PRONUNCIATION

Unit 1 2 Complete the table with the words in Exercise 1.

/h/ or /w/ in question words a (cat) e (get) i (six) o (not)
1 Look at the question words. two of them start that
0 3 4 5
with the /h/ sound and the others start with the
1 6
/w/ sound. Write /h/ or /w/ next to the words.
2
0 Why /w/
u (bus) or (for) ir (bird)
1 How
2 Where 7 9 11
3 Who 8 10

4 What
3 14 Listen, check, and repeat.
5 When

2 10 Listen, check, and repeat. Unit 3

3 Match the words that sound the same. this / that / these / those
0 Why a now 1 Listen and repeat. Then look at the
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1 How b but underlined sounds and circle the odd sound

out.
2 Where c chair
3 Who d then 0 those go home bored
4 What e I 1 that sad late have
5 When f you 2 them these please meet
4 11 Listen, check, and repeat. 3 give like this sing
4 hot cold know those
Unit 2 5 wife this nice exciting
6 these she get we
Vowel sounds: adjectives
7 famous that family happy
1 13 Listen and repeat the adjectives.
2 17 Listen again, check, and repeat.
angry awful bored busy
friendly funny happy hot
hungry sad thirsty worried

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Unit 4 Unit 6
Word stress in numbers The /eɪ/ vowel sound
1 19 Listen to the words and write them in the 1 25 Listen to these words. They all contain the
correct column according to the stress. /eɪ/ sound. Underline the sound in each word.
eighteen | eighty | forty | fourteen | nineteen 0 break
ninety | sixteen | sixty | thirty | thirteen
0 eight
oO Oo 0 face
eighteen eighty 1 great
2 gray
3 make
4 rainy
5 say
6 straight
2 19 Listen again, check, and repeat.
7 take
8 they
Unit 5
9 waiter
Simple present verbs: third person
1 Complete the table with the correct simple 2 Complete the sentences with the words in
present third person singular form of the verbs in Exercise 1.
the list. 0 How do you say that word in English?
catch | cook | choose | dance | help | look 1 Is your grandmother the woman with the wavy
sing | teach | walk | wash | watch | wish | work hair?
One syllable two syllables 2 Let’s Clara a friendship band for her
birthday!
cooks catches
3 My little sister is years old.
4 These are my friends. like playing
soccer with me.
5 It’s today. Let’s go to the movies.
6 My father’s a at that restaurant.
7 I brush my teeth and wash my every
2 23 Listen, check, and repeat. morning.
8 I like playing tennis. It’s a game!
9 Can you this book to your teacher?
Thank you.
10 My hair’s but my best friend’s hair is
curly.
11 Put your books away. It’s time for a .

3 26 Listen, check, and repeat.

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The /ɔ/ vowel sound Intonation: listing items
1 29  Listen to these words. They all contain the 1 Complete the lists. Then draw a ↑ and a ↓ to show
/ɔ/ sound. Underline the sound in each word. where intonation rises and falls in each list.
arm  | baseball | Brazil | catch | coat | headphones
0 August
library  | Russian |  June  | spring | stove | wife
0 daughter
1 tall
↑ ↑ ↑ ↓
0 March, April, May, and June
2 awful
3 draw 1 son, daughter, husband, and
4 call
2 Japanese, British, , and Turkish
5 autumn
6 fall 3 , skirt, socks, and pants
7 ball
8 walk 4 snowboarding, gymnastics, golf, and

9 water
5 summer, , winter, and fall
2 Complete the sentences with the words in
Exercise 1. 6 watch, choose, throw, and

0 In England, people call “fall” autumn . 7 , shower, fridge, and chair

1 It’s a beautiful day. Let’s go for a .
8 Australia, Scotland, , and Japan
2 In the leaves change to orange and it
gets colder. 9 body, , leg, and face
3 Let’s play soccer. Here’s the . 10 tablet, GPS, , and laptop
4 My birthday’s on the fourth of .
11 , restaurant, museum, and bank
5 The tall girl with the curly hair is my .
2 32   Listen, check, and repeat.
6 This soup has too much salt. It’s !
7 In my free time, I like to pictures.
8 I’m thirsty. Can I have a glass of ,
please?
9 I am short, but my best friend is .
10 I need my phone to my Dad.

3 30   Listen, check, and repeat.

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Unit 9 Unit 11
Intonation: giving two choices Simple past: irregular verbs
1 36   Complete the dialogue with the words in 1 Match the irregular verbs with the words that
the list. Then listen and check. rhyme.
chicken  | fish | fries |  ice cream A
pineapple  |  soup  | tea | water 0 found e a thank
↑ ↓ 1 drank b name
2 came c you
WAITER Would you like 0 soup or salad?
3 knew d caught
WOMAN Salad, please.
4 saw e sound
5 thought f wait
WAITER Chicken or 1 ? 6 ate g draw
WOMAN I think I’ll have 2 today –
with 3 , please. B
WAITER Would you like dessert? 7 took h save
WOMAN Yes, please. 8 said i boat
9 could j bed
WAITER Cake or 4 ? 10 gave k bad
WOMAN I’d prefer fruit – some 5 , 11 wrote l played
please. 12 made m good
WAITER Would you like something to drink? 13 had n book
WOMAN Yes, please – just some 6 .
And a cup of 7 after the 2 45   Listen, check, and repeat.
meal. Thank you.

2 36  Draw ↑ or ↓ above the waiter’s questions.

Unit 12
Then listen, check, and repeat. Word stress: comparatives
1 Write the comparative form of the adjectives.
Unit 10 Underline the stressed syllable.
Simple past: regular verbs 0 slow slower 8 big
1 small 9 hot
1 Say the verbs in the list in the past tense and
decide if they are one syllable or two. Then write 2 quick 10 funny
the verbs in the correct column. 3 cheap 11 easy

dance  |  hate  | help | like | live | need 4 fast 12 healthy

play  | start | wait | walk | want | work 5 cold 13 happy
6 safe 14 far
One syllable Two syllables 7 close 15 good
danced hated
2 47   Listen, check, and repeat.

3 Complete the rule.

When adding -er to make a comparative, the 1first /
second syllable is always stressed.

2 38   Listen, check, and repeat.

3   Listen and complete the rule.

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We only say /ɪd/ when the last sound in the word is a
/ / or a / /.

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