Where & When Grammar 1A Prepositions (from, in, near) Complete the description with the prepositions from, in and near. Hi everyone! My name's Mike and I'm a new member of the study group. I'm (1) Newcastle (Q)___ Australia. Its a town, (G)_____ Sydney. Do you know Australia? Newcastle’ about 350 kilometres (4) the capital city, Canberra, and its (5) a region in the south-east of the country called New South Wales. Tim looking forward to studying with you! Mike Grammar 1B Prepositions (from, in, near} Complete the clues with from, near or in. "Then write the name of the city ‘Mystery city 1 Its 4 European country: 2 Its about 400 kilometres the capital city. a Is a region called Alsace 4 Tes_____a city called Stuttgart 5 Tes near Germany, but itis’ Germany, 6 The Council of Europe is this city ‘The name of the city is Grammar 2A Wh- questions Pur the words in the correct order to make questions. & (I)is/ what / home town / your /? Tes Agra, in India ‘That's famous. (2) famous / why / it /is /? 8: Because the “Taj Mahal is there. ‘& Of course! (3) the Taj Mahal /is/ old / how /? Tes about 350 years old Wow! (4) Agra / is / where /? a: Irs in the north of India, Global Elementary eWorkbook © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2010 A. (5) lke / what / it /is /? Tes a big, noisy city (6) a good time to visit /is / when /? : In October, after the Monsoon. Grammar 2B Wh- questions Complete the conversations with what, where, hw old, why or when, 1A are you from? &. I'm from Senegal. are you? T'm twenty-eight 's Senegal ike? Ivsa really nice country, with great people. ’s your email address? Tes sarrtom647@yahoo.com ‘ Poa medial wudene kis our ner clas? 8: On the 10%. After the Easter holidays. Grammar 3A Present simple (3rd person) Complete the second sentence with the correct form of the verb in the first sentence. Hemi and I have very different daily routines 1 [get up at 6.30. She up at 9.00 2 T goto the gym after work. She tothe gym before work. 3 Tstart work at 8.30. She ‘work at 2.00 4 Thave lunch at work. She Tunch at home. 5 [finish work at 5.00. She work at 8.00 6 Twatch TV after work. She DvDs Grammar 3B Present simple (3rd person) Complete the conversation with the correct form of the verbs in brackets As Shall we go to the new Thai restaurant on Wednesday? 2 Wednesday isn't a good day: James (1) (finish) work at 9.00. And I (2) really early on Thursday. a: What about Thursday? (get)Where & When “That's not a good day either. We always 8) ____o) to the gym after work, and you normally (4) (bave) a parents’ meeting at the school. A That's true, 8. Is Friday possible? A No, Olga always (5) (@) to the cinema with her friends. What about the weekend? The restaurant (6) (cpen) at lunchtime. We could have lunch there 8: Good idea! Grammar 4A Present simple (negative) Complete the sentences with the negative form of the verb in brackets 1 September: (have) 31 days. 2 1_____(elebrate) the New Year on January 1 3. ‘The language school. (cpen) on Sunday 4 My teacher (work) in the mornin, s We (@) to the gym at the weekend. 6 You (et) up early! Grammar 4B Present simple (negative) Complete the text with the negative form of the verb in brackets Leap years In the Gregorian calendar, every fourth year is a leap year. Leap years (1) (bave) 365 days ~ they have 366. The explanation for this is that the earth @. (take) exactly 365 days to go round the sun — it takes about 6 hours longer. Because o (have) 28 days — four years February (3) it has 29, The 29 is called Leap Day. ‘The Chinese ealendar (4) (follow) the sun it follows the sun and the moon, So leap years in China (3) —___ (adi) an exera day, they add an extra month. The Hindu calendar adds an extra month too. As for the Islamic calendar, it (6) leap days or months. (ux) Global Elementary eWorkbook © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2010 Vocabulary 1 Nationalities (1) Complete the nationalities with -n, -ese, or “sh Country Nationality word 1 America Amerie 2 Brazil Brazil » China Chin 4 Germany Germ__ 5 Japan Japan 6 Mexico Mexie__ 7 Poland Pol + Turkey Tork__ 9 Russia Russi to Vietnam, Vietnam Vocabulary 2 Nationalities (2) Complete the puzzle. r Across 2 Apperson from the Czech Republic is ——__) 5A person from France is _____ (6) 6 Aperson from Poland is ______. (6) Down 1A person from Germany is 3 A person from Holland is 4 Aperson from Thailand isWhere & When Vocabulary 3A Vocabulary 4A Describing places Daily routine ‘Match the adjectives 1-4 with their opposites a-d Complete the expressions with the correct verbs. big + quiet —_ busy & noisy —_ modern «small —_ quiet a old —_ Vocabulary 3B Describing places Complete the sentences with the correct adjective. 1 Rome, in Tay ant a modern eity Tn fact, very noigy / small fold 2. Millions of tourists visit Prague in the Czech Republic every year, s0 it's a busy / quiet / big city. 1 go/ bave/ get breakfast. 