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page 2 In the classroom | Learn about your book | Learn about your app

Conversation/
Unit Vocabulary Grammar Speaking Listening
• Meet and greet • Statements with • Introduce yourself • Listen to an ad
• Say hello and be • Introduce others about things in
oU KV I KPI! goodbye • Articles a/an an office
• Talk about things
page 5 • Occupations • Regular plural in an office Skill Listen for main
nouns ideas
• Things in an office Skill Ask someone
• Countries • Need and have to repeat a name
• Family • Possessive • Identify family
relationships adjectives members
9 CTG V G ! • Relationships • Questions with • Talk about friends
page 15 • More family who and what and family
relationships • Negative • Talk about where
statements people live and
with be work
• Yes/no questions Skill Show interest
with be
• Live and work
• Places in the • Adjective + noun • Describe your • Listen to phone
home placement home messages about
9 CV C DGCWVKHWN • Places in the • Prepositions of • Describe your a house
OG neighborhood location neighborhood Skill Listen for key
page 25 • Things in the • There is/There are • Talk about things words
kitchen • Questions with in the home
• Things in the where + be Skill Change the
house • Prepositions of topic
placement
• The calendar • Questions with • Ask about an • Listen to
• Ways to connect when + be event directions to the
9 GTG CTG W • Prepositions of • Make plans with restaurant
• Words for getting
P ! around town time someone Skill Listen to follow
page 35 • The imperative: • Ask for and give directions
Affirmative and directions
negative • Say and repeat
the time
• Weather items • Regular and • Ask about prices • Listen to weather
• Weather and irregular plurals • Talk about the reports
PGGF CP temperature weather Skill Listen for
WODTGNNC! • Seasons • Talks about what specific information
page 45 • Things you wear people wear and
or carry carry
• Say and confirm
prices

Skill Get someone’s

attention
Pronunciation Reading Writing Media Project Learning Strategy
• Stressed words • Read contact • Write contact • Make a video Vocabulary
• Stressed syllables information information about where you • Use sticky notes
work or where
Skill Skim Skill Capitalize you do your
proper nouns homework

• The voiced th • Read about • Write about your • Describe photos Vocabulary
sound /ð/ someone’s family family of family and • Learn related
• Linking words friends words
Skill Reread Skill Form the
together possessive

• The vowel /ə/ • Read an ad for an • Write an ad for an • Make a video Pronunciation
in unstressed apartment for rent apartment for rent about a room in • Clap your hands
syllables your home
Skill Use Skill Write complete
• Stress in background sentences
compound nouns information

• The sound /ɚ/ • Read about a plan • Write about a plan • Describe photos Grammar
• Stress in numbers to meet to meet of places and how • Make translation
to get there flashcards
Skill Ask and answer Skill Use end
questions of sentence
punctuation

• The letter o • Read messages • Write a message • Make a video Vocabulary

• Plural nouns about weather about weather of your favorite • Make picture
clothes flashcards
Skill Scan for details Skill Use
capitalization
 Conversation/
Unit Vocabulary Grammar Speaking Listening
• Types of music • Simple present: • Talk about music
• Interests Affirmative • Talk about
9 CV F W and negative interests
• Free-time activities statements
like to do? • Talk about free-
• Simple present: time activities
page 55
Yes/no questions
and short answers Skill Ask someone
• Simple present: the same question
Wh- questions
and answers
• Food groups • Count / Non- • Talk about food
• Food and count nouns • Order in a
TG W TGCF beverages • Some, any restaurant
to order? • Restaurant items • Can and could for • Ask for restaurant
page 65 requests items
• Some and any Skill Use polite
as indefinite expressions
pronouns
• Personal care • There is/There are • Ask for personal • Listen to questions
items • Like, want, need + care items about locations
W C GC • Places in a hotel infinitives • Give directions in Skill Listen for
TGUGT CVK P! • Places in a city • Prepositions of a building location words
page 75 place: At, on, in • Talk about where
places are located

