Everything for ESO 1, Richmond Publishing

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Contents Vocabulary

Unit

/ Nationalities / Languages • Word formation: suffixes • Cardinal numbers

• Subject pronouns • to be: present simple • Question words: what? where? how?

• Articles • Adjectives: position (1)

• Classroom objects • Family members

• Demonstrative adjectives and pronouns • Plural of nouns • Question word: who?

• Possessive case. Possessive adjectives • have got: present simple

• Parts of the house • Objects in the house

• there is / are + a / an / some / any • Countable and uncountable nouns • Adjectives: position (2) • Prepositions of place • Question word: how many?

• Countries

1

2 3 4

5 6

Languages Families

Page 4

Page 10

At home Page 16 Consolidation A Sports

Page 22

• Grammar

and vocabulary: revision of Units 1–3

• Sports • Skills (verbs) • Ordinal numbers

Page 28

Food and drink

Page 34

Grammar

and dates

• Food and drink • Daily routine • The time

• can • The imperative • Question word:

when?

• Present simple • Adverbs of frequency • Personal pronouns • like • Question words: how often?

what time? when? of time

• Prepositions

• Present • Present

Films Page 40 Consolidation B

• Film genres • Clothes and

Page 46

• Grammar

7

School

Page 52

• School

8

Stories

Page 58

• The

patterns

continuous simple vs. present continuous • Time expressions

and vocabulary: revision of Units 4–6

subjects

universe

• must • to be: past simple • was / were born • there was / there were

• Past • Past

simple: regular verbs simple: irregular verbs

• The • The

9

Intentions Page 64 Consolidation C Reading Strategies

2

• Housework • Holiday items

Page 70

Page 76

• Grammar

future with going to future with the present continuous • Making suggestions • Indefinite pronouns

and vocabulary: revision of Units 7–9

Quick Grammar Reference

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Contents Pronunciation

• Strong and • /ʃ/ sound

weak forms

Writing

Reading

• Text: English • Strategies: Friendly

Listening and speaking

words

• Writing personal information • Analysing punctuation

• Using greetings • Asking for personal

information

• Text: Who are the Simpsons?

• Strategies: Background • /ð/ sound • /i/ and /i:/

sounds

information, Guessing meaning

• Describing your family • Analysing planning

• Describing

your classroom

• Describing your bedroom • Analysing grammar

• Describing

your bedroom

• Text: Living in the UK • Strategies: First and last • /ɒ/

and /ɔ:/ sounds

• Song:

sentences, Guessing meaning, Dictionary work

My heart will go on, Celine Dion

• can:

strong and weak forms • /ə/ sound

• Cultural

notes: The UK

• Text: Skateboarding • Strategies: Key words,

Friendly

words, Dictionary work

• Text: Eating in Britain • Strategies: Semantic area, • Third person: • Intonation in

• /ŋ/

-s questions

sound

•Song:

Guessing meaning, Dictionary work • Text: What does 'Hollywood' mean?

• Strategies: Key words, Background information, Guessing meaning

and /æ/ sounds

school phrases,

Guessing meaning

• Writing about hobbies • Analysing interesting details

• Talking

about hobbies, interests and abilities

• Writing about eating habits • Analysing paragraphs,

connectors and grammar

about your daily routine • Analysing paragraphs and use of language

• Ordering

food

• Writing

• Describing

people

simple: –ed

• Word stress • Intonation in

• Song:

Guessing meaning

• Text: Good • Strategies:

questions

intentions Use the title, Key phrases, Guessing meaning

Words don’t come easy, F. R. David

Phonetic Chart

• Cultural

• Writing about your school • Analysing paragraphs and • Describing

spelling

• Text: A new world • Strategies: Basic information, • Past

My family - a wall magazine

Hopelessly devoted to you, Olivia Newton-John • Cultural notes: The USA • Project: Weekend activities - a graph to display on the wall

• Text: My boarding • Strategies: Simple • / /

• Project:

• Writing about past events • Analysing grammar

• Telling

your school

stories

• Writing about summer plans • Analysing paragraphs and

conclusions

notes: Australia

• Project:

• Understanding

questions

When I was born – a wall magazine

Back cover

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Languages Unit

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English English is an important international language: it is the language, for example, of Australia, Canada, Ireland, the UK and the USA. It is one of the 5 official languages of the European Union and the United Nations.

English is an important language in books, films, sport and music. It is the language of Shakespeare, Mr Bean, 10 the Beatles, Brad Pitt and Whoopi Goldberg. It’s important for science, and for friends: thirty-six per cent of communication on the internet is in English. It’s also a good language for 15 holidays!

Some English words are words in other languages – for example, taxi and internet. Are they words in your language too?

Friendly words

Reading

Page 76

4 Find words in the text that are

Warm-up

1 Look at the map. Match the

similar to words in your language.

Copy and complete the table.

1 Canada

English internet

numbers with these countries.

Australia Germany

Brazil

Canada France

China

Mexico

2 Write the languages for the countries

in exercise 1. Use the key on the map.

1 Canada - English and French

5 Make a list of words that are

completely different from your language. Use your dictionary.

English

Strategies

3 Read and listen to the text.

4

My language ...

My language

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1

5 4

6 2

3 7

KEY: Languages Chinese

German

English

Portuguese

French

Spanish

Comprehension

6 Read the text again. Answer the questions.

1 Is English an international language?

2 Is English the only official language of the

European Union?

3 Is English the language of Brad Pitt and

Whoopi Goldberg?

8 Write words 1–6. Then check your answers in the text on page 4.

Spanish is an (1) important international language too. It’s one of the (2) … languages of the (3) … Union and the United Nations. It is the language, for (4) … , of Argentina, Ecuador, Mexico and Spain. It is also important in (5) …

USA. It’s the (6) … of Cervantes, Antonio Banderas, Shakira and Rafael Nadal.

4 Is English important for tourists?

7 Write true or false.

1 English is the language of the UK. 2 English is an official language in books

and films.

3 Thirty-six per cent of all communication is on the internet.

4 Taxi is a word in English.

Spelling

9 Play the spelling game.

• Copy the table.

• Cover each word and try to spell it.

• Uncover, check and write it again.

English Inglish ✗ international European friend science language

English ✓

Unit 1 Languages

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1 Grammar and vocabulary

4 Complete the questions. Then write short answers.

Subject pronouns Page 78

1 Copy and complete. Use subject pronouns.

1 2 3 4 5 6

Mr Bean is British. He is from the UK. Madonna is American. … is from the USA. My cousins are French. ... are from France.

Mary and I are friends. … are American. … am from Mexico.

You are at school. … are students. to be : present simple Page 78

2 Complete the text. Use the correct form of to be.

1 2 3 4 5 6

Is Shakira French? No, she isn’t. … Tom Hanks English? … you sixteen years old? … The Simpsons American? … Chinese a language? … you from Canada?

Question words: what? where? how?

5 Copy and complete. Use question

words and the correct form of to be.

My name (1) is Michael. I (2) … from London.

London (3) … a big city. I (4) … twelve years old and my sister Jill (5) … fourteen. We (6) … students at Brixton Secondary School. My parents (7) … teachers. They (8) … from Scotland.

3 Write the correct information. Use contractions.

1 Brad Pitt is German.

Brad Pitt isn’t German. He’s American.

2 Big Ben is in Madrid.

3 The capital of the USA is New York.

4 ‘Hi’ and ‘Bye’ are words in French.

5 Christina Aguilera is Australian.

6 David and Victoria Beckham are Italian.

6

1 2 3 4 5 6

What is your name? … nationality … Angelina Jolie? … old … you? … … Serena and Venus Williams from? … … the capital of Portugal? ‘… … you?’ ‘Fine, thanks.’

Articles Page 78

6 Write a, an or the. Then check your answers in the text on page 4.

English is (1) an important language: it is (2) … language of Australia, Canada, Ireland, (3) … UK and the USA. It is one of (4) … official languages of the European Union.

English is (5) … important language in books, films, sport and music. It’s important for science, and for friends: thirty-six per cent of communication on (6) … internet is in English. It’s also (7) … good language for holidays!

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1 Adjectives: position (1)

Countries / Nationalities / Languages

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7 Match the countries with the nationalities.

Then listen, check and repeat.

10

Complete the sentences. Use one word from box A and one word from box B.

A

B

1d Argentina – Argentinian COUNTRIES 1 Argentina 2 Australia 3 France 4 Ireland 5 Mexico 6 China 7 Portugal 8 Spain 9 The UK 10 The USA

NATIONALITIES a Spanish b Irish c Australian d Argentinian e Portuguese f Chinese g British h French i American j Mexican

important official American

English French German 1 2 3 4 5 6

actor language actress

language model word

Gérard Depardieu is a French actor.

Julia Roberts is an … … .

Claudia Schiffer is a … … .

Spanish is the … … of Mexico. ’Hello’ is an … … .

English is an … … for communication.

