lo eat well in England, ha ve breakfast

three times a day.

1 GRAMMAR countable / uncountable nouns; 2 VOCABULARY food

a / an, some / any a Complere rhe crossword.
a Wha r did Sarah and Martin buy when rhey went shopping
Clues across-+
yesterday? Write a, an, or sorne in the blanks.
1 some sausages 6 __ an _ _ _ _ orange
8J
2 a lertuce 7 __ a _ _ _ _ pineapple
some
3 eggs 8 _some
_ _ _ _ _ potato chips
some _ some
_ _ _ _ _ cookies
4 carrots 9
a some
5 Jam 10 _ _ _ _ _ _ milk ¡¡-
B
b Wrire rhe sentences in rhe affirmative 0 o r f- .,--- ,,---
R
U S
negative B formo T O A S T
f-
I
f-
T here's sorne cheese in the refrigerator. '"
C T
,C E C
B T here ¡SU '! al/y cheese in the rejri[J:oerC1ª"t"-or'--_ _ _ _ __ l' C H I C K E N A K E

2 T here are sorne strawberr ies in OUt garden. E R K

r:J T here _ _any
aren´t _strawberries
____ _garden
in our _ _ _ _ _ _ __ f-E -OF ~ ~

3 1didn'r have an egg foc breakfast. r-

S
-F ,J A
>O
M
G I _______________
have an egg for breakfast _ f-
E
-E I

4 There isn't any sugar in my tea. n R E

C E A L
G T here _
is a_ _sugar
little __ _tea
in my _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
C lues dowl1 ~ -
K
5 I didn 'r eat any snack s yesrerday.
G I ___________________________
eat some snacks yesterday _ [TI QJ_...
6 T here weren'r any sa nd wiches in rhe kitchen.
G T here _were
_some
__ _ _ _in_
sandwiches the_ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
kitchen

7 1boughr a pineapple ar rhe supermarker.

r:J I ________________________
didn´t buy a pineapple at the supermarket ___
8 T here \Vas some bread in rhe cuphoard.
r:J There _ __
wasn´t any _ _in_
bread the_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
cupboard

e Comp lete rhe dialogue \Virh a, an, some, or ally.

A What do we need to buy for our dinner party? Let's make a listo
B Well, I want to make 1 _ ª_ some
lasagne, so we need 2 _ _ __
b Wr ire rhe words in rhe correcr column.
some
pasta and 3 meat.
apples bananas candy carrots chocolate cookies
A Pasta ... and meat. What about toma toes? Are there mushrooms onions oranges peas pineapple
any
• ____ tomatoes in the refrigerator? potatoes potato chips sandwiches strawberries
B Let's look. There's an
5 ____ onion, but there aren't
any
" ____ tomatoes. Put those on the list, too. Vegetables Snacks Fruit
A OK ... tomatoes.ls there 7 __a __ cheese? carrots candy ªpples
B Yes, there's 8 a
_ _ _ _ mozzarella cheese, so that's perfect. mushrooms chocolate bananas
A Let's ha ve 9 some salad with the lasagna. onions cookies oranges