Skill Show
understanding
• Describing things • Possessive nouns • Describe things • Listen to a
• Technology • This/that/these/ people own podcast about
U G GT V KPI 1-! those • Talk about what stress
• Daily activities
page 85 • Present you’re doing Skill Listen for
continuous: • Talk about daily numbering
Statements and activities
questions
Skill Ask about a
• Adverbs of problem
frequency
• Describing • Simple past with • Describe your • Listen to a radio
activities be weekend show about a
CU WT • Weekend activities • Simple past: • Talk about past vacation
GGMGPF! • Vacation activities Statements and activities Skill Make
yes/no questions • Talk about a past inferences
page 95
• Simple past: Wh- vacation
questions and
irregular verbs Skill Agree with
someone

GRAMMAR PRACTICE page 105

REFERENCES page 131
Pronunciation Reading Writing Media Project Learning Strategy
• Weak • Read a member • Write a member • Make a video Vocabulary
pronunciation profile profile of a friend or • Use action
of do family member
Skill Compare and Skill Write dates doing something
• Unstressed words contrast interesting

• The vowels /i/ • Read a restaurant • Write a restaurant • Make a video of Vocabulary
and /ɪ/ review review your favorite meal • Make word webs
• Dropped syllables Skill Use context Skill Write commas
clues in a list

• The sound /ʃ/ • Read about a • Write about a • Describe Pronunciation

• Main stress hotel hotel photos of your • Practice the
neighborhood pronunciation
Skill Take notes Skill Use
abbreviations

• Moving the main • Read about • Write about • Describe photos Grammar
stress computer computer of your friends • Write the rule
• Intonation in problem problems or family using
questions technology
Skill Make Skill Write a list
inferences

• The simple past • Read about a • Write about a • Describe photos Grammar
–ed ending vacation vacation of a past weekend • Write sentences
• Blending did you or vacation
Skill Find the main Skill Use commas
idea

Key
00-00 audio video ActiveTeach

flashcards video/coach web search

COACH
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Get to know your classmates
Play the Name Game.

This is Gina. My name is Rick.

Hi, my name is Gina.

This is Gina. This is

Rick. My name is Sara.

Classroom language
00-01 Listen.

WELCOME UNIT

Open your book to page 5. Look at the picture. Listen and repeat. Read the title of this page.

Write your name. Work in pairs. Work in groups.

Ask for help

00-02 Listen. How do you say
How do you say that in English? that in English?
Desk.
Can you repeat
Can you repeat that, please? that please?
Sure. Desk.
How do you spell that? How do you
spell that?
D-e-s-k.
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1. Look at pages iv–vii. What information is on those pages? StartUp
Ken Beatty, Series Consultant
Jenni Currie Santamaria Kathleen Thompson
A1 22–29

2. How many units are in the book?

3. How many lessons are in each unit?

4. Where is the grammar practice?

5. Look at the QR code . Find the icon on page 7.

What does it mean?

6. Look at the at the bottom of page 7.

What does it tell you? Pearson
PracticeEnglish
Online Practice and Resources

7. Look at this icon . Find it on page 12. What does it mean?

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1. Look inside the front cover. Where can you go to
download the Pearson Practice English app for
StartUp?

2. Where are the instructions for registering for

the app?

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3. Look at the picture of the app. What do you
see?
2
4. Look at the picture again. Fill in the blanks with 3
the numbers 1–3.
a. Number 1 shows the practice activities.
b. Number 3 shows the video files.
c. Number 2 shows the audio files.

5. Look at the picture again. What does this

mean?

6. Look at the QR code on page 7 again. What

happens when you scan the code?

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 TSW Media is a big company with big ideas. It has offices all over the world. It works with
international clients to help them market their products and services.

ESTER SILVA PEDRO

Social media manager CAMPOS
Photographer

00-03 Hey there. I’m Ester Silva. I work 00-06 Hey. I’m Pedro Campos. I am a
in the New York office. I’m the social media photographer. I work in Mexico City. I always
manager. I love to meet new people. have my camera with me.

YUSEF SAYED GABY RAMOS

Lawyer Accounts manager

00-04 Hello. My name is Yusef Sayed. I’m 00-07 Hi! I’m Gaby Ramos. I live and work in
married and I have two children. I’m from Santa Cruz, Bolivia. I’m an accounts manager. I’m
Dubai. I’m a lawyer and I travel a lot for work. married and I love to hike in my free time.

