Preface

The American Language Course (ALC) is a comprehensive, multilevel language program for teaching
English for vocational and professional purposes. It is designed primarily for intensive English language
training in a classroom setting, but can easily be adapted for slower-paced instruction. The ALC’s curriculum
has been developed by the Defense Language Institute English Language Center (DLIELC), which is a US
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ALC is to provide a language curriculum for a diverse international military population. To that end, the
course includes not only general English topics, but also military topics of a general nature highlighting the
typical language military personnel will encounter in their professional and vocational career fields. The ALC
has, however, also been very successfully used in non-military learning environments and in US high schools
with immigrant student populations.

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➤➤ Quiz kit

➤➤ Optional training aids

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Second Edition, January 2004

Ninth printing, July 2016
BOOK 8 PREFACE i
ALC Book 8: Scope and Sequence, Lessons 1 – ­5
Lesson Vocabulary Functions Grammatical Structures Skills
Getting directions Give directions Future with BE + going to Follow oral and written
1 
using a city or state


affirmative and


directions on a map
 The 4 directions map negative statements  Repeat a dialog
 Giving directions
 Yes/no questions  Select the inference
 Measuring the
 Information questions  Complete a box outline
temperature
 Comparative adjectives from an oral text
better/worse (than) and  Punctuate a paragraph
superlative adjectives  Write a logically
the best/worst sequenced paragraph
Let’s get in shape! Clarify ownership Present active infinitive Follow oral and written
2 
using possessive

as direct object after

directions on a map
 Getting in shape forms of nouns, begin, forget, learn,  Repeat a dialog
 Having fun in your pronouns, and like, need, remember,  Select the inference
free time adjectives start, try, want
 Identify main idea and
 Adjectives and their  Possessive pronouns
opposites write the topic of a text
mine, yours, hers, his,
 Complete a box outline
ours, theirs
from an oral text
 Punctuate a paragraph

 Write a logically
sequenced paragraph
Using the phone Ask for and give Whom (alternative Repeat a dialog
3 
help using the

Who) in affirmative


 Select the inference

 A long distance call telephone information questions  Follow semi-technical
 Using the phone
 Comparative adjectives written instructions
book with more/less +  Complete a box outline
 Using a pay phone adjective (+ than) and from an oral text
superlative with the
 Punctuate a paragraph
most/least (+ adjective)
 Write a logically
 Possibility with may and
sequenced paragraph
might
Leave a message Make and respond Using tell + indirect Repeat a dialog
4 
to requests to

object + (that ) noun


 Select the inference

 Calling about an speak to someone clause (noun clause  Identify main idea and
apartment and have a as direct object) write the topic of a text
 Renting an telephone in affirmative and
apartment  Follow semi-technical
conversation negative imperatives
 Saying time before
written instructions
and after the hour  Complete a box outline
from an oral text
 Punctuate a paragraph

 Write a logically
sequenced paragraph
Review
5
Lesson 5 reviews all vocabulary and structures introduced in Lessons 1 - 4.

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Notes to the Student
The American Language Course focuses on four components of language learning:
vocabulary, grammatical structures, language functions, and skills.
• The lessons present vocabulary (individual words as well as expressions) that the
learner needs to understand and use in order to communicate effectively in English.
Each new lesson builds on the vocabulary of the previous lessons. The language
included is appropriate for learners working in professional and vocational contexts.
A significant feature of the General English phase of the ALC is that military
vocabulary is included wherever applicable.
• The presentation of grammar is carefully sequenced. The grammatical structures
presented in the lessons are the forms a language learner needs in order to speak
and write standard English. New grammar is often depicted in charts or tables that
serve to focus the learner’s attention on the particular structure being presented.
• Language functions are the ways we use a language to communicate. In each lesson,
exercises that focus on functions show the learner how and when to use certain
words, phrases, and sentences.
• In addition, language and academic skills exercises are interspersed throughout the
lessons. These focus on developing the learner’s language proficiency in listening,
speaking, reading, and writing.
The Scope and Sequence chart located on the previous page shows the content of the
current book. The four columns outline the new material as it relates to the language
acquisition components described above. Each lesson begins with a table of contents
followed by a preview page. The preview page provides a summary of the new material
presented in the lesson. Each ALC book has four lessons introducing new material
and one review lesson. These are followed by a homework section and daily evaluation
exercises. Various appendices are also included.
The homework and the evaluation exercises are at the back of this text. It generally
takes about two hours to complete the daily homework assignments. The evaluation
exercises are short quizzes that give both the teacher and the student feedback on how
well students have learned the material. Assign these exercises after each lesson is
completed.
The appendices follow the fifth lesson. Appendix A provides an alphabetical list of
new vocabulary presented in this book. The number of the lesson in which each word
or phrase is introduced is provided next to the entry. Appendix B presents a list of
grammatical structures introduced in the book; a lesson number is provided along with
each entry for easy reference. The other appendices are included as reference materials.

BOOK 8 PREFACE iii

 – USER NOTES –

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Book 8 Contents
LESSON 1: Getting directions ................................................................ 1
LESSON 2: Let’s get in shape! ............................................................. 33
LESSON 3: Using the phone ................................................................ 65
LESSON 4: Leave a message. ............................................................... 93
LESSON 5: Review ............................................................................ 123
APPENDICES:
A: Word List ........................................................................ A-1
B: Structure List ................................................................... B-1
C: The English Alphabet ..................................................... C-1
D: American English Sounds ............................................... D-1
E: List of Contractions ......................................................... E-1
F: Spelling Rules for Regular Past Tense Verbs .................. F-1
G: Principal Parts of Some Irregular Verbs .......................... G-1
H: Patterns of Irregular Verbs .............................................. H-1
I: Punctuation and Capitalization ........................................ I-1
J: Lesson Resources ............................................................. J-1
B8L2 #1 Vocabulary (Workout schedule) ....................... J-3
B8L2 #2 Listening skill (Student B’s Map) .................... J-5

HOMEWORK: ...................................................................................... HW-1

EVALUATION EXERCISES: ........................................................................................ EE-1

BOOK 8 PREFACE v
 – USER NOTES –

vi AMERICAN LANGUAGE COURSE

1
Getting directions
VOCABULARY: In what direction is Los Angeles? . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Getting to the airport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

DIALOGS: Giving directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

READING: Making inferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

VOCABULARY: Measuring the temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

LISTENING: Skills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

WRITING: Punctuating a paragraph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

GRAMMAR: Talking about the future with BE going to . . . . . . .18

Negating sentences with BE going to . . . . . . . . . .20
Asking yes/no questions with BE going to . . . . . . . 22
Asking wh-questions with BE going to . . . . . . . . . 24

WRITING: Sequencing sentences in a paragraph . . . . . . . . . .26

GRAMMAR: Comparing good and bad test scores . . . . . . . . . . 28

WRITING: Taking notes in a box outline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

PERFORMANCE CHECK: Classifying vocabulary words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

BOOK 8 LESSON 1 1
 Preview What’s new in Lesson 1?

NEW VOCABULARY

Nouns north Other words

avenue park best
block quotation marks better
Celsius (C) road east
centigrade south for (distance)
corner temperature for (time)
degrees (º) thermometer north
direction west of (north of, etc.)
directions south
east Verbs straight (ahead)
exclamation mark be  was going to west
exit fall  fell (down) worse
Fahrenheit (F) follow worst
freeway freeze  froze
ground grow  grew
highway land
ice take (a right/left, a street)
kilometer take off  took off
mile

NEW GRAMMAR STRUCTURES LANGUAGE FUNCTION

We’re going to finish on time. Give directions using a city or state map.
When are we going to leave? How can I get to ?
Jet Stream Air is better/worse than
Take Highway 35 north for 15 miles.
Silver Air.
Take exit 85 and turn left.
Blue Sky Air is the best/worst airline. Go west for 4 blocks and take a right.
Go straight ahead for 2 blocks.
Go up Pine Street to Main Street and
turn left.
Go down the street to the corner of
Main and 3rd.

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 Vocabulary In what direction is Los Angeles?

Student 1: Are you going on a trip?

Student 2: Yes, to San Antonio. San Antonio
Student 1: Where’s that?
Student 2: It’s in the US.
 Visit the Alamo
Student 1: Oh really! What part of the US is that
 Climb
the Tower of
in? the Americas
Student 2: It’s in the south, in the state of Texas.
 See the Riverwalk

EXERCISE A Look at the map of the US. Repeat the sentences.

Map 1

N
W E Chicago New York
S Washington,
D.C.
Los Angeles
Dallas
San Antonio
Houston
1. North is the opposite of south.
2. East is the opposite of west.
3. North, south, east, and west are directions.
4. Houston is south of Dallas.
5. Chicago is in the north of the United States.
6. San Antonio is in the south of the United States.
7. Los Angeles (L.A.) is west of San Antonio.
8. L.A. is 1,403 miles from San Antonio. (There are 1.6 kilometers in one mile.)
9. You take a freeway or highway going west to travel from San Antonio to L.A.
10. In what part of the United States are Washington, D.C. and New York?

BOOK 8 LESSON 1 3
 Map 2

EXERCISE B Look at the map of Texas. Repeat the sentences.

1. San Antonio is in the south of Texas.
2. Dallas is in the north of Texas.
3. Travel between cities is much faster and easier when you use a freeway.
4. You can take Interstate Highway 35 (IH-35) north from San Antonio to Dallas.
5. IH-35 also goes through Austin.
6. To get from El Paso to Houston, drive east on IH-10 for about 12 hours.
7. From El Paso to Dallas, take IH-10 east, then IH-20 east.
8. To drive from Dallas to Houston, take IH-45 south for 240 miles.
9. US freeways end before you get into Mexico or Canada.
10. Which road can I take to get to Houston from San Antonio?

EXERCISE C Make sentences about Map 2. Use the words in the box below.

north south east west

Interstate
highway freeway road
(IH)
north of south of east of west of

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Map 3 N
Washington Ave.

2nd Street

3rd Street
1st Street
s P Post P ry BX
m a
oo Office ns
sr pe
as Di
s
Rx
Cl Base Ops Commissary

Eisenhower Ave.

P ACE
Learning $$
Library Swimming Bank
Center
Pool
P

Jefferson Ave.
P
P
Dining Barracks Barracks Bookstore
Hall
QS Quick Stop

Adams Ave.

EXERCISE D Look at Map 3. Read the sentences.

1. The bookstore is on the corner of Jefferson Avenue and 3rd Street,
across the street from the barracks.
2. Quick Stop’s on the same block as the bookstore.
3. From the bookstore, take Jefferson west and turn right on 1st
Street. Go straight for one block to get to the Learning Center.
4. The Learning Center is at the corner of Eisenhower and 1st.
5. The library is across the street from the Learning Center. It’s very
large. It’s on one city block.
6. The swimming pool is between the library and the bank on
Eisenhower.
7. Ace Bank is on the corner of Eisenhower and 3rd.
8. From the bank, go two blocks west on Eisenhower to 1st. Take a
left and go one block.
9. There’s a dining hall at the corner of Jefferson and 1st.
10. To get to the BX from the dining hall, go north on 1st for two
blocks. Take a right on Washington Avenue and go two blocks. It’s
on the corner of Washington and 3rd, next to the commissary.

BOOK 8 LESSON 1 5
 EXERCISE E Listen to the instructor and mark Map 4.

Map 4 N
Washington Ave.

2nd Street

3rd Street
1st Street
s P Post P y
m ar
oo Office
en
s
sr sp
as Di
Cl
Eisenhower Ave.

P ACE
$$ Bank
P

Jefferson Ave.
P
P
Dining Barracks Barracks Bookstore
Hall

Adams Ave.

EXERCISE F In pairs, say where things are on Map 4.

The BX is next to the commissary

on 3rd Street. It’s across the street
Where’s the BX? from the dispensary.

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 Vocabulary Getting to the airport

Map 5

EXERCISE A Listen to the conversation. Look at the map.

Two people at Lackland AFB.

Joe: Excuse me, Mary. Can you give me directions to the airport?
Mary: Sure. Look at this map. We’re in the south part of this map, on Lackland
Air Force Base. There are three exits from this base. You’ll want to use the
exit from the base to Highway 90.
Joe: Which direction do I drive on Highway 90?
Mary: Drive east on the highway for about 10 miles. Then take Highway 37
north.
Joe: Okay. Then what?
Mary: Well, Highway 37 is also Highway 281. It changes its number on the map
from 37 to 281 when you follow it north. You will drive on 281 and pass
over Highway 410. After 410, you will see the exit for the airport to the
right.
Joe: Okay. Thank you for the directions.
Mary: You’re welcome.

BOOK 8 LESSON 1 7
Map 6
Washington Ave. N

2nd Street

3rd Street
1st Street
s P Post P ry BX
m a
oo Office ns
sr pe
as Di
s
Rx
Cl Base Ops Commissary

Eisenhower Ave.

P ACE
Learning $$
Library Swimming Bank
Center
Pool
P

Jefferson Ave.
P
P
Dining Barracks Barracks Bookstore
Hall
QS Quick Stop
Adams Ave.

EXERCISE B Read the directions and write down where you are on Map 6.
Number 1 is an example.

1. You’re at the dining hall. Take Jefferson Avenue east

for two blocks. Turn left. Go up 3rd Street to Washington
Avenue. BX

2. Now go west on Washington to 1st, go south one block,

and take a right onto Eisenhower. Go one block and park
in the parking lot on the left.
3. From there, go one block south to Jefferson and take a
left. Go straight ahead for three blocks, pass 3rd Street,
and park on the right.
4. Go back west on Jefferson to 1st. Turn north and go two
blocks. You can park on the right.
5. Finally, go east to 2nd, turn right, and go down the street.

EXERCISE C Listen to the directions and mark the route on Map 6.

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Map 7
May’s Drugstore N

2nd Street
Medical
Center Britt W E
Pecan St. Public
Pecan Street School S
Pecan Street
P
Information Center
Main Street

Uptown
Cinema
Oak Road Mall
Mall Road
Holiday
Hotel Bus Station
Oak Road
Bank Bob’s Grocery
Cafe Store P
Oak
1st Street

2nd Street

Library

3rd Street

4th Street

5th Street
Road
Pine Street Park

EXERCISE D Read the directions and write down where you are on Map 7.

1. Start at Bob’s Cafe. Go down the road to 3rd and take a

left. Go two blocks north, take a right and park at the
corner of 3rd and Pecan. Go into the building next to the
parking lot.
2. Go half a block north on 3rd and turn left onto Pecan.
Follow Pecan to Main Street. It’s on the right.
3. From there, go south on Main to Pine. Turn east and go
straight ahead for four blocks. You can’t miss it.
4. Now go around the block and go west on Oak Road for
four blocks. It’s on the left.
5. Go east on Oak to 4th. Turn left and go two blocks. It’s on
the corner.

EXERCISE E Listen to the directions and mark the route on Map 7.

BOOK 8 LESSON 1 9
 EXERCISE F Fill in the blanks. Use Map 7.
Work with a partner to complete these sentences. Your friend is coming to visit you. You have
to be at the bus station at 9:30 to pick her up. First, you go to the bank at 9:00 a.m. to cash a
check.

1. To get to the bus station from the bank, go on Oak Road for

blocks. The bus station is on your .

2. Your friend has a headache from traveling. To go to the drugstore for medicine,

north on to Pecan Street. left

and go to .

3. Take your friend to the Holiday Hotel to check in. From the drugstore, go

on Pecan to . Take a right and go about

blocks to Oak Road. Turn left. It’s on the corner of Oak

and 4th.

4. It’s now 11:30 and you’re both hungry. You eat at Bob’s Cafe, then go shopping

at the mall. Now you want to take a walk in Oak Road Park. From Oak and

Main, go blocks on Oak Road. The park is on

your , between 4th and 5th Streets.

5. After the park, you go to the cinema to watch a movie. Take

west to 3rd Street. Go for blocks and turn

right on Pecan Street to go into the cinema’s parking lot.

6. Now you want to go home. But you need to buy food for dinner at the grocery

store. From the cinema, east on Pecan Street to 5th. Then go

for 3 blocks. Turn left onto Pine Street and park in the grocery

store’s parking lot.

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 Dialogs Giving directions

Map 8

Bill: Excuse me, sir. How can I get to the Alamo from Market Square?
Man: Take Commerce Street east. Go about five blocks to Alamo Street. The
River Center mall is on that corner.
Bill: Okay. Where do I go from there?
Man: Take a left on Alamo Street. Go a block or two. You’ll see the Alamo on the
right.
Bill: Thank you very much.
Man: You’re welcome.

EXERCISE Use these sentences to give directions. Work with a partner.

Bill: Pardon me, sir. How can I get S1:

to the Alamo from here?
Man: It’s on Alamo Street. Go east S2:
on Commerce. Go straight
ahead for 5 blocks. Turn left
on Alamo Street and go 2
blocks. It will be on the right. S1:

S2:
Bill: Excuse me, ma’am, How do I
find the Alamo from here?
Lady: Go up Santa Rosa Street.
Take a right on Houston and S1:
go six blocks. The Alamo’s on
the corner. S2:

BOOK 8 LESSON 1 11
 Reading Making inferences

EXAMPLE: Anne likes to run. She can run for

hours. Last Saturday, she ran 10
miles. After that, she drank a lot of
water.
a. She was hungry.
b. She was thirsty.
c. She was angry.
d. She was tired.

EXERCISE Read the sentence. Select the statement that is true.

1. I studied last night, and I think I’ll get a good score today.
a. You’re going to lunch.
b. You’ll play football today.
c. You’ll have a test today.
d. You’re doing your homework.

2. Mr. and Mrs. White got their traveler’s checks this morning, and now they’re
leaving.
a. They’re staying at a hospital.
b. They’re going on a trip.
c. They’re going to the bank.
d. They’re driving a new car.

3. Class starts at 8:30 a.m., and you’re late!

a. It’s after 9:00 a.m.
b. It’s 7 in the morning.
c. It’s 5 o’clock in the morning.
d. It’s 8:25 a.m.

4. Joe put on a heavy coat, a hat, and gloves, and left the building.
a. It was summer.
b. It was winter.
c. It was spring.
d. It was fall.

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 5. My friend Maria is from Spain, and she speaks two languages.
a. Maria speaks English and Arabic.
b. Maria speaks French, English, and Spanish.
c. Maria speaks only French and English.
d. Maria speaks English and Spanish.

6. The Johnsons left the store with a couch, an armchair, a coffee table, and two
end tables.
a. They just bought a new car.
b. They needed some new clothes.
c. They needed living room furniture.
d. They went to eat dinner.

7. George lives near the river, and all his friends visit him on hot summer days.
a. George usually goes to his friends’ houses.
b. George’s mother is a very good cook.
c. George plays basketball in the summer.
d. George’s friends like to swim in the summer.

8. Mary got her soap, a towel, and a washcloth.

a. Mary wants to take a shower.
b. Mary went to the store.
c. Mary needs some cigarettes.
d. Mary’s tired and thirsty.

9. For lunch today, Sam ate two sandwiches, three pieces of chicken, some potato
salad, and some fruit.
a. Sam had a big breakfast this morning.
b. Sam was very hungry today.
c. Sam didn’t eat much lunch today.
d. Sam wasn’t hungry today at lunch.

10. Sally bought flour, butter, sugar, and chocolate at the store.
a. Sally wants to make soup.
b. Sally wants to make a sandwich.
c. Sally didn’t eat breakfast.
d. Sally wants to make cookies.

BOOK 8 LESSON 1 13
 Vocabulary Measuring the temperature

Read this dialog:

Joe: It’s very hot today! What’s the temperature?

Kim: I think it’s near 100 degrees.
Joe: There’s a thermometer. What does it say?
Kim: It’s 98 degrees Fahrenheit (98º F)! That’s why you are hot.
Joe: I don’t like it, but the plants can grow tall in this weather.
Kim: That’s right. But I’ll be happy when the temperature falls
back down to the 70s.

EXERCISE A Look at the thermometer and compare the temperatures.

Celsius
Fahrenheit (centigrade)

212 100 Boiling point of water

194 90

176 80

158 70

140 60

122 50

104 40
98.6º 37º Body Temperature
86 30

68 20

50 10

32 0 Freezing point of water

E:
N OT
T H 5 /9
MA ×
2)
( F-3 3 2
ºC= C+
( 9 / 5)
ºF=

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 EXERCISE B Listen and repeat these sentences.

1. A thermometer tells you the temperature.

2. The marks on a thermometer are called degrees (º).
3. Doctors use a thermometer to take body temperature.
4. We use 2 different scales for measuring temperature — Fahrenheit (ºF) and
Celsius (ºC). Celsius is also called centigrade.
5. Water freezes at 32ºF or 0ºC and boils at 212ºF or 100ºC.
6. Body temperature is usually 98.6º Fahrenheit.
7. A nice day will be sunny and 75º to 80ºF.
8. This winter was cold. It fell to -5ºC. The water in the lake froze.
9. In winter, the temperature in San Antonio is usually between 50º and 60ºF.

EXERCISE C Listen to the questions. Select the best answer.

EXAMPLE: a. It’s 27º Celsius.

b. It’s 5º Celsius.
ºF ºC c. It’s 7º Celsius.
113 45 1. It is . 5. a. 21º C
b. 50º F
104 40 a. 28º F
b. 28º C 6. The temperature is .
95 35
2. You looked at a a. 38º C
86 30
thermometer. b. 20º F
77 25 c. 47º F
a. Celsius
68 20 b. Fahrenheit 7. You looked at a
59 15 thermometer.
3. It is Celsius.
50 10 a. Celsius
a. 27º b. Fahrenheit
41 5 b. 21º
c. 10º 8. a. -1º C
32 0 b. 20º F
4. It is Fahrenheit.
23 -5
a. 80º
b. 70º
c. 60º

BOOK 8 LESSON 1 15
 Listening Skills

EXERCISE A Listen to a weather report. Write the information you hear.

Use the words sunny, cloudy, windy, etc., from below the chart. Tuesday is an example.

SUN MON TUES WED THURS FRI SAT

Cloudy

50s

Partly
Sunny Cloudy Windy Rainy Snowy
cloudy

EXERCISE B Listen to these words. Show the number of syllables you hear.

EXAMPLE: Fah · ren · heit (3 )

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 Writing Punctuating a paragraph

Read the sentences on the left. In each one, circle the punctuation marks named on the right.

Captain Andrews works at an air force base. He’s in the US

Air Force. A Capital
letter

He’s a pilot, and he’s also my friend’s instructor.

