Unit 1 Student Life

Conversation A

Dan: Hi. My name’s Dan.

Chai: Hi, Dan. I am Chai. It’s nice to meet you.

Dan: Nice to meet you, too.

Chai: What do you do Dan?

Dan: I’m a student at Buriram Rajabhat University.

Chai: Really! What’s your major?

Dan: I study English major. What about you? What do you do?

Chai: I’m a student at Buriram Rajabhat University as well and I study

Chemistry.

Dan: What subject do you like?

Chai: I like English for Communication.

Dan: Wow! I like that subject too. That’s interesting.

Activity 1:Work in pairs and practice the conversation below using your own details.

A: Hi. My name’s__________.

B: Hi,___________.I’m ____________. It’s nice to meet you.

A: Nice to meet you, too.

B:What do you do?

A: I’m a________________.
Activity 2: Read the conversation B again and then answer the following questions.

1. Where is Annie from?

She’s from Japan.
_______________________________________________

2. Who is a new student in this conversation?

Mint
_______________________________________________

3. What do Annie and Mint do?

They are students.
_______________________________________________

4. Who is a student at Sendai University?

Mint’s sister
_______________________________________________

5. Does Mint study at Sendai University?

No, she doesn’t.
_______________________________________________
Vocabulary
Lively
/ˈlīvlē/
Adjective
Full of energy
The lively puppies romped around the room.
Bright
The walls of Emma’s room were painted a lively pink.
Let’s do Dictionary Work exercise!!
Parts of speech
1. Nouns
2. Verbs
3. Adjectives
4. Adverbs
5. Pronouns
6. Prepositions
7. Conjunction
8. Interjection
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Enjoy life at BRU!
Read about a typical day of a BRU student, Sakchai …

Sakchai is an English student at Buriram Rajabhat University. He lives in

Buriram, Thailand. He shares a dormitory with three other students. Sakchai’s day
starts at 6:30 a.m. He gets up and takes a shower. He doesn’t have a motorbike, so at
7:30 a.m. he takes a tuk-tuk to university. He has coffee and toast in a canteen on
campus. He starts class at 9:30 a.m. The classes are difficult but interesting. At noon,
he has lunch with his friends. After lunch he studies in the Language Center. He has
another class at 3:30 p.m. and then goes shopping at the mall. He goes home around
7:00 p.m. In the evening he doesn’t study. He reads, watches soccer (Buriram United)
or goes out to Speed Club with his friends. He goes to bed at 1:00 a.m. Sakchai thinks
student life is fun!
Activity 7:Answer the questions

1. What is the topic of this paragraph?

Enjoy life at BRU

_____________________________________________________

2. What is the main idea?

Sakchai is an English student at BRU.

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3. What does Sakchai do?

He is a student.
______________________________________________________

4. What time does Sakchai take a tuk-tuk to university?

He takes a tuk-tuk at 7.30 am.
_______________________________________________________

5. What does Sakchai do after class?

He goes shopping at the mall.
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Ways of Reading

A good reader reads in different ways.

- Sometimes we read quickly. We just want to get to the general idea. We call
this type of reading “skimming”.

- We also read quickly to get a particular piece of information. This is called

“scanning”.

- At other times we need to read more carefully. This is called “intensive

reading or “study reading”.
a

b
Present Simple Tense
When
How
Who
 When do you have dinner?
1. ___________________________? I have dinner at 7 p.m.

Where does your father work?

2. ___________________________? My father works at a factory.

3. ___________________________?
What do you want to be? I want to be a musician.

Why does she want to sleep?

4. ___________________________? She wants to sleep because she is tired.

How does Jenny get to class?

5. ___________________________? Jenny drives to class.
 does her friend live

does Susan study

does Eva live in New York with

does his brother get up

does Mr. Brown go to work

does the supermarket sell

do they travel on holidays

does Richard teach

does this bus go

Ask for the bold part of the sentence.

Julia likes pop-music.

What does Julia like?
_______________________________
Maria comes from Spain.
Where does Maria come from?
_______________________________
They play in the garden.
Where do they play?
_______________________________
Rick rides his bike with Daniel.
_______________________________
Who does Rick ride his bike with?
I go to the cinema on Saturdays.
When do you go to the cinema?
_______________________________
We go to Nan because it is cold there.
_______________________________
Why do you go to Nan?
Joe repairs his bike.
_______________________________
What does Joe repair?
Robin drives his car to work.
_______________________________
How does Robin get to work?
Peter runs with his dog at the park.
_______________________________
Where does Peter run with his dog?
Eric gets to hospital by bus.
How does Eric get to hospital?
_______________________________
Activity 9:Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb in the parentheses.

goes
1. Every summer her family ____________ to Europe for two weeks. (go)

take
2. Sudjai and Yen ______________ a German class on Wednesday mornings.(take)

3.__________ fly
Does that airline __________ to Korea? (fly)

4. The semester doesn’t finishuntil the end of June. (not finish)

_____________

tries to call his mother in the mornings. (try)

5. Fasai usually _________

Does she ____________for

6.___________ pay your car expenses? (pay)

7. The librarydoesn’t closeuntil 21:00. (not close)

___________

kicks the ball into the net. (kick)

8. Jackie __________

9_______ take
Do you _______your dogs for a walk? (take)

Does she always ________

10.________ use her cell phone for long distance calls? (use)
Activity 10:Put the words in order to make questions.

1. city / Do / you / in / the / center / study /?

_________Do you study in the city? ___________________

2. do / Where / your / parents / live / ?

Where do your parents live?

_________________________________________________

3. start / What time/ you / class / do / ?

