G word order in questions
V common verb phrases, spelling and numbers What do
P vowel sounds, the alphabet you do?
1 VOCABULARY & SPEAKING common verb phrases
1 HOME AND FAMILY
• Where you from?
• Where you born?
• Where do you ?
• Do you in a house or an apartment?
• Do you any brothers and sisters?
• Do you any pets?
2 JOB / STUDIES
• What do you .... ?
_ _ _7 • What school / college do you _ _ _ to?
• Doyou _ _ _ yourjob7 • What year _ _ _ you in?
• Can you any other languages? Which?
• Where did you English before?
3 FREE TIME
• What kind of music do you to?
• Do you ___ a musical instrument? Which?
• What TV shows do you ?
• Do you _ _ _ any sports? Which ones?
• What kinds of books or magazines do you ?
• How often do you _ _ _ to the movies?
• What did you last weekend?
a Complete the questio ns with a verb. c In pai rs, ask and answer the ques tio ns. Ca n
YOllfind at lea sr o n e rhing fro m each sec tion
b 1 2 »)) Listen and re pea t the Free Time questi o ns. rhar you have in comm o n?
Copy the rhy.thm .
0e in live the city.
p Sentence st ress
Remember that we usually stress the important words in a sentence
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(t he ones that carry import ant informat ion) and say t he other words
less st rongly, e.g., Where are you from? What do you do?
2 GRAMMAR word order in questions 3 PRONUNCIATION
Reorde r the words co make questions. vowel sounds, the alphabet
born where you r parents we re ? a 5») Look at the sound pictures. What a re the words
1: where fro m teacher our is ? and vowel sounds? Listen and check.
3 name your how you do spe ll ? 1 " 2 '3 '4 5 16 7
I ld~ ? j ~ as ~
4 did last YOll go ni ght out ?
>- p.126 Gramma r Bank lA. Learn more about word
order in questions and practice it.
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e Sta nd up and as k different stud ents the first questi o n
unt il somebo dy says yes. Then ask the follow-up b > p.166 Sound Bank. L ook at th e typical spe llin gs o f
question . Co ntinue with the other qu es tion s, asking these sound s.
di fferent stud enrs. c Add these letters to th e circles.
Do you drink a lot of cOffee!l 0es, I do.
E G H J M 0 R W X Y
How many cups af coffee do you drin~ 0ve cups a day. A
B
Present K
ti1 Z c s N
, drink a lot of coffee (or rea)? How Olany cups ... ?
I go to bed ea rly durin g the week? \Vhar time ... ?
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I spend a long rime on Facebook every day? How long... ? P
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I have a bi g brea kfast toda),? \Vhar ... ?
I go somewhere nice on Sa turday? Where ... ?
I see a good movie las t week? \Vhat movie ... ? .....
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d 16 ») Liste n and check, Pract ice
say ing th e letters in each circle,
e Ask and answer with a panller.
Do you usually ger in much w irh your friends by
pho ne. email, o r Facebook?
Do you have an iPod or ~IP3 player? What kind?
Do you often wa tch O\' Os? \Vh ar kind?
Do you wa rch ESP0J, C1\'N, o r \-IT" ?
Do YOll have any friends from the lJS or rhe UK ?
4 SPELLING & NUMBERS e Inrer view your panner and compl ete the fo rm ,
a 17 ») Listen and wri te six first names. Student information
b > Communication What's his name? How do you first name
spell it? A p.lDO B p.106. last name
c How do you say these numbers? address
13 30 76 100 150 375 600 1,500 2,000 10,500
d 8») Listen and w rite th e numbers. phone number
Ga te _ __ 3 Tel: _ __ 5 $'- - - email
2 miles 4 Population: _ _ __
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G simple present
V d escribing people: appearance and personal ity I like good
P fi naL-s / -es books.
He doesn't
like sports.
1 VOCABULARY describing people
a 9») Listen ro a man descr ibing h is girlfriend and
check (.I) her picrure.
b Listen aga in. \Vhat two quest io ns does Luke's friend
ask him? How does Luke answer the second question?