Cardinal numbers

8 Copy and complete the table.

Country 1 Argentina 2 Australia 3 China 4 Ireland 5 Mexico 6 Brazil 7 Italy 8 Austria

Nationality Argentinian

Language Spanish

11

14 – fourteen one

1 six

6

-an

four

seven

t eigh

9

2

7

en sixte

en sevente

eighteen

sixty

60

irregular

seventy

70

nine

8

thirteen

12

4

3

13

17 18 wo y twenty-one twenty-t thirt 2 2 30 21

nationalities in exercise 7.

-ese

three

twelve

16

9 Copy and complete the table. Use the

two

eleven

11

Word formation: suffixes

-ish -ian Spanish

Listen to ten numbers. Write the numbers and then write them in letters.

ty eigh

80

n fourtee

14

nineteen

19

forty

five

5 ten

10 n fiftee

15

twenty

20

fifty

40 50 nin ndred 90ety a1h0u 0

Translation

12 Translate the sentences.

1 2 3 4 5 6

What nationality is Carlinhos Brown?

He’s Brazilian.

Are the Beatles from the USA? No, they aren’t. They’re British.

Nicole Kidman is an actress.

English is an international language.

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1 Pronunciation

Writing Model

1 Read Luisa’s composition. Answer the questions.

1 How old is Luisa?

2 Where is she from?

3 What nationality is she?

Personal information My name’s Luisa López. I’m twelve years old and I’m Argentinian. I’m from Mar del Plata in Argentina. I’m a student at International High School and I’m in class 4B.

Punctuation ✓

2 Do we use capital letters for a–e? Find

Strong and weak forms

1 Listen. Repeat the green words.

1 I am Spanish.

I‘m Spanish.

Yes, I am.

2 You are from Italy.

You‘re from Italy.

Yes, you are.

3 It is important.

It‘s important.

Yes, it is.

2 Listen and repeat. Is it /ð / or /ði:/?

1 the British /ð / 2 the English language 3 4 5 6

the United States the language the European Union the American continent

examples in Luisa’s composition.

a Countries Yes – Argentina b Nationalities c Ages d Subject pronouns e Names

Your turn!

3 Look at the green words. Can you use them in a composition about your personal information?

a My name’s Luisa López. Yes: My name’s David

García. b I’m twelve years old. c I’m Argentinian. d I’m from Mar del Plata.

4 Write your composition. Use Luisa’s composition as a model.

5 Read your friend’s composition. Is it correct?

8

/ʃ/ sound

3 Listen to the /ʃ/ sound and repeat.

1 attraction 2 patience 3 dedication 4 coordination 5 imagination 6 English 7 she

4 Copy the words and underline the /ʃ/ sound. Then listen, check and repeat.

1 nation nation 2 English 3 information 4 Spanish 5 nationality 6 international

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1 Hi! How ? are things

, Very well . thank you

ks. than Fine, you?

And

!

Bye

Se e lat you er!

Hello ! are y How ou?

Listening and speaking 1 Listen to the greetings and repeat.

1 Hello!

2 Hi! 3 How are you?

4 How are things?

5 Fine, thanks.

6 Very well, thank you.

7 And you?

8 And how are you?

9 Goodbye!

10 Bye!

2 Listen to a conversation. Write the

greetings from exercise 1 that you hear.

4 Listen to a conversation between

Christina and Barbara. Write the greetings from exercise 1 that you hear.

5 Talk to your friend. Use greetings from exercise 1.

6 Listen to a conversation. Write words 1–6.

A Hello! What’s your name?

B (1) … . What’s your name?

A (2) … . What nationality are you?

B I’m (3) … . Where are you from?

A I’m (4) … . How old are you?

B I’m (5) … . And you?

A (6) … .

1 – Hello!

7 Listen to a similar conversation. Write 3 Listen to a conversation between David and Paul. Write the greetings from exercise 1 that you hear.

words 1–6.

8 Talk to your friend. Use the conversation in exercise 6 as a model.

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Families

2

Unit

Who are the Simpsons?

The Simpsons is a famous cartoon series about a typical American family. Homer Simpson is the father and Marge is his wife. Bart, Lisa and Maggie are their children.

Homer is thirty-six years old. He’s a safety inspector at the Springfield nuclear power station. His hobbies are watching television and eating doughnuts. He isn’t a perfect father but he’s a good man. Marge is thirty-four. She’s got 10 long, blue hair. She’s a fantastic mother but she hasn’t got time for hobbies.

5

Maggie is a baby. Her hobby is watching television. Her sister, Lisa, is eight. She’s an excellent student, very clever, and a saxophone 15 player. She’s a vegetarian. Her brother, Bart, is very intelligent but very disobedient. He is often in Principal Skinner’s office at Springfield Elementary School!

Reading

3 Remember the Friendly words strategy (page 76).

Warm-up

1 Look at paragraph 1. Which words are

1 Look at the picture and answer the

2 Continue with the rest of the text.

1 What’s the name of the TV series?

2 What’s the name of the man, the woman,

4 Read and listen to the text.

similar to your language?

questions.

the boy and the girls?

5 Compare your conversation in Strategies

exercise 2 with the text. What new information is in the text?

Background information Page 76

Guessing meaning Page 76

2 In your language, talk about The Simpsons.

Include: hobbies, profession, school, personality, age, where they are from, etc.

10

6 Use the strategy with this difficult sentence: Her hobby is watching television.

Now use the strategy with these words: cartoon (line 1), safety (line 7).

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Complete the sentences with these words. Use your dictionary if necessary.

brother

children

daughter

father

son

husband

mother

parents

sister

wife

1 Homer is Bart’s father.

2 Lisa is Marge’s ... .

3 Maggie is Bart’s ... .

4 Marge is Homer’s ... .

5 Bart, Lisa and Maggie are Homer and

Marge’s ... .

6 Marge is Lisa’s ... .

7 Homer is Marge’s ... .

8 Bart is Lisa’s ... .

9 Bart is Homer’s ... .

10 Homer and Marge are Bart, Lisa and Maggie’s ... .

11

Match the words in box A with their synonyms from the text in box B. 1 normal-typical B

A

Comprehension

1 2 3 4 5 6

normal very good clever Headmaster ideal security

typical perfect Principal safety excellent intelligent

7 Read the text again and answer the questions.

1 2 3 4 5

What nationality are the Simpsons?

What is Homer’s favourite food?

What colour is Marge’s hair?

How old is Lisa?

Is Bart a good boy?

8 Ask about your partner’s favourite

TV programme. Use the questions in exercise 7 to help.

9 Write true or false.

Homer has only got one hobby: television.

Maggie is a vegetarian.

Lisa is a very bad student.

Lisa’s favourite musical instrument is the saxophone.

5 Bart frequently has problems at school.

1 2 3 4

Spelling

12 Play the spelling game.

• Copy the table.

• Cover each word and try to spell it.

• Uncover, check and write it again.

disobedient disobediant ✗ disobedient ✓ doughnuts hobbies school typical watching

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2 Grammar and vocabulary Classroom objects

1 Match the objects in Lisa’s classroom with the words. Then listen, repeat and check.

A15 notebook

D F E

B C

A

K M

J L

I

G H N P O

S

R

Q

Demonstrative adjectives and pronouns Page 79

T

2 Look at the pictures and write

sentences with this, that, these or those.

3

2

1

That’s a clock.

6 4 5

1 flag 2 map 3 desk 4 pens 5 ruler 6 clock 7 chalk 8 books 9 duster 10 rubber

12

11 pencils 12 teacher 13 student 14 calendar 15 notebook 16 dictionary 17 schoolbags 18 blackboard 19 noticeboard 20 pencil sharpener

Plural of nouns Page 79

3 Write the plural of these nouns.

If necessary, use your dictionary.

1 2 3 4 5

flag flags glass man boy box

6 person 7 family 8 hobby 9 teacher 10 church

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2 4 Write these sentences in the plural.

1 2 3 4 5 6

Possessive case Page 79

A potato is a vegetable. Potatoes are vegetables.

The teacher is good.

The red bus is typical of London.

How old is the secretary?

The fox is a wild animal.

This child is intelligent.

7 Correct the green words. Use the possessive case.

1 2 3 4 5 6

5 In pairs, ask questions about the objects in your classroom.

LOUISE ROSIE LOUISE

What’s this?

It’s a pencil. What are these?

They’re books.

The sisters of Bart are nice. Bart's sisters are nice.

The teacher of my friends is very intelligent.

These are the books of the children.

The aunts of Bart are the sisters of Marge.

His nephew is the son of his brother.

Abraham Simpson is the grandfather of Bart, Lisa and Maggie.

Possessive adjectives Page 80

8 Rewrite your answers in exercise 6.

Family members Question word: who?

Use possessive adjectives.

6 Look at the family tree. Answer the

1 Nick is Sam’s cousin.

questions using these words.

Then listen, check and repeat.

aunt

cousin

grandfather grandson

grandchildren grandmother

nephew

niece

have got : present simple

grandparents

Sam

Sarah + John

Laura

Nick

9 Complete the sentences with the

uncle

Thomas + Julie

Mary + Phil

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granddaughter

parents

Nick is his cousin.