2 g0/ have / get to work 3. Feakle, in Ireland, is normally very small / quiet / old, but busy during its music festival in August 4, Milton Keynes, ;ngland, is a new town that was created in the 1960s. It’s very big / modern quiet: 5 With its cars, cafés and nightclubs, Madrid, in Spain, is avery old / noty / quiet city. 4 gel bave/ get amesting 4 go/ bse geo the gyn Extend your vocabulary also and too Write the second sentence again with also or too. 1 Tea big city, Ids also very noisy 2 Ivsa hotel. esa conference centre too, 5 go/ have / get dinner 3 I'm Spanish, I'm Basque too, Vocabulary 4B Daily routine ‘re teachers. We're also students Complete the description with one word in each gap, ? Well, 'ma doctor, and I get at about 730 and a coffee. Then I have breakfast. I 5. Biya and Huilang speak Mandarin, ‘They also speak ood 6 Irsa small town, Irs quiet too, to work at about 8.15. The hospital's about 2 kilometres from my house, and I (4)_____ to work at sbout 8.45. I normally have (3) —___ at about 2. At 5.30, 1 (6) ______to the gym. I normally get (7) _____ 730 and go to (8) at midnight. Cioba Elamentary eWorkbook © MacmilanPubishers Limited 2010 >) * YWhere & When Vocabulary 5 Time Complete the world records with the words in the box. There is one word you don't need seconds minutes hours days months years decades Vocabulary 6B Days and months Listen to the dates and write the day and the month. Remember to use a capital letter atthe start of all the words. 1 Going around the world on a bicycle —_more than 6 2 Walking around the world - more than 4 3 Maximum age for humans - more than 12 4 Running 100 metres under 10 5 Swimming 1500 metres - under 15 6 Running a marathon (40 km) ~ more than 2 Vocabulary 6A Days and months Complete the sentences with the days and months in the February August November Wednesday Friday December January Tuesday July March Saturday Sunday Thursday April May Monday October ‘September June 1 The weekend is and 2 In most Western countries, the year stats in 3. The first day after the weekend is 4 October is before and after 5. ‘The day before Thursday is 6 In Europe, the three summer months are June, and 7 The second month in the Gregorian calendar is + ‘The tenth month in the Gregorian calendar is Global Elementary eWorkbook © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2010 Pronunciation 1 Nationalities © Listen and choose the correct pronunciation. The underlined syllables are stressed. 1s Russian Russian 204 Tuli — & Italian «Italian 54 American § American ¢ American 4a » Chinese sa Scottish — & Scottish 6 + Swedish» Swedish 7 a Vietnamese 4 Vietnamese « Vietnamese 4» Japanese & Japanese «Japanese Pronunciation 2 Ish, /21, bal @& Listen and choose the sound you hear for —+ or -e, Circle your answers 1 He gets to work at 8 IS) fal Nas 2, Here are your keys IS) fal Nas 3. She finishes work at 6 Msi) ial Nat 4 He has lunch at work. WS) fal Nas 5 Three buses go to the centre, /S//2/_— Na 6 Where are my books? IS) fal Nas 7 These are easy exercises WS) ial Nat + Tremember school dinners. /S/_/2/.— M2Where & When Listening Global cities © Listen to a radio programme about global cities and complete the fact file. You don’t need to use all the words and phrases in the box. airport global city institutions inhabitants Johannesburg megacity New York Tokyo transport universities Global cit Definition: ss fact A (1) __is important to the world’s economy. ‘The top global cities: Ist 2) _____, London 2nd Beijing, Hong Kong, (3) ________ Pars, Sydney Essential characteristic of global cities: International corporations and (4) Other characteristics: An international (5) _____ and an advanced (6) —____ system Important (7) _______ and museums Global Elementary eWorkbook © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2010Where & When Reading Have a nap 1 Match the words 1-3 with the definitions ac 1 mp 2 siesta +a Chinese word fora short sleep after lunch a short sleep during the day «a Spanish word for a short sleep after lunch, also used in English 2 Read the article and Nap facts and check your answers to exercise 1 3. Read the article and Nap facts again and answer the questions, 1 Where is a nap after lunch part of the daily routine? 2 Whats the first activity after lunch in Chinese schools? 4 Why isn't siesta common in North America and some European countries? 4, Why isa siesta good for you? 5. How much (in dollars) daes a 40-minute nap cost at Metronap? 