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Level 1 Student Book & Workbook Philippa Bowen & Denis Delaney Level 1 Student Book & Workbook Philippa Bowen & Denis Delaney OXFORD ‘UNIVERSITY PRESS i ee ‘Countries and nationalities be: Simple present aS eae ere ree een Pee ‘House and furniture ‘Simple present cae Fe oe Clothes ‘How often ...? + Expressions of frequency ‘an (ability) eee ose es sos EEE ee ST SSE playing Possessive pronouns pea pew Were you at Musical instruments and genres bbe: Simple past (affirmative, negative, interogative, and short answers) the concert? Past time expressions eee = ‘You failed Jobs. Simple past: Regular verbs (affirmative, spelling variations) another test! Pronunciation: -ed: /d/, /t/, and /id/ ‘What did Movies ‘Simple past (negative, interragative, and short answers) you do last Questions words + Simple past night? we Pn ee ec So Js Sam “Transportation Present progressive for future (future time expressions) playing? How long...? + take page 52 Are Food and drink Countable / Uncountable nouns there any some / any tomatoes? 2 lot much mary How much ..?/ How many...? page 60 alittle /a few Pent ee eee cea That's Geography ‘Comparative adjectives (short, long, and irregular adjectives) 7 veces Ss fess... than page 72 8 =: im Superiative adjectives (short, long, and inegular adjectives) of my life! Comparative and superlative adjectives the least page 80 Pn oe ee ed Cornyn Coes eee Making requests Pronunciation: Rising intonation in questions and falling intonation in answers ‘Agreeing and disagreeing Pronunciation: Sentence stress. Reading: A magazine article about basketball coaches Listening: A phone call about a summer camp Speaking: A conversation a summer camp Writing: A postcard about a summer camp Reading: A biography of Bono Listening: A biography of Elis Presley Speaking: Factlles of Justin Timberlake and Shakira ‘Writing: A personal profile of your favorite pop singer GUI kee ‘Apologizing and making excuses Pronunciation: /a/ and /oo/ Buying a movie ticket Pronunciation: //,/k/, and /f’ eee eee es Reading: A biography of Christopher Columbus Listening: A biography of George Washington Speaking: A presentation of the life of William Shakespeare or Marie Curie Writing: An description of the life of William Shakespeare or Marie Curie Reading: An interview with Shia LaBeouf Listening: A conversation about a movie Speaking: Discussing a movie ‘Writing: A description of two movies Prien ‘Making arrangements Pronunciation: /oo/ and /u/ Ordering food and drink Pronunciation: would you Reading: A magazine article about skateboarding across Australia Listening: An interview with a skateboarder Speaking: A trip to San Diego Writing: An e-mail about a trip Reading: A magazine article about a teen celebrity chef Listening: Two teenagers talking about their diets Speaking: 4 food survey Writing: Your diet ieee ene ‘Asking for tourist information Pronunciation: /a/ Making a phone call Pronunciation: /hi ee ee eke Reading: A magazine article about bizarre pets Listening: Giving advice about guinea pigs and hamsters ‘Speaking: Talking about your favorite animals ‘Writing: The differences between traditional and exotic pets Reading: A magazine article about colors Listening: Teenagers talking about their favorite colors ‘Speaking: Taking about your favorite colors, Writing: A text about your favorite colors Welcome Vocabulary Countries and nationalities ‘1 Match the countries with the flags. Then write the nationalities. Brazil Canada Japan South Korea the United Kingdom the United States Beye i se tl e| = te: 1 2 E 4 Brazil Brazilian Family 2 Look at Ella’s family tree. Complete the sentences. Ralph is the children’s aranidpa 1 Sue is Tim's 2 Sara is Matthews 3. Laura is Matthew and Luisa’s 4 Matthew is Ellas 5 Thomas is Ella and Luisa’s 6 Ralph is Tim's 7 Ella is Luisa’s 8 Sara is Thomas. 9 Timis Ella's }0 Ralph and Laura are Luisa’s Daily routines and free-time activities 3 Complete the text. Use the pictures to help you. My favorite day is Saturday. | get up ora at 10 o'dlock. Then} Acdiy with Mom and we? ZMED J owwrtovm. inthe NS afternoon, | usually and in the evening, | sometimes * House and furniture 4 Write the names of the rooms in the house (A-£). Then write the furniture (1-8). A bedroom 1 bed B 2 c a D 1—— E 5 6 7 —— Sports 5 Look at the pictures and complete the crossword. What is the mystery sport? 