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A1 Unit 1
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Lesson 1A Lesson 1C
SENTENCE STRESS LINKING: consonant to vowel
1 a 1.1 Listen and underline the main stressed word 3 a 1.4 Listen to the linking between t (a consonant
in each sentence. at the end of a word) and i (a vowel at the beginning
1 A: Nice to meet you. of the next word).
B: Nice to meet you, too. They aren’t ͜ in the UK now.
2 A: Where are you from? b 1.5 Listen and mark the consonant to vowel links.
B: I’m from Poland. Where are you from?
1 He’s in Vancouver now.
3 A: Where are you from?
B: I’m from Japan. How about you? 2 We aren’t all British.
4 A: Are you here for the conference? 3 We’re from all over the world.
B: Yes, how about you? 4 I’m an office worker.
b Listen again and repeat. 5 My office is in Chicago.

c Listen again and repeat.

Lesson 1B
SOUNDS: schwa Lesson 1D
2 a 1.2 Listen and tick (✓) the word you hear. STRESS: compounds nouns
1 drive driver 4 a 1.6 Listen and underline the stressed word.
2 play player 1 contact information
3
teach   teacher 2 email address
4 work worker 3 family name
5 drive driver 4 mobile phone
6 play player 5 mobile number
7 teach teacher 6 phone number
8 work worker
b Listen again and repeat.
b 1.3 Listen and repeat the words.
1 doctor SOUNDS AND SPELLING: vowels
2 driver 5 a Match the words with the letters that have the same
3 farmer vowel sound.
4 manager
name new nine phone three 
5 player
6 teacher A
7 worker E
I
O
U

b 1.7 Listen and check.

c Listen again and repeat.

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Lesson 2A Lesson 2C
LINKING: r STRONG AND WEAK FORMS: are
1 a 2.1 Listen to the linking between an r sound at 4 a 2.5 Listen to the strong and weak forms of are.
the end of a word and a vowel sound at the beginning Strong: Yes, they are.
of the next word. Weak: Are these your books?
His family are ͜ in Vancouver.
b 2.6 Listen to the questions and answers and write
b Tick (✓) the sentences with a linking r sound and the underlined are as S (strong) or W (weak).
circle where it is. 1 Where are they from?  W
  1 They’re English. 2 What are their names? 
  2 They’re from the UK. 3 A: Am I late?
  3 This is our dog. B:
Yes, you are. 
  4 This is a picture of our dog. 4 Who are they? 
  5 Her brother’s married. 5 A: Where are your keys?
  6 Her sister isn’t married. B: Here they are. 
  7 You’re from a big family. 6 Are you Carla? 
  8 This is a photo of our friends.
c Listen again and repeat.
  9 This is a photo of our American friends.
10 Is this your mother and father?
Lesson 2D
c 2.2 Listen and check.
SENTENCE STRESS
d Listen again and repeat.
5 a 2.7 Listen and underline the main stressed word
in each sentence.
Lesson 2B
1 How much is this?
SYLLABLES 2 How much is that?

2 a Write the words in the correct group. 3 How much are those cups?
4 Can I pay by card?
box boxes company computer family keys 5 Here you are.
office phones welcome  6 Thank you.
7 Here’s your change.
one syllable two syllables three syllables 8 It’s nine pounds ninety-nine.

b Listen again and repeat.

b 2.3 Listen and check.

c Listen again and repeat.

SOUNDS AND SPELLING: vowels

3 a Underline the word with a different vowel sound in
each group.
1 great please table
2 chair help where
3 phone son those
4 desk pen these
5 key meet my
6 book clock what

b 2.4 Listen and check.

c Listen again and repeat.

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Lesson 3A Lesson 3C
WORD STRESS SOUNDS AND SPELLINGS: vowels
1 a Write the words in the correct group. 4 a Find pairs of words with the same vowel sound.
O = stressed syllable
o = unstressed syllable bed busy cheap city desk eight place
quiet shower town TV wifi 
bookshop café cinema hotel houses market
plural restaurant singular station supermarket b 3.6 Listen and check.

Oo c Listen again and repeat.

