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UNIT 1 UNIT 2

Lesson 1A  People and places Lesson 2A  Families

WORD STRESS: identifying syllables SOUNDS: /ʌ/
1 a 1 American – 4 syllables 1 a 1 son  3 uncle  4 brother  7 mother
2 Australian – 4 syllables
3 Brazilian – 4 syllables SENTENCE STRESS: key words
4 German – 2 syllables
5 English – 2 syllables 2 a 1 This is Ben, he’s my brother. (name, noun)
6 Japanese – 3 syllables 2 Her sister’s name is Sue. (noun, name)
7 Chinese – 2 syllables 3 My aunt lives in France. (noun, name)
8 Russian – 2 syllables 4 Their uncle speaks five languages. (noun, number, noun)
5 This is my cousin, Simon. (noun, name)
6 His brother and sister are students. (noun, noun, noun)
SENTENCE STRESS: short forms
7 That’s her brother, John. (noun, name)
2 a 1 We’re  2 I am  3 He’s  4 They aren’t  5 I’m not 8 Your cousin has a car. (noun, noun)  
6 Alef is  7 He isn’t  8 They’re
Lesson 2B  After the party
Lesson 1B  All about me
SOUNDS: /z/
WORD STRESS: /ə/
3 a 1 Whose bag is this?
3 a 1 colour  4 actor  5 teacher  6 Argentina  8 September 2 Does he have any sisters?
These final syllables are all unstressed. 3 That bag is his.
4 Have you seen my gloves?
Lesson 1C  For sale 5 Where’s my scarf?
6 These are my uncle’s sunglasses.
CONNECTED SPEECH: is 7 That’s my grandma’s earring.

4 a 1 is  2 ’s  3 is  4 is  5 is  6 ’s  7 is  8 ’s Lesson 2C  Special things
SOUNDS: /θ/ and /ð/ WORD STRESS: identifying syllables
5 a 1 this /ð/  2 those /ð/  3 thanks /θ/  4 three /θ/  4 a 1 3  2 2  3 2  4 3  5 3  6 2  7 2  8 2
5 these /ð/  6 thing /θ/  7 that /ð/  8 thought /θ/
INTONATION: questions and statements
Lesson 1D  English in action
5 a 1 U  2 D  3 U  4 D  5 D  6 U  7 D
SENTENCE STRESS: key words The voice goes up in questions and down in
statements.
6 a   1 It’s ten thirty.
  2 It’s six twenty-five. Lesson 2D  English in action
  3 It’s quarter past eight.
  4 It’s twelve thirty. SENTENCE STRESS: key words
  5 It’s one o’clock in the afternoon.
6 a 1 How many bottles would you like? (noun, verb)
  6 It’s five o’clock in Tokyo.
2 Would you like a bag? (verb, noun)
  7 It’s four forty-five.
3 Anything else? (noun)
  8 It’s twenty past ten. 4 Cash or card? (noun, noun)
  9 What time is it in London? 5 Where do I pay? (question word, verb)
10 It’s midday. 6 Can I pay by card? (verb, noun)

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UNIT 3 UNIT 4

Lesson 3A Lesson 4A  A nice area

SOUNDS: identifying vowels WORD STRESS: stressed syllables
1 a 1 book, cook, look 1 a 1 police station
2 day, May, play, stay 2 hospital
3 Turk, work 3 post office
4 fork, talk, walk 4 bus station
5 car park
SENTENCE STRESS: key words 6 stadium
7 train station
2 a 1 My mum sometimes goes out with her friends. 8 theatre
(adverb, noun)
2 I rarely go to the cinema. (adverb, noun) CONNECTED SPEECH: weak forms
3 She always cooks dinner on Fridays. (adverb, noun)
4 John never reads books. (adverb, noun) 2 a 1 are  2 any  3 an  4 are  5 a  6 a  7 are, and, are 
5 We sometimes play tennis on Tuesdays. 8 are, a, of
(adverb, noun, noun) These words are difficult to hear because they’re
6 Liz plays the piano twice a week. (noun, noun) unstressed (weak) in connected speech.
7 I always brush my teeth in the morning.
(adverb, noun, noun) Lesson 4B  Homes
8 They usually walk the dog in the afternoon.
(adverb, noun, noun) CONNECTED SPEECH: repeated consonants

Lesson 3B  A night’s work 3 a 1 It’s a big garage.

