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CUTTINGEDGE NEW

ELEMENTARY
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New Cutting Edge combines the comprehensive syllabus and reliable
teaching resources that have made the course so popular with brand-new
features, making it even fresher and easier to use.
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NEW CUTTING EDGE

New Cutting Edge Elementary

New reading and listening texts bring the real world to the classroom

New activities and tasks present, practise and extend the language in
meaningful contexts

New Study… Practise… Remember! sections combine study skills with

consolidation to encourage students to learn more effectively

New Mini-checks allow students to monitor their progress

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New Pronunciation boxes develop ear-training skills

New design and layout make the course even easier to follow

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From Starter to Advanced, each level of Cutting Edge features:

 A comprehensive syllabus with thorough grammar, vocabulary and

skills work

 Systematic vocabulary building which focuses on high-frequency,

useful words and phrases

 Clearly-structured tasks to encourage student fluency and confidence

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 Mini-dictionary inside every Students’ Book

We recommend the
Longman WordWise New Cutting Edge Elementary takes students from
Dictionary for students
A1 to A2 level of the Common European Framework.

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at Elementary level.

with mini-dictionary
New Cutting Edge provides a complete teaching package:
• Students’ Book
• Class Cassettes / CDs
• Workbook (with and without key editions) STUDENTS’ BOOK
• Students’ Cassettes / CDs
• Teacher’s Resource Book
• Tests sarah cunningham peter moor
• Videos
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CONTENTS
Module Language focus Vocabulary Reading / Listening

Module 0 1 Common words 6 Numbers 1–100

What English do 2 Numbers 0–21 7 Days of the week
you know? 8 Saying hello and goodbye
3 Plurals
page 6 4 The alphabet 9 Classroom instructions
5 Pronouns and possessive adjectives

Module 1 1 be: names and countries Names and countries Reading and listening:
People and Pronunciation: Word stress General knowledge quiz
2 be: personal information
places
Pronunciation: short forms Nationalities
page 8
3 Articles (1): a/an + jobs Pronunciation: Word stress

4 be: personal questions Jobs

Pronunciation: Sentence stress in questions and Pronunciation: Word stress
short answers

Module 2 1 this, that, these, those Everyday objects Reading and listening: My
You and yours Pronunciation: this /DIs/, that /Dœt/, these /Di…z/ Pronunciation: Word stress favourite thing
page 18 and those /D´Uz/ Pronunciation: Short forms
Family vocabulary
2 have got
3 Possessive ’s

Module 3 1 Present simple questions Common verbs Reading and vocabulary:

Everyday life Pronunciation: Sentence stress in questions Life in Britain
Vocabulary and speaking:
page 26 2 Present simple (positive and negative) Daily routines Listening: Life in Australia

Module 4 1 Present simple: he and she, like …ing, Activities Listening: Celebrity loves
Loves and hates questions and hates
page 34 Pronunciation: Third person verb forms Reading: An American star
2 Present simple questions: he and she in London and a British star
in Hollywood
3 Activity verbs and adverbs of frequency

Module 5 1 can and can’t Vocabulary and reading: Listening and vocabulary:
Getting from A to B Pronunciation: can and can’t Transport At the airport
page 42 2 Articles (2): a/an, the and zero

Consolidation A Listening and speaking: Personal information D can and can’t

modules 1–5 B Question words E Vocabulary: Alphabet quiz
C Listening: Information about times and prices
pages 50–51

Module 6 1 There is and There are Food (countable and Listening: Breakfasts
Eating and Pronunciation: Linking uncountable nouns) around the world
drinking
2 some and any Reading and speaking:
page 52 Food: Facts and myths
Pronunciation: Sentence stress
3 How much and How many

Module 7 1 Past simple: was and were Years, decades and Reading: An ordinary life …
Extraordinary Pronunciation: Past forms of be centuries an amazing idea
lives Pronunciation: Sentence
2 Past simple: regular and irregular verbs Listening: A true story
page 60 stress
Pronunciation: Regular past simple forms
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Task Further skills Study Practise Remember

