unit 1 - get connected workbook (1)

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UNIT Let's introduce ourselves. A VOCABULARY: Personal information 1 Circle the correct words. Hello. My name's Ken Tashita. I'm an electrician, but I'm unemployed / out of employed now. 1 I'm looking for a job. I'm not marry / married , but I have a fiancée. We're engaged / engage 2 , 3 but we want to wait to get married for a while. My fiancée's name is Miki, and she is self-employed / own-employed She owns her own work / business , and she runs it from an 4 5 office in her home. My roommate, Jake, is a manager / management at a bank. 6 He supervises ten other people. I live near my mother. She retiree / retired three years ago. 7 She is also a widow / widowed . Miki and I often check on her to make sure she is OK. 8 2 Complete the sentences about the people in Activity 1. 1. Ken isn't working. He's unemployed . 2. Ken and Miki plan to get married. They are . 3. At the moment, Miki is Ken's . 4. Ken's mother stopped working three years ago. She's . 5. Ken's father died. His mother is a . 6. Jake supervises other people at work. He's a 7. Miki doesn't work for anyone else. She's . 3 Complete the chart with information about you. Full name: Age: Street address: City: Job: Employer: Place of study: Marital status: 2B GRAMMAR: Present simple and present continuous 1 Rewrite the sentences with the new subject. 1. I live in a big city. He lives in a big city . 2. I don't like traveling to work. She 3. I usually wash the car on Sunday. He 4. I don't drive to work. She 2 What are the people doing? Write two sentences about each picture. 1. he / swim / run 3. they / eat / watch TV He's swimming He isn't running 2. she / write a letter / 4. I/ shop / drive read a book 3 Complete the story. Use the present simple or present continuous form of the verbs. I live (live) in a small apartment near downtown. However, I (not stay) 1 2 there this week. I (stay) with my brother for a few days. I (work) near my 3 4 home, I usually (walk) to my office, but this week I (take) the bus 5 6 because my brother (not live) near my work. However, I (enjoy) the week. 7 8 I (not see) my brother very often, and we always (have) a good time together. 9 10 4 Complete the conversation. Use the correct form of the verbs. A: I'm looking for (look for) my cell phone. I (want) to call Louise. 1 2 B: You (not need) to do that. I (think) she's over there. 3 4 Yes, she is. She (talk) to Pedro at the moment. 5 A: OK, but I still (need) my cell phone. Oh, I (know). 6 7 It's in the car. I (go) to get it now. 8 B: But Louise (come) over here now. 9 A: I can talk to her later. I (not like) leaving my phone in the car. 10 UNIT 1 Let's introduce ourselves. 3C READING AND WRITING: Reasons for doing something 1 Read the Web page. What kind of class is this? Write the correct subject below. Our class. T.J. 11/11 6:15 p.m. Hello. It was great to meet everyone in class today. Please tell everyone a little about why you are taking this class. Mario 11/11 7:10 p.m. Hi. My name is Mario Garcia. I'm retired so I have a lot of free time. My wife used to do all the cooking, but now I want to help her. We're eating less meat and more vegetables because they are healthier, so I'm excited to learn more about that. That's why I'm taking this class. Casey 11/11 7:32 p.m. Hi! I'm excited to meet everyone. I'm taking this class because I'm a mother of two young children. I want them to eat more vegetables. They don't want to. I want to learn how to cook vegetarian food for my kids. Max 11/11 9:47 p.m. OK, so I'm a great cook, but I cook mainly meat and potatoes. I know it's time to change my habits. I don't eat very healthy foods. I eat fast food a lot. In fact, I'm having a delicious pizza right now! I love pizza. Anyway, I'm engaged to a woman who always eats healthy foods. I want to show her that I can cook healthy foods, too, so we can cook together. Eva 11/12 8:03 a.m. I'm Evaline, but please call me Eva. I'm taking this class because I'm engaged to a vegetarian. I never really thought about eating this way before. I want to learn about, it and surprise my fiancé. Also, I'm unemployed at the moment, so I have some free time. I'm looking forward to getting to know everyone! 2 Match each person with the correct reason. 1. T.J. a. wants her children to eat more vegetables. 2. Mario b. wants to impress her fiancé. 3. Casey C. wants to change his habits and start eating healthier. 4. Max d. is retired and wants to cook more with his wife. 5. Eva e. is the teacher. 3 Who do you think said each sentence? Write the correct name. 1. Come on, honey. Let's go get a pizza. Just this one time. 2. Come over after work. I have a surprise for you tonight. 3. You go put your feet up, dear. I'm cooking dinner for you tonight. 4. Come on, everyone. It's dinnertime. I made something new for you tonight. 5. I'm excited to share my love of cooking with you. 4D EVERYDAY EXPRESSIONS: Future arrangements 1 Complete Sarah Ramiro's summary. Use the words in the boxes. working children girlfriend son wants Australia Cindy and Ryan Gaskell own a cafe called Cozy Cup. They have two . 1 Their daughter, Melanie, is a student, and their , Russell, 2 is looking for a job. Wiping the tables in this picture is Jordan Morris. Jordan's from . He's in the cafe 3 4 now, but he really to be an actor. He's waiting for 5 his , Lucy. Lucy Patterson is a copywriter. She 6 in an advertising agency. 7 works walking sales manager dating student In this picture, Lucy is into the cafe 8 with Matt Morris and Peter Colombo. Peter and I are Peter is a I'm 9 10 from Brazil. I'm a . 11 2 Complete the conversations. Use the words in parentheses. 1. A: Are you doing anything this evening? (you / do) B: Yes, I am. I'm going to the movies. (I / go) 2. A: this weekend? (Jordan / work) B: No, I think Lucy's parents. (he / visit) 3. A: When ? (they / leave) B: down on Saturday morning. (they / drive) 4. A: What tomorrow? (Peter and Sarah / do) B: at some houses. (they / look) UNIT 1 Let's introduce ourselves. 5