, Author
Thomas Booth worked for 10 years as an English-language teacher
in Poland and Russia. He now lives in England, where he works as
an editor and English-language materials writer, notably of course
books and vocabulary textbooks.
Course consultant
Tim Bowen has taught English and trained teachers in more than 30
countries worldwide. He is the co-author of works on pronunciation
teaching and language-teaching methodology, and author of
numerous books for English-language teachers. He is currently a
freelance materials writer, editor, and translator. He is a member
of the Chartered Institute of Linguists.
Language consultant
Professor Susan Barduhn is an experienced English-language
teacher, teacher trainer, and author, who has contributed to
numerous publications. In addition to directing English-language
courses in at least four different continents, she has been President
of the International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign
Language, and an adviser to the British Council and the US State
Department. She is currently a Professor at the School
for International Training in Vermont, USA.
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FO R E V E RYO N E
PRACTICE BOOK
LEVEL BEGINNER
, Contents
US Editors Allison Singer, Jenny Siklos How the course works 8
Editorial Assistants Jessica Cawthra, Sarah Edwards
Illustrators Edwood Burn, Denise Joos, Michael Parkin,
Jemma Westing
Audio Producer Liz Hammond
Managing Editor Daniel Mills
Managing Art Editor Anna Hall
Introducing yourself 12
Project Manager Christine Stroyan
Jacket Designer Natalie Godwin
New language Using “to be” with names
Jacket Editor Claire Gell Vocabulary Names and letters
Jacket Design Development Manager Sophia MTT
Producer, Pre-Production Luca Frassinetti New skill Saying your name
Producer Mary Slater
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Art Director Karen Self
Publishing Director Jonathan Metcalf
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Project Editor Antara Moitra
Editors Agnibesh Das, Nisha Shaw, Seetha Natesh,
Art Editors Namita, Heena Sharma, Sukriti Sobti, Shipra Jain
Assistant Editors Ira Pundeer, Ateendriya Gupta, Sneha Sunder Benjamin,
Ankita Yadav
Talking about yourself 16
Assistant Art Editors Roshni Kapur, Meenal Goel,
Priyansha Tuli, Aanchal Singhal
New language “To be” with ages and nationalities
Illustrators Ivy Roy, Arun Pottirayil, Bharti Karakoti, Rahul Kumar Vocabulary Numbers and nationalities
Managing Editor Pakshalika Jayaprakash
Managing Art Editor Arunesh Talapatra New skill Talking about yourself
Production Manager Pankaj Sharma
Pre-production Manager Balwant Singh
Senior DTP Designer Vishal Bhatia, Neeraj Bhatia
DTP Designer Sachin Gupta
Jacket Designer Surabhi Wadhwa
Managing Jackets Editor Saloni Singh
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Vocabulary Family and pets 18
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Thomas Booth worked for 10 years as an English-language teacher
in Poland and Russia. He now lives in England, where he works as
an editor and English-language materials writer, notably of course
books and vocabulary textbooks.
Course consultant
Tim Bowen has taught English and trained teachers in more than 30
countries worldwide. He is the co-author of works on pronunciation
teaching and language-teaching methodology, and author of
numerous books for English-language teachers. He is currently a
freelance materials writer, editor, and translator. He is a member
of the Chartered Institute of Linguists.
Language consultant
Professor Susan Barduhn is an experienced English-language
teacher, teacher trainer, and author, who has contributed to
numerous publications. In addition to directing English-language
courses in at least four different continents, she has been President
of the International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign
Language, and an adviser to the British Council and the US State
Department. She is currently a Professor at the School
for International Training in Vermont, USA.
,ENGLISH
FO R E V E RYO N E
PRACTICE BOOK
LEVEL BEGINNER
, Contents
US Editors Allison Singer, Jenny Siklos How the course works 8
Editorial Assistants Jessica Cawthra, Sarah Edwards
Illustrators Edwood Burn, Denise Joos, Michael Parkin,
Jemma Westing
Audio Producer Liz Hammond
Managing Editor Daniel Mills
Managing Art Editor Anna Hall
Introducing yourself 12
Project Manager Christine Stroyan
Jacket Designer Natalie Godwin
New language Using “to be” with names
Jacket Editor Claire Gell Vocabulary Names and letters
Jacket Design Development Manager Sophia MTT
Producer, Pre-Production Luca Frassinetti New skill Saying your name
Producer Mary Slater
Publisher Andrew Macintyre
Art Director Karen Self
Publishing Director Jonathan Metcalf
DK India
Senior Editors Vineetha Mokkil, Anita Kakar
Vocabulary Countries 14
Senior Art Editor Chhaya Sajwan
Project Editor Antara Moitra
Editors Agnibesh Das, Nisha Shaw, Seetha Natesh,
Art Editors Namita, Heena Sharma, Sukriti Sobti, Shipra Jain
Assistant Editors Ira Pundeer, Ateendriya Gupta, Sneha Sunder Benjamin,
Ankita Yadav
Talking about yourself 16
Assistant Art Editors Roshni Kapur, Meenal Goel,
Priyansha Tuli, Aanchal Singhal
New language “To be” with ages and nationalities
Illustrators Ivy Roy, Arun Pottirayil, Bharti Karakoti, Rahul Kumar Vocabulary Numbers and nationalities
Managing Editor Pakshalika Jayaprakash
Managing Art Editor Arunesh Talapatra New skill Talking about yourself
Production Manager Pankaj Sharma
Pre-production Manager Balwant Singh
Senior DTP Designer Vishal Bhatia, Neeraj Bhatia
DTP Designer Sachin Gupta
Jacket Designer Surabhi Wadhwa
Managing Jackets Editor Saloni Singh
Senior DTP Designer (jackets) Harish Aggarwal
Vocabulary Family and pets 18
First American Edition, 2016
Published in the United States by DK Publishing
345 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014
Copyright © 2016 Dorling Kindersley Limited Things you have 20
DK, a Division of Penguin Random House LLC
10 9 8 7 6
019–290004–Jun/2016
New language Possessive adjectives; “this” and “that”
All rights reserved. Vocabulary Animals and family
Without limiting the rights under the copyright reserved above, no part of this
publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or New skill Talking about who things belong to
transmitted, in any form, or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying,
recording, or otherwise), without the prior written permission of the copyright owner.
Published in Great Britain by Dorling Kindersley Limited.
A catalog record for this book
is available from the Library of Congress.
ISBN 978-1-4654-4866-8 Using apostrophes 22
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in bulk for sales promotions, premiums, fund-raising, or educational use. For details,
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