Student’s Book

Michele Crawford

Students are reminded that they

must not write in this book.
 LISTENING AND
UNIT VOCABULARY GRAMMAR READING
PRONUNCIATION

STARTER UNIT Celebrations Dates Question words Clothes Possessive adjectives

page 4 Languages around the world can / can’t be Classroom language Getting to know people

UNIT
WHAT DO Free time Present simple A magazine interview: Listening:
1 YOU LIKE?
page 10
activities
Skills and
Present continuous
Present simple and present
Urban sports: a teen
perspective
A TV talent show: singing
and dancing
abilities continuous
Cultural awareness Pronunciation: Third
Grammar in context: Art Four teen days out in person verb endings
the UK Intonation in questions

UNIT
FACT OR Literature Past simple A magazine article: Listening: An interview:
2 FICTION?
page 20
Professions was / were
could / couldn’t
The story of the mobile
phone novel
People who changed the
world
Grammar in context: Literature Cultural awareness: Pronunciation: Past
A quick guide to the simple endings
Edinburgh Fringe Festival

UNIT
WILD Weather Past continuous A news report: Saved by Listening:
3 WEATHER
page 30
Natural disasters Adverbs
Past simple and past
an MP3 player! A TV programme: natural
disasters
Cultural awareness
continuous
A natural disaster in New Pronunciation: Weak
Grammar in context: Zealand forms: was and
Famous disasters were
Collaborative project 1: Giving a talk page 40

UNIT
LIFE ON Geography and Comparatives and An online news article: Listening: A discussion:
4 EARTH
page 42
landscape
Animals
superlatives
a / an, some, any
Family wanted to live on
an island
A project
Pronunciation: in
much, many, a lot of
Cultural awareness comparatives and
Grammar in context: Thula Thula Wildlife superlatives
Natural science Reserve Difficult sounds: /g/ and

UNIT
LET´S Science will / won’t A magazine article: Listening: An experiment:
5 EXPERIMENT!
page 52
Science in the
classroom
First conditional Six amazing predictions
for the future!
Science in the
classroom
Grammar in context:
Science Cultural awareness Pronunciation: Short
A day in the life of an form of will: ’ll
astronaut

UNIT
MONEY Jobs and chores be going to An online message board: Listening: Interviews
6 page 62 Money and
shopping
will and be going to
Future time expressions
Tips for making money in the street: The Style
Show
Cultural awareness
would like
A quick guide to Pronunciation:
Grammar in context: second-hand shopping Difficult sounds: /w/
Maths Difficult sounds: /s/ at
the beginning of words
Collaborative project 2: Making a poster Page 72

UNIT
JOURNEYS Transport Present perfect: affirmative A feature article: Journey Listening: A TV
7 page 74 Verbs of
movement(1)
and negative
Present perfect: questions
into the modern world programme: Electric
bikes
Cultural awareness
and short answers
Route 66 Pronunciation: Difficult
Grammar in context: Transport sounds: and

UNIT
GOOD LUCK, Sport and Present perfect + for and An online magazine article Listening: A radio
8 BAD LUCK
page 84
competitions
Verbs of
since
Present perfect and past
Superstition in sport programme: Superstitions
Cultural awareness Pronunciation: Linking
movement(2) simple
Irish beliefs and words: final consonant +
Grammar in context: History superstitions vowel sound

UNIT
TAKE CARE Personal issues should / shouldn’t An information leaflet: Listening: A phone
9 page 94 Health must / mustn’t
Tense review: present, past
Cyberbullying and how to
deal with it
conversation: A
helpline
and future
Cultural awareness Pronunciation:
Grammar in context: The Outback Survival Intonation:
PSHE (Personal, Social, Health Guide expressing feelings
and Economic Education)
Collaborative project 3: Making a tourist information leaflet Page 104
 DIGITAL EXTERNAL EXAM
INTEGRATED SKILLS WRITING
COMPETENCE TRAINER