’ Apostrophe

Captain Andrews teaches student pilots. Next week, we’ll be

student pilots at Medina Air Force Base. . Period

Do you think Captain Andrews will come to our base to

teach us? ? Question
mark

Captain Andrews flies on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday

mornings, and he teaches the student pilots every afternoon. , Comma

Great! We have class in the afternoons! Captain Andrews

will be our instructor. ! Exclamation
mark

You’re wrong about that. This morning the major said,

“Captain Andrews won’t teach new students next month.” “” Quotation
marks

EXERCISE Listen to the paragraph. Then write it and punctuate correctly.

frank robert and joe wanted to take a vacation together frank and joe wanted to go
to the mountains but robert wanted to go to the lake frank said why do we always
have to go to the lake lets go to the mountains this year

BOOK 8 LESSON 1 17
 Grammar Talking about the future with BE going to

EXERCISE A Read the dialog. Underline the examples of BE going to.

Mark: A plane is landing over there. Do you think that’s Susan’s?
Jan: That plane’s not landing. It’s taking off. See it going higher?
Mark: Oh, you’re right. When did her plane take off this morning?
Jan: It took off at 8:30. It’s going to arrive at 12:00 noon. Look! There’s a plane
that’s going to land now. It’s going to touch the ground in just a second.

 You can use will or BE going to to talk about the future.

I am

He
She is
It going to leave at 8:00.

We
You are
They

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 EXERCISE B Study these contractions.

I am = I’m
He is = He’s
She is = She’s
It is going to... = It’s going to...
We are = We’re
You are = You’re
They are = They’re

EXERCISE C Repeat these sentences after your instructor.

1. She’s going to live with her daughter next year.
2. I’m going to grow tomatoes this summer.
3. Watch out! There’s ice on the street. You’re going to fall down.
4. Be careful! That lamp is going to fall.
5. We’re going to follow you to the airport in our car.
6. Sam and Lou are going to drive to the airport.
7. Sarah’s going to pick up her brother, Jim.
8. Mr. Phillip’s plane’s going to land at 7:00 this evening.
9. My mother’s going to stay for six days.
10. Phil’s going to return his books to the library on Saturday.

NOTE: We often say gonna for going to, but we don’t use gonna in writing.

EXERCISE D Talk to your partner about an airplane trip you will take.

take off airport landing

land ground fly

people sky taking off

BOOK 8 LESSON 1 19
 Grammar Negating sentences with BE going to

I am

She is not going to leave at 8:00.

They are

I am not = I’m not = I’m not

He is not = He’s not = He isn’t
We are not going to... = We’re not going to... = We aren’t going to...
You are not = You’re not = You aren’t
They are not = They’re not = They aren’t

EXERCISE A Rewrite the sentences in the negative. Use the word in ( ).

Number 1 is an example.

1. I’m going to buy a sweater. (jacket)

I’m not going to buy a jacket.

2. You’re going to leave at 5:00. (6:30)

3. They are going to grow tomatoes. (potatoes)

4. We’re going to eat lunch now. (dinner)

5. I’m going to cook lamb. (beef)

6. Judy and I are going to swim this afternoon. (this evening)

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 EXERCISE B Rewrite these sentences. Use BE going to.
Number 1 is an example.

1. The jet will land at the San Antonio airport at midnight.

The jet is going to land at the San Antonio airport at midnight.

2. Jeff won’t buy a new car.

3. You won’t move the bookcase.

4. The radio said it will freeze tonight.

5. They will go to the park this afternoon.

6. The leaves will fall to the ground in autumn.

7. You will take the second exit off Highway 90.

8. I won’t use the Celsius thermometer.

9. There will be ice on the roads tonight.

10. Sandra won’t sit on the wet ground.

BOOK 8 LESSON 1 21
 Grammar Asking yes/no questions with BE going to

He is going to leave at 8:00 .

Is he going to leave at 8:00 ?

EXERCISE A Read the answers and write yes/no questions.

Number 1 is an example.
1. Is his plane going to land at 3:00 in the afternoon?
Yes, his plane is going to land at 3:00 in the afternoon.

2.
Yes, the students are going to study for their test.

3.
Yes, Amanda’s going to get a haircut today.

4.
That’s right. I’m going to cook dinner.

5.
Yes, the temperature’s going to go below freezing tonight.

6.
No, it isn’t going to rain.

7.
No, Bob and Sue aren’t going to travel by plane.

8.
No, I’m not going to eat my apple.

9.
No, our plane isn’t going to take off on time.

10.
No, I’m not going to buy a new car.

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 EXERCISE B Ask and answer yes/no questions about Tom’s schedule.
Use BE going to in your questions.

18 Saturday
July Things to do Is Tom going to
have lunch with
9:30 buy groceries Sue today?

11:00 go to the bank

12:00 have lunch with Debbie No, he’s going to
have lunch with
2:00-4:00 go shopping Debbie.
5:30 cook dinner
7:30 see a movie with Sue

EXERCISE C Ask your classmates about their plans. Use yes/no questions.

Are you going to see a movie tonight?

Yes, I’m going to eat with him.

No, I’m going to do my homework.

Is James going to eat in the mess

hall this evening?

BOOK 8 LESSON 1 23
 Grammar Asking wh-questions with BE going to

Steve is going to run. .

Is Steve going to run ?

What is Steve going to do ?

EXERCISE A Answers the questions. Use BE going to.

Number 1 is an example.

1. What is Sara going to mail? (the packages)

Sara’s going to mail the packages.

2. Where are the students going to study? (library)

3. What are you going to wear tomorrow? (my new suit)

4. When are they going to arrive? (at 9:30)

5. Which shirt are you going to buy? (the blue one)

6. When is the plane going to take off? (in one hour)

7. Where are Mike and Floyd going to eat? (in the dining hall)

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 EXERCISE B Rewrite the sentences as questions.
Number 1 is an example.

1. When is Jill going to leave?

Jill is going to leave tomorrow.

2.
Nora and Jean are going to go to Dallas.

3.
They are going to walk to school.

4.
I’m going to wear my brown jacket.

5.
You’re going to travel in California.

6.
Fred is going to send the letter.

7.
I’m going to cook the chicken.

8.
Lt Adams is going to fly the newest planes.

9.
Irene is going to put the salad in the refrigerator.

10.
Our plane is going to leave at 3:25 p.m.

11.
Fred is going to write three letters today.

12.
Jim is going to visit his parents in April.

BOOK 8 LESSON 1 25
 Writing Sequencing sentences in a paragraph

EXAMPLE: 4 He paid the waiter and left the restaurant.

1 Lee ordered a hamburger and a soda at a restaurant.
2 A waiter brought the hamburger and the soda.
3 Lee ate them.

Lee ordered a hamburger and a soda at a restaurant. A waiter brought

the hamburger and the soda. Lee ate them. He paid the waiter and left

the restaurant.

EXERCISE A Put the sentences in order. Then write the paragraph.

Jim got dressed and went to a drugstore.

He went into the bathroom and took a shower.

He bought some toothpaste.

Jim got up at 8:00 a.m. last Saturday.

After his shower, he wanted to brush his teeth, but he didn’t
have any toothpaste.

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 EXERCISE B Put the sentences in order. Then write the paragraph.

Fred said, “Okay, I’ll come back this afternoon.”

He went to a barbershop and spoke to the barber.

Fred needed a haircut.

The barber said, “I can’t cut your hair this morning. Can
you come back later, please?”

EXERCISE C Put the sentences in order. Then write the paragraph.

Jane was late to class.

But this morning she got up late.

Jane usually gets up at 5:30 on weekday mornings.

She got dressed and left the house at 7:30.

BOOK 8 LESSON 1 27
Grammar Comparing good and bad test scores

LANGUAGE TEST SCORES the best

Name ID number Score
better (than)
Robin 30412 100
good
Kate 21215 98

Lee 30206 93
bad
Scott 30621 83
Gary 31010 69 worse (than)

Tina 30817 62
the worst
Bob 31004 58

EXERCISE A Listen and fill in the blanks. Then repeat the sentences.

1. Lee has a score. Kate has a score Lee.

2. Robin has score.
3. Gary’s score is . Tina’s score is Gary’s.
4. Bob’s score is of all the scores.
5. Scott’s score is Tina’s and Bob’s.
6. Gary has a score Scott.

EXERCISE B Answer these questions.

1. Is Scott’s score better than Kate’s?

2. Is Bob’s score worse than Lee’s?
3. Which score is worse, Tina’s or Scott’s?
4. Which score is better, Lee’s or Gary’s?
5. Whose score is the best: Tina’s, Kate’s, or Lee’s?
6. Whose score is the worst: Robin’s, Scott’s, Gary’s, or Lee’s?

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 EXERCISE C Choose the correct answer and write it on the line.
Steve: I’m going on a trip next week. I’m going to fly on Jet Stream Airlines.

George: Is Jet Stream Airlines than Blue Sky Air?

better/best
Steve: Yes, I heard it was much .
better/best
George: A lot of people think Blue Sky is the of all the airlines.
better/best
Steve: That may be. But Jet Stream isn’t the airline.
worse/worst
George: That’s true. My dad thinks that Silver Star Airlines is the .
worse/worst
Steve: Well, I’m not going to take the airline, but I’m also not
better/best
going to take the one.
worse/worst
George: Have a safe trip. It sure is the time of year to travel.
better/best
Steve: Thanks.

EXERCISE D Answer these questions. Use better, best, worse, worst.

1. Which season has the best weather?

2. Which has worse food, the mess hall or the Officers’ Club?

3. Which is better for you, candy or fruit?

4. Which is the best month for vacation?

5. Which is the worst — hot, wet, cold, or freezing weather?

BOOK 8 LESSON 1 29
 Writing Taking notes in a box outline

EXAMPLE:
John’s shopping trip

post office drugstore grocery store

stamps medicine bread

EXERCISE A Listen to the paragraph and fill in the box outline.

Sports for every season

spring autumn

baseball

basketball football

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 EXERCISE B Listen to the paragraph and fill in the box outline.

Things for Tom’s house

kitchen

drapes television

EXERCISE C Listen to the paragraph and fill in the box outline.

Military bases in San Antonio

BOOK 8 LESSON 1 31
 Performance Check Classifying vocabulary words

Look at these words. Write each word in a category.

block Celsius west road

comma degree highway south

freeway kilometer direction period

exclamation quotation
exit corner
mark marks
question straight take a
north
mark ahead right
thermometer mile Fahrenheit east

TEMPERATURE MAPS PUNCTUATION

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2
Let’s get in shape!
VOCABULARY: We’re out of shape! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Getting in shape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

READING: Where are you? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

LISTENING: Marking a route on a map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

VOCABULARY: What do you have fun doing in your free time? . . . . .42
Target practice: Is it a hit or a miss? . . . . . . . . . . 43

GRAMMAR: Ray wants to buy shoes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

READING: Identifying the topic and the main idea . . . . . . . . .49

VOCABULARY: Adjectives and their opposites . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

WRITING: Taking notes in box outlines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

GRAMMAR: Using possessive pronouns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

READING: Making inferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

WRITING: Sequencing and writing a paragraph . . . . . . . . . .63

DIALOGS: How’s your coffee? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

BOOK 8 LESSON 2 33
 Preview What’s new in lesson 2?

NEW VOCABULARY

Nouns Verbs Other Words

exercise exercise beautiful
fun forget  forgot (to) boring
gymnasium (gym) get  got in shape difficult
push-up have  had a good time exciting
sit-up have  had fun free time
watch hit  hit healthy
workout miss hers
remember (to) his
shut  shut important
try  tried (to) in (good) shape
work out interesting
its
mine
ours
out of shape
terrific
theirs
yours

NEW GRAMMAR STRUCTURES LANGUAGE FUNCTION

I need to buy some new shoes. Clarify ownership with possessive forms.
Do you want to go to the store together? Is this Mary’s?
Sure. Don’t forget to bring some money! No, it’s not. It’s ours.
When do you do your exercises?
My coffee’s delicious. How’s yours? She does hers first, and I do mine
Mine’s awful. later.

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 Vocabulary We’re out of shape!

Weight and Height Chart for Women Weight and Height Chart for Men

height weight height weight

feet / feet /
meters pounds kilograms meters pounds kilograms
inches inches
5'4" 1.62 116-131 52-58 5'10" 1.77 143-158 64-71

5'5" 1.65 120-136 54-61 5'11" 1.80 147-163 66-73

5'6" 1.68 124-139 55-62 6'0" 1.82 149-168 68-75

5'7" 1.70 132-147 59-66 6'1" 1.85 155-173 70-78

John: Look at what this scale says. I’m 6 feet tall, and I weigh 200 pounds. I’m
overweight!
Mary: Well, I’m 5 feet 6 inches tall, and I weigh 139 pounds. I’m not overweight,
but I am always very tired at the end of the day. I’m not in good shape.
John: I’m really out of shape.
Mary: What can we do to get in shape?
John: We need to exercise. Maybe we can go to the gym.

BOOK 8 LESSON 2 35
 EXERCISE A What can John and Mary do to get in shape? Check the boxes.
Compare your choices with your partner’s choices.

walk the dog watch TV

play the piano play tennis

play soccer clean the house

drink tea talk on the phone

sleep late drive to work

With your partner, write five more ways John and Mary can get in shape.

They can
They can
They can
They can
They can

EXERCISE B Read the sentences and look at the picture.

John and Mary think exercises will help them get in shape. There is a
gymnasium near their house. It has a lot of things to help them exercise.

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 EXERCISE C Find the hours Mary and John can go to the gym together.

Mary and John want to go to the gym together in their free time. But they
often can’t go there at the same time. Compare their schedules below. When can
they be at the gym and work out together?

hedule
Mary’s sc 6:00 a.
John’s
schedul
get up m. e
6:3 0 a .m . 8:30 a.
work m. - 2 p get up
p.m. .m.
9 a.m. - 3 dinner
6 p.m.
- 7 p.m class
.m . - 7 p .m. 8 p.m. .
6p V dinner
9 :3 0 p.m . watch T - 10:30
p.m.
8 p.m. - 10:30 p watch
go to bed .m. TV
9:30 p .m . go to b
ed

EXERCISE D Read what John and Mary can do at the gym.

They can do push-ups. They can do sit-ups. They can lift weights.

They can walk on the They can use the They can climb stairs.
treadmill. bicycle.

BOOK 8 LESSON 2 37
 Vocabulary Getting in shape

Listen to the instructor read Mary’s workout schedule. Check () the activities she will do on
her chart. Then do the same for John’s chart. The first row in Mary’s chart is an example.

Wednesday
Thursday

Saturday
Tuesday
Mary’s workout

Monday

Sunday
Friday
do sit-ups   
do push-ups
lift weights
walk on the treadmill
run
swim
Wednesday
Thursday

Saturday
Tuesday
Monday

John’s workout
Sunday
Friday

do sit-ups
do push-ups
lift weights
walk on the treadmill
run
swim

EXERCISE A Discuss activities that Mary and John can do together.

EXAMPLE: They can lift weights together on Tuesday and Thursday.

EXERCISE B Fill out a chart with your workout schedule.

Use the workout chart in Appendix J.

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 EXERCISE C Read and practice the dialogs below.
John: It’s time to go to the gym.
Mary: I think we forgot something. Do we have
John: What did we forget? everything?
Mary: I’m not sure. I can’t
remember! Oh, yes. I know. I
forgot to shut the windows,
and it’s going to rain!
John: It’s all right. I remembered
to shut them.
............
John: What time is it now? I don’t
want to be late.
Mary: Let me check. Oh, no!
John: What?
Mary: I forgot my watch!

EXERCISE D Match the beginning of the sentence with its ending.

1. Did I forget a. when I swim.

2. I never wear a watch b. to brush your teeth every day.

3. Please shut c. to lock the door this morning?

4. It’s going to rain! Did you d. to call my mother on her birthday.

5. Remember e. the door when you leave.

6. I always remember f. shut the windows before leaving?

BOOK 8 LESSON 2 39
 Reading Where are you?

Key

Rome St.
N
3
W E 2 1 Hightown Park
8
S 2 Park Apartments
9 23rd Street 3 City Bank
23rd Street 4 City Parking
Athens St.

5 Hightown Mall
11  6 Dale’s Drugstore

1 7 Doctor’s Office
24th Street 8 Hightown Library
10 9 Lee’s Flowers
10 Rosa’s Restaurant
Main Street 11 Sam’s Shoe Store
Cairo St.

Paris St.
5

25th Street 4
7 6

EXERCISE Read the directions and write down where you are on the map.

1. You parked your car in front of Sam’s Shoe Store, #11.

Get in and drive south to Main Street. Turn left and go 1.
one block. Turn right. The place you want is on your left.
Park your car there.
2. Walk west on 25th Street. Go to Athens and turn right. 2.
Cross Main and go 2 more blocks. Turn right, then left,
and then right again. The place is on your left.
3. Follow 23rd to Athens. Turn left. At the next corner, turn 3.
right. Go in the building on your left.
4. Go to the corner of 24th and Cairo. Turn right. Go 2 4.
blocks. Turn left and go to the 2nd building on your right.
5. Walk down Paris Street and across Main. Go into the 5.
park. Walk across the park and leave it at Cairo and 23rd.
Walk down 23rd. Cross Athens. The place is on your right.

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 Listening Marking a route on a map

Listen to the directions and mark the map with a pencil.

Washington Ave.

2nd Street

3rd Street

4th Street
1st Street
s Post P y
m P s ar BX
oo Office en
sr sp
as Di Rx
Cl Base Ops Commissary

Eisenhower Ave.
ACE
P Learning $$
Library Swimming Bank
Center Pool
P

Jefferson Ave.
P
P Dining
N Hall
Barracks Barracks Bookstore
QS Quick Stop

EXERCISE Ask for and give directions. Mark the map with the numbers.

Student B: Look at Appendix J. Both students: Start at the  each time.

Student A’s map:
Student A N
Ask for directions to:
W E
 oe’s Snack Bar  1
S bus stop
 owntown Cinema
 School Oak St.
 Gym 4

Student B will ask for directions to:

Maple Avenue
 ob’s Ice Cream Shop
 Ann’s Flower Shop 2
 on’s Barbershop
32nd St.

33rd St.

34th St.

 olly’s Restaurant Elm St.

EXAMPLE:
A: How do I get to the bus stop? Poplar St.
B: Go up 34th to Oak. Turn left. Go 3
two blocks and turn right. The bus
stop is on the left on 32nd Street. Pine St. 
BOOK 8 LESSON 2 41
 Vocabulary What do you have fun doing in your free time?

John and Mary are happy. They

finished their first week’s workout.
They had a good time. Exercise is
work, but it can be fun, too.

EXERCISE A Check () what you have fun doing in your free time.
Add 4 more things to the list and then compare your list with a partner’s.

dancing shopping

doing my homework going to the movies

doing nothing watching TV

listening to music being with my friends

EXERCISE B Write 4 sentences about what your partner has fun doing.

1.





.

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 Vocabulary Target practice: Is it a hit or a miss?

You hit the

target 5 times!
Yes, but I also
missed it 5 times.
Let’s try again!

EXERCISE A Listen and match. Then say the sentences.

a. b. c.

d. e. f.

BOOK 8 LESSON 2 43
EXERCISE B Describe what each person is doing or trying to do.
Number 1 is an example.

4
3

1. He’s trying to read.

2.

3.

4.

5.

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 EXERCISE C Fill in the blank with the correct word or phrase.

have a good time try to fun get out of shape

work out exercise soccer sit-ups gym

Tips for Getting in Shape

 Go to a (1) near your home.

 (2) exercise three days a week.

 Start SLOWLY! The first day, (3) for only five

to eight minutes. The next day, you can work for a longer time.

 (4) with a friend. Exercise is more (5)

together.

 Select an exercise you like. You don’t have to run or do push-ups

or (6) .

 You can play tennis, (7) , or basketball.

 Try not to have more than three days between workouts, or you
will (8) .

 Don’t forget to (9) .

BOOK 8 LESSON 2 45
Grammar Ray wants to buy shoes.

Joe: Hi, Ray. Where are you going?

Ray: To the BX. I want to buy some new shoes. Mine are old.
Joe: Really? I’m going there, too. I need to buy some new tennis shoes.
Ray: Mmm. Do you play tennis?
Joe: I’m learning to play. Let’s just say, I’m trying to play. Do you play tennis?
Ray: Yes, I started to play when I was a child.
Joe: Wow! You are a good player!
Ray: I’m okay. Do you want to take lessons with me?
Joe: Of course! Do you want to teach me?
Ray: Sure, no problem. Meet me at 9:00 tomorrow morning on the tennis court.
Joe: Great!
Ray: Oh, and don’t forget to bring lots of tennis balls.
Joe: Will do!

begins
forgets
learns
likes
John needs to exercise at the gym.
remembers
starts
tries
wants

 Notice the pattern: verb + to + base verb.

EXERCISE A Complete the sentences with to and then say them.

1. Bob likes _____ swim. 5. Don’t forget _____ salute.

2. We tried _____ call you last night. 6. He learned _____ pronounce it.
3. Mary wants _____ learn Chinese. 7. I’m beginning _____ like this.
4. Mark remembered _____ ask him. 8. We need _____ review tonight.

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 EXERCISE B Unscramble the sentences.

Number 1 is an example.

1. door / night / last / I / to / lock / forgot / the

I forgot to lock the door last night.

2. want / brother / next / I / to / week / my / visit

3. gym / I / yesterday / began / to / out / the / at / work

4. tonight / my / need / I / English / to / study

5. I / Saturday / buy / forgot / last / to / food

6. remember / my / didn’t / this / I / morning / to / book / bring

7. I’m / math / starting / to / understand / problem / this

8. tonight / I’ll / my / do / try / homework / to

9. want / Saturday / I / to / play / on / soccer

10. last / I / tennis / to / year / learned / play

BOOK 8 LESSON 2 47
 EXERCISE C Make yes/no questions. Then interview a classmate.
Write two more questions of your own for 9 and 10. Ask your partner all the questions, and
check () the boxes with the answers.

Do you want to learn a new language?

No, I didn’t.
No, I don’t.

Yes, I did.
Yes, I do.
QUESTIONNAIRE

1. want / learn a new language

2. learn / read / before you were 5 years old
3. remember / do / homework
4. need / have / a car in your town
5. try / eat different foods at restaurants
6. start / think about home / on your last trip
7. forget / put your name on your book
8. like / spend time with your friends
9.
10.

EXERCISE D Choose five items from above and write the questions.
Number 1 is an example.

1. Did you learn to read before you were 5 years old?

.

3.

4.

5.