Task: Find information from documents Real life: Answering questions Study tip: Capital letters
Preparation: reading Pronunciation: Stress and intonation in Pronunciation spot: The sound /´/ (schwa)
Task: speaking questions
WB
Follow up: writing Improve your writing:
Addresses in English

Task: Talk about your family tree Real life: Classroom language Study tip: Learning grammar words
Preparation: listening Pronunciation: Sounding polite Pronunciation spot: The sounds /D/ and /T/
Task: speaking WB
Improve your writing:
Follow up: writing Writing about your family

Task: Find things in common
Preparation: listening
Task: speaking
Real life: Days and times Study tip: Remembering spelling
Pronunciation: Sentence stress Pronunciation spot: Silent syllables
WB
Improve your writing:
Commas, full stops, and and but

Task: Find an e-mail friend
Preparation: reading
Task: reading and speaking
Real life: Asking politely
Pronunciation: Sounding polite
WB
Improve your writing:
A paragraph about a friend
Study tip: Finding spelling in a
dictionary (1)
Pronunciation spot: Words ending in s

Task: Complete a survey about transport Real life: Buying a ticket

Preparation: reading and writing WB
Improve your writing:
Task: speaking Completing an immigration form
Follow up: writing

Task: Describe the differences between Real life: Ordering food and drink Study tip: Finding grammar in a
two pictures Pronunciation: international words; dictionary (1)
Preparation: listening Sounding polite Pronunciation spot: International words
WB
Task: speaking Improve your writing:
Describing food

Task: Tell your life story Real life: Dates and other past time Study tip: Finding grammar in a
Preparation: listening phrases dictionary (2)
Task: speaking Pronunciation: Sentence stress Pronunciation spot: The sounds /O…/ and /‰…/
WB
Follow up: writing Improve your writing:
Time linkers: before, after, then
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Module Language focus Vocabulary Reading / Listening

Module 8 1 Past simple negative forms Describing films Reading: Film facts!
Fact or fiction? Pronunciation: Sentence stress Pronunciation: Word stress Listening: The author
page 68 2 Past simple questions behind the legend

Module 9 1 Comparative adjectives Shops and shopping Reading: The world’s most
Buying and Pronunciation: Stressed and weak syllables famous markets
selling
2 Superlative adjectives
page 78

Module 10 1 Present continuous Clothes Listening: People who

Street life Pronunciation: The sound /IN/ Pronunciation: Vowel sounds wear uniforms
page 86 2 Present simple or Present continuous? Vocabulary and writing:
Describing people

Consolidation A Grammar: Present simple, Present D Listening: Song: Return to Sender

modules 6–10 continuous, Past simple E Reading and speaking: Comparatives and
B Reading and speaking: Snacks around the world superlatives
pages 94–95
C Speaking: Real life F Vocabulary: Word groups

Module 11 1 can and can’t for ability Animals and natural Reading: Amazing facts
The world Pronunciation: Sentence stress and weak forms features about the natural world
around us
2 Question words Listening: Man’s best
page 96 friends?
3 Use of articles (3)
Pronunciation: Different pronunciations of the

Module 12 1 Future intentions: going to, would like to Vocabulary and speaking:
A weekend and want to Going out and staying in
away Pronunciation: Weak form of to
page 104 2 Suggestions and offers
Pronunciation: Sounding polite

Module 13 1 Infinitive of purpose Vocabulary and speaking: Reading: Easy English?

Learning for the Education and careers
2 might and will Listening: My career
future Pronunciation: Silent vowel
Pronunciation: Present and future forms
page 112 sounds

Module 14 1 Present perfect Ways of communicating Reading: Getting in touch

Keeping in Pronunciation: Sentence stress through the ages
touch
2 Time phrases with the Present perfect
page 120 and Past simple

Module 15 1 Prepositions of movement Things in a town Listening: A tour of

Going places Pronunciation: Sentence stress Pronunciation: Word stress Edinburgh
page 128 2 have to, don’t have to, can and can’t
Pronunciation: have to

Consolidation A Verb practice D Listening: Song: Trains and Boats and Planes
modules 11–15 B Articles E Vocabulary: Word groups
pages 136–137 C Writing and speaking

