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I'm. Hello ~ it’s @ pleasure to ‘meet you, © Good afternoon. I'm ... © Good-bye. It was nice ‘meeting you. © Hi-rm # Bye-bye! © Good moming. My nam * Nice to meet you, .. Go around the cf greeting your classmates and introducing yourself. : Hi-how are you? Fm Paulo. : Hi—nice to meet you. I'm Rosa. itu) a) Look at the short texts. What kind of texts are they? Listen and read. How are they related to the title? Goodbye. It was nice meeting you, too. Hello ~ tsa pleasure to meet you. is Rosa and T'n twenty-six. T am from Portuga band is Karl. He is twenty-seven and he is Polish We both live in Poland now. I am a nurse and Karl is a bank manager. write to us. (B) cyber Fenales/Aged 24 Hit We're Luisa and Maria, We are teachers. We are twenty four years old and we're both single. we're from Italy Where are you from? Send us an email today. | Male/Aged 16 tel My name's mike Tyler. I'n from the U.S.A. Is a great ent. |} place to live. I'm sixteen years old and I'n a st: ny Internet pen-triencHello! I'm Linda. 4) Linda, 1m Adem, b) Read the texts and replace the pronouns with: Mike, Luisa & Maria, Rosa, Karl, Rosa & Karl. They are marricd. He is still at school. They are Italian. He is in his late twenties. She isn't a teacher. neers 4 )Fillin the country or nationality. What ality are you? | British Spanish ‘American Italian German Russian Portuguese Mexican fexico Poland b) Think of famous people. In pairs, ask and answer about their country/ nationality. A: Where's Hugh Grant from? B: I think he’s from the UK. What nationality is Monica Bellucci? A: [think she’s Italian, The verb ‘to be’ 5 Read the table. Underline the ‘to be’ forms in the & texts. How do we form the negative/interrogative? AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE Tm. Pm not. he/shesit’s. he/she/it isn’t... youwerthey’re .. you'we/they aren't . INTERROGATIVE amI..?— Ishe/shesit Ate you/weithey ..? SHORT ANSWERS | Yes, | am. No, I'm not. Yes, he/sheiitis, Yes, yourwe/they are, No, he/sherit isn't, No, youlwe'they aren't. 6 Complete the questions, then use the texts in Ex. 3 to answer them, 1 Js Rosa from Portugal? Yes, she is. Karl and Rosa married? . Mike thirteen years old? Luisa and Maria single? Luisa and Maria nurses? Rosa a bank manager? ssn Aoauswn Look at text A on p. 4 and, in pairs, ask and answer questions. Use: whar, how old, where. A: How old is Rosa? Bs She's twenty-six. Now, ask and answer questions about texts B and C. Core 8 (Listen to a conversation between two people and fill in the form. PERSONAL INFOR TION FORM “) First name: 0) Vincent. surname: 1)... Marital Status: 2)... Nationality: 3) 5 Job: 4)..... (far Office tse only) Q Ask and answer questions and complete a form like the one above for your partner.>) Ue oem Ute Ly =I” co Possessions 2 a) Read the first exchange. Does the dialogue take | Look at the objects. What, place: © on the telephone? * at a shop? What is it are they called in your about? language? > by Listen and read, then complete the receipt. = : Office Depot, Catalogue Sales. May I help you? wallet) aS : -Yes—I'd like to place an order, please. Spies * } Certainly. Your customer number, please? 324678, Right. Now, Mr ... Evans, if you'd like to give me the item number and item description, please. : Okay, First, Vd like to order item 4532, That's the ‘Toshiba 2100 laptop with the black ca: : Right : Next, I'd like the brown executive briefcase, item number 11437. : Brown .., briefease ... 11437. Anything else? : Td like item 6709, and I want it in red, please. : All right. That's the reclining office chair. : That’s right. Next, number 2362, the Seiko alarm clock. 2362 ... Seiko alarm clock. That's great. Oh, one second — what colour alarm clock do you want? It’s available in grey or blue. alarm clock ; Hmm ... grey, I think. Yes, grey. : Great. You can expect to receive your order within aweek. ; That's fine. Thank you. ST Fiten, Tf, ‘ office chair (Customer number: 324678 14.02 Oty Tem Trem Number Diteofor Description Price 1 | 6 » € 1800 L 2, en 1 | at office cit eu eae alarm dock €i8 subtotal: € 1649.00 T8htax ©2988 oat —€ 18SIEUnT Use objects from Ex. I to act out a dialogue similar to the one in Ex. 3. Exploring Grammar Possessive adjectives/pronouns a) Study the tables, then underline the correct word in sentences 1-6, PRONOUNS mine. yours. his. hers. place, It's { ours. yours. their theirs. Are these yours/your boxes? Is this briefcase hers/her? Are these their/theirs pens? Are these desks our/ours? ‘That office chair is my/mine. Is that his/him wallet? b) In groups, take objects from your bags and place them on a desk. Take turns asking each other about them. Is this your pen? Yes, it’s mine.iNo, it’s Paui’s. It’s his pen. It's his. ‘Have got’ Read the short dialogue. Then fill in the missing forms of “have got” in sentences 1-6. Has Sam got a laptop? Yes, he has. He's got « Toshiba 2600. Has he got a calculator? No, he hasn't. acamera? Nikon 216, awatch? 3 cos YOU adesk lamp? aes No, they s j you and Sam Yes, we Plurals 6 Study the table. How do we form plurals? Write the plural of the words in Ex 1, man—men camera ~ cameras but watch - watches, ‘woman - women box - boxes foot - feet diary — diaries tooth — teeth mobile phone ~ mobile phones mouse ~ mice Prepositions of place 7 Lookat the key and the picture. In pairs, ask and answer as in the example. under behind in front of next to A: Where’s Sam's mobile? B: It's on the desk. § _ Describe your room/study room. Your partner draws it. Q Write a short paragraph about what you have/haven't got in your room.MODULE 1 People @ Learn how fo... [¢ Look at Module 1 © talk about likes/dislikes ‘Where are the pictures (1-5) from? Say the © talk about free-time/evoryday activitios Q cco number. © talk about jobs © cescribe what youlothers are wearing l¢ Find the page number(s) for © ask about weekend plans @ bar chart + Practise... a message board « presentianple! aquiz © present continuous Dee * adverbs of frequency | percantages 4 19 /Make -« ‘+ a survey about free-time activities + Listen, read and talk about .. © anentry on a message board ‘+a description of clothes : fete everyday activities => your own famniy wil