Jane

1 Who is Nick? (Sam) Nick is Sam’s cousin.

2 Who is Julie? (Sam and Laura) 3 Who is Jane? (Mary and Phil) 4 Who is Thomas? (Laura) 5 Who is Sarah? (Sam) 6 Who is Phil? (Nick and Jane) 7 Who is Sam? (Sarah and John) 8 Who is Jane? (Thomas and Julie) 9 Who is Sam? (Thomas and Julie) 10 Who are Mary and Phil? (Sam and Laura) 11 Who are Nick and Jane? (Thomas and Julie) 12 Who are Thomas and Julie? (Nick and Jane)

correct form of have got.

1 2 3 4 5 6

We … a car. ✓ We’ve got a car.

I … a house in the centre of the city. ✓ Bart … posters in his room. ✘ She … a father. ✘ My friends … a nice family. ✓ You … twenty cousins. ✓

10

In pairs, ask about objects in your partner’s schoolbag.

PETER CARMEN PETER

Have you got a ruler?

No, I haven’t. Have you got a pen?

Yes, I have.

Translation

11 1 2 3 4 5 6

Translate the sentences.

My sister's friends are intelligent.

I am thirteen years old.

My father’s brother is my uncle.

The pages of these books have pictures.

Mary hasn’t got pencils in her schoolbag.

Peter and Sam are with their family.

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2 4 Write a description of your family.

Writing

Use Mike’s composition as a model.

Model

1 Read Mike’s composition. Then copy

5 Read your friend’s composition.

Is it correct?

and complete his family tree.

Include the ages of the people.

Pronunciation My family Hello, I’m Mike. I’m thirteen years old. I’ve got a father, a mother, a brother and two sisters.

My father’s name is Brian. He’s forty-two years old. My mother’s name is Angela. She’s thirty-nine. My brother Alfred is fifteen. My sisters are Paula and Sandra. They’re nine and seven.

Planning ✓

/ð / sound

1 Listen to the /ð/ sound and repeat.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

the this that these those brother father mother

2 Listen to six sentences. Which words do you hear from exercise 1?

1 these

3 Dictation. Listen again. Write the six sentences.

Brian (42)

+

1....................

/ I / and / i: / sounds 2....................

Mike (13)

3....................

4....................

4 Compare the /I/ and /i:/ sounds.

2 Draw your family tree.

Listen and repeat.

Include the names and ages.

Your turn!

3 Look at the first sentence in Mike’s

composition. Can you use the green words in your composition?

Hello, I’m Mike.

Find more words and phrases that you can use in your composition

14

1 2 3 4 5

/I/ this Phil it ship is

/i:/ these feel eat sheep ease

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2 G

H

A

F B

C

D

J I

E

Listening and speaking 1 Name the objects in the picture.

A- shelf

5 Make a list of the things in your classroom.

6 Look at the first sentence of the description in exercise 2.

Which words can you use to describe your classroom?

2 Which words in the rest of the description can you use?

1

2 Read the first part of Sarah’s

description of her classroom. Which of the objects in the picture are in her description?

Well, my classroom is 4B — Mr Smith’s classroom.

In my classroom we’ve got, er… books… and we’ve got a blackboard and, er… chairs, and schoolbags…

3 Listen to Sarah’s complete description.

Are all the objects in the picture in her description?

7 Practise your description.

8 Pairwork.

Student A: describe your classroom to your friend.

Student B: help Student A.

STUDENT A We’ve got a blackboard and ...

STUDENT B ... desks.

4 Listen again. Which objects are in her description but not in the picture?

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At home Unit

3

Living in the UK Hello! My name’s Jason and this is my house. It’s a semi-detached house: there are two houses in one building.

The other house is Robert’s house.

5 Robert is my friend.

In Britain there are a lot of semidetached houses (there are also detached houses, flats and terraced houses). In a typical semi-detached 10 house there are three bedrooms. There is a kitchen, there’s a living room, there’s a dining room, there’s a bathroom and there’s a garage. There are two gardens – a small garden in 15 front of the house and a big garden behind the house. My house is a typical semi-detached house.

There are four people in my family: my father, my mother, my sister and 20 me. We’ve got a washingmachine, a microwave and a dishwasher. We’ve got three computers with internet connections and we’ve got a lot of books. But we haven’t got a television: 25 that’s not very typical!

Reading Warm-up

1 Look at the photo. Is it a nice

Guessing meaning Page 76

4 Translate the second sentence of

the text. What is your translation of semi-detached house?

house? Is it similar to your house?

Strategies First and last sentences Page 76

2 Read the first sentence of the text: My name’s Jason and this is my house. What is the text about?

3 Read and listen to the complete text.

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Dictionary work Page 76

5 Check your answer to exercise 4 in your dictionary.

6 Use the strategies with these words: bedroom, microwave, dishwasher.

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9 Can you name…

1 three different rooms in a typical

semi-detached house?

2 two electrical machines in the kitchen?

3 a type of residence that is not a house?

10

Match the objects with the parts of the house in the text.

1 garage

1

2

4

3

6

5

Comprehension

7 Read the text again and answer the questions.

1 What is the meaning of ‘a semi-detached 2 3 4 5

house’?

Who is Robert?

How many rooms are there in a typical semi-detached house?

Are the two gardens similar?

Has Jason’s house got access to the internet?

8 Write true or false.

1 A semi-detached house is a house with

two garages.

2 Generally, there’s only one bathroom in a

semi-detached house.

3 A typical British house has got a television.

4 There’s a television in Jason’s house.

Spelling

11

Play the spelling game.

• Copy the table.

• Cover each word and try to spell it.

• Uncover, check and write it again.

connection dining room dishwasher kitchen microwave typical

conection ✗

connection ✓

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3 Grammar and vocabulary

A 1 2 B

E

C

F 3

H

D G M K N 4

I 5

L J

6

7

R

O P

S Q

T

8

9

Parts of the house / Objects in the house

3 Test your partner about the rooms, the objects and colours.

1 Match 1–9 in the picture with the

parts of the house. Then listen, check and repeat.

1 i - study a b c d e

bathroom bedroom dining room garage garden

red

pink

white f g h i

hall kitchen living room study

2 Match A–T in the picture with the

black

nge ora

grey

yellow

gree n

blue brown

le purp

What colour is the study?

ROB SANDRA It’s orange. What colour are the chairs in the dining room?

ROB They’re brown.

objects. Then listen, check and repeat.

A 18 some curtains

there is / are + a / an / some / any Page 81

1 a bed 2 a sofa 3 a table 4 a lamp 5 a shelf 6 a plant 7 a toilet 8 a fridge 9 a mirror 10 a cooker

18

11 a picture 12 a shower 13 a wardrobe 14 a television 15 a telephone 16 some chairs 17 an armchair 18 some curtains 19 some cushions 20 some cupboards

4 Write affirmative and negative sentences about the objects in exercise 2.

There

is (n’t) a/an some are (n’t) any

bed bedroom chairs in the dining room armchair bathroom

There is a bed in the bedroom.

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3 5 Look at the picture on page 18.

Adjectives: position (2) Page 81

Answer the questions.

1 Is there a sofa in the living room?

Yes, there is.

2 Is there a picture in the bathroom?

No, there isn’t.

3 Is there a table in the kitchen?

4 Is there a mirror in the study?

5 Is there an armchair in the hall?

6 Are there any chairs in the kitchen?

7 Are there any curtains in the bedroom?

8 Are there any cushions in the living room?

9 Write sentences about the pictures with these adjectives.

1 The house is big. big

cheap

old

expensive

short

small

1

long thin

2

3

new thick 00 4 0,0 $5

6 In pairs, ask more questions about the picture.

6

5

PATTY Is there a lamp in the bathroom?

RICK No, there isn’t. Are there any cupboards in the kitchen?

PATTY Yes, there are.

8

7

$50

9 10

Countable and uncountable nouns Page 81

7 Use a/an or some with these objects.

1 2 3 4

tea some tea cup milk juice

5 6 7 8

chair glass water sugar

9 bottle 10 bread 11 coffee 12 orange

8 Look at the picture and write true sentences.

1 There is some coffee.

Prepositions of place Question word: how many?

10

Look at the living room on page 18.

Answer the questions with prepositions of place.

1 Where’s the plant? It’s on the table.

2 Where’s the clock?

3 Where are the books?

4 Where’s the window?

5 Where are the cushions?

6 How many TVs are there?

7 How many books are there?

8 How many chairs are there?

9 How many clocks are there?

10 How many cushions are there?

Translation

11 1 2 3 4

coffee pears sugar milk

5 6 7 8

apples oranges bananas doughnuts

1 2 3 4 5 6

Translate the sentences.

These chairs aren’t big.

Is there any water in the glass?

There’s a red car in the garage.

There aren’t any bottles in the kitchen.

There are some plants in the living room.

Is your house new? No, it isn’t. It’s fifty years old.

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3 Writing Model

Your turn!

4 Look at the first sentence of Rose’s

composition. Which words can you use in your composition?

1 Read Rose’s composition. Have you got

Continue in the same way with the other sentences.

the same things in your bedroom?

Make three lists.

1 Things

that Rose and I have both got in our bedrooms.