B OK. Then we need to buy a __

10 _ _ lettuce. peas potato chips pineapple

A What about dessert? 15 there 11 a fruit? potatoes sandwiches strawberries

some
B No, there isn't. Let's get 12 strawberries.
3 PRONUNCIATION the letters ea
a ~the word wirh a differemsound.
1 meat breakfast
tree
2 bread healthy ice cream
3 eat great stea k
tra in
b ~!¡m:m Listen and check. Then
li ste n and repear che \Vords.
4 READING
a Read rhe anide and match rhe head ings
ro che paragraphs.
coconut water popsicles roastcamel
bRead che artide again. Write T (rrue)
or F (false).
1 T he Bedouin people eat roast
ca rne! on special occasion s.
2 T here are seven ingredients in
rhe Bedou in mea!.
3 FrankEpperson'sdrinkfroze
because che wearher \Vas cold .
4 He so ld his firsr ice por when
he \Vas 29 years cid.
5 According ro rhe anide, you
can find CQconur water in all
eDeOllnes.
6 Coconur water has a lor of sugar.
e Guess che meanin g of rhe highlighted
words. C heck in ya ur dictionary.
5 LlSTENING
a Listen ro four speakers talking abollt their
favor ite mea l. Complete the mea ls.
Speaker 1 roase _ _ _ __
tea
Speaker 2 tikka masa la
Speaker 3 hot dog and _ _ _ __
Speaker 4 sweet and sour lOfu and _ _ _ __
b Listen again. Match the speakers lO the sentences.
B
Speaker 1 D A 1often ea r ir ourside.
Speaker 2 DA B J always order ri ce with it.
Speaker 3 DC e l have it at a loca l re staurant.
Speaker 4 DD O 1eat ir when [ visit my parenrs.
USEFUL WORDS AND PHRASES
Learn these words and phrases.
crea m /krim/
dishes IdlJlzl
ingredienrs /m'grididnts/
popcorn / 'papbrn/
sa uce /5;)5/
s\Veet corn /'swit k;)rn /
(food) ro go I 'tou 90ul
delicious /dl'hSdS/
L vegetar ian /vEd3d'tuidn/
F
T
T
F
F
The Bedouin people, who live in the deserts of Africa, sometimes prepare a very big
meal to celebrate wedding~. The caok uses some eggs, some fish, some chickens, a
sheep, and a camel to prepare it. He stuffs the fish with the eggs, the chickens with
the fish, the sheep with the chickens, and the camel with the sheep. Then he caoks
all the ingredients together in an enormous oven in the ground.
2 _ _ __
It was an l1~year~ old American boy who invented these.ln 1905, the boy, Frank Epperson,
wanted to make a drink. He put so me soda powder in a cup of water and used a stick
to mix it. Then he forgot about t he drink and left it outside. That night it was very cald,
so the mixture froze. Eighteen years later, he made so me more of the frozen mixture
and sold his first one at an amusement park. The British call them "ice pops."
3
Vou can find this liquid in young fru it that is still green. People drank it in South~East
Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean befo re it became popular as a health drink. Today,
athletes drink it after playing sports.lt is very good for you as it is low in fats
and sugars. Doctors sometimes use it in an emergency beca use it is similar to
human plasma .
 Human beings are 70% water.
With so me people, the rest is collagen.

1 GRAMMAR quantifiers: how much / how many, a lot 0(, etc.

a Co mpl ete the question s. T hen complete the sentences.

( - -:= -!i0W mI/ eh How much How many

~okies do you eal?

salt do ~~ sugar
~u put on your food? ~you put in your tea?

Notmu~ Alot~ Notma~

He dQesll't tJlIt mI/eh 50ft on his (D ad.

i ~
2 He _puts
__ a lot
_ of_
sugar
_in_his_tea_ _ __ 3 5he _ __
doesn´t eat_
any_ _ _ _ _ __
cookies

How many How much

(-:;-How many
~ndY do you buy? ~rcise do you do?
cups
~coffee do you drink?

Notmu~

4 He _buys
_ a_lot_ _ _ _ _ _ ___
of candies 5 He _ __
doesn´t do_ _of_
a lot _ _ _ _ __
exercise 6 5he _ __
doesn´t _
drink _
any _
cup of _ _ __
coffee

bRead the informatio n and write qu estions.

How mI/eh sUBar is there jn 011 orª'l:8e ?

Answer: .8 1 ounees.
FOOO FACTS 2 How many calories are in a banana ?
Th ere is .81 ounces of sugar in an orange. Answer:About 12 5.
3 How many oranges are in a box of oranges ?
There are about 125 calories in a banana. Answer: About 18.
4 How many ounces of salt are in a bowl of cereal ?
There are about 18 oranges in a carton of orange juice.
Answer: .04 ounees.
There is .04 ounces 01 salt in a bowl 01 cereal.
5 How many eggs are in a carton ,
There are twelve eggs in a carton. A nswer: twelve.
6 How many ounces of jam are in a jar ,
There are 16 ounees of jam in ajar.
Answer: 16 ounees.
2 VOCABULARY food containers 4 L1STENING
a Unscramble rhe words to make foad containers. a Lisren ro the radio program abour food
groups. Complete rhe examples of rhe groups.
I 'la _ jar
box
2 bxo
carton
3 rneoar
4 gab bag

5 cpeagka package
can
6 nca
bottle
7 rotble
b Complete rhe sentences \Virh a conta iner from a.
She \Vas rhirsty, so she bought a can of soda.
2 Do yau need rhe sc issors ro open rhe _ _ carton
_ _ _ __
ofjuice?
3 He raok rhe jar of strawberry ¡am out
ofthecupboard.
4 T here is a la rge _package
_ _ _ _ _ _ of potato chips 011
rhe table.
bottle
5 We always take a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of water when \Ve
go for a wa lk.
6 Ken feel s sick because he ate a big _package
_ _ _ _ __
of cook ies. 1 carbohydrates: bread, pasta, _ cereal
_ _ _ _ , pota roes
7 1 gave her a _ _box _ _ _ _ _ of chocolates ro say 2 fruits and vegetables: apple s, oranges, _ _ _ __
lemon
thank you. carrors
3 protein: meat, _ _ fish_ __

3 PRONUNCIATION IJI and Isl 4 milk and dairy: _cheese

_ _ _ _ • yogurt
5 fats and sugars: cake, _juice
_ _ _ _ , candy, chips
a ~~the word \Virh a differem sound.