4 @®D Clothes 6 Label the clothes. 7 What are you wearing? Complete the sentence. I'm wearing ... “sds Grammar Demonstratives: this, that, be: Simple present these, those 1 Read the factfile. Then complete 3 Complete the sentences with this, that, the sentences about Mai. shese; and these. Use the affirmative or Ga? negative form of the are my is my cat, verb be. ate, Sara and * a Tim, ismy school 4 girls are Canadian Factfile Name: Mai Motegi Age: 14 Country: Vietnam School: International School of Hanoi, 10" grade Fayorite subjects: music, Math, English Friends: Luke (American), Kelly (Australian) Fayorite band: Black Eyed Peas, Green Day Mai’s surname ist Naito. + Mai fourteen 5 % 2 Mai from the U.S. There is (There’s) / There are 3 Luke and Kelly Mai’s friends. 4 Look at the picture. Complete the text with 4 Science her favorite schoo! subject. there is / are or there isn’t / aren’t. 5 Her friends _ Vietnamese 6 Her favorite bands Green Day and Black Eyed Peas. 2 Write the questions. Then answer the questions with information about you. Who are you? What / your name? My name's ... My house is big and there are two floors. Downstairs, a living room and a 1 How old / you? kitchen. ?___a separate dining room, but? a dining area in the kitchen 2 you / from Brazil? Upstairs, “__ three bedrooms and a bathroom. The bathroom is between my parents’ 3 music / your favorite subject? room and my brother's room, *___a TT bathtub, but *___a shower, a sink, 4 Who / your friends? and a toilet. My bedroom is big. t's my sister's bedroom, too. 7 two beds, two 5. Green Day / your favorite band? desks, and two wardrobes. *_____ any posters on the wall, but ®_a mirror. Simple present 5. Write the questions. Then answer the questions. wy Tony / get up at 7 a.m. (?) He / get up at 7:30 a.m.) Does Tony get up at 7 a.m? No, he doesn't. / He doesn't get up at’ 7 a.m. He gets up at 7:30 a.m. 1 Jenny / have breakfast in the kitchen (2) She / have breakfast in the living room (/) 2 Larry and Walter / play baseball (2) They / play basketball (7) 3 Ethan / play the guitar (2) He / play the piano (7) 4 Tom and Laura / live in a small house (?) They / live in a big house (7) 5 The show / start at 8 o'clock. (?) It/ start at 8:30. 7) oy 6 Complete the e-mail with the correct form of the verbs. eco 2 = Hil My name's Melissa, | live (live) in Seattle, Washington. | (go) to Hamilton Junior High School |2__@get up) at 7 o'clock. | (have) breakfast with my family. My mom is a teacher at my school. She * (teach) PE. School (stan) at 8:45 and it «___ finish) at 3 o'clock. 17___(get) home at around 3:80. J usually & (watch) TV for an hour, and then 12 (do) my homework Dad * {get} home from work at 6:30 and then we * (have) dinner. 12__ (not / go) out with my friends on schoo! days. After dinner, "8 (listen) to music or |<__(chat) with my friends on the Internet. |" (go) to bed at 10:30. Where * (you / go) to school? What ”___(you/ do) in your free time? 7 Write questions about Melissa. Then answer the questions. Where / she /live? Where does she live? She lives in Seattle, Washington. 1 Where / she / go to school? 2 Who / she / have breakfast with? 3 What / her mom / teach? 4 What time / school / start? 5 What / she /do / before dinner? 6 What / Melissa and her friends / do after dinner? Adverbs of frequency 8 Put the adverbs of frequency into the correct order. always never often rarely sometimes usually Rewrite the sentences with the correct adverbs of frequency. ‘We play soccer in the park. (@ ©000) We sometimes play soccer in the park. 1 Paula takes a shower before breakfast (eevee) 2 Our teacher is late for class. (00000) 3 Ken gets up at 8 a.m. (@@@00) 4 They go to bed before 10 p.m. (0000) 5 I go cycling with my dad. ( 6 He's happy. (@ © @00) eo How often ...? 10 Look at Helen's schedule. Ask and answer questions about how often she does things. How often / watch House? f “touse’? 1 How often / watch TV? 2 How often / go to the sports center with Kelly? 3 How often / have pizza with her friends? 4 How often / visit her grandma? 