P What does she look like? What is she like?
What does she look like? = Tell me about her appearance
(Is she tall / short? What calor hair does she have?).
What is she like? = Tell me what kind of person she is
(Is she friendly? Is she shy?). In our weekly experiment, single people who are
looking for a partner ask their mother and their best
c >- p.1SO Vocabulary Bank Describing people. friend to help.
his week's single person is Charlotte Ramirez.
2 READING
T a 25-year-old web designer. Her father is
Argentinian and her mother is American. She lives in
San Francisco, and she doesn't have a partner right
a \Vho do you think knows you bener, your mother
now. Her mother, Alice. chooses a man she thinks is
(or father) or yo ur best friend? \Vhy?
perfect for her daughter and her best friend. Kat ie,
b Read t he int rod uction a nd the fi rst paragrap h of chooses anot her. Then Charlot te goes on a date wi th
each man. Which one does she prefer?
the article.
\V har is the idea of the experiment? , , I love going to the movies, but J often feel
like staying at home w ith a good book," says
2 \Vho is Charlotte? Charlotte. " I'm very friendly and sociable and I get
3 \V ho are Alice and Katie? along well with most people. I think I have a good sense
4 Whardo Alice and Katie have mdo?Then what happens? of humor."
"'What kind of men do I li ke? Well, I like interesting
c Now read what C harlotte says. With a pa rt ner guess men who can make me laugh. Physically, I prefer men
the meaning of the highli ghted words and phrases. with a really nice smile who are talle r tha n me. And
J don't usually like men with beards! I like men who
d Cover the text. Can you remember?
are into literature and art. and classical music."
What does Cha rlotte like doing?
" I'm not sure who is going to choose better for me.
2 What's she like? Both my mom and my best friend know me very
3 What ki nd of me n does I doesn't she like? well. Maybe Katie cou ld find me a guy who is ••
4 \Vho does she think is go ing to choose bener? Why? phYSically more compatible, but my mother has "7"7
known me fo r longer!
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3 GRAMMAR simple present 5 PRONUNCIATION final-s / -es
a From memory, try to complete the sentences a 16 )) Listen and repear.
using the s imple prese nt.
She li kes cars.
She have a parrner right now. !.nake
, He work s with his parents.
2 She o n a date with each man.
He has brown eyes.
3 Which o nc she prefer? zeb ra
She wea rs jeans.
4 What kind of men Il ike?
She relaxes with boxes of chocolates.
5 usually like men wi th beards.
He uses glass es to read.
b In pairs, answer the questions.
\Vhich lener do you add to most ve rbs with
he, sIte, and it?
P Pronunciation of f inal -s I -es: verbs and nouns
The final-s is pronounced ~ or 'z. . The difference is small.
2 How do the verbs below change with he, she, The final -es is pronounced 'IZ, after ch, c, g, sh, 5, Z, and x.
andi£?
watch I stlldy I [Jo I have b 17 )) How do you say rhe lie I she I it form o f these verbs and th e
3 \Vh ar auxiliary verbs do you use to make plural of these nouns? Listen and check.
questions and negatives with ... ?
ve rbs: choose cook go live stop teach
a 1/YOII / lVe / 'hey bile / she / it nouns: boy class date friend language parent
c >- p.126 Grammar Bank lB. Learn more
about the simple presem and practice it.
6 SPEAKING & WRITING
d Ca n you remember the kind of m en
C harlotte likes and does n 't like? a Look at th e form below and prepare to give this info rmation
about your friend.
e Look at the photos o f Alexander and Oliver.
Find out about them. >-
Communica t ion
Alexander and Oliver A p.l00 B p.106. Do you have a friend who is looking for a partner?
Help him / her find one!
Name Personali ty +
Relationship Single
Divorced
Separated
Age
Job
Likes
Appearance
f Which man do you think is better for
C h arlotte? Why?
Doesn't like
4 LISTENING
a 1 14 )) Li sten to Charlotte talkin g about WI§;;;W
what h appened when she met Alexander.