TINA ADAMS DAN LU

Illustrator Graphic designer

00-05 Hi there. I’m Tina Adams. I’m new! Hello. My name is Dan Lu. I’m a
00-08
I just started my job. I work in the New York graphic designer. I work in the Beijing office.
office. I’m an illustrator. I’m married and I have a new baby.

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In this unit, you
introduce yourself
introduce others
talk about things in
an office
read and write contact
information

TINA ADAMS
Read the unit title and learning goals. @TinaA

Look at the photo. What do you see? I’m so happy! I have a new job!

Now read Tina’s message. Why is she happy?

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TINA ADAMS
@TinaA

1 Meet and greet There are so many new people

here.
01-01 Listen. Then listen and repeat.

Hi. I’m Tom.

Hi. My name is Kate.
Nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you, too.

Handshaking
Shake hands with
people when you
first meet.

1 Say hello and good-bye

01-02 Listen. Then listen and repeat. Bye.
How are you?
Hi. Hello.
Good morning. Good-bye.
See you later.
Fine, thanks.
And you?
I’m fine.
Thank you.
Good night.

See you tomorrow.

01-03 Listen. Circle a correct response.
1. a. Nice to meet you. 4. a. See you tomorrow.
b. I’m fine, thank you. b. Nice to meet you, too.
2. a. Hi. 5. a. Good-bye.
b. Fine, thanks. And you? b. Hello!
3. a. Nice to meet you. 6. a. See you tomorrow!
b. See you later. b. I’m fine. Thank you.

01-03 Listen again and say a different response.

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COACH
4 6 Stressed words

01-04 Listen. Notice the stressed words. Then listen and repeat. We stress the important
words in a sentence.
Good morning. Nice to meet you. What’s your name? Stressed words are strong
01-05 Listen. Circle the sentence with the correct stress.
and clear.
Then listen again and repeat.
1. a. Thank you. 4. a. Good night.
b. Thank you. b. Good night.
2. a. How are you? 5. a. See you later.
b. How are you? b. See you later.
3. a. Fine, thanks. And you?
6. a. What’s your name again?
b. Fine, thanks. And you? b. What’s your name again?

PAIRS Check your answers.

45 6
01-06 Listen or watch. Number the

sentences in the order you hear them.

How are you?
Nice to meet you.
1 Hello.
I’m sorry. What’s your last name again?
Hi. I’m Tina Adams.
I’m fine.
01-07 Read the Conversation Skill. Listen or watch. Complete the conversation.

Ester: . I’m Ester Silva. CONVERSATION SKILL

Ask someone to repeat a name
Tina: ! I’m Tina Adams.
Nice to meet you. To ask someone to repeat a name, say,
I’m sorry. What’s your name again?
Ester: I’m . What’s your last
Listen or watch the conversation in
name again? 5A. Raise your hand when you hear
Tina: Adams. someone ask to repeat a name.

Ester: Oh, OK. Adams. It’s nice to meet you, too!

I’m = I am

01-08 Listen and repeat. Then practice with a partner.

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MAKE IT PERSONAL Practice the conversation again. Use your own information.

WALK AROUND Greet your classmates. Remember, you can ask your classmates
to repeat their names.

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TINA ADAMS
@TinaA

1 Occupations I like my new neighbor.

01-09 Listen. Then listen and repeat.

an architect a manager a chef an engineer a dentist a flight attendant

a doctor a programmer a nurse a scientist an accountant an illustrator

Label the pictures. Use words from 1A.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

an architect accountant

TAKE A POLL Which occupation is the most interesting? The most difficult?
Which occupation pays the most?

COACH
Statements with be; Articles a / an

Statements with be Contractions Articles

Subject Be A An
I am I’m a student an accountant
You are You’re a teacher an engineer
a doctor.
He He’s a programmer an illustrator
is
She She’s
We We’re Notes
You are doctors. You’re • Use a before nouns that start with
They They’re a consonant sound.
Note: Use contractions in speaking and • Use an before nouns that start
informal writing. with a vowel sound.

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COACH
4 Stressed syllables

Listen. Notice the stressed syllable in each word.

