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Unit Study Guide

(Unit 4)
Self-Check Write a checkmark ✔ next to the language you know. Return to the unit in your
Student’s Book to find and study the language you are not yet sure of.
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GRAMMAR  husband  forty

 Be: questions with Who  sister  fifty
(page 29)  brother  sixty
 Be with adjectives (page  seventy
30) Adjectives to describe  eighty
 Adverbs very and so people
(page 30)
 ninety
 pretty  one hundred
 Verb have / has:  handsome
affirmative statements  one hundred one
(page 32)  good-looking
 Be: questions with How  cute Other language
old (page 33)  short  dad
 tall  mom
 old
VOCABULARY  young
Family relationships SOCIAL LANGUAGE
 grandparents Numbers 21–101  Who’s that?
 grandmother  twenty-one  That’s my [father].
 grandfather  twenty-two  Tell me about your
 parents  twenty-three [father].
 mother  twenty-four  Well, [he’s] a [doctor].
 father  twenty-five  And [he’s] very [tall].
 children  twenty-six  And how about your
 daughter [mother]?
 twenty-seven
 son  twenty-eight  I have one [brother] and
two [sisters].
 grandchildren  twenty-nine  Really?
 grandson  thirty  How old is your [brother]?
 granddaughter  thirty-one
 wife  thirty-two

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Practice Write a new sentence or a short conversation with each grammar point, word, or
expression you didn’t check.

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Pronunciation Activity
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NUMBERS

STUDENT A WORKSHEET

A. PAIR WORK. Tell your partner the following addresses.

1. My mother’s address is 13 Bank Street.
2. My brother’s address is 60 Main Street.
3. My grandfather’s address is 80 Chef Street.
4. My daughter’s address is 14 Mitchell Street.
5. My cousin’s address is 15 Doctor Street.

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B. Now listen to your partner and complete the addresses.

6. father’s address: ___ Fava Street
7. sister’s address: ___ Roberts Street
8. grandmother’s address: ___ Lee Street
9. son’s address: ___ Grant Street
10. boss’s address: ___ Charles Street

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Pronunciation Activity
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NUMBERS

STUDENT B WORKSHEET

A. PAIR WORK. Listen to your partner and complete the addresses.

1. mother’s address: _____ Bank Street
2. brother’s address: _____ Main Street
3. grandfather’s address: _____ Chef Street
4. daughter’s address: _____ Mitchell Street
5. cousin’s address: _____ Doctor Street

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B. Now tell your partner the following addresses.

6. My father’s address is 16 Fava Street.
7. My sister’s address is 70 Roberts Street.
8. My grandmother’s address is 50 Lee Street.
9. My son’s address is 19 Grant Street.
10. My boss’s address is 80 Charles Street.

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Practice the conversation and vocabulary with a partner. Use your own words.

A: Who’s that?
B:
A: And __________?
B:

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Practice the conversation and vocabulary with a partner. Use your own words.

A:
B: That’s __________.
A:
B: __________.

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Inductive Grammar Chart

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GRAMMAR. Be: questions with Who

Look at these questions with Who.

Who is he? He’s my dad.

Who’s Louise? She’s my mom.
Who are they? They’re my sisters.
Who are Nina and Jan? They’re my daughters.

FIGURE IT OUT . . .
1. Complete this grammar rule.
Use Who to ask about ________.
a. things b. places c. people
2. Which of these contractions is not correct? Cross it out.
a. Who is → Who’s b. Who are → Who’re

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Inductive Grammar Chart

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GRAMMAR. Be with adjectives / Adverbs very and so

Look at these sentences with the verb be with adjectives.

She’s pretty. They’re good-looking.

He’s handsome. Your children are cute.

FIGURE IT OUT . . .
Complete this grammar rule.
Adjectives describe or give information about __________.
a. a noun or pronoun b. an adjective

Look at the sentences with the adverbs so and very.

They're very good-looking. She's so pretty!

He's very handsome. Your children are so cute!

FIGURE IT OUT . . .
Write T for true or F for false.
1. The adverbs so and very make adjectives stronger. ____________
2. So and very come after adjectives. ______________

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Learning Strategy
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LISTENING STRATEGY: focusing attention

Listen for specific information. Read the activity before you listen.

PRACTICE
Before you listen, look at the adjectives in parentheses. Then listen for the correct
adjective.
1. Her husband is very (handsome / tall / old).
2. His daughter is very (tall / good-looking / cute).
3. Her brothers are very (tall / good-looking / young).
4. His son is very (tall / good-looking / short).
5. Her father is very (tall / old / short).
6. His sisters are very (tall / good-looking / short).

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Practice the conversation and vocabulary with a partner. Use your own words.

A: Tell me about your __________.

B:
A: And how about your __________?
B:

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Practice the conversation and vocabulary with a partner. Use your own words.