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 Reading Identifying the topic and the main idea

1. It was Paul’s birthday. He met his family at a restaurant. They had a delicious
meal. After the meal, they had cake. Each person in his family gave him
something. It was a nice time for everyone.
Topic:
Main Idea: a. Paul’s wife went to the restaurant.
b. Paul loves his family very much.
c. Paul and his family had a good time on his birthday.

2. Every day, Greg goes to the gym on the base. He puts on his gym clothes and
begins to exercise. First, he does sit-ups. Then, he does push-ups. After these
exercises, he goes outside and runs around the gym eight or ten times. Then,
he goes back inside, and he takes a shower and gets dressed.
Topic:
Main Idea: a. Greg is in good shape.
b. Greg exercises each day.
c. Greg starts to exercise slowly.

3. Do you want to be healthy? Exercise helps you get in shape. Go to the gym
after work or school. Walk three miles a day. After you exercise for a few
weeks, you will be in better shape.
Topic:
Main Idea: a. Exercise at the gym is best.
b. Students exercise in the afternoon.
c. Exercise is important for a healthy body.

BOOK 8 LESSON 2 49
 Vocabulary Adjectives and their opposites

Read the adjectives in the gray box, then read the six texts. Underline the adjectives and
their opposites in the texts.

sick 1. My child is beautiful. Most mothers think that about

their children. But, there’s one time I can say my child
difficult is ugly. That’s when she is angry. At that time, she is not
very nice to look at or listen to.
important
2. The teacher said, “This will be an easy test.” Seven
terrific people took the test. Two thought it was easy, one cried
because of it, and four more didn’t have time to finish. I
healthy think it was a difficult test!
3. What a terrific tennis player you are! You never miss a
boring ball. I’m an awful player. I miss a lot of balls.
easy 4. Some people are a little overweight, and that is a small,
unimportant problem. Other people are very, very
ugly overweight. That’s a big, important problem. It’s hard
for them to move and to walk. They don’t have fun doing
unimportant
exercise.
exciting 5. Old people usually get sick often. Old people sometimes
feel bad. Young people are usually healthy.
beautiful
6. I watch sports on TV. I think basketball is exciting to
awful watch, but golf is a boring sport to watch on TV.

EXERCISE A Write the opposite adjective + noun.

Number 1 is an example.

adjective + noun opposite adjective + noun

1. easy test  difficult test

2. ugly child 
3. boring sport 
4. sick people 
5. awful player 
6. unimportant problem 

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 EXERCISE B Complete the webs and talk about them.
Choose an adjective from the box. Write it in the center of a web. Think of 4 people or things
that each adjective describes. Write those words in the 4 shapes. Show your choices to a
classmate and talk about them. Then do the second web.

difficult terrific healthy

exciting important beautiful

EXAMPLE:
movie vacation

exciting

sports job

BOOK 8 LESSON 2 51
 EXERCISE C Read the sentences. Then write them in just one sentence.
Number 1 is an example.

1. Jan has a job. It is exciting.

Jan has an exciting job.

2. Mrs. Smith is a cook. Her food is terrific.

3. I saw a soccer game on TV last night. It was exciting.

4. San Francisco is a city in California. It is beautiful.

5. Jim read a book about China. It was interesting.

6. He is the father of five children. They are healthy.

7. The students have a test tomorrow. It is important.

8. Ms. Walters gave us a test this morning. It was difficult.

9. The students have a test tomorrow. They are important.

10. Paul took a picture of the moon. The picture was terrific.

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 EXERCISE D Listen to these words. Show the number of syllables you hear.

EXAMPLE: di • rec • tion (3 syllables)

EXERCISE E Listen. Write each word in the column with its stress pattern.
EXAMPLE:

direction

KEY
stressed syllable
unstressed syllable

EXERCISE F Listen. Then write the paragraph with correct punctuation.

joe saw ray at the bx joe needed to buy tennis shoes because he was learning to play
tennis ray needed new tennis shoes because his were old joe didnt know that ray
was a good tennis player ray wanted to help joe learn and said can you meet me
tomorrow morning on the tennis court joe was very happy about that and said
terrific ill see you there

BOOK 8 LESSON 2 53
 Writing Taking notes in box outlines

EXAMPLE:
today’s menu

soup salad dessert

chicken fruit cherry pie

EXERCISE A Listen to the paragraph and fill in the box outline.

enlisted men and women

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 EXERCISE B Listen to the paragraph and fill in the box outline.

Dave’s pets

EXERCISE C Listen to the paragraph and fill in the box outline.

physical training (PT) test

BOOK 8 LESSON 2 55
 Grammar Using possessive pronouns

Complete the table with It’s + possessive pronoun.

It’s mine.

Whose ball is it?

It’s hers.

It’s my ball.  It’s mine.

It’s your ball. 

It’s yours.
It’s his ball. 

It’s her ball. 

It’s its ball.  It’s its.

It’s our ball. 

It’s their ball. 

It’s his.

It’s ours.

It’s theirs.

 Do not use its as a possessive pronoun.

Use It’s + noun: It’s the dog’s.

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 EXERCISE A Read the paragraphs.

Lola and Mike live in a small

house. It has 3 windows and a
garden in front. Duke and
Red, their dogs, live in a
doghouse in the backyard.

Lola is a cook. Her cookies and

pies are terrific. She also likes
to draw pictures of people. And
she likes to watch TV. Mike
bought her a large TV for her
birthday. She likes to watch it
after a long day in the kitchen.

Mike is a photographer. He has four cameras and takes lots of pictures. He

often travels for his job. He has an expensive watch and a cell phone because he
always needs to be on time.

To get in shape, Lola and Mike go to the gym three times a week. There, they
work out and play basketball together. To be healthy, they also walk their dogs
every day. Because they walk often, Duke and Red are healthy, too.

EXERCISE B Listen. Answer questions about Exercise A. Use possessives.

Look at the pictures and read the example questions and answers. Then turn to the next
page and look at those pictures. These things belong to Mike and Lola and their dogs.
Answer the questions you hear.

Teacher: Whose suitcase is it? Teacher: Whose bowl is it?

Student: It’s Mike’s. Student: It’s Duke’s.
It’s his. It’s the dog’s.

BOOK 8 LESSON 2 57
 1 2 3

4 5 6

7 8 9

10 11 12

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 EXERCISE C Listen and change the sentences.
Teacher: My car is blue.
Student: Mine is blue.

1. His truck is black.

2. His shirt is white.

3. That’s the Smiths’ car.

4. Our house is over there.

5. That’s Kevin’s camera.

6. This is Ann’s class.

7. Her coat is dirty.

8. That’s the dog’s bone.

9. That’s her watch.

10. That’s my radio.

EXERCISE D Now write the sentences you said in Exercise C.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

10.

BOOK 8 LESSON 2 59
 EXERCISE E Fill in the blanks with words from the gray boxes.
You will use some words more than one time.

my your her mine yours hers

his our their his ours theirs

My wife and I exercise every day at the gym. We don’t do

exercises together. Our schedules are different. The men do

exercises in the morning, and the women do in the afternoon.

My wife works out with sister, and I work out with

friend, Jack. workout is different from mine. I do

push-ups and sit-ups for , and he plays volleyball for .

My wife likes to do push-ups and sit-ups, too, but we do at

different times. She does first, and then she swims. I do

later.

All of us need to exercise. Why? Exercises make us strong and healthy. We

do . Do you do ?

EXERCISE F Collect objects from your class and ask questions.

Is this John’s?

No, it’s not. It’s Ken’s. Yes, it’s his.

Is this Mike’s? Is this Mary’s?

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 Reading Making inferences

John is in very
good shape.

EXERCISE Read the sentence. Select the true statement.

1. This morning, Ed ate a very big breakfast.

a. He doesn’t like to eat breakfast.
b. He was very hungry.
c. He had two pieces of toast for breakfast.
d. He is eating a big lunch now.

2. On the first day, the Whites drove for seven hours and then stopped at a hotel
for the night.
a. They’re taking a trip.
b. They like to eat breakfast in restaurants.
c. They don’t have any money.
d. They have a new car.

3. Stan has to study English 4 hours every night.

a. Stan has a nice desk.
b. He’s also learning French.
c. Stan’s English class is large.
d. His English class is difficult.

4. Greg’s learning Spanish from Ms. Rivas.

a. Greg is a mechanic.
b. Ms. Rivas is a teacher.
c. Greg’s studying French, too.
d. Ms. Rivas speaks Italian, too.

BOOK 8 LESSON 2 61
 5. Fred packed a small suitcase.
a. He bought a new house.
b. He went downtown.
c. He went on a trip.
d. He stayed in bed.

6. Mary gets in her car and drives to the hospital five days a week.
a. She lives at the hospital.
b. She doesn’t have a car.
c. She works at the hospital.
d. She likes the hospital food.

7. Sharon took some letters to the post office.

a. She wanted to mail them.
b. She likes to read.
c. She picked up a pen.
d. She gave me a stamp.

8. Frank is trying to get in shape.

a. He drives a beautiful new car.
b. He always eats at the mess hall.
c. He sees the doctor every week.
d. He works out at the gym every day.

9. Fred and his friends are having a party, and everyone is laughing.
a. Fred goes to a lot of parties.
b. The food is good at the party.
c. Everyone is having fun.
d. There are twenty people there.

10. Betty asked Jane, “What time is it?”

a. Betty likes to ask questions.
b. Betty has the same watch as Jane.
c. Betty is in a hurry.
d. Betty isn’t wearing a watch.

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 Writing Sequencing and writing a paragraph

Look at the sentences. Put them in order and write the paragraph.

1. Karen said, “Okay, Jane. Your house or mine?”

Jane and Karen are in the same Spanish class.

Jane said, “Karen, let’s study for the test together.”

Jane said, “At your house, Karen. We studied for the last test
at mine.”

2. After their visit, Ned said, “I like your mother’s house.”

Mark and Ned visited Mark’s mother at his sister’s house.

“Well then,” Ned said, “your sister has a very nice house.”

Mark said, “Oh, that house isn’t hers. It belongs to my sister

and her husband.”

BOOK 8 LESSON 2 63
 Dialogs How’s your coffee?

Repeat and recite the dialogs.

Before class. . .
Sally: How’s the coffee here?
Jane: Mine’s fine.
Bob: Really? Mine’s awful!
Sally: Why’s that?
Bob: It’s cold and weak.
Sally: I’m sorry. That’s too bad. Just leave it. We need to get to class.

After class. . .
Tom: How was your class?
Bob: It was okay for me, but Jane didn’t like it.
Tom: What’s the problem?
Jane: I don’t know.
Bob: She won’t say. I think the problem is the teacher. She doesn’t
make the class very exciting.
Tom: Is that right?
Jane: I’m bored.
Bob: Well, I’m not, but my English isn’t as good as yours.

In the teacher’s room. . .

Teacher 1: Tell me about your two new students.
Teacher 2: Well, Bob works hard, but Jane is lazy. He studies all the time, but
she is always talking to her friends.
Teacher 1: Who does better on the tests?
Teacher 2: Jane does, but I can’t understand why!
Teacher 1: I think your class is very easy for her. She’s bored.
Teacher 2: Mmm. I think you’re right.

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3
Using the phone
VOCABULARY: A long distance phone call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
American phone books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Finding phone numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
Using a pay phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71

GRAMMAR: Making questions with Whom . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74

READING: Making inferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76

GRAMMAR: Reviewing the comparative and superlative . . . . . . 77

LISTENING: Words with two or more syllables . . . . . . . . . . . .78

GRAMMAR: Making the comparative with more and less . . . . . . 79

Making the superlative with the most and the least . . 81

READING: Doing math . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83

GRAMMAR: Making sentences with may and might . . . . . . . . .85

DIALOGS: Can you help me, please? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88

WRITING: Sequencing and punctuating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Taking notes in box outlines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91

BOOK 8 LESSON 3 65
 Preview What’s new in Lesson 3?

NEW VOCABULARY
Nouns Verbs Other words
area code call (up) busy
bell deposit cheap
call find  found expensive
change hang up  hung up international
coin make  made a phone call just a minute
conversation may least
factory might less
line pay  paid local
operator ring  rang long distance
page more
pay phone most
person 0 = operator
public phone whom
slot

NEW GRAMMAR STRUCTURES LANGUAGE FUNCTION

A truck’s more expensive than a car. Ask for and give help using a telephone.
A bicycle’s less expensive than a car. Is there a public phone here?
A plane’s the most expensive vehicle. How do I call the operator?
A bicycle’s the least expensive vehicle. How can I get a phone number?
I may get a phone in my room. How do I make a long distance call?
His phone might not be working. There’s a pay phone down the street.
With whom am I speaking? Dial the number 0 to get the
operator.
You can find phone numbers in the
phone book or dial 1411.
Look in the Help Pages of the phone
book to make a long distance call.

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 Vocabulary A long distance phone call

It was Saturday morning and

Jim wanted to make a long distance
call to his friend, Lee, in Korea. Jim
made the first call early in the
morning, but Lee’s line was busy.
About an hour later, Jim made
the second call. The line was busy
again. Jim waited a few minutes and
called for the third time. The line was
still busy. Jim thought Lee’s phone
might not be working.
Jim waited until evening and
tried to call his friend again. At last,
the phone rang. A person answered,
but it wasn’t Lee. It was Lee’s wife.
Before they could start a
conversation, Jim heard his doorbell
ring. Jim said, “Just a minute,
please.” Then he answered the door.
Whom did he see? It was Lee. Lee was
smiling. He said, “I tried to call you
this morning, but your phone was
always busy.”

EXERCISE A Read the sentences. Write T for true and F for false.

1. Jim wanted to call long distance to Korea.

2. Jim made only one call.

3. Lee’s phone was not working.

4. Lee’s wife answered the phone in the evening.

5. Lee was happy to see Jim.

6. Jim heard his phone ring.

BOOK 8 LESSON 3 67
 EXERCISE B Listen. Write the phrases and sentences you hear.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

EXERCISE C Fill in the blanks with the phrases and sentences from above.

1. Lt Ray: Hello. Is Captain Miles there?

Lt Dan: . I’ll get him.

2. Alan: Are you calling Joan now?

Mark: I’m trying to, but .

3. Sally: What are you doing?

Burt: I’m trying to to Japan.

4. Bill: Do you have a problem with the phone?

Julie: Yes. It doesn’t ring. It .

5. Beth: Let’s get together and talk, okay?

Roy: Sure, but not now. I don’t have time to .

6. Dad: . Can you answer it?

7. Rick: We have to go back to class now.

Ray: Yes, .

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 Vocabulary American phone books

Jim and Lee are walking in a park.

Lee: Say, Jim. I’d like to call my friend Scott. Can you show me how to use
a pay phone?
Jim: Sure. There’s a public phone down the street.
Lee: Is a public phone like a pay phone?
Jim: Yes, usually.

At the pay phone...

Jim: Do you have your friend’s phone number?

Lee: Oh, no. I forgot it.
Jim: No problem. We can find it. I’ll show you how to use the phone book here.
First, you’ll find important information in the Help Pages. They are the
first pages in the phone book.

C IMPORTANT NUMBERS
U
S
EMERGENCY 911
T
O
M LOCAL CALLS 1 + 411
E
R LONG DISTANCE CALLS 1 + AREA CODE + NUMBER

H INTERNATIONAL CALLS 1 + COUNTRY CODE + NUMBER

E
L
OPERATOR HELP DIAL 0
P

EXERCISE Read the questions and find the answers on the gray page.

1. What information can you find in the Customer Help Pages?

2. What number can you dial to get a local number?
3. When you need help from the operator, what number do you call?
4. How can you call another country?

BOOK 8 LESSON 3 69
Vocabulary Finding phone numbers

Jim: In the US, we have two telephone books. They are called the Yellow Pages
and the White Pages.
Lee: Why are there two phone books?
Jim: Because they have different information. You can find the phone numbers
of businesses like stores, factories, doctors’ offices, and schools in the
Yellow Pages. It has all the business phone numbers you may need.
Lee: Oh. Can I find the phone numbers for hotels, restaurants, banks, and taxis
in the Yellow Pages, too?
Jim: That’s right. Now, let’s look for your friend’s phone number in the White
Pages. They have people’s phone numbers and addresses. You’ll find the
names in alphabetical order by last name.
Lee: Let me see. Scott’s last name is Jones. Here’s his number. It’s 201-555-
1247.

JONES

Sally 104 Elm St 78227........................................ 201-555-3021

Sam 1632 Jackson Ave 78247.............................. 201-555-4478

Sandy 396 Pecan St 78232................................... 201-555-6692

Scott 2134 Main Ave 78250.................................. 201-555-1247

Simon 1372 Martin Ave 78242............................. 201-555-2506

Stan 4078 Long St 78242...................................... 201-555-6863

JORDAN

Ann 2460 North St 78216................................. 201-555-6677

Bob 8101 Maple Ave 78212.............................. 201-555-9215

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 Vocabulary Using a pay phone

Jim: Scott’s number is 201-555-1247.

You just need to dial the last
seven numbers to make a local
call. You don’t need to dial 201.
That’s the area code for our city.
You only need the area code for
long distance calls.
Lee: Okay, what do we do now?
Jim: First, you’ll need some change.
Next, pick up the receiver and
listen for the dial tone. Then,
deposit the coins in the slot.
After that, dial the number.
Lee: Is a local call expensive?
Jim: No, it’s cheap. You usually pay
just 50 cents. The price is on the
phone.
Lee: Sometimes I don’t have any
change. How can I pay for a call
without change?
Jim: Oh, that’s no problem. You can
use a calling card. Just be sure to
hang up the phone when you
finish, or your card will use all of
its time.

EXERCISE A Fill in the blanks with words from the dialog above.

1. To use a pay phone, you’ll need some or a calling card.

2. How much will I for a call on a public phone?
3. Local calls are usually 50 cents on a public phone.
4. Pick up the receiver and put the coins in the .
5. For a long distance call, you must dial the first.
6. Don’t dial the area code for a call.

BOOK 8 LESSON 3 71
 EXERCISE B Fill in the blanks with words from the gray box.

slot operator busy

make ringing bell conversation
coins hang up paid

1. Quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies are .

2. How do I a long distance phone call?
3. An can help you make a call from a pay phone.
4. Where do I put the money? Deposit it in the .
5. After your call, the phone.
6. I tried to call you last night, but your line was .
7. Did you hear something ring? I thought I heard a .
8. When two people are speaking to each other, they are having a .
9. Please answer the phone when it is .
10. I a lot of money for my new telephone.

EXERCISE C Match the words on the left with the correct letter on the right.

1. coins a. a call inside your city

2. pay phone b. a call outside your city or country
3. busy c. pennies, dimes, quarters, etc.
4. 0 d. A person is using the phone.
5. pages e. the number of the operator
6. factory f. public phone
7. local call g. People make things in this building.
8. long distance call h. All books have these.

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 EXERCISE D Put the sentences in order. Use numbers.

Number 1 is an example.

Get a number from the Operator with a pay phone

Dial 0.

1 Be sure you have change.

Listen for the dial tone.

Ask the operator for the phone number you need.

Pick up the receiver.

Deposit coins in the slot.

Hang up.

Listen to the number and write it down.


EXERCISE E Fill in the blanks with words from the gray box.

pages cheaper just expensive

pay found person

I went to a bookstore yesterday to buy a book about Alexander Graham Bell.

I think he was an interesting . I wanted to read about him. I

a terrific book about Bell, but it was very . I had

ten dollars with me, but the book cost $20.99. I looked again.

I found a book, but it had a problem. I didn’t want to buy it because

it had dirty . I wrote down the name and called a different

bookstore. They have it at a better price. Tomorrow I’m going to buy it. I’ll

just $8.99 for it.

BOOK 8 LESSON 3 73
 Grammar Making questions with Whom

   

Lee: Hello. To whom am I speaking?

Susie: This is Susie Jones.
Lee: Hi, Susie. This is Lee Kim.
Susie: Hello, Mr. Kim. Who do you want to speak to?
Lee: I’d like to speak to your father, please.


do you want to speak to?
Whom

To whom do you want to speak?

 When Americans speak, they usually use who and not whom.

EXERCISE A Listen and repeat these questions.

1. Who did Capt Carter give it to?

Whom did Capt Carter give it to?
To whom did Capt Carter give it?
2. Who did you make that for?
Whom did you make that for?
For whom did you make that?
3. Who does she study with?
Whom does she study with?
With whom does she study?
4. Who did you get the present from?
Whom did you get the present from?
From whom did you get the present?
5. Who do you want to call?
Whom do you want to call?

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 EXERCISE B Listen to the question. Repeat the short answers.

1. Whom do you know here? 3. For whom does she work?

You. For me.
Him. For him.
Them. For us.
2. Who did he give it to? 4. Who do you exercise with?
To me. With her.
To her. With him.
To us. With them.

EXERCISE C Listen to questions and give short answers.

EXAMPLES: T: Who do you write letters or e-mails to?

S: To my family.

T: With whom do you walk to class?

S: With my friends.

EXERCISE D Fill in the blanks with Who or Whom.

    

 To whom was she writing?

who was she writing to?

2. With was he dancing?

was he dancing with?

3. did they see?

did they see?

4. To did you give the book?

did you give the book to?

5. For are you making that cake?

are you making that cake for?

BOOK 8 LESSON 3 75
 Reading Making inferences

Read the sentence and select the true statement.

1. The line is busy.

a. It’s a pay phone.
b. Put coins in the slot.
c. Someone is talking.
d. Make your call now.

2. Jan took some medicine and went to bed.

a. She’s sick.
b. She’s a doctor.
c. She’s healthy.
d. She’s a teacher.

3. Dan sent me a postcard.

a. He’s writing a check.
b. He’s on vacation.
c. He’s on the phone.
d. He’s taking a picture.

4. Capt Smith cashed a check.

a. He bought a new car.
b. He stayed at a hotel.
c. He needed some money.
d. He wrote some letters.

5. Oh no, I didn’t bring my umbrella!

a. It’s raining outside.
b. It’ll be cold tomorrow.
c. It’s warm today.
d. It’ll be night soon.

6. Maj Moore hung up the phone.

a. She wants to call her friend.
b. She finished her call.
c. She’s using a public phone.
d. She’s making a local call.

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 Grammar Reviewing the comparative and superlative

I’m the shortest,

and he’s the tallest.

I’m taller than you,

and he’s shorter than you.

EXERCISE Look at the chart. Write the comparative and superlative.

