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UNIT
WHAT time is it?
5
1. WARM UP: CLOCKS AND WATCHES

A. Look at the clocks and watches. Listen to the times and their names.
Audio 1

What is the difference between each pair of times? The first one has
been done for you.

2:45 P.M. – 7:15 P.M. 5:35 P.M. – 9:50 P.M.

4h 30 min____ _____________
8:30 A.M. – 11:30 A.M. 11:38 A.M. – 4:25 P.M.
_____________ _____________

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2. CONVERSATION

Listen and practice: Audio 2

Mrs. Grant: Wake up Nelson! We’re late.

Nelson: Why? What time is it?

Mrs. Grant: It’s eight in the morning and your meeting is at 8:30.

Nelson: Oh dear! The meeting is at 8:30, but 8:30 pm.

Mrs. Grant: Oh sorry, so let’s continue sleeping

3. DIFFERENT TIMES

UK US
02:00 UK: two o'clock 02:00 02 a.m.
US: two o'clock two a.m.
02:15 UK: a quarter past two 02:15 02:15 a.m.
US: a quarter after two two fifteen a.m.
02:20 UK: twenty past two 02:20 02:20 a.m.
US: twenty after two two twenty a.m.
02:30 UK: half past two 02:30 02:30 a.m.
US: two thirty two thirty a.m.
02:40 UK: twenty to three 02:40 02:40 a.m.
US: twenty to three two forty a.m.
02:45 UK: a quarter to three 02:45 02:45 a.m.
US: a quarter to three two forty-five a.m.
02:55 UK: five to three 02:55 02:55 a.m.
US: five to three two fifty-five a.m.

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A. Look at the pictures and practice with your partner the differents ways to say
the time.
Audio 3

A: What time is it? A: It's seven o'clock in the morning. A: It's twelve o'clock.

B: It's five o'clock in the morning. B: It's 7:00 a.m. B: It's noon.

C: It's 5:00 a.m. C: It's 12:00 noon.

A: It's four o'clock in the A: It's seven o'clock A: It's twelve o'clock at night.
afternoon. in the evening. B: It's midnight.
B: It's 4:00 p.m. B: It's 7:00 p.m. C: It's 12:00 midnight.

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B. Pair Work: What time is it? Write each time a different way:

1. 5:20 pm = _________________________

2. 6:45 am = _________________________

6. 12 o'clock at night. = _________________________

7. 5 o'clock in the afternoon. = _________________________

8. 11 o'clock in the morning. = _________________________

9. 7 o'clock in the morning. = _________________________

10. 01:30 am = _________________________

11. 04:25 pm = _________________________

12. 12:00 pm = _________________________

4. GRAMMAR POINT : PRESENT CONTINUOUS

subject + am/is/are + (verb- ing)

The boys are playing

...ing = ...ando, ...endo

SPELLING
Verb + ING. Examples: walk – walking
paint – painting
Verb ending in e, cut the e and add ING
Examples: dance – dancing
Make – making
In verbs of one syllable, with one vowel + consonant, the consonant is doubled and add ING.
Examples: stop – stopping
Run – running
Exceptions: if the consonant is y or w, it is not doubled.
Examples: play – playing
Snow - snowing

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Affirmative subject + am/is/are + verb (-ing)

I am going to New York / I'm going to New York

He is going to New York / He's going to New York
We are going to New York / We're going to New York

Negative subject + am/is/are + not + verb (- ing)

I am not going to New York / I'm not going to New York

He is not going to New York / He's not going to New York
We are not going to New York / We’re not going to New York

Interrogative Am/Is/Are + subject + verb (-ing)?

Am I going to New York?

Is he going to New York?
Are we going to New York?

A. Complete the sentences. Use the present continuous and the verbs in
brackets.
a) I ___________ (play) football tonight.
b) I can't play with you now. I________ ( finish) my homework.
c) Sally _________ (take) a bath .
d) What ____________ (you/ do) at the weekend?
e) Peter and Mary ___________ (go) out.
f) She _________(eat) in the kitchen.
g) My little sister _____________ (watch) TV.
h) My friends’ _________ (make) a lot of noise.

B. Write the questions. Use the correct form of present continuous.

Example:
What are they doing? (do)
They’re playing football.

a) ____________________________?(go) c) _________________________?( listen to)

She’s going to the cinema. His Pop Music.

b) ____________________________?(do) d) __________________________?(read)
I’m doing my homework. A book about England.