Communication activities pages 138–148 Irregular verbs page 149

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Task
Task: Interview other students about
arts and entertainment
Preparation: listening
Task: speaking
Follow up: writing
Task: Choose souvenirs from your
country
Preparation: listening
Task: speaking
Task: Complete and describe a picture
Preparation: listening
Task: speaking
Task: Devise a general knowledge quiz
Preparation: listening
Task: writing and speaking
Task: Plan a weekend away
Preparation: reading and listening
Task: speaking
Task: Find the right course
Preparation: reading and speaking
Task: speaking
Task: Analyse a questionnaire
Preparation: reading
Task: speaking
Task: Plan a website about your town
Preparation: vocabulary and reading
Task: speaking
Follow up: writing
Language summary pages 150–159
Further skills Study Practise Remember
Real life: Arranging a night out Study tip: Checking and revising
WB Pronunciation spot: Stressed syllables
Improve your writing:
A diary
Real life: Asking in shops Study tip: Finding spelling in a
Pronunciation: Sentence stress in questions dictionary (2)
WB Pronunciation spot: The sound /I/
Improve your writing:
Describing a place
Real life: Street talk
Pronunciation: Sounding polite
WB
Improve your writing:
Correcting mistakes
Real life: Saying quantities and big Study tip: Recording new vocabulary
numbers Pronunciation spot: The sounds /w/ and /h/
WB
Improve your writing:
Punctuation
Real life: Talk about the weather Study tip: Remembering collocations
WB
Improve your writing: Pronunciation spot: Short forms
Write about a holiday place
Real life: Applying for a course Study tip: English outside the
WB classroom
Improve your writing:
Abbreviations (Mr, Mrs, Dr, n/a) Pronunciation spot: The sounds /Å/, /´U/
and /O…/
Real life: Telephoning Study tip: Revising
Pronunciation: Sounding polite Pronunciation spot: The sounds /œ/ and /ø/
WB
Improve your writing:
Writing a note
Real life: Following directions
WB
Improve your writing:
A postcard
Mini-checks pages 160–163 Tapescripts pages 164–175
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Street life
a

Present continuous

Present simple or continuous?

Vocabulary: Clothes

Listening: People who wear uniforms

Vocabulary and writing: Describing people

Task: Complete and describe a picture

Real life: Street talk

b
Language focus 1
Present continuous

1 Look at the three people who are talking on

their mobiles. Do they look happy or not?

2 answer the
Listen to their conversations and
T10.1
questions.
a Who are they talking to?
b What do they say they are doing?
c Are they telling the truth or not?

3 T10.2 Listen and complete the sentences. c

a I for a bus.
b I an important report for
my boss.
c I home.

Grammar
1 We use the Present continuous for actions
happening now or around now.
2 Complete the gaps in the Present
continuous forms.
+ I’m
He/She’ working late.
You/We/They’ Pronunciation
– I’m not
1 T10.3 Listen to ten sentences. Which picture(s) above
He/She tell the truth.
You/We/They do they describe?

? What am I 2 T10.4 Listen and practise the \IN\ sound at the end of
he/she/it doing? the -ing forms.
you/we/they \IN\ \IN\ \IN\
• • •
laughing chatting raining

Read Language summary A on page 156. 3 Look at the tapescript for recording 3 on page 171.
Listen again and practise the sentences.

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Practice 3 Make true sentences for you.

Then compare with a partner.

1 MD Use your mini-dictionary to check the spelling of these -ing forms.

a I (sit) near the door.
I’m not sitting near the door.
a eat c read e sit g drive i ride
I’m sitting near the board.
b buy d play f drink h get j clean
b I (wear) trainers.
c I (chew) gum.
2 Work in pairs. Ask and answer about the photos below. d
e
I (hold) a pencil.
We (listen) to music.
What’s he doing? What are they doing? f I (wear) a jumper.
g Our teacher (write) on the
board.
He’s cleaning windows. They’re playing football. h We (work) hard today.