2 There’s a small living room.
SOUNDS: /z/ and /s/ 3 Is this the club bar?
4 It’s a hot time of year.
3 a 1 Has /z/  2 Does /z/  3 Is /z/, class /s/  4 does /z/ 5 The boy has four red cars.
5 pass /s/  6 Does /z/  7 bags /z/, has /z/  8 please /z/ 6 What fantastic curtains!
7 The bed doesn’t fit the room.
Lesson 3C  Going out 8 It’s a nice cinema.

SOUNDS: /ʌ/ b In connected speech, when the same consonant is

repeated at the end of one word and the beginning of the
4 a 1 mug  2 brother  4 does  5 mother  6 luck  8 doesn’t next, they merge into one without any pause between
them.
CONNECTED SPEECH: do
SOUNDS: /g/ and /dʒ/
5 a 1 U  2 U  3 U  4 S  5 S  6 S  7 S  8 U
4 a 1 /g/  2 /dʒ/, /g/  3 /g/  4 /dʒ/  5 /g/, /dʒ/  6 /g/ 
Lesson 3D  English in action 7 /g  8 /dʒ/

SOUNDS: /h/ Lesson 4C  Be prepared

6 a 1 hear  2 hotel  3 hair  5 happy  6 who  8 how
CONNECTED SPEECH: to
5 a 1 U  2 S  3 U  4 U  5 S  6 U  7 U  8 S
b The pronunciation of to when in the unstressed position is
weak, so /tə/.

Lesson 4D  English in action

INTONATION: polite questions
6 a 1 A  2 A  3 B  4 A  5 A  6 B  7 A  8 B
b In polite questions the intonation goes up at the end.
Flat intonation sounds rude in English.

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SENTENCE STRESS: key words

UNIT 5
2 a 1 The café is in the park. (noun, noun)
2 The bus stop is outside the church. (noun, noun)
Lesson 5A  What does he look like?
3 The bookshop is next to the cinema. (noun, noun)
SOUNDS: /ɒ/ and /ɔː/ 4 The concert is in the town centre. (noun, noun)
5 The restaurant is near the theatre. (noun, noun)
1 a 1 long /ɒ/  2 short /ɔː/  3 strong /ɒ/  4 small /ɔː/  6 The gift shop is inside the museum.
5 tall /ɔː/  6 blonde /ɒ/  7 more /ɔː/  8 hot /ɒ/       (noun, preposition, noun)
7 The castle is on the hill. (noun, noun)
SENTENCE STRESS: key words 8 I’m at the bank. (subject, noun)