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5. GRAMMAR POINT : PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Listen and practice: Audio 4

What are the girls doing? What’s Frank doing? What are the Grants doing?
They are jumping. He is typing. They’re having dinner.

What`s Bryan doing? What are the children doing? What are Ann and Ben doing?
He’s playing the guitar. They are playing twister. They are dancing.

What are they doing? What’s Bill doing? What’s Kevin doing?
They’re having a picnic. He’s riding a bike. He’s running.

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6. INTERACT

A. Group work: Play charades. Take turns

Choose an activity from the page before. Don´t tell anyone. Act out the activity for the
class.

7. CONVERSATION
3.

Listen and practice: Audio 5

Mark: Hi, Ingrid. This is Mark.

Ingrid: Hi, Mark.
Mark: Are you ready, Ingrid? It’s one o’clock.
What are you doing?
Ingrid: I’m looking for my coat.
Mark: Ok. But hurry up! Paul, Laura and I are waiting for you.
Ingrid: Ok. Oh, here is my coat. I’m leaving.

8. VOCABULARY AND SPEAKING

Use the words in the box to label the compass.

south-west south-east
north-west north-east

PAIR WORK Say where the capital city is in each country.

London is in the south-east of England.

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9. READING AND WRITING

4.

A. Read the postcard and answer the questions

 Who’s writing the postcard?  Who’s she writing it to?

 Where are they staying?  Are they having a good time?
 Where’s she writing it?

Dear Fiorella,

Here we are on the island of

Mykonos in the south Aegean

sea, and we’re having a wonderful

time. We’re staying in a villa in

the mountains, near a beautiful

beach. I’m writing this postcard Fiorella Graham

in the hotel you can see in the 22, Park Street

picture. Marie is learning to Stow – on – the - Wold

swim, and Thomas is lying in the Gloucestershire

sun at the moment. We’re ENGLAND

enjoying the holiday very much.

See you soon!

Love, Jasmine and the kids

B. Write a postcard to a friend. Use the postcard above to help you.

Say:

 Where you are  What you’re doing

 Where you’re staying  If you’re enjoying yourself
 Where you’re writing the card

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UNIT

6 WHAT DO you do?

1. WARM UP: OUR COLLECTIONS

Listen and practice Audio 6

Yuriko: How many postcards do you have?

Katie: About sixty.
Yuriko: My sister has almost ninety.
Katie: Does she have any 3-D postcards?
Yuriko: Yes, she does. They’re terrific.

Katie Johnny You Beth

Postage stamps √ (almost 97) 0

Foreign coins 0 0

Badges and pins √ (30) √ (42)

Postcards √ (64) 0

Stickers 0 √ (15)

Pop star photos √ (10) √ (6)

Model trucks 0 √

Stuffed animals √ (46) 0

Other things? √ (shells) 0

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2. GRAMMAR

I, We, You, They

Subject + HAVE Do you have any pins?
I have some stickers.

I, We, You, They Yes, I do.

Subject + DON’T HAVE No, I don’t.
I don’t have any postcards.

He, She, It (3rd person singular)

Subject + HAS Does she have any badges?
He has some shells.

He, She, It (3rd person singular) Yes, she does.

Subject + DOESN’T HAVE No, she doesn’t.
He doesn’t have any pop star photos.

A. Look at the chart on page 9. Put a ( √ ) for each thing you have. Put an 0 for
each thing you don’t have.
Ask and answer questions about your collections.

Example: A: Do you have any stamps?

B: Yes, I do.
A: How many do you have?
B: About one hundred. Do you have any foreign coins?
A: No, I don’t.

B. Listen to the story about Beth’s collection. Put √ marks and 0 marks on the
chart on page 9.

Ask and answer questions about Katie and Johnny.

Example: A: Does Katie have any badges and pins?
B: Yes, she does. She has thirty.
A: Does she have any foreign coins?
B: No, she doesn’t.

C. Write about some collections.

Example:
Katie has some stamps, some badges and pins, some stuffed animals
and some shells. She doesn’t have any model trains.

1. Johnny … 2. Beth … 3. My friend … 4. I …

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3. TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE

Alessandro Moretti

Alessandro is a music professor. He comes from Milan, Italy but now he lives in the USA. He
works three days a week at the Oklahoma State University. He speaks four languages: Italian,
English, French and German. He’s married to an American and has two daughters.