ee at atl * anatticle about a person + colours weekend plansFree-time activities | _ The bar chart shows what American teenagers do in their free time. Complete the sentences. play sports (12) sufthe Net 6) ; o 20 a0 60 80 Too 1 Most American teenagers 4 Quite a few. 5 A few/Not many 6 Very few 2 The majority 3 Some .. SEE cee Talking about likes/dislikes 2. Which of the activi like doing? Discuss. in the pictures do/don't you Asking about likes Expressing (dis)likes © Howdo youlike © (Yes) It’s cool/great/oriliant! v= Ging)? © Llike/lovejenjoy .. (+ing). © Doyou like © Llove it,/ like it (a lot). ~» Ging)? '* Tdon’t mind it. *Doyouenjoy © Not really/Not much ow» (ing)? © Wsawtulboring, © Thate it/f don’t like it. A: How do you like jogging? B: Tike ita lot. How about you? A: Idon'tlike it, Bu 2 Roaiedecoena Be ” 3 Qrtisten ana repeat, nena Where could you hear these sentences? What could the other speaker say? © Nice to meet you. © It's a great party, isn'tit? © Do you like the music? © What else do you like doing? © Now that sounds good! © Yes, it’s really cool! Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you, too. GQ dilisten to the dialogue. What do Marvin and Julie like doing in their free time? Read the dialogue and complete the sentences. Explain the words in bold. Julie meets Marvin at Marvin is Kelly’s . In his free time, Marvin Julie doesn’t like . In her free time, Julie wyy: Oh, look! ‘There’s my friend Marvin, Come and meet him. Hi, Marvin! This is my friend, Julie. Hit, Julie. Nice to meet you. : Nice to meet you, too, Marvin. : It'sa great party, isn’t it? ie: Yes, itis, Do you like the mus Tlove it, I play this kind of music with my band. : You're ina band? ‘Yeah, we play in our free time. Really? Well, I spend all ny iree time surfing online. : Surfing? Now that sounds good. & e: Yes, it’s really cool! What else do you like doing? ) in: Ilove playing sports. How do you like football? Oh, I don’t like doing sports - ll What do you mean? Surfing is a sport, isn’t it? y ’ ; Oh no, silly! I surf the Net! u f 6 Portfolio: Work in groups. Imagine you are at a party. Introduce a friend, then discuss your free-time activities. Use the dialogue in Ex. 5 as a model. Record your dialogues. S | To carry out a survey you need to prepare simple Yes/No questions related to the topic for your survey. This way your survey will be to the point and you can get accurate answers. 77 Portfolio: Prepare simple Yes/No questions about free-time activities, then do a survey to find out what your classmates do. Draw a bar chart as in Ex. 1. Then write a short paragraph to report your results.( 2 What do you do for a living? Vocabulary b) Read statements 1-5 and find the job. I fix people’s cars. Jobs People come to my shop to buy medicine. | =a) What are the jobs in the pictures I design buildings. called in your language? Where does each person work? I answer the phone and type letters. People with toothache come to me. ® hospital ® police station ® racetrack accre ® surgery ® restaurant ® garage ® office ® chemist’s ® studio on kw ee 2 CS Listen to Susan talking to a friend about her family. What job (A-H) does each person (1-5) do? 1 Mum A journalist 2 Dad Bracing driver 3 Sister C nurse 4 Brother D pilot 5 Susan E writer F secretary G mechanic H_ dentist Predicting content Before you read a text, look at its title and the introduction. This helps you predict what the text is about. a) Look at the message board on p. 13 and read the introduction. What do you expect to read? Where could you read it? b) Read and listen to the text. Which of the jobs in Ex. 1 are mentioned? Read the text again, and answer questions 1-4. Explain the words in bold, then choose any five and make sentences. Who ... really likes their employers? has children? 1 A waiter works in a restaurant. works irregular hours? helps people at work? wh = 12Welcome to the You and your job’ message board, where you can post messages to other people in your profession. Log on, give yourself auser name and tell us how you earn a living! How do you eam a living? Posted by: Ann (Sun, 2010 Apr, 10:00) Hello! I'm a secretary for a great sales company. | work a typical 9-t0-5 day, but | don't work at weekends. | spend my tree time with my daughter. She is twelve and she goes to secondary school. My husband is a teacher. He teaches Spanish. Re How do you eam a living? Posted by: Jim (Mon, 17h Feb, 15:00) | work as an airine pilot and | fove it | travel all over the world, visit new places and meetlots of new people. It isn't an easy job ‘you have a family. | have two daughters and they miss me a lot wien 'm away. The good thing is that my wife doesn’t work, 30 she looks after our ile ones and does the housework. Re: How do you earn a living’? Posted by: Brenda (Wed, 5th Jan, 17:00) Hi My best friond Clai and! are nurscs. t's great being a nurse. When you take care of sick poople and they get better, itis a very rewarding feeling. We don't lice the hours very much, though — especially when we do the night shift! In our free ime we tke walchirg videos, We don't go out much, oo Gx katie Present simple 5 Underline the present simple verb forms in the text, How do we form the affirmative, negative and interrogative? Which verb forms are in the third person singular in the affirmative? 6 Write the third person singular in the affirmative, What are the rules? 1 work — works 6 travel — 2 spend— 7 visit — 3 g0- 8 meet— 4 teach 5 love- 7 ~~ a) Lookat the text in Ex. 4 again and correct the sentences, 1 Ann’s husband teaches English. No, he doesnt He teacties 2 Ann works at weekends. 3. Jim hates his job. 4 Brenda & Claire like the night shift b) Complete the questions. Answer them. 1 Does Brenda like being a nurse? Yes, she does 2 Jim and Brenda work regular hours? 3 Ann work in a hospital? 4 Jim meet a lot of people? 