a b c

d e f

g h i

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module 10 Street life

Vocabulary 2 Work in pairs. Take turns to describe one of the people in the
pictures. Do not say who it is. Your partner guesses.
Clothes
This person is wearing a suit, a blue shirt …
1 a Look at the people in the
pictures. Where are they going?

b MD Tick the things you can see in the 3 Describe a student in your class for your partner to guess.
pictures? Which things are the people
wearing? Which are they carrying? Pronunciation
trousers a skirt a dress 1 T10.5 Look at the pairs of words. Are the vowel sounds
jeans shorts earrings underlined the same (S) or different (D)? Listen and check.
sandals a scarf shoes a tie / tights S f shirt / shorts
tights boots a shirt b coat / scarf D g skirt / suit
a hat trainers a suit c shoes / boots h sandals / handbag
a tie a jumper a jacket d belt / dress i jumper / jacket
a coat socks a T-shirt e socks / gloves j jeans / earrings
a belt a handbag a backpack
a briefcase gloves a sports bag 2 Practise saying the words. Pay attention to the vowel sounds.

We went out onto the streets to see what people are really wearing this summer …

a Pedro, 26, City b Dimitri, 22, tourist. c Helen, 32, accountant. d Camilla, 28. e Mel, 20, art
banker. Going to: Going to: The National Going to: the gym. Going to: her best student.
a business Gallery. friend’s wedding. Going to: college.
appointment.

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Listening Language focus 2

People who wear uniforms Present simple or continuous?

Andy

It’s Friday night and Michelle is getting ready to go

out. At work, Michelle wears dark colours and very
little make-up, so when she goes out she wears
bright colours. This evening she’s wearing a new
Michelle pink top and a blue skirt, and quite a lot of make-up.

1 aWhat
Andy and Michelle wear a uniform in their job.
are their jobs?
b MD What clothes do they wear in their job? Are
their uniforms smart / ugly / heavy / uncomfortable?
c T10.6 Who do you think wears the following?
Listen and check.
a black and white hat a hat that is 300 years old
a white shirt leather trousers black trousers
very big shoes tights
2 Listen again and answer the questions.
a Why is Andy’s uniform uncomfortable?
b Why does he wear women’s tights?
c Do you think he likes his uniform?
d Does Michelle like her uniform generally? Why?
e Which part of her uniform doesn’t she like? Why?
3 Discuss these questions.
• Do you wear a uniform at school or work? Do you
like it? If not, would you like to wear a uniform?
• Who wears a uniform in your country? Which
uniforms do you like best?
MD Look back at the photo of Michelle in uniform
and the photo of her above. In what ways does she
look different? Read and answer the questions.
a What’s Michelle doing at the moment?
b What’s she wearing?
c What kind of colours does she usually wear at work?
d What colours does she wear to go out?
e Does she wear a lot of make-up at work?
f Is she wearing make-up tonight?
Grammar
1 Choose the correct alternative.
Present simple:
She wears dark colours at work.
This is usually true / happening now.
Present continuous:
She’s wearing a pink top tonight.
This is usually true / happening now.
2 a Words we use with the Present simple:
usually always often normally every day
b Words we use with the Present continuous:
now today at the moment

Read Language summary B on page 156.

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Practice Vocabulary and

1 a Choose the correct tense for the questions. writing
Describing people

1 MD Look at the pictures. Who:

a has got a moustache? Mike

b has got long hair?
c has got blue eyes?
d is in his/her thirties?
e is wearing casual clothes?
f is black?
g is slim?
h has got a beard?
i has got a shaved head?
j has got short hair?
k has got blond(e) hair?
l is well-built?
m is wearing smart clothes?
n has got medium-length hair?
o has got a pony-tail?
p is in his/her twenties?
q is very good-looking?

2 Which other words can replace the

blue words?
a He’s got blond hair.
b She’s got blue eyes.
c He’s got a moustache.
b Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions.
d She’s in her thirties.
e She’s tall and slim.
2 averbs
Which questions are the people below discussing? Put the
in the correct tense, Present simple or Present continuous.
3 Work in pairs. Use the sentences in
1
❛ I usually (a) ______ (wear) make-up when I (b) ______ (go) to
work, and when I (c) ______ (go) out in the evening of course, but I
(d) ______ (not wear) any at the moment because I (e) ______ (work)
exercises 1 and 2 to describe the
six people.

