Jonathan Crichton and Pieter Koster TUTTLE Publishing Tokyo Rutland, Vermont Singapore 0000 FFMM PP0011--PP0055 VV11 UUKK..iinndddd 11 66//55//1155 66::2222 PPMM Contents FUNCTIONS GRAMMAR TOPICS UNIT 1: What’s your name?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 (cid:129) Identifying people by name (cid:129) Possessive adjectives (cid:129) Common objects (cid:129) Talking about ownership (cid:129) Negation (cid:129) Family relationships (cid:129) Simple present UNIT 2: That’d be great! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 (cid:129) Giving, accepting and (cid:129) Personal pronouns (cid:129) Places to visit declining invitations (cid:129) Imperatives (cid:129) Events (cid:129) Present continuous UNIT 3: I’d like you to meet my accountant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 (cid:129) Introducing people (cid:129) Demonstratives (cid:129) Jobs (cid:129) Social relationships UNIT 4: It’s a beautiful day, isn’t it? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 (cid:129) Starting conversations (cid:129) Question tags (cid:129) Descriptions (cid:129) Possessive pronouns UNIT 5: Revision and extension. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 UNIT 6: Would you like something to drink?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 (cid:129) Making, accepting and (cid:129) Count/uncount nouns (cid:129) Food and drink declining offers (cid:129) Open questions (cid:129) Numbers 1-10 UNIT 7: He’s a tour guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 (cid:129) Talking about occupations (cid:129) Simple past (cid:129) Occupations (cid:129) Asking for clarification UNIT 8: I’m going to New York. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 (cid:129) Asking about price (cid:129) Present perfect (cid:129) Days and months (cid:129) Talking about travel (cid:129) Duration (cid:129) Money (cid:129) Numbers 11-20 (cid:129) Transport UNIT 9: This one is better. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 (cid:129) Asking for and giving opinions (cid:129) Comparatives and superlatives (cid:129) Food (cid:129) Agreeing and disagreeing UNIT 10: Revision and extension. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 0000 FFMM PP0011--PP0055 VV11 UUKK..iinndddd 22 66//55//1155 66::2222 PPMM FUNCTIONS GRAMMAR TOPICS UNIT 11: What’s the matter? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 (cid:129) Greetings and farewells (cid:129) Obligation (cid:129) Parts of the body (cid:129) Talking about health (cid:129) Common ailments UNIT 12: I live in the big house. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 (cid:129) Talking about addresses and (cid:129) Future with will (cid:129) Locators locations (cid:129) Spatial prepositions (cid:129) Numbers over 20 UNIT 13: How much is this purse? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 (cid:129) Buying goods and services (cid:129) Some/any (cid:129) Common containers (cid:129) Inquiring about health (cid:129) Necessity (cid:129) Musical instruments (cid:129) Rooms UNIT 14: It’s the second street on the left. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 (cid:129) Asking for and giving directions (cid:129) Open questions (cid:129) Common institutions (cid:129) Directional prepositions (cid:129) Colours (cid:129) Ordinal numbers UNIT 15: Revision and extension. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 UNIT 16: She bought a cake. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 (cid:129) Talking about the past (cid:129) Simple past (cid:129) Activities and processes (cid:129) Regular and irregular verbs (cid:129) Present continuous UNIT 17: They’re working in the garden. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 (cid:129) Using the telephone (cid:129) Gerunds (cid:129) Telephone language (cid:129) Present and past continuous (cid:129) Before/after UNIT 18: What’s the time? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 (cid:129) Talking about time (cid:129) Timetable future (cid:129) Times (cid:129) Making appointments (cid:129) Emotions UNIT 19: You’re not allowed to park here. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 (cid:129) Using public transport (cid:129) Prohibition (cid:129) Transport (cid:129) Asking for, giving and refusing (cid:129) Quantifiers (cid:129) Time measurements permission UNIT 20: Revision and extension. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 Index to the Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 0000 FFMM PP0011--PP0055 VV11 UUKK..iinndddd 33 66//55//1155 66::2222 PPMM The Tuttle Story: “Books to Span the East and West” Many people are surprised to learn that the world’s largest publisher of books on Asia had its humble beginnings in the tiny American state of Vermont. The company’s founder, Charles E. Tuttle, belonged to a New England family steeped in publishing. Immediately after WW II, Tuttle served in Tokyo under General Douglas MacArthur and was tasked with reviving the Japanese publishing industry. He later founded the Charles E. Tuttle Publishing Company, which thrives today as one of the world’s leading independent publishers. Though a westerner, Tuttle was hugely instrumental in bringing a knowledge of Japan and Asia to a world hungry for information about the East. By the time of his death in 1993, Tuttle had pub- lished over 6,000 books on Asian culture, history and art—a legacy honoured by the Japanese emperor with the “Order of the Sacred Treasure,” the highest tribute Japan can bestow upon a non-Japanese. With a backlist of 1,500 titles, Tuttle Publishing is more active today than at any time in its past—inspired by Charles Tuttle’s core mission to publish fi ne books to span the East and West and provide a greater understanding of each. Published by Tuttle Publishing, an imprint of Distributed by: Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd North America, Latin America & Europe www.tuttlepublishing.com Tuttle Publishing 364 Innovation Drive Copyright © 2015 Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd North Clarendon, VT 05759-9436 U.S.A. Tel: 1 (802) 773-8930 All rights reserved. No part of this publication Fax: 1 (802) 773-6993 may be reproduced or utilized in any form [email protected] or by any means, electronic or mechanical, www.tuttlepublishing.com including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, Japan without prior written permission from the Tuttle Publishing publisher. Yaekari Building, 3rd Floor 5-4-12 Osaki, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0032 ISBN 978-0-8048-4638-7 (British Edition) Tel: (81) 3 5437-0171 ISBN 978-0-8048-4524-3 (American Edition) Fax: (81) 3 5437-0755 [email protected] www.tuttle.co.jp 18 17 16 15 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Asia Pacific Printed in Malaysia 1511TW Berkeley Books Pte. Ltd. 61 Tai Seng Avenue, #02-12, Singapore 534167 Tel: (65) 6280-1330 Fax: (65) 6280-6290 [email protected] www.periplus.com TUTTLE PUBLISHING® is a registered trademark of Tuttle Publishing, a division of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd. 0000 FFMM PP0011--PP0055 VV11 UUKK..iinndddd 44 66//55//1155 66::2222 PPMM Preface In an increasingly international world, being able to communicate in English is nowadays a necessity in social, professional and business life. Competence in English creates an increasing range of business, travel and leisure opportunities, opening doors to international communication. This book is a breakthrough in English language learning—imaginatively exploiting how pictures and text can work together to create understanding and help learners learn more productively. English Made Easy gives learners easy access to the vocabulary, grammar and functions of English as it is actually used in a comprehensive range of social situations. Self-guided students and classroom learners alike will be delighted by the way they are helped to progress easily from one unit to the next, using the combinations of pictures and text to discover for themselves how English works. The English Made Easy method is based on a thorough understanding of language structure and how language is successfully learned. The authors are experienced English language teachers with strong backgrounds in language analysis and language learning. The English Made Easy team is con- fident that the books represent a significant development in English language learning. —Professor Christopher N. Candlin, Macquarie University Introduction This is a book that keeps its promise. It makes learning English easy. People today learn English for a wide variety of purposes. You may use English in your work, live in an English-speaking country, or be planning to visit one. Whatever your purpose, English Made Easy is a perfect way to learn basic skills in English language communication. English Made Easy does not teach grammar. It teaches you how to use English. Grammar informs the way that the book is structured, but the authors believe that, especially at beginner level, new stu- dents do not need to clutter their learning with grammatical labels and rules. They learn by observing, discovering and practicing how language is used. English Made Easy uses the universal language of pictures to present language in the contexts in which it is used. Students learn the meaning of what is written by studying how language is used in the pictures. Real life social situations are broken down into their simplest parts so that students quickly see how the language works and relate it to their own needs. It’s actually fun! English Made Easy can be used by an individual student or by a group of learners in a conversation group or classroom with a teacher. Because students don’t need to know the grammar before they start, it is easy to guide learners through the pages of English Made Easy or for learners to use it for self study. The first page of each unit outlines what you can expect to learn from the unit. It includes word lists and a note about the grammar in the unit. This note is for information only and need not be learned by the student. Some of the units also contain brief fill-in exercises, and every fifth unit provides practice activities for revision and extension. Answers are provided. The index refers students to the unit in which the word is introduced. To all our learners, wherever you are and however you use this book, we wish you every success! —Jonathan Crichton and Pieter Koster 0000 FFMM PP0011--PP0055 VV11 UUKK..iinndddd 55 66//2299//1155 22::2288 PPMM UNIT 1: What’s your name? In this unit you will learn the following: (cid:129) How to ask and answer about names (cid:129) How to talk about ownership Here are the words you will learn to use: a house my this book husband name this is brother is no wallet camera isn’t (is not) our watch car it pen what daughter it’s (it is) purse whose family key sister wife father laptop son yes her mobile phone the your his mother their Here are some phrases you will learn to use: My name’s ... Excuse me. I don’t know. Thank you. Here are some sentences you will practice: Anne is my sister. Whose book is this? What’s your name? Tom is my brother. It isn’t your book. This is my house. Is this your camera? Grammar tips: The structures in this unit are possessive adjectives, negatives and simple present tense. 6 0011 000066--001133 VV11 UUKK..iinndddd 66 66//2299//1155 22::2222 PPMM what is = what’s my name is = my name’s 1 2 What’s your name? What’s your name? Jim Benson Peggy Benson My name’s Jim Benson. My name’s Peggy Benson. 3 4 What’s your name? What’s your name? Tom Benson Anne Benson My name’s Tom Benson. My name’s Anne Benson. 5 The Benson Family 7 0011 000066--001133 VV11 UUKK..iinndddd 77 66//55//1155 66::2255 PPMM UNIT 1 1 Tom is my son. Anne is my daughter. Peggy is my wife. 2 Tom is my son. Anne is my daughter. Jim is my husband. 3 Peggy is my mother. Anne is my sister. Jim is my father. 4 Peggy is my mother. Tom is my brother. Jim is my father. 8 0011 000066--001133 VV11 UUKK..iinndddd 88 66//55//1155 66::2255 PPMM What’s your name? 1 2 3 This is my son. This is my daughter. This is our son. 4 This is my house. 5 6 ..................................... ..................................... 7 8 9 This is their father. This is his father. This is her father. 10 11 12 This is his mother. This is her mother. This is their mother. 9 0011 000066--001133 VV11 UUKK..iinndddd 99 66//55//1155 66::2255 PPMM