Jennie Humphries

FLASH on English is a motivating, easy-to-use, six-level course

which takes teenage learners from Beginner through to Advanced
level.
The comprehensive syllabus provides thorough grammar,
vocabulary and skills work, builds students’ language awareness

FL ASH on English
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 Contents

1 World Friends
Focus on Grammar p. 4
Grammar and Vocabulary Practice p. 6
English in Context p. 8
Vocabulary Builder p. 10
Skills p. 11

2 Favourite Things
Focus on Grammar p. 12
Grammar and Vocabulary Practice p. 14
English in Context p. 16
Vocabulary Builder p. 18
Skills p. 19

3 Families
Focus on Grammar p. 20
Grammar and Vocabulary Practice p. 22
English in Context p. 24
Vocabulary Builder p. 26
Skills p. 27

4 Home Sweet Home
Focus on Grammar p. 28
Grammar and Vocabulary Practice p. 30
English in Context p. 32
Vocabulary Builder p. 34
Skills p. 35

5 Life and Work
Focus on Grammar p. 36
Grammar and Vocabulary Practice p. 38
English in Context p. 40
Vocabulary Builder p. 42
Skills p. 43

6 Animal Planet
Focus on Grammar p. 44
Grammar and Vocabulary Practice p. 46
English in Context p. 48
Vocabulary Builder p. 50
Skills p. 51

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 7 Free Time
Focus on Grammar p. 52
Grammar and Vocabulary Practice p. 54
English in Context p. 56
Vocabulary Builder p. 58
Skills p. 59

8 A WorldVocabulary
of Sport Builder
Focus on Grammar p. 60
Grammar and Vocabulary Practice p. 62
English in Context p. 64
Vocabulary Builder p. 66
Skills p. 67

9 School Days
Focus on Grammar p. 68
Grammar and Vocabulary Practice p. 70
English in Context p. 72
Vocabulary Builder p. 74
Skills p. 75

10 Food Glorious Food
ocus on Grammar
F p. 76
Grammar and Vocabulary Practice p. 78
English in Context p. 80
Vocabulary Builder p. 82
Skills p. 83

Functions File p. 84

Self-assessment Grids – A1 p. 86

UK and Ireland map p. 88

English-speaking countries map p. 89

Phonetic Alphabet and English Punctuation p. 90

Audioscripts p. 91

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1


World Friends
Focus on Grammar
Subject pronouns long
Negative form
short
Singular Plural I am not I’m not
I we You are not You aren’t
you you He is not He isn’t
he / she / it they She is not She isn’t
It is not It isn’t
• The subject pronoun I is with a capital letter.
We are not We aren’t
Jack and I are at school.
You are not You aren’t
• The subject pronoun he is for males. They are not They aren’t
He is Peter.
• The negative form of be, is:
• The subject pronoun she is for females.
She is Elena. subject + am / is / are + not (or the contraction n’t)

• The subject pronoun it is for animals, places and She is not American. = She isn’t American.
objects. We are not 17. = We aren’t 17.
It is a cat. BUT He/She is my cat.
• We never use the n’t contraction with am.
• We use subject pronouns in place of the subject name. I am not a teacher. = I’m not a teacher.
Martina and Monika are Ukrainian.  They are NOT: I amn’t a teacher.
Ukrainian.
Interrogative form
be – Affirmative, negative and Am I?
interrogative forms Are you?
Affirmative form Is he?

long short Is she?

Is it?
I am I’m
Are we?
You are You’re
Are you?
He is He’s
Are they?
She is She’s
It is It’s • The interrogative form of be is:
We are We’re
Am / Is / Are + subject
You are You’re
They are They’re Are you at school?
Is it Japanese?
• The affirmative form of be has got three forms: am,
is and are. • We use the Present simple of be to talk about facts.
I am a student. ‘Is David from England?’
It is a school. ‘No, David isn’t from England, he’s from Wales.’
They are Mexican.
• We use be to talk about age.
• We generally use short forms in informal situations. ‘How old are you?’ ‘I’m 16.’
Hi, I’m Martin! Leroy isn’t 19, he’s 18.
He’s British. Is she 17?
They’re 17 years old.

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 1
Focus on Vocabulary Numbers
Colours 1 one 16 sixteen
2 two 17 seventeen
black grey red
blue orange violet 3 three 18 eighteen
brown pink white 4 four 19 nineteen
green purple yellow 5 five 20 twenty
6 six 21 twenty-one
7 seven 22 twenty-two
Countries and nationalities 8 eight 30 thirty
Country Nationality 9 nine 40 forty
America American 10 ten 50 fifty
Australia Australian 11 eleven 60 sixty
12 twelve 70 seventy
Belgium Belgian
13 thirteen 80 eighty
Brazil Brazilian
14 fourteen 90 ninety
Britain British
15 fifteen 100 one hundred
Canada Canadian
China Chinese
Colombia Colombian
MY GLOSSARY
Denmark Danish
Cardinal directions
Egypt Egyptian north _________________________
England English east _________________________
south _________________________
Estonia Estonian west _________________________
France French
Other...
Germany German nouns
Greece Greek bicycle _________________________
bird _________________________
India Indian
biscuit _________________________
Indonesia Indonesian cake _________________________
circle _________________________
Iran Iranian
city _________________________
Ireland Irish class _________________________
crest _________________________
Italy Italian
currency _________________________
Jamaica Jamaican flag _________________________
Japan Japanese food _________________________
island _________________________
Mexico Mexican language _________________________
Peru Peruvian money _________________________
moon _________________________
Poland Polish star _________________________
Portugal Portuguese stripe _________________________
tart _________________________
Russia Russian tip _________________________
Scotland Scottish world _________________________

South Africa South African adjectives

Spain Spanish cheap _________________________
delicious _________________________
Sri Lanka Sri Lankan ecological _________________________
Switzerland Swiss expensive _________________________
favourite _________________________
Taiwan Taiwanese same _________________________
Thailand Thai
expressions
Turkey Turkish Cool! _________________________
Uganda Ugandan I’m not sure _________________________
That’s right _________________________
Vietnam Vietnamese way to travel _________________________
Wales Welsh

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1 Grammar and Vocabulary Practice
Grammar be – Negative form
Subject pronouns 4 
Look at the photos and complete the
sentences with the negative form of be.
1 
Look at the words in brackets and match the
subject pronouns with the phrases.

1 Liam _________
isn’t at 2 Naoko and Akiko
school today. He’s at _________ 20, they
home. are 18.

1 She a is the capital city of

Turkey. (Ankara)
2 They b is from Algeria. (Fatima)
c are best friends. (Penny
3 He and Leonard)
d are in the same group.
4 They (José and I)
e isn’t at the university
5 You today. (Omar)
f are different. (the English, 3 It _________ the 4 You _________ in
6 It Scottish and Welsh flags) Russian flag, it’s the room 7, you are in
g aren’t on holiday here. Estonian flag. room 9.
7 We (you and your friend)

be – Affirmative form
2 
Underline the correct alternative.
1 Raul is / are 89 years old.
2 I are / am in class today.
3 We are / is from Uruguay.
4 Luc and Pedro are / am friends.
5 She are / is Taiwanese.
6 It am / is a red, white and blue flag. 5 The girls _________ 6 We _________ in a
7 You are / am Egyptian. from China, they are French restaurant,
from Hawaii. we’re in a Thai
3 
Rewrite the sentences using subject pronouns restaurant.
and the short form of be.
1 Carol and Lindsay are American.
They’re American.
2 My sister and I are students.
__________________________________________
3 Sam is British.
__________________________________________
4 The students are in the classroom.
__________________________________________
5 The cake is delicious. 7 I _________ from 8 It _________ British
__________________________________________ Tijuana, I’m from money, it’s American
6 Mr and Mrs Redford are from Dublin. Mexico City. money.
__________________________________________

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be – Interrogative form Nationalities
1
5 
Rewrite the sentences in the interrogative 8 What are the nationalities? Match the words
form. in the box to the pictures.
1 Tokyo is a big city.
Vietnamese Native American
Is Tokyo a big city?
__________________________________________ English Italian Turkish Mexican
2 Kigali is in Rwanda.
__________________________________________
3 Kate and Peter are Australian.
__________________________________________
4 I am in class with you.
__________________________________________
5 You are Brazilian.
__________________________________________
6 Lionel is 19. Native American
1 __________________ 2 __________________
__________________________________________
7 The Chinese flag is red and yellow.
__________________________________________
8 Seven is a lucky number in Britain.
__________________________________________

6  2 Put the words in the correct order to

make sentences. Then listen and check your 3 __________________ 4 __________________
answers.
1 New York / Victoria / Are / from / Owen / and / ?
__________________________________________
2 friends / José / Manuel / not / and / are
__________________________________________
3 She / sister / is / my
__________________________________________
5 __________________ 6 __________________
4 Are / books / the / green / ?
__________________________________________
5 a / not / student / Paul / is Numbers 1-20
__________________________________________
9 Look at the dartboard. On what numbers are
the darts? Write the numbers in letters.
Vocabulary
Colours
7 
What colour are these objects? A
H

B
G

F C
1 a snowman 2 an orange 3 a panther
white
____________ ____________ ____________ E D

A ____________
twenty E ____________
B ____________ F ____________
4 milk chocolate 5 a banana 6 an elephant C ____________ G ____________
____________ ____________ ____________ D ____________ H ____________

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1 English in Context
1 Complete each gap in the dialogue with a 3 3 Listen to the radio quiz and complete
subject pronoun or the affirmative form of be. the dialogue with the colours you hear.
Benoit Hi, I (1) ______
am Benoit and (2) ______ Presenter Good morning and welcome Andrea!
am from Paris in France. Andrea Hello and good morning to you too!
Alessio Hi Benoit! I’m Alessio and I’m Italian. Presenter Where are you from, Andrea?
This is Juan. He (3) ______ from Córdoba Andrea Colorado.
and (4) ______ is nineteen years old. Presenter OK Andrea, question number 1:
Juan Hi Benoit. (5) ______ you nineteen too? What colour is the Taj Mahal in
Benoit No, I’m seventeen. India?
Alessio Are (6) ______ in the same class? Andrea Err... (1) ___________.
Benoit No, I’m with Mr Taylor and (7) ______ Presenter Correct! Question 2: What colour is
are with Miss Bright. the Kaaba Stone at Mecca in Saudi
Juan You’re with Evangelina. (8) ______’s Arabia?
with Mr Taylor too. Andrea Umm... (2) ___________.
Benoit Cool! Presenter Correct! Question 3: What colour
is the famous central square in
2  lack and White Flags! Match the flags to the
B Moscow, Russia?
descriptions. Andrea (3) ___________.
Presenter Very good Andrea. Question 4:
A B
What colour is a musa acuminata?
Andrea A musa acuminata is a banana.
So the answer is (4) ___________!
Presenter Excellent Andrea! Now the final
question. Number 5: What colour is
the red-eyed tree frog?
Andrea It’s (5) ___________.
Presenter Very good Andrea! You are a winner
C D
today!

4 Look at the photos and write the nationalities.

E F

1 __________________
They are South 2 __________________
__________________
African passports. __________________

F The Cornish flag is black with a white

1
cross.
2 The Llokano flag is white with 5 black
crests.
3 The Breton flag is black and white stripes
with 11 crests.
4 The Creole flag is black and white with a
grey cross.
5 The Pirate flag is black with a white skull
and crossbones.
6 The Corsican flag is white with a black 3 __________________ 4 __________________
head. __________________ __________________

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5 Read the chat and put the messages in the Sum Up!
correct order.
7 
Now answer the following questions about you.
Write the numbers in full!
1 What is your name? _______________
a No, she isn’t! She is a terrible teacher. 2 How old are you? _______________
3 Where are you from? _______________
b No, I’m not at home. I’m at school. 4 What nationality are you? _______________
5 What colour is your hair? _______________
6 What is your phone number? _______________
c Are you in class with Miss Powell?
8  4 Jada and Mateo are new students at
1 d Hi Simon! Are you at home? an international language school. Complete the
dialogue with the words in the box. Then listen
and check.
e Are you in the library?
is from Colombian student north
Yes, they are! They are from all you are ’m not name teacher
f
over the world.
Jada name
Hi I’m Jada. What is your (1) _________?
Mateo I’m Mateo. Where (2) _________ you
g Is she a good teacher? from Jada?
Jada I’m from Jamaica. But I (3) _________
h No, I’m not with Miss Powell. from Kingston, I’m from Montego Bay.
I’m with Ms Dee. Mateo Wow! Montego Bay (4) _________ very
beautiful. Are you a (5) _________ here?
Haha! A terrible teacher, Jada No, I’m not a teacher, I’m a (6) _________!
i And where are you from Mateo?
but are the students OK?
Mateo I’m (7) _________ Antofagasta.
Jada Where is Antofagasta?
j No, I’m not in the library. I’m in class.
Mateo It is in the (8) _________ of Chile. Oh...
Hi Valentina! This is Jada. She is from
Jamaica...
Valentina Hi Jada.
6 Justin wants to get a tourist visa for Myanmar. Jada Hi Valentina. Are (9) _________ from
Look at the information and complete the Chile too?
application form. Valentina No, I’m from Bogotá,
I’m (10) _________.
My name is Mark Owen Finnegan and I am from
New York. My birthday is the 14th of March, 1991.
I am an English teacher and my passport number
Translate!
is MF911403628. 9 
Translate the sentences into your language.
1 Natasha is thirty-six years old.
__________________________________________
2 Are they from Mexico?
__________________________________________
3 Ali is Iranian but José and Mia are Peruvian.
__________________________________________
4 I’m not at home, I’m at school.
__________________________________________
5 Where is she from?
__________________________________________
6 Are we in class 5C?
__________________________________________
7 You’re not from Italy, you’re French.
__________________________________________

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 1 Vocabulary Builder
Countries and nationalities 2 
Complete the sentences.
Sri Lankan tea
1 Tea from Sri Lanka is ______________.
2 Elephants in Africa are ______________.
3 Chocolate from Belgium is ______________.
4 Breakfast in England is ______________.
5 Cheese from Switzerland is ______________.
6 The currency in Uganda is the ______________
shilling.
7 A safari in Kenya is a ______________.
8 Music from Ireland is ______________.

Numbers 20-100
twenty thirty
twenty-one thirty-one
twenty-two thirty-two
1 
What language is it? Complete the crossword twenty-three forty
with the languages of the people. twenty-four fifty
twenty-five sixty
1
twenty-six seventy
twenty-seven eighty
2
twenty-eight ninety
4
twenty-nine one hundred
3
5
7 3 
5 Now listen and repeat the numbers.
6 8
10 4 
What are the answers? Write the numbers in
9 letters.
fourteen
1 nine + five = __________
11 2 sixteen – __________ = twelve
12 3 __________ + eleven = nineteen
4 __________ x nine = eighteen
13 5 fifteen ÷ __________ = three
6 twenty-three + __________ = ninety-three
14 7 fifty – one = __________
8 __________ – one = ninety-nine
9 sixty ÷ five = __________
10 __________ x four = eighty-eight
Across
3 I am from Denmark. I speak ... 5 6 Listen and repeat the numbers.
6 I am from Indonesia. I speak ...
8 They are from Turkey. They speak ... 30 thirty 13 thirteen 50 fifty
9 I am from America. I speak ... 15 fifteen 70 seventy 17 seventeen
11 You are from Spain. You speak ...
13 I am from Portugal. I speak ...
14 She is from Wales. She speaks ...
6 7 Now listen and choose the correct
alternative.
Down a sixteen
1 b sixty
1 You are from Russia. You speak ... a twelve
2 b twenty
2 She is from Vietnam. She speaks ... a fourteen
3 b forty
4 They are from Poland. They speak ... a nineteen
4 b ninety
5 He is from France. He speaks ... a thirteen
5 b thirty
7 She is from Germany. She speaks ...
10 We are from China. We speak ...
12 I am from Greece. I speak ...

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 Skills
1
Reading
1 
Read the text. Where is the desert island?

King for a Day!

Hello, my name is George and I am on a desert island
in central Polynesia, in the Pacific Ocean. The island
is in the Tonga Archipelago. It is an archipelago of
177 islands but 36 islands are deserted. My island is
35 km from the other islands and it is 3 km2. The beach
is beautiful with white sand and the colour of the sea is emerald green. There is fresh water on the island
and there are lots of different fruit trees. There is also a volcano.
The total area of the Tonga Archipelago is 748 km2. The capital city is Nuku‘alofa. What is the language
of the archipelago? Tongan of course! The flag is red and white with a red cross. What is the currency on
the island? The name of the currency is Pa‘anga and the symbol for the currency is TOP.

2 Read the text again and choose the correct Writing

option.
3 
Use the text in exercise 1 as a model and
Pacific Ocean
1 The Tonga Archipelago is in the _____________. describe a real or imaginary island. Write:
a Indian b Atlantic c Pacific
Ocean Ocean Ocean • the name of the island
2 In the Tonga Archipelago __________ islands • the location of the island
are deserted. • the language
a sixty-nine b ninety-five c thirty-six • the flag
3 The colour of the sea is __________. • the currency
a green b blue c brown Bali is an Indonesian island. It is 3 km east of
4 What is the language of the Tonga Archipelago? Java...
a Tongish b Tongitan c Tongan
5 The flag is __________.
a white b blue c green Listening
and red and red and yellow 4  8 Listen to the text and underline the
6 The symbol on the flag is __________. correct answer.
a a crest b a cross c a moon
1 Nii-jima is a Japanese / Chinese island.
7 The money on the archipelago is __________.
2 It is north / south of Tokyo.
a Pa‘anga b Nuku‘alofa c Pangai
3 The language of Nii-jima is Niijimese / Japanese.
8 The symbol for the currency is __________.
4 The flag is purple and white / black.
a NDZ b WST c TOP
5 The currency is the dollar / yen.

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Favourite Things
Focus on Grammar
a/an
• We use a when the first letter of the next word
– With nouns that end in -f or -fe  we change the
f to v and add -es.
one knife – two knives
one wolf – four wolves
begins with a consonant.
a cat, a house, a school – With most nouns that end in -o  we add -es.
one potato – five potatoes
• We use an when the first letter of the next word one hero – two heroes
begins with a vowel or has a vowel sound.
an apple, an ice cream, an Indian flag, an MP3 ! But there are some exceptions.
player
– With nouns that are abbreviations and end in -o
• There are some important exceptions.  we add -s.
– We use a when the first letter of the noun is a one photo – four photos (abbreviation of
vowel but has a consonant sound. photograph)
a university in a European country (the first sound one kilo – two kilos (abbreviation of kilogramme)
of the words university and European is /y/) one radio – two radios (abbreviation of
a one-pound note (the first sound of the word one radiotelephony)
is /w/) one disco – two discos (abbreviation of
discotheque)
– We use an when the first letter of the noun is a
silent h. – With foreign nouns that end in -o  we add -s.
an honest man, an hour, an honour (with these one soprano – two sopranos
nouns, the consonant h isn’t pronounced) one Eskimo – two Eskimos
one piano – two pianos
– We use a or an before an unspecific singular
noun.
There is an umbrella on a table. (one unspecific
Irregular plural nouns
umbrella on one unspecific table) • Here are some common nouns with an irregular plural.

one child two children

Plural nouns one man four men
• We generally add -s to the end of the singular noun one woman two women
to form the plural. one person three people
one cat – four cats one foot two feet
one computer – three computers one tooth five teeth
one teacher – two teachers
one mouse six mice
one fish three fish
• There are some common exceptions.
– With nouns that end in -s, -ss, -ch, -sh, -z and -x
 we add -es.  ! Note the pronunciation of these irregular plural nouns.
one box – two boxes man /mœn/ men /men/
one glass – two glasses woman /wUm´n/ women /wImIn/

– With nouns that end in vowel + -y  we add -s.  ! Compound nouns of irregular plural nouns are also
one day – seven days irregular.
one boy – three boys one policeman (police + man) – two policemen
one businesswoman (business + woman) – three
– With nouns that end in consonant + -y  we businesswomen
change the y to i and add -es.
one party – two parties • Some nouns have got the same form in the singular
one baby – three babies and the plural.
fish – fish
sheep – sheep

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be – yes/no questions and short Focus on Vocabulary
answers Personal possessions
Interrogative Short answers bag
form affirmative negative comb

Am I… ? Yes, I am. No, I’m not. jeans

key
Are you… ? Yes, you are. No, you aren’t.
mirror
Is he… ? Yes, he is. No, he isn’t. Clothes and
purse
Is she… ? Yes, she is. No, she isn’t. accessories
tissue
Is it… ? Yes, it is. No, it isn’t.
trainers
Are we… ? Yes, we are. No, we aren’t. umbrella
Are you… ? Yes, you are. No, you aren’t. wallet
Are they… ? Yes, they are. No, they aren’t. watch
exercise book
• With yes/no answers, we usually use short answers School
pen
(we do not respond with only ‘yes’ or ‘no’). We form equipment
short answers with: pencil case
camera
subject pronoun + auxiliary verb be headphones
Technology memory stick
‘Is she Italian?’ ‘Yes, she is.’
mobile phone
‘Are they teachers?’ ‘No, they aren’t.’
MP3 player
• The affirmative short answer is never a contraction. Documents ID card
‘Are you at home?’ ‘Yes, I am.’ NOT: ‘Yes, I’m.’
‘Are we late?’ ‘Yes, you are.’ NOT: ‘Yes, you’re.’ Adjectives
Wh- questions and long answers big small
boring interesting
To ask information about a subject, we use one of
these question words: cheap expensive
heavy light
what / where / who / when / why / how / how old + new old
be + subject right wrong

Wh- questions Long answers

What is it? It is a fruit. MY GLOSSARY
Where is Suzie from? Suzie is from Scotland. Other... adjectives
nouns desert _________
Who is he? He is my friend. ancestor _________ gold _________
When is Christmas? Christmas is in December. badge _________ important _________
box _________ strange _________
Why are they here? They are here because... car _________ useful _________
door _________
How are you? I’m fine, thank you. fashion _________ verbs
How old are you? I am 22 years old. holiday _________ to collect _________
knife _________
letter _________ expressions
rubbish _________ be for sale _________
shop _________ Let’s call… _________
song _________ way of life _________
travel _________ What’s wrong? _________
Where’s my… ? _________

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2 Grammar and Vocabulary Practice
Grammar be – yes/no questions and short
a/an answers
1 Complete the sentences with the correct 3 
Answer the questions with an affirmative (3)
article a or an. or a negative (7) short answer.
a heavy bag!
1 It is ____
2 It is ____ Apple computer.
3 It isn’t ____ exercise book, it’s ____ dictionary.
4 It is ____ old wallet, not ____ new wallet.
5 Is ____ iPod also ____ MP3 player?
6 That isn’t ____ UFO, it’s ____ airplane!
7 It’s ____ photo of my dog.
8 Are you ____ new student here?
9 It is ____ lovely day.
10 It is ____ old university.