5 oon Sim's wife work? 8 Work in pairs. Use verbs from Ex. 6 to ask and answer questions about your family and friends. A: What does your dad do? Bs He's.a doctor. He works in a hospital 9 Portfolio: Think of a job. You can use the Jobs in Ex. 1. Post a message for the ‘You and your job’ message board (35-50 words). Write about: © what your job is © what you do at work «© what you like/dont like about it # working hours 13C Chris ‘ i el J ad j aE las Clothes ] Look at the pictures. Use words from the list to say what each person is wearing. ® trousers ® boots ® jacket ® coat © hat ® stockings ® T-shirt ® shorts ® nightgown ® (flat)shoes ® jeans ® jumper ® skirt ® evening dress ® gloves ® suit ® scarf ® belt ® shoulder bag ® trainers ® socks ® waistcoat ® tights ® tracksuit ® pyjamas ® high-heeled shoes ® sunglasses ® sandals ® raincoat ® (bow) tie © swimsuit ®@ shirt Lyn’s wearing a long blue skirt, brown boots ... 2 __List the words from Ex. 1 under the correct heading. Can you add to the lists? ie c Pete) me Steve 3 © Listen and number the models above in the order you hear them. What are you listening to: a TV advert, a TV fashion programme or a radio programme? yeti ts 4 Look at the models above for 1 minute. With books closed, describe one outfit for your partner to guess the model. 5 What do you usually wear: — at school/ work? — when you go out with friends? What are you wearing now? Tell your partner. 6 What type of clothes do you like wearing? Do you follow fashion? Do the quiz on p. 15 to find out.‘You are having lunch in town with your friends now. 1 What aro you wearing? A jeans anda T-shirt | Ba business suit © anew cesigner out and sungasces ©) Your bestfriend is having a party next Saturday. 4-4 How long does it take you to get ready? A forty minutes B tenminutes © alcay Beier kent Present continuous 7 Look at the highlighted verb forms in the quiz. Which ones describe: an action happening now? a future arrangement? How do we form the present continuous? § Write the -ing form of the following verbs, then use them to describe the picture, sit. read .. cat drink wear. weune a work 9 In pairs, use the prompts to ask and answer questions. 1 you / are / out / tonight / going? A: Are you going out tonight? Bz Yes, Lam. I'm going to the cinema No, I'm not. I'm staying in. 2 your dad /is / what / now / doing? 3. is/ today / your mum / what / wearing? 4 writing /you /at the moment / are? § having / you /a lesson / this Sunday / are? 3 Ils raining now and it's quite cold. What are you wearing? ‘A araincost and gloves B awarm coat, waterproof boots and woolen cap aturcoat Your friends are taking you camping nex! Satu ain you pack? ~ a ‘A trainers, shorts and a waterproof coat B. yourlaptep and your diary © You never go camping because your clothes oe ‘might 10 (\Listen to the music and sounds. Where are the people in each part (A-D)? Close your eyes and imagine you are there. What is happening? What are the people wearing/doing? © 200 # livingroom ® street © wedding reception 11 In pairs, talk about your plans for the near future. Use the time expressions and the prompts. * tonight © next Monday * next Saturday * tomorrow evening * this weekend A: What are you doing tonight? © cinema B: I'mgoing to the cinema. © theatre A: Who are you going with? © party B: With my friend, Jane. © restaurant A: What are you planning to fast food wear? restaurant Be Jeans and a jumper 12, Find pictures of people in magazines. Write a short description of their clothes. Bbri ( 4 Family activities ] a) Lookat the text and the title. What is it: a letter, a web page or an article? What information do you think a text can help you predict what it includes? How many members are there in the information to look for and Baker family? What do they like doing? Read and say. how to read. Focusing on layout The title, pictures and layout of rr © intemet plore (ES Ss Welcome! Here we are 0) in California, USA. We're settling in here. Click on the links to find © out more about 1) ................. we're up to. I'm Charlie, and what | really like doing is riding 2) ........... bike. It keeps me very fit. Here | am with some of my friends from college. WG) cacisccisasass taking part in a mountain bike race. I'm number 183. Dad is really getting into the American way of life. He just loves baseball! Here he is wearing 4) ........... baseball gear. He usually plays for fun, but 5) ........... takes it quite seriously sometimes. He's actually a really good player. It isn’t just Dad that loves the American way — here is my sister Maggie in her roller-skates. She 6) ........... roller-skating every saturday morning with 7) ........... friend Sally. She can go really fast and never falls over. Next week she is skating in a local competition. Most Californians do watersports and like to cool off in the ocean. Mum likes windsurfing. She takes lessons twice 8) .......... week. She is having a lesson right now. Look at her! She is trying really hard, isn't she? = << Thanks for visiting. Don’t leave without signing our » guestbook! 2 In pairs, complete the gaps (1-8). Listen and check. Explain the highlighted words, then choose any five and make sentences. Use the information in the text to present the Baker family to the class.cm 6 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the Family members verbs: 3. Match the family members, then talk about your own family, as in the example, father (dad) ——__grandmother ® read ® have # do ® play 1 Its 7:30 am. The _ Smiths grandfather mother (mum) - breakfast, They brother niece usually . .. breakfast uncle aunt together. nephew daughter 2 It’s Friday afternoon. Mr son sister Smith the shopping. My dad is a teacher. He likes baseball. He always it on Fridays. ier De CT 3 It’s 4:00 pm on Wednesday. Present simple - Present continuous Tony .. football. 4 Read the text again and find verb forms which He always football express: habits/rowtines; repeated actions; fixed ‘on Wednesday afternoon. arrangements; actions happening now. 4 It’s 7 o'clock in the evening. Amn .. a book to her little brother. She usually im a book in the Look at the pictures and answer the questions. evenings. 7 Bring family photographs and present your family and yourself to the class. ‘Talk about: © your family (names, what they like doing) yourself sports you like playing your free-time activities clothes you like wearing © your plans for next weekend Hello! Tm... . There are people in my family. . 1 What spors do they play? ore 2. What languages are they studying? 