Spelling changes Adjective Comparative Superlative

narrow narrower (than) the narrowest

Many short adjectives:
 add -er fast
 add -est
tall

Words that end in silent -e: late

1. drop the -e then
  add -er nice
 add -est
large

1-syllable C-V-C* words: hot

1. double the consonant then
  add -er wet
 add -est
big

Words that end in -y: heavy

1. change y to i then
  add -er healthy
 add -est
easy

good
2 irregular adjectives:
bad

* C-V-C = consonant-vowel-consonant

BOOK 8 LESSON 3 77
Listening Words with two or more syllables

Hmm...
Soccer is a terrific sport!
Terrific has three syllables:
ter  rif  ic
1 2 3

EXERCISE A Listen to the words and circle the number of syllables.

1. 1 2 3 4 7. 1 2 3 4

2. 1 2 3 4 8. 1 2 3 4

3. 1 2 3 4 9. 1 2 3 4

4. 1 2 3 4 10. 1 2 3 4

5. 1 2 3 4 11. 1 2 3 4

6. 1 2 3 4 12. 1 2 3 4

EXERCISE B Listen and write the words you hear.

1. 7.

2. 8.

3. 9.

4. 10.

5. 11.

6. 12.

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 Grammar Making the comparative with more and less

  money.

    

  
  ?

big large sad

cold late short
cool light sick
clean long slow
clear low small – er than
fast near straight
hard new strong
high nice tall
hot old weak

angry happy pretty

dirty healthy thirsty
early heavy ugly – er than
easy hungry windy
cloudy

more awful
than
less upset

beautiful expensive
delicious important
more
different interesting than
less
difficult terrific
exciting

BOOK 8 LESSON 3 79
 EXERCISE A Repeat these sentences.

1. A long distance call is more expensive than a local call.

2. A local call is less expensive than a long distance call.
3. Is a big city more exciting than a town?
4. Is a town less exciting than a big city?
5. Chicago is windier than Dallas.
6. Dallas is less windy than Chicago.

EXERCISE B Listen to the sentences and change them.

1. His watch is expensive. (her watch, less)

2. My job is difficult. (your job, less)
3. Mr. Jones was upset about the bad food. (Mrs. Jones, more)
4. Today’s test was awful. (last week’s test, more)
5. Colonel Right is important. (Captain Rung, less)
6. These books are important. (papers, more)

EXERCISE C Use the comparative to complete the questions.

  is an example.

happy different angry

exciting delicious interesting

1. Do you think cake is more / less delicious than ice cream?

2. Was the book than the movie?
3. Is the Army than the Navy?
4. Was John about the bad weather than Bill?
5. Is your wife about the trip than you are ?
6. Are English and Spanish from each other than
English and Japanese?

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 Grammar Making the superlative with the most and the least

True,
but happiness is
the most important thing
of all.
  more
important than money.

big large sad

cold late short
cool light sick
clean long slow
the clear low small – est
fast near straight
hard new strong
high nice tall
hot old weak

angry happy pretty

dirty healthy thirsty
the early heavy ugly – est
easy hungry windy
cloudy

most awful
the
least upset

beautiful expensive
delicious important
most
the different interesting
least
difficult terrific
exciting

BOOK 8 LESSON 3 81
EXERCISE A Repeat these sentences.

1. Spring is the most beautiful season of the year.

2. Winter is the least beautiful season of the year.
3. Do you think Arabic is the most difficult language?
4. Do you think Spanish is the least difficult language?
5. My morning class is the easiest one of all.
6. My afternoon class is the least interesting one of all.

EXERCISE B Listen to the sentences and change them. Use the words in ( ).

1. Soccer is the least exciting sport. (basketball, the most)

2. Lt Kent is the happiest man in the world. (Lt Mitchell, the saddest)
3. Small cars are the least expensive cars. (sports cars, the most)
4. Army life is the most difficult. (civilian life, the least)
5. Robert Red is the least terrific movie star. (Julie Robert, the most)
6. Apple pie is the most delicious food. (yellow squash, the least)

EXERCISE C Use the superlative to complete the questions.

difficult early upset

important beautiful interesting

1. Do you think Paris is city in the world?

2. Who is person in your class?
3. Which exercise is one to do?
4. Which student comes to class ?
5. Who was about the difficult test?
6. Why don’t you forget about the small problems in your life and just think about
things?

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 Reading Doing math

Solve a and b, then write the answer in the box.

a. add 19 and 17 b. divide the total by 6

19 6
+ 17 6 36
36 36
0

The answer is 6

EXERCISE A Follow the instructions. Write the final answer in the box.

Here are seven numbers: 13, 12, 25, 1, 37, 9, and 42.

a. add the seven numbers b. multiply the total by 15

c. subtract 12 from the answer d. divide the answer by 3

The answer is

BOOK 8 LESSON 3 83
EXERCISE B Solve the problem. Write the final answer in the box.

(45 + 17) + (68 - 23) × 15

(5 × 3)

a. add the first two numbers b. subtract 23 from 68

c. multiply 5 by 3 d. divide the answer in c. into 15

e. add together the answers in f. multiply the total by the

a. and b. answer in d.

The answer is

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 Grammar Making sentences with may and might

Lee: Hey, there’s a problem here!

Scott: What is it?
Lee: I can’t make a call on this phone.
Scott: Well, the phone might not be working.
Lee: Then why do I get a dial tone?
Scott: I don’t know. You may need to put in more money.
Lee: Hmm. You might be right. Do you have a quarter?
Scott: Let me see. I may not have a quarter, but here are some other coins.

The phone
I
You
We may
need more money.
They might
He
She
It

 Use may and might to say you are not 100% sure about something.

EXERCISE A Repeat these sentences.

1. I’m tired. I may go to bed early tonight.

2. Look at all the dark clouds in the sky. I think it might rain.
3. He doesn’t answer his phone. He might not be at home.
4. The movie starts soon. We may not have time to eat dinner first.
5. I want to talk to my sister in New York. I might call her tonight.
6. My mother called me yesterday. I may not call her today.

BOOK 8 LESSON 3 85
 EXERCISE B Match the question and the answer.
Number 1 is an example.

c 1. Where’s Col Williams? a. You may not. I think it’s warm.

2. When can he see me? b. He may work out after class.

3. Can I see him tomorrow? c. He might be at lunch.

4. Where is the key? d. She might be late.

5. Is it going to rain? e. He may have time after lunch.

6. Will I need a sweater? f. It might be in the lock.

7. Who’s at the door? g. She might be sick.

8. When is he going to the gym? h. He might not be here then.

9. Why did she go to bed? i. It may be our neighbor.

10. Why is she running? j. It might not. It’s not cloudy.

EXERCISE C Write answers with may or might and the words in ( ).

Number 1 is an example.

1. Where’s Tom going for his vacation? (go to San Diego)

He may / might go to San Diego.

2. How will he get there? (go by plane)

3. When is he going there? (go in July)

4. What will he do there? (swim in the ocean)

5. Will he go to Los Angeles, too? (not have time)

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 EXERCISE D Write about next weekend. Use a number or may or might.

1. I’m going to wake up at o’clock.

2. Then

3. After that,

4. Then at

5. At o’clock,

6. On the second day,

7. I not

8. But

9. Later,

10. At last,

EXERCISE E Ask and answer questions about next weekend.

I might
visit my brother next weekend.
What about you?

I may I may
go dancing. go to the gym.
And you? What about you?

I might
need to study for the test.
How about you?

BOOK 8 LESSON 3 87
 Dialogs Can you help me, please?

Read and repeat the dialogs. Then practice saying them with a partner.

Dialog 1 Dialog 2

Mary: May I use your phone? Jeff: I want to make a call to

Japan, but I need some help.
Jane: Sorry. I don’t have it with me.
Gary: You can call the operator for
Mary: Where can I find a public
help.
phone?
Jeff: How do I call the operator?
Jane: I think there’s one outside.
Gary: Just dial zero. The operator
Mary: Oh no. I don’t have any
will answer.
change.
Jeff: Do I have to pay to speak with
Jane: I can give you some money.
the operator?
Mary: Thanks! I’ll pay you back.
Gary: Yes, but it’s not expensive. It’s
Jane: No problem. the same as a local call.

EXERCISE With a partner, write a dialog and role-play it for the class.

At a friend’s house: At a pay phone:

• the friend • caller
• a visitor • operator
The visitor wants to make a local The caller wants to make a local
call on a home phone but doesn’t call on a pay phone but doesn’t
know the number. He needs to use know the number. There is no
the phone book. phone book.

In a hotel: In a store:
• guest • customer
• clerk • sales person
The guest wants to make a long The customer wants to make a
distance call, but doesn’t know phone call but can’t find a phone.
what it costs. He needs to ask He needs to ask where the phone is
about cheap calls. and how much the call will cost.

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 Writing Sequencing and punctuating

Look at the sentences. Put them in order and write the paragraph.

1. An officer stopped her.

She asked him, “What’s the problem, officer?”

Lt Right was driving her car yesterday.

Then he gave her a ticket.

He answered, “You were driving very fast.”

2. Today he must pack his suitcases.

Sgt Berry is going to move to a different Air Force base tomorrow.

After he packs, he’ll be ready for his move.

Yesterday he went there and picked up his ticket.

He called the military travel office the day before yesterday and
made a plane reservation.

BOOK 8 LESSON 3 89
 EXERCISE Listen to the paragraph, then punctuate it.

Where do I put the period?

sunday evening Lee made a long distance call to his family his wife answered the
phone Lee said hi how are you how are the children she said Lee it’s terrific to hear
from you then Lees son and daughter picked up the phone they talked for about
fifteen minutes

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 Writing Taking notes in box outlines

Listen to each paragraph and fill in the box outlines.

1.

2.

BOOK 8 LESSON 3 91
 EXERCISE Use the information in the box outline to write a paragraph.

EXAMPLE:
Nancy’s sons

Robert Ronald Richard

Air Force Army Navy

Nancy has three sons. Their names are Robert, Ronald, and Richard. All of

her sons are military men. Robert is in the Air Force, Ronald is in the Army,

and Richard is in the Navy.

Ted’s new shoes

white brown black

$35.00 $59.00 $59.00

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4
Leave a message.

VOCABULARY: Can you hold, please? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

I’d like to rent an apartment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
How much is the rent? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97

GRAMMAR: Using tell in imperative sentences . . . . . . . . . . . 101

VOCABULARY: Saying time before and after the hour . . . . . . . . . 104

WRITING: Writing times and punctuating a paragraph . . . . . 107

DIALOGS: May I take a message? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

READING: Alexander Graham Bell and the first US telephone . 110

VOCABULARY: Time phrases: until, till, from, to . . . . . . . . . . . 114

READING: Making inferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

WRITING: Using box outlines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

READING: Solving math problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

PERFORMANCE CHECK: I’d like to rent an apartment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

BOOK 8 LESSON 4 93
 Preview What’s new in Lesson 4?

NEW VOCABULARY

Nouns Verbs Other words

answering machine be back a quarter after / past / till /
apartment call back to (hour)
basement hold  held for rent
bedroom hold on  held on from (time)
deposit look for half past (hour)
dining room manage minutes after / past (hour)
garden rent minutes till / to (hour)
kind (of) tell  told that
manager wait (for) till (time)
message to (time)
moment until (time)
rent
residence

NEW GRAMMAR STRUCTURES LANGUAGE FUNCTION

Tell him that I might go to Dallas. Make and respond to requests to speak
to someone and have a telephone
Don’t tell him I may see him there. conversation.

May I speak to Tom?

Can you hold the line?
Can I take a message?
Can he call you back?
Hold on, please.
He’s not here at the moment.
He’ll return your call tomorrow.
I want to leave a message.

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 Vocabulary Can you hold, please?

In the morning...

Secretary: Sunnyside Apartments.

LtCol Day: Hi. I’m calling about the
apartment you have for rent.
Secretary: I’ll get the manager. Can you
hold the line?
LtCol Day: Sure.
Secretary: I’m sorry. He’s not here at the
moment. He’ll be back at 1
p.m. Can you call back later?
LtCol Day: Yes. Thank you.

Later that day...

Secretary: Hello. Sunnyside Apartments.

LtCol Day: Hi. I need to rent an
apartment. I called earlier
about the apartment you have.
Secretary: Oh, yes. Hold on a moment.
Manager: Hello. I manage these
apartments. Would you like to
see one today?
LtCol Day: No, thanks. I can’t today. Can I
wait until tomorrow?
Manager: Yes. Any time tomorrow is
fine. I’ll be here all day.

EXERCISE A Answer the questions.

1. Why does the secretary ask LtCol Day to hold the line?
2. Does LtCol Day speak with the manager the first time he calls?
3. What does the secretary ask LtCol Day to do later?
4. Why is LtCol Day calling the apartment manager?
5. When can he look at the apartment?

BOOK 8 LESSON 4 95
 Vocabulary I’d like to rent an apartment.

The next day on the phone...

LtCol Day: Hi. Is the apartment manager

there?
Manager: Speaking. What can I do for
you?
LtCol Day: I spoke with you yesterday
about the apartment for rent.
Can I see it today?
Manager: Yes. When can you be here?
LtCol Day: I can leave here in just a
moment. I can be there in
about thirty minutes.
Manager: Okay. I’ll wait for you.
At the apartment building...

Manager: What kind of apartment are

you looking for?
LtCol Day: One with two bedrooms, but
not very expensive.
Manager: I have a fine residence for
you. It’s one of our nicest
apartments. The living room is
very sunny. And some
apartments have a garden for
flowers or vegetables. Yours
has one. You can see it from
your dining room window.

EXERCISE Answer the questions.

1. What did LtCol Day speak to the manager about yesterday?

2. When can LtCol Day be there to look at the apartment?
3. What kind of apartment is LtCol Day looking for?
4. What can he see from the dining room window?

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 Vocabulary How much is the rent?

In the apartment...

Manager: Well, what do you think?

LtCol Day: I don’t know. It’s beautiful, but
the second bedroom is very
small. It won’t hold all my
things.
Manager: Well, each apartment also has
a big room in the basement.
And there’s a gym for
exercising in the basement.
LtCol Day: Good. How much is the rent?
Manager: The rent for this apartment
is $675.
LtCol Day: Not bad.
Outside the apartment...

LtCol Day: Do you need a deposit?

Manager: Yes. The deposit is also $675.
LtCol Day: When do I pay the deposit?
Manager: Before you move in.
LtCol Day: Okay. I’ll think about the
apartment tonight. I’ll tell you
tomorrow.
Manager: That’s fine. Call any time
tomorrow and leave a
message on my answering
machine.

EXERCISE A Answer the questions.

1. Where can LtCol Day exercise?

2. How much is the rent?
3. When does he have to pay the deposit?
4. Does LtCol Day want to rent the apartment?

BOOK 8 LESSON 4 97
 EXERCISE B Read the ad and fill in the blanks with the correct answers.

PAY $0 RENT THE FIRST MONTH!

HAPPY LIVING — LOW RENT

Sunny living rooms

Pine Road
Oak Road
Sunny dining rooms
Exercise gym in basement
Flower / vegetable gardens
1, 2, and 3 bedrooms 5th Street
Large kitchens 6th Street
1 to 2 bathrooms

RENT JUST $395 – $775 EACH MONTH

(Pay deposit of $675 before moving in)

For information, call the manager at 555-4192

SUNNYSIDE APARTMENTS
HAPPY PEOPLE LIVE WHERE THE SUN SHINES EVERY DAY

1. This ad is for .

2. The is from $395 to $775 a month.

3. You must pay a of $675 before you can move in.

4. When you an apartment here, you pay nothing the first month.

5. Do you want 1, 2, or 3 ?

6. The living and rooms are sunny.

7. Some apartments have a for flowers or vegetables.

8. Go to the to exercise.

9. Please call the apartment for more information.

10. The manager’s phone number is .

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 EXERCISE C Fill in the blanks with words from the gray box.

managers 1. He’s not here now, but he’ll be back in a .

deposit 2. Dinner is ready. Please go to the .

basement 3. The manager wants a of $500 before we move in.

moment 4. Stores, companies, and apartments need .

dining room 5. People in these apartments pay every month.

bedroom 6. The manager will be right with you. Can you ?

messages 7. An answering machine records .

gardens 8. The is below a house or building.

hold on 9. Put the new bed in the .

rent 10. Different kinds of flowers and trees grow in .

EXERCISE D Match the questions on the left with the answers on the right.

Number 1 is an example.

e 1. What kind of airplane is that? a. soccer

2. What kind of thermometer do you need? b. with 1 bedroom

3. What kind of fruit do you like to eat? c. a truck

4. What kind of change does it take? d. a terrific one

5. What kind of apartment will you rent? e. a military jet

6. What kind of sport do you play? f. long distance

7. What kind of weather will we have? g. Fahrenheit

8. What kind of day did you have? h. nickels and dimes

9. What kind of vehicle do you drive? i. bananas

10. What kind of phone call did you make? j. cold and rainy

BOOK 8 LESSON 4 99
EXERCISE E Select the best answer.

1. I must go now. I cannot .

a. rent c. look for
b. wait d. tell

2. I’d like to an apartment with three bedrooms.

a. wait c. rent
b. be back d. call back

3. I can’t find my keys. I’m for them now.

a. telling c. managing
b. holding d. looking

4. Mr. Willis a furniture factory.

a. manages c. tells
b. waits for d. holds

5. The manager’s not here now. She’ll after lunch.

a. hold on c. tell
b. be back d. wait

6. Your friend Jack called you this morning. He wants you to .

a. hold the line c. call him back
b. wait a moment d. be back later

7. What’s in your hand? What are you ?

a. holding c. looking
b. waiting d. telling

8. Please me. I’ll go with you in a minute.

a. look for c. hold on
b. wait for d. manage to

EXERCISE F Listen to a word. Circle the number of syllables you hear.

a. 1 2 3 e. 1 2 3 i. 1 2 3
b. 1 2 3 f. 1 2 3 j. 1 2 3
c. 1 2 3 g. 1 2 3 k. 1 2 3
d. 1 2 3 h. 1 2 3 l. 1 2 3

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 Grammar Using tell in imperative sentences

Hi there, ...uh...uh... Don’t tell me that you

forgot my name!

1. Sgt Jones: Sir, Captain Johnson is on line one.

Col Irving: Tell him that I’ll call him back this afternoon.

2. Vicky: Did Cheryl tell you about her problem?

Tina: No, and please don’t tell her I know about it.

3. Lt Kline: Sir, your wife is waiting on line two.

Maj Bush: I’m busy now. Tell her I’ll return her call in about an hour.

4. Mark: Did Mr. Cross or Ms. Strict see you come in late?
Mike: No, they didn’t. And please don’t tell them that I did!

5. Bruce: Joe forgot to bring money for lunch.

Thomas: Don’t tell him I have any. I don’t want to pay for his lunch.

6. Lt Winters: Sir, Major Lewis is waiting for your answer.

Col James: Please tell Major Lewis that I’ll have to call him later.

7. Ms. Moore: Mr. Butler, Ms. Peters is waiting to see you.

Mr. Butler: Don’t tell her that I’m here. Tell her that I just left.

8. Sgt Thomas: Sir, Captain Adams is holding for you.

Col Smith: Tell Captain Adams I’ll talk to her in a moment.

BOOK 8 LESSON 4 101

 EXERCISE A Listen to and repeat the sentences in the charts.

me
him
her
us
Tell (that) you are fine.
them
Tom
the teacher
Deb and Sue

me
him
her
us
Don’t tell (that) the plane departed.
them
Tom
the teacher
Deb and Sue

EXERCISE B Listen to the sentences and change them. Use tell or don’t tell.

EXAMPLE: T: I’m going to the mess hall. (Sam)

S: Tell Sam that I’m going to the mess hall.

1. Dinner is ready. (children)

2. Sam doesn’t feel well. (the teacher)
3. I heard their conversation. (don’t / them)
4. His wife left a message for him. (Lieutenant Ryan)
5. The train is going to leave soon. (them)
6. I forgot to mail the letter. (don’t / her)
7. Colonel Brown called. (Captain Dodson)
8. We’ll be back before midnight. (Mom)
9. I lost John’s book. (don’t / John)
10. Sergeant Miller’s cap is on the floor. (Sergeant Miller)

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 EXERCISE C Match the 2 halves of these sentences.
Number 1 is an example.

d 1. I’m hungry. Tell her that a. he needs to study.

2. I’m tired. Tell them that b. I’m home.

3. Tomorrow’s the test. Tell him c. we’ll be back later.

4. Here comes Mom! Don’t tell her d. I want to eat now.

5. We’re going shopping. Tell Sue e. you forgot!

6. I need rest. Don’t tell them that f. I’m going to bed.

7. I’m busy now. Tell Joe that g. we ate the cookies.

8. You didn’t call. Don’t tell me h. I’ll call him later.

EXERCISE D Rewrite these sentences. Use tell.

Number 1 is an example.

1. Her husband called about an hour ago. (Karen)

Tell Karen (that) her husband called about an hour ago.

2. Major Young wants to see him now. (Lieutenant Green)

3. The basketball game’s on TV now. (Jim)

4. You’ll take a message. (her)

5. He can wait in my office. (Fred)

6. I’ll pick him up at a quarter till eight. (Sergeant Kennedy)

BOOK 8 LESSON 4 103

Vocabulary Saying time before and after the hour

to 15 to
till It’s 15 minutes till two.

until a quarter until

 Say time before the hour with to, till or until.

EXERCISE A Read and repeat the examples.

1. It’s five till four. 4. It’s 20 to six.
2. It’s five minutes till four. 5. It’s ten to two.
3. It’s 20 minutes until six. 6. It’s ten minutes till two.

EXERCISE B Look at the clocks. Say the time.

1. 2. 3.

4. 5. 6.

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 EXERCISE C Repeat the examples after the instructor.

15
after after
It’s 15 minutes two.
past a quarter
past

EXERCISE D Read and repeat the examples.

1. It’s five past four. 5. It’s 30 past nine.
2. It’s five minutes after four. 6. It’s 30 minutes after nine.
3. It’s 20 minutes past six. 7. It’s half past nine.
4. It’s 20 after six. 8. It’s a quarter after nine.

 Use only It’s half past five or It’s five thirty. Never use half after.

EXERCISE E Look at the clocks. Say the time.

1. 2. 3.

4. 5. 6.

BOOK 8 LESSON 4 105

EXERCISE F Draw the time on the face of the clock.

1. 2. 3.

a quarter after one half past twelve ten past five

4. 5. 6.

25 minutes to three half past eight a quarter till nine

EXERCISE G Read the time on the face of each clock. Then write it.

1. 2. 3.

4. 5. 6.