Ooo
Oooo Lesson 3D
oO
INTONATION: fall and fall-rise
b 3.1 Listen and check.
5 a 3.7 Listen to the difference between a fall and a
c Listen again and repeat. fall-rise.
1 Fall (): Excuse me.
SOUNDS: letters of the alphabet
2 Fall-rise (): Excuse me.
2 a 3.2 Listen to the letters of the alphabet.
b 3.8 Listen and write a fall arrow () or a fall-rise
b Write the letters of the alphabet in groups with the arrow ().
same vowel sound. 1 Excuse me. 
A H    K 2 Is there a bank near here?
B   D          3 Yes.
F            4 It’s on Main Street.
I  5 Where’s the station, please?  
O 6 Thank you.
Q   7 No problem.
R 8 You’re welcome.
c 3.3 Listen and check. c Listen again and repeat.
d Listen again and repeat.

Lesson 3B
SOUNDS: schwa /ə/
3 a 3.4 Listen to the weak vowel sound called ‘schwa’.

1 Look at this.
2 There are two beds.

b 3.5 Listen and underline the words with schwa.

1 Look at the photos.
2 What can you see?
3 Where are the photos?
4 Are there any flats for us?
5 Is there a lift?
6 What’s in the living room?
7 A bedroom and a bathroom.
8 Ten minutes to the station.

c Listen again and repeat.

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A1 Unit 4
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Lesson 4A Lesson 4D
t in got RHYTHM: telling the time
1 a 4.1 Listen to the sentences. Do you hear a clear t 4 a 4.5 Listen and underline the two main
sound in the word got? Write Y (yes) or N (no). stressed syllables.
1 He’s got a daughter. Y  1 seven o’clock
2 He’s got white hair.  2 half past two
3 I’ve got blonde hair.  3 ten past eleven
4 She’s got dark hair and brown eyes.  4 quarter to four
5 My friend’s got a son and a daughter.  5 twenty past eleven
6 They’ve got two children.  6 ten twenty
7 She’s got a dog.  7 six forty-five
8 I haven’t got any children.  8 seven fifteen

b Listen again and repeat.  9 twelve twenty-seven

10 fifteen fifty-three

Lesson 4B b Listen again and repeat.

SOUNDS AND SPELLING: vowels INTONATION: asking the time

2 a Which word in each group has a different vowel sound? 5 a 4.6 Listen to the two intonation patterns.

1 cold hot long 1 Fall-rise (): Excuse me.

2 book food good 2 Fall (): What time is it?
3 bag camera water b 4.7 Listen and write  or .
4 country house money
1 Excuse me.    What time is it? 
5 coat phone shoe
Half past six. 
6 cheap credit ready
Thank you. 
b 4.2 Listen and check. 2 Excuse me.    What time is it? 
Quarter past two. 
c Listen again and repeat.
Quarter to two? 
No,    quarter past two. 
Lesson 4C Thanks. 

SOUNDS: rhymes c Listen again and repeat.

3 a Do the words rhyme? Write Y (yes) or N (no).
 1 don’t go Y
 2 make take
 3 cheap trip
 4 buy try
 5 drink think
 6 food good
 7 me tea
 8 go show
 9 blue new
10 home Rome
11 phone town
12 four more

b 4.3 Listen and check.

c Listen again and repeat.

d 4.4 Listen and repeat the phrases you hear.

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A1 Unit 5
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Lesson 5A Lesson 5C
SOUNDS AND SPELLING: er, or, ur LINKING /j/ and /w/
1 a 5.1 Listen to the three words. 4 a 5.5 Listen to these examples of linking /j/ (as in