8 Portfolio: Write your own 3. What are they doing now? tonight? family web page. Use the 4 What are their favourite free-time activities? Bakers’ web page as a model. ovG-eco come Skills Work Daily routine ]_ = Which activities can you see in the pictures? Tell the class. ® do the shopping ® cook ® get up early ® do homework ®@ do the housework ® listen to music ® make the beds ® go jogging ® go to bed late © watch the news/a film ® wash the dishes © brush teeth ® play board games ® have a shower | ® do the gardening ® tidy the room | ® have dinner ® answer emails ® eat in bed ® catch the train/bus to work/school | I can see someone doing the shopping, but I can't see anyone cooking. Exploring Grammar 9 Use the adverbs of frequency to ask and answer questions about your routine. Adverbs of frequency 100% always 75% usually 50% maleate often 25% @ —_| sometimes 10% |_|rarely on, 4pever A: How often do you cook? B: I never cook. etc 18 3 ‘Read the title of the article and the first paragraph. Think of ten words/phrases you expect to read in the article. Listen and read to check. 4 a) Read the text again and, in pairs, choose the best word for each gap (1-8). Then explain the words in bold. A DAY IN THE LIFE OF ... > Sarah Harper (0) 8 in the Sierra Mountains in California. She is a full- time writer of children’s stories. > Sarah has a regular work routine. She gets up (1) ..... around 8:00. She (2) ..... a shower, gets dressed and takes her puppy, Flash, for a walk. They often walk for an hour in the forest. After their walk, at about 9:30, Sarah has breakfast and starts work. She always reviews what she wrote the day before, then she puts (3) ..... her favourite CD of classical music to out for another walk at about 2:30 then works again until about 4:00. > Sarah has free time in the afternoon. She sometimes does the gardening or cleans the house. Most of the (4) though, she updates her website and (5) her fans’ emails. At 8 o'clock in the evening, Sarah (6) ..... dinner with her husband and after that they usually (7) a film or play a board game. Then at 11:30 it's time for bed. > “I love being a writer,” Sarah says. “Most of the get in the mood to write. time | can (8) ..... what | She has a break at 1 |ike! It's a great life!” o'clock. She takes Flash 0 A live (B) lives C living 1 A at B in C on 2 A does B makes C has 3 Ain B on C up 4 A hour B day C time 5 A answers’ B writes C paints 6 A makes B does C has 7 A watch B see C look 8 A be B do C have5 Ask each other questions about Sarah and her daily routine. A: Where does Sarah live? B: She lives in the Sierra Nevada Mountains in California. 6 Read again and complete Sarah’s timetable. How similar to/different from yours is it? Discuss in pairs. Organising your writing Divide your piece of writing into paragraphs. | Make ‘sure each paragraph contains a | different topic. This helps the reader follow | your piece of writing, 7 Look at the article in Ex. 4. How many paragraphs are there? What is the topic of each paragraph? 8 _ Interview someone you know (your teacher, parent, friend, ete). Divide the information into paragraphs. Then write an article about this person for the school magazine’s competition “4 Day in the Life of ..”. You can use the text in Ex. 4s a model. Follow the plan: Introduction (Para 1) first name and surname —where heshe lives job Main Body (Paras 2 & 3) ‘momiing activities afiemoonjevening activities Conclusion (Para 4) ifthe person likes their routine 6 smi!) a) Read the title and write five words! phrases you expect to hear. Listen and read. Which of the words on your list are in the song? b) Read again and list the free-time activities. Which of them do you do? L@weekengs.., In the week I go to school Fe But at the weekend, life is cool ‘Two whole days, just for me Ido what I want, my time is free Free time, that's what I'm saying Free time, just relaxing and playing. Free time, it's so good to be free Free time, it’ the best time for me Tdo the things I love to do Playing sports and shopping, too It’s so great, Hove weekends Surfing the Net and meeting friends Now crm: © talk about my family's everyday & free-time activities * talk about jobs © talk about the clothes | wear © talkiwrite about activities | usually do! I'm doing now © write a short paragraph about my classmates’ free time activities © write a message about a job © write my family web page express my likes/dislikes 7 nT ifCulture Comer . T -— | Cena C €ls ee A | W © N Read the list of jobs. Which ones do the pictures show? © delivery boy/girl © dog walker © shop assistant © builder © cooky aM ® waiter/waitress ® cleaner ® babysitter © gardener © papergirl/paperboy Which jobs do you think school children can do part-time for some extra pocket money? Which of the sentences (1-4) are true for teenagers in Britain? Discuss in pairs. Listen and read to check your answers. Then, explain the words in bold. 1 Most teenagers in Britain have a part-time job. 2 You can get a part-time job when you are 12. 3 Children aged 10-12 can work on Sundays. 4 Teenagers earn a lot of money. ver a million schoolchildren in Britain have a parttime job. Most teenagers get pocket money, but it isn’t always ® enough to pay for all the things they want to buy, like trendy clothes, nights out and new CDs. So they work at the weekends 4 and sometimes before and after school to earn extra money. | The most popular jobs are babysitting or delivering # newspapers. They also work in cafés, shops and fast food restaurants, or take people's dogs for walks. Children must be over 13 years old to work in Britain. They can only work for one hour before school, after 7am, “SS and two hours after school, until 7pm. On Saturdays, 13- and 14-year-olds can work for five hours, and 15- and 16-year-olds can work for eight hours. Children can’t work for more than two hours on a Sunday. There is no law in England that allows children a minimum wage like there is for adults. Some teenagers earn as little as £2.00 an hour. 4 Project: Think about teenagers in your country, then write about their jobs, pocket money and what they spend their money on. Most teenagers in my country ... 20yeh (1853-1890) Self-Portrait in frout of the Easel’ 1858 © (oilon canvas) {Look at the title, pictures and captions, then answer the questions. 