A. Underline all the verbs in the texts.

is - comes

B. What is the last letter of these verbs?

C. Is –s pronounced /s/ or /z/ ?

/s/ /z/
works is
_____ _____
_____ _____
_____
_____

D. Read the texts aloud.

Sarah Aliza
Sarah is a doctor. She’s English, but now she lives in a small town near Othaya, Kenya in East
Africa. She isn’t an ordinary doctor, she’s a flying doctor. Every day from 8 a.m to 10 a.m. she
speaks to people on her radio, then she flies to help them. She works 16 hours a day non-stop, but
she loves her job. She isn’t married.

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4. GRAMMAR POINT

Affirmative Negative Interrogative Short answers

I play I don't play Do I play? Yes, you do / No, you don’t

You play You don't play Do you play? Yes, I do / No, I don’t

He plays He doesn't play Does he play? Yes, he does / No, she doesn’t

She plays She doesn't play Does she play? Yes, she does / No, she doesn’t

It plays It doesn't play Does it play? Yes, it does / No, it doesn’t

We play We don't play Do we play? Yes, we do / No, we don’t

You play You don't play Do you play? Yes, we do / No, we don’t

They play They don't play Do they play? Yes, they do / No, they don’t

SPELLING 3rd person singular

a. The normal rule is add –s to the base form of the verb (INFINITIVE)
Examples: wants / eats / helps / drives
b. Add –es to verbs that end in –ss -sh -ch -x and -o
Examples: he kisses / she washes / he watches / she fixes / he goes
c. Verbs which end in a consonant + y change to –ies
Examples: it carries / she hurries / he flies
But verbs which end in a vowel + y are normal
Examples: She buys / He says

A. Complete the sentences with these verbs: like, travel, live, go, work and
speak. Add es or s if it is necessary.
e. My husband __________ a lot.
a. Sara Dunn __________ for Phillips. f. He _________German and French.
b. I __________ jazz. g. My boss is a very busy man.
c. My friend Bruno ________ jazz too. h. He __________ to conferences and
d. We __________ to concerts a lot. meetings all over the world.

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B. Complete the sentences about Alessandro and Sarah. Listen and check.
Read the sentences aloud.

1 Alessandro’s a music professor. Sarah’s a doctor.

2 He comes from Italy. She ________ ________ Canada.
3 He lives in a city, but she ________ in a ________
4 He ________ three days ________ week. She ________ 16 hours a day ________ .
5 He ________ four languages. She ________ to helps sick people on her radio.
6 He loves his job and she ________ ________ ________ , too.
7 He ________ ________ daughters. She ________ married.

C. Read the information about Raphael

Raphael Chavez
Job : tourist guide
Country : Peru
Town : Lima
Place of work : in a tourist office
Languages : Spanish, English, French and a little of German.
Married : no
Family : a cat (!)

D. Talk about Raphael

Raphael’s a tourist guide.

He comes from … and he … Lima.

He works …
He speaks …
He isn’t …

He has a …

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5. PRONUNCIATION

Listen and practice. Audio 7

s = /S/ s = /Z/ s = / IZ / Irregular

ask asks live lives watch watches do does

stop stops go goes finish finishes say says

speak speaks carry carries close closes have has

6. CONVERSATION

Listen and practice. Audio 8

Adam : Coffee, Glenda?

Glenda : No, thanks. I don’t drink coffee in the evening.
Adam : Do you live here, Glenda?
Glenda : No, Adam. I don’t live here!
I live in Arizona.
Adam : Ah. What do you do?
Glenda : I’m a math teacher.
Adam : Do you have any children?
Glenda : Yes, two boys and a girl.
Adam : Are you their teacher?
Glenda : No, they don’t go to school. They are under 3 years old.
Adam : Oh, I see. And what does Jonathan do?
Glenda : He works for the National Bank.
Adam : In Arizona?
Glenda : No. We live in Arizona, and I work in Arizona, but he works in Dallas.

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7. YES/NO AND WH-QUESTION IN SIMPLE PRESENT

Listen and practice. Audio 9

1 Do you get up early on Saturdays? 4 Where does Alessandro come from?

No, I get up late. Milan, ______Italy.

