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English in Common 1 SB Unit 3 PDF
English in Common 1 SB Unit 3 PDF
Traveling
B C D
Warm Up
1a Match each photo to a word in the box.
a beach a pyramid a palace a museum
b 1.29 Listen to the words in the box and repeat. Then check the meanings in a dictionary.
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1 Write a simple vacation email A
N DO
C
LESSON GRAMMAR be: we/they; contractions; possessive adjectives: our/their
The French Quarter, New Orleans Central Park, New York Active Grammar
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2 Say whats in your suitcase A
N DO
C
LESSON GRAMMAR plural nouns; the negative of be
Speaking
Vocabulary vacation things
American 5a Pair Work Describe a suitcase from Exercise 1a on
British
1a Match each picture to a word or phrase in the box.
English
English page 32. Your partner guesses the suitcase.
pant s
trousers
Two skirts, a pair of shoes,
2 camera Whats in the suitcase?
book skirt sweater suitcase pair of pants three books . . .
T-shirt map blouse MP3 player backpack pair of shoes
b Pair Work Cover one of the suitcases. Remember whats in
it. Tell your partner.
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5 6 c Pair Work What is in your suitcase when you go on vacation? Tell your partner.
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4 Listening
6a Listen. Answer the questions.
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2
1. What is her name? 2. What is in her suitcase?
Suitcase A
Grammar the negative of be
Active Grammar
12 7 Look at Exercise 6b. Then complete the
Suitcase C Active Grammar box with arent or isnt. I m not (am not) Miss Smith.
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Suitcase B in room 324.
8 Circle the correct answer. You arent (are not)
21.
1. You m not/arent an actor. He my brother.
b 1.30 Listen and check your answers. Mark the stress and repeat. a suitcase (is not)
2. I re not/m not from Brazil. She my sister.
3. She arent/isnt my sister. It a camera.
(is not)
Listening 4. It isnt/m not my camera.
from the US.
2 1.31 Listen. Match each conversation to a suitcase in the pictures above. 5. We arent/isnt in room 232. We (are not)
students.
1. suitcase 2. suitcase 3. suitcase 6. He m not/isnt my brother.
friends.
They (are not)
in Korea.
Grammar plural nouns Active Grammar Speaking
See Reference page 38
3 1.32 Listen again to Conversation 3 one book books 9a Pair Work Use the chart to make
above. Complete the Active Grammar box. statements. Write or .
a blouse blouses
one pair of shoes five pairs of From this city A good singer Under 21 A manager In Canada
Pronunciation plural s years old
You
4a 1.33 Listen. How is the s pronounced: /s/, /z/, or /z/?
Your partner
a. two suitcases d. three cameras g. eight sweaters
b. five maps e. two pairs of shoes h. six skirts Im from this city. Im not from this city. Im from Acapulco.
c. seven blouses f. four books
b Listen again and check your answers. Then repeat. b Write sentences using the chart in Im from this city. Carlos isnt from this city.
Exercise 9a. Hes from Acapulco. Were good singers.
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3 Ask about tourist attractions A
N DO
C
LESSON GRAMMAR be: yes /no questions
1a 1.35 Listen and repeat the days of the week. + The museum is in New York. ? Yes, you are.
Am I your friend?
? Is the museum in New York? No, you arent.
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Yes, I am.
b Complete the Active Grammar box with you from Italy?
No, Im not.
Is, Are, or Am.
b Pair Work Say a day. Your partner says the next day. Thursday. Friday. he your brother? Yes, he/she/it is.
5 Use the words to write questions. Then she your sister? No, he/she/it
write short answers. isnt.
Reading it open?
1. open/Is/today/it Yes, we are.
2a Look at the ads. What tourist attraction is each ad for? we near the lake?
A: Is it open today ? No, we arent.
B: Yes, it is . Yes, they are.
The Museum of Modern Art The Smithsonian 2. you/Korea/Are/from
they in London?
No, they arent.
New York City National Air and Space Museum A: ?
A B
At 11 West Fifty-Third Street See Reference page 38
(near Fifth Avenue) Washington, D.C. B: No, .
On Independence 3. the US/Is/from/she 5. Is/open/the store
Admission $20.00 Avenue at Sixth Street A: ? A: ?