Plural nouns
2 What is in the photo? Write the numbers in
letters and the plural form of the words in the box. 1 Are you a student? (3)
Yes, I am.
baby flag dog mobile phone 2 Are they here? (7)
watch woman child key No, they aren’t.
3 Is she with the DJ? (7)
__________________________________________
4 Is Jake at home today? (3)
__________________________________________
5 Are we late? (7)
__________________________________________
6 Am I a good teacher? (3)
two dogs
1 ____________________ 2 ____________________ __________________________________________
7 Is it a new memory stick? (7)
__________________________________________
8 Are Lilly and Julia in class? (3)
__________________________________________
9 Are you Italians? (3)
__________________________________________

3 ____________________ 4 ____________________ Wh- questions and long answers

4 
Match the questions to the answers.
1 What is your name?
2 When is your birthday?
3 Where is Craig?
4 How old are Lucy and Raul?
5 Why is your bag heavy?
6 What day is it today?
5 ____________________ 6 ____________________
7 Who is she?

a He’s at home.
b 1 My name is Elisa.
c It’s Saturday.
d She is 19 and he is 22.
e She is a new student.
f It’s in October.
7 ____________________ 8 ____________________ g Because it is full of books!

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Vocabulary Personal possessions
The alphabet 7 Look at the pictures and write the missing
words in the English alphabet.
5  9 Listen to the letters and find the
words.

W ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
A B C

___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

D F H

___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

I K M
___ ___ ___ ___ ___!

P
6  10 Now look at the alphabet of nautical
flags and check your answers to exercise 5. S
O
Then listen and repeat the alphabet. N

U
A B C D T W

apple
A _________ I _________ R red books!
B _________ J jam S _________
E F G H C _________ K _________ T _________
D _________ L lipstick U _________
E egg M _________ V violin
F _________ N _________ W _________
I J K L G great O _________ X xylophone
exercise! P _________ Y yellow card!
H _________ Q queen Z zebra

M N O P
Adjectives
8 Complete the sentences with the opposite
of the adjectives in bold.
1 A USB memory stick is small but with a
Q R S T big memory.
_______
2 It is a new MP3 player but with very _______
music!
3 1 kg is light but 99 kgs are _______.
4 Number 48 trainers are big but number 35
U V W
trainers are _______.
5 The photo is old but Jane’s identity card is
_______.
6 Black is a heavy colour but white is a _______
X Y Z colour.

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2 English in Context
1 Complete the phrases with the plural form of 3 Read the interview with Rita and match the
the words in brackets. questions to the answers.
1 Who are you?
World Statistics 2 How old are you, Rita?
people in the world
• There are about 7 billion (1) ___________ 3 Where are you from?
(person) 4 Where is Diego Garcia?
• There are almost 200 (2) ___________ in the world 5 Now you are on Mauritius. Why are you here
(country) and not on Diego Garcia?
• There are almost 2 billion (3)___________ in the world
under 15 years old (child) a I’m from Diego Garcia.
• There are 19 million people with (4) ___________ on b Why am I here? It is a long, long story...
the same day as you! (birthday) c I’m 85.
• There are almost 7 billion (5) ___________ (mobile d 1 I am Rita Tallatte.
phone) in the world e It’s an island in the middle of the Indian
Ocean. It is part of the Chagos archipelago.

2 11 Listen and match the bag to the person. 4 Complete the dialogue with the questions in
the box.
A
Where’s your new house?
What’s your name? What’s your phone number?
Where are you from? Is it new?

Sally Hello! I’m Sally. You’re new here.

(1) _________________________________
Bob Hi Sally, my name’s Bob.
Sally (2) _________________________________.
Bob I’m from Glasgow but my whole family is
here now.
B Sally (3) _________________________________
Bob It’s in Station Road.
C (sound of telephone)
Sally Cool! (4) ____________________________
Bob Yes, it’s my new mobile phone.
Sally (5) _________________________________
Bob It’s 07616 9865900.

5 Luca is at the airport. Put the sentences in the

correct order to make a dialogue.
Luca My clothes, my trainers, my
camera, my new smartphone...
and my MP3 player with my new
headphones.
Luca My keys, a pen and my watch.
Luca It is heavy because it is full of my
personal possessions.
Policeman Your bag is OK. And what’s in
your pocket?
D 10 Luca Thank you! Goodbye.
Policeman OK, that’s fine! Goodbye!
Policeman What’s in the bag?
1 Policeman Why is your bag so heavy?
Policeman Where is your ID card?
Luca It’s in my wallet. Here you are.

Mark Lisa Sarah Paul

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 2
6 Philip is at work at the Lost Property Office. Sum Up!
Match the people in the mini dialogues to their
mobile phones. There is one extra phone! 7 
Jessica is at a camera shop. Complete the
dialogue with the words in the box.
A B C D a Where new it old
Is big isn’t an

Shop assistant Good morning!

Jessica Is
Hi. (1) _______ this the new
Nikon camera?
Shop assistant No, it (2) _______. That’s
(3) _______ old camera. This is
the new model.
Jessica It is very (4) _______!
My (5) _______ camera is
1 small. How much is it?
Philip Good Morning! Shop assistant $500.
Mr Smith Hello. Is my phone here? Jessica Wow. OK. It is my dream
Philip What colour is your phone? camera!
Mr Smith It’s white with a big display. Shop assistantt Yes, (6) _______ is a great
Philip Is it this one? camera!
Mr Smith Yes, it is! That’s great! Jessica Is there (7) _______ memory
Philip Wait a minute... what is your phone card?
number? Shop assistant Yes, of course.
Mr Smith 749 683 2119. Jessica (8) _______ is the battery?
Philip 749 683 2119... (ring ring) Yes, it’s Shop assistant It’s here.
your phone. Here you are. Jessica OK. Thank you. Here is my
Mr Smith Thank you! credit card.
Shop assistant Thank you. And here is your
2 (9) _______ Nikon camera!
Philip Good Afternoon!
Ms Cowan
Philip
Hi. Is my phone here?
What phone is it?
Translate!
Ms Cowan It’s small and light and black. 8 
Translate the sentences into your language.
Philip Is this your phone? 1 A What is it?
Ms Cowan Yes, it is! B It is a heavy bag!
Philip What’s your number? __________________________________________
Ms Cowan 734 944 2845. 2 The black trainers are new.
Philip 734 944 2845... (ring ring) Yes, this __________________________________________
is your phone. Here you are. 3 A Is Jeff American?
Ms Cowan Thank you! It is an old phone but B Yes, he is.
I love it! __________________________________________
4 Where is the phone?
3 __________________________________________
Philip Good evening! 5 A Are they old books?
Simon Err... is my phone here? B No, they aren’t.
Philip What colour is it? __________________________________________
Simon It’s black. And new. And heavy. With 6 A What are they?
a very big display. B They are small keys.
Philip Is this your phone? __________________________________________
Simon Err... yes, it is! 7 A Is the moon a big star?
Philip What’s your number? B No, it isn’t.
Simon Umm... err... 461 329 8452? __________________________________________
Philip 461 329 8452... (no ring) No sorry, 8 The big dog is white and the small dog is brown.
this isn’t your phone! __________________________________________

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2 Vocabulary Builder
1 Find the following words in the wordsearch, Opposite adjectives
then complete the secret sentence by the poet
Allen Ginsberg. 3 Match the adjectives to their opposites.
1 tall a short
trainers book apple keys identity card 2 black b young
pen clothes headphones watch
gold comb bag moon phone wallet 3 long c short
star flag badges circle dog 4 heavy d white
5 old e slow
6 fast f light
C L O T H E S I H C A I
V E P B N O M F O I T D 4 Now use the adjectives in exercise 3 to
H K S H A E O L R R P E complete the sentences.
O S E T O G O A S C E N
B S S Y A N N G I L O T
A N S O S R E F P E N I
D V D T R A I N E R S T
1 The man is very 2 The rabbit is very
G B O O K A G O L D L Y
old but the baby is
____ ________ but the
E U G E B U A P P L E C very ________. tortoise is ________.
S T M Y S W A L L E T A
O H E A D P H O N E S R
A
U C O M B L W A T C H D B

__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ 3 The mouse is 4 Snake A is ________

__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ ________ but and snake B is
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __! the elephant is ________.
________.
Compound nouns
2 Complete the common compound nouns with
the correct form of the words in the box.

card phone key

5 The panther is 6 Bob is ________ and
________ and Bill is ________.
the polar bear is
________.

Word families
key
1 ____board 2 credit ______ 5 Match the words to their ‘partners’.
1 comb 4 MP3 player
2 pen 5 headphones
3 wallet 6 key

3 head______ 4 identity ______

a MP3 file b paper c ear

5 car ______ 6 mobile ______ d 1 hair e money f lock

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 Skills
2
Reading
1 
Read the text about Rwanda. Where is Rwanda?

Rwanda’s full name is the Republic of

Rwanda. It is a small country in the centre
of Africa. Its neighbours are Uganda,
Tanzania, Burundi and the Democratic
Republic of Congo. It is 26,000 km2.
The population today is about 12 million
people. The capital city is Kigali. Kigali
is in the centre of the country
and the population is about
1 million.
There are 3 principal groups in
Rwanda: Hutu, Tutsi and Twa.
The Hutu people are generally short
and are about 75% of the population.
The Tutsi people are generally very
tall and are about 24% of the
population. The Twa are very
short and are originally from
the forests. They are about 1% of
the population today.
The principal language is
Kinyarwanda; other languages are
French and English.

2 Read the text again and answer the questions. Listening

1 What is the full name of Rwanda? 4  12 Listen and choose the correct answer.
The Republic of Rwanda.
__________________________________________
2 Who are Rwanda’s neighbours? 1 What is the new flag of Rwanda?
__________________________________________
3 What is the population of Rwanda?
__________________________________________
4 What is the capital of Rwanda?
__________________________________________
5 What % of the population are Tutsi?
__________________________________________ A B
6 Are the Twa people short?
__________________________________________ 2 Is Rwanda photo A or photo B?
7 What are the three languages in Rwanda?
__________________________________________

Writing
3 
Use the text in exercise 1 as a model and
write a description of your country. Answer the A B
questions to help you.
• name of your country? • the capital city? 3 _______ of people in Kigali are with a mobile
• where is it? • the people? phone.
• is it big or small? • the languages? A 80% B 18%
• the population?

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3


Families
Focus on Grammar
have got
Interrogative
form
Short answers
affirmative negative
Affirmative form Have I got? Yes, I have. No, I haven’t.
long short Have you got? Yes, you have. No, you haven’t.
I have got I’ve got Has he got? Yes, he has. No, he hasn’t.
You have got You’ve got Has she got? Yes, she has. No, she hasn’t.
He has got He’s got Has it got? Yes, it has. No, it hasn’t.
She has got She’s got Have we got? Yes, we have. No, we haven’t.
It has got It’s got Have you got? Yes, you have. No, you haven’t.
We have got We’ve got Have they got? Yes, they have. No, they haven’t.
You have got You’ve got
• The interrogative form of have got is:
They have got They’ve got
Have / Has + subject + got
• There are two affirmative forms of have got:
have got and has got. Have you got a sister?
We have got a small house. Has she got an MP3 player?
Nick has got a big house.
• We never use the word got with short answers.
• In British English (BE), they use have got. A Have you got a red pen?
In American English (AmE), they use have. B Yes, I have. / No, I haven’t.
They are identical in meaning
I have got a dog. (BE) = I have a dog. (AmE) • We use have got to indicate possession, family
relations and physical aspect.
! Note:
He has got a new car.
He’s a doctor. = He is a doctor.
I have got a brother.
He’s got a big house. = He has got a big house.
Susie has got green eyes.

Negative form
Possessive ’s (Saxon genitive)
long short
• For singular nouns, we add ’s.
I have not got I haven’t got Mary’s bag is on the table.
You have not got You haven’t got
• For regular plural nouns that end in -s, we only add
He has not got He hasn’t got
an apostrophe.
She has not got She hasn’t got The students’ books are in the classroom.
It has not got It hasn’t got
• For irregular plural nouns that don’t end in -s, we
We have not got We haven’t got
add ’s.
You have not got You haven’t got The children’s toys are here.
They have not got They haven’t got
• When there are two or more people, we only add ’s
• The negative form of have got is: to the last name.
These are Joy and Judith’s cousins.
subject + have / has + not + got Kieran and Richard’s favourite sport is football.

You have not got a dog. • We use the possessive ’s to indicate possession or
Mike has not got a desk. relations between people.
It is Jane’s phone.
Patty is Leonard’s cousin.

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Possessive adjectives Focus on Vocabulary
Subject pronouns Possessive adjectives The family
I my Male Female
you your great grandfather great grandmother
he his grandfather grandmother
she her father mother
it its husband wife
we our uncle aunt
brother sister
you your
son daughter
they their
grandson granddaughter
• We use possessive adjectives to indicate possession nephew niece
or relations between people.
This is my book. Appearance
Carol is a beautiful girl. Her hair is long and her
eyes are blue. long/short
Donald and his brothers are in the park. They are straight/curly hair
with their mother and father. blond(e)/red/black/grey/brown
freckles
• Possessive adjectives are always used in front of the skin
noun they refer to. light/dark
This is his pizza. blue/brown/green/dark eyes
My dog is big. Your dog is small. tall/short
slim/plump
• Possessive adjectives are never used together with body
old/young
an article.
His phone is in his bag. pretty/good-looking
Our car is blue.

• Possessive adjectives never change with singular or MY GLOSSARY

plural nouns. The family
Your keys are in your bag. grandparents __________________________
Their cats are in our garden. only child __________________________
parents __________________________
twins __________________________
• Possessive adjectives agree with the possessor and
not the object possessed. Other...
His sister is sixteen years old. = Jack’s sister is nouns
actor/actress __________________________
sixteen years old. award __________________________
Her father is a teacher. = Julia’s father is a hit __________________________
teacher. singer __________________________
songwriter __________________________
style __________________________
Adjective order
adjectives
• When there are two or more adjectives, the order is cute __________________________
usually: size  quality/shape  colour. magic __________________________
Jack’s got black hair. verbs
Jack’s got curly, black hair. to look __________________________
Jack’s got short, curly, black hair. to send me/you/etc. photos __________________________
to write back __________________________

expressions
You’re kidding! __________________________
No way! __________________________

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3 Grammar and Vocabulary Practice
Grammar have got – Interrogative form and
have got – Affirmative form short answers
1 Underline the correct alternative. 3 
Use the prompts to write questions with have
got. Then write affirmative (3) or negative (7)
1 Lucy have / has got an uncle.
short answers.
2 I have / has got a brother.
3 He have / has got blond hair. 1 you / smartphone? (3)
4 We have / has got an old car. ‘Have you got a smartphone?’ ‘Yes, I have.’
5 Jim and Graham have / has got three cousins. 2 Ned / a cat (7)
6 It have / has got a new App. __________________________________________
7 You have / has got very blue eyes. 3 Francesca and Antonello / a brother? (3)
8 She have / has got glasses. __________________________________________
9 They have / has got short hair. 4 my cousins and I / red hair? (3)
10 Joe and I have / has got two sisters. __________________________________________
5 she / green eyes? (7)
__________________________________________
have got – Negative form 6 Charles and Chris / a slim father? (7)
2 Look at the photos and complete the __________________________________________
sentences with the negative form of have got. 7 Barcelona / a beach? (3)
__________________________________________
1 Kerry
hasn’t got 8 I / a twin sister? (7)
___________
__________________________________________
glasses.
2 She
___________ Possessive ’s
short,
4 Choose the correct option to complete the
red hair.
sentences.
3 She
___________ 1 __________
Justin’s mother has got brown eyes.
curly hair. a Justin’s b Justin c Justins
2 Have __________ children got freckles?
a Cesare b Cesares c Cesare
and Maria and Marias and Maria’s
4 Paul and 3 Has __________ husband got a beard?
Alexandra a Ginas b Gina’s c Gina
___________ 4 __________ parents haven’t got a big house.
long hair. a Pauls b Paul c Paul’s
5 Paul 5 Rina is __________ daughter.
___________ a Mark b Marks c Mark’s
a beard. and Jan’s and Jans and Jan
6 They 6 Who are __________ children?
___________ a Keith b Keith’s c Keith
black hair. and Dee’ and Dee and Dee’s

5 
Rewrite the expressions in the plural form.
7 Josef and Tim 1 the boy’s book the boys’ books
______________________
___________ 2 the girl’s bag ______________________
long, curly hair. 3 the woman’s jacket ______________________
8 They 4 the dog’s biscuit ______________________
___________ 5 the man’s car ______________________
beards. 6 the teacher’s room ______________________
9 Tim 7 the child’s doll ______________________
___________ 8 my sister’s watch ______________________
a watch.

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Possessive adjectives Appearance
3
6 Complete the sentences with the correct 8 
Meet my friends! Read the descriptions and
possessive adjectives. Use the underlined match the names to the people.
words to help you.
A
1 I’ve got a new telephone. This is ________
my new
B
number: 343 624 3416.
2 Larry’s sister is very tall. ________ name is Hilda.
C
3 Jack and Jenny have got a new house. ________
new house is in the city.
4 Luke’s got a lovely cat but ________ dog is crazy!
5 You’ve got a great sister. ________ sister is now
my girlfriend!
6 You and Ben have got big, blue eyes and D
________ hair is brown.
7 Michelle, come and meet my sister. ________
name is Trisha.
8 I am from London. ________ population is about
8 million people.
1 Georgia is from Greece. She’s very
Vocabulary pretty and has got long, straight, dark
hair. She isn’t very tall and she’s got
The family beautiful dark eyes.
7 
Look at the family tree, read the descriptions
and write the correct name.
2 Den is English and he’s very tall and
good-looking. He’s got short, dark, curly
hair and dark skin.
Harold Helen

3 Terry is tall and slim an

d she’s Canadian.
She’s got long, straight,
blonde hair and
she’s got a white mobil
Betty Jim Pete Fran e phone.

Neil
4 Enrik is really crazy and he’s from
got
Jeff Stacy James Sheila Argentina. He’s not very tall and he’s
short, dark, curly hair and a bea rd.

Tim
9 Now describe your best friend. Use the
ME! Lisa descriptions in exercise 8 to help you.
1 She is my grandfather’s brother’s daughter.
Stacy
She is ________. My best friend is from…
____________________________________________
2 He is my mother’s husband’s father. He is He’s got…
____________________________________________
________. ____________________________________________
3 She is my grandfather’s brother’s wife. She is
____________________________________________
________.
____________________________________________
4 He is my father’s cousin’s son. He is ________.
5 He is my grandfather’s brother’s daughter’s ____________________________________________
husband. He is ________. ____________________________________________
6 He is my grandfather’s brother. He hasn’t got ____________________________________________
children. He is ________.

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3 English in Context
1 Complete Kim’s email to her best friend 3 
Now read the text in exercise 2 again and
Tanya with the correct form of have got. complete the family tree with the people’s
names.

4 Look at the family tree in exercise 2 again

and underline the correct alternative.
Hi Tanya
’ve got great news! We (2) _______ two new 1 My grandfather has got / hasn’t got hair.
I (1) _______
2 My sister Alice has got short / long hair.
students in our class: Karim and Shayma. They are
3 My uncle Hugh has got a beard / freckles.
twins and they come from Tunisia. Karim is very
4 My grandmother has got a beard / glasses.
tall and dark. He (3) _______ big, brown eyes and
5 My mother has got curly / straight hair.
short, straight hair. His twin sister, Shayma, is also
6 My cousins and aunt Sophie have got
tall and dark but she (4) _______ green eyes and glasses / freckles.
long hair. We (5) _______ all our classes together. 7 My father has got curly / straight hair.
(6) _______ Mike’s telephone number? 8 My brother Bob has got very short / long hair.
I (7) _______ his MP3 player in my bag...
Oh and my brother (8) _______ a new girlfriend. 5 Look at the family tree again and decide if
She’s got short, curly hair and freckles. She’s very the sentences are true (T) or false (F).
funny!
1 Harrison has got long hair. ___
F
A big hug and write soon!
2 Harrison’s sister and his mother
Love, Kim
have got freckles. ___
xxx 3 Harrison’s aunt has got short hair. ___
4 Harrison’s father and his uncle have got
a beard. ___
2  13 Look at the family tree, listen and 5 Harrison’s grandmother has got grey hair. ___
complete the text. 6 Harrison’s cousins have got glasses. ___
7 Harrison’s grandfather has got glasses. ___
8 Harrison’s cousin Maurice has got curly
hair. ___

1 _______
Edward 2 _______ 6 Complete the mini dialogues with the words in
the box.

Have you got has Yes ’ve got

Have hasn’t haven’t got

A (1) ___________
1 Have you got brothers and
3 _______ 4 _______ 5 _______ 6 _______ sisters?
B I haven’t got a sister but I (2) ___________
a brother.
A Have you got a big family?
B No, I (3) ___________. I have got only one
cousin!

7 _______ ME! 8 _______ 9 _______ 10 ______ A Has your brother got a dog?
2
B Yes, he (4) ___________! He’s got three
dogs.
sister and
My name is Maurice, Alice is my (1) ________ A Has he got a cat?
Bob is my little (2) ________. Leila and Harrison are B No, he (5) ___________.
my (3) ________ because they are my (4) ________
A (6) ___________ a big family?
3
Hugh and my (5) ________ Sophie’s children.
B (7) ___________, I have!
My (6) ________ is Teddy and my (7) ________ is
I’ve (8) ___________ three sisters, four
Margaret and today we are all together at my
uncles and four aunts and twelve cousins!
(8) ________ Hilda and my (9) ________ Edward’s house.
A Wow! That is a big family!

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7 Read the description of Susie’s family and Sum Up!
underline the correct alternative.
9 Match the two parts of the sentences
about actor Martin Sheen’s family.
My half-brother isn’t tall but he’s got
(1) our / your father’s amazing blue eyes and
(2) his / their mother’s long, dark hair. I’m tall
and I’ve got (3) my / her mother’s dark eyes.
Emilio Estévez
My uncle Rob has got two children, Nellie and
Wilson. They are (4) his / my cousins and they
have got (5) their / your father’s crazy black
hair!
Martin Sheen
Mar tin Sheen and Renée Estévez
My grandmother Beth isn’t very tall and she’s
got grey hair now. I haven’t got (6) my / her grey 1 Actor Martin Sheen’s real
hair, I’ve got blonde hair! name is
Charlie Sheen
2 He is from a very big family with
3 His mother is originally from Ireland.
8  14 You are a detective. Look at the 4 Martin Sheen’s got four children,
picture and complete the dialogue with the 5 Actors Emilio Estévez and Charlie
number of the criminal. Then listen and check Sheen are
your answer. 6 Martin’s tall and has got
7 Emilio’s got
8 Charlie’s got
9 Martin’s daughter Renée has got
1
2 3 a three sons and a daughter.
b She’s Irish.
c short, grey hair.
4 d long, blonde hair.
5 e nine brothers and one sister.
f 1 Ramón Antonio Gerardo Estévez.
6 7
g dark hair and a beard.
h Martin’s sons.
i short, black hair.
8

Translate!
9 10
10 Translate the sentences into your language.
1 Juan’s mother has got short, black hair.
__________________________________________
2 My cousin has got green eyes.
Detective Is the criminal a man or a woman? __________________________________________
Angela She is a woman... 3 Their daughter hasn’t got red hair.
Detective Is she black or white? __________________________________________
Angela She’s white. 4 Has your brother got glasses?
Detective Has she got long hair or short hair? __________________________________________
Angela She’s got long, straight hair. 5 She’s short, pretty and plump.
Detective How old is she? __________________________________________
Angela I’m not sure but she’s young. 6 Brian’s brother has got a new wife.
Detective Is she slim or plump? __________________________________________
Angela She’s slim. 7 Anne’s parents haven’t got grey hair.
Detective Has she got glasses? __________________________________________
Angela No, she hasn’t. 8 Has he got blue eyes?
Detective Your criminal is number _____! __________________________________________

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3 Vocabulary Builder
My extended family 3 Read the text in exercise 2 again and complete
the table.
1 Read about Michael’s extended family and
complete the text with the words in the box. Male Female

My family is now very big. My parents are great grandfather (1) _______________
divorced and my mother has a new husband. (2) _______________ grandmother
His name is John. He is my stepfather. John (3) _______________ mother
has got a daughter from before my mother! Her
husband (4) _______________
name is Lizzy and she is my stepsister. We all
live together in our big house. (5) _______________ aunt
son (6) _______________
stepbrothers stepsister stepmother (7) _______________ niece
grandson (8) _______________
My father has got a new wife. Her name is Joy. brother (9) _______________
She’s my (1) ___________. Joy’s got three children
from before my father. Their names are Rory, very/quite/not very
Owen and Rachel. Rachel is my (2) ___________
and Rory and Owen are my (3) ___________.