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 Writing Writing times and punctuating a paragraph

Change the military times to written times using to, till, until, past or after. Number 1 is
an example.

1. 1040 It’s twenty till eleven.

2. 1525

3. 2115

4. 2355

5. 0705

EXERCISE Listen to the paragraph. Then write it and punctuate correctly.

ron wanted to call his brother yesterday he picked up the receiver and dialed the
number there wasnt a dial tone he thought his phone was not working then he saw
a letter on the table he opened the letter and read it it said the phone is turned off
until you pay your bill

BOOK 8 LESSON 4 107

 Dialogs May I take a message?

Hi. This is Jeff Jones. Yes, he is. I’ll get him for you.
Is Sam there? Hold on a minute, okay?

EXERCISE A Repeat the dialogs and choose one to role-play for the class.
Dialog 1 Dialog 3
Irene: Hello? Customer: Hello, may I speak with
the manager?
David: Hello. May I speak with Mr.
John Barry? Secretary: I’ll check. Can you hold,
please?
Irene: I’m sorry, he’s not here. May I
take a message? Secretary: He’s not here. Do you
want to leave a message?
David: Yes. Please tell him that
David Smith called. My Customer: Yes. This is Preston
number is 555-3458. Jones. Can he return my
call? My number is 555-
Irene: 5-5-5-3-4-5-8?
4040.
David: That’s right. Thanks.
Secretary: I’ll tell him, sir.
Irene: You’re welcome. Goodbye.
Customer: Thank you. Goodbye.

Dialog 2 Dialog 4
Ken: Hello? Mr. Green: Hello. May I speak to Mr.
Bowman?
Jane: Hi. This is Jane. Is Ed home?
Mrs. Lee: What number are you
Ken: Hi, Jane. Ed’s not here right
calling?
now. I’ll tell him that you
called. Mr. Green: 555-2225.
Jane: Okay. He has my number. Mrs. Lee: I’m sorry. You have the
wrong number. This is
Ken: Okay. Goodbye.
555-2224.
Mr. Green: Oh, please excuse me.

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 EXERCISE B Role-play 2 situations with a partner and write the messages

Role-play 1 Role-play 2
• Travel agent • Richard
The 10 a.m. flight tomorrow is now Call Bob to play tennis on Saturday
at 2:45. Call Mr. Evans to tell him. at 10 a.m.
• Office worker • Jane (Bob’s daughter)
Mr. Evans is having lunch. Take a Your father is not home. Take a
message. message.

Role-play 3 Role-play 4
• Secretary 1 • Man
Mrs. Jenkins called and wants to You have to work late and won’t be
see your boss, Ms. Lee, Friday at 1 home for dinner. Call your wife.
p.m. Ms. Lee is visiting the factory • Son
all day. Call her.
Your mother went to the store for a
• Secretary 2 few minutes. Your dad calls. Take a
Ms. Lee is at lunch. Take a message.
message.

A Message For You  A Message For You 

Date: Date:
Time: Time:
For: For:
From: From:
Phone #: Phone #:

Called Called
Called you back Called you back
Will call again Will call again
Please call Please call
Message: Message:

BOOK 8 LESSON 4 109

Reading Alexander Graham Bell and the first US telephone

1 Alexander Graham Bell was born on March 3, 1847, in Edinburgh,

Scotland. He went to school in London, England. Later, in 1871, he

3 moved to the United States. He was a teacher and also an inventor. He

made things. These were new things that people could use, and
5 Alexander Graham Bell made them for the first time.

Bell was a teacher. He taught deaf people. These people could not
7 hear. Because these people couldn’t hear, they usually couldn’t talk.

Bell taught them how to use a new language. This language used the
9 lips, tongue, and throat to make sounds. In 1872, Bell began a school
for the deaf. Later, his school was part of Boston University. At that
11 time, Bell was also a professor at Boston University. He taught there.

Years earlier, when Bell was just eighteen years old, he began to
13 think about using electricity to send sounds. Then in 1874, he started

to make a telephone. He worked hard on it for two years. On March 10,

15 1876, his invention worked. On that day, Bell used his telephone. He

said to his friend, James Watson, “Watson, come here! I want you.” A
17 year later, Bell started the Bell Telephone Company.

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 EXERCISE A Write the topic.

1. What is the topic of Paragraph 1?

2. What is the topic of Paragraph 2?

3. What is the topic of Paragraph 3?

EXERCISE B Select the main idea.

1. Paragraph 2
a. Bell moved to the United States in 1871.
b. Bell’s school was part of Boston University.
c. People use their lips, tongue, and throat to speak.
d. Bell taught deaf people a new language.

2. Paragraph 3
a. Bell’s helper was Mr. Watson.
b. Bell worked hard for two years.
c. Bell made and spoke on the first telephone.
d. Bell started the Bell Telephone Company in 1877.

EXERCISE C Pronoun reference

1. In line 2, He refers to .

2. In line 5, them refers to .

3. In line 11, there refers to .

4. In line 14, He refers to .

5. In line 16, you refers to .

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EXERCISE D Use the context to guess the word’s meaning.

1. Bell was born in Edinburgh, Scotland.

a. came into the world
b. left the world

2. He taught deaf people.

a. people who could hear
b. people who couldn’t hear

3. He wanted to use electricity to send sounds.

a. in a letter
b. over a line

EXERCISE E Read the sentences and select the correct inferences.

1. Bell went to school in London.

a. He spoke English.
b. He didn’t have a family.
c. He didn’t like math.
d. He liked his school.

2. Bell taught his students a new language.

a. Bell wanted to learn the language, too.
b. Bell didn’t know the language.
c. Bell knew the new language.
d. Bell’s language was French.

3. Bell began to think about using electricity to send sounds.

a. He didn’t like loud sounds.
b. He wanted to make a telephone.
c. He wanted Watson to do it.
d. He didn’t go to the United States.

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 EXERCISE F Put the sentences in order and write a paragraph.

When he was a small boy, he went to school in Scotland.

In 1870, Bell moved to Canada.

Then, in 1871, Bell came to the United States.

Later, when he was older, he went to school in England.

Bell was born in 1847 in Scotland.

EXERCISE G Put the sentences in order and write the paragraph.

Then, he started the first telephone company in the US.

Bell thought of and made many new things.

In 1917, Bell made a fast boat that could travel on top of water.

In 1876, he made the first telephone in the US.

After the record player, Bell worked on an early airplane.

Later, in 1886, he began to work on a record player.

BOOK 8 LESSON 4 113

Vocabulary Time phrases: until, till, from, to

Do you want to get Sure. I’m free until

some coffee? ten o’clock.

EXERCISE A Listen and repeat the sentences in the charts.

until
Lisa studies math five o’clock every day.
till

until
We’ll be on vacation Sunday, July 31st.
till

EXERCISE B Use the schedule to complete the sentences.

8:00 - 11:15 Classes

11:15 - 12:00 Lunch
12:00 - 3:00 Classes
3:00 - 6:00 Free time
6:00 - 7:00 Dinner
7:00 - 9:00 Study
9:00 - 10:30 Watch TV
10:30 - 7:00 Sleep

1. David has classes in the afternoon.

2. After class, David has free time .
3. David studies in the evening.
4. In the evening, David watches TV .
5. David sleeps in the morning.

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 EXERCISE C Listen and repeat the sentences in the charts.

I exercise Well, I exercise

from 6:00 to 7:00. from 6:00 till 8:00!

to
She watches TV from ten until ten thirty.
till

to
They’re on vacation from Monday until Friday.
till

EXERCISE D Ask your classmates questions about Donna’s schedule.

EXAMPLE: Student 1: When does Donna work?

Student 2: She works from 3:00 until 7:00.

Student 1: What does Donna do from Monday to Friday?

Student 2: She goes to school.

Monday to Friday Saturday

8:00 - 12:00 School 9:00 - 10:00 Breakfast
12:00 - 1:00 Lunch 10:00 - 11:00 Wash clothes
1:00 - 3:00 School 11:00 - 12:30 Exercise
3:00 - 7:00 Work 12:30 - 1:30 Lunch
7:00 - 8:00 Dinner 1:30 - 3:30 Commissary
8:00 - 10:00 Study 3:30 - 6:00 Movies
10:00 - 11:00 Watch TV 6:00 - 8:00 Dinner
11:00 - 7:00 Sleep 8:00 - 12:00 Dance

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 EXERCISE E Listen and repeat the sentences in the chart.

When do you graduate? Not until August.

I won’t
until
We can’t graduate August.
till
Lt Jones didn’t

EXERCISE F Read the text and complete the calendar.

JUNE
SUN MON TUE WED THUR FRI SAT
15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

Lt Jones has a new job and rank, and now he has to move. He didn’t learn
about it until June 5th. He has a lot to do. He won’t arrive at the new base until
June 15th. He’ll rent a car on the 16th and begin to look for an apartment on the
17th. He can’t move into the new apartment until the 20th. He starts his new job on
the 23rd and gets his new rank on the 26th. His family won’t arrive until the 27th.
They’ll go to a restaurant and have a good time together.

EXERCISE G Complete the sentences. Then talk to a partner about them.

1. I won’t until .

2. I can’t till .

3. I didn’t until .

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 Reading Making inferences

I think he’s going

on a trip.
I’d like a ticket to
San Francisco.

EXERCISE A Listen to the sentence and select the true statement.

1. a. They’ll stay at our house. 3. a. He doesn’t have a car.

b. They’re going to take a trip. b. He doesn’t have a home.
c. They’re going to see a movie. c. He doesn’t have a license.
d. They’ll eat dinner late tonight. d. He doesn’t have identification.

2. a. It’s windy. 4. a. A person just got home.

b. It’s winter. b. A person felt very tired.
c. It’s hot. c. A person had a lot of fun.
d. It’s cold. d. A person asked for directions.

EXERCISE B Read the sentence and select the true statement.

1. Captain Smith put a deposit on an apartment.
a. He wants to live there.
b. He bought a new house.
c. He’s the apartment manager.
d. He doesn’t have any money.

2. Mrs. Kessler is keeping dinner warm on the stove.

a. She was the best student.
b. She wants to visit San Francisco.
c. It’s time for breakfast.
d. It’s not time to eat now.

3. Mr. Brown goes to the bank every day from 8:00 to 5:00.
a. He doesn’t have a phone.
b. He works there.
c. He needs some money.
d. He forgot his homework.

BOOK 8 LESSON 4 117

 Writing Using box outlines

Listen to the paragraph and write your notes in the box outline.

EXERCISE A Use your notes about Bob to rewrite the paragraph.

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 EXERCISE B Use the notes in the box outline to write a paragraph.

Bob’s restaurant meals in San Francisco

breakfast lunch dinner

hotel hotel
snack bar restaurant
coffee shop dining room

BOOK 8 LESSON 4 119

 Reading Solving math problems

a. add 19 and 17 b. divide the total

by 6

19 6
+ 17 6 36
36 36
0

The answer is 6 .

EXERCISE A Solve this problem by following instructions a through d.

a. add 45 to 72 b. subtract 53 from your

answer

c. divide the answer in b. by 4 d. multiply the answer in c.

by 6

The answer is

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 EXERCISE B Use 5 numbers to solve the math problem.

Here are five numbers: 118, 73, 34, 22, 4.

a. subtract the second number b. divide the answer by 3

from the first number

c. add the answer in b. to d. add the fourth and fifth

the third number numbers to the answer in c.

e. multiply the answer in d. f. subtract the answer in d.

by 5 from the answer in e.

The answer is

BOOK 8 LESSON 4 121

 Performance Check I’d like to rent an apartment.

Look at the ad. You want to rent an apartment. Call the manager. Use the words in the box.

FIRST MONTH ONLY $100

HAPPY LIVING — LOW RENT

Large living rooms

Fern Road
Elm Road
Beautiful dining rooms 
Exercise room in basement

1, 2, and 3 bedrooms Riverside Avenue

New kitchens
1 to 2 bathrooms

RENT JUST $495 – $850 EACH MONTH

(Pay deposit of $800 before moving in)

For information, call the manager at 555-4337

RIVERSIDE APARTMENTS
YOUR NEW HOME IS AT THE RIVERSIDE!

manager deposit moment kind (of) garden

dining room rent basement bedroom hold on

EXERCISE In groups of 3, role-play 3 times till each person plays all parts.

Part A Part B Part C

• You • Secretary • Boss
You rented an The boss is not here. Call your worker back.
apartment. You need Take a message. Get Tomorrow is not a
to move in tomorrow. the caller’s number. good day to take a
Call your boss to ask vacation day. Find
for a vacation day another day.
tomorrow.

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5
Review

BOOK 8 LESSON 5 123

EXERCISE A Match words to their meanings.

1. temperature a. change to ice

2. freeze b. a long, wide road

3. grow c. from one street corner to the next corner

4. highway d. a number in degrees

5. block e. get larger or taller

EXERCISE B Use the words from the gray box to complete the sentences.

centigrade Fahrenheit miles

roads kilometers degrees

thermometer directions Celsius

1. In the US, people talk about temperature in degrees .

2. France uses for temperatures.

3. Celsius and are the same.

4. Lines on a show degrees.

5. In Fahrenheit, 40 is cold; in Celsius, 40 is hot.

6. North, south, east, and west are .

7. Cars and trucks travel on .

8. San Antonio and Houston are cities in Texas. It is 197 from

San Antonio to Houston. That is about 315 .

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 EXERCISE C Match beginnings and endings.

1. Let’s call before we visit. a. It’s one in the morning!

2. It’s cloudy today. b. but he may not get the job.

3. I can’t do it today, c. I don’t know! She might.

4. John wants to work there, d. Pat may not be home now.

5. Does Mary have a car? e. but I might do it tomorrow.

6. He may be asleep. f. It might rain.

EXERCISE D Read the time on the face of each clock and write it.

12 12 12
11 1 11 1 11 1
10 2 10 2 10 2

9 3 9 3 9 3

8 4 8 4 8 4

1. 7
6
5
2.
7
6
5
3.
7
6
5

12 12 12
11 1 11 1 11 1
10 2 10 2 10 2

9 3 9 3 9 3

8 4 8 4 8 4
4. 7 5
5.
7 5
6.
7 5
6 6 6

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 EXERCISE E Match statement to inference.

1. Don is holding a phone. a. It’s night.

2. Allen missed the ball. b. He works at a hospital.

3. The streets are wet. c. He’s making a call.

4. John is a doctor. d. It rained.

5. Bill needs books and pens. e. He tried to hit it.

6. I see the moon and stars. f. He’s a student.

EXERCISE F Write inferences. Use the pattern verb + to + verb.

Number 1 is an example.

learn like need

forget remember begin
wants try start

1. Jill is at the dining hall.

Jill wants to eat some food.

2. Jack goes to the gym every day.

3. Joe made a bad score on his test.

4. Jane is very tired.

5. Robert swims every day.

6. The bell rang, and the students are going to class.

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 EXERCISE G Ask and answer questions. Use present or past tense.

Do you want to go to the Yes, I want to see an

movies on Saturday? exciting show.

1. like to eat 5. start to play

2. need to exercise 6. forget to pick up

3. want to visit 7. remember to call

4. have to study 8. try to learn

EXERCISE H Match opposites.

1. ugly a. most

2. sick b. east

3. land c. beautiful

4. cheap d. forget

5. remember e. expensive

6. easy f. difficult

7. worse g. less

8. more h. better

9. west i. take off

10. least j. healthy

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 EXERCISE I Rewrite the sentences using possessive pronouns.
Number 1 is an example.
1. This is Jane’s hat.
It’s hers.
2. This is Bill’s coat.

3. That picture is Jan’s and Tom’s.

4. I think these are my CDs.

5. These are your tennis shoes.

6. These are Robert’s and my books.

7. That’s the girls’ bedroom.

8. These are the students’ desks.

EXERCISE J Write possessive pronouns in the blanks.

More than one answer is possible. Number 1 is an example.

1. Our room is cold. Theirs is hot.

2. Their car is red. is blue.

3. Both of our grades were good. was 88, and was 90.

4. Marvin and Mary both have pets. are cats. are dogs.

5. This isn’t my pen. It’s .

6. Jane and Joe’s house is on the corner. is in the middle of the block.

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 EXERCISE K Listen to the words. Circle the number of syllables you hear.

a. 1 2 3 4 g. 1 2 3 4

b. 1 2 3 4 h. 1 2 3 4

c. 1 2 3 4 i. 1 2 3 4

d. 1 2 3 4 j. 1 2 3 4

e. 1 2 3 4 k. 1 2 3 4

f. 1 2 3 4 l. 1 2 3 4

EXERCISE L Ask and answer Wh- questions with going to.

Who What Where When

EXAMPLE: Mike / go (m h)

Student 1: Where is Mike going to go?

Student 2: Mike’s going to go to the mess hall.

1. John / eat restaurant)

2. you / fly to Los Angeles Friday)

3. Grace / do in her free time tennis)

4. Sally / make a deposit today)

5. plane / take off (2:30 p.m.)

6. ? / get in shape (Bill)

7. ? / leave a message (Leslie)

8. Jan / make a phone call (in the hotel)

BOOK 8 LESSON 5 129

 EXERCISE M Use the words in the gray box to complete the paragraph.

push-ups out of shape sit-ups

healthy gym exercise free time
volleyball in good shape work out

My brother John wants to be in the Army, but he is . The

sergeant told him to go to the and . John has two

jobs right now and doesn’t have any . Because he wants to be

and go into the Army, he makes time to . He goes

to the gym every day now. He does and . He also

plays . Soon he will be .

EXERCISE N Rewrite these sentences. Use more, less, or a new adjective.

EXAMPLES: John is shorter than Mary.

Mary is taller than John.
TV is more interesting than the radio.
The radio is less interesting than TV.

1. The chair is older than the sofa.

2. A mountain is higher than a hill.

3. The door is narrower than the table.

4. Football is more exciting than baseball.

5. The red shirt is more expensive than the green shirt.

6. This problem is more difficult than that one.

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 EXERCISE O Read each sentence. Choose the best answer.

1. Which of these three questions is important?

a. the more
b. more than
c. the most
d. most than

2. Question number four was difficult one.

a. the least
b. less than
c. least
d. the less

3. My Spanish is than my French.

a. better
b. bad
c. best
d. the best

4. This is road in Texas.

a. worse
b. worse than
c. the worst
d. worst than

5. Is soccer exciting than football?

a. most
b. least
c. better
d. less

6. Which is restaurant in town?

a. better
b. best
c. the better
d. the best

BOOK 8 LESSON 5 131

 EXERCISE P Read the directions and write where you are on the map.
Use the map on the next page for exercises P and Q.

1. You are at Stetson School. Leave the school. Turn right

on Adobe Road. Follow the road to Highway 1836. Turn
direction
left. Go straight for two blocks. Turn left at the corner
north of Longhouse Road and Highway 1836. The building is
south on your left.

east Where are you?

west 2. Leave the building in 1. Go left on Longhouse Road.
Take your first right. Go one block south and turn left
highway on Houston Highway. Go east one and a half blocks.
road The building is on your left.
follow Where are you?
corner 3. Leave the building in 2, and turn left. Go to the corner
take a right and turn left. Follow Highway 1845 north for a mile till
you get to Adobe Road. Turn left again. The building is
take a left on the corner.
park Where are you?
straight 4. Leave the building in 3 and turn right. Go one block
for west and take a left. Go into the park. Leave the park
on the south side at City Hall. Turn left. Walk to the
block
corner of Longhouse Road and River Road. Go one half
mile block more. The building is on your left.
apartment
Where are you?

EXERCISE Q Give your partner directions to a building in Stetson.

Use the vocabulary above. Start at the star.

STETSON, TX

W E

S

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BOOK 8 LESSON 5 133
 EXERCISE R Listen to the paragraph and complete the chart.

Robert’s interesting life

What is the topic of the paragraph?

EXERCISE S Read the paragraph and select the main idea.

Jack wants to buy a new car. He is tired of the problems with the one he has
now. He looked at four new cars last week. One of them was cheap, but it didn’t look
good to him. He would like to buy a very good new car, but many new cars are very
expensive. He thinks he may buy a Japanese car. They are sometimes cheap, and
they work well.
a. Jack looked at four cars.
b. Japanese cars are good.
c. Jack is looking for a new car.

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 EXERCISE T Listen and write the missing words.

Manager: Green Hills Apartment.

Ms. Black: I’m for an apartment with two .
Do you have any ?
Manager: Yes, have one.
Ms. Black: Does it have a and a ?
Manager: Yes, it does.
Ms. Black: How many bathrooms does it have?
Manager: The has two baths and for
$660.
Ms. Black: What about a ?
Manager: The is $150. Can I show it to you today?
Ms. Black: Yes. I can come after work at about 5.
Manager: Great! See you at 5. The office is in the front.

EXERCISE U Put the sentences in order. Then write the paragraph.

The manager showed her an apartment on Tuesday.

She moved into her apartment yesterday.

She called an apartment manager last week.

Ms. Black needed a place to live.

She looked in the Yellow Pages for an apartment.

She paid a deposit.

BOOK 8 LESSON 5 135

EXERCISE V Use tell to ask someone to give a message to another person.

EXAMPLE: Teacher: John called.

Student: Tell Mark that John called.

1. Mark 5. John
2. him 6. them
3. her 7. Bill
4. the teacher 8. the sergeant

EXERCISE W Practice a role-play with a partner. Then perform it for the class.

1. 2.
You need to call a Answer the phone
taxi. You are at your job. The
downtown. Ask person wants to
someone to show speak to your
you how to use the friend, but your
pay phone. friend is at work.
Take a message.
3.
A mechanic from
Al’s Garage calls.
General Allen’s
car is ready. Take
the message.

5.
4. Call your husband
Call a travel agent. or wife at work. Tell
You want to fly to him/her you must
Mexico next week. work late today. You
Ask about flight cannot pick him/her
schedules. up until 7 p.m.

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 EXERCISE X Solve the math problem. Write the final answer in the box.

(52 - 14) + (4 × 20) - 29

(103 - 99)

a. subtract the first two numbers b. multiply 4 × 20

c. subtract 99 from 103 d. divide the answer in c. into the

answer in b.

e. add the answer in d. to the answer f. subtract 29 from the answer in e.

in a.

The answer is

BOOK 8 LESSON 5 137

 EXERCISE Y Select the best answer.

