO HAVE
I AM (je suis)
YOU ARE (tu es)
HE IS (ils est)
SHE IS (elle est)
IT IS
WE ARE (nous sommes)
YOU ARE (vous êtes)
THEY ARE (Ils/elles sont)
I HAVE (j’ai)
YOU HAVE (tu as)
HE HAS (il a)
SHE HAS (elle a)
IT HAS
WE HAVE (nous avons)
YOU HAVE (vous avez)
THEY HAVE (ils/elles ont)
NUMBERS:
1 One 2 Two 3 Three
4 Four 5 Five 6 Six
7 Seven 8 Eight 9 Nine
10 Ten 11 Eleven 12 Twelve
13 Thirteen 14 Fourteen 15 Fifteen
16 Sixteen 17 Seventeen 18 Eighteen
19 Nineteen 20 Twenty 21 Twenty one
22 Twenty two 23 Twenty three 24 Twenty four
25 Twenty five 26 Twenty six 27 Twenty seven
28 Twenty eight 29 Twenty nine 30 Thirty
40 Forty 50 Fifty 60 Sixty
70 Seventy 80 Eighty 90 Ninety
100 One Hundred 1000 One Thousand 1000000 Million
How many? / Combien?
How many apples? Two apples, four apples,
How many bananas? Five hundred bananas, seventy-one bananas.
WHEN? /QUAND?
When you are coming? May be tomorrow. I’m coming this evening.
Morning afternoon evening
Day week month year
century
Yesterday today tomorrow
Day after tomorrow day before yesterday
Second minute hour
DAYS OF THE
WEEK:
What day is today?
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
MONTHS OF THE YEAR:
Which month is your birthday?
JANUARY JULY
FEBRUARY AUGUST
MARCH SEPTEMBER
APRIL OCTOBER
MAY NOVEMBER
JUNE DECEMBER
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HERE I AM – SUSAN LESSON 1
EXERCISE 3:
1. WHEN IS YOUR BIRTHDAY?
My birthday is on June 6th.
2. What is your date of birth?
My date of birth is July 25th, 1974.
3. How old are you?
I’m 25 years old.
4. What is your name and your last name?
My name is John and my last name is Smith
5. What’s your phone number?
My phone number is 514-284-2541
6. How you spell your name and your last name?
J-o-h-n S-m-i-t-h
7. Practice with your partners this questions.
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WHAT IS SPELLING?
Comes from the verb spell, in French (épeler)
Write or name the letters that form a word, name or last name in correct sequence.
It’s important to know how to spell your name.
Example:
NUMBER N-U-M-B-E-R
PHONE P-H-O-N-E
EVELYN E-V-E-L-Y-N
HARPER H-A-R-P-E-R
BRYAN B-R-Y-A-N
ANDREA A-N-D-R-E-A
EXERCISE 4
COULD YOU SPELL YOUR NAME?
LET’S PRACTICE!
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DIALOGUE #1:
A: Are you new around here?
B: Yes, I just moved here.
A: Nice to meet you.
B: I'm happy to meet you too.
A: When did you move here?
B: I've been here six months ago.
A: How do you like it?
B: I love it here.
A: It's gorgeous here don't you think so?
B: Yes, it is. It's wonderful.
A: I would like to welcome you to the neighborhood.
B: That's very sweet of you.
HERE I AM – SUSAN LESSON 1
DIALOGUE #2:
A: I haven't seen you around here before, so are you new here?
B: As a matter of fact, yes, I am.
A: It's nice to meet you.
B: Nice to meet you too.
A: When did you move out here?
B: I moved here about a month ago.
A: What do you think of Montreal so far?
B: It's a beautiful city.
A: Welcome to Montreal!
B: Thank you!
DIALOGUE #3:
A: Are you new in town?
B: Yes, I am!
A: It's nice to meet you.
B: It's nice to meet you too.
A: How long has it been since you moved here?
B: It's been a year.
A: Do you like it here so far?
B: I actually do like it here.
A: Isn't it beautiful?
B: Yes. It is beautiful here.
A: Let me welcome you to Quebec.
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Pronunciation
Pronounce the sound in the words heel, key, piece, seat
e Be, complete
ea Bean, cheap, eat, meat, seat
ee Heel, queen, seed, tree
ei Receive
eo People
ey Key
i Machine, police
ie Field, piece
y Lazy
Pronounce the sound in the words eight, mail, pay, taste
a Gate, lace, lady, shade, taste, late, race
ai Complain, explain, mail, tail, wait
ay Day, pay
ea Great
ei Eight, neighbor, veil
ey They
HERE I AM – SUSAN LESSON 1
Pronounce the sound in the words home, hen, hot, happy
This sound can be spelled in any of the following ways H Here, head, hair, hat, Who, hood, home, hunt, Whole, hide, hurt, help, Hen, hot, hungry, happy, Behind, ahead. SILENT H: What, when, where, why; hour, honest, honor, heir, herb.
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Hello! I’m Sophie. How are you today? I would like to introduce my
family. We are a small and friendly family. My father; his name is
William and my mother’s name is Helen. My father is 39 years old
and my mom is 37 years old. They are really nice, but a little bit
strict.
I have a brother his name is Luke. He is eighteen years old. He is
intelligent but sometimes annoying. My grand-parents live in
Kitsilano Beach, Vancouver, B.C. is a little bit far from us, but we go
visit them each summer. My father’s sister is my Aunt Sally.