What did she think of him? Does she want
to see him again? b \Vork in pairs. Ask and a nswer about your people. Compare the
information. Do you think the two people are compat ibl e?
b Listen again and wrire down any adjectives
or express ions that Charlotte uses to 0hat'Shis (her) name?
descri be hi s appearance and personality.
c ... p.lll Writing Describing a person. \Vrite a desc ripti o n of a
e llS )) Now repeat for Oliver. person you know.
d \Vhar does C ha rlotte decide in the end ?
SONG Ugly JJ
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Do you agree wirh her? 7 18 »))
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G present continuous
What's the
V clothes, prepositions of place
woman doing?
P /01 and fori
She's standing
in front of the
window.
1 VOCABULARY clothes 3 GRAMMAR present continuous
a Look at the pictures. \Vhat are the models a Look at the painting on page 9 by arti st Da vid Hockney (1937-).
wearing? Match the word s and clothes. In pairs. describe t he man and the wo man .
o boots \Vhat do they look like?
o pants • \Vhat are they wear ing?
o shirt • \Vhat are th ey doing?
o shoes b Underline
Choose th e correc t for m of the verb, present continu ous or
o skirt simple present.
o top In the pa intin g the man isn't lI'earitlB J doesll 't wear shoes.
2 In some cou ntri es women often wear J are wearin8 hats to wedd in gs.
3 In the painting a white cat sits J is sitti1lg on rhe man's kn ee.
4 My son usua lly sits I is sittitl8 at the back of the class so th at the
teacher can't see him.
c ,... p.126.Grammar Bank le. Learn m o re about the present
cont inuous and practice it.
b ~ p.1Sl Vocabulary Bank Things you wear. d LOQk at the pictures on page 4. What are the people wearing?
\Vhar are they doing?
2 PRONUNCIATION 1:>1 and l"drl
a 1 20 »)) Listen to these word s and sou nd s.
4 LISTENING
Practice say in g them. a 24 »)) Look at the painti ng Mr arid Mrs Clarkalld Percy o n page 9
and listen to the audio gu id e. Focus on the people and things in
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jacket necklace
t he pai ntin g as they are mentioned.
b Listen again. Mark the sentences T (true) o r F (fa lse).
v,
2 ~ bird shirt sk irt T-shirt Percy is the name of th e car.
2 Mr. and Mrs. C lark made clothes
for famous people.
b Look at th e hi gh lighted letters in t he wo rds
3 The painting shows their living
below. \Vhich sOllnd do t hey have, I or 2?
room.
actor chemistry first painter third 4 The painting is very smal l.
arrive imagine world attr'active 5 Celia is pregnant in the painting.
instrument problem prefer Ossie is purr in g hi s feet into the
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rug because he is cold.
c 21» ) Listen and check.
7 The pos ition of the couple in the
d ~ p.166 Sound Bank. Look at the typical pa inrin g is unu sual.
spelli ngs for these so und s. 8 The open wi ndow is a sym bol of
the love between them.
e Ask and answe r the questions with a panner.
9 T he cat is a sy mbol of infide lity.
\Vhat clothes do you usually wear ... ? IQ Celi a and Ossie later got divorced.
at wo rk J college J school 11 Ccl ia doesn't like the painting.
when you go out at night 12 Ossie Clark died in 1995.
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when you wa nt to relax on th e weekend
5 VOCABULARY prepositions of place .6 SPEAKING
3. Loo k at so me sen tences t h at descr ibe the pa inti ng.
Com plete them wi th a word or phrase fro m the list.
P Describing a picture (a painting or photo)
When we describe a picture we usually use:
There ;s / There are to say what is in the picture, e.g.,
in (x2) on (x2) under in front of behind between There is a table and a vase with flowers in it. There are
next to on the right on the left in the middle two people.
• The present continuous to say what the people are
I T here are two people _ _ __ the room.
doing, e.g., The woman is standing and the man is sitting.
2 T he woman is standing , and the ma n is • Sometimes we combine There is and the present
sini ng _ _ continuous, e.g., There is a woman standing near
3 of the pai nti ng, ____ the man and the the window.
woma n, there's an open window.