2 a 1 She’s got long, blonde hair. Lesson 6B  A good weekend

2 He’s got big, green eyes.
3 Jessie’s quite tall. SOUNDS: silent consonants
4 What does he look like?
5 How tall is your sister? 3 a 1 Last week I bought a car.
6 He’s quite old. 2 We talked about our relationship.
7 John’s got a thin face. 3 I caught a really big fish!
8 He’s got short, grey hair. 4 John knew Tom from his music club.
The stressed (key) words are names, nouns and adjectives. 5 We walked along the beach all afternoon.
6 We brought a picnic with us to the concert.
7 I started the job on Wednesday.
Lesson 5B  How was it?
8 Sally is a very honest person.
CONNECTED SPEECH: weak and strong forms
Lesson 6C  A different world
3 a 1 S  2 U  3 S  4 S  5 S  6 U  7 S  8 U
INTONATION: short answers
b The vowel is pronounced /ə/ in questions and negative
sentences when was is unstressed. 4 a 1 I did  2 they didn’t  3 he was  4 they weren’t  5 I am 
6 we aren’t  7 you did  8 she isn’t
SOUNDS: /w/
SENTENCE STRESS: /ə/
4 a 1 women  2 were  6 which  8 weak
5 a 1 I worked as a teacher.
Lesson 5C  You can do it! 2 We walked to the next town.
3 I worked for a company in the city.
CONNECTED SPEECH: can 4 She listened to the radio every night.
5 They danced at the disco together.
5 a 1 U  2 S  3 S  4 U  5 S  6 U  7 U  8 S 6 He went to the boys’ school.
7 She met with her friends after school.
Lesson 5D  English in action 8 They talked for an hour on the phone.
They are pronounced /ə/ because they are weak forms in
INTONATION: requests
the unstressed position in the sentence.
6 a 1 D  2 D  3 D  4 D  5 D  6 D
Lesson 6D  English in action
b The voice goes up then down at the end in all of the polite
requests. INTONATION: apologies
6 a 2 Sorry, someone’s sitting there.
UNIT 6 4 I’m a bit late, sorry.
5 I’m sorry, I’m busy at the moment.
7 I forgot my book. Sorry.
Lesson 6A  Events
SOUNDS: /d/, /t/ and /id/
1 a 1 watched /t/  2 wanted /id/  3 looked /t/ 
4 washed /t/  5 arrived /d/  6 played /d/ 
7 started /id/  8 finished /t/

      

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UNIT 7 UNIT 8

Lesson 7A  Food Lesson 8A  A great time

WORD STRESS: identifying syllables, nouns SOUNDS: /aʊ/ and /ʌ/
1 a 1 syllable: eggs, fish, fruit, meat, rice, sweets, tea 1 a 1 found /aʊ/  2 country /ʌ/  3 sound /aʊ/  4 sun /ʌ/ 
2 syllables: chicken, coffee, ice cream, pasta, salad, 5 outside /aʊ/  6 lunch /ʌ/  7 mountain /aʊ/ 
soft drinks 8 cloud /aʊ/
3 syllables: bananas, frozen food, potatoes, vegetables
SOUNDS: /ɳ/
SOUNDS: /e/, /æ/ and /ɔ:/
2 a 2 ring  4 boring  5 wing  7 raining  8 song 
2 a 1 /æ/  2 /e/  3 /e/  4 /æ/  5 /ɔ:/  6 /æ/  7 /æ/  9 interesting

Lesson 7B  Shopping Lesson 8B  Weather

SOUNDS: /tʃ/ and /dʒ/ INTONATION: emphasis

3 a 1 /tʃ/  2 /dʒ/  3 /tʃ/  4 /dʒ/  5 /tʃ/  6 /dʒ/  3 a 1 It is raining.

7 /dʒ/  8 /tʃ/ 3 I am really hungry.
6 I do not need a jacket.
8 We are leaving now.
Lesson 7C  Unusual cafés
Lesson 8C  Travel talk
SENTENCE STRESS: identifying syllables,
comparatives CONNECTED SPEECH: phrasal verbs
4 a 2 syllables: cooler, darker, fresher, later 4 a 1 Get off the bus at the museum.
3 syllables: busier, earlier, healthier, heavier, more 2 We’ll get back home very late tomorrow.
crowded, more modern 3 Where do we get off for the zoo?
4+ syllables: more comfortable, more popular 4 Get on the number 10 bus.

SENTENCE STRESS: key words WORD STRESS: identifying syllables, superlatives

5 a 1 This café is nicer than the other one. 5 a 2 syllables: cheapest, furthest, oldest, shortest, slowest,
2 The traffic is busier in the morning than the afternoon. tallest
3 This city is more beautiful than mine. 3 syllables: easiest, friendliest, prettiest
4 The office is noisier than the meeting room. 4+ syllables: most beautiful, most delicious, most
5 This chair is more comfortable than that one. expensive
6 My dessert was nicer than yours.
7 A Ferrari is faster than a Fiat. Lesson 8D  English in action
8 Is your jacket warmer than mine?
The word than is not stressed in comparative forms. SOUNDS: /w/ in question words

Lesson 7D  English in action 6 a 1 /w/  2 /w/  3 /h/  4 /w/  5 /w/  6 /h/

SENTENCE STRESS: stress patterns

UNIT 9
6 a 1 Can I have a cup of tea please?
2 Any hot drinks with that?
3 Can I help you? Lesson 9A  Good advice
4 I’d like this sandwich please.
5 Eat in or take away? SENTENCE STRESS: should
6 How much is that?
1 a 1 U  2 S  3 U  4 S  5 U  6 S  7 S  8 U
7 Can I pay by card?
8 I’ll have a latte please. b should is usually unstressed in affirmative sentences, and
stressed in questions and negative sentences.