2 Look at the family tree and complete the text

with great grandmother, great aunt, grandson,
granddaughter, nephew and niece.

Bill Teresa very tall quite tall not very tall / short

4 
Look at the pictures and complete the
Graham sentences with very, quite or not very.

Michael Edna Olga

Harry Emily
Steve Phoebe
1 The man in the centre 2 The black and white
is ______ tall. dog is ______ big
and the black dog is
______ big!
Amy Liam Tim Me!

Michael is my grandfather and Bill is my great grandfather.

Edna is my grandmother and Teresa is my (1) ___________.
Steve is my uncle and Graham is my great uncle.
Phoebe is my aunt and Olga is my (2) ___________.
Amy is Steve’s daughter and Harry’s niece.
I am Harry’s daughter and Steve’s (3) ___________. 3 Her books are ______ 4 Sophy’s got ______
Liam is Steve’s son and Harry’s nephew. heavy but his books short hair, Agatha’s
Tim is Harry’s son and Steve’s (4) ___________. are ______ heavy! got ______ long hair
I am Michael and Edna’s (5) ___________. and Monica’s got
______ short hair.

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 Skills
3
Reading
1 
Read the text. Has Taylor Swift got a big family?

Taylor Swift has got quite a big family. Her father’s name
is Scott and her mother’s name is Andrea. She’s got
one brother and his name is Austin. She hasn’t got any
sisters. Her maternal grandparents’ names are Marjorie
and Robert Finlay. Her paternal grandparents are Rose
and Archie. She has also got two uncles: Archie Dean
and Douglas.

Taylor and her family are American. Taylor’s

quite tall and slim with long, blonde hair
and blue eyes. Taylor’s brother Austin is also
quite tall and good-looking. He’s got short,
curly, brown hair and blue eyes. Her mother
Andrea is also a singer and she’s got quite
long, blonde hair and blue eyes. She’s also
quite plump. Her father Scott has got short,
grey hair and he’s got glasses. Taylor’s family
relatives are very important to her.

2 Read the text again and answer the questions. Writing

1 What is Taylor Swift’s father’s name? 3 
Use the text in exercise 1 as a model and
Taylor Swift’s father’s name is Scott.
__________________________________________ describe your family.
2 What are her grandmothers’ names?
__________________________________________ My family isn’t very big. I’ve got...
3 Has Taylor got a sister?


__________________________________________
4 Has she got any uncles?
Listening
__________________________________________ 4  15 Listen to Lisa talking about her
5 Where are Taylor and her family from? family and write T (true) or F (false).
__________________________________________ 1 Lisa’s family is small. ___
T
6 Is Taylor’s brother Austin tall or short? 2 She’s got two brothers. ___
__________________________________________ 3 Her mother is very tall. ___
7 Has Austin got blond hair? 4 She’s got green eyes. ___
__________________________________________ 5 She’s got three dogs. ___
8 Has her mother Andrea got blonde hair? 6 She’s got two cats. ___
__________________________________________ 7 Her dogs are black. ___
9 Has Taylor’s father got long, blond hair? 8 All her cats are white. ___
__________________________________________
10 Is Taylor’s family important to her?
__________________________________________

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Home Sweet Home
Focus on Grammar
there is/there are –
Affirmative and negative forms
• The interrogative form of there is/there are is:

Are / Is + there + subject + ?

Affirmative form Prepositions of place

long short • We use prepositions to describe where a person,
object or place is.
There is There’s
There are /

Negative form
long short
There is not There isn’t
There are not There aren’t The pen is on the table. The bag is under the
table.
• The affirmative form of there is/there are is:

there + is / are + subject

• The negative form of there is/there are is:

there + is / are + not + subject

• We use there is with singular nouns.

There is a shower. The table is in the The telephone is next to
There is a cat on the bed. kitchen. the TV.

• We use there are with plural nouns. this, these, that, those
There are two bathrooms. (Demonstratives)
There are two cats on the bed.

• There isn’t a short form of the affirmative there are.

• When there are lots of objects, the form agrees with

the first object.
In the room, there is a bed and two wardrobes.
There are three girls and one boy in my team.

• We use there is/there are to talk about what exists. This is an apple. That is an apple.

there is/there are – Interrogative

form and short answers
Interrogative Short answers
form affirmative negative
Is there… ? Yes, there is. No, there isn’t.
Are there… ? Yes, there are. No, there aren’t.
These are apples. Those are apples.

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• We use this for a singular object or person close to
MY GLOSSARY
4
the speaker.
This is my computer. In the house
ballroom __________________________
basketball court __________________________
• We use these for plural objects or people close to billiard room __________________________
the speaker. cinema __________________________
door __________________________
These are my new friends.
fitness centre __________________________
flat __________________________
• We use that for a singular object or person at a garage __________________________
distance from the speaker. garden __________________________
golf course __________________________
That is my wife. ground floor __________________________
hairdresser’s __________________________
• We use those for plural objects or people at a hall __________________________
hectare __________________________
distance from the speaker.
inside __________________________
Those are my pens. metre __________________________
outside __________________________
• Demonstrative adjectives are the same for roof __________________________
stair __________________________
masculine or feminine concepts. swimming pool __________________________
This is my daughter and that is my son. window __________________________
These are his uncles and those are his aunts. yoga studio __________________________

Other...
Focus on Vocabulary nouns
cave __________________________
Rooms and furniture city centre __________________________
country __________________________
Rooms Furniture flatmate __________________________
forest __________________________
cooker lake __________________________
mountain __________________________
chair
kitchen price __________________________
table sea __________________________
tower __________________________
fridge
view __________________________
bookcase
adjectives
lamp amazing __________________________
living room
sofa lovely __________________________
nice __________________________
armchair special __________________________
bed wonderful __________________________
bedroom
wardrobe expressions
shower I’m great __________________________
bathroom
bath

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4 Grammar and Vocabulary Practice
Grammar there is/there are – Interrogative
there is/there are – Affirmative form and short answers
and negative forms 3 
Look at the picture and complete the sentences
with the correct form of there is/there are.
1 Read the text and underline the correct
alternative.
Studio

My school isn’t very big. There (1) is / are

about 100 students and there (2) is / are four
teachers. There (3) is / are a small gym and Bedroom Bathroom

there (4) is / are four classrooms. There

(5) isn’t / aren’t a swimming pool and there
(6) isn’t / aren’t any basketball courts! Hall Living Room Kitchen

There (7) is / are 22 desks in my classroom

and there (8) is / are a big table for the teacher.
There (9) is / are also a TV, video and ten
computers in the school. Oh, and there
A ____________
1 Is there a sofa in the living room?
(10) is / are a small shop!
B ____________.
2
____________ two small tables in the bedroom.
Prepositions of place 3
____________ a chair in the hall but
____________ a wardrobe.
2 Look at the photo and match the sentence A ____________ a fridge in the kitchen?
4
halves. B ____________.
A ____________ a desk in the studio?
5
B ____________.
A ____________ any lamps in the hall?
6
B ____________.

this, these, that, those

4 Rewrite the sentences in the plural form.
1 This is an English exercise.
These are English exercises.
2 That is my brother.
__________________________________________
3 Is that a new house?
1 There are some books
__________________________________________
2 There is a laptop
4 This isn’t a big bedroom.
3 There is a table
__________________________________________
4 There is a bookcase
5 Is this your child?
5 There are two chairs
__________________________________________
6 There are two trainers
7 There is a clock and two pictures
5 Now rewrite the sentences in the singular
8 There is a guitar
form.
a in the room. 1 Those are Jack’s books.
b next to the table. That is Jack’s book.
c next to the bed. 2 These aren’t my phones.
d 1 on the table. __________________________________________
e next to the bookcase. 3 Are these your photos?
f under the window. __________________________________________
g on the bed. 4 Those aren’t my sisters.
h on the wall. __________________________________________
5 Are those people with you?
__________________________________________

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 4
Vocabulary 8 Read the interview and underline the correct
alternative.
Rooms in a house
Samuel Brian, do you like your house?
6 
Look at the picture and write the names of the Brian Yes Samuel, I love my house! There is
rooms. a big (1) table / shower in the kitchen
with six chairs.
Samuel Is there a bath in the bathroom?
6 Brian No Samuel, there isn’t. But there is a
(2) shower / fridge. There is a white
(3) armchair / cooker in the kitchen
but my favourite thing is the large
(4) lamp / fridge full of fizzy drinks and
food!
Samuel Have you got a bedroom?
Brian No, I haven’t got a bed but there is a
4 5 comfortable (5) shower / sofa in the
living room!
2
3 9 Look at the picture and complete the
sentences.
1

1 _______________
hall 4 _______________
2 _______________ 5 _______________
3 _______________ 6 _______________

Furniture
7 Match the pictures to the words.
A B C D

E F G

1 In my b_________,
athroom I haven’t got a
H I J
b_____________ but I have got a shower.
2 In my b_____________, there are books in the
b_____________.
3 In my l_____________, there isn’t an
a_____________ but there is a s_____________.
4 In my k_____________, there is a cooker and a
A bookcase
1 6 chair fridge but I haven’t got a t_____________.
2 armchair 7 window 5 My h_____________ has got three
3 table 8 door w_____________.
4 wardrobe 9 desk 6 Outside the house, there is a big
5 bed 10 sofa g_____________ with a table and chairs.

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4 English in Context
1 Henry is in a bed & breakfast for three days. 3 
Sophie has a new house. Help her with the
Complete the dialogue with the correct form of furniture. Complete the sentences.
there is or there are.
B&B Hi Henry, this is your room.
There is a double bed, a
(1) ___________
wardrobe and a desk. (2) ___________
also two lamps on the desk.
Henry (3) ___________ an internet connection?
B&B Yes, (4) ___________. bed is for
1 This ________ 2 These ________ are
Henry (5) ___________ a password? the bedroom. for the kitchen.
B&B No, (6) ___________. It’s free Wi-Fi.
Henry Excellent. Is that my bathroom?
B&B Yes, it is. (7) ___________ a shower but
(8) ___________ a bath...
Henry No problem, I like showers!
(9) ___________ other people in the
house? 3 This ________ is for 4 That ________ is for
B&B No, (10) ___________. the living room. the kitchen.

2  16 Look at the picture of Katy’s

bedroom. Where are the objects? Listen and
match the letters to the objects.

5 Those ________ are 6 This ________ is for

for the bedroom. the bathroom.

7 This ________ is for 8 This ________ is for

the living room. the hall.

4 
Complete Tina’s email with the words in the box.
bath sofa table fridge bed kitchen
H wardrobes cooker living room
G
B

D F
C
Hi Fran,
I’ve got a great new flat in the centre of town!
kitchen with a (2) _______,
There’s a new (1) _______
a (3) _______ and a (4) _______. There are
three windows in the (5) _______ and there’s
a (6) _______ and three big armchairs too.
There’s a double (7) _______ in the bedroom and
E
two big (8) _______. And the bathroom has got
a (9) _______ and a shower.
1 school bag 5 cat Come and visit soon!
2 keys 6 trainers Lots of love
3 books 7 lamp Tina xxx
A poster
4 8 mobile phone

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 5  17 Where is Toby’s present? Listen to 8 Lydia has got 11 cats in her house.
4
the dialogue and put a cross (7) in the picture. Where are they? Look at the picture and write
sentences.

Sum Up!
1
There are two cats in the wardrobe in the
6 Read Diana’s private diary and complete the bedroom.
text with the words in the box. 2
__________________________________________
This cooker There bookcases
3
__________________________________________
There isn’t bedrooms in chairs next to 4
__________________________________________
5
__________________________________________
6
__________________________________________
Dear Diary, 7
__________________________________________
This is a special day for me... all day
(1) ________

Translate!
at Robert’s house! He’s got a fantastic house
(2) ________ the beach with two double
(3) ________ and two big bathrooms. 9 
Translate the sentences into your language.
(4) ________ is a kitchen with a table and
1 There are two windows in my bedroom.
(5) ________ for eight people. The living room
__________________________________________
is very red with two big red sofas under the
2 There isn’t a bath in the bathroom.
windows, red (6) ________ and two red lamps. __________________________________________
There isn’t a different colour (7) ________ the 3 These aren’t my books.
room! The kitchen has got a new (8) ________ __________________________________________
and there is a big fridge full of food. 4 Is there a mobile phone on the table?
(9) ________ a garden but there is the beach! __________________________________________
5 This kitchen hasn’t got a cooker!
__________________________________________
7 Now describe your house. Use these questions 6 There is a chair in the hall next to the door.
to help you. __________________________________________
1 Where is it? 7 Are those your trainers under the bed?
2 What rooms are there? __________________________________________
3 What furniture is in the rooms? 8 Where is the bathroom?
4 Where is the furniture? __________________________________________

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4 Vocabulary Builder
A new house Extra furniture
1 Read the text and match the words in bold to 2 Write the names of the objects in the correct
the photos. column.

A B

alarm clock
towel glass

C D plate sheets

coffee table
pillow

fork

F knife
mirror

G Kitchen Bedroom Bathroom Living room

knife, _______, _______, _______
_______, _______, _______
_______, _______
_______

Compound nouns
Beautiful House for Sale 3 Match the words and write the compound
This is a big house on three floors with a private nouns.
garden and a new, red (1) roof. 1 washing a room
(2) Downstairs, on the ground floor, there is a big 2 bath b washer
hall and a small (3) studio with a desk. There are 3 coffee c room
4 arm d case
original pictures on the (4) walls.
5 dish e chair
(5) Upstairs, on the first floor, there is a (6) dining 6 bed f table
room next to the kitchen. There is also a very big 7 down 1
g machine
living room. 8 book h stairs
On the second floor there are four bedrooms, three
(7) double bedrooms and one single bedroom. 1 washing machine
_________________ 5
_________________
There are also two bathrooms. 2
_________________ 6
_________________
3
_________________ 7
_________________
4
_________________ 8
_________________

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 Skills
4
Reading
1 
Read the text. What is special about Sandy’s house?

Coober Pedy Cave Houses

My name is Sandy and I am from Coober Pedy,
a small town in the desert of South Australia.
There are about 3,500 people in my town and
Coober Pedy is famous for its opals. Our house
is special because it isn’t a normal house, it is a
cave! About 50% of Coober Pedy’s inhabitants
have got cave houses. Why have we got a cave
house? Well, the desert is very hot in the day and it is always cool in a cave.
When it is 40°C outside, our house is always about 20°C. In fact, we haven’t got a
garden because it is too hot outside.
There is a big living room in our cave house but there aren’t any windows!
There are two sofas and an armchair in this room. There is one small window
in the kitchen and one small window in the bathroom. There isn’t a bath in our
bathroom but there is a big, spacious shower. There is a bed and a wardrobe in
my room. My sister has got a desk in her room.
My parents have got a bathroom with a bath next to opal
their bedroom. Life is great in a cave house!

2 Read the text again and answer the questions. Listening

1 Where is Coober Pedy? 4  18 Listen to a girl talking about
Coober Pedy is in South Australia.
__________________________________________ Cappadocia and choose the correct option.
2 What is the population of Coober Pedy?
__________________________________________
3 Why is it hot in Coober Pedy?
__________________________________________
4 Are there any windows in the living room?
__________________________________________
5 Are there any windows in the kitchen?
__________________________________________
6 Who has got a desk in the bedroom?
__________________________________________
7 Where is the parents’ bathroom?
__________________________________________
8 Is life good for Sandy in a cave house?
__________________________________________

Writing Turkey
1 Cappadocia is an area in ______.
a Greece b Turkey c Goreme
3 
Use the text in exercise 1 as a model and
2 Goreme village has got many cave ______.
complete the description of your ideal house.
a hotels b towns c cities
3 Some big cave hotels have got ______ rooms.
My ideal house is next to the beach! There are
a 25 b 5 c 20
__________ floors and __________ rooms. On the
4 Some cave houses are ______ years old.
ground floor, there is the __________, __________ and
a hundreds of b a hundred c eight
__________. On the first floor there is the __________,
5 The temperature in the rooms is ______°C.
__________ and __________. Outside there is __________.
a 20 b 25 c 24
In my bedroom there __________.

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Life and Work
Focus on Grammar
Present simple
• We form the Present simple negative with:

subject + do / does + not + verb

Affirmative form
You do not like/don’t like coffee.
I play He does not like/doesn’t like coffee.
You play
He plays Interrogative Short answers
She plays form affirmative negative
It plays Do I work? Yes, I do. No, I don’t.
We play Do you work? Yes, you do. No, you don’t.
You play Does he work? Yes, he does. No, he doesn’t.
They play Does she work? Yes, she does. No, she doesn’t.
Does it work? Yes, it does. No, it doesn’t.
• We form the Present simple affirmative with the
base form of the verb (infinitive without to). The 3rd Do we work? Yes, we do. No, we don’t.
person singular adds an -s. Do you work? Yes, you do. No, you don’t.
I make dinner on Mondays. Do they work? Yes, they do. No, they don’t.
My father makes dinner on Sundays.
• We form the Present simple interrogative with:
• There are spelling exceptions in the 3rd person
singular. Do / Does + subject + verb
– We add -es when the verb ends in -ch, -sh, -ss,
-zz, -o. Do you live here?
Julia watches TV after school. Does she live here?
He goes to school.

– When the verb ends in a consonant + -y, we Prepositions of time: at, in, on (1)
change the -y to -i and add -es. • The prepositions at, in and on refer to a precise
Jason studies French. (study  studies) moment in time.

– When the verb ends in a vowel + -y, we add -s. – at + a holiday name / night / the weekend.
Brandon plays football. (play  plays) He visits his grandparents at Christmas.
They surf the Internet at night.
• We use the Present simple with habits and facts.
I live in London. – in + parts of the day.
He gets up early on Sundays. I work in the afternoons.

Negative form – on + days.

We play golf on Sundays.
long short
I do not go I don’t go
You do not go You don’t go
He does not go He doesn’t go
She does not go She doesn’t go
It does not go It doesn’t go
We do not go We don’t go
You do not go You don’t go
They do not go They don’t go

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 5
Focus on Vocabulary MY GLOSSARY
Jobs Verbs of routine
to clean __________________________
to cook __________________________
Workplaces Jobs to exercise __________________________
a cook to have coffee __________________________
café/restaurant to keep healthy __________________________
a waiter/waitress to practise __________________________
a doctor to put on clothes __________________________
hospital to study __________________________
a nurse to surf the Internet __________________________
hotel a receptionist to wash __________________________
to watch television __________________________
laboratory a scientist to work __________________________
an architect
Other...
a businessman/woman nouns
office
a journalist Architecture __________________________
band __________________________
a secretary college __________________________
school a teacher cruise ship __________________________
Drama __________________________
shop a sales assistant dream job __________________________
an actor/actress experiment __________________________
faculty __________________________
an astronaut food in packets __________________________
a farmer gel soap __________________________
gig __________________________
a driver gravity __________________________
a musician helmet __________________________
hour __________________________
other a painter meal __________________________
Medicine __________________________
a photographer
musician __________________________
a policeman/woman spacesuit __________________________
space walk __________________________
a singer water __________________________
a vet workday __________________________
a writer adjectives
free __________________________
Verbs of routine healthy
typical
__________________________
__________________________
unusual __________________________
In the morning In the afternoon/evening
adverbs
to get up to go to bed a bit __________________________
to make breakfast to make dinner early __________________________
late __________________________
to have breakfast to have dinner very well __________________________
to go to work/school to get home
verbs
to start work/school to finish work/school to cost __________________________
to find __________________________

Days of the week to help

to look at data
__________________________
__________________________
to play __________________________
Monday to post __________________________
Tuesday to prepare for __________________________
to sit down __________________________
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

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5 Grammar and Vocabulary Practice
Grammar Present simple – Interrogative form
Present simple – Affirmative form and short answers
1 Complete the sentences with the verbs in the 4 Use the prompts to write questions. Then write
box. affirmative (3) or negative (7) short answers.
1 you / like / your job? (3)
want meet like speak
‘Do you like your job?’ ‘Yes, I do.’
play start live work
2 Beth / go / to school by bus? (7)
1 Colby __________
meets David for lunch on __________________________________________
Wednesdays. 3 Tyler and Wendy / get up / early at the
2 Doctors and nurses __________ in a hospital. weekend? (3)
3 Your school __________ early. __________________________________________
4 Our family __________ Spanish at home. 4 Graham / work / in an office? (3)
5 Katy is a receptionist and she __________ in the __________________________________________
hotel. 5 the door / have / a key? (7)
6 Markus and I __________ to work in Japan. __________________________________________
7 Jeff and Bojan __________ in a band. 6 you / live / in a big house? (7)
8 Otto’s brother __________ pizza! __________________________________________
7 we / get home / late? (3)
2 Complete the sentences with the verbs in __________________________________________
brackets. 8 you / work / in the city? (3)
__________________________________________
teaches in a language
1 Mia is a teacher. She __________ 9 Frank and his sister / do homework / together? (3)
school. (teach) __________________________________________
2 Billy is a student and he __________ to 10 Susie / study / Chinese? (7)
university in London. (go) __________________________________________
3 Pete __________ TV in the evenings. (watch)
4 The lesson __________ at 17.00. (finish)
5 Sean __________ Chinese. (study) Prepositions of time: at, in, on (1)
6 He __________ two sisters. (have got) 5 Write the expressions in the correct column.
7 Lucy __________ the piano in a band with her
friends. (play) Christmas the morning Saturday evening
8 Trisha __________ her homework on the bus. night the evening the weekend
Friday afternoon Monday morning
(do)
the afternoon Sundays Easter

Present simple – Negative form at in on

3 Correct the sentences. Use the words in
brackets. ___________,
Christmas ___________, ___________,
___________, ___________, ___________,
1 I get up early in the morning. (late)
___________, ___________ ___________,
I don’t get up early in the morning, I get up late.
___________ ___________
2 Henry has a shower every morning. (bath)
__________________________________________
3 Jill has breakfast with her parents. (husband)
__________________________________________ Vocabulary
4 You go to work by car. (bus) Jobs and workplaces
__________________________________________
5 We get home before James. (after) 6 
Match the jobs to their workplaces.
__________________________________________ 1 businessman a shop
6 My girlfriend makes dinner. (lunch) 2 doctor/nurse b 1 office
__________________________________________ 3 teacher c hospital
7 I watch television in the evening. (do my 4 receptionist d café
homework) 5 waiter e hotel
__________________________________________ 6 sales assistant f theatre
8 Susie surfs the Internet after dinner. (chat online) 7 astronaut g school
__________________________________________ 8 actor h spaceship

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 7 Complete the sentences with the correct form Verbs of routine
5
of the verbs in the box.
10 Match the expressions in the box to the
write give teach play take help (x 2) photos.

get up make breakfast

plays
1 A musician __________ musical instruments. have a shower drive to work finish work
2 A journalist __________ photos and __________ get home have dinner watch TV
the news. meet friends go to bed
3 A doctor __________ people in the hospital.
4 A waiter __________ people breakfast.
5 A teacher __________ the students.
6 A sales assistant __________ people in the shop.

