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1.1 Vocabula
ary
F
Families

1 * Complete the
e table. 3 *** Write aboutt people in your family.
f

Miles is my brother.
b He’s elev
ven.
aunt grandfather husband mum ssister son
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gran
ndmother (1)
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(2) dad
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wife (3)
(4) u
uncle ..................................................................................................................

da
aughter (5) ..................................................................................................................

(6) brrother ..................................................................................................................

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he definitions.
2 ** Complete th ..................................................................................................................
1 An informal word for father is …………… . ..................................................................................................................
2 An informal word for mother is
s …………… . ..................................................................................................................
3 Your motherr and father are yo
our …………… .
4 Your grandm
mother and grandffather are your …
…………… .
5 Your motherr or your father’s brother
b is your …………… .
6 Your aunt’s children are your …………… .

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1.2 Grammarr
P
Present simple
e: be

1 * Complete the
e sentences with
h ’m, ’m not, are, aren’t, is or isn’tt. 3 *** Complete thhe sentences so they are true forr you. Use the
affirmative or negative
n form of be.
1 My parents …………… in Aus
stralia. ()
1 I ……………
…… 12.
2 His dad ……
………… 38 years old. ()
2 Our English teacher ……………… from the US
SA.
3 I ……………
… English. ()
3 My parents ………………
… Spa
anish.
…… from London. ()
4 You …………
4 It ……………
…… Friday today.
5 Her name …
…………… Paloma
a. ()
5 My parents ………………
… at home
h now.
6 I ……………
… Ann’s sister. ())
6 My family ……………… smalll.

he text with the afffirmative or neg

2 ** Complete th gative form of be
e.

Hello. I (1) ……
………… Pampa Za
app. My brothers’ names (2) ………
………
Tehue and Walllaby. Candelaria (3) …………… my sister. She
(4) …………… my mum. My pare
ents (5) …………… from Argentina
a, but
our home (6) …
…………… in Arge
entina. It (7) ………
……… on the road
d.

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1.2 Grammarr
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Present simple
e: be question
ns

1 * Match questions 1–6 to answ

wers A–F. 3 *** Write six
x Yes / No questions about the te
ext. Then answerr the
questions.
1 Is your dad A
Argentinian? ……
… A Yes, it is.
My name’s Zara
Z and this is my house in Quebe
ec, Canada. I’m no
ot
2 Are you at h
home? …… B No, they aren’t.
Canadian. I was
w born in Toulo ve got four brothers,
ouse in France. I’v
3 Is it Sunday today? …… C No, I’m not.
Lionel, Marc
c, Alain and Tomas. They’re 22, 18,, 17 and 14. Then
4 Are you and
d your friend 13? ……
… D Yes, we are.
there’s me. I’m
I 12. Lionel isn’tt at home now. He
e’s got a job in To
oronto.
m from Madrid? ……
5 Is your mum E No, he isn’t.
Our first lang
guage isn’t English. It’s French. My
y mum, Muriel, is a
6 Are Tom and
d Guy brothers? ……
… F Yes, she is.
French teach
her at my school, but she isn’t my teacher.
t

ords to make questions. Then an

2 ** Order the wo nswer the questio
ons.
………………………
1 …………… ……………………
………………………
…
1 Buenos Aires / in / ? / Is / Arrgentina
……………
………………………
…………………………………………
…
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2 ……………
………………………
……………………
………………………
…
……………
………………………
…………………………………………
…
2 Is / English
h / your teacher / ?
3 ……………
………………………
……………………
………………………
…
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…
3 ? / six child
dren / you / Are / one
o of 4 ……………
………………………
……………………
………………………
…
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………………………
…………………………………………
…
5 ……………
………………………
……………………
………………………
…
4 and your frriends / ? / Are / Australian
A / you
……………
………………………
…………………………………………
…
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6 ……………
………………………
……………………
………………………
…

5 your dream
m / Is / to travel / it / ? ……………
………………………
…………………………………………
…

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1.3 Vocabula
ary
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Parts of a hous
se

1 * Complete the
e words. 3 *** Look at the things you do att home and write
e the places you
do them.
1 b _ thr _ _ m
1 have a show
wer ………………
2 b _ dr _ _ m
2 prepare food
d ………………
3 k _ tch _ n
3 have dinner ………………
4 d _ n _ ng r _ _ m
4 sit and relax ………………
5 l _ v _ ng r _ _ m
5 sleep ………………
6 sw _ m _ ing
g p__l
6 sit outside ………………

he sentences.
2 ** Complete th

balconyy door garden stairs toilet windows

1 ‘Where’s the
e ……………?’ ‘In the bathroom.’
2 Listen! Therre’s someone at th
he …………….
3 A bungalow hasn’t got any ……………
… or a lift.
4 A …………… de with trees and flowers.
… is a place outsid
5 Our hotel room has got a ……
………… outside.
6 There are tw
wo big ……………
… in my bedroom.

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th
here is / there
e are + a, an, some
s and any

1 * Choose the c
correct word. 3 *** Complete th
he text. Use a, an
n, some, any or the
t correct form of
is / are.
There (1) is / arre two big window
ws in the bedroom
m, but there (2) isn
n’t /
There (1) ………
……… two big win
ndows in the living
g room, but there
aren’t a balcon
ny. There aren’t (3
3) some / any staiirs to the bedroom
m, but
(2) …………… a balcony. There (3) …………… an
ny chairs in the
there (4) is / are a lift. There is (5
5) a / an unusual bed and there are
e
living room, but there’s (4) ………
……… big sofa. Th
here aren’t
(6) some / any books on it.
(5) …………… stairs
s to the kitche
en, but there (6) ……………
… a lift.
There’s (7) …… s table and there are (8) ……………
………… enormous …

2 ** Match questtions 1–5 to answ

wers A–E. books on it.

1 There is an …… A fantastic
f views of the sea.
2 There aren’tt …… B lift.
l
3 There isn’t a …… C a beautiful garden
n.
4 There is ……
… D any
a windows.
5 There are so
ome …… E enormous
e swimm
ming pool.

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