p r e

v ie
Read about the famous person. Then check true, false, or no information, according to the
website.

Match the word or words with the same meaning. D raw a line.
1. N ice to meet you a. not married
2. first name b. given name
3 . last name c. It’s a pleasure to meet you.
4. single d. family name

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 Introduce Lionel Messi. Complete the quote. Use a formal title.

Leonel Mesi is an Argentinian professional soccer player. His

birthday is in June 24.

Dayana Cruz

Daya

1. “ W ho’s that?”
a. Please call me Matt. b. Great to meet you. c. That’s my brother, Ryan.
2. “ M y name’s Sidney, and this is Sam.”
a. H i. I’m Rachel. b. I think they’re new. c. I’m from Australia.
3. “ M y name’s Elizabeth, but everyone calls me Ellie.”
a. Let’s say hello. b. It’s a pleasure to meet you. c. I’d like you to meet Ellie.
4. “ W here are you from?”
a. London. b. Twenty-five. c. A student.
Complete the information questions. Use contractions when possible.
1. A: Who is that? 4. A: I’ll send you an e-mail. What is your
B: That’s M r. M iller. e-mail address?
B: It’s une-yoshiko@ videotech.co.jp.
2. A: What is her occupation?
5. A: Where are Anil and Temel from?
B: She’s an artist.
B: They’re from Istanbul, I think.
3. A: Your son is very cute.
How old is he? What is
6. A: your new classmates?
B: H e’s eight months old. B: That’s M arcos on the right and Paulo
on the left.

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Choose the correct response. Write the letter on the line.
C 1. “ H ow old is M ichael?” a. She’s over there.
d
2. “ W ho’s not here?” b. They’re from G ermany.
f
3. “ W hat are your occupations?” c. H e’s three.
b
4. “ W here are their friends from?” d. Rachel isn’t here.
a
5. “ W here is Ava?” e. Their names are M r. Park and M s. Kim.
g
6. “ W hat city is he from?” f. I’m a singer, and he’s a student.
e
7. “ W ho are your teachers?” g. H e’s from Tokyo.

Look at the picture. Write a question for each answer.

Who are they?

B: They’re my friends from computer class.

2. A:
Who are they parent’s name? ?
B: Their names are Juan and Paloma.

3. A: Where are they from? ?

B: Spain.

4. A:
How old is your daughter? ?
B: She’s two years old.
 Answer the questions. Use your own words.

My teacher is Mss. Perez

My e-mail address is daya.cruzpe21@gmail.com

I am 21 years old

LESSON 2 4. are / musicians / The Gipsy Kings / excellent

Unscramble the words to write sentences.
1. actor / wonderful / is / Suraj Sharma / a
Suraj Sharma is a wonderful actor.
2. fantastic / a / athlete / is / Lionel Messi
Lionel Messi is a fantastic athlete.
3. Juan Gabriel Vásquez / writer / is / great / a
The Gipsy are excellent musicians.
5. beautiful / is / Zhang Ziyi / and actress /
a / singer
Zhang Ziyi is beautiful singer and actress.
6. chef / a / Nobu Matsuhisa / famous / is
Nobu Matsuhisa is a famous cheff.

Juan Gabriel Vasquez is a great write.

Look at the responses. Complete the yes / no

questions with be.

1. A: Are you
Stacey?
B: No, I’m not. I’m Claire.
Are they
2. A: English?
B: No, they’re not. They’re Australian.

3. A: Is hea student here?

B: Yes, he is. I think he’s new.
4. A: Are married?
you
B: N o, I’m not. I’m single.

5. A: Areinyou
the same class?
B: Yes, we are.
Is he
6. A: a good chef?
B: She sure is.

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 W e’re students.

Andy and Tara John

Yes, they are. No, he isn’t

Maria Linda and Mike

No, she isn’t. She is from Mexico Yes, Linda and Mike are married.

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 CHALLENGE. Write yes / no questions with be about the people from Exercise 10.
Yes, Linda and Mike.
Yes, Linda and Mike.
Juan Gabriel Vasquez is S.B Prize winner.
The Gipsy Kings’ songs are not in French.

Nobu Matsuhisa is a sushi chef.

Can you answer the questions? Write short answers. Use contractions when possible. If you don’t know,
guess.

1. Yes, he is.
2. Yes, he is.
3. Yes, he is.
4. No, they aren’t g
5. Yes, She is.
6. Yes, he is.

Answer the questions. Use your own words.

1. “ Are you a good singer?” No, I am not.

2. “ Are you a good athlete?” Yes, I am.

3. “ Are any of your friends or No, they aren’t.
family members famous?”

LESSONS 3 and 4
Answer the questions. Use your own words.

My nationality is Peruvian.
My birthplace is Tumbes.
My hometown is Tumbes.
My occupation is Student.
My nickname is Daya.

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 What’s in a first name? In many countries, it’s the last.

D ear Allen,
I have a problem. M y name is C hinese. It’s D ear Yin,
Zhang Yin. Zhang is my last name and Yin is my In English-speaking countries, when first name. In
C hina, family names are first and you ask, “ W hat’s your name?” you given names are last. I’m a
salesman and I often always get the person’s given name travel to English-speaking countries for
business. first and the family name last. In W hen I fill out a personal information form in C
hina, and in many Asian countries,
English, I write Yin in the box for first name and including Japan and Korea, the Zhang in the box
for last name. Then people family name is first and given name call me Yin Zhang. W hen I
introduce myself as is second. To avoid confusion, try Zhang Yin, they call me M r. Yin. So
sometimes I introducing yourself like this: “ H i. I’m say that my name is Yin Zhang. But I don’t feel
Zhang Yin. M y first name is Yin and
comfortable with that because that isn’t my real my family name is Zhang. Please call
name. W hat should I do? me M r. Zhang.”
Zhang Yin Allen
Shanghai, C hina

N ow read the sentences. Check true, false, or no information.