A:
B: Well, __________. And __________.
A:
B: __________.

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Inductive Grammar Chart

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GRAMMAR. Verb have / has: affirmative statements

Look at these affirmative statements with have and has.

I have one son and one daughter.

I
You He
have a brother. has three sisters.
We She
They

FIGURE IT OUT . . .
Write the answers in the blanks.
1. You use the pronouns ___, ____, ____, and ____ with have.
2. You use the pronouns ___ and ____ with has.

FIGURE IT OUT . . .
Complete the sentences with have or has.
1. I _____ a cute sister.
2. He _____ five brothers.
3. They _____ two good-looking children.
4. We _____ a daughter.

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A: I have __________.
B:
A: __________.
B:
A: __________.

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Practice the conversation and vocabulary with a partner. Use your own words.

A:
B: Really? How old __________?
A:
B: And your __________?
A:

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Inductive Grammar Chart

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GRAMMAR. Be: questions with How old

Look at these questions and answers with How old.

he? He’s nineteen years old.

How old is she? She’s thirty-three.
your sister? She’s twenty.

they? Twenty-nine.
How old are
your parents? They’re fifty and fifty-two.

FIGURE IT OUT . . .
1. Answer this question.
What verb comes after How old in questions? _____________

2. Read this conversation. Which of B’s answers is not correct? Cross it out.
A: How old is she?
B: a. She’s seventeen. b. She’s seventeen years.
c. She’s seventeen years old. d. Seventeen.

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Learning Strategy
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READING STRATEGY: recalling main ideas

Skim an article quickly first to get the main ideas.

PRACTICE
Open your book to the article “Who Are They?” on page 34. Read the article
quickly. Then close your book and answer these questions.

1. What are the occupations of the four people in the article?

___________________________________________________________________
2. Where is Jackie Chan from?
___________________________________________________________________
3. What is Jackie Chan's occupation?
___________________________________________________________________
4. Where is Abigail Breslin from?
___________________________________________________________________
5. Where is Gael García Bernal from?
___________________________________________________________________
6. Are any of their family members actors?
___________________________________________________________________

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Graphic Organizer

(Unit 4, page T34, Reading)

Country Occupation Family

Jackie Chan

Abigail Breslin

Gael García Bernal

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Top Notch Pop Song Activities

(Unit 4, “Tell Me All about It”)

A. Listen to the song “Tell Me All about It.” Check the occupations you hear.

actor
doctor
lawyer
student

artist
engineer
pilot
teacher

B. Listen to the song again. Write the names of the family members you hear.
1. ___________________
2. ___________________
3. ___________________
4. ___________________

C. Mark each of the following statements T for true or F for false, according to the
information in the song.
___ 1. Her father is a lawyer.
___ 2. Her mother is a lawyer.
___ 3. Her father is not tall.
___ 4. Her brother and sister are artists.
___ 5. Her sister is twenty-three.
___ 6. He doesn’t have a sister.
___ 7. His parents are both teachers.

D. Answer the questions. Listen to the song again if necessary.

1. Is her father a doctor?
__________________________________________________________________
2. Is her mother a doctor or a lawyer?
__________________________________________________________________
3. How old is her brother?
__________________________________________________________________

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4. What’s his occupation?

__________________________________________________________________
5. Is her brother or her sister an artist?
__________________________________________________________________
6. How many brothers and sisters does he have?
__________________________________________________________________
7. What color are his mother’s eyes?
__________________________________________________________________

ABOUT YOU. Answer the questions.

1. Do you have any brothers or sisters?
__________________________________________________________________
2. What does your mother do?
__________________________________________________________________
3. What does your father do?
__________________________________________________________________
4. What color eyes do you have?
__________________________________________________________________
5. What color hair do you have?
__________________________________________________________________
6. How old are you?
__________________________________________________________________

SPEAKING OPTION. Use your answers to tell your class about yourself.

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They’re the boy’s ___.

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grandfather

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They’re the boy’s ___.

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She’s the boy’s ___.

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father

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children

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She’s their ___.

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He’s their ___.

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She is his ___.

wife

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husband
He is her ___.

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parents. She is his ___.

Family relationships
They have the same

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parents. He is her ___.
They have the same

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describe people
Adjectives to
She is ___.

pretty

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He is ___.

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describe people

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They are ___.

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describe people
The baby is ___.

Adjectives to

cute

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She is ___.

short

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He is ___.

tall

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describe people
Adjectives to
She is ___.

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old
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young
She is ___.

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describe people

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He is ___.

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describe people

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muscular
Adjectives to
He is ___.

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describe people

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heavy
He is ___.