".tAAGJ
~
b Lisren again. Fill in rhe blanks wirh
1 sugar salad cereal one word.
snake 1 Carbohydrates give us _ _ _ __

J)1 2 sure fresh salt

2 Fru its and vegetab les conta in important _ _ _ __
3 Prorein helps our bodies ro and repair.
4 Milk and dairy are im portant for Qur bones
shower
and _ _ _ __

~
snake
3 rice shopping science
5 You shou ld eat fars and sugars _ _ _ _ _ O f
_ _ _ _ _ a week.

J)1 4 short information center USEFUL WOROS ANO PHRASES

shower
Learn these words and phrases.
b "mm Listen and check. Then listen and go ld Igouldl
repear rhe words. spoon /s pun/
vitam in s /'v alt ~ m ::m z/
e Listen and repear rhe sentences.
ffesh IffoJI
1 She saw Susan standing outside rhe study.
spoonful /'spunful/
2 Shawn said sorry for singing in the shower.
instead of /1I1'stEd 'JV/
3 Steve puts six spoon s of sugar on his cereal.
4 Sylvia spends Saturdays in rhe shopping centee.
 Imagination is more important than knowLedge.
Albert Einstein, German scientist

1 GRAMMAR comparative adjectives 2 VOCABULARY high numbers

a Wrire the comparative form s of these adjectives in the a 41!.t44m Liste n and @ the co rren numbers.
correct circle. 1 104 304
2 586 596
bad beautiful cheap dry sad difficult dirty
cold far wet high hungry comfortable thin good 3 2 ,670 2,660
4 8,905 9,905
5 11 ,750 12,750
a ne con sana nt
= double consonant + -er 6 54 3,830 553,830
Cheaper 7 1,315,000 1,350,000
wetter
colder
thinner
8 25, 4 60,000 35,460,000
higher
sadder b ,!.t44m Listen and wr ite th e num bers in words.
one hundred and twenty-five
125
eight hundred and ninety five
drier 2 895
3 4,500 four thousand five hundred
dirtier
twelvy thousand four hundred and seventy
hungrier 4 12,470
thirty three thousand nine hundred and thirty
= more + 5 33,930
worse 6 575,600 five hundred seventy five thousand six hundred
more beautiful
farther six million two hundred fifty thousand
more difficult
7 6,250,000
better thirty four million eight hundred thousand two hundred and sixty five
more comfortable 8 34,800,265

3 PRONUNCIATION /~rI, sentence stress

b Wrire sentences using che opposite adjective. a Wrire the \Vords in rhe charro
1 A bi ke is slowe r (ha n a caro
A ca r _ is-faster ,hall a bike better bigger cheaper colder dirtier drier easler
healthier higher slower thinner worse
2 Lions are smaller rhan tigers.
Tigers are larger than lions
3 Brazil is \Verter rhan Argen tina .
Argenr ina is more dry than Brazil
4 Ja nu ary is ¡o nger rhan Febru ary.
cp i
tree
~
\/,

.i
:-

e gg
OO~
~
phone
~
bike
f ish bird
is shorter than January
February
cheaper healthier colder drier
5 A laptop is more expensive [han an ¡Podo
thinner beuer
dirtier worse easier bigger slower higher
An ¡Pod is cheaper than an laptop
6 Fridays are better rhan Mondays .
Mondays are worse than fridays b Listen and repear.
7 A stove is hocter [han a refrigeraror.
A refrigeraror is colder than a stove