1. Janet forgot her room.

a. cleaning
b. cleans
c. to clean
d. cleaned

2. Tell Lt Smith that I need him today.

a. see
b. to see
c. seeing
d. saw

3. George on the ice, but he’s okay.

a. grew
b. found
c. hit
d. fell

4. The plane will at 3:00 this afternoon.

a. deposit
b. hold on
c. hang up
d. land

5. Please the door. It’s cold in here.

a. call
b. shut
c. rent
d. deposit

6. She has a silver . She wears it on her arm.

a. clock
b. bell
c. watch
d. fan

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 7. Julie didn’t talk to the captain because the line was .
a. busy
b. healthy
c. cheap
d. terrific

8. I need some to use the pay phone.

a. change
b. message
c. lines
d. slots

9. These bananas are only fifteen cents a pound. They’re .

a. important
b. interesting
c. cheap
d. fun

10. Ted and Bob talked to each other on the phone last night. They had a .
a. slot
b. conversation
c. change
d. message

11. This coat costs a lot of money. It’s .

a. important
b. difficult
c. exciting
d. expensive

12. To make a call on a pay phone, you must put coins into the .
a. bell
b. slot
c. block
d. cup

13. You’ve got mail! From is your letter?

a. who
b. what
c. why
d. whom

BOOK 8 LESSON 5 139

14. How much is the apartment you have ?
a. for rent
b. to deposit
c. to take
d. straight ahead

15. Dan and Linda work in a . They make cars there.

a. basement
b. gymnasium
c. factory
d. conversation

16. What of fruit do you want after dinner?

a. shape
b. kind
c. change
d. line

17. Sam’s not here now. Can you ?

a. grow up
b. take off
c. call back
d. work out

18. I’m not sure. Mr. Brown may not be here. Can you , and I’ll see?
a. hold on
b. take off
c. call back
d. hang up

19. Col Johnson for you. It’s on your desk.

a. got in shape
b. had a good time
c. left a message
d. returned a call

20. put these flowers on my table?

a. Whom
b. Who
c. What
d. Where

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 APPENDIX A Word List

A F
a quarter after / past / till / to (hour) . 4 factory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
answering machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Fahrenheit (F) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
apartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 fall  fell (down) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
area code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 find  found . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
avenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 follow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
B for (distance) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
basement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 for (time) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
beautiful . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 for rent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
be back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 forget  forgot (to) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
bedroom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 free time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
be going to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 freeway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
bell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 freeze  froze . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
best . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 from (time) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
better . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 fun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 G
boring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 garden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
busy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 get  got in shape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
C ground . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 grow  grew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
call back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 gymnasium (gym) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
call up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 H
Celsius (C) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 half past (hour) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
centigrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 hang up  hung up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 have  had a good time . . . . . . . . . . . 2
cheap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 have  had fun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
coin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 healthy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
comma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 hers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
conversation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 highway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
corner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 his . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
D hit  hit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
degree(s) (º) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 hold  held . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
deposit (v) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 hold on held on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
deposit (n) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 hold the line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
difficult . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 How can I get there? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
dining room . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 I
direction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 ice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 important . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
E in (good) shape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
east (n) (adv) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 interesting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
exciting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 international . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
exclamation mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 J
exercise (n) (v) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 just . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 just a minute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
expensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

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K return a call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
kilometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 ring  rang . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
kind (of) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
L S
land (v) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 shut  shut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
least . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 sit-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
leave  left a message . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 slot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
less . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 south (n) (adv) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
line (phone) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 straight (ahead) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
local . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 T
long distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 take a message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
look for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 take (a right/ a left/ a street) . . . . . . . . 1
M take off took off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
make  made a phone call . . . . . . . . . 3 tell  told . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
manage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 terrific . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
may . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 that . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 theirs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
might . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 thermometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
mile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 till (time) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
mine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 to (time) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
minutes after / past (hour) . . . . . . . . . 4 try  tried (to) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
minutes till / to (hour) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 U
miss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 until (time) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
moment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 V
more . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 W
most . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 wait (for) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
N watch (n) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
north (n) (adv) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 west (n) (adv) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
O whom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
of (north of, etc.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 work out (v) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
operator (0) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 workout (n) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
ours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 worse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
out of shape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 worst . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
P X
page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Y
park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 yours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
pay  paid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Z
pay phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
person . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
public phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
push-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Q
quotation marks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
R
remember (to) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
rent (n) (v) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
residence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

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 APPENDIX B Structure List

PART OF WORD OR
SPEECH STRUCTURE SENTENCE PATTERN LESSON

Adjectives Comparative Summer is better than winter. 1

better, worse (+ than)
Adjectives Comparative English is less difficult than 3
more, less + adjective Chinese.
(+ than)
Adjectives Superlative New York's weather is the worst. 1
the best, worst
Adjectives Superlative the most, That watch is the most expensive. 3
least + adjective

Pronouns Interrogative To whom did you give the book? 3

whom as a direct object
Pronouns Possessive mine, yours, My coffee is good. How's yours? 2
hers, his, ours, theirs

Verbs Present active infinitive He forgot to close the window. 2

as direct object after a We want to learn English.
mental activity verb
Verbs Future She's going to fly to Chicago. 1
BE going to
Verbs Imperative Tell him (that) I'll buy his car. 4
tell + indirect object +
that noun clause
Verbs Modals of possibility Your friends may/might be late. 3
may, might

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 APPENDIX C The English Alphabet

TYPESCRIPT HAND PRINTED CURSIVE

CAPITAL SMALL CAPITAL SMALL CAPITAL SMALL

A a A a A a
B b B b B b
C c C c C c
D d D d D d
E e E e E e
F f F f F f
G g G g G g
H h H h H h
I i I i I i
J j J j J j
K k K k K k
L l L l L l
M m M m M m
N n N n N n
O o O o O o
P p P p P p
Q q Q q Q q
R r R r R r
S s S s S s
T t T t T t
U u U u U u
V v V v V v
W w W w W w
X x X x X x
Y y Y y Y y
Z z Z z Z z

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 APPENDIX D American English Sounds

English is not spelled phonetically. The same sound is spelled several different
ways. For this reason it is helpful to assign separate symbols to each sound. The
following is the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) system. Twenty-four (24)
consonant symbols, eleven (11) vowel symbols, and five (5) symbols representing
diphthongs are used to represent the significant sounds of American English.
These charts are only aids and not to be memorized. However, the students must
be aware of the different sounds represented in these charts. They must be able
to recognize and repeat them accurately.

VOWELS CONSONANTS
Symbol Examples Symbol Examples
/i/ he, meet, teach, chief /p/ past, stop, put, paper
// in, is, sit, big /b/ bed, baby, barber, lab
/e/ day, make, train, vein, steak /t/ take, sent, ten, gentle
/ε/ met, let, said, bread /d/ date, student, do, hard
// cash, half, laugh, hand /k/ car, chemical, recorder, book
// father, far, heart, pot, not // gas, eggs, dog, cigar
// all, saw, bought, caught /m/ arm, my, number, from
/oυ/ go, know, coat, tow, pole /n/ no, line, find, noon
/υ/ book, took, good, should /ŋ/ sing, long, wrong, rank
/u/ food, blue, blew, do, soup /l/ well, laboratory, always, let
// cup, son, sun, enough /r/ read, course, for, write
// I, nice, tie, buy, by, write /f/ farmer, affirm, phone, laugh
// noise, boy, point, oil /v/ very, give, live, seven
/υ/ out, now, town, mouth /θ/ thank, Thursday, bath, north
// ago, alphabet, listen, student /ð/ the, this, these, weather
// her, bird, doctor, earn /s/ see, this, lesson, tapes
/z/ zero, rose, blows, dozen
// ship, nation, should, push
// pleasure, measure, usual
/h/ have, he, how, hot
/t/ chair, teacher, picture, march
/d/ judge, bridge, page, July
/w/ we, walk, wish, away
/j/ yes, you, yesterday, young

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 APPENDIX E List of Contractions

aren’t – (are not) we’ll – (we will / we shall )

can’t – (cannot) we’re – (we are)
couldn’t – (could not) we’ve – (we have)
didn’t – (did not) what’s – (what is)
doesn’t – (does not) where’s – (where is)
don’t – (do not) who’s – (who is / who has)
hasn’t – (has not) won’t – (will not)
haven’t – (have not) wouldn’t – (would not)
he’d – (he would / he had) you’d – (you would / you had)
he’ll – (he will) you’ll – (you will)
he’s – (he is / he has) you’re – (you are)
how’s – (how is) you’ve – (you have)
I’d – (I would / I had)
I’ll – (I will / I shall)
I’m – (I am)
I’ve – (I have)
isn’t – (is not)
it’s – (it is / it has)
let’s – (let us)
mustn’t – (must not)
she’d – (she would / she had)
she’ll – (she will / she shall)
she’s – (she is / she has)
shouldn’t – (should not)
that’s – (that is)
they’d – (they would / they had)
they’ll – (they will / they shall)
they’re – (they are)
they’ve – (they have)
we’d – (we would / we had)

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 APPENDIX F Spelling Rules for Regular Past Tense Verbs

VERB ENDING -ED ENDING BASE FORM PAST TENSE

talk talked
2 consonants CC
want wanted

2 vowels + 1 conso- repeat repeated

VVC
nant clean cleaned
add
vowel + y VY -ed play played

vowel + consonant open opened

in a 2-syallable
VC
word with stress on
first syllable answer answered

Drop the -e circle circled

consonant + e CE and add
-ed shave shaved

vowel + consonant
VC stop stopped
in a 1-syllable word
Double the
consonant
vowel + consonant and add occur occurred
in a 2-syllable word -ed
VC
with stress on sec-
ond syllable prefer preferred

study studied
Change y to i
consonant + y CY and add dry dried
-ed
try tried

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 APPENDIX G Principal Parts of Some Irregular Verbs

Present Past Past Participle Present Past Past Participle

arise arose arisen feed fed fed
feel felt felt
be was been fight fought fought
bear bore borne find found found
beat beat beaten flee fled fled
become became become fly flew flown
begin began begun forget forgot forgotten
bend bent bent forgive forgave forgiven
bet bet bet freeze froze frozen
bid bid bid
bind bound bound get got gotten (got)
bite bit bitten give gave given
bleed bled bled grind ground ground
blow blew blown grow grew grown
break broke broken
bring brought brought hang hung hung
build built built have had had
burst burst burst hear heard heard
buy bought bought hide hid hidden
hit hit hit
cast cast cast hold held held
catch caught caught hurt hurt hurt
choose chose chosen
come came come keep kept kept
cost cost cost know knew known
creep crept crept
cut cut cut lay laid laid
lead led led
deal dealt dealt leave left left
dig dug dug lend lent lent
do did done let let let
draw drew drawn lie lay lain
drink drank drunk light lit lit (lighted)
drive drove driven lose lost lost

eat ate eaten

fall fell fallen

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Present Past Past Participle Present Past Past Participle
make made made spend spent spent
mean meant meant spin spun spun
meet met met split split split
spread spread spread
pay paid paid spring sprang sprung
put put put stand stood stood
steal stole stolen
quit quit quit stick stuck stuck
sting stung stung
read read read strike struck struck
ride rode ridden string strung strung
ring rang rung swear swore sworn
rise rose risen sweep swept swept
run ran run swim swam swum
swing swung swung
say said said
see saw seen take took taken
seek sought sought teach taught taught
shake shook shaken tear tore torn
sell sold sold tell told told
send sent sent think thought thought
set set set throw threw thrown
shed shed shed
shine shone shone understand understood understood
shoot shot shot
show showed shown wake woke woken
shrink shrank shrunk wear wore worn
shut shut shut weave wove woven
sing sang sung weep wept wept
sink sank sunk wet wet wet
sit sat sat win won won
sleep slept slept wind wound wound
slide slid slid wring wrung wrung
speak spoke spoken write wrote written

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 APPENDIX H Patterns of Irregular Verbs

PAST
INFINITIVE PAST
PARTICIPLE
1. Three principal parts the same hit hit hit
quit quit quit
split split split
bet bet bet
let let let
set set set
put put put
cut cut cut
shut shut shut
bid bid bid
hurt hurt hurt
burst burst burst
cost cost cost
shed shed shed
spread spread spread
cast cast cast

2. Last two principal parts the

same
a. Final consonant change only have had had
make made made
build built built
bend bent bent
spend spent spent
send sent sent

b. Vowel change only meet met met

read read read
bleed bled bled
feed fed fed
lead led led
light lit lit
slide slid slid
sit sat sat
shoot shot shot
hold held held
win won won
shine shone shone

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 PAST
INFINITIVE PAST
PARTICIPLE
find found found
wind wound wound
bind bound bound
dig dug dug
stick stuck stuck
strike struck struck

c. Vowel change - Addition of -t or -d sleep slept slept

keep kept kept
creep crept crept
weep wept wept
think thought thought
teach taught taught
buy bought bought
catch caught caught
fight fought fought
seek sought sought
mean meant meant
leave left left
flee fled fled
tell told told
sell sold sold
lose lost lost
hear heard heard
understand understood understood

3. Three principal parts differ

a. No similarity be was been
go went gone
do did done

b. Vowel change - Addition of -n arise arose arisen

drive drove driven
fly flew flown
ride rode ridden
rise rose risen

c. Vowel change - No -n sing sang sung

ring rang rung
drink drank drunk
swim swam swum
begin began begun

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 PAST
INFINITIVE PAST
PARTICIPLE
d. First and third vowels similar blow blew blown
know knew known
grow grew grown
throw threw thrown
run ran run
come came come
eat ate eaten
give gave given
see saw seen
draw drew drawn

e. Second and third vowels similar break broke broken

speak spoke spoken
choose chose chosen
steal stole stolen
tear tore torn
wear wore worn
swear swore sworn
bear bore born
get got got (gotten)
forget forgot forgotten

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 APPENDIX I Punctuation and Capitalization

Punctuation

A. PERIOD (.)

1. Use a period at the end of a statement or command.

The pen and paper are on the table.
Go to the chalkboard and write your name.
2. Use a period after an abbreviation or an initial.
NOTE: Abbreviated military ranks do not require a period.
Feb. (February) Mr. Brown a.m.
Dr. Smith (Doctor Smith) Ms. Little p.m.
J. Jones (John Jones) Mrs. White Maj Johnson

B. QUESTION MARK (?)

Use a question mark after a question. Sometimes the question may be written
like a statement.
How many children are in your family?
He’s here today?

C. EXCLAMATION MARK (!)

Use an exclamation mark after words, sentences, or expressions that show excite-
ment, surprise, or emotion. Any exclamation, even if not a sentence, will end with
an exclamation mark.
What a game!
Look out!
Do it!
Wow! Oh!

D. QUOTATION MARKS (“ ”)

1. Use quotation marks to show the words of a speaker. They’re always placed above
the line and are used in pairs.
John said, “The commissary closes at 2100 hours today.”
“Where are the children?” she asked.
2. If the words of the speaker are divided into two parts, use quotation marks
around both parts.
“Do you,” she asked, “go to the library after class?”
3. Use quotation marks around the titles of chapters, articles, parts of books and
magazines, short poems, short stories, and songs.
Last night, I read the chapter “Grammar Is Easy” in our book. Then, I read the article
“Learning English” in the newspaper.

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E. APOSTROPHE (’)

1. Use an apostrophe in contractions.

I’m she’s they’re
isn’t aren’t can’t
what’s where’s Bob’s
o’clock (of the clock)
2. Use an apostrophe to indicate possession.
a. If the noun is singular, add–’s.
Bill’s book
the girl’s coat
b. When the noun is plural, add–’s, if the plural does not end in s.
the children’s clothes
the men’s shirts
c. If the plural noun ends in s, add only an apostrophe.
the boys’ shoes
the libraries’ books

F. COMMA (,)

1. Use commas to separate items in a series.

We ate sandwiches, potato chips, and fruit for lunch.
She looked behind the chairs, under the bed, and in the kitchen for her notebook.
2. Use a comma before the conjunctions and, but, or, nor, for, yet when they join
independent clauses.
We lived in Venezuela for three years, and then we returned to the United States.
Frank can speak Chinese well, but he can’t read it.
3. Use a comma after an introductory clause or phrase to separate it from the rest
of the sentence.
After we study this book, we want to take a break.
Because John was sick, he didn’t take the test.
Looking up at the sky, the small boy suddenly ran home.
4. Use a comma after words such as yes, no, well when they begin a sentence.
Do you want to go to the library? I didn’t pass the test.
Yes, I do. Well, study more.
5. Use commas to separate the words of a speaker from the rest of the sentence.
“Listen to me,” she said.
Jack asked, “Where’s my lunch?”
“I don’t know,” said John, “the answer to the question.”
6. Use a comma in dates and addresses.
June 9, 1970
143 Main Street, Los Angeles, California

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 7. Use a comma in figures to separate thousands.
5,000 (or 5000)
10,000
6,550,000

Capitalization
1. Capitalize the first word of a sentence.
The boy stood up and walked outside.
Your book is behind the chair.
2. Capitalize the names of people, cities, states, countries, and languages.
Mark Bill Mary Linda
San Antonio Chicago Houston London
Texas California Florida New York
Spain United States Canada Venezuela
Arabic Chinese Russian English
3. Capitalize the names of schools, streets, buildings, bridges, companies, and
organizations.
Defense Language Institute University of Chicago
Main Street Empire State Building
Golden Gate Bridge Ford Motor Company
General Motors National Football League
4. Capitalize the days of the week, months of the year, and holidays.
Sunday Monday Tuesday
June July August
Christmas Easter Thanksgiving
5. Capitalize titles and military ranks before names.
Gen Roberts Capt Smith Sgt Jones
Professor Land President Lincoln
6. Capitalize the pronoun “I.”
I can’t go with you.
I’m happy to see you again.
7. Capitalize the first word of every direct quotation.
She asked, “Can I sit here?”
“We saw her,” said John, “at the university.”

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 APPENDIX J Lesson Resources

B8L2 #1 Vocabulary (Workout schedule) ........................................................... J-3

B8L2 #2 Listening Skill (Student B's Map) ....................................................... J-5

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 Vocabulary — B8L2 #1
Lesson 2
Page 38
Workout schedule

Wednesday
Thursday

Saturday
Tuesday
Monday

Sunday
Friday
Your workout

do sit-ups
do push-ups
lift weights
walk on the treadmill
run
swim

BOOK 8 APPENDIX J J-3

 Listening — B8L2 #2
Lesson 2
Page 41
Student B's map

Start at the  each time.

Student B Student B’s map:

Ask for directions to: N


 ob’s Ice Cream Shop W E bus stop
 Ann’s Flower Shop S
 on’s Barbershop
 olly’s Restaurant Oak St.
 
Student A will ask for directions to:

34th St.
 oe’s Snack Bar Maple Avenue
 owntown Cinema 

32nd St.

33rd St.
 School
 Gym
Elm St.

EXAMPLE:
Poplar St.

A: How do I get to the bus stop?
B: Go up 34th Street to Oak. Turn
left. Go two blocks and turn right. Pine St.
The bus stop is on the left on 32nd
Street.

BOOK 8 APPENDIX J J-5

HOMEWORK FOR BOOK 8 LESSON 1
EXERCISE A Answer the questions about the chart.

Weather in US cities
January Snow each year
City temperature °F in inches
Chicago 21 40.0
Dallas 44 3.1
Houston 51 0.4
Los Angeles 56 0.0
New Orleans 52 0.2
New York 32 26.1
San Antonio 56 0.4
Washington DC 35 17.0

1. Which city’s temperature is the coldest?

2. Which cities have more snow than Washington DC?

3. Which city in Texas has colder temperatures than Houston?

4. Which two cities have the same temperature?

5. Which city do you think has the best weather?

6. Which city do you think has the worst weather?

BOOK 8 LESSON 1 HOMEWORK HW-1

 EXERCISE B Look at the map and fill in the blanks with words in the box

N
W E
S

Chicago New York

Washington
D.C.
Los Angeles

Dallas

San Antonio
Houston

1. Los Angeles is Dallas.

2. New York is Chicago.

east of 3. San Antonio is Dallas.

west of 4. Chicago is Dallas.
north of 5. Houston is San Antonio.
south of 6. New York is Washington DC.
7. Chicago is Washington DC.
8. Dallas is San Antonio.

HW-2 AMERICAN LANGUAGE COURSE

 EXERCISE C Match opposites.

1. better a. south

2. north b. land

3. worst c. east

4. west d. worse

5. take off e. best

EXERCISE D Fill in each blank with the correct form of BE going to.

1. Janice be a pilot in the Navy.

2. My father and mother take a trip to London in June.
3. It be a warm day tomorrow.
4. Sgt Jackson be our instructor today.
5. We be late for class.

EXERCISE E Put the sentences in order. Then write the paragraph.

The other men arrived on time by car.

After the movie, they had coffee and dessert.
Bob had to arrive by bus, and he was five minutes late.
Jack, Bob, and Bill wanted to see a movie.
“Let’s meet to see the movie at 8 tonight,” Jack said.

BOOK 8 LESSON 1 HOMEWORK HW-3

 EXERCISE F Write sentences to answer the questions about Jack’s scores.
Number 1 is an example.

Jack Stone ID# 913356

BOOK SCORE
Book 4 78
Book 5 72
Book 6 80
Book 7 85
Book 8 84
Book 9 89

1. Which score is the best?

Book 9’s score is the best.

2. Which score is the worst?

3. Which scores are better than Book 7’s?

4. Which scores are worse than Book 6?

5. Is Book 5’s score better than Book 4’s?

6. Do you think Jack’s scores are getting better?

HW-4 AMERICAN LANGUAGE COURSE

 EXERCISE G Read the paragraphs and write the answers.

1. My brother Jacob plays basketball. He played in an exciting game last night.

His friend Bob went to the game with my family and me. After the game, we
all went to a restaurant, ate hamburgers, and talked about the game.
He =

2. My mother and father bought a new house last month, but they moved to town
before the house was finished. They stayed with me and my wife for a week
before they moved into their new house.
They =

3. My sister sent my mother a postcard from New York. She is on vacation there.
The postcard arrived yesterday. Mother read it to me on the phone last night.
My sister thinks New York is beautiful and exciting.
She =

EXERCISE H Read the statement and select the true sentence.

1. For lunch today, Sam ate two sandwiches, three pieces of chicken, some potato
salad, and some fruit.
a. Sam had a big breakfast this morning.
b. Sam was very hungry today.
c. Sam didn’t eat much lunch today.
d. Sam wasn’t hungry today at lunch.

2. Burt doesn’t like doctors, but he went to see Dr. Sims today.
a. Burt is a doctor.
b. Burt works in a doctor’s office.
c. Burt is sick.
d. Burt is fine.