01-11 Words are made up of
syllables: tea∙cher. One
Then listen and repeat.
syllable in a word is
stu∙dent ar∙chi ∙tect ac∙coun∙tant il ∙lus∙tra∙tor stressed: tea∙cher. The
stressed syllable is strong
Listen. Underline the stressed syllable.
01-12
and clear.
Then listen and repeat.
1. doc∙tor 3. den∙tist 5. en∙gi∙neer
2. sci∙en∙tist 4. man∙a∙ger 6. pro∙gram∙mer

PAIRS Student A, say a word from 3B. Student B, point to

the picture in 1A that matches the word.

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01-13 Listen or watch. Circle the correct answer.
1. Cole greets Tina with
a. “Good morning.”
b. “Hi.”
c. “Hello.”
2. Cole shows Tina
a. the building.
b. the kitchen.
c. the office.
3. Ester says,
a. “Thank you, Tina!”
b. “Tina is a new illustrator.”
c. “Tina and I are old friends!”

01-14 Listen or watch. Complete the conversation.

Cole: Tina, this is Ester. She’s a social media .

And Ester, this is Tina. She’s .
Tina: Hi, Ester. Nice to meet you.
Ester: Hi, Tina. Nice to meet you, too.

01-15 Listen and repeat. Then practice with two partners.

4 45
MAKE IT PERSONAL In groups of three, Student A, introduces Student B
to Student C. Use your own names and occupations.
Lee, this is Carlos. He’s an accountant. Carlos, this is Lee. He’s a programmer.
WALK AROUND Introduce your group to other classmates.

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TINA ADAMS
@TinaA

1 Things in an office I need a lot of office supplies.

01-16 Listen. Then listen and repeat.

a computer a phone a desk a printer

a pen a pencil a chair a notepad a cell phone an eraser

Look at the words. Circle the word that

does not belong.
1. computer cell phone eraser printer a sticky note a cabinet
2. pen chair notepad pencil
3. cell phone cabinet desk chair
4. sticky note phone notepad eraser

PAIRS Look around your classroom. Write a list of all the things in 1A that you see.
Then compare your lists.

COACH
Regular plural nouns; Need and have

Regular plural nouns Need, have

Singular Plural Notes Subject Need, have Noun
a phone phones • Add -s to most regular I
an eraser erasers nouns. You need
a box boxes • Add -es to regular nouns We have a pen.
a class classes that end in s, x, z, ch, or They notepads.
sh. He needs
a dictionary dictionaries • Change the y to i and She has
a company companies add -es to nouns that end Notes
in a consonant + -y.
• Add -s to the base form of the
a shelf shelves • Change f and fe to v and verb for he, she, and it.
a life lives add -es to nouns that end • Have is irregular. For he, she,
in -fe or -f. and it, use has.

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 LISTENING SKILL Listen for main ideas
The first time you listen, don’t try to
understand every detail. Focus on the
01-18 Read the Listening Skill. Then listen.
main idea.
What is the main idea?

E V E RY TH I N G O FF I C E E V E RY T H I N G O FF I C E E V E RY TH I N G O FFI C E
Technology Furniture Office Supplies Technology Furniture Office Supplies Technology Furniture Office Supplies

01-18 Listen again. Check (✓) the items you hear.

GROUPS Close your books. What does Everything Office have? Make a list.
They have computers, printers …

4 4
TAKE A POLL Talk to three classmates. What do they have?
What do they need?

Need Have
a pencil ✓ ✓ ✓
a cell phone
a pen
a notepad
an eraser
a computer
a dictionary

CLASS Report to the class.

Three people have pencils …
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TINA ADAMS
@TinaA

1 4 Countries What is Ester’s last name?

01-19 Listen. Then listen and repeat.

