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Write questions with can. a) you / sing and dance
1
Write sentences about the pictures with can and can’t and the verbs in the box. do
lift
play
ride
speak
Can you sing and dance? b) they / ride a motorbike
swim c)
he / swim two kilometres
d) Julia / ski e) we / speak English f) d) They the guitar.
a) Maud can speak Spanish.
4
your dog / see in the dark
Write short answers to the questions in Exercise 3. a) Yes, I can. b) Yes, c)
No,
d) Yes, e) Yes, f)
5 b) He circus tricks.
e) It 100 kilogrammes.
No,
Write questions with How many ...? a) hours / in a day
How many hours are there in a day? b) grammes / in a kilogramme c)
players / in a football team
d) weeks / in a year e) Mondays / in this month c)
2
He
.
f)
f)
letters / in your name
Make the sentences in Exercise 1 true for you. Example (a)
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I can’t speak Spanish.
Write true answers to the questions in Exercise 5. a) There are twenty-four hours in a day.
a)
b)
b)
c)
c)
d)
d)
e)
e)
f)
f)
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Vocabulary 1
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Match the pictures with the words in the box. backache
Find the parts of the body in the wordsnake.
a headache
stomach ache
a)
arm
2
toothache
c)
stomach ache
Label the parts of the body with the words in Exercise 1.
eye
a) b)
b)
c)
a
d)
4
b
d)
Complete the conversation with the words in the box. aspirin
dentist
stomach ache
idea
touch
matter what’s
c Doctor: Hello again, Mr Jones. Didn’t I see you last week? What’s the (1) matter now?
d
Man:
Doctor: Oh dear. Did you take an (2)
g
Man:
e f
Man:
i)
Doctor: OK. Can you (4) Man:
j k
Man:
the matter?
I have backache.
Doctor: Go home and go to bed. Man:
Good (6)
. Oh, one other
thing. I have toothache.
j) k)
your toes?
What? Er, yes. Like this? Oww!
Doctor: Now (5)
g) h)
Yes, I had a sandwich, a pizza, some chips, two bananas, an apple, an ice cream ...
h
f)
?
Yes, I did. But now I have (3) .
Doctor: Hmmm. Did you have some lunch?
i e)
Oh, doctor. I have a terrible headache.
Doctor: Go to the (7) Man:
.
Thank you, doctor. See you next week!
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Listening 1
Interviewer: Today we’re talking to Tina Hopkins, who works at Framley’s Circus. Tina, when did you start working here? Tina: About three years ago. I hated my office job, so I decided to leave and start something new. Interviewer: Do you like your job? Tina: Yes, I love it. I meet new people every day and everybody is happy to see me. Interviewer: How did you become a performer? Tina: Well, first I went to circus school … Interviewer: Circus school? Really? Tina: Oh, yes. I learned circus tricks. I can dance, ride a horse and even sing. After six months I knew I wanted to be a clown. Interviewer: How long did you stay at circus school? Tina: Two years. Interviewer: And how did you get your job at Framley’s? Tina: I put my information on the internet and Framley’s saw it. They gave me a job as a clown. Interviewer: Finally, Tina, what do you like about the circus? Tina: I like circus people – and I love travelling around.
60 Cover the listening script. Listen to the interview with Tina Hopkins and tick (✓) the picture of Tina below.
a
b
3
c
Listen again and complete the sentences with the words in the box. circus
clown
office
ride
dance
a) First Tina worked in an a job at the Tina can horse.
office . Then she got
.
b) People are always c)
happy
sing
to see Tina. ,
and
a
d) Framley’s Circus gave Tina a job as a
Pronunciation 1
61 Listen to the weak and strong forms of can.
Weak form: Can you sing? Strong form: Yes, I can.
2
Listen again. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?
2
a) Tina started at Framley’s Circus five years ago. F
Sam: Can you speak Spanish? David: Yes, I can. How about you? Can you speak Spanish? Sam: Yes, I can. And I can speak a little French.
b) Tina doesn’t like her job. c)
Tina went to circus school.
d) Tina was at circus school for two years. e) The circus read about Tina on the internet. f)
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3
63 Listen and repeat the conversation. Say the correct weak and strong forms of can.
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Writing
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Complete the online form with your own information.
Filling in a form online 1
Read the internet page. Which four mistakes did Tina make? Tick (✓) each mistake. a) She didn’t write her name in capital letters. ✓ b) She didn’t complete the form. c)
She forgot to give her email address.
d) She didn’t spell her password correctly. e) She didn’t write the type of job in capital letters. f)
She didn’t write 60 words in the Personal notes, she wrote 82 words.
Online CV We can help you find a job. Complete the form with your details. Name (in CAPITAL LETTERS)
Email address Password (more than six letters)
Repeat password Year of graduation Type of job you want (in CAPITAL LETTERS)
Personal notes
Online CV
Answer these questions in under 60 words.
We can help you find a job. Complete the form with your details. Name Tina Hopkins
What can you do?
(in CAPITAL LETTERS)
Email address tina@info.com Password
clonface
(more than six letters)
Repeat password
clownface
Year of graduation 2002
What languages can you speak?
Type of job you want circus performer (in CAPITAL LETTERS)
Personal notes Answer these questions in under 60 words. What can you do? I can do circus tricks and I can sing, dance and ride a horse. What do you like doing? What languages can you speak? I can speak Spanish, French and a little German.
What do you like doing? I really like performing and I like listening to music. My favourite type of music is hip-hop, but I also like jazz.
What did you do last year?
What did you do last year? I went to France and Spain. I worked in a circus for three months in France and then we travelled to Spain. I stayed with the circus for four months and then came back to the UK.
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