5. How often / go shopping with her mom? can (ability) 11 Look at the pictures. Write questions and answers about what the people can and can't do. Tr 1. adm Katie 1 Robbie 2 The children Can Katie sing? Yes.shecanShecansing 9 but-she can't dance, 3, 7@, Garry @ @ @ WY @® 3 Olivia 4 Mark 5 My little brother Imperatives 12. Complete the school rules with the affirmative or negative imperative forms of the verbs in the box. EES Hardwick High School Rules 1 Don't wear jeans. (x) 5 _____when a leacher enters the classroom. (7) 2 Be ontime for class. (V7) 6 —__. Dont run! (7) coll phones. (x) 7 the school at lunch time. (x) or drink during class. (x) Present progressive 13 Look at the picture of the party. What are teenagers (1-5) doing? 1 She's taking 3 She photo. 4 They, 2 They. 5 They. 14 The sentences about teenagers (6-10) are incorrect. Correct them. 6 They're looking at a book. eee ee i a 7 He's doing homework. 8 He's writing an e-mail 9 She's dancing 10 She's playing chess 15 Write the questions. Then answer the questions. What / the boys / watch on TV? What are the boys watching on TV? They're watching soccer. 1. What / the girl with the camera / wear? 2 What / the dog / do? 3 Where / the cat / sit? 4. How many people /stand up? 5 How many people /sit down? 16 Complete the dialogue with the present progressive form of the verbs. Millie Key Millie Kevin Millie Kevin Millie Kevin Millie Ke Millie Kevin Millie Kevin Hi, Kevin! Where are you? Are you at home? Yes, | am. Why? What * (you/ do)? |2___ (watch) TV. What about you? Well, some of the kids from school are here. we? (have) a party! A party? Oh yeah, | can hear music! That isn’t music! That's Hayley! She (try) to sing, but she® (not sing), she ® (shout)! Yeah, she's terrible! Are Ben and Harry there? Yes, they are, but they're boring! Why? What 7 (they / do)? They @ (play) games on the computer. Cool! Who * (win)? Ihave no idea! 1° (not watch) them! Come over and see! OK. See you soon! 1 isaac Ey iy \ Who is the basketball team’s star player? aZoe bTeo ¢Sam Zoe Hi, 'm Zoe Ross. 'm writing an article about the basketball team for the school yearbook. Can | ask you some questions? CC Yes, you can, but quickly! I'm watching the game Zoe Are we winning? CC Yes, we are. Sam’s playing today. He’s our star player. Zoe — Who's Sam? CC He's the tall boy with blond, wavy hair. Zoe — Oh, there's Teo! He's in my class. Is he playing well? CC No, he isn’t. He usually plays well, but he's playing badly today. Go for it, Sam! Zoe Good job, Sam! You're a great player. How often do you practice? I Sam _ | practice every dey. There's a big game in. | December, Zoe Whose phone is ringing? Is it yours? Sam Yes, it mine. Oh, it my mom! Mom Sam, come home right now! You're in big trouble! Answer the questions. Why is Zoe interviewing Coach Carson? She is writing an article about basketball for the school yearbook. 1 Who is the basketball team’s star player? 2 Who is in Zoe's class? 3 How often does Sam practice basketball? 4 Who calls Sam after the game? Language focus 3 Dialogue focus Complete the dialogues with the questions in the box. Can-taskyou-some-questions How often do you practice Ishe playing well Who's Sam Whose phone is ringing QZ muriting an artice about the 7 basketball team for the school yearbook LCanlask you some questions? CC Yes, you can, but quickly. I'm watching the game. Zoe 1? CC He's the tall boy with blond, wavy hair. Zoe — Oh, there's Teo! He's in my class. 2 2 CC No, he isn’t. He usually plays well, but he’s playing badly today. Fl 2 | practice every day. There's a big game in December. Isit yours? Yes, it's mine 4. € Listen and check. Then listen and repeat. 5 Focus on you Read the dialogue. Then write three similar dialogues. Use the verbs in the box. do my homework play basketball everyafternoon every evening play volleyball study English on the weekend on Wednesdays watch TV ‘three times a week A Whatare you doing at the moment? A How often do you play basketball? B I'm playing basketball. B I play basketball three times a week. 6 Pairwork Practice the dialogues in exercise 5. 69 leven Vocabulary Physical descriptions 1 @B Match the descriptions with the people. Then listen and check. {a Maria is quite tall and quite slim. She has long, blond, curly hair, and she wears glasses. 