COMPREHENSION 1. W hat is M r. Tanaka’s wife’s name? W hat is their son’s name?

Her name is Tomiko. His name is Hiro.

2. W hat is M r. Tanaka’s first name?

His first name is Mitshuhiko

3. W hat is the nationality of M s. M arques’ company?

The nationality of Ms. Marques’ Company is Brazilian

4. H ow does M s. M arques use English in her free time?

She uses her free time to watch movies in English.
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 5. H ow old is M r. Itani’s son?
He is one year old.
6. H ow does M r. Itani practice English at home?

He practice Englisg at home watching English – Language Tv.

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 N ow write a paragraph introducing Roger Federer. Use the paragraphs on page 11 of the
Student’s Book as a model.

Roger Federer, known more for Federer Express. he is a famous swiss professional
athlete. He currently lives in Wollerau, Switzerdland. Besides being an athlete he
is a polyglot, he speaks Swiss-German, English, German, and French.

GR R BOOSTER

Look at the responses. Write information questions. Use contractions when possible.
1. A: W hat’s your nam e?
B: It’s M argaret. But my nickname is M aggie.
2. A: How old is your son?

B: M y son? H e’s five.

3. A: Where are you from?

B: I’m from Turkey.

4. A: Who are they?

B: They are my brothers. Their names are Ishaan and M ahin.

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 5. A: What’s your e-mail address?

B: It’s agarcia@ ecotech.com. I check my work e-mail every day.

B Add apostrophes (’) to the possessive nouns.
1. M y parents’ nationalities? My mom is Korean, and my dad is Irish.
2. Our teachers’ name is M r. Springer.
3. Rosas’ hometown is Recife, in Brazil.
4. The salespersons’ wife is from Canada. Her English is excellent.
5. Adriana has two boys and a girl. Her son’s birthplace is Quito, but her daughter’s birthplace is New
York.

C Complete each sentence with a possessive adjective from the box.

my your his her our their

1. Anya and Simon are new students. Their teacher is M r. M ichaels.

His
2. M r. Vidal is a computer programmer. family lives in Paris.
Her
3. M rs. Ichikawa is from Tokyo. nationality is Japanese
Your
4. Are you a photographer? pictures are fantastic.
My
5. I’d like you to meet sister Sarah. She’s a musician.
Our
6. Lucy and I are in a computer class. class is at 9 . .

Complete the conversations with words from the box.

they their you your he his she her we our

1. A: Who’s that? 3. A: These are my two sons.

B: That’s Ajit’s brother. His name is Raj. B: W hat are their names?
A: H ow old is he? A: Jack and O wen.
B: Twenty-three, I think. B: Are
they students?
2. A: Are you the new English teacher? A: Yes, they are.
B: Yes, I am. 4. A: H i, H a-na.
A: H i, I’m Chung. W hat’s your name? B: H ello, Su-ji. Are we classmates again?
B: D avid Lane. But everyone calls me D J. A: Yes, I think so. Is that our teacher over there?
Her
B: Yes. name is M rs. Kim.
A: She looks very young!

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Complete the sentences. Use contractions.
It’s
1. You don’t know where Liverpool is? in England.
2. My job is wonderful. I’m an interpreter, and I meet people from all over the world.
3. Ms. Kusefoglu’s hometown is Konya. He’s Turkish.
4. His name is M r. Yu. He’s
We’re
5. O ur children are James and Lily. six and four years old.
They’re
6. Irina and I are from M oscow.
7. She lives in Sã o Paulo, but
She isn’t Brazilian. She’s from Argentina.
Yu’s
8. Chang is his family name.

Answer the yes / no questions with short answers. Answer the information questions with complete sentences.
Use contractions when possible.
No, he isn’t.
He is a professional soccer player.

Is Mr. Messi’s nickname Leo?

Yes, he is.
No, I’m not.
Basel, Switzerland.
Yes, he is.
Is M r. Federer a father?
No, I’m not.
Mr. Messi is 33 years old and Mr. Federer is 39 years old.

WRITING BOOSTER

Look at the personal information. Correct the capitalization.

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N Y C

P R

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 B Rewrite the following paragraph. Use correct capitalization.
Mia wasikowska is a famous australian actress. her date of birth is october 14, 1989.
ms. wasikowska’s birthplace is canberra, australia. now she lives outside of sydney. she can speak english
with two different accents. this is great for her occupation. ms. wasikowska has a brother and a sister, kai
and jess. her mother is from poland.

Mia Wasikowska is a famous Australian actress. Her date of birth is October 14,
1989. Ms. Wasikowska’ birthplace is Canberra, Australian. Now she lives outside
of Sidney. She can speak English with two different accents. This is great for her
occupation. Ms. Wasikowska has a brother and sister, Kai and Jess. Her mother is
form Poland.

C Write a short description of Marc Anthony. Use the information from Exercise A. Use the paragraph
from Exercise B as a guide.

Marc Anthony is a famous singer, actor and songwriter. His date of birth is
September 116, 1968. Marc Anthony’s hometown is New York City. The parent’s
birthplace is Puerto Rico. His favorite music is salsa and his favorite singer is
Ruben Blades.

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