At an activity camp A personal profile Web quest: Urban sports Speaking: A

Reading: An advert Culture video: Museums and conversation
Writing focus:
Listening: A phone conversation galleries page 107
because and so
Writing & Speaking: Asking for personal CLIL task: Impressionist artists
information

A visit to King Arthur’s Labyrinth A review Web quest: Research a writer Listening: Matching key
Reading: An information leaflet Culture video: Scotland information
Writing focus:
Listening: Phone information CLIL task: Novels by Charles page 109
also and too
Writing & Speaking: Asking about an Dickens
experience

In the news A fictional narrative Web quest: If lightning strikes Speaking: Discussing
Reading: Newspaper headlines Culture video: Charities a topic
Writing focus:
Listening: A weather report CLIL task: A natural disaster page 111
Sequencing words
Writing & Speaking: Reacting to news and expressions

A day as a volunteer A geographical Web quest: A Scottish island Listening: Multiple-

Reading: A web page description Culture video: Animals choice answers
Listening: Conversations CLIL task: Natural science page 113
Writing focus:
Writing & Speaking: Expressing preferences Order of adjectives

: Making a time capsule An opinion essay Web quest: Speaking: Describing

Reading: How to make a time capsule Predictions about science a photo
Writing focus: On the
Listening: Classroom instructions about a time Culture video: Technology page 115
one hand and On the
capsule project CLIL task: Science facts about
other hand
Writing & Speaking: Making suggestions the natural world

All about pocket money An informal letter Web quest: Part-time and Listening: Completing
Reading: A magazine article temporary jobs a table or diagram
Writing focus:
Listening: Radio programme Culture video: Shopping page 117
Using pronouns
Writing & Speaking: Asking for a favour CLIL task: Maths

All about transport A blog post Web quest: The Amish Speaking: Talking about
Reading: The Manchester Metrolink Culture video: Transport a prepared topic
Writing focus:
Listening: At the train station CLIL task: History of transport page 119
really and a bit
Writing & Speaking: Asking for travel
information

At the leisure centre An email Web quest: A famous athlete Listening: Open
Reading: A timetable Culture video: Ireland questions
Writing focus:
Listening: Announcements CLIL task: History of page 121
Using adjectives
Writing & Speaking: Making arrangements superstitions

All about holiday health An instant message Web quest: A Social networking Listening: Correcting
Reading: A first aid kit site sentences
Writing focus:
Listening: Talking about a mobile app Culture video: Australia page 123
Using different tenses
Writing & Speaking: Talking about health CLIL task: PSHE (Personal,
Social, Health and Economic
Education)
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STARTER
IT’S MY
LIFE! a

Vocabulary
Celebrations
1 1.02 Match the words in the box with
the pictures. Then listen and repeat. Which
celebrations can’t you see?

birthday Christmas Easter wedding

New Year carnival
d

c
b

2 1.03 Listen and write the four celebrations Question words

in your notebook.
What do you eat on Christmas Day?
3 What other important celebrations are there in How do you celebrate Easter?
your country? Write two in your notebook. When do the school holidays start?
Where do you go on New Year’s Eve?
Which day don’t you like?
Grammar 6 Copy and complete the questions with
Dates question words.
4 Copy the dates into your notebook. Then say 1 … month do you like best?
them. 2 … is your birthday?
3 … do you do on your birthday?
02/05/08 4 … do you celebrate New Year?
2nd May 2008 5 … would you like to go on holiday?
The second of May, two thousand and eight.
1 16/09/96 3 01/05/11 EXPRESS YOURSELF
2 28/02/00 4 03/01/05
7 Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions
5 Work in pairs. Tell each other the dates. from exercise 6.

Halloween’s on the thirty-first of October. Which month do you like best ?