Closed Tuesdays B: Yes, . B: Yes, .
Admission free
4. a museum/it/Is 6. you/an actor/Are
Big, Beautiful, and Modern Open 7 days a week A: ? A: ?
B: No, . B: No, .
b Look at the underlined words in the text. Check the meanings in a dictionary.
Reading
c Read the ads. Circle the correct word in the sentences below.
6 SPEAKING EXCHANGE Ask and answer questions about tourist attractions.
1. The Museum of Modern Art is/isnt closed on Mondays.
Student A: Read the ad below about the Empire State Building and answer your partners
2. The Museum of Modern Art is/isnt in New York City. questions. Ask for information about Universal Studios.
3. The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum is/isnt free. Student B: Look at page 109. Read the ad about Universal Studios and answer your partners
4. The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum is/isnt open seven days a week. questions. Ask for information about the Empire State Building.
5. The Museum of Modern Art is/isnt free.
Its a big building with
6. The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum is/isnt in New York. What is it?
beautiful views.
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LESSON 4 Unit Wrap Up
Extra Listening Activity
in ACTIVEBOOK
Communication have an extended phone conversation
Review 5a Put the words in the box in the correct columns.
1 Read the information in the box. Susana and I Ken and Keiko
Complete the paragraph with skirt small suitcase book food old bad beautiful
From? Argentina Japan ugly hot cold backpack good nice camera modern
were, our, theyre, or their. Job? doctors teachers big map awful great new exciting boring
House? in Buenos Aires in Osaka
Where now? on vacation in Hawaii on vacation in France
Nouns Adjectives
skirt small
Ken and Keiko are our (1.) friends. (2.) from Japan and
(3.) teachers. Susana and I are from Argentina. (4.) doctors.
(5.) house is in Buenos Aires. (6.) house is in Osaka. Right
now, (7.) on vacation in France. (8.) on vacation in Hawaii. b Which words follow very: nouns or adjectives?
6 1.37 Listen and read the conversation. Answer the questions below.
2 Complete the negative sentences with a word from the box. Louis: Hello.
Sara: Hi, Louis. Its Sara.
arent not isnt m You I She
Louis: Hi, Sara. How are you and Paul? Hot Very hot
1. Im not a student. Im a 6. m not from Brazil. Sara: Were fine, thanks. And you?
teacher. 7. You my friend. Louis: Fine, thanks. Where are you?
2. It open today. Its open 8. She my sister. Shes my Sara: Were in France.
tomorrow. mom. Louis: Are you in Provence?
3. You a good singer. 9. arent in room 324. Youre Sara: No, we arent. Were in Paris.
4. isnt from Canada. in room 325.
Louis: Is it beautiful?
5. You 21. Youre 23. 10. Im Peter. Im Tom.
Sara: Yes, it is. Its very beautiful.
3 Use the words to write questions. Louis: Is it cold?
1. near/palace/the/we/Are 5. here/the/near/lake/Is Sara: No, it isnt. Its not very cold.
Are we near the palace ? ? Louis: Is your hotel nice?
2. museum/Is/open/the 6. department stores/Are/today/open/the Sara: No, it isnt. Its very small and very old.
d.
? ? Louis: Too bad! Is the food good?
3. Australia/they/from/Are 7. we/Are/City Hotel/in/the Sara: Yes, its very, very good. Are Mom and Dad OK?
? ? Louis: Yes, they are. Theyre fine.
4. she/your/Is/friend 8. suitcase/your/Is/this Sara: OK, see you on Friday.
? ? Louis: See you on Friday. Bye.
Sara: Bye.
4 Pair Work Write short answers for each question in Exercise 3. Then take turns
1. Where are Sara and Paul? 3. Is Paris beautiful? 5. Is the hotel nice?
asking and answering with a partner.
2. Are they in Provence? 4. Is Paris hot? 6. Is the food good?
1. () Yes, we are . 5. () .
2. () No, it isnt . 6. () . 7a Pair Work Practice the conversation. Change roles.
3. () . 7. () .
4. () . 8. () . b Pair Work Practice making new conversations. Use new people, new places,
and other adjectives from Exercise 5b.
Hello. Hi, Carmen. Its Flavio. Hi, Flavio. How are you and your wife?
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Unit 3 Reference
The verb be Possessive adjectives
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