She is a beautiful young woman who lives in Nice in the south of
France. She is twenty-eight years and I love to visit her. My best
friend is called Elizabeth. She is a wonderful little girl she is always
nice and fun! I have a dog called Max. He is a golden retriever; he is
curious and very active. We also have an old lazy cat named Mitsy.
Our neighbors, the Haneman’s are good friends with my parents.
They have two daughters, they’re twins of four years old, Andrea
and Kimberly. From time to time I baby-sit them.
LESSON 2 Meet my famiy, friends, and neighbors
Meet my family, friends, and neighbors LESSON 2
Family:
Wife Husband Sister Brother Parents Grandparents Grandmother Grandfather Daughter Son Aunt
Uncle Niece Nephew Twin Cousin Friends Friend Close friend Classmate Neighbor
Pets:
Dog Bird Cat
Hamster Goldfish Guinea pig
Miss Carson Mrs. Morgan Ms. Chung Mr. Lopez
Single females Married females Single or married females, Single or married males
Vocabulary
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ONE MORE TIME! The verb TO be
Let’s play! Game of spelling and phone num-bers: Talk with a partner about your fam-
ily.
Then ask him or her about their
family.
Example: Hi, my name is …..
What is your name?
Can I have your phone number,
please?
Yes, my phone number is 514-388
-8432.
Exercise 1:
Regular Form Abbreviation Form
I am Susana
You are in my class
She is in our class
He is over there
It is my English book
We are friends
You are cousins
They are twins
I’m Susana
You’re in my class
She’s in our class
He’s over there
It’s my English book
We’re friends
You’re cousins
They’re twins
Meet my family, friends, and neighbors LESSON 2
WHAT’S THIS? PREPOSITION: A – BEFORE CONSONAN AN- BEFORE VOWELS This is a book This is an apple Where are the keys? The keys are in the box In front of the box
Behind the box
On the box
Next to the box
Under the box
ORIENTATION
ON UNDER IN UP
IN FRONT BEHIND DOWN
IN THE MIDDLE ON THE EDGE
ON THE LEFT ON THE RIGHT
ABOVE ON THE TOP
ON THE BOTTOM BELOW
Exercise 2:
1.- This is _____ wallet. 2.- This is_____ cell phone. 3.- This is _____ clock. 4.- This is _____ eraser. 5.- This is _____ purse.
6.- This is _____ address. 7.- This is _____ television. 8.- This is _____ umbrella. 9.- This is _____ cake. 10.- This is_____ exercise.
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WHERE ARE YOU FROM? Are you from Algeria, Sandra? No, I’m not from Algeria I’m from Mexico Are you from Morocco Mourad? Yes, I’m from Morocco. I’m Moroccan.
Negative statements and yes/no questions Negative No, I’m not from New York. I’m from Canada.
No, You’re not from Toronto. You’re from Calgary.
No, he’s not from Manitoba. He’s from Toronto.
No, she’s not from Winnipeg. She’s from Yukon.
No, it’s not English. It’s German.
No, we’re not from Italy. We’re from Manitoba.
No, you’re not from Japan. You’re from Vancouver.
No, they’re not from Mexico. They’re from Alberta.
QUESTIONS WITH THE VERB TO BE:
Am I late? Are you from Cuba? Is she from Mexico?
Is he Moroccan?
Is it Chinese you are speaking? Are you from California?
Are we early today? Are they in Canada?
Meet my family, friends, and neighbors LESSON 2
EXERCISE 3:
Wendy: Hello, Charles. How _____ you? (is/are) _____sorry – what’s your name again? (she’s/I’m) Charles: ______ Charles- Charles Watson. (I’m/it’s) Wendy: That’s right! Charles, this _____ Karen Turner. (is/am) (she’s/he’s) ______ in our English class. Charles: Hi, Karen______ nice to meet you. (I’m/it’s) Karen: Hi, Charles. I think _______ in my yoga class, too. (you’re/I’m) Charles: Oh, right! Yes, I_____. (are/am)
DIALOGUES:
a.- Do you want to learn English? b.- Yes, I do – very much. a.- Why do you want to learn English? b.- Because it’ll be useful in the future.
a.-I want to learn English. b.-Then you must speak it. a.-Why must I speak it? b.-Because you want to learn it.
a.-Do you understand the sentence b.-I don’t understand it completely. a.-All right, then. I’ll repeat it. b.-Thank you very much.
a.-Did you understand what I said? b.-No, I didn’t. Would you please
say it again? a.-Of course. I’ll say it again slowly. b.-That will help a lot.
a.-Please write down John’s address. b.-All right, but would you please speak
very slowly. a.- Yes. Do you want me to spell each
word too? b.-Not the numbers – only the names.
a-What are you studying right now? b.-I’m doing my English course. a.-What’s the hardest thing about
English? b.-Pronunciation is the hardest thing
for me.
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Pronounce the sound in the words food, shoe, to, true This sound can be spelled in any of the following
Ew brew, crew, stew, sew
O do, to
Oe canoe, shoe, toe
Oo food, fool, noon, pool
Ou soup, through, you
U rude
Ue blue, true
Ui fruit, juice
Pronunciation:
Pronounce the sound in the words coat, grow, toe, woke
This sound can be spelled in any of the following
O joke, smoke, woke
Oa coast, coat, soap, throat
Ou although, shoulder, soul
Ow blow, grow, low, mow
Meet my family, friends, and neighbors LESSON 2
Pronounce the sound TH in the words: Think, thought, method, month This sound can be spelled in any of the following ways
thirsty, think, thumb, thought, three,
thousand, thick, thin, healthy, author,
method, worthless, arithmetic, earth, bath,
month, mouth, tooth.
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