1. What is a portrait? What is a self-portrait? Are these portraits drawings, paintings or photographs’? Who do they show? 2 What can you see/guess about each artist from the picture (e.g. poor, happy, married, well-dressed, etc)? 3 What part of the artist’s life does each portrait show (e.g. workifamily life, a special accasion/a typical moment)? 2 Describe each painting. Think about: ¢ where they are. @ what they are wearing what they are doing ® the main colours * how you think the people feel * how the painting makes you feel aheth Vigée-Lebrun (1755-1842) ‘Self-Portrait with Daughter’ (cil of canvas) Imagine you are an artist painting a self-portrait. What do you want to look like (e.g. a funny cartoon character, an important person from history, a person with strong feelings, ete)” Tell your partner. Think about: ‘© what you are wearing/holding + what you are doing what you want people to think when they see the portrait (e.g that you are happy! funnylimportaniicleverietc) Project: Stand in front of a mirror and draw (pencil, crayons, marker pens, etc) or paint (oil paints, watercolours, etc) self-portrait. Try to show yourself in the way you want people to see you. 21PY self Check |] ]. Match the jobs to the places of work. 1 secretary A TV studio 2 mechanic B hospital 3 nurse C restaurant 4 waiter D office 5 newsreader E garage Points: —— 5x3 15 2 Look at the people. What are they wearing? Tom is wearing a dark blue shirt, cream trousers and trainers. Point ry 5x4 20 3 «Fill in: answer, shift, online, part, typical 1 He spends most of his free time surfing 2 My mum works a ..................... 9-to-5 day. 3 He's taking iii. Sunday morning. ........ In a bike race 4 They............... their emails in the evening. 5 She doesn’t really like the night ............... Points: __.\ be IS | 4 Choose the correct response. 1 A: How do you like tennis? B: a I don’t like it. b Yes, it is, 2 A: What are you doing tonight? B: a I’m going out. b Stay at home. 3 A: How often do you cook? B: a Yes, often. b Never. 22 4 A: Do you enjoy jogging? B: a Ohno! b Not much. 5 A: It’s a great party, isn’t it? B: a Nice tomeet you. b Yes, it is. 5 Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense. (present simple/continuous) 1 My mum .......................... (cook) us dinner every day, but tonight We ..........ccecseeeee (eat) out. 2 What uuu... (She/do) for a living? RG cnc eet aero seres (work) as a nurse. By, scecssvamureoenees (you/wait) for someone? Yes, for Ann. We ............ (go) shopping today. A icccccseeseeeees. (he/catch) the train to work? No, he usually .................. (walk) to work. 5 WhO .......ccscceseereceeeeeee (E/talk) to? Tom — they .................... (play) in the same band. OG ROW ORS o secec ccs accseeceseceeeaus (you/visit) your grandparents? Once a month. I......... weseeeeee (WiSIt) them this weekend, actually. 7 How ...........0......22-00.... (you/like) tennis? Oh, I ..........++. (not/like) sports at all. 8 Excuse Me — .........::cccessserceeeeeeeees (AMVONE/ SiG) ETE f NGESE aewdecseasedd ADE) IEE, Di Wa ai iciss scours eaten eal avatnnn ated eesaabanieressncves (you/usually/do) at weekends? [................ | teseseeeeeees (Play) baseball with my friends. | LO I w...seccesesseeeeeeee (feel) like walking. Let’s go | out, then. It... (NOt/rain) now. | f Points: =| \ 10x25 25) My total score ........... Great «3: Goods. Try harder ...... 1 don't know, but banana peel makes What kind of leather makes the best shoes? the best slippers.| mopuLe 2 roe What's a typical day in your life like? * ask for and give directions How do you spend your free time? = compare cities ‘What are your favourite clothes? What do you/your parents do for a living? comparative & superlative forms: forming adjectives Where are the pictures (1-5) from? Say the page number. poster of typical houses in your country about tourist attractions in your country a quiz about townsycities in your country types of houses & features [| a factfile about your country acity map Cf an email to your friend about your new aworld map aa wer caverns, New MERE? F cuitw corner Carlsbad Caverns: | cutture f mations ology) Cave 10" types of houses rooms & features of houses places in cities continents, countries & oceans _—_—_— Curricular cuts: (GVocabulary Houses & special features ]_ Look at the pictures. Which types of houses are there in your country? OT i,j + —_ a a : 4 X a A mi é ; t 3 i tu ae It is much easier to learn new vocabulary when you group the words together. 2 a) List the words under the headings. ® furniture/appliances/etc © features: indoor — outdoor ® garden ® fireplace ® wooden floor ® balcony * swimming pool ® fence @ large windows ® porch ® chimney ® attic © cupboard © chairs © carpet ® armchairs ® bed ® lamp © wardrobe ® mirror ® fridge ® cooker @ shower ® towels b) What about your house? How many rooms are there? What is there in each room? CSc 3 CO Listen and repeat. Can you guess what the dialogue in Ex. 5 is about? ¢ Welcome to the building. e@ Drop by anytime. ® So, how do you like your flat? e Everyone here’s so e Ifyou need anything, friendly. I’m in Flat 8. ® That's funny! Bh oS Listen and complete sentences 1-3 with Ann or Jim. Were your guesses in Ex. 3 correct? DF sisah i eobetecnesdeesenseevernncc ds NEW tO the building. BT A consi Rssnssassesnsnc ee nnpes ees AIS TEAL G: De) Reheasthiasss swims in a pool every morning.5 a) Read the dialogue and replace the pronouns in sentences 1-5 with the correct nouns. Then explain the words in bold. : Hi! Pm Jim. Live on the ground floor. Welcome ) to the building, Ann: Thanks. I’m Ann, Nice to meet you. Jim: So, how do you like your flat? Ann; Well, its a bit small but ['ve got an incredible view of the area and it’s much bigger than my old place. Jim: Well, if you need anything, I'm in Flat 8. Drop by anytime. Ann: Thanks! Everyone here’s so friendly. I really like ‘Mrs Finch, and Mr Leyland makes me laugh. Jim: Ehm Ann: That's funny! [ see them every day when I go for my morning swim. Jim: Where do you go swimming? Do you belong to a gym? Ann: A gym? No! I swim in our pool - you know, the one behind the building. Jim: Um ... That's not our swimming pool, It belongs to the building next door! I don’t know them, 1 They are neighbours. 