2 Things that Rose has got, but I haven’t got.

3 Things that I have got, but Rose hasn’t got.

5 Write your composition.

6 Read your friend’s composition.

Is it correct?

My bedroom In my bedroom there are two beds: my bed and my sister Anne’s bed. We have got a radio and a CD player but we haven’t got a television. There is a wardrobe, and there is also a small table and there are two chairs.

There is one window but there isn’t a carpet.

Grammar ✓

2 Look at these phrases. When is there

Pronunciation /ɒ/ and /ɔ:/ sounds

1 Listen to the /ɒ/ sound and repeat.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

box clock got not on pot what

are correct? When is there is correct? there are two beds there is a wardrobe

3 Look at the position of the word also: there is also a small table This phrase is a good model. Write more phrases using the model. there is also a television there are also two books

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2 Now listen to the /ɔ:/ sound and repeat.

1 2 3 4 5 6

ball door floor more hall morning

3 Copy the sentences. Then listen and underline the /ɒ/ and /ɔ:/ sounds.

1 2 3 4 5

What’s your name?

The clock is on the wall.

There are four doors in the old house.

There’s a book on the hall floor.

There isn’t any coffee in the pot.

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Listening and speaking 1 Listen to David’s description of his bedroom. What are words 2–7?

Er, well, in my bedroom there’s one bed: (1) my bed. I’ve got a (2) ... and a PlayStation, but I haven’t got a (3) ... . There’s a table and (4) ... chairs and a (5) ... . There are two (6) ... and there’s a (7) … .

2 Listen to Silvia’s description of her bedroom. Answer the questions.

1 How many beds are there in Silvia’s bedroom?

2 Is there a table?

3 Is there a window?

3 Listen again. Answer the questions.

1 Has Silvia got a television in her bedroom?

2 How many chairs are there?

3 Is there a carpet?

4 Think of the things in your bedroom.

Prepare and practise a description.

5 Tell your friend about your bedroom and listen to your friend.

Have you got the same things in your bedroom?

Make three lists: 1 Things your friend and you have both got in

your bedrooms.

2 Things your friend has got but you haven’t got.

3 Things you have got but your friend hasn’t got.

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Units

Consolidation A 1 2 3

1 Write the correct answer.

Culture Quiz

1 In Canada, there are two official

3 Paul McCartney is a member

languages: English and … . a French b Spanish c Canadian 2 Red, white and blue are the

of … . a the Rolling Stones b the Beatles c Queen 4 Washington DC is the capital

colours of … . a a London bus b a telephone box c the British flag

of … . a England b Scotland c The United States of America

2 What nationality are the people? the USA Mexico

the UK Germany

American … . a model b actress c singer 6 Where do you usually have a

wardrobe? a In the bathroom. b In the kitchen. c In the bedroom.

3 What are the languages?

Where are they from?

1 He’s German. He’s from Germany.

France

5 Demi Moore is a famous

1 Italian Spain

Italy

Buon giorno.

Bonjour.

1

2

Brazil

Good mornin g.

1

2 3

3

4

5

6

7

8

4 Bom dia.

Guten Morgen .

5

22

Buenos días.

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4 Where are the flags from? Describe

their colours.

1 The Brazilian flag is green, yellow and blue.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

5 Look at the living room. Correct the four false sentences.

6 Write the plural.

1 life lives 2 man 3 wife 4 class 5 book 6 glass 7 photo 8 pencil 9 person 10 country

7 Write the correct answer.

Grammar Quiz 1 … is your name? a How b What c Which

6 … there a book in

2 … are you from? a When b What c Where

7 This is my … house. a cousin´s b cousin c of cousin

3 … old is Mike? a What age b How c How many

8 Jane is happy with

4 ‘Is Ruth English?‘

9 There is ... milk in

‘Yes, … .’ a she’s. b she’re. c she is.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

There are two pictures on the wall.

There are some curtains behind the television.

There are some books on the shelf.

The sofa is red and there are some CDs on it.

There’s a cat on the armchair.

There´s a telephone on a small table.

There’s a lamp on the television.

The armchair is next to the sofa.

5 I … got two

brothers. a ’s b hasn’t c ’ve

the schoolbag? a Is b Are c What´s

... friends. a his b her c she’s the bottle. aa b any c some 10 There isn’t ... map

in the classroom. a any b some ca

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Go for it!

Self-check

1 Copy and complete the questions.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Common errors

… your father’s name?

How old … he? … your mother’s name?

How … is she?

How many brothers and … have you got? … your favourite colour? … your favourite drink? … your telephone number?

1 Correct the sentences. Then check your answers in this book.

2 Copy and complete the table. Ask two friends the questions in exercise 1.

Father's name Father's age Mother's name Mother's age Number of brothers and sisters Favourite colour Favourite drink Phone number

Friend 1 Eric

Friend 2

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Spelling

2 Correct the spelling. Three words are correct! Then check your answers in the reading texts in this book.

3 Copy and complete the tables with

four classroom objects and four objects in your house.

a table 1 2 armchair

My table b

c

d

4 In pairs, ask and answer questions

about your friend’s table.

SARA What´s 1a?

TOM It´s a map.

a 1 2

Page Brad Pitt not is German. ✗ 6 Shakira is French? ✗ 6 Gérard Depardieu is an actor French. ✗ 7 Nicole Kidman is actress. ✗ 7 Of what nationality are the Simpsons? ✗ 11 What’s this? Is a pencil. ✗ 13 There are some coffee. ✗ 19 It has fifty years old. ✗ 19 There´re two beds. ✗ 20 My bed and the bed of my sister Anne. ✗ 20 ( __ /10)

My friend's table b c

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

science frends comunication tipical excelent brother inteligent kichen microwave conections ( __ /10)

Line 11 12 13 2 14 15 16 11 21 23

TOTAL SCORE ( __ /20)

d

3 What is your total score?

1-10: try again!

11-15: good! What are your errors? Read the

Quick Grammar Reference (pages 78–81).

16-20: excellent!

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My Heart Will Go On Celine Dion

chorus (4) ... , far, wherever you are, I believe (5) ... the heart does go on, Once more you (6) ... the door, And you’re here in my (7) ... , And my heart will go on and on.

1 Listen to the song. Write words 1–12.

Love can touch us one (8) ... , And last for a lifetime, And never let go till we’re one,

By Fitoussi/Kupersmith/Yaguda. Cezame Argile S.A.R.L. Authorized to BMG Music Publishing Spain, S.A. All rights reserved.

Every (1) ... in my dreams, I see you, I feel you, That is (2) ... I know you go on, Far across the distance, And spaces between (3) ... , You have come to show you go on.

(9) ... was when I loved you,

One true time I hold to, In my life we’ll (10) ... go on. repeat chorus You’re here, there’s (11) ... I fear, And I know that my heart will go on, We’ll stay (12) ... this way, You are safe in my heart, And my heart will go on and on.

2 Find these things in the song.

1 Three words with the /i:/ sound. dreams 2 Two object pronouns.

3 Three contracted forms of verbs.

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The United Kingdom

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T 1

2

Fact-file

3

4

5

6

7

1 Read and listen to the text.

3 Answer the questions.

2 Match the photos with the pink words

1 2 3 4

in the fact-file.

1 Loch Ness

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2

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How many people are there in the UK? What is Ben Nevis?

What is Loch Lomond?

What is the name of the Queen’s residence?

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My family

wo r k

Final product a wall magazine

Materials thin card glue pens paper scissors photos of family members pictures of hobbies magazines

Instructions 1 Collect phot os of your family . Stick them on the card. to 2 Write person al information under each pict 3 Cut out pict ure. ures fr your informatio om magazines to illustrate n.

4 Stick the ca rd on the classr oom wall.

Me

My b Phil. Hrother e years ’s ten old.

My brother’s h obby.

ur. rite colo u o v fa ther’s My bro

My b rothe r’s fa

vour ite fo

od.

1 Read the instructions. Make your wall magazine.

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Unit

Sports

4

Skateboarding Hi! My name is Mike and I’m from San Francisco in the USA. I play basketball, baseball, football and ice-hockey, and I’m a skateboarder! You can’t win an Olympic 5 medal for skateboarding because it isn’t an official sport. It isn’t a school sport, but it’s very popular with young people. Here in the USA, for example, there are about twelve million skateboarders and a 10 thousand public skateparks.

1

What are the attractions of skateboarding? First, it’s an excellent form of exercise. Second, the price of a skateboard is only about twenty dollars.

15 Third, you can practise alone or with your friends in the park or the garden.

Finally, for me, skateboarding is an opportunity to express my identity. Good skateboarders have dedication, balance, 20 coordination and energy. They also have creativity and imagination.

Skateboarding isn’t just a sport, it’s also an art.

Reading Warm-up

1 Look at the photos and answer the

Friendly words Page 76

4 How many words in the first

paragraph are similar to words in your language?

questions.

1 What 2 What 3 What

can you see in photo 1? can you see in the other photos? have the photos got in common?

Strategies Key words Page 77

2 How many times can you see

skateboarding, skateboarders and skateboard in the text? What is the text about?

