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Dialogue 1:
This is the story about Linda and Brian. Read how they get to know each other
in 10 edutaining lessons.
Brian: Hello, what are you doing here?
Linda: Hello, I am Linda! This is my younger sister, and we are waiting here for our
friend Carla. She is in the department store over there, and we are already tired. Who
are you?
Brian: Oh, I am Brian. Yes, I am also waiting for a friend. He is in the department
store, too. Are you here often?
Linda: We are here every day. Hahaha.
Brian: Yes, the department store is very big! Hahaha.
Linda: Look! There she is.
Brian: My friend is there too! Hey, what are you doing tonight?
Linda: We are going to the cinema! And you?
Brian: First, we are drinking something and then … we do not know yet. My friend is
here since this morning. He is just on vacation here.
Linda: Are you also new here?
Brian: Yes, I am actually from Germany, and my friend is from Sweden. My father,
however, is British.
Linda: Oh, that is interesting. Unfortunately, I have to go. You are very nice.
Brian: Thanks! You are too! Maybe I will see you around!
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_Grammar 1: Personal Pronouns,
Forms of “to be” – Present Tense :
Singular: Plural:
1. I am
1. We are
2. You are
2. You are
3. He is, she is, it is
3. They are
_Exercise 1 A:
Fill in the correct form of “to be”. Choose from this box:
Am am am am Are are Are are are are are are are are are are is is is is
is is is is is is is
This ________ the story about Linda and Brian. Read how they get to know
each other in 10 edutaining lessons.
Brian: Hello, what ______ you doing here? Linda: Hello, I ____ Linda! This is my
younger sister and we ______ waiting here for our friend Carla. She ____ in the
department store over there and we ______ already tired. Who ______ you? Brian:
Oh I ____ Brian. Yes, I ____ waiting for a friend. He ____ in the department store,
too. ______ you here often? Linda: We ______ here every day. Hahaha. Brian:
Yes, the department store ____ very big! Hahaha. Linda: Look! There she ____ .
Brian: My friend ____ there too! And what ______ you doing tonight? Linda: We
_____ going to the cinema! And you? Brian: First, we ______ drinking something
and then … we do not know yet. My friend ____ here since this morning. He ____
just on vacation here. Linda: ______ you also new here? Brian: Yes, I ____ actually
from Germany and my friend ____ from Sweden. My father, however, ____ British.
Linda: Oh, that _____ interesting. Unfortunately, I have to go. You ______ very
nice. Brian: Thanks! You ______ too! Maybe I will see you around!
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_Exercise 1 B :
Fill in the correct personal pronoun. Choose from this box:
He He I I I I I I She she they we We we we We we you You You you
you You you
This is the story about Linda and Brian. Read how ______ get to know each
other in 10 edutaining lessons.
Brian: Hello, what are ______ doing here? Linda: Hello, __ am Linda! This is my
younger sister and ____ are waiting here for our friend Carla. ______ is in the
department store over there, and ____ are already tired. Who are ______ ? Brian:
Oh, __ am Brian. Yes, __ am also waiting for a friend. ____ is in the department
store, too. Are ______ here often? Linda: ____ are here every day. Hahaha. Brian:
Yes, the department store is very big! Hahaha. Linda: Look! There ______ is. Brian:
My friend is there too! And what are ______ doing tonight? Linda: _____ are going
to the cinema! And where are you? Brian: First, ____ are drinking something and
then … ____ do not know yet. My friend is here since this morning. ____ is just on
vacation here. Linda: Are ______ also new here? Brian: Yes, ____ am actually from
Germany and my friend is from Sweden. My father, however, is British. Linda: Oh,
that is interesting. Unfortunately, __ have to go. ______ are very nice. Brian:
Thanks! ______ are too! Maybe __ will see you around! 2
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Linda: That’s cool! Which instrument do you play?
Brian: I play the guitar! And my friend plays the saxophone!
Linda: Oh, that’s my bus! I really like talking to you!
Brian: See you later!
_Grammar 2 A: Present Tense Simple :
Singular: Plural:
1. I play
1. We play
2. You play
2. You play
3. He plays, she plays, it plays
3. They play
_Grammar 2 B: Present Tense Progressive :
Singular: Plural:
1. I am playing
1. We are playing
2. You are playing
2. You are playing
3. He is playing, she is playing, it is
playing
3. They are playing
_Grammar 2 C: Present Simple vs. Progressive :
When to use the present simple? When to use the present progressive?