8 Read the definitions and complete the

crossword with words from unit 5.
1
2
have a shower
1 ____________________ 2 ____________________

5 6

7 3 ____________________ 4 ____________________

Across 8
4 A place with
doctors and nurses
5 A taxi ______ works with a car
7 A ______ does business in an office
8 A sales assistant works here
Down
1 A place with teachers and students
2 A ______ welcomes people at a hotel 5 ____________________ 6 ____________________
3 An ______ acts in theatre and cinema
6 A place to have coffee with friends

Days of the week

9 
Put the days of the week in the correct order.
Saturday Wednesday Sunday
Tuesday Monday Friday Thursday
7 ____________________ 8 ____________________

1 _______
Monday 2 _______ 3 _______

4 _______ 5 _______ 6 _______ 7 _______ 9 ____________________ 10 ___________________

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5 English in Context
1 Mark is a teacher and today is a special day. 2 Look at Mark’s day in exercise 1 again and
There aren’t any lessons and a hip-hop band answer the questions.
plays this afternoon for all the students. Read 1 Does Mark get up very early?
about Mark’s day and complete the sentences No, he doesn’t.
with the affirmative or negative form of the 2 Does Mark work in a school?
Present simple. Yes, he does.
3 Does he open the Great Hall at 15.00?
__________________________________________
4 Does he meet the musicians before lunch?
__________________________________________
5 Does he help the musicians before the concert?
__________________________________________
6 Do the musicians start at 18.00?
__________________________________________
7 Does Mark watch the band with the students?
__________________________________________
8 Does Lisa make dinner for Mark?
__________________________________________

3 Louise wants a new job. Read the text and

choose the best job.

Louise likes to work with people but

11.00 Get up and have a shower
she doesn’t want to work with children.
12.00 Make lunch She doesn’t like hospitals but
13.00 Drive to the school she loves houses. She only
wants to work in the mornings
14.00 Open the Great Hall and afternoons. She doesn’t
14.30 Meet the musicians speak any other languages
in the Great Hall and she doesn’t drive but she
likes to work in an office or
15.00 Help the musicians
studio. She doesn’t want to
17.30 Open the doors for the students work in a hotel or a kitchen.
18.00 Watch the band with
the students teacher nurse
20.30 Clean the Great Hall driver architect
waiter receptionist
21.00 Go home
22.00 Make dinner for Lisa 4 Complete the sentences with at, in or on.
1 She goes to the swimming pool ________in the
evenings.
2 She is always with friends ________ the
1 Mark ___________
has a shower before he has lunch. weekend.
2 He ___________
doesn’t go to school by bus. 3 ‘When is your guitar lesson?’ ‘It’s ________
3 He ___________ the Great Hall at 13.30. Tuesday evening.’
4 He ___________ the musicians in the Great Hall. 4 I watch TV ________ night.
5 He ___________ the musicians. 5 Jack doesn’t wake up early ________ the
6 He ___________ the doors for the students at mornings.
17.30. 6 She goes to the discotheque ________
7 The band ___________ at 18.00. Saturdays.
8 Mark ___________ the Great Hall after the band 7 We always go to the cinema ________ Friday
finishes. evening.
9 He ___________ home at 21.00. 8 My brother and I get lots of presents ________
10 He ___________ dinner for Lisa. Christmas.

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 5
5  19 Polka Dot Slim is an American blues Sum Up!
guitarist. Complete the dialogue with the
expressions in the box. Then listen and check 6 Read the email from Kumiko to her friend
your answers. Sosuke and underline the correct alternative.

what do you do watch talk to

Do you have lunch write Do you go out
meet musicians go to bed
get up make breakfast Dear Sosuke
My mother is a receptionist in a big hotel.
Interviewer Hi Polka Dot Slim. What time She welcomes people to the hotel and she only
do you get up? (1) work / works in the morning from 08.30 to 12.30.
Polka Dot Slim get up late, at about
I (1) ________ My father is a businessman and he works in an
11 o’clock. office in the city centre. He (2) gets / get home
Interviewer Lucky you! I get up at 6 o’clock (3) at / in the evening before dinner but he
every day. (4) does / doesn’t work on Saturday or Sunday.
Polka Dot Slim That’s terrible! (5) Do / Does your parents work? What do they do?
Interviewer Then (2) ___________________? My sister is a student at university.
Polka Dot Slim Well, I have a shower and She (6) want / wants to be a vet because she loves
(3) ___________________. I love animals. She (7) have / has lessons (8) on / in
my breakfast! It’s my favourite Monday, Wednesday and Thursday at the university
time of day. Then I surf the Internet and she works in the laboratories (9) in / on the
or I (4) ___________________ for afternoons.
our new music projects in the My mother makes dinner and we eat together during
morning. the week but we are all free (10) at / in the weekend!
Interviewer Tell me about your new projects. My mother (11) doesn’t / don’t make lunch or dinner
Polka Dot Slim They are a secret for now! (12) in / on Saturdays and Sundays! (13) Does / Do
Interviewer OK. (5) ___________________ at your mother make dinner for your family?
home? Write soon!
Polka Dot Slim Yes, I do. My girlfriend makes Love from
lunch. Kumiko
Interviewer What do you do after you finish xxx
lunch?
Polka Dot Slim I (6) ___________________ my
friends or musicians on the phone.
Or I (7) ___________________ Translate!
emails or chat to my fans on the 7 
Translate the sentences into your language.
Internet. My public image is very
important! 1 A doctor works in a hospital.
Interviewer (8) ___________________ after __________________________________________
dinner in the evenings? 2 My mother isn’t a nurse.
Polka Dot Slim Yes, I do. I go out to clubs __________________________________________
with my girlfriend and friends. 3 Do you go to school on Wednesday afternoons?
Or we stay at home and __________________________________________
(9) ___________________ films. 4 I get up late on Sundays.
I usually (10) ___________________ __________________________________________
late. 5 Do you meet your friends at the weekend?
Interviewer Thank you Polka Dot Slim and __________________________________________
good luck with your new projects! 6 Peter doesn’t go to bed early, he goes to bed
very late!
__________________________________________
7 Do Nadège and Bernard have dinner with their
children?
__________________________________________
8 Pierre chats to his friends on the Internet in the
evening.
__________________________________________

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5 Vocabulary Builder
Jobs and workplaces Verbs to nouns
1 20 Look at the pictures and complete 3 Complete the sentences with the person.
the definitions below. Then listen and check 1 A helper
____________ helps.
your answers. 2 A ____________ works.
3 A ____________ loves.
cook 4 A ____________ sings.
5 A ____________ plays.
6 A ____________ paints.
7 A ____________ cleans.
8 A ____________ writes.
secretary

Verbs of routine
4 21 Complete the sentences with the
correct form of the verbs in the box. Then
listen and check your answers.

not eat wash wake up

policeman sleep take chat
scientist

farmer astronaut
1 Matthew 2 Guillaume
wakes up very
_____________ _____________ his
A policeman helps and protects people.
1 ____________ early. face before breakfast.
2 ____________ works on a farm.
3 ____________ works in a restaurant.
4 ____________ works in an office and helps the
manager.
5 ____________ works in a laboratory.
6 ____________ works on a spaceship.

2 Complete the sentences with the words in the

box.

waits reception acts takes photos

3 Mark _____________ 4 Marco _____________
drives does business teaches the bus to university. lunch at home.

1 A bus driver ____________

drives a bus.
2 An actor ____________ in films and theatre
plays.
3 A businesswoman ____________ in an office.
4 A photo-journalist ____________ for
newspapers.
5 A French teacher ____________ French in a
school.
6 A waiter ____________ on people in a 5 Greta and Michele 6 Simon _____________
restaurant. _____________ with all morning on
7 A receptionist works in the ____________ area friends on the Internet Sundays!
of an office or a hotel. in the afternoons.

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 Skills
5
Reading
1 
Read the web page and match the job names in the box. Video-game tester Volcanologist Disney character

Some Interesting Jobs! 2 _______________________________

Average pay About $70,000 a year
1 _______________________________ Experience For a simple game testing job, a high school
diploma. Advanced video-gaming jobs want
Average pay About $55,000 a year an education in computer science and/or game
Experience No formal education but some experience in acting designing.
and/or dancing is an advantage. Job description Test new video games and do research on other
Job description It is an interesting and fun job. To be a character in a video
Disney World, you do games to
an audition to check help make
your physical ability a great
and personality. game.
Workplace Disney World Resort Workplace All over
in Florida, Disneyland the world
in California or and also
Disneyland in Tokyo, from
Paris, Hong Kong or home.
Shanghai.

3 _______________________________

2 Read the text again and choose the correct option. Average pay About $40,000 a year
Experience A university education in Geology, Earth
1 A Disney character earns about _________
$55,000 a year. Sciences, Chemistry or Geography.
a $40,000 b $55,000 c $70,000 Job description You work with universities, research centres
2 To be a volcanologist, it is important to have and governments. You travel the world to study
_________. active and inactive volcanoes and their effect
a no formal b a high school c a university on human populations. You are also responsible
education diploma education for saving lives!
3 It is possible for a _________ to work from home. Workplace All over the world.
a Disney b video-game c volcanologist
character tester
4 Acting ability is important for a _________.
a Disney b video-game c volcanologist
character tester
5 A _________ travels the world.
a Disney b video-game c volcanologist
character tester

Listening
Writing
4  22 Listen to Benjamin talking about his
3 
Describe your ideal job. Answer the questions routine and write T (true) or F (false).
to help you.
1 Benjamin is 19 years old. T
___
• What is the job? 2 He lives in New York. ___
• Where do you work? 3 He goes to university by bus. ___
• Do you start work early in the morning? 4 He has lessons in the morning. ___
• Do you finish work late in the afternoon/evening? 5 He has lunch with his family. ___
• Do you work at night/weekends? 6 His mother makes dinner. ___
• What do you do? 7 He watches TV after dinner. ___
My ideal job is... 8 He goes to bed early. ___

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6

Imperatives
Animal Planet
Focus on Grammar Focus on Vocabulary
Zoo animals and pets
• The imperative in the affirmative form is identical bat
to the base form of the verb (infinitive without to).
camel
Help.
Go away. cat
dog
• The imperative in the negative form is: elephant
giraffe
Don’t + base form of the verb
gorilla
Don’t touch that. guinea pig
Mammals
Don’t forget. hippopotamus
lion
• We use imperatives to: monkey
– give an order
panda
Sit down!
polar bear
– give instructions rabbit
Turn left at the cinema. tiger
zebra
– make requests
eagle
Open the window, please.
Birds parrot
– warn someone penguin
Watch out. goldfish
Fish
shark
Present simple – Wh- questions Reptiles crocodile
• We form the Wh- questions with:
Parts of the body
what / where / when / who / why / how +
do / does + subject + verb ear
eye
What do you have for dinner? Face nose
Where do they live?
mouth
When do you eat pizza?
Who do you love? tooth/teeth
Why does he want to stay at home? arm
How does she go to work? back
finger
! Don’t forget that do is also a normal verb.
foot/feet
When do you do your homework?
Why does he do that? head
Body
leg
neck
stomach
tail
toe

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The time MY GLOSSARY
6
What time is it? At the zoo
It’s... cage __________________________
feeding time __________________________
habit __________________________
o’clock nocturnal animal __________________________
to feed __________________________
to hunt __________________________
to train __________________________
tree __________________________
wild animal __________________________
quarter TO PAST quarter zoo keeper
zoo’s expert
__________________________
__________________________
to past
Other...
nouns
basket __________________________
eggs __________________________
event __________________________
fruit __________________________
half past glass box __________________________
grass __________________________
leaf/leaves __________________________
meat __________________________
14.00 It’s two o’clock. moonlight __________________________
14.05 It’s five past two. nut __________________________
parachute __________________________
14.10 It’s ten past two. puppy __________________________
14.15 It’s a quarter past two. stick __________________________
summer __________________________
14.20 It’s twenty past two. sunset __________________________
temperature __________________________
14.25 It’s twenty-five past two.
the dark __________________________
14.30 It’s half past two.
adjectives
14.35 It’s twenty-five to three. active __________________________
14.40 It’s twenty to three. alone __________________________
cold __________________________
14.45 It’s a quarter to three. crazy __________________________
14.50 It’s ten to three. exciting __________________________
incredible __________________________
14.55 It’s five to three. intelligent __________________________
15.00 sweet __________________________
It’s three o’clock.
adverbs
• We use o’clock when the time is exactly on the hour. after hours __________________________
It’s four o’clock. = 16.00 soon __________________________

verbs
 ! We use midday for 12 o’clock lunchtime to buy __________________________
and midnight for 12 o’clock at night. to close __________________________
to eat __________________________
We use the preposition at with midday and
to fly __________________________
midnight. to get to know __________________________
We have lunch at midday. to glide __________________________
I go to bed at midnight. to hear __________________________
to jump __________________________
to look after __________________________
• There is another way to tell the time: say the hour to move __________________________
first and then the minutes. to relax __________________________
It’s six twenty-five. = 6.25 to see __________________________
to sleep __________________________
It’s nine eleven. = 9.11 to smell __________________________
to take the dog for a walk __________________________
• We don’t normally use the 24-hour clock in English. to talk __________________________
to watch __________________________
We use a.m. for the morning and p.m. for the
afternoon and night.
It’s three a.m. = It’s three o’clock in the morning.
It’s three p.m. = It’s three o’clock in the afternoon.

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6 Grammar and Vocabulary Practice
Grammar 4 Complete the questions with the words in
the box.
Imperatives
1 Complete the imperatives with the verbs in the What Where Why When How Who

box.
1 A ________
Who does Sheila live with?
Help Be (x 2) Come B She lives at home with her parents.
Wake Start Close Go 2 A ________ do Silvia and Claudio work?
B In an office in the city centre.
1 __________
Be quiet. 3 A ________ do you do in the evenings?
2 __________ here. B I watch films or surf the Internet.
3 __________ up. 4 A ________ do you work from home?
4 __________ me. B Because I’m a writer!
5 __________ careful. 5 A ________ does Marcus go to school?
6 __________ your test now. B By bicycle.
7 __________ to bed. 6 A ________ does Marie meet her friends?
8 __________ the door. B At the weekend.

2 Rewrite the imperatives in the negative form.

1 Stop.
Vocabulary
Don’t stop. Zoo animals
2 Wait for me.
5 Look at the photos and write the names of
__________________________________________
the animals.
3 Touch it.
__________________________________________
4 Wake me up.
__________________________________________
5 Go to work.
__________________________________________
6 Eat a big lunch.
__________________________________________ lion
1 __________________ 2 __________________
7 Drink this water.
__________________________________________
8 Open the window.
__________________________________________

Present simple – Wh- questions

3 Match the questions to the answers.
3 __________________ 4 __________________
1 What do you eat for breakfast?
2 What time do you go to bed?
3 Where does a tiger live?
4 When does Mary do her homework?
5 How do Jo and Harry go to school?
6 Who do you meet at the weekend?
7 Why don’t you eat animals?

a She studies in the afternoon. 5 __________________ 6 __________________

b My girlfriend.
c 1 I usually eat fruit.
d In the jungle.
e Because I’m a vegetarian.
f At about 23.00 in the week and very late
at the weekend.
g By bus.
7 __________________ 8 __________________

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 6 Underline the correct alternative. Pets
6
1 An elephant has got a long neck / nose. 9 
Put the letters in the correct order and write
2 A crocodile has got long legs / a big mouth. the words for pets.
3 A panda has got a big head / tail.
1 hsoldfig ______________
goldfish
4 A giraffe has got a long nose / neck.
2 tac ______________
5 A tiger has got four ears / legs.
3 raprot ______________
6 A penguin has got short legs / arms.
4 god ______________
7 A lion has got long hair on its feet / neck.
5 uniega ipg ______________
8 A monkey has got two mouths / arms.
6 bitbar ______________

The time 10 Now use the words for animals from exercise 9
7 Write the words in the box in the correct place to complete the definitions.
on the clock.

past to o’clock half past

quarter to quarter past

3 _______

6 _______ 1 ___
to 2 ___ 4 _______

1 It is similar to a small tiger and

it lives in a house. cat
_________
2 It has got very long ears. _________
5 _______ 3 It is similar to a mouse and
it hasn’t got a long tail. _________
8 What time is it? Write the correct time under 4 It is man’s best friend. _________
the pictures. 5 It lives in the water. _________
6 It repeats your words! _________

11 What time do you... ? Answer the questions

about your personal routine. Write the time in
letters.
It’s ten to
1 ____________ 2 ____________ 3 ____________ 1 What time do you wake up on Sundays?
three.
____________ ____________ ____________ I wake up at half past eleven on Sundays.
__________________________________________
2 What time do you have breakfast in the
mornings?
__________________________________________
3 What time do you have a shower or a bath?
__________________________________________
4 What time do you start work or school on
4 ____________ 5 ____________ 6 ____________ Mondays?
____________ ____________ ____________ __________________________________________
5 What time do you have lunch?
__________________________________________
6 What time do you finish work or school?
__________________________________________
7 What time do you have dinner?
__________________________________________
7 ____________ 8 ____________ 9 ____________ 8 What time do you go to bed at the weekend?
____________ ____________ ____________ __________________________________________

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6 English in Context
1 Look at the signs and write the correct 4 Complete the dialogue with the times in
interpretation. Use the verbs in the box in the letters.
imperative form. Sam I’m hungry!
turn be enter
Billy What time is it?
Sam a quarter to twelve (11.45 a.m.).
It’s (1) _________________
Billy I haven’t got time to cook now. Wait until
(2) _________________ (1.00 p.m.),
please.
Sam Impossible!
Billy I’ve got an idea! It’s time for you to learn
to cook.
Sam OK, I can wait until (3) _________________
(12.10 p.m.).
1 ___________ careful 2 ___________ left Billy (4) _________________ (12.50 p.m.)!
Sam (5) _________________ (12.30 p.m.)!
Billy OK, let’s finish doing this exercise and
start cooking!

5 Richard is a busy man. Look at his diary and

answer the questions.

3 ___________ left 4 ___________ 11.45 ‑ new secretary

16.30 ‑ doctor’s appointment

09.15 ‑ meeting with Mr Holmes

13.40 ‑ lunch with Wendy

5 ___________ right 6 ___________ right

15.00 ‑ take the dog to the vet

2 Complete the descriptions with the words in
the box.

tail nose feet ears neck 20.00 ‑ film ‘Godzilla’ with Wendy
mouth legs head

1 When is Richard’s appointment with the doctor?

mouth short
1 A crocodile has got a big ________, On Tuesday afternoon at half past four.
________ and a long ________. 2 What time does the film start on Saturday?
2 An elephant has got very big ________ and __________________________________________
a very long ________. 3 Who does Richard go to the cinema with?
3 A giraffe has got a very long ________. __________________________________________
4 A monkey has got two ________ and 4 What film do they want to watch?
a ________ similar to a human’s. __________________________________________
5 When does he meet Mr Holmes?
3 Match the animals to their favourite food. __________________________________________
1 cats a grass and vegetables 6 When does Richard’s new secretary come?
2 dogs b 1 fish __________________________________________
3 guinea pigs c leaves 7 When does he have lunch with Wendy?
4 monkeys d bamboo leaves __________________________________________
5 pandas e meat 8 When does he take the dog to the vet?
6 giraffe f bananas __________________________________________

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 6 
Read the dialogue and put the words in the 8 23 Listen and complete the interview.
6
correct order to write the questions. Cecile Hi, my name is Cecile and I’ve got two
Patrick have / you / animals / got / What / ? favourite animals.
(1) What animals have you got? Intvw. (1) _________ are your favourite animals?
Lola Well, I’ve got three dogs, four cats and Cecile Well, my favourite (2) _________ is a dog
two guinea pigs! and I love monkeys too.
Patrick names / What / their / are / ? Intvw. (3) _________ do you like dogs and
(2) _________________________________ monkeys?
Lola The dogs are Misha, Janco and Siria. Cecile I like dogs because they are man’s best
The cats are Choppy, Nima, Lucy and friend. And I like monkeys because they are
Papillon. The guinea pigs are Rambo and very similar to humans.
Samson. Intvw. (4) _________ do you take your dogs for a
Patrick they / Where / live / do / ? walk?
(3) _________________________________ Cecile I take my dogs for a long walk
Lola The dogs and cats live with me in the (5) _________ about 7.00 and again at
house and Rambo and Samson have got about 17.30 in the afternoon. Then I take
a small house in the garden. them out again before I go to bed at
Patrick big / got / house / you / a / Have / ? (6) _________.
(4) _________________________________ Intvw. (7) _________ do you take your dogs?
Lola Yes, I have! Cecile To the park near my house. But they also
Patrick eat / What / do / they / ? live in our garden and it’s a big garden.
(5) _________________________________ Intvw. Tell me about monkeys. Do you go to the
Lola Well, the dogs eat dog biscuits and meat. zoo?
The cats eat fish and the guinea pigs eat Cecile Yes, I do. I work with monkeys on Monday
grass, leaves and vegetables. and Wednesday (8) _________ the
Patrick eat / do / What / they / time / ? afternoons from 13.00.
(6) _________________________________ Intvw. What do you do with the monkeys?
Lola They eat breakfast at about 8 in the Cecile I play with them. They have got strong
morning. Then they eat dinner at about hands and (9) _________ and a long
half past 6 in the evening. They eat all (10) _________. They are very funny and
together! love playing with me.
Intvw. (11) _________! Is that your dog over there?

Sum Up! Cecile Yes, it is! (12) _________ here Stella and
say hello!
7 Match the questions to the answers.
1 What time do you have dinner? Translate!
2 What is special about a giraffe?
3 What animal is man’s best friend? 9 
Translate the sentences into your language.
4 What animal is orange and white with black 1 Where do tigers live?
stripes? __________________________________________
5 Do penguins like hot places? 2 A monkey has got two arms, two legs and
6 Do tigers eat monkeys? a long tail.
7 What time do you take your dog for a walk? __________________________________________
8 Has a rabbit got long ears? 3 ‘What time is it?’ ‘It’s twenty-five to seven.’
__________________________________________
a Yes, they do. 4 A goldfish is orange and has got a tail.
b A dog. __________________________________________
c At 8 in the morning, at 2 in the afternoon 5 What do penguins eat?
and at 8 in the evening. __________________________________________
d No, they don’t. 6 Has your cat got green eyes?
e 1 At about half past 8 in the evening. __________________________________________
f Yes, it has. 7 Dogs don’t like fruit.
g It’s got a very long neck. __________________________________________
h A tiger. 8 A crocodile hasn’t got a long neck.
__________________________________________

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6 Vocabulary Builder
Wild animals and natural habitats 3 Read the descriptions and write the names of
the animals from exercise 1. What animal is
1 24 Match the names of the animals in
not on the list?
the box to the photos. Then listen and check
your answers. 1 It’s similar to a horse and has
got white and black stripes. zebra
_____________
shark zebra gorilla hippopotamus 2 It’s a big fish with a very big
bat camel eagle polar bear mouth. _____________
3 It’s very big with long, thick,
white hair and lives in very
cold places. _____________
4 It’s a very heavy animal with
a big mouth. It lives in rivers. _____________
5 It’s a very dangerous bird. _____________
6 It lives for weeks without water. _____________
hippopotamus
1 __________________ 2 __________________ 7 It’s similar to a big monkey
with dark hair. _____________
8 What animal isn’t on the list? _____________

Parts of the body

4 25 Look at the words in the box and
match them to the correct places in the photo.
Then listen and check your answers.