'b Ryan is short and slim, He has short, black, straight hair, a mustache, and a beard. His eyes are blue. «¢ Jake is very tall and very slim. He has short, red, spiky hair, and green eyes. He has freckles and he wears glasses. d Emma is quite short and quite heavy. She has shoulder-lenath, brown, wavy hair, and brown eyes. 2 €3 complete the descriptions of these famous people. Then listen and check. Name Taylor Swift Adjective order length «color + style Job singer / songwriter ‘hove long, blond, Height 1.80 m curly hair. Weight 53 kg Name Felipe Massa Job Formula One driver Height 1.65 m Weight 58 kg 4 Taylor Swift is tall and ‘__. She has 2 hair, and blue # 2 Felipe Massa is quite ‘__ and hair, and«__ eyes 3 Pairwork Describe your favorite actor, singer, or sports personality to your partner. °%) A My favorite actor is Jack Black B What does he look like? A He's quite short and heavy. He has brown eyes and short, wavy, brown hair. He has a mustache and a beard. Teen _ 2) me Simple present / Present progressive Read the sentence. Then choose the correct alternative in the rules. Teo usually plays well, but he’s playing badly today. ‘We use the simple present to talk about ‘habits / actions in progress now. ‘We use the present progressive to talk about habits / actions in progress now. Riser} ‘| Read the sentences. Underline the verbs. {listen to the radio in the evening. 1s Cathy doing her homework now? 1 Do you study English every day? 2 She isn’t listening to music at the moment. 3 He plays soccer once a week. 4. I'm writing an e-mail right now. 5 | always watch Dancing with the Stars on TV. 6 Tim doesn't play sports very often. 2 Look at the sentences in exercise 1. Circle the time expressions. Then complete the chart. I listen to the radioGn the evening Is Cathy doing her homework Gow) Second oe Pers aseei) inthe evening, ... no. ar Cred 3 Choose the correct answers. She 's having /(hasidinner every day. 1 They ‘re listening / listen to a CD right now. 2 I'm going / go to the movies every Saturday. 3 We aren't walking / don't walk to school in the mornings. 4 What do you do/ are you doing at the moment? 5 How often does she play /is she playing volleyball? 6 Where's Lily? She's in the living room. She watches /'s watching TV. 7 Ms. Riley is the geography teacher. She doesn’t teach /isn’t teaching math 4 Complete the sentences with the simple Present or present progressive form of the verbs. Rachels a teacher. She teaches (teach) math at Richmond High School. At the moment, she isn't teaching (not teach) math. She's on vacation. She ‘s siting (sit) in her yard and she 's reading (read) a book. 1 Simon and Clare are students. They *____(go} to Richmond High School. Right now, they * (not study). t's Sunday and they * (play) tennis. 2 My dads a musician. He * (play) in a band. Right now, he (not work). He 2 (cook) dinner. 3 I'ma salesclerk. 1" (work) in New York City, Today is Sunday and |? (not work). 1 (visit) a friend in Albany. 5 Game! ‘A. Read a time expression from the box. B Make a correct sentence with the time expression. atthe moment inthe afternoon never now onthe weekend sometimes today twiceaweek usually A never B I never do homework on Saturdays. (= 1 point) 'm never doing homework on Saturdays. (* =0 points) Write sentences with the time expressions from exercise 5. We sometimes have a pizza on the weekend. ED Ceres 8) sine Making requests 1 © Listen and match the dialogues with the pictures. Listen again and repeat. 1 A Can | open the window, please? B Yes, you can. Its hot in here. A Thank you, 2 A Can | borrow your English dictionary, Susana? B Not now. I'm doing my homework. You can borrow it later. 3 ‘A Can have an ice cream, Mom? B No, you can’t! it's nearly dinner time, En ore Can | open the window, please? Yes, you can. / Yes, OK. Can | borrow (your dictionary) please? _ Not now. / You can (borrow it) later, Can | (have an ice cream)? No, you cant 2 €B Pronunciation Listen and repeat. = — Can | open the window, please? Yes, you can. Can | use your dictionary, please? Not now. I'm using it Can | have an ice cream? No, you can't. 3 B Listen and complete the requests. Check (/) the positive replies and cross (X) the negative replies. | a 2 Can! 2» UO 3 Cant > oO 4 Pairwork Make requests with the verbs in the box. Accept or reject your partner's requests. ° borrow your book close the window copy your homework have a snack sitnext to you use your cell phone _use your computer fourteen fs) EXD AMT Possessive pronouns ee ce Acs Adverbs of manner Regular adverbs my mine orn your yours bad badly his his beautiful __beautifully her hers happy happily its = fantastic fantastically our ete NTE) a ee Irregular adverbs their theirs sib rere ree good well ‘Se Read the sentences. Are the rules true or ay early false? late late It’s your phone. It's yours. fast fast + ‘We use possessive adjectives before a noun. ‘+ 2We use possessive pronouns before a noun. © *We use possessive pronouns to replace a possessive adjective and a noun. This isn’t my cell phone. Where's mine (my cell phone)? 