What time does your class start?
_________________________________________________

4. your / friends / do / meet / you / Where /?

Where do you meet your friend?

_________________________________________________

5. Do / go / you / to / by bus / university?

Do you go to university by bus?

_________________________________________________
Capital Letters
STUDY SKILL Punctuation

Use capital letters for the first letter of :

a. the first word in a sentence, for example: He studies English.

b. people’s names: Nora
c. titles: Mr, Mrs, Miss, Dr. Professor
d. cities and countries: Turkey, Beijing
e. languages: English
f. the names of schools, colleges, and companies: International College, Microsoft

Remember – Use a full stop (.) at the end of a sentence.

Use a question mark (?) at the end of a question.
 1 a 2 f
My name is Victor and I am a student at the University of Oporto, in Portugal.
I am studying French and Russian, and English because I like languages.
3 e
4 c, a 5 b
Dr.Afzal Ahmed is 36 years old. He is a doctor, and he comes from a small town near
Madras, in the south of India.

6 d
stops or question marks where necessary.
1) my name is somchai wongphudeei am a student at buriram rajabhat university in

buriram

…………………………………………………………………………………………
My name is SomchaiWongphudee. I am a student at
…………………………………………………………………………………………
Buriram Rajabhat University in Buriram.
…………………………………………………………………………………………

2) i am a receptionist in a big hotel in korea the name of the hotel is the royal palace

…………………………………………………………………………………………
I am a receptionist in a big hotel in Korea.
…………………………………………………………………………………………
The name of the hotel is the Royal Palace.
…………………………………………………………………………………………

3) my husband is called mai and he is a pilot he works for air new zealand

…………………………………………………………………………………………
My husband is called Mai and he is a pilot.
…………………………………………………………………………………………
He works for Air New Zealand.
…………………………………………………………………………………………

4) mrs mona berneys is a teacher she comes from holland and she teaches german
Mrs. Mona Berneys is a teacher. She comes from
…………………………………………………………………………………………
Holland and she teaches German.
…………………………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………………………………
5) where is the faculty for oriental studies is it oxford

Where is the Faculty for Oriental Studies?

…………………………………………………………………………………………

Is it in Oxford?
…………………………………………………………………………………………

6) my friend is koy comes from cambodia

My friend is Koy who comes from Cambodia.
…………………………………………………………………………………………

7) i am studying english and history at buriram rajabhat university

I am studying English and History at
…………………………………………………………………………………………
Buriram Rajabhat University.
…………………………………………………………………………………………

8) is mike doing a course at buriram technical college

Is Mike doing a course at Buriram Technical College?
…………………………………………………………………………………………

9) my sister want to visit egypt and germany next summer

My sister wants to visit Egypt and Germany next summer.
…………………………………………………………………………………………

10) is there a message for mrchairatsakulchai from prakhonchai

Is there a message for Mr. Chairat Sakulchai
…………………………………………………………………………………………
From Prakhonchai?
…………………………………………………………………………………………
Activity 14:Read study skill on capital letters. Find nine mistakes in the following
sentences and correct them.

My nam is Padthai I come from thailand. I am student in a school

myfather work in post office. His name is jatupat.

We have fourchildrens.

…………………………………………………………………………………………
My name is Padthai. I come from Thailand. I am a student
…………………………………………………………………………………………
in a school. My father works in a
…………………………………………………………………………………………
post office.
His name is Jatupat. We have four childrens.
…………………………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………………………………
Review
Part A: Conversation
Direction: Choose a word from the box to complete the conversation.

gets up college Spanish study student

A: Hello. Is that your girlfriend?

college
B: Yes, She studies English in _______.

A: Really? Does she like it?

gets up
B: Yes, she does. But she works hard. She _______very early.
student
A: Hmm….My girlfriend is a _______, too.

study
B: Oh, What does she_______?
Spanish
A:_______, but she doesn’t work very hard!
 Review
Part B: Grammar
Direction: Choose a word or words from the box to complete the sentences.

don’t come closes doesn’t drink go meets

doesn’t drink
1. My sister_________coffee every morning.

closes 5.30 pm.

2. The post office usually _________at

meets lot of people.

3. Pranee likes her job because she_________a

go
4. James and Nancy_________home twice a week.
don’t come
5. They_________here very often.
Directions: Complete the following with positive (+) and negative (-) versions of the
words in brackets.
1. She (study) in the library (+)

She studies in the library.

________________________________________________

2. Mona (has) children (-)

Mona doesn’t have children.

________________________________________________

3.( your parents /work) in an office (?)

Do your parents work in an office?

________________________________________________

4. My father (work) on a boat (+)

My father works on a boat.

________________________________________________

5. Michael (teach) Chinese (-)

Michael doesn’t teach Chinese.

________________________________________________
Directions: Complete the following sentences with the present simple form of the
verb provided in the parentheses.
don’t have
1. I ________(not have) a job.

goes
2. My sister_______(go) to school by taxi.

starts
3. This class______(start) at 7.30 a.m.

Does
4. _________your live
grandmother___________(live) with you?

does do
5. What _________Pailin__________(do)?
Directions: Read the paragraph about their everyday life and answer the questions.

Tara often rides her motorbike to school. It takes about 30 minutes,

but she likes the exercise. If she’s running late, then she takes the
bus so she can get to class on time. By bus, it only takes about 15

minutes.

Mona lives outside of Buriram. She commutes the city every day by
bus. She is often stuck in traffic. On Friday nights, she goes back to her
hometown and spends time with her family on the weekend.

1. Does it take Tara a long time to take the bus to school?

No, it doesn’t.
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2. How does Mona go to the city?

She goes to the city by bus.
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Next week:

Quiz 1