1 more yes) and linking /w/ between a vowel at the end of a

word and a vowel at the beginning of the next word.
2 nurse
3 picture 1 Linking /j/: I ͜ arrive
2 Linking /w/: how ͜ old
b Write the words in the correct group according to their
underlined sounds. b 5.6 Listen and write /j/ or /w/ when you hear
one of these links. Mark where the link is.
dinner exercise forty order Saturday thirty
1 Tea ͜ or coffee? /j/
Thursday turn university word work 
2 How often?
more nurse picture 3 Do you eat meat?
dinner 4 I always drink tea.
5 Do you often go to bed late?
6 I often eat cakes.
7 I usually buy coffee.
c 5.2 Listen and check.
8 Do you always walk to work?
d Listen again and repeat.
c Listen again and repeat.
WORD STRESS
2 a Write the words in the correct stress pattern group.
Lesson 5D
INTONATION: questions with or
breakfast eleven football hospital Saturday
sentences Tuesday Wednesday 5 a 5.7 Listen to the intonation in this question.
Tea or coffee?
Oo breakfast
Ooo b Practise saying these questions, using the same
oOo  intonation.
1 Black coffee or white?
b 5.3 Listen and check.
2 White bread or brown bread?
c Listen again and repeat. 3 Cash or card?
4 Cheese or chicken?
Lesson 5B 5 Wednesday or Thursday?
6 Do you go by train or bus?
WEAK FORMS: schwa
c 5.8 Listen, check your pronunciation and repeat.
3 a 5.4 Listen and underline the words in their weak
form with the ‘schwa’ vowel.
1 I leave home at five o’clock.
2 I take a train to work.
3 I arrive at work at 8.45.
4 I take a boat and a train.
5 Do you drive to the boat?
6 And what time do you arrive?
7 I go to bed at ten.
8 How do your children travel to school?

b Listen again and repeat.

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A1 Unit 6
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Lesson 6A Lesson 6B
SYLLABLES RHYTHM
1 a Write the words in the correct group. 3 a 6.3 Listen to the two stresses.

Around the house

afternoon arrives chocolate classes cycles
doesn’t evening every newspaper people b 6.4 Listen and underline the two stresses.
sandwiches sometimes studies usually  1 Clean the floor.
watches Wednesday
 2 Clean the kitchen.
 3 Go to the supermarket.
two syllables three syllables
 4 She cleans it every week.
 5 She usually washes the dishes.
 6 Yes, she does.
 7 Where does she live?
 8 Who cleans the bathroom?
 9 Who goes to the supermarket?
10 Thank you for your help.

Lesson 6C
b 6.1 Listen and check.
can and can’t
c Listen again and repeat.
4 a 6.5 Listen and write the word you hear.

SOUNDS AND SPELLING: e, ee 1 I can speak Spanish.

2 I play football.
2 a We pronounce the letter e in different ways. Look
3 I read a map.
at the letter e in these words and write them in the
correct column according to how e is pronounced. 4 I build a website.
5 I make a cake.
arrives classes cycles evening every parents 6 I answer all the questions.
seven she sometimes studies three watches
weekend b Listen again and repeat.

where e is pronounced like send Lesson 6D

INTONATION: requests
where e is pronounced like week 5 a 6.6 Listen to the two intonation patterns and
repeat them.
1 Fall (): bike

where e is pronounced like drink 2 Rise (): please

Can I use your bike, please?

b 6.7 Listen and mark the underlined words with a

where e is pronounced like about fall () or rise () arrow.

1 Can you walk the dog, please?    
2 Can you clean the living room, please?  
where e is silent 3 Sure.
4 Yes, you can.  
5 I’m sorry, I can’t.  

c Listen again and repeat.

b 6.2 Listen and check.

c Listen again and repeat.

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A1 Unit 7
1: The Personal Trainer   1C  A new lifestyle

Lesson 7A Lesson 7C
LINKING LINKING: was and were
1 a Look and find examples of linking between words. 4 a Look at the sentences. Does was/were link with the
Write cv (consonant–vowel linking), /r/, /j/ or /w/. sound of the next word? Tick (✓) the sentences where
 1 a holiday ͜ in the mountains /j/ there is a link.
 2 near a big lake ✓ 1 How much was it?
 3 the west of France 2 How much was the room?
 4 We swim every summer. 3 There were a lot of people.
 5 Where is it? 4 Was she OK?
 6 How old is it? 5 Were you cold?
 7 the river in London 6 Were the children with you?
 8 How do you say ‘Hello’ in French? 7 They were in the living room.
 9 I study English. 8 There was a letter for you.
10 in the evening b 7.5 Listen and check.
b 7.1 Listen and check.
c Listen again and repeat.
c Listen again and repeat.
Lesson 7D
Lesson 7B
SENTENCE STRESS
RHYTHM: dates 5 a 7.6 Listen and underline the main stresses.