2 His flat is on the ground floor 4 She sees them every moming. 5 They haven't got one in 3 She lovesit a lot. their building. b) Read again and complete phrases 1-4, Then, make sentences using them. the 2nd floor the pool 1 live. 2 swim... the area somebody 3 aview. 4 belong, 6 Form collocations, then make sentences using them. 1b. . offlats; 2 g. " vie sb laugh; 5 mass + Pool; That block of flats is very modern. gma 7 ~~ ~Ponfelic moving into one of the houses in the pictures. Take roles and act out a dialogue between you and your new neighbour. Use the phrases in Ex. 3. Record your dialogue. GanE Say where you are in your house. The class, in teams, try to guess what you are doing. Imagine you are Leader: I'm in the kitchen. What am I doing? Team A SI: Are you watching TV? clue 8 Portfolio: Make a poster of typical houses in your country. Label them, then write a few sentences about their features. 25Places in cities ] Look at the map of New York and the Key. How many of the folloy Seat . ee Se HILTON ae VC ees es 5 a fee Sik S 3S = Ses A © post offices ® hotels © train stations ® bus terminals © parks ® librart music HALL ree ey, as Ss >. J a) Look at the text below. What does the title mean? Listen and read and find examples to support your ideas. b) In pairs, read and choose the best word (A, B or C) for each space. Are you looking for the perfect place for a holiday? What about New York? New York City isn't one place — it's a hundred! New York is made up O)o/ lots’ of _ interesting TA, Neighbourhoods like Chinatown and Little ® italy. 1)....... place has its own sights, = sounds and even smells. The city has many tourist attractions: the Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building, Gentral Park and Times Square are just a 2)......... . New York has over 150 museums, 900 art galleries, over 160 theatres, 1,800 restaurants and 1,700 parks! It's easy 3) ......... get around. City buses run 24 hours a day and bus stops have maps ree you won't get lost. The subway is By fastest and most reliable way around. Most 6) ......... New York's sights are on subway lines. There’s 7)... for everyone in New York City, so 8)......... and experience the energy and excitement this great city has to offer.0 Dot Bon Cat 1A Any BEah C All 2 A few B many — C lots 3A for B to € with 4 A with B for € so 5 A the Ba € some 6 Ain Bat C of 7 A something B anything € everything 8 A coming Becomes € come 3 Read the text again and name two neighbourhoods, four tourist attractions and two means of transport. Say four things you remember about New York. Choose a place on the map. Use phrases from the box and describe its location. Students, in teams, guess what the place i © on / at the corner of... “on... Street/Road/Avenue Everyday English Asking for/Giving directions © near / opposite / behind between / in front of .. 4 Lookat the map and, in pairs, act out short dialogues, as in the example, Asking for directions © Excuse me, how can I Giving directions * (You) go up / down... Street until you get 10... © Turn right /left into... St © Take the first / second turning on the right / left * (You) go straight © It’s on the corner of .. getto © Could you please tell me the way to ..? © Could you tell me where ...is, please? from Carnegie Hall on 57th Street East to the Hilton from Times Square to Radio City Music Hall from the New York Hilton to the Public Library from the Museum of Modern Art 10 Central Park Excuse me, how can Iget to the New York Hilton? You go straight along 57th Street East until you get to the Avenue of the Americas. Turn right, and the Hilton is on the comer of the Avenue of the Americas and 54th Street. ‘A> Thanks very much. ee Listening to identify key information Look at the list of options and try to think of any related words, Then try to listen for these words as they will help you find the right answer. 5 a) Lookat places A-H. For which places do you need a ticket to get in? What can you do in each one? Brainstorm related words. ( by Listen to Jack and Claire looking at some photographs from a school trip to New York. Match the people (1-5) with the places (A-H). Places park © wain ‘station hotel library restaurant post office Ioanmo art gallery ca 6 Portfolio: Find or draw a map of your town, Decide on the most interesting tourist attractions. Write a short text about your town and its attractions. Use the (ext in Ex. 2 as a model. 27~~ o> Continents & countries ] Label the continents on the map. @ Africa * Asia ® Europe ® North America © South America How many continents are there in total? How many oceans are there? 2 Look at the map and name three countries which belong to each of the Ru) continents 1-5. : ae “Poo PARAGUAY” Readine J 3. Lookat the quiz. What are the questions about? Read it and choose the correct answers. 4 CO Listen to check if your answers are correct. A W © RILID How good are you at world geography? J (ya if IDiiiieremce Complete the quiz and find out. Vhic ake tsouth? _ 6 Which country usually has the heaviest rainfall each A Australia B Antarctica © SouthAmerica _year! 2 Of these three oceans, which is both the biggest and A India B England = © Australia the deepest? 7 Which of these rivers is the longest? A the Pacific § B theAtlantic C the Indian A the Mississippi B the Nile C the Thames 3. Which continent is larger than the others? 8 Which continent has the fewest people? A Africa B Asia C Europe | A NorthAmerica B Antarctica C Asia | 4 Where can you find the lowest temperatures in the 9 Which language is spoken by most people in the world? | world? A Europe B Antarctica C NorthAmerica A Mandarin B English = © Spanish 5 Where are there the most inhabitants? 10 On which continent are there the fewest countries! A North America B China India A Africa B Antarctica C North AmericaPtEta ara Comparative ~ Superiative Underline the adjectives in the quiz. Use them to complete the table. Answer the questions, 1 How are formed? 