3 Read and listen to the text.

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5 Make a list of similar words in the rest of the text.

Dictionary work Page 76

6 Use your dictionary to help you with the first paragraph.

7 Repeat with paragraphs 2 and 3.

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4 3 5

2

9 Choose the correct answer.

1 Skateboarding … sport. a isn’t an Olympic b is an official

c isn’t a

2 In the USA you can practise skateboarding in … . a private places

b special places

c public

houses 3 Good skateboarders have … qualities. a bad

b good

c no

Spelling

10 Comprehension

8 Read the text again and answer the questions.

1 Can you practise skateboarding at school?

2 How many skateboarders are there in the

USA? 3 What sports are in the text?

4 Is a skateboard expensive?

5 Where can you practise skateboarding?

6 What are three qualities of a good

skateboarder?

Play the spelling game.

• Copy the table.

• Cover each word and try to spell it.

• Uncover, check and write it again.

because becose ✗ exercise million opportunity skateboarding young

because ✓

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4 Grammar and vocabulary C

Sports

B A

1 Match the photos with the sports. Use

G

your dictionary if necessary. Then listen, check and repeat.

A6 football 1 judo 2 jogging 3 tennis 4 skiing 5 ice-hockey

6 football 7 baseball 8 basketball 9 swimming 10 rollerblading

F H

can

4 Copy the table and write two more

Page 81

2 In pairs, ask your friend about the sports. Use these verbs.

jog

TIM TINA

do

play

rollerblade

ski

skills (9 and 10). Write your answers (yes/no). Then interview three friends and write their answers.

swim

Can you play football?

Yes, I can. / No, I can’t.

Now write sentences about your friend.

My friend Charley can play football.

Me

1

1 ride a bike

…

…

…

…

2 paint 3 cook

…

…

…

…

…

…

…

…

4 play chess 5 draw

…

…

…

…

…

…

…

…

…

…

…

…

…

…

…

…

8 use a computer …

9 … …

10 … …

…

…

…

…

…

…

…

…

…

6 dance 7 sing

Skills (verbs)

3 Match the pictures with the skills.

Use your dictionary if necessary. Then listen, check and repeat.

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

Friends 2

3

YOU Can you ride a bike?

FRIEND Yes, I can. / No, I can’t.

The imperative Page 82

5 Write ten examples of imperatives in this unit. Then write the negative form.

A8 use a computer 1 sing 2 cook 3 draw 4 paint

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5 play chess 6 dance 7 ride a bike 8 use a computer

Look, Answer, ...

Don’t look!, Don’t answer!, …

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4 Ordinal numbers and dates E

C

7 Write these ordinal numbers.

D

Then listen, check and repeat.

1 5th fifth 2 9th 3 12th 4 21st 5 22nd 6 33rd

I

7 40th 8 55th 9 64th 10 78th 11 80th 12 100th

J

8 Listen to these dates and repeat.

6 Complete the classroom language with these verbs. Then match the language with the pictures.

be eat

bring

cheat

listen

open

clean

close

sit

stand

6 … the board.

7 … your dictionary.

8 … up. page 3.

9 … quiet.

3 … the door.

4 … to the CD carefully. 10 Don’t … in the exam.

5 Don’t … your sandwich.

1 Sit down.

A 2 … your books on

A

9 Listen and write seven dates.

1 Tuesday, 21st May.

Question word: when?

C

B

1 Monday, 1st January 2 Tuesday, 2nd February 3 Wednesday, 3rd March 4 Thursday, 4th April 5 Friday, 5th May 6 Saturday, 6th June 7 Sunday, 7th July 8 Monday, 8th August 9 Tuesday, 9th September 10 Wednesday, 10th October 11 Thursday, 11th November 12 Friday, 12th December

10

Ask four friends their birthday dates.

GEORGE When’s your birthday?

MARY It’s the twelfth of May. F

Translation

D E

11 I

G

H

J

Translate the sentences.

1 Can you cook? No, I can’t.

2 They can’t draw very well.

3 Open your book on page ten.

4 It’s Tuesday, 14th February.

5 Don’t eat in class!

6 I can’t play football.

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4 Writing

Pronunciation

Model

1 Read the composition. Are you and Isabel similar?

can : strong and weak forms

1 Copy the table and tick /kæn/, /kən/ or /kɑ:nt/ for each sentence. Then listen, check and repeat.

My hobbies My name is Isabel. I am fourteen years old and I am Canadian. I am from Calgary and I am a student at Hastings College.

I am interested in languages, and I am good at French and Spanish. I can speak English, French and Spanish, and I can speak three words of German and two words of Inuktitut (a traditional language of Canada).

My other hobbies are hockey and painting.

Interesting details ✓

1 Can you speak English?

2 Yes, I can.

3 I can’t play tennis.

4 John can play basketball.

5 Can he swim?

6 No, he can’t.

/k n/

/k n/

/kɑ:nt/

✓

1 2 3 4 5 6

2 What are the interesting details in Isabel’s composition?

3 This phrase is a good model. Write more phrases using the model.

I am interested in languages.

I am interested in football.

She’s not interested in music.

Your turn!

4 Which words and phrases in Isabel’s composition can you use in your composition about your hobbies?

5 Write a composition about your hobbies.

6 Read your friend’s composition.

Is it correct?

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/ə / sound

2 Listen to the /ə/ sound and repeat.

1 September 2 October 3 November 4 December 5 picture 6 sofa 7 brother 8 computer 9 correct 10 sentence

3 Copy the sentences and underline the /ə/ sounds. Then listen, check and repeat.

1 My mother can speak two languages.

2 Mike’s brother can draw nice pictures.

3 Jane’s father is a doctor.

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Listening and speaking 1 Listen to Paula. What are words 2–13?

My name is (1) Paula . I’m (2) … years old and I’m (3) … . I’m from (4) … and I’m a student at Douglas Secondary (5) … .

I’m interested in (6) … , and I’m good at (7) … and (8) … . I can (9) … , and I can (10) … , but I can’t (11) … . My other hobbies are (12) … and (13) … .

2 Listen to Edmund. Answer the questions.

1 How old is Edmund?

2 What is he interested in?

3 What are his other hobbies?

3 Listen again. Answer the questions.

1 What nationality is he?

2 Where’s he from?

3 What is he good at?

4 What can he do? What can’t he do?

4 Think about your hobbies and

interests. What are you good at? What can/can’t you do? Make notes.

5 Practise talking about your hobbies, interests and abilities. Use Paula’s transcript as a model.

6 Pairwork. Tell your friends about your hobbies, interests and abilities.

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Food and drink Unit

5

Eating in Britain In Britain, people usually have a quick breakfast – toast or cereal with tea or coffee – but they sometimes have the traditional English breakfast of bacon and 5 eggs at weekends.

At half past ten or eleven they often have ‘elevenses’ – a cup of tea or coffee with a biscuit – and then they usually have lunch at half past twelve or one o’clock.

10 Lunch is often just a sandwich. Children usually have their lunch at school.

By three o’clock it’s time for another cup of tea. Dinner is usually quite early, between six and seven o’clock in the 15 evening, so before bed people often have a snack, sometimes with a cup of hot chocolate.

A lot of people like fast food (hamburgers, fried chicken, hot dogs and chips), and 20 you often see people eating in the street.

3 Read and listen to the text.

Reading

Guessing meaning

Warm-up

Page 76

1 Look at the photos and answer the

4 Find these words in the text. Then

1 Can you name any food or drink?

2 Is any of this food familiar to you?

3 What are your eating habits? Tell your

1 quick (line 1) 2 weekends (line 5) 3 early (line 13) 4 fried (line 19)

questions.

friend.

Strategies

Dictionary work Page 76

Semantic area

5 Use your dictionary to check the

Page 77

2 Look at these words from the text.

What is the text about?

bacon

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cereal

guess the meanings.

toast

potatoes

sandwich

meaning of the words in exercise 4.

6 Use your dictionary to check other words in the text that you don’t know.

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9 Find these things in the text.

Comprehension

7 Choose the correct answer.

1 In Britain, people usually have ... drink for

breakfast. a a hot

b

a cold

c

no .

2 In Britain, lunch is ... .

a big meal b a light meal c between 11.00 and 11.30 a.m. a

3 British people have dinner early in the ... . a

morning

b

afternoon

c

1 Three names of meals.

2 Two names of drinks.

3 Five names of food.

4 Three examples of the time.

evening

8 Write true or false.

1 The traditional English breakfast is bacon

and eggs.

2 British people only drink tea for breakfast.

3 Children usually go home for lunch.

4 People often eat something before they go to bed.

5 In Britain, it is prohibited to eat in the street.

Spelling

10

Play the spelling game.

• Copy the table.

• Cover each word and try to spell it.

• Uncover, check and write it again.

between biscuit breakfast chicken coffee o'clock

betwin ✗

between ✓

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5 Grammar and vocabulary 4

1

3

2 5

7 10 9

6 8

4 Make these sentences negative.

Present simple Page 82

1 Look at the picture and complete the

sentences about David’s daily routine.