3 __________________ 4 __________________ finger toe teeth back stomach

1 ___________

5 __________________ 6 __________________ 2 ___________

3 ___________

7 __________________ 8 __________________

2 Now match the animals with their natural

habitats. 4 ___________
1 bat a mountain
2 zebra b ocean
3 gorilla c river 5 ___________
4 eagle d 1 all habitats
5 polar bear e jungle
6 hippopotamus f arctic
7 shark g desert
8 camel h savanna

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 Skills
6
Reading
1 
Read the text about a wild animal. What animal is it?

It lives in the forests in Asia, especially in India, Nepal and

Bangladesh. It is beautiful, with an orange and white body
with black stripes. It eats meat from other animals and its only
enemy in the world is man. It is quite big and very fast. It runs
at 60 km an hour and jumps 10 metres! It weighs almost 300 kg.
Its name in the Indoeuropean language means ‘arrow’.
There are only about 3,500 of them in the world and it doesn’t generally live in groups but lives alone in its
territory. It generally has two or three babies, called ‘cubs’. It has cubs every two or three years and the cubs
stay with the mother
for two or three years.
During those early years,
the mother teaches her
cubs to hunt, kill and eat
animals.
On a typical day, it sleeps
during the day and
wakes up in the evening.
It cleans its body with
its tongue and loves
swimming in the river. It watches its territory
2 Read the text again and answer the questions. and hunts for food during the night. It eats 3 or 4
1 Where does it live? tonnes of food in a year! It doesn’t climb trees and
It lives in the forests in Asia.
__________________________________________ goes to sleep at dawn when the light of day starts
2 What colour is it? and the night finishes.
__________________________________________


3 What does it eat?
__________________________________________
Listening
4 Who is its only enemy? 4  26 Listen to a farmer talking about his
__________________________________________ pet and underline the correct alternative.
5 Does it live in groups or alone?
__________________________________________
6 What are its babies called?
__________________________________________
7 What does it teach its babies?
__________________________________________
8 When does it sleep? When does it wake up?
__________________________________________

Writing
3 
What do you do on a typical weekend? Describe
it. Answer the questions to help you.
1 Bess is a sheep / dog.
• What time do you get up? 2 She is 15 / 5 years old.
• When do you have breakfast? 3 She works on a farm in Wales / Scotland.
• Who do you meet? 4 Bess starts work at 6 in the evening / morning.
• What do you do? 5 Bess and the farmer have lunch at about one /
• Where do you go? half past one.
• What time do you have dinner? 6 Bess sleeps / works in the afternoon.
• What time do you go to bed? 7 Bess lives with the sheep / in the kitchen.
On a typical weekend I get up at… 8 The farmer / farmer’s wife gives Bess food.

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Free Time
Focus on Grammar
Adverbs of frequency
like/love + -ing
• We generally use the gerund form (-ing) of the verb
after like and love.
0% 100% Jake loves playing tennis.
never rarely sometimes often usually always I don’t like cleaning the house!
‘Do you like watching films?’ ‘Yes, I do.’
• We use adverbs of frequency to indicate how often
we do something. ! We use the gerund form (-ing) also after the
I often play football after school. following verbs: enjoy, prefer, dislike, hate/detest.
They never go to the beach. I enjoy travelling to new places.
‘Do you prefer playing video games or watching
• With the verb to be, the adverb goes after the verb. television?’ ‘I prefer playing video games.’
He is always late! My grandfather dislikes living in a big city.
They are sometimes at home on Sundays. My sister hates studying History.
I detest watching ‘Big Brother’. It’s a very stupid
• With all the other verbs, the adverb goes before the programme.
verb.
I usually eat dinner at home.
Prepositions of time: at, in, on (2)
We rarely go to the zoo.
The prepositions at, in and on refer to a precise
 ! Never and rarely are negatives so the verb is moment in time.
always in the affirmative form.
You are never here when I want you! the time I start work at 10 a.m.
She rarely drinks fizzy drinks. He visits his
holiday names grandparents at

How often and expressions of Christmas.

meals See you at breakfast!
frequency at They surf the Internet
night
• To ask information about the number of times we at night.
do something, we use How often... ? We sometimes have
‘How often do you go to bed late?’ ‘I usually go to midday
lunch at midday.
bed late.’
The concert finishes at
‘How often does he eat meat?’ ‘He never eats midnight
midnight.
meat.’
I work in the
parts of the day
• We use expressions of frequency to indicate the afternoons.
number of times we do something. months My birthday is in July.
She goes to the beach
once = one time in seasons
in summer.
twice = two times
years He was born in 1995.
three times etc. an hour / a day / a week /
a month / a year We live in the 21st
centuries
century.
I go to the gym twice a week. We play golf on
days
He sees his grandparents once a month. Sundays.
I am with friends on
on
• We also use every to indicate that we do something my birthday!
special days
regularly once a day/week/month/year. The noun is My father cooks on
always in the singular form after every. Christmas Day.
I get up early every day.
I go abroad every year.

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 7
Focus on Vocabulary MY GLOSSARY
Free-time activities Social Media
album __________________________
comment __________________________
drawing
art fan __________________________
painting follower __________________________
drama icon __________________________
microblogging app __________________________
dancing news feed __________________________
hobbies to have music lessons opinion __________________________
profile __________________________
music to listen to music screen __________________________
to play the guitar social app __________________________
the news __________________________
photography/take photographs
to communicate __________________________
play chess to download __________________________
to edit __________________________
athletics
to follow __________________________
cycling to post __________________________
to record __________________________
football to share __________________________
rugby to tag __________________________
sports user __________________________
surfing
swimming Other...
nouns
t’ai chi
after-school club __________________________
yoga beach __________________________
Christmas __________________________
clean the house flat __________________________
cook ingredient __________________________
lasagna __________________________
blog pizza __________________________
chat to friends online snow __________________________
go online surf the Internet survey __________________________
swimming pool __________________________
use social media apps
at top sport __________________________
home watch videos on YouTube topic __________________________
meet friends weather __________________________

play video games adjectives

read cold __________________________
hot __________________________
watch sport on TV popular __________________________
watch television
verbs
to become __________________________
Months and seasons to check
to come
__________________________
__________________________
to pay __________________________
Seasons Months to rain __________________________
January to receive __________________________
to remember __________________________
winter February to spend time __________________________
March
adverbs
April of course __________________________
spring May
expressions
June a fun/great way __________________________
July How often… ? __________________________
How strange! __________________________
summer August the good times __________________________
the other way round __________________________
September
October
autumn November
December

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7 Grammar and Vocabulary Practice
Grammar Prepositions of time: at, in, on (2)
Adverbs of frequency 4 Underline the correct alternative.

1 Put the adverbs of frequency in brackets in the 1 See you on / at dinner tonight!
correct place in the sentences. 2 She sometimes works in / at the mornings.
3 What do you like doing on / in your birthday?
1 I am late for class. (rarely) 4 Ramadan is at / in June this year.
I am rarely late for class. 5 Our lesson starts on / at 5 o’clock.
2 Valentino is a bad boy! (sometimes) 6 What do you usually do on / at Valentine’s Day?
__________________________________________ 7 Lesley always cleans my house in / on
3 Martin and William are top of the class. Wednesdays.
(always) 8 The concert finishes on / at midnight.
__________________________________________
4 Josh is at home on Sundays. (never) 5 
When do these people do the activities? Look
__________________________________________ at the pictures and complete the sentences
5 We are in the school football team. (usually) with the words in the box and the correct
__________________________________________ preposition.
6 You are right! (often)
__________________________________________ midnight birthday November
evening lunch Sunday
2 Put the words in the correct order to make
sentences.
1 visit / I / cousins / often / my / in summer
I often visit my cousins in summer.
2 uses / rarely / the / Henry / phone
__________________________________________
3 bus / sometimes / take / Julia and I / the / together
__________________________________________
4 often / Pamela / sees / in the afternoons / Paul
__________________________________________ 1 They often 2 John usually
5 talk / never / in the mornings / They watch films goes to bed
__________________________________________ in the evening
______________. ______________.
6 play / the / after-dinner / guitar / I / always
__________________________________________

like/love + -ing form

3 Complete the sentences with the correct form
of the verbs in the box.

speak dance eat read listen

go do clean play draw
3 We often go 4 I see my parents
1 Samantha loves __________
playing video games. to the beach ______________.
2 My sister doesn’t like __________ her room. ______________.
3 Do you like __________ to the cinema?
4 Simon and I love __________ in French.
5 My brother likes cooking and __________ his
food.
6 We don’t like __________ hands and feet in Art
class.
7 My father loves __________ the newspaper at
breakfast.
8 Why does Jason love __________ at the disco?
9 I love __________ to music with my new 5 Kevin always 6 Our holiday is
headphones! has a party ______________ this
10 They don’t like __________ their homework! ______________. year.

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How often and expressions of 8 Put the phrases in the box in the correct column.
7
frequency read a newspaper take photos
6 
Use the prompts in brackets to complete the listen to music draw pictures
eat breakfast watch a film
play the guitar
cook dinner
sentences with once, twice or three times a... play the piano make lunch write stories
1 How often do you play the guitar? (4 / week)
I play the guitar four times a week.
Food Music Culture
2 How often does Steve draw? (3 / week)
__________________________________________ cook dinner, ____________, ____________,
3 How often does Roland go to the swimming ____________, ____________, ____________,
pool? (2 / month) ____________ ____________ ____________,
__________________________________________ ____________,
4 How often do you take your dog to the park? ____________
(4 / month)
__________________________________________
5 How often does Helen’s brother listen to Months and seasons
music? (3 / week)
__________________________________________
9 
Write the names for months in the correct order.
6 How often does your aunt cook for the family?
(2 / day)
__________________________________________
7 How often does he dance at the disco?
(1 / week)
__________________________________________
8 How often does Giacomo play chess? January
1 ____________ 2 ____________ 3 ____________
(6 / month)
__________________________________________

Vocabulary
Free-time activities
7 Match the pictures to the sentences.
4 ____________ 5 ____________ 6 ____________

A B C D

7 ____________ 8 ____________ 9 ____________

E F G H

D Jackie likes playing the guitar.

1
2 Joel loves drawing.
3 Nat likes playing video games. 10 ___________ 11 ___________ 12 ___________
4 Michael likes reading.
5 Pat likes listening to music.
6 Sam loves cooking. 10 Complete the words for the seasons.
7 Chris likes playing chess. 1 w__ __ __e__ 3 __ __ __me__
8 Jody loves painting. 2 __p__ __ __g 4 __ __ __u__n

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7 English in Context
1 Read the text about Trisha and underline the 3 Look at the table and use the symbols and the
correct alternative in the sentences below. prompts in brackets to write sentences about
Emily, Darren and Luana.
Trisha works in Bristol but
she lives in a small town about love like not like
5 km outside the city. She
goes to work by bicycle three
or four times a week but she Emily Darren Luana
takes the bus when it rains.
play the guitar
She sees friends most days
after work and they have draw
a drink together in Bristol
before she goes home. Trisha play video games
and her friends meet in the
read
same place every time, in fact
it is Trisha’s favourite bar. listen to music
She rarely goes to the beach in the summer because
the water is too cold but she goes camping in the Welsh cook
mountains almost every weekend. It often rains in
play chess
Wales in the summer but Trisha never has a problem
because she loves the rain! paint

1 __________________________________________
Emily and Luana like playing the guitar.
1 She usually / rarely cycles to work. (Emily and Luana / play the guitar)
2 She often / never meets friends after work. 2 __________________________________________
3 They always / sometimes go to Trisha’s favourite (Emily / draw)
bar. 3 __________________________________________
4 She goes to the beach once or twice a month / (Darren / play computer games)
day in the summer. 4 __________________________________________
5 She usually / rarely goes camping at the (Luana / read)
weekends. 5 __________________________________________
6 Trisha has / doesn’t have problems with the rain. (Luana / listen to music)
6 __________________________________________
2 27 Lisa likes waking up early on Sundays (Emily / cook)
but Robin doesn’t. Complete the dialogue with 7 __________________________________________
the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Then (Emily and Darren / play chess)
listen and check your answers. 8 __________________________________________
Lisa Wake up Robin! It’s almost 8 o’clock. (Darren and Luana / paint)
play (play) video
Do you want to (1) ________
games this morning? 4 Complete the text with at, in, on.
Robin No, sorry, I don’t like (2) ________ (play)
video games... The Science Museum
Lisa OK, do you want to (3) ________ (cook) a in London opens
special Sunday lunch? every day (1) ____
at
Robin Not really. I don’t like (4) ________ (cook). 10 a.m. and closes
Lisa So what do you like (5) ________ (do)? (2) ____ 6 p. m.
Robin Nothing! (3) ____ summer
Lisa Nothing? and (4) ____ winter.
Robin I love (6) ________ (sleep). And I don’t like It is closed (5) ____
(7) ________ (talk) in the morning! Christmas, (6) ____
Lisa I like (8) ________ (be) active. On Sunday 24th, 25th and 26th December. There are special
morning I usually (9) ________ (get up) tours and events. The tour of the Exploring Space
very early and... gallery starts (7) ____ 2 p.m. during the school
Robin Sorry Lisa but I don’t. Goodbye and see holidays.
you later!

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5 
Describe how often you do the actions in the Sum up!
box. Use the expressions once, twice, three times
etc. a day/week/month/year, every day/week/ 8 Read the email from Kate to Wes and
month/year or never if you never do the action. underline the correct alternative.

study English read books clean the house

have parties cook listen to music play chess

1 I study English every day. Hi Wes,

Do you want to (1) coming / come and visit this
6 When it is summer in the northern hemisphere, summer? There are lots of things to do here
it is winter in the southern hemisphere. (2) on / in summer in Sydney. You love
Complete the sentences with the correct (3) listening / listen to live music and there are lots
season: spring, summer, winter or autumn. of bands playing at the festival (4) in / at January
this year. Tom Waits (5) never / usually plays a
concert (6) at / in midnight every year and he is
always brilliant! You also like (7) visiting / visit
art galleries and we have some fantastic free
exhibitions. Don’t forget you love (8) surfing / surf
and the beaches are famous for surfers.
There are some good air tickets (9) twice / two
times a day from London after the New Year.
Come and have a wonderful Australian
(10) winter / summer with me in January!
Love from
1 In Australia, Christmas Day is always in Kate
summer
___________! xxx
2 In Europe, ___________ is usually from late
November to late February.
3 In Argentina, October is in ___________.
4 In New York, October is in ___________.
5 In the southern hemisphere, ___________ is from
November to February.

7 28 Put the dialogue in the correct order,

then listen and check your answers.
Paul Great idea! Mountains and beach! Translate!
Where is this place?
Arthur Because the beach is fun! Why do you
9 
Translate the sentences into your language.
prefer the mountains? 1 Trevor doesn’t like getting up before 10 in the
Paul Sounds cool! Let’s go to Sardinia at the morning.
end of July! __________________________________________
1 Arthur What do you want to do this summer? 2 I often play chess with friends.
Paul Why do you like going to the beach? __________________________________________
Arthur It’s Orosei in Sardinia, Italy. There is 3 We love swimming in the summer.
a national park and some incredible __________________________________________
beaches. 4 They usually play video games twice a week.
Paul Because the mountains are relaxing. __________________________________________
There are too many people on the beach. 5 He plays the guitar every day.
Arthur The mountains? No way! I love __________________________________________
swimming in the sea. 6 I am never late for my English lessons.
Paul I really love walking in the mountains in __________________________________________
the summer... 7 My father loves cooking in the evenings in winter.
Arthur That’s true, the beaches are very full of __________________________________________
people. Do you want to find a place with 8 Valerie likes dancing when she listens to music.
both beach and mountains? __________________________________________

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7 Vocabulary Builder
Free-time activities 3 Put the expressions in the box into the correct
column.
1 Write the verbs in the box under the photos.
get up dancing play computer games
go shopping go for a walk make videos have a shower go out for a meal start work
have a party watch films do nothing have lunch reading go home go to the theatre
play with the dog relax with friends

Routine activities Free-time activities

get up, _____________, ____________________,
____________________, ____________________,
____________________, ____________________,
____________________ ____________________,
____________________

have a party
1 __________________ 2 __________________
Months and seasons
4 What season is it? Complete the definitions.
1 It’s hot and we love going to the beach and
swimming. It’s ______________.
2 The trees, grass and flowers start to grow
again. It’s ______________.
3 Leaves on the trees become yellow and
red. It usually starts to become cold. It’s
3 __________________ 4 __________________ ______________.
4 It’s usually very cold and in some places the
land becomes white. It’s ______________.

5 29 Listen and complete the poem.

Thirty days have (1) ____________

September ,
(2) ____________, (3) ____________, and November.
All the rest have (4) ____________,
Except for (5) ____________ alone.
5 __________________ 6 __________________ It has (6) ____________ days each year,
but (7) ____________ every leap year.

6 Write the names of all the months. Seven months

have got 31 days. What months are they? (3)

7 __________________ 8 __________________
3 January
______ ______ ______ ______
2 Write the verbs used with these words and
expressions.
go
1 ________ walking in the park, fishing,
swimming, travelling
2 ________ the piano, cards, football, chess ______ ______ ______ ______
3 ________ to the pub, to a concert, to work,
to bed
4 ________ lunch, videos
5 ________ breakfast, a party, a coffee

______ ______ ______ ______

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 Skills
7
Reading
1 
Read the text. Are all the places free to enter?

Free-time activities
around the world
What do people like doing in their free The Garden of Five Senses in Delhi, India, is a big
time in different countries? park and visitors love seeing, smelling, touching,
listening to and tasting the different attractions in
In Istanbul, in Turkey, lots of people the various themed areas. People like coming here
like going to the Grand Bazaar, the to escape from the chaos of the city. Entry tickets
Kapali Carsi. It is a very big, covered aren’t expensive, only 30 rupees per person.
market with 61 streets and 3,000
different shops. 350,000 tourists go People love going on the City
shopping at the Kapali Carsi every day. Circle Tram in Melbourne,
Australia, because they like
The Tate Modern art gallery in seeing the waterfront and all of
London is free to enter! About 4 the city. And they like travelling
and a half million art-lovers like on the tram because it’s free!
visiting the exhibitions every About 3 million passengers use
year. The Tate Modern is in an the service every year.
old power station on the south
side of the river Thames.
Listening
The Mardi Gras in Rio de Janiero, 3  30 Listen and decide if the sentences are
Brazil, is a giant street carnival and T (true) or F (false).
samba music festival. It takes place
1 Ceri is a doctor. F
___
at the end of February every year.
2 She loves making videos in her free time. ___
Every day, about 2 million people love
3 She usually makes long films. ___
dancing in the streets, listening to 4 Ceri doesn’t like using her computer to
music and having parties. edit the films. ___
5 She likes making films with her friend
Martha. ___
2 Read the text again and choose the correct option. 6 Martha is a film student at university. ___
7 They like filming in the summer
1 People like _____ at the Kapali Carsi in Turkey.
afternoons. ___
a playing b going c reading
8 They love filming at the beach. ___
sports shopping newspapers
9 They like filming old houses. ___
2 People like _____ at the Tate Modern in London.
10 Ceri finishes work at 5 o’clock. ___
a looking b eating c playing
at art chess
3 People love _____ at the Mardi Gras in Rio de Writing
Janeiro.
a dancing b playing c watching 4 Describe what you like doing in your free time.
the guitar films Answer the questions to help you.
4 People like _____ at the Garden of Five Senses in • What do you like doing?
Delhi. • Why do you like doing it?
a swimming b listening c relaxing • Where do you like doing it?
to music • How often do you do it?
5 People love _____ the city on the City Circle Tram • What season do you usually do it in?
in Melbourne.
a exploring b cleaning c painting In my free time, I like...

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A World of Sport
Focus on Grammar
a/an vs the
! We never use the with a possessive adjective.
Mary is an actress in the film.
OR: Mary is an actress in my film.
the NOT: Mary is an actress in the my film!
a/an + singular/plural
+ singular noun noun
can/can’t for ability
unspecified object specified object or
objects Affirmative form

the first time we the second time we I can swim.

mention an object mention an object or You can swim.
objects He can swim.
• We use a or an (indefinite articles) with a singular She can swim.
noun when the object isn’t specific. It can swim.
There is an apple on the table.
We can swim.
Can I have a cup of coffee?
You can swim.
• We use a or an with a singular noun when the They can swim.
object is mentioned for the first time.
‘What’s that?’ ‘It’s a cricket bat!’ • can is a modal verb and has got the same form for
‘Look! There’s a dog in the garden.’ ‘Yes, it’s my all persons.
dog.’ He can play football.
You can swim.
• We use the (definite article) before specific singular
or plural nouns and when the other person knows • can always goes with the base form of the verb
what we are talking about. (infinitive without to).
The football players are on the field.
(We know which football players and we know subject + can + verb (+ object)
which field.)
That’s the new maths teacher. You can speak English.

• We use the with specific objects when they are Negative form
mentioned for the second time.
long short
Leroy is a basketball player. He is the team
captain. I cannot I can’t
London is a beautiful city. It’s the city I love! You cannot You can’t

! There are some important exceptions: He cannot He can’t

– We don’t generally use the before at home, She cannot She can’t
at work or at school. It cannot It can’t
He is at home.
We cannot We can’t
Mary is at work.
We are at school. You cannot You can’t
They cannot They can’t
– We don’t generally use the before days of the
week or months. • The negative form of can is:
My birthday is on Monday.
Summer starts in June. subject + cannot / can’t + verb (+ object)

– We don’t use the before a language. She can’t cook.

He speaks French. They can’t play tennis.

