LEVELING GUIDE
1st Grade
Key vocabulary:
a) My name is...
b) What's (is) your name ...
c) Where are you from?
d) I'm from... (Spanish, American, German,
Mexican, etc.)
Hello and Goodbye expressions:
Hello Expressions:
- Hello, Peter. How are you?
- Fine, thanks. How are you?
- I'm fine, thank you.
Goodbye Expressions:
a) Goodbye, Janet. See you tomorrow!
b) Bye bye, Peter. Have a nice evening.
Thanks, you too!
Thanks.
Introductions
Boy: Hello. My name's Peter. What's your name?
Girl: Janet.
Boy: Where are you from Janet?
Girl: I'm from Seattle. Where are you from?
Boy: I'm from Madrid. Are you American?
Girl: Yes, I am. Are you Spanish?
Girl: Yes I am.
Boy: What do you do?
Girl: I’am a nurse. And you?
Boy: I’am an architect.
Girl: That’s cool!
Your turn!
GIVING PERSONAL
INFORMATION
Personal Information
1. What's your surname (family name)?
Answer: Smith
2. What's your first name?
Answer: Fred
3. Where are you from?
Answer: Atlanta, Georgia
4. What's your job?
Answer: I'm a teacher.
5. What's your address?
Answer: 34 White Street
6. What is your phone number?
Answer: 308-6730
7. How old are you?
Answer: 54
8. Are you married?
Answer. No, I’m single.
YOUR TURN!
I. Now, using the previous questions, give
your own information.
[Link]’s your name (family name)? PEREZ
2. What’s your first name? RUBÍ
[Link] are you from? I’AM FROM MEXICO
[Link]’s your job? I’AM A TEACHER
5. What’s your adress? 2014 SANDY BEND
. . .
PERSONAL PRONOUNS AFFIRMATION NEGATION
I ‘am ‘am not
YOU are are not = aren’t
HE is is not = isn’t
SHE is is not = isn’t
IT is is not = isn’t
WE are are not = aren’t
YOU are are not = aren’t
THEY are are not = aren’t
Fill in the blanks with the right subject / personal pronouns
(I, you, he, she, it, we, they):
1. Angelina Jolie is American. _____________isn't French.
[Link] Pitt is American, too. _____________isn't German.
[Link] and Angelina aren't French. _________are
American.
[Link] friend and I are high school students.
________aren't primary school students.
5. The Statue of Liberty is in New York. __________isn't in
Washington.
Fill in the blanks with the right form of to be ( am, are or
is):
1. _____________ you the new student?
Yes, I .
[Link] and Nancy ___________ students.
3. Nancy _________ Australian .
[Link] sister and I _______students.
5. The girls __________ tired.
[Link] women _____________ beautiful.
[Link] tea __________ delicious.
[Link] and Leila _________ friends.
[Link] newspaper _________ cheap.
POSSESIVE ADJECTIVES
Personal Pronouns Possesive Adjectives
I MY
YOU YOUR
HE HIS
SHE HER
IT ITS
WE OUR
YOU YOUR
THEY THEIR
Complete the sentences:
1. I’m Marcus and this is _____________ garden.
2. My mother’s Susan and this is ____________
hat.
3. They are Robert and Adam and this is
_____________ bedroom.
4. I’am Marco and this is ____________ living
room.
5. We are Betty and Barbara and this is ________
favorite book. _______ title is Twilight.
6. This is Rachel and this is ________ sister.
7. These are my teachers. ____________names
are Paul and Rita.
8. This is my brother. _________ name is Peter.
He is a student in Hungary.
9. We are friends. ___________hobbies are
gardening and walking.
10. I’m Sophy and this is _________ dog, Aladin.
I. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES USING THE POSSESIVE
ADJECTIVES:
1. SHE has got a flat. This is _________ flag.
2. THEY have got a telephone. This is
__________telephone.
3. I have got a car. This is ___________ car.
4. THE CAT has got a bed. This is ___________ bed.
5. HE has got a dog. This is ____________ dog.
6. YOU have got a ticket. This is ___________ ticket.
7. WE have got a teacher. This is ______________
teacher.
DEMOSTRATIVE ADJECTIVES
1. Esta casa es demasiado grande. ………. house is too big.
2. Estos son mis alumnos. ………. are my pupils.
3. Esta ventana es pequeña. ………. window is small.
4. Este es mi libro. ………. is my book.
5. Estas flores son hermosas. ………. flowers are beautiful.
6. Estos zapatos son negros. ………. shoes are black.
7. Este perro es malo. ………. dog is bad.
8. Estos niños juegan en la calle. ……… children play in the
street.
9. Estas son mis fotos. ………. are my pictures.
10. Esta mesa es mía. ………. table is mine.
MODAL VERB EXAMPLE USE:
CAN They can control Ability / Possibility
their own budgets.
Inability /
We can’t fix it. Impossibility
Can I smoke here? Asking for
permission
Can you help me?
- Request
MODAL VERB EXAMPLE USES
Could I borrow your Asking for permission.
dictionary?
Request
COULD Could you say it again
more slowly? Suggestion
We could try to fix it Future possibility
ourselves.
Ability in the past
I think we could have
another Gulf War.
He gave up his old job
so he could work for
us.
MAY May I have another Asking for permission
cup of coffee?
Future possibility
China may become a
major economic
power.
We'd better phone Present possibility
tomorrow, they might
MIGHT be eating their dinner Future possibility
now.
They might give us a
10% discount.
WE MUST WEAR OBLIGATION
THE UNIFORM
MUST
WE MUST NOT PROHIBITION
BRING CELL
PHONES TO
SCHOOL
YOU SHOULD STOP
SHOULD SMOKING ADVICE
WH- Questions
What - When - Where - Why - Who - How
I. Choose the correct alternative.
1) ................ are my keys?
2) ................ is the problem?
3) ................ is your favourite singer?
4) ................ is your birthday?
5) ................ old are you? I'm ten years old.
6) ................ is your telephone number?