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France
Read the Reading Skill. Skim the United States
Japan
China
information in the office directory.
What is the purpose of the directory? Mexico
It gives . United Arab India
Brazil
Emirates
a. information about your family Bolivia
b. information about yourself
c. technology information

4 READING SKILL Skim

Skim means you read quickly to get
Listen. Read the contact information.
01-20
the general or main idea. Don’t read
What information do they have? Check (✓) every word.
all the correct answers.
name email address job title office location
age home address language phone number

ESTER TINA PEDRO

SILVA ADAMS CAMPOS
Social Media
Manager Illustrator Photographer

email email email

Ester.Silva@TSWmedia.com Tina.Adams@TSWmedia.com Pedro.Campos@TSWmedia.com

office location office location office location

New York City, United States New York City, United States Mexico City, Mexico
phone phone phone
212 555-8575 212 555-8205 011 52 555-4321

01-20 Listen again. How do we say “.” and “@” in email addresses? Find
Tina’s, Ester’s, and Pedro’s offices on the map.

Who works in the same office?

Find out about job titles. Research

2 4 1 jobs and what they are called.

Where do you keep your contact information? What information

do you have for each contact?

PAIRS Compare answers.

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1 51 4 WRITING SKILL Capitalize proper nouns

Read the Writing Skill. A proper noun is a specific person, place,

or thing. Capitalize the first letter of a
Read the directory on page 12 again. proper noun.
1. Circle the capital letters at the beginnings My friend Tina Adams works in New York
of the proper nouns. at TSW Media.

2. What are some kinds of proper nouns?

Give examples.

2 1 4 4
Imagine that you work for TSW Media. Think about
a job you want to do. Then think about a city and
country to live in.

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email
Write contact information for yourself. Include your
name, job title, and the city and country where you
work. Also include an email address, using this office location
format “firstname.lastname@TSWmedia.com.” Be
sure to capitalize any proper nouns. Use the contact phone
information on page 12 as models.

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PAIRS Read your partner’s contact information. Complete the chart.
Did your partner …? Yes No
include name, job, city, country, and email address
write the email address correctly
capitalize proper nouns

PAIRS Can you improve your partner’s contact information? Make suggestions.
Then revise your writing.

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Read your contact information again. Check your spelling, punctuation,
and capitalization.

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2 1
01-21 Listen or watch. Answer the questions.
1. What is Fumi’s job?

2. Where is her office?

3. What is on her desk?

Make your own video.

Step 1 Choose a place where you work or where you do your homework.
Step 2 Make a 30-second video. Introduce yourself. Talk about the place you work or study.
Talk about the office items you have there.
Step 3 Share your video. Answer questions and get feedback.

USE STICKY NOTES cabinet

On sticky notes, write new vocabulary words.
Put the notes on the items. Look at the notes
and say the words.

Review the office vocabulary words in the unit.

Make sticky notes for five things.

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Look back through the unit. Check the things What will you do to learn
you learned. Highlight the things you need to learn. the things you highlighted?
For example, use your App,
Speaking objectives Grammar
review your Student Book,
Introduce myself Statements with be
or do other practice. Make
Introduce others Articles a/an
a plan.
Talk about things in Regular plural nouns
an office Need, have

Vocabulary Reading Notes Done

Meet and greet Skim
Say hello and good-bye In the app, watch the
Grammar Coach video:
Occupations Writing
Singular and plural nouns
Things in an office Capitalize proper nouns

Countries

Pronunciation
Stressed words
Stressed syllables

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In this unit, you
identify family members
talk about friends and family
talk about where people live
and work
read and write about families

ESTER SILVA
Read the unit title and learning goals. @EsterS

Look at the photo of a family. What do you see? I have lots of family photos on
my phone!
Now read Ester’s message. What does she have on her phone?
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ESTER SILVA
@EsterS

1 Family relationships My friend Pedro is here today.

02-01 Listen. Then listen and repeat.

grandparents
grandfather grandmother

parents
mother father
mom dad

grandson granddaughter

son
daughter

sister brother

Look at the words in 1A. Complete the chart. Write family words in the correct column.

Male Female Male + Female

father

PAIRS Show some family pictures. Say who they are.

COACH
Possessive adjectives; Questions with who and what

Possessive adjective Noun Questions with who and what

My Who is = Who’s
Your What is = What’s
His family is happy. A: Who’s that?
Her B: That’s my brother.
Our friends are nice. A: What’s his name?
Your B: His name is Cole.
Their
Notes
• Use its for one thing.
TSW Media is a big company. Its offices are in New York.
• Use their for more than one thing. Those companies are
great. Their workers are nice.
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