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 MY GLOSSARY
8
Interrogative Short answers
form affirmative negative Sports equipment
ball __________________________
Can I sing? Yes, I can. No, I can’t. basket __________________________
board __________________________
Can you sing? Yes, you can. No, you can’t. net __________________________
racket __________________________
Can he sing? Yes, he can. No, he can’t. shuttlecock __________________________
Can she sing? Yes, she can. No, she can’t. skate __________________________

Can it sing? Yes, it can. No, it can’t. A world of sport

aim of the game __________________________
Can we sing? Yes, we can. No, we can’t. coordination __________________________
Can you sing? Yes, you can. No, you can’t. court __________________________
energy __________________________
Can they sing? Yes, they can. No, they can’t. goal __________________________
gold medal __________________________
• The interrogative form of can is: gym __________________________
indoor sport __________________________
outdoor sport __________________________
Can + subject + verb (+ object)? player __________________________
racing cyclist __________________________
Can you play tennis? road event __________________________
sports centre __________________________
Can she dance? sports stadium __________________________
sportsman __________________________
• Can expresses an ability to do something. sportswoman __________________________
She can drive a bus. team __________________________
the rules __________________________
to be part of a team __________________________
! We also use can to make a request. to hit __________________________
Can I have some coffee? to run __________________________
to score points __________________________
to set a record __________________________
Focus on Vocabulary to train
tournament
__________________________
__________________________
Sports track event
world champion
__________________________
__________________________
badminton Other...
baseball nouns
ability __________________________
basketball
address __________________________
cricket contribution __________________________
director __________________________
play football exam __________________________
(+ a ball sport) golf interest __________________________
park __________________________
hockey/ice hockey plastic __________________________
rugby road __________________________
summer term __________________________
table tennis
tennis adjectives
fluently __________________________
volleyball high __________________________
low __________________________
water polo
cycling adverbs
however __________________________
go running instead __________________________
(+ -ing form) skiing
verbs
surfing to encourage __________________________
swimming to learn __________________________
to need __________________________
windsurfing to take place __________________________
aerobics
do (+ other sports)
athletics
karate
yoga

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8 Grammar and Vocabulary Practice
Grammar can/can’t for ability
a/an (Indefinite articles) 4 Look at the pictures and complete the
sentences with can or can’t.
1 Put the words and expressions in the correct
column.

bat tennis racket outdoor sport

surfboard international game athlete

a an
bat
__________________, __________________,
__________________, __________________, can play
1 Lucy ________ 2 Pablo ________ play
__________________ __________________ tennis. golf.

the (Definite article)

2 Complete the sentences with the or / when the
sentence is correct without the.
the ball.’
1 ‘...and now Cristiano Ronaldo has ____
/ home today.
2 Jeff isn’t at ____
3 The tennis players are ready on ____ tennis
court. 3 Mary and Jemima 4 Katy ________ use
4 The athletes run on ____ track on the left. ________ swim. a computer.
5 We don’t play sports at ____ our school.
6 Rugby is ____ sport of gentlemen.
7 ‘Where is your father?’ ‘He is at ____ work.’
8 Can you see ____ ball?
9 I love to study ____ English!
10 What time does ____ game start this evening?

a/an vs the
3 Read the text and underline the correct 5 Mark ________ cook. 6 Luigi and Beth
option. ________ sing.

Polo is originally 5 Put the words in the correct order to make

(1) the / a / an questions. Then write positive (3) or
Persian sport and negative (7) short answers.
it is about 2,600
1 swim / Peter / can / ? (3)
years old! Each team
‘Can Peter swim?’ ‘Yes, he can.’
_________________________________________
has got four players
2 your father / can / lasagna / make / ? (7)
and each player has
‘Can your father make lasagna?’ ‘No, he can’t.’
_________________________________________
various horses.
3 can / play / football / Maria / ? (7)
(2) The / A / An
_________________________________________
horses are very fast
4 Bruce and Ignazio / can / ride a horse / ? (3)
and (3) the / a / an
_________________________________________
players change
5 you / a car / drive / can / ? (3)
horses every 15
_________________________________________
minutes. Polo players wear (4) the / a / an helmet
6 play / chess / can / we / ? (7)
and use (5) the / a / an special type of bat called
_________________________________________
(6) the / a / an mallet. There is only one ball.
7 can / the vet / my cat / help / ? (3)
The aim of (7) the / a / an game is to hit
_________________________________________
(8) the / a / an ball with (9) the / a / an mallet
8 play / you / can / table tennis / ? (7)
into (10) the / a / an opponents’ goal.
_________________________________________

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Vocabulary 8 Complete the sentences with the words in
the box.
Sports
6 Write the names for sports under the photos. tennis ice hockey cycling rugby
athletics swimming windsurfing

badminton
1 ____________ 2 ____________ 3 ____________

athletics at the sports centre

1 My brother does _________
but I prefer to go _________ in the swimming pool.
2 Let’s go _________ on Saturday; I’ve got a new
4 ____________ 5 ____________ 6 ____________ bike.
3 They don’t play _________ but they like watching
Federer on TV.
4 When the wind is strong and the sea is calm,
I love to go _________.
5 She likes playing _________ because she likes
skating on ice.
6 It is a team sport with a lot of body contact and
7 ____________ 8 ____________ 9 ____________ a long, strange ball. The sport is _________.

Sports equipment
9 Match the sports in the box to the correct
sport equipment.

windsurfing table tennis baseball surfing

tennis badminton ice hockey
10 ___________ 11 ___________ 12 ___________ cricket basketball

7 Put the sports in the box in the correct column. 1 bat cricket
___________________________________
2 board ___________________________________
football basketball baseball windsurfing 3 skate ___________________________________
rugby cycling table tennis badminton 4 basket ___________________________________
tennis hockey athletics cricket 5 racket ___________________________________
swimming surfing golf

10 What sport uses this equipment? Choose the

Water sports Sports with a ball Other sports correct option.
windsurfing
___________, ________________, ___________, 1 shorts – ball – basket
___________, ________________, ___________ a hockey b basketball c football
___________ ________________, 2 gloves – helmet – bat
________________, a baseball b rugby c tennis
________________, 3 racket – net – ball
________________, a volleyball b tennis c cricket
________________,
4 board – wind – sea
________________,
a cycling b golf c windsurfing
________________,
________________ 5 helmet – skate – ball
a athletics b ice hockey c badminton

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8 English in Context
1 Complete the chat with the correct article a/an 3 31 George and Michael are at home.
or the. There is an athletics competition on TV.
Complete the dialogue with can/can’t. Then
listen and check.

Do you like playing baseball?

No, I don’t!

So why do you like watching baseball games

on (1) ____
the Internet?

That’s different. Baseball is (2) ____

exciting game to watch.

No way! It’s (3) ____ boring game to watch!

That’s only because you don’t

understand (4) ____ rules.

So why don’t you like playing baseball?

George Look at that! Bolt is incredible!
He (1) ______
can run really fast!
Because I can’t hit (5) ____ ball
(2) ______ you run that fast, Michael?
with (6) ____ bat when I play!
Michael No, I (3) ______!
George How fast (4) ______ you run 100
And what sports can you play?
metres?
Michael I (5) ______ run 100 metres in about
I can play basketball. I don’t think
15 seconds.
it’s difficult to put (7) ____ ball
George Me too. And do you like the high jump?
in (8) ____ basket!
Michael Yes, I do. We do it at school.
George (6) ______ you jump 1 metre?
Michael Yes, I (7) ______.
George Me too but I (8) ______ jump 2 metres.
And what about the long jump?
Michael I don’t like it. I (9) ______ jump long
distances. (10) ______ you?
2 Put the letters in brackets in the correct order George Of course I (11) ______!
to complete the sentences.
football (tolofalb) team has got 11 players.
1 A ________ 4 
Complete the dialogue with can or can’t.
2 There are 15 players on the field during a Matt Can you help me with
Hi Lisa. (1) ______
________ (gubry) match. my English homework? I (2) ______ do
3 A ________ (ninets) match usually has 2 it!
players on the court. Lisa Of course. But I (3) ______ come today.
4 There are 11 players on the field during a (4) ______ you wait until tomorrow?
________ (heycok) match. Matt OK. But (5) ______ you come to my
5 There are two or four players at the table house in the morning?
during a ________ (belta ninets) game. Lisa I (6) ______ come at about half past
6 A ________ (tickrec) match has got 11 players 10...
on each side. Matt Perfect! See you tomorrow! And thanks
7 There are 9 players on the field during a Lisa.
________ (bellsaba) game. Lisa You’re welcome! And maybe you
8 There are only 5 players per team on the (7) ______ help me with my maths
court at the same time during a ________ homework!
(bellskabat) match. Matt OK! Maths is easy!

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 5 Match the sports equipment in the pictures Sum up!
8
to the words.
7 Complete the text with the words in the box.

surfing a can’t the (x 2)

can (x 2) surfers an boards

C
D
Hi, my name is Sharon and I live by (1) _______
the
sea in Cornwall, England. There is (2) _______
international (3) _______ competition here in
Newquay at the moment and there are lots of
A (4) _______ from all over the world. All the surfers
E have beautiful surf (5) _______ and wear wetsuits
F in the water because the sea is quite cold here.
I (6) _______ surf but I (7) _______ swim very
B well!
There is usually (8) _______ free party on the
beach in (9) _______ evenings and we
H (10) _______ all go and meet the surfers.
G

A bat
1 6 ball
2 board 7 shorts
3 skate 8 glove
4 net 9 helmet
5 racket

6  32 Put the dialogue in the correct order.

Translate!
Then listen and check your answers. 8 Translate the sentences into your language.
1 Amy Hi Chris. Do you want to play 1 I can’t swim.
badminton with us this afternoon? _________________________________________
Chris No, I haven’t. Can I use a tennis 2 Do you use a bat to play cricket?
racket? _________________________________________
Amy Let’s say half past 4 at the gym? 3 ‘Can Adam cook?’ ‘Yes, he can.’
Chris Badminton? I can’t play _________________________________________
badminton! 4 Is there a football match this evening?
Amy OK. Have you got a racket? _________________________________________
Chris OK. See you there at half past 4! 5 Windsurfing and golf are outdoor sports.
Amy It’s an easy game to learn! Can you _________________________________________
play tennis? 6 What sports do you play at school in your
Chris Yes, I can. I’m not brilliant but I can country?
play tennis a bit... _________________________________________
Amy No, you can’t! But I’ve got an extra 7 The ball is in the basket.
racket, no problem. _________________________________________
Chris Great! Now I can play badminton! 8 Where are my gloves and helmet?
What time do you want to meet? _________________________________________

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8 Vocabulary Builder
Indoor and outdoor sports Verbs in sport
1 Are these sport competitions usually indoor or 3 Write the verbs in the box in the correct
outdoor? Put the words in the box in the column. Use a dictionary to help you.
correct column.
to play to exercise to win to run
table tennis football windsurfing rugby to train to jump to hit to lose
basketball golf surfing swimming

Before the During At the end

Indoor Outdoor game the game of the game

table tennis ______________,

to exercise ______________, ______________,
______________ ______________, ______________
______________,
______________

Sports nouns
play, do or go? 4 Match the words in the box to the correct
2  33 Complete the phrases with the definition.
correct verb play, do or go. Then listen and
record champion race rules match
check your answers.
1 to run as fast as possible race
______________
2 what you can and can’t
do during a game ______________
3 the top result of all time ______________
4 the number 1 person or team ______________
5 another word for a game ______________

go
1 ________ running 2 ________ karate Sports places
5 Match the words for places in the box to
the pictures.

track field pool gym

3 ________ yoga 4 ________ water polo

1 __________________ 2 __________________

5 ________ skiing 6 ________ aerobics

3 __________________ 4 __________________

6 Now match the sports to the places.

1 swimming a pool
2 karate b field
3 running c track
7 ________ horse riding 8 ________ jogging 4 football d gym

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8
Reading
1 Read the text. What is sumo?

The Japanese sport of sumo wrestling is a modern

form of martial art but sumo has a long history and
there are many old traditions. It is a full-contact,
competition sport with two sumo competitors
(wrestlers) in a circular ring. Women can’t touch this
ring.
The sumo wrestlers are called rikishi in Japanese.
The winner of the match is the first rikishi to push the
opponent outside the ring or force him to touch the
floor with a part of his body that isn’t his feet. Each
match is about a minute but sometimes a match is
only 5 seconds. Sumo wrestlers only play one match.
All sumo wrestlers have got long hair in the samurai
style and they live together in one place.
The junior wrestlers get up very early at about 5 o’clock
in the morning and do the cleaning and prepare the
baths for the senior wrestlers. The senior wrestlers
get up at about 7 o’clock. Sumo wrestlers don’t eat
breakfast but they eat a very big lunch. After lunch they
sleep in the afternoon and then have another very big
meal and go to bed. A sumo wrestler eats about 20,000
calories a day in only two meals.
The top sumo wrestlers can earn about $ 30,000 a
month!

2 Read the text again and decide if the

sentences are T (true) or F (false).
1 Sumo is a Chinese sport. F
___
2 There are competitions in sumo. ___
3 Women can touch the ring. ___
4 The matches are very short. ___
5 Sumo wrestlers have got long hair. ___
6 The junior wrestlers get up before
the senior wrestlers. ___


7 Sumo wrestlers eat a big breakfast.
8 Sumo wrestlers eat a big dinner.
___
___ Listening
9 Top wrestlers don’t earn a lot of money. ___ 4  34 Listen and underline the correct
alternative.
Writing 1 Aikido is the same as / different to sumo
wrestling.
3 
Use the text in exercise 1 as a model and 2 There are / aren’t competitions in traditional
describe a sport you like doing or watching. aikido.
Answer the questions to help you. 3 Women can / can’t do aikido.
• What is the name of the sport? 4 Aikido is / isn’t a way of life.
• Is it an indoor or an outdoor sport? 5 Aikido controls / doesn’t control the force of
• How many players are there? the attacker.
• Where do you do/watch the sport? 6 Aikido protects / doesn’t protect the attacker.
• When do you do/watch it? 7 Aikido can / can’t kill.
• Why do you like playing/watching it? 8 The actor Steven Seagal can / can’t do aikido.

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School Days
Focus on Grammar
Present continuous
• The negative form of the Present continuous is:

subject + be + not + verb with -ing form

Affirmative form 100%

You are not going to the disco again!
long short I’m not talking to you!
I am working. I’m working.
Interrogative Short answers
You are working. You’re working.
form affirmative negative
He is working. He’s working.
Am I working? Yes, I am. No, I’m not.
She is working. She’s working.
Are you working? Yes, you are. No, you aren’t.
It is working. It’s working.
Is he working? Yes, he is. No, he isn’t.
We are working. We’re working.
Is she working? Yes, she is. No, she isn’t.
You are working. You’re working.
Is it working? Yes, it is. No, it isn’t.
They are working. They’re working.
Are we working? Yes, we are. No, we aren’t.
• The affirmative form of the Present continuous is: Are you working? Yes, you are. No, you aren’t.
Are they working? Yes, they are. No, they aren’t.
subject + be + verb with -ing form (gerund)
• The interrogative form of the Present continuous is:
Maria is cooking dinner.
They are studying Maths.
be + subject + verb with -ing form

• We use the Present continuous to describe Are you going to the beach?
something that is happening now. Is she singing?
Jake is reading the newspaper.
We are watching TV. • We use the Present continuous to talk about things that
are happening now and about temporary situations.
• We also use the Present continuous to describe a Susie isn’t studying. She’s chatting on WhatsApp.
temporary situation. Jackie and Eddy aren’t having a good holiday. The
I am staying in London this summer. weather is awful!
She’s working from home at the moment.

! We don’t usually use the Present continuous with Present continuous – Spelling rules
these verbs: • To form the gerund (-ing form), we add -ing to the
base form of the verb (infinitive without to).
know understand want like love hate go – going
We are going to the beach.
Negative form
• For verbs with a silent final -e, we drop the -e.
long short come – coming
I am not working. I’m not working. You are coming with me.

You are not working. You aren’t working. • For verbs that end in vowel + consonant, we usually
He is not working. He isn’t working. double the consonant and add -ing.
She is not working. She isn’t working. run – running
Louis is running for the bus.
It is not working. It isn’t working.
We are not working. We aren’t working.  ! For verbs that end in two vowels + consonant,
You are not working. You aren’t working. we add -ing.
sleep – sleeping
They are not working. They aren’t working. Jim is sleeping at the moment.

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Focus on Vocabulary MY GLOSSARY
School subjects School equipment
calculator __________________________
coloured pencils __________________________
School subjects Rooms laptop __________________________
Geography marker pens __________________________
notebook __________________________
History pencil case __________________________
Literature classroom rubber __________________________
ruler __________________________
Maths
Economics Education
academy __________________________
Biology audio track __________________________
Chemistry class __________________________
laboratory common room __________________________
Physics department __________________________
Science diagram __________________________
education service __________________________
Information Technology computer room exam result __________________________
exchange trip __________________________
English language lab experience __________________________
experiment __________________________
Art facts and figures __________________________
Drama first-year student __________________________
other rooms homeschooling __________________________
Music information pack __________________________
Technical Drawing interactive video lesson __________________________
library __________________________
Physical Education gym method __________________________
next term __________________________
paragraph __________________________
People in the school pie chart __________________________
practice exercise __________________________
People Duty project __________________________
pronunciation __________________________
classmate to be (not) sure __________________________
to study/to learn to break down a topic __________________________
student to complete __________________________
to be responsible for to correct __________________________
headmaster to explain clearly __________________________
the school to remember __________________________
to revise __________________________
to be responsible for
librarian to solve a problem __________________________
the school library to work at my/your own speed __________________________
school cleaner/caretaker to clean the school Other...
nouns
to help the headmaster bomb __________________________
secretary
manage the school building __________________________
channel __________________________
teacher to teach founder __________________________
map __________________________
to be responsible for step __________________________
technician the school laboratories tambourine __________________________
and the computer room trip __________________________
trumpet __________________________

British school system adjectives

awesome __________________________
difficult __________________________
Age School easy __________________________

3-4 nursery verbs

to chat __________________________
5-11 primary school to collect __________________________
to enjoy __________________________
11-16 secondary school to host __________________________
to print out __________________________
16-18 sixth form
to register __________________________
18 plus university to visit __________________________

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9 Grammar and Vocabulary Practice
Grammar Present continuous – Interrogative
Present continuous – Affirmative form and short answers
and negative forms 3 Use the prompts to make questions, then write
positive (✓) or negative (✗) short answers.
1 What are these people doing? Look at the
photos and write sentences with the 1 you / sleep / in this bed? (✓)
expressions in the box. A Are you sleeping in this bed?
B Yes, I am.
play the guitar watch TV cook 2 Mike / go / to his grandparents? (✓)
listen to music eat dinner __________________________________________
talk on the phone study surf the Internet
3 they / eat / lunch? (✗)
__________________________________________
4 she / send / online messages in class? (✗)
__________________________________________
5 our parents / wash / the car? (✓)
__________________________________________
6 you / look / at your computers? (✓)
She is cooking.
1 __________________ 2 __________________ __________________________________________
7 I / meet / Sandra for a coffee? (✓)
__________________________________________
8 Sally and Andrew / talk / to us? (✗)
__________________________________________

3 __________________ 4 __________________ Present continuous –

Spelling rules
4 How do you spell the gerund form of these
verbs? Write it.
1 chat chatting
________ 6 live ________
2 run ________ 7 drive ________
5 __________________ 6 __________________
3 get up ________ 8 take ________
4 come ________ 9 wake up ________
5 make ________ 10 have ________

Present continuous –
7 __________________ 8 __________________
Wh- questions
5 Use the prompts to make questions, then
match the questions to the correct answers.
2 
Rewrite the sentences in the negative form.
1 When / they / arrive?
1 Layla is going to work. When are they arriving?
__________________________________________
Layla isn’t going to work 2 Why / you / study English?
2 You are listening to the teacher. __________________________________________
__________________________________________ 3 Where / he / live now?
3 We are doing our homework. __________________________________________
__________________________________________ 4 What / they / look at?
4 Audrey and Graham are watching a film. __________________________________________
__________________________________________ 5 Who / she / meet?
5 I’m sleeping. __________________________________________
__________________________________________
6 They are drawing a cat. a In Chicago.
__________________________________________ b Tim.
7 Philip is working from home. c 1 Tomorrow morning.
__________________________________________ d Because I want to travel the world.
8 They are staying in a hotel. e My fantastic new trainers!
__________________________________________

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Vocabulary 9 Write the names for school equipment under
School subjects the photos.

6 Match the icons to the names for school subjects.

ruler
1 __________________ 2 __________________

A B C D E

3 __________________ 4 __________________
F G H I J

1 Maths
2 History
3 A Geography
4 Physical Education 5 __________________ 6 __________________
5 Art
6 Science
7 English
8 Information Technology
9 Drama
10 Music 7 __________________ 8 __________________

7 Now read the definitions and write the correct 10 Read the definitions and complete the
school subjects. crossword with words from Unit 9.
1 the study of the English language English
________ 1

2 the study and practice of musical 2

L A P T O P
instruments ________
3 the study of the Earth ________ 3

4 training and practice in sports ________

5 the study of computers ________ 4
6 the study of the nature of the universe ________
5
7 the study of numbers ________
8 the study of drawing and painting ________
6
9 the study of theatre ________
10 the study of past events ________

School equipment
7
8 Read the sentences and choose the correct
option.
8

calculator in our maths exam.

1 We can’t use a __________ Across
a pencil case b calculator c rubber 2 A portable computer
2 My _____ has got an internet connection. 3 The study of how things work
a ruler b notebook c laptop 5 The study of the planet Earth
3 Have you got a _____ on the end of your pencil? 7 The study of past events
a rubber b marker pen c notebook 8 You can cancel a pencil drawing with this
4 Put your coloured pencils in your _____.
a pencil case b ruler c laptop Down
5 Don’t write on the board with _____ because 1 You write notes in this
they are permanent. 4 You do maths calculations with this
a rulers b marker pens c notebooks 6 You can draw a picture with this

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9 English in Context
1 Complete the text and chat with the Present 2 Read Thelma’s email to Akiko and underline
continuous of the verbs in brackets. the correct school subjects.

Hi Akiko
What am I studying at school this year? Well, we
are reading Shakespeare’s Macbeth in (1) English /
Geography class and we are doing a modern
theatre version of Macbeth in our (2) Maths / Drama
class. I’m playing Lady Macbeth!
At the moment, we are studying volcanoes in
(3) Geography / Music and King Henry VIII in
(4) Science / History. I’m finding algebra difficult
in (5) Maths / Physical Education class but the
paintings of Leonardo da Vinci are easy in
(6) Information Technology / Art.
Delia is in her science class. We’re doing Charles Darwin in (7) Science / English
isn’t listening (not listen) to the
She (1) ________________ class and I’m creating a school website in
teacher, she (2) ________________ (chat) with her (8) Information Technology / Music.
friend Manuel on Facebook! Unfortunately I’m not doing (9) Music / Drama this
They (3) ________________ (talk) about the other year because I haven’t got a musical instrument.
students. We are playing hockey in (10) English / Physical
Education but I don’t like sports!
Write soon and tell me what you are studying in
What are the other students doing, Japan at the moment!
Delia? Love from
Thelma
Well, Robert (4) ____________
(watch) a video on his smartphone.
3 Complete the dialogue with the questions in
Lello and Tina (5) ____________
the box.
(send) messages and Philip
(6) ____________ (finish) his French Why are you doing Ancient History?
homework from yesterday. Leo and Why are you living in Durham?
Caroline (7) ____________ (not write) Where are you living now?
Who are you working with?
science notes, they (8) ____________ Are you living at the university?
(draw) cartoons of the teacher! What are you doing now?

Kieran Hi Jason! How are you?