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21 22 23

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twenty-two

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twenty-three

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24 25 26

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twenty-five

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Numbers

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27 28 29

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twenty-eight

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twenty-nine

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Numbers

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Numbers

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forty

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fifty
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one-hundred

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one-hundred

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Extra Reading Comprehension Questions

(Unit 4, page 34)

COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
A. Circle the letter of the correct person for each item.
1. She has two brothers.
a. Patricia Bernal
b. Abigail Breslin
c. Joan Lin
2. His parents are actors.
a. Gael García Bernal
b. Michael Breslin
c. Jackie Chan
3. He is a singer.
a. Gael García Bernal
b. Spencer Breslin
c. Jackie Chan
4. He is from Mexico.
a. Gael García Bernal
b. JC Chan
c. Jackie Chan
5. Her brother is an actor.
a. Kim Breslin
b. Abigail Breslin
c. Joan Lin
6. His son is a singer.
a. Gael García Bernal
b. Ryan Breslin
c. Jackie Chan

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CRITICAL THINKING
B. Answer these questions. Answer in complete sentences.
1. How many children do Michael and Kim Breslin have? ______________________
2. Who is Joan Lin’s husband? _________________________
3. Who are Gael García Bernal's parents? _________________________

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Supplementary Pronunciation Lessons

(Unit 4)

WORD STRESS

The stressed syllables in a word are long and strong.

For example:
PARents CHILdren DAUGHter
___ . ____ . _____ .

In compound nouns, the first word has a stronger stress.

For example:
GRANDparents GRANDchildren GRANDdaughter
____ . . ___ . . ___ . .

Listen to the Vocabulary on page 28 and repeat in the pauses.

1. GRANDparents 9. SON
2. GRANDmother 10. GRANDchildren
3. GRANDfather 11. GRANDson
4. PARents 12. GRANDdaughter
5. MOTHer 13. WIFE
6. FATHer 14. HUSband
7. CHILdren 15. SISter
8. DAUGHter 16. BROTHer

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Writing Process Worksheet

(Accompanies Unit 4, page 35)

SUBJECTS AND VERBS

A sentence has a subject and a verb.

subject verb
Mike has two children.
Pia is his daughter.
My grandparents are very good-looking.
Paul and Lisa aren’t very tall.

PRACTICE
1. Circle the subjects in the sentences below. Then underline the verbs.
a. I have one brother and two sisters.
b. My son is very handsome.
c. They are my parents.
d. My neighbors have two children.
e. Mr. Park is a teacher.
f. Actors are so good-looking.

2. On a separate piece of paper, correct the sentences. Add verbs.

a. She my sister.
b. My mother and father chefs.
c. I two brothers.
d. My parents teachers.
e. Danielle three brothers.
f. Mr. and Mrs. Yu my neighbors.

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WRITING
Write ten sentences to describe people in your family. Remember to make sure the
verbs follow the subjects.
For example:
My grandparents are very good-looking. ___________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________

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UNIT 4
Sitcom: Who’s this?

A. Complete the sentences. Circle the correct words.

1. Cheryl has (a son and a daughter / a brother and a sister).
2. Cheryl says her (mother / grandfather) is not old.
3. Cheryl’s sister has a (daughter / husband).
4. Cheryl says her sister’s (son / brother) is young.

✓ each statement True or False.

B. Check ❏
True False
1. Cheryl’s brother is thirty-four. ❏ ❏
2. Cheryl’s brother is an architect. ❏ ❏
3. Cheryl’s brother has a wife. ❏ ❏
4. Cheryl’s sister has a son. ❏ ❏
5. Cheryl’s sister’s husband is a doctor. ❏ ❏
6. Cheryl’s mother is eighty-five. ❏ ❏
7. Cheryl is in one of the pictures. ❏ ❏

C. How does Marie describe Cheryl’s family members? Complete each

sentence with an adjective from the box.
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pretty cute short handsome old

1. mother “But she’s so .”

2. brother “He’s so .”
3. brother’s wife “She’s very .”
4. sister’s son “He’s so .”
5. Cheryl “Who’s this old woman?”

Top Notch TV Fundamentals, Second Edition Activity Worksheet 4

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UNIT 4
Interview: Do you have any children?

A. Match the pictures with the sentences.

a. b. c. d.
1. “I’ve got one sister.” 3. “I have two children—a son and a daughter.”
2. “I have two girls and a boy.” 4. “I have one younger brother.”

B. Complete each statement with the correct answer.

1. When the interviewer says,“Do you have any siblings” he means,“Do you have any ?”
a. children b. brothers or sisters c. parents
2. Rita says, “ .”
a. I have two children b. I have two girls and a boy c. I have a boy and a girl
3. Rita’s son is .
a. forty-five b. forty-two c. forty-one
4. Maiko says her brother is .
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a. handsome b. old c. short

C. Complete each sentence with a word from the box.

Rita’s Mauro’s Maiko’s Chris’s

1. brother is tall and thin.

2. sister is twenty-six years old.
3. daughters are forty and thirty-four years old.
4. children are both students.

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