4 A whi te car is sitt ing th e man. a >- Communication Describe and draw A p.lDO B p. I 06.
S T here's a ru g the ma n's chair. Desc ribe your pi cture fo r your pann er to draw.
6 There's a te lepho ne the fl oor ____ the b In sma ll gro ups, ask and answe r th e quest ion s.
ma n's chair.
\Vh ic h of th e th ree paintings in thi s lesso n do you
7 the telepho ne there's a la mp.
prefer? \Vhy?
S the woman there's a table, and a vase with
2 W har pictu res or pos ters do you have on the wal l in
fl owers ir.
your bedroom or livin g room ?
b 25 »)) Listen and check. T hen cover th e sentences 3 Do you have a favo r ite pai min g? \V har? Can you
and look at t he pai nt ing. Say where the things and desc ribe it?
people are. 4 Do you have a favor ite pai nter? \Vho?
5 Do you (or did you) paint or draw? \Vhar kinds ofr hings?
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1 !E~ INTRODUCTION
a Look at the photos. Desc rib e Jenny and Rob.
b 26 »)) Watch or listen to Jenny. N umber the pic[U res
1-6 in the order she mentions them.
c Watch or li ste n aga in and answer th e questions.
1 What does Jenny do?
2 Where d id she go a few months ago?
3 Who's Rob Walker?
4 What did they do together?
5 What does she think of Rob? \
6 What's Rob's one negat ive quality?
7 How long is Rob going to be in
New York?
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2 !E~ CALLING RECEPTION 3 !E~ JENNY AND ROB MEET AGAIN
a 27 »)) Cove r th e di alogue a nd wa tch or liste n. W ho
does Rob call? W hy?
a 29 ))) Th at evening Jenny goes to the hoeel to meet Rob,
and they go out for somethin g to eat. Wa tch or listen and
ma rk t he sentences T or F.
b Watch or listen again. Co mplete the You Hear phrases.
1 Rob says he does n't like the hotel .
)1) You Hea r You Say 0 2 Jenny is goi ng to show him around the city tom orrow.
Hetlo, reception. Hello. This is room 613. 3 Ba rbara is Jen ny's boss.
How can 1_ _ _ you? There's a problem with 4 Rob is hu ngry.
the air-conditioning. It isn't 5 It's four in the morni ng fo r Rob.
working, and it's very hot in 6 T hey're goi ng to meet at eleven.
my room.
7 Jen ny thinks th at Rob is go ing to ge t lost.
I'm sorry, sir.
I'll somebody up b Watch o r liste n agai n. Say why the F sentences
to look at it right now. Thank you. are fa lse.
Good _ _ _ reception . Hello . I'm sorry to bother
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c Look at the Social E n g lis h p h rases. Ca n you
you again. This is room 613. remember any o f the m iss in g word s?
How can I help you? I have a problem with the
Social English phrases
Wi-Fi. I ca n't get a signal.
Jenny Here you at last.
I'm sorry, sir. Rob It's to be here.
I'll you through to IT. Thanks. Jenny Do you have a view?
Jenny Barbara's forward to meeting you.
c 28 »)) Watch o r liste n and re pea t t he You Say Jenny You be really tired.
ph rases. Copy the ~t hm . Rob I guess you're _ __
Rob By the _ __
o I'll Jenny It's _ _ _ to see you, too.
A There's a problem with t he ai r-conditioning.
B I'lt send somebody to look at it.
d 30 ))) Watch or listen and complete th e phrases.
1'/1 = I will . We use /'1/ + verb to offer to do something.
e Watch o r listen agai n and repeat the ph rases . How do
d Pract ice the d ialogue in 2 b w ith a partner. you say them in you r language?
~ .a In pa irs, role- play the d ialogue. • Can you ... ?
A (book opcn) You are the rece ptio nist. B (book cl osed) D tell somebody about a problem (e.g., in a hotel)
You are a guesr. You have two problems with your room o offer to do something
(think abour whar they are). A O ffer to do somethin g
about B's problems. You begi n with Hello, reception.
o greet a friend who you haven't seen for a long time
f Change roles.
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