1 Complete the sentences with the correct 1 These are my CDs and ‘those are —_ possessive pronouns. 2 (your CDs) 7 2. Martin’ skateboard is blue. This isn’t (his skateboard) 3. “Whose pants are these? Are they Annas?” “Yes, they're ____ (her pants).” 4. don't like your classroom very much. | prefer (our classroom) 5 That isn’t their dog! big and brown. 6 These aren't our books. Are they (your books)? (Their dog) is 2 Choose the correct answers. Here's(jouh/ yours ticket. 1. "Whose cap is this?” “Its my / mine.” 2 Ave these theirs / their jackets? 3 "Is this Lucy’ cell phone?” "Yes, it her /hers.” 4. "Whose CDs are these?” "They're our / ours.” 5 This is your / yours pen. My / Mine is blue. guitarist violin + ist-> violinist harp + ist > harpist. + trumpet + -er> trumpeter i 2 €B Listen and match the words in the box with the music you hear. dlassical hip-hop jazz pop reggae rock 3 Pairwork Ask your partner about the kind of music he / she likes. (59 A What's your favorite kind of music? B [love rock. What about you? A | love rock too. Do you like jazz? B No, | don't. It's terrible! What about you? A | like it. eon be: Simple past Affirmative and negative ined [ee I ‘was not (wasn't) “were not (weren't) “was not (wasn't) were not (weren't) a he/she /it | we /you/ they Complete the rules with the correct subject pronouns. You use was / wasn’t with the subject pronouns '___,2_,3_, * You use were / weren't with the subject pronouns §___, &_, and ?_. ary 1 Complete the sentences with was / were (7) ‘or wasn’t / weren't (x). The boys were at the basketball game. (/) 1 The cars in front of the house. (x) 2 The party cool. (7) 3 The dogs. in the yard. W) 4 |___at the concert. (x) 5 The movie boring. ) 6 Eduardo at school. (x) 7 The guitarists fantastic! (7) 8 The singer very good. (x) Past time expressions yesterday morning / afternoon / evening last night / Monday / week / month / year a year / a week / two days / twenty minutes ago rary 2 Write the time expressions in the correct order. an-hourago last night _ last week lastyear three months ago two days ago yesterday evening yesterday morning last year RUNS anan 3 Look at the pictures. Complete the sentences with was, were, wasn’t, or weren't, and a time expression. 1 Su-min wasn't at the movies last night. 2 Wan at school yesterday 3 Emma and Stephanie at home two hours 4 Ryo __in Greece summer. 5 Franco and Lola ata party Saturday, 6 Isabella at the Grand Canyon a week Guess where your partner was at these times. Write sentences. Then check with your partner. last night at eight o'clock last Saturday afternoon one hour ago this morning at seven o'clock yesterday morning at nine o'clock ‘A You were at home last night at eight o'clock. B No, I wasn’t! | was at a basketball game. twenty-one EDIE ™ x) Communication Agreeing and disagreeing 1B Read and listen. Check (7) or cross (X) the correct option. Listen and check. Then listen and repeat. ( ea: 30 Seconds toMars ‘Tokio Hotel x Katy Perry Daniela Mercury Emi like 30 Seconds to Mars. Luke — So do I. think they're fantastic Emi And | like Tokio Hotel, too. Luke — Really? | don’t Emi Look, it's Katy Perry. | don't like her. Luke Neither do |. Emi And I don't like Daniela Mercury. Luke — Really? I do. She's great corre ike jazz So di | don't like pop music. pene Really? | don't. Neither do |./ Really? 2 €® Pronunciation Listen and repeat. 