❜ 4 Write
at home today. a description of yourself or of

❛
a famous person you all know.
2 I’m quite lucky – in my office everyone’s quite casual. People Describe your (or their) appearance
normally (f) ______ (wear) jeans and maybe a shirt or jumper. Even and how you (or they) dress.
the boss (g) ______ (not wear) a suit. Today it’s really hot so I
I’m (not very tall).
(h) ______ (wear) shorts and sandals, and I (i) ______ (not wear)

❜
I’ve got (short blond hair and
socks.
green eyes).
3
❛ I (j) ______ (wear) shorts today because I (k) ______ (go) to the
gym and it’s very hot, but I (l) ______ (not normally wear) them
I’m in my (thirties).
I wear (glasses).

❜
because I (m) ______ (hate) my legs! I usually wear (jeans and jumpers).
Today I’m wearing (a suit and tie).
b T10.7 Listen and check your answers.

3 Work in groups. Tell other students about what you normally

wear at work/school, at the weekend and when you go out in
the evening.

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Kamilla

Paolo

Sheena

Pedro

Martha Mike

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Task: Complete and describe a picture

Preparation: listening
Picture A

1 Look
right.
at picture A and answer the questions on the a
b
Is it morning or evening?
What is the dog doing? What colour is it?
c What’s the girl doing? What’s she wearing?
What has she got in her right hand?
2 and findListen
T10.8 to someone describing picture A
four mistakes. d What’s the young man wearing?
e Describe the two people in the café.

Picture B

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Task: speaking
1 the same
Look at picture B showing
MD
street in the evening.
Add ten new things from the box
below to the picture. Do not show
anybody your picture.
food and drinks
short/long hair
happy/unhappy faces
beards or moustaches
extra clothes (hats, ties, belts)
people at the windows
accessories (sunglasses, mobiles)
2 Work in pairs. Take turns to
describe your picture and your
partner draws it on the extra copy
of Picture B on page 146. Don’t
look at your partner’s picture. Ask
questions to complete the picture.

Useful language a and b
3 When you have both finished,
compare your picture with
your partner’s original. Are they
the same or not? What are the
differences?
Useful language
a Asking questions
What’s the woman (on the
right) doing?
What’s the man (in the
middle) holding?
What’s he/she wearing?
What’s happening in the
rooms (above) the café?
What kind of hair has he/she
got?
Is he/she smiling?
b Describing your picture
It’s raining.
He’s got long hair.
She’s eating (an ice cream).
Real life
Street talk
1 aListen and check.Tick (✔) the correct thing to say in each situation.
T10.9 MD
You are in the street and …
1 You don’t know the time. How do you ask?
a Excuse me, have you got the time, please?
b Please what time is it, sir?
c Tell me the time, please.
2 You are looking for a seat in a café. What do you say?
a I’d like to sit here.
b Is anyone sitting here?
c Can you move, please?
3A bus is coming. You want to know if it is going to the city centre.
a Would you like to go to the city centre?
b How much is it to the city centre?
c Is this bus going to the city centre?
4 You want to park your car but you do not understand the sign on the
road. What do you ask?
a Am I parking here?
b Is it okay to park here?
c Do you want to park here?
5 You only have a five-pound note and you need some coins to pay for
the car park. What do you say?
a Excuse me, have you got any change, please?
b I’d like some change, please.
c Give me some change, please.
6 You are trying to find the station in a strange town. What do you ask?
a What’s the station?
b How long is the station?
c Is this the way to the station?
7 You want to know when the shops close on Saturdays. What do you ask?
a Are the shops closed on Saturdays?
b What time do the shops close on Saturdays?
c What time are the shops closing on Saturdays?
b Listen again and write the answers.
Pronunciation
1 T10.10 Listen and notice the polite intonation in the questions.
Listen again and repeat, copying the voices on the recording.
2 Practise the conversations with a partner.
2 Choose five of the questions. Walk around the class imagining
that you are in the street. Ask the questions to other students.
They must answer politely.
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