UNIT 3

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.

a river a department store a theme park a mountain a lake

2 Complete these famous tourist attractions with the words above.

1. The Yellow River in China 5. Macy’s in New York
2. The Hermitage in Moscow 6. Sugar Loaf in Rio de Janeiro
3. Buckingham in London 7. Titicaca in Bolivia
4. The Great of Giza in Egypt 8. Universal Studios in California

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 1 Write a simple vacation email A
✓
N DO

C
LESSON GRAMMAR be: we/they; contractions; possessive adjectives: our/their

Grammar 1 be with we and they

4 Use the email on page 30 to complete the
Active Grammar box. Active Grammar

5 Complete the sentences. Use contractions. + I ’m (am) 41.

1. They ’re from Sydney. You ’re (are) my friend.
2. You from Spain. He my father.
3. We in Buenos Aires. She ’s (is) my mother.
Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles South Beach, Miami 4. It modern. It a museum.
5. She my daughter. You ’re (are) my friends.
6. I in the photo. We ( ) in Rome.
7. They in the department store. They ( ) from Peru.
8. He great.
See Reference page 38

Grammar 2 our and their

6 Complete the Active Grammar box below.

The French Quarter, New Orleans Central Park, New York Active Grammar

I She is my friend. It Its beach is nice.

Vocabulary adjectives You Your house is modern. You Your photos are beautiful.
He Rachel is his wife. We Andrea is friend.
1 Look at the photos of US tourist attractions. Then circle the correct adjective
in each sentence. She Her mother is great. They daughter is in the park.
1. The Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles is modern/old.
See Reference page 38
2. The French Quarter in New Orleans is beautiful/ugly.
3. South Beach in Miami is boring/exciting.
7 Circle the correct word.
4. Central Park in New York City is big/small.
1. Are they we’re/our books? 4. They’re/Their from Mexico.
The Forbidden City in
2. We’re/Our in Kyoto. 5. Where is we’re/our hotel?
2 Pair Work Talk about three tourist attractions in your country. Beijing is beautiful.
3. They’re/Their photos are great. 6. They’re/Their in the photo.

Reading From: maria55@gmail.com

To: jane.clark@yahoo.co.uk Writing
3a María and Estéban are on a tour of the US. Read the Subject: We’re in New York!
email. Who are their new friends? Hi Jane,
8a Pair Work You and your partner are on vacation. Choose a destination from
the photos on page 30. Complete the details.
b Mark each statement true (T ) or false (F ). Estéban and I are in New York 1. My partner is . (name)
City now. We’re at the W Hotel.
1. María and Estéban are in New York City. It’s in Times Square. Our room is 2. We are in . (place) It is . (adjective)
2. María and Estéban’s room is old. very modern. The views are great. 3. Our friends are and . (names)
3. Hiro and Yoko are from Japan. Hiro and Yoko are our new 4. Our hotel is . (name) Our room is . (adjective)
4. Hiro and Yoko’s English is awful. friends. They’re on the tour, too.
They’re from Japan. They’re nice b Look at the Writing Bank on page 116. Then write an email to a friend about
5. New York is boring. and their English is good. your vacation.
New York is exciting!
c Underline all the adjectives in the email.
Love, María

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 2 Say what’s 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 What’s 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 what’s in
it. Tell your partner.
3 10
5 6 c Pair Work What is in your suitcase when you go on vacation? Tell your partner.
1 7
9 11

4 Listening
6a Listen. Answer the questions.
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2
1. What is her name? 2. What is in her suitcase?

b Listen again. Complete the phrases from the conversation.

Jane: ’m not Miss Smith. Jane: isn’t a camera. Jane: aren’t books.

Suitcase A
Grammar the negative of be
Active Grammar
12 7 Look at Exercise 6b. Then complete the
Suitcase C Active Grammar box with aren’t or isn’t. – I ’m not (am not) Miss Smith.
8
Suitcase B in room 324.
8 Circle the correct answer. You aren’t (are not)
21.
1. You ’m not/aren’t 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 aren’t/isn’t my sister. It a camera.
(is not)
Listening 4. It isn’t/’m not my camera.
from the US.
2 1.31 Listen. Match each conversation to a suitcase in the pictures above. 5. We aren’t/isn’t in room 232. We (are not)
students.
1. suitcase 2. suitcase 3. suitcase 6. He ’m not/isn’t 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 /ɪz/?
Your partner
a. two suitcases d. three cameras g. eight sweaters
b. five maps e. two pairs of shoes h. six skirts I’m from this city. I’m not from this city. I’m from Acapulco.
c. seven blouses f. four books

b Listen again and check your answers. Then repeat. b Write sentences using the chart in I’m from this city. Carlos isn’t from this city.
Exercise 9a. He’s from Acapulco. We’re good singers.