2 a 7.2 Listen to the two stresses in the dates. The number of stresses is in brackets.

1 May the sixteenth. 1 A ticket to Oxford, please. (2)

2 The sixteenth of May. 2 It leaves from platform ten. (2)
3 How much is a ticket to Oxford, please? (3)
b 7.3 Listen and underline the two stresses.
4 Is that a single or return? (2)
 1 November the first.
5 What time does it arrive? (2)
 2 The first of November.
6 It arrives at twelve thirty-seven. (3)
 3 February the fifteenth.
7 That’s sixty-eight pounds twenty, please. (2)
 4 The fifteenth of February.
8 The next train leaves at nine forty-two. (4)
 5 October the nineteenth.
 6 The nineteenth of October.
b Listen again and repeat.
 7 August the twenty-second.
 8 The twenty-second of August.
 9 December the thirty-first.
10 The thirty-first of December.

c Listen again and repeat.

WEAK FORMS: was and were

3 a 7.4 Listen and write the word you hear: is, was,
are or were.
1 She 90 this year.
2 My birthday on the third of July.
3 There seven people in the class.
4 There fish for lunch.
5 The food really good.
6 The restaurants busy.

b Listen again and repeat.

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A1 Unit 8
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Lesson 8A Lesson 8C
don’t and didn’t do and did
1 a 8.1 Listen and write the word you hear. 4 a 8.4 Listen and write the word you hear.

1 I didn't live at home. 1 What time did you get up?

2 I like my school. 2 you go to the lake?
3 I walk to school every day. 3 I take photos.
4 I watch TV every day. 4 Who you go with?
5 I travel to school by train. 5 We go to the café every day.
6 I study with the same teacher every day. 6 What you do at the weekend?

b Listen again and repeat. 7 you learn English at school?

8 you take sandwiches with you?
t and d b Listen again and repeat.
2 a 8.2 Listen and mark a tick (✓) where the
underlined letter t or d is pronounced clearly and Lesson 8D
a cross (✗) where it is not.
 1 School days   INTONATION: being friendly and interested
 2 People visit the park.   5 a 8.5 Listen to two versions of each sentence.
 3 The new school year starts. Which speaker sounds more friendly and interested?
 4 People stay at hotels. Circle A or B.
 5 At school    1 Hello. A/B
 6 I walked to school every day.    2 Good evening. A/B
 7 My English was not good.  3 How are you? A/B
 8 It was a happy time.  4 How are things? A/B
 9 We cleaned the car.    5 Are you OK? A/B
10 I didn’t live at home.  6 Fine, thanks, and you? A/B
11 I lived in Poland for six years.   7 I’m very well, thank you. A/B
12 Lessons started at eight o’clock.     8 Bye. A/B
b Listen again and repeat.  9 See you later. A/B
10 Did you have a good weekend? A / B

Lesson 8B b 8.6 Listen to the friendly and interested versions

and repeat them.
SOUNDS AND SPELLING: vowels
3 a Find pairs of words with the same vowel sound.

bought clean drove go here lost made

meet met night play put took washed
went wore write year

b 8.3 Listen and check.

c Listen again and repeat.

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A1 Unit 9
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Lesson 9A Lesson 9C
THE LETTER h STRONG AND WEAK FORMS
1 a 9.1 Listen and write a tick (✓) where you hear h 3 a 9.3 Listen and write S where the underlined
and a cross (✗) where you don’t hear it. words are strong, and W where they are weak.
 1 At the hotel. 1 A: Have you got some paper? W
 2 Behind the sofa. B: Here, you can have this.
 3 A photo from our holiday. 2 A: Can you speak French?
 4 He’s a nurse. B:
Well, I can, but not very well.
 5 Here are the photos. 3 A: What do you like doing at the weekend?
 6 He works with her. B:
I usually do a lot of cooking.
 7 What’s his name? 4 A: Are your English lessons good?
 8 That’s his wife. B: Yes, they are.
 9 In a hospital. 5 A: Did you pass the exam?
10 Who’s in front of him? B: No, did you?
11 He works with her.
b Listen again and repeat.
12 This is his daughter.
13 I don’t often talk to her.
14 What’s his name?
Lesson 9D
b Listen again and repeat. SENTENCE STRESS
4 a 9.4 Listen and underline the main stresses in each

Lesson 9B sentence. (The number of stresses is in brackets.)