2 Does she have dinner in the evening?

5 What does he do?
Yes, she has dinner at home.
He’s ______ music professor.
What time does she have dinner?
At eight o'clock.
6 Does he speak French?
______, he does.
3 Do they study together?
Yes, they study together every weekend.
7 Does he speak Spanish?
What time do they study?
______, he doesn’t.
At ten o’clock in the morning.

A. Unscramble the questions.

1. you / get / what / time / up / do
________________________________?
2. Julia / does / alone / live
________________________________?
3. does / come / the / bus / what / time
________________________________?

B. Complete the sentences.

1 _________ Carlos ____________ to the church?
(Do/Does) (go/goes)
2 __________ Paul and Mathew _____________ in Arizona?
(Do /Does) (live/lives)
3 What time _____________ Linda ____________?
(do/does) (study/studies)

C. Write similar questions about Raphael the tourist guide. Ask and answer
with a partner.
Where does Raphael come from? Peru.

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8. MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION

A. How do you go to …?
on foot by train by subway

by bus by car by taxi

My father goes to work on foot; his work is near here.

Richard goes to Villa El Salvador by train.
My sister lives in Miami. She goes to her office by subway.
I always go to the university by bus
Ramon, Julio and Andres go to the stadium by car.
My son comes to school by bicycle.
They go to the Caribbean Islands by boat.
How do you come to study? ………………………………………..

B. Answer the questions.

1. How does your mother go to the market?
…………………………………………………………
2. How does your father go to the office?
…………………………………………………………
3. How does your boyfriend/girlfriend go to the gym?
…………………………………………………………
4. How does your teacher go to work?
…………………………………………………………

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UNIT
i ALWAYS DO
7 THE SAME
1. WARM UP: ROUTINES

Listen and repeat. Audio 10

GET UP TAKE A SHOWER BRUSH / FLOSS MY TEETH SHAVE GET DRESSED

WASH MY FACE PUT ON MAKE UP BRUSH / COMB MY HAIR MAKE THE BED

GET UNDRESSED TAKE A BATH GO TO BED SLEEP

MAKE BREAKFAST / LUNCH COOK DINNER HAVE BREAKFAST /LUNCH /DINNER

A. PAIR WORK: Do you always do the same on weekends? On weekdays?

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2. CONVERSATION

Listen and practice. Audio 11

Mary: Hi, Josh.

Josh: Hi, Mary. How are you?
Mary: I’m not so good. I’m exhausted.
Josh: Why don’t we go out for dinner tonight?
Mary: Sounds nice! But I always have dinner with my family.
Josh: What time do you usually have dinner?
Mary: At 8 o’clock. But I’m free on weekends.
Josh: So let’s have dinner on Sunday!

3. ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY

We use frequency adverbs to talk

about how often we do something

Always, constantly.

Usually, generally.

Often, frequently.

Sometimes, ocassionally.

Seldom, rarely, hardly ever

Never

We place them:

BEFORE the main verb AFTER the verb BE

John often plays football on Saturdays. Ann is never late for school.

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A. Reorder the sentences below. Put the adverbs in the correct place.

Example:
He/ wakes up/ always/ at 10 a.m. He always wakes up at 10 a.m.

1. They/ in the afternoons / sometimes/ watches TV.

_______________________________________
2. The Book store / at 9 am / opens / always.
_______________________________________
3. I / go to work / seldom / on Sundays.
_______________________________________
4. She / drives a car / never.
_______________________________________

B. Read about Harry Potter and make some similar sentences about you.

Hello, I ‘m Harry Potter.

I can do magic.

I always stay at Hogwarts School.

I usually study and play with Ron

and Hermione.

I often play Quidditch after school

and sometimes travel with my

broomstick.

I never hurt people with magic.

………………………………………………………………………………………………….

………………………………………………………………………………………………….

………………………………………………………………………………………………….

………………………………………………………………………………………………….

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4. LISTENING AND WRITING

A. You’re going to hear Bruce, who lives in London, talking about a typical day in his life.
Look at the things he does. Which ones do you always, usually or sometimes do? At what
time do you do them? Which ones do you never do?