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SENTENCE STRESS: weak forms Lesson 10B  Formal or casual?

2 a 1 You should take an umbrella. It’s raining.
2 You shouldn’t eat too much sugar.
3 Should I wear a coat?
4 We should go for a walk before it rains.
5 You should come over for dinner next week.
6 I shouldn’t eat so much cake.
7 I should come with you so you don’t get lost.
8 You should wear sunscreen. It’s hot.
b The grammatical words like pronouns and articles and some
prepositions are unstressed.
Lesson 9B  My goals
CONNECTED SPEECH: have to
4 a 1 You don’t have to wear a uniform.  N
2 You have to bring ID.  P
3 She doesn’t have to work in the evenings.  N
4 We have to study a lot.  P
5 You don’t have to wear sports shoes.  N
6 Do we have to pay now?  Q
7 Tim doesn’t have to go home until tomorrow. N
8 Does the desktop have to be green?  Q
b The verb have to is stressed in positive sentences but not in
negative sentences or questions.

SOUNDS: /ɪ/ and /aɪ/ Lesson 10C  A digital world

3 a 1 find /aɪ/  2 fit /ɪ/  3 decide /aɪ/  4 finish /ɪ/ 
SENTENCE STRESS: short forms
5 buy /aɪ/  6 think /ɪ/  7 time /aɪ/  8 exercise /aɪ/
4 a 1 I’ve never been to Ireland.  S
CONNECTED SPEECH: to 2 Have you read this book?  F
3 John hasn’t ever owned a car.  S
4 a 1 /tə/  2 /tə/  3 /tu:/  4 /tə/  5 /tu:/  6 /tə/  7 /tə/  4 She has never eaten seafood.  F
8 /tu:/ 5 Sally’s never used a printer.  S
b When to is in the unstressed position in the middle of the 6 I haven’t ever seen a French film.  S
sentence, it’s pronounced /tə/. In the final position it’s 7 Have you ever tried Korean food? F
usually stressed for emphasis and pronounced /tu:/. 8 Harry’s never had a pet.  S

b We don’t use the short form in questions.

Lesson 9C  New experiences 
WORD STRESS: multi-syllable words
INTONATION: suggestions
5 a 1 technology  2 downloaded  3 internet 
5 a 1 U  2 U  3 U  4 U  5 U  6 U
4 text message  5 headphones  6 multiplayer 
b The voice goes up during suggestions. 7 smartphone  8 speakers
The two-syllable words have similar stress patterns.
Lesson 9D  English in action
Lesson 10D  English in action
INTONATION: replies
INTONATION: compliments
6 a 1 P  2 N  3 N  4 P  5 N  6 N  7 P  8 P
6 a 1 Your home is so nice.  (adjective)
2 You’re so funny.  (adjective)
UNIT 10 3 You dance really well.  (adverb)
4 Your town is so beautiful.  (adjective)
Lesson 10A  Living together 5 You always make delicious food. (adjective)
6 You play the piano beautifully. (adverb)
WORD STRESS: collocations 7 You’re so clever.  (adjective)
8 Your dress is lovely.  (adjective)
1 a 1 do the laundry V, N
2 share the bills V, N b The adjective or adverb carries the main stress.
3 cook the dinner V, N
4 clean the windows V, N
5 do the shopping V, N
6 wash the dishes V, N
7 tidy my room V, N
8 clean the bathroom V, N

b Nouns carry the main stress in collocations.

SOUNDS: /əʊ/
2 a 1 alone  3 own  6 go  7 so  8 clothes  11 broken 
12 home

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