1A I like pop music, 3 A Idon't like classical music. B Sodol, B Neither do | hop. B Really? | don't 2A Mike hi 3 @B Listen and check (/) or cross (x) the correct box. f Jay-Z Nelly Furtado 4 Pairwork Give your opinions about the people below. ‘Agree or disagree with your partner. Nelly Furtado Beyoncé Green Day Kings of leon Linkin Park Madonna Muse Pink 2 z 22 ) [© co-ROM_) Workbook p.wt2 be: Simple past Interrogative and short answers Beau osd ae) Neen) Yes, lwas. No, | wasn’t Te TU Was | late? Were you late? Yes, you were. No, you weren't. Washe/she/ Yes, he/she / it late? _it was. Were we/you Yes, we/ you/ No, we / you / (they late? they were. _ they weren't. ier) No, he/she /it wasn't. ‘1 Write questions and answers. Michael Jackson / American? (7) Was Michael Jackson American? Yes, he was. 1 Abel / at home / yesterday? (X) 2 Jessica /in Brazil / last summer? (7) 3 Jack and Ryan / at the soccer game / on Sunday (v) 4 your cousins / at the party? (x) 5 Johnny Depp / in the movie Avatar? (x) Question words + was / were | were you | was he was she _were you Se Ae | *bon? at home? oon Sunday? How old * We use the past tense of be to talk about birth. When were you born? NOT When-2re-you- born? 2 Read the answers. Then write the questions. Where were you last night? | was at the movies. 1 When 7 | was born in 1996 2 When 7 L was in Spain last summer. 3 How 2 The concert was fantastic! 4 Where 2 John Lennon was born in Liverpool. 5 Why 2 His parents were mad because his school report was bad. 6 How old in June? | was thirteen. 3 Read the factfile. Then complete the dialogue. Name Jimi Hendrix. Profession Rock guitarist Nationality American Date of birth November 27", 1942 ‘A Who was Jimi Hendrix? B He! a rock guitarist ‘A What nationality ?__? B He was American. A When > B He was born on * 4 Game! Ask and answer questions about the famous people below. Ella Fitzgerald Jaz singer American April 25°, 1917 Name Profession Nationality Date of birth Name Amadeus Mozart Classical music composer ‘Austrian January 27%, 1756 Profession Nationality Date of birth fas Write quiz questions with be about three other famous musicians or singers from the past. Ask the class your questions. Whowas Elvis Presley? What nationality was he? XDI (=> twenty-three Bono - a living legend Bono is a very famous Irish singer. He is the lead singer of the rock band U2. His real name isn’t Bono. It's Paul David Hewson, Bono is his nickname. It's an abbreviation of Bona Vox. That means “good voice” in Latin. Bono was born on May 10°, 1960, in Dublin, Ireland, When he was a teenager, he was a student at Mount Temple Comprehensive School. The other members of the band - the drummer Larry Mullen and the guitarists David Evans (The Edge) and Adam Clayton — were students there, too. At first the name of their band was Feedback, then The Hype, and finally U2. Bono writes the Iyrics for U2’s songs. They often have social and political themes. The band's first international hit song was in 1980. Its title was *IWill Follow” and it was popular in Ireland, the U.K. and the U.S. By the mid-1980s, U2 was famous all over the world and Bono was a superstar. In 1985, Bono and U2 were part of a special project to help poor people in Africa and they were performers at. a famous charity concert called Live Aid. Today, Bono, does a lot of work to help poor people around the world. and is a supporter of the human rights organization, Amnesty International. ere ued 4 Read the text. Are the sentences true or false? Correct the false sentences. Bono is a British singer. 1 He's a member of the rock band U2 2 He was born in 1962 3 The members of U2 were at the same schoo! 4. The first name of the band was The Hype 5 The bands first international hit song was in 1984, 6 Bono wasn't at the Live Aid concert 7 Today, Bono does a lot of charity work €B Listen and choose the correct answers. 1 Ehis Presley was a a pop singer B) a rock ‘n’ roll singer a rock singer 2 His nickname was a The King b The Star © The Rock 3 He was born in a 1935 b 1958 © 1965 4 He was born in the state of a Massachusetts b Mississippi ¢ Minnesota 5 When he was a teenager his favorite kinds of music were a classical and jazz _——-b pop, rock, and rap gospel, blues, and country 6 Elis was also a an athlete b a drummer © anactor ‘Ask and answer questions about Shakira and Justin Timberlake. What / full name? When /born? A A B 8 Why / famous? © When / first international hit? Where / born? What / international hit in (2002 / 2006 ...)