Bruce

play music

go to a party

go to bed

telephone a friend

go to a club

do some work

have breakfast

have dinner in a restaurant

meet friends

go to work / school

go to a concert

play soccer

have lunch

B. Listen and tick ( √ ) the things Bruce does. Audio 12

C. PAIRWORK. What does Bruce always, usually and sometimes do? Can you
remember at what time he does these things?

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5. GRAMMAR: TIME PREPOSITIONS

at in on
PRECISE TIME MONTHS, YEARS, CENTURIES DAYS AND DATES
AND LONG PERIODS

at 5 o´clock In May On Sunday

at 11.30 a.m. In summer On Tuesdays
at noon. In the morning On 7 March
at dinnertime. In 1990 On 25 Dec. 2008
at midnight. In the 1990s On Saturday mornings
at night. In the next century On Valentine Day
at sunset. In the Ice Age On my birthday
at the moment. In the past / future On New Year´s Eve
at the same time. In the afternoons. On Monday evening

AT for a PRECISE TIME, also with

 A general location: They´re at the movies.

Carl is at home.
They are at work.
 With street numbers: She lives at 234 First Street.

Examples:

The shop closes at midnight.

In England, it often snows in December.
Do you work on Mondays?
Mi birthday is on November 20th.
I wake up at 8 am.

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A. Complete the sentences with the correct prepositions: in, on, at

1. You don't work ___ Sunday.

2. They go to church ___ Christmas day.
3. I usually play tennis ___ weekends.
4. I live ___ Brighton.
5. See you ___ night.
6. My birthday is ___ June.
7. We often go swimming ___ the summer.

8. I usually play tennis ___ weekends.

9. Your boss suggests a meeting __ Sunday afternoon.
10. We often go swimming ___ the summer.
11. My birthday is ___ the 10th of June.
12. Peter and Susan always go to church ___ Christmas day.
13. What time do you eat ___ the evening?
14. I start work ___ 9:00 a.m.

B. Make affirmative sentences according with Brenda’s schedule this weekend

like the example.
Friday Sept. 2 Saturday Sept. 3 Sunday Sept. 4
8:00 am. school. 4:00 pm. visit 9:00 am. Play tennis
8:30 pm. movies grandparents with Sam.
6:30 pm. study French 6:30 pm. Have dinner
with Lorena
with my friends

a. Brenda goes to school on Friday at eight o’clock.

b. _________________________________________________________________
c. _________________________________________________________________
d. _________________________________________________________________
e. _________________________________________________________________
f. _________________________________________________________________

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6. PERIODS OF TIME

Listen and practice. Audio 13

Days of the week

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

Months of the year

7. CONVERSATION

Listen and practice. Audio 14

Miguel: What time do you get up on Saturdays?

Angie: At seven o'clock.
Miguel: That's really early. I get up at eleven o’clock.
Angie: Do you have breakfast?
Miguel: Of course. I eat breakfast every day.
Angie: Why don’t we have lunch at noon at Martin's Restaurant? On Saturdays and
Sundays they serve special breakfast.

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8. READING

Donald Thrum
Cook
"I wake up around 4:30 a.m., but I get up at 5:00 a.m. then I get

dressed, and take the bus to work. My restaurant opens at 6:30 a.m.

We serve breakfast until noon and lunch until five. At 9:00 p.m. I

close the restaurant and go home. I watch TV then I go to bed

around midnight. I don't work on Sundays, I stay home.”

Veronica Evans
Flight attendant
"I’m a busy woman I don’t stay at home for a long time. I

usually go to work at 6:00 a.m., and I am flying all the day till

9:00 p.m. I only have orange juice for my breakfast at 8:00 a.m.

Sometimes I leave home on Monday and don't come home until

Thursday. I often work on weekends. My job is exciting, but my

schedule is terrible.”

Robbie Bush
Rock musician
"I start work at eight o'clock in the evening, and I play all night. I

usually take a break at midnight. I finish work at 4:00 a.m. and

then I take a taxi home. After that I go to sleep at 5:00 a.m. until

noon. I work three times a week. I enjoy my work."

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UNIT
There’s a new sofa!
8
1. WARM UP: ROOMS AND FURNITURE

A
B

C D

A. Pair work: look at the picture and put the words with the right letters.
A…………………………. C………………………….

B…………………………. D………………………….

Bedroom Bathroom Kitchen Living room

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B. Write the words in the correct column.

an armchair a refrigerator a television a table

a shelf a plant a DVD player a dishwasher
a sink a lamp a cooker a washing machine
a telephone a cupboard a sofa

Living room Kitchen both

C. What’s in your living room? Tell a partner

2. THERE IS / THERE ARE

Listen and practice. Audio 15

Arthur: This house is beautiful.