1 Christmas Day 4 April Fool’s Day I like July best.
2 New Year’s Day 5 Valentine’s Day
3 Christmas Eve

4 Vocabulary
Digital extension:
course: InteractiveWorkbook
grammar page
table 000
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Vocabulary
Clothes
1 1.04 Listen and read. Then write the names of the people in your notebook.

OUR FAVOURITE
CLOTHES
1 My favourite clothes are my jeans!
I wear them with a T-shirt in summer
and with a jumper in winter. I always
wear trainers.
Who am I?
2 I love my new jacket. It looks great
with my scarf and my brown boots!
Who am I?
3 This is my favourite dress. It looks
nice with these sandals.
Nina I sometimes wear a jacket with it if
Lucy Chris it’s cold.
Who am I?

2 What are you wearing? Name your clothes with Possessive ’s

the words in blue.
We use ’s or ’ to show possession.
3 Can you think of any more clothes words? We can use ’s for has.
Write as many as you can in one minute. We can use ’s for is.
Stella’s hair is blond. = Her hair is blond.
The boys’ hats are new. = Their hats are new.
Grammar He’s got brown eyes. = He has got brown eyes.
Adam’s Scottish. = Adam is Scottish.
Possessive adjectives
6 Write ’ in the correct place in the sentences.
4 Copy and complete the table.
Mr Beans face is funny.
subject possessive Mr Bean’s face is funny.
pronoun adjective
I (1) …
you your
he / she / it (2) … / her / (3) …
we (4) …
you your
they (5) …

5 Complete the sentences with possessive 1 The dogs coats 2 The girls got old
adjectives. are red. trainers.
1 Lucy’s dress is brown and … sandals are brown.
2 Chris’s jeans are blue and … jumper is grey.
3 Lucy, Chris and Nina are happy. They like …
clothes!
4 I’m wearing a new jacket with … jeans.
5 Do you like fashion? What are … favourite
clothes?
3 Janes happy. 4 The boys T-shirts
are big.
Digital course: Interactive grammar table 5
 Vocabulary
Languages around the world
1 In which of the countries in the box is English the
first language of most people? In which one isn’t
English the main language?

Australia the USA Scotland India

New Zealand Ireland Wales

2 Look at the countries. Copy and complete the table

with the languages they speak there.

the Netherlands Spain Russia China France

Italy Poland Japan Germany

-ish -an -ese -ch

Dutch

3 Do the quiz in pairs. How much do you know about

English and other languages?
LOOK!
The United Kingdom is a country that includes
England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Three of those regions (England, Scotland and
Wales) are in Great Britain.

The Language 1 How many

Quiz!
languages are ther
e
in the world?

a) 600 b) 6,500 c)
16,000

2 How many people

speak English as 3 Which language
their first language? is spoken by more
people than English?

a) 50 million b) 120 million c) 400

million
a) Spanish b) Russian c) Chine
se
4 What percentage
ails
of the world’s em 5 Which of these
are in English? English words is used
the most?
c) 65%
a) 40% b) 50% a) OK b) yes c) hello

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Grammar
can / can’t 4 Are the sentences true or false? Correct the
false sentences. Use short forms of be.
can / can’t + verb Edinburgh is the capital of England.
We use can / can’t to show ability / lack of Edinburgh isn’t the capital of England. It’s the
ability. After can / can’t, we use the infinitive capital of Scotland.
without to.
1 Great Britain is an island.
I can speak English.
2 Juan and Pilar are English names.
He can’t speak Japanese.
3 London and Manchester are small cities.
1 Complete the sentences about you with can 4 British people’s favourite drink is tea.
or can’t.
questions and short answers
I can’t speak Chinese. Am I a teenager?
1 I … play a musical instrument. Yes, I am. / No, I’m not.
2 I … count to 100 in English. Are we / you / they friends?
3 I … swim. Yes, we / you are. / No, we / you aren’t.
4 I … drive a car. Is he / she your teacher?
5 I … make a cup of coffee. Yes, he / she is. / No, he / she isn’t.