? Name Shakira Full name Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll Date of birth February 2", 197 Place of birth Baranquilla, Colombia Job Pop singer and songwriter International hits 2002: Whenever, Wherever 2006: Hips Don't Lie 2009: She Wolf 3 Name Justin Timberlake Full name Justin Randall Timberlake Date of birth January 31, 1981 Place of birth Memphis, US. Job Pop singer, actor, and songwriter International hits 2002: Cry Me a River, Rock Your Body \ 2006: My love ) Complete the paragraph about Shakira. Use the information from exercise 3. Shakira is a Colombian pop singer and sna She |____ born on 2__in Baranquilla, >__. Her first international hit was in “tt? a song called Whenever, Wherever. Her other hits include ®, and She Wolf. Write a paragraph about Justin Timberlake. Use the information from exercise 3. Then write a paragraph about your favorite pop singer. twenty-five ‘twenty si Vocabulary ‘1 Copy and complete the chart. Match the words to the categories. Some words can go in two categories. Grammar 4 complete the dialogues with the simple present or the present progressive form of the verbs. ‘A Where's Jun? Is he doing (he / do) his beard black blond blue brown curly freckles glasses homework? grees hea long rhustache B No, heisn't, He ‘s watching (watch) TV. red short shoulder-length spiky 1A What time (Lally / get up) on the straight tall thin wav. weekend? B She always ____(get up) late. She {body eyes: face hair) never (go) to bed before 11 p.m! wetiont: mith 2A (Nathan / use) the computer at straight the moment? B Yes, he He (write) an e-mail 2 Complete each sentence with an appropriate Br Come penenre eel ey B No, he —___. He usually My mom has long, blond hair. (play) well, but he _____(play) badly 1 Ellen has red hair and on her face Roda 2 Eduardo has a mustache, but he doesn’t have a—___. 3 Yumi wears. 4 Lucas has bia, blue 5 Alis tall, but he isn’t slim. He's quite _. 3 Find five more kinds of music and five more musical instruments in the word square. Aleicjo|ri|ple slalu]t]H| Ri ele I uleiafz|{iluls lic tfo|s|tjPp|mMialic TIH|S|x|H|s/zlia Alelilsfolelz R|o|c/K|P|H|mM/A s|plale|ila|nio viii[efK{[s{rRirfe A|t{rR|u|m|ele|t kinds of music instruments reggae recorder 1 6 2 7 3 — 4 9 — 5 190 5 Complete the sentences with the correct possessive pronouns. This book's yours! It has your name on it! 1 “Here's your MP3 player.” “It isn’t I don't have an MP3 player." 2 “Is this Maria's journal?” “Yes, its 7 3 "These aren’t our CDs! Where are - 4 “Is this the boys’ ball?” “No, it isn’t is black and blue.” 5 “Whose phone is this?” “Ask that boy. | think its * 6 Choose the correct answers. Carolina is a(Good)/ welll actor. 1 My dad speaks English very bad / badly 2 Can you speak slow / slowly, please? 3 Be quiet / quietly, please! 4 A horse can run fast / fastly 5 Flavio is a very happily / happy baby. 7 Complete the text with the adverb forms of the adjectives. Tom and Amy are cousins, but they're very different. Tom always goes to schoo! early (early) but Amy often arrives (late). Tom. studies 2 (happy) and does his school work 3 (quick) and ‘_____ (good). ‘Amy works (quiet), but very & (slow) 8 Rewrite the sentences in the simple past. Tim is at basketball practice now. ‘Timwas at basketball practice yesterday, 1 The students aren't in their classroom. This morning : 2. Nikkis hair isn’t short. Last year, 3 Matt and Ellen are in the living room —_________ ten minutes ago. 4-|s Fergie your favorite singer? ______ when you were ten? 5 Are your teachers friendly? —______at elementary school? 9 Complete the dialogues with the simple past form of the verb be. 1A Why wae he famous? BHe'___a fantastic opera singer. AX__he ‘American? B No, he?___ He 4__ from ttaly. AWhenS__he born? BHe® the 1930s. 2 AWho'___ B Shee famous singer. ‘A What nationality 3 she? B Shes African, A What nickname? Bits Afrika. 3 AWho'___ they? B They? a famous pop group. AL they British? B No, they #_ They *_______ from Sweden. A What ®____ first hit? B It was a song called Waterloo. born in she? South her Mama ess their Got it? 10 Complete the message with the simple present, present progressive, or simple past form of the verbs. eco Hi, Laura I'm sorry I@vasn’D(not be) at your party last Friday. We ' {b8) at my grandma's house. It? (be) her 80" birthday party! It (be) a good evening. It's very hot here today, and I + (sit) in the yard. 1°. (do) my vacation homework and | & (isten) to Lady Gaga on my MPS player. I think she sings beautifully. | always ” (isten) to music when | (study)! What 2 (you / do) right now? Are you on vacation? Yesterday, Mom and 1° (be) at the Kenwood Plaza. It's an enormous shopping mall and we " (Go) there two or three times a year. We usually "© (shop) there at Christmas and before the school year 2 (start) in September. It's really cool! Dad '* (call me! He (want) to check my homework! Bye for now. Write soon! Nikki x 11 Answer the questions. 