• When something happens
regularly or
• is a permanent situation or
• to show a schedule or fixed
timetable in the future (present
simple with a future meaning)
• For actions happening at or
around the moment of speaking
or
• for a longer action which is
currently in progress or
• for individual plans already in
place

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_Exercise 2 :
Fill in the correct present form of the verb. Choose from this box:
am am are are are can do do do do do do do does doing doing doing
drive eating go go going have have is is is is is is is is know lie like like
like like likes live lying make makes play play plays read reading see see
see sleeping study study studying talking travel travel waiting wait watching
watch work work working
Linda: Hello, Brandon! Brian: Hello, Linda, but actually, my name ________ not
Brandon! Linda: Oh sorry - ooops, your name ________... Brian. Right? What
________ you ________ here? Brian: I ________ ________ straight to the
university. What ________ you ________ now? Linda: I ________ ________ for
the bus and, meanwhile, ________ this book! Brian: I ________ ________ with
you. Linda: Oh, that ________ so nice of you! And what ________ your friend
________ now? Brian: He ________ ________ in bed, ________ television, and
________ my donuts.... Linda: Haha... my sister ________ also still ________. But
we ________ both ________ and ________... Brian: Too bad, I ________! Which
company ________ you ________ for? Linda: I ________ an office job at a large
company, and I ________ to many customers. Brian: What ________ you
________ in your spare time? Linda: I ________, as you ________, I ________ to
the cinema with my sister, and we ________ to ________ to parties. I ________ a
lot and ________ to ________ the world. My sister also ________ to ________ –
however, she just ________ not ________ enough money. Sometimes I ________
to just simply ________ on my sofa and ________ TV. And what ________ you
________? Brian: I ________ and ________ here. I ________ quite a lot and
________ in a department store. And I ________ music. My friend ________ music
too. We often ________ live-stuff! Linda: That ________ cool! Which instrument
________ you ________? Brian: I ________ the guitar! And my friend ________
the saxophone! Linda: Oh, that ________ my bus! I really ________ ________ to you! Brian: ________ you later!

_Dialogue 3 :
Linda: Oh, that was great!
Brian: Linda, you are also here? Our performance was not bad, but our bassist,
unfortunately, was sick.
Linda: Your sound is very mad! My sister and I were very much impressed!
Brian: You are so nice! So is your dress...
Linda: Oh, thanks. My sister gave it to me.
Brian: Your sister has very good taste. Your taste in music is also very good!
Hahaha... Are you friends with the Fischers?
Linda: Yes, the Fishers are good friends of mine. My sister and Britney Fisher are
team mates. And the Fishers are our neighbours.
Brian: Super! Pete Fisher is my friend. I also know his parents. My father and his
parents play Bridge together. Our families know each other very well.
Linda: Do your parents live in London?
Brian: My father does. My parents are actually divorced; my Mum lives with my
brother in Germany, and our father lives with his wife here in London. Their house is
beautiful. He is a lawyer and his wife works as a teacher.
Linda: My mother is also a teacher and my father works as an actor. My younger
brother goes to school, but he is at home today. My brother is an actor too. Do you
know an actor by the name of Paul Marifa?
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Brian: Paul Marifa! Of course. I like Sundays, because I can always watch his show
then. A good series, one hour long around seven, an exciting hour.
Linda: Wait until summer, the show always continues then! Do you play another
instrument?
Brian: I play the piano and the guitar.
Linda: By the way, what time is it?
Brian: One second, it is nine! No, wait! It is five past ten.
Linda: Oh, I thought it was only a quarter to ten.
Brian: Do you have to get up early tomorrow?
Linda: Yes, unfortunately around half past six! Oh, finally, the dinner is over! They
wanted to begin around eight, and now, it is nearly a quarter past ten and I have to
be back home around eleven. It will be twelve soon, I think.
Brian: Let me give you my number. I would like to invite you to my next concert: zero
– five – two – one – three – three – two – zero ….
Linda: Oh. I’ll call you! Would you like some wine and a piece of bread?