2 Which form do we use to compare one personithing with: ~ another person/thing? —two or more people/things? the comparative/superiative deep ss largest large low lower heavy heavier if long longer: expensive more expensive most expensive many/much more far farther/further farthest/furthest few fewer - © comparative + than: Asia| is bigger than Australia. © the + superlative: Antarctica is the coldest continent of all. © as + adjective + as Europe isn’t as hot as ‘Compare the cities in the table. Use these adjectives: hot © big © crowded © many ® expensive # cheap @ tall @ short @ clean © polluted New York|Los Angeles|Cleveland Temperature [412°C 921°C |g-i3°c Size [s3ikm? [1,290km? [213.5 km? Population |8,546,846 |8,863.164 {2,900,000 Cost of living |$$ sss is ‘Tall buildings|/ Empire [US Bank [Cleveland State [Key Tower [Tower Building 310m 271 m 381m Pollution | += nen |. New York isn't as hot as Los Angeles. Speaking Use the adjectives in Exs. 5 and 6 to ij compare three towns/cities in your country. cir 8 Portfolio: Write a quiz like the one in Ex. 4 about towns/cities in your country. Collect information from school texthooks, encyclopedias or the Internet. Think about: population, climate, rivers, mountains, lakes, cost of living, tourist attractions, parks, ete 29G: er: Gulf of Mexic° Tie aje r: | ~ Ge ese Oo Veracruz Mexico City eo ire i Vics Mountain 7 Acapu co ee Archaeological: Mh Achat Ae ... in the south/north etc of ... Map reading ] Match the words in the list to the four main points of the compass. What are the other four points called? oe .. In the northeast/southwest etc of ... ... on/along the east/west coast etc of ... ... In the interior/centre of the country. ... on the southwestern/northwestern/etc tip of ... A; Where exactly is La Paz? * south ® west ¢ north B: It’s located in the northwestern tip of Mexico. ® cast Dechy Sails 32 Which country can you see 2 on the map? Which of the | Anticipating information following can you also see? Before you start reading, ask yourself what you know Name them. | about the topic. This will help you anticipate some of the ® towns ® lakes ® mountains information about the topic and will make it easier to understand some of the unfamiliar words. ® cities ® rivers ® oceans Be a aT Ey Describing location 4 a) What do you know about Mexico? Think of three 3 Use the phrases in the box to questions you want to ask arom it. — and listen. describe where the following Does the text answer your questions? places are on the map. b) Read again. What do the figures below refer to? ni cals 1 1,958,201 3 50 5 22,000,000 en ee 2 5,700 4 95,365,000 30A lot - A bit - Much - Very 7 a) Read the examples and the theory box. @,,, alot more heumid in Oslo than | in Los Angeles. | T's bit eloudier in Moscow than | in Mexico Cit Mexico (officially United Mexican States) gS iedler tn Brsetios dives SW tip of N America; borders U.S.A., Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, Belize, Guatemala, Pacific Ocean 1,958,201 km? mainly hot summers, rild winters; temperate - above 900 m; cool with frost above 1,800 m ») awk at todays ee very varied, from desert (N/NW) to rainforest sinré pad compare tie (SE) * longest river Rio Bravo del Norte (Rio nen ee ree Grande) the list and the phrases in * highest mountain - Orizaba (5,700 m) Ex7a. * largest lake — Chapala @ sunny @ cloudy # hot 95,365,000 (1996) * cold ¢ windy © humid Capital - Mexico City (pop. 22,000,000); others incude Nezahualesyotl, Guadalajara, Monterrey Spanish; about 50 Indian languages also spoken peso * beach resorts (eg Cancun, Acapulco) - go swimming, snorkelling, etc; play golf,tennis, | etc i nature - go whale watching, visit national parks adventure - go rock climbing, expiore caves art, history & archaeology - visit art galleries, museums & ancient ruins (eg Chichen Itza) 5 Use the information in the text to ask and answer Ouagadougou Burke Faso questions about Mexico. today than in Mexico City. 10's very cold in Ulan Bator. a lot/a bit/much + comparative very + adjective Los Angeles is much sunnier than Mexico City today. Buenos Aires is much windier than L.A. Oslo Norway SI: What is the official name of Mexico? 52: United Mexican States, Where exactly is it? 6 Work in pa You want to spend your summer holiday in Mexico. Your friend has been there 8 Portfolio: Write a factfile before. Ask for information about: about your country. Use the © climate © places to visit ® activities factfile in Ex. 4 as a model. 31Skills Work Vocabulary Adjectives 1] @) In pairs, match the adjectives. Positive Negative © quiet © cramped ® tidy ® noisy ® bright © ugly ® spacious ® messy ® beautiful ® dark b) Use the adjectives in Ex. la to describe the pictures, as in the example. In picture A, I can see a garden. It looks beautiful and quiet to me. Speaking D Use the adjectives in Ex. 1 to describe your own house. 3 Read the first three 32 sentences of the email. What do you expect it will be about? Read to check. 4 Read the email again and fill in the missing words. Listen to check. What is Ann’s house like? [a roen = = | ity Simpy at Dire Hi — how are you? | hope everything Q) is OK back home. | really love my new place here in Colchester. It’s a bit more expensive than my previous one but it is cosier. It’s quieter, too. The best thing about 1)........ is the garden. It’s really beautiful. The cottage itself is not very spacious. It has only one bedroom and small living room. The kitchen has very small windows so is quite dark. My bedroom faces onto 4) ........ garden so, as well as having a lovely view, it is 5) ........ very quiet. Thank goodness for that because | have a lot of studying to do 6) year. The bedroom doesn't have 7) storage space so | have to keep it neat and tidy. There isn't a book out of place! The bathroom Is bright and airy but it's simple, with basic fittings and plain white walls. It’s not as luxurious 8)........ the previous one but | don't mind. The neighbours 9) very friendly and helpful. They gave me the warmest welcome ever. That's all for now. Do come 10)....... . visit me. Remember, | have a spare bed! You're welcome any time! Ann RRA Adjectives 5 _a) Study the theory box. Find examples in the email. We use certain suffixes at the end of verbs, nouns etc to form adjectives in English. These are: -ese (China-Chinese), -ful (beauty-beautiful), -ive (act- active), -ical (economy-economical), -ish (long-longish), -less (hope-hopeless), -ous (danger-dangerous), -y (green- greeny), -ed (cramp-cramped), -ing (bore-boring) b) List all the adjectives in the email. Which are before the things they describe? Which are after?Beginnings - Endings § Look at the beginnings and endings below. Which ‘ones can be used in Ann's email? Which one is wrong? Which one is appropriate for formal letters? Dear friend Dear Ms Smith, Susan, Dear Susan, * ee j Yours fe s ly, Best regards, | Love, ap CeL ey Ann | Ann te 7 (QListen to a mother and her son talking about a new flat, and answer the questions (1-5). 0 Inthe flat there are 3 The kitehen is A Srooms. A dark, B small. C bright, 5 rooms, 4 The flat has got © 6rooms. eee 1 The flat is near B a fireplace. A acar park. © a pool B asupermarket. 5. The flat is C apark. A expensive 2. The back bedroom is, B small. A quict. B noiyy.C big. © warm, COOTD enemain Understanding rubrics 8 _ a) This is part of an email you received from your friend. = 50, Fow's your new house? §s your nalghbourhood quiev? Haw sc you ike she new town? Wrte soon and tell me all accu Look at the underlined words in the rubrie, What information do you need to include? Make notes under the headings: house (inside - outside), neighbourhood, town. What adjectives can you use? b) Portfolio; Organise your notes into paragraphs. Write your email (60-80 words). Paragraph 1 sveet friend, say how you like your new house Paragraph 2 describe the house, neighbourhood, town Paragraph 3 invite friend to come visit you Songdime! Q a) What do you think the title of the song means? Is there a similar saying in your language? b) Listen and read. How does the singer feel about their home? Which words rhyme? There's no place Dike home There's no place like home It may be big, it may be small But wherever you go Home's the best place of all It may be quiet or noisy It may be dark or bright But home is the place Where everything's all right. © talk about different kinds & parts of houses © doscribe the location of places in a city * ask for & give directions read amap * talk about countries & continents © compare cities write a factfile about my country ‘© write an email to a friend about my new houseCulture Corer i nich” of ‘the following do you think people can see in 'Carisbad Caverns: tunnels, roads, chambers, stalactites, stalagmites, pools, waterfalls, rivers, stadiums, bats? Listen and read to check. Carlsbad Caverns National Park has 19,000 hectares of beautiful desert scenery, but the natural wonders that visitors come to see are deep underground. These are the most famous caves in the U.S.A, going down almost 12 lm, with about 45 km of tunnels and chambers. That's just the part that we know about -— people are still exploring the caves, and nobody is sure where they end. Carlsbad Caverns have almost every kind of cave formation. You can see stalactites and stalagmites in all sorts of strange shapes and wonderful colours, as well as pools and waterfalls. Only part of the cave system is open to the public. Even so, there is much more than you can see in one visit. A few of the most popular attractions are: ® the Big Room. It's one of the world’s biggest chambers, 25 storeys high and more than 2 km wide — bigger than any football stadium! It’s easy to get to, and you can walk all the i ) way round the chamber to see its many famous features. the King’s Palace. A guided tour takes you down 250 metres, to see four beautiful chambers with amazing colours and natural decoration. Bat Cave. In summer, a million bats hang from the ceiling of the cave. At sunset they fly out in huge clouds, and return to the cave at first light. The park is open 24 hours a day, every day, except 25th December, although most visitors go between June- August. Admission is $6 for adults and $3 for children aged 6-15, with an extra charge (from $7-$20) for the special guided tours. Carlsbad Caverns al, |. Pt ah im hp rk New “ yy abe. a) Read the text and, for ~ questions 1-3, choose the best answer A, B or C. Carlsbad Caverns is A in Mexico. B inthe U.S.A. C 45 km underground. The ‘Big Room’ is A acave. B a football stadium. C a 25-storey building. The park is open A on 25th December. B 24 days a year. C almost every day of the year. b) Explain the highlighted words. Make sentences using them. In pairs, ask and answer questions about Carlsbad Caverns. Portfolio: Think of a national park in your country. Make an advertisement about it. Write: name, location, attractions, opening hours, admission prices. You can stick on a picture.Look at the pictures. Which shows: a stalagmite? a stalactite? Where can you see them? How de they form? Listen and read to check. a) Read the text and replace the words in bold in sentences 1-4 with words from the text. These form as water dissolves the rock and wears it away. ‘These form as water drips from the ceiling of caves, These form as water drips from the tip of stalactites. These form when astalactite and stalagmite meet. Most caves form over hundreds of thousands of year, as water dissolves the rock and wearsit awa Water dripping from the roof of a cave has minerals in it from the dissolved rock; as the water dries, tiny bits of the minerals stay behind, and slowly form a stalactite hanging from the ceiling. Inthe same way; 2 stalagmite grows up from the place on the ground Where the water drips Stalacites and stalagmites can eet and join in the middle; when this happens, We call ita column. Ceiling stalactite stalageite A ground (Here's an easy Way to remember the difference between the two!) b) Can you think of another way to remember the difference between stalactites and stalagmites? Project: Make your own stalactites and stalagmites with string and baking soda or Epsom salts (magnesium sulphate). 1 Cuta piece of string, about 25 cm long, and tie a weight (eg a key) on each end. 2 Fill 2 glasses/jars with very warm water; stir in dhs soda or Epsom salts until no more dissolves, . 3 Put a small plate between the jars; put one end of the string in each jar, so the string hangs in 2 “LU” shape about 5 cm above the plate, 4 Leave this in a warm place for several days, then take a look = is there a ‘stalactite’ on the string and a 'stalagmite’ on the plate?