3. Ann works in an office from 9:00 to 5:00 on weekdays.

a. Ann is at home by 3:00 every day.
b. Ann isn’t home before 5:00 on weekdays.
c. Ann doesn’t go home after work.
d. Ann works seven days a week.

BOOK 8 LESSON 1 HOMEWORK HW-5

 EXERCISE I Read the paragraph and complete the box outline.

In different parts of the world, different money is used. In North America, the
US and Canada use dollars, but Mexico uses pesos. In Europe, England uses the
pound, but twelve other countries use the same money. It’s called the euro.

Money

Europe

12 countries

peso

HW-6 AMERICAN LANGUAGE COURSE

 EXERCISE J Match the punctuation marks and letters with their names.

1.
A a. quotation marks

2.
’ b. exclamation mark

3.
. c. comma

4.
? d. capital letter

5.
, e. apostrophe

6.
! f. period

7.
“” g. question mark

EXERCISE K Write the paragraph with correct punctuation.

phil and mary were talking about the weather which state has the coldest
weather phil asked alaska said mary one year the temperature fell to 80 degrees
below zero there boy thats cold said phil

BOOK 8 LESSON 1 HOMEWORK HW-7

 EXERCISE L Put the directions in the right order and answer the question.
Start with Number 1.

Go 2 blocks to 3rd Street.

Leave the classrooms on 1st Street.
1 Start at the classrooms.
The building you want is on your left.
Turn right and go 1 and 1/2 blocks.
Turn left and then right on Green Street.

Where are you? __________________________

HW-8 AMERICAN LANGUAGE COURSE

HOMEWORK FOR BOOK 8 LESSON 2
EXERCISE A Read the paragraph. Find the referent of the underlined phrase.

1. Exercise and good food are important for good health. Eating right and moving
your body help you to feel better and live longer. Do both of these things every
day to be healthy.

Both of these things =

2. Exercise is very important. You can do push-ups and sit-ups, or you can play
tennis, volleyball, or any other sport. These things will get you in shape.

These things =

3. Some foods are better for us than others. Some good foods are carrots, green
beans, apples, and oranges. They are fruits and vegetables and they make us
healthy. Some delicious foods are cake, pie, and cookies. They taste good, but
may not be the best for our health. The healthy foods are better for us.

They =

BOOK 8 LESSON 2 HOMEWORK HW-9

 EXERCISE B Write the topic and select the main idea of each paragraph.

1. At many schools, students play games. They usually play basketball, and they
play it in the gym. But they can’t play baseball, football, or soccer inside the
gym. They have to play those sports outside.

Topic:

Main idea: a. Some games are played inside, and others are played outside.
b. Basketball is played inside a school gymnasium.
c. Soccer, baseball, and volleyball are played outside the school.

2. Sometimes people exercise and don’t know it. Things we do every day give us
exercise. Washing a car for 45 minutes equals playing basketball for 45 minutes.
Walking two miles in 30 minutes equals swimming for 20 minutes. Climbing up
and down stairs for 15 minutes equals running 1 1/2 miles in 15 minutes.

Topic:

Main idea: a. Washing a car is good exercise.

b. Things you do everyday can be good exercise.
c. You must do a sport to get exercise.

HW-10 AMERICAN LANGUAGE COURSE

 EXERCISE C Write the paragraph with correct punctuation.

dave went to the doctor last year his doctor said you must get in shape dave then
dave asked what can i do doctor his doctor said you can exercise and eat the right
foods now dave is a healthy man he exercises he eats good food and he sees his
doctor two times a year.

EXERCISE D Put the sentences in order. Then write the paragraph.

When he went to the gym, the exercise room was crowded.

He swam up and down the pool 50 times.

John wanted to exercise at the gym last Friday.

He thought, “I’ll go to the pool.”

John didn’t get to work out at the gym, but he got good exercise at the pool.

BOOK 8 LESSON 2 HOMEWORK HW-11

EXERCISE E Match each word with the best description.

d 1. watch a. a game with a small ball

2. gymnasium b. hard exercise

3. workout c. exercise with face to the floor

4. push-ups d. tells the time

5. exercise e. a good time

6. tennis f. a place to exercise

7. free time g. exercise on the floor with face up

8. sit-ups h. not work time

9. miss i. what people do to get in shape

10. fun j. opposite of hit

EXERCISE F Match the letters and numbers to complete the conversation.

Daniel says: Dennis says:

____ 1. Did you and John pick up a. Not in the morning. There’ll
your tickets to the only be a few people there early.
basketball game?

____ 2. I need to get mine, too. Do b. I didn’t get mine, but he picked
you think the ticket office his up this morning. What about
will be crowded tomorrow? yours?

____ 3. Good. I think I’ll go then. c. Okay. I’ll go with you.

HW-12 AMERICAN LANGUAGE COURSE

 EXERCISE G Choose words or phrases from each box to write a paragraph.

Jacob Houston yesterday.

The colonel the BX last week.
My sister went to her house two days ago.
Joe and Jill the library on Wednesday.
Mary and I a party after lunch.

see a book.
They
talk to the lieutenant.
We
wanted to get her daughter.
He
have a good time.
She
buy some CDs.

They stayed there a few days.

We visited for about an hour.
He talked in until midnight.
She finished all afternoon.

they to the barracks

we home.
Then returned
he to the classroom.
she to the base.

EXAMPLE:
Jacob went to the library yesterday. He wanted to get a book. He stayed there
for about an hour. Then he returned to the barracks.

BOOK 8 LESSON 2 HOMEWORK HW-13

 EXERCISE H Complete the dialogs with possessive pronouns.
Number 1 is an example.

mine yours ours

his hers theirs

1. Tim: That book looks interesting. Is it yours ?

Jim: No, it’s not mine. It’s John’s.

2. Jan: That’s a beautiful new car. Is it Jim’s?

Joe: Yes, it’s .

3. Sally: Is the green house on the corner yours?

Sue: No, is the yellow one next to it.

4. Tad: What an interesting picture! It must be Marion’s.

Ted: No, it’s not . Janet drew it.

5. Ken: Is this your notebook?

Kit: Yes, it’s .

6. Bill: Ken and Jo are taking their car to the park. Let’s not take .
Beth: Okay, we can ride with them.

7. Jill: Someone’s dog is in our yard. Is it Jane and John’s?

Jack: Yes, it’s .

8. Vic: Here’s your sweater, but I can’t find .

Val: There’s a sweater on the desk. I think it’s yours.

HW-14 AMERICAN LANGUAGE COURSE

 EXERCISE I Write directions for getting from the bank to the school.

Drug N

2nd Street
Medical store
Center Britt W E
Pecan St. Public
Pecan Street School S
Pecan Street
Information Center
Main Street

Uptown
Cinema
Oak Road Mall
Peanut Street
Holiday
Hotel Bus Station
Oak Road
Bank Bob’s Grocery
Cafe Store
1st Street

2nd Street

Library
3rd Street

4th Street
Oak

5th Street
Road
Pine Street Park

BOOK 8 LESSON 2 HOMEWORK HW-15

EXERCISE J Read the sentences and select the best answer.

1. The baseball game started late. The team didn’t ______ play before 2030 hours.
a. begin to
b. beginning
c. to begin

2. This party isn’t fun. I’m not having ______.

a. exercise
b. a good time
c. a good food

3. Sgt Johnson doesn’t ______ buy a new car, but he wants to get that beautiful
red one.
a. to need
b. need
c. need to

4. It will rain this afternoon. Did you ______ the windows?

a. open
b. shut
c. look

5. Sam said, “Tom, I’m leaving the office now. Please don’t ______ turn off the
lights.”
a. forget to
b. to forget
c. forget

6. My doctor doesn’t need to see me till next year. He says I am ______ .

a. important
b. exciting
c. healthy

7. Let’s go. General Roberts said, “Be on time!” I don’t ______ be late.
a. want
b. want to
c. to want

HW-16 AMERICAN LANGUAGE COURSE

HOMEWORK FOR BOOK 8 LESSON 3
EXERCISE A Choose a word or phrase from each box and write a paragraph.

      
We a movie We get stamps we the snack bar
She the post office She see a book she a restaurant
They the library They buy a show they the barracks

Yesterday  went to  .  wanted to  . From there,  went to .

EXERCISE B Change the verbs in parentheses. Use the past tense.

Private Jones (makes) a long distance phone call from a pay

phone. He (gets) some change. He (puts) the coins

near the phone. He (picks up) the receiver and (listens)

for the dial tone. He (puts) a quarter in the slot.

He (dials) “0.” The operator (answers) . He (says)

to the operator, “I want to make a long distance phone call. The

number is 525-729-9101.” The operator (says) , “Deposit $1.50 for

the first three minutes.” Then, he (pays) for his call. Next, he (has)

a short conversation with his sister. Finally, he (hangs up)

the phone.

BOOK 8 LESSON 3 HOMEWORK HW-17

 EXERCISE C Choose the best answer.

1. The ______ said, “Sorry, the line is .”

a. operator / busy
b. person / new

2. The ______ said, “The will cost $4.75 for three minutes.”
a. caller / change
b. operator / call

3. You can’t make a call from this ______ without any .

a. pay phone / change
b. public phone / coin

4. He bought that coat for $20.00. It was ______.

a. cheap
b. cost

5. The teacher said, “ study for the test and you’ll do well.”
a. Might
b. Just

6. He was angry. He ______ without saying “Goodbye.”

a. hung up
b. hang up

7. They make trucks in the big ______.

a. factory
b. direction

8. Dave ______ his ID card behind the front seat of his car.
a. finds
b. found

9. Karen put three quarters into the ______.

a. change
b. slot

10. Pennies, nickels, and dimes are all ______.

a. coins
b. candy

HW-18 AMERICAN LANGUAGE COURSE

 EXERCISE D Match the sentences on the left with the phrases on the right.

1. How do I use this phone? a. Sure, just don’t fall down.

2. How do I get to the BX? b. Oh, too late. I just hung up.

3. Can I walk on the wet floor? c. Just a minute. I’ll see.

4. Does this bus go to 2nd Street? d. Just try to do better next time.

5. Is Mary in her office? e. I just need to get some change.

6. Why are the lights off? f. Just put the coins in the slot.

7. Is it going to rain? g. No, it just goes to Lee Avenue.

8. I didn’t do well on my test. h. I don’t know. They just went out.

9. Let me speak with Mary, too. i. Just go straight ahead.

10. Are you ready to make the call? j. It might. Bring your umbrella.

EXERCISE E Complete the pairs of sentences with who or whom.

1. are you writing to? To are you writing?

2. With are you having dinner? are you having dinner with?

3. For is the phone call? is the phone call for?

4. do you want to speak to? To do you want to speak?

5. is that letter for? For is that letter?

6. To did Travis give the phone? did Travis give the phone to?

7. are you going to town with? With are you going to town?

BOOK 8 LESSON 3 HOMEWORK HW-19

 EXERCISE F Write answers with may or might.
Number 1 is an example.

1. When are you going to study for this week’s quiz?

I might study on Tuesday evening.

2. When are you going to start tomorrow’s homework?

3. What will you eat for dinner tonight?

4. What are you going to do this weekend?

5. Where are you going to go on your next vacation?

6. Where will you live in five years?

EXERCISE G Read the sentence and select the true statement.

1. Jane went to the commissary.

a. She’s going to buy food.
b. She’ll eat dinner there.
c. She’ll pick up her clothes.
d. She’s going to meet a friend.

2. Rod is a doctor.
a. He has a wife and two daughters.
b. He has a new house in the city.
c. He visits sick people in hospitals.
d. He always drives a nice car.

HW-20 AMERICAN LANGUAGE COURSE

 EXERCISE H Read the paragraph. Write the referent for the word in italics.

1. Pvt Bennett went to Dr. Fisher’s office. He looked at her and said, “Pvt Bennett,
you’re very sick.” Then he gave her some medicine and sent her back to her
barracks. He said, “Go straight to bed!”
He = _______________________________________________________________

2. Brian’s plane left Chicago this morning at 6:30 a.m. It’s the same flight he took
a month ago. It arrives at 10:20.
It = ________________________________________________________________

3. Capt Rock wanted to call his brother. He dialed the number many times, but
there was no answer. Then he remembered that his brother was on vacation
and not at home.
he = _______________________________________________________________

EXERCISE I Match the phrases on the left with the words on the right.

1. have a business a. page

2. meet an important b. bill
3. turn to the book’s last c. coin
4. buy an expensive d. person
5. get a sad e. watch
6. put in small f. conversation
7. pay a high g. phone call
8. deposit a small h. change

BOOK 8 LESSON 3 HOMEWORK HW-21

 EXERCISE J Match the sentences that mean the same thing.

1. Some calls are cheaper than a. How much are long distance
others. calls?
2. Some calls cost more than b. When is it cheaper?
others.
3. I’d like to make a long c. Deposit the change in the
distance call. slot.
4. What do long distance calls d. Some calls are more
cost? expensive than others.
5. Put the coins in the slot. e. Some calls are less expensive
than others.
6. When is it less expensive? f. I want to make a long
distance call.

EXERCISE K Write the paragraph with correct punctuation.

major spencer needed to make a call from a public phone first he had to find a phone
he looked around but he didnt see one next he walked down to the corner and looked
for a phone there he didnt see one he only saw a bus stop there finally major
spencer walked into the store at the corner and asked is there a phone i can use the
clerk said sure you can use this one just dial 9 to get an outside line

HW-22 AMERICAN LANGUAGE COURSE

 EXERCISE L Put the sentences in order. Then write the dialog.

We make furniture. It’s a furniture factory.

I work in a factory.

Then he makes more money than I do!

Where do you work?

What do you make there?

My brother works in a factory, too! He works in a car factory.

Frank:

Harry:

Frank:

Harry:

Frank:

Harry:

BOOK 8 LESSON 3 HOMEWORK HW-23

 EXERCISE M Change the sentence, but keep the same meaning.
Use more or less in your sentences. Number 1 is an example.

1. Math class is less interesting than language class.

Language class is more interesting than math class.

2. Train travel is less expensive than air travel.

3. Is food more important than money?

4. Do you think basketball is more exciting than soccer?

5. Sit-ups are less difficult than push-ups.

6. Are hamburgers and fries more delicious than beef and potatoes?

7. Her mother was more upset than her father.

8. The mountains are more beautiful than the ocean.

HW-24 AMERICAN LANGUAGE COURSE

 EXERCISE N Write the end of each sentence. Use the most or the least.
Number 1 is an example.

1. Baseball, soccer, and basketball are terrific sports, but I think

soccer is the most terrific sport of all.

2. Cake, ice cream, and candy are delicious to eat, but I think

3. Lisa, Maria, and Rosa are all beautiful women, but I think

4. The Army, Navy, and Marines are all exciting services, but I think

5. Ron, Joe, and Allen were all upset about their bad scores, but I think

6. Books, movies, and TV shows are all different, but I think

7. Bill, George, and I are all important people, but I think

8. Paris, New York, and Tokyo are interesting cities, but I think

BOOK 8 LESSON 3 HOMEWORK HW-25

EXERCISE O Solve the problem by following the instructions.

1. Choose any number between 1 and 10.

a. multiply that number by 2 b. add 56 to that number

c. divide that number by 2 d. subtract your number from

the last answer.

The answer is

2. Now, choose another number between 1 and 10. Follow the directions in
a, b, c, and d above.

The answer is

3. Compare the answers in 1 and 2. Write a sentence about them.

HW-26 AMERICAN LANGUAGE COURSE

HOMEWORK FOR BOOK 8 LESSON 4
EXERCISE A Draw the time on the face of each clock.

a. b. c.

ten till four a quarter past two half past six

d. e. f.

half past three five after eleven twenty to eight

EXERCISE B Read the time on the face of each clock and write it.
Use to, till, past, and after. More than one answer is possible.

a. b. c.

d. e. f.

BOOK 8 LESSON 4 HOMEWORK HW-27

 EXERCISE C Choose the best answer.

1. He’s not here right now. He’ll ______ in an hour.

a. hold the line
b. be back
c. manage it

2. John needs to ______ the apartment for one year.

a. call
b. wait
c. rent

3. She can’t come to the phone right now. She’s sleeping. Can I ______?
a. return her call
b. leave a message
c. take a message

4. Just ______ him that Ed called.

a. tell
b. say
c. wait

5. I grow flowers in the ______.

a. dark
b. garden
c. trees

6. That was Dan on the phone. He ______ for you.

a. left a message
b. wrote a message
c. found a message

7. That line is busy right now. Can you ______, please?

a. ring the bell
b. be back
c. hold on

8. Can you ______ me a moment? I need to get a coat.

a. hold on
b. wait for
c. look for

HW-28 AMERICAN LANGUAGE COURSE

 9. Capt Rose needs to find a large apartment with three ______ for his family.
a. managers
b. bedrooms
c. deposits

10. Mrs. Smith is renting a new house. She must pay a ______ first.
a. deposit
b. message
c. bell

11. She’s out to lunch. Can you ______ after one?

a. wait for
b. call back
c. hold on

12. Jack’s a busy man. He ______ both the gym and the swimming pool.
a. holds
b. manages
c. looks for

13. I put all the furniture we don’t need in the ______.

a. moment
b. basement
c. garden

14. Jim: Can we get an apartment here?

Hal: No, there aren’t any ______.
a. for rent
b. rented
c. renting

15. Rick: How long did he stay?

Sam: Not long. He only stayed a ______.
a. quarter
b. half
c. moment

16. Sue: What’s the time?

Liz: It’s ______ three.
a. half past
b. half till
c. half

BOOK 8 LESSON 4 HOMEWORK HW-29

 EXERCISE D Write the time. Use to, till, past, or after.
Number 1 is an example. More than one answer is possible.

1. 7:15 It’s a quarter past seven.

2. 5:30

3. 2:55

4. 6:05

5. 11:15

6. 3:45

7. 1:25

8. 12:35

9. 9:10

10. 4:40

EXERCISE E Write the message with tell using the person in ( ) parentheses.

Number 1 is an example.

1. I’m going to bed. (Mom)

Tell Mom (that) I’m going to bed.

2. This food is delicious! (the cook)

3. I’ll be a little late because I woke up late. (the teacher)

4. Colonel Fox will call his wife later. (Mrs. Fox)

5. I won’t buy that shirt because it’s very expensive. (the clerk)

HW-30 AMERICAN LANGUAGE COURSE

 EXERCISE F Read the paragraph. Write the topic and select the main idea.

In big cities, there are many different kinds of apartments. You can rent some
apartments, and you can buy other apartments. You can find apartments that are
just one room, apartments with one or more bedrooms, and apartments that have a
garden on the roof. Apartments with a garden cost more money than others, and
apartments near a park may be the most expensive of all. Apartments with three
bedrooms are more expensive than apartments with one bedroom. The cheapest
apartments have only one room. This room is an all-in-one bedroom, living room,
dining room, and kitchen. In big cities, you can find just the right apartment.

Topic:

Main idea: a. The cheapest apartments have only one room.

b. Big cities have many different kinds of apartments.
c. You can buy or rent apartments.

EXERCISE G Read the paragraph. Write the topic and select the main idea.

You will never miss important phone calls with an answering machine. An
answering machine answers the phone, speaks a recorded message to the caller, and
then lets the caller record a message to you. When you get back home, you just push
a button on the machine, and it plays back all the messages. The answering machine
also tells you the time and day of the calls. Answering machines will help you
manage your phone calls when you aren’t at home. Buy an answering machine for
your home.

Topic:

Main idea: a. You can record a message on the answering machine.

b. Answering machines are for the home.
c. Answering machines take messages when you
aren’t at home.

BOOK 8 LESSON 4 HOMEWORK HW-31

 EXERCISE H Read the dialog and fill in the message.

Lt Day: Good morning. May I speak

with Captain Bartlett?
Lt Cox: She left a few minutes ago.
A MESSAGE FOR YOU

She won’t be back in the office Date:
until later.
Time:
Lt Day: Well, let me see. It’s a quarter
past eight now. When do you For:
think she’ll be back?
From:
Lt Cox: She didn’t say. Would you like
to leave a message? Phone:
Lt Day: Yes. This is Lt Day. Please tell
her I called. Tell her I need to Called
talk to her.
Lt Cox: Does she have your number?
Called you back
Lt Day: I don’t think so. It’s 555-4224. Will call again
Lt Cox: I’ll give her the message. Please call
Lt Day: Thank you. I need to leave the
office for a while. She can call Message:
me back after noon.
Lt Cox: Okay. Will do.

EXERCISE I Say the words out loud and circle the number of syllables.

1. direction 1 2 3 4 8. apartment 1 2 3 4

2. conversation 1 2 3 4 9. person 1 2 3 4

3. forget 1 2 3 4 10. gymnasium 1 2 3 4

4. ring 1 2 3 4 11. mile 1 2 3 4

5. quarter 1 2 3 4 12. remember 1 2 3 4

6. difficult 1 2 3 4 13. change 1 2 3 4

7. bell 1 2 3 4 14. moment 1 2 3 4

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 EXERCISE J Read the e-mail message. Then give the pronoun reference.

From: Martha Baxter Sent: Thur 5/19/2003 8:45 p.m.

To: Donald Rogers
Cc:
Subject: What a day!
Hi, Donald.

1 What a day! Nothing went right today, but now I can smile about it.

3 My problems started with the eight o’clock bus. It was late and didn’t come
until twenty after the hour. I didn’t arrive at the office until ten past nine!
5 Then, I got phone calls all morning. They didn’t stop for a minute! I didn’t go to
lunch until late. Then the restaurant was very crowded. I didn’t get my meal
7 until after two o’clock, and it was cold when it arrived at last!

The afternoon was not better. I had to make an important long distance call to
9 the manager of a furniture factory in New York. His phone was busy for an
hour. Then when it rang, his secretary said he wasn’t there! This is a big
11 problem! He knows the prices of the furniture we want to order. Now I have to
wait until tomorrow to get them. I can’t finish the paperwork without them. My
13 manager was not happy about it. He always says, “Don’t wait until tomorrow —
do it today.” But this time it’s out of my hands.

15 I was so glad when the hands of the clock finally turned to five-thirty. When I
got home, I went for a long walk. It was good for me. Now I’m relaxed and
17 ready for tomorrow! Tomorrow will be a better day.

Martha

1. In line 1, it refers to .
2. In line 3, It refers to .
3. In line 5, They refers to .
4. In line 7, it refers to .
5. In line 11, He refers to .
6. In line 12, them refers to .
7. In line 13, He refers to .
8. In line 16, It refers to .

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EXERCISE K Read the sentence and select the true statement.