1 Where was Nikki last Friday? 2 What is she doing at the moment? 3 Where were Nikki and her mom yesterday? 4 How often do they go there? 5 Why is Nikki dad calling her? ‘twenty-seven N I 1 i q of “ Rock ‘n’ roll was born in the U.S The Clash, and The Ramones in the 1950s. It was a mix of blues were important punk bands. and country music. Eis Presley The 1980s was the period of was the first rock ‘n’ roll superstar. stadium rock. Its superstars Soon rock ‘n! roll was popular in were Bruce Springsteen, Queen, other countries. A British band, and U2. Their concerts were in The Beatles, was world famous in enormous stadiums. In 1981 the 1960s. Their music was very there were 130,000 people at the influential on modern pop Queen concert in the Maracand and rock. Stadium in Rio de Janeiro! In the 1970s, rock music, with Hip-hop is a popular music style bands like Pink Floyd and Led today. Beyoncé and Jay-Z are Zeppelin, was very popular. For popular hip-hop superstars. some people these groups were 00 serious, and so glam rock (short for “gamorous’) was born. David Bowie and Elton John were its leaders. Elton John was. famous for his incredible clothes and crazy glasses. In 1976, punk rock, a type of rebellious rock music, was born in the U.K. and the U.S. The Sex Pistols, ‘Answer the questions. 1. Where and when was rock ‘n’ roll born? 2. What nationality were The Beatles? 3 Who were the leaders of the glam rock era? 4 When was punk rock born? 5 Who were the stadium rock superstars of the 1980s? 6 How many people were at the Queen concert in Rio de Janeiro in 19817 Find and circle all the kinds of music in the text. Focus on you Find out about two singers or bands who were important in the history of popular music in your country. Prepare a short presentation about them, You can use the questions to help you. * Where were they born? © What kind of music were / are they famous for? * When were they born? '* What are their farnous songs? Speaking and writing 1 I can describe a person's physical appearance. 4 | ask and answer questions about what music A2 ike. a2 Charlies tall and slim, Poyoulike jazz? Got it? __/5 Got it? __/5 I can write about when | do things. A2 5 Icanask and answer questions about famous goto the movies every week, Gotit?__/5 I can make requests. AQ CanLopen the window? | can agree and disagree. a Really? don't like hen. Got it? __/5 Reading, listening, and writing Got It? Yes I'mnotsure No 7 | can understand a text about a famous singer. 8 | can identify musical instruments and different types of music. 9 | can write about what | did yesterday. 10 I can write a postcard. 1@ What does Sam want to be? aadoctor balawyer ca basketball player Teo | don’t believe it, Sam. You failed another math test. Why aren’t you studying? Sam_ | don’t want to be a doctor or a lawyer. want to be a basketball player. Teo But Sam, we can’t win without you. Sam Look at Michael Jordan. He wasn’t great at school, but he played for the Chicago Bulls and he won eight NBA championships. Teo Michael Jordan! Are you serious? Do you think you're Michael Jordan? Get real! CC Sam, | want to talk with you in my office. In Coach Carson's office Sam Yes, Coach. CCI spoke to your mom yesterday. Sam Really? That's great. Can | play again now? CC I'msomry, but you can’t, You did badly at school again and | agree with your mom. Sam What? But Coach CC Don't make excuses, Sam. The math test on Wednesday is your last chance. You're off the team for now. ‘Complete the sentences with ‘Sam (5), Michael Jordan (IMJ), or Coach Carson (co. S failed another test. 1 won eight NBA championships. 2 __ spoke with Sam's mom, 3 —_ agrees with Sam's mom. Idon't believe it Get real! 4 is off the team for now. Are you serious? last chance

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