Lisa: Yes, but I need some furniture.

Arthur: What do you need?

Lisa: I need a lot of things. There’s only one chair in the kitchen

Arthur: I see, and there's no rug in the living room.

Lisa: Right. There are only two armchairs.

Arthur: So, let's go to the mall tomorrow.

Lisa: Ok!!!

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There is/are
USE:
 There is (or There’s) and There isn’t + singular
 There are and There aren’t + plural
We use there is/are to introduce a statement about the
existence or location of something.
Examples: There’s a TV in your living room.

There are 50 chairs in the restaurant.

FORMS:
A We form the question by putting there after the
verb.
There are 26 students in the classroom.
 Are there 26 students in the classroom?
B We form the negative by adding not or n’t.
There isn’t any water.
How many …? (questions)
Examples: How many students are there?

How many Universities are there in Lima?

A. Think about the building where you are now. Make questions about these
things.
Is there a …? / Are there any…? / How many … are there?
CLASSROOMS LIBRARY CAFETERIA ELEVATOR COMPUTERS
TELEVISIONS TEACHERS
a _____________________________________________________________________
b _____________________________________________________________________
c _____________________________________________________________________
d _____________________________________________________________________
e _____________________________________________________________________
f _____________________________________________________________________
g _____________________________________________________________________

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A Josefina’s living room B Rebecca’s living room

C Romina’s living room

B. Three friends talk about their living rooms. Here are some of the sings they
say. Can you match the sentences with the places?

a There is a black armchair e A There are two light blue sofas

next to the lamp.

b There is a white coffee table. f There is a black armchair with a red

cushion.
c There are three pictures. g There is a black coffee table.

d There are some books. h There is a chimney.

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3. SOME / ANY

Some / Any
USE:
 We use some and any with plural nouns and
uncountable nouns. They refer to a number of
things which is not specific.
Examples: some friends / some water
Some is usually used in affirmative sentences.
Example: There are some friends in the party
 We use any in questions and negative sentences.
Examples: Are there any good shops here?
There aren’t any good shops here.

A. Write sentences about the pictures use there is / there are and complete with a, an,

some and any.

Picture A Picture B

a There aren’t any TVs in picture B__________________________

b _____________________________________________________________________
c _____________________________________________________________________
d _____________________________________________________________________
e _____________________________________________________________________
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There's a chair in the kitchen.

There's no armchair in the living room.
There are some lamps in the living room.
There aren't any dishes in the kitchen

B. Look at Kate’s Kitchen and make sentences like the example.

Yes, there are some

Are there any avocados avocados on the table.
on the table?

Are there any potatoes No, there are no potatoes

on the table? on the table.

No, there aren’t any

potatoes on the table.

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4. LISTENING

Listen and complete the conversation between Kate and Matt. Audio 16

Kate: Well, this is the kitchen.

Matt Mmm, it’s very nice.
Kate It’s not very big, but there _______a _______ of cupboards.
And _______’s a new fridge, and a cooker. That’s new, too.
Matt But what’s in all these cupboards?
Kate Well, not a lot. There are some cups, but there aren’t any dishes.
And I have _______ knives and forks, but I don’t have _______ spoons!
Matt Do you have _______ glasses?
Kate No. Sorry.
Matt Never mind. We can drink the champagne from those cups! Cheers!

What is there in your kitchen? How is your kitchen different from Kate’s?

5. PRACTICE: IN OUR CLASSROOM

A. Complete the sentences with some or any.

 In our classroom there are _________ books on the floor.

 There aren’t _________ plants.
 Are there _________ foreign students in your class?
 There aren’t _________ Chinese students.
 There aren’t _________ pens in my bag.

B. What’s there in your classroom? Describe it.

C. Talk about things in your classroom.

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5. PRACTICE: IN OUR CLASSROOM

Tenshi Ahito is on business in New York. Listen to him describe what’s in his
briefcase. Tick ( √ ) the things in it.

a newspaper

a dictionary

a sandwich

pens

a notebook

keys

a bus ticket

photos

a letter

a mobile

stamps

an address book

Tick ( √ ) the correct sentences.

1 There aren’t some sandwiches. 3 I have some photos of my cat.

There aren’t any sandwiches. I have any photos of my cat.

2 Do you have some good dictionary? 4 How many students are there in this class?
Do you have a good dictionary? How many of students are there in this
class?

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