1. Paul bought a plane ticket to New York.

a. He’s going to stay at home.
b. He’ll drive his new car there.
c. He’s going to take a trip.
d. He’ll take the train.

2. Dr. Nichols put Max in the hospital.

a. Dr. Nichols is Max’s brother.
b. Dr. Nichols thinks Max is sick.
c. Max will buy medicine for Dr. Nichols.
d. Max is going to work in the hospital.

3. Mr. Richardson opened The White Pages and found the name “Riley.”
a. He’s looking for a phone number.
b. He doesn’t like The Yellow Pages.
c. He’s waiting for a long distance call.
d. He doesn’t have an answering machine.

4. Pvt Nelson wrote down Sgt Lewis’ phone number.

a. Pvt Nelson is a good student.
b. Sgt Lewis wants to go to town.
c. Pvt Nelson needs a new telephone.
d. Sgt Lewis asked him to take a message.

5. “Can you hold on a moment?”

a. She’s opening a window.
b. She wants a new apartment.
c. She doesn’t have time to talk now.
d. She’s visiting the garden.

6. Ralph got up from his chair, walked over to the window, and closed it.
a. He was cold.
b. He was playing tennis.
c. He wanted to have lunch.
d. He was happy.

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 EXERCISE L Write about your schedule. Use the words in the gray box.
You can use these four words more than once.

from to till until

1. I don’t get up .

2. I’m in school .

3. My lunch break is .

4. I always study .

5. I always exercise .

6. I sometimes relax .

7. I don’t eat dinner .

8. After dinner, I watch TV .

9. I like to relax .

10. I don’t go to bed .

EXERCISE M Write sentences with tell or don’t tell.

1. I don’t want to go. (Richard)

2. I’ll meet her at a quarter till five. (Sandy)

3. I came home late last night. (don’t, Mom)

4. I’ll be at the library until nine o’clock. (Carol and Frank)

5. I didn’t do my homework. (don’t, the teacher)

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EXERCISE N Put the sentences in order. Then write the paragraph.

From the bank, he took a bus downtown.

He counted his money, but he didn’t have much.

Then he walked to the bank.

Dennis needed to go downtown to do some shopping.

He cashed a check there and got some money.

EXERCISE O Put the sentences in order. Then write the paragraph.

She didn’t like it because it was very small.

She liked the second one and paid a deposit.

Karen wanted to rent an apartment.

Then, she looked at an apartment with two bedrooms.

First, the manager showed her an apartment with one bedroom.

She called the manager of the Green Leaf Apartments, and he
told her he had two apartments for rent.

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 EXERCISE P Write a paragraph from the box outline.

Mr. King’s sons

Mack Cliff Burt

19 17 15

soccer tennis basketball

EXERCISE Q Write the paragraph with correct punctuation.

chuck and wendy live in an apartment but they want to buy a house yesterday they
looked at a house with three large bedrooms a sunny dining room a big basement
and a beautiful garden chuck said this house is terrific wendy said lets buy it chuck
he said okay what are we waiting for

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EXERCISE R Complete the dialog with words from the gray box.

call back be back answering machine

tell residence
message wait look for

Lt Brown: When will Major Jensen in the office?

Lt Fields: I don’t know. Didn’t you him Colonel Green called?

Lt Brown: No. I tried to call him at his , but no one answered.

Lt Fields: Doesn’t he have an ?

Lt Brown: Yes, he does, but I didn’t want to leave a on it.

Lt Fields: You know, Colonel Green said it was important. He wants the major to

this afternoon.

Lt Brown: I know. I’m going to the gym now to him.

Lt Fields: Hey, for me. I’ll help you look for him.

EXERCISE S Solve this math problem by following instructions.

[(156 ÷ 3) − 14] × 6 =

a. divide 156 by 3  subtract 14 c. multiply by 6

 answer is

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EVALUATION EXERCISES FOR BOOK 8 LESSON 1
EXERCISE A Listen and choose the best answer.

1. a. Use that can opener over there.

b. We’re not going to see it.
c. Go straight ahead for three blocks.
d. You can’t get there from here.

2. It’s .
a. landing
b. running
c. freezing
d. growing

3. I want water.
a. snowy
b. cold
c. warm
d. wet

4. She wants .
a. flowers and vegetables
b. a big meal for her family
c. some new shoes
d. a table and chairs

5. It’s .
a. spring
b. summer
c. winter
d. autumn

6. The fell.
a. student
b. temperature
c. ice
d. plane

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 EXERCISE B Listen to the words. Circle the number of syllables you hear.

1. 1 2 3 5. 1 2 3
2. 1 2 3 6. 1 2 3
3. 1 2 3 7. 1 2 3
4. 1 2 3 8. 1 2 3

EXERCISE C Read the sentences. Choose the best answer.

1. Lt Stone went to Capt Jones’s office. The captain was on the phone. The
lieutenant waited outside. When the captain finished, the lieutenant went in.

a. Lt Stone was going to leave in a week.

b. Lt Stone wanted to talk to Capt Jones.
c. Capt Jones wasn’t there.

2. There is ice on the ground. Airplanes can’t take off or land.

a. The weather is warm and sunny.

b. The temperature is above 50ºF.
c. The temperature is below 32ºF.

EXERCISE D Choose the correct answer and write it on the line.

1. Today’s weather is bad, but yesterday’s was .

worse/worst.

2. This highway is bad. It’s the highway in Texas.

worse/worst

3. The road in town is slow, but it is than the crowded highway.

better/best

4. Which do you think is , hot weather or cold weather?

better/best

5. Some people think the warm weather in California is the

weather in the US. better/best

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 EXERCISE E Rewrite the sentences. Use BE going to.

Number 1 is an example.

1. John will pay for our dinner.

John is going to pay for our dinner.

2. I think Bill will leave at ten o’clock.

3. Julia says she won’t go to Chicago in June.

4. The soccer game will start at 8:00 p.m.

5. The weather report says it won’t snow in New York tomorrow.

EXERCISE F Write questions. Use the question word in ( ) and BE going to.

1.
We’ll have dinner at The Black Cat restaurant. (where)

2.
My brothers will travel north to Dallas next Saturday. (where)

3.
Jane and John will leave for their vacation tomorrow. (when)

4.
The test pilot will fly the new plane. (who)

5.
Sgt Jones will give us directions to the picnic. (who)

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 EXERCISE G Look at the map and choose the correct directions.

W E

S
1. You are at the dining hall. It’s on the corner of Jefferson Street and 3rd Street.
You want to go to the dispensary. Choose the correct directions.
a. Go west two blocks on Jefferson. Turn right on 1st Street and
go straight ahead for two blocks. It’s on your left.
b. Go one block west on Jefferson. Turn right and go one block
north to Eisenhower. Cross Eisenhower. It’s on your right.
2. You are at the dining hall. It’s on the corner of Jefferson Street and 3rd Street.
You want to go to the Post Office. Choose the correct directions.
a. Go west on Jefferson to 2nd Street. Go north on 2nd Street for
one block. Turn right at the corner and go straight ahead for
one block. Turn right again. It’s on your left.
b. Go west on Jefferson. Turn right onto 1st Street. Go
1½ blocks north. It’s next to Base Ops on your right.

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 EXERCISE H Choose the best answer for each sentence.
1. North, south, east, and west are .
a. opposites
b. directions
c. degrees
d. temperatures

2. A of 32º F is the same as 0º C.

a. comma
b. direction
c. thermometer
d. temperature

3. Some show both Fahrenheit and Celsius.

a. thermometers
b. blocks
c. corners
d. exclamations

4. Today, the temperature is below 20º F. I can see on the ground.

a. glass
b. snow
c. water
d. degrees

5. People like to go to the park because they can see .

a. soldiers and barracks
b. books and libraries
c. grass and trees
d. vehicles and garages

6. A thermometer shows the temperature in .

a. miles
b. blocks
c. degrees
d. years

7. Walk for two blocks to Jones Street.

a. straight
b. some
c. curved
d. opposite

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 8. It’s very dry this summer. need water to grow.
a. Buildings
b. Dishes
c. Shoes
d. Plants

9. I want to take this road.

a. It is the shortest.
b. It’s the cheapest.
c. It doesn’t work.
d. It’s nice to sit on.

10. come to my house tomorrow night?

a. Are you going to
b. To you are going
c. Are you going
d. You to are going

11. You can walk to the post office. Walk straight ahead for 4 .
a. inches
b. blocks
c. degrees
d. freeways

12. Our plane takes off from San Antonio at 2:00 and in Chicago at 4:30.
a. follows
b. takes
c. lands
d. falls

13. I need to go to the library. Can you give me ?

a. miles
b. degrees
c. directions
d. roads

14. Take this highway for 10 miles. Get off at the to Jefferson Street.
a. block
b. park
c. mile
d. exit

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EVALUATION EXERCISES FOR BOOK 8 LESSON 2
EXERCISE A Listen and choose the best answer.

1. I think he is .
a. difficult
b. terrific
c. healthy
d. hungry

2. It will be .
a. beautiful
b. healthy
c. exciting
d. heavy

3. It was very .
a. interesting
b. difficult
c. boring
d. large

4. The problems were very .

a. interesting
b. exciting
c. difficult
d. terrific

5. My mother is .
a. exciting
b. healthy
c. important
d. difficult

6. The city is .
a. beautiful
b. boring
c. in the west
d. interesting

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 EXERCISE B Listen to the instructions and draw what you hear.

EXERCISE C Listen and follow directions on the map.

Then tell where you are.

Washington Ave. N
3rd Street
2nd Street
1st Street

Post
s P P y BX
m Office ar
oo en
s
sr
as sp
Cl Base Ops Di Rx Commissary

Eisenhower Ave.
P ACE
Learning $$ Bank
Library Swimming
Center Pool
P

Jefferson Ave.

P Dining Bookstore
Hall Barracks Barracks
QS Quick Stop

Adams Ave.

I’m at ___________________________________________________.

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 EXERCISE D Complete the dialogs with words from the gray box.

mine yours ours

his hers theirs

1. Peter: How’s your food?

Steve: Terrific! How’s ?

Peter: Mine’s okay.

2. Lt Blue: Good morning, Sir. Lt West and I sent our papers by e-mail. Did

you get them?

Maj Lee: I got yours, but I didn’t get . Please ask her to send it

again.

3. Tom: This gray house is ours. The Andersons live in that white one

on the other side of the street.

Ned: I knew this house was yours, but I thought was the

yellow one.

4. Ken: Well, Bob, here’s your car, but where’s ?

Bob: There’s yours, near the barracks.

5. Alice: Sam likes his new teacher, but Jan and I don’t like .

Steve: Oh, I thought all of you had the same teacher. Are you in
different classes?

6. James: Is John going to Dallas with us in our car?

Steve: No, he’s driving .

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 EXERCISE E Finish the sentences. Use the pattern verb + to + verb.
Number 1 is an example.

1. After lunch, I’ll begin to look for new gym clothes. .

2. Don’t forget .

3. Can you learn ?

4. I want .

5. Remember .

6. Lt Lewis likes .

7. When can we start ?

8. I’ll try .

9. The class needs .

10. I like .

EXERCISE F Read the sentences. Choose the best answer.

1. The baseball game started late. They didn’t to play before 8:30 p.m.
a. begin
b. remember
c. forget
d. rent

2. Sgt Johnson doesn’t buy a new car, but he wants to get that beautiful
red one.
a. need
b. to need
c. need to
d. to need to

3. Sam said, “Tom, I’m leaving the office now. Please don’t to turn off the
lights when you leave.”
a. try
b. forget
c. remember
d. want

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 EXERCISE G Read and select the true statement.
1. Sally drank some water.
a. She was hungry.
b. She was thirsty.
c. She was angry.
d. She was tired.

2. Greg eats an apple every day.

a. He needs a doctor.
b. He likes all fruit.
c. He buys a lot of apples.
d. He needs more money.

3. Terry lives in the barracks.

a. He bought a new house.
b. He’s in the military.
c. He eats a lot of food.
d. He has a lot of money.

4. Mary called a travel agent and made a reservation.

a. She’s going to a restaurant.
b. She can’t pay for a trip now.
c. She works for a travel agent.
d. She’s going to take a trip.

EXERCISE H Write the topic and select the main idea of the paragraph.

Capt White wanted to buy some new furniture for her house. Capt White’s
husband wanted to get new furniture, too, but they didn’t have a lot of money.
They went to the furniture store together. They saw a sofa and two tables they
liked. They talked to the clerk and asked, “Can we pay a little each month for
the furniture?” The clerk said, “Sure, no problem!” Now they have some new
furniture in their living room.
The topic is ______________________________________________________
The main idea is:
a. A furniture clerk helped Capt White and his wife.
b. The Whites decided not to get new furniture.
c. The Whites got new furniture now and will pay for it later.

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 EXERCISE I Complete the dialogs with words from the gray box.

Use each word only one time.

try want begin need

1. Mike: Do you know how to play tennis?

Ken: No, I to learn.

2. Sally: Jim, your shirt is very dirty.

Jim: I know. I to put on a clean one.

3. Alan: Don’t forget to bring your pictures to class.

John: I’ll to remember to bring them tomorrow.

4. Tom: When are you going to study for the quiz?

Jim: I’ll to study after dinner tonight.

EXERCISE J Match the two halves of the sentences.

1. These flowers a. are interesting.

2. These newspapers b. is very important.

3. John eats good food c. to stay healthy.

4. Yesterday’s movie d. are beautiful.

5. The general e. was exciting.

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EVALUATION EXERCISES FOR BOOK 8 LESSON 3
EXERCISE A Listen and circle the number of syllables you hear.

1. 1 2 3 4 6. 1 2 3 4

2. 1 2 3 4 7. 1 2 3 4

3. 1 2 3 4 8. 1 2 3 4

4. 1 2 3 4 9. 1 2 3 4

5. 1 2 3 4 10. 1 2 3 4

EXERCISE B Solve the math problem. Write the final answer in the box.

Here are three numbers: 25, 22, and 33.

a. add the numbers b. divide the total by 4

c. add the answers in a. and b. d. divide the answer in half

The answer is

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 EXERCISE C Complete the sentences with less, least, more or most.

1. Joe likes to keep his money. He buys the expensive clothes in

the store.

2. Jan has lots of money. She buys the expensive clothes in the
store.

3. Ted likes to grow flowers. He has the beautiful flowers on the

block.

4. Tina doesn’t like to grow flowers. She has beautiful flowers

than Ted.

5. Lt Andrews asked his class, “Which do you think is exciting, a

sports car or a family car?”

6. Lt Andrews asked his class, “Which do you think is the

exciting, a sports car, a motorcycle, or a truck?”

7. I can’t do this problem. It’s difficult than any of the others.

8. This problem is easy. It’s difficult than all of the others.

9. The customer asked, “I don’t have much money. Which one of these two books is
expensive than the other?”

10. The customer asked, “I don’t have much money. Which one of these three books
is the expensive?”

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 EXERCISE D Complete the dialogs with words in the gray box.

deposit slot conversation

operator distance
factory pay phone expensive

1. Lt Ellis: I had an interesting with Maj Ray on the phone

today.
Lt Cobb: Is that right? What did you talk about?

2. Susie: When is it least to make a long distance call?

Willy: Weekdays after 10:00 p.m. and on weekends.

3. Sgt Wills: Where does your brother work?

Sgt Poe: He works in a . They make trucks there.

4. Mary: Can you help me, please? I want to make a long

call.
Ralph: Do you know the number?

Mary: No, I don’t.

Ralph: Then you’ll have to call the .

5. Maggie: Excuse me. Can you show me how to use this ?

Warren: First, listen for the dial tone. Then, the coins

in the and dial.

Maggie: Thanks for your help.

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 EXERCISE E Choose the best answer.

1. Steven wanted to make a phone call. He looked for a .

a. pay phone
b. factory
c. local call
d. person

2. Janice was in Dallas, Texas, and she needed to call her mother in Los Angeles,
California.
a. She made a local call.
b. She made a long distance call.
c. She heard the bell.
d. She’s a nice person.

3. The man put a quarter in the and dialed the number.

a. change
b. coin
c. slot
d. page

4. Do you think it will rain?

a. I don’t know. It will.
b. I don’t know. It may.
c. I don’t know. It must.
d. I don’t know. It rang.

5. Ms. Owens didn’t know the phone number. She had to ask the .
a. operator
b. pay phone
c. phone book
d. area code

6. call is the least expensive.

a. An international
b. A long distance
c. A local
d. A phone

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 7. You need for a pay phone.
a. bells
b. pages
c. coins
d. lines

8. Marvin finished his conversation and .

a. found
b. called up
c. hung up
d. rang

9. Excuse me. I need to make a call on this pay phone, but I don’t have any coins.
Do you have for this dollar?
a. change
b. phone
c. operator
d. slot

10. The sky is dark with clouds and the wind is blowing hard. I think .
a. the stars are out tonight
b. the night is very long
c. winter is the best season
d. it might rain

11. We talked for hours.

a. We had a long conversation.
b. We ate a late dinner.
c. We don’t have a phone.
d. We went dancing.

12. I can’t buy that car. It costs a lot of money. The car is .
a. cheap
b. expensive
c. busy
d. local

13. Ellen didn’t take Bert’s call because she .

a. didn’t know his number
b. needed a pay phone
c. was too busy
d. didn’t have coins

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14. My son doesn’t have much money. He has five dollars.
a. less
b. just
c. free
d. count

15. Who is that in the red sweater?

a. page
b. person
c. phone
d. public

16. With do you usually eat dinner?

a. who
b. her
c. him
d. whom

17. Richard likes all his instructors, but he likes Mr. Miller .
a. the most
b. more
c. more than
d. than

18. How much did you for your new watch?

a. make
b. may
c. pay
d. call

19. Please do the homework on 9 and 10.

a. phones
b. slots
c. coins
d. pages

20. Hello. Is Mrs. Smith there?

a. Just a minute. I’ll see.
b. This is the operator.
c. I need to make a call.
d. There’s no public phone here.

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EVALUATION EXERCISES FOR BOOK 8 LESSON 4
EXERCISE A Listen. Circle the number of syllables you hear.

1. 1 2 3 4 6. 1 2 3 4

2. 1 2 3 4 7. 1 2 3 4

3. 1 2 3 4 8. 1 2 3 4

4. 1 2 3 4 9. 1 2 3 4

5. 1 2 3 4 10. 1 2 3 4

EXERCISE B Listen. Draw the time on the face of the clock.

1. 2. 3.

4. 5. 6.

EXERCISE C Write the time. Use to, till, past, or after.

1. 1:30

2. 2:45

3. 7:15

4. 4:25

5. 11:50

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EXERCISE D Select the best answer.

1. Colonel Walker isn’t here. He’ll be back in 2 hours. Can you ?

a. hold the line
b. look for him
c. wait a minute
d. call back later

2. I’ll be back at half past five.

a. 6:30
b. 4:30
c. 5:30
d. 5:15

3. I’m calling about the apartment you have for rent. How many does it
have?
a. managers
b. bedrooms
c. bells
d. residences

4. Mrs. Larson, I’ll be back after lunch. Can you take messages for me now
2 o’clock?
a. until / to
b. till / from
c. from / until
d. to / till

5. Did you hear? Jim got a new job! He’s a big Chinese restaurant in San
Francisco.
a. managing
b. renting
c. exercising in
d. sitting in

6. Bill: Hello. Is Ms. Clinton there?

Tim: I’m sorry. She’s not here now.
Bill: Will you please ?
a. hold her call
b. wait for her call
c. give her a message
d. call me later

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 7. Sam is always late for work. His work begins at eight, but he usually arrives
there at about .
a. ten minutes till eight
b. a quarter to seven
c. a quarter after eight
d. seven-thirty

8. What an interesting animal! What animal is it?

a. kind of
b. kind a
c. kinds of
d. a kind

9. Please have dinner without me. I’m going to late tonight.

a. look for
b. wait for
c. hold on
d. be back

10. Wait a minute. Don’t go. I’ll help you .

a. the day after tomorrow
b. in just a moment
c. a quarter past three
d. until evening

11. Do I have to pay a before I can rent the apartment?

a. moment
b. message
c. deposit
d. dime

12. I work five thirty every day.

a. until
b. for
c. half past
d. minutes to

13. Mr. Walker is the of this factory.

a. minute
b. manager
c. message
d. moment

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14. I like this apartment. How much is the ?
a. manager
b. garden
c. rent
d. basement

15. I’m going to be late because I can’t find my car keys.

a. I’m calling about the apartment.
b. I’m holding the newspaper.
c. I’m looking for them now.
d. I’m waiting for lunch.

16. Mike: Would you like to leave a message?

Bill: Yes. Please Mr. Brown that I called.
a. call
b. say
c. till
d. tell

17. Sue: Where are the children?

Sam: They’re playing outside in the .
a. bedroom
b. basement
c. dining room
d. garden

18. Bob: Hi. Is Kathy there?

Tina: No, she isn’t here right now. Can I ?
a. take a message
b. wait a moment
c. tell her to go
d. call back later

19. Bob: This is Lt North. I’d like to speak with Lt West.

Rick: Sir, Lt West is taking a break. I’ll go get her. Can you ?
a. call her back
b. hold the line
c. leave a message
d. look for her

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20. Major Bell called you. His number is 555-6248.
a. He wants you to wait for him.
b. He wants you to hold the line.
c. He wants you to tell him later.
d. He wants you to call him back.

21. Mike: Do you want to see a movie with us?

Larry: I can’t. I’m an important phone call.
a. waiting for
b. looking for
c. telling
d. waiting

22. Nancy: Do you hear something?

Laura: Yes, it’s the .
a. kind
b. line
c. bell
d. quarter

23. Ray: Do you have to work tonight?

Tim: I’ll stay the colonel goes home!
a. until
b. from
c. to
d. then

24. Stacy: Does this house have a family room below the first floor?
Mark: No, it doesn’t have a .
a. basement
b. dining room
c. garden
d. roof

25. Rich: Do you need any help?

Nate: Yes, I need to open the car door. Will you this box for me?
a. look
b. hold
c. open
d. close

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 EXERCISE E Read the message. Then write sentences with tell.

Number 1 is an example.

A MESSAGE FOR YOU

 1. Tell Scott (that) Debbie called him

on November 4 at 2:15 p.m.

Date: November 4
Time: 2:15 p.m. 2.
For: Scott
From: Debbie
Phone: 410-332-9121 3.

X Called
4.
Called you back
Will call again
X Please call 5.

Message: I have a ticket on

Flight 1030. I’ll arrive at 9:00, 6.
November 16. Rent a car for me.

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