 1 Let’s do something. (1)
CONTRASTIVE STRESS  2 The film starts at eight. (3)
2 a 9.2 Listen and underline the two main stresses  3 Shall we go at seven thirty? (2)
in each sentence.  4 Good idea. (2)
1 I hate reading, but my sister loves it.  5 That’s a great idea. (3)
2 She doesn’t like running, but she likes dancing.  6 I don’t like it. (2)
3 I like reading books, but I don’t like reading newspapers.  7 I went there last week. (2)
4 Their children don’t like travelling by car, so they always  8 Where shall we go? (2)
go by train.  9 Shall we walk to the lake? (2)
5 I don’t like playing football, but I enjoy watching it. 10 What shall we watch? (2)
6 We don’t like cooking, so we often go to restaurants.
b Listen again and repeat.
7 I enjoy watching films at the cinema, but not on TV.
8 They don’t like staying at home at the weekend, so SOUNDS: schwa
they usually go somewhere.
5 a 9.5 Listen to the three examples of the weak
b Listen again and repeat. sound ‘schwa’ in this sentence.
Shall we walk to the lake?

b 9.6 Listen and underline the ‘schwa’ sounds in

each sentence. (The number of sounds is in brackets.)
1 What shall we do? (1)
2 At seven thirty. (2)
3 You can fly a plane. (2)
4 To a Thai restaurant. (1)
5 We were there last week. (1)
6 Staying at home at the weekend. (3)
7 Can we go to the cinema? (5)
8 Do you like the idea? (2)

c Listen again and repeat.

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A1 Unit 10
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Lesson 10A Lesson 10C

UNSTRESSED WORDS IN FAST SPEECH INTONATION: introducing sentences
1 a 10.1 Listen and write the words that you hear. 4 a 10.4 Listen and repeat these phrases. Notice the

1 Tell us what you'd like to do. intonation.

2 Where go?  1 Later
3 Would money?  2 Tonight
4 I business.  3 Tomorrow
5 I change jobs.  4 This weekend
6 I live in a small flat.  5 Next week
7 Why start a business?  6 Yesterday
8 What weekend?  7 On Thursday
 8 Last week
b Listen again and repeat.
 9 Last month
SOUNDS AND SPELLING: o, oa, oo, or, ou, ow 10 In 2015

2 a We pronounce the letters o, oa, oo, or, ou and ow in b 10.5 Listen and repeat the sentences, with the

different ways. Write the words in the correct group. same intonation.
 1 Later, I’m going to watch a film.
around boat clothes company home love  2 Tonight, we’re going to a restaurant.
Monday money month morning mountains
 3 Tomorrow, I’m going to start a new job.
move open room shop sports town world
 4 This weekend, we’re going to visit some friends.
 5 Next week, I’m going to clean the kitchen.
food
 6 Yesterday, I watched a good film on TV.
house  7 On Thursday, we visited some friends.
job  8 Last week, I made a cake.
 9 Last month, it was my birthday.
more
10 In 2015, I cycled round Europe.
no

son Lesson 10D

work SENTENCE STRESS: invitations

b 10.2 Listen and check. 5 a 10.6 Listen and mark the one main stress in
each sentence.
c Listen again and repeat. 1 We’re going to have a small party.
2 We’re going to have a small party on Friday night.
Lesson 10B 3 Would you like to come?
4 Would you like to come with us?
STRESS IN WORDS AND PHRASES
5 Would you like to have dinner?
3 a Write the words and phrases in the correct stress 6 Would you like to have dinner with us on Saturday?
pattern group. 7 I work on Saturday.
8 I work on Saturday evenings.
dessert football future music party restaurant
salad sandwiches vegetable weekend b Listen again and repeat.

Oo
oO
Ooo 

b 10.3 Listen and check.

c Listen again and repeat.

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