8 Span ish is easier [han Engli sh.

is more difficult than spanish
English
e Listen and underline the
stressed \Vords.
A pencil is cheaper than a peno
2 China is bigger than Japan.
3 The kitchen is dirtier than [he living room.
4 An apple is healthier rhan a cookie.
5 Canada is colder than Mexico.
6 Everest is higher [han Kilimanjaro.
d ,!¡mm Listen aga in and repeat rhe
semences. Copy rh e rhyrhm.
4 REAOING
a Read rhe semences. Do you rhink rhey are T (rrue)
or F (false)? Then read rhe article and check.
1 T here are fewer car accidenrs on Tax Day. T
2 Elephants remember more rhan
T
other animal s.
3 South America is bigger rhan
T
Norrh Amer ica.
4 Margarine is hea lrhier than butter. T
b Guess rhe meaning of the highlighted \Vords.
Check the meani ng and pronunciation in
your dictionary.
1 Elephants have brains that are bigger than any
other land mammal. The expression "an elephant never
forgets" suggests that the bigger an animal's brain is,
the better that animal can remember things. Animal
researchers discovered that this is actually true for
elephants! These animals can remember details about
areas of land as big as 1,200 square miles!
2 There are 12 ca untries in Sauth America including
Argentina and Brazil. It has an area af 6,888,062
square miles and its population is over 371,090,000.
North America includes Canada and the US, but it also
contains the countries of Ce ntral America. It covers
an area of about 95,401,198 square miles, and its
population is almost 529 millian. This makes it bigger
than South America.
5 LlSTENING
Lisren ro a conversation between a couple ralking
about t\Vo ciries wirh rhe same name. Wrire T (true) or F (false).
1 More people live in Birmingham, U K rhan Birmingham, USo L
2 Birmingham, US is bigger than Birmingham, UK.
3 Birmingham, US is greener than Birmingham, UK.
4 Birmingham, US is older rhan Birmingham, U K.
5 Birmingham, US is \Vetter rhan Birmingham, UK.
6 Birmingham , US is hotter rhan Birmingham , UK.
USEFUL WOROS ANO PHRASES
Learn these words and phrases.
conresrants Ibn'tE:st;;,ntsl
population Ipopyd'lelJnl
prize Ipralzl
approximate ly Id'proksdmdtlil
win a comperition /wm;;, kamp;;,'lIJnl
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3 When the American Medical Assaciatian studied the
number of people injured in traffic accidents in the US,
they got a surprise. They discovered that there we re
more dangerous car accidents on Tax Day. Tax Day is
every year around April15. People in the US are busy
around this time!
4 Experts have different opinions about margarine
and butter, and there is a big argument abaut which
one is better far you. The truth is that margarine taday
is better than it was in the past beca use producers use
a different type of vegetable oil. Butter still contains
a lot of animal fato Margarine today conta ins less fat
which makes it healthier than butter.
 At a restaurant

1 VOCABULARY ANO REAOING 2 OROERING A MEAL

a Look at rhe menu and answer rhe questions. Complere the d ialogue \Virh one \Vord in
1 Wh ich is rhe best appetizer for somebody on a diet? each blank.
2 What main course can a vegecarian have? A Good evening. Do you have a 1 reservatiotl ?
B Yes, a 2 table for two. My name's
3 Can yOl! have fru it for dessert?
4 How many types of coffee are (here? Regina Margan.
A Come this 3 _ _wey
_ _ _ _ _ , please.
5 Do chi ldren pay the same as adults?
order
A Are you ready to ~ ?
B Yeso The grilled vegetables and the mushroom
laste of Heaven Restaurant risotto, please.
e ' I´d
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ like the shrimp cocktail and
Il'jl::tl1l~ then t he roast beef, please.
A What would you 6 _ _ _ like _ _ _ _ to drink?
A bottle
e ' _ _ _ _ _ _ _ water forme.
Appetizers
Ch icken sa up $6.50
B
A
,A bottle
still
of mineral water, please .
or sparkling?
Shrimp cockta il $9.25
B 15 sparkling OK?
Grilled vegetabIes with low-fat cheese (V) $6.75
e Yes,sparkling.
Salads A Thank you, madam.
Tossed salad (V) $5.50 B Thank you.
Seafood sa lad 57.25

Main courses 3 SOCIAL ENGLlSH

Roast beef served with roast patatoes an d vegetab les $19.25
Mushroom risotto wi th Parmesa n cheese (V) $11.50
March rhe sentences 1- 6 ro rhe correct
Grilled salmon served with French fries and peas $16.75 responses a- f.
1 \Vhat do you do on your birthday? 0
Desserts 2 Wou ld you like a desserr? Da
Fresh ffuit sa lad $6 .95
Choco late brownie with erea m $8.50
3 A decaf espresso. De

New York eheeseeake $8.25 4 Can I use your phone? Df

5 Cood news? Db
Beverages 6 Cou ld \Ve have the bill, please? Dd
leed tea $2.75
Soda $2.75
a Not fo r me , tha nks.
Coffee (espresso or latte) 52.25
b Yes oI got the job!
Today's specials c Norhilig spc:cial.
$19.95 (see t he boa rd for th e daily speeials) d Yes, ofcou rse, sir.
e The same for me, please.
25% diseount on eh iLdren's portions lo mismo para mi
(V) Suitable for vegeta rians
f Yes, go ahead.

b Underline rhe \Vords or phrases you don'r kno\V. Use your

dicrionary ro look up rheir meaning and pronunc iarion.