Use the verbs in the correct form.

do

finish have (x 4)

get (x 2) study

go (x 3) watch

1 David gets up at eight o’clock in the morning.

2 Then he ... a shower and ... dressed.

3 At 8.15 he ... breakfast.

4 After breakfast he ... to school at 8.30.

5 At school he ... from 9.00 to 12.00.

6 He ... lunch at 12.00.

7 David ... school at three o’clock and ... home.

8 He ... his homework from 4.00 to 5.45

in the afternoon.

9 He ... dinner with his family at six o’clock.

10 Then he ... television and ... to bed at 9.30.

2 Look at exercise 1 again and tell your friend about your daily routine.

I get up at 8.15 in the morning. Then I...

3 Tell your friend about special activities you do every day.

HELEN What do you do on Mondays?

CHARLIE I play football. What about you?

HELEN I go out with my friends.

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1 We have lunch at home. We don’t have lunch at home.

2 You go to bed early.

3 I play football on Saturdays.

4 David watches TV every day.

5 Sarah studies from four to six.

6 They eat bacon and eggs for breakfast.

Adverbs of frequency Page 83

5 Copy and put the adverbs of frequency in the correct place.

1 British people have a quick breakfast. (usually)

British people usually have a quick breakfast.

2 We have tea in the afternoon. (often) 3 My parents go to bed before midnight. (never) 4 Do you have lunch at school? (always) 5 She is happy. (never) 6 They don’t drink coffee at night. (usually)

6 Ask two friends how often they do these things. Then write the answers.

MIKE How often do you make breakfast?

RACHEL Every day.

Rachel makes breakfast every day.

1 make breakfast 2 go to the theatre 3 have a shower

4 watch TV 5 play basketball 6 study Maths

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5 10

Personal pronouns Page 83

7 Change the green words to personal pronouns (subject and object).

Ask two friends about their daily routine.

RONNY What time do you get up?

PETE I get up at half past seven.

1 Bill likes potatoes very much.

He likes them very much.

2 My sister and I never eat meat.

3 My parents have dinner with my brother and me every day.

4 I go to the cinema with my friend Alberto.

5 Rafa often watches television.

6 These girls don’t like Margaret. like

8 Answer the questions with object

Question words: how often? what time? when?

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1 They have bacon and eggs every day.

How often do they have bacon and eggs?

2 Mary always has dinner at home.

3 They start school at nine o’clock.

4 We usually go to the cinema on Saturdays.

5 Peter studies English at four o’clock.

6 Charles has lunch at school twice a week.

pronouns.

1 Do 2 Do 3 Do 4 Do 5 Do 6 Do

you like cereal? Yes, I like it very much. you like sugar? you like the Corrs? you like George Clooney? you like Penélope Cruz? you like television?

9 What’s the time? Match the clocks with

the times. Then listen, check and repeat. quarter past seven quarter to ten

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12 Complete the sentences with these prepositions.

at

from

in (x 2)

on (x 2)

to

morning.

5 My birthday is ... April.

6 ... the summer we usually go to the beach.

half past five

Translation

ten past one

eight o’clock

ten to nine

b

c

e

f

It’s eight o’clock. d

Prepositions of time

1 I usually get up at eight o’clock.

2 We have lunch at school ... Monday ... Friday.

3 My brother always plays tennis ... Sundays.

4 ... Saturdays we don’t watch television ... the

The time

a

Make questions for these answers.

13 Translate the sentences.

1 I get up at eight o’clock every day.

2 The children often have lunch at school.

3 How often do you go to the cinema?

4 Do you like cheese? No, I don’t.

5 I usually play football on Sundays.

6 Robert never drinks coffee at night.

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5 Writing Model

1 Read Yoko’s composition. Do you like the food she has? Is it similar to the food you have?

My meals I’m Yoko from Japan. I have breakfast at half past seven. I usually have orange juice with toast and yoghurt, but I sometimes have the traditional Japanese breakfast of rice, soup and fish. I never have tea because I don’t like tea.

I don’t have lunch at home. I have lunch at school. We always have bread and milk, and we often have vegetables and meat.

In the evening I have dinner with my family.

We usually have rice and soup. It’s delicious!

Paragraphs ✓ Connectors ✓ Grammar ✓

Your turn!

5 Make notes about your meals. What do you have for breakfast? And for lunch and dinner?

6 Which phrases from Yoko’s

composition can you use to write about your meals?

7 Write your composition.

Pronunciation Third person: -s

1 Copy and complete the table with

these verbs. Then listen and check.

gets

drinks

likes

lives

/s/ gets

goes

has

watches

plays

finishes passes

/z/

Intonation in questions

2 How many paragraphs are there in Yoko’s composition? What meal is each paragraph about?

3 Find the sentences with because and

but. Then use because and but to join these sentences.

1 I often have soup. I sometimes have fish.

2 I always have juice. I like juice.

4 Find the words always, usually and never. What is their position in the sentence?

A B

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after the subject and the verb between the subject and the verb

2 Listen and repeat.

1 Do you speak English?

2 What time is it?

3 How often do you drink juice?

4 Do you have lunch at home?

5 What do you have for breakfast?

6 Can you swim?

/iz/

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Cold meals

Hot meals er and hamburg £3.99 chips r, egg amburge h 9 £4.4 ps i and ch r, egg, e g r u hamb s £4.89 nd chip bacon a d n a hicken fried c £ 3.99 s p i ch hot dog 9 9 . £0

£1.99 egg sand wich £1.99 cheese sandwich £1.69 cheese salad £1.49 egg sala d £0.89 extra po rtion of chips £1.49 salad

£1.49 chocolate cake £1.99 fruit salad £0.99 ice cream

Listening and speaking 1 Look at the menu in the picture. Has it got your favourite food and drink?

2 Read the conversation. What does the customer say when he is not sure?

WAITER Can I help you?

CUSTOMER Yes, please. I want, er, (1) ... and, umm, er, (2) ..., please.

WAITER Certainly! And for dessert?

CUSTOMER Hmm, for dessert, er, well, I think, er, I think (3) ... . No, no, (4) ..., please.

WAITER And to drink?

CUSTOMER Er, yes. Can I have (5) ..., please?

WAITER Of course.

5

Desserts

Hot drin ks

£ 0.99 cup of t ea £ 0.99 cup of c offee £ 1.09 cup of h ot

Cold drinks £0.99 orange juice £0.99 Coke £0.89 milk £1.49 milk shake £0.89 mineral water

4 Practise the intonation of these

questions. Listen again and check.

1 Can I help you?

2 And for dessert?

3 And to drink?

5 Listen to a conversation between the

waiter and another customer. What does the girl want to eat and drink?

6 Pairwork.

Student A is the customer.

Student B is the waiter.

Use the menu to practise your own conversation. Then change roles.

3 Now listen. What are words 1–5?

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Films Unit

6

What does ‘Hollywood’ mean?

Hollywood is a small city near Los Angeles on the west coast of the USA. But ‘Hollywood’ also means the American film industry. Hollywood 5 means Tom Cruise, Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Lopez and Peter Jackson. It means westerns, romantic comedies, thrillers, musicals, science fiction and war films. Hollywood means glamour, 10 special effects, good against bad, and happy endings.

The American film industry dominates the world’s cinemas. Are the cinemas in your town showing American films 15 this week? Today, all over the world, people are watching American films.

And commerce follows the films: people are wearing American clothes, buying American food and drinks, and 20 they want American houses and cars.

Some people think that this American domination is a bad thing. Other people say that Hollywood films dominate because people prefer 25 Hollywood films. What do you think?

Reading Warm-up

1 Look at the photos and answer the questions.

3 1

2

Background information Page 76

3 In your language, discuss Hollywood.

Include: films, types of films, actors and actresses, directors, etc.

1 What do these photos represent?

2 What American city do you associate with

the film industry?

4 Read and listen to the text. What

information in the text is new to you?

Strategies Guessing meaning Key words

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2 How often do the words

Hollywood, American and film appear in the text? What is the text about?

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5 Translate these sentences. What is a

good translation of the green words?

1 On the west coast of the USA. 2 Commerce follows the films.

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4

Comprehension

8 Find words in the text with these meanings. Use your dictionary if necessary.

6 Read the text again and answer the questions.

1 2 3 4 5

Where is Hollywood?

Name two actors of Latin origin.

Name three types of films.

Who watches American films?

What aspects of American life influence the world?

7 Complete this summary with words from the text.

Hollywood is situated near the (1) city of Los Angeles in the (2) ... of the USA. Its principal activity is the (3) ... industry.

American films influence our (4) ... , (5) ... , drink, (6) ... and (7) ... .

1 2 3 4

films about cowboys, horses and gunfights films about an imaginary future conclusions business

Spelling

9 Play the spelling game.

• Copy the table.

• Cover each word and try to spell it.

• Then uncover, check and write it again.

clothes coast commerce Hollywood science westerns

close ✗

clothes ✓

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6 Present simple vs. present continuous

Grammar and vocabulary

3 Copy and complete the sentences.

Present continuous Page 84

1 What are they doing? Use the present continuous of these verbs.

1 He’s watching televisión. eat

listen to

play

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Use the present simple or the present continuous of the verbs in brackets.