6 How long is the perfect siesta? Global Elementary eWorkbook © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2010 4 Complete the sentences with words or phrases from the article 1 My children are always energy after school. (Paragraph 1) 2 I go to bed at 10pm. I'm always at 10, (Paragraph 1) 5 Please stop talking. Tean't. on my work. (Paragraph 4) 4 Microsoft is an ofa big American (Paragraph 5) 5 Complete the text with the present simple form of the verbs in brackets, Sleep isa big problem today, especially in cities. We (1) _____ (reed) to sleep seven or eight hours a night, but many people (2) (not sleep) this much. They 3). (work) long hours and the day 4) (not finish) weil late at night. This isnt just bad for you, it ean also be dangerous, because a tired person (8) (have) more accidents One solution isa siesta after lunch. A siesta (6) —_____— (not take) much time, and you (7) —___— (work) more after a short sleep.Where & When Have a nap esa typical day. You get up full of energy. You work or study all morning. You have lunch, and then something changes. You can’t concentrate. You feel tired. In many countries, people have a siesta —a nap or short sleep ~ after lunch. In China it’s called xiuxi, and schools in China stop for a 30-minute nap after lunch. Some Japanese offices have a special nap room for workers, and a nap is also common in South Asia, North Africa and southern Europe. In North America and other European countries, a siesta isn't common. People sometimes have a negative opinion of them because if you sleep, you don’t work. So people in these places ofien have a coffee after lunch, But scientific studies suggest that a siesta is good for you. It gives you more energy, and you can concentrate more. It’ better, in fact, than a coffee, Many companies in the US now think siestas are a good idea, and some have Nap facts special ‘wellness rooms’ for workers. Other companies offer a special napping service. One example is Metronaps in New York. For fourteen dollars you can have "The perfect siesta is 20 to 30 minutes long "The word siesta comes from Spanish, and the Latin phrase hont sexta, meaning ‘the 20-minute nap. An extra 20 minutes is $9.50, sixth hour’ after the day starts, or noon, Global Elementary eWorkbook © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2010Where & When Writing Deseri Reading 1 Read the text. What type of text is i? ng daily life 1 an email toa friend in another country 2 a description on a website about daily life in a specific country 4a news story from an internet newspaper In the UK, people generally have breakfast at home before work or school, and then they have a coffee ‘or a small snack in the middle of the morning. ‘The working day typically starts at 9 o'clock. Most shops and banks open at this time. Lunchtime is generally from 12 o'clock to 1.30. A lot of people at work have just half an hour for lunch, so its typical to have a small lunch at lunchtime and a big dinner in the evening. Shops stay open at lunchtime, and a lot of people buy sandwiches during their lunch break, School generally finishes at about 4 o'clock, and a lot of people finish work at § o'clock. Most shops close at 5.30, but big supermarkets stay open until 8 or 9 o'clock. Banks close between 4.30 and 5 o'clock It’s typical to have dinner at 6 o'clock. If you go out to eat, or go for a drink after dinner, pubs are generally open until 11pm and a lot of restaurants close at this time, too. 2. Read the description again and complete the table with typical times, |When? Breakfast before work or school Work 9am ~ (1) School Sam - (2) Shops Sam =) Banks am = 4:30 oF Taunchiime Tam — 6) Dinner 6 Pubs and restaurants [until @)—— Global Elementary eWorkbook © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2010 Language focus: prepositions of time 3. Underline the prepositions in the text. Then complete the sentences with the prepositions in the box. after at before during from/to until 1 School generally starts Sam. People normally work Sam 5pm. 5 Most shops are open. 5:30. 4 People at work have a break _______ the morning. 5 Banks close shops. 6 People typically have a big meal____ work, Writing skills: describing typical routines 4 Complete the phrases with words from the text 1 People generally /____/ have / start, ete 2 Its 5 Most / to have / stat, ete people have / start, etcWhere & When Preparing to write 5 Make notes about when things happen in your country, Use the table in exercise 2 to help you. Organise your notes into four paragraphs Paragraph 1: Before work / school Paragraph 2: Lunchtime Paragraph 3: In the afternoon Paragraph 4: After work / school Global Elementary eWerkbook © Macmilan Publishers Limited 2010 Writing 6 You visit an internet site about daily life around the world. Your country isn't included. Write a description for your country. Use your notes and the Useful phrases to help you. =i '* The working / school day typically starts at ... fh the mide of the meoming / afternoon '* A lot of people have just half an hour for... + Shops stay open at lunchtime / unt! 8pm + ityou go out to eat / for a drink ater dnner.. vse @)