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 3 Ask about tourist attractions A
✓
N DO

C
LESSON GRAMMAR be: yes /no questions

Grammar be: yes/no questions

Vocabulary days of the week Active Grammar
4a Compare the + and
forms below:
?

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 aren’t.
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Yes, I am.
b Complete the Active Grammar box with you from Italy?
No, I’m 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. isn’t.
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 aren’t.
B: Yes, it is . Yes, they are.
The Museum of Modern Art The Smithsonian 2. you/Korea/Are/from
they in London?
No, they aren’t.
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/isn’t closed on Mondays.
Student A: Read the ad below about the Empire State Building and answer your partner’s
2. The Museum of Modern Art is/isn’t in New York City. questions. Ask for information about Universal Studios.
3. The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum is/isn’t free. Student B: Look at page 109. Read the ad about Universal Studios and answer your partner’s
4. The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum is/isn’t open seven days a week. questions. Ask for information about the Empire State Building.
5. The Museum of Modern Art is/isn’t free.
It’s a big building with
6. The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum is/isn’t in New York. What is it?
beautiful views.

Listening The Universal

3a 1.36 Listen. Which tourist attraction are the hotel clerk How To: Empire State Studios
and guest talking about? Use here and there Building
It’s here. A BIG building with
b Read the How To box. Then listen again and complete the What?
phrases below with here, there, and Here’s. beautiful views!
1. Is it near here ? It’s there. Fifth Avenue at Where?
2. It’s about 6 blocks from . 34th Street
New York City
a map. We’re , and it’s . What/address?
Here’s a map. Admission $20 Open 7 days a week?
Open 7 days a week Free?

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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
we’re, our, they’re, 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. It’s Sara.
aren’t not isn’t ’m You I She
Louis: Hi, Sara. How are you and Paul? Hot Very hot
1. I’m not a student. I’m a 6. ’m not from Brazil. Sara: We’re fine, thanks. And you?
teacher. 7. You my friend. Louis: Fine, thanks. Where are you?
2. It open today. It’s open 8. She my sister. She’s my Sara: We’re in France.
tomorrow. mom. Louis: Are you in Provence?
3. You a good singer. 9. aren’t in room 324. You’re Sara: No, we aren’t. We’re in Paris.
4. isn’t from Canada. in room 325.
Louis: Is it beautiful?
5. You 21. You’re 23. 10. I’m Peter. I’m Tom.
Sara: Yes, it is. It’s 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 isn’t. It’s 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 isn’t. It’s 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, it’s very, very good. Are Mom and Dad OK?
? ? Louis: Yes, they are. They’re 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 isn’t . 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. It’s Flavio. Hi, Flavio. How are you and your wife?

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Unit 3 Reference
The verb be Possessive adjectives

+ I ’m (am) Pronoun Possessive adjective

You ’re (are) I’m from New York. My wife is from Rome.
He You’re in Tokyo. Your son is in London.
in California.
She ’s (is) He’s my brother. His name is Jeff.
from Colombia.
It She’s my sister. Her daughter is three.
We ’re (are) It’s not a big hotel. Its name is “W.”
They ’re (are) We’re on vacation. Our hotel is very nice.
They’re in Italy. Their children are at
home.
– I ’m not (am not) Miss Smith.
You aren’t in room 324. Days of the week
(are not) 21 years old.
weekdays: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday,
He my brother.
isn’t Friday
She my sister.
(is not) the weekend: Saturday, Sunday
It a camera.
We aren’t from the US. Use on + days of the week
(are not) Her birthday is on Monday.
students.
They aren’t friends.
(are not) in Korea. Adjectives
old cold small boring
big nice good closed
? Short answers hot new great modern
Yes, you are. bad ugly awful exciting
Am I your friend? free OK open beautiful
No, you aren’t.
Yes, I am. Noun + be + adjective
Are you from Italy?
No, I’m not. It’s modern. They’re great.
he your brother? Yes, he/she/it is. Noun + be (+a/an) + adjective + noun
Is she your sister? No, he/she/it She’s a good teacher. It’s a big market.
it open? isn’t.
Yes, we are. Unit Vocabulary
Are we near the lake?
No, we aren’t. Tourist attractions
Yes, they are. a river a pyramid a museum
Are they in London? a lake a palace a theme park
No, they aren’t.
a beach a building a mountain
a bridge a department store
Also possible: Vacation things
He’s/She’s/It’s not map sweater backpack
We’re/You’re/They’re not skirt camera MP3 player
They’re not at home. book suitcase pair of pants
shirt blouse pair of shoes

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