1 Peter watches (watch) TV every night, but 2

study

wait

watch

3 4 5

1

3

2

6

tonight he is reading (read) a novel.

My friends ... (study) every day, but today they ... (play) computer games.

Sally ... (go) to the gym every morning, but this morning she ... (do) the shopping.

We usually ... (eat) a sandwich at home, but today we ... (have) lunch in a café.

I often ... (take) the bus to school, but this afternoon I ... (walk).

My father ... (write) emails every day, but this week he ... (not / use) the internet.

Time expressions Page 84

5

4

4 Copy and complete the table with time

6

expressions from exercise 3.

2 Look at the picture and answer the questions. Use these verbs.

climb 1 2 3 4 5 6

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fish

read

shine

sleep

swim

Is Mr Pearson cooking? No, he isn’t. He’s fishing.

Is Mrs Pearson playing tennis?

Is Grandad listening to music?

Is Penny picking flowers?

Is Johnny riding a bike?

Is it raining?

Present simple every night

Present continuous

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6 5 Look at these pictures.

7 Match the clothes with these words.

1 dog / chase / cat Dogs usually chase cats.

1 top

What is unusual?

2 3 4 5

Then listen, check and repeat.

At the moment, the cat is chasing the dog. cats / catch / mice teachers / teach / pupils policemen / arrest / thieves mothers / feed / children

cap

coat

shoes

jacket

skirt

T-shirt 1

jeans

suit

jumper

sweatshirt

tracksuit

tie

trainers

shirt top

trousers

2 1

3

2

4 5

3

7

Clothes and patterns

6

5

4

9

10

8

11

13

12

6 Match the patterns with these words.

Then listen, check and repeat.

16

1 patterned

14

checked

flowery

patterned

plain

spotted

striped

15

8 Describe your friend’s clothes.

1 6

3

5 4

2

You’re wearing a red sweatshirt, blue jeans and white trainers.

Translation

9 Translate the sentences.

At the moment we are having dinner.

I like striped shirts and plain sweaters.

What type of clothes are they wearing?

Hollywood is famous for its film industry.

I’m wearing a black T-shirt, blue jeans and white trainers.

6 He usually watches TV, but today he is listening to the radio.

1 2 3 4 5

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6 Writing Model

Your turn!

4 Look at paragraph 1 of Jason’s

composition. How many words and phrases can you use in your composition?

1 Read Jason’s composition. Is Jason’s

typical day similar to your typical day?

What differences are there?

Continue with the other paragraphs.

5 Write about your typical day.

My typical day I wake up at twenty past eight. I have breakfast in the dining room with my grandmother, and then I go to school.

At school I talk to my friends Susie and Jon, and I study. I like Latin but I don’t like History.

After school, I go home. I do my homework. Then I sometimes go fishing and I often play chess with my friend Dani. I go to bed at nine o’clock and I usually read a book.

Paragraphs ✓ No mistakes ✓

6 Read your friend’s composition. Is it correct?

Pronunciation /ŋ/ sound

1 Listen to the /ŋ/ sound and repeat.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

cooking doing fishing reading speaking swimming wearing writing

2 Compare the /ŋ/ and /n/ sounds.

Listen and repeat.

2 In paragraph 1 is Jason at home or at school? And in paragraphs 2 and 3?

3 Translate the phrases. What do you

/ŋ/ 1 thing 2 wing 3 ping

/n/ thin win pin

notice?

1 2 3 4

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go to school at school go home go to bed

3 Listen to three sentences. Which word from exercise 2 do you hear?

1 Have another chocolate. You’re very … !

2 His brother really likes to … .

3 Let’s play another game of … pong!

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6 1

2

3

4

Listening and speaking

5

4 Prepare to describe the other people.

Make notes.

1 Read the first part of Silvia’s

Person 2 - boy, grey suit

I can see a girl. She’s wearing a red skirt and, er, she’s... she’s not… she isn’t wearing shoes… and she’s wearing, er, a blue… no, no, not a blue, a black top. She’s wearing a black top.

5 Practise your descriptions.

description. Who is she describing?

2 Listen to the second part of Silvia’s

description. Who is she describing?

6 Listen to Silvia’s description of the

other people. Are they similar to your descriptions?

7 Pairwork. Describe all the people to your friend.

3 Listen again. Practise describing the boy to your friend.

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Units

Consolidation B 4 5 6

1 Write the correct answer.

Culture Quiz

1 The Olympic Games take place

3 Cornflakes are a kind of ... . a vegetable b drink c cereal

every ... years. a two b four c six

4 The British have a ‘ ... tooth‘.

2 ... and football are very popular

sports in Britain. a Cricket b Swimming c Basketball

They love cakes, chocolates and sweets. a sweet b strong c soft

2 Match the words with the definitions. dress

jacket

jeans

shoes

sweater

tie

trainers

skirt

trousers used by cowboys jeans sports shoes women wear it with a top you wear them on your feet to walk comfortably 5 an elegant band of cloth you put round your neck 6 a one-piece article of clothing for a woman 7 similar to a jersey 8 a short coat

5 The famous Hollywood actress,

Salma Hayek, is ... . a Indian b Russian c Mexican 6 You can see the original

Disneyland near ... . a New York b Los Angeles c Miami

4 What are the questions?

1 What do you have for lunch? e I hav ich w d n a a s unch. for l

1 2 3 4

2

1

She watches TV in the evening.

It’s quarter to four.

3 Put these words in the correct order.

We’re listening . to music

1 usually / school / they / at / lunch / have / .

They usually have lunch at school.

2 Saturdays / cinema / always / we / to / go / the / 3 4 5 6

on / . can’t / sister / swim / I / but / can / my / . moment / is / the / she / at / studying / . half / seven / up / often / they / at / past / get / . works / mother / nine a.m. / from / my / to / five p.m. / .

3

4

like don’t No, I urgers. hamb

6 5

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Yes, she can speak English.

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5 Write sentences using these verbs with

7 Write the correct answer.

adverbs of frequency.

Grammar Quiz

1 Sally never plays the piano. cook

drink

read

play

sing

1 Phil usually ... to

school. a walk b walks c is walking 0% - Sally

1

20% - Ralph

2

2 A ... often do you

go to the cinema?

B Once a week. a How b What c Who 3 Come with ...,

80% - Robin

20% - Chris and Barbara

3

5

100% - Carol

60% - Tony

4

6

please. aI b we c us 4 A What’s the time?

B It’s ... . a half to three b half past three c three half past

6 Complete the sentences with object pronouns.

1 ANN Are you writing to Mary?

BOB Yes, I’m writing to her.

2 ANN Are they coming with Peter and me?

BOB Yes, they’re going with ....

3 ANN Do you like cheese?

BOB No, I don’t like ....

4 ANN Is she happy with her friends?

BOB Yes, she’s happy with ....

5 ANN Can I come with you?

BOB Of course, come with ....

6 ANN Does she love John?

BOB Oh, yes. She loves ... very much.

5 A What ... now?

B My homework. a are you doing b do you do c you are doing

6 A Can you ...?

B Yes, I can. a to swim b swim c swimming 7 ... talk in exams.

It’s prohibited. a Don’t b Not c No 8 ... Saturdays I

usually go to the gym. a The b On c At 9 A What’s she

wearing?

B She’s wearing a plain sweater and a ... . a skirt at stripes b stripes skirt c striped skirt 10 A What time do

you get up?

B ... eight o’clock. a To b At the c At

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Go for it!

Self-check

1 In pairs, write six differences between A and B.

In B, the old man isn’t reading the newspaper.

Common errors

1 Correct the sentences.

Then check your answers in this book.

A

1 Can you to ride a bike? ✗ 2 You can play football? ✗ 3 They cann’t draw very well. ✗ 4 We haven’t lunch at home. ✗ 5 Yes, me like it very much. ✗ 6 It eight o’clock. ✗ 7 What time you get up? ✗ 8 Robert drinks never coffee at night. ✗ 9 He fishing. ✗ 10 Tonight he is read a novel. ✗

B

( __ /10)

2 Picture dictation. Copy the clock six times in your notebook. Then listen and draw the times.

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Spelling

2 Correct the spelling. Three words are correct! Then check your answers in the reading texts in this book.

1 It’s nine o’clock.

3 Look at the table and write sentences

with these verbs. Then tell your friend.

1 I usually watch TV, but today I’m listening to the radio. go play

have read

listen to take

watch

1 futball 2 skateboarding 3 usualy 4 brekfast 5 sandwit 6 dinner 7 westerns 8 cience 9 glamur 10 comerce

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Line 3 5 1 2 10 13 7 8 9 17

( __ /10) 1 2 3 4 5 6

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Usually Today TV the radio cereal toast video games chess school / on foot school / bus comics the newspaper a shower a bath

TOTAL SCORE ( __ /20)

3

What is your total score?

1-10: try again!

11-15: good! What are your errors? Read the

Quick Grammar Reference (pages 81–84).

16-20: excellent!