LOOK! 5 Answer the questions for you. Use short

answers.
like / love / hate + verb + -ing
I like playing computer games. Is this your notebook? No, it isn’t.
Lisa loves eating chocolate! 1 Is this your first English lesson?
They hate getting up early! 2 Are your friends in your English class?
3 Are you on page 15 of this book?
2 What activities do you like doing in English? 4 Is English your favourite subject?
What don’t you like doing? Write sentences.
LOOK!
I like reading books.
there’s / there are
I don’t like learning grammar. There’s a famous bridge in Sydney.
1 learn new words There isn’t a royal family in the USA.
2 do grammar exercises There are some American programmes on TV.
3 watch DVDs There aren’t any beaches in Madrid.
4 read magazine articles
5 listen to music
6 Write affirmative (✔) and negative (✘)
6 write essays
sentences with There’s and There are.
be lakes in Scotland. ✔
There are some lakes in Scotland.
affirmative
1 a White House in London. ✘
I am 15 years old. 2 famous actors from Wales. ✔
He / She / It is from Spain. 3 kangaroos in the UK. ✘
We / You / They are Chinese. 4 a town called Boring in the USA. ✔
negative
I am not from Italy.
He / She / It is not my best friend.
We / You / They are not in London.

3 Copy the table into your notebook. Rewrite the

sentences using the short form of be.
I’m 15 years old.

Digital course: Interactive grammar table 7

 integrated skills xx
integrate
School lessons My favourite subject is French.
I love languages! What’s your
favourite subject?
2

1 Match 1–9 with words in the box. Use a 5

dictionary to help you with the words you don’t 6
know.
7 9
laptop notebook board poster
8
schoolbag pen pencil rubber pencil case

2 Which things in exercise 1 do you have in
class today?
3 1.05 Look at the keyboard. Can you say
the letters of the alphabet in English in
alphabetical order? Listen and repeat.
q w e r t y u i o p
a s d f g h j k l
z x c v b n m
4 Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about
the spellings of words from exercise 1.
How do you spell ‘rubber’?
R-u-b-e-r?
No, that’s wrong. Try again.
R-u-b-b-e-r?
Yes, that’s right.
5 1.06 Match the questions with the answers.
Listen and check your answers.
1 What does ‘poster’ mean?
2 How do you say ‘lápiz’ in English?
3 Can you write it on the board, please?
4 Sorry, I don’t understand.
5 What page are we on?
a) OK, I’ll repeat it.
b) Page 18.
c) ‘Cartel’.
d) Pencil.
e) Yes, of course.
6 Translate the instructions into your language.
Who usually says these things in class?
1 Sit down.
2 Turn to page 32.
3 Close your books.
4 Work in pairs.
5 Look the words up in a dictionary.

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ated skills integrated skills

GETTING
TO KNOW
PEOPLE

So, what’s your name? My name’s Lucy. What about you?

I’m Chris. Nice to meet you, Chris. What year are you in?
(1) … . Me too! I’m in Mr Brown’s class.
Cool. Where do you live? On (2) … .
Oh, I live near there. Shall we (3) … together? OK, Let’s go!

7 1.07 Listen to Chris and Lucy talking. 10 Write a new dialogue. Use the dialogue in
Copy and complete 1–3. exercise 7 to help you.

8 Listen again and repeat. Practise your intonation. 11 Work in pairs. Take turns to practise your
dialogues.
9 Copy the questions in bold into your notebook.
Then write answers that are true for you. So, what’s your name?
My name’s …
SKILLS BUILDER
Speaking: Me too and Me neither
COMMUNICATION KIT
Use Me too and Me neither to show that Getting to know people
something is also true for you. After
What’s your name?
affirmative statements use Me too, and
Nice to meet you.
after negative statements use Me neither.
How old are you?
Where are you from?
I’m 14. What year are you in?
Me too! Whose class are you in?
I’m not from the UK. Where do you live?
Me neither!