Brian: No thanks! I already had enough bread and I cannot drink too much wine,
because I have to sing again... Many people here have already had too much!
Hahaha.
Linda: Well then, good luck!
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_Grammar 3 A: Possessive Pronouns:
with noun:
Singular: Plural:
my
our
your
your
His, her, its
their
_Grammar 3 B: Possessive Pronouns:
without noun:
Singular: Plural:
mine
ours
yours
yours
His, hers, its
theirs
_Grammar 3 C: Articles:
Articles General use (there are some exceptions!)
A / an (indefinite article): depends
on the initial sound of the adjective
that immediately follows the article
(e. g. “a banana, an apple”)
with: countable nouns; nouns indicating
nationality, profession, religion, membership…;
some phrases (e. g. “what a pity”) …
The (definite article)
with: plural names of people and places; when
there is only one of something (e. g. “the last
samurai“); specific people and things …
No article
with: uncountable nouns; names of people;
names of places; names of meals, days,
months and seasons; persons and things in
general (e. g. “Children are not little adults”) …
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_Grammar 3 D: Numbers:
Cardinal Numbers: Ordinal Numbers:
0 zero 1st first
1 one 2nd second
2 two 3rd third
3 three 4th fourth
4 four 5th fifth
5 five 6th sixth
6 six 7th seventh
7 seven 8th eighth
8 eight 9th ninth
9 nine 10th tenth
10 ten ... ...
11 eleven Other numeral expressions:
12 twelve 1 x once
13 thirteen 2 x twice
14 fourteen 3 x three times
20 twenty 4 x four times
21 twenty-one ... ...
30 thirty Fractions:
40 forty 1/2 a half
50 fifty 1/3 a third
60 sixty 2/3 two thirds
70 seventy 3/4 three quarters
80 eighty 2/5 two fifths
90 ninety 4/10 four tenths
100 a hundred 1 1/2 one and a half
101 a hundred and one Decimals:
110 a hundred and ten 2.5 two point five
200 two hundred 1.25 one point twenty-five
1000 one thousand Other numeral expressions:
1001 one thousand and one single
2000 two thousand double
1.000.000 one million threefold
1.000.000.000 one billion ...
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_Exercise 3 A :
Fill in the correct possessive pronoun. Choose from this box:
his his his his mine My My My my my my My My My My My My my
Our our our Our Our Their Your Your your your Your
Linda: Oh, that was great! Brian: Linda, you are also here? ____ performance was
not bad, but ____ bassist, unfortunately, was sick. Linda: ____ sound is very mad!
____ sister and I were very much impressed! Brian: You are so nice! So is ____
dress... Linda: Oh, thanks. ____ sister gave it to me. Brian: ____ sister has very
good taste. ____ taste in music is also very good! Hahaha... Are you friends with
the Fischers? Linda: Yes, the Fishers are good friends of ____. ____ sister and
Britney Fisher are team mates. And the Fishers are ____ neighbours. Brian: Super!
Pete Fisher is ____ friend. I also know ____ parents. ____ father and ____ parents
play Bridge together. ____ families know each other very well. Linda: Do ____
parents live in London? Brian: ____ father does. ____ parents are actually
divorced; ____ Mum lives with ____ brother in Germany, and ____ father lives with
____ wife here in London. ____ house is beautiful. He is a lawyer and ____ wife
works as a teacher. Linda: ____ mother is also a teacher and ____ father works as
an actor. ____ younger brother goes to school, but he is at home today. ____
brother is an actor too. Do you know an actor by the name of Paul Marifa? Brian:
Paul Marifa! Of course.
_Exercise 3 B :
Fill in the correct article, or leave blank if no preposition is needed. Choose from
this box:
- - A a a a an an an an the the the
He is ____ lawyer and his wife works as ____ teacher. Linda: My mother is also
____ teacher and my father works as ____ actor. My younger brother goes to
school, but he is at home today. My brother is ____ actor too. Do you know ____
actor by the name of Paul Marifa? Brian: Paul Marifa! Of course.I like - Sundays,
because I can always watch his show then. ____ good series, one hour long
around seven, ____ exciting hour. Linda: Wait until - summer, ____ show always
continues then! Do you play another instrument? Brian: I play ____ piano and ____
guitar.