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Hopelessly Devoted to You Olivia Newton-John

Guess mine is not the (1) ... heart broken, My (2) ... are not the first to cry, I’m not the first to know, There’s just no gettin’ over you, (3)

“Hopelessly Devoted To You” (John Clifford Farrar) © by Ensign Music LLC/Unichappell Music Inc/Famous Music Corp/John Farrar Music. Authorized to BMG Music Publishing Spain, S.A. All rights reserved.

... , I’m just a fool who’s willing To sit around and wait (4) ... you, But baby can’t you see, There’s nothin’ else for me to (5) ... , I’m hopelessly devoted to you. chorus But (6) ... there’s nowhere to hide, Since you pushed my love aside, I’m not in my head, Hopelessly devoted to you, Hopelessly devoted to you, Hopelessly devoted to you.

My (7) ... is saying ‘Fool, forget him!’, My (8) ... is saying ‘Don’t let go!’, Hold on to the end, That’s what I intend to do, I’m hopelessly devoted to you. repeat chorus

1 Listen to the song. Write words 1–8.

3 Write the full forms of these verbs.

2 Find these things in the song.

1 there’s 2 gettin’ 3 I’m

4 don’t 5 that’s

1 Three examples of to be in the negative.

2 The opposite of everything, hate and remember.

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ates t S d e t i The Un merica of A he United States of America (or the USA or the US) is a very big country. The east coast is on the Atlantic Ocean and the west coast is on the Pacific Ocean.

T

The national flag of the USA is the Stars and Stripes: the thirteen red and white stripes represent the thirteen original states; the fifty white stars on the blue square represent the states of the USA today.

Fact-file 2

Area Population Capital city Principal rivers

6

8 1

3 5

7 4

1 Read and listen to the text.

3 Answer the questions.

2 Match the photos with the pink words

1 2 3 4

in the fact-file.

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9,529,063 km2 about 298 million Washington D.C. the Mississippi, the Missouri, the Colorado Principal islands Hawaii Principal mountains Mount McKinley (6194m) in Alaska, the Appalachian Mountains, the Rocky Mountains, the Sierra Nevada Principal lakes Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, Lake Ontario Famous places Golden Gate Bridge, Statue of Liberty Official language English Currency the US dollar ($) Head of State the President Official residence of the Head of State the White House Official religion none Popular sports baseball, basketball, American football Traditional lunch hamburger, fried chicken Favourite drink Coke

How big is the USA? How many people are there in the USA? What is the Colorado?

What is the White House?

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Weekend activities

Number of friends

Final product

wo r k

A graph to displa y on the wall

Materials

4 3 2

1

card glue pictures from mag azines

s sport cinema

bed

study

disco

bike

TV

c musi

Activities

Instructions 1 In groups of four , ask weekend activities. questions about Copy and complete the table.

SHARON What do you ROBERT I play foot do on Saturdays? ball in the morning , ...

I play music friend 1

friend 2

friend 3

.

friend 4

1 do sports 2 go to the cinema 3 stay in bed 4 study at home 5 go to the disco 6 ride my bike 7 watch TV 8 listen to music

I watch T V .

I ride my

bike.

I play ping

pong.

2 Use the table to draw a graph.

3 Stick drawings

by your graph.

or photos of the ac tivities

I go to th e cinema .

1 Read the instructions. Make your graph.

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Reading Strategies Background information Sometimes a text is about a subject that is new to you. But usually you know something about the subject before you read the text.

Before you read, think about what you know about the subject. Think of these question words: who, what, where, when and why.

For example, in a text about William Shakespeare, try to answer these questions:

First and last sentences Before you read a whole text, look at the first and the last sentences. These sentences often summarise the text. They are often short and simple too!

For example: First sentence: Roses are very interesting plants.

The text is probably about roses.

• Who was Shakespeare? • When did he live?

• What did he do?

• Why is he famous?

• Where did he live?

Last sentence: The internet definitely helps school students.

The text is probably about how the internet helps school students.

It is not a problem if you don’t know all the answers, but the information that you know will help you to understand the text.

Use the first and last sentences to predict what a whole text is about.

Basic information Stories are sometimes difficult to understand. If you don’t understand a story, concentrate on the basic information. Ask these questions: • Who are the people in the story?

• What are they doing?

• What are they saying?

• Where and when are they doing and saying these things?

• Why are they doing and saying these things?

The answers to these questions will give you the basic information about the story.

Dictionary work Dictionaries are your best friend. Your dictionary tells you what words mean and how to use them. But it is also important to guess what a word means from its context (see Guessing meaning).

You will usually remember what a word means if you try to guess it first and then check in your dictionary.

Friendly words Before you read, look at the text and write a list of the words that look similar to words in your language. Usually these words are ‘friends’ because they have the same meaning in your language. These words will help you to understand the text.

Imagine these words are in a text: international … Asia … economy … politics … commercial … Europe … diplomatic … relations … Africa … political … nations …

President … America …

If you understand half of these words you can guess that this is probably a text about international politics.

But be careful! Sometimes, words look similar but they do not have the same meaning.

These words are ‘false friends’.

Guessing meaning Most texts use some words that you don’t understand. But you can usually guess the meaning of these words.

For example: Yesterday the girl … in the swimming pool.

Here the word between girl and in isn’t difficult – it’s invisible! But we can guess the word. What did the girl do in the swimming pool? It isn’t:

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Yesterday the girl studied in the swimming pool. or Yesterday the girl slept in the swimming pool.

Those ideas are very improbable. A better guess is: Yesterday the girl swam in the swimming pool.

Expect a text to say something sensible. Look at the context, and use the words that you understand to help you with the words that you don’t understand.

Key phrases Sometimes a text contains sentences which look different from other sentences. These sentences are repeated several times (see Key words), or have ‘inverted commas’, or are in CAPITAL LETTERS or in bold type. These sentences often help you to understand the whole text.

For example: Susannah went into the dining room, then the living room, then to the dining room again… But she always had the same question in her mind.

‘What can I do now? What can I do now?’

The question ‘What can I do now?’ is important because it appears twice and is in inverted commas. It tells us about Susannah’s feelings. Susannah’s feelings are probably the focus of this text.

Key words Before you read a text, look for key words: words that appear several times in the text. Use these words to predict what the text is about.

For example: If the words festivals, England and summer appear several times in a short text, the text is probably about different festivals in England in the summer.

When you read the text, you can check if your prediction was correct.

(Of course some words, like the, of and to, are so common that they occur several times in any text.)

Semantic area Imagine a short text that contains these words: golf, football, tennis, basketball and hockey. The text is probably about sports. If a text of 150 words contains the words taxi, train, bus, bicycle, and airplane, then it is probably about transport.

The presence of four or five words from the same group (semantic area) is often a good indication of what a text is about.

Simple phrases Most texts contain difficult phrases. But if you concentrate on the simple phrases first, they will help you to understand what the text is about.

For example: Imagine a text with these simple phrases: • he plays golf • he is a professional • he comes from France • rich and famous • new champion These phrases are short and simple, but they give you a lot of information: the text is about a successful professional golfer from France.

Use the simple phrases to help you guess what the whole text is about.

Use the title The title of a text is very important. It is a message from the author that says, ‘this is what this text is about’. If you understand the title of a text, you can use the Background information strategy to guess more details about the content of the text.

For example: The Roman Empire The text is about the Roman Empire. What do you already know about the Roman Empire?

Bob Marley: a man of mystery The text is about mysterious aspects of Bob Marley’s life. What do you know about Bob Marley? Do you know why he is mysterious?

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Phonetic Chart

CONSONANTS

VOWELS

Symbol

Examples

Symbol

Examples

/p/

pen, please, stop

/i:/

see, he, teacher

/b/

bus, bike, web

/i/

in, women, busy

/t/

time, cat, Thames

/i/

happy, really, very

/d/

day, read, rained

/e/

ten, friend, said

/k/

can, black, chemist

/ /

hat, bad, exam

/ /

go, get, big

/ɑ:/

car, heart, laugh

/tʃ/

cheese, nature, watch

/ /

on, watch, cough

/ /

job, juice, fridge

/ɔ:/

door, walk, law

/f/

four, French, photo

/υ/

put, book, foot

/v/

very, of, live

/u:/

food, rule, blue

/θ/

think, three, thanks

/ /

up, money, couple

/ð/

this, clothes, father

/ :/

girl, heard, prefer

/s/

some, pass, peace

/ə/

about, colour, culture

/z/

zoo, cousin, plays

/ʃ/

she, sugar, machine

/ /

decision, television, usually

Symbol

Examples

/h/

he, here, hot

/ei/

name, eight, age

/m/

my, many, summer

/əυ/

home, know, potato

/n/

no, night, run

/ai/

time, sky, buy

/ŋ/

song, think, going

/aυ/

house, town, shout

/l/

lemon, clock, sell

/ɔi/

oil, toy, voice

/r/

rain, real, sorry

/iə/

ear, here, year

/j/

yes, unit, Europe

/eə/

air, care, parents

/w/

work, white, quick

/υə/

poor, sure, pure

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