But what is the teacher doing? Where are you living now?
(1) ________________________
Jason Hi Kieran. I’m living in Durham.
Kieran (2) ________________________
He (9) ____________ (explain) the
Jason Because I’m studying Ancient History at
lesson, he (10) ____________ (read)
the university.
his newspaper.
Kieran (3) ________________________
Jason No, I’m not. I’m renting a flat with a
So you (11) ____________ (study) couple of friends in the city centre.
the science of doing nothing! Kieran (4) ________________________
Jason Because I love the Greeks and Romans!
No, we (12) ____________ (do) And you? (5) ________________________
everything except Science! Kieran I’m working on a new design project.
Jason (6) ________________________
Kieran Do you remember Simon? Well, we are
working together again!
Jason That’s fantastic!

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4 35 Listen and complete the dialogue Sum up!
with the names for school equipment.
6 Complete the text with the correct form of the
Teacher Good morning!
verbs in brackets.
Class Good morning Miss!
Teacher Art class is finished, it’s Maths class
marker pens
now. So put your (1) ____________, What (1) _____________
is happening
(2) _________ and (3) _________ in (happen) now around
your (4) _________. Have you all got the world?
your (5) _________ and (6) _________? Imagine it is 8 o’clock
Roland I’m sorry Miss, I haven’t got my in the morning in
(7) _________. Can I use my
London. What
(8) _________?
(2) ________________
Teacher OK but don’t send messages in our
(people / do) in London at 8 a.m.? Some people
maths class.
(3) ________________ (get up), some (4) ________________
Roland No problem Miss. Can I email
(have) breakfast, some (5) ________________ (go) to work
Pythagoras and ask for help?
Teacher Very funny! Close your laptop Roland
and some lucky people (6) ________________ (sleep)!
and do the calculations in your When it is 8.00 in London, it is 1 p.m. in Karachi, in
(9) _________. Pakistan. Most people in Pakistan (7) ________________
Roland Oh no! (have) lunch. School usually finishes at half past 3 in
Pakistan so some students (8) ________________ (eat)
5 36 Put the dialogue in order, then listen their lunch at school.
and check your answers. What (9) ________________ (they / do) in Tokyo, Japan?
Well, it is 5 p.m. in Tokyo and many people
Brad Melissa? Wow! Can I come with you?
(10) ________________ (come) home after a day at the
Sam Hi Brad. I’m putting my stuff in a bag.
office. Perhaps they (11) ________________ (travel) by bus
Brad In your bag? Where are you going?
or train. Many children (12) ________________ (do) their
Brad Yes, I am but Pete is winning... (ring
homework.
ring) Your phone’s ringing, Sam!
Sam She’s going to the cinema with Tony! It is midnight in Los Angeles and most people
1 Brad Hey Sam! What are you doing? (13) ________________ (go) to bed but perhaps some of
Sam No, you can’t! Aren’t you playing video them (14) ________________ (go) to parties or they
games with Pete at the moment? (15) ________________ (chat) on the Internet.
Sam It’s a message from Melissa! Oh dear, What time is it where you live when it is 8 o’clock in the
she can’t come to the beach. morning in London?
Sam To the beach. I’m meeting Melissa.
Brad Why can’t she come? What is she
doing?
Translate!
7 
Translate the sentences into your language.
1 What are you doing now?
__________________________________________
2 I’m not watching a film in French.
__________________________________________
3 He’s studying Science this year.
__________________________________________
4 I’m using a calculator to study Maths.
__________________________________________
5 We aren’t having a big party.
__________________________________________
6 Why are they listening to music?
__________________________________________
7 Who are you talking to?
__________________________________________
8 Sophie isn’t coming with us.
__________________________________________

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9 Vocabulary Builder
School subjects At school: Places
1 37 Match the icons to the words for 3 Match the words in the box to the photos.
school subjects. Then listen, check your Use a dictionary to help you.
answers and repeat the words.
gym classroom laboratory
headmaster’s office library common room
computer room canteen

A B C
D E F
C Chemistry
1 4 Technical Drawing
2 Physics 5 Economics
3 Biology 6 Literature
library
1 __________________ 2 __________________
At school: People
2 Read the text and look at the words in bold.
Then match the questions below to the answers.

Hi, my name is Gloria and I’m a student at Pringle High

School. I’m 16 and I’m in my final year. Mr Manson
is our school’s headmaster. He is responsible for
3 __________________ 4 __________________
everything in the school. He’s got four secretaries
working for him and they answer the phone and
emails, organise events at the school and help us when
we have problems. There are 180 students at Pringle
High School. It is a small school. We are twenty in my
class; my classmates are from all over the world.
Mrs Escalier is our French teacher this year. She
is my favourite teacher and she teaches us French
5 __________________ 6 __________________
language and literature. Mr Kearney is our laboratory
technician. He helps us in the laboratories with our
Science and Information Technology projects. He
is very good with computers. Mr Blair is the school
cleaner. He cleans the classrooms after school.
My favourite thing at school is our mascot – it’s a black
cat and his name is Meo. He lives in the school garden!
7 __________________ 8 __________________
1 What is a headmaster’s job?
2 What does a secretary do?
3 What does a teacher do? British school system
4 Where does a technician work?
4 Complete the table with the words in the box.
5 What is a cleaner’s job?
6 What does a classmate do?
primary university secondary nursery sixth

a In the science laboratory and computer

room. Age School
b He/She teaches the students. 3-4 nursery
(1) __________
c 1 He/She is responsible for the school.
d He/She cleans the school. 5-11 (2) __________ school
e He/She answers the phone and emails and 11-16 (3) __________ school
organises events. 16-18 (4) __________ form
f He/She sits in the same class as you at
18 plus (5) __________
school.

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9
Reading
1 
Read the text. Which country hasn’t got a
compulsory education system?

School Systems
Around The World
1 Education in Burkina Faso is based on the French
model. Basic education in Burkina Faso is free.
2 Iraq has got an ancient tradition of excellent
education but because of the wars, Iraqi schools 7 New Zealand gives schools the biggest
haven’t got a lot of books or school equipment at percentage of public money in the world. In fact,
the moment. New Zealand is often the number one country in
3 Education in Italy is free for all primary and the world for education.
secondary students, including the children of 8 Education in Papua New Guinea is not
foreigners if they are living in Italy. The teachers compulsory. Today a big part of the population
usually test the students orally. is still illiterate. The present government is
4 Children often start school in Jamaica at 2 years improving the system and quality of education.
old. Obligatory education is from 6 to 12 years. 9 Most schools in Zambia are free (public) but
5 Japan has got one of the world’s best-educated there are also some new, expensive private
populations. About 46% of all high-school schools. Students at public schools normally
students go to university. wear a school uniform.

6 Traditionally, children in the Maldives study in

riting
W
Islamic ‘Makthab’ classes from the age of three.
They usually study together in a big room or
under a tree. 3 
Describe the school system in your country.
Answer the questions to help you.
• How old are students when they start school?
2 Read the text again and answer the questions. • From what age is education compulsory?
• Is education free?
1 In which country are the schools based on the • Are there private or public schools?
French system? • Do students wear a school uniform?
Burkina Faso.
__________________________________________
2 Why doesn’t Iraq have much school equipment? In my country, we start school at…
__________________________________________
3 Which country usually tests its students orally?
__________________________________________
Listening
4 How old are children in Jamaica when they often 4  38 Listen and choose the correct option.
start school? university
1 It is Maggie’s first day at __________.
__________________________________________ a school b university c work
5 Where do children study in ‘Makthab’ classes? 2 She is studying __________.
__________________________________________ a History b Science c Geography
6 What % of students go to university in Japan? 3 She hasn’t got a __________ in her bag.
__________________________________________ a laptop b phone c calculator
7 Which country is often the number one for 4 She wants to learn about the __________.
education? a moon b sun c earth
__________________________________________ 5 There are __________ students in her class.
8 In which country do students usually wear a a 45 b 54 c 40
school uniform? 6 Laura is Maggie’s __________.
__________________________________________ a teacher b classmate c technician

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Food Glorious Food
Focus on Grammar
Present simple – Time
expressions
Present simple vs Present
continuous
• We use the Present simple to:
100%
– talk about facts that do not change.
• With the Present simple, we often use: He comes from Boston.
– adverbs of frequency (always, usually, often, The sun doesn’t set in the east, it sets in the
sometimes, rarely, never) west.
I always get up early. ‘Does your mother speak Portuguese?’ ‘Yes, she
They usually have toast for breakfast. does.’
We often play football in the park.
She sometimes goes to the swimming pool. – describe habits.
She never takes the dog for a walk. They go to the cinema every Wednesday.
I don’t go running every day, I usually go twice a
 ! Remember that the adverb goes after the verb
week.
be but before all the other verbs. ‘Do you always go to Spain on holiday?’ ‘No, we
He is usually at home on Sundays. don’t.’
He usually goes out during the week.
• We use the Present continuous to:
– expressions of frequency – talk about things that are happening now.
He goes to the gym once/twice a week. Janet is washing her hair.
I take the dog out every morning before work. The kids aren’t doing their homework, they are
playing football outside.
– time expressions ‘Is Granny watching her favourite soap opera?’
I do exercises in the morning. ‘Yes, she is!’
My grandfather sleeps in the afternoon.
Julian does his homework in the evening. – talk about temporary situations.
I do karate on Mondays. He’s staying in a 5 star hotel this summer!
Kim sees her friends at weekends. Anne isn’t feeling well these days.
‘Are the children walking to school this week?’
Present continuous – Time ‘Yes, they are, because the car is at the
expressions mechanic’s.’

• With the Present continuous, we often use present

time expressions.
I’m reading a great book at the moment.
Farah is having breakfast now.
My grandparents are coming today.
We’re studying the pyramids this week/month/year.
I’m not going to the swimming pool these days.

 ! The time expressions with the Present continuous

are usually at the end of the sentence.
I’m listening to a lot of music at the moment.
He’s staying with friends this weekend.

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Focus on Vocabulary MY GLOSSARY
Food and drink Eating and making food
a pot of ______________________
breakfast ______________________
apple cooked ______________________
banana delicious ______________________
dessert ______________________
Fruit grape dish ______________________
orange fast-food restaurant ______________________
fresh ______________________
pear hungry ______________________
carrot menu ______________________
smell ______________________
garlic to be vegetarian ______________________
mushroom to eat good food ______________________
to eat outside ______________________
Vegetables onion to have a barbecue ______________________
to have a picnic ______________________
potato
to keep the fire hot ______________________
salad to make food ______________________
to order ______________________
tomato
butter Other...
nouns
cheese beach ______________________
Dairy food
milk blanket ______________________
lifestyle ______________________
yoghurt market ______________________
park ______________________
Eggs river ______________________
tuna fish
Fish adjectives
salmon competitive ______________________
bacon crazy ______________________
fast ______________________
Meat chicken gentle ______________________
less ______________________
sausage
more ______________________
bread noisy ______________________
slow ______________________
cereals
Cereal products
pasta verbs
to be close ______________________
rice to be tired ______________________
burger to be/get stressed ______________________
to change ______________________
hotdog to choose ______________________
Snacks and cold food pasta salad to feel relaxed ______________________
to get to work ______________________
sandwich to share ______________________
toast to shine ______________________
to slow down ______________________
oil to spend time with family/friends ______________________
to take time ______________________
Seasoning pepper
to travel long distances ______________________
salt to work long hours ______________________
biscuits
cake
Sweets and desserts chocolate
ice cream
jam
cola
Cold drinks orange juice
water
(black) coffee
Hot drinks
(green) tea

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Grammar 4 Complete the sentences with the Present simple
or the Present continuous of the verbs 1-4.
Present continuous – Time
1 drink
expressions a I ___________ cola today because it’s my
1 Put the time expressions in brackets in the birthday.
correct place in the sentences. b I only ___________ cola on special occasions.
2 eat
1 Wendy goes to the gym. (often)
a Vegans only ___________ vegetable products.
__________________________________________
Wendy often goes to the gym.
b They are busy now. They ___________ their
2 I play football in the park with Youssef. (twice a
lunch.
week)
3 work
__________________________________________
a She’s a chef, she ___________ at the Hilton
3 Irene and Omar have breakfast here. (every
hotel every day.
morning)
b She ___________ a lot this afternoon
__________________________________________
because they have a wedding lunch tomorrow.
4 He is late for class. (sometimes)
4 read
__________________________________________
a My father ___________ the newspaper at the
5 Paula listens to the radio. (every night)
moment.
__________________________________________
b He ___________ the newspaper every Sunday.
6 Juan finishes work. (at half past 4)
__________________________________________
7 We go to the beach in summer. (rarely)
5 Complete the sentences with the Present simple
or the Present continuous of the verbs in the box.
__________________________________________
8 They have lunch. (at midday) go have meet read write do
__________________________________________
have
1 I generally __________ breakfast with my family
2 Underline the correct alternative. but today I __________
am having breakfast with Reg.
1 We are learning English now / sometimes. 2 I __________ a brilliant comic book at the
2 Food is becoming expensive always / these days. moment but I usually __________ historical
3 You are eating a lot last / this month. novels.
4 I’m not studying English this / now summer. 3 We __________ to Lyme Regis this year but we
5 She’s not staying here never / at the moment. usually __________ to Wales on holiday.
6 What are you reading today / often? 4 Harry often __________ famous people for his
7 I’m going to the pub yesterday / now. job. This week he __________ Meryl Streep!
8 They’re only drinking water always / today. 5 Sue is a journalist and she often __________
about her city. Now she __________ an article
about the pubs.
Present simple vs Present continuous 6 Today Michelle __________ her homework on
3  39 Complete the sentences with the the school bus but she usually __________ her
correct form of the verbs in brackets. Then listen homework at home.
and check your answers.
gets up
1 He always _______________ at 7 a.m. (get up)
6  40 Complete the dialogue with the verbs
in brackets. Then listen and check your answers.
am reading
2 I _______________ a great book at the moment.
(read) Halle are you doing
Hi Simon! What (1) _____________
3 She _______________ the piano now. (play) (you / do) in the kitchen?
4 She _______________ the piano every day. Simon I (2) _____________ (make) a special dinner.
(play) Halle But you never (3) _____________ (cook)!
5 They _______________ Maths on Monday Simon I know but today I (4) _____________
mornings. (study) (cook) for all the family.
6 They _______________ their homework at the Halle What (5) _____________ (you / prepare)?
moment. (do) Simon Well, I (6) _____________ (cut) the
7 We _______________ in a beautiful hotel this vegetables to make a pasta. It’s my
week. (stay) grandmother’s recipe. We always
8 Fiona _______________ home at about 6 p.m. (7) _____________ (eat) it at her place on
every day. (get) Sundays!
Halle It looks good!

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Vocabulary 9 Put the words in exercises 7 and 8 into the
correct group.
Food and drink
7 Write the words for food and drink under the
photos. Animal
products
butter

water
1 ____________ 2 ____________ 3 ____________ Plant Drinks
products

4 ____________ 5 ____________ 6 ____________

10 Read the definitions and complete the

crossword with words from unit 10.

2 3

7 ____________ 8 ____________ 9 ____________ 4

E G G S
5

7 8 9

10 11

10 ___________ 11 ___________ 12 ___________

12

8 Put these foods and drinks in alphabetical

order.
C Across
B
A 4 They come from a chicken.
5 Cooked bread.
6 A hot drink made from Indian or Chinese
F leaves.
D E 10 This animal lives in the sea.
11 A sweet food made from fruit to put on toast.
12 A typical English lunch.
G H I Down
1 A very popular food in Italy.
2 A drink from oranges.
3 A natural drink.
butter
1 F ___________ 6 ___________ 7 A basic food that is very popular in Asia.
2 ___________ 7 ___________ 8 A product made from milk.
3 ___________ 8 ___________ 9 A vegetarian side dish.
4 ___________ 9 ___________
5 ___________

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10 English in Context
1 It is 11 a.m. on Monday. Look at Jodie’s agenda 3 Lindsay is making lunch for her children, Jada
for this week and underline the correct alternative. and Justin. Complete the pictures with the
words in the box. Then read the texts below
and decide which lunch is for Jada and which
Morning Afternoon Evening lunch is for Justin.
meet do English
Mon study English water cola fruit vegetables fish rice pasta
friends homework
Drama lesson
Tue gym meet friends B ___________
(this week only) water
A ___________
meet
Wed study English cinema
friends
Music lesson
Thu gym meet friends
(this week only)
meet U2 concert
Fri study English
friends (this week only)
meet
Sat sleep! disco C ___________
friends
meet do English
Sun sleep!
friends homework

D ___________
1 When is she studying Drama this week?
She is studying Drama on / every Tuesday
1 This is ___________________’s lunch.
morning this week.
2 How often does she go to the gym?
She goes to the gym once / twice a week. E ___________
3 What is she doing now?
She is studying English at the moment / always. F ___________
4 How often does she meet her friends?
She meets her friends every day / three times
a week.
5 How often does she go to the cinema?
She goes to the cinema once / twice a week.
6 Where does she go on Saturday evening?
She always goes / goes always to the disco on
Saturday evening.
G ___________
2 Look at Jodie’s agenda again and answer
the questions. It is now 11 a.m. on Tuesday.
1 What is Jodie doing at the moment? 2 This is ___________________’s lunch.
She is studying Drama at the moment.
2 What does she usually do in the morning at Jada is vegetarian.
weekends?
She doesn’t like
__________________________________________
fizzy drinks and
3 What does she do every day?
she isn’t eating
__________________________________________
sweet foods at the
4 Where does she always go on Saturday
moment.
evening?
__________________________________________
5 What other subjects is she studying this week? Justin doesn’t
__________________________________________ like vegetables
6 When does she usually do her homework? but he loves fish
__________________________________________ and sweet foods.
7 What special event is happening this Friday
He prefers fizzy
night?
drinks.
__________________________________________

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 4 Odd one out! Which food or drink is wrong for Sum up!
10
the group? Tick (3) then write why it is wrong.
6 Read the text and underline the correct
1 Drinks tea coffee alternative.
3 egg orange juice
Egg is wrong because it isn’t a drink, it is
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
an animal product.

2 Animal jam cheese

products yoghurt butter
_________________________________________
_________________________________________

3 Vegetable cereal milk

products coffee toast
_________________________________________
_________________________________________

5 Fred and Adrian are in a café in London.

Complete the dialogue with the expressions in I usually (1) go / am going to school by bus but this
the box. week my father is on holiday and he (2) drives / is
driving me there in his car.
What do you usually have We usually (3) stop / are stopping at a café for
I love pancakes and I like bacon (4) dinner / breakfast but this morning we (5) have /
What are you having Do you want
are having breakfast at an expensive hotel because it
what I like to eat What do you eat
(6) is / is being my father’s birthday. My mother and
What do you usually have for
Fred (1) _________________________ sister (7) come / are coming too.
breakfast? I usually (8) eat / am eating toast and (9) fish / jam but
Adrian Cereals and milk. today I (10) order / am ordering chocolate (11) cake /
Fred Do you know (2) ____________________ butter! My sister (12) wants / is wanting cola today but
for breakfast? she often (13) drinks / is drinking (14) cereals / milk at
Adrian No. (3) ____________________? home.
Fred Pancakes with blueberry jam and,
sometimes, bacon.
Translate!
Adrian Together?
Fred Yes! It’s strange but delicious! 7 Translate the sentences into your language.
Adrian Well, (4) ____________________ but... 1 Jane isn’t eating meat these days.
Fred (5) ____________________ to try _________________________________________
pancakes with jam and bacon? 2 What are you studying at the moment?
Adrian OK! _________________________________________
Waiter Good morning boys. 3 He often plays football in the park.
(6) ____________________ today? _________________________________________
Adrian Pancakes with blueberry jam and 4 How often do you drink milk?
bacon please! _________________________________________
5 Jim loves chicken sandwiches.
_________________________________________
6 I usually have breakfast with my family.
_________________________________________
7 We aren’t making dinner, we’re making lunch.
_________________________________________
8 Why are you speaking in English now?
_________________________________________
9 What are you drinking for breakfast?
_________________________________________
10 ‘Why is Mark chatting to Colin’s girlfriend?’
‘He always chats to her after school!’
_________________________________________

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10 Vocabulary Builder
Food Cooking equipment
1 Look at the pictures and match the words with 3 Look at the pictures and underline the correct
the definitions. alternative in the sentences below.

Vegetables

cup knife fork

tomato potato onion

Fruit

spoon glass plate

apple orange banana
1 We use a spoon / knife to eat liquid food.
Other
2 We use a fork / glass to eat solid food.
3 We use a cup / knife to cut food.
4 We use a fork / glass to eat spaghetti.
bread salt pepper
5 We use a plate / cup to drink tea.
6 We drink juices from a fork / glass.
1 This vegetable is often fried 7 We put our dinner on a plate / knife.
and used to make chips. potato
____________
2 You make toast with this. ____________ Menus
3 It’s a round fruit. We often drink 4 Complete the menu with the words in the box.
its juice. ____________
4 It’s a small, round, red vegetable. Side dishes Desserts Cold drinks
It is used to make ketchup. ____________ Starters Hot drinks Main courses
5 It’s a round vegetable and is
usually white inside. It makes
you cry when you cut it. ____________
6 It’s a round fruit and the skin is
usually green, yellow or red. It is
a healthy fruit to eat every day. ____________ Starters
1 _________________
7 There is lots of this in sea water. ____________
• Onion soup • Vegetable tart
8 It’s a long, yellow fruit.
• Avocado slices • Smoked salmon
Monkeys love it. ____________
9 It is usually on the table 2 _________________
with the salt. ____________
• Roast chicken • Grilled sausages
• Fried fish • Vegetable pasta
Food words
2 41 Complete the text with the words in 3 _________________
the box. Then listen and check. • Fried or boiled • Salad
potatoes • Grilled vegetables
boiled sweet vegetarian frozen
spicy grill roasted fried
4 _________________
• Ice cream • Chocolate cake
I’m a (1) ____________
vegetarian , so I never eat meat but I eat animal • Apple pie • Cheesecake
products like milk and eggs. I love potatoes (2) __________
in hot oil. I also like potatoes (3) __________ at 100°C in 5 _________________
hot water for 15 minutes or (4) __________ in the oven for • Tea • Hot chocolate
30 minutes. I really like Indian curries because I love hot, • Coffee • Irish coffee
(5) __________ food! I often (6) __________ vegetables on the
barbecue when my friends cook meat. My favourite 6 _________________
(7) __________ food is (8) __________ yoghurt because it is • Still/Sparkling • Orange juice
very similar to ice cream. I also love chocolate. water • Cola

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 Skills
10
Reading
1 Read the text. What is special about these
two restaurants?

Unusual Restaurants
There are many unusual restaurants in the world
but these restaurants are particular for their way
of cooking the food. They both use free, alternative,
renewable sources of energy!

1 The El Diablo restaurant in Lanzarote, Spain, is

a barbeque with a big difference. All the food is
cooked over an active volcano. The food on the
grill is cooked at temperatures of about 450°C of 2 The Delicias del Sol restaurant in Villaseca,
geothermal heat. The hole for the barbeque is two Chile, uses solar energy to cook the food. The
metres deep and there are nine layers of volcanic restaurant has got 10 orange solar ovens and can
basalt rock between the grill and the volcano. now prepare food for 120 people. Villaseca has
The guests say that the grilled meat and fish is about 310 days of sunshine a year and it is often
delicious! difficult to find wood for a fire so solar energy is
the perfect solution. The dishes are very healthy
because they don’t contain the toxic gases (carbon
monoxide) sometimes present in traditional
cooking methods on a gas or electric cooker.

Writing
3 Describe your favourite restaurant. Answer
the questions to help you.
• Where is the restaurant?
• How often do you go there?
• Why do you like it?
• Is the food good?
• What is special about the restaurant?
• Is it expensive?
My favourite restaurant is...

2 Read the text again and decide if the

sentences are T (true) or F (false).
Listening
1 The El Diablo restaurant uses geothermal 4  42 Listen and underline the correct
energy to cook its food. T
___ alternative.
2 The volcano isn’t active. ___ 1 The Soul Kitchen is in North / South America.
3 There are seven layers of volcanic rock 2 The menu at the Soul Kitchen has / hasn’t got
between the grill and the volcano. ___ prices.
4 The Delicia del Sol restaurant uses 3 You / The waiters decide how much you pay for
energy from the sun to cook its food. ___ your dinner.
5 The restaurant can seat 100 guests. ___ 4 People with no money can work in the kitchen
6 Villaseca has 300 days of sun a year. ___ for an hour / a day.
7 It is easy to find firewood in Villaseca. ___ 5 You can also pay less / extra and give the next
8 The food cooked in a solar oven is person a free dinner.
healthy. ___ 6 All the food is / isn’t produced locally.

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 Functions File
1 Greetings and introductions
A Hi, I’m Amy. What’s your name? A This is my friend, Alice.
B Hello, my name is Elis. B Nice to meet you, Alice.

A How old are you? A See you.

B I’m sixteen years old. B Bye. See you later.

A I’m Spanish. Where are you from?

B I’m from Mexico.

2 Describing personal possessions

My new watch is small and it’s light. My mobile phone is two years old.
It’s cool. My wallet is green with a white stripe.

3 Describing people
A Is your brother good-looking? A Has he got a beard?
B Yes, he is. He’s slim with short, curly, B No, he hasn’t.
blond hair.
A Has he got brown eyes? A Is your little sister thin?
B No, he hasn’t. His eyes are green. B No, she isn’t. She’s quite plump.
A Has she got freckles?
A Is your father tall? B Yes, she’s got freckles like my mum.
B Yes, he is quite tall.

4 Talking about where things are

A Where is your new flat? A Where is the cat?
B It’s in the city centre. B It’s under the table in the kitchen.

A Where’s your brother’s bedroom? A Is my wallet on the sofa?

B It’s next to my parent’s bedroom. B No, it isn’t. It’s on the chair.

5 Talking about daily routines

A Do you get up early on Mondays? A When are you free?
B No, I don’t. B I’m free on Friday afternoon?

A Does your sister always do homework A When do you go swimming?

in the afternoon? B I usually go swimming on Tuesdays and
B Yes, she does. Thursdays.

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 Functions file
6 Talking about time
A What time does you usually go to bed? A What time is it?
B I go to bed at half past 11. B It’s a quarter past 7.

A When do you take your dog for a walk?

B I take him in the morning at half past 7.

7 Talking about likes and dislikes

A What do you like doing at the weekend? A Do you like going shopping?
B I like going to the cinema. B Yes, I do. I love it!

A Do you prefer thrillers or action films? A Do you like watching films? Let’s watch a
B I prefer action films. DVD.
B OK, good idea!

8 Talking about ability

A Can you play basketball? I can play the guitar quite well.
B Yes, I can. I play basketball for my school
team. She’s very good at drawing.

A Can you run fast? He can’t sing at all.

B No, I can’t. I hate running.

9 Talking about things happening now

A What are you doing? A Are you enjoying your holiday?
B I’m making pizza. B Yes, we are.

A Where are your classmates going? A Are you having a good time?
B They’re going to the park to play rugby. B Yes, I’m having fun.

10 Talking about food

I love vegetables but I don’t like cheese. A What do you usually have for breakfast?
B I always have cereals with milk.
A What are you having for lunch?
B Fish and chips. A Can I help you?
B Yes, please. Can I have a traditional English
A What do you want to drink? breakfast?
B Still water, please. A Anything else?
B A cup of green tea, thanks.

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 Self-assessment grids – A1
The Council of Europe has published a detailed list of competencies to be achieved at the end of each level. Here
follows the self-assessment grids relative to level A1.

These checklists can be used to do a self-assessment (column 1) and to allow other people, for example the
teacher, to evaluate the student’s language skills (column 2). As far as skills yet to be achieved (column 3,
objectives) it is possible to indicate how important these goals are.

Use the following symbols:

In columns 1 and 2:
✔ I can do this in normal circumstances.
✔ ✔ I can do this with no difficulty.
In column 3:
! This is a goal.
!! This is a priority for me.
If 80% of the boxes can be marked, then it is reasonable to assume the Level of proficiency has been reached.

1 me  2 my teacher / another   3 my objectives

Listening 1 2 3
I can understand when someone speaks very slowly to me and articulates carefully,
with long pauses for me to assimilate meaning.
I can understand simple directions how to get from X to Y, by foot or public
transport.
I can understand questions and instructions addressed carefully and slowly to me
and follow short, simple directions.
I can understand numbers, prices and times.

Reading 1 2 3
I can understand information about people (place of residence, age etc.)
in newspapers.
I can locate a concert or a film on calendars of public events or posters and identify
where it takes place and at what time it starts.
I can understand a questionnaire (entry permit form, hotel registration form)
well enough to give the most important information about myself (name, surname,
date of birth, nationality).
I can understand words and phrases on signs encountered in everyday life
(for instance station, car park, no parking, no smoking, keep left).
I can understand the most important orders in a computer program such as PRINT,
SAVE, COPY, etc.
I can follow short simple written directions (e.g. how to go from X to Y).
I can understand short simple messages on postcards, for example holiday
greetings.
In everyday situations I can understand simple messages written by friends
or colleagues, for example back at 4 o’clock.

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Spoken interaction 1 2 3
I can introduce somebody and use basic greeting and leave-taking expressions.
I can ask and answer simple questions, initiate and respond to simple statements
in areas of immediate need or on very familiar topics.
I can make myself understood in a simple way but I am dependent on my partner
being prepared to repeat more slowly and rephrase what I say and to help me to
say what I want.
I can make simple purchases where pointing or other gestures can support what
I say.
I can handle numbers, quantities, cost and time.
I can ask people for things and give people things.
I can ask people questions about where they live, people they know, things they
have, etc. and answer such questions addressed to me provided they are articulated
slowly and clearly.
I can indicate time by such phrases as next week, last Friday, in November,
three o’clock.
Spoken production 1 2 3
I can give personal information (address, telephone number, nationality, age, family,
and hobbies)
I can describe where I live.
Strategies
I can say when I don’t understand.
I can very simply ask somebody to repeat what they said.
I can very simply ask somebody to speak more slowly.

Writing 1 2 3
I can fill in a questionnaire with my personal details (job, age, address, hobbies).
I can write a greeting card, for instance a birthday card.
I can write a simple postcard (for example with holiday greetings).
I can write a note to tell somebody where I am or where we are to meet.
I can write sentences and simple phrases about myself, for example where I live
and what I do.

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 Appendix
UK and Ireland map

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 US

CANADA
UK

IRELAND

UNITED
STATES
PAKISTAN

MALTA

PHILIPPINES
INDIA

GHANA NIGERIA
BELIZE JAMAICA
English-speaking countries map

SIERRA UGANDA
LEONE
RWANDA
LIBERIA KENYA
CAMEROON
TANZANIA
GUYANA SINGAPORE

ZAMBIA

ZIMBABWE
PAPUA
NEW GUINEA
MALAWI

AUSTRALIA
MADAGASCAR
SWAZILAND
NAMIBIA
LESOTHO

BOTSWANA

SOUTH AFRICA

NEW ZEALAND
Appendix

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 Appendix
Phonetic alphabet English punctuation
Consonants Vowels and diphthongs
A CAPITAL LETTER
Symbol Example Symbol Example
a lower case
p pen eat . full stop
b board  it , comma
t table e bed
’ apostrophe
d day has
k cap start ; semicolon
go ɒ hot : colon
f funny door
? question mark
v very υ book
θ think moon
! exclamation mark
ð mother love - hyphen
s sunny skirt _ dash
z zoo, his ə the
… dots
ʃ she e day
measure əυ know / slash
h hungry a five ‘ ‘ quotation marks
tʃ cheese aυ sound
““ double quotation marks
joy a boy
() brackets
m my ə hear
n nobody eə hair
ŋ sing υə pure
w water
l look
r read
j young

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 Audioscripts
02 05
1 Are Victoria and Owen from New York? twenty, twenty-one, twenty-two, twenty-three,
2 José and Manuel are not friends. twenty-four, twenty-five, twenty-six, twenty-seven,
3 She is my sister. twenty-eight, twenty-nine, thirty, thirty-one, thirty-two,
4 Are the books green? forty, fifty, sixty, seventy, eighty, ninety, one hundred
5 Paul is not a student.

06
03 thirty, thirteen, fifty, fifteen, seventy, seventeen
Presenter Good morning and welcome Andrea!
Andrea Hello and good morning to you too!
Presenter Where are you from, Andrea? 07
Andrea Colorado. 1 sixty
Presenter OK Andrea, question number 1: What 2 twelve
colour is the Taj Mahal in India? 3 fourteen
Andrea Err... white. 4 ninety
Presenter Correct! Question 2: What colour is the 5 thirty
Kaaba Stone at Mecca in Saudi Arabia?
Andrea Umm... black.
Presenter Correct! Question 3: What colour is 08
the famous central square in Moscow, Nii-jima is a Japanese island in the Pacific Ocean.
Russia? It is a volcanic island and it is 160 km south of Toyko.
Andrea Red. Nii-jima is one of a group of seven islands, the Izu
Presenter Very good Andrea. Question 4: What islands. The language of Nii-jima is Japanese and the
colour is a musa acuminata? flag is purple with a white symbol in the centre.
Andrea A musa acuminata is a banana. So the The currency on Nii-jima is the yen.
answer is yellow!
Presenter Excellent Andrea! Now the final question.
Number 5: What colour is the red-eyed 09
tree frog? W-E A-R-E A-L-L F-R-O-M T-H-E P-L-A-N-E-T
Andrea It’s green. E-A-R-T-H
Presenter Very good Andrea! You are a winner
today!
10
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T,
04 U, V, W, X, Y, Z
Jada Hi I’m Jada. What is your name?
Mateo I’m Mateo. Where are you from Jada?
Jada I’m from Jamaica. But I’m not from 11
Kingston, I’m from Montego Bay. Mark I am at school. My bag is black and it is
Mateo Wow! Montego Bay is very beautiful. Are very heavy! It is full of exercise books and
you a teacher here? pens. Oh and an apple!
Jada No, I’m not a teacher, I’m a student! And Lisa I am at the gym. My bag is big and blue and
where are you from Mateo? it isn’t light! My trainers are new and green.
Mateo I’m from Antofagasta. Sarah I am at the beach. My bag is black and white
Jada Where is Antofagasta? and it is very light. Only a hat, a towel and
Mateo It is in the north of Chile. Oh... Hi my sunglasses. The sunglasses are very old.
Valentina! This is Jada. She is from Paul I am on holiday. My bag is small and blue.
Jamaica... Only a hat, a map, sunglasses and my keys.
Valentina Hi Jada.
Jada Hi Valentina. Are you from Chile too?
Valentina No, I’m from Bogotá, I’m Colombian. 12
1 The new flag of Rwanda is blue, yellow and green
with a yellow sun in the top, right corner.

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2 Rwanda is a very green country with plantations
17
and three national parks.
3 The percentage of people in Kigali with mobile Mike Hi Toby. I’ve got a present for you...
phones is 80%. Toby Where is it?
Mike It’s a secret...
Toby Is it in my bedroom?
13 Mike No, it isn’t.
My name is Maurice, Alice is my sister and Bob is Toby Is it in the living room?
my little brother. Leila and Harrison are my cousins Mike Yes, it is!
because they are my uncle Hugh and my aunt Toby Is it under the armchair?
Sophie’s children. Mike No, it isn’t.
My father is Teddy and my mother is Margaret and Toby Is it on the bookcase?
today we are all together at my grandmother Hilda Mike No, it isn’t.
and my grandfather Edward’s house. Toby Is it on the sofa?
Mike Mmm...
Toby Is it under the sofa? Yes, it is! That’s my
14 present! Thank you Uncle Mike!
Detective Is the criminal a man or a woman?
Angela She is a woman…
18
Detective Is she black or white?
Angela She’s white. Cappadocia is an area in the centre of Turkey and it
Detective Has she got long hair or short hair? has got some magnificent cave houses.
Angela She’s got long, straight hair. In Goreme village there are many cave hotels. There
Detective How old is she? are some big cave hotels with 25 rooms and all the
Angela I’m not sure but she’s young. rooms are caves. Some cave houses are hundreds of
Detective Is she slim or plump? years old and some are very new.
Angela She’s slim. The temperature in the cave houses and hotels is
Detective Has she got glasses? always a comfortable 24°C in the summer. There isn’t
Angela No, she hasn’t. any air conditioning!
Detective Your criminal is number 4!
19
15 Interviewer Hi Polka Dot Slim. What time do
My name’s Lisa. My family is very small. I haven’t got you get up?
brothers or sisters. I’m an only child. My father is very Polka Dot Slim I get up late, at about 11 o’clock.
tall and my mother is very short. I’m quite tall. Interviewer Lucky you! I get up at 6 o’clock
My mother has got green eyes and I’ve got green eyes every day.
too. Polka Dot Slim That’s terrible.
I’ve got two dogs and three cats. My dogs are Benji Interviewer Then what do you do?
and Sunny and my cats are Loopy, Snowy and Bob. Polka Dot Slim Well, I have a shower and make
Benji and Sunny are big, black dogs. Loopy the cat is breakfast. I love my breakfast!
grey and Snowy and Bob are both white. It’s my favourite time of the day.
Then I surf the Internet or I meet
musicians for our new music
16 projects in the morning.
In Katy’s bedroom there’s a wardrobe next to the Interviewer Tell me about your new projects.
door. There’s a big poster of Katy’s favourite singer on Polka Dot Slim They are a secret for now!
the door. There’s her school bag on the floor next to Interviewer OK. Do you have lunch at home?
the wardrobe. There’s a desk and there’s a lamp and Polka Dot Slim Yes, I do. My girlfriend makes
some books on the desk. Her cat, Felix, is under the lunch.
desk. Her trainers are under the bed and her keys and Interviewer What do you do after you finish
her mobile phone are on the bed. lunch?
Polka Dot Slim I talk to my friends or musicians
on the phone. Or I write emails or
chat to my fans on the Internet. My
public image is very important!

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Interviewer Do you go out after dinner in the Cecile I take my dogs for a long walk at about
evenings? 7.00 and again at about 17.30 in the
Polka Dot Slim Yes, I do. I go out to clubs with my afternoon. Then I take them out again
girlfriend and friends. Or we stay at before I go to bed at midnight.
home and watch films. I usually go Interviewer Where do you take your dogs?
to bed late. Cecile To the park near my house. But they also
Interviewer Thank you Polka Dot Slim and good live in our garden and it’s a big garden.
luck with your new projects! Interviewer Tell me about monkeys. Do you go to the
zoo?
Cecile Yes, I do. I work with monkeys on
20 Monday and Wednesday in the
1 A policeman helps and protects people. afternoons from 13.00.
2 A farmer works on a farm. Interviewer What do you do with the monkeys?
3 A cook works in a restaurant. Cecile I play with them. They have got strong
4 A secretary works in an office and helps the hands and feet and a long tail. They are
manager. very funny and love playing with me.
5 A scientist works in a laboratory. Interviewer Look! Is that your dog over there?
6 An astronaut works on a spaceship. Cecile Yes, it is! Come here Stella and say hello!

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1 Matthew wakes up very early. 1 hippopotamus
2 Guillaume washes his face before breakfast. 2 polar bear
3 Mark takes the bus to university. 3 zebra
4 Marco doesn’t eat lunch at home. 4 camel
5 Greta and Michele chat with friends on the Internet 5 shark
in the afternoons. 6 eagle
6 Simon sleeps all morning on Sundays! 7 gorilla
8 bat

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Benjamin is 19 years old and he goes to university in 25
New York. He studies languages. 1 finger
He gets up very early, because he doesn’t live in 2 teeth
New York. He lives in New Jersey and travels to the 3 back
university by train every day. He has lessons in the 4 stomach
morning and then he has lunch with friends. He 5 toes
studies in the afternoons and then goes home. His
mother makes dinner for Benjamin and his two sisters.
He surfs the Internet or writes emails after dinner and 26
goes to bed early. Bess is a sheepdog. She is five years old and works
with sheep on my big farm in Wales.
She is black and white and runs very fast.
23 She starts work at 6 in the morning when I get up and
Cecile Hi, my name is Cecile and I’ve got two we go and move the sheep. We work all morning and
favourite animals. then stop for a big lunch at about one o’clock.
Interviewer What are your favourite animals? Bess sleeps in the afternoon and wakes up in the
Cecile Well, my favourite pet is a dog and I love evening when we move the sheep again.
monkeys too. When she isn’t at work on the farm, Bess lives in the
Interviewer Why do you like dogs and monkeys? kitchen and my wife gives her lots of food.
Cecile I like dogs because they are man’s best
friend. And I like monkeys because they
are very similar to humans. 27
Interviewer What time do you take your dogs for a Lisa Wake up Robin! It’s almost 8 o’clock. Do
walk? you want to play video games this morning?
Robin No, sorry, I don’t like playing video games....

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Lisa OK, do you want to cook a special Sunday
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lunch?
Robin Not really. I don’t like cooking. George Look at that! Bolt is incredible! He can
Lisa So what do you like doing? run really fast! Can you run that fast,
Robin Nothing! Michael?
Lisa Nothing? Michael No, I can’t!
Robin I love sleeping. And I don’t like talking in the George How fast can you run 100 metres?
morning! Michael I can run 100 metres in about 15
Lisa I like being active. On Sunday morning seconds.
I usually get up very early and… George Me too. And do you like the high jump?
Robin Sorry Lisa but I don’t. Goodbye and see you Michael Yes, I do. We do it at school.
later! George Can you jump 1 metre?
Michael Yes, I can.
George Me too but I can’t jump 2 metres. And
28 what about the long jump?
Arthur What do you want to do this summer? Michael I don’t like it. I can’t jump long distances.
Paul I really love walking in the mountains in the Can you?
summer... George Of course I can!
Arthur The mountains? No way! I love swimming in
the sea.
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Paul Why do you like going to the beach?
Arthur Because the beach is fun! Why do you Amy Hi Chris. Do you want to play badminton
prefer the mountains? with us this afternoon?
Paul Because the mountains are relaxing. There Chris Badminton? I can’t play badminton!
are too many people on the beach. Amy It’s an easy game to learn! Can you play
Arthur That’s true, the beaches are very full of tennis?
people. Do you want to find a place with Chris Yes, I can. I’m not brilliant but I can play
both beach and mountains? tennis a bit...
Paul Great idea! Mountains and beach! Where is Amy OK. Have you got a racket?
this place? Chris No, I haven’t. Can I use a tennis racket?
Arthur It’s Orosei in Sardinia, Italy. There is a Amy No, you can’t! But I’ve got an extra racket,
national park and some incredible beaches. no problem.
Paul Sounds cool! Let’s go to Sardinia at the end Chris Great! Now I can play badminton! What
of July! time do you want to meet?
Amy Let’s say half past 4 at the gym?
Chris OK. See you there at half past 4!
29
Thirty days have September,
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April, June and November.
All the rest have thirty-one, 1 go running
Except for February alone. 2 do karate
It has twenty-eight days each year, 3 do yoga
But twenty-nine every leap year. 4 play water polo
5 go skiing
6 do aerobics
30 7 go horse riding
Ceri is an architect and she loves making videos in 8 go jogging
her free time. She usually makes short films with her
friend Martha and she loves using her video camera
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and computer to edit the film.
Her friend Martha is a film student at university. They Aikido is another Japanese martial art but it is
love filming in the winter afternoons when the light is very different to sumo wrestling. There aren’t any
interesting. Their favourite place to film is by the river competitions in traditional aikido and women can do
where there are lots of old houses. They usually make the sport.
films after Ceri finishes work at her office at 4 o’clock. Aikido is also a philosophy and way of life. The art
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attacker and also to protect the attacker at the same in her class and they are students from all over the
time. world. Her new friend at university is Laura. Maggie
Aikido is a very peaceful martial art but it can kill. The and Laura are classmates and they sit together in
actor Steven Seagal is very good at aikido. class.

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Teacher Good morning! 1 He always gets up at 7 a.m.
Class Good morning Miss! 2 I am reading a great book at the moment.
Teacher Art class is finished, it’s maths class 3 She is playing the piano now.
now. So put your marker pens, coloured 4 She plays the piano every day.
pencils and rubbers in your pencil cases. 5 They study Maths on Monday mornings.
Have you all got your calculators and 6 They are doing their homework at the moment.
rulers? 7 We are staying in a beautiful hotel this week.
Roland I’m sorry Miss, I haven’t got my 8 Fiona gets home at about 6 p.m. every day.
calculator. Can I use my laptop?
Teacher OK but don’t send messages in our
maths class. 40
Roland No problem Miss. Can I email Halle Hi Simon! What are you doing in the
Pythagoras and ask for help? kitchen?
Teacher Very funny! Close your laptop Roland and Simon I’m making a special dinner.
do the calculations in your notebook. Halle But you never cook!
Roland Oh no! Simon I know but today I’m cooking for all the
family.
Halle What are you preparing?
36 Simon Well, I’m cutting the vegetables to make
Brad Hey Sam! What are you doing? a pasta. It’s my grandmother’s recipe. We
Sam Hi Brad. I’m putting my stuff in a bag. always eat it at her place on Sundays!
Brad In your bag? Where are you going? Halle It looks good!
Sam To the beach. I’m meeting Melissa.
Brad Melissa? Wow! Can I come with you?
Sam No, you can’t! Aren’t you playing video 41
games with Pete at the moment? I’m a vegetarian, so I never eat meat but I eat animal
Brad Yes, I am but Pete is winning... (ring ring) products like milk and eggs. I love potatoes fried in hot
Your phone’s ringing, Sam! oil. I also like potatoes boiled at 100°C in hot water
Sam It’s a message from Melissa! Oh dear, she for 15 minutes or roasted in the oven for 30 minutes.
can’t come to the beach. I really like Indian curries because I love hot, spicy
Brad Why can’t she come? What is she doing? food! I often grill vegetables on the barbecue when my
Sam She’s going to the cinema with Tony! friends cook meat. My favourite sweet food is frozen
yoghurt because it is very similar to ice cream. I also
love chocolate.
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1 C Chemistry
2 D Physics 42
3 F Biology The Soul Kitchen in New Jersey, USA, is another
4 E Technical Drawing special restaurant. It is special because the menu
5 B Economics hasn’t got any prices. When you eat at the Soul
6 A Literature Kitchen, you are free to decide how much you want
to pay. If you haven’t got any money, you can work
for an hour in the kitchen or as a waiter and get a
38 free dinner. If you have got lots of money, you can pay
It is Maggie’s first day at university. She is studying extra and give the next person a free meal. All the food
Geography and she’s got lots of books in her is locally produced and organic where possible.
bag. She’s also got a calculator, a laptop and two
notebooks